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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
THE NATIONS DRINK BILL.

Some think that hard times" have caused the decrease in the drink bill of this nation, and some think that that revoIutonist, the bicycle, has had something to do with it. The Grocer has been looking into the matter and it finds much that is interesting. In 1892 and 1893 the consumption of spirits in this country per citizen was 1A gallons, of wine nearly half a gallon, of beer fifteen gallons, while in 1896 the aver age consumption of spirits was but one gallon, of wines one quart, and of beer fifteen gallons. The official reports show that our Il 1,263,oOo people in 1896 consumed 7f,051,877 gallons of spirits As about 11,0O0,0 900 gallons of spirits are annually used in manufactures, the quantity actually used as a beverage is about 60,O00. 900 gallons. Barrooms make sixty drinks out of gallon, and get at the lowest calculation about $4. 50 for it. The nations whisky bill in 1896 was, therefore, $270,OOo, 900, as against S40O, 900, 900 in 1898, when the consump- tion was 101 000,00O gallons The gov ernment lost $l4,0o0,000 of revenue by the decreased consumption. Beer is more largely consumed now than for merly. The consumption per citizen twenty years ago was six and half gallons, as against fifteen gallons in 1895. The total consumption of beer in 1896 was 1,0S0 ,626 125 gallons, on which the government received a revenue of s3S, ,139,141. The aggregate amount of the national beer bill is estimated at S541 ,96S 34S. Wine Is little used by our people. In 1887 we produced 27,706, 0o0 gallons and imported 4,61S,0OO gallons whereas in 1896 we produced but IA, ,599,- 900 gallons and imported 4,1O1,OoO gall lons--a large decrease. The nations bill for wine in 1898 was s49, 73O0 900. The total cost of our alcoholic beverages Tn that year the Grocer places at $S61. .693,- SS2. some s14O, 100000 less than in 1892. Good times" it infers. foster the use of alcoholic stimulants."
 As a popular stimulant coffee ranks next to beer. In 1S96 the people. it is estimated. drank 962, ,OSS, ,692 gallons of coffee, made from 4S1 ,O44, ,346 pounds of the berries and costing S12O, ,261, ,OS6. The average consumption was 9.61 pounds in 1892 and S.O4 pounds in 1886. Of tea the consumption in the latter year is
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
WISDOM,

"Harold,' she said almost in whis- per, am l the first girl you ever kiss ed?" You are" he answered with eager earnestness. T believe you" she replied, looking him full in the face. Sincerity must command confidence. Yes" she went on, with a far away look In her eyes, sincerity must ever show for itself with those who think. And the amateur is always sincere. You are the most inexperienced kisser ever encountered "-Detroit Free Press
 A shopman was showing a lady some parasols. He had good command of the language, and knew how to expati- ate on the good qualities and show the best points of the goods. As he picked up a parasol from the lot on the coun- ter and opened 1t, he struck an attitude of admira ton, and holding it up, said: Now, there, isn't 1t lovely? Look at that silk Particularly observe the quality, the finish, the general effect Pass your hand over it." he said, as he handed it to the lady. Isn't it a beauty" "Yes." said the lady; that's my old one. I just laid it down there" -Tit-Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

yoke Often fichu effect is secured, the fichu ends disappearing under the belt, to appear at the waist below the belt, where they hang free as far as the knee.
 Such belts are elaborations, and very clever ones, of the sort of bodice belt that is shown in the accompanying pie ture, though when the uses of the two sorts are considered the relationship is not so plain. Folded black satin, each fold edged with mauve taffeta, gave this belt, three rows of black satin rib bon trimming the skirt below it. The dress material was pale gray wooden stuff, and both skirt and blouse waist were accordeon pleated. Mauve taffeta furnished the vest and revers, the lat ter being trimmed with narrow Brus- sels lace; narrow frill of taffeta edged the gray stock collar, and chiffon frills finished the sleeves.
 A genuinely odd accessory for the waist is very like the thick leather dog collars, its fastening clumsy and curi- ous This makes stunning belt for the summer girl, though a slender waist is a necessity. If she has a big dog, then her belt will exactly match his collar, and the two will go out to- gether that no one can possibly miss the fact that she wears a collar around her waist. These collars come in dark and tan feathers, and one in bright red leather is voted just right. It will be 3 pretty notion to wear such q belt with very simple and feminine dress. say scarlet, black-braided canvas, with a scarlet dog collar belt as almost it's only ornament. FLORETTE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
ROMAN COOKING.
Some of the Extraordinary Messes in
 Which the Epicurean Palates De-

Some of the Extraordinary Messes in
 Which the Epicurean Palates De-
 lighted.
 "Lord, what beasts those old Ro- mans must have been." was the re- mark made by one of the characters in "Peregrine Pickle" as he rose from a table where he and his friends had by way of experiment been regaling themselves with meal a rancienne Personally. says the London Standard, we agree with the author of the above remark, for Roman dishes with the exception of very few, would hardly appeal to the modern palate No doubt a "salacacaby" tasted very ~ce to the members of Rorne's Amphy- trion club or the equivalent thereof. Strawberry sauce as prepared in the time of Tiberius may have suited the fastidious taste of the gourmets of that emperor's court, though at present it might possibly raise a storm of we'll bred protest if it were offered at a soci- ety garden-party in England. The first of the above named dishes was. so far as can be gathered. the invention of certain Apicus Coelius. He was suf- fered to live during the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, and held the posi- ton of concoCter of nastiness to the court. He was the Beeton of the Ro- mans, and wrote cookery-book, the manuscript of which Is still extant, its title being "De re Coquinaria.
 Apicius finished up his career by committing suicide after he had man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
E.lSHIoN NOTES.
AeeessorIes for women,s waists.

Beautiful bodices that take the out line of folded belt, extending from bust to the hips, swathed in at the waist and wldened in graceful folds as the figure rounds to the full curve of the bust, are so ounningly adjusted that they seem to be carelessly wound about the figure. Such belt or bod ice is of great value as an accessory in your wardrobe just now, for 1t cannot only be worn with your early spring cloth costume, but with the very dain- tiest muslin of next August. Nothing is more becoming to any figure than such a belt, The bodice to be worn beneath need be really nothing much besides pretty effect of sleeves and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

placed at 465, 7Ol ,Ooo gallons, made from 9S,S4O,o0o pounds of tea imported at q retail cost of $al,17l4S2, Cocoa was im- ported to the extent of $2,6SO9 300 worth much of which was used for confection- cry, The aggregate drink bill of the nation, alcoholic and non-alcoholie, is figured at $t,O16,12OooO, or $i4,1 per citizen
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

tells us that they became fat by sleep Ing, He also tells us that the best sauce to eat with dormouse is a mix ture of poppy seed and honey-a mix ture which probably had the merit of inducing sleep after a meal. The re- deeming feature of Roman cookery was that absolute cleanliness was insisted on, Vegetables were on no account to be cut with steel or iron knife, silver, gold or amber being de rigueur in all hlgh-class kitchens. The saucepans used were of silver or of gold, while timed saucepans were used by the poorer classes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Greater New York will be great in deed. If the populations of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Is- land, Montana, North Dakota, Oregon, Utah and Nevada were all organized into a single State, that State would still be smaller in population than the coming metropolis.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each Tn sertlon. Five Gents Word for fuii week (seven tlmes).
 Display Advertisements per inch, one in, Io cents; one week, $3. 3.20; one month, $10 one year, $40. ,-
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse. 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marrlases;; Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tnelr own Immediate business (all matter 10 pc uh- objectionable), and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let, For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

An Emporia (Kansas) paper the other day said of a railroad excursion to Port Arthur that there will be no charge for births for the trip, provided twenty-five persons desire to avail themselves of this accommodation"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

A writer in an English weekly draws attention to the superiority of French over English laws in the case of drunkards and spendthrifts. In Eng pursue the most reckless courses, de- stroy his health and dissipate not only his own property but that of those de- pendent on him, while the ones inter ested must sit with folded hands and can obtain no help from the law, which declines interference till too late, when the ruin is accomplished and the fam fly perhaps thrown for support on the state It is thought that the laws here and in England are too careful of the rights of the individual, at the expense of those Of the family and the con- munity. In France the spendthrift who endangers the stability of his for tune and the well-being of his family finds himself face to face with the ";amily council" which Is armed with full legal powers to put him on an ap- propriate allowance and take the man. agement of his property into its own hands. It Is suggested that the estab- lishment in England and America of something corresponding to the French family council' would be of benefit alike to thoughtless fools and their wronged families.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

A statistician says that twelve thou sand vehicles, including three thousand pmnibuses, pass through the Strand, London, in the day, and the narrow ness of the street causes each of the 63,0Oo occupants to waste, on the aver age, three minutes. The total waste of time equals 3,15O hours, the money val ue of which, at the very moderate rate of shilling an hour, is s7s5 per day, or nearly s250,0OO per annum.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease announces that she is now 'full-hedged Social ist." Socialism has just received a bad setback
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

DxIIvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CFTr. 10 CENTS WEEK, bnCRNTs MONTH, g ron SIX MONTHS, S1 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS DYMAu.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

THECARRINGTON PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

The late Countess of Wemyss left Eome remarkable instructions concern ing her funeral T particularly wish" she wrote, that no undertaken should have anything at all to do with the management, beyond providing the coffin, which desire should be as plain as 1t is possible to make It. I wish the coffin to be laid on the frame of a farm cart of lorry, covered over with a pur- pie or some colored, not black, so-called pail, and drawn by farm horses, led by their own drivers, and I should like to be carried to the grave by such friends-workers on the estate-as are willing to do so. l hope that blinds will mot be drawn down. or crape worn, and that there be as little outward sings of mourning as possible"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Tn introducing his bill imposing the death penalty for the crime of train robbing Congressman Hubbard of Mis- souri brought out this startling state- ment of facts in support of the meas ure: In the past six years there have been 183 stoppages of trains in the United States for criminal purposes, and in these 'hold-ups' 73 persons have been killed and 5s wounded, to say robberies. In 1896 alone 23 hold-ups were reported in which 32 passengers and trainmen were killed and many others injured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

Much has lately been said about the beauties of Bermuda for wheelmen, and on one steamer recently leaving New York there were two hundred wheels to two hundred and twenty-five passen- gers. When the steamer reached the Island the owners of them were imme- diately met by a tax collector, and the owner of each wheel was assessed tax of $2.45, no matter whether he mounted it or not. Moreover, the roads of Der muda are now said to be execrable and the bills and valleys so numerous that pne immediately succeeds the other.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31
Here are Some Good Staples

worth sending home when you get them at these prices. Black Mohair Braid Bolero,
 worth oSc, for 5S cents White Full Bail Pearl Buttons,
 ? doz. on card tor 10 cents Extra quality woven Dress Shields, all sizes, Sc pair Your initial on your own tooth brush never get mixed, all bristles, 1Sc Alexander's delightfully."- delicate French Perfumes, fSc az Sterling Silver mounted Sidecombs,
 f5c pair
 West Store, Main Floor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-31

But our aim on these Opening Days is to impress you with the dainty styles, the goodness of quality and the low prices-three things which may lead you to buy here.
 You will of course buy here if you are best suited here. We'll let the comparisons begin.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
FOND CRUSHED N THE SHAFT.

A MYSTERIOUS ACCIDENT TO Az EMPLOYED OF
CHARLES BROADWAY Rorss.
Patrick Donohuc twenty-soven years old. A single
man who lived NJ 80 A. East Tcnth-st.. and was
employed IS a salesman by Charles broadway
Rou.s Al his store. 80. SO Broadway, was found
crushed To death yesterday afternoon. his body
having been caught I'm rome way between the ele-
vaior car and the wall u the shaft through when
Tho or Is operated. The body was wedged In pe-
tween the CIR and tho wall midway between the
eighth ANA uirth heors.
How the accident which resulted In Donohues
death happoucd viii never bo known. for there was
no witness 10 It among the hundreds OF persons
enployed I'm tho establishment. About % O'CLOCK
one OF tho employees on a lower Moor wished n
MAX. use OF the elevator which Is situated IN tie
r.9r rorf of tho building. and j. eNot"h 'hieny 10
mo carving of freight Efforts 10 release IN" car,
,,hich vas apparently held for some reason az inc
upncr end VI tho shaft. proved futil'' ahn w ti.
Iobrson fho eusinser WAS told that something Vas
"rro,c Tohu.or IN company with Andrew rage.
, salesman went 10 the ninth moor, anu p't"ern
that floor and tho floor below they louHu vJ
cnich. between the car and the wall IFS heai
vas crushed and his body was horribly u'nS,'r,
Nffor working hour IN cutting away par ot ~"
az inc body was extricated and removed 10 the
Nacdoural-st. polio" station. 49,, ,,,r a =,
This elevator is usually operated by re.uIar ~
.ord.n, hu, for some uncNpidlnci reason Wy
eio,',fo- man was not at his post. IL Is supposed
,b,t nnnohue having occasion TO go 10 IN. rlsnttn
door started the car himself - getting on q, ~" -,
nIt,b,L roor p,rhaps through his ignorance as 10
10 workings pouohuc did not hasten w" Vdt
rroperlv and as he was getting on me car snV' up
,u,rd ana caught him between II ana the wall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
WHITE PLAINS.

A pretty home wedding took place yes'etu"'
afternoon a>5 oc'ock when Miss Gertrude H. my
oer was united TO G. Livingston Lyon. al 'he MN.
Of the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. SahlNel .lor
per in Hamilton-ave. TIE officiating cieIsS NO
was the Rev Dr. Low;her. o. the Memorial 'ie
is fniscopal Church. The bride was atllleu III or
gown of steel-gray SILK and the Hd1u -. rhifs
was Miss Mamie Lyon, whose drfsS vi. Geco-
suisse over pink The house was hahuSoi',S ~ rere-
rated with autumn foliage and mowers, az and
mony was witnessed by numoer % - NODDED
relatives Late in the evening the NV ~ NJ nor
couple departed on a trip 20 Washihs'o" ""0
The Certificate Of incorporation Of the WaT bHeS
Athletic Club of the City o. fonEeIs smstnc,ation
dled in the County Clerks Office Inc NJ
is formed for the practising ana P,n,ors q re
gymnastic and athletic sports. me or John F
Thomas F. Lyons. James j. G4 14 Nv Edward
Hart James w. Hannigan. Isaac = ME- L;dwaid
A. Sutherland Christopher j. Sheruan "''0
+. Connors. H.. ,yooch has granted
an order permitting the Mount NS EN- oronertv 10
Conrregatlonal Church 10 mortfagH rs pIope me
the Congregational Church Building society al Wv
sum o. 81 800. - r. tr+chcock living
IN the town Of Scarsdae are comp III 800
brought in the Supreme Court before " iliage
IN which the sewage disposal works OF t,s ,n Re
are complained u nuisance con ,s sing
water of the Bronx River and n otner MaS 49, i,s
detrimental 10 the health OF people living bonn
hanks A large number OF witnesses n1ac an
heard FOR the compliments. ana me N'iaee "
thorites will present evidence IN rebuttaL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
CHrRcH LEAGUE CONTENTION ENDS.

MANY PROMINENT cLERGYMEN ELECTED OFF,
ct.Ds >rxr SESSION TO BE ~ CLEVELAND.
,rhrco sessions. morning. afternoon and evening.
, ,h convention Of the open and Institutional
1h,,rcb Ie,pre were held in the city Park Branch
=, tina Firs, PRESBYTERIAN Church, at No 2e tom
cord-st Brooklyn yesterday.
rho night session WAS devoted to the discussion
~ ..rbe Twentieth Century PASTOR by the Kew
nr Horny Mo,tet. Of the Church OF the Holy Com
,,,,ri,n 1,piscopaD. Ncw-lOrk: the Rev Dr. FRANK
Mason North corresponding secretary or inc Melh-
odist Church Extension Society. ana the hcV. Ut
charles Cuthbcrt Hall, president Of Union Theo-
logical Seminary ~
Tbcec officers were elected: President. the Kew
DIR charles l.. Thompson. of the Madison Avenue
prcsbvt.rian Church, New-YOrk city; Vice-ptesi-
dents the Rev. DR. Charles A. Dickinson. OF bos
ton. the Rev DR. Russell H. Conwel. OF Phia-
delphla: the Rev. Or. Judson Iitsworth' OF MIL
wau,xec; the Rev DR.. John +. Peters. OF New-iorK'
Professor A. r. Merriam. of Hartford; the kew.
nr Iohn clark nm OF Chicago; the Rev DR..
SvIvanus Stall OF Philadelphia; the KEY. III herr
go ruppcr Of Philadelphia; the Rev. Henry H.
49, ~, 81 Dr + Mason North the Rev. Dr. G. S.
narrower. the Rev. Or Edward Judson. the Key.
i.irhton Williams William T.. Dodge. The Key IT.
Charles CuthbeIt Hail. the Key. Dr tiehTy 49,,
the Rev. :. Parkes Cadman ana the rev ~ ~ u
r Atterbury. Of New ork the h W Paden and
Robert G. ogden. Of Philadelphia; Professor Z. D
Nash OF Oakland. Cal; me key. fi9yd yorI Of
Ruffsl0; George Griiiths. Of philadelphia frqies-
SCR Charles Il. Henderson. OF Chicago the nev,
G. S Robbins. Of Cincinnati: the Rev n. paytohi
Morgan. OF Dayton, Ohio; the Reg; Or. Samuei,
WoV iIoImes OF Buffalo; James y. Gamble. OF
en- Rny t;ayiord White the pastor OF the Con-
cord Street Church Edhce and Parish Hous s,s OF
- San{ord and treasurer John s. Huyler. OF New
'T Tho next convention will be held in Cleveland
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
YONKERS.

Tho fourteenth annual convention Of the Wo-
mans Missionary Union Of the Chassis OF west
chester will be held to-day in the First REFORMED
(,burch in South Broadway. There Will be TWO
sessions-morning and afternoon. Mrs 1. IT,
Inglis wife Of the pastor Of the church ana presi
dent Of the local society will welcome the dele
gates at 10 a. m. The response will be maze oy
Mrs J. c. Knox, president OF the union. Inc
Rev s NJ Zwemer Of Arabia. will make an ad-
Miss Duryea will speak Work In China. ana
PROT Wychoff will give personal remnscenCss
Indians and Mrs White and Mrs Gardiner Will
speak on "Our Student Work in the West c,u. +,
this city yesterday the will Of James A Hall OF
Irvington was admitted to probate. The vii 81
;ustus H. Fielder OF TINS CITY, ~s a foT ,stnrs Of
administration in the estate OF Louise |. Lester
u The directors Of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION met Tuesday evening In the periofs'
Lyman Cobb. ill.,. presided: The treasurer ~ "A.
tertaiument physical and religious work. submit
ted reports The Religious Work Committee report,
ed that it had arranged for a series OF speGla.
evangelical services TO begin on Sunday. November
han: one for boys al the Association, and one for
women in the First Reformed Church. Meetings
will be held in the week following except on Wen-
nesday and will be addressed by the Key, Dr
George F. Pentecost OF the First presbyterian
There was rousing Republican meeting on
Ward Republican Club. Z. G. Brown. the presl-
dent presided Leslie sutherland. the Republican
marks were also made by Mayor Pee,e, Assembly
man Alfred +. Smith. Robert h. fulVer' "dltef
B. Dixon and William We f 3, robr,s Riverside
Hospital ask assistance in replenishing the store,
OF the institution by the sending 1t pSq GH
tea sugar. cereals Of all kinds, flour. potatoes
soap starch, canned and dried fruits. apples; vege-
tables meat. poultry, hams. tongues and defcacies
the sick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
A REMARKABLE HORSE.
From The Philadelphia Record.

A remarkable display OF ANNA! sagac!ty was
given las; week In kensingion by the horse driven
by old Harry Pindle itnerant coal dealer. Harry
has been a small dealer for years and many
bucket OF coal he sells TO customers OF twenty
been owned by Harry for several years. and al
though he is old and lame, the animal serves his
master we'll Last week. while out with load OF
coal. Harry was taken sick. and. leaving his six
year-old grandson the wagon, he went into
trends house TO rest. Now, Hector evidently got
tired OF waiting. for when Harry who had become
very sick came with his friend TO be driven
home the was gone. Late that afternoon
the grandson came home with empty wagon
and explained that Hector had gone over the regu-
lar route and that the people who had been walt
ing for their coal out and took what they
wanted and paid FOR II. Harry became very Ill and
was confined to bed for over a week but the supply
load the wagon before going to work and the team
would DO sent in charge Of the little boy. 1t has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-28
4 TALE or ARSON TOLD IN COURT.

Samuel Mich. who confessed that he was nre-
bug was called TO the witness stand again In the
trial OF George w. Holt. the fire insurance ad-
iuster, which continued before Judge rlt1-
gerald In General Sessions yesterday Mich
Co., regarding his dealings with Holt told In
court Yesterday was deeply interesting In his tes-
timony he said that he and Holt had divided be-
tween themselves and the claimants money received
in settlement from the companies. he acK,owi ,,
of The fire at Abraham Knopp's store. In Columpld-
ST. brooklyn After knopp had said tnaI ne VA, NE
had adjusted the loss at S430. which was paip
Mich said Knopp received the money proiHn,imseuS
-, and tho remainder was divided between Mich
and Holt witness declared. Mich also testihed 10
n number OF similar cases. there being IN one III
stance $50 "A remainder. ,., IA,
lie added that he had become acquainted W Sra
hugs used to meet TO talk over matters under the
Harlem River Bridge.