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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

According to decision of the 9th Cor reetlonal Tribunal in Paris, it Is no of- fence against French law to counterfeit certain foreign stamps, M Alphonse Lew dealer, was prosecuted for sell ing stamps of this kind under the law of April, 1892, which prohibits the counter feiting of stamps issued by countries In the Postal Union. The case was de- tended on the ground that the stamps were all obsolete, and, moreover, that they had been defaced before being sold
 It was contended on behalf of M, Levy that only stamps still in current use for prepaying the postage of letters were contemplated by the act; in other words, that the intention of the French legis- lature was not to prevent stamp collec- tors from being taken in, but to prevent foreign post office administrations from being defrauded of their revenue. The judge has held that this is, in fact, how the law stands. A committee of experts has been nominated to decide whether l the stamps are really obsolete. If they | are, M. Levy will be acquitted.
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after which they diminish with equal regularity.
 The records of insane asylums in va rlous countries, the United States in- cluded, show that sort of tidal wave of mental disorder likewise begins with the advent of spring, and increases in to the summer. Although the ancients believed the moon to be the cause of insanity, these facts seem to throw the responsibility for it upon the sun, Many experts in charge of insane asy- lums have reported that as spring ad- vances an increase In excitement pre- vails among patients.
 Tn regard to crimes, the records of such countries as have been examined show that the greatest number of mur- ders and murderous assaults happen each year in summer and the smallest in winter These investigations covered period of ten years, not one year showing an exception. In the same countries it was found that the hot season was the most and the cold sea son the least productive of assaulte upon women. Crime resulting from hatred or antipathy shows the same in crease. In France, the only country examined in this regard, greater pel cent of divorce cases was found to be In court in spring and summer thar in other months.
 It is odd that human beings should have to take second place to corn, an6 that weather which is good for corn is not good for them, But who can tel what the plan of things is?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
WEAT VI ER.

Looks like rain," ventured the impe- cunious boarder. 'Yes assented the landlady, sternly; what we need is more settled weather"-Albany Argus In Doubt-"Honorah," called MT. Gro gan from the front of the house." What is it now? Is it singin' ye are or grind in the coffee for supper, I dunno?"- Indianapolis Journal.
 Upon that yachting cup we look
 With loving eyes and tender;
 And to our fleet new yacht we cry,
 Defender, oh, defend herr'
 Boston Courier.
 A professor in the medical department of Columbia college asked one of the more advanced students: What is the name of the teeth that human being gents last?" False teeth, of course.'- Los Angeles Express.
 Distrust-Sally-An' after we are married; will you keep on lovin' me ? Rube-I'll love you till-till the cows come home, as the feller says. "Yass, an then go down to the grocery an let me do all the milkin' n'"-Indianapolis Journal.
 In the land of the free.-First Politic- 1 ian-Who's on the ticket?' Second Politician-Well, here is O'Toole, O'Flannagan, Budweiser, Rosenbaum, Garibaldi Jones' First Politician What is Jones there for? Second Pol itician-To catch the American vote Puck
 Waiter (to party from the country, just ated)-Here's the bill of fare, sir.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

Gentleman (from the rural districts)- Now, look here. If you think I'm go- ing to pay any bill of fare till I've had somethln' to eat, you're foolin' your self Fetch on your vittles first Tlt-Bits.
 Do you think, sir" said the girls mother that you have the patience and forbearanoe to be kind husband?" Madam" replied the young man in earnest tones, q can put fourteen and half stand-up collar on number fif- teen shirt without saying single strong word" And she consented to the match at once,-Household Words,
 Toughened-" Say" said the deputy, q put No, I'll on the treadmill eight hours ago as a. punishment, and I'll be dinged if he ain't goin' on just as clipper and happy as can be-"
 "Why, of course" said the prison warden, in tones of disgust, Didn't you know the feller was sent here for bicycle stealing? That sort of thing is right in his ne,"-Indianapolis Jour- nal.
 Vengeance-"Who is that sour look ing man who is always sitting on that stove-box doing nothing?" asked the drummer, He's the man that knows all about how ter settle every trouble thet the country gifts inter- replied the native with an admiring glance. But | why doesn't he get up and hustle | then?" Hes mad,' was the awe stricken whisper. He's told congress and the president and everybody how to do things and they didn't pay nc l 'tention to i'm, an now he's jes' settin In silence an lettin' the country go tel pot" Washington Star.
 | The following is a story of an incl dent that actually took place at the marine barracks at the Charlestowr navy yard: A soldier was one morn
 ing brought before the commanding off
 cer, charged with the offense of telling
 8 lie to one of the other officers. After
 the major had heard the evidence ht
 said to the culprit: Do you know
 what will become of you if you tell lies
 to your officers?" The soldier quickly replied. "Yes, sir; shall go to hell.' | Worse than that, sir; worse thar | that" said the commanding officer You will be tried by a naval court martial. al.'-Boston Globe,
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ostrich tips held in place by paste
 buckle, and a spray of roses with fot- age is placed in the back. If desired | the edge of the brim can be finished With 0 black velvet roll instead of | leaving 1t plain.
 Wearing the hair parted does not mean that the line of growth of the hair is exposed all along the forehead, which is so unbecoming, but means | that the hair is softly waved from the very roots and that the front locks are parted and dropped first down over the forehead before they are turned back. | This droop is made as pronounced as | the contour of the face needs. A very | high forehead has thus the needed l draping, and the part which really be- l gins too far up for becomingness is ap- | parently made to start as low down as looks we'll If the hair is very heavy the waving may be omitted, but it must | be the kind of heaviness that adapts it. | self to the loose drawing back. and a 1 full growth about the temples Is abso- 1 lutely necessary. It is, alas! at tht | temples we find our hair thin, from the | long reign of bangs. A really clever wo.
 man so successfully droops the lock;
 she draws back that she can safely | tuck few short curls underneath
 l These curls are then combed out anC
 made to curve up along with the back
 drawn hair. Then no one knows tht
 difference and few can discover tht
 source of the trick. FLORETTE.
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Cleyerlr Dome hy n non.
.From the philadelphIa Reoord.l ]


 A sight very seldom seen by any but professional naturalists was observed the other day In a German Geological collection. The boa constrictor is a non-poisonous snake, and kills its prey by squeezing it to death. A young boa had been kept in a cage for a week with three sparrows without taking any notice of the presence of the birds, nor did the latter manifest any fright of the reptile.
 One day the snake appeared to watch the movements of the birds, then pick ing seeds off the floor of the cage, and slowly began to unwind from the branch of the tree on which 1t spent most of the time, Almost impercepti- bly, the loops on the tree disappeared, the body of the snake becoming more and more disengaged, but its head still remaining at considerable distance from the floor. All of a sudden the for ward part of the snakes body shot | downward with lightning rapidity, grasping one of the unsuspecting birds, not with the mouth, but with a rapid twist of the body, crushing it at the same time until quite lifeless. This was done so quickly and so noiselessly | that the other birds never noticed the absence of the victim. The boa then returned to the tree above, and after a | little preparation of further pressing | the bird and covering it with mucus 1t proceeded to swallow it's prey without 1 biting or chewing.
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NOT so GOOD FOR HUMAN BEINGS


 It appears that weather like that which now is and that which is predict ed is not as good for human beings as it is for corn. Dr. Leffingwell, an Eng fish investigator, has been studying the effect of hot weather upon men and women and he comes to some sad conclusions. He finds that in spring and summer people are inclined to be much more immoral and unhealthy than in the colder seasons. He claims that in the warm months there is a pre- ponderance of murders, suicides, di- vorces, assaults, duels, riots, war and political revolutions, while the same period causes a conspicuous increase in the death, birth and marriage rates. He finds also that divorces, and, on the other hand, love affairs, are in- creased to some extent. His theory is that the light and heat from the sun in spring and summer increase the ac- tion of the heart and the excitation of the nervous system. From both of these result high emotion, increased tendencies toward jealousy, combat iveness, irrita bi1ity or disagreeable- ness, sentimentaIity, sexual passion. mental depression and restlessness, and to these causes are due a steady in crease in the number of suicides in every northern country from early in the year until May, June and July,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
THE NEW oHARIoTEERs.

One of the prominent but hitherto lit- tie noticed effects of electricity is the improvement 1t has made i'm the men who manage the fiery chariots as they rush to and fro through the streets. Formerly when these very men were attached to horse or mule cars they were as a rule rather spiritless and un- ambitious. And no wonder they were. They worked too many hours a. day, they spent their waking hours in com pany with sad horses or sadder mules, and they didn't feel like putting on any airs. Now their condition is different. They are not worked into stupidity. They are not obliged to concern them- selves with the character or the antics of horses or mules. They are connect ed with Electricity, the wonder working agent that is revolutionizing modern life. They are the intelligent controllers and users of that mighty agent. They
 
 awakens ambition in them. They also have brave gongs to ring, and while ringing them they have 8 feeling like that embodied in the peremptory mo- tice, Look out for the engine while the bell rings" Such feeling differs much from that which was theirs when they stood behind discouraged horses or mules and heard the feeble tinklings caused by the weary movements of the ignoble steeds, and knew that the un- wary pedestrian didn't care much for the funeral procession of whose slow progress he was thus notified. Now the pedestrian is wary and he steps lively when he hears the loud resounding gong 1 and knows that Electricity is after him. He has respect for the men who are managing the fiery chariots, and he l takes good care to show it.
 There is always room for improve- l ment, and though the managers of the 1 fiery chariots are already greatly supe- rior in bearing, alertness and style to l the old-time managers of the horse and mule hearses they have not yet done what can be done for them is indicated l by what is going on in St. Louis. An l oI1 ;,, oil 1 has established a. school of instruction for it's men and this has brought the
 best of them forward. Many of them 1 have become well-informed electricians l and>they take great pride in their work l One result of the school is that it is steadily reducing the percentage of ac- l cidents. The importance of this, ever to the company, is illustrated by the l fact that the Philadelphia Traction company paid nearly $320000 last year to injured persons.
 1 Electricity has done a good thing for the horses and mules which formerly
 wore away weary lives in going back and forth between two iron rails. Il has done better thing for the men wht formerly went wearily behind the horses
 and mules, but who are now in close relations with force whose manifesto
 tions compel thought and tend to in struction. Running a street car is mucf
 more respectable and respected than i
 was.
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ghe gumrnal and Courier
Advertising Rates.

Situations. Wants, Rents and other small ad- yertisements. One Cont a Word each inser- lion. Tive cents word for full week Cseven times).
 sertion- Sl.20; each subsequent insertion. 70 cents; one week, $3.20; one mouth, $10 one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, K cents and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local notices, l5 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Iall matter to be unobiec- fIonable). and their cont acts do not include Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts--On two inches or more one month and over. loper cent; on four inches or more, one month and over, b per cent.
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obstacle to agriculture, To get rid of them they were piled In heaps with brush and burned, The latest edition of Dana's Geology" repeats an old and quite erroneous statement to the effect that farmers in Alabama use the fossil bones of zeuglodons for building stone walls, Though not so numerous as this yarn would imply, they are frequently dug up inl the flelds.--W Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

Boston's postal stations are to be connected by pneumatic tubes. proba- bly underground. Tn this way a letter dropped at the central office can be delivered at the sub-office inside Of five minutes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
FASHION NOTES.
Hats and Hair Dressing.

The latest shaped straw hat is called the Boater, sailor design with medi- um brim, of very rough straw, bound with a bright band. The name comes, probably, from the band, such being adopted at times according to ones conviction at a boat race. In leghorns there is liking for the shape shown here, whose underside, somehow, looks so like a scoop that it's dressiness is impaired, but the facing of the under side of the brim with green velvet so that only the edge of the straw shows relieves that feature, and the upper side is ornate enough The high crown is, simply encircled with black velours and for the trimming there are three
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

This is a world of change. London has decided to convert into parks and playgrounds for children the IFS disused graveyards in that city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

A young woman in Sterling, Kansas, applied for a district school, and receiv- ed a letter from a member of the board informing her that they intended to s.higher a mail teacher"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

Lunacy is on the increase in England, according to the report of the British Commissioners on Lunacy, issued re- gently. The total number of lunatics, idiots and persons of unsound mind was, on January 1, of this year, 940S1, an fn- crease of 2,014 over the number for the preceding year. The increase was con- lined almost wholly to the pauper class, and is due, apparently, it is said, to the more general reception in asylums of cases of simple mental decay resulting from extreme old age
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15
Nntico.

Weoapnot accept anonymous or return re- Jected communications. In all cases the name cf the writer will be required. not for pub1ca- tion but as a guarante good faith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

Lady Henry Somerset must continue fo draw part of her income from the sale of liquor. She has only life in- terest in the property of her husband, and undertook to refuse to renew the leases of the public houses on 1t unless an agreement was made that no intox- icating liquors should be sold The chancery court has just decided that she has no right to make the stipula- tion. even for the term of her own life, as it would diminish the value of, the property which she holds in trust, and would also be detrimental to the inter- ests of the public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

Collectors of postage stamps must be on their guard, for an importation of spurious varieties is not improbable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

The gun of Daniel Boone has been taken to Charleston, West Virginia. and it is said to be still capable of good ex- ecution. Its stock and barrel are five feet long, and it carries an ounce ball. It is a fiintlock, of course. This gun has been in the family of Nathan Boone Van Bibber, back in the wilds of Nich- olas county. Matthias Tice Van Bibber received the gun from his friend Boone, and he carried it at the battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 and throughout the war of 1872. The original powder horn and bullet moulds are with the gun. Matthias Van Bibber left these relics to Captain c. R. Van Bibber, who left them to his son, Nathan Boone Van Bibber, the present owner
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

The person asked to point out the most popular book of last year based on the circulation of copies, says the San Francisco Examiner, would hardly be likely to hit upon the right answer. It is not "Trilby," the graceful, nor the brave Gentleman of France" nor "The Prisoner of Zenda," nor "Coin's Finan- cial School" nor 'sMerrie England" nor any of the books of the day that hold the record. All these, with their 25,000 and 5O,O00 and 10O,0 900 of circulation, are far in the rear. The leader in books last year, as for all years, was the Bi- ble The report of the American Bible Society for 1894 shows that this single organization printed and procured in twelve months 1,95S,674 copies of the book, and of these S45,9O5 were circulat- ed in America and the rest in foreign lands.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-15

People who have tried to learn other Languages than their own will wish success to that young German philolo- gist who says he has invented another system by which it is possible to learn a language in three months. As the result of a challenge, he has promised to submit his system to a practical test. He has undertaken to learn twelve languages in three years, name ly. French, Italian, Spanish, Portu- guese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Norwe- gian, Polish, Russian, Czech and Hun garian. He started on the task on July 15, and will, therefore, have fin ished his work on July 15, 1898, when he will undergo an examination by a com unittee appointed for the purpose.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

of his class. and was first on this coast in
1852 as midshipman on the sloop-of-war
Portsmouth, now a training ship In the
Eastern waters. He served with distinc-
ton all through the Civil War, taking part
in engagements at New Orleans and Vicks-
burg and on the coast of the Carolinas.
He was chief of the Bureau of Navigation
in 1SS1-S9. In 1S89-90 he was promoted to
commodore and placed in command
of the squadron of evolution as
acting rear-admiral. This fleet, bet
ter known as the "White Squadron"
coSsisted of the Chicago, flagship, and the
Atlanta, Boston and Dolphin. From this
noble beginning sprang the splendid steel
modern cruisers that now compare favor
ably with the fleets of all nations. He was
made a member of the Board of Inspectors
in 1S93 which position he now holds in
con junction with the Office of chairman of
the Lighthouse Board.
Admiral Walker stated last evening that
he found the light stations and other mat
ters pertaining to the navigation of the
Pacific Coast in an excellent condition and
the service well attended to. He could
not tell as yet what new stations he would
recommend, if any, upon his return to
Washington after his visit to San Diego,
which is the most southern point on the
Pacific.
81 should be California pioneer said
he. ''as my first service in the navy was per-
formed here fortythree years ago The
old Portsmouth lay at anchor Just off
Washington street, about where the wharf
is now, / imagine. San Francisco then
was not the great seaport it is now.
1.-THE best indication of her greatness
swings at anchor yonder-the splendid
Olympia. | have never seen handsomer
war vessel anywhere The Eastern-built
Philadelphia must have appeared to poor
advantage beside her. The San Francisco
is another fine specimen of the skill of Cal
ifornia workmen. The ships of the Pacific
Coast show up well with those of other
yards"
Admiral Walker leaves to-day in the
Madrono for the south.
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19

condition and needs of the pupils as find
them after the organization of the school.
81 am also in favor of throwing the
school open to boys and girls both. Here
tofore only girls have been admitted, but /
cannot see why boys should not have an
equal advantage.
"In the past the students of the Normal
School have been sent out to the different
schools of the City to receive their practice
in teaching. This I do not consider good
plan, because in many schools the pupils
are afforded but little opportunity to do
any real teaching. Besides, the teaching
differs in the different schools, which de-
stroys systematic and uniform instruction
in this subject. To remedy this there
should be established in connection with
the Normal School training department
structlons in methods of teaching in ac-
cordance with the principles of education
as taught in the normal schools.
III this recommendation is adopted by
the Board of Education there can be q
careful criticism of the students work and
an intelligent graduation of only such
pupils as are competent to successfully en-
ter upon the work of teaching.
I'm the past there has not been sufficient
attention paid to preparing teachers to
teach industrial drawing. / shall recon-
mend that this be made an important fea-
ture. When you stop to consider that our
industrial success rests largely on drawing
and designing, it at once becomes ap-
parent that this subject is an important
factor in the education of every pupil to
enter successfully the different industrial
pursuits.
"These subjects I hope and think will
receive due consideration by the Board of
Education, that the best results may be
obtained"
The San Francisco call., 1895-07-19
IRREGULAR REGISTRATION.
Chinese Believed to Be Evading the
New Law Regarding Ger
tificates.

Already the fear is prevalent that the
willy Chinese are possessed of means of
disregarding the registration laws, and
are quietly and persistently making certifi-
Gates of their own, despite the law which
prohibits them from doing. so. There
seems, too, to be difference of opinion
among Federal officials as to which official
shall arrest unregistered Chinese and par
ticularly batcE of $50 which is known to
be in Chinatown at the present time. The
revenue officers believe it is the duty of
the Marshal and the Marshal believes
the revenue officers should do the work,
so between the two, the Chinese are al
lowed to remain at large.
There are also disquieting rumors going
around as to certificates which have been
sent TO China for reproduction and for
changing to suit new prospective travellers
to this country. One fruitful means of
obtaining these certificates is the clause
which allows Chinese, upon proof of the
fact that he has lost or destroyed his GER
tihcate, to receive another. The question
of proof is too expansive, it is believed,
and it is much too simple thing for a
Chinese to secure duplicate of his first
document and send the original where it
will do the most good. 1t is probable that
an officer will be sent out by the Govern
ment for the purpose of Strengthening out
the tangle.