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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
WIDOWS PENSI0NS

Anybody who hints that there may
 properly be a limit to the pensioning
 of widows of old soldiers Is liable to be
 solemnly asked if he ever had moth- 1 CT, but even that danger Is not enough
 to prevent some bold ones from hint
 ing. Indeed, a few are more than hint
 ing that it is time to stop listing as
 pensioners women whose principal, if
 not only, motive in marrying soldiers
 Is that they may benefit themselves by
 a widows pension. Nobody objects, or
 ought to object, to the pensioning of l soldiers widows who nobly did their part in the war time, but speculation
 by young women in old soldiers ought to be discouraged.
 What encouraging speculation by young women in old soldiers means is indicated by some facts which are worth considering. The Revolutionary soldiers were discharged from the army In l7So. Those who survived for fifty years after that period might very we'll make matrimonial alliances down to the beginning of the '40s; a few of them after that period. The records show instances of this fact, and they were mostly with young women. In cases of that kind there would be found still alive, under eighty years of age and drawing pensions, widows of Revolu- tionary soldiers, although the War of the Revolution closed 114 years ago.
 The war of 1872 came to an end about eighty-three years ago. The govern ment is paying pensions to seven sur vivors of that war and to 2S1 widows of soldiers in that war.
 The Mexican war ended fifty years ago. When the subject of a service pension for Mexican war veterans was under consideration, says Senator 'Alli- son, it was estimated that 2,5O0 widows would have to be provided for, but within two years some r, 1000 widows of veterans were on the rolls, and mostly young ones too. The number of wid- ows on the Mexican war rolls increased i BIT in the year 1894 over the previous year; the number of survivors on the same roll decreased in the same period | 68S. There must be a considerable | number of Mexican soldiers in the neighborhood of seventy years of age Judging by history, such of these old ! fellows as have not now matrimonial partners may marry with much young CT women. It will be easy to figure from these data that the pension rolls for the year 1948 will not .improbably carry the names of widows of Mexican soldiers.
 With these and other facts in mind it is hardly too much to ask that vet erans of the War of the Rebellion be married hereafter only for love.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

ton is very much higher in the northern than in the southern States. The negro IS nearly three times as criminal in the North Atlantic as in the South Atlantic, over twice as criminal In the North Central as in the South Atlantic. Tn short, the negro is fully two and half times as criminal in the States where he was free as in those where he was held in slavery, And the negro is more criminal as free man than he was as a slave"
 The negro's offenses are not so much against government and society as against person and property. The al- legged connection between intemperance and crime does not exist in the negro's case if the statistics of ngro crime are to be accepted as decisive. "A larger percentage of negro criminals are total abstainers from liquor and a smaller percentage are drunkards," says Presi- dent Winston, than in any other ele- ment of the population excepting the Chinese and Japanese but a larger per- centage are enrolled as moderate or oc- casional drinkers than in any other ele- ment excepting the Japanese. It thus appears that the negro is less re- strained by soberness than the white man, is less influenced by habitual drunkenness and is more influenced by occasional drinking"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
WEAK,

Inspiration-"And if I marry VOL then what?" asked the heiress. "Why 5 replied Penniless, with sudden energy, then you will be my wife. "-Philadel- phia North American.
 Edith-"Do you think it wrong to say 'darn?'" Bertha-"Perhaps not: but when one is vexed, instead of saving 'darn,' I think it more ladylike simply to knit one's brow."-Boston Tran script.
 Harry-"T don't want you to wash my face" Grandmother-"Wh I've washed my face three times q day eyer since l was little girl" Harry-"Yes. and just see how it's shrunk. "-Tit- Bits.
 A Milo woodchopper, who goes about his work with a huge cow bell attach- ed to his back says that he means to take no chances. ''No fool shoots me for deer" says he--Lewiston (Me) Journal
 Mrs. Skinner (talking about the stock narket)-"I tell you what. MT. Star boarder, there's nothing like leather" MT. Starboarder (vainly sawing)-"Oh yes, lDeTe lS-tIlIS SlGdh, TOT lnStaDchI" -Tit-Bits.
 1T wonder" said Mrs. Meekton, "why they say that silence is golden
 T guess" replied her husband very unguardedly, 'It must be because gold is so hard to get sometimes. Wash ington Star.
 You're late, young man. Whats the reason?" Had toothache." "Abr Has the tooth stopped acbing?'' Dunno" What? Don't know? Why don't you know?'' "'Cause it's pull ed."-Life.
 Jane. did you break the china plate?'
 'Yes'm. You got fooled on that plate. mum. It's weak un. It broke the fourth time I dropped it.'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 T hear that the crowd hooted you when you appeared at the Pedlingtoa
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

The dress sketched here was not of a very elaborate sort, but was unusual in Its trimming, which was white satin embroidered with several shades of blue TWO bands Of this zig-zagged around the skirt In the manner indicated, and on the bodice two other bands outlined vest. Inner collar and belt were blue satin. the bodice biousing over the lat ter in front only.
 She is really wearing very loudly plaided and striped stockings in the house with demure little patent leather pumps. They do say that she wears the same on the street with her high walking shoes, but that is rumor only. The very newest thing is a stocking that is striped or plaided only over the foot, so as regards this latest wrinkle. there is no possible way of confirming. the rumor.
 For cold weather wheeling the more sporty matrons and dashing younger girls of the family get themselves into sweater for late wheeling, and on the bust of the sweater is emblazoned the device of the favored mans club. The favored man is supposed to be hus- band, father or brother, but there is no law about it. There is something very jaunty and dashing in a pretty girl with her chest thickly wrapped in A heavy white sweater over the front of which is sprawled the gay emblem of some athletic club. FLORETTEJ.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
CRIMINALS.

In his address to the national prison Texas State university, made some statements which are attracting much attention. He said that over half of the criminals of the United States are either foreign or colored, although these two
 clements constitute little more than
 one-fourth of our population. The for eign element is one and a half times as criminal as the native white and the colored citizen is three times as criminal as the native white. One-half of our foreign criminals are unnatural ized and 1T per cent. can neither read nor write. It would be profitable, Presi- dent Winston maintains, for the United States to refuse to receive this class of immigrants and it would be economical to donate s25,0o0,000 annually for their support in their own countries"
 A curious circumstance brought out by President Winston is the fact that the colored population that can read and write are more criminal than the illiterate. While 57 per cent. of the col ored population are illiterate, only 54 per cent. of colored criminals are Hitter ate. It appears also that the colored population was one-third more criminal in 1890 than in 1880. It has been said by some writers that the excessive number of convictions of colored people is due to the prejudice of the judges and magistrates of the South-that the whites in the South are equally crim- inal, but escape trial and conviction, while the negro, being without friends gets the full rigor of the law. But President Winston shows that this is not the case, The statistics show, he says, that the ratio of negro prisoners and of negro paupers to negro popula-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
ONLY A BUT AN A BEN"

To say that the "auld clay biggin" in
 which Robert Burns was born is humble
 and homely, even for peasants
 matched cottage. Is to give an ade-
 quate idea of the place to one who has never stood within 1t. The four-roomed
 story-andahalf Shakespeare house at I Stratford-on-Ayon s commcdlous and
 more than respectable beside it.
 If chimney, dresser. pantry and bel- place were taken out of the "but," or 1 kitchen, we should have a chamber measuring fifteen feet one way and six teen the other. The projections I have enumerated contract the clear space to about ten feet. The floor is of flat stones, irregularly laid, and the inter- stices are filled with mortar. The "bed-place" Is a niche in the wall oppo- site the chimney-a common feature in scottish farmsteads and cottages. It Is between three and four feet deep, and trlfie over five feet long, and is filled by a bed covered with a dark counterpane or homespun The open front is pro- tected by a coarse network of wire az royal regala and delicate works of art are shielded from lawless handling. Blue curtains, that, when closed, hid ped and occupants, are pulled back to reveal recess and furniture. Bedstead there Is none, the bedding being laid upon a ledge of like material with the stone and plaster walls
 The alcove is a darksome hole. even now that modern prejudice has cut a window of fair size in the front wall of the lowly room. All the daylight that made it's way to the eyes of the new born baby boy, one hundred and thirty eight years agone. stole in through an opening eighteen inches deep, filled with four six-inch panes of glass set in a heavy sash This window looks out upon grass-plot that then formed part or the "sma' croft" titled by Will hams Burns, Farmer" as he is de- scribed upon the family grave in Allo- way Kirk-yard.
 "A but an ben" was the thing in cottage architecture at that date. This ben Is an uninteresting room, not Withstanding our arbitrary plenishings of cots and pallets for the mantle" of Juvenile Burnses. It is separated from the but by square hall, four by five rect square. Into this the front door. set Tn the exact middle of the house, opens. It is double-leaved, and a wrought-iron hook, eighteen inches long, made fast to the wall, when hasped kept one-haif of it shut, leav- ing the other free for the Coming and going of family and friends. The house is flush with the village street, and was formerly secured against intruders by latch, above which bit of wood was stuck at night so it could not be lifted from without.-Harper's Bazar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

Theater Royal" False, me boy, false, ' replied the eminent tragedian. "AlI raise There was no crowd, "-House- hold Words,
 Scene: Halrdresser's shop-Young lady (blushingly)-'I would like to look at some false hair, please"
 Shopman (eXperienced) Certainly miss. What color does your friend want?"-Chicago News.
 He persisted in using fragment of his broken slate, much to his teachers disgust.
 Why don't you tell your mother you broke your slate?" she asked. 'I'm sure she'd get you a new one"
 Course she would," replied the boy, and she'd call it a Christmas present. Ia rather wait till next term before I ask for 1t."-Chicago Post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
POWER FROM WHIRLPOOL RAP
 IDS.
Another Scheme That is Attracting the
 Interest of Canadians.

Another scheme That is Attracting the
 Interest of Canadians
 The discussion of the power question has arrived at that stage where the city council might very well open up nego- tiations with other municipalities with the object of discovering whether the cost to each of electric energy might not be greatly lessened by the cooperation or all in a comprehensive project. The board or trade of Niagara Falls asks that the city engineer investigate their proposal for the generation of power from the Whirlpool rapids, claiming that an unlimited quantity can be ob- talned at twelve dollars per horse-pow- er Hamilton is negotiating for cheap electric energy, and all over the coun- try between Toronto and the Falls eleo- tilc railways are springing up, which would be greatly benefited by power at the lowest possible price. There are two routes by which Niagara power may be brought to Toronto; the first and most direct by cable across the lake, the second by overhead wire around the end of the lake, and passing en route Hamilton, Oakville and other places, where power could be largely used The second route would involve twice the mileage of the first mentioned, and would doubtless be less liable to disturbance and breakdown than the cable, which would, of course, become useless the moment the insulation was penetrated at any one spot. The ques- ton Of routes and of comparative econ omy is one for experts, however, and should be referred to them for com- prehensive report.-Toronto (Ont.) Globe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
FASHION NOTES.
Oddly Striped With Emhrnidernd

Oddly Striped With Embroidered Satin,
 Handkerchiefs of finest lawn edged apout with narrow thread Valenclennes lace, an insertion of Valenclennes being run in just above the hem are of tha uaintiest dress sorts. Embroidered handkerchiefs are in disfavor. A very me hemstitched linen may have a tiny monogram, name or flower design in the corner, but it is newer to have such hnlsh along one of the edges just above the hem. For tailor wear a mans silk handkerchief, hemstitched and unorna- mented, or one of heavy line is the right thing. Transparent handkerchiefs are suitable only for the most elaborate crossing, and all lace ones are hopeless ly out,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seven timesl.
 Display advertisements, per inch one in. Bertion. S1.2O; each subsequent insertion, 40 one year, $40
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. 15 cents per line Notices of Births. Mar. rages, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents each Local Notices 16 cents per line
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business (ali matter to be nn9b1ectlonable(; and their contracts do not include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

The Japanese do some things quite as well as we do. Instead of breaking a bottle of wine when a vessel is launch ed they hang over the prov a paste board box full of songbirds, and the moment the ship is afloat the birds are released by the pulling of a string, to fly away filling the air with music and the whirr of wings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

A queer story comes from Springfield. A minister of that city, we are told, re- ceived his bicycle as present from the company on condition that it should be advertised by him from the pulpit. In order to fulfill his contract he preached a sermon on Sunshine from Between the Wheels" and at the close he an- nounced to his hearers the name of the wheel he rode and advised them to get only good ones.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

A British corporation has arranged to start shoe factory at Galashiels Scot land, capable of turning out 10000 pairs or shoes weekly. United States Consul Fleming at Edinburg. in reporting the fact to the State department, says this IS the beginning of an attempt to con- pete with American shoemalxing, and that number of these factories are to be established in different parts of the United Kingdom. The British reports show that more than forty-five per cent. of the total imports of shoes into the British colonies are of American manufacture.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

heVe that the sum and substance of the duty of man is to love God with all his heart and soul and mind, and his neigh bor as himself"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

The demand of the Madrid Imparcial that the Spanish government adopt the same energetic attitude toward the United States as Germany adopted toward Hayti' is richness
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

In his estimate of the number of Jews in this country MT. David sulzberger of Philadelphia puts the number In Connecticut at six thousand. Isn't this a low estimate?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

Laws do not always work justly. A man who was formerly Chinese mer- chant in New York city, and as such not required to register, has since lost his money, and now lives by manual labor. He wishes to visit China and return here, but as an unregistered Chi nese laborer the solicitor of the Treas ury department hold that he cannot re- turn, If he once leaves the country. It is probable also that as an unregister- ed Chinese laborer he has no legal status here now, and would be deported if the law were strictly enforced. No doubt the man is as suitable for resi- dence here as he ever was. but the mere fact that he now earns his living as laborer while before he earned profit on his capital makes all the diff ference.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

years ago. but met with failure. Dur ing the past summer Commissioner Blackford received several orders from France for live bullfrogs, which were to be used in stocking the ponds in that country, as the supply was found to be falling below the demand.--New York Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

Texas Methodists are stirred up be- cause the Rev. Leon Sonfeld. one of the most prominent ministers in the State, has resigned the pastorate of St
 James church at Galveston and an- nounced the intention of retiring from the ministry. In the course of his last sermon he declared that his resolve wa based on serious and irremovable diff ferences with the Methodist Church on points of doctrine and polity. q desire to retain the integrity of my charac- ter" he said, land would remain hon. est" When questioned as to the nar- ticular matters on which his views were out of harmony with those of the Church, MT. Sonf1eld refused to give any further information, and would only say: "I still believe in one God. supreme above all; I believe in the rev. elation of God, as made through Jesus of Nazareth, the wonderful teacher sent from God I believe in the i'm mortality of the human soul, and I be-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

The doom of the coal trust is at hand if Charles W. Smith of Minneapolis has accomplished what 1t is claimed he has done. He has discovered a process by which he can convert a ton of common soft coal into 1900 pounds of anthra- cite, 300 pounds of tar and into from 6 = 900 to 5000 feet of illuminating gas. The process, tested at the Moline (Illjnois, police station in the presence of the city officials and professional men the other day, also showed marvellous re- suits with ordinary garbage. One quart of garbage, placed in a retort, yielded a quantity of hard coal and tar besides sufficient quantity of good il- Illuminating gas to burn over two hours in an ordinary burner. It is estimated that plant costing $2O,OOO will con- sume the garbage of a city of 30, 900 and yield gas sufficient to run the water. works system.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, l5 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH. S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15
What to Give Him.

Man wants but little here beIov T, but he always wants a Pocket Knifo and would sooner be without watcb than without knife. He seldom bnya one one because he expects someone wifi think enough of him to give him ona
 Just like q man But if you're eoin,, pne to give. him one, in the name of atii that cuts give him q good one yon may find good Knives somewhere eiso but you are sure to find them here and you're also sure to find three fines the variety you would find elsewhere
 Then, again, the cases or boxes we nnt them In add much to their attractiva. ness
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-15

TAE ONPUBLISHINGC co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The record-union., 1897-07-26
The Work of Genius.

A new scoop for use in cleaning
asphalt has an adjustable scraper in
front, with a recess or we'll in the
back, to hold the dirt as it is gathered.
To keep the tongues of shoes from
slipping down while on the wearer' S
feet eyelets are placed in the upper
ends through which the lacings pass
before they are tied.
For use in cutting cheese accurately
new device has a graduated arc with
a sliding arm running over an indicator
on the arc to guide the knife for the
amount desired.
In a recently patented shaving brush
a flexible bulb is placed inside an aper-
ture in the handle, to be filled with
water or liquid soap, with a tube ex-
tending out to the bristles to wet them
for use.
The combination of a boot and shoe
recently patented has a detachable up
per which may be fastened to the shoe
either by lacing or snap buttons, MAX
ing a handy riding or cycling boot out
of an ordinary shoe.
A recently patented machine for
sewing the mouths of bags after they
are filled has a balanced arm carrying
the needed driving mechanism, which
can be drawn down until it is in the
proper position over the bag.