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AND MONET
 IN POLITICS.

Mr Chapman was not the only recalcitrant witness before the Sena- torial committee. Mr. HavemeYer and Mr. Searles, as the great men of the Sugar Trust, were asked to state the amounts of contributions made by the Trust fo. political purposes. They absolutely refused to answer the question. Their trial for this refusal has been postponed but will probably begin in June. It may very likely be found, as their lawyers claim, that they cannot be punished, inasmueh as the question they refused to answer does not of necessity involve the dignity and privileges of the United States Sen ate. Nevertheless, we have reached an extremely unfortunate stage in our political life when great corpo- rations can with impunity make secret gifts to the political funds of the opposing parties, and can de fiantly refuse, when on oath before committee of the United States Senate, to give the facts. Itcansot be right thing in public ethics,
 nor ought it to be possible under the law for corporation to con tribute to the campaign funds of any political party. It is worse rather than better for great cor poration to contribute at the same time to the funds of opposing parties. Such conduct would seem to indicate pun pose to poison all political and public life at the very
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SUNDAY SCHOOL CHAMPION.
Only Two Sundays Missed In Nine Years
 Eight Months aud Two Weeks.


 Eight Months and Two Weeks.
 A 13-year-old boy in Danyille, Ky, thinks he is entitled to the world 8 championship for Sunday school attend ance. He has been in his seat at the Methodist Church South on every Sun. day morning except two for g years, s months and 9 weeks ending Sunday, Jan. 10 On one of the two exceptions he was down with the measles and on the other day he was unavoidably de- tained. More than this, he has now been i'll his class OH 308 consecutive Sundays, and he says he is going to keep it up until he has 1000 straight Sundays to his credit.
 The boys name is John c. Eastland. Jr. He joined the Sunday school in May, 1887, when he was but little more than years old, and he has been going ever since. What makes this reg. nlarity of attendance the more remark. able is that until few months ago the Eastlands lived six miles out i'll the country and had to drive to town before 9 o'clock every Sunday morning. Much of the time John has had to come through all sorts of disagreeable wealth CT, and very frequently by himself. Sometimes he has come through blind ing rain and blizzards, when other ehil' dren who lived within stone's throw of the church have staid away.
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A LONG INSIDE PASSAGE.
the Ocean Among Thousands
 of Islands.

Navigating the Ocean Among Thousands
 of Islands.
 Whatever may be said-and much can be-of tine beauties of the Alaskan coast it is not inviting to the seafaring man, and especially the master who is taking ship by the inside route from Puget sound to Sitka or Juneau for the first time, feat, so it is claimed, impossi- ble of accomplishment by continuous voyage save through the assistance of a good pilot. This passageway-for by the mainland coasts of British Ge lumbia and Alaska and chain or IS lands ranging in length from to 250 miles-is from 100 yards to several miles in width. The channels proper are of unusual depth. In places from 300 to 400 fathoms of water are fre- quently found. From the smooth, glassy surface ledges and reefs, assassins of the sea, turk, ready to send some ship, humanity laden, to the bottom. In these waters ths lead is supplanted by whistle echoes from tho land. this being the only method during fog by which the captain or pilot guides his vessel along a safe way.
 Old sea captains say there is no wa ter conrse in the world where ill unfa. vorable weather such skill is required as tG guide a ship via the channels on voyage from the sound and return, the rosnd trip to Sitka being more than half the distance of the voyage across the Atlantie The Pacific Coast Steam ship company 's vessels running to Alas. ka are always manned with two pilots each in the winter and spring and are never without one pilot. With at least two of this company 8 vessels now run ming to Alaska the captains themselves served all apprenticeship of many years at piloting.
 The outside passage, the one by the open ocean, is seldom used, on account of the unfavorable winds which prevail for distance of over 90 miles out to sea, rendering vessel progress much slower, to sss nothing Of the danger of ships being aanght in gale and driven ashore With the danger from wreck almost eliminated by the employment of professiora al pilots, the inside passage is rendered most delightful voyage, as it abounds in beautiful scenery and is free from winds Seattle Post-Intelli gencer.
 SUNDAY SCHOOL CHAMPION.
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SENATOR PLArT, of New York, advocates new scheme for rais- ing revenue, as follows II advo- cate a stamp tax on all cheeks, leases, receipts and all other docu- ments upon which stamps were used before the resumption of specie pay ments in 1879. This will create a revenue of from $25. 900, GOO to $50, 900, 900, 900, and most of our ReEub- lican friends are favorably inclined to such substitute.
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SUBSCRIPTION PRlcEi

WITHOUT ExoEpTIoN.
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sources. When grea ations like the Sugar trust sla ady to pour out vast sums of ,ney for purposes of political hence, q premium is at once place spon the control of politics aud eislation by bosses and machine The ex- istence of these secret funds sup piled by corporations that can afford 10 pay fabulous amounts for favor- able legislation, causes great un- easiness among honest men. Hardly another situation so fraught with danger has arisen since the founda- tion of the Republic. It cannot be that rich men who will thus pro- mote their selfish interests at the expense of the dignity and honor of the State, are entitled 10 be con sidered good citizens From "The Progress of the World" in June Revieto of Reviews
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IN the mass conventions held throughout Kentucky Saturday the free silver wing of the Democratic party achieved an easy victory. The sound money advocates tosk no part in the proceedings.
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THE Postal Telegraph Company is having trouble in settling the price it is to pay the Texas Pacific rail way for placing its poles along their line. Condemnation proceedings are in progress at Texarkana.
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HE Supreme Court of Tennessee, in a decision rendered Saturday, sustains the constitutionality of the Jarvis law, which reduces the fees of all county officers.
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JEFFERSON county is to have a fair this fall, and the Journal hopes to see other counties fall in line, and trusts sincerely that none of the fairs will fall through. Magnolia Journal.
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SENATOR MORGAN scored Car Reed in the Senate Saturday, but was promptly ruled out of order and called down for critieising the other branch of Congress. Jerry Simp- son seems to be the only man dele gated the duty of fiaying the Czar.
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THE State Exchange Bank, of Hot Springs, has closed it's doors and quit business.
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A FUNERAL procession entirely Of bicycles was a queer spectacle at Elizabeth, N. J., Saturday.
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Sent Free.

If you would be comfortable getscreen doors and windows put in by the Bluff City Lumber Go. SPA d&wtf
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17
THE LAST OF THE FAIRIES.

Poor Little Oriane's Sad Fate-When
Broceliande Was Gone and Factory
Town Stood in Its Place, There Was
No Room for Her.
One day the fairy Oriane, who was
no bigger than the nail of your little
finger, was returning in carriage
made of a walnut shell and drawn by
four lady-bugs to the forest Of Broccoli
ande, where she had always lived with
the other fairies. She was returning
from the baptism of three robin red
breasts, which had been celebrated in a
crack in wall all overgrown with hon.
eysuckles. The festivities in the nest
under the leaves had been very pleas
ant The pretty cries of the newborn
birds, fiuttering their pink little wings,
scarce covered with down, gave prom
Use that the fairy's god-children would
one day be excellent singers. Oriane
and, as happiness makes one good, she
rendered services as she went along to
all the creatures she met, slipping bou-
quests of wild roses into the baskets of
the children as they trudged to school,
breathing on the buds of elegantine to
help them bloom, and putting blades of
grass over the dewdrops in the roses
for fear that the little spiders would be
drowned in crossing them. Two lovers,
a peasant girl and boy, were walking
arm in arm in a field where the green
wheat barley came up to their ankles;
she made the wheat grow and ripen in
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17
FASHION NOTES.

Anything But Piainnes- In Bodice Fronts
Significant OF one feature of the cur
rent fashions was a group OF stylish
women, but one whose gowns closed to
the throat, and even that one, by braid
ing, presented the effect OF vest. One
was a blouse, belted and fastening to
the right side over a round yoke. Next
came a blouse with skirts below the
belt, fastening to the left side at
about the bust line with single but
ton, pointed yoke showing above.
The skirts spread from the waist line
in front, allowing the skirt of the dress
to show to the belt itself. Number
three was blouse rolling back from
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17
WARM.

The boy stood on the burning deck
and rubbed his hands in glee. "Pm
just from Klondike," he explained:
this feels all right to 1.-TWO Re-
publics.
His omplaint.-Prisoner reformer Ito
convict--"Have you any complaint to
| make?" Convict-"Well, I'd be better
satisfied if wasn't locked p."-Phila-
delphia North American.
II know man who can initiate the
sounds of birds so well that they all fly
around him in his garden"
That's nothing. know man who
can initiate the Growing Of a rooster so
well that he makes the sun se."-Gau-
lois
Dunleigh"I came down the street
with Miss Sniler this afternoon; but
the teams made such noise that /
couldn't hear myself talk Wickers-
'"That was awful, wasn't it. when you
do enjoy it so ch?"-Boston Tran
script.
A Correction.-"I saw a man tearing
down Broadway" began Jimpson.
How you do talk" calculated Har-
kins. You mean you saw the man
tearing up Broadway. They're always
doing that to get at the pipes. "--Har-
lem Life.
Williams has new cure for insom-
MA"
what Is it?"
"He takes pitcher upstairs with him
and goes to bed under the impression
no ha hoc 70 Ia IN, a.
milkman. Chicago Record.
Il have come" announced Perseus.
'to strike off thy chains!" Andromeda
cast down her eyes and fingered her
dance programme nervously. "Do you
really think the bevel-gear is an assur-
ed SUGGEST" she finally faltered. It
was rather difficult, in fact, for the I'M
happy maiden to protect her own inter
ests and yet not appear ungrateful.-
Detroit Journal.
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THE DREYFUS A EFATR.

The Dreyfus affair is becoming inter.
esting. even outside of France and Ger,
many Captain Dreyfus was accused
of betraying French military secrets to
Germans and was sentenced to impris,
onment for life. There has always been
much talk about the matter, and now II
is openly asserted that the captain was
unjustly convicted M. Scheurer-Kest-
ner, who Is known in science as well as
in politics, has devoted a year Of his
time to the investigation of the Dreyfus
affair, solely in the interests of truth
He has no relations with the Dreyfus
family, and knows none of them. His
suspicious were excited by accident and
were confirmed by his inquiries. He
now boldly declares that he knows the
truth, the whole truth, and Is resolved
to tell it at the right time. When asked
why he did not speak sooner he said: I
waited, as was bound to do, till all
was clear, perfectly clear, in my eyes. I
can now comprehend that the public are
in a hurry to see the proofs laid before
them. I am not less anxious to finish
with it. But, in order to make certain
persons speak, to obtain information
and condolences, I have had to give
pledges which I know how to fulfil. I
am not free to say everything before
certain conditions are observed. Soon
hope nothing will hold me back. Peo-
pie ought to understand that my warm
est desire is to be relieved of this bur-
den Moreover, / am not remaining in
active. Before bringing the matter be-
fore the public I mean to conform to
what the law requires of all who think
that they can demonstrate judicial
blunder Have a little more patience.
There will not be long to wait
The latest is that M. Scheurer-Kest-
ner has declared that rich and titled
officer, well known in Paris society, had
been requested to resign in consequence
of the continued leaking of military Sc
crets since ex-Captain Dreyfus was de-
ported. Furthermore, he has asserted
that this officer was the author of the
unsigned letter which led TO the ron
domination Of Captain Dreyfus.
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CONCLUDED.

Senator Hawley's continued poor
health has revived the report that he
VIII not stand for reelection at the ex-
piration of his present term"
SO says dispatch from Washington
But this is one of the dispatches that
ought to have been delayed in trans
mission" until the correction could have
been transmitted with 1t. Senator
Hawley has no CONTINUED poor health. u
1T he has had any poor health 1t was
concluded some time ago. If his pres
ent state of health is continued poor
health" those who are in poor health
might well wish to have their poor
health continued. A man who can
meet the demands upon his mental and
physical strength that are made in
these days upon Senator Hawley's
mental and physical strength and
then on his 'day off, gaily take place
among the prize-winners at target
shoot isn't losing his health or his
nerve.
No, it isn't Senator Hawley's "con-
tinued poor health" that has revived
a. report" that nobody in this region
ever knew was alive enough to die and
be revived. 1t is the continued poor
maneuvering of some little political
trickster that has simultaneously made
and revived that report in the futile
hope that it would make some impress
sion right here in Connecticut, where
Senator Hawley is seen every day and
admired for his continued robust and
healthy look. Such maneuvering is
not even cheerful idiocy. 1t is idiocy
Of a gloomy and unmitigated kind.
Senator Hawley will stand for re-
election" If standing is all that is
needed, as now seems probable. And
If active campaigning becomes neces-
sary he will do more than stand. He
will lead his forces as bravely and gall
lantly as he did his boys in blue at
time when some who are now most
sturdy patriots had Continued poor
health"
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Young maiden" said the last fairy
IN distant country there is young
man more beautiful than the day
| and, though he has never seen you he
loves you tenderly. He Is not the son
or King or the son of rich man, but
his silken curls give him a crown OF
gold and he hears in his heart infinite
treasures of tenderness If you desire
1t, will make him appear before you
very soon and you will be, thanks to
me, the happiest girl who ever lived"
That is a very alluring promise,
said the young girl.
u will keep it, l assure YOU"
But what do you ask of me in ex-
change for such a service?"
"Oh, almost nothing" said the fairy.
IF you will let me hide myself will
make myself even smaller than I am
now. in order not to bother youth the
dimples that a smile makes at the cor
ners of your MOUTH
Very we'll, it is a bargain"
The young girl had sarcely spoken
when Oriane, now no bigger than
tiny pearl, had ensconced herself in her
rosy nest. Oh, how comfortable she
was there, as If she had been there al
ways! Now she did not regret that the
mon had laid waste the forest of Bro
celiande, and all at once-for she was
too happy to neglect to keep her word
she summoned from the far-aWay coun-
try the young man who was more
beautiful than the day. He appeared
in the room crowned in his golden curls
and knelt before his beloved, bearing
in his heart infinite treasures of ten
derness.
But at this moment appeared an ugly
old parsonage, gray, wrinkled, with
furtive eye and dropping lip. He car
ried in an open Golfer thousands OF
beautiful gems. The young girl ran to
him, threw her arms about him, and
kissed him on the mouth with such q
passionate kiss that the poor little ORR
ane was smothered in her dimple.-
Translated from the French Of Catulle
Mendes by L. S. Vassault in the San
Francisco Argonaut.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17
C0M1rISsION BETTs, YORK.

Insurance Commissioner Belts has
had many good words said Of him on
account of his able, fearless and dis
Greet administration of his important
office, but nothing that we have MOTTO
ed has more completely and compre-
hensively stated the situation than the
following from the Waterbury Repub-
lican: Recent events have corroborated.
confirmed and emphasized the popular
impression that Governor Coffin drew
prize package when he selected Fred
erick A. Belts for insurance commits
sioner. The manner in which he is
discharging the large and delicate re-
sponsibilities attaching to his position
is creditable alike to him and to the
State, and the people have abundant
confidence in his supervision of the
vast insurance interests of the COM
monwealth. Commissioner Belts has
integrity, patience, brains and courage.
and when he's sure he's right Dayy
Crockett couldn't beat him in going
ahead. He can't be bought UP, cowed
down or scared off. In him honest and
straightforward insurance management
has a vigorous official hacker; and in
him, too, crooked and juggling meth
DDS Of insurance administration have
an everlasting enemy. In a high de-
gree he recognizes the obligations of
his office.
Such commentator as Mr., Belts
has earned and Is receiving is well
worth having. The path Of duty is
sometimes the way to worthy renown.
1t is always the way to good con-
science and self-respect.
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the shoulders, waistcoat showing,
and on the right side a rever turned
back that could be drawn up to close
the opening.
Four was blouse back with perfect
ly flat skirts, in front it turned away
in a pair of faced back square revers
that opened all the way down to the
hem, the belt holding it close to the
fingers in front, In the opening was a
bloused chiffon front made one short
round satin yoke. Five gave the effect
of being intended to button to the
throat, but the buttons were fastened
to the bust line and the left side laid
back, showing a brilliant lining and
part of a sham bodice that was no more
than bit of yoke and wilderness of
side frill.
Number six was very baggy blouse
set on very deep yoke, round ex-
cept for points in front and at the
sides. To show these points the blouse
was slit in three places, in front to the
belt and at either side to not quite SO
far, an open design Of braiding being
set over the Sits. Seven was the one
that fastened to the throat but was SO
braided as to give the effect Of waist
coat to the belt, the waistcoat portion.
nturn, being heavily braided to create
a contrast in color. The last of the
group was the elaborate bodice pictur-
ed here whose lace covered blouse was
slit from belt to a round yoke. Black
chiffon gave its yoke, collar and belt,
and apple gree silk furnished the re-
mainder. From all this it is plain that
the bodice in riding habit fit to the
throat is anything but wise selection
just now. FLORETTE.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small
advertisements. One Cent a Word each IN.
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
tseyen times).
Display advertisements, per incn. one IN,
sertion. S1.20; ench subsequent insertions ~
one year, $40. -
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10
cents per line. Notices Of Births, MAT
riages, Deaths and Funerals. so cents each.
Local Notices Is cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own Immediate business TALL matter to be
include Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
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The state coach of London's lord
mayor is to be refurbished at cost
of $1,175. 1t original cost 140 years ago
was $685.. Toward this each Junior AL
derman made a personal subscription
of $500; and on being sworn each sub
sequent alderman contributed a. like
sum for purposes of repair, while each
lord mayor added $500 to the fund AZ
ter few years the annual bill for re-
pairs exceeded $500, and the surpIus
over and above fixed mayoral tax of
$500 was refunded to the lord MAYOR
for the time being. Twenty years af-
ter it's construction repairs in the
amount of $1,675 were again necessary;
while early in the present century the
average expense, during seven years
was s575. AS was the case with her
maiestys state coach, the paintings for
the coach of the chief magistrate of
London were done by Cipriani.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17

Miss Platt is a colored woman who
is successful Chicago lawyer. She
speaks several languages and is much
patronized by foreigners. Her practice
is confined almost entirely to office
work.
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"A syndicate has been formed in Yo-
kdhama for the purpose of telegraph
ically connecting Yokohama direct with
San Francisco via Hawaii. The cable
will cost s11,ooO,O00, and the Japanese
government has promised to contribute
$500, 900 Of that sum.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17

A Baltimore judge has decided that
faith-cure doctors are not entitled to
remuneration for their services. He
takes the ground that the faith-cure
physician renders no apparent service
to the sick.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17

1t Is now announced that plum pud-
ding properly spiced and seasoned, is a
rich and nutritious article Of food, not
as likely to incite the evil spirits of
dyspepsia as an UNDERGONE potato or a
slice Of cold beef unseasoned. This
reads all right and is encouragingly
timely.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17

The yellow fever didn't scare the
ministers Of New Orleans away from
their duty. The New Orleans Presby-
terrain says: EVERY New Orleans
Clergyman is at his post, with solitary
exception, and that absence is compul-
sorry. It is known to us personally that
every Presbyterian minister is here; by
inquiry we learn the same Of the Bap-
fist and Methodist ministers; all the
Episcopalean ministers are at their
posts, except one, who, having done
good work In former epidemic, is
against his will detained by serious
sickness in his family. We have no
doubt, had time permitted, we would
have elected a similar record of other
and smaller bodies Of Protestants. We
have yet to hear of single Jewish
rabbi or Catholic priest who has done
less"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17

The health board Of Manchester,
England, is evidently doing at least
one part Of its duty. During the last
year it condemned and destroyed:
Meat, 1896 pounds; fish, 177,2S7
pounds; shellfish, 74.s44: venison, 592
pounds; hares, 80; grouse, 8; pheasants,
1000; rocks, 70; fowls, SIG; ducks, 121;
geese. 149; turkeys, COS; rabbits, 200,
and pigeons, 273.