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Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17

clay, then esch placed a sort of saddle over his shoulders. This arrangement was for the purpose of spreading sr ostrich skin, which was thrown over the head of the hunter.
 The neck of the skin was arranged so that long stick thrust into it up to the head, and held in the hunters left hand, made the man look like a full iiedged os- trich, with the head erect, wings naturally extended, and, with the aid of an occasion al and quite natural shake and rocking, stately tread assumed for the occasion, am free to confess, that st 100 yards dis tance would have taken & shot st the disguised native, fully expecting to bag a fine bird.
 The hunters went down the kloof about 800 yards, and then came out on the plain in full view of the feeding birds. Then commenced series of the most natural witness.
 The bushmen would trot forward 6 few yards, and then by clevsrly manipulating the stick supporting the head, cause the besk to dive into the grass ss though feed ing in a most iifelike manner, then turn and apparently arrange the wing and tail feathers. They would then run together, exchange caresses, feed again, raise the head as though looking around, all the N---S NS- e~-6 aSAA--1N %-@1 N---ls and very rapidly reducing the distance between themselves and the feeding birds
 The ostriches would occasionally raise their heads and huddle close together, re- garding the strange birds with evident dis trust, but as the hunters drew near they would stop more frequently and resume their limitations of the natural actions of the birds, apparently paying no attention whatever to their game. This would evi- dently reassure the ostriehes. as they would separate and begin feeding again.
 The movements were continued until the bushmen were in the midst of the flock, when they suddenly threw of their dis guises and commenced to fire poisoned ar rows from the short bows they had con cesled under the ostrich skin with a rapid ity that was truly astonishing. The birds attempted to escape in sll directions, but when the raid WAS ended there were three dead osrriches on the ground, while a fourth was too badly crippled 10 escape.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
ONE MORE SGRANGER.o

It appears that there are not enough par allel railroads in the West, and so there is to be one more. Another railroad is to be opened between Chicago and Omaha, and it's cars will bear the trade mark of the Santa Fe route. Part of the new line is yet to be built, but work is being pushed as rapidly as possible. A few months ago the Fort Madison and Northwestern road, narrow gauge line, was sold under fore closure proceedings. The purchasers were syndicate of Chicago, Boston and London financial heavy weights. This syndicate reorganized the company under the name of the Chicago, Madison and Des Moines railroad, and widened the gauge of the completed road to standard width. Work was begun this year extending the line westward. The road is now open and trains between Fort Madison and Libertyville are running regularly. From Libertyville to Ottumwa, 8 distance of twenty-two miles, the line is graded, and the track will be laid in a few weeks. West of Ottumwa the line makes straight shoot for Omaha, the route being north of the Burlington's main line and south of the Rock Islands Iowa division, about equidistant from either, and for over two hundred miles it runs through belt where, for twenty-five miles on either side, it has no east or west lines to con- pete with The new line will be the shortest route from Chicago to the blue grass region .of Iowa and, it is claimed, will be the shortest line between Chicago and Omaha. In order to reach Chicago, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe will be used from Fort Madison. c. o. Wheeler, who was formerly general man ager of the Atchison, and was for over twenty years one of the managing officers of the Chicago and Northwestern, is presi- dent of the new road, which has so far kept it's operations and future plans very quiet.
 All of which is good news to investors in the "securities" of western railroads. But they have had so much good news dur ing the last five years that little more won't hurt them
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
WASTE.

Should we rail at a man who Is on the fencel-Pittsburg Telegraph.
 Lord Ii is the name of the Chinese rep resentative in Tokio. If there is anything in a name that Chinaman is a born diplo- mat.-Chicago Herald.
 "Do you expect to meet Mrs. Parvenu in the mountainsl"
 "Oh, dear, no. The air is entirely too refined for her. er."-Epoch.
 To Compare New Things with Old.- Stayatt Holmes (to returned tourist)- What is Pompeii like, anyhowi Totterly- A good deal like New York; all dug up, you know.-Puck.
 No More Credit-Mrs. Spendall-You look worried Is it because you are so deeply in debt9 MT. Spenoall (gloomily)- No; it's because can't get any deeper.- New York Weekly.
 Against Time.-Business man (to new amsnuensis) )-See here, you are writing out my words in full. Why don't you take it in shorthanda New smanuensis-Y talk too fast.-Good News.
 "What sort of fellow is Jorkins!"
 ''Most considerate fellow in the world. Why, he even laughs at the circus clowns jokes for fear of hurting his feelings by keeping quiet. Epoch.
 A Mean Revenge.-"What did Dobbley do with that portrait of you he paintedf' "The one I declined to take" "Yes." "The brute sent it to the exhibition as the Portrait of Gent. '"-Brooklyn Hfe.
 Teacher-Johnny Cumso, if your father can do piece of work in seven days, and your Uncle George can do it in nine days, how long would it take both of them!
 Johnny-They'd never get it done. ,,& l o1 ako Epoch.
 Young Mother-Jsmes,d dear, you mustn't go near the baby
 Young Father-Mayn't I just look at hims
 Young Mother-No, dear, he's asleep. I'll let you take him when he wakes up in the night.-New York Press.
 Clara (at the seaside)-You don't seem to be making much progress with the Bos- ton fellow.
 Maude-Why. what makes you think SO!
 Clara-You have been with him three evenings now and the creases in his trous- CTS still extend above the knee.-Clothier and Furnisher.
 He was the sixth this summer. As they sat in the hammock together his good right arm stole slowly around her slender waist and he whispered, "This is what I call making glad the waste places.'"
 "Oh, no; I wouldn't call it that" she said softly.
 ''Why not, darlinga"
 "Because-because waste place is one that has never been cultivated before" Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Mrs. Manhattan Beach has a mania for buying cheap things at auction. When her husband came home the other day she said:
 'Just see here. I have bought beauti- full rocking chair at auction worth S3, and only paid S2 for it; so you see I have s1 clear profit. Don't you tell me after this that woman has no business sense."
 'Do you need the rocking chsirl" asked Mir. Manhattan Beach.
 'tNo."
 ''Then what did you buy it for."
 "To save money of course. How could have saved that dollar if I hadn't bought it, stupids"-Texas Siftings.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EELs.
Matched in the Vinegar Cruet from
 Eggs That Were Floating in the


 Eggs That Were Floating in the Ar.
 ''It is not so very long," said scientist the other day, ''since it was an accepted belief that living creatures low down in the scale of existence were brough. into be- ing under certain conditions by what called spontaneous generation-in other words, that, like Topsy, that just growed, with out starting from any germs in particular. This was supposed to happen when flour and water were mixed together, for exam pie, and permitted to stand for a while Paste SO made will quickly develop fwarms of little animals, the surface being covered with small wrigglers resembling eels in shape. Not the slightest indication of life can be found in the mixture when freshly made, and yet but a short time elapses before it is filled with active organ isms, whose term of being is only brought to 8 close when the material on which they feed is entirely consumed. It is no: sur prising that the observation of such a familiar phenomenon would have given rise to the mistaken notion I refer to.
 "These little cells are very curious things
 
 only laying eggs, but bringing forth their young alive also. It has been discovered that there are four distinct varieties of them developed in paste. How did they get there to begin with is the question, which has been satisfactorily answered by the very simple explanation that their eggs, set ahoat by evaporation, are always blow ing about in the air, like the germs of countless other species of animalcule. Some of them fall into the paste, which affords suitable feeding ground for the creatures when matched, and they very quickly form a colony there.
 ''If you will put small quantity of good vinegar into wine glass and examine it with the naked eye under a strong light you will find the fluid filled with slender, thresd-like bodies in rapid motion. These are the cells of vinegar, which, when viewed under the microscope, are found to be longer and more active than the paste cells. though not so thick. They can be seen to great advantage by enclosing drop of the liquid between two pieces of glass and casting an image of it, magnified by solar microscope, upon a large screen, when hundreds of cells, each apparently more than foot in length, will be seen crossing and recrossing the surface and darting and twisting in every direction. Their motions are evidently quickened by the glare of the sunlight that falls upon them through the lenses and which they try to shun"
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
STALKING THE OSTRICH.
The Manner in Which Bushmen Hunt
 the RIg Birds.

the RIg Birds.
 This description of an ostrich hunt by bushmen is given by writer in the Weeks Sport:
 The birds were sighted about o'clock one hot December afternoon, and the par ty of which I was 8 member was instructed to remain concealed behind ledge of rocks while the two hunters worked around below the ostriches, in order to be able to approach them against the wind. select ed high point of land, where good view of the feeding birds could be had, and, with powerful field glass, awaited devel- opments.
 The two hunters were prepared for the stalk by their companions by having their Legs rubbed with white, chalky kind of
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
EDITORIAL NOTES.

There is hotel keeper in prohibition Maine whose name is Gin.
 Judging from the receipts of wheat in Chicago and other places the farmers are not paying much attention to that circu- lar. They know when they have good thing.
 California has changed some since '49. A man in San Francisco was recently fined $250 for carrying concealed weapons, and the Supreme court of the State has upheld the decision.
 While the son of Frank James is a student at Missouri military academy the son of the late Jesse James is acquir- ing 8 practical business education in Kansas City. He is considered an in dustrious lad of much promise. These two facts ought to interest the people who discourse on iheredity and environ ment.
 Indiana's new tax law provides for the assessment of all property at its actual value. The States valuation just deter mined in accordance with this law shows an increase of about 30 per cent. on real estate and about 20 per cent. on personal property, and the chief question of in terest to the Indiana taxpayers is whether the old tax rate is to be maintained or not.
 It is safer to travel than to stay at home. The perfection of railroad construction and management is we'll shown by the latest official returns concerning casual ties from accidents during the past year. From this it appears that iE all the world but one person was killed for every forty-fve and half million passengers that were carried, while only one person out of every million and half passengers carried was injured in any way. An interest scheme is reported from Kansas. A firm has announced to the | farmers there that it will fight all mort gage foreclosures for it's clients and do the business on 90 large scale as to discour.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
A Mother, Sacrifice.

"So you passed yourself as a widow while you were away, ehi" said MT. Briggs to his spouse, who, by the way, is rather good looking. "You ought to be ashamed of yourself, but suppose you are not"
 s"Of course am not" 1" was her reply. 'T did so merely on Johnny's account. You have no idea how kind all the gentlemen were to him.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17

age the eastern sharks. All the firm asks is dollar from each member of the league that it is organizing and dollar from each member for each case opened up. Already it claims to have 5,0o0 clients and to have begun six cases.
 The affairs of the Panama Canal com pany are still the subject of discussion in Paris. although the project is dead and buried. It is not surprising that some of those who gave $250, ,00O, 900 to the com pany should continue to complain and to urge the Government to do something for them, but there is no indication that they will be successful. It does not seem prob able that the searching of the houses and offices of the promoters will reveal com promising documents at this late day.
 A "Young Ladies' Telephone Schoor has recently been established by the gov ernment in the city of San Salvador for the purpose of training young senoritas for the service of the American Telephone company there. This is decided inno- fdtlOu, lOE WoTh 1s uOb COust0cfcu dt MI good form by the ladies of Salvador, or of the other southern republics. The first graduate of the school, Senorita Francisco Montoya, was appointed telephone and check clerk at branch office in the city & few weeks ago.
 A French surgeon who has lived in China declares that the Chinese detectives are unequaled in ability for ferreting out crim- inals. It is impossible for an evil-doer long to elude them. They have an eye upon every man, woman and child, foreign or native, in China, and in addition watch each other. Informers are encouraged and collision is impossible. This instance of their skill is told: "A family in Tonquin was murdered and there was no apparent clue to the murderer. The entire detective corps of three provinces were placed upon the case, and in three weeks the murderer none other than the chief of the secret police who handled the chase for the mur- derer-was arrested and beheaded."
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
4ry 6nuds.
Howe & StGtSOl. DO TT NOW !!

Buy your Dress Goods while | our assortment of Exclusive Novelties is complete. We are showing a great variety of Fine Dress Goods, only one pattern of a style, which will not be duplicated this season, from $8.75 to $245 50 dress. All wool Homespuns at 38c per yard. Immense assort- ment of all wool goods at soc per yard. Many of these cloths are copies of high cost fabrics; takes eight yards to make dress (only $4 oo). Extra values in all wool Serges, all colors, at soc, 75c and $1.oo per yard.
 The popular all wool Bed ford Cords, in all colors, at 75c, $1.oo and $1.25. Examine these cloths.
 Black Goods a specially. Our shelves in this department are loaded with the newest fancies, also our old reliable numbers of Priestley's and Ecroyd's Silk Warp Henriet- tas, all wool Cashmeres, Hen- riettas, Bedford Cords, etc., all at our popular low prices.
 Big drive in Lace Depart ment, viz, 1,8oo yards Fancy Gauge. Silks, in handsome plaids, stripes and figures, at 25c per yard. Very desirable for evening dresses, sashes, waist fronts, etc, etc. Goods cost the importers 75c a yard.
 We are pleased to announce that we are sole agents for New Haven for the famous Dr. Jaeger's Sanitary Woolen System Underwear for Ladies and Children's wear. Full lines just received in stock.
 We are also agents for Dr. Warmers Health Underwear.
 wHWe carry full lines of Gents Underwear in both Dr. Jaeger's and Dr. Warmers make.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
GREAT REDUCTION,

GREAT REDUCTION.
 We offer at retail fifty Plush and Rattan Chairs, slightly shopworn, at 50 per cent. less than regular prices. Also a large line of beautiful Chairs uphol- stered in Plush, Broca- telle, Tapestry, in all the latest shades and finish.
 Divans, Sofas, Dining Chairs. Tables in Oak. Mahogany and Rattan.
 Call and make yet se- lection at once.
 New Haven Rattan Co.,,
 552 State Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17

California has changed some since '49. fined $250 for carrying concealed weapons, and the Supreme court of the State has upheld the decision.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17
Snmrma1 aud Courier.

The Oldest Daily Paper Put
 Hshed in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17

There is hotel keeper in prohibition Maine whose name is Gin.
 Judging from the sreceipts of wheat in
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-17

An interest scheme is reported from Kansas. A firm has announced to the farmers there that it will fight all mort gage foreclosures for it's clients and do the business on 90 large scale as to discour.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14
Fred Douglass Says the State De-
partment Requested Him to
Step Out.
He Declines to Talk Until His Resig-
nation Has Been Officially
Accepted.
The Remainder Of His Days to
be Devoted to His
Race.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lit appears
that Fred Douglass did not tender his
resignation as minister TO Iiayti at the
unprompted suggestion Of his own
sweet Will. In speaking this morning
of the severance of his relations with
the State Department he init
mated very clearly that he had
been informed that his rcsigna-
ton would DC acceptable. The
plain Interpretation of this Is that
Minister Douglass was bounced. When
asked to be explicit the aged negro re-
piled that until the State Department
had officially notified him that his
resignation had been accepted his
tongue would remain tied.
However," he added, that notilica.
tion will come soon, and then it will be
my time to speak. | have been charged
by the press with incapacity and sloth.
fulness. And ii has been claimed that
my color initiated against me. The
charges, while incorrect, had their
effect upon the State Department and
my connection with the diplomatic
service ceased. The truth of tho mat
ter il that | have not been alOthfuL.
On the contrary, | have worked very
hard in behalf of my country's interest,
particularly so for the acquisition of
Mole st. Nicholas. 1T was very dis
couraging to me that failed to get it,
But the real reason for the failur was
because had President iIippoiyte given
the mole to us conspirators in this
country against llayLi would have
started another revolution by spreading
the report that IIippolyte was selling
llayti to foreigners. ] intimatcd that
If the mole was not conceded TO us
peacefully force might be used. But
even th"t had no effect. At the same
time | accomplished more in the way
OF settling claims than had been pre-
viously done in twenty years. prcsi-
dent llippolyte referred to me in com
pllmentary terms in several of his
public messages, and that fact, be-
lieve, caused jealousy in this country.
! do not know who my successor will
be, but whoever he is, Mole st. Nicbo-
las will not be secured for some time
to come
The eX-ministcr says he intends to
devote the remainder of his days to
promo ing the welfare OF his race. lie
haa had enough of politics.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

The 81, Paul Globe thinks that tho dis
crimination the legislature Of Wyoming
has made against bachelors in II tax OF W
yenr my be presumed due to the fact
that woman vote in that state, and have
all The political functions and opportunl-
ties Of men. Tho amount IL nbsnrdly
small, If IL il designed to impol men to
mabimony az matter Of economy. No
bachelor in that peculiar state is going to
mary to save ~. The tux is palpably
designed to put mark of disapproba-
tior upon the claas, deserved no doubt rs
rule but not u happy device to allure that
element of society to Wyoming, II con.
veys II suspicion, also, that special re
iuctance exists to make wives OF the ma.
terial found in that state. 1t IL not init
mated that voting and operating in po-
litical affairs render young female citizens
less attractive and loynbc. 1t il not
known that there has been any special
nocking in that direction 10y those who
would have husbands, but Tho suspicion
that the tax has this sort of inspiration is
calculated to prejudice the bachelors
against the homo material. II may
be unjust, too, in not dis
eliminating in favor of the
young men who have been bOilled in
their pursuit OF the dual estate. If n man
has proposed to reasonable number of
parties, there should be exemption from
all stigma. The law or judicial decisions
should indicate the limitations in this re-
spect The subject however, is one to be
treated with more success 10y social than
statute rules, and Wisconsin has left the
matter to that tribunal, though not With
The sanction Of Brother KreH, Of Milwau.
kec, who NJ the last session of the leeisla
ture insisted that bachelors ought not to
be permitted TO run around loose without
license tags on them any moro than
dogs,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-08-14

& Steel Workers. association with the
proposition that the Iaborers themselves
should 90 and ask that tie tax be increas-
ed. "They came TO our association, '
says Mr.. Weihe, "dnd represented that an
increase in the tariff would start the tim
plate industry, and would be big thing
for us, and they wanted us to help them
them out The workmen were persuaded
by these statements, and further by an
agreement on the part oil Mr.. Niedringhaus
association Of manufacturers TO pay the
workmen Is and 20 per cent. extra wages
for work on plates of the sort used for
timing. The manufacturers got their
double protection, =" for which the work
men were induced to ask, land now, says
Mr.. Weibe, "they want TO crawfsh out
They got the association to help them, and
now they want to recede from their agree
ment with us, and Mr.. Niedringhaus, who
should be the very last, is the first to try
to back out. "
The Nedringhaus promise in this case
was of personal and direct nature, but
the failure TO fulfill il is no more faithless
and wicked than that Of the army of
stump speakers whose declarations to the
working people of the certainty Of an in
crease of wages if furCher protect on came
TO pass led to Harrison's election two
years ago. In both cases the assistance
of the poor man was obtained under false
pretenses.
But in this connection il is pertinent to
publish the evidence of practical steel
worker like Mr.. Wehe on the matter of
tin-plate making in this country. The
II anufacturers he says "declare they can
not manufacture at such price; and they
are right--they cannot. Another thing,
they will not be able to turn out the
amount of tin-plate by 1897 called for by
the Mckinley bill" The conditions of
this bill, as will be remem,
bered, are that if on the 1st of October,
1897, it shall appear that the aggregate
quantity of TEMPLATES lighter than 63
pounds per 100 square feet, produced in
the United States In any one of the six
years preceding June 30, 1897, has not
rquoled one-third of the amount of such
plates imported in any fiscal year since che
passage of the tariff act the tax shall be
removed entirely and tin'plates go on the
free list. 1t is tits condition which, Mr.
Wehe declares, cannot DO met
These facts which rise TO the surfacs as
Il result of the industrial row in st, Louis
will form theme on which tho tin. plate
liars may exercise tn, ir peculiar genius
for some time to come.