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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
BATTLE WITH A MAD cow.
A Ration Mountain Herder's Tale OF
the Worst Shot on Record.

from the Kansas City Star.l
One afternoon while at Ration mountain
went over to the ridge between the Red
river and the Caliente to look for deer. i
spoiled ones running, and being afoot-for
1 was less than mile from camp-I hung
it to the branch of pine tree, and after
cutting its throat and performing some
other alterations in its makeup suggested
by the gentle art of venerie started to
procure a pony to pack the carcass to
camp.
A seventy pound deer is no trivial pack
age in rough country, and had no in
tention of carrying it myself.
While SO returning was walking down
little valley, the damp bottom of which
/ was free from trees and just springing
in the cold, clear rays of the April sun, to
short grass.
Ahead some ten yards beheld an old
cow. emaciated TO degree and whoss far
{ inc ewes betokened the insanity which
seizes on starving cattle. She was marked
! with our ear msrks-a swallow fork IN
each ear-and / concluded to drive her uI
to camp, where was fodder and feed, and
with three or four days of that / thought
she would pull through to grass.
| But never had a chance to put my be
neyolence into effect The moment sh,
espied me she danced out in an uncertain
and staggering way, fairly bristling witt
rage.
: / watched her, supposing it woult
come to nothing more serious than an at
tempt to bully, which failing she wouli
come along sedate enough i was mis-
taken.
Bracing herself on her four weak leg
she charged with lowered head. / still el
pected halt, but she came on TO with
ffteen feet, staggering and stumbling, {
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
GERmANY,S NAVY.

It is generally admitted that Germany
has an army which amounts to something,
but the German navy appears to be in
about the condition the navy of this coun-
try was in five years ago. A retired naval
officer has taken it upon himself to call
the attention of the Geamans to the de-
fects of their navy and he has done his
work very thoroughly. The work at the
imperial yards is slow, defective, and ex-
pensive, he says, and all reforms are pre-
vented by official red tape. The plans of
the armored battleships now building he
considers the product of a crazy head "
On the average, he has calculated, Ger
many expends as much money in repairing
every two of her old mel of war as it
would cost to build new one of ten times
their efficiency. Especially interesting is
the long chapter concerning the relative
ships. The retired officer recommends un-
quslifedly the building of the cruisers.
The government would do well, he says,
to throw over it's plans and preparations
for constructiong four more big battle
ships and begin building ten armored
cruisers of the model of the Princess Will
helm and the Irene. ''The armored
cruiser" he writes, sis best suited to oul
needs in war. To complete as many Of
them as possible as quickly as possible i:
the duty of our naval authorities. The
huge racers which England is building ir
the size of 5000 tons displacement and
Russia in the size of 10000 tons displace
ment and $4,000 horse power will always
be in the enviable position to choose be
tween fighting and escaping. They will
also be able to give effective chase to th'
| great ocean passenger steamships"
This has familiar sound. By and b,
Germany may have a navy that will do t.
| fight with.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
OFF.

81 think I'll take two or three days off,
ington Post.
The man who sells beer by the schooner
is the one exception to the rule that no
man can serve two masters.-Texas Sift-
ings.
Foley-W'y hello; you out O. Jail, Petie'
How dye git out; yer lawyer file objec-
tiona Petie-Naw; I done tn flin'!-New
York Evening Sun
"Dear me, my house is just full of water
bugs" "There, what else could you ex-
pect from having joined the Prohibition
Observation-Disclosures Post-Express.
Porter (adjusting reclining chair There,
sir. Are you comfortably f1edl Passen-
ger fumbling in his pocket for quarter)
No; everything I've got is mortgaged.-
Railway Review.
Mr.. GiItman-What have you done with
my wife's pet poodle that paid you 500 to
steala Sneak-thief BILL returned it this
morning and got the $50 reward she offered
for it.-St. Joseph News.
CATER you have mixed the batter for
your angel cake what do you dos" asked
the caller. 81 telephone for the doctor,
said Ethel, "unless the cake is being made
for the church fair."-The Sun.
Little girl 0imidly)-Please, Mr.. Store
keeper, 1 want to get some shoestrings.
| Storekeeper- long do you want them:
Little GIRL want them to keep, sir, if
you please.-Journal of Education.
Miss Jane-And, papa, what do you
| think of the new movement in favor of
cottage hospitalsi Gross-May be good
| thing. 1 know there are plenty of sick
| looking cottages about.-Boston Trans
| cript.
| Philanthropist-''W the natter
| Tramp-'sNervoss prostration." '1mpos-
| sible! That disease is brought on by over
work" "Well, I've had nothing but work
offered me since I struck this town" -
Munsey's Weekly.
| Mrs Porkly-I often wonder how people
manage to understand each other in
| France. Mrs. Gotham-How absurd, Mrs
| Porkly-I don't think it absurd at all
Both my daughters speak French, and
they can't understand each other.-Har
| per's Bazar.
What did papa sayr'
| "He showed me the door"
"And what did you sayf'
'I said it was handsome door but not
what l had come to talk about. That
made him laugh, and a minute later yor
were mine. Now York Herald.
''What is the difference between the cy
clone and the tornadoF' asked Mrs. Ho
jack, who was asking for information.
t1 don't know" replied her husband
who made light of every thing. ''but il
must be a serious difference, for they of
ten come to blows. Chicago Inter Ocean
An old man who takes out ash barrel
for family in Newton was suspected b,
the mistress of having stolen some tam
arinds she had in the cellar. She sent fo
the man to come to see her, and on beinl
charged with the theft he replied "Waal
saw 'em and 1 wanted 'em, and too
'em, and I ate 'em, and they done m
good" The last clause in the confessio
of theft was re warded by gift of NOR
tamarinds Lampoon.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
NAN Grant Admired.

From an Interview with General Beale
When General Grant returned from his
trip around the world he sent me photo
graph, taken while in China, of himself
and Ii Hung Chang, the prime minister of
the Middle empire. In his letter to me at
the time General Grant stated that he had
been asked on several occasions as to who
was the wisest man whom he had met
while on his travels, and that he had uni
versally repied-E Hung Chang. The
photograph is an exceedingly good one,
and believe that there are not more than
FIVE or six copies of il in existence. 1t is
| double cabinet size. Both gentlemen are
seated. 4 table, on which is a vase of
| flowers and two teacups covered by the
saucers, as is the Chinese customl, is be-
tween them. General Grant is dressed de
rigueur, and the Chinese statesman is cos
tumed in his official robes, with red man
DARN hat, sc. / have often conversed
with General Grant in regard to his trip
and he always expressed himself as highly
pleased with his sojourn in China. OF
the signal honors paid him in that country
none was more marked than the request oi
Ii Hung Chang that they be photographs
together. 1t was probably the most deli
cate compliment paid to General Grant by
any one of the potentates and high officials
with whom he came in contact during hi
| travels
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
4r1y Gnuds.
Howe & StctSOl,
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS |

80 pieces Surah Silks,
Black, White, Cream, Blues,
| Green, Yellow, Brown, States,
&C., at 25c per yard.
2opieces Plaid Dress Goods,
SO inches, at 25c per yard.
Styles are as good as 75c
Plaids
1872 doz Gents Neck Scarfs,
all the latest shapes, at 25c
each, The wholesale price to-
day is So IS a dozen.
We have 400 dozen Ladies
Fast Black Hose, both plain
and ribbed, also fast black
handsome boot styles, which
we offer at 25c per pair.
Extra large 3Icached Huck
Towels, 5cx25 >ize, at 25c
each.
Extra heavy f}leached DAM
ask Towels. 2ox42 size, fine
knottrd frlnges tes, rows open
work, bordercd in handsome
colur<. &C.. at 25c each. We
have sold this towe! at 37Ac.
We are showing the hand
somes, line Of Fancy Printed
Silesia and Satecn Dress Lin
ings, both in self .colored backs
and fast black padded backs,
at 25c per yard, ever shown by
us.
IS dozen Corset Covers, ex-
ira fine muslin, V-shaped neck,
trimmed with fine Hamburgs,
at 25c each, worth 38c.
Ladies Cashmere Gloves,
all sizes, at 25c, marked down
from soc.
2 boxes Stationery for 25c;
superior quality, usually sells
for ESc per box.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
FOR PURITY IN ELECTIONS.


1t has been perceived in some of the
States where ballot reform has found favor
that something more is needed. In Massa-
chusetts bill to secure the publication of
election expenses has been prepared by a
committee of citizens and will be pressed
upon the attention of the legislature. It'll
based upon the bill which was passed by
the house last year and the year before,
but rejected by the senate. 1t is, however,
more carefully drawn and more stringent
than the bill of last year and differs also in
giving authority to the courts to compel by
proceedings in equity delinquents to file
the accounts required. This process, it is
thought, would be more effective than the
fear of penalties to be exacted by
criminal prosecution. The bill requires
which receives and spends money to
promote the nomination. election or de-
feat of any candidate for State, county,
city or town Office, shall have treasurer,
through whom all expenditures shall be
made, and that all such treasurers, all
candidates for nomination or elevation,
and all persons expending for such pur
poses more than twenty-five dollars, shall
file with the secretary of the common
wealth, or, in case of municipal elections,
with the city or town clerk, detailed
statement under oath of the aggregate of
all sums received and of all the expenses
Nd oh onto 70 hau
the form of the account, and provides that
printed forms shall be supplied to treasur-
ers, candidates, and others who may apply
for them.
If this bill becomes a law it will be
Such law, thoroughly enforced, would
undoubtedly be good thing.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Nothing startling at Hartford yesterday.
No appearance of good sense or good feel
ing.
Even the Hartford Times and the New
Haven Register do not support Governor
Hill in his refusal to recognize Governor
Bulkeley. They know, as everybody in
Connecticut knows, that Governor Rulke-
ley is and will be governor until somebody
else is put in his place.
There are some women as particularly
honest as some men. Two women recently
met in Portland, Maine, who had not seen
each other for ffty-three years. And one
of them Immediately remarked that on
their last meeting she had borrowed fifty
cents from the other, which she insisted on
repaying with compound interest.
A man may try to hide, but he cannot
escape destiny. After losing $400 by a
bank failure man at Woodland, Pennsyl-
vania, took Sc, 900 in bonds from his house
fear that his wife, whose mind was affected
by the $500 loss, might destroy them. Go
ing to the crib few days later he found
that they had been totally demolished by
| rats.
A new bill for dealing with England'i
| offenders, boys or girls, under sixteen
provides that the court may, without pref
udice to its other powers, decide that i
the offender be boy he may be whipped
that the parents may be fined not NOR
than one pound sterling; that the parent
be ordered to pay compensation to the per
son injured not exceeding five pounds; o
that the parents must give security for tn
child's good behavior. The whipping whel
performed shall be by birch rod and shal
not exceed eighteen strokes.
James G. Swan, of Port Townsend
Washington, has obtained and publishe
affidavits of numerous sealers that fu
seals are born all along the coast, and tbs
the pups can swim as soon as born. ]
this can be proved it is said it will chang
the whole Behring Sea controversy, as it
claimed now that fur seals breed only o
the Pribyloff Islands, and that the speci,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27

And You Will Surely Get
Them.

case Century Prints at Sc yard, sold
at 10c.
2 cases good quality Bleached Cotton at
Tic yard, worth SC
bales Brown Sheeting, a great bargain,
at SC yard.
1000 yards Genuine Lonsdale Cambria,
in short pieces, at SC yard.
1Spieces Bleached and Brown Table Linen
at SOC yard, actual value 75c.
$500 yards Hamburg Edgings and Inser-
tions, wide and medium fine goods, at 10c
yard; compare with 15c goods.
DRESS GOODS.
% pieces 40 inch Striped Surahs, in all
wool, at SOC a yard, regular price SOC.
42 pieces Striped and Checked Dress
Goods at 25c q yard, actually sold at 3Sc.
Is pieces 42 inch wide French Plaids, in
black and white, at Soc; a bargain.
SILKS.
pieces finest Black Silk, made in Ly-
ons, France, at $3.50 yard, warranted to
wear.
Ladies' Muslin Under
wear.
100 dozen Ladies' Cambria and Fine Mus
lin Corset Covers, with linen lace and fine
Hamburg trimming, both low and high
neCKS, at SOC eaCQ, actual value 4Sc.
2S dozen Ladies' Fine Cotton and Heavy
Muslin Night Gowns, in variety of styles,
at SOC and 75c; the best velue ever shown.
.CLOAKS.
We are selling all our Winter Jackets,
Sacques, Newmarkets, etc., at prices too
ridiculously low to mention prices. Come
and see U.S.
BASEMENT.
rs English Decorated Dinner Sets, 118
pieces, at the low price of $3.50 set.
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
A purchase of so pieces in a variety of
styles enables us to offer you SOC and 81
trimming at 25c and SOC a yard.
1000 gross Jet and Metal Buttons, good
styles, at the ridiculous low pries of 15c
dozen.
ew Return railroad fare paid to all out
of town customers who buy $40 worth of
goods.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
AN ISLAND IN A JACK POT.
How King Malietoa Called q Yankee
Paymaster With Part of His King.

How King Malietoa Called a Yankee
Paymaster with Part of his King
dom.
[From the Chicago Herald.l
We have heard a great deal about Sa
moa, in one way or another, during the
past few years, but history has failed to
relate how one of the most important is
lands in the group was one day won and
lost in game of poker. 1t was all on ac-
count of jack pot. For several years
Malietoa, the king, had heard frequent ac-
counts from visitors to the island of fss-
cinating game in which Kalakaua, the King
of Hawaii, who recently died in the Uni
ted States, frequently indulged. Now all
the Samoans entertain strong feelings of
admiration for the neighboring govern
ment of the Sandwich Islands. Malietoa
looked upon Kalakaua as a ruler who
might well be taken as q model, and he
therefore decided that until he had learned
| to play poker he was not fully competent
| to govern Samoa. He therefore made q
stern resolution to take the thirty second
degree in tho mysteries of the game, even
| if he had to squander every cent in the
royal treasury, amounting to seventy mine
L
ures, including q naval officers worn-out
coat with three large brass buttons, q sec.
hand Snider rifle brought from Auck,
land, New Zealand, several years before,
and pair of discarded gum boots pre-
sented to him by the captain of a merchant
vessel.
The kings opportunity came soon aftel
an American msn-of-war sailed into the
harbor Of Apia one day. Among the off
GERS WAS paymaster, lieutenant, and al
assistant engineer, who had taken theil
first lessons in poker at Annapolis, and
had been steadily growing in proficiency
ever since. Among the white residents oi
Apia was trader who had mastered the
first five points of the game after the ex
penditure of many dollars, and who wa.
known to play pretty strong hand.
One day the officers and the trader re
ceiyed an invitation from Malietoa to joiI
him that evening in game of cards at tn
house of European who lived near tn
beach When night came the king an,
his guests met at the house in question
and his majesty expressed his desire :
learn poker. he was coached during th
e
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27

Nothing startling at Hartford yesterday.
No appearance of good sense or good feel
ino
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
gu11rmaI aud Courier.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pull
Hshed in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27

would be eXterm1nated II the hunters were
not excluded from the Behring Sea. Judge
Swan offers to prove the truth of the
statement to congress or a federal commits
sion. Fur seals were never so abundant at
Cape Flattery as now. They are found in
myriads and the Indians are killing them
by hundreds.
The latest remedy for poverty is pro-
posed for application to New Zealand by a
resident there named Hewlett. Mr..
Hewlett Pounds his schemes on a
denial of every mans "right to live," at
least in New Zealand, and he proposes
therefore for the government to sell
"Rights to Live" and deport all who did
not possess such rights, or ''put him to
work on the roads," "Rights" would
"soon command certain price," sufficient
to stop pauper immigration. Married peo-
pie would have to buy a new right for
each new child; sojourning passengers by
ocean steamers would wear ''sman white
rosettes," or would take out limited
right, a share of ticket; people would
sell their rights when they desired to emil
CRATE; the State, by a popular vote, would
create and sell new rights. Mr.. Hewlett
christens his anti-poverty idea "Tirenism." {"
Woman continues to make herself mani
fest Mrs II. J. Langdon, of Weraville,
California, the only woman mail contractor
in the United States, is in Washington and
has considerable business with the post
Office department. She is known to all
stage-drivers and mail carriers in the West
as ''The Little Boss" She tells reporter
how she came to be mail contractor: 1t
happened rather strangely. My first hus-
band had been large contractor and
was familiar with his business affairs. At
his death he left will bequeathing me
twenty-five une1pired mail contracts and
made me sole executri1 of the will. 1 at
once assumed control, and after they ex-
pired l began to bid on my own ac-
count end was successful in obtain
ing contracts. 1t is now nearly twelve years
since I began to work for myself, and
now that I am married again have to bid
in my husbands name. 1 am the only
woman who carries the Wells-Fargo e1-
press, and from July 1 to the time the
snow shut in we carried 500, ZOO in gold
dust. We have nineteen agents under our
control. At present the longest route we
have is 115 miles long, from Weraville to
Susanville, and $50 miles, or one-quarter
of all the contracts, is under my personal
supervision.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-02-27
ENGLISH
[From the Boston Record. ]

Language is spoken by s7.ooo.ooo. Spanish by u,
ooo,ooo, German by 5000. .ooo and French by IS,
10000, but language fails to name product that
equals the G. o. Taylor Bourbon and Rye Whis-
ky for wholesomeness, purity and medicinal viz
tue Every reliable Druggist and Grocer sells
and indorses il, and 1t is bottled and guaranteed
ev a n GRAVES s0Se Rn~tnn
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10
Silk SpeciaItieS.

20inch Imported Surah Silks in Pink. Blue.
Cream. Tan, Gray, Navy. Olive, Myrtle. Brown,
Old Rose and Heliotrope, at 29c., bargain
elsewhere at soc.
Black Silk Grenadine, plain striped and
figured, former price 81 so, this week only csc.
Is inch Black silk Drapery Nets, at 75c. and
csc reduced from s! and 81 30.
Just opened a beautiful line OF Of H. Is, Is
and 20-inch Flouucing in Black and Cream, with
narrow 20 match.
" 40-inch Black Embroidered Null Flouucing at
reduced prices.
White Embroidered Swiss Flouncng, Is
inches wide. at 49c. and 16c., worth 75c. and 81.
90 pieces double-widtn striped DeBeiges, at
5c. worth double.
Side Band Suitings, beautiful spring styes
only C14c, would be cheap for l2l6c.
t2-inch Delaine Suitings In Plaids, Stripes and
Polka Dots, reduced to l2l6c., worth 25c.
4Oc Dress Goods, reduced this week TO Csc.
our entire stock fine Black and Colored Woo
Dress Goods, at reduced prices this week
so pieces American Satiues French Styles, thi,
week. only S1sc. worth i5c.
ceases "a Unhleached Sheeting, at 1910
price everywhere zoe.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-10

be the prettiest Of unmarried European
princesses, aud from all indications she is
the young gentleman's favorite. When she
was visiting his sisters year or two ago it
was supposed that the alliance was settled
thing. but it seems that the queen honors
her with part Of the dislike she has long
felt for her mother, fat, jolly, comfortable
Mary, sister to the Duke OF Cambridge
and granddaughter Of George III. 1t is
said Victoria once suspected this lady Of
nursing penchant for tho Prince Consort,
50 the green-eyed monster will do it's best
to prevent the Princess May from catching
the mantle of state Us it falls from the royal
shoulders. The young lady, who seems
really sincerely attached to her good looking
cousin, does not seem inttmidated by the
royal frown, and, like Der rival, is equipping
herself for the fray, by the acquisition Of
some smart gowns.
The first is one of the Prussian Princess
gowns, and is OF biscuit colored Milan cloth,
and very tas eful trimming of cobalt We =
vet and ecru guipure. full cravat Of lace
fills In the space between the velvet reVers.
For the Princess Victoria there has been
created a charming gown OF Eagpore silk
in a reddish heliotrope shade. figured with q
design Of darker tint. The yoke and
skirt OF the basque are Of back lace, and
the trimming AID velvet ribbon the color
Of the silk.
Table decorations are used much higher
than they used 30 be. JUS now one
sees more nOssgsys Of daffOdis than
anything else. s4imosa Is mixed with them
sometimes. The renter n the liable II ofteq
covered with folds Il soft Sax the 90 or n
the dsaoalis. Only ons c0l0rls permissible