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Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS.

In 1885 Mr.. j. II. Thiry started a system
of savings banks in the schools of Long Isl-
and City. The pupils of the schools of that
ings banks over SIC. 900, which has been de-
posted in small sums weekly in the schools,
and which but for this system would have
been to great extent wasted. The system
has been adopted in some of the schools of
New York and is about to be introduced in
Pennsylvania. 1t has been approved by the
savings banks commissioners of Massachu-
setts, and the Springfield Union recom-
mends Its adoption in Springfield.
The system is not a complicated one. On
Monday morning of each week, for instance,
the teacher receives deposits of any
amount from one cent upward, giving
credit on a deposit card, which the pupil
retains and presents whenever he makes q
deposit. The amounts thus collected by the
several teachers are turned over to the prin-
cipal or superintendent, who deposits the
total in the savings bank to the credit of the
school fund. Once a month the teacher,
furnish the bank with a list of the deposit
ors and the sums credited to each, and when
the pupil has accumulated the sum of fifty
cents he will receive pass book from the
bank and an individual account will bt
opened in his name, the amount of his de-
pesit having been transferred from the
school fund account. Then as soon as thu
pupil's deposit reaches specified sum /,
will draw interest.
Such system would promote thrift and
help to teach the children useful business
knoWledRe
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
WHITE WOMAN In AFRICA.
She 10 Living All Alone Teaching I'll

She IL Living All Alone Teaching tho
Natives and Supporting Herself.
In this place, one of the most uncivilized
parts of west Africa, an American lady Is
living without white companions, instructing
the natives and cheerfully performing all the
duties that devolve upon her as q missions
~, says correspondent of the New York
Sun. writing from Mandy, in the French
Congo. She is Miss Martha Kah of Chey-
enne county, Nebraska, and she is the only
representative left of the missionary party
established here by Bishop William Taylor.
Several men were in the party when it came
to Africa, but the trying climate proved too
much for them. The superintendent of the
station, Mr.. Steele, was compelled by ill
health to return to America last year, and
| then Mr.. Sorotore of Missouri and Mics Kah
| were all who were left. In April last Mr..
| Sortore died of African fever, and Miss Kah
| is now alone, and she is far too busy to be
greatly disheartened by the sad events that
| have robbed her of all her comrades.
She euperintended the housekeeping while
| the others were with her, and now she 1s
obliged, in addition, to keep the school going
| and direct the labors on the plantation. She
| teaches school five days every week, If not
prevented by sickness. The plantation was
opened by Mr.. Sortore, and on it Is raised
| considerable mAnlOc, DaHduAS auu eoCoa. IL
| is necessary to keep up the plantation, for
Miss Kah, in addition to her missionary
work. must support herself, the theory OF
| the Taylor missions being that the missiona-
ries shall support themselves. 1t is marvel.
| ous how economically Miss Kah and her re-.
cent comrades lived in this savage part OF
the world; and yet they have always been
prepared to entertain Hospitality any traveller
| who comes here.
Many of the missionaries in western Afri-
ca live in nicely furnished houses brought
from Europe or America, and good deal Of
their food is specially prepared in London or
| Paris for use in tropical countries. But the
Taylor missionaries have to build their own
houses, except that the iron used in them is
imported. Miss Kah's house, except its cor
rugated iron sides, was made from the mine.
rails produced in the country. and by un.
skilled native workmen. It is difficult tc
conceive how much patience and persever
ance are required to build houee under
| such conditions. This building was erected
under the direction of Mr.. Sortore with q
| few extra workmen besides those regularly
employed on the plantation.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
Wednesday, January AZ, 1890.
THE Aim SHOUSE.

THE ALmSHOUSE.
The complicated political ''deals" which
have been going on in this city lately have
not much disturbed people who have other
business to attend to, but they have paid
some attention to the position assigned Mr..
Sanford, the superintendent of the aims
house, in these maneuvers. The plan to
take him away from the almshouse and make
him superintendent of streets has not met
the approval of those who know what is
needed at the almshouse. Consequently,
many will be pleased because Mr.. and Mrs.
Sanford are to stay where they are. Their
positions are not desirable ones, or such as
can be capably filled by many. Their long
experience in such work, and their ability
and faithfulness in the performance of it
have made 1t very desirable that they should
continue in it If they will. It would be
years before their places could be we'll filed,
and meanwhile both the town and it's paupera
would be in trouble. If Mr.. and Mrs. San
ford want reasonable changes in their ar
rangements with the town the selectmen
should promptly make them. Their services
are we'll worth having and they should be
treated accordingly. It is cause for con-
graduation that the part of the deal which
would take them away from the almshouse
was not carried out.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
CLOAKS.

Ladies Newmarkets at S.,
5000, $780, $50 and 1915
each; former prices from $Io
to $2o. Misses and Chlldren's
Cloaks and Newmarkets at
about half price.
Full width Dress Satines, in
handsome styles, eHc per yard.
To be closed before inventory.
Surplus stock Children's Col
ored Hose, full regular made,
split feet, &C a pair to close
former price 25c.
Electric Fast Black Ladies
Outsize Hose, 45c pair; every
pair worth 62Hc.
Electric Fast Black Opera
length Hose, 55c a pair (; our
regular price 75c.
All our Children's best quail.
ity White and Natural Wool
Vests and Pants at 20 per cent,
discount from standard price
splendid opportunity.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22

Says writer in the Lewiston (Me) Jour-
nal: never hear an instance of meanness
mentioned without thinking of an aged man
whom met one day last summer on the Ken
nebec Valley Camp Ground. In speaking of
the late war, he dwelt upon its horrors so
pathetically that was led to inquire If he
had participated in the struggle. 'No," he
answered, 81 wasn't in the army, but my son
was soldier. He was drafted, and wanted
us to get him substitute. 'Twould have
cost me $40O. I couldn't see any money in it,
and there's where was short-sighted. My
son was killed before he'd been a month at
the front, and I've been hiring a man ever
since to help carry on the farm. It's cost me
hundreds and hundreds of dollars over and
above the price of a substitute, and besides,
nv son was a master hand to work and the
smallest eater ever saw"
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
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Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
SHE BOUGHT HIM SHOES.
And Did tho Little Boy Buy stool
ings2 Well, Hardly.

And Did the Little Boy Buy stock.
ingsq Well, Hardly.
Busy Fourteenth street was the scene re-
Gently of a pretty bit of unostentatious
charity and warm heartedness that made its
lucky witnesses feel as If the world was not
such sel6ah old planet after all, says the
New York Times. As might be expected on
| school holiday at this season, the south
| side of the street held hundreds of young
| sters intent on getting good view of the
wonderful sights in the show windows, and
the majority of them were by no means the
we'll dressed and tenderly cared for children
who could safely hope for share of the dis
played treasures at Christmas time. On the
| contrary, more than half of the little folks
were from the poorer quarters of the town.
Few of them were go warmly dressed that
the damp, chill atmosphere was robbed Of
its power to make their teeth chatter and to
hunch their little shoulders up, and many OF
them looked as il their ordinary fare was
anything but nutritious and sufficient. But
they fought as eagerly for good positions be-
fore the show window and criticised the
knew that they had only to choose and what
they wished for should be theirs.
One group of excited youngsters contained
little chap not moro than seven years old,
who wore coat several sizes too large fol
him, wrapped tightly across his breast, and
the smallest pair of tattered breeches that
boy ever put on. His thin littls legs were
destitute Of shoes or stockings, and blue
with the cold, but he scurried along in 6
pair of old rubbers at the heels of his com.
panions as merrily as II he were rugged oui
in Lord Fauntleroy costume.
He was just saying to the boy nearest
/ him, "Hey, Bill, look at dat big taggsr in Dc
winder," when very pretty girl, handsome
~ dressed, came swinging along and caught
sight of him. Her blue eyes flled in an In.
stant, and, without stopping in her walk
she seized the little chap by the shoulder aud
turned him around into Sixth avenue &c
quickly that his head must have SWAN. Shs
took him into shoe store there, bought hin
sturdy pair of shoes, gave him twenty
Ave cent piece with an injunction to buy
Herewith pair of stockings, and was OF
her way to Fourteenth street again befort
one could sing the ballad Of tho little greer
peach. The yonngster did not thank her
Il He probably was 90 surprised that he neve
thought Of little thing like that.
Did the little boy buy stockinaei Well
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22

10000 Of these coined, but not one was ever
known to be in circulation"

known to be in circulation"
"English as she is wrote" in India is
about as funny as anything. One Hindoo
during recent examination was told to
write an essay upon the horse, which he did
in the following brief item: ''The horse Is .
very noble animal, but when irritated he
ceases to do so." Another had to write upon
the difference between riches and poverty.
and he ended by saying: SIN abort, the rich
man wslters on crimson velvet, while the
poor man snorts on dint." From Judge
Cunningham, well known Anglo-Indian,
came the following story in illustration Of
Indian politensss: ga Judge. who was q
very bad shot, had been out for days
sport and on his return the man who went
with him was asked: We'll, how did the
judge shoot to .dayg 'Oh,' he replied, the
judge shoot beautifully, but heaven was very
merciful to the birds!'"
The Jewish Chronicle tells this story of
some of its co-religionists: Professor Bilruth,
the famous Viennese surgeon, some time ago
received letter from a certain Jew in q
eAAhA nua1lhu tOWu W COmo A0MoAlntoly 0uu
perform an operation. The professor in his
answer stipulated for five thousand marks,
which was promised him. The professor
! then repaired to the Russian town, and upon
his arrival he was received by a number of
Jews, who sorrowfully informed him that
the gentleman that was to be operated upon
had died, and had been buried already.
And seeing that the professor felt perplexed
and regretted the journey which he had
made in vain, the Jews oomforted him, say.
ing: "There is yet some chance for you tc
make some money here. There are several
sick men in our hospital who would require
your services, for which each Of them would
willingly pay you one thousand marks
The professor gladly accepted the offer, and
after having performed about five soperationI
the stipulated amount was handed to him
But few minutes before starting for home
the professor learned that he had resurrectet
the dead man. That worthy gentleman hat
been among the hospital patients cured fo
one Thousand marks.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Lydia Bacon of Sudbury, Massachusetts,,
who has just been cut off in the prime of her
103d year, attributed her longevity to hard
work, plenty of exercise, plain living and
reading enough to keep the mind in pace
with the body's vigor. She did not smoke
or drink, and che did not get up at A a. m.
The school board of st. Louis rejected the
free Textbook system in 1887 by vote of 15
to 8, and again in 1883 by II to 10. But last
week the free textbook was adopted by a
vote of 16 to 5. And so the plan is being
adopted the country over. In New York city
240, 600 children were supplied with text
books last year for $150,000.
IT takes hard work to be an active member
of what is called "society." They tell of q
New York society woman who went to ball
in that city one evening last week, and the
next day went to Boston, where she attended
two dancing parties on successive evenings,
and then went to Philadelphia, where she at.
tended fashionable ball on the next night.
The oldest lawsuit on record is now being
tried in the highest Russian court at ST. Pc
tersburg. II was brought FIVE hundred years
ago against the city of Ksmenez-Podolsk by
the heirs of a dead nobleman to recover many
Thousand acres of his estate which had been
con6scated by the municipality. The writ
ten testimony is said to weigh forty-6vs
tons.
The planters of eastern and southern Ar.
kansas are welcoming thousands of negroes
from the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee and
Mississippi, providing them with houses
teams, seed and land, and 'sgoing halves" OF
the product of cotton. The 'tnigger haters'
of the State denounce the immigration, bu
the planters are glad to have their land uset
ssto halves" and the negroes consider it fin
chance.
The latest estimate of the human famil,
| makes it consist of about 1 ,45O, 900, 900 indi
viduals. In Asia, where man was first plant
cd, there are now about 800, 900, 900, or al
| average of 100 to the square mile. In Europ
there are 800 900, averaging 100 to th
| square mile. In Africa there are 210, 900, 900
In America, North and South, there are 10,
000, 900, relatively. thinly scattered and re
cent. In the islands, large and small. proba
bly, 100000. The extremes of the whit
and black are as 5 to 8, the remaining 700.
| 100000 being intermediate brown an
tawny.
| There is something serious about tn
American silver dollar and half-dollar Q
1904, says a numismatist. "There wer
about twenty Thousand Of the dollars coined
but not one of them got into circulation
Two Of them are In coin collections to-daJ
however, and they are the most valuable {
oil American coins. Why the dollar of 180
was never In circulation after leaving th
mint is one of the unsolved government my
teries. The half.dollar Of 1904 u surrounde
BY mystery equally profound. There we1
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
F'URS.

90 Muffs at 35c, soc, Sec,
$I.25 and 400 each. Best quail
ity Monkey Muffs, $2.5o each,
reduced from SIS. All Furs
marked way down.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-22
1rp 0nnds.
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Surplus Stock to Be Closed
Before Inventory, Jan. 81.
35o DRESS GOODS

1900 yards all wool Dress
Goods in plaids, stripes, checks
and borders. at 35c yard. These
goods would sell out clean at
soc and 58c, but we put them
in at 35c just to keep up the
excitement during our Great
January Reduction Sale.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
HIGH PRICES.

The Republican party affects the country. as regards the prices of the neccssaries of life like iong-con- tinucd and universal drouth. With out high tariff taxes, thi- party could not live. As this robbcr tariff in- creases the cost of living 10 every man woman and child in the country, by advancing prices. 10 the enrich- ment of the manufacturing barous of the East. so. likewise, general drouth brings about the same result. It has been conclusiyely shown by tariff statisticians that there i> not q family but pays at least fifty dollars per year as a tariff tax in purchasing the necessaries of life.
 The drouth over the country this spring and summer has caused the price of corn and wheat to advance about fifty per cent. All consumers will be forced to pay the high prices. We wish to use this fact in illustra- ting the workings of the tariff sy-, tenn. Next year, if the haryests are plentiful, pricesin these commodities will fall The tariff and the drouth affect the consumer alike-to his great detrimenl Ii k true, in lhe case of the tariff clas, is bentitted and made millonaire> of, while the drouth helps no one, but tue class . benefited is so small as to amount to but httle, especially since those 0ame miIlonaires use the bIoo3-moueY taken from the people a. au engine of torture. to still further rob and l plunder them through the medium of mortgage loan agencies
 When the Mckinley high tariff |biil become, a law, as it surely will, the necessarjcs of life will advance, until the poor man will be forced ta almost go naked and suffer for the comforts of life. The immediate future seems dark, as we have both to suffer from lhe effects of severe drouth and an iniquitous, robber tariff the latter put upon us by the Republican party. We can only trust for better things in the fa- turc good crop in the country next year, and Democratic 7uprcma- cy and lower taxes in l8a2 We confidently hope for both.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
THURSDAYS sPEA KING.

Last Thar,day'4 was gala day for the Democracy, as f came off victorious and triumphant in all of the speeches made
 About nine o'clock Pap and MT. sam Gee go, eighty oI more negroes together to march around, and, placing the nigeors in front of q bakers dozen Of whites, traycrsed the streets. finally landing at the shed in the park, being led by dis cordant piece of hand-n negroes from Washington. The disgraceful sight of negroes marching in froat of white men disgu~tcd hundreds, and made votes for tho Democracy.
 Enthusiastic Democrats awaited around the depot for the coming of their gallant leader, Gov. Eagle, who arrived on the :3o train. Pro- cession was then formed Coy. Eagle Gin carrjage) in front followed by the Philadelphia band and about seY- cn hundred Democrats in line and, after marching arrived at the park audpromptly took possession, crowd ing out Pap's "niggcrs. = We never heard better music than that of our band, lead by Prof. Dwight Blake, aud heartily congratulate our friends on securing it for the day.
 Gov. Eagle lead off in the discus sion, and made strong, forcible speech, beng often applauded. l'i- ger followed, aud made complete failure; his own side were -orcly disappointed ir him. The crowd was largely Democratic, and often exercised their lungs
 Thursday night al the Democratic rally, Senator Jim P. Copeland. Rev. TarIton, Col. Warren and Attorney General Atkinson all made brilliant and effective speeches. II was . regular Democratic loye-fcast Wish we hai space po Tell of Copeland $ forcihIc, eloquent logic, TarItou $ wittiusm~ aud strong argument, Warren'- ,Iodge-hammer Hch> and Atkinson brilliant andprotomd ar gumenJ All were cdiGcd and pleas ed The band again gave us some fine music
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
Gains all over the State Pike, Hampstead and Miller in Line,
Eagles Majority in the State Esti-
 mated at 3O,0OO,
FREE BALLOTS COUNTED FAIR
How the Clayton Fi2cr Combina-
 tion Were Showed Under.

In the State election Monday De mocracy was triumphantiy victorious, showing under the |. l.. P.-CIayton- Fizcr combination, by ali estimated majority Of 90, ,ooo. Gains were made all over the State A free ballot and a fair count. assisted in the good work,
 Latest news from Pike county Is that she has gone Democratic by 23o majority. for both State and county officers. IIurrah for Pike Hemp stead, loo, Democratic ny from 100 to l0e; glorious old Hampstead, hur- rah for her Miller Democratic ny over 800 majority. iIurrah for her,
 Arkansas k all right; Democracy is all right Clayton and his socaIIcd l.. l.. r. are no more detunct.- Hurrah for Democracy and good government
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
SALT RIVER WALL.

Dear Filcr, dear t1zcr, the game Is gone, You have lost your grip, so now come home; The people ail know you need a rest so come home dearest, to y0ur own litlc nest. ILe Eagle h1, ,wooped down and beat the air, l. Ga- Jeff you lonely, sad, in despair, Colac home, old fellow, we'll do the best we can. To encourage you. liit yon, and make you a man. se dr, yoHf tears aad cease beiug sad ou can't pluck Eagles feathers, il make, you mad So Ttlof, dear Fler. come holao with Il. now, Goptraoh and repent, and lmmbly bow. In the future r,m,tnbcr now quickly a soul Was torn by an Eagle and pat in a hole. The day i. far spent the night is coming on 50 .iseus your ar!a while are jog.n. along. wc'n go ar sat, River with one desperate scream, Wen sink with the old craft in the bottomle..
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04
Thorough, HeaIthfuI, Economical
Sale Of School Lands.

Notice is hereby given that on Monday October tho 6th, lS90, and in front of the Nevada county court house door, between F o'clock m. and o'clock ?. m, will seli to the highest bidder the following tract ,,, ol sixteenth section school lands, to-wit; Ihe northwest quarter of the northwest quaar!teFF ar!sF of section sixteen, township eleven, n ramp, twenty-oue west Said lands will Do sola for one- fourth cash, the remainder in "ne' two and three years. This land will Do ap' praised, and will not sell for less than tnrYc, three lourths of its appraised value, which wlii a.o oe not less thau one dollar and twentN-"'' cents per acre ELI liooD,
 sheriff Nevada county, ArH'
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04

Last week, in Congress, during the pendency of the compound lard bill in the House, Republicans engaged in a dlsgraceful rough and tumble fight Mason and Cannon and Wij- son and Becl,with had regular Gs,i- cuffs. and used very indecent vulgar language in the House, in the pres ence of ladies Republicanism is getting so rotten. it's members have to abuse and fight each other.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04

Tto -,.cse,. rf &rs Auaie NJ, Beam, of Me. kee-par' ra.. la the treatment of di- arrho.a ia her children, will undoubtedly be of 5H,ore.lta many mothers. She says Il aeut several n.nS, in John,town Pa, after jae great Aaoj, on account of my husband being employed there. We had several children aItb u-, two of whom took the di- arrh~a worry baily. got some of Cham- bcrIain'- Coi,, Cholera oud Diarrhea Rem edy iron Rev. Nr. Chapman. ltcured both of them. I Ha# of several other cases where !, MAS equally successful. l think it cannot bg r>n..Ic3 and chcertuily rccom- mend st." 2j al 50 cent bottle, for sale by J. e. Howell.
 The most popular linimcnt, is the old reliable, Dr. J. II. McLaan's Volcanic oil Liniment.
Nevada County picayune., 1890-09-04

rhe infamous force bill, after be- ing amended. dropped some of the objectionable features. h8t still leay- ing matters ,o Rcpuoucan registrars can dictate who shall Vote in the Senate, has virtually been shclvcd by Boss Quay, who is pushing the Me kinlcy tariff bill, l. now seems the force bill will not pass untll the short term of Congress in December