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Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
GOT EVEN WITH THE BARBER.

The Outcome of a Customers Ruse to
 Avoid Conversation. From the Philadelphia Public Ledger and Daily
 Transcript
 It was his third visit to this particular barber shop. The proprietor knew him as the deaf man, who, when he was asked on the first occasion the sterotyped question, "Does the razor hurt?" replied, "Ehl" and when it was repeated in louder tone he looked down at his immaculate linen and said in astonishment: "Where did I raise that shirta Why bought it."
 ''This fellow is stone deaf" said the pro prietor to his assistants, and proceeded to shave his customer in silence. Just before combing his hair the barber took bottle in one hand and pointed to it inquiringly with the other hand.
 "Well, what's the matter with thata"said the deaf man?
 'Bay rum on your hairi" shrieked the barber.
 The customer looked around the shop and said: 1T don't see any base drum on a chair"
 The barber smothered a chuckle and re- marked, ''This mans hopeless" When the deaf man asked how much the proprietor spread out both hands, like an amateur baseball fielder after fly, toIindicate that the damage was ten cents. On his second visit the deaf man fell in to the hand of the assistant, who did not recognize him. While strapping the razor he insinuatingly remarked: "Fine wealth CT we're having" This was a feeler intend l'ed to introduce conversation, during which the knight of the razor would settle all the affairs of state by pointing out the | weak spots in the Harrison administration, and then proceed to show how they could be remedied, as he had done a dozen times that day.
 | The deaf man replied not, and the as- sistant thought his remark was to low. But he was not to be baked in his attempt to drag his customer into controversy. He had a dozen devices gained by long experi' ence at his fingers ends.
 ''Do you shave closet"
 "Whats' --
 ssDo you shave closea" somewhat loud ed. @
 ttNo, don't sell clothes"
 Then the assistant recognized his victim
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
ASIT SHOULD IRE.


 Old soldiers who have been studying up statistics of the war are calling at tention to the losses which befell some of the regiments which entered the service late in the struggle. It is a common thing to suppose that soldier who en- listed during the last year of the war saw little service except garrison duty in the forts about Washington, or in some equally secure place. The experience of some of the regiments which went to the front in 1864 show how fallacious is such 8 theory. Take, for instance, the follow ing cases: The 17th Vermont started for the front in April, 1864, and two weeks afterward it was being pushed against tue Confederate works at Spottsylvania and Cold Harbor. Its total strength was nearly one-half. The 56th Massachusetts left in March, and on May 5 was engaged in the Wilderness; it took out 1000 men, and in a, few: weeks 1t suffered a. loss of -ene-half its force. The 57th Massachusetts, Jeff, in April, 1864, with 1,054 men; three weeks after 356 lay dead and wounded in the Wilderness, and when it quit fighting in front of Petersburg its losses were S04, or four out of five with which it started. The same ratio of losses may be found in the 31st Maine, 58th Massachusetts, 1SSth Pennsylvania, 2O3d Pennsylvania, Seth Wisconsin, 14th New York and many others, all of which goes to show that these late men were the hardest fighters and the heaviest loosers of the war. It is true that some of these late regiments did not get into action, notably one from New Jersey, but it performed valuable service in guarding the railroad from City Point. It would be we'll for fault-inders to in vestigate little closer before coming to such conclusions.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24

courts hold that his first marriage was never dissolved, his second marriage never valid and his children not legitimate-in South Carolina. It may be good South Carolina law, but it is trife hard on the children.
 The palace which J. c. Flood, the Cali fornia millionaire, erected on 'tNob Hill" at cost of $3, 800, ,OOO is entirely un- tenanted except by the old gardener who takes care of the grounds. Every piece of this big, dreary, brown stone pile, even in cluding the stones for the wall surround ing the grounds, was brought around the Horn in ships from the East. The long flight of steps leading up to the portice, with it's heavy pillars, shows no sign of wear. No feat tread it except the feet of the children who play there until the gardener drives them away. Outside the house is desolate as tomb; within it is stored with fine furniture and works of art, but it is never opened to the public.
 The bank of England recently shipped s290, ,000 of gold to this country. As in other recent shipments there will probably be found in this sum bags of gold that left this country for England 8 few months ago, and that come back intact, not even having been opened. It is asuredly waste ful, this practice of paying international balances in the gold itself. Some is lost, good deal of value is worn off by abrasion, the shipment is costly and risky, and the whole business might be better carried on by the invention of international paper Moreover, international paper would help along the education of the people who per sist in regarding stocking as a safer de- pository than bank.
 American investors have always had their attention called to the countless op- portunities for developing the great West, and have found abundant facilities for placing money there at good rates of inter est. There are still many such chances re- maining, but first-class ten per cent. bonds are not as plentiful as they were formerly, and there is not now much difference in the rates for money in Minneapolis or San Francisco from those prevailing in Boston or Baltimore. The western farmers are soon to receive something like a billion dollars more than was paid them last year for their crops, and although this is only hundred dollars apiece for ten million in dividuals, it means the payment of much indebtedness and the consequent reinvest- ment of much money.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
THE NI,KINLEY BILL.

The Democratic press which has so un- mercifully and indiscriminately assailed the Mckinley bill, is beginning to bear witness in its own behalf and in a manner that carries dismay into the camp of it's opponents. The principal argument ad- vanced against it is that Eff free trade is good with one country regarding one article why is it not better with all coun- tries and all articles?" This of course re- fers to the reciprocity feature, and the various treaties already consummated with other nations answer the question most thoroughly. In nearly every market in the world our own exports have to pay duty. By throwing down the bars to the goods of all countries we deliberately place our selves in a position of helplessness in which the best we could do would be to entreat other governments to remove the duty from our own exports. This the principal European powers refuse to do, as our goods would drive their own pro- ducers to the wall in great many cases. By means of the Mckinley bill we are in position to dictate terms, and in every case we have made treaties that are vastly to the benefit of the American farmer and American products. By the time the next campaign opens the Demo- cratic press will be without leg to stand on so far as the tariff is concerned, and will be reduced to the necessity of raising new issue, always 8 difficult problem with party whose only ability lies in its perverseness. It cannot originate an idea, is not supposed to, and does it's duty to the satisfaction of all it's members when ii takes the opposite side of every question that the brains and ability of the Republi can party raises. It is fast drifting into g position of helplessness that is really ex. hausting to it's leaders, and the Republi can party must continue it's production ot ideas that are of benefit to the nation if il expects serious opposition from the Demo
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.


 When one of our hard worked American burglars wants vacation he seems to go over and rob bank in England.
 The latest man who tried to start a revolution in Mexico was very promptly caught, shot and then, to make sure, hanged. Mexico would seem to be an un commonly good country for flibustering revolutionists to keep away from just at present.
 Good evidence that our British cousins are keeping watchful eye on Uncle Sam's fine new navy is found in the fact that the Admiralty has decided to replace the English squadron now on duty in Canadian waters with more modern and far more powerful vessels.
 President Polk of the Farmers Alliance denies that he fears being tarred and feathersd by some of his former deluded followers who are mad at him, but he is still going around in a linen suit and straw hat as if he did not care to risk new suit of fall clothes on his denial.
 Dr. Edson, of the New York board of health, says of modern drukenness in the North American Review: "The outrageous adulteration of alcoholic beverages is not only predisposing and exciting cause, | but the essential oils and doleterious drugs used for this purpose act upon the brain and nervous system with such force as to weaken the already weak intellect and take from the physician the little help he might otherwise have from his patient in effecting cure."
 South Carolina has no divorce law, and
 her courts now refuse to recognize the | divorce laws of any other State so far as
 they affect South Carolina relations. A
 South Carolinian removed to Florida, was
 divorced there, married again and brought 1 up family He then went back to Soutt l Carolina and died. The South Carolins
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
WE SHALL USE

Our best efforts to retain and increase our repu- tation of offering the public, through the Drug and Grocery trade, Pure whiskey CRye or Bour- bon) under the brand of G. O.. T. Our firm name is on each label and over the cork of every bot tie we sell CHESTER H. GRAVES SONS, sole prsprietors. Boston, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
BISMARCK.

IL is said, derives his name from ancestors whore castle protected '-the Msrca" boundary or line of the river Riese ii being point ofdefence against invaders The popularity of the G. O. Taylor old Bourbon and C.. O. Taylor Pure Rye Whis- keys Is derived from the fact of their age purity and strength Thousands of users in every sec tiou of the country will indorse this statement
 Druggists and Grocers sell them Our firm name
 is on the lAbel and over the cork CHESTER R.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
HONESTY

Is the best policy, and sn old and well worn
 maxim but if the headline serves to call your Hf- tention to the fact that the e. O. Taylor whis- keys are honest in purity, natural flavor and old age and the truth that e multitude of Druggists and Grocers in this country sell these whiskeys, our purpose is partially accomplished Be hon. est to yourselves and buy these whiskeys when you need them Chester Fl. Graves 4 Sons firm name covers the cork in each bottle. Unhrand- ed cases sent on request CHESTER H. GRAVES q SONS. Sole Proprietors. Boston. Mass
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
Pennsylvania Corkscrews.

When quite young man made one of a party of Pennsylvanians who attended a large excursion to the Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Parties from various points along the route boarded the train on the
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
AN EAR,

Of corn grown on Kansas soil was recently ex- hibited which is 2314 inches long and 1214 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 let him hear the words of wisdom-that the G. o. Taylor Old Bourbon and G. o. Taylor Pure Rye Whiskeys Druggists and Grocers sell them. Our firm name is on the label and over the cork. CHESTER H
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
9t1J 6nnds.

Howe & StetSOl.
 CHUCK FULL Early Fall Bargains.
 Here are a few of them:
 200 All Wool Balmoral Pat tern Skirts, 40 inches long and full widths, in greys and bright colors, all at $I.oo each. Nev- CT before seen at the price.
 so dozen Gents Half Hose in Modes and States, at 12Hc per pair. You usually pay about 25c for this quality.
 25 dozen Ladies' Suede Mousquetaire Kid Gloves in Tans, Browns, States and Black, at 7oc per pair. The regular price is $1.oo.
 100 Satine Rain Umbrellas, silver handles, at soc each. Would be cheap at 75c. Just the umbrella for school chil-1 dren. I,-l,,
 o~ Special Bargain in Cock Feather Collars at SIPS each. Worth $I.75.
 The tariff hasn't hurt you. We sell a heavy two.thread, fall weight, Ladies' Fast Black Hose at 25c per pair. We have 200 dozens of them. You never bought better value.
 Our Jersey Ribbed Vests for Ladies wear, in Combed Egyptian Yarn, at 43c each will be good news for buyers,
 Full lines of White Crochet Quilts at ooc, o5c, $r.o5, $1.15 and $1.2o each.
 Fringed, Bleached Linen Cloths, 2H yards long, with red Grecian borders, at $I.25.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
Itch and Salt Rheum.
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 your se- lection at once.
 New Haven Rattan Co.,, 552 State Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
aumrna1 aud Gnmrier.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
 Iished in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24

courts hold that his first marriage was never dissolved, his second marriage never valid and his children not legitimate South Carolina. It may be good South Carolina law, but it is trifle hard on the children
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

LIE prince de GALES qui Went de
fgurer 81 tristement dams nm scan
dale de j u, va etre sous peu, para1t-
il, le h6ros dune autre aventure
non-moins scandaleuse.
Lord Brooke, fills a1n6 du comte
de Warwick ct possesseur du plus
joli chateau d d'Angleterre, va inten-
ter une action en- divorce contre SO
femme, ct les relations du prince
de GALES avec celle-ci, seront pa
ra1t-il le motif allegu6.
Ce sont Ia deux rudes coups de
port6s q Ia monarchie en- Angleter-
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25
LES DEUX CORTEGES.

Deux corteges Sc sont rencontres r6-
glise:
L'un est morne,-il conduit le cercueil
Td'un enfant;
Une femme le suit, presqae folle, etouf-
Dams sa poitrine en- feu, lie sanglot qui la
brise.
L'autre, c'est un bapteme: au bras qui le
defend
Un nourrisson gazouille une note indecise
Sa mere, lui tendant le doux sein quill
[epuise,
L'embrasse tout enter dun regard triom-
phant
On baptise, on absout, ct lie temple Sc vide.
Les deux femmes alors Sc croisant sous
[l'abside,
Echangent un coup d'eil aussit6t detour-
ne.
retour qu'inspire la
La jeune mere pleure en- regardant la
La femme qui pleurait SQUIRT au nou-
veau-ne.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25
j. G. MARQUIS, Collaboration.
sont grandes ouvertes.
Mon ami ma racOnfa

Mon ami me raconta un autre
cas- de fraude qui me parut tres ori.
ginal. Un contrebandier tres con-
nu tombe gravement malade, dams
une petite maison quiz possede en-
Alsace. Sentant sa fin approcher,
il mande ses enfants autour de lnl
ct leur tient CO langage:
--Dans quelques heures, je go.
raj mort. Je vous laisse un gentil
p6cule. Vous pouvez parrondir
encore. Je demande, dams mon
testament, a etre enterr6 en- Fran
ce. Alors, que chacun de vous Sc
ga1nisse de dentelles le Jour de
mon enforcement, vous pouvez etre
Sur de ne pas etre inqui6t6s.
Les enfants suivirent le conseil
an-ertrensis de leur pere. Les
douaniers presenterent les armes
au mort ct ne songerent pas q vi
sitter les habits de ceux qui Pac-
compagnaient a sa derniAre demeu-
re.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25
HENRY GIRARD.

Pour donner une id6e de la vo-
que don't jouissent en- Europe les
yilles de Nice ct de Monaco, il suf-
fit de dire qu'au mois de f6vrier
dernier, la premiere de ces villes
etc visit6e par 221,3 voyageurs
arrives de toutes les parties du
monde.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

D'apres le dernier recensement
du Royaume Uni, on compte en-
lrlande 3,549,645 catalogues, 600,-
$50 anglicans, 446,680 presbyt6-
riens, ct 55,235 m6thodistes: soft
un total de l,l02, 745 protestants.
On volt que ces dernlers consti-
tuent Ia sixi4me partie de la popu-
lat1on de lfle
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25
DES ANNONCES.

Nous appelons dune facon toute
particuliere pattention de nos lec-
teurs sur les annonces qui parais.
sent dams PEcHo DE L'OUEsT.
Toutes les maisons de commerce
qui font de la reclame dams notre
journal peuvent etre complies par
mi les premieres de la vile tant au
point de vue de lassortiment en-
marchandises qua celui du bon
march6.
Dun autre cote la plupart den
tr'elles emploient de nos compa-
triotes CONNIE commits, ct il est de
notre devoir de patronner les mai
sons qul donnent du travail aux
n6tres.
Done de preference, quand nous
avons des achats faire en- mar
chandises seches allons chez:
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

Un curieux process en- diffauation
va se plaider a Saint -P6terbourg,
II a etc intente par un m6decin 3
IN veuf.
Ce veuf inconsolable, attribuant
lie d6ces de 90 femme a une m6de.
cine trop 6nergique, svait affich6
sur Ia croix surmontaut la tombe
la derniere ordonnance sign6e pal
le m6decin.
Celu1-ci r6clame de forts dom
IMAGES int6rets.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

-On annonce de Rome la mort
du savant P6re Cursi, qui fut le
fondateur de la "Civita Catholica'
grand journal romain.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25
POUR RlRE.

--On parlait devant Anr6lien
Scholl dun homme qui, sous des
dehors ouverts, cache la plus pro.
fonde hypoorisie.
C'est un homme tout dune pie.
ce, fait Scholl; mais dune piece
fause.
***
A uu examen de jeunes files:
-Mademoiselle, pourriez : vous
me dire comment on appelle les
habitants de Spa?
Ellie, imperturbable. Lies Spa
dassins.
~.
Entire amis:
-Quoi! vous aussi, vous collec-
tionnez les timbres-postes?
Mon Dieu, oui!
-Peut-on s'smuser ainsl aux ba-
gatelles de la poste!
On raconte, devant une vieille
devote, la fin d6plorable dun ex-
plorateur, mango par les Gambia.
les.
-C5tait lie vendredi 20 juin...
oh! fait la vieille avec com.
ponction. Ills ont fait gras un ven-
dredi!
Boireau, mendiant:
II SO pr6sente chez le baron Ra-
p1neau.
Monsieur le baron ne 7ecoi
pas, lui dit le valet de chambre.
Ca NEST 6gal pourvu quill
doaue.
**.
Au restaurant.
Un consommateur, furieux, mon
trant au garcon le poisson avanc6
que celui- ci Went de lui apporter:
Comment osez-vous servir un
poisson don't paspect senl...
Pardon, monsieur. LIE frais
peut quelquefois metre spas vra1-
semblable.
A p6cole.
Un inspecteur pose une question
q un 6leve do neuf ans.
-Jeune homme, pourquoi 6cri-
vez-vous "les femme" sans s /?
Vous devriez rougir de ne pas en-
core savoir appliquer la marque
du pluriel 3 votre age.
| L'6lAve navr6:
m 'sieur, c'est papa qui ma dit
que la femme 6tait un etre siugu-
llier.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

Rudyard Kipling, jeune lit6ra-
teur anglais, don't les romans ont eu
soudaiuement la plus grande vogue
en- Angleterre ct aux Etats- Unis,
SO meu1t de SO poitrine. II n'a pas
v1ngt sept ans.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1891-06-25

j. d. Kertson, teneur de livres
Bureau General de Ia
Minneapolis Brewing & Mailing
Cle., A, Be rue Sud.
Cette Compagnie fabrique les differences
sortes de Biere les plus delicates, les
meilleures ct les plus agreables.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-18
Ordinance No. 43, New Series.

An ordinance 10 establish Public Market; TO
define the aute, Of market clerk and to regulate
SECTION 1. 1t Is hereby ordained by the Com
aSd on 81 s n N Isa
described as follows 200 feet wide, running
parallel with River street, and extending. from
public market and shall be known as the C city t
market
SECTio1 2. Amarket clerk shall be appoint
once for period OF one year, who shall be APP:
pointed In the month Of April Of each year, and
shall receive for All services that he may render
as market clerk, the fees established by resolu-
tion OF the Common Council OF said city.
SECTION ,. The city Controller and the com
%istee on %arket; shall rccomend and the
each year. shall establish and grade the mini
mum rent to DO paid per month upon all the
public market Il shall be the duty y, Of the Con-
troller. on or before the 1st day OF April OF each
year, 70 lease to responsible and proper persons
Tor the term i Of one year from Tie SAID let day
OF April, but no stall or stand shall BIO leased at
any time at rent below the minimum estab-
stand which shall not be so rented on or before
the ist day OF April, may at any time be rented
April Of the following year. No person shall be
70 rent than one t Or stand
monthly in advance; and each lessee shall, with
pne or two surcties to be approved by the Con-
ma. conditioned for the payment OF rent IN fhc
manner herein provided. and for the faithful
observance and subject to the penalties OF the
alive to the public market Of the city.
SRCTIoN s. The Controller shall deliver TO
the clerk Of the market monthly roll OF the
occupying stalls and stands In the public mar
ket and II shall be the duty Of the clerk 10 COL
lect the same promptly.
SECTION g. II the lessee OF any stall or stand
shall neglect for I'VE days after notice that the
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1891-03-18

The Bankers Monthly, which sure
ly would not over-estimate the matter
in speaking of the farm mortgages in
six of our best states, gives the
amount carried by each as follows
Kansas, 1926, 0o0, 900; Indiana, $685..
600, 900; Iowa, 1857, 100000; Mich
igan, $500, 100000; Wisconsin, $751;
600, 900; Ohio, 81 ,127, 100000.
Here are mortgages on the farms
of only six states aggregating SO, 431, :
000, 900 the interest on which at 6 per
cent. amounts to over $4,000, 000.-
Now the whole production of gold
and silver in the United States per
year is not half enough to pay the in
terest on farm mortgages of six states.
And yet these same bankers are de-
handing the destruction of the treas
ury notes the demonstration Of silver,
and the establishment of gold stand
ard.-Jackson Patriot.
This extract shows very clea rly
and forcibly the astounding wrong
and injustice done to property hold
ers, producers and laborers in the
matter of insufficient currency. A
chief factor in this contraction of
the currency was the decentralization
of silver. The reconciliation of
silver by free coinage is one of the
means proposed for righting this
great wrong. And yet some people
claim to see nothing in the free coin
age of silver hut the enriching of the
silver mine owners. Such silly short
sightedness is indeed pitiable.-State
Democrat.