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Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
SOUND.

The bandmaster's business Is nearly sl ways conducted on a sound basis Buffalo Courier.
 The strset-paver isn't far wrong in charscteri xtpg his work as beneath him. Buffalo Courier.
 "what could you see when you were up | in the bsllooni" "Thst T. was & fool for giving $2 for it."-Chicsgo Inter Ocean.
 Rsgson-How are you, old fellow I What are you working at nowi Oldiron (tired and cross)-My vacation.-Chicsgo | Tribune.
 Mother (to her child, who has just had some sweets given her by the man oppo- | site)-Whst do you say to the gentleman, | Msbeli Asbsl-Have you got any more, pleasei-Judy.
 Young wife-1 am surprised to have a strong maa like you ask bread of me. Weary Wsnders (~ith dignity)-Madsm, if | I were not strong man l should not ask for your bresd.-Judge.
 | Judge Cumming up the evidenee)-No I allowance could be made for the declara- ton of defendant that he was intoxicated, since he was not as much intoxicated as the law pre rescribes. s.-Fliegende Blstter.
 Tommy Flynn," said an up town school teacher, "have you any note of ex cuse for being latef' "Yes, ma'am; but l must apologize for the, spelling. Ny mother wrote t."-Phiisdelphia Record.
 Quiggs-I told her that she was the only girl I ever loved. Jenks-Whst did she ssyi Quiggs-She replied in sarcastic way that this wasn't her first season-pm afraid she doubted me.-New York Times
 'T say," said Fuddles, who sometimes thinks he Is smart, "what sort of fruit car you raise on an electric plantf' But Fud dles, who also thinks he is smart occasion ally, promptly replied "Currents. nts."-wash ipgton Star.
 "1 hear that Leaufer is very sick. Dl you know what his complaint isf' 9Th. doctors call 1t nervous pfostration, be lisve." "Nervous prostrationI How dit he ever get thatf' ''Overrest, suppose 1-Detroit Tribune.
 | Carruthers-Why don't you settle dowr to worki Waite-I will by and by, but must find my affinity hrst Csrruthers- There's where you make great mistake Get some dollars together, and your affinity will hunt you up.-Truth.
 "Dear old Doctor Orthodox dsssn't ap pear to be as happy in Paradise as he ough to be.n ~True, be does look gloomy What shall VIC do to make him feel nor at homefn aT can't think of anything Yes, can. Let us try St Paul for here sy."-Life.
 "Pspa." said Johnny Cumso, "why is 1 called the mother tongue instead of th father tonguelp "Tll tell you some oths
 time, Johnny,n replied Mir. Cumso in : whisper, as he glanced to where Mn
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
A HEN ON.


 It is not often that anything happens in Watsessing, New Jersey, and we are not certain that any thing ought to ever happen there. But something has happened there which is worth the attention of all who are interested in love.
 Miss Eliza Wyncoop of Watsessing, New Jersey, is one of the finest products of the place. If she should be murdered, or elope, or anything, she would be described as the beautiful Miss Wyncoop, the belle of Wa.sessing, and the picture of the Princess Eulslia would be printed in the illustrated newspapers and labeled with her name. She is as good ss she is beauti- ful, and she Is loved according to her charms and her merits. Just at present three of the splendid young men of Watsessing are begging for the privilege of paying Miss Wyncoop's board and buy ing her clothes forever and ever, and she Is not unwilling that one of them should try to do 1t. But she doesn't want to take the responsibility of deciding which one 1t shall be, knowing, perhaps, that If she makes the decision she may 80 hurt the feelings of the two who are left that when she gets divorce from the one who Is taken she may not have anybody to fall back on. So she impartially com mits herself and the three who love her | to that great but unknown law which governs the matching of eggs. With her own fair hands, while bidding her heart to sit still, she has written the names of the throbbipg three on three eggs. She has placed these eggs under sitting hen and has solemnly announced that she will marry the man whose name is on the egg that Is first matched.
 | What situation for a philosopher or a poetl Three volcanoes of love In state of active eruption In the hearts of three young meni Woman, calm and collected as usual, shifting tremendous responsi- bility onto hen, which, all unconscious of her burden, is quietly and contentedly carrying out her missioni Three chickens warming into life, one of which will burst it's cell and be at once the sign of promise and the messenger of despair! And fate over all, directing the destiny of the young men, the young woman, the hen and the chickensl Keep your eye on Watsessing until the first egg bursts. If the beautiful Mics wyncoop doesn't change her mind there will be some excitement around hel her GOOD in about three weeks
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
AnIrre.IriihIe AnnenI.

little girl. twelve years old, wEs told last year, just before inc sah of July, that her papa could no; afford 10 buy any fire works, but that she and Willie Wonld have to watch the other children. The small brother seemed quite resigned 10 the in- evitabls, and on the morning of ihe Fourth marched scross the street 10 watch the other boys fire their toTpsdoes. But the little girl was not so easily ss.isied. She could not believe, st first. that it was not all 6 joke, and hunt ed all over the house for bundles which might suggest irecrsckers, hut sll in vain. At breakfast nothing was said about any fireworks, and when she was fully convinced that 1t was not 6 joke at all, but real truth, aud that they were not to,have any hrecrAckers or tcrpsdoes or rockets, she burst into tears and said, between her sobs:
 "What do you think Samuel Adams and George, Washington and John Adams and John Hancock would say If they were alivei"
 This WAS too much for the fond father, who left the table and went out of the house, returning abnnt two hUurs later with as many firecracksTs, tOTPedoes, rock cts. Roman candles and fire balloons as he could carry -B-stUn Journal.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
A New Use for Towels.
From the London Times


 It appears from the latest consular re- port from Swstow, in southern Chius, that among cotton goods the import of towels alone has shown any improvement. But, the consul explainP, this does not imply any increased attention to pertonAl clean district, for the towels are used for cloth ing. The breadth of the ordinary towel being that from shoulder to shoulder, two sewn together will make coat. Sleeves are dispensed with, and, except for the arnholes, there Is none of that waste of material which is especially repugnsnt to the Chinsmsn, and which the size of his native piece goods and the fashion Of his clothes conspiFe 10 avoid. British nsnu- lecturers have been warned by their agents aud others of this frugal tendency of the Chinese mind; but the loom designed to turn out cloth of the narrow Chinese bresdths requires as much attention ss one giving cloth twice As wide. Th!s lssds the consul to suggest that The cloth might be woven 90 as to be d!viEible down the csn- ter, so that two pieces of the Chiness breadth could be woven at the sBme loom. So far the remonstranees Of importers have sEsil.d chiefly to affect the length of the pi,es. If 6 piece forty yards long will make exactly twelve Chimes. garments, one few inches ices will only pro5pcr eleven similar garments, leaving 6 ustless reNuanL Thus importers who know their customers have urged that ihs pito~, though 1t cannot be woven 10 given inch, should slwsys exceed the expected length and Fzff of f .HHH conEul suggests that ss Chgness garments St loosely to the figure and can be trans feTred from one psrson 10 another vithou' any noticeable misft, 1t might bs possible for British manufacturers to turn ont goods of the exact siZs needed for coats gowns and the smOrphous psntAloons. He Esks whether these crude garments might not be produced entire and 70 i'm ported into China.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
nnrelnnment or nodern Caralrr.

It ha. for some time bsen realized by the German authorities how advantageous 1t would be if their cavalry could rapidly throw scross river a bridge of suffici' D, stability 10 cAJTy artillery. They have now supplied 10 t5eir cavalry q folding boat. which with all the necessary stores can be loaded and carried on four horse wsgou. Each regiment receives two of these wagons, which makes twelve for a cavalry division, and this amount of ma teriaI suficss to construct, in 6 very short time, & bridge more tksn fifty yards long These boats can be used in varions ways, tho only disadvantage experienced being ths, the twelve wagons take up as much rcou as battery, and materially add to tn, length of column. It Is thought ihs their value has been conelu.Ively proved al the mannuvres in various circumstances The Revue du Cercle MilitAire, frcm whict the above account is taken, adds that thu education of the German cavalry Is beinl prosecuted in other directions. They ar. to be trained In the executlUn of field works A new drill book is being supplied to them, and A csrtain number of instruc tors, borrowed from the pioneer bsttalions will hencstorwATd be attached 10 the cKvAl " regiments and 10 the riding school Ai HanoYer.-London Exchange.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
ArtiheiaI PearI..


 The processes by which the Chinese pro- duce artificial pearls gre as remarkable As they are ingenious. This business eonstI- tutes quite an important industry. It is confined to two villages in the northern part of the province of ChihklAng, which Is A silk producing region. In the months of May and June large quantities of mus sels are brought in baskets from a lake thirty miles distant, and the biggest of the mollusks are selected for the operation that is to be performed.
 In the shell of each mussel Is intro duced number of small objects which it Is intended that the bivAive shall coat with the pearly substsrce it secretes. Some times little pills of earth arc used. Such pellets are made of mud, taken from the bottom Of water courses, dried and DOW. dered with the juice of csmphor-tTee seeds. In the same way are employed dlminutive images, usually of Buddhs, but often of fishes. They are made of lead, cast very thin by pouring the molten metal upon a board which Is carved with the impres- sions.
 To place these nuclei inside of the mus sells Is process of no little delicscy. The she'll Is usually opened with a small in strument of mother-of-peAr aud the man tie of the animal is gently lifted At the same time the images or pills are laid in two rows beneath the mantle. The shell is then permitted to close. Finally the mollusks are deposited in canals or pools, five or six inches apart, at depths of from two to five feet in lots of five 10 fifty thou sand.
 In November the musseis are collected and opened. The animals are removed from the shells and the pellsts or images are detached by sharp knife. By this time they are fastened tightly to the inner surface of tho shells and have become GOV. cred with a coating of nscrs. The next process Is 10 cut away the matrices of earth or lead about which the artificial pearls have formed. Into the cavity thus mAds in each one Is poured melted yellow resin, and the oriice is artfully covered over by piecs of mother-of pearl.
 The pearls formed sb0nt the eArths D pellets are fiat on the bottom and in shape are somewhat more than hemispheres. They have much of the lGstre aud beauty of the real gems. and are sold st a late sO cheap as 10 be prccurable by all who care to possess them. They are employed 10 6 considerable extent by jewellers, who sci female attire. Those made from imsgeS are employed ss ornaments and Gmulets or the caps of children. few shells are sent to market with the pearls AdheTing for sale to the curioas or supsrstitious.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
Arriton Among tho Htnnou.

Prince Adoiphus of SchAumburg- -HPpe Is the hero of the following story; During the congress of princes held in Frankfort in ths year 1863 a bEneast WAS given by the authorities, to which the notsble@ Of tine city were invited. The sovereign princes of the German confederation sRt apart from the rest of the company. and were engaged in an animated conversation when suddenly there WAS a general conmotion among the ilustrious guests. The crOEnsd heads rose from their seEts to welcome Rn insignificant lit- tie gentleman who he'd joined the circle. To evsrybody's RstoEsshmsnt, Prince Adol- phus alone kept his seat. Then the Elect or of HeEss went up to him and whispered in his ear:
 My dear Prinos, went yEu speak to the gentleman along with inc rtEig Don't you know who he Isg"
 'rNo."
 ''It is Baron Roihsnhild."
 "whst cf ihsig He is nothing to me don't owe the fellow anything. .-Zsitge- l let
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
 IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. One Dollar Per Year Un advance). Single Copies cents.
ANOTHER OBJKCT LESSON

ANOTHER OBJ ECT LESSON. It is significant and instructive thing that in very few days after the governor of Colorado had announced that if neces- sary to carry out the notions of the silver ] would deluge this land the chief city of his own State was in a panic which took him | and the people of Colorado who believe in | him off their high horses. And 1t is evt- dent that his pronuucismento greatly helped to precipitate the collapse. He couldn't have done worse thing for his | State at worse time. He and the silver | convention in which he was so conspicuous hit the already failing credit of Colorado | hard blow. This was perceived by some of l the inhabitants of that State who had not entirely lost their common sense. Thus | the Pueblo Chieftain said: We have re- ceived a severe blow growing out of the damnable conspiracy against silver, but is silver our only resourcea Shall we pro- claim to the world that we are utterly ruined while we still possess vast stores of gold, iron, copper, lead and almost every
 
 and when the annual value of our agri- cultural, horticultural and dairy products | far exceeds that of our output of the precious metalsl We want eastern money,
 and plenty of it. Can we obtain it by l proclaiming to the world that We are utter | ly and irretrievsbly ruined by the down
 fall of silver, and thus completely destroy our eredit9
 The silver lunatics pay no more attention
 to facts than the lnnatics who are in the
 ssylums do. They want money, and they
 act as if they could force people who have
 1t to give 1t to them on any terms they
 see fit to name. They will find, before
 they are cured, that they have got the com
 mon sense of the world against them, as
 we'll ss the interests of those who have the
 money that they want. And 1t is possible
 that their plan to delage this country with
 blood up to the horses bridles will be
 nipped in the very bud owing to their in-
 ability to buy the horses.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
FASHION NOTES.
Elegance Within Doors

While there has not been any great change In the form of bodiees or in the methods of ornamenting them recently,
 the lack is fully made up for by the great alteration in skirts. One sort no sooner bids fair to attain general acceptance than another springs up. Dressmskers assure their patrons that their own particular make is the only correct thing, till wo- man becomes SO confused tbstehe is ready either to believe what the next expert tells her or to disbelieve all of them.
 The woman who has several fresh dresses from her last years stock should not
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
Rnnr RnrminC.

From tse IoalAat pom a08ElAl-g
 The men with the ginger beard was watching his neIghbOr labOrsOusly digging potatoes.
 "Thsy didn't dig 'em that way out in Colorado where lived" EAid he. The nsighbor, who was A hired man dropped his patent digger" looked around to see If his employer was visible, found he WAS not, and took e seat on ths
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

give up hops of changing them to the
 more elaborate styles of the present. One
 of the more difficult forms to renew h
 fashionableness is the orthodox tailor
 made, the kind which usually accompanies
 jackets and wsistcosts. IL can be turned
 into a pretty bell skirt. A single seam on
 the straight unites the two selvejgss be-
 hind. This skirt Is very easy to make and
 comfortable to wear, and requires much
 legs material than one cut on the cross. The umbrella skirt Is still worn, made in single width materials, In very narrow breadths, cut in points like the covering of au umbrella. ard more or less on the cross. Ia the accompanying picture there are shown two handsome and elaborate house dresses. The one at the left hand Is made of gray crepon. Its skirt takes ten yards
 of the silk, which is accordeon plested to
 about three yards and a half. The bodice and sleeves are trimmed with cream col 1 ored embroidered tulle- The belt Is of red | velvet At the right there is & tea gown in lettucs green bengaline, also drsPed
 with cream embroidered tulle. Bands of
 old gold gallon embroidered with seed pearls are placed on either eide of the front, form the girdle and shoulder straps, and trim | sleeves and collar. The sleeves and collar | are further ornamented with ostrich feath CT trimming FLoRErTE.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21
Howe & Stetson.
 GREAT DISSOLUTION SALE STILL IN PROGRESS.
 For the remaining few days [until August 1st] we shall offer Greater Bargains than at any time since our house was established, seven years ago.

1000 yards fine quality Printed Cotton Pongees at 64c per yard, formerly sold for 123c.- - 1900 yards Printed Challies and Alba tross Cloth (half wooD marked down to 1Oc per yard. Prices were IF and 25c. Ladies' White and Fancy P. K. and Duck Vests, $1.75. Each reduced from $3.9S. Ladies' Lsundered Shirt Waists, soc
 each. Regular $1.00 quality. Ladies' Silk Mixed Gingham Suits s2 50
 each; formerly $3 9S.
 Ladies' Silk Waists $500; formerly
 $7.50 and 5000.
 Ladies' fine quality fast black Hose 37dc per pair. Regular 65c quality (quan- tity limited) Ladies' 4 Button Giace Kid Gloves | new shades-black welt and embroidery
 large buttons just for this week, 89c.
 Worth $1 25 10 dozen fancy Windsor Scarfs, extra
 width and quality, our regular soc scarfs,
 reduced to 25e. l Surplus stock of finest quality All Wool Black Henriettas, 46 inches wide. reduced
 to $l % per yard. Worth $1 59.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

leased, found that his invalid wife had be- come insane and his helpless little children could nowhere be found.
 It is figured that 4, ,OOO, 900 people in the United States have been hoarding money for their expenses to the Worlds fair, and that the average of their savings is $lO0. This makes total of s4OO, ,0O0, 900 which Is withdrawn from circulation. This is cer- tainly no wilder than some other theories which have been put forth to account for the present condition of things.
 The British postofice has introduced plan for saving time and labor which seems we'll worth adoption in this country. It is to dispense in certain circumstances with the use of postage stamps, az, for in- stance, when large numbers of circulars are taken to the office at one time. In such 8 case sum of money equal to the postage may be paid and the circulars are passed under machine which prints the word "paid" on each.
 According to Colonel Thomas 0. Zlmmer- -~@A VI AscaaAh6s 1ShheyAfoAAoJ ah "oo ASe the Irish who have made this country what 1t is, but the Germans. Hear him: The Germans who came to this country were the first In America to protest against hu- man slavery; the first to print the Bible in this country; they issued the first work on the philosophy of teaching. They brought the Bible and the Catechism, and the first thing they did was to lay the foundation for log church, then establish a school by the side of the church. Between 1745 and 1920 fifteen editions of the New Tesla. ment had been published in German in Pennsylvania, and seven before the New Testament appeared in Eng fish. Germans were the first to manufacture paper here; the first to ex- plore, in 1869, the region west of the Ale ghenies; the first to tread the soil of the Wyoming Valley; the first to make a map of Maryland; the first interpreters between the white men and the Indians. They were the first piano makers, chemists, tanners, glassblowers, and makers of furniture. A German started the first iron-works and powder. mills in Virginia. The father of the liberty of the press in this country was & German. Germans have taken sn active part in the great national conflicts, 400,- 900 alone taking part in the late rebellion.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

A young woman arraigned in Vienna law court who, when asked by the judge If she had clear character, remained silent. Then the judge, putting the question In a more direct form, asked: "HAve you ever suffered legal punishmentf' "Yes," an swered the defendant. 'What was iti'' stI am married"
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

"Thank God, how are youf" "How do you live onr"How can youf' and "How do you perspire" are respectively the Ara bian, Russian, Swedish and Egyptian greetings heard on the Midway Plaisance.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

Cumso was sitting within eArshot.-New York Sun.
 Did the neighbors succeed in suppress. ing Thompson's cornet prscticsFn
 "They did not. The complaint averred that he was learning 10 play the cornet, and he proved by his teacher that be had not learned anything In six months. s."-In- disnspolis Journal.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-21

There Is Worlds fair in Chicago and the city is putting on all the airs 1t can. A pork-packing company of that place had s man arrested for biting piece of pigs foot. Its value was less than two cents. The man was imprisoned, and, when re-