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Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
CEMETERY FOR BABY DOLLS.
The Gruesome Notions ora Ffye-Year
 old Pennsylvania Girl.

The Gruesome Notions ofa Pfye-Year-
 old Pennsylvania Girl.
 From the Pittsburg Post.I
 Living in Oakland is five-year-old miss with gruesome idea in regard to play things. In the yard of her mothers house she has grave which she looks after as carefully a mother does her only son's last resting place. Several weeks ago she asked her mamma if baby dolls died and what became of them. Being answered in the negative she said she was sorry, as she would like to have 'tdead dollie."
 Several days later she sat one of her dolls on the sill, and purposely allowed it to fall from the window to the ground. Poor dol lies head was cracked by the drop of ten feet, and the fve-year- r-old immediately de- clsred it was dead. She then got some kitch- en utensils, and, unseen. by any member of the family, she dug grave alongside the fence in the shade of an old apple tree. She made the grave about fifteen by four inches, and the top of it about an inch and half above the surrounding ground Twice every day since then she visits the small mound ito fix 1t up." Yesterday afternoon, about the time loving hands were placing flowers and watering the plants on graves of relatives in the differ ent cemeteries in and around the city, the little girl was arranging flowers on the dolls grave. Around the edge she placed ''white lady slippers" and in the center laid small cross of red carnations. From a washstand she secured an oblong piece of white marble, which she stuck in the ground at the head of the grave after vain ly trying to make marks on it giving the dolls name, age at death, &c. She says she is going to have a regular graveyard, and will invite other little girls to bury their dead dolls in It.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
TIME TO WAKE UP.

Col Theodore A. Dodge knows all about military affairs and in the October Forum he tries to startle the people of this coun- try into realization of their defenseless condition on the great lakes. He asserts that in two weeks after a declaration of war, England could place fifty gunboats on the lakes. Our lake frontier, he says, is as Chicago, situated on the shore itself, could save them from bombardment. The best army could not protect Chicago against mediocre modern fleet. The occupation of seaport leaves no alter native but submission and the payment of heavy ransom-or bombardment. The commerce on the great lakes is larger than the commerce of London or Liver pool A greater tonnage passes Detroit every year than clears from or enters Liverpool harbor. Look at the cities which lie along the shores of these lakes: Watertown, Oswego, Buffalo, Erie, Cleve- land, Sandusky, Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee,, Duluth, etc., etc. These clGleb are all on Iu0 AmoTlCdu 6uOTe. On the Canadian shore are Toronto and Wind sor and one or two other small places. Of the carrying trade great part, too, is in American hands.
 This is indeed a gloomy showing Some thing will have to be done. We must have a navy on the lakes that will be capable of making sufficient trouble for English gun boats. Another statement made by Colonel Dodge is also surprising. Peace-loving nation as we are and peaceful as we are apt to consider the most of our his tory, "we have lost more men in active war since 1776 than any nation of Europe" Colonel Dodge remarks truly that ''this is startling record for peace full people," But, when one comes to think of it, what with the Revolution, the war of 1872, the war with Mexico, the Re bellion, the election riots, draft riots, rail road riots, and the more than two hun two hundred Indian fights which are re- corded in our history it is understands h1o
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
Faith full 10 Her Vow,

lA
 Rose is an odd girl, very concientiou, considering that she is only four years old (the conscience is thing that has to be sc acquired.) The other day she came to hel mother with a half-penitent, half-trium phant look on her face.
 "What is the matter, dear" said the mother.
 "Well," she said, ''I told you 1 would tell you in three days, and I'm going to tell you now"
 "Tell mo whati'
 "Oh, that ate the green apples You see, it was this way: ate three green ap. ples last Tuesday, After had eaten them I began to think that I'd be awful sick, but didn't come and tell you about it; I just went up to my room and told God o, God,' said, if you will keep me from be- ing sick with these green apples. In three days I'll tell my mamma all about it.' So l didn't get sick st all, and now I've told you"
 This was certainly a remarkable case of faith cure-or else very good infantile digestion.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
 IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. One Dollar per Year, Gin Advance Single Copies cents.
THE NATIONAL RANK TAX.


 The national banking system was estab- lished twenty years ago. Since then the national banks have been paying tax of one-half of 1 per cent. each half year on the average amount of their notes in cir culation not covered by lawful money de tion. The total amount of the taxes paid on circulation to and including 1890 was $7O, 123 ,020. Now the question is raised in the courts at Washington whether this tax is constitutional. The objection raised is not to the substance of the statute, but to the manner of it's enactment. The con- tention is that the act as it passed the house contained no provision for taxation, and that the taxing section was incorpo- rated in the bill as a senate amendment. It is not denied that the senate may amend revenue bill, but it is claimed that under the provision of the constitution which declares that all bills to raise reve nue must originate in the house the senate cannot change house bill which is not for the purpose of raising revenue into 8 bill to raise revenue. The banking bill as it passed the house was not bill to raise revenue, and the senate had no power un- der the constitution to transform it into such bill.
 Such is the contention. If it should be sustained by the courts it would follow that the taxes on capital and deposits as well as the tax on circulation were un- and illegally collected. All these taxes were imposed by the same sec tion, and the fate of one must be the fate of all. But we do not think it at all prob able that the banks will ever get back what they have paid.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
MIGHTY.

"I am mightier than the Sword!" boasted the Pen. But you aren't marker to mel" replied the Blue Pencil.-Puck.
 In the Reign of the Rain-makers-Say, mister, will you please call your rain storm off bit, until I can get past with that lady in the buggyi-Puck.
 "These reports the papers are publish ing about me are awful! What would you advise me to do?
 "Die The obituaries will set you straight" ."-Puck
 The Exception.-Msdison Squeer-They say that one-half of the world doesn't know how the other half lives. Morrison Essex-The man who wrote that never lived in a small town.-Puck.
 "Did you go to the pantomimep
 'Yes. It was very badly played, too"
 "Really7"
 "Yes. Every one of the actors seemed to have forgotten his ines."-Truth. Rather Careless.-Polly-So you are really and truly engaged; how did it come about. Patsy-Well, papa said he didn't care, mamma said she didn't care, Jack said he didn't care, and I'm sure didn't care, so we became engaged.-Puck. Above the Reach of Danger.-Tenor-It is singular, when have a cold it destroys my low notes and not at all my high ones. | which would seem more sensitive. Lady Perhaps; but then they are the most | difficult to oattack.-Harper's Bazar.
 ''Didn't the poet from whom you were reading refer in one of his lines to the germ of immortality" inquired Mrs. B. of her husband. 'Yes; but that strikes me as carrying the microbe theory tso far."- St. Louis Medical and Surgical Journal.
 "You seem to drink beer all day long," remarked a temperance crank to 6 man | with a red nose.
 sI know it, but I do 1t in order not to | get thirsty, for as soon as l am thirsty am obliged to quench it, seefa replied the victim of the bowl.-Texas Siftings.
 MT. Colde (to servant)-I called here yes- terday, and you told me that your mistress couldn't see me until her pet dog was well. How is he getting on,
 Servant-Miss Pugge told me to tell you if you called again, sir, that the poor dear | fellow has the slow consumption.-Puck.
 'I never saw a man run through his property like Blink did," remarked a de- paftment clerk. "Why," exclaimed the very steady-going." ''Yes; but you ought to have seen him when the bull chased him over the farm his uncle left him. ."-Wash- ington Star.
 The following incident occurred in a Medford school: A class in grammar was recitipg, and one of the younger boys was asked to compare "sick." He began thoughtfully, "Sick," paused while his brain struggled with the problem, then finished triumphantly, "Sick, worse, dead. ."-Harper's Bazar.
 Sybil-Is that Harry Scribbler's writing, Kittya
 Kitty-Yes. I'm engaged to him, you | know.
 ''Of course. I was engaged to him last summer"
 ''The dear boyI I wonder whom hell eventually marryF'-Drake's Magazine.
 Experienced Traveller lat railway restau rant)-When did that man at the other
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
How Folks Sleep in Para,

From Para Correspondence Pittsburg Dispatch l
 Everybody in this country sleeps in ham mocks. or, as they call them, redes. la each house will probably be found one draped with a canopy of lace or mosquito netting and dressed, as the ladies say, with sham pillows, creating the impression that 1t is more for ornament than for use. If there be dozen in a family each will have his or her own rede, and if necessary be prepared to take it up and walk.
 The redes may be of different colors, but as a rule the majority are of white material that may be washed. The girls of the family will have their redes strung in one room side by side, merely giving one an- other sufficient room to swing freely, and they all swing and talk themselves to sleep, the pendulum motion of the redes only ceasing when they become too weary to reach out and kick it into motion again.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
Forests in sweden.


 The forests of Sweden cover nearly half the whole surface of the country. These forests, which are chiefly of pine and fir, are found in nearly all parts of the kingdom; but many of the finest tracts, extending in some cases continuously for eighty miles, occur in the southern districts of Norrland, the greater part of the forest lands being situated below 64 degrees of latitude. The government owns some 13, 900 square miles of forest land, and sets an excellent exam pie to other owners in the management of this property.
 On many estates quantities of young trees are planted every year to fill up the ever widening gaps among the mature trees. But sad inroads upon the forests have been made in the iron and copper districts of Dalecarlis and Dannemors, where the trees have been remorselessly cut dow to pro- vide charcoal for the smelling furnaces; and in these localities no effort has been made to continue the supply by re- planting
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30


 Hannibal Hamlin never met Abraham Lincoln until the day after their nomina- tions in May, 1860. The introduction took place in the old Fremont Housein Chicago, and from the beginning the two candidates seemed mutually prepossessed with each other, 8 feeling which developed afterward into profound friendship.
 r.Hsmlin used to tell with great deal of glee the manner of receiving the news of his nomination.
 He was sitting ir one of the rooms of the old Fremont playing euchre with a party of politicians. Suddenly the noise of many feet was heard in the corridor without Such events were not unusual in a hotel filled with delegates, 90 the game was not interrupted. But just as deal had been finished and the trump turned, ,SchuylerCol- fax burst into the room, without stopping to rap at the door, and announced: Come, come, Hamlin, this is no place for you You're nominated for vice president and must come over and make speech"
 ''So l went over to the hall and made them little talk" Mir. Hamlin used to add pathetically; 'but it spoiled the very best lone hand I ever held"
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30

publc notice may have caused him.
 President F. R. Webster, of the Marin county (California) County club, has just started remarkable immigration scheme. A subscription paper has been circulated among the gentlemen farmers and it is pro posed with the proceeds to import from Germany 200 pairs of skylarks, bullfnches, nightingales and thrushes. It costs about $450 to import hundred pairs of these birds, but Napa, Sonoms, San Msteo and Sacramento counties are pursuing Marin county's example and the fruit and grain growers propose to rid themselves of the worms and insects which for years past have so seriously damaged their products These are all soft billed birds and will not eat grain.
 The Africans seem to "catch on" readily. When it is remembered that only ten years ago the people of Uganda and Vic toria Nyanza were almost unknown to the world, it is surprising to read that the mis- sionaries there recently sold in @ few weeks four thousand reading sheets printed in the native language. They send word that they could sell ten thousand copies at once if they had them. They say the peo- pie yre most anxious to acquire the art of reading, and that their eagerness for books is astonishing. GAS long as we had a reading sheet or book left, !" writes one, "a crowd swarmed around us day and night, and hundreds were disappointed when the supply gave out"
 Strikes are sometimes very queer things. For instance, the one that oc- cured in Pittsburgh last week. Several men were fatally injured in an accident at the Homestead steel works, and when the third man died the metal wheelers wanted to quit work until after the fun eral. The superintendent objected be- cause the cupolas were full of molten metal and the suspension of work would entail heavy loss But the men insisted, quit right away, and were promptly dis charged Then all the other workmen promptly went out on strike and the bosses had to turn to and run out the metal. Long conferences ensued and re- suited in compromise by which the men returned to work on condition that % DOT cent should be allowed to attend the funeral
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
An Anecdote of Greeley.

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 call was once made by a dozen noted artists of the Academy of Design, in 1870, on Horace Greeley. Mir. Clarence Cook, then the art critic of the Tribune, had been saying things about the academy exhibi- tion which caused the venerable chiefs of that establishme mt to boil with indignation One day committee went down to the Tribune to complain. MT. Greeley, having listened in silence to what these gentlemen had to say, looked up from his desk a twin kle in his eye, and said, with his peculiar nasal falsetto: Gentlemen, judge from your remarks that MT. Cooks articles are widely read. They will, therefore, contin- ue to be printed in the Tribune. Good morning."
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Financial Question.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The Palladium says in its issue of the 17th in commenting upon the financial plank of the New York democratic con yention, that the authors evidently did not know boo about the subject, and that most people are incompetent to judge of 1t and had better trust to some one else, John Sherman, for instance, for their opinions and guidance.
 There are a few elementary truths that we can all grasp, and certain facts that can be easily verified bearing upon the mat ter. For instance, we know that men are engaged in producing those things which they require for their uses, and exchang- ing them with each other as the principal business of life. We know that third thing to compare them with has taken the place of simple barter. We know that it does not much matter what that third thing Is, whether silver or gold, if its use is to compare things with each other in cash transactions. But we know also that since debts are measured by it it must be something that does not increase in value, otherwise debtors will be robbed, and vice versa. We know that silver has not mate rially changed in value during eighteen years because the quotations of the Palla- dium show that its fall in price has been coincident with general fall in prices. We know that gold has increased greatly in value during eighteen years, because the general decline in prices proves it, unless, reasoning like the colored astronomer Jas per, we begin by assuming gold at a stand still. We know that up to eighteen years ago silver tied to gold by fixed ratio was the standard. We know it was cut loose under the leadership of men whose busi- ness is dealing in debts. Now since the effect has been to increase greatly the value of debts, and since we are incapable of knowing anything about the subject, are we not justified on general principles in guessing that these generals cannot be trusted to command any longer, and that they should step down and let us go back, not to any new schemes of course, but to the old standard, which swings along even with general prices and won't rob any body.
 Since we are all groping in the dark, lets drop this new fad and try some. thing that we know about from expert
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
The Fish Just Climb Aboard.
 Iuteryiey in Washington Starl

The use of fire in fishing is one of the curiosities of that employment. In south ern waters mullet are taken in enormous quantities by boats which go out with wire baskets at the bows filled with blazing pitch pine. For the purpose in view the craft is loaded so as to bring the gunwhale on one side down nearly to level with the water, and the fish, attracted by the light, jump aboard by hundreds. Sometimes s big dip net is used to scoop in the scaly creatures which crowd in the water toward the illumination,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

It costs something to live and die Somebody estimates that getting born costs the people in the United States $25O, ,OOO,- 900 annually; getting married, $500, ,OO0,- 900, and getting buried, s75, ,000,0 ,000.
 These are very hot days, but 1t is inter esting to remember that there have been colder ones. The lowest temperature ever recorded anywhere was noted by Goro chow, December 30, 1871, at Werchojansk, Siberia degrees F., or 112 degrees be- low freezing.
 When Boston sets out to be kind she does it thoroughly. She has an asylum for cats, and among it's features is feline gymnasium, full of bright balls of yarn, bounding rubber balls and miniature spiked fences. Small kittens are given gutta percha mice to cut their teeth on. Everything is done for ailing kittens and invalid cats which enlightened philan- thropy and human impulse may suggest.
 The cremation idea is not dead in New England, although it does not appear to be so approved here as it is in some other parts of the country. At the recent meeting of the New England Cremation society at Boston it was announced that a company of men interested in burial re- form proposed to build crematory and chapel Eat some convenient spot in New England" It was announced that the three crematories in the state of New York are now all self-sustaining.
 It is legal in Canada to advertise the sale of an account against delinquent debtors, no matter if it is done to injure the credit and reputation of the debtor. Justice Rose of Kingston, Ontario, has de- | cided that an account against debtor is the property of the creditor to dispose of as he pleases. If the creditor chooses to sell it and announces his intention of doing so in terms that imply that the debto, could pay if he chose, the creditor doei
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
1rt1 6nuds.

All Linen, Bleached Damask Towels, handsome pattern, wide borders, tied fringes, etc., at 1oc each; usually retailed at 25c.
 Extra Heavy Superior Linen Bleached Damask Towels, tied fringes, in borders of white, electric blue, salmon, gold, red, etc, at 25c each.
 Fine Quality Huck Towels, with hem stitched ends, size 20 x4o, at 25c each.
 We offer a large line of Fancy Damask Towels, Plain White Satin Damask Towels, Hem Stitched Huck Towels with satin finish borders, Damask Towels with drawn work, etc., etc., at prices rang ing from 371ac to $I.35 each.
 10 pieces All Wool Dress Goods, 50 inches wide in gray and brown mixtures at soc per yard. Cost 58c to make them.
 8 pieces all wool English Homespuns in stylish light mixtures, 48 inches wide, at 68c per yard, worth $I.oo.
 Just received another invoice of our all wool Bedford Cords at 75c, $1.oo and SIPS per yard in all colors, including black. They are the best values shown.
 Colored Silk Velvets-We offer complete assortment of colors in all grades. Special bargains at $I.oo, SIPS and $50 per yard.
 Black and Colored Silks in all the popular makes. We are selling the best Failles in all colors at $1.oo ever shown in the city. Also special in Silk Bengalines at $1.45 per yard.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
No. 234
H1fsceI Ilanenus.
King of Medicines
Scrof ftttous HiInior-A Cure
 "AIuost MfrdcuLotts.v .

When was If years of age had a severe attack sf rheumatism, and after recovered had 10 go on crutches. 4 year later, scrofula. in the form of white swellings, appeared on various parts of my body, and for Ii years was an invalid, being confined 10 my bed years. In that time ten or eleven sores ap- pearod and broke, causing me great pain and suffering. feared I never should get well.
 Early in 1888 went to Chicago to visit sister, but was confined to my bed most of the time was there. In July I read a book, A Day with Circus in which were statements of cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla. was so iIn- pressed with the Guccess of this medicine that decided to try it. To my great eradication the sores soon decreased, and began to feel better and in a short time I was up and out of doors. Icontinued 10 take Hoods Sar- saparilla for about year, whc1, having used six bottles, had become so fully released from the disease that went to work for the Flint & walling Mfg. O., and since then
 HAVE NOT LOST A SINGLE DAY
 on account of sickness. Ibclicye the disease Is expelled from my system, I all avs feel well, am in good spirits and have a good appetite am now q years of age and can walk as well as any one, except that onc limb is a little shorter than the other, owing 10 the loss Of bone, and the sores formerly on my right leg To my friends my recovery seems almost miraculous, and think Hoods Sarsaparilla is the king of medicines" WILLIAM A. LEHR, N. Railroad Si.r kendallyille, Ind.
 Hoods SarsapariIIa
 sOldby all druggists. sI six for ss. Prepared only by c. l. HOOD CO, ApOthecA-ies, Lowell, Mass
 100 Doses One Dollar
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minutes ago, sab. "What did he orierF' "Beefsteak and fxin's, sah." "How much did he fee youf" Quarter, sah." "well, here's half dallar. Cook him another steak and bring me his.n 'Yes, ah."- Good News.
 Luck:-Brown-Old Cobwigger is re- markedly superstitious for a man of his intelligence. I saw him pick up an old horseshoe the other day.
 Merritt-Yes. He nailed it over that S5, 900 vase in his library.
 Brown-Did it bring him good lucki
 Merritt-It fell down and broke the vase-Harper's Bazar.