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Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07

Y or plue hoAoay yesoooy uio "eh enough.
 This country has paid the Welsh tin plate manufacturers $320, ,00O, 900 in twen- ty-five years It is about time to lessen this tremendous outgo.
 Where is Nevada coming out! In 1880 she had 62, ,266 people, in 1890 45, 761, whole number in 1SS0 At this rate of de- crease it wont take long to depopulate the State.
 Still there is room. A million men standing close together, each not occupy ing more than four square feet, could be placed on patch but little more than third of a square mile. A square mile will accommodate 7,965, ,000 men. At that rate the whole population of the United States would hardly cover nine miles square.
 One of the curious results of the fnan- cial success of the Eiffel tower in Paris has been the institution of portable captive balloon society. The projectors argue that there is evidently latent passion in the human breast to ascend to high eleva- tions and gaze upon extended views, and they propose to travel throughout the country with captive balloons capable of lifting spectators to a height one-third greater than that of the Paris tower. They calculate that each balloon will be able to make thirty-six ascents day, and that great profits will accrue from 10 francs 6 | head.
 Sometimes there appears to be such a thing as luck, and pretty bad luck too. A MT. Warrington was at work in Johnstown when the big dam hroke. The flood washed away all his earthly possessions and one of his children was drowned. He | then moved to Arizona and was getting along successfully, when another flood carried away everything he had and drowned another child. Once more he re- moved, and he fixed upon aspot in the Indian territory, where he thought he was beyond the reach of disaster. But third time flood swept through the town and he was beggared. Moreover, he lost a third child by drowning.
 It is proposed to erect a monument to Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, the founder of the Grand Army of the Repub.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
EDITORIAL NOTES.

For "blue Monday" yesterday did well enough.
 This country has paid the Welsh tin plate manufacturers s32O, O,OOO, 900 in twen- ty-fve years. It is about time to lessen this tremendous outpo
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
WHAT ES MAN7

The Tyrant Man is stupid, and Woman knows it. Therefore She is rapidly taking what belongs to her with hardly protest from Man, who, wrapped in stupidity and secure in self-conceit, hardly notices what She is up to. But he will wake up by and by and find himself washing dishes, doing plain sewing, hemstitching, crocheting, sweeping, making beds, and tending the baby if there is one to tend. Some things have lately happened which ought to pen citrate even his thick skull and call his at tention to himself and his precarious posi- tion For instance, we read that an edu- cated, accomplished young lady of Petos- ky, Michigan, has split twenty cords of wood with her own hands and has piled it neatly. This is set down as the achieve ment of "a young lady" Mark now what "a young woman" can do. The young woman lives in Swanville, Maine, and has taught school at Mason's Mills during the past term. On Saturday last, after closing successful term of school, she led flag raising, directed concert, presided at 8 p1Cn1c supper TOT Wl1cn Sne QlO most or the cooking, and then, taking her twin babies, which she had left in care of her boarding mistress during the festivities, trudged home.
 Is there any young gentleman who could or would split twenty cords of, wood and pile it up neatly! We trow not. He would have too much to do in playing ten his and selecting and wearing his clothes. And is there young man who could, all in one day, lead a flag raising, direct a concert, preside at picnic supper pfevi- ously cooked by him, and then trudge cheerfully home with twin babies, If such a young man can be found please bring him to this office and receive a suit able reward. We feel entirely safe in making this request.
 It says in the bible, What is Man p We suspect that the answer to this conun- drum is, Nothing when compared with Wopoop
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
Howe & StetsOl; 767 and 77l Chapel St.
 (The Wilcox Storey July Bargains-Low Prices in
 Every Department.

35 dozen Ladies' 8-button Mousquetaire Suede Gloves, in tans and modes, at 5Gc per pair. Regular 79c quality. Lot of Misses 2-thread Fast Black 4O- gauge Hose 25c per pair. Real value 3Sc. 10 pieces (only) 40 inch White Embroid- cred Hemstitched Lawns at 25c per yard. This is the 39c number.
 20 dozen very fine .Lonsdale Cambric shape back and front, at 38c each. Same goods we have sold all the season at 69c.
 100 dozen Seamless Stockinet Dress Shields, sizes 2, and 4, at 5c per pair These are fine goods and are actually worth 20c.
 Ladies' 4O-gauge Hose, in fast black, The usual price is 371c.
 Special drives in Silk Windsor Scarfs, plain colors, plaids, stripes, etc., at 123, IS and 25c.
 Another lot manufacturers remnants fine Neck Ruchings at 125c per yard. Worth in regular goods from 25c to 5Oc.
 19 dozen Ladies' Long White Skirts at 75c each These Skirts were made to sell at 98c.
 Our popular 70 K" White Unlaundered Shirts at 35c are wonder. Please examine.
 Black Mohairs, good cloth and very high lustre. 54 inches wide, at the unheard-of price of 29c per yard. Takes only or 6 yards to make 8 dress.
 One case fine twill cotton Dress Goods, in handsome plaids, 39 inches wide, at 74c per yard. Reduced from 12ac.
 % dozen Ladies' Night Robes, tucked yokes, necks and cuffs trimmed with cam bric rufae, good quality of cotton, for 39c each Have never been sold for less than soc.
 Another lot of Ladies' Hose, in tan, mode and slate, boot styles, at 19c per pair, worth 25c.
 SAMPLE FANS-We have just pur chased an importers sample stock of Satin, Gauge and Feather Fans. All new, choice goods, no two alike. You can buy them at about half price.
 Five pieces Black Surah Silks, 24 inches wide, at 5Sc per yard. This is an excellent quality double-warp Silk, worth 75c.
 Pears Soap 10c cake.
 Cuticura Soap 15c cake.
 Best quality White Castle Soap 5c cake.
 Florida Water (best) 10c bottle.
 H. & s. Dentifrice 13c bottle, worth 30c.
 Extra bargains in Specie Purses at Sc, 9c, 15c and 19c each.
 35 dozen Ladies' Night Robes at 75c and 9Sc each The best values ever shown in New Haven.
 Great sale of Gents Scotch Cheviot Shirts made by J. s. Lowrey & Co.,, best goods manufactured, at $1.25 each, worth from $2.0O to s2.50.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THR CITY, 10 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTE, 8 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
9n11rmaI aud Courier.

The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
 ished in Connecticut.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
Never Let Up!
 THAT'S US! The Peoples House Furnishefs,
 P. ]. KELLY & co. warerooms, Freight Houses-ar filled with
 New Furniture and Carpets for
 P. J. KELLY & co. No matter what the season, our trade is always
 Red Hot! The great ssstream of trade'' still flows on-The FTst-c/ass goods, /ow pn- ces, straightforward deaI- ing and liberal terms. P. J. KELLY & co. N B.-Every person buying a Carpet this month and presenting this advertisement will receive Hinkle's Patent Carpet stretcher free of charge.
 Stretcher is valuable article.
Red Hot !!
P. J. KELLY & co.
BLAINE.

DAA1NE.
 THE INTERNATIONAL CITY.
 GATEWAY GREAT NATIONS WHERE COMMERCE. MOVES WITH
 TIDE AND RAIL.
 Send to the undersigned for maps and pam phlets which will inform you about Blaine, Puget Sound and the new state of Washington. Blaine the future Metropolis. Population 1889, 75; 1S90 9 100. Complete system of electric lights water works ten miles; twelve-foot sidewalks; six miles graded streets; has best land locked har- bor on Puget Sound. Four greatest trans-cont mental Railways. The Canadian Pacific and Great Northern Railways are just completed here. The Northern Pacific is only 15 miles away and the Union Pacific is coming as fast as men and money can build. Now is the time to buy lots and blocks and realize on the great rise in values.
 We are the largest owners. Lots range from $75 to 6, 500. Lots five to ten blocks from water front, $75 and $100: choice, $1O0 to $250. Terms, One-thrd down; balance, year, in equal monthly payments You get exactly the same terms as given at our offices here and in Blaine. By remtting ten dollars by draft, registered letter or telegraph, we will select for you the best unsold lots.
 REFERENCES: Every bank and business firm in Seattle; Washington National Bank; Hon. B. o. Graves, President and Ex-Assstant U. s. Treasurer; L. H. Griffith Reality and Banking Co. and Ex- Governor Eugene Semple, Seattle; First National Bank; Blaine National Bank and Chamber of Commerce, Blaine Washington.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07
AGENTS WANTED

In every house in the country to advocate the purity of c. O. Taylor's Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whistles. By agents We mean peopie Of mature age, that know and appreciate 8 good thing when they it. Many o Ithe best phys these pure stimulants. Druggists and Grocers of reputation sell them, as do the proprietors Chas- ter H. Graves & Sons whose firm name is over the cork in each bottle Unbranded cases if wanted. CHESTER H. GRAVES q SONS, Sole Proprietors, Boston, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-07

It is proposed to erect a monument to Benjamin Franklin Stephenson, the founder of the Grand Army of the Repub-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
BATTLE HORRORS.


Among the horrors of the battle of
Charlottesville was the catching fire
of an abatis and the burning of wounded
soldiers, both union and confederate.
A wounded man months afterward told
Mr.. Goss. who writes the story in his
'Recollections of Private that he
watched the flames and counted the
minutes when they would strike him.
but was unexpectedly saved by little
pool of water which arrested the fire
just in season. Another mana hospital
comrade. said to Mr.. Goss:
Il was among the wounded Just out
side the abatiS when it got atire. This
leg you see was rs limp as dish-rag.
but | couldn't see the poor fellows burn
in that way. So, using my musket for
a crutch, J began to pull away the burn
ing brushwood and got some of them
out.
Il tell YOU it was hoti Them pines
was full of pitch and resin and made a
fire as hot as a furnace! l was work
ing away, pulling out Johnnies and
Yanks. when one of the wounded john
nies. pale us ghost, toddled up and
began to help. He allowed he want
goin' to have II Yankee beat him at
anything.
The underbrush cracked and
roared, and the poor fellows howled and
shrieked when the fire got at them; and
by and by another confederate-I guess
he was a straggier-came up and began
to help, too, and we fought the fire all
together.
I'VE were trying to rescue n young
fellow in gray-the fire was all around
him. The last 1 saw of that fellow was
his face. 1t was handsome face. His
eyes were big and blue. and his hair
like raw silk surrounded by a wreath
of flame. and then l heard him scream:
20 mother! o God!" 1t left ME tremb-
ling all over like leaf.
After it was over, my hands were
blistered and burned so l couldn't
open or shut them, but me and them
rebs tried to shake hands. Them two
fellers weren't so bad; one of them
helped me down to the crossing the
next night, and got darky to set me
across the river.
What? Well. yesi That legs
a-p1uer but Pm NOT Sorrvn
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
TESTIMONY OF THE EXPERT.
How Many Glasses OF Beer 1t Takes I,
IntoNicate.

Expositors of the exact sciences are
not always sure of their opinions and
experts are sometimes uncertain. Such
case is recorded in neighboring
city. Having elected "A reform council
in II spasm of righteousness the people
naturally expected 20 have the moral
atmosphere cleared. To silence the
camor the council passed an ordinance
making it extremely unlawful to sell
Intoxicating liquors Sunday. The
traffic of course continued. but quietly.
Eventually saloonkeeper was ar
rested and charged with violating the
law in selling beer. His lawyer de-
cided to try the time-stained, weary
defense that beer was a non-intoxicant.
The sale was admitted and the attor-
ney called for his expert testimony.
The first witness was Adolf Schlegel, a
Germau-American of repute and sub
stance good. After long life of trade
he had retired. and by diligent daily
application to malt liquids attained
vast proportions. So large, indeed,
that when he died coffin had to be
built to order, and a window and part
of the gable end of the house removed
to get out the subject of the obsequies.
However. that's another story. as Mr..
Kipling would say. Mr.. Schlegel
pulled his way to the witness stand
and when he caught his second wind
was duly sworn. In reply to the Gus
tomary questions to prove him an ex-
pert he testified.
Il haf pin prewer dwendy years und
1 keep saloon zwelf. l haf iudimade
knowledge of der constituents of
lager"
is lager beer an intoxicating
liquorp" asked the attorney. with an
air which plainly said that he was con-
tident of the answer.
Dots differend nit differend sub
jecks, " responded the truthful and ex-
act witness. ''If a man trink sechsig
oder sevendy glasses Il day he don'd
feel id; abcr if he make a schwein oud
of himself | dink he ged full, bud I'm
nod confident, cider. . Chicago Irib-
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
Tots Adopted Family.

Tot came to me one morning with q
puzzled and indniring look In her large.
beautiful brown eyes. What would
You do with himP" she seemed TO say.
He worries me more than all the
others put together"
Tot was small cream colored
Eskimo dog. and it was one of her
adopted children. a turtle, that was
just then causing her motherly heart so
much anxiety. After thus questioning
me with her expressive ewes. n bright
idea seemed 30 strike her. She ran to
her closet and separated the trouble
some turtle from the other members of
her rather singular family, pushing
him with her nose into a corner of the
room. Then she brought some pieces
of muslin. and covered him over so
that not a bit of him could be seen.
There, now. think he will sleep and
give me time to attend to my other
children" was her apparent comment.
Tot was in the habit of adopting all
the motherless strays she came across.
AT the time of which write. we had
two little ducks that had been left
orphans. lot heard them complaining
one day. 1t seemed to make her very
miserable. AT last she could bear il
no longer; so downstairs she went. and.
to my utter astonishment, returned
with one of the ducklings, safe and
sound, in her mouth. depositing it in
the box with her three puppies. In the
course of the day she succeeded in
bringing the other little fellow upstairs
and placing him with his brother. The
ducks seemed quite happy with their
adopted mother, and. when older, fol-
lowed her everywhere. running after
her. and screaming if she got too far
ahead of them. A singular thing it
was that Tot aud her own children
never injured these feathered found
lings. But am sorry TO say that Tot
never loved the turtle. always covering
up the ungainly little creature when
ever it ventured to put out its head or
be sociable with the rest of the family.
ST Nicholas
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
AN INGENIOUS CIPHER.
How the FrI-nd- of French Thief Get
Thsn.srlS@s Into jail.

Some years ago the friends of
Partisan thief adopted a decidedly
unique method of carrying on clan
destine correspondence with him while
he was awaiting trial. One day the
iailer was visited by the prisoners be-
trothed. who asked him to give her
lover nm envelope. This upon being
opened was found TO contain simply
small lock of her hair. around which
was folded leaf of book. The jailer
did not consider II worth his while to
deliver this souvenir to the culprit. and
therefore threw it aside
A day or two later Il similar inclosure
was handed in mt the prison gate and
shared the fate of its predecessor. In
the course of week another was left
by the same person. This aroused the
suspicion of the Governor of the prison
to whom hai been detailed the cir
cumstances He determined to inves-
tigate the meaning. and accordingly
first examined the printed leaf. This
he found was torn from novel and
contained twenty-six lines on each
side. He then turned his attention to
tue hair. and discovered that there
were twcnty-six pieces of unequal
length. This puzzled him for while.
and then suddenly jumping to the con-
clusipn that there must be some con-
nection between the number of the
printed lines and the number of hairs.
he laid each of the latter along the line
of the page they respectively reached.
beginning with the shortest hair. at
the top OF the leaf.
After changing them about several
times hc discovered that each hair
pointed 10 different letter. aud the
combination thus produced formed
slang sentence. by means of which the
prisoner was given to understand that
his friends had ascertained the day on
which he was to be taken to court and
were determined to make bold at
tempt TO rescue him as soon as he
made his appearance.
Taking the cue the Governor adopt
ed every precaution to frustrate the
well-laid plans of the outsiders; the at
tempt was made and. as natural con-
sequence, the conspirators soon found
themselves in the same condition AS
the one for whom them had planned
the rescue.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
A Vegetable Fly.

"J. NJ. r." st. Louis Republic
reader residing at Waco. Texas. in
closes the following curious account
of the West India vegetable fly:"
Zone of the most curious natural
productions of the West Indies is the
famed vegetable fly. an insect about
the size and color of drone bee, but
without wings. In the month of May
it buries itself in the earth and begins
to vegetate. BY the beginning of
June sprout has issued from the
creatures back aud made its appear
ance above the surface of the ground.
BY the end of July the tiny tree (known
on the island as the fly tree) has at
tanned its full size. being then about
three inches high, but q perfect tree in
every particular. much resembling Il
delicate coral branch. Pods appear
on it's branches as soon as it arrives at
its full growth; these ripeu and drop
off in August. Instead of containing
seeds, rs one would naturally suppose.
the pods have from three TO six small
hard worms upon their interior. The
pod soon shrivels up in the hot sun and
bursts open on about the third day aft
er becoming detached from the parent
stem. The little worms roll out and
bury themselves in the sand and, after
undergoing the change incident to all
caterpillars, become flies, which, when
the proper time comes, bury them
selves in the ground to furnish nourish-
ment for another miniature fly tree. ,"
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-04-17
LIE ON a roRPepo.eoAr.
The Worst Graft, an ofiesr Says, That
Hs Ever sailed In.

Life on torpedo-boat IN smooth
water may be eudurabie. but naval
officers must look forward to taking
such vessels from one Atlantic port to
another with anything but anticipa-
tions OF comfort A British officer In
the latest number Of the EHgiish Illus
trnfed WagdzfHe describes the horrors
he suffered In voyage across the At
lantie In one of these vessels which
was intended for the defense OF the
Halifax hnrbor. She was 1876 feet long
aud ID feet broad ut the widest part,
and carried three officers and thirteen
men. so that at the hest there was littie
room to spare. But tile voyage was
very stormy, although made In the
month of June. aud but for the assist
ance OF big troopship which accom-
panied the two torpedo-boats the latter
must have gone to the bottom.
The officer expressed the opinion
that is impossible to keep n torpedo
boat dry. aud nj any rate in his case
the spnre clothing In his locker was
soaked through MS badly ms that which
he wore. The little vessel rolled so
terribly that the picked sailors on
board were very sGasiek-eating had
to be accomplished without the aid of
knives and forks. and The cooking that
could be done wns TO boil little water.
To eat ham required the efforts of two
men. one to hold the ham and the
other to cut it, while the usual way of
dealing with sar,lincs was similar. one
person holding the box while the other
iished out the snrtlines by their tails
and transferred them to his mouth.
Canned soup was the great standby.
Whenever the weather cleared lit
tie the torpedo-boat ran alongside of
the troopship and received a fresh sup
ply OF coal in sacks. The bunkers held
so little that some Of the sacks had TO
be piled up on deck, where. although
they were lashed. it was difficult to
keep them from going overheard.
During the worst gale the troopship
poured about forty-iiye gallons of oil
overheard. and the torpedo-boat found
a comparatively smooth track 10 her
wake. To the oil aud to the fact that
the steering gear did not give way the
officer attributes the survival of the
little vessel. The officers were held
in their berths by boards rugged up for
the purpose and the men usually slept
in the coal bunkers. as it was too wet
forward for them. During the gales
everything was smashed that could be
smashed, even to the swinging table in
the cabin.
When the squadron finally reached
Newfoundland it had long been over
due. and the crews had been prayed
for in the churcbe,. The torpe,iD-i,oats
were much the worse for the expedi-
tion. the stanchions beiUg bent. broken.
or gone altogether and everything that
could be washed overheard gone. while
| the men were worn out for lack Of
sleep. ',Of all the craft that ever
sailed in." says the narrator. the
torpedo-boat is the worst-the very
worst without exception"