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Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
A Boat for Land and Wafer.

A correspondent of the Marine Review,
writing from Kingston, Ont, gives the
following description of boat construct
ed for nee IN towing Canadian lumber
rafts that will also travel on land:
A peculiar kind of tug passed through
here recently for the lskes adjacent to
the Bcnne Chene river, In the back
country. 1t is called an alligator tug,
because 1t is able to travel upon land IS
well as in the water The boat was
turned ont of the shops of West & Pea
obey, Simcoe, and is patented by the
firm In Canada and In the United States
1t has proved q great success In the
numbering business. The firm has com
p!eted elk of them They are thirty
seven feet long and ten feet bssm and
decked sll over. They are bHilt tcow-
shaped, with-shod runners for working
portsgss. In water the boat Is propelled
at the rate of Elk miles an hour, either
forward or backward, by an engine of
TWENTY-FIVE horse power. On land IL lie
propelled by having q cable drum on
which is cciled fvs-sighths of q mile of
steel wire cable, which Is fastened to
pulleys on trees in front, the boat NOV
ing as the wire is cooled up. The roller
is hung on an sxIe. and can be kept level
in going up or down hill. McLachen
Bros, of EsEnvIlle, have secured two for
immediate use, the one just described be-
Ing the hrst to turn mp here.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
Barning Bank OF England Notes.


With the Bank of England, the destruc.
ton of its notes takes place about once q
week, and st z p. m. It used to be done
in the daytime, but made such a smell that
the neighboring stock brokers petitoned
the governors TO do It IN the evening The
notes are previously csDcsled by punching
hole through the amour; lin fgures) and
tearing of the signature of the chief cAsh-
Ter. The notes are burned In g closed fur
mace, and the only aSercy employed Is
shsy!ngs and bundles Of wood. They
used to be burned IN a cage, the resalt Of
which was that once q week the city was
darkened With burned fragments of notes.
For future purposes of reference the notes
are left for i've years before being burned.
The nuube- of notes coming into the
Bank of England every day Is about City
thousand, and three hundred and fifty
thousand are destroyed every week, or
something like eighteen million every year.
The stock of paid notes for five years is
about a, T45 600 in number, and they Ill
l3, 400 boxes, which, If placed side by side,
would reach two and onethiTd miles. IL
the notes were placed in pile they would
reach TO height of FIVE aud two-thirds
miles; or. IL Joined end 10 end, would form
a ribbon - 455 miles long.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
TRY AN ACID DIET.
There are Various Reasons why it is
Advisable Just Now

There are Various Reasons why it ID
Advisable Just Now.
Acid Is death to the cholera germ.
With that monster on a neighboring Island
down the bay 1t is advisable to vary the
diet with sour dishes made of lemon and
vinegar. 1t is almost impossible to re
frain from drinking raw water. Every
mother knows that the present supply ID
unwholesome, but even In wealthy famI
lies 1t is often inconvenient to have
cooked and properly iced drinks. If thu
raw water lie drunk the danger will be
lessensd by adding a little lemon juice,
not more than g tsaspoonful to g glass
OF Eater- For convenience, particularly
In the morning when everybody In the
family wants a drink, the lemons might
be quartered and sent TO the table IN q
covered glsss bowl or dish.
People who prefer more lemon ju.cs
should take the bitter draft through q
straw for the protection of the teeth.
Tea, hot or cold, Is better Just now with
lemon instead of milk. Lemons are
cheap, and until the water supply i'm
proves, Swinburae leland is vacated and
the cool weather arrives they should
form part of the decoration of every din
Ing table and side-hOArd. HArrlc5t, let
tuce, beets, chickOry or tomatoes, with
plenty OF sharp dressing, should follow
every dinner.
Too much lemon juics and vinegar is
not advisable for children, but they should
have little. Lemon ice will do them
no harm Housewives who are in the
habit of serving cold meals will chow
their wisdom by a change of pro-
gram ''Stssming hot food and drink
Is the advice given by the health con.
missioners Of New York until all danger
of the scourge has passed.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
Captain Kiddss FInancIerInE.

lffoEn Ah@ washington cNaE-A
&c 'me hither, men" said Captain Kidd
to the two seamen who carried a cracker
box with much evident difficulty. "Come
hither."
As soon a. they had done SO, he took
os his broad -brimmed hat, In which he
wore q large feather instead of q string
and scanned the horiKsn. 1t seemed TO be
q satisfactorily horizen, for he turned with
q sigh of relief and sAId:-
81 think we will put the money In yon
river bank"
"But, cspting," said one of the men,
Chat bank is not safe"
NO." said the other, ''it's liable to COL
lapse under the slightest pressure"
peace, fools," said Captain Kidd, an
grily; ''at last 1 have penetrated the secret
of your identities. You are the men who
go around precipitsting pAnics."
Thereupon he took up his mRttock and
slew them 30 that no one might be left to
tell the tale.
Then he dug q hole himself, Deposited
his doubloons, wrote himself q receipt,
and at last Accounts the money was there
still.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
HOLIDAY TRADING.

Holiday trading will soon be brisk. We
do not mean the kind of trading that will
be done in the stores, or shops, as they gay
in England and in English society here.
We mean the kind that will be done be-
tween people who give presents to each
other. This kind of trading has some
very polite and pleasant namey, but it is
trading all the same and is carried on with
much shrewdness and careful calculation.
A great many people give presents expect
ing fair return for what they give, and
not few are disappointed If they don't
fiud the balance of trade in their favor.
And many who wouldn't take the
initiative 10 such trading feel obliged to
give quite as much as they get SO that
they needn't seem or feel mean. So the
cheerful traffic goes on, and 30 what
should be gay and generous season is
made mercenary and troublesome. Multi
tudes of people who are not traders by
nature would like to see less commerce at
Christmas and New Years. They would
be very glad not to have presents given to
them, thus placing them under obliga-
ton to give presents in return. And
they would be glad not to feel obliged to
give presents and thus make others feel
obliged to give them presents In return.
The Hartford Courant makes a per-
tinent point when 1t says that
there are just two classes of hu-
man beings to whom 1t is a good thing
to make presents, the children and the
poor. And 1t adds: Now here we are in
the middle of the hard times; presents for
conventional reasons to people who don't
need them and only grosn on receiving
them, :'Oh, dear, that means paying him
back" are no good and foolisher than ever.
Why not then make an attempt this year
to return to present making in it's purity,
confning our efforts to those in want and
to the young folk of our familiesi Every
body will feel relieved, the season will be
| rid of one of Its most burdensoms conven-
tions and lot of money will remain In
many pockets that can Ill afford emptyine
themselves for any but really necessary
| purposes.
Too much business In the holidays IL
hostile to their proper use and enjoyment
The volume of the kind of holiday trading
above referred to could be greatly reduced
without harm.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
SWEET.

Rivals-''The last thing Fred did was to
kiss me-" IL should think Ii would bel'i
Life.
The milliner is pointed at as thing of
vanity; but she is mighty great aid to
church-going religion.-Puck.
The real estate man grows wealthy by
knowing just the right thing to do when
everybody is calling him fool-Puck.
He-I know 1 am NOT very strong, but
they say 1t puts new life into an old man
to marry. She-Yes, I suppose that's the
serious obstacle.-Life.
"Jsley got full the night his boy was
born, and 1 tell you he had q scare 4"
"HowP "He thought II was twins when
he went to kiss 1t good night. ."-Waif.
The Position Filled.-Weary walker-I
want work. Proprietor-What can you
dos Weary Wslker-Nothin'. Proprietor
oh, our Office boy does thaiI-Puck.
"Poor Timmie, Foive years In Sing
Singl I do feel ehorry for him" "Be-
dad, an yure shympsthy's trowed away.
He's surrounded by frinds. ."-Brooklyn
Life.
"Did hear you say that you have found
In your mother-in. law your idealfn eyes,
indeed; all the comments ever made on
mothers .in-law apply to herl"-Fliegende
Blatter.
Mamma-No, Robbie. candy is not good
for little boys. 1t makes them cross and
naughty. Robbie-Grsndma always gived
you all you wanted, didn't she mammal
Chicago Inter Ocean.
O'Lally-OI have come T. offer yer drop
sv consolation this marnin', Dennis. Hal
lihan (uewly made widower)-T'ank yez,
O'Lallyi IT is just In tonne; tn last av
mine is gone.-Puck.
She-You sbominsble mani No flowers.
no reception, barely pleasant word-and
have been away eight weeks He-You
are right am indeed an ungrateful
wretchl-Fliegende Blstter.
"Whst is the idea In calling q consulta-
ton of physiciansi" ''Oh, thst's when
the doctor who originally took the oase
can't think of any more excuses to give the
family. y."-Dstroit Tribune.
The Ssge-In choosing a wife, young
man, you must not look for beauty slone.
The Youth-0f course not tits the other
kind of girl that one may expect to fnd
slone.-Indisnspolls Journal.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
WHAT Will THE HARVEST BE

WHAT WILL THE HARVEST BE .
Some people are looking forward to a
winter in which interest in religion will be
general and conspicuous. 1t has been OBJ
served that time of trouble has often
| been followed by a season of religious feel
ing and fervor. When people are brought
low their thoughts may turn to that which
is higher than they, and when they feel
their own weakness they may turn to the
everlasting strength.
This year has been full of trouble.
People have lost their money, their bust
ness, their employment, their confidence
and in many cases their hope. The
Financial depression" has been terribly de-
pressing. The wings of riches have been
amazingly active and effective. Those who
are not yet really poor feel poor, and many
are SO poor that they can't be or feel any
poorer. Things have been turned topsy
turvy until few know where they stand,
and those vino have weathered the fnan-
cial storm will be a long time in making
the necessary repairs.
This has also been a saddening year in
other ways than the way of money losses
and poverty. There have been many
shocking disasters, some of them wide
spread, as the devastating hurricanes that
have swept the North, the West and the
South. Horrible and unusual crimes have
startled the people. Accidents" of a
kind that make one wonder If there is
merciful God have followed one another
in rapid succession. The ghastly slaughter
of happy people pursuing pleasure by
means of fast expresses has cast q gloom
over the whole country. The shooting of
crankiness which has followed 1t have
called attention sharply to very dubious
and mournful kind of human nature.
And the antics of the United States senate
have shown what even the master minds
are capable of.
So there has been enough to make peo-
pie think, and to make them realize that
they have warrant for feeling big.
Many are now walking softly and living
humbly who stepped high and were proud
six months ago. There is great deal of
certain kind Of repentance, but we do not
know whether there is, or is likely to be,
any general conviction of sin which will
blossom into revival of religion this win
ter. 1t sometimes seems to US that people,
even when they are not elated with pros
perity and geyety, do not feel as sinful as
people fifty years ago did, or if they do
they feel that their chances of getting into
heaven without overwhelming trouble have
been much improved by the new theology.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
No. 262
Masks I'm Italy.


The Italian nation is especially appealed
to by the charm Of mystery and all those
indefinite possibilities which lurk behind
the secrecy Of the nssk. Not bat that
this license Of masks was frequently
ABUSED. AllessAndro vi, who, with Ma-
donna LucrezlA, was 50 fond Of watching
the mAskers so past from the balcony Of
Castle St. Angelo, had to forbid masks In
1893, under pain Of the gkllows, to such
an extent did the factions and m-dIsposed
at Rome take advantage of them to pay
of old scores, and 40 many people were
killed or seriously wounded every day In
the streets.
Connected with the old sAturnAliA. as
We have seen, the masks were the espAc-
ial characteristics of the FsbulR Atella-
na and the less arIstocrsfsc Nina. and
no one who has seen the collection Of
such antiquities at Rome, Naples and
tonpeh viii doubt the important part
that masks played in the life of the ear
~ empire. Thence we rnsy trace them
down In the antique fsroes, which grad
uAly blended with the sacred represen-
tstions of the middle ages until they ul-
tmAtely laicized them and removed
them from the church; OF, AEAln, they
would pop their strange countenKncss out
from their hiding places periodically at
carnival time until thsy emerged once
more into the full light of day in the
''Commedis deli ATte," and In PAntaloon
Harlequin, PulcInellR and BrIsheIlA we
merely see the gradual evolution OF the
old Roman mRtks
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
RECENT PUBLICATIONS.

"Outward and Homeward Bound: A
Journal and Notebook for Ocean Voy-
sgsrs." One of those fsnciful and sugges-
tive little hand-books that enlist sentiment
in their favor and acquire in use lasting
value as souvenirs of an entire voyage.
Following some concise information as to
ahipboard appurtenances, methods and
terms, We have. alternately with sppropri-
ate quotations from the poets, blank pages
for notes and autographs, with here and
there useful map. A log-book for the
outward and homewsrd voyage is given,
and the brilliant frontispiece shows the
smoke stacks and flags of the principal
Such aids tend to make intelligent travel
ers. Anson D. F. Randolph & Co., New
York. For sale by Z. 2. Judd.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
The Latest Attempt to Cross Arabia

The Latest Attempt 90 Cross Arabia.
The London correspondent of tbs Man
chester Evening News writes: 'Tn octo-
ber last had an interview with q lady
evangelist and traveller whose attention 1t
was to attempt to cross Arabia from coast
to coast. That the enterprise was peril
Gus one the fate of poor Edward Palmer
sufficiently proves. That 1t has been for
years the ambition of geogrsphers La at
tested by the writings of Burton, Keith,
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

Falconer and Palgrave. Mr.. Lethaby be.
gan his preparations by enlisting g young
British soldier, who resigned his regiment.
then stationed st Cairo, for the purpose
he also sought the assistance of the Amer
loan mission ut Bassorah on the Persian
gulf. For the present the attempt has
been abandoned In consequence Of the dif-
hculty of forming q relisbls party: but /
understand that IL is to be resumed AZ an
early date. 1t may be mentioned that the
obstacles thrown in the way of all such
enterprises by the Sublime Porte are a.
most insupersble. An travellers have 70
enter into an undertaking not to carry out
of the empire any antiquities or other rel
les which they may encounter In the course
of their wanderings, 1t being customary
for all such objects to be entombed In the
museum ct Constantinople.n
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

The erratic Missouri river is threatening
the complete destruction of the town of
East Atchison. Missouri, on the opposite
bank from Atchison, Kansas. The stream
has been eating new channel for several
months, and during the past summer has
washed away over 300 acres of land. It is
now within an eighth of mile of East
Atohison, and the destruction of the little
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
Yon car Be Rd6ty.
You know you ought to be

You know you ought to be
bright, cheerful, and happy.
= You determine each day that
you will be happy yourself, and
make others so.
The day is not very old before
your brightness is gone, your
nerves go "all to pieces" and
you are helpless on the couch.
You have falling or displace-
ment of the womb, causing
bearing down feeling" and
backache, perhaps ovarian
troubles, with inflammation Of
the uterus and leucorrhoea.
Then remember Lydia z.
Pfnkham made a great discov-
cry. Her Vegetable Comspoand
has cured thousands just like
you, and will you. -
1t is given you by
a woman who - SS9
gave her life to w ~
the study of your 90. S-,rtlfa
troubles. SLSrTSss Z
All druggists sell II. AXZzS -
Address in confidence, - -
LYDIA z. PIskHAM MEp. F--re~ Sz~~<%c
Il Co., LYNN, Mass.
Liver PilLs, rs cents.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

The opposition to vaccination is organ
ized in England, and there is not a little of
it in this country. Those concerned in 1t
can read with profit the following extract
from Mrs. Crosland's recently published
memoirs: Could modern opponents of vac
cination only behold the countenances,
marred almost out of resemblance to the
human face divine, which were common
everywhere seventy years ago, they would
surely hide their own faces Ia shame.
really think that of the men and women
born before 1880 fully half were more or
less marked by the ravsges of smallpox.
Certainly for sixty years have seen moth
ing comparable to the cicatrized facss so
common in my childhood. Ladies' SO af-
ficted habitually wore the thickest veils
out of doors.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

full bow of msuve ribbon. On the other
hand is a simple outdoor costume of terra
Gotta cloth. The yoke, cuffs and collar
are ornamented with herring bone stitch
ing. The cap is of the dress material.
An art silk of exquisitely soft texture
and stamped with Irregular and closely
placed lines of all colors makes up into q
beautiful house gown, with sleeves and
girdls of velvet In q tone TO match the
stripe you wish to bring into prominence.
One objection to such gown may bs that
your beat friend-it is ones best friend
that always does that sort of thing-may
send in sofa pillow for Christmas COW
cred with the same stuff. But then she
might cover q pillow with regular dress
| stuff just to make us miserable. Now
that this idea Is out in print, you'd do well
| to import all your gowns.
Empire gowns, after q brave struggle
and much putting, have succumbed and
are only thought of now for nsglige gowns
and possibly an evening gown. Every
thing ia in the charming 1898 adaptation
Of 1880 modes. FLoRETTE.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
FASHION NOTES.
No Black but Velvet for Blondes

No Black but Velvet for Blondes.
Black and white Is q combination that
especially suits brunettes. 30 the blondes
are not SO much pleased at the present
craze. Black and white takes the charac-
ter out of blondes appearance, unless
she makes the black black velvet, and as
velvet is much to be worn she can meet
the fashion in both ways If she has some
one to meet the bills. This is more than
ever necessary, because velvet costs more
this season than ever before.
The little girls cloak presented In the
sketch is made from golden brown cloth
with a wavy pattern in shade of mauve.
A large brown felt hat is worn with a very
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Iceland is not growing country. 1t
has less population than twenty years ago.
During the last summer about six hundred
people emigrated from there to this coun-
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

The right people seem to be coming to-
gether this season. In Philadelphia the
other day Mr.. Tarr and Miss Feathers were
married, and in New Jersey town Mr..
Downs and Mics Ups hitohed up.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

The Cincinnati Enquirer relates that two
weeks ago one of its reporters was among
a party of friends casually brought to-
gethsr in Chicago, and that among them
was Carter Il. Harrison. After while
the mayor excused himself from the com
pany because of his official duties, and in
departing said that the feeling was grow
ing upon him stronger every day that he
would not die a natural death, and that
some crank would consider that he had
divine call to butcher him. "But, while
am here" he exclaimed, "I'll be on top.
While live will do what recognize as
right and as my duty, and, whatever they
may cay of me, no one can say that Carter
Harrison is not square in his dealings with
his fellow man, or that he ever went back
on needy friend"
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

town, with many thousands of dollars
worth of valuable property, is regard ed as
inevitable, and the people are moving
away as rapidly as possible.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-02

town, with many thousands of deilsrs
worth of valuable property, is regarded as
inevitable, and the people are moving
away as rapidly as possible.
A writer on the curiosities of animal
nomenclature tells us that the reason we
call feline of certain markings of color a
"tabby" cat is because Tabitha was the
goddess of the crooked olawed species. A
curious old work (printed in London in
1906 entitled, "Names Applied to Ami
mate Things" the following seems to ex-
plain the tabby cat enigma: ''The terme
'Tsbbie Cat Is derived from Atab, famous
street in Bagdad, cittie of the Orient.
This streete is inhabited by the manufac-
turers of silken stuff called 'atabi,' the
waved markings of the watered silke re-
sembling a cats coat. From that We call
all cats so marked 'stab,' 'atsbbie,' or SIM
ply 'tabbie' cats"
The Swedish Peace society, with head
quarters at Stockholm, has offered a prize
of 1000 francs for the best essay on the
subject, Glow Can An International Pub
lie Opinion Against the Universal Arma-
ment Movement Be Createdp The an
swers, which should contain practical sug-
gestions, should be sent to Gustav Bjoer-
klund, Stockholm, before March 1, 1894.
They may be written in English, Swedish,
Danish, French, German or Norwegian.
Mr.. Bjoerklund is president of the society
and an author of wide repute in his
native land. he proposes to spend as
much time as possible in convincing Euro
pean nations that the time of universal
peace is nigh, and that the standing armies
should be abolished.
The most grewsome relic in the United
States, If not in the whole wide world, is
in the possession of "Old Ls Pier,"a Span
ish Indian living on the Wenachee river at
the point OF its junction with the Upper
Columbia. Old LIE Piers odd souvenir Is
nothing more or less than lssso, or lariat,
composed wholly of human hair. 1t is
over fifty feet In length and as variegsted
as was the coat of "Joseph of DID," The
priests {none but the mission clergy are
ever allowed to even get sight of iD say
that not less than fifty women and girls
must have been scslped to furnish material
for this horrid rope, the black, brown, yell
low, red and gray hair being curiously and
intricately woven into a rope that is strong
enough to hold an OK, horse or buffalo.
One of the oldest and most respected
members of the United States senate is re-
ported as saying that, for the honor and
reputation of that body, he is heartily glad
that the repeal bill is out of the way and
recess imminent. He adds that he has
never in his long service known senators
to be so resentful, so sensitive to criticism
and 30 utterly lacking in patience and
chsritableness as they have been during
the contest just ended. Several times he
has feared that personal encounters, If not
bloodshed, would follow the misunder
standings and recriminations that have oc-
Cured on the floor, and he regards 1t as
exceedingly fortunate for the honor of the
senate that 1t escaped this disgrace.