davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
THE TYPEWRITER BARRED OUT.
A Typewriter Manuscript Refused in the House of Commons-Quill Pens Ila.l,;rnd IClrntI.l,a... ;,.

A Typewriter Manuscript Refused in
 the House of Commons-Quill Pens
 Required Elsewhere in England.
 A rule of the House of Commons is that all petitions must be laid before that body in written or Photographic
 form, but yesterday the Hon. MT.
 Gedge submitted a memorial from his
 constituents of the town of Walsall in
 typewriter manuscript and created quite a sensation. The Speaker declined to receive it on the ground that it was a violation of the rule and an infringe
 ment on the dignity of the House. He
 contended that typeWriting was neither
 manuscript nor lithography, although
 he admitted that the rule was adopted
 before the invention of typeWriters.
 MT. Gedge gave notice that he would
 take the earliest opportunity of moving
 an amendment to the rule in order that
 modern invention which is of great
 convenience and a decided improvement
 over pen and ink manuscript might be
 recognized.
 The same rule applies to all of the of-
 ficial departments of the British gov
 ernment. All documents that emanate
 from the various branches of the minis
 try are still written in long hand upon
 the same kind of paper that has been in
 use for several centuries and is manu-
 factured expressly for them. No pri-
 vate individual is allowed to use official
 paper for any purpose whatever. And eli oct, ments of literary labor in the executive departments, as they are in the univer- sitvies, the courts and in the old-fash- toned lawyers offices. We visited an examnation-rOom in one of the col leges at Oxford the other day where lot of students had just finished the ex- animation known as the "Great-go," which comes at the end of the college year. and upon the table in the center was large box filled with several hun dred quill pens which had just been discarded by the students and were be- ing gathered up by the janitors. It was only recently that steel pens were all lowed in the Bank of England. A typewritten communication on off cial subjects would not be received in some of the British offices nor in the courts, but we in America are almost as
 far behind the times, for it is only since the Harrison administration that type writers have been used in the State De- partment a Washington. Even now all communications to the foreign rela- tions of the United States and the di- plomatic representatives of other gov ernments at Washington have to be written in long hand. Our ministers abroad are still required to use the same method in preparing their dispatches to the government. Mir. Blaine was the first man to introduce the typewriter, and if he had remained in office several years longer that convenient instru- | ment would have been furnished to all
 the foreign representatives of the Uni ted States.-Chicago Record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
Traue1lers' Guide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
NoYemher 2S, 1S97.


 FOR NEW YORK-*4:O5, *4:5O, xs:lo, "7:oo. "S.oo. *S;1o. S:SO. *9:35, x1O:so a. m, 'l2:OO. 12:05 *1:SO. (parlor car limit edl. *1;S5. 200, .2:SO, 500. +4:OO. s4:17. s.So. |5:lO. 5;35. 6:SO. +7:1O. 'S:1o. si0 p m. Sundays-*4:05, "4:5O, 500 a. m' x4;SO. x6:l5, s7:1O, sS:1o. S:i5. *9:lO p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem Eop 1;oo, %l1:5O p. m. (daily). ~1o'3o noo' BOSTON via springaeld-.1:1c. ssao:io' |ll:O5 a. m., *1:45. "5:52 p. m. sundays-1;1o a. m, *5:52 D. m.
 FOR BOSTON via New London and ffoVli.dence-*2:1O. '2:2O, "11:S5 (parlo. ear Amlted) a. m., -12:O5, s2:47. *4:2o, 4'oo' 'o:56 p. m. Sundays-+2:10, s2:20 a. m., "4:65, *6:55 D. m,
 FOR MERIDEN, HARTFoRD. s.1nisc s1rnhsicNGFIELD. etc.-*1:1O, GAO. 500. Hiv;lo, s-oc HOS a. m., 12:O6 *1:45 BIO. S;ov; S;.1; "9:oS, !6:15 to Hartford), SOS. s:65, .t'Io 'to Meriden) D. m. Sundays-. 'l:lO a. m., *5:52, S:2e D. m. NEW LONDON DIVISION For New London, etc.-"2:1o. n2:2o. 1;hh sIa r,d do:OS (Guilford acc.). n:O5. s11:s5 sp~t ioo ios car liiaited) a. m.. S12:O5, *2:47, 1nu,. 1uu, 4i19. feSs ..44:55. 5:15 ito Saybrook S"nc.) n nc s, S,ao -o:55. 1920 (Guiiford acc.l sc. t5' ouhoays-a2:lO. *2:2U a. m., s4,55., 'o'oo D. m. ''~' AIR LINE DIVISION
 For Middletown, WiIlimantic. etc.- 7:45 a. m.. 12:55 *2:ss, COS D. m. snn. days--"7:15 p. m. Connecting at Mid- uIetoWn with Valley Division and at Willmantic with the N. E. R. R ana N. IL. N. R. R.; at Turnerville with Colchester branch.
 NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For shelburne Falls. Turner's Falls Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford, anu intermediate stations-7:50 a. m. ana a:oo p. m. For Westfield and inter- meolate stations, 557 p. m. TOT Pennington, New Hartford and points this side-7:50 a. m. 12.O4 400 5:57 D. m.
 BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia. etc.-7;oO. 500. 9:35 a. m., 12:oO. 2:ss, 400. 5:S5. 7:5o, 11:2o p. m. Sundays 8:lO a. m., S:3O p. m.
 For Waterbury-7:0o. 500, 9.35 a. m.. I:O0. 2:39, 5:S5. 7:50, 11:2O D. m Sun- days-S:10 8. nl., 6:15 p. m. (via Nauga- tuck Junction).
 For winsted-7:oo. s:s5 a. m., e:ss. 5;3o D. m. Sundays-S:1o q. m. For Shelton, Botsford, Newtewn. Danbury, Pittsfeld. State line-9:S5 a. m.. 400 p. m.
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit Cinc1n- natl, St. Louis. Chicago and the West. via state line-9:S5 a. m.. 400 D. m.
 For Litchfield and points on s., L. & IN. k. t., 6:l0 a. m. (via Bridgeport): i: 4:O0 D. Tn. (via Derby Junction. 2
 Express Trains. xLocal Express.
 c. T. HAMPSTEAD. General Passenger AgenE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
mtscellanen1ts.
How Are You Supplying Your Table With
 Water ?

We assume that you are using something besides the ordinary city or town water supply, as it is now generally recognized that water as 1t comes direct from the mains is too impure for drinking. Are you using spring water? If so, would you not be glad to reduce your water bill to q small fraction of what 1t now is. and save the annoyance of handling bottles or carboys. obtaining at the same time equally good Gin fact frequently betteD water?
 If you are using some system of flltra ton, are you satisfied with its results?
 Do you get an ample supply of water?
 Is 1t always white and pure, and does your filter work well ALL THE TIME?
 If not, will you permit us to show you how those results can be reached, by talk ing with you further, or by having our agent call on you?
 Call and see the FILTER now in oper- ation.
 TIE ARNOLD O.,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENT.
Given at Dwight Place Church Last
 Evening.

Given at Dwight Place Church Last
 Evening.
 The Christmas entertainment for members of the Sunday school of Dwight place church held last night in the Sunday school rooms of the church was very happy and amusing affair. Full 1y 800 scholars, teacher and friends crowded into the rooms, and thoroughly enjoyed the evening. On entering each child deposited with the door keeper book or some small article which was later given to some of the poor members of the school The rooms were beauti- fully decorated for the occasion. In the center of the ceiling was suspended a large floral bell and from it to each corner of the room was stretched gar lands of evergreens. The walls were aso hung with holly and evergreens. The entertainment consisted of the ren- dition by tableaux of two poems, San ta Claus and His Work" and "The Night Before Christmas" MT. Albert Wilson played Santa Claus, while John and Harry Hughes assisted him in the rendition of the second poem.
 Mrs. F. H. Belden, jr., read the poems ana explained the LdDleduX, WHICH auu- ed much to the intelligent enjoyment of the entertainment. Before the en- tertainment began and during the in- termissions between the tableaux, Miss Louise Gallagher gave some excellent selections on the harp. After the tab leaux Santa Claus slid down tobog- gan slide on a sled made of boxes of candy, which were afterwards distrib- uted to all present.
 During the evening the pastor, Rev. Dr. Twitchell presented the retiring Sunday school superintendent, MT. Fred M Ward, with an elegant Bible. The committee in charge of the affair was Mrs Harry ". Hitchcock, MT. J. Rich ard North and Miss Jessie Van Deusen, deserve much praise for the complete success of the affair.
 This afternoon at o'clock the primary and Kindergarten classes of the Sunday school will have an entertainment in the church. There will be some very pretty features of the exercises, which will be of all interesting character
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
HANDLING DEAD LETTERS.

An interesting Division of the Post
 Office Department at Washington.
 Mary Nimmo Balentine, writing of women in the Government Depart ments" in the December Woman's Home Companion, says:
 Eight hundred and tWenty-two clerks find employment in the Post-of- flee Department, of whom one hundred and seventy-seven are women. Their salaries range from nine hundred to eighteen hundred dollars a year, and they are engaged in general clerical work and copying. The most interest ing division of the department is the dead-letter office, where about one hun dred and twenty-five women are em- ployed. Twenty thousand undelivered letters are received here every day. Each clerk is expected to open two hun dred and fifty letters each day, and as many more as he can handle. A record of the daily number examined by each one is kept, and credit for proficiency awarded. Letters containing checks and money are given special attention, and are returned to the sender if any address can be found; if not, they are recorded and placed on file to await application. Those containing money may be reclaimed in four years; after that time elapses they are sent to the Treasury of the United States, and are often identified and reclaimed after many years. Letters containing no in closures are returned to the writers if they contain the address; otherwise they are not preserved and no record is kept of them. There is a museum of un- mailable articles that have been talk en from the mails; it's shelves contain every imaginable sort of things, as di verse In character as a washboard and skeleton"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
PERJTTRY AND sTTTcrDE

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-John J, Burns, who was yesterday sent to prison in default of S3,OOO bail for trial on -charge of perjury, committed suicide by hanging in his cell last night. Burns recently entered security for a man arrested for illegal voting. The man when released, fled, and the bond furn- ished by Burns was declared forfeited and it was found that Burns had false ly sworn to the ownership of the prop erty accepted as security.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
New Haven Steamboat Co,
FALL ARRANGEMENT.

Double Daily Service, Sundays Excepted.) :, Steamers from New Haven leave Belle Dock, Old Line Pier: CONTINENTAL 1O;30 night.
 Steamers from New York leave Piers 23 and 26 East River RICHARD PECK p. Fare LOO. Excursion tickets, good for 15 days $1.50. ''s-S Staterooms and tickets for sale at Peck drug stoFe cor 6hape airses and Church @ st sts
 FAST FREIGHT. :, Through rates quoted over Express Freight SIl Tt Il Lines to points West. South, and sued in connection herewith
 CHAS. I. FRENCH Agent
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
AT CITY MISSIOM

At 4:30 o'clock this afternoon the members of the Sunday school of the City Mission, will be given the Christi mas treat. A large tree has been plac- ed in the hall, beautifully decorated, and loaded with presents for the little ones. The members of the sewing school will have their treat on Monday afternoon in the hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
Ge1oslers.
Beautiful Christmas Gifts.

Ladies Watches, which for novelty, excellence of design and time-keeping qualities, are unequaled.
 Diamond, Pearl, and Opal Rings. Ones taste is indi- cated by the rings they wear. Only choice designs from which to select.
 Innumerable small and mex pensive articles, for dressing table, writing-desk, and work basket.
 [. J. M0lSOl, Jr, < Co.
 861 Chapel Street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
THE ARNOLD CO,
Announcement,

After 30 years of successful business Gin which time we have occupied two stores) we have decided to terminate our lease, which expires soon. The only point of special in- terest to the reader is the prices we put on the goods to sell them out. Look at the prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
IRISH BULLS"
Not Horned Animals But Queer Forms
 of Speech

or speech.
 The Irish are credited with a peculiar talent for making "bulls." Here are some examples:
 Patrick when he first landed in America happened to see a locomotive go dashing by. He started back and yelled to his friend: will ye look at that! Ov all the wonders 1 iver seen it bates thim all Sure it's steamboat searchin, for wather."
 Another Irishman said: "I saw Pat Ryan the other side of the way. I thought it was Pat and Pat thought it
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24
STARiN'S New Haven Transportation Line

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS.
 Steamer JOHN H. STARIN, Captain Nc. Alister, leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown street, at 10:15 p. m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam- Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays The STARIN leaves New York from Pier 13. North River, at p. m. Mondays, .Wednes- ING asu sandays Tuesdays and GURN Fare 75c; excursion tickets $1.25. State- rooms $1.00 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. E. Judson's, S67 Chapel st.. Peck S Bishops, T2 Chapel street; Fremont House
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train and from corner of Church and Chapel streets every half hour com, mencing at S:30 pm. Through freight rates given and bills of lading issued to points West South and Southwest
 c. H. FISHER, Agent Order your freight via Starin Line
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-24

Harmony council, No. 8, R. and S. M, T. I. M.,, Joseph Kegelmeyer; R. I. D. M, Henry H. Gladding; I. P. c. of w, Harry K. Lines; c. of G., James W. Sweet; treasurer, Charles F. Root; rec order, Harry R. Sperry; conductor, Ed win c. Dow; steward, c. F. McCabe; sentinel, John Mccarthy. During the year the council has added $500 to the invested fund.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
The CRUISER BROOKLYN
The Damaged Vessel To Go fnso the
League Island Dry Dock

CHESTER. Pa, Feb. s.-If the condi.
tions remain favorable il looks to-day
as though the cruiser BROOKLYN may
leave her anchorage at Marcus Hook
for the dry dock at the League Island
navy yard tomorrow The stevedore'
finished unloading the coal from m
vessel this morning and all the am
munition has been taken out Ihe
divers report shows that the plates
have been ripped from point near
the bow to point under the engine
room, but the damage Is confined &c
the port side.
The injury is serious. but it Is not as
bad as was at first thought from ne
quantity of water forced into the
double bottom compartments The
skin is not damaged. and the bolts
were not sheared off. Capt Cook has
received a telegram from Eieven Poini
lighthouse, Mich, expressing sympa
thy for the accident to the BrooSlgl
The captain. for a number OF yesn
was statione ed at this lighthouse.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

The resignation of Lieut.. c. A. Stone,
L. ). n, retired, has been accepted,
dating January 81.
The associated banks of New York
city held $50, 015, $50 in excess of the
requirements of the 2a-per-cent. rule.
on the 30th.
WHILE watching the employees at the
Millv:lle IN J.,) electric light station
test a new battery, on the 3lst, Ben
jamin Madkiff seized hold of live
ire, and receiving a shock u 200
volts, fell TO the door dead.
A DISPATCH from St. Petersburg says
that the cars recent appointment OF
two new body physicians. one of whom
is Or. Pavloy. has been made in view
of the inevitable necessity for the re-
moval of an unnatural protu berance
from the head OF his ma jesty. the re-
suit of injuries at the hands of Jap
anese fanatic, while on his tour around
the world.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn,
the latest pride of the navy, calculated
to withstand the fercest onslaught OF
shot and shell, lies almost helpless be-
cause Of having struck narrow ledge
I of sunken rock in the Delaware river,
\ above Marcus Hook, Pa. The vessel
is badly damaged
Miss HANNAH REAM, 81 years old
one OF the largest women in the coun.
try. died suddenly at her home neal
Dalton, o., on the 3lst. She was sit
ting by the stove when she fell owe
dead from heart disease. Miss Reau
weighed $40 pounds.
FIRE was discovered In the boys
dormitory of the Genesee Wesleyan
seminary at Lima, n. Y, shortly afte
midnight on the 1st The buildin
was burned to the ground. The los
is estimated at $50. 900. There were lC
boys In the building, but all escape
with their lives. One student was IL
iured by jumping from q window $
badly that he died soon after.
The treasury figures for the mont
of January show the usual deficiene
in revenues. The receipts for ii
month have fallen IS, a22, 779 rs belo
the expenditures.
THE Kalamazoo (Mich.) high scho
building was destroyed by fire on Il
LIST. Il ne cause VI Aht hfc was
|, explosion Of furnace gas. The loss
a estimated at $4,000; insurance, 81
2 600. Several fremen were injure
I one Of them fatally, by the breakii
a of a ladder.
: The debt statement, issued on Z
i. LIST. showed net increase in the pu
lie debt. less cash in the treasur
during January Of si5,ms.7 35. Tot
y cash In the treasury Ss5s, 5s3,9 go
u Mr. J. 5. WILSON, of Iowa. te
r, phoned to friends on the LIST: II ha
e accepted the portfolio of agricultu
y In Mr.. Mckinley's cabinet"
ie LEE u. MCFARLAND, teller Of
e Second national bank Of Parkcrsbui
ID w. Va, is short 81. 0Oo in his accoun
e He has confessed that he lost
10 money in speculation. The shortS
ID wiz bs made good
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
STANFORD REAL ESTATE.
Mrs. stanford VIII Throw Half . MiiIion'.
Worth on the Market.

SAN Francisco. Feb. 6--Mrs. stand
ford. widow Of the late ex-senator
Stanford. has completed arrangements
for the sale Of over half million dol
lars worth Of land. The property
consists of FIVE ranches in different
parts of California Altogether
there are 5000 acres Of land.
much of il very fertile The
intention is to sell each ranch as a
whole. If possible. This property Is
part of the so-called Leland Stanford
estate which is separate from the en-
dowment Of Stanford university. Val.
liable and extensive, Nina, Rid
ley, Palo Alto and other ranches
together forming total OF %,
400 acres. have nothing TO Il,
with this sale. They can not be sold
They are forever the property Of ths
university. having been given to it By
Senator stanford during his life time
The appraised value of the hn'
ranches is slightly in excess Of s50o.
600. The agents hope TO sell for mor'
than that.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
LATE NEWS ITEMS.

Iythe senate. on the 5th, Mr.. Richard
r. kenney was sworn in as senator
from Delaware and took his seat.
Mr.. Thurston continued his speech in
opposition to the resolution Of Mr..
Allen (pop., Neb.) questioning the
right of the executive department TO
consent to the judicial sale OF the
property of the Union Pacific Railroad
Co. The Nicaragua canal bill was
taken up. some adverse speeches be-
ing made thereon. "A large number OF
pension and other bills unob1ected 10
were taken from the calendar ana
passed In the house 81 private pen
sion bills were disposed of; several
contested election cases were consid-
cred and decided in favor of the sit
ting members, and the conference re-
port on the military academy bin was
agreed to. An evening session was
held for the consideration OF private
/ pension bills.
UNITED STATES CoNsUL-GENERAL
| CHARLES DEkAY, at Berlin, the Well
known journalist. anticipating, evil
IDENTIFY, the speedy examinations u ms
official duty at his present post, al
dressed to the state department q
caustic criticism upon German com
mercial methods, which the depart
ment made public on the 5th.
A DISPATCH from Athens. on the 5th
said: Desperate lighting has occurred
between the Christians and Monam
. medans in the island of Crete. III
!, Nusulmans have set fire to the city o
Capea. and the place is now burning
, The city is in state of anarchy, AM
, a Christian is safe nowhere. Full.
q 800 persons have been killed.
' THE king of Portugal accepted tn
resignations of his cabinet, on tn
4 9Th. and summoned the progrcssls
9 leader, Senior dc Castro, to form
n new ministry. in which Senior Barro
IS Domez, member Of the council 9
: state. should he appointed minister q
!, foreign affairs.
g InE plan formulated by the Births
government for increasing TIA
Q strength and efficiency OF the nav
D. conienplates the construction Of iiv
7, battleships and three tirst-class cruis
81 ers aud the addition OF 10000 men.
FAILURES throughout the Unite
g. States during the week ended the It'll
70 as reported w X. g. Dun 4 Co, wer
. all, against 1928 for the correspondent
week last vea-. For Canada the TAI
10 ures were 50, against g. last year.
z, The First national bank OF Frank
a. lin, o., suspended on the 5th. capita
ne siOO. 900; surplus. $4,000; undivide
&c profits, $4,000; deposits. $1,000
loans aud discounts, Slg5,U0Q
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-02-12
THE MEANEST MAN
Charles Koch Must Seek -"
Driven Out by H,s Fellow wofk"e"

COLUMBUS. o., Feb. & When Shar'.'
Koch. an employee Of Haydens cna.. .
factory, arrived at his forge yes'e's',
morning he found it in charge o. :
committee Of his fellow workiheu- :
was notified that he would ha'c
leave the shop. 1t had been diseo. Use,
cred that. though he had regular gu
ployment at good wages, he haa y
posed on the public relief assocla''0- !.
Tor the poor unemployed and taNeu :
large amount Of groceries to his no'1. y,
Koch refused TO go and was dr''e"
with eggs and cries OF "ue' TX
ringing in his ears. Koch owns
own home