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Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

door has killed the dog. Husband-well,
 never mind, my dear. I'll get you anoth. CT ore some time. Wife-But 1t wasn't my Tido that he killed; it was your hunt. ing dog. Husband (wildly)-where is my gunHNew York Herald. Professor Greatmind-Yes, sir, this earth is 100. .000, 900 years old; not day less. Visitor-Wonderfull Wonderful! Little girl (entering)-oh, papa, see my new doll. Visitor-Your child, I presume, professor. How old is shel Professor Greatmind-Um-er-m dear, go ask your mother how old you are.-Nsw York
 Weekly. Young bridegroom looking over the wedding presents Ny love, here is an anonymous note inclosing check for s1 ,0O0.
 Young bride-why, it's in papa's hand. writingl Isn't he generousi Young bridegroom-Yes, my love, but the-er-check is anonymous, too.-Chi cago Tribune.
 Jack (tenderly to the little brother ot his adorsd one(-Would you like to know
 a secret, Tommyi Tommy-You bet. Jaek-Well, I'm in love with your sis ter. 1ouiIuy-Ou, tudt uO secret. The ram fly has talked about it every day sinc.
 Uncle Tom brought you home.-Brooklyr Life. Sstan-Well, what do you wanti Reporter-I want to come in Satau-What kind of @ life have yoJ ledl Reporter -Saintly. Satan-Then you can't come in. Reporter-Well, guess I can come in what do you say to thstl | Then, showing his fire badge, he walked
 iuside.-Judge. ''Do you think Sam Peters is smsr
 man?' asked one New York gentleman O another. "No, don't, aud I'll tell you why.
 think he is not very bright. I called a
 his rooms, and on going away said t, him: It is so dark in your hall that yol
 can't see your hand before your face. 4
 man might break his neck in the dark.
 What do you suppose he repliedl" T have no idea" | "He replied: There is no danger O
 that. I've put up a sign in the hall warn
 ing people to be careful. .'"-Texas Sift | ings.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
AyEKYGOOD EXAMPLES.

The evidence of the value of good roads which has been laid before the people of this country during the last two or three years is beginning to tell, and there are in dications in several of the States of real awakening concerning this important mat ter. Connecticut is, we are glad to say, one of these States. The town of Glaston- bury, near Hartford, has made definite and practical move toward better roads, At the town meeting the people appointed a committee to consider the improvement of highways. That committee has reported to an adjourned meeting, and its report and the adoption of it deserve the attention and imitation of all the towns in the State The committee advised the adoption of resolution creating an ad- visory board of five citizens to act with the seIectmen and take full charge of repairs and permanent improve ments on the highways for term of five years, vacancies in the advisory board to be filled by the surviving members. This was adopted by the town without dis senting voice. And thereby it was deter mined that, for term of at least five years, the roads of Glastonbury should be under the charge of the same board, to be worked in accordance with a single sys- tenn and along definite lines to fixed end. Then the meeting further voted that the board secure plans and estimates and con- tract for the construction of at least one mile of good macadam road, which mile is to be finished before the middle of next September.
 This is business, and business of a very eommendable kind. Glastonbury has added much to it's already good reputation
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
IT WAS THE CAT.
How the Despatch Came 10 be
 

How the Despatch Came to be
 Wrecked.
 From the Washington Star.l
 When the Despatch was wrecked mention was made of the supposed connection with the disaster of black cat that had entered and left the ship in mysterious manner. It is not expected that the court of inquiry will trouble itself about going into what might be termed a collateral issue of this sort, but the superstition of the sailor crops out occasionally in the conversation around the courtroom, and forms an interesting background to the tedium of talk about lights and shoals and night orders and bearings. The hero, or rather the semi villain of the cat yarn, is in attendance up- on the court. The cat itself is the villain the tale, and so Milton Brown, a jet-black, stocky decendant of Ham clad in the volu- minous blue of sailordom, is forced in to the role of accessory villain He tells the story of ''Nigger," the black cat, about thus:
 'He come 'bode befo' We lef de yard at New York. He was black cat, black as I is, an he seemed like to like de ship, so he stayed an stayed, an he tried to make fr'en's with swipes, but swipes wouldn't have it, nohow."
 "Who was Swipesl"
 "He was de reg'lar cat of de ship. He was decent, well-'haviored cat, and he was no hoodoo. We got under way an was standin' down stream, headin' fo' de bay, when, jus befo' We got to de Eas River bridge, I heard a scurryin' and g scratchin' an seen Nigger come scampin' down the fo'csstle deck like as he WAS mad. He cut roun' and roun, this CT way an that CT way an at las he gave CT cut an run and befo' I could vent him he'd run twix my laigs and had jumped up onto de rail and then, kerplunk ,overbode. Turned round to some one and said, I did, dat dey would be trouble on bode, sure, fo' po black cat ever jumped overbode from CT ship without causin' trouble. An sho' enough, when ship went asho' Nigger was to blame"
 "what became of Swipes!" asked the re- porter.
 'tShe belonged to me-" spoke up Thomas McDonough, paymaster's yeomsn, land l saved her from the ship along with two dogs. I took her home to Richmond with me and she owns the whole house. A friend of mine has presented her with hand. some collar. Swipes is good cat, and she would have brought the ship out all right if the black cat had only kept away. One of the dogs was brindle bull and the oth. CT was beagle hound"
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
MT. Peck,s Fellow Feeling.

hhus<Ao Slly
 George R. Peck was once returning with friend to his hotel in Boston from a late public dinner with a coterie of distin- guished fnanciers, scholars and statesmen. It was, of course, 8 full-dress affair, and MT. Peck no doubt, looked like lord-or at least like one of the most prosperous and complacent of men. His mind, hew- ever, was full of business troubles, and he doubtless felt, as he often does. how hol- low is the rotund body of worldly success. Just as his hotel was in sight, poor rag ged devil put out 8 supplicating hand and asked for quarter. MT. Peck "gave him twain" and then added dollar or two with the suggestion that food and lodging, added to the probable liquid refreshment about to be enjoyed, would be very benei- cial to health and longevity. The tramp was touched by MT. Peck's generosity, and running after him said: "Sir, I cannot help saying God bless you, and also that l am not what seem" ''That's all right, said NIT. Peck, "say nothing about it, but neith- CT am | n
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
 IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. One Dollar per Year, Gin Advance Single Copies cents.
THE BERLINER PATENT.

THE BERLINER PATENT.
 The boom in Bell telephone stock on &C., count of the issuing of the Berliner patent from the patent office at Washington makes the holders of the stock feel good and calls attention to the fact that the great monopoly is "pretty smart" Few can tell just what the issuing of this patent means, but it is very important to continuance of the grip and the profits of the Bell company. The patent has been in litigation for about eleven years. It is claimed that it covers every known form of battery transmitter and underlies the Blake transmitter, the mechanical device in use in the ordinary box transmitter, and the Running transmitter, the electrical de- vice behind the mouthpiece of the ordinary long distance transmitter. The Blake trans hitter uses two single points of variable contact in the transmission of speech. The long distance transmitter uses multiplicity of carbon points of variable contact, while the Berliner patent covers the principle of any variable contact used in the transmits sion of the human voice. The Bell patent in use in the ordinary hand telephone, and which covers the transmission of speech over wire connected with battery or magnet, expires, with auxiliary patents, so as to leave the hand telephone free to the world January 30, 1894. The Berliner pa tent covers the improved form of trans mission of speech in use for several years past, and it is claimed that no known and practical device can be used in the tele- phone exchange system or in the transmits sion of speech over long distances, except by the Berliner principle of a variable point of contact.
 If this is correct the Bell monopoly is all right for seventeen years more. Itis to be hoped that during that time the people who use telephones will be treated to some of the great improvements which are said to be in the hands of the parent company.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
PENNED.

She-He doesn't look like literary man yet he told me he made his living by his pen He-He does; he's & pork raiser from Ilinois.-The Tiger.
 She (as Alfred bows politely to a person of Jewish appearancee Who's your friendi Alfred-Oh, he's an uncle of mine. On your mothers sidei No; on the East side. Life.
 An Uphill Drive.-"How do you hold on when you drive up that steep hillf ask her mother. 'tHold on to MT. Daring she replied without hinching.-Rider and Driver.
 Gazzam-The style of hanging the framed marriage certificate in the Parlor is not followed in Chicago. Madaox-No; the parlors are usually only of the average size.-Judge.
 MT. Stinter (examining some accounts on desk)-I think prefer the courting to the welded days Then there was alternate billing and cooing, now it seems to be about all billing .'"-Boston Courier.
 sI know what Pm going to give pa this Christmas" said Arabella- "What, my dearin asked her mother. "A nice woolen comforter It will be lovely to wear wher Ned comes to take me tobogganing. Harper's Bazar.
 Wifs-My dear, that horrid man mex
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

The Pekin government is now preparing prehensive, with main and branch lines extending over the empire from it's north ern boundary to the sesboard. Ship loads of rails have arrived at Shanghai within the past few months. and it is reported that the work of laying them will be be- gun early next year.
 New Orleans is looking for boom. The papers of that city are prophesying that their port will become the greatest shipping port of the country within the next ten years, greater even than New York. They say that the producers in the northern States west of the Ohio river and in tLe southern States west of the Alabama river have found out that they can ship grain, cotton, and pork to Europe from New Orleans more cheaply than from any other port. A few days ago g committee of the Kansas Millers' associa. ton visited New Orleans to make arrange. ments for exporting Kansas four to foreign countries by way of that port at the rate of 10, ,O00, 900 barrels year.
 The decision of the Supreme court oi the District of Columbia in the Newton case is important. It makes unlawful and punishable not only the solicitation oi money for political purposes by govern ment official of other government officials but it makes unlawful and punishable the collection of money for political purposes ''in any manner whatsoever" by anybod, from anybody, "in any room or building occupied in the discharge of official dutie by any officer or employe of the United States or in any navy yard, fort, or arsen al." One Newton in 1888 wrote letters tt government clerks from Virginia, solicit ing money to help elect Malone. Or these letters he has been indicted. To tn, indictment he demurred. His demurre has been overruled and the case ordered for trial.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

The ordinary stylographic pen has made 6 large fortune for its inventor, and now s similar pen for shading in colors has been invented, which annually brings in to it's inventor the snug income of s20, 900. Some years ago metal tipped and heeled shoes and boots for city use were the great rage. and the man who first thought of this sim pie device for saving shoe leather resped a fortune of million dollars in ten years Before that day another man had had sc- cumulated fortune in .inventing the old fashioned brass tipped shoes, which pre- vented little boys and girls from kicking . hole in the soft leather uppers.
 Such simple devices were hardly worth the money which they realized for the in- yentors, but they took the public eye, and
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
COMMUNICATIONS.
The Assessors, Salaries.

The AsseBsOFs' SaIafIe1.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 The New Haven taxpayers cannot afford to pay S10, ,000 for the assessment of their property. The selectmen greatly erred in raising the salaries of the assessors from $1, 800 each per year (which is about S5 per day the year round) to 5000. The matter should be considered by the town meeting and the pay of the assessors fixed by a town meeting vote. If the assessors were appointed by the selectmen and they ad- vertise that suitable men for the office would be paid $100 per month there would be no lack of applicants for the situation. So thinks A TAXPAYER.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The announcement that General Benja- min F. Butler is seriously i'll on account of an abscess in the ear brings to mind the fact that even such tough old fighter as he must be vanquished at last. His career has been picturesque one.
 The 1iquidator of the bankrupt Panama Canal company asserts in his report to the tribunal of the Seine that the United States government is watching for favor able opportunity to obtain control of the unfinished canal at a small cost This is fine story.
 Woman is sticking out, so to speak, in Kansas. A Lawrence girl is a successful horse trainer, and another at Cottonwood conducts 8 bank. The most successful real estate agent in Leavenworth is a woman and one of the heaviest stock deal CTS in the state has 8 wife who can best him every time guessing on the weight of a herd of steers.
 Good oleomargarine is much better than | poor butter, and it is not surprising that l the production and sale both at home and abroad was greater the past year than ever before, the total production in this coun- try being 44,392, ,409 pounds. This indi- cates that it has come to be staple article of food, and it is brought into such large demand because of the scarcity of good butter.
 | A woman once consulted seer regard | ing way to retain the affection of her husband, and this was the advice received:
 "Get a raw piece of best sirloin steak, | about half an inch thick. Rub with cen tral slice from wild onion, salt and pep per. Toast over a bright coal fire on 8 gridiron which is handled only by your
 self, never by your servants; then put
 little sweet butter over the beef. Give him
 half pound of this each morning and dc not speak while he eats it."
 China is at last waking up. There ii
 now in China a comprehensive system oi
 telegraph lines ranning to all parts of tht
 country. The governors of the provincei
 keep watch over the lines, and take car
 that they are maintained in working order , A
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
The Egg Timer.

lrrom the CnlcaSo lrloune-J
 An excellent little regulator acting after ed for the benefit of the woman who "nev. CT can boil eggs just right" It is most useful and accurate contrivance, ,and can be set to boil eggs from two to five minutes or any intermediate time. It is made or exactly the same principle as the metro nome, though it stands lower, the different notches on the pendulum indicating the minutes. The apparatus being wound uI when the eggs are put in the saucepan oi boiling water, the pendulum is set in mo ton, and bell rings when the egg has been boiled to the desired degree, either sIightly soft" Lightly hard" or ''quits hard" It is called the ''egg timer, witt bell n
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

IFrom the St. Louis Globe-Democratl
 It would be interesting to know what there is in the climate of California to make men bald and cause their teeth to decay and fall out, but thus far only the fact is known, the cause remaining undiscov. cred. The thing itself is painfully promi ment. Every one who goes to San Fran cisco cannot help observing how many young men of thirty to fifty years there are who are partially or completely bald like to have it explained, for knowing cause is next thing to providing rem edy
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

Cod-liver oil suggests con- sumption; which is almost un- fortunate. Its best use is be- fore you fear consumption when you begin to get thin. Consumption is only one of the dangers of thinness.
 Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil makes the thin plump, and the plump are almost safe.
 Let us send you a book on CAREFUL LIvING-free.
 Scorr BOVINE. Chemists, rsa South 5th Avenue. New York.
 Your druggist keeps Scotfs Emulsion of cod liver soil-al druggists everywhere do. $I.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
No. 27S

many millions of them were manufactured annually for a long time. Today, however, they are little used and the patents yield the heirs of the inventors very little money.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
AN EAR

Of corn grown on Kansas soil was recently ex- hibited which is 231S inches long and 1s1< inches In circumference at the base. The number of kernels is not given but no doubt reaches among the hundreds He that has ears to hear lot him hear the words of wisdom-that the c. o. Taylor Old Bourbon and c. Taylor Pure Rye Whiskeys arc the finest in the worid-wen aged and pure. Druggists and Grocers sell them- Our firm name
 GRAYH6 c HonA Sole RrupEietprA Dogtons Mas
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

To sell for one week limited quantity of Ladies' Black Cashmere Hose, high spliced heels and double soles, at 39c per pair; actually below mill cost.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
9th Resolve.

To sell 10 dozen Ladies' Night Robes at 5Sc each. These robes have never been offered under 75c.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
7th Resolve.
8th Resolve.

To sell 96 Bamboo Easels at 38c and 48t | each Look at them.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
9th Resolve.

To sell 600 pieces all silk Ribbons, No 12 width, pure silk, at 10c per yard, in al | the leading staple shades.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
5th Resolve.

To sell 101 dozen Cents CamePs Hair
 and Natural Wool Undershirts and Draw
 CTS at $1.25 per garment, regular $1.75 quality.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
2d Resolve.

To sell Cream Pure Linen Table Damask, 66 inches wide, actual measure on the yard stick, at 373c per yard.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19

lSt Resolve. To sell 2,100 yards double fold Plaid and Figured Dress Goods at 5c per yard. For
 sale on Wash Dress Goods Counter. .~
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-19
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The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Appeals have been taken to the

Appeals have been taken to the
U. S. Supreme courtin several cases
for the constitutionality of the Me-
Kinley Bill. The questions involv-
ed are admitted by all to be of un-
usual Importance, as may be Judged
from the fact that motions have
been made TO advance these cases
on the docket of the court, and get
them disposed of with as little delay
as possible. The principal reasons
for which it is claimed the bill is not
constitutional are, first, that the bill
signed by the President was not the
bill that passed both housesof Con-
gress, a section having been omitted
in its engrossment; second, that it
contains provisions for bounties to
sugar producers in this country,
which under the Constitution Con-
gress ad no power 10 enact; and,
third, that section 3 of the act as
sumes to delegate to the President
the power to impose taxes upon i'm
ports, which poweris vested !exclu-
sively in Congress and cannot be
MISUNDERSTANDING
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18
Onr Einnnces.

The Kanawha Gazette: Tho seri-
Gus condition of the country's finan-
ces. resulting from the reckless ex
penditures of the last Congress, are
now duly appreciated. The New
York Tribue, the National Republi-
can organ, frankly admits that the
United States treasury is in a very
bad condition. This is one of the
papers which devoted itself so as
siduously to the work of electing the
Fifty-first Congress, through which
the shameless raid upon the treasury
was inaugurated, and it refers to the
looting of the treasury by its party
rs a matter of course. "The next
Congress will be closely watched
says the Tribune. ITO see whether
it is more economical. If it cuts
down expenditures for the needful
work of the Government it will be
justly censured. If it cuts off pen
sions for Union veterans it will be
condemned. But if it appropriates
as large an amount as the recent
Congress it will be compelled to in
crease tdrdtion in order to prerent
National bankruptcy. The recent
Congress began its ,rOrk Nth a large
surplus to be distributed, and tkat er-
lists no longer.
"There is not offered the Demo.
Gratis next winter as pleasant an
alternative as some of them imag.
ine." 1t will be a difficult under.
taking, indeed, for the Democrat.
to repair the damage done by the
workers whom the people have
hurled from power, but we have
implicit faith in the Democratic
party and in the Democratic mem
bers elected to to the next House o
Representatives to repair as far a.
possible the damage done by theil
predecessors. If they shall revers,
the policy of the Republicans il
opening the Treasury to pension
claim agents and schemers o
various classes, they will as a matte
of course, elicit the severe condem
nation of the IriJnne, but they will
merit and receive the approval o
the country ut large, and this will
be sufficient.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1891-03-18

Queer world! Queer people! Here
are men and women by thousands suff-
ering from all sorts of diseases, bearing
all manner of pain, spending their all
ON physicians and getting no better,
but rather worse" when right at hand
there's remedy. which says it can. help
them because it's helped thousands
like them. another patent medicine
advertisement" you say. Yes-but
not of the ordinary sort. The metli.
cine is DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, and it's different from the ordi-
nary nostrums in this
1t does what it claims to do, or IL costs
you nothing.
Tie way is this: You pay your drug.
gist 81 90 for a bottle. You real the
directions, and you follow them. You
get better, or you don't. If you do,
you buy another bottle, and perhaps
another. II you don't get better, YOU
get your money back. And the queer
thing is that so many people are wiling
to be sick when the remedy's SO near
at hand.