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The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

those in England being quartered in the southern parts and convenient for the prompt mobilization of an army corps at short notice. The colonies and Egypt take the services of nearly 3S,000 troops
 and 7S,0OO are in India and Burmah
 The Egyptian garrison absorbs quite 5000 British soldiers of all kinds, be- sides the many British officers who are attached to the Khedive's forces either to train or command the native leVies; and in the Mediterranean Malta has a garrison of $500 and Gibraltar one of nearly 5000, besides the small force kept in Cyprus. Hongkong has a force of about $500; Bermuda and the Straits Settlements have each about 1,500; Can ada has only about the same number
 South Africa, 3,4OO; the West Indies, B. GOO; Ceylon, 1,7O0; and the remainder of those troops on colonial duty are spread over the West African settle ments, Mauritius, and St. Helena, Aus tralia containing no imperial troops.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
ruE XUGAB rRUsr s4FE.

The decision of the Supreme court of the United States in the Sugar Trust case doesn't give much comfort to those who want to see the trusts broken up. The action was brought under the Sherman antitrust law to compel a can- cellation of the contracts by which the E. c. Knight Sugar Refining company and three other refining companies in Pennsylvania became a part of the American Sugar Refining company by an exchange of stock. The contracts will not be cancelled, and the court says that congress did not attempt by the antitrust law to assert the power to deal with monopoly directly as such, or to limit and restrict the rights of corporations created by the States in the acquisition, control or disposition of property; or to regulate or prescribe the price at which such property lor the products thereof should be sold; or to make criminal the acts of persons in the acquisition and control of property which the States of their residence sanctioned. What the law struck at was combinations, contracts and con spiracies to monopolize trade and com merce among the several States or with foreign nations; but the contracts and acts of the defendants related exclusive ly to the acquisition of the Philadelphia refineries and the business of sugar re- fining in Pennsylvania, and bore no di- rect relation to commerce between the States or with foreign nations. The ob- ject was manifestly private gain, but not through the control of interstate or bill alleged that the products of these refneries were sold among the several States and that all the companies were engaged in commerce with the several States and with foreign nations; but this was no more than to say that trade and commerce served manufactur- CTS to fulfill it's function. There was nothing in the proofs to indicate any intention to put restraint upon trade or commerce, and the fact, as we have seen, that trade or commerce might be indirectly effected was not enough to entitle complainants to a decree.
 This is clear, if not cheering. But what trust will the antitrust law reach if it cannot reach the Sugar trust?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

example: 1. Standing erect with knees and heels together move the body for ward and gradually try to touch your fingers to the ground in front without bending either knee. This Is familiar exercise to all of you, but it is a good one nevertheless. This will do for the back and front leg muscles. Bend for ward twenty times, and then take up the second exercise. 2. Standing With the legs apart, swing from side to side, bending either knee in turn, and touch ing the floor first on the right then on
 the left side, being careful, however, to sway only sideways and not forward and back. Do this twenty times and your sides will ache. 8. Grasp one wrist with the other hand, holding both across your chest. Then, without let ting the elbows go too far out from the body, pull with all your strength a steady long pull, as if trying to pull your hands apart Maintain this pull for a second orN two Then change abruptly and holding arms and hands in the same position push with all your strength for the same time, Again reverse and pull, and so on for ty times-if you can do it so long-and you will soon see how all the arm and chest muscles begin to ache. Finally, A. Lie flat on the floor on your stomach, and keeping your body rigid, push yourself up with the arms as far as possible. Of course nothing must touch the floor but the palms of your hands and your toes. Do this twenty times
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
OPTED.

Mrs Waggles-Is there going to be a steeple on your new church? Mrs, Wig gles-No, there's going to be debt on it-Louisville Journal.
 .smallwort-I hear that Mrs. Lease is going to California. I wonder if the climate will agree with her?
 Ford-It will if it knows its business Cincinnati Tribune.
 "By the powers" exclaimed the Elm eralder, on hearing of a plan for greatly accelerating railway speed, "well soon get to London and back faster than we can stay at homep-Tit-Bit
 Day-Marc Antony was a brave man to address the mob as Friends, Ro- mans, countrymen." Weeks-Why so? Day-Pretty skittish business calling so angry mob "countrymen. Kate Fields Washington.
 Merchant-The bargain sale didn't go very well to-day.
 F'loorwalker--No, think we had bet ter strengthen our rush line. Ladies get to the counter too easily.-Woon- socket Reporter.
 You say you want $10 for binding this book?" repeated the customer. Yes sir" replied the binder. And here I've been laboring under the im- pression that the highbinders were all Chinese. Town Topics.
 Bouttown-This woman's emancipa- ton movement isn't such a bad thing after all. I've been Keeping company with Miss Strongsoul lately, and I rath- CT like her.
 Upton-In what way, particularly?
 Bouttown-Well, for one thing, she in- sists on paying her own expenses.-New York Weekly.
 T presume, MT. Star" remarked the landlady to the boarder who had been her guest for about two weeks, that when you were out West there were many desperate characters there" NO more desperate, ma'am, than man gets here sometimes, he replied savagely as the edge of his knife slid across the piece of steak.-Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
Jacls-Rabblt Hunt at Lamar, Colorado.
[From HarperIs weskly.l


 When the special train bringing the visiting hunters reached Lamar there was a brass band at the station, and the brass band was there when they left. The merchants closed their stores and the people threw open their houses for the entertainment of their guests. After the hunt began, the irregular dis charge of the rifles in the sand hills around Lamar reminded one of picket firing. When a large party of gunners found a stretch of prairie where the rabbits were thick, the report of the guns sounded like general engage ment Though the rabbit-hunt is a fixed annual event in Lamar, and rab- bits are killed by thousands. there seems to be no decrease in the number. They multiply so rapidly during the summer months that it becomes neces- sary to make some such organized at tack on them, for they are becoming as great a nuisance as they are in Austra- lia. The rabbits breed on the grassy plains above the canals. where they stay until their forage fails them. They then gather in the alfalfa fields, which accounts for their being so nu- merous at this season of the year.
 At the beginning of the hunt the wagons began coming in at four o'clock and continued until nine at night, with heaping loads of the slain furry ene- mics of the farmer. The cleaners be- gan their work with the first wagon load and worked bravely, but the odds were against them and they were soon half buried in the mass of rabbits awaiting preparation for shipment At the first days hunt fully two thousand were killed. No wagon brought in few CT than one hundred rabbits, and one went as high as four hundred and fifty, about three thousand pounds. A great number of rabbits were slain which were not brought in. All records were broken at this hunt, and not single accident occurred to mar the pleasure of the participants.
 When spring comes, and the fresh green grass comes up, the jack-rabbits appear in large numbers, and begin to nibble on the bark of the young fruit trees and the vines. Whole orchards are destroyed by them If you were to walk through a large vineyard you might not see one rabbit, although hun dreds might be around you. They se- crete themselves very cleverly in the grass, and being so nearly the color of the ground, are hard to detect. They lie close, with their large ears flat upon their backs, until disturbed and one can almost, walk over them before they will move.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
THE RRTYThH ARMY.

Britannia rules the wave, and she rules a large part of the land, too It is interesting to notice how small an army she uses in ruling her large pos sessions. The official returns of the strength of the regular British army at the close of 1894 show that there are now rather more than 222,000 officers and men on the regimental rolls, and, including the first-class army reserve of men who have been thoroughly train ed within very recent years, and who are liable to be called upon for service at any time, the full strength of the regular military forces is about 303, GOO men. These, however, include the West India Regiment, the Royal Malta Artil- lery, and a few corps raised in other parts of the world for special local duty, but who of course reduce the demands upon the ordinary troops. Of the 222, ,- 900 about 900 are quartered at home, nearly 7S,000 being in England and Wales, $500 in Scotland, nearly 26 900 in ireland and the remainder in the Chan mel Islands, a very large proportion of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
SPEEDY LEGIsL4TION NEEDED.


 Speaking of bills that ought to be railroaded through legislatures, a bill which has been introduced in the Missouri legislature is one. This is a bill to abolish the big theatre hat nuisance. The Missouri legislature should set a shining example in this matter. This bin should be made q law just as soon as possible. And every other legislature which is in ses- sion should take similar action. If some member of the Connecticut legis- lature wants to make himself famous let him introduce a bill to abolish the theatre hat, and then let the legisla- ture pass it as speedily as it did the grade crossing bin. The proceeding will be popular.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
rlve-Minute Athletics for Boys.
[From Harne1ls Young People.

II7I1t VVTTI5 VVFTTV'I
 Nevertheless, this five-minute exer- else is better than absolutely nothing, and hence I am going to make a sug- gestion or two regarding it, If you know any one who can tell you the "setting-up'' drill practiced in the navy. get him to show it to you, and then go through part or the whole of that each night and morning. If you cannot find out what this is make up a few simple movements for yourself, for
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

A Frenchman who has been travelling in this country says in Le Temps that what struck him most in the United States was the American habit of fill- ing the teeth with gold. About $500 900 worth of gold is thus used every year, he says, all of which, of course, is buried So he figures that at the end of three centuries the cemeteries of America will contain gold to the value of S15O,OOO,OOO. q am afraid" he adds, that this will prove too tempting to the practical mind of the future Amer ican, and we shall see the day when companies will be organized to mine the cemeteries and recover the gold secured in the jaws of dead ancestors" The writer then goes on and figures on the average amount of gold in the teeth of each dead person. He has evidently been consulting the record of vital sta- tisttcs, for he says that S75,000 people died in the United States in 1889. This would bring the value of the gold in each dead persons teeth to an average of about 65% cents, and he thinks that in well crowded cemeteries the mining of this gold could be carried on profit ably despite the small average value.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23


 modore velvet ribbon faced with violet satin, The latter Is also employed for the large side loops. Five small velvet dahlias and fancy aigrette also trim the toque The crown of the left hand toque is formed of black ostrich tips and wide violet taffeta ribbon. The tips of the plumes frame the brim pret- tily in front, and the ribbon forms large soft puffs that are fastened with rhine stone buckles. The tie strings are of black velvet ribbon. Last, and best of all, perhaps, comes a hat of black felt trellised with chenille, having rose glace velvet crown. The felt brim is waved daintily and the garniture con- sists of black plumes placed on either side and small velvet rosette put in the back.
 Side combs are very stylish and grow more and more elaborate. They are now made so that the tops stand out from the head instead of lying close: they are filagreed and jeweled and in some instances have fringes of jeweled white hanging from them. These fringes shine among the side tresses and don't they tangle with them! They should be worn low enough to show either side of the little theater bonnet, and may be jeweled very richly, just as if they were not li- able to tumble out without the wearer's S knowing it till she arrives home.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

The United States has now about forty vessels engaged in whaling-the remnant of fleet which once numbered five hundred ships. The demand for whale oil has so greatly decreased that the industry has dwindled away. It is now supported chiefly by the demand for whalebone, which Is always. greatly in excess of the supply.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

Jeus K. Groudahl. a member of the Minnesota legislature, l1as settled the pass business so far as he is concerned by refusing to accept the favors offered by the railroads, He has returned the passes unused. "It Is my opinion, , he says, ''that one who has been elect ed to an office by the people, and whose first and only duty it is to sub serve the best interests of the people, has not any right to accept favors that must necessarily place him under obli- gations to individuals or corporations. The pay I receive from the state for my services is all to which I am en- titled"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

Mayor Sutro, of San Francisco, is so beset by office seekers on the street that he now presents card to all men who intercept him for an office, upon which is the following inscription: 1T claim the right of an ordinary citizen to walk the streets without molestation. If you have public business see me at the mayors office"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
WHAT 4 REAL BLIzz4RD IS LIKE.

A Different Affair to the Snow FIurries Made Comic by that Name in the East.
 From the Chicago ThmesJ
 "Your use of the word blizzard here in Chicago is amusing to me-" said J. w. Elkins of Minnesota. Now, there is nothing unusual in this weather It's
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4AdvelLlsllls 4.HL,9s.

Situations. Wants Rents and other small ad- vertisernents, One Cent n Word each inser- t1on. Five cents word for a full week (seven times).
 Display Advertisements-Per tnoh, ono in- Sertion. Sl 20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents; one week, $3.20; one month, $l0; one year, $40.
 Obituary notices, in prose or verse, 1h cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages, Deaths and Funerals 50 cents each. Local notices, Ii cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited 10 their own immediate business (all matter to be unob1ec- ponable), and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
 DiEcounts-0n two inches or more. one month and over. 10per cent; on four inches or more. one month and over, l5 oer cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

works increased 15 per cent In juven- ile works there was 8 decrease of 400, which was about the increase in the number of works of fiction; this is probably due to the difficulty in draw ing an exact line between the two classes of books; in the two taken to- gether about as many were published as in 1894
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

M. Girault, Henard and Paulin have received the three first prizes of $1,2OO each for plans for the Paris exposition of 1900. All three preserve the Eiffel tower and the Machinery building of the 1889 exhibition. M Henard pro poses a palace of illusions with mir TOTS for walls. and also a continuous moving platform along both banks of the Seine. M. Paulin builds a floating Indo-C Chinese and Japanese tower on the river, Among the suggestions in the other plans that received prizes are that the Cours la Reine be turned Into sort of Midway Plaisance, that a marine basin be built in the Trocadero garden, and that another Crystal Palace be built.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
FASHION NOTES.
Overhead Fashions.

One of the daintiest of old time fash ions is being revived for theater and ball wear. Delicate hoods are made so loosely of unlined chiffon that they slip over the most elaborate headdress, fall ing about the face in becoming curves of cloudy softness. Nothing could be more becoming. The fashion is revived from the time of powdered hair and white wigs, but it is as becoming now as it was then. Three other models of headwear are shown in the accompany ing picture, each of which is suitable for the playhouse and, besides, is gene rally serviceable. The upper of the trio is of black spangled tulle loosely draped over the crown, with a brim of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
Notice.

We cannot accept anonymous or return re- 5ected communications. In all cases the name ot the writer will be required, not for pubilca- ton. bur as a 0lIarantec of rood faith
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

count of strong temptations that beset them to accept positions that will not afford them fair opportunities to rise In the world, but also for another req son. At present the trades unions limit very strictly the number of appren- tices who can enter in any trade. They do this because they are afraid that there may be too many carpenters or bricklayers or plumbers, too many for the work that there is in this country for them to do; and thus it comes about that many lad wants to learn trade, and his parents are willing to work all the harder that he may learn it, but he cannot get a place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

A Paris newspaper woman has been writing concerning her impressions of America. She claims to have seen wealthy Chicago men wearing silk hats, carrying their coats on their arms and promenading the principal streets in their shirt sleeves. In New York, she says, she frequently saw young men of good family walking with bare feet and carrying their shoes in their hands, but she neglects to state whether she approved of such exhibi- tions of thrift and prudence. Perhaps fier most important discovery was that the frequency of fires in this country is owing to law providing that when a mans place of business is burned all his debts are cancelled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

During 1894, according ito the Pub fishers Circular, $500 new books and 11S5 new editions were published in England. an increase of some 200 over last year. The new books are classified as follows: Theology, 476; law, 126; medicine, 97; educational works, 615; political economy and trade. Al; arts, 9S; voyages and geographical research, 2s2: history and biography, 256; serials in volumes, 328; juvenile works, 269i
 fiction. 1915; poetry and the drama, 16O; belles lettres, 87O, and miscellan- eous. 767. There is a slight increase over last year in theological books large increase in books on law, politi- cal economy, and belles lettres, and slight decline in poetry. Educational
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23

The question which has arisen as to ex-Governor Pattison's eligibility for election as mayor of Philadelphia is an interesting one. According to law the chief executive of that city must be "at least twenty-five years of age, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State five years, and an inhabitant of the city for which he may be elected mayor five years next before his said election, unless absent on public busi- ness of the United States or the State." Governor Pattison has been absent in Harrisburg on public business for the mast four years, and it is said that dur ing that time he has voted in the latter city. The question is whether in thus casting his ballot in the most convenient n1aee he has forfeited his right to vote in Philadelphia, to which city he has undoubtedly intended all along to re- turn as soon as his term as governor expired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-23
RIBBONS

For fancy work at manuf'rs' prices.
 50 dozen fancy TAM O'SHANTERS in wool and zephyr, fo~ girls and chill dren, from 25 to 45c each, worth double. BARGAINS in every department.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-02-08

Austin, Tex. Feb. 7.-House judiciary
committee No. 2 today reported FAVOR
ably the following bills:
BY Chambers-Amending article 46s'
chapter 4. title Z, code OF criminal pro-
oedure. regulating Issuance Of capias
where defendant is under appearance
bond.
by Beall-Amending the gambling
law 30 as to make 1t an oirense TO bet
at games played at his own. mousse.
BY Armistead-Blll changing the
number OF challenges in capital cases.
By Misunderstanding to chal-
lenBes IN eases other than capital.
BY misunderstanding section Al,
OF the law creating the court OF Grim
inal appeals. 30 as to read as follows;
THE court OF criminal appeals may
affirm the Judgment Of the court be-
low. or may require and remand for
a new trial. or may reverse ana as
miss. or may reform and correct the
judgment as the law and the nature
Of the case may require.