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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-15

tHow did you feel when Charlie was proposing?" T felt sure I'd say yes If he ever got through. ."-Cleveland Lead er
 A Suitable Distinction.-'I suppose you have music at the hotel?" NO; but we have band. ."-Harper's Ba- zaar.
 For s.-Inventor-I'm work ing on cyclometer. Friend-What is the special feature? Inventor-It reg isters the number of times you fall.- Puck.
 How did your sea voyage work, Bigley?" "I was in such state of col lapse when I reached Liverpool that I cabled back to learn whether I had thrown up my job. b."-Philadelphia Press
 'This blackberry pie isn't nearly so good as my mother used to make" !" No; l told your mother this morning when she made 1t that you would be sure to find fault with it."-Chicago Record.
 The X-Ray Doctor-Anxious Mother --Oh, doctor, we missed one of our sil- yer spoons, and as baby has been very cross all day, we want you to look through him and see if he has it in him!-Life.
 Uncle George, what Is ya1edicto- ry?' Its the farewell address the girl graduate reads to her weeping class mates the night she packs her trunk to visit among them all summer."- Chicago Record. Even the most impulsive women have their good traits. An Irishman, mourn- ing his late wife, tearfully remarked: l Faith, and she was a good woman. She always hit me wid the soft end av the broom. ."-The Amusing Journal.
 "When go into the hold up busi- ness,' he said, when the subject of highway robbery was under discussion, q will hold up whole cities"
 "Oh, we'll" replied the other, I've can't all be opera singers. Chicago Post.
 DO you believe that Adam gave a name to all the animals?" "I do, and I respect him for his selections. He did his work most creditably." ''Why?" Well, because there wasn't a Rover or a Fido in the whole lot."-Harper' s Bazar.
 Come here, Johnny; I must teach you your letters. Do you see that round letter? That is O; and that let ter with the dot over it is l. Johnny gaped and looked in the oppo- site direction and said: Lets play something else. e.''-Judge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-15
MUCH GOED IN SIGHT.

If the. silver question is indefinitely postponed by the voters in November there may not be much left of it when the time to vote on 1t comes around again. One of the things which will greatly decrease its importance is the increase in the production of gold The additional reports now coming to the director of the mint indicate that there was no exaggeration in the estimate for the calendar year 1896 would exceed s220,000,o0O Indeed, 1t now seems prob- able that the actual output will not be less than $225,000,000. The greater acti- witty in the gold districts of the United States seems certain to add at least $3,000,000 to the product of last year in this country, which would give a total of $50, 000,000. In South Africa, notwith- standing the interference of political disturbances, the increased production for the next few months ought to give us another s5O,OO0, OoO while Australia can be counted on for at least $4s,o0o.- 900. The greatest gain is to be expected from Siberia, where several French companies are diligently engaged in opening up the region of the Lena delta. Last years Russian product of $2S,000, 900 is likely to be increased to s33,000,000 this year. The gold production will not only be the largest ever recorded in a single year, but will be twice what it was eight years ago, and will afford three times as much gold for use as money, after deducting the amount usually estimated for consumption in the arts.
 And yet the free silver liars are con- stantly talking about the rapid de- crease in the supply of gold.
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ABSOLUTELY pURE

have been carried on through the ln- strumentality of strong Indian-clup shaped bottles of special design, bear ing government marks, which are dis tributed to shipmasters, to set adrltt at various points at sea, with data pa pers to be properly filled in and sealed in the bottle. These papers Ill great proportion of instances are returned to the naval hydrographer, with memo randa giving the time and place or res cue, and the probable course IS then charted and made the subject of expert study.
 It appears from the chart that bot ties cast away along the United states coast invariably sweep eastward, some dropping on the Azores, others passing to the Canarles, and those avoiding these islands eventually drift south and west across the ocean, to be round on the Windward or Caribbee Islands or Mexican Gulf beaches.
 Those dropped overheard along the Nova Scotia coast and the Grand Banks appear to make a direct northeast voy- age to the British Isles and Norway, while half of those commencing their wanderings on the equator, in mld- ocean, go south along the Brazilian coast, and the other half enter the Car ibbean sea The greatest journey on the new chart was that of bottle No. G., thrown overheard by the master of the steamer Enoch in the midst of the Guinea current, which ordinarily sets eastward toward the coast Of Africa and into the Gulf of Guinea. This voy- age began below the equator, a thou sand miles off Sierra Leone, on July 30. 1893, and the bottle was recovered at Peterborough Walls, Shetland Islands, March 20 1896, after having travelled nearly 5000 miles in 963 days across the ocean, through the Caribbean sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf Stream, and over the Grand Banks, re-crossing the Atlantic, with an average drift of over eight miles per day.
 In summing up the velocities of drift q steady diminution is apparent after leaving the equator. The groups of bottles furnish knowledge of currents
 averaging from seven to fifteen miles per day. One of the important conclu- sions reached in this latest investiga- ton is the great increase of velocity | during the winter season from New 1 foundland toward Great Britain and
 Norway, which seems not to be contin-
 uous, but dependent entirely upon the winds, bottles in summer averaging about ten miles per day, while one in winter maintained nearly twenty-two miles per day for ninety-four days in | this rrent-Philadelphi Ledger.
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pRINcEss MAuD,s MUSEUM.

Princess Maud is the happy possessor of pair of beautiful polished hippo
 potamus tusks.
 These were sent to her royal highness by that mysterious potentate. the Mudir of Dongola, who heard of the princess curious hobby for collecting ivory. At Marlborough house, one of the suite of rooms forming the private
 apartments of the Prince Of Wales daughters, Is a complete museum of curiosities. Princess Mauds ivory col- lection occupying more than half of the chamber
 She has the tusks of elephants shot by her father and uncles; teeth of wild
 bear and boar which have fallen to the
 gun of her imperial uncle, the emperor
 of Russia, and polished cubes la belled back teeth of rhinoeeri," sent
 to her by the missionaries who have
 heard of her royal highnesse' predilec- tions
 There are also the teeth or tusks of walruses, seals, lions, tigers, sharks alligators. and, in fact, beasts, fishes and reptiles of all descriptions pos-
 sessed of abnormal dental development. Most of these trophies have, as la
 bel records, been taken from animals killed in the chase by relatives of the
 princess or by personal friends of her father.
 The sharks teeth were taken from a
 monster hammerhead which the Duke of Edinburgh assisted In capturing
 when he was nlidshipman. Some of the teeth are mounted in gold or silver, but, as a rule, they are, be- yond polishing or cleaning, in the same state as they were at the time they were extracted from or about the
 mouths of their original possessors. l The princess also includes in her col- i lection several hundred articles of va rious descriptions carved from different kinds of ivory.
 With these trinkets and knick knacks | she has variety of stories and anec- dotes to relate, and. in order to refresh | her memory, she has them numbered to correspond with four or five thick volumes of MSS, inscribed in the 1 princess bold, round hand, ''Tales of | My Tusks."-The London Mail.
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use by itself will finish the neck of a little cape triumphantly, with chiffon, lace or ribbon coaxed in at the neck to hide the thin spots of the boa. You may make some of the capes with a hood attached, and the girl who feels her lawn party dress is little plain can make her hit just the same if she has an elaborate little cape and hood. Very pretty effects are gotten out of an unlined lace cape that has for hood a little square of the lace that looks like bit of cloud caught about the face. It is wise woman who realizes that to mass effects about the face and throat is to secure becomingness at least eff fort
 Matronly dignity is better suited by less fanciful capes, though wearing such fluffy affairs does not constitute an offence against good taste. A more simple cape like that shown in the ac- companying picture is often considered preferable, however. This was from black satin, and consisted of two bre- telles joined by round collar in back and richly embroidered with jet. It was edged with narrow ecru face and had two ends of black chiffon in front with epaulets of pleated chiffon.
 FLORETTE.
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MONEY,S TALH.

Free silver orators talk, and money also talks. Money is making some very impressive remarks nowadays. The credit of the city of Milwaukee has al- ways been of the highest The munic- ipal corporation has been accustomed to receive from to per cent. premium on it's bonds. Needing to borrow $5OO,- 600, bonds were placed on the market, and, to the great amazement of the people, there are practically no takers. The officials have been compelled to withdraw the paper from the market, and await a more favorable time for borrowing.
 Such talk as this by money will do great deal to offset the free silver ora tory. It is better to be able to earn or borrow money than to try to live on free silver wind.
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JACKS MOTHER WAS A scoRcHER

An instance of the superior advan- tages of the new woman over the old in the disciplining of the small boy was observed on Twelfth street, near Ro- bey, yesterday morning. The disad- vantage under which the original moth CT labors when she is prone to lay hands on her mischievous youngster was entirely overcome by reason of the drop-frame bicycle.
 The first intimation of an unusual and lively comedy came in the voice of female calling over neighboring wood pile.
 Jack Callahan said the voice, If you don't come here this blessed min ute and pick up that basket of chips I'll tan your jacket so't you can feel it for a week"
 Jack was engaged in game of num- blepeg with another youngster on the lawn beside the roadway. He paid no attention to the maternal warning un- til his mother appeared on the sidewalk with a generous section of a trunk strap in her hand and fire in her eyes. Then Jack thought it was about time to end the game of mumblepeg, and, leaping upon his bicycle he sped toward Ashland avenue.
 At this moment the new woman as- serted herself and proved her ability to cope with the old boy. Returning to the house the irate female emerged inn mediately with a lady's wheel, which she mounted and rode after her runa-
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returns to him, On the other hand, the young woman maintains that the pres- ent was a part payment for an equiva- lent of affection and exclusive privi- leges which had been given previously to the giving of the ring, and that she is still out the affection and exclusive privileges in the time between the re- ceipt of the ring and the arrangement, She further urges, and in this she has the corrohorative testimony of her fa- ther, that the courtship involved cer- tain expenses-coal, gas, wear and tear of furniture, extra dresses and bonnets, time that might have been spent in doing the family sewing and homework.
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CONSUMPTION AMONG THE LoN-
DON JEWS

2 l "
 What MT. Elkin Adler said at the an- nual meeting of the Jewish Convales- cent home on Tuesday last about con- sumption deserves attention. Although he spoke as subscriber rather than an honorary officer of that excellent char fly, he must necessarily possess, ex off1cio, sufficient knowledge of the rela- tive prevalence of sickness among the. Jewish poor of London to clothe his statement with considerable authority. We way take it that the experience of the medical and other officers of the home points to two facts. In the first place. consumption has become alarm ingly prevalent among our poor, though 1t had previously been almost unknown. And in the second place it is one of the sequels of the persecution of our CO., religionists in Russia. It is rather in that light that we would not regard it. It Is one of those unforeseen and indi- rect consequences of line of action which are often infinitely more terri ble than such as are direct.
 It would be attributing to the govern ing bodies in Russia policy more fiendish than any devised by Macchia- velli to charge them with an intention al deterioration of the Jewish phys ique. But they have crowded the elites of the Pale with hundreds of thous- ands of wretched paupers who were once earning decent livings all over Russia. Life within the Pale has be- come intolerable, and thousands have escaped across the frontier with the hope of reaching the free west. The abler-bodisd manage to get through to America, but the less fit stay behind in England Their physique has been undermined by their weary wandering across the continent They flock to the least healthy and already over crowd ed quarter of our city. They are not acelimatized to our London fog They choose the least healthy trades-such as that of a tailor's presser-w which in Felve constant stepping, and the wages of which is lung and chest disease Of course they become consumptive. and not only are their own lives in peril. but they endanger those of their neighbors.
 We quite agree that it is the duty of our community to do something to bat tie with this consumption But the danger can never be adequately avert ed until the original cause is removed. And We agree with MT. Adler that the prospects of this are distinctly bright CT. It does seem probable that the fierce hatred of the Russian oppressor | is growing weaker. The emperor and his consort are too closely allied to our own royal house to be other than in ciined to mercy and toleration They
 have in several instances shown that they can rise superior to the cast iron prejudices of the officialism which is Russian anti-Semitism would speedily | facts of the prosecutions and their hor- rible and far-reaching consequences could be brought to the Knowledge of l the czar, we feel sure that the days of Russian anti-Semitism would speedily | be ended. ed.-London Jewish Chronicle.
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in place of what appeared to be a skillful actor a very ordinary man.
 The Boy Orator should have been more careful, He has been too happy and too exuberant, too much in love with the people, and too much in love with himself. When he gets rested he will do we'll to ''go slow" It will be truly pathetic if he comes out of the campaign not only defeated but with his reputation as Boy Orator entirely gone.
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way son. Her kitchen apron and her hair waved in the breeze, and pedes- tflans looked on in amusement.
 Every time Jack looked behind him to hastily measure the distance be- tween them, his mother waved the trunk strap as a sort of pantomime threat, Bending down over the handle bars, she scorched down the street, rap Idly gaining on the object of her wrath.
 At Ashland avenue the boy turned swiftly on the asphalt pavement. in the nope that he could do better work on the smooth road. But his mother had already reached his side, and a mo- ment later she had grasped his coat tails. Jack was led home in triumph, and from the doleful walls which is- sued from the house five minutes later, 1t was evident that Jacks jacket was nelng tanned so that he would feel it for week.-The Chicago Inter-O Ocean.
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'---F--- FASHION NOTES.

Tho Cape's Shave in the Summer Ward
 robe.
 The exquisite summer dresser in cludes in her wardrobe 8 lot of dainty capes, and these accessories can be copied without extravagance, Let them be hardly more than collars with soft frilly masses at the neck and long, soft scarf ties. Have them lined pretti- ly, and when laid about your shoulder they will give to your whole rig an ef- feet of softness and dainty dressiness. A half dozen of these can be managed for about what it would cost to have one dress. Odds of chiffon and ribbon will help make them, bits of silk that are faded, perhaps, or marred, will serve as the foundation for lace cape, while a feather boa that is too worn for
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OCEAN CURRENTS.

The latest accession to our knowledge of ocean currents is set forth in a chart to be published in a few days by the United States Hydrogra phic office, mapping the routes followed by ninety five floating bottles returned to that office in the six months ending June l.
 For several years these investigations
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Nearly half of the life insurance car ried in Illinois is in the fraternal soci- cities. The total of $946, All, ,s63 in force December 31, 1895, was thus divided: Fixed or level premium, old line, S321, O73021; fixed or level premium, indus trial, $2S, ,634, ,343; assessment life, s153.- 52,674; fraternal societies, S443, 151 1925. The fraternal beneficiary societies in the state number forty-nine. During 1895 they wrote business amounting to s1O2, ,797, ,725. Their death losses amount ed to $3, 739, 400, and their losses by lapses, surrenders, and other means were $96, ,2O3, 300. The 1apses in the as- sessment accident companies were also large, the losses from this source in 1895 being s46, ,2S2, 800, as compared with the $4S. .0s4 900 in new business written. With sS7. .552, 200 insurance risks in force, their losses by death during the year were only S53,200.
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Sickness is a burglar who is continually trying to break into human life. His most usual tool is constipation. This one, seem- itgly unimportant thing is the primary cause of nine-tenths of all human ailments. When the bowels fail to act impure, poison ous matter is retained ill the system, is ab- sorhed by the blood, and carried to every part of the body. All the digestive organs are affected, and particularly the largest and most important of them-the liver. Con- etipation causes biliousness and bilious headaches retards digestion in the stomach causing fermentation-sour stomach, Hatu- lency, and feverishness, feeling of full ness, heart burn, and other disagreeable symptoms. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. They afford immediate lief You do not become a slave to the use of the Pellets. They gradually restore the healthy, natural action of the digestive organs and you may stop using them until some indiscretion in eating again makes them necessary Doctors are supposed to know more about health and sickness than anybody else, and when the doctor comes, the first thing he does is to find out if the bowels are in good order.
 GA Word to the Wise Is Sufficient"
 The more one knows about heath and disease. .he easier it is for him to be healthy Knowledge of some of the simpler laws of health is of the ut- most importance to everyone, and everyone may have this knowledge by possessing Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser.n This work is complete medical library in itself. A6sotNkeiy free to any one who will send 2I one-cent stamps, to pay cost of mailing o1iy to Worlds Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. The free edi- ton is in paper covers. If French cloth covers are desired send TO cents extra, tI cents in alp.
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GIidden farm at Hambledon in Hampshire is a curious instance of an Englishman's obstinaey about a law point. It was bought ten years ago by the man whose heirs, have recently sold 1t, but as the vendors did not complete the sale on the appointed day he dis owned the purchase He was compell- ed by the lower court to carry out his agreement, but fought the case to the Court of Appeal and the House of Lords, and when he finally lost refused to have anything to do with the farm. He was compelled to pay $10000 to keep 1t under cultivation, but would not touch the crops, and at last, having got the matter into Chaneery, let the farm go to waste and the buildings disap- pear.
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A New York young man has sued young woman to whom he was recently engaged to recover a diamond ring of inc value of S150 which he gave her as a pledge of his undying affection. He alleges that, as the affection has died, the pledge of it naturally and legally
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NOMINATIONS.
REPUBLICAN,

The man who has entered suit against Rev. Dr. Simpson to recover the watch which his mother gave up for the heather while laboring under intense religions excitement at the Old Orchard camp meeting has made an interesting point.
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Faith in feathers ip thunder storm will be strengthened by the experience of two women who took refuge on a new feather bed at Bonne Terre, Mary land, during a recent thunder storm, and, curiously enough, the lightning struck the house. hit the bed and set the ticking on fire without harming the women.
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The Rev. Dr. Talmage correets the report that he has come out for free silver. and he adds: 1.-The Lord AL mighty alone knows what will be the decision of the ballot box in November, but no one can make me believe that this country, which seems from the foundation of our institution to have been under divine protection, will be all lowed through the unwisdom of it's friends to go to ruin. Our best days are yet to come"
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European journals report that Henry Brest, through whom the Venus de Milo came into the hands of the French in 1918, has just died, over one hundred years old, on the Island of Milo, where he had married a Greek woman. He happened to be on the spot when the peasants first dug up the statue, and, struck by it's beauty, induced them to keep the discovery secret, notified the French Consul and arranged for the delivery of the statue to the crew of the French man-of-war that came to Milo to carry it away