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Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL IS PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING.
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AN INTERPRETING QUESTION

AN INTERESTING QUESTION.
 A question which has bothered many pious people has been brought to notice by the act of farmer in West Virginia who was converted in 8 religious revival, and was impelled, or compelled, by his awak- ened conscience to confess that when he was bad he set fire to the barns of several of his neighbors. His confession was looked on by his fellow religionists as 8 sure sign that he had become 8 changed man, and while they were shocked to think that their brother had been such very bad brother they rejoioed with and for him that he had been saved from SO great wickedness. The district attorney, however, took very practical view of the matter and promptly had him indicted and sent to jail.
 This man will need @ good deal of "sus- taining grace" while in jail, and however changed he may be, he will have moments of doubt as to the wisdom of his eonfes- sion. He has by 1t done his best to square himself with God, but he will find the equaring himself with the law a trial and 8 disgrace. He will at times ask himself whether he has done himself, his religion, his church, and even those whose barns he has burned any good by getting into jail. He will wonder If he couldn't have been saved without such @ penalty, and whether he wasn't ver.conscientious in bringing it on himself. And he will ask himself If he couldn't have done more good to the world by actively and heartily practising his re- ligion out of jail than by getting himself into jail, letting everybody know he had been SO bad and making 1t hard to have any confidence In him.
 Of course the poor farmer whose ex- acting conscience has put him in jail has done no more in his barn burning than many who have been saved from their sins but have not confessed to the world, and are therefore out of jail, pillars in churches, respectable and respected. But has the poor farmer done right9 Will his moral sensitiveness and his open and thorough confession add to his weight of glory in heaven, however inglorious they may uhh6 HUI Ou cdEtut ouOuIO CA- ample bs irnitsteda Should those who love the Lord in all the churches, includ- ing the churches of New Haven, go to work and make a surprise and disturb ance by telling all about their sinsa If they should feel bound to do 1t there would be some strange revelations, and 1t would be realized that the Lord who could save the oonfesssrs must be mighty to save, as the bible says he is.
 Is it wickedness or common sense that keeps most people who are converted from giving a detailed and accurate account of their sinsa Does true religion require that saved sinner should make himself or her self horror and an object of suspicion In the sight of other sinnersl Is conscience that requires 1t an unhealthy onsi Is the sum of good added to by ita Can one get into heaven without 1t? And is one who does not give it hypocrite, whose hy- pocrisy is plotted out by the very salvation which perhaps makes one who does not give 1t feel hypocriticsli
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
AN AWAKENED SPIRIT.

The presidents message to congress con- cerning the Hawaiian muddle Is expected today, and when 1t comes we may know more about what he and Secretary Gresham have been up to in this matter, and we may not. But 1t is evident that the presi- dent and his secretary are not quite ss proud ss they were. At first they seemed to take 1t for granted that the country would endorse whataver deal they chose to make and label "righting wrong." When they found that the people didn't have ss much faith in them as this would need the president announced that he would act in Hawaii "within the eonstitu. tional limits of executive power" Now he seems to have reached a condition of mind in which he recognizes that congress has right to be consulted.
 The trouble with the president is that he has run against "the spirit of '7e." He ought to have known better, but he has had such luck in having his own way that even such an obstacle ss that spirit wasn't considered by him. The thing for him to | do now Is to back down and out of his un tenable position SO thoroughly that the people can see that he means right even if | he doesn't know. The address which has been issued by the American league oi Honolulu will have moro weight with the patriotic and liberty loving people of thii country than anything he can say about 6 wrong done to rotten and dubious royalty. This address declares: We insis that the present government Of Hawaii ha the same right to exist that the Unites States had after the successful revolution of 1776. So confident are we in the justice of our cause that we are certain our cours
 will receive the approval of the American people regardless of party; and we insis that if Hawaii is not wanted in the grea sistsrhood of States that we be allowed t
 continue the government administere, honestly. We feel that we have a righ
 vigorously to protest against the re-estat
 lishment of corrupt monarchy on thes islands.
 This is the right kind of talk. Tn : United States have no business trying {
 put people who have freed themselves fro1
 the rule of depraved queen under her ds
 minion again. If there was any informslit in the revolution we don't see how that a
 ters the case much. The revolution of IF in this country wasn't exactly formal, b,
 1t was successful. Preaident Clevelar
 doesn't know the people of this country
 ha thinks they have any respact for fl
 "divins right" of the dirty Liliuokolani, if he thinks they care If that right has,
 been scrupulously regarded by those VI
 have successfully rebelled against it.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

rows of 1t, it Is insdvissble to go @ 1t, and 1t must consequently be made of wide etuf. The bodice has long fronts that turn back in drspsd revers and hang down in tabs on either side. Its skirt is open In tbe back and arranged in three deep pleats on each side. The bodice has . blouse front of black and white striped silk laid in three boxpleats and buttoning beneath the center boxpleat. The stand ing collar is made of cheviot and covered with striped silk in front corresponding to the width of the vest. The cuffs of the balloon sleeves and the edges of the fronts are trimmed with narrow fancy black and white silk braid.
 The other dress shown is of simpler make, but for more dressy occasions The fabric used for 1t is an old blue watered silk brocsded with flowers in faint, dull shades. The collar and cuffs are made of green velvet and the shoulder straps and belt are piped with the came. The akirt is lined with old blue plain silk and has an inch band of stiffening. The front of the bodice consists of three pieces; the center or plsstron is plain with another piece on either side tucked ct the top and bottom, with the middle portion draped in folds. The shoulder seams are covered with straps. The sleeves are tucked in the middle of the upper arm where they are | tight fitting, with big puff at the shoul. ders and c smaller at the elbow. The cuff
 is also tucked. FLoRETTK.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
FAMOUS mRrKoRIo STONES.
The Largest Known Weighs 5o,ooC
 Pounds and Was Found in Green

Pounds and Was Found In Green-
 land.
 From the San Francisco Call
 A meteorio stone, which is described by Pliny as being as large as e wagon, fell near Esospotsmi in Asia Minor ing467 B. O. About A. D. 1500 stone weighing 1,400 pounds fell In Mexico and is now in the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. The largest meteoric masses on record were heard of first by Captain Ross, the Arctic explorer through some Esquimau. These lay on the west coast of Greenland and were subsequently, found by the Swedish exploring party in 1870 One of them. now in the Royal museum of Stockholm, weighs over 50, 900 pounds and is the largest speci. men known.
 Two remarkable msteorites have fallen ir Iowa within the past twenty years. Feb ruary 12. 1875. an exceedingly brillian meteor in the shape of an elongated horse shoe, was seen throughout region of a least 400 miles iu length and 250 in breadth lying in Missouri and Iowa It is describe, ss "without tail, but having aouin jacket of flame. Detonations were hear so violent as to shake the earth and to ia the windows like the shook of an eartl
 quake" as 1t fell about 10:30 P. m., fe
 miles east of Morengo, Iowa. The grour for the space of some seven miles in lsngt } by two to four milesin breadth, was styeY
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

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  i 4 BuWng--cENTER--A Saving 1Hn HOLIDAY FEAST. OPEN EVENINGS. You're invited to come. Beautiful Goods at Low Prices the attraction. Admission Free. A Pleasant Smile.
 In this limited space we can. DO JUSTICE To our immense line of goods. We can but call YOUR
 ATTENTION To few special bargains that we have thrown out. Don't judge us by this adv., but come and see us. We'll treat you we'll and guarantee to give you full value for your money. SATINS.
 We offer 30 pieces Colored Satin at t0c
 For this week only. RIBBONS.
 No. 7 (al1 silk) Satin Ribbon at 6c. 500 pieces No. 2 Gros Grain, with satin edge, SC yard, or 10 yards for 25c. DRESS GOODS.
 A small lot of All Wool Black Henrietta, worth $1.25, for soc GLOVES.
 We have decided to offer a grand line of Ladies' Gloves that we have been selling for $1.oo. This week for 75c
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

with fragments of this meteor varying in weight from 6 few ounces to ssventy-four pounds.
 On May 10, 1879 large and ertrsordin- srtly luminous meteor exploded with ter. rife noise, followed at slight intervals with less violent detonAtions and struck the earth near the edge of 6 rsvine near Esther- vile, Emmst county, Iowa, penetrating to depth of fourteen feet. Within two miles other fragments were found, one of which weigh TO pounds and another thirty-two pounds. The principal mass weighed 4s1 pounds. All the discovered psrts sggrega- ted about $40 pounds. The one of TO pounds is now in the cabinet of the stats university of Minnesota The competition or this arolite is peculiar in many respects; but, as In nearly all arolitss, there is . con siderable proportion of iron and nickel.
 IL is generally held that msteors at one time or another formed integral parts of a comet. The meteor enters the esrth's at- mosphere from without with e velocity rel alive to the earth that is comparable with the earths velocity in Its orbit, which is nineteen niles per second. By the resist ance 1t meets in penetrating the air, the light and the other phenomena of the lu- minous train are produced Many small meteorttes are undoubtedly consumed by this fire, caused by friction. before they reach the eArthis surface.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
Two Potentates.

Let me undo the wrong, Great and good sister: Once more the throne shall be your own Great and good sister," No, Tss afraid; g'long, Great and good brother" "For you I've greatly dared, Great and good sister; I've sent out Blount on my own account Great and good sister" "Taint no use; rse scared, Great and good brother" For you I'm on the rack, Great and good sister: And congress, see, is after me, Great and good sister" "I'se no' gvine to go back, Great and good brother" Come now, say you must, Great and good sister, Nor woman nor man shah spoil my plan Great and good sister" Scuse me; I'll take the dust Great and good brother" "You must, say you must, Great and good sister; Be quern, I say; my words obey. Great and good sister" "I won't, won't, won't, won't; Bah, great and good brother"
 New York Sun.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
FASHION NOTES.
SIX and Chevfot Side by Side

SIIK VueFIUt SIuts
 Gowns continue to bs elaborstely braid ed, with the skirts frequently made of two colors of cloth set in round skirt fashion. A pretty gown of this sort is of dark brown cloth and bright yellow, the lat ter heavily braided in rows with chocolate braid, the rows almost tapping. The ef- feet Is that of chsngeable material. The bodice to this dress has 6 cuirsss of the braided yellow and deep spaulsttes to match, the rest being carried out in the brown. In the dress at the right of the picture, whsre the material is black chevi- ot, the trimming consists of mschins stitching done with heavy white silk in imitation of braid. Because of the many
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18
POPULAR.

Ed (the bill collecsor)-pm one of the most popular men In town. Wherever I go Pm asked to "call sgain. ."-Chicsgo Record.
 Miss Porkepolis-I Is 1t true that all Bos- tonians live on baked besnsl Mr. Beacon streete-oh, no; lots of them live on their relstives.-Somerville Journal. A Chicago paper heads . leading article "Thoughts About Money" There Is ns
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

Aendicsnt Ito sctorl-Would you oblige brother professional with 8 trise to get some foodl used to be in the butiness myself
 Actor Csiving quArterp-Well, here you are, ex-tortionist-Kate Fields WAahing- ton.
 overgrowR Colored Boy-SAy. boGs, don't youh wauter boy fer to learn to be . jockl Horse Owner-By the time you've learned to ride you'll be too heavy. Boy Den you kin bst on de odder hoss. an you'll have 6 shuah thing, boss.-Good News.
 MAmma-Tommy, what are you going to buy mamma for her Christmas gtfti
 Tommy-Why, momsy, dear, I've thought and thought about that, and I de- cided that the bsst thing could get you would be pair of new skates for your ht- tie boy.-Harpsr's Young People.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

The new elang Is, 'rm going down
 street to give myself to a policeman" Ii | Is equivalent to 'sI'm kicking myself.n
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-18

In order to try to prevent the spread of diphtheria in the public schools the New York health authorities will ask the board of education that all school books be GOV cred with glazed paper and that the ordi- nary slstes be abolished.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17
AN OBJECT LESSON.

Silver costing 81 cents per ounce,
coined into rupees of the fiat value
of $l.46 ga, used in the purchase OF
wheat produced by laborers recciv-
ing from 8 to IA cents per day, to
come in competition with wheat
produced be American laborers re-
ceiving one dollar per day, is what
our anti-silver conspirators have be-
uueathed to the country
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

WE do not remember having read,
at any time, anything that "struck
us so hard" to use slang phrase,
as the article from the pen of B. D.
Flower, in the August number OF
The Arena, entitled, "Well-Springs
of Present-Day immortality" We
are sorry that we cannot republish
the article, but we call attention to
it because every parent in the land
should read it. Editor Flower is a
deep thinker and forcible writer.
Whenever he puts his pen to paper,
something appears which sets people
to thinking, and no one can read
what he has written without being
benefited thereby. 0, that the world
had more Flowers of that variety
While we are speaking of The
Arena, we wish to say that dry
number of that magazine never APP
pears. Its pages sparkle with the
rarest gems from the minds of our
most advanced thinkers. If your
news dealer doesn't handle this mag
azine, order tf the publishers, at
Boston, Mass.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

The following, clipped from the
Dayton (Ohio) Journal, with the
Introductory notice of the journal,
reveals the means by which Harrison
would have "maintaiued the credit
of the country" had he been re- elect
ed--for which failure let us ever be
devotedly thankful The Republic
an bond gamblers failed for once.
But here it is:
Commencing on the bank and
business crashes that have occurred
since the election of Grover Cleve-
land, the New Nork Press I Robert
P. Porter, editor), publishes the fol-
lowing emphatic statement
If the Republican party had re-
NAMED in power, these calamities
would not have happened The
Press knows whereof it speaks when
it asserts that Benjamin Harrison
would have maintained public cred
it if he had been compelled to issue
five hundred millions of dollars
in bonds to do it. Grover Cleve-
land possessed the same power to
do this. His miserable failure to
perform his duty and his panic
breeding appeals to the people to
abe calm" have cost the nation
more than two thousand millions of
dollars.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

The. Dayton (Ohio) Journal pro-
poses a ratio of "a to for new
silver-coinage lava clear steal of
fifty per cent from every man who
has dollar in silver coins, upon
the passage of such bill, and yet
the advocates of such bill prate
about honesty.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

WE are in receipt of copy of
the old Chicago Express with the
name of Henry Vincent nailed to its
masthead. Those who have been
reading the Nonconformist for sew
eral years know about what the Ex-
press will be. Henry has knack
of hitting the FLUTES in the short
ribs, or Whereabouts.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

gold-bug associates. This proves
him traitor to this nation. 1t also
shows that he is forcing those in
Office to "put up"-in other words,
help him in his hellish scheme-or
lose their jobs. This smacks of
blackmal. He promises patronage
to those who will help him. That
is bribery.
Grover Cleveland is, at heart,
A KNAVE
A VILLAIN
AND SHOULD BE
IMPEACHED!
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

Sion Oh Tie BeidIe ldSI spring, WIcli
President Cleveland sent to the SEN
ate the name of James Ii. Eckles, of
Illinois, for comptroller of the cur
rency. The rebellious spirit of some
of the Democratic senators at once
began to assert itself, and the Dem
ocratic majority of the committee
on finance reached the conclusion
that it would not do to confirm this
nomination. Senator Vest, who is
a member of the finance committee,
was, therefore, commissioned by his
associates to go to the White House
and formally notify Mr.. Cleveland
that the nomination could never be
confirmed. Mr.. Vest executed his
commission and stated to the presi-
ident, in the most unqua fed terms,
that the nomination would have to
be withdrawn, as the senate would
never confirm it. The Senator is,
himself, authority for the statement
that he never saw Mr.. Cleveland so
cnraged as he was when informed
that the senate would "never con-
firm the nomination" Within a
week, Senator Vests never" melt
ed away, and Eckles' nomination
went through the finance committee,
and was then confirmed by the full
senate. The presidents absolute
determination prevailed in that case,
although Senator Vest had asserted
that it could never be carried out.
With this recollection in mind, Mr..
Cleveland and his friends smile at
Senator Vests present announce
ment that the senate will "never"
pass an unconditional repeal bill.
PATRONAGE A POWERFUL LEVER.
"There has been much criticism
about the alleged purpose of Mr..
Cleveland to make use of federal
patronage to coerce senator's and
members. In due time, it will
probably be learned by some of the
senators that there is much truth in
this allegation.
"The friends of the administration
say that no more offices are to be
filled until this most important
question is settled. They intimate,
also, that Mr.. Cleveland is human,
and that he is in the habit of dis
tinguishing between friends and
enemies, whether they be in the
senate or out. X All sorts
of patronage will be put aside until
the senators and members settle the
financial question. Within the last
week, some of the the Democratic
senators who are most actively op-
posing the presidents policy were
conspicuous at the White House by
their frequent visits to secure pa
tronage 1t will be some time be-
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

ABOUT the coldest-blooded thing
in our history, in financial way,
is the demand of the silver hogs
on the public treasury for five hun
dred per cent. premium on their sill
yer product" is the chaste way the
Dayton (Ohio) Journal refers to the
Colorado and other silver miners.
Bickham is certainly as dirty
trucker as the gold gamblers have
in their service. When they are
done with him, should they succeed
in their conspiracy, they will thrust
him aside with scorn and pinch him
on the few thousand he possesses.
They pay their tools.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17
CLEVELAND "A TRAITOR!
BLAdKMAILER AND BRIDE.
GIVER

GIVER!
The Chicago Record supports the
Cleveland administrations an ar
dent admirer of Grover the Fat,
because he the stuffed prophet is a
tool of the goldgamblers. We quote
the following from last Mondays
Record to prove the assertion we
make in the above heading and, in
addition, we predict that the future
history of this nation will record
the name of Stephen Grover Cleve-
land as the worst traitor with which
this nation was ever cursed.
But, read from the Record:
MUST OBEY THE PRESIDENT.
"The friends of the administration
feel that Mr.. Cleveland speaks not
only as president, but as the leader
of his party, and that when he has
spoken it becomes little short of a
duty on the part OF the Democratic
senators to uphold him. 1t is be-
lieved that this will be the popular
view if any considerable number of
Democratic senators try to thwart
Mr.. Cleveland in his present effort
to afford the country relief by re-
peal of the silver-purchase law. In
short. the administration will not
hesitate to raise the black flag
against Democratic senators who
carry the opposition to an extreme.
They will be classed as rebels and
enemies to the administration and
to the chosen leaders of the party.
In this connection the fact is refer
red to that at the silver caucus OF
the house the other day, Jerry Simp-
son made bitter personal attack on
Mr.. Cleveland The silver Demo
Gratis who were present raised no
word of protest against this criti-
cism of their chief, but Col. Oates,
of Alabama, showed his dissent by
quitting the caucus.
"This spirit of opposition to re-
peal and personal opposition to Mr..
Cleveland is gradually merging to-
gether, until the friends of the ad-
ministration look upon the Demo-
cratic senators who are resisting
repeal as in line with the Populist
radicals, such as Simpson, who
openly denounce the president. The
statement made by Senator Vest,
that there is "a majority of seven in
the senate opposed to the uncondi-
tional repeal, is taken with good
deal of allowance by the friends of
tho administration They place no
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

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