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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02
ALARHE cfRCuLArInN.

A collector of facts has learned that the annual aggregate of the circulation of the papers of the world is esti- mated to be 12,OOO, OOO,O 900 copies. To grasp the idea of this magnitude, it is stated that the amount of the papers would cover no fewer than 10,450 square miles of surface; that it is printed on 7Sl,250 tons of paper and further that If the number G2O0o, 900, OO0) represent ed, instead of copies, seconds, it would take over S33 years for them to elapse. In lieu of this arrangement we might press and pile them vertically upward to gradually reach our highest noun tains. Topping all these, and even the highest Alps, the pile would reach the magnificent altitude of 490, or, in round numbers. 800, miles. Calculating that the average man spends five minutes reading his paper in the day (this is a very low estimate), we find that the people of the world altogether annually occupy time equivalent to 100000 years reading the papers.
 And even this Is exceeded by the cir culation of some of the New Haven papers, according to their own modest admissions.
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ring saves a lot of confusion.
 But the gown is the main thing, and it can be believed that the brides who have accepted such expensive notions have worn artistic dresses at the altar. Nothing could be much more artistic than the dress pictured to-day It was of heavy white bengaline, its moderate train bordered at the hem with a frill- ing of white chiffon dotted with small punches of orange blossoms. The sim pie blouse waist hooked at the side and along the shoulder, and was profusely trimmed with orange blossoms. The sleeves had chiffon and flower trim ming at the wrists. The veil was an oblong piece of illusion puffed on the head and fastened with orange blos- sons
 Beside this picture there is tasteful dress for the brides mother. Made from heavy mauve moire, it's skirt had slight train and was bordered at the edge with three rows of velvet ribbon. The bodice was entirely yelled with brussels net, the fronts showing sev- eral frills of the tulle held down with ribbon straps. Its sleeves were fitted and had small net puffs, and the belt was ornamented with large chiffon puff at the back.
 Some of the weddings of the present month are made regal with fur not only for the elegant wrap worn be- tween carriage and church, but the wedding dress itself is weighted with effects in white fur. It takes a bride of splendid dignity to carry this sort of a rig, however, and the usual effort is to suggest girlishness simplicity, nc matter how elegant the equipment may be- FLORETTE,.
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CYCLOPs, A NEW GEM.
Found in Mexico and First Exhibited
 in Chicago.

Found in Mexico and First Exhibited in Chicago.
 At one of the Chicago jewelry stores new stone has been placed on sale The stone is called the "cyclops,' and is practically the discovery. of Edward J. Smith, diamond expert, who is a mem- Der of the jewelry firm. The cyClops is peculiar and original in every respect It was first found number of months ago by an opal miner m m extensive mine near the City of Mexico. The miner. in order to ascertain whether he had discovered anything of practical value, sent it to Chicago to Mr. smith to have it examined. A large number of the stones. varying in size and character. were forwarded in order that there might be a perfect iEspec- ton and the value of the stones aclu- ally gauged. The stones We're cut, and it was found that they made very beautiful ornaments for jewelry.
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 EASHION NOTES.
Wedding Dresses and Accessories.

This winter pearls are the favorite jewels for bridal use, though as long as diamonds represent wealth, diamonds will be worn and admired. But it is voted bad taste to wear too many jew els. though this does not bother most brides An accessory adopted by fash ionable January brides was chate- iaine crusted in pearls and made of white enameled gold. From this hung a scent bottle clasp to hold the hand kerchief, tiny mirror of old venetian pattern. a wee box in which-whisper! there is an ''understudy" ring. You know, the most awful things do hap pen sometimes and the intended ring falls, or the groom, who is usually such
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commissioners suggest as an. amend ment that street railroads be compelled t0 pay some adequate return for their franchises as soon as their earnings will permit.
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Diary Of A Dyspeptic.

Monday, No1. 9 (coatfnued)-As this battle between bird and beast was at the height of it's fury I seemed to hear a voice saying, Typical of man and his struggle for life with self and fel- low and nature.' Looking in the di- rection of the sound 1 saw a beautiful being rise out of the eart1l--Yes! rise out of the earth. 1 thought he ought to come down from heaven. but he did not Il tell it as I saw). He was the most nagnifcently beautiful being I ever saw. With bound he was at the side of the dying man; blow sent the lion into the mad waves to be torn and pounded to death against the rocks, and the brief struggle left the bird of prey 1ifeless at his feet. Then at his touch the bleeding, quivering human took on some resemblance to a man; touch again and again healed his wounds, as by breath from God, then he stood upon his feet and this beauti- ful being, now gloriously radiant with the new beauty of battle and blessing turned to me and said, And this Is typical of that day long looked for. soon here, when the beneficent fruit of the earth shall be mans mightiest helper in his every hour of need, and d sound body gives sane and sound mind, and hate and error and pain and disease are banished.' Then he van- ished and I awoke with the morning sun streaming into my room filling every niche and cranny with its golden light.
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THE AGE OF PROGRESS.

Mrs. 'Cauber-"H Here's notice say ing that if the bill is not paid the gas will be cut off"
 MT MCauber-"Let 'em cut it off! Who cares?''
 But what will we do?"
 Put in electric lights
 But in time the bills for them will come in"
 "Oh, well! perhaps something else will be invented by that time. ."--1'lt- Bits
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Large families are the rule rather than the exception among the Dutch, but a certain Susanna Joubert of Kip fontein, in the Free State, has broken all records in that line. She has had four husbands, and her living descen- dants number 327.
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Charles Turner, Kentucky boy, was arrested in Chicago for punching his stepfather's head and trying to shoot him. Charles's mother was principal witness in the case. You don't know that boy" she said to the magistrate. s'He is just like his father, and his father killed six men in Kentucky"
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small Advertisements, One Cent a Word each in sertlon. Five Cents a Word for full week tseven times)
 Display Advertisements, per inch, one in, cents; one week, S320; one month, $1o one year, $40
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, l5 gents per line Notices of Births, Marriages; Iieaths and Funerals 90 cents each. Local notices 15 cents per line
 Nearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gall matter to be un- Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-02-02

There are now seven antitrust bills before the legislature of Massachusetts, one in the senate and six in the house. 1t is expected that some more will be introduced, as certain members find that it makes them popular with theil constituents to introduce such bllls Good judges say that there is little Likelihood that any of these bills will be passed.
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an awkward accessory to a wedding really it's a pity he Is not dispensed with entirely-cannot find the ring, in
 any of which cases the understudy
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District of New Haven. ss Probate court

District of New Haven, SIS. Probate Court,
 January 30th, 1897. ESTATE of IDA E. LIlAVENWORTH, late of New Haven. in said district. deceased. The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the credit settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts properly attested within said time will be debarred q recovery. All per. sons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to
 ELIZABETH A. LEAEVNWORTH, fl 3t ExecutriX.
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ON ,JANIJARY 16 1soN

E. SCHOENBERGER & SON opened to the public The Palace Market After one year of successful business we are about to commence the second. This being the last Saturday of our first year we win make 1t the Bargain Saturday of all in every way. Our price for Turkeys will be 12c ID, Chick ens 10c ID, finest Rack Steak Sc lb. Fresh Shoulders tour own cuttingl Sc ID. Califor- F and 14c, Highland Creamery Butter re. duced from 21c to 25c lb. Eggs 1Tc dozen. Nos. 92 and 94 George street, and 1, and 6 Central Market.
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The support of the convicts in it's State prison costs Massachusetts $3.67 a week for each one. The inmates of the reformatory cost s4.O2 each week. and the women in the Reformatory for Women are supported at $9.19 each per week. Most expensive of all are the boys in the Lyman School at Westbor- ough, the cost of whose weekly sup port amounts to S4.61 each.
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cago university. The young women
 students declare that the meals fur nished them at the college boarding halls are distinctly bad, and, in par
 ticular, that they have been forced to eat pickled tongues which have made them i'll. They propose to do something very desperate unless there is a reform. The head housekeeper scornfully re- marks that the board is all right. and that the girls "have been eating too snuch molasses candy for their health
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The highest price ever paid for silk goods is supposed to be that of an order given by the German empress to a firm at Lyons not long. ago. The goods were to have flowers birds. and foliage in relief, and the cost was to be $120 a yard. Of this, s10o represented the ac- iual value of the raw silk. From the middle ages to the present day the kind was $83 a meter given by Louis XIV for the cloth of gold material for a dressing gown.
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QRly three electric roads in New
 Hampshire - those in Manchester,
 Nashua and Concord-are paying in
 vestments, according to the report of the State railroad commissioners Six teen charters were granted previous to the restrictive law of 1895, and only six of the companies built roads. The oth- CT charters either lapsed for lack of capital to carry out the plans. or were held for purely speculative purposes. The Dover road, which cost it's stock holders and creditors more than s20O,- GOO. is pointed out as the most con- spicuous wreck from over capitaliza- ton and mismanagement. The law of 1895 is commended as an effective safe guard against such schemes, and the
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Philadelphia will soon be advertising Its glorious climate. Two months ago Bishop William Stevens Perry (Epis- cnpat) Of Iowa, was i'll with a compli- cation of diseases, including congestion of the lungs. and his physicians said to him: You can take your choice be- tween Palermo. Italy, and Philadel- phia, the climate of either of which should be beneficial to you.' q chose Philadelphia" said the bishop the other day, and I am thankful that I did I have recovered nicely under slliiful treatment here, and in suitable weather take a good brisk walk daily Besides. my physician now permits me to deliver an occasional address, and I hope some time in March to be able to resume my duties in Iowa. Philadel- phia Is good place in which to get Wel.'
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Glass houses in which those who should not throw stones can live can now be built. Silesian glassmakers are turning out glass bricks for all sorts of building purposes, claiming for them such advantages as variety of shape, free transmission of light, strength, cheapness and general adaptability. When complete diffusion of light is needed, as in factories, conservatories, courtyards, etc, they are specially suitable.
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useless when thrown aside, being cracked and perished through hard
 wear and long exposure 10 the wealth
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
NEWS FROM THE FARM.
Condition of Crops ana Progress Mad
in Harvesting Them

Condition of Crops and Progress Made
in Harvesting Them.
Chicago, Aug. 4.-The reports as to
the condition of the crops throughout
the country and the general effect of
the weather on the growth, cultiva-
ton and harvest of the same were
Tuesday made by the directors of the
several climate and crop sections. The
reports received at Chicago were as fol-
lows:
ohio-Wheat threshing continued, yield
good; some oats threshed, yield light to
medium. Oats about half cut. Haying
nears completion, good crop. Corn, to-
bacco. buckwheat, millet, late, potatoes
melons. pastures. gardens. grapes, sugar
beets and turnips did well. Some tobacco
topped. Apples and pears dropping. Fall
blowing progressed.
central counties delayed harvest, but did
no material damage. Generally weather
conditions were favorable for harvest and
growth and timely but uneven showers
improved garden truck. beans. pastures
and late potatoes Oats have short straw
fairly well filled heads and ripening fast,
being cut and finely secured. Corn made
splendid growth and is beginning to ear
heavily.
1ndiana-Moderately warm; only few
local rains. Corn and potatoes need rain
In northern portion. Threshing continues
wheat. oats and rye yielding well: haying
all done. heavy crop secured, Tobacco
grows well. Corn tasselng, grew rapidly.
1llinois-Favorable week for work and
growth; corn continues to make rapid
progress, and early fields show roasting
ears while late are generally tasseling;
oats cut and considerable threshing done
with fair yield and fine berry; wheat, rye
and barley threshing nearing completion:
haying finished; fall blowing well under
way.
Iowa-Favorable weather for harvesting
and threshing, but too hot and dry for
growing crops in southern districts where
rain Is much needed. Oats and spring
wheat harvest completed except late seed
ed fields In northern section and threshing
operations are general with variable re-
turns. Corn shows improvement in aver
age condition on August / as compared
with July /, and early fields are quite
promising.
Wisconsin-Moderately heavy rain in
western and southeastern portions. Bar
ley nearly all in shock. Haying generally
completed. Oats harvest nearly COM
pleted, straw short, yield good. Corn
making good progress, tasseling and ear
Ing. Prospect for spring wheat remains
good. Potato prospect not SO good, bugs
and blight on early varieties.
Notwithstanding distributed show
ers. but week generally favorable for ripen-
ing spring wheat and oats and for growing
corn. Some light land spring wheat and
oats cut In south, and harvest will be gen.
cral by the 9th except on heavy and wet
lands. Barley harvest general in SOUTH
crn half. with color injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
A FATAL PLUNGE.
Kansas Pacific Fast Flyer Runs
Into a Washout.
DISASTER OCCURS NEAR DENVER
Two Trainmen Are Instantly Killed
"A Number of Others Receive Sc
we're Injuries Brief Story
of the Wreck.

Denver, Col, Aug. 4.-The fast flyer
on the Kansas Pacific railway was
wrecked abont daylight Tuesday morn
ing about 40 miles east of Denver. Two
trainmen were killed outright, five pas
sengers are said to be seriously in.
jured and many others badly hurt. The
killed are:
John A. Ward. engineer. III Twenty-eightf
street. Denver; w. B. Harrington, bag
gageman. of Kansas City.
The injured are:
Oscar Ingram, fireman, bruised about thu
head. da.ed.
w. H. Rankin. Denver, badly cut abou,
the head; arm broken.
]. R. Reid. back injured.
Mrs. Fred Nash. Laramie. Wyo.. back
sprained.
Mrs. c. Z. Gravett. Blue Springs, Neb
right ankle broken.
Mrs. c. L. Hubbard, Abilene, Kan, back
hurt.
w. H. B. Thornton. Chicago, arm
spratned and bruised.
l.. Eckert, Seattle, head cut
Miss Minnie Edelmonn, bruises.
c. e. Goddard, I.eavenworth, Kan, back
hurt
The wreck was caused by a wash
out. The heavy rains of the night
flooded the streams and carried out a
portion of small bridge which spans
Comanche creek between Byers and
Strasbnrg. The train was on time and
was running at the usual speed. With
out warning the engine plunged into
the abyss, followed by the mail and
baggage cars, and the other cars were
piled about in confusion. The engine
was completely under water in almost
the middle of the stream, and Engi-
neer Ward was under it. Strange to
say, the fireman escaped death, but he
is reported to be badly hurt.
The seriously injured passengers
were riding in the forward car. Some
OF the sleeping passengers in the Pull
mans were thrown from their berths
and more or less hurt, but none serious
ly: Byers, the nearest town to the
wreck, was five miles away, and the
conductor fastened to cover the dis
lance on foot. He arrived there at five
o'clock, and the railway officials in Den
yer were notified of the accident by teie-
graph. A special wrecking train
with General Manager Duell and
other railway officials and ply
sicians on board started for the
scene of the wreck. Meantime all posi-
BILE was being done for the wounded at
the wreck. The dead and injured have
been brought to this city. All the in
iured will recover
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Granger and FlorenceviIle.

Granger and Fl0renceville.
MIR. Hardness accompanied his
sister-in-law, Mrs. Larson, as far as
Rochester, Mimi. on her homeward
way.
Mr.. Jay Kennedy is entertaining
his brother Giles and wife, of Omaha
Nebraska.
A little son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. G. R, Hosford, Wednesday
morning, August 4.
Julius peterson departed for his
home in Jasper, Mimi, Monday
afternoon.
Part of the campers returned home
Saturday. A fine time was reported
by all.
We are pleased to state that Mrs.
Nelson and Mrs. Brightilan are im-
proving.
Last Saturday when we saw that
that wagon approaching, we thought
we were to have another show, but
found 1t was something even greater
than that, for it was (and is) the
F,orenceville Roller Mills on wheels.
Mrs. John Sims and Mrs. Gowdy
are on the sick list.
We are glad to state that 3. j. o.,
and his imaginary railroad are pro
crossing nicely. Hurrah for Granger
VEsTAL QUEEN.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
The Whcelnen.

Philadelphia, Aug. 4.-Tuesday's de-
yelopments stamp the success of the
eighteenth national meet of the League
OF American Wheelmen beyond ques-
ton. From early morning until late at
night wheelmen, singly and in groups,
arrived in the city from every state
east of the Mississippi and few west
of 1t. Delegations from New York,
New Jersey, Maryland, Indiana, Hi
Rois, Massachusetts and other states ar
rived in rapid succession and were met
at the depots by local reception COM
mittees. Many of those from New York,
New Jersey and Maryland came in on
wheels. Of all the cities thus far rep
resented indianapolis is making the
strongest bid for the 1898 meet
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Found Murdered.

New York, Aug. AIRS. Lizzie
Schurman was found dead in bed Tues.
day in the cottage where she lived with
her husband near Secacus, NJ. There
was bullet in the head. The cottage
is in very lonely spot. Suspicious
circumstances point to her husband
Peter schurman. as the .perpctrator.
New POstmasters to De Appointed.
Washington, Aug. 4.-Few appoint
ments of presidential postmasters will
be made before President Mckinley re-
turns to Washington. These few ap-
pointments will be only in cases which
require immediate action.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
CURRENT EVENTS,

The Norwegian storthing has rassed
bill placing duty of 80 ore (about
eight cents) on foreign flour.
DR.. Truman w. Brophy, of Chicago,
has been elected president of the Ma
tional Association of Dental Faculties.
Gen. Gallieni, the commander of the
French forces in Madagascar, has been
appointed governor general of that
island.
George B. Hamlet, of Ohio, has been
appointed chief post Office inspector, to
succeed Col. M. d. Wheeler, of New
York, reduced to inspector in the field
George Young, the 13-year-old son Of
respected family in Akron, o., COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself with
rubber hose. No cause is known for
the deed.
A special from Bessemer, Mich, says
that the Tilden mine has closed down
completely, throwing out $50 men in
definitely. The officials say there is no
sale for it's ore.
Nelson Dingley, father of Congress
man Nelson Dingley, Jr., died at his
home in Lewiston, Me-, on Tuesday. He
was SO years of age. Death was due to
stroke Of paralysis.
Mr.. Terence v. Powderly, of Pennsyl-
vania, formerly master workman of the
Knights of Labor, Tuesday took the pre-
scribed oath and received his commits
sion as Commissioner general of immi-
grafton.
A section of the western approach to
the Union Pacific bridge at Omaha,
Neb., slid out Tuesday morning, leav-
ing 320 feet of the east-bound track
without support. A heavy passenger
train had just passed over.
Between 300 and 400 delegates to the
Northwestern stenographers' associa-
ton are attending the annual conven-
ton of that body in st. Paul, MINI. The
convention commenced Tuesday after
noon and will continue for two or three
days.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
THE oARsMEN.
Winners of the Events mt the Re
rnftn nnfyna<

winners of the Events mt the Re
gatta in Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Aug. 4. -Following are
the summaries of Tuesdays racing in
the races of the Northwestern Amateur
Rowing association:
Four-oared Gigs-Detroits. No. 1, won
by four lengths; time, 10:101s.
Senior Single Souls, First Trial Heat
w. B. Bright, Of Axgonauts Toronto, won
by about three feet; time, 1898.
Second Trial Heat-C. Louis Van Damme.
Of Mutuals. Detroit, won. by three lengths:
time. 10:48h.
Senior Single SOULS, Final Heat-Bright,
OF Argonauts. Toronto, was declared win.
ner on foul; Van Damme. Of Mutuals.
Detroit. finishing first; time. 1o:54N.
Senior Pair Dared Shells-Detroits won
by five lengths; time, 1852 s-5.
Senior Double Sculls-Henderson and WI
nand. Of Catlins. Chicago. paced. won;
time, 10:46%
Senior Four-Oared shells-Ecorse won
by two lengths; time 9:23K
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-08-06
Ensland's Right Disputed.

San Francisco, Aug. 4.-The steamer
Belgic brings the news that the right
OF the British government to take pos
session of Palmy1a. island is to be dis
puted. Luther Wilcox, of Honolulu,
declares that the island belongs to
himself. Fred Wurdenburg and William
Kinney. They secured their rights
from the Pacific Navigation company,
which purchased the island from the
Hawaiian government. The govern
ment in turn acquired its right through
discovery and colonization of the island
by Charles Benton in 1862.