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Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
KICKS.

Primus-Does he foot his wife's billsa
Secundus-Tvs seen him kick at them
The Epoch. .- -...
1t is not so much the present dance of
the Indians that interests the country as
what will be their next step.-Philadelph
Times.
ssDrop me a line!'' yelled the drowning
man. fsWhat's the usea" said the humor-
ist on the dockl" "There's no postofics
where you are going."-Life.
Alice (stopping in from of beggar with
two empty sleeves}-Poor mani We must
help him. What does he want most, George!
George Cbriefly)-Arms. And the beggar
forgot his misery and smiled.-Lowel Cit
izen.
Mammal wonder what we shall call the
babys JOHNNY don't think we'd better
call him any of the names papa called him
last night when he was crying. He mightn't
like it when he growed up.-Strawbridge
& Clothier's Monthly.
Jack-Ill never smoke in the presence
of lady again. Tom-Why not, if she
doesn't objectl Jack-I was once smok-
ing while with lady and began blowing
rings. She slipped finger through one
and considered herself engaged.
Weekly.
Mr.. Cumso-What are you going to give
your husband for u ChristmasPresentM Mrs.
Gazzami Mrs. Gazzam-Really don't
know. I thought of giving him an UNI
brella, but / can't find one that 1 would
like to carry for less than seven dollars
Smith, Gray & Co.'s Monthly.
"That young Miss Newdle to whom you
We're paying so much attention last even
ing, Leon, said his mother, talks very
uugrammatically." "Thunderl" exclaimed
the young man. "She doesn't need to
know anything about grammar, mother.
She owns gas we'll. Chicago Tribune.
Breach of Promise-''Ella, have you
heard the newsi Your husband has sworn
off from smoking" ''He had better tell
me so if he dares, Where am to get my
new curtainss I permitted him to smoke
only on the express condition that he
should give me a pair of new curtains
every year. r."-Fliegende Blatter.
Sharpe-Well, now know Dea. Good
man probably as well as anybody does,
and tell you he isn't fit to stay on earth
another day. Bownow-Why, you per
| fectly surprise me. / always thought hs
| was strictly honest, kind and unselfsh
and thoroughly noble and high minded
| Sharpie-Well, is such man as that fit t.
stay on earths-Boston Courier.
A young Londoner went for a first visi
| to Scotland, and on his return boastet
abundantly. He had assembled ever.
mountain and seen everything of interest
| A Scotchman in the company asked, will
something of a mysterious brogue, bu
very quietly, "Did you see Ben Lomont
when you were thereg" The boaster wa
taken aback by the question; but he drew
himself together and replied: ''No, di'
not. called on him, but he was OUT
Sunday School Chronicle.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

Accidents with kerosine lamps almost
always result from a lack of care. In what
respect, care should be exercised, and how
invariable that care should be, is indicated
in the report of Sir F. Abel and Boyerton
Redwood in the Chemist and Druggist.
The causes of explosion may be arranged
under these heads:
1. Rapidly carrying or moving the lamp,
SO as to agitate the oil, causes mixture of
vapor and air to make its escape from the
lamp in close proximity to the flame. This
escaping mixture may ignite, and produce
an explosion of the mixture in the reser-
voir.
2. An imperfectly closed filling aperture
in the lamp reservoir favors explosion, as
it favors the formation of the vapor and
air mixture just mentioned.
3. A sudden cooling of the lamp, owing
to exposure to draught, may give rise to
an thrush of air, whereby the air-space in
the reservoir is charged with highly ex-
plosive mixture, and the flame of the lamp
may at the same time be forced into the
air-space. Blowing down the chimney tc
if the wick be lowered very much, OF
the flame otherwise much reduced
CAlii3uioA tAc iaAi hao tic StiulS CAiCSt t.atiu
in size, the lamp may become heated, and
its susceptibility to the effects described
correspondingly increased. Explosion in
these cases is favored by the air passages
being obstructed by dirt or charred wick
by the wick not being long enough to reach
the bottom of the reservoir, and by the
lamp being burned until the surface of the
oil is scarcely level with the end of the
wick.
T. The accidental dropping of the burn.
ing wick into the oil reservoir is a fruitful
source of explosions.
1t is also stated that a loosely-platted
wick of long-staple cotton draws up the
oil freely and regularly, and is altogether
better and safer than tightly plated wick;
and that lamp explosion is not usually
sufficiently violent to cause the fracture OF
an ordinary glass reservoir, although in
several recorded cases it has had this eff
feet
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
A Writer'S Thoughts on Writing

[Oliver Wendell Holmes In the Atlantic.
Writers and speakers have their idio-
syncrasies, their habits, their tricks, if
you had rather call them so, as to their
ways of writings and speaking. There is
a very old and familiar story, accompanied
by feeble jest, which most of my read
ers may probably enough have met with
in Joe Miller or elsewhere. 1t is that of q
lawyer who could never make an argument
without having piece of thread to work
upon with his fingers while he was plead
ing Some one stole it from him one day,
and he could not get on at all with his
speech-he had lost the thread of his dis
course, as the story had it. Now this is
what I myself once saw. 1t was at a
meeting where certain grave matters were
debated in an assembly of professional
men. A speaker, whom never heard be-
fore or since, got up and made long and
forcible argument. do not think he was
lawyer, but he spoke as if he had been
trained to talk to juries. He held long
the other hand incessantly, as he spoke,
Just as shoemaker performs the motion
of waxing his thread. He appeared to be
dependent on this motion. The physiolog-
ical significance of the fact suppose to be
that the flow of what we call the nervous
current from the thinking center to the
organs of speech was rendered freer and
easier by the establishment of simulta
| neous collateral nervous current to the sci
of muscles concerned in the action I have
| described.
do not use string to help me write OF
speak, but must have its equivalent.
must have my paper and pen or pencil be
fore me to set my thoughts flowing il
such form that they can be written con
tinuously. There have been lawyers VIII,
could think out their whole argument il
connected order without single note
There are authors-and think there ar
many-who can compose and finish off
poem or a story without writing a word O
it until. when the proper time comes, the,
copy what they carry in their heads.
have been. told that Sir Edwin Arnol
thought out his beautiful ''Light of Asia
in this way.
I find the great charm of writing con
sists in its surprises. When one is in tn
receptive attitude of mind, the thought
which are sprung upon him, the image
which flash through his consciousness, ar
delight and an excitement. 1 am imps
tient of every hindrance in setting dow
my thoughts--of pen that will not write
of ink that will not flow, of paper this
will not receive the ink And here let m
pay the tribute which owe to one of th
humblest but most serviceable of my a.
sistants, especially in poetical composition
Nothing seems more prosaic than the sty
ographic pen. 1t deprives the hand-wr
ting of its beauty, and to some extent {
it's individual character. The brutal con
| munism of the letters it forms coyers III
page it fills with the most uniformly uniI
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
The Harvard Athlete.

The athlete in a recitation is very anus
ing. When he enters some admirer usual
ly whispers his confidante: sLook at;
isn't he dandyf' The athlete always
looks too large for his chair in the class
room. You wonder why it does not
break down. The book, too, seems all
out of place in his big hands, and pencil
looks positively funny as he handles it.
BE wears an air of patronage, as if intel.
lectual pursuits were well in their way and
a thing to be encouraged, even interesting
ON occasions, but just little unworthy a
man of muscle.
He likes to stretch out his big limbs and
watch them in repose, knowing how much
they can do when occasion requires. The
professor even defers to him a littlS, una
BILE to refuse his instructive homage to
power-eyen though it be physical. When
he strolls across the yard men look out of
their windows after him. He is pointed
out to the young lady visitors, and the fair
creatures look with awe on the god-ike
being whom they have seen battling in
mud and gore for the honor of Harvard in
superhuman fashion.
The athlete during his season of activity
does not study much. He has to reserve
his energies for physical effort. He can
neither smoke nor drink. About all that
is left him is to talk athletics, and for this
purpose he can get plenty of listeners.
But when four o'clock in the afternoon
comes then he is in his element. And
from four to six he tolls away like young
giant
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
9r,y 6nnds.
Howe & StGtSOl.
GETTING READY J.

For our LAST SHOW in the
Holiday Room down stairs,
which will be open week
hence, but meantime we call
your attention to the follow
ing Big Values suitable for
Xmas presents or everyday use.
One hundred Black Hare
Muffs at 38c each. We bought
these early in the season, when
Furs were cheap. The close
price to-day at the factory is
soc.
10 Robes and Combination
Robes and Dress Patterns at
So. so each; former prices were
$I2.5o and 1875.
10 dozen Gents outside
Jersey Shirts at soc each, reg
ular 75c quality.
Pockettooks, Portemonaies,
Purses and Chatelaine Bagssin
great assortment. Special Bar
gains at S, 10, Io, IS and soc
each.
Umbrellas in Natural and
Metal handles, all grades and
styles. You ought to see those
that we are selling at o8c,
$I.I5, I.25, I.3o, ;I.5o, I.75,
$2.oo and $50 each.
Gents Kid Lined Gloves.
Special Bargain at $I.25,
worth $I.3o; only a few doz-
ems left.
Our Special Drives in White
Blankets at $3.50 and 500
per pair (see last weeks adv. }
fill the bill for the Most Value
ever seen for the money.
Large line of Comfortables
at csc, $I.oo, Las, LAS, $50.
$I.75, 100 and 2.25 each, and
we guarantee The Best Value
for the dollars and cents in
vested.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

teresting characters. But, abuse il as
much as you choose, there is nothing Like
it for the poet, for the imaginative writer.
Many a fine flow of thought has been
checked, perhaps arrested, by the Ill beha-
vior of goosequill. Many an idea has
escaped while the author was dipping his
pen in the inkstand. But with the stylo-
graphic pen, in the hands of one who
knows how TO care for it and how to use
it, unbroken rhythms and harmonious ca
dences are the natural products of the un-
impeded flow of the fluid, which is the
vehicle of the authors thoughts and fan
cies. So much for my debt of gratitude
to the humble stylographic pen. It does
not furnish the proper medium for the
correspondence of intimates, who wish tc
see as much of their friends personality
as their handwriting can hold-still less
for the impassioned Interchange of senti
ments between lovers; but in writing fol-
the press its use is open to no objection,
Its movement over the paper is like the
flight of swallow, while the quhl per
and the steel pen and the gold pen are al
taking short, laborious journeys, and stop
ping to drink every few minutes.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A Vienna step-mother just before she
died burned up securities representing L.
900, 900 forins, in order to deprive her
step-children of their inheritance. What
kind of an angel would this woman makea
The chemist of London gas company
has succeeded in making an emerald from
the refuse of a gas retort. This isn't sur
prising. 1t has long been known that
anybody who owned a gas factory could
have all the precious stones he wanted.
The British East Africa company has de-
cided now that some efforts must be made
to protect large game against wholesale
slaughter by European lovers of sport. 1t
has therefore closed its great territory to
these hunters, and they must find some
other field for the exercise of their prof.
cheney.
The anti-lottery law is evidently work
ing The mail of the Boston agent of the
lottery amounts to only 20 letters day,
whereas it used to require the services OF
a special carrier to deliver it. The New
Orleans agent received only 700 registered
letters during the first 90 days of last
month, against 81, 900 in a like period last
year.
Nell Djeck Little Sparrow the favorite
of the Shah of Persia, is hardly more thar
pigmy in size, but his authority in the
royal palace is undisputed. He has tn,
rank of a general in the army, keeps an es
tablishment that costs the Shah nearly
s750,000 year and has horses, eunuchl
and military band at his disposal. HI
treats the royal princes as his equals, ant
the latest rumor is that he has been be
trothed to the Shah's youngest daughter
The boy is the son of Kurd who occupied
| humble position in the palace, but is nov
man of authority.
/ Chicago is a wicked city, but there ar
some women there who are doing good
The Woman's Christian Temperate
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

Union of that city has Foundlings' Home
that owns s125, 900 worth of property Day
Nurseries and Kindergartens that have
cared for II, ,929 children during the past
year, and Anchorage mission for homeless
women that sheltered 1000 girls last year,
Bethesda Inn, a cheap lodging house for
men that accommodated SO, $40 men last
year, free medical dispensaries, free read
ing rooms, a pay restaurant that feeds
thousand persons a day, and publishing
house that has s125, 900 capital stock. Be-
sides all this, it is now about to erect q
magnificent building to cost million dol
lars
Lord Wolseley has very poor opinion
of the white trader in Africa. He says it
is useless to appeal to his humanity or
feelings. The average trader, he says,
does not care whether the vile alcohol he
sells claims more victims than war or pes
thence, or whether the arms he barters for
oil and ivory, cause large districts to be
laid waste by the slave dealer. If he only
grows rich he cares nothing for all the
suffering he may infiict, though Lord
Wolseley adds that the mouth of this same
trader is often filed with moral platitudes
when he speaks in Europe on African
topics. Lord Wolseley thinks African
questions should be settled by the Euro
pean powers, without any regard to the
wishes or opinions of African traders.
According to Herald correspondent
the Indians pay much attention to eating.
Says he: When they get up in the morn
ing pot is put over the fire and filled
with meat AS soon as it is cooked enough
to eat all who are present begin eating and
never stop until so full they can eat nc
longer. When the meat is cleaned out OF
the pot it is reflled, and as often as they
feel like it they eat. Every neighbor OF
friend who calls in has large dish of meat
set before him or her, which is invariably
eaten. The coffee pot rarely gets cold
With their meat they invariably have
bread of some kind. Those who are the
most gluttonous in their natures eat NJ
their rations often day OF two before is
sue day, but they never go hungry. They
know who the more provident are and live
| off them until rations day.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
AN ImPORTANT 0ECIsION.

Everybody who owns lot of land in
town or city has interest in decision
which has just been rendered by the New
York court of appeals. This decision is
that lot owners are not responsible to
municipalities for damages secured against
them by injured persons on account of de-
fective sidewalks or highways. The court
thinks that the lot owners are liable to
the municipality, upon neglect to repair
the streets after notice, for the expense
which the corporation has incurred in
making the repairs, but this is the extent
of their liabilities under the statute. The
opinion says: The statute clearly points
out the liability which is incurred by the
lot owners for neglect to make repairs,
and gives the street superintendent an
action to recover the damage suffered by
the municipality from such causes. This,
evidently, affords a full indemnity to the
city for any neglect of the lot owners, and
ample means to discharge its duty to
make repairs. 1t seems entirely unrea-
sonable to suppose that the act was in
tended to impose the same duty upon
two independent bodies. The obi
cation of the municipality to make such
repairs is unconditional and unquestion-
able. The primary duty rests upon the
municipality, Notwithstanding duty has
been imposed upon property owners. The
existence of an absolute power of control
in one party and an imperative obligation
to repair in another is impossible. The
obligation to repair is necessarily subserv-
lent to the other and must be performed
or neglected at the will and pleasure of the
party having the right to control. The
duty of performance could be imposed on
the lot owners, or they could be compelled
to pay the expense; but the paramount
obligation always rested upon the corpora
ton. 1t thus seems that tho immunity oi
the lot owner from liability for damages
| for defects in streets is founded in reason
and justice, supported not only by author
ity, but by the uniform current of all au
thorities, not only in this, but in our sister
States.
The impression has been general tha
abutting property owners are in some wa.
liable for damages occasioned from theil
neglect to keep sidewalks in repair wher
that duty is in any way imposed upoI
| {bor,
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
For the HOLIDAYS.

For the Holidays.
So. 80 for an English Decorated Dinner Set
Q12 pieces. It is nevertheless for us to
say this is great value.
SIC. 80 for an English extra fine Decorated
Dinner Set Q12 pieces.)
Actual value $3.50.
STATS for Q12 pieces) Partisan Granite
Decorated Dinner Set.
A beauty for the money.
$1S.98 for 130-pieee Partisan Granite Dec
GRATED Dinner Set.
Actually worth $500.
This ware is just shade heavier than
China, which makes it more durable.
So. 40 for 56-piece English Decorated Tea
Sets. Would be cheap at $4.75.
$2.98 for 10-piece Decorated Toilet Set.
This is lot we bought much under
price. -
79c for Decorated Jardiniers. Worth 81 ,25.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
gumrmaI aud Gumrier.


We cannot accept anonymous or return reject
ed communications. In all cases the name Of the
writer will be required, not for publication, but
as guarantee OF good faith.
Situations, Wants, Rents and other small ad-
vertisements One Cent n Word each inser.
tion. Five cents a word for full week (seyen
times).
Display Advertisements-One square Gone
sertion 40 cents: one week "A. 30: one month SO
Obituary notices, in prose or verse, Is cents
per line. Notices of Births Marriages, Deaths
and Funerals, 25 cents each. Local notices a
cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their OWL
immediate business (an matter to be unobjec
tionable), and their contracts do not include
Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
Yearly advertisements at the following rates
One square, one year, $40; two. squares, enc
year, $40; three squares, one year, 800.
Special rates furnished on application for con
tracts covering considerable length of time or 6
large space.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
MINTYRB, mcguire & Co.
1890 - CHRISTMAS - l890|
Wonderful Values for Nov and The Holidays.

Trade very much Of invalid and order
its usual strength and activity prescribe "Great Bargain
Tonic the only nvigoraor which known fail
The low prices quoted the quality of goods offered and the
magnificent assortment of both Dry Goods and Holiday Goods
never been equaled in this grand old city Of ours
ALL ARE WELCOME!
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

COttOns.
We offer 90 bales Brown Sheeting, 15
cases Bleached sheeting at special prices
for this sale.
Upholstery.
Grand combination sale of curtains for
Holiday Presents at 80 cents on the dollar
of what they are actually worth.
Lot One-1 pair fine Lace Curtains, Brus-
sells effect, with 5-foot pole, brass ends,
brackets and rings, the entire lot for
$1.69, complete for window
Unheard of value.
Lot Two pair fine Lace Curtains, beauti-
full pattern, with 5-foot pole, brass ends,
brackets and rings, the entire lot COM
plete for window at only $289.
Prints.
5ac a yard. case Cashmere Serges.
Always retailed at 10c.
Sc yard / case Outing Plaid Flannels.
Regular price 121c.
Sc yard. 1 case furniture Cretonnes
Never retailed under 124c.
12ac o yard. 25 pieces furniture Gre
tonnes in beautiful designs. T A.
Always retaiIed at &c.,
5ac yard. so pieces Indigo Prints.
1Oc a yard. 40 pieces Percale Light Cam
brics in fancy patterns.
Retailed always at 12t.
COmfortabIes.
81 90 each. 10 bales large sized Comforta-
bles Actual value s1.25.
$3.50 each, bales Satine Comfortables,
nice pattarns, and worth $20O.
$1.89, $2.25. bales each, Satine and
Chintz Comfortables.
UaIuo 60 Sn opd 60 M
$3.50 each. 10 elder down Quilts, beauti-
full lining. Value $3.50.
Linens and Towels.
Housekeepers have an opportunity to re-
plenish their Linen stock at prices that
will not be equalled for many day.
28c yard, 10 pieces pure linen Damask
in choice patterns. Actual value 37tc.
SOC a yard, 12 pieces pure Linen Table
Damask, go inches wide, both heavy and
fine. We urge our customers to look al
this wonderful value, as it cannot be
duplicated under 75c.
75c yard, pieces Pure White Table
Damask. Our own designs.
Actual value $1.00.
81. 9S, we offer a lot of 1914 Damask Sets
with Doylies to match. These have
been imported to retail at $3.50.
Full line of choice Table Sets in plain
white and colored, from $500 to 1000 9
set.
12ac each, $50 dozen pure linen Damask
| ~and Huck Towels with knotted fringe
and fancy borders. Actual value 18c.
25c each, 100 dozen Huck and DamasI
Towels, choice fancy borders, open work
| etc. None are worth less than 80 to BIC
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05
Education.
Mrs. CadT's School for Young Ladies'

UYlLL begin its slst year Thursday, Septem-
wv Der 25th. Kindergarten, Primary. Prepar-
atory and Academic departments. Thorough
instruction Teachers are college graduates
Native teachers in French and German. Free
hand drawing and penmanship included in regu-
lar tuition Carriage sent for children
Private lessons in drawing, oil and water colors
and china painting given to pupils outside the
school During October Miss +. B. Galloway VIII
give course OF lectures upon the 'tArt of Letter
Writing"
Catalogues OF the school may be obtained at
III. H Peck's bookstore or the art store Of Evarts
(,1tler auis tt
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

For the Holidays we show a superb line of
Gloves in Kid Silk and Cashmere.
85c for Shook Foster Lacing Gloves.
You know this is cheap.
500 for 4-button Tan Kid Gloves.
Old price 75c.
CSC for 4-button Real Kid Gloves.
Cheap at $1.25.
Big assortment of Fur-Top Lined Kid
Gloves.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-05

Chicago is a wicked city, but there are
some women there who are doing good
The Woman's Christian Temperance