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Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
VETERANS ARE CARELESS.
A Startling Bpised e In n San Francisco
Gun Store.
tba Gan rsm

Gun Store.
IFrom the San Francisco Call
A bronzed and bearded sportsman of 20
walked into gun store and asked for some
22-caliber cartridges. A box was handed
with the eye of an expert.
| ''The last L bought didn't fit very well, n
he observed 'I think I'll try these" and
with the familiarity of and old customer
he reached to take gun down from the
rack.
"Don't, sir, please, said the proprietor.
you're an old customer and q good
one, but it's the rule of the store
never to let gun or pistol be loaded in
it."
"Bosh, said the sportsman a trife tes.
tily, "T've handled guns before you or any
of your clerks was born. / only want to
see If they will fit. The last ones / had
were trifle too tight to work easily in my
TARGET rifle, which is this make" And the
old sportsman opened the breach of the
rife he had taken down and shook two or
three cartridges out of the box he had just
bought. Perhaps he did it q trile more
hastily because of the gunsellsr's protests-
| tions.
'Tts against the rule" repeated the lat.
ter hastily. 'T really can't
Bang, Thud!
He never finished the sentence. Tho man
had dropped the cartridge into the gun
and closed the breech and something had
inexplicsbly gone wrong for the first time
| in his half century of experience. The gun
went off, the little bullet whirred the length
of the store and buried itself in the wood
work about the door, not half a
yard from where man sat loading car
| tridges.
"My Godl" said the old sportsman, al
never had thing like that happen before. y
His cheek was white aud his hand trem-
bled like leaf in the wind. The man
who had been loading cartridges showed !
sudden pallor, and all the clerks came run
ming up with CONSERVATION on their faces
After the trouble was well over the pro
prietor was in a mood to talk about saf
handling Of guns. YES" he said, sit
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
PovERTYIN HAKTFORD.

A town committee in Hartford has been
making an investigation and it has found
that the paupers of the town need some
looking sitter. One FOUNDER" who gets a
pension of eight dollars a month, has also
succeeded in getting from Hartford in one
year coats, 9 pairs of trousers, vests,
II undershirts, II pairs drawers, 81 pairs
socks, hat, jacket, overalls, pairs
braces, II shirts, 10 pairs shoes, pairs
boots. And another has had in twenty
three months 10 pairs of pantaloons, 8
coats, vests, 13 undershirts, 12 drawers,
% socks, 5 hats, 2 jackets, IL overalls, D
braces, 13 shirtz, pairs of shoes, pairs
of boots And the paupers want good
things to eat as well as to wear. The com
mittee found among the articles drawn
bananas, lima beans, berries, broma, cakes
(twenty-one times), candy, cash, cash un-
specified (twenty-two times), catsup, ,chron,
cocoa, cocoanut, coffee Q56 times) Gavs
and Mocha mixed two times), canned corr
twenty-five times), crackers, one Of
the very dearest forms of bread
(225 times), cranberries, cream, dates
doughnuts, eggs QS5 times, otter
in winter), Pillsbury -four, pastry
-four, ginger, gingersnaps, jelly, lemons
canned lobster, molasses, nutmegs (eigh
times), nuts, oranges, orange crisps, greer
peas, canned peaches, pickles (sevsnteel
times), pie, pineapple, new potatoes a.
| early as June IA, raisins, canned salmon
sardines, bottles of sauce, canned succo
tash, syrup, tea 1884 times), tobacco. Ant
the following interesting statements mad
concerning the inhabitants of the aims
house: Most of the permanent inmate
are believed to have their lives insured
| Calls upon some of these from the outsid
world are not always dictated by motive
of pure benevolence. Nor is the actus
motive always hidden from the insure
themselves. IT know what you are her
for" an aged mother said to her drunke
son, "you want to find out when am &c
ing to die, SO that you can get that insul
ance."
Therefore there is talk of making
change in the manner of relieving povert
in Hartford. Poverty may yet be inco1
| venient there if not disgraceful.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
SIGN ED.

Sworn Off.-Cleverton-Are you going
yachting this seasoni
Dashaway-No, I've signed the pledge.
-Life's Calendar.
"Do you think that John is honestp
Perfectly. He never touches any
thing. Why, I have known him to sweep
around cigar-stub for ten days in sue
cession without disturbing it."-Boston
Transcript.
Andrew Carnegie writes about the ga B
G of Money" in the North American Re
view. Andrew Carnegie is rich enough to
know better 1t is the Y, the X and the
L most people are interested in when the
mighty S is under Observation-Disclosures
Truth.
He latter his third proposal and rejec-
tion(-Is there nothing can do, Miss Tim
kins, to have you say yesi ,-.... -,-.--t
She--Yes, there is.. D. -. -
He-Oh, tell me what is.
She-Ask me If shall continue to say
no.-Boston Herald.
Yapsley-Think I'll have to change my
boarding house. 1 am getting tired of the
hired girl reading all my letters and pri-
vate papers. Mudge-Why don't you do
as 1 do-put them under the bed. They
may get little dusty, but they are safe
Indianapolis Journal.
"My salary has been raised" said he,
'and think 1 am in a position now
where can safely ask you to name the
day"
could see u.s." answered the blushing
maiden, seated on his knee.-Indianapo
Journal.
Father Gmpressively)-Th gentleman
is Professor Greatmind- the eminent scien-
tist whose marvellous discoveries have
excited the attention of the entire civilized
world, a man whom even to have seen il
an honor.
Daughter-How his pants bag at tn,
kneeI-New York Weekly.
He had told her that business called hin
to Europe, and that he might be gone 1
year. With pale face and beating hear
he nervously awaited the girl.
Finally the girl spoke:
"You seem a trifle nervous and excited
| Mr. Sampson" she said. care You sfraic
of being seasickf'-Epoch.
| Vaulting Ambitions Oyerleap.-Claric
| Pm going to palm myself off as beinl
much younger than am. Aren't youl
| Delia-Yes. What age have you decides
oni
| Clarice-Si1teen.
Delia-Dear me! Do you want people t
say that you are old enough to be you
own mothera-Harper's Bazaar.
| George Overby-Don't you think Mis-
Lampson would be greatly pleased wit
this watcha I'll take it if you'll engrave
for me.
Jeweler-What inscription would yo
like?
Overby-Simply G. o. to H. L.
weler-Um-er-ahem! 1 thin
she'd prefer it plain.
Mr. Figg-What did you mean by POI
mitting that young Filkins to kiss 20
good bye last nightl
Miss Laura-I wanted him to be SUI
and call again.-Indianapolis Journal.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
How the Prince of Wales Fell I'm


Lucy c. Lille in Juue Lippincott's.l
Two stories are related, on creditable
authority, of the manner in which the
heir apparent to the throne of England
first heard of the charms of the Prince Of
Denmark's daughter; and both of them
form pretty incidents in the prologue of
what is regarded as the most charming
royal romance in modern timss H. r.
81. Albert Edward chanced, so it is said,
to be Willing away part of a long summer
afternoon with two or three 'congcnial
spirits, young men of rank and position
near enough to his own to make even dis
cussion on domestic questions possible,
and the matrimonial outlook for one of
the party was brought up. Colonel -
drew from his pocket the photograph, as
he supposed, of his fiancee, to show it
proudly to his companions. But instead
of Lady IS likeness there appeared a
rather poorly taken carte de visite of the
most charming girl the princes eyes had
ever rested upon-a girl wearing simple
little white gown and loose white jacket,
with black velvet ribbon circling her
throat, and her hair smoothed hack from
her brow, leaving the beautiful young face
to be admired for itself alone. The eyes
and lips seemed to be smiling at the prince
who gazed at the picture, demanding to
know who in the world this lovely ''coun-
try girl" might be. ''The daughter of the
Prince of Denmark" was the answer, and,
| naturally enough, the carte de visite
4 changed owners. b. f. H. showed it that
evening to a confidential friend,-ons
/ who knew of the matrimonial designs OF
the queen for the Prince of Wales, a bride
| from one of the weil-known German
houses having been selected. The quaint
little photograph had not left the princes
keeping when a few days later he again,
and quite by chance, encountered at the
| house of a certain duchess the same noble
| young face, this time eXquisitely painted
in miniature, the property of lady who
had just returned from Denmark.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
IS PUBLISHED
EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
One Dollar per Year, (tn Advanced
Single Copies cents.
Plan TO MAKE MONEY.

APLAN TO MAKE MONEY.
The alliance infationists think they see
their way clear to carrying out their
great financial scheme. The plan is to es
tablish State banks under the control Of
the State alliances and county banks un.
der the direction of the local alliance ex
changes. The county banks are the essen
tial feature of the scheme. These institu
tions are to be stock concerns, the capital
to be subscribed as far as possible by
members of the alliance, and each of them
is to have an elevator or storehouse as part
of its business equipment. To the store
houses the farmers can take their corn,
wheat and other products that will keep,
and receive checks from the banks
to the amount of so pei
cent. of the market value of the
crops at the time of storage. They can
let the crops lie in store until the market
prices suit them, and then sell. The
checks are to be given for small amounts,
printed in designs to guard against coun,
terfeiting, payable in gold or silver at any
of the banks, and are expected to circulate
as money. The value of crops deposited
at any bank is not to exceed the amount
of its capital stock, and of course there
will be the same Limitation upon the total
amount of checks" issued. The "checks'
are to be made out in the first instance in
the name of the "depositor," and then in
dorsed by him payable to the bearer to fa
cilitate their circulation.
Perhaps people wont be as ready te
take this kind of money as the alliance il
10 iao11a
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18

ouis of CasteIlanos and the Count of Mira

QulS Oh CaSuellhuOs auu kue Suuat VI mlIa-
vale.
The enactment by the Massachusetts, leg
islature during the last days of the session
of the bill establishing nautical school in
the harbor at Boston is a move in the right
direction. The statute provides that the
governor may appoint three commission
ers, who are to serve without pay and who
are to hold Office for terms of one, two and
three years respectively, subsequent ap-
pointments to be made for q term of three
years. These commissioners are to prepare
the rules that are to regulate the nautical
school, to appoint the instructors, pur-
chase and provide for the disbursement of
needed supplies, and are to have complete
control over the school.
Mackerel have been scarce and high
during the last few years. Three years
ago close season was established by our
government, which saves the fish from
capture until after the spawning season,
which undoubtedly accounts for their
great abundance this year. Within the
last two weeks, 5000 barrels of macksrel
have been brought to the Boston market
by provincial steamers alone, while some
vessels of the New England feet have
taken as many as 200 barrels in the few
days since the season opened. When lob
sters were threatened with practical ex-
tiuction by the greed of the canning fac
tories, the prompt establishment of close
time was almost Immediately followed by
large increase, both in their size and
numbers In the same way Maine has
saved the immense game preserves for the
indefinite use of the legitimate sports
man, instead of allowing them to he de-
populated by the pot hunter.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
4r:1J Goods.
4ry Goods.
Howe & StgtsOn.
SUM MER
WaslDrGSS Goods

The balance of our imported
French Organdies in handsome
printed dark and tinted grounds
at 2oc per yard.
linda Grape Cloth l5c per yd !;
a handsome, seasonable fabric in
white and cream grounds, with
unique printings.
Black Surah Novelties at j &C
per yard. This fabric is war
ranted fast black, acid and per-
spiration proof printed in white
figures and stripes.
One case black and white
Checks, double fold, woven, not
printed, warranted fast collars, l1c
per yard also handsome Dress
Ginghams at llc per yard.
The beautiful Shantong Pom
gees at 2ac per yard.
Two cases of first quality dress
styles in Flannelettes at loc per
yard; always sold at l2ac.
Warranted Fast Black Satin
Plaid Lawns at l2ac yard, regu-
lar price 2oc. These plain black
Lawns are in handsome broken
Plaids and very desirable.
This is a great season for Chi
ma Silks. We carry a large line
of this popular fabric in all grades.
Special values this week in Black
China Silks at 25c, 38c, soc, 65c,
75c, 85c and $l.oo per yard.
600 yards all wool Novelty
Homespun Dress Goods, 25c yd.
Marked down from soc.
Special bargains in Black Silk
Demi-Flouncings, from 35c to
$500 per yard.
45 in, White Muslin Embroi-
dered Hemstitched Flounces at
25c per yard, usual price 39c.
Job lot Corset Covers, Ham
burg trimmed, at l5c each. No
thing better to be found in regu-
lar goods under 35c.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
No. l45

the rule of the store to let no arm be load.
ed In 1t. We simply won't load gun or
pistol for man and let him take it away.
The fool who didn't know it was loaded
isn't patch to some of the people who
come here. They Will grab the guns of
the racks or counters and point them al
each other, and play all sorts of monkey
tricks. OF course they are never loaded,
but it isn't safe to presume that. People
come In here with pistols to be repaired.
Is it loodedF we always ask. tOh, no,
viii be the reply. But we don't take 10
for granted. 1t is the invAriable rule in
receiving an arm to look FIRST for cart
ridges, and you'd be surprised to see how
often we find them, all rusted in some
times; sure not to go off when burglars
are around and quite apt to explode when
they're net wanted to-"
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18

member that / am not committing suicide.
1t is only for a short time in any case. ]
am only shortening my own life by q few
hours to prevent You losing yours. God
knows / dontwant to die: L fear death.
but / have hope beyond it,"
He held the muzzle of the weapon to his
breast.
Remember where 1 am buried-this
gorge in the mountains. Describe IL TO
my friends if you live to reach them.
God bless you ALI I must die, and in
dark"
He was about to pull the trigger, when
the voice of Stuart came from the group
OF pale-faced men who could have calmly
faced anything but this: "For Gods sake,
Geery don't-but if you must, don't shoot
yourself there. 1t will only prolong your
agony. Place your pistol to your temple. {"
The change was made. "God bless you
all and take you safely out of this"
The men turned and walked away; none
of them could face the. final scene. The
hnger came down upon the trigger, the
cap exploded, but there was no shot.
Sam. L. Hauser, afterward governor of
Montana, stepped forward and said:
'Geery, for Gods sake desist-this is a
warming" To this he merely made an
swer: 81 don't know what to think of IL;
it never snapped before" Again cooking
the weapon, he engaged a moment in 81
lent prayer, again pressed his finger and
the deed was done.
The men gathered around his dead body.
Tears were in the eyes of all, and some
could not speak for the sobs that shook
them waiting some half-hour," SAYS
Governor Hauser, latter he had drawn
his last breth, we buried him as he desired
in his soldiea overcoat. We had scarcely
finished his burial when the pickets an
nounced that the Indians were within gun
shot, yet there was no firing After our
last duty was finished Jim directed us to
pile limbs and brush on the grave and
burn them, so as to conceal it from the
Indians and prevent them from digging
poor Geery up for his scalp and clothes.
We then gathered our things together as
best we could, and, packing up, moved on
in single file out of the gorge, camping,
or rather hiding, in the sage-brush some
miles away"
The sacrifice was not made in vain.
The little porty made its way back to Ban
mack City without further loss of life.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18

A great many people have been "half-
baked" 80 far this week. 1t is now pre-
dicted that the finishing touches will be
put on Saturday or Sunday.
Big London. The population of Lon
don, according to the census of 1891, il
5,633, $3.50. This is "Greater London" in.
cluding the suburban districts, and shows
the metropolis to contain more people
than Ireland (4,7O6, ,162) by almost mil
lion.
The New England Farmer says to its
readers: 'Imagine you have got the best
farm on Gods green earth and you have
got it." The man who gave that advice
would be capable of telling people to i'm
agine they were cool during such weathe,
as we have had this week.
"Hot water for COWS" is the maxim Of
the French dairy farmers in the depart
ment of Finisterre. They claim to have
proved by experiments that when cow
drink hot water they yield one-third more
milk than when they are refreshed witt
cold water only. The proportions are sale
to be half pail of boiling water to half I
pail of cold.
It is curious fact that for 1856 years tn
various governments of Mexico, colonial
imperial and republican, have continues
paying pensions to the heirs of Montezum
II. The family of the ancient race seem
to be in no danger of extinction, for eacI
generation sees additions to the line. Man
of the family live in the country, whil
there is numerous section who reside i
Spain, and there are among the Spanis
branch many titled people. The late Duk
of Abrantes was descendant, as are ais
the Marquis of Aguila Fuerte, the Ma
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
EDITOKIAL NOTES.

Anarchist Most is to spend year in the
penitentiary. 1t won't be his first expert
ence of the kind, nor his last unless he
learns wisdom.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
9nmtna1 aud Courier.
Notice.

Notice.
We cannot accept anonymous or return reject
cd communications. In all cases the name OF the
writer will be required, not for publication, but
sa guarantee OF good faith.
Situations, Wants, Rents and other small ad-
vertsements One Cent Word each inser-
ton. Five cents q word for a full week (seven
t1mes).
Display Advertisements-One square Gone
inch), one insertion, 10; each subsequent IN
Obituary notices, in prose Or verse, Is cents
per line. Notices OF Births, Marriages, Deaths
and Funerals, Is cents each. Local notices 20
cents per line
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
immediate business Gall matter to be unob1ec-
tionable) and their contracts do not include
Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
Yearly advertisements at the following rates:
One square, one year, $40; two squares, one
year, SO; three squares, one year, SOB.
Special rates furnished on application for con-
tracts covering considerable length Of time or .
large space.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
LARGE SALE
0XF0RDS.

We offer, together with
our own stock, a large lot
of Summer Shoes and the
balance of E. S. Gibbons
stock at extremely low
prices.
Kid Oxfords, patent leather
tips, zoe, Gibbons price S1.OO.
Fine Bronze Kid Oxfords
S1.2O, Gibbons price $3.50.
Patent Leather ONfords S1.25,
worth $1.75.
Fine DongoIa Oxfords, patent
leather trimmed and patent tips,
500, Gibbons price $3.50.
Fine Dongola, French finish
with patent tips, S1.75, worth
$3.50.
Victoria Oxferds at So, worth
$3.50.
Our Tan, Russet and Chocolate
OXfords at the very lowest prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
M. Bristol &SOlS,
S54 Chapel Street.
AGENTS WANTED

In every house in the county 10 advocate the
purity Of @. o. TaylOr's Old Bourbon And Pure
Rye Whistles By agents We mean p.ople Of
mature age. that know and appreciate a Food
thing when they see IL Many o lhe best rShrs-
iciAps write for, and advocate the worth AZ
these pure sumulanis- Druggists and Grocers AZ
reputation sell them, as do the proprietnrS Cbes
ter Il. Graves & Sons. whose firm name is oyer
| the cork In each bottle Unbranded cases n
| wanted. CHESTER q. GRAVES g SONS. sois
l Proprietors, Boston, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18

A great many people have been "half.
baked" 80 far this week. 1t is now pre-
dicted that the finishing touches will be
put on Saturday or Sunday.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
mfscelIameu11s.
Optical Goods
Toilet SundrieS,

Field Glasses, Spyglasses.
COlOred Spectacles and Eye.
glasses.
COmpasses, BarOmeters and
Thermometers.
Pocket Flasks, Drinking Cups
and Picnic Sets.
Pocket Air Pillows.
Medicine Cases, filled or emp.
ty.
Hair, Cloth, Tooth, Nail and
Bath Brushes.
English, French and Ameri-
can Soaps.
. Choice Perfumes, Colognes
and Bay Rum.
Manicure Goods.
Toilet Powders, Puffs and
Cosmetics, of every description.
Bath Sponges and Towels.
Our Stock and Prices
Will Bear Comparison.
E. L. WASHBURN,
81 Church Z g. Center SITS.
EADIE o. cE~RA0uD
SO L e q l I 0 RS
American Foreign Patents,
S68 CHAPEL ST.,
NEW HAVEN, CONN
John. u. 1arle,
Expert in Patent Causes.
GEORGE D. SEYMOUR, Counselor at Law
FRED g. EARLE.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18
miscellaneous.

a cream OF tartar baking powder Highest OF
al IN leavening Strengths s. Government ne
port, August Il, 1889
Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-18

Sworn -Cleverton-Are you going
yachting this seasoni
Dashaway-No, I've signed the pledge.
.Life's Calendar.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-10
nriafIocal Items,

George Salyer (white) was received at
the penitentiary yesterday to serve two
years for forgery.
The West-End Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet at Washington.
Street Methodist church on Monday at 4
o'clock p. III.
The beautiful little Grecian play A
Scene in the Vale of Tempe" so well re-
ceived at the CARNIVAL de la Mer, will be re-
peated early in the fall for the benefit OF
one Of our worthy institutions.
The Sons of Confederate Veterans will
meet at Lee Camp Hall tomorrow after
noon at 4 O'Clock to take the car for Oak
wood cemetery. Pickett Camp of Con-
federate Veterans will meet at the same
time and go out to the cemetery.
In the Manchester Hastings Court yes
terday the jury in the case OF L. +. Minor
against w. s. Phillips Il Co. brought in a
verdict for the plaintiff for $1l5.7S. The
court, however, set the verdict aside and
the case will be tried again in July.
The illustrated lecture on Pilgrims
Progress" by Rev. Adam Chambers, which
was postponed from last Thursday night
on account of the illness of the lecturer,
will take place at Venable-Street Baptist
church next Thursday night at O'Clock.
The committee of the Contractors
Protective Association appointed to solicit
members have issued circular letter de-
timing the objects of the association. The
next meeting of the association Will be az
Lee-Camp Hall Tuesday night at half-past
O'Clock.
On Tuesday night, May 10th, at $3.50
o'clock, in the lecture-room of Grace Epis-
copal church. Rev. w. NJ Dame, of Balti-
more, will deliver short account Of his
personal experiences in the Wilderness
aud about Spotsylyania Courthouse. A
pleasant musical programme has been ar
rap9ad