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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
TIT HEN AND NOV.

More than thirty years have passed
 and the war of the rebellion closed with
 the ever memorable scene at Appomat- tox Court House. The name of Grant
 stands forever enshrined in the hearts
 of his countryunen ait the North as a de- liverer, at the South as a generous foe.
 The memory of Lee is likewise now
 held in respect all over the land as that
 of brave defender of the lost cause,
 and both Grant and Lee go down to
 history as great captains and leaders
 The bitter antagonism of North and
 South that existed at the close of the
 war and for years following has grad
 ua1ly faded away until, as a national
 affair, it has become a thing of the past.
 The country is again one country-a
 united country. The North rejoices in
 the growing prosperity of the South;
 the South is again loyal and patriotic and as ready as in the days of Sumter and Marion and Greene in '76 to fight for the old flag. The Blue and the Gray nlingle in fellowship, at camp fires and in demonstrations, born out of mutual respect for brave deeds and brave men.
 General Gordon, who lectures here soon. is one of the best types of this restored fraternal feeling and his conspicuous place as a southern leader and orator gives additional potency to his many sterling, patriotic utterances. The great battle fields of the civil war are one by one being set apart and con secrated by the nation in memory of the gallant men who fought there and of those whose life went out upon those gory fields in the rude shock of arms.
 Sectionalism is not fostered, for monu- ments are raised at the South to honor Union soldiers who died in captivity there, and in the North to Confederate prisoners who died here;and many of ''the great battle fields are" as it has been well remarked, preserved sacred ly in impartial honor to the valor of victor and vanquished; and this year, 1 moreover, will occur a great reunion in the chief city Of the country of the Gray and the Blue" Gettysburg has its great memorial park; the Chicka- reauga and Chattanooga parks com memorate the greatest of the Alleghany battles; Shiloh park commemorates an early and mighty fight in the west; An tietam has its commemorative tokens and monuments, and last but not least it is now proposed by congress to es-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
CAMP MEELING IN GEORGIA.
A Season of Genuine Religious Excitem ell in the Heart of the Blue Ridge.
 /Ernn, tho s,1rin RpnuhlipapN


 in the Heart of the Blue Ridge.
 (From the Springfield Republican,
 A period of drought and intense heat was followed by daily electric storms, and then by the dawn of a perfect day. The rain-washed air was sweet, the moclling bird spread his wings in the morning sunshine and gave us a few notes, albeit it was September, and the shyer cardinal bird fitted among the distant trees while we threaded the mazes of the devious and stony roads and forded the streams on our way to the camp in the heart of the Blue Ridge. Our accomplished driver saw by the cast of our mules eye and the lay of its ears that it meditated coup d'etat, and when it gave sudden spring into the thicket, the driver thwarted it's intent to deposit us heads downward upon the hard side of rock The mule perceived that it was under stood, and thenceforth attended strict ly to business.
 As we approached the camp we en- eountered a variety of vehicles, many of them "mountain schooners," drawn by steers--from youth to hoary age the Georgia OK is a 'tsteer"--wearing home made harnesses, with an amazing ar ray of broad leather bands, chains and ropes, a single rope held in the hand of the driver, and thrown to the right with a jerk, indicating the direction to be taken. The occupants of the schooners sat in splint-seated chairs, some of the women wearing sun bonnets, and in many instances protruding from their mouths were twigs of the blackgum tree, used in snuff dipping and in chew ing tobacco. A few found solace in corn-cob pipes. Baskets of food and bundles of fodder were in the rear. The camp is in q grove of oaks, inter- spersed with holly, petsimlnon and blackgum trees, the leaves of the lat Iter tipped with flame. Grass is not 9 speciality in Georgia, and at the camp only stones cover the red soil. The tents" are rude cottages and form a hollow square, the ground sloping to the center, where is the "arbor"-a roof supported by strong posts, an earthen floor strewn with fresh straw, and pull pit and settees of rude workmanship. The Shaker rule, men on one side and women on the other. is rigidly enforced, but the majority in it's favor has nearly reached the vanishing point. Here we passed two days and a night, recipients of a genuine hospitality The e.camp- ment continues for five days, with four 'preachings" daily.
 And is the bread of life broken for these famished souls? Is the gospel preached to them? During our stay only once was God referred to. The en- emy of mankind and the abode of de-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

stock collar being finished with a tiny plain lace band. Three bows of violet velvet ribbon appear at either shoulder, Another advantage of the fan panel is that it adds to the apparent height of the wearer, though this effect is not in creased by repeating the triangies upon the sleeves, as in this model. n
 Accompanying this dress in the illus tration there is a handsome gown of pale green figured silk, whose skirt is finished at the hem with a band of fur, for which green velvet may be substi- tuted if desired. The Swiss bodice is of plain silk with yoke in front and back of pale pink chiffon, the silk parts be- ing bordered with folds of green velvet and jet galoon. Belt, collar and sleeves are ornamented with butterfly bows of chiffon and lace, and figured silk is used for the dropping sleeves.
 A notion that is all the rage just now is the covering of bodices with lace or net for wear with a brocade skirt. Silk net of Brussels type is almost taking the place of chiffon for such use, it lav- ing been at last recognized that there is little beauty in crushed and mussed chiffon, and that the material is bound to get in that condition after time The net is crisp. and does not pull and it holds its color. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
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ticulate scream, usually varied by words and sentences. There were many intelligent people on the ground who deplore these excesses, but are powerless to control them.
 We did not tarry for the close, and as We drove through the peaceful fields and woods, with the grand old moun- tains lifting their majestic brows on every side, the contrast between the sa- cred calm and the turbulence we left behind was powerfully thrust upon us. The Most High was not in the wnirl- wind, but in the still small voice of His works praising Him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
An Incident of Rapid Transit in Phi'a-
 delphln,


 [From tho Philadelphia Record.l
 A very unusual and amusing circum- stance-amusing, that is, to all but the principal actor-occasioned a block on the Wayne avenue trolley line, German town, above Wayne Junction, one day recently. The motorman on one of the cars of that line, who had been holding his hand to his jaw in a peculiar fash ion for several minutes while his car sped along, suddenly turned off the mo- tive power and signalled to the conduc- tor that he would like to talk to him. There was brief conference, and then the motorman jumped off his car ana ran around the corner and disappeared The conductor jumped down into the street, and stood skipping his arms across his chest.
 Several more cars came up and stopped behind the first. The motor- men and conductors deserted their posts and gathered around the first conductor. He said something to them and they all laughed. The passengers began to think that another strike had been declared. But after time the motorman come back with look of re- lief upon his countenance. Well, l got it out!'' he yelled to the conductor, but she hurt a bit, you bet,'' and he held up a. huge molar, which the dentist had pulled from his jaw. Then the cars went on
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
 4 BIC RENPUNSE.

There was a time not so very long ago when the sentiment of the nation in a perilous crisis was, millions for de- fense." There was also a period in quite recent years when Colonel Sellers was heard averring that there were millions in it." At one time, as said the song, ''forty millions lived to bless the sword at Bunker Hill" Just now there are nearly seventy millions who can and ought to respond to that senti- ment. Of late Uncle Sam called for a hundred millions of dollars in gold to replenish his Treasury with. If any foreign nation had any doubts as to the confidence of the people of this country in.the nations financial soundness, any such doubt must have vanished in quick time at the reception of the news of the overwhelming amount of bids for the new bond issue. "We are coming, Fath- CT Abraham" was the financial re- sponse yesterday from all over this big
 
 country, as revealed when the Treasury authorities opened the bids in that little room Overlooking the Washington monument and the Potomac" Six hun dred and forty millions in bids is very nice little sum when you 'say it quick . Let us all hope that the hundred mill lions award will result in the addition of that amount of gold to the coffers of the government. A no small amount of gold, it is said, has been withdrawn from the Treasury to buy bonds with Some American and some foreign pur- chasers, it is alleged, have gathered greenbacks and Treasury demand notes that bear no interest, and with them have drawn gold from the Treasury to pay for bonds issued for the very pur- pose of replenishing the Treasury's gold supply. If this has been done to a large extent, the result will be disastrous, and a sad commentary on the short-sight- edness which permitted it. Agreeable and encouraging features regarding the new bond issue are that the price will be comparatively high and that by far the greater part of the issue will fall into strong financial hands. The effect of the latter fact upon the money mar ket will be favorable and assuring.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
E.ISiiION aOIEs
A Cuhit to Your stature.


 The setting in of fan panels along the side seams of skirts freshens up skirt that seems a little gone by and makes it harmonize with the bodice, A little rich or brilliant material can thus be used on q plain skirt, and a general ef- feet of elegance be attained with little outlay. Net spangled and used thus transforms a demure skirt into an ela- borate one, though very little of the net be used. But, best of all the device is found in new dresses, so the old gown
 thus restored is in the same general scheme employed in the newest and best of 'em. At the right in the accom- panying picture there is an ingenious employment of this device, the effect of the skirt panel being reproduced upon each sleeve. This dress is of mauve cashmere, the panel being of the dress goods striped with narrow violet velvet ribbon and bordered with a marrow frill of lace. The fitted bodice is of bias ma terial and fastens invisibly at the left side. Its small yoke in back and front is of cashmere bordered with violet vel vet ribbon and a ruffie of lace, the high
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
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 Display Advertisemeuts-Per inch, one m. sertion, Si.20; each subsequent insertion, 4U cents; one week, $3.20; one month, SlO; one year, $40
 Obltuary notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of bi ths, Marriages, pcaths and Tunerals. 50 cents each. Local notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immcdite business (all matter to pc unon- Jectionable), and their contracts do not ln- clide Wauts To Let, For Sale, etc.
 Discounts-On two inches or more one month and over, 10 per cent; on four inches or more, one month aud over. 10 per cent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

Yesterdays Boston Herald remarks ''The awful example at the temperance lecture is generally considered a mere figure of speech, but it is g. thing of real flesh and blood in New Jersey. The other day an old toper was brought be- fore police justice there charged with habItual drunkenness, and the sentence of the court was that the prisoner be delivered into the custody of tenn perance lecturer, who was duly empow- cred to enforce the attendance of the toper at the next thirty consecutive temperance meetings held under the temperance lecturers leadership. If the toper fails in attendance at any one of these meetings, he is to be sent to the workhouse to serve as many days as the number of remaining meetings which he should have attended. The result of this new departure in admin ;stering justice will be awaited with eager interest by temperance people everywhere"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

Dr. Conan Doyle has gone as far as the pyramids in search of health for his wife, When he got there he was in formed by his proud hotel keeper that his Sherlock Holmes had been trans lated into Arabic and issued to the local police as text book.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

'I must make a note of that, So: Tn Germany whenever the city IS iIlumln- ated the grand duchess becomes the mother of a grand duoal infant "-TeX- as SiftingS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

Senator Lodges bill for $10O, OOo for coast defences has been stranded, whereat the New York Evening Post remarks: '"There is not the slightest chance of the country providing itself with any large quantity of fighting ma- terial at present"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

The Massachusetts legislative com rittee is unanimous for the Hooker statue. It surely ought to be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

Spain continues to have its hands full with the Cuban rebels; but the Spanish press censors continue to send home news daily of Spanish successes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

With the success of the bond issue a spell of increased business activity seems assured. But no one seems to be able to hank on what the present err ratio congress will do. Congressman Hills new banking bill meets with favor from any of our banking men of note and influence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06
Notice.

Wecannot accept anonymous or return re- jected communications. In all cases the name of the writer will be required, not for publication, but as a guarantee ot good faltn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

And now it is claimed that John B. Robinson, of South Africa, is the rich- est man in the world. His fortune is estimated at 5O,0oO,O0O. In 1878 Robin son was in debt. He had kept grocery store in the Orange Free State, but he could not make both ends meet He and his wife begged their way for 300 miles to Kimberley. Here Robinson laid the Foundation of his enormous fortune by picking up a rough diamond worth St. 200. His ambition now is to be worth a billion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

"A few years ago Sousa's entire in come was the $1,200 a, year he received as manager of the United States Ma rine band. Last year his royalties on his marches amounted to $25,Ooo. MT. Sousa is a native of Washington, where he has lived most of his life, and he is forty years of age. His father was a musician before him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

It is said of President Kruger of the Transvaal Republic that he has con- fined his reading to the Bible and ''Pil- grim's Progress" until recently, when somebody gave him a copy of Mark Twain's books. The hurnor of the fam pus American joker happened to hit the slow-going old Boer in the right place, and he has purchased a full set of MT. Clemens works.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

w. Roberts says that of the 1900 books printed before the beginning of the sixteenth century mot more than 300 are of any importance to the book collector" of the 50,000 published in the seventeenth century, mot more than, perhaps fifty are now held in es- timation;'' and of the so000 published in the eighteenth century mot more than BOO are considered worth reprint ing and not more than 800 are sought after.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-06

Douglas Jerrold was sometimes witty at the expense of his wife. He once told her. when she was no longer young, that he wished wives were like bank notes, so that one of forty could be exchanged for two of twenty. On another occasion he was asked whom his wife was dancing with. .some member of the Humane society, I SUD- pose" he replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
To Sleep Well.

DR.. Il. L. Parsons in the Medical Record.
A light supper just before retiring is
usually of advantage. Babies and brute
animals are usually somnolent when their
stcmachs are well supplied with food, the
activity Of the stomach Withdrawing the
excess of blood from the brain, where it is
not needed during sleep. On the other
hand, people who are very hungry usually
find 1t difficult to sleep. And. then. a habit
of sleep at regular time and during prop
er hours should be cultivated in case this
habit has been lost. In accomplishing this,
the attainment of a favorable state of mind
is of great importance. Sleep cannot be en-
forced ty direct exercise of the will.
The very effort of the will to command
sleep is enough to render it's attainment
aged is one of quiescence, one of indiffer-
is proper one for rest, and that if the
thoughts are disposed to continue active
they may be safely allowed to take their
course without any effort toward control
This state of mind and thought is next akin
to dreams, and dreaming is next akin to
sol nd sleep.
Many mental methods have been advised
and put in practice for the purpose of Sc
curing sleep. the design being to turn the
thoughts from objects of interest to a con-
dition of monotony; as by mentally repeat
Ing well-remembered phrases or sentences
or by counting. But the state of indiffer-
ence, If this can be obtained, is likely to be
the most efficient, as being the least active
will be sufficient to suggest others equally
off
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
Making a Time Table.

From the New York Mail and Express.
The making of a time table on a railroad
is one of the most complicated and at the
same time one of the mast simple things
that comprise the duties of an operating
officer. Very few people Of the thousands
that patronize the railroads out of New
York stop to considerable preparation, care
and nicely that must beHexercised in ar
ranging a schedule For the movement of
passenger trains. Yet changes are con-
stantly occurring in trail service, and
these require a shifting. as it were, Of the
oheckerbosrd in order to meet public travel
and private facilities.
of time table. That is TO say, he has in
his office big framero on the principle of
blackboard, which is marked by an ar
rangement of pins and thread. The sta
tons along the line are shown, and when
there is change to be made he shifts
about the pins and threads after due DELHI
Grafton and computation, keeping in mind,
of course, the distance between stations
and the other trains on the board, This
system Of making schedules is generally
followed on single-track roads, and it be-
comes quite an art to make a correct
showing, because of the precision necesA
sary to be made for meeting, passing and
waiting for trains coming in an opposite di-
rection On double-track lines schedule
making is easy but 1t is a task which no
Superintendent is anxious to assume ex-
cept when 1t becomes absolutely necessary
From the superintendent office is issued
the original schedule, and this goes to the
ger eral passenger agents Office, and that
official notifies the travelling public of the
changes, If any, in train service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
"Chinese Cheap Labor In America.

"Chtnese Cheap Labor" In America.
From the Century.
OF late years there has been a constant
cry against Chinese cheap labor" What
ever may have been the price put upon
Chinese labor when the great railways Of
the west were built by these people, today
it is evident to all who have studied the
question that there Is no such thing as
Chinese cheap labor" Chinese laundries
charge higher rates than domestic laun-
dries. Chinese laundrymen command
tionalities A Chinaman earns ordinarily
from eight to fifteen dollars a week and
his board and lodging. The white or COL
ored laundress makes from four to ten dol
lars week, without board or lodging. The
Chinaman works from 8 o'clock in the
morning until l or 2 o'clock at night Some
times he washes, sometimes he starches
sometimes he irons; but he is always at 1t,
not tireless. but persevering in spite of
WEAKNESS and exhaustion. Other laborers
clamor for working day of eight hours
The Chinaman patiently works seventeen,
takes care of his relatives in China, looks
after his own poor in America, and pays
his bills as he goes along.
In the Chinese store ten dollars per week
Is the lowest sum paid for a man-of- all
wage paid to a kitchen boy is twenty dol
lars per month and board. Chinese cooks
will not so to American families for less
than forty dollars per month and thew
rarely ever stay for that sum. This then
is Chinese cheap labor-a cheap labor of
which ordinary people cannot avail them
selves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-11-02
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THOMAS DOWNING & 90, AUcrs., 612 NV.

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
PROPERTY On THE Conduit ROAD.
BY virtue OF deed of trust TO Us, dated The 9th
day OF December AID. ts,S. and recorded in Liher
1879 folio ~ ct seq, of the land rc2urris Of the
District uf Columbia We, the undersigned,
tees, VIII sell: al public auction in fruut Of the
premises, on FRIDAY, THE THIRTEENTH DAY
OF NoNEMBER, AID 1896, AT HALF PAST
-FOUR IN, ali that property in iEc District OF
columbia. known as lots ten 10, and eleven 1l in
Llock eight 49,, Of subdivision of parts
of lend known Whitehaycn. made 10y 7. T.. Clark
and T.. Ii. Cottrcl trustees the Palisades
OF the Potomac Land Improvement Company,
said subdivision is recorded in County Subdivision
look Z, ~, Of the eyor's office If the
lhhtrict of Columbia, with the improvcu cum
sstinS. among others, of q ttrec-stary stone resi-
a. nee, with all modern improvements.
Terms of sale: onc-third cash, balance in rne
afd two years in purchasers notes, with iata est
secured 10y deed OF trust properly sold: prin-
cpal and interest OF said deferred payments being
payable In gold coin of the Gpited Stat of pres
INT standard weight and ineness all cash, at
purchasers option. $50 deposit TO be paid lime
OF sale. Conreyancng and recording at purcas-
cr's cost. III the terms of sale are not ',ilpiiad
with in fifteen days. the reserve the right
10 resell the property, after five days public notice.
at defaulliIg purchasers risk and cost
HARRY W. DOWNING. Trustee
GU f 81. NV.
WIN. REDIN WOODWARD Trustee,
ctS-dAds 500 81. NV.