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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

A Japanese medical student at the University of Edinburgh recently claimed the privilege of being exam ined in his native language, which by the rules is allowed to all foreign students who are not French or Ger man. The faculty was not put out, but found one of its own members who could examine him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

Speaking of hard times, this season big salaries will be paid to Tamagno, Jean de Reske and Mime. Melba, the Italian receiving sl,6O0, the Pole s1,5oO and the Australian s1.2OO a night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

Take a long. lingering look at the mountains. M. de Lapparent, the French geologst. estimates that all mountains will be worn down to the level of the surrounding plain in 4,5oo,OoO years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

John Donovan, of Bay county, Michi- gan, who will be the only Democrat in the Michigan legislature, says: "I don't believe that I will have much trouble in shaping the policy of the minority in the house, and won't call any party caucuses to devise filibustering methods to worry my opponents. Yes, I shall vote for the Democratic candidates for United States Senator. I am proud of the fact that come from what has been for years, and apparently still is, the banner Democratic county of the State. Of course there isn't any use of telling of what I will do at Lansing, for I won't be able to do any more than vote, I shall be there, however, and I want all my Republican friends in the legislature to know that am going to watch them. They'll scarcely be able to saddle any mistakes they may make on the Democratic portion of the house, for I won't be able to hold up under the burden very long,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

A train signal device that rings a gong in the cab of the locomotive when the track ahead is obstructed has been tested on the Reading railroad and it promises to give good results. While the train was running at regular speed the approach of a train nearly three miles away was indicated by the electric gong The fact that switch on the main line was open was indicated in the same way.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

We cannot accept anonymous or return re- .cctcd communications. In all cases the name ti the writer will be required not for publica- lion. but as g1iaranteo of rood faith
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

tall Tn the air. sometimes ne mas TWO tails. but he does not seem to mind that. either. Indeed, the invariable characteristic of the telescoped ermine Is that no matter how he turns out, he seems to think he is lucky.
 But more characteristic of the winter millinery than fur oddities are the buckles, and to an even greater degree are the handsome ostrich plumes. Rhinestones in buckles and bands are much used on velvet hats, but plumes find important and conspicuous places on hats of all sorts. No less than ten are used to trim the hat of this sketch, which is of black watered silk faced with black velvet. The plumes are of various lengths, and four are placed at the back and six in front, one lying across the hair in front and conceal ing the narrow waved brim.
 The popular small bonnet Is no more than a horseshoe foundation that sets far back on the head, the ends of the horseshoe fitting on either side of the high knot of hair A couple of roses and an aigrette constitute the trim ming. or a wide spread bow of ribbon is sometimes seen. The high knot of hair always shows above the bonnet
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

The thrift and economy of the French have found use for old leather, This into vats, boiled, and being subjected to hydraulic pressure yields a greasy liquid that, after treatment with sul- phuric acid, is run off into barrels to cool After passing through various purifying processes it is fit for the uses to which low grades of oil are put.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

Bjornstjorne Bjornson spends a few rol. His mail is large, and he is indig- nant about the cent which the recipient of newspaper is obliged to pay, even when the postage has been prepaid in full. This newspaper tax, he says, costs him $3O every summer, and he writes to 8 Vienna paper complaining that Aus tria alone sees fit ito tax every inter- change of intellectual and political ideas of the nations"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-16

In a recent interview H. M. Stanley suggests that the railroad between Mombasa, on the east coast of Africa, and Uganda be built on the Lartigue system, of three rails arranged trian- gularly, with the centre rail some feet from the ground. This would do away with the necessity of con- structing an earthwork roadbed and ballasting it, and labor is extremely expensive in Africa. The whole plant could be manufactured in Europe, put up in sections, and transported to the place where it was needed. Ten miles a day could be laid, and Uganda and the Victoria Nyanza reached in eigh- teen months or two years. at an outlay of $5,OOO, 900, as the cost is only $7,5OO a mile The Congo railroad, built in the old style, is progressing at the rate of 250 yards day and is costing s4O,OOo mile.
The evening world., 1894-10-18

He had no debts; that much was SUE,
What in all the world could havs
prompted him to cut off his existence
SO suddenly? l ran upstairs. / saw
We searched, we made ali Kinds OF
conjectures, we found nothing. 60 he
did not wish that the reason should be
known. Finally we discovered among
reached him on the day previous to his
death. This told us all. We understood
the conflict which disturbed his soul.
Here is the letter:
"My Dear Young Friend: How long,
oh! how long We have heard nothing Of
each other! 1t seems as II we had
lived in two different worlds-it has
grown so quiet between us. And still
"But now-now. dear Harryi Oh!
would like to fly to you and pour out my
whole heart; I can hardly remain here
in the close room, and to calm myself
am obliged to call to mind the fact that
I would not arrive sooner than this let
ter And besides, 1t would not be quite
so proper,
Dear Harry, l would never have ad-
dressed these lines to you If / were not
sure Of your sentiments. But your firm
character seems ever present before me.
ana | hear the words which you spoke
when we last met: My heart will remain
with you all you said. and will always
remain with you"
.But ! am in haste to tell You the
news! When we parted, when we had to
sever the tie which from your childhood
on had ever become ti'mer, 1t was from
sheer necessity, and you may believe me.
dear Harry. your motherly friend suf-
f,red as much as you both! j had seen
you both grow up, and even then when
your parents died | came to regard you
Hs my child with joy | discovered the
holy, pure flame Of love in your young
hearts, and gladly gave you my blessing
when you said you were willing to an
nounCe your ensaPenient to the world.
haF huf ivNn thnGn NERraf
were too happy, and so trouble had to
come. Your noble nature declined TO
link girl TO YOU whom you ''copld
neither marry nor support for years to
come Marianne was willing to break
the bond before ihe neyeB of the world.
Allow me to tell you to-day-to-day 1
can ! may say it--that you would never
have done so n'her account unless she
had done il so as not to stand in the
way o. the man whom she loved above
everything.
dear Harry! The obstacle which 50 long
stood In the way of your union no
We never imagined that help would
come To Us from this source. Marianne's
great-auut, who died in Geneva a Few
days ago, was never considered wealthy
by us We only correspondent with her,
and as she grew very retiring IN her OLD
age, her letters came more seldom. This
morning we are informed that by her
will all our anXieties-or, rather, our
Dear Harry. we expect you. Every
thing is i'm readiness for you. And then
we will live on IN the happy way we
used to live, only much happier, much
"You understand why Marianne does
not write YOU to-day Her own modesty
prevents her. She would not write her
sell But you should have seen how
happv she was! Her frst words were
ooh. Harry! AID that with an expression
-. Then she danced about the room.
sang and jumped. May her old aunt par
Yours in happiness and love, = *,
-.-..---.Ai-- Chicago New
The evening world., 1894-10-18
IS the CAR DYING I?
Marked Change for the Worse III
.i Russia's Ruler.
. His Physicians Decide Not to Take
- Him to Corfu.
Pronounced Symptoms Of Debility
end Heart Weakness.

ct. PETERSBURG, Oct. 1S.-It is
announced that the Cars physicians
have given up the idea Of having him
taken to Corfu.
The condition Of the Car has percepti-
bly changed for the worse. 1t is added
that his symptoms of general debility
and weakness of the heart are more
pronounced.
LONDON, Oct. lS.-The reports in cir
cuiation regarding the Cars health,
saying that his condition has changed
rapidly for the worse, and that he may
now be unable to leave Yalta for Corfu,
have caused a sensation here, especially
in view of the previous reports, which
have led people to believe that he was
in no immediate danger.
1t is now concluded that there is little
doubt that decided and serious change
has taken place, and that the Car may
be In a more dangerous state than the
most alarming reports have hitherto
mated.
The evening world., 1894-10-18

"You are so quiet tonight" began
on the way.
"Oh, it is nothing important" he re-
marked.
Are you thinking Of More / did
rot say. He raised his. head.
IF you know 1t l need not tell you,"
! was silenced for a moment.
and wealthy
ID, DO you think they really have any
thing" he asked.
his brother-in-iaw. % who II ty was at the table
the other day"
Whose brother-in-law?"
THE commanders"
He was silent He wished to find out,
perhaps II were we'll posted. We, went
to some place to get a drink. Evidently
the matter occupied his mind. He was
calculating, Being an exemplary econ
omist he had never owed anyone a
penny. He paid for everything he
bought Immediately; il he could do so
he did not buy.
a little book, and at the end OF the
month put II all down under different
headings In a large book, in which he
could at any time see what he had spent
for board, clothing, car-fare, gifts. note
Items which at the end of one month
amounted to little more than usual he
cut down with great energy during the
sible that in spite of his modest ''addi-
ton" of 60 marks monthly, which came
to him from II family friend, he still
had money in his purse, even on the
3lst
All in all, he was a conscientious and
correct man. His rooms were models
of neatness; every article mad its OHn
place, where 1t was always TO be found.
He was equally careful! about his Goth
ing. His suits always had a perfect it,
because he never wearled of trying them
on and returned the articles until moi
the slightest error could be detected
about them. Then he took good care OF
everything and wore his coats and trous.
ers much longer than others.
His heavy brown hair was never seer
dishevelled and the tips of his medium
sized wavy mustache always had the
same droops. But my friend was never
addicted to display Having served as
aide-de-camp III the regiment for a yeaI
he was nov about to prepare for the
Academy of War. Not one OF US doubted
in the least but that he would pass with
hOnnrs
While l was looking at him during Gun
conversation ! was struck by his hand,
some features. HIS eyes were partiCu-
larry sympathet dark blue. with brown
eyelashes-they transfigured. so to speak
his whole countenance.
That evening we. spoke Of Lilly a great
deal. He did not deny that he loved her
and. besides. seemed 10. be pretty sure
The evening world., 1894-10-18
A BATTLE REPORTED.
Chinese and japanese Said to Have
Fought North of the Yalu,
Authorities at T:en-Tsin Claim 10
Know Nothing Of It,.
Mikado's Forces Said to BE Fortify-
ing on Ping-Hang Inlet.
(By Associated Press.) J

T1EN-TS1N, Oct. ls.-It Is reported
here, in native circles, that great battle
has been fought between the Chinese
and japanese. north of the Yalu River.
The engagement is said to have taken
place on Monday last. Oct. To- No details
are obtainable.
The Chinese authorities claim not to
have any knowledge of such battle.
A despatch received here from Port
Arthur dated Tuesday last. oct. 16
states that the japanese have aban.
doned Thornton Haven and have pro
ceeded to the Ping-Yang inlet. which
they are now said to be strongly forti
| flying.
The evening world., 1894-10-18

Of himself as far as she was concerned.
although he had not yet proposed; he
would never have done this without the
consent of her parents
But he was apparently very melan-
choiy. His old love AFFAIR was again
occupying his mind.
Just at this time the form of my first
love appears TO me wildly" ne said
"Well-you do not love her any more,
do you?" l remarked.
MO! Only as a sister But one
never forgets such a girl"
HIM! She was quite pleasant, that is
true
He smiled.
."You-wil pardon me; pleasant is not
the word that characterlZes her properl
she was = wonderful creature
was somewhat astonishcd to hear
him. with the new love IN his heart.
speak so enthusiastically OF his former
betrotntl, especially since the engage
ment had been broken for over two
when | think of her I always feel
sad" my friend continued.
at any rate, you pursued the right
course ~ i6,nk taat s6 .ime;s myseIf | replied
You may feel quite content. No one
could blame you. You certainly could
not marry without a fortune on either
"Or should have been obliged to take
my leave-to undertake something else. "
"Well, yes"
Put she herself did not expect me to
make such slCrfice!'
your whole career! That would have
been unreasonable"
He was lent for a moment
still, aid wrong" he remarked
81 should not have become engaged to
her. But, OF course, engaged or not, we
had known and loved each other ever
| since our childhood days-perhaps l
should never have spoken OF iove"-
you were 30 young then. and at that
age one never considers outer circum-
, stancesr'
"Yes. and then could not do other
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81 dreamed something very strange
last night. | had become untaithful 10
my fiauCee and she called to me, weep
ing. that had made her unhappy for
eide. And then suddenly she looked just
like my first love, and ! fell on my
knees before her and said: Forgive
me" Strange, was II nOt?'
81 do not think that so strange"
replied, but quite natural;
Well. yes" he answered, hastily.
But this morning l thought it best to
"oh!' said /, in astonishment.
ken the tie completely"
" You must know best about that. In
regard to the, faithlessness towards
Lilly, you need have no fear" i added
smiling.
No, certainly not" he answered.
But this morning had to think how
much a person undertakes at such a
step. She has linked her whole young
life with mine, trusts me bllndly, and
would be heart-broken II she found her
self mistaken; believe that II the i'm.
loved her | would marry her anyway
only TO spare her the disappointment"
We'll, who knows | replied. You
her. After all. these remarks are as
superfluous as they can be, for you are
the happiest OF m0rtals"'
He laughed at me.
Follow my example" said he. Then
you viii be happy too"
IL am saving myself to be an old bach
clor uncle; such fellows must be on
hand, too" | answered, without really
having this intention.
We parted at the Brandenburg gate;
wanted to 90 along the Linden; Harry
was invited to luncheon at his prospcc-
tive brides. for he had not seen her
since the previous evening!
You have still quite distance 70
60" said l. Doesn't, your longing
prompt you TO take a cab?,'
THE horse ear Will do just as well,
he remarked, and We separated.
That evening severa! comrades ha.
made an appointment 10 meet ~ the clui
for a social time ani Harry had PromiseD
To appear at o'clock on his way home
from his tiancee's.
As he generally kept his ensagements
very promptly, We. were surprised that
h. dll not, come. The'nCNt NY vas sun
day I hii been ordered tr. chnrcl .Ga
therefore could no; visiJ my fIienl In III,
forenoon When upon ryturEla" IRON
church We marched h the barracks,
uuaurd seVCrd. officers Standing together
ncir by ana llstcling with strained at
ttn;ion 10 younger Officer
After | had dismissed the men, l ap-
preached them slowly. My Captain, who
not noticed at first, however, turned L
/ salutei. to announce our return from
church formally but he paced his hand
on my arm and whispered to me:
Have you heard? Remmingen shot
himselfr'
MY first thought was 1t is impossible
MY second. a chill of horror. Harry
Nh friend. whom I had seen but yester,
day In good gpirltsl lie must have sud,
denly bee 1mc ienentFd. otherwise II was
quite incredible that he could have com,
nlttei the deed.
| received more information. lie had
not been with his betrothed at all lHsJ
In the morning. when the commander
sent a messenger to him, they found
him Yes, but the cause? No
one had even the slightest clue. Engaged
Just a week. so happy and gay only
twenty-four hours previously
The evening world., 1894-10-18
MADE FRISCO ON HIS WHEEL.
Yonkers BOOtblack Who Rode
Across the Continent.
tBy Associated Press J

tBy AssOcIatod Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 1S.-A colored
bicycle rider has crossed the continent
from New York to San Francisco on
his wheel, and blacked several hundred
pairs of boots on the way. The wheel
man who made the long journey is
in Yonkers. N. Y.
He started out five months ago, and
averaged, while riding, sixty miles a
day. Wherever he stopped he blacked
his travelling expenses. He had few
mishaps on the way, and will return as
he came.
The evening world., 1894-10-18

selves with trivialities and considered
1t my duty to draw my friend away
from these sad thoughts, which led TO
nothing and only upset him at this time.
Unfortunately, l was so uncoutl as TO
begin again later about the same afair.
He had pTessed himself to the effect
that she, too, had taken the separation
seriously, That set me to thinking,
WAS she very rcsolute when she
bade you farewell? Or did she express
Hope? No. She said very li,ue. To-
we had settled everything through COZ
respondence. That we would renal
true to each other forever seemed NJ
ders;ood. We mentioned the fact, u
though each set the. other fully at III
erty. But as II generally happen
after some time, especially when o,
ab3.rhcs many new impressions, thin.
have a different aspect
she. Of course, rc.lrinS III the li,t
town With her motntr, and has III
diversion. wish she, too, woIld be
come engaged"
The last words were uttered very low
AT least, person would become ac
customed to the thought-but let us
say no more about. it,
About a week had passed since the
evening Of that ball. | knew that my
friend Harry had met Lilly several
times since comrade of mine said
that At "A certain dinner she had seemed
Harry RemminECn had submitted to II
all with beaming coGntenanCc II she
had not approached him thus he would
probably rot have caught Gre so quickly.
II was this natural devotion in plrt!cu-
lar which fascinated him, for The Errat
reserve Of his nrst tiancee was the only
thing which he disliked about her.
tbs wooing from the other side was
something 40 new, so charming to hun.
| His former betrothed was an eXtrAor-
dinarily Intelligent girl, with Srsat
depth OF feeling. but. although she was
The evening world., 1894-10-18
Between TWO LOVES.
Remnsingen Chose q Quich but Desper
ate Way Out of0 Difficulty.

The daughter of the commander of
cur regiment charmed all hearts. 1.-the,
delicate, auburn-haired with large, blue.
etar-like eyes, a dainty nose and lovely
fresh lips. she seemed the impersona-
fion OF Spring. lowering near the earth
70 gladden. Its poor inhabitants by her
mere appearance. What made her par
uoularly attractive was her simplicity
Of manner, her childlike frankness and
Aalve expression of her soul..
! Jared oddly with her saw her for
ths second time at the minister's ball.
Fas awfully in love with her. but mo-
5aentarily.- without any serious after
Snepght l had seen her. found her
tp remain near her q long while, to
Reak to her. to gaze into her eyes, just
lH q moth attracted by the light. a
AsI said before, this happened only a
lew times. This evening l had not yet
SPOKEN 70 her. but had admired hei
was aecosted by a stout gentiemar
wearing many medals. Suddenly II
seemed as II she were looking at me
Min fast-beating heart steered
stood before her. When I addressed hel
she answered me amiably, but quickly
cropped her eyelidS. / asked IL sht
were having a pleasant time.
'Oh, yes," said she: lovely"
And she was in earnest. She still be
pneed to those fortunate creatures whC
nnd 1t "lovely" everywhere. The presen
pail was really fine AFFAIR, but 1 knew
1hat even little, unpretentious pleasure,
Fiade her happy.
She was so easily pleased bud tina
qPened with all the warmth Of youth L
the sun. admiring ALL like child, anC
lnoRing how TO appreciate the brlgh
9ide Of everything 1t seemed to me a
qnee like a great wrong to pay court t
Nhis girl In superficial manner. Sh,
Yculd certainly open her heart with al
ue possibilities to the first one who real
ly courted her.
put on a more dlgnifed mlen ant
asked about her younger sister, &
Charming twelve-year-old blonde. UpoT
answering che looked at me with hel
fhdiant eyes so that / almost became
embarrassed and glanced down at thu
When 1 looked up again / saw plainly
that the radiant glance had been sen
past me and had not been Intended fol
me evldetly. lnyoluntarlly | looked L
one side and noticed a comrade next Il
me. The two shook hands. Now ! knew
And renounced on the spot, for b,
was my friend. After the affair wei
ended we went home together TO thu
barracks where We both lived.
The evening world., 1894-10-18

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PFe,S, s"e "'u "o' Pos'''' ''
Vi !oui". I,orr,. ,.,, q ,a,,, ,ir,os of
nag lnei nnr'f u, Uut r,Ssd tr" j., ilveiv
Iitt. pHtC ! San mn e"SaSvn So a. %
CoiSeIsl4oi' Win the Sn.iIti, r,i m a !,
une$ i, ,. ta' b,I, sug 90 paSranrilnarv
MguIi tIot n.y. Stt.I ~ , SN - 81 - haS 70
s.nte' pelI!k 'tis a'uS S, P' 'e t mo- , ~ "
clhIeT Win nun " t'ri PI. .ne 80. ~ :, i !
looksl very stI'ous anu anu naiarS See',TI ~
mlch oppressed' n uay ia'er inc e"-
saRemeh' was a"hou'Seu
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wise; Her pure soul, her depth of feel
ing, her good common sense-it all ruled
me, held Inc spellbound: oh, in those
days" he added painfully, II would
seemd SO natural to me that we be-
longed together for life. 1t was not 10
be thus. And now when ! think back
this whole phase Of my life seems like
u dream, long passed. only sometimes,
It aeems as II she wished to remind me
OF former times. Then everything is
astir. Especially when her letters come
into my hands Iier whole self breathes
from them; II ii as ii they We're pos
sessed of a charm. This large, straight
handwriting fascinates me-
"Well, yes, those are reCOlleCtiOnS.'
answered to calm him. "Afaer all, you
have no cause 70 be con n'cience-stricken;
al favored thc step at that time, even
your former 'iancee, and, Acr mother ~
inst as pnxipus for the separation as /
was She Was tWrnty-thres ana ! twch-
ty-four According TO human c4icuIa-
tiCn 1 wCull not have been able To
marry until thirty-tivc or forty. Who
could know but that ! might have died
in the mean time! And then her, lfe
would have been marred. She had al
ready sacrificed her earliest youth to
me. An end had to be put to the mat
ter, as hard as II was Tor us. II either
OF us had had wealthy relatives, II
would have been different. but there
was no thought Of 1t on either side. II
was my duty, there is no doubt about
that had to give her up
And In your Interest, too" ! added,
at wJu.a not have been a happy union
af,er nftrrr years engS@ ment You
know Capt. Muller. Of tie Eleventh
RCgiment who was leader OF th' cadet
corps? lie married unuer such condi-
1 tons and at the end of a year they are
now 40 unhappy that they would like 10
/ separate"
My friend answered nothing.
1t was, indeed, a very meager consola.
| tion to select one such instance. But
even wise people like to console them