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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
GOOD ROADS.

The efforts of the League of Amer are attracting a great deal of attention to a matter that has been strangely neglected. The roads of this country are in the main disgrace to civilized country. If the avoidable waste that is annually caused by them could be expressed in figures the figures would be very impressive. There is tre- mendous waste of horse power OK power and mule power. There is tre- mendous waste in the wear and tear of horses, oxen, mules and vehicles. There is tremendous waste in the wear and tear of the human beings who are obliged to use the roads. There is a tremendous waste in the amount of re- pairing which the bad roads need to make them even passable. There is a tremendous waste of time in doing busi- ness over such roads, and there is a tre- mendous waste in the cost of doing it,
 Good roads are economical. This has been abundantly proven in European countries, where they have them They cost some more than bad roads to start with, but they save much to those who use them either for business or pleas ure. They also increase the value of the real estate they go through. A good road makes a good farm more valuable. It adds to the comfort and convenience of living on such a farm. A farmer who can mount his wagon
 and roll quickly and comfortably off to his market over good road has a
 great advantage over a farmer who has
 to use a poor road to carry his products
 where he can sell them.
 Nobody knows better than the wheel
 men of this country how bad the roads,
 as a rule, are. They have found out the condition of affairs to their sorrow
 They are doing quite as good thine l for other people as for themselves in
 making stir for an improvement, and the stir they have started should spread until it includes all interested
 The matter should be vigorously taker
 hold of in Connecticut, where there is great need of better roads, It shoulf
 be possible to go all oyer the State b,
 road without having to lead or push g
 bicycle and without having to swear
 at the selectmen of any town.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
The Financial Panic. From Harper's Weekly.1

A series of disasters eliminated last year in crisis more severe than the country has ever before experienced. During the summer the tension became so great that men who had to weather the financial storm almost sank under the weight of business cares to their graves. A number of speculative for tunes vanished like smoke in the air, solid wealth seemed to crumble into dust The source of our troubles was an unfortunate hallueinatiea, that it was the duty of our government arti- ficially te sustain the value of silver
 When 1t became evident that further additions to our large and useless stock of the white metal would impoverish our resources, and finally lead to de- struotien of our national credit, confi- dence was shaken in the stability of the circulating medium, and general mistrust followed. Our financial insti- tutions fortunately were managed with great skill and proper caution; they concentrated their. forces for the pur- pose of sustaining each other and help ing deseEving customers. This policy saved us frem the cornplete wreck of our finAneial credit, but 1t preeipitated the failure of a number of corporations whose liabilities were extended to such a degree that 1t hecRme impossible for them to borrow another dollar. Their
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

The largest orchard in the world Is said to be that belonging to Elwood Cooper, of Santa Barabara. California If is a tract of 1, zoo acres, and contains 10000 olive trees. s.loo in full bearing the remainder being young trees set out during the past year and half Be- sides the olive trees there are 5000 English walnut trees, 4,5oO Japarese per s,,nmon trees, 10000 almond trees. and about 4,0oO other fruit and nut trees. The 10 900 olive trees yielded 40.00O quart bottles of olive oil last year. which found ready market at 4 shillings a bottle. The nut trees bore thousands Of bushels of nuts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

a.what's the difference betweet can- nibals and other folks? Cannibals, my son, eat their enemies; other people generally go no farther than to live on their friends and relatises.-Rosten Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

The Supreme court at Buffalo has handed down a decision in an interest ing life insurance case. Levi J. Waters in 1S47 had his life insured in the Con necticut Mutual Life for $2.5O0, the policy being made payable to his wife, and in the event of her death to his children. In 1S6S Mrs. Waters assigned inc policy to Mrs. Mary Ann Rowley as security for debt, the husband con- senting The debt was not paid and Mrs. Rowley kept the policy and as singment. In 1872 Mrs. Waters died and in June of 1893 Mir. Waters died. Mrs. Rowley attempted to collect the amount of the policy, but the validity of the assignment was disputed by Mrs. Helen Ford, only child of MT, and Mrs. Wat CTS. Judge Ward held that a life in surance policy was not assignable by a wife during the lifetime of her hus- band, and judgment was entered in favor of Mrs. Ford for the full amount of the policy to whom the insurance company was ordered to pay the s2,5OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

William Cullen Bryants mother, It ia said. kept a diary for tifty-three wears without missing day. This Is the entry for November 3, 17s4: storm ing, wind N. E.; churned; seven Tn the evening, son born
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

capitalization was so large that their earnings, when reduced by hard times, ceased to cover fixed charges. Some had been improvidently, even reck- lessiy. managed, and few were plum dered by dishonest practices of trusted officials
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
Astronomer Fla

According to Astronomer flam- marion. the world will last only ten mii- lion years longer. Some people in this pnrt of 1t are acting as if 1t were not going to last until election day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

bsAHss M NF' sAS " eN tN.ss tSs VI" again when the next turtle Is sighted.
 A report which has just been made by the trustees of public reservations in Massachusetts, n body created by the legislature three years ago. contains some interesting information. For in- stance. a list of donors Of parks and reservations in Massachusetts during the last 2l4 years Is given. It runs as far back as the earliest colonial times. The first gift for public uses was that in 1880 Of Thomas Smith. who deeded 10 the town of Wenham three-quarters Of an acre flor training place" IL is stated that the original proprietors or 'commoners' of the following named townships. among others. also set apart lands for training fields which have survived as public reservations to the present day: Boston. Cambridge. liar yard, Dighton. Hingham. Littleton. Lynn. Manchester. Methuen. Newbury. Pittsfeld. Plymouth. Rowley. Salem. sandisfeld. Shrewsbury. Taunton and wiibraham. The report says that Mas sachusetts has a great wealth of beau- tiful natural scenery and many histor- ical and archaeological sites, such as Indian camps and graves. border forts and colonial landmarks. The public Is reminded that the trustees have been empowered by the legislature to as- sume the legal title to tracts of land bequeathed or given for park purposes, and afterward to preserve, lay out and beautify the same.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
The Lehigh Valley Railroad

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Is the picturesque line from New York to the west via Niagara Falls.
 Solid vestibule trains run through in 2s hours without change of cars.
 Send to w. B. Smith, General Eastern Passenger Agent, No. 235 Broadway, New York, for timetables and illus trated descriptive matter in regard to the road.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

Within stones throw of the high gervice reservoirs in Druid Hill park, Baltimore, stand two towering elms, one of which is a botanical curiosity From it's limbs hang growth of dead leaves destroyed by worms, while fore Ing it's way rapidly to maturity is a new growth, offering a singular con- tra st In its bright freshness to the dried and darkened green of surrounding trees. This is the third growth of foli- age borne by the elm this year. The first was destroyed by the worms early in June, hardly a trace of a leaf re- maining, 50 thoroughly did the pests prosecute their destruction, In the first days of July the elm brought out it's second foliage, which was destroyed in g, similar manner But, not to be dis rourased, the patient elm once more produce its summer dress, and is be- ing watched with great interest by botanists, who are unaware of the req son for it's phenomenal productions
 Horseshoes made of papier mache have just been introduced into Ger many and are said to give satisfaction. 1t is predicted that in a. few years they will take the place of iron shoes wher- ever horses are shOd.
 In the neighborhood of Cuba, says a recent visitor to that island, a most peculiar method of securing turtles Is pursued. They train, or at least take advantage of the instincts of a certain species of fish. The fish is called by the Spaniards reve meaning reversed), because it's back is usually taken for Its belly. It has an oval plate attached to it's head, whose surface is traversed by parallel ridges. By this plate it can firmly adhere to any solid body it quest of turtles each carry tub con talning some of these reyes. When the sleeping turtles are seen they are cau- tiously approached, and as soon as they are judged near enough Q reve is thrown into the sea. Upon perceiving the turtle, it's instinct teaches it to swim right toward 1t and fix itself firmly upon the creature by it's sucking disk Sooner would the reve allow itself to be pulled to pieces than to give up its
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
rHEcARRlNGToN PUBLISHING CO.,
Advertising Hates.

s,,us,,ons Wants. Rents and other small sn- rerttsemcnts. One Cent s Word each lnser- ,ion Five cents word for n full week lseveh times). , ,a. ann i,- .or,inr al e0. each subsequent insertion, ~ cents; one week. SEQ; one month, sip; one year, s4O. ,s o.n,s nnr inc Notices of Births, Marriages. Deaths sna Funerals. 50 cents each. Local notices, ID cents per line. - ,.o,r ow, immediate business (all matter to DC unon!oSS. tionablel. and their contracts ao not 'ho'''' Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc. ,.
 Discounts-0n two Inches or more, ono month and over, 10 per cent ; on four incnos or more. one month and over. lo per cent:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03

grip. A ring which was attached to the tail of the fish. in which a string was fastened. allows the fisherman to pull in his prize, By a peculiar manipu- lstion the reve ia pulled ofr and rs- turned to the tub to be ready for use again when the next turtle Is sighted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
- '''"-'--'---'T7-==7 FASHION NOTES.
Something Now In Sleeves.

Late in the season as 1t Is, there Is something new in shirt waists. It is a novelty of cut. The corsets worn make the bust line very pronounced, the waist fits without wrinkle over the chest and then draws sharply to the waist from the bust line. A series of tiny folds starts in slanting lines to the rosette at the belt from the bust line at either side. The result is little start ling. After all, the evening dress has to struggle hard to get ahead or even keep up with the revelations of some of the most unpretentious rigs. For a de- sign which Is equally novel and which cannot be criticised for the display
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
Notice

We cannot accept anonymous or return re ,ected communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required. not TOT puphca- lion but AS n guarantee of good faith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-03
| abOr A<OAS~oS0

dDOr D:aa!y!.
 is now a National holiday!
 ] N othing queer about it that 7o,ooo,, GOO of people should dedicate one day out of365 to celebrate the fact that they may rest when theyplease. ] Most other days theyare creating use. ,( ful things. for each } other, thus making each other happy and comfortable.
 It is our business < to distribute these I manifold creations. N
 We employ quite an army of people N ourselves. !
 They will enjoy the holiday that Labor Day brings them to- ! morrow.
 On Tuesday we place on sale thou ! sands of articles at a i small cost to- you, that Labor creates.
 We will mention a few of them in our i. . " advs. in this column. It will prove profit | able reading! ! A. ---
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ahead OF the dog and was putting in the best
kind Of licks. Jim stopped his horse 10 watch
the race. He was for the rabbit. every time.
"'GO IL, cOtton-taili TO H.! lac hOllered 10
the RABBIT. You'll beat him ont Of his hO1ts,'
The rabbit skipped along, and was making
20 go through the rail fence. Tile rabbit was a
big fellow, Jim said, and when he went 10 90 be-
tween the rails the space was too marrow, and
there he stuck. lie wiSgled anu be screwd and
he twisted, but IL wasn't any use. There hO
stuck, and on came the dog. Jim WAS Just going
TO jump out OF the wagon and save the rabbit.
spltt up the road, and TURN on square toward the
rabbit. Jim didn't tell me how biz around the
snake was, but he told me what IL did, and 1
could calculate from that. The snake made
straight for the panel OF fence where the rabbit
was stuck fast, ~iggling and twisting n vain 10
get loose.
Great Brlck bats, rabbit" said Jim. You're
gone now! This amt any snip OF a dog after
Jim waited TO see how the snake would go 70
work 10 swallow the rabbit before the dog got Ia.
and he says he Was actually surprised al what
be saw. The snake didn't swallow the rabbit al
all. 1t Just squeezed itself between the rails
where the rabbit was stuck, and RAISED the uppvr
rail two inches. That let the rabbit clear, and
away he sent across the Tnad and on 70 safety.
Jim says the rabbit Was hardly ont OF sight
before The snake had whipped the dog and sent
II kl-yl-ing back in the direction h had come.
i don't know whether jim Is going e. take
another trip before the snake season Is over or
not l hope he Is. l wouldn't know anything at
Al about snakes fit wasn't for jim"
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THE OLDEST BANK PRESIDENT.
Mr.. Daniel SPEAKER. who Holds that Dis
tinction In America.

FONDA y. y. Sept. S.-Rccently The Sun
made REF renee to the Doth birthday OF Daniel
Speaker. the President OF the Mohawk River Ma
tional Bank Of Fonda. Mr.. Speaker Is one of the
most interesting personages in the State. He is
prominent because OF his advanced age and be-
cause lie Il the head u the Speaker fomily, which
for over a century has been conspicuous In the
Mohawk Valley on account OF its wealth, enter
prise, and social and political influence.
George Speaker. the earliest ancestor of the
family in America, was n native of Saxony, and
settled / at Palatinc Bridge. y. ". about the year
1878. DAME! Speaker was one of six sons OF
Jost Speaker. all Of whom were reared at the
old homestead on the Mohawk turnpike at
lie Was born on Aug. 26. lT0s. The paternal
Homestead il well known not only In tho state
but beyond the limits. Before the time OF rail-
roads travellers through, the Mohawk Val
a point at Which relay horses for stage
tUeuty-One years Daniel Speaker began
business for himself AT SPEAKERS Basin. He was
engaged in the mercantile: storage, and for
warling business on the Erie Canal, and was
the leading merchant OF the Mohawk Valley.
In lsj: the Spraeer Brothers established tho
Sprinkler Bank at Canajoharie. and in 1855 tho
Mohawk River Bank at Fonda, which Is now Il
national bank. Mr., David SPEAKER, moved TO
h. still ILLS. notwithstanding his advanced age
h" is IA daily visitor ut the banking
house. and consuits its ~oficials con-
The aged bank President ia tall, and tor one of
his years quite erect. He retains his faculties. To
an unusual degree, lie writes IA well rounde ed sig
nature. His hearing, however. Ia considerably
impaired. lie is the oldest person who ever
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them. and was going back 10 his wagon when
he saw some snakes down on the edge OF the
pond. Jim counted them. There were forty
seven OF them. They were little fellows, though.
Jim started TO get a closer look at EN-. but lie
hadn't gone mOre than three steps when he says
lac saw a lot OF zigzag flashes ard tremblings,
and there, Instead OF fOrty-seYen little snakes,
lay one big snake. That snake, Jim says. WAS
easy as long As "A piece of rope, but that didn't
surprise him, beCause You take fOrty-seyen little
snakes and make one snake out OF 'em, that
snRke naturally ought 10 be as long as a piece OF
rope, hadn't itf 1he transformation scene was
what surprised Jim. lie looked at the one snake
a minute. and then says he:
Now that snake would be a curiosity, and
II itll walt for me Ill go down and capture IT.
Jim started 20 capture II, but the snake
didn't wait for lin. II jumped into the pond
and swan across to the other side. IL crawled
out on the bank. and turned and looked back al
Jim. Then pretty soon IL opened It's mouth clear
back 20 its shoulders. and Jim thought Il Was
laughing at him. | s'pOseI that was what Jim
thou Eht. from what he said.
"',Whyr said jim. The ding snake Is giving
Hut / guess II wasn't. for a. Jim Was looking
az II, out o. It's mouth walk ed, one after another
all OF those forty-seven little snakes! The big
snake kept looking Ut Jim so sassy like, and the
little snakes cut up 50. Just as IL they were have
ing fun with him. that IL Jim had had 4 Gun
he'd have shot the whole lot Of 'em.
Another day down In Jersey, Jim vas drfV-
ing from one place 70 another place. and vas
chasing . rabbit Ger0ss . nsd Ths rabbi wa
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HACK FROM ms TRIP
JIn BsaAett Is. with n Lot More AbOat
Snakes 20 Tell DsaeOa S~earpass.

Jim Bennett Is back from that trip OF his"
said Deacon William Henry Searpass OF the
Port Jcrrk Gdzetts, and jimminy cricketsl
what a lot more he has told me about snakes!
Jim has been down in Jersey somewhere. He
says that one day he was on his way and he
came 10 a place where there was a pond. |
guess the pond was about nifty feet wide When
Jim got 10 IL he stopped and looked at II.
THAT pond Is full OF catfish, | know Il Is"
said Jim I've a notion 70 get out and catch
some. Yes said Jim. i willH
$50 Jim got out OF his wagon and tied his
horse 70 a tree and started for the pond. When
he got there he was just going 70 begin catching
some catfish when be happened TO remember
that he did not have any hsh worms with him.
He looked around and turned over a lot Of stones
aud got some hsh worms. and was just going TO
begin again to catch some catfish. when he hap
Pened 10 think that he didn't have any hah
hooks nor any hsh line with him.
"Ift hadn't been for that. Deacon, Jim said
70 me when he came back. there's no telling
how many catfish I'd have caught Ia that pOndN
And that's 80. too. Well, Jim put the hsh
Uorns back under the stones HhsS he got
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MACMAHoN AND MANTEUFFEL.
On the Verge OF Duel at the Fad or the
franeo-Prussian War.

On the Verge of Duel at the End or the
Prussian War.
The Cologne Gazette has published several let
tiers, which explain a curious incident OF the
Franco-Prussia war. That Gen. Won Man
teuffel and Marshal MacMahol were very near
fighting a duel in the fall OF 1871 has been
known generally for twenty years. The circum-
stances OF their disagreement, which have now
been explained, were these:
Manteuffel commanded the Germany army OF
occupation. which was holding certain parts OF
France until the war indemnity should be paid.
MacMAhon commanded the Army OF Versailles.
~ called upon Marshal MacMRhon on Sept. o."
MAnteufrel reported to the Old Emperor. and
he refused to shake hands with me. | went the
next day 10 Gen. de Cissey, Minister OF War.
and told him OF the affair. l did not mention II
20 NJ. Theirs. because he. as a civilian in his high
Official position. would have complicated mat
tiers. I informed Gen. de Cisscy that I felt
ngRrieved by Marshal Mac'iahon's behavior,
and must have from him "A declaration that in
refusing the hand Of Prussian General be had
not intended any reflection or insult. l thought
IL better to call upon Gen. de Cissey, who was
the Marshal"
The result Of Manteufhel's demand for an
apology was this letter, addressed TO him from
MacMahon's headquarters:
Gen. de Cissey, the Minister OF War. has
just Informed me that you felt aggrieved by
what passed between MS Yesterday. 1 regret
this. and can but laud the sentiments that you
expressed. | declare that under the circum-
else rather than 10 b. offensive IN You. Please
accept. General-in-Chie the assurance OF my
high consideration. VI. DE MACMAHON.
Duke OF Magenta"
This letter served TO keep the peace. although
IL did not allay the enmity which acMahOn and
ever felt Toward each other.
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Special Sale Of
LADIES' SHOES.

500 pairs Ladies' Kid Button, pofnted
and square toes, with patent leather tipa
sizes ga to :, every pair worth 5000; spe.
cial sale on Monday at $1.45. You viii
find them displayed on Bargain Table, frss
floor.
Extra Speciali Mems Calf Lace and
Congress, hand -sewed welt, two styles OF
toes, the product of a flrst-class manu-
facturer, worth $3.50 per pair; to be sold
special at 1920.
One lot of Misses Kid Button, patent
leather tips, sizes l to 2, widths A to d,
value S1.so to $3.50; special price $1,Aa
Youths Calf Button and Lace, the " Steal
Shod" brand. sizes IL to =, widths G., d and
+, special price $3.50. No better wearing
shoe made.
Children's Kid Button, patent leather
tips. extension soles. sizes q to 8, special
price 500; 81 to 1O15, $1.25.
Special lot Of Mems Embroidered Slip
pers, value Sl.0O, sizes q and Z only, ro-
duced to soc.
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Syracuse WHEELS GO ROUxD.
That CIty Goes BrOOEIya Ons BETTER - =
Paradise OF BIcyeIe CraAks.

"Ihad thought" remarked a New York city
gentleman who had just returned from a vaca-
tion spent 10 central New York, that Brook
lynites had more wheels in their heads than
the citizens OF any other municipality in this
broad land. Since my visit 70 syracuse, how
ever, l have owned myself mistaken. The
bicycle has q pretty strong hold on Brook
Ign when her elevated railways provide cars
built especially for their transportation, l admit,
but | must deny thAt Brooklyn citizens Aniicted
with wheels are pnoDoItiOnately as many as the
eranks OF Syracuse. There everybody rides a
wheel. Mechanics ride TO and from their shops
with dinner pals dangling from their machines.
Newspaper offices have bicycles stacked in their
editorial rooms, and reporters cover their as
signments on them Telegraph messenger boys
are provided With them Physicians visit their
patients on them.
Young and old. babes aud grandfather.
male and female, men with one leg and men
with one RTm-all who have been able % pay the
price-cah be seen astrtde q wheel IN Syracuse
almost amy dAy. They are PERMITTED TO DroPel
their silent stseds on tile sidewalks outside a
certain restricted limit. but this occasions only
the slightest ihcOnyenience, for there are very
few PEDESTRIANS 70 be inLsrfered with where 30
many have the wheel era1a"