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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
GEN GRANT AS A WRITER.

His powers of fconcentrationo thought were often shown by the circumstances under which he wrote Nothing that went on around him, upon the field or In his quarters, could distract his attention or interrupt him. Sometimes when his tent was filled With officers talking and laughing at the top of their voices he would turn to his table and write the most important com munications. There would then be an immediate "Hush!" and abundant ex- cuses offered by the company; but he always insisted upon the conversation going on, and after a while his officers came to understand his wishes in this respect, to learn that noise was ap- parently a stimulus rather than check to his flow of ideas, and to real ize that nothing short of a general attack along the whole line could divert his thoughts from the subject upon which his mind was concentrat- ed.
 In writing his style was vigorous and terse with little of ornament; its most conspicuous characteristic was per spicuity. Gen Meades chief of staff once said: There Is one striking fea- ture about Grants orders; no matter how hurriedly he may write them on the field, no one ever has the slight est doubt as to their meaning, or ever has to read them over a second time to understand them" The general used Anglo-S Saxon words much more frequently than those derived from the Greek and Latin tongues. He had studied French at West Point, and picked up some knowledge of Spanish during the Mexican war; but he could not hold conversation In either lan- guage, and rarely employed a foreign word fn any of his writings. His ad- jectives were few and we'll chosen. No document which ever came from his hands was in the least degree pre- tentious. He never laid claim to any knowledge he did not possess, and seemed to feel, with Addison, that 'pedantry in learning Is like hypoc- risy in religion-a form of knowledge without the power of It.
 He rarely indulged in metaphor, but when he did employ a figure of speech It WaS dlWayS expressive ana graphlc, as when he spoke of the commander at Bermuda Hundred being "in a bot tie strongly corked," or referred to our armies at one time moving like horses in balky team, no two ever pulling together" His style inclined to the epigrammatic without his being aware of 1t. There was scarcely a document written by him from which brief sen- tences could ont be selected At to be set in mottos or placed upon transpa- rencies. As examples may be men, toned: "I propose to move immedi- ately upon your works" T shall take no backward steps," the famous "I propose to fight it out on this line If it
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

day, Senator Hoar spoke his mind very freely and emphatieally He was for upholding the power and authority of the senate, "I think we ought to summon him (Chapmar) and compel him to answer" said MT, Hoar and if he does not answer then punish him." A large majority of the people will agree with Senator Hoar in his idea of what should be done with Broker Chap man. Of course 1t will be unfortunate for Broker Chapman if he has to go to jail for refusing to answer questions which need answering, and 1t will be equally unfortunate for Messrs. Have meyer and Searles if they have to go to jail. But it will be more than unfor- tunate if through any untimely weak ness at Washington the people are made to feel that the Sugar trust can defeat justice
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
4 FRIENDLESS PLOT.

The curious attempt to introduce politics into the management of Center church has come to grief, or more properly to laughter. The plot was somewhat obscure and the intelligence behind it more so. In fact the latter was so we'll hidden that it's existence has been doubted. There is nobody now who will confess that there was any intelligence behind it. The facts appear to be that some of the enthu- slastic members of Center church who take their kind of politics quite as se- riously as their religion felt inwardly and outwardly moved to endeavor to give the Rev. Newman Smyth a rebuke for his unwelcome interest in the civic affairs which they claim for their very own. They thought 1t would be ft- ting rebuke to him if they could induce the Society's committee of the church to forbid the use of the chapel of the church for such meetings as both Dr. Smyth and some of them had taken part in They were willing to have themselves rebuked in order to have Dr. Smyth rebuked. But their self sacrificing spirit doesn't seem to have been appreciated by anybody The Society's committee hasn't rebuked anybody or anything, and hasn't even been asked to by those who thought they were going to ask it to. Some thing or somebody has rebuked the plotters and their plot has hastily re- tired to very private life or death. People are snickering at the zeal for pure and undefiled chapel meetings so suddenly displayed by the plotters and so suddenly withdrawn. And some are wondering if Young Republicanism and Young Christianity are really the same thing.
 It now looks as if it would be some time before the church which still feels the spirit of Dr. Bacon will officially and formally attack the right of free speech and free political action.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
BROKEN.

She-"You have broken the promise you made me-" He-"Neyer mind my dear; don't cry. I'll make you anoth- er."-Comic Cuts.
 Sunday school teacher-"You don't want to go to heaven, Willie? You sur prise and grieve mel" The boy-"Well, don't. I'm tired to death of movn'. |" Chicago Tribune.
 The colonel-"So poor old Mike has committed suicide, has he? Well, I should have thought that would have been the last thing he'd have done :" Which 1t were, sor Tit Bits.
 Discipline-"My wife is rearing Bobby very carefully; when he is disobedient he goes to bed without his dinner.' Isn't that rather severe?" "No; she always carries his dinner up to him. Chicago Record.
 Brother Jim has the bicycle face, Joe has the bicycle back and sister Sue has the bicycle leg" Any other bicy- cle ailments In your family?" "Well. papa says he has the bicycle pocket book, and it's badly punctured. - Truth.
 Fair customer-"Is this western beef?" Eastern butcher (proudly)- ''No madam; We don't deal in steers from the rowdy west This beef. mad am, is from highly cultivated and re- fined COW, formerly of Boston. New York Weekly.
 Mrs. De Weary-"And so you have been married five years and are as much in love with your husband as ever?" Mrs. Cheery-"Yes. indeed. |" Hum! What business is your hus- band in?" He's captain of a whaler." New York Weekly.
 Incomplete Details.-Goslin-"In the papah heah is an account of a fellaw who killed his wife and committed sui eide. doncher knaw" Sappy-"Which did he do fawst, aw?" Goslin-The pa- pah doesn't say. Vewy stupid, a 'wrn sure."-Harlem Life.
 Blessings of the Bicycle.-'I'm mighty glad my wife coaxed me into getting
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

you are perfectly safe to dress all in one color. There is little danger that you may seem somewhat dowdy or lacking in the confidence that woman who makes a proper study of herself and fashion should have. Your all- brown street rig is charming, of course but let its bolero turn away to show that it is brilliantly lined, or have a flash of color, just a line perhaps at throat or belt-have a sudden and un- expected brilliant frtll somewhere that Is the touch the season demands.
 This brightening relief was added at almost every possible point in the dainty dress shown here, whose ma terial was violet cashmere, the trim ming being plaid taffeta In green, white and violet A fold of the plaid edged each of the four ruffles that trimmed the skirt dipping a little in front and back, and similar trimming was given to the pleats of the bolero and to the epaulets. A showy plaid tie finished the throat and green satin set off the waist.
 As long as violet, strong greens and blues are In vogue, red hair in all shades will be considered attractive It is unpleasant to think of coloring the hair to conform to changes in styles but the red dyes are not so injurious as the yellow bleaches were. Many women were trying the heavy rolling forward and then back of their front locks, or if there is not as much hair as Is needed for this effect all about the face, one heavy lock is softly flung Trolling rack slightly) from one side to the other making an irregular pom padour, the end of the lock coiling under, after twist or so to join the back hair, Such roll must be smooth and glossy and that means that it must be kept clean and in good condi- tion. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

1896 represent 0,25 per cent. of this out put and the persons employed 9,13 per cent, of the average number employed outside. For the last three years the net earnings per prisoner in the States prison per year have averaged from $S766 to $75,6O, showing how unproduc- tive prison labor is as whole and how little it Is to be feared by free laborers outside, There is little doubt that the showing of Massachusetts is about the average of all the States and certainly no State has had longer experience in the matter of dealing with either the free or convict labor questions than the Bay State.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
FASHION NOTES.
Have Dash of Color Somewhere.

HHNV " A'ItsII UT NUIUT 5UIHUWHVTU'
 An asylum for the insane yawns for whosoever undertakes to modify the current rulings in colors. Such permis- sion to toy with the rainbow was never extended to women before. She may, If she wants to, wear bright green gown, with a scarlet lining, set off by purple bolero embroidered with gold and lined With blue, If her hat goes this combination of colors one or two better she is all right and harmo- nious. So If you have any materials on hand that you have never ventured, because of their brightness, to make up, use them now. Do not think that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents. and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each Tn sertion. Five Gents Word for full week tsGven times).
 Display Advertisements, per inch, one n, Ic seition, $1. 20; each subsequent insertion. so cents; one week, $3.20; one month, SlO; one year, $40. ,.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marriages Deaths and Funerals. 30 cents each. Locai notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business (all matter to De un. Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

General Weyler must be what the women call nice man. He arrived in Santa Clara the other day and the mayor said to him that the children of the "pacificos" were dying at the rate of twenty a day. 'Is that all?'' said Weyler.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

takes all summer" and, later In his ca reer, Let us have peace" "The best means of securing the repeal of an ob- noxious law is its vigorous enforce ment;" T shall have no policy to en- force against the will of the people," and "Let no guilty man escape"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

The Sandusky, Ohio, Register, which Is edited by an old soldier, says that one of the bravest soldiers of the war pf the rebellion (name not given) said recently in talking about stories told at campfires and soldier gatherings, that it was practically impossible for B soldier after long lapse of time to remember the details of engagements In which he took part. Some one incl dent might fasten itself so firmly on his mind that he could not be mistaken about it even thirty years after, but as a rule even the most active soldiers in some particular battle could not now recall clearly and beyond dispute or doubt the details and particulars of that engagement. If this is true, and 1t looks reasonable, what a lot of ssyarning'' is done by some old soldiers.
 The Massachusetts bureau of labor has just published a report which deals with prison labor in the State, the ob- feet being to show how little free labor has to fear from that of convicts. Re strictfng the comparison to the particu- lar industries which are represented in prisons, it was found that the aggre- gate output for 1890 in the State was S127, ,791, ,1S9 and the average number employed 77S23. The average yearly prison receipts for the whole period to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

A council committee in Detroit has voted to strike from the tax list the valuation of the Masonic Temple. Har- monie Hall, and other similar society property, on pleas that they come un- der the head of educational institutions or benevolent organizations. Of a to- tai valuation of s455,740 of eleven soci- eties, only $79,35O remains on the tax rolls. The city needs revenue, and the action of the council will be closely scrutinized. Mayor Maybury has made the matter the subject of spec ial message, and 1t is probable that the tax evaders will be defeated. An ele- ment of comedy is added to the affair by the petition of the owner of danc- ing academy for exemption. His is an educational institution, he says "danc- Ing being considered a necessary ac- complishment for young and old"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg Is said to be the most blase man in Eu- rope. He is about 67 years of age, but enjoys the best of health. He is re- ported, however, to lie in bed for weeks at time merely because there is rnot11ing worth getting up for"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13
THECARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THn CITY, 10 CENTS A WEEK, b0CENTs A AMoNTH, g FOR sIx MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BYMAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

J. Vance Lewis. colored, who will be Law this year, Is a remarkable linguist Six years ago he could barely read. Since then, according to the Chicago Record, he has acquired reading and speaking knowledge of German, French and Spanish and is also accounted a good English scholar. He takes up the study of languages as a diversion and proposes to study the Hungarian and Russian tongues this year in connec- tion with course in international law. He also hopes to get a knowledge of several Oriental languages In the next few years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

The Powers mean to have peace if preparations for war will do it. There are now in process of building for the British navy S9 vessels; for the French. s3; for the Russian, 39; for Of those vessels which are being built by Great Britain AS are torpedo boats, while of the other powers Italy is the only one that is building any, and she only one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-13

The illness of Muzaffer-Ed-Din, shah of Persia, brings that gentleman for- among other things 1t is told that in addition to his title of shah he is known to his people as the King of Kings, the Shadow of God, the Center of the Universe, Exalted like the Planet Saturn, We'll of Science, Footpath of Heaven, Sublime Sovereign, Whose Standard is the Sun, Whose Splendor is that of the Firmament, Monarch of Armies Numerous as the Stars. Such man could not well be spared.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
Took a Ride.

Hosea D. West, of Shiloh, came to town
Saturday and hitched his horse along the
street. When he went after it, the horse
and carriage were gone. He reported his
loss to the police and it was not lorg be-
fore the team was found on East avenue.
1t had been taken by three boys who
wanted to take ride about the city.
When they saw the officers after them the
boys jumped out the carriage and left it
standing in the street. The boys are
known. They are three very bad boys
who have been into considerable mischief
before.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
SHE oHLoRoPoRMBD HIS DOG.
oeo the Animal Was Suffering and
should be Killed-Suit Commenced
for &1S

lNELAND, n. j., Aug. 26-William
Ihomas, well-known citizen of Vine
lana, has commenced suit for s45 dam
ages against Mrs. Blanche Chamberlain
prominent resident here. Mr.. Thomas
CLAIMS that Mrs. Chamberlain entered his
premises while his folks were absent
secured his valuable hound pup, killed it.
and left the carcass wrapped up in some
clothes which had been washed and
spread out on the grass,
MRS. Cham berlain, who is a member of
the state Society for the Prevention of
cruelty to animals, said to-day: 81 re-
celved postal card from neighbor in
forming me that dog which had been
oaaly injured had cried most piteously
all night. l went to the place. accom-
panied by lady friend. We found
puppy that was SO badly injured that
when L tried to raise it from the ground
1t almost went into commissions, held
the dog for over an hour, waiting for the
family to come home.
Whenever I moved my knee. on
which it rested, the dog screamed. sent
two ladies to Major Lord to ascertain
what | should do in the matter. His
reply was: Whatever you think BEST
knew it was best to put the dog out OF
It's misery, and used 30 cents worth of
chloroform to do so. If the case is de-
clded against me at Justice Bray's court
Monday. l will carry it to the higher
courts. In order to protect my dress and
properly chloroform the puppy, I found
IL necessary to wrap the animal in some
rags which found on the grass.n
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
Death of Caleb G. pancoast.

WOODBURY., N. j., August 29.-Caleb c.
Pancoast, one of the best known resi-
dents OF Gloucester County, died at his
home at Woodbury. Heights this morn
ing. alter long illness. He was for
merly one of the leading Republicans of
South Jersey, served one term as Assem-
blyman and in 1881 was defeated for
the Senate by Thomas M. Ferrell. He
was Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
under Harrison, had served several terms
as member of the Gloucester County
Board of Freeholders and was for a
number of years State Prison Inspector
He was 55 years old.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
A GRUESOME COINCIDENCE,
Mrs. Vandergrift Hung Herself Where
Mrs. COtting Died

ELMER, N. j., August 3l.-A strange
coincidence of the suicide of Mrs. Annie
Vandergrift yesterday is that few
months ago, in the same garret and near
the same spot, the body of Lucy Cotting
was found. Mrs. Cotting, who spent
most of her time in Massachusetts,
owned the house, and came to Elmer and
boarded few days with Mrs. Vandegrift.
just as she was preparing to leave town
her body was discovered in the garret.
1t was decided that the supposed healthy
woman had died of heart disease, but
gossips afterwards declared that thor
ough examination should. have been
made. The report weighed on Mrs.
Vandegrift's mind considerably, her
friends say, and number of them be-
lieve that she worried over the matter
until she became mentally unbalanced.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
An Accident,

Mrs. David Moncrief, of North Laurel
street, was the victim of what might have
been serious accident Friday. AS it
was she was severely bruised. While she
was crossing Laurel street, at Irving ave-
nue., she was struck by horse driven to
milk wagon, and trampled under it's
feet. The driver soon brought the horse
to stand still and jumped out to help
the lady. Mrs. Moncrief escaped very
luckily, as she might have been seriously
hurt. The accident was due to the negli-
gence of the driver.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
HUNG HERSELF TO A RAFTER.
Manufacturer vandergrift Found His Wife
a COrpse.


ELMER, Aug. 50.-When Elias Vande-
grift, of the firm of Ward d Vandegrift,
spindle manufacturers, left his pretty
home for business this morning, his wife
Annie made him more than usually
atfectionate farewell. She kissed him
again and again, and twice said good
bye" Mr.. Vandegrift did not then con-
slider the matter as out Of the ordinary,
nor notice anything wrong with his wife.
When he returned home at noon, the
dinner, which was usually awaiting his
coming, was not prepared. The morning
paper still lay against the front door, the
sitting room blinds had not been raised
and the breakfast dishes were still un-
washed, while his wife was nowhere to
be found. Mr.. Vandegrift went through
the lower rooms, then through the second
story, and then, noticing the attic door
open, went up there and found his wife
hanging from the rafters dead.
Mrs. Vandegrift was 35 years old, and
and her married life has been happy
one, so far as is known here, where has
resided four years. The home is the
picture of comfort, and so far as known
had nothing to trouble her. She was a
member of the Mite Society of the Pres
byterian Church, and for the past year
has taken an active interest in the work.
Coroner Campbell held an inquest and
the jury found that Mrs. Vandegrift had
committed suicide.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
Runaway Accident.

A serious runaway happened on Pearl
treet, just below Irving avenue, Fri
ay at noon. Joseph Acton was driving
the grocery wagon of the Cumberland
Glass Co.'S. store, while in the wagon with
him was small boy.
The horse was trotting along down
Pearl street, when one of the lines be-
came entangled under its tail, this start
led it and leaving the road the horse
started up on the sidewalk, and then the
top of the wagon was mashed against a
large tree. Acton pluckily held on to the
lines until the horse became disengaged
from the wagon when it ran out Pearl
street and was finally captured at Ger
man avenue.
Acton escaped without any serious in
juries; the small boy who was riding with
him, was not hurt in the least.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
TROUBLESOME JORIO.
His Actions in Jail. Does He Feign In
sanity?

sanity?
Antoine Jorio. the slayer of his aged
father, is source of great trouble to the
jail keepers. Only about week ago he
made an assault on the warden, George
Watkins. Tuesday night he had another
spell after he was placed in his cell he
began vigorous butting against the cell
door trying to get out. Of course he had
no chance of breaking out, but for three
or four hours he carried on, buttipg.
kicking and muttering unintelligible
language all the while, not needing
threats from his keeper that he would
chain him.
Jorio was allowed to carry on in his
cell as he was out the way of all harm.
But supposing he had been out in the
corridor where he could have gotten at
his keeper or the Sheriff, there is no tell
ing what harm he would have done
1t is thought by many that he is feign
ing these insane actions, and it does
really look that way. AT any rate he is a
dangerous prisoner and should he make
murderous attack on the Sheriff or the
Warden he may get injured, for the Off
cials have had quite enough of his at,
tackS.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1897-09-02
The Model Shoe Store
H. J. NEWMAN, Prop.
ON A MURDERER's TRAIL.
insane Louis Fiehle Creating CONSERVATION
at Newfield,

insane Louis Fiehle Creating CONSERVATION
at Newfield.
NEwFIELD, N. j., August 25.-Conster.
nation spread through the town yester
day when it became known that Louis
Feihle, the murderer of Christian Zaiss,
the Vineland baker, had been seen in the
neighborhood. Feihle escaped several
months ago from the State Asylum at
Trenton, to which he had been removed
from the penitentiary when his apparent
insanity developed. Yesterday Fiehle
appeared at the home of Matthias Hart
man. The latter had been in Court when
the man was tried for the murder, and at
once recognized him, he says, and re-
marked that he seldom saw German
begging. Fiehle replied: 81 have had
hard luck I" After begging from Mrs.
Parvin Fiehle took to the woods.
Hartman Immediately informed Con-
stable Louder, who with several men,
has been securing the country in that
vicinity. The man supposed to be Feihle
is described as having long hair and ap-
pearing like wild man. Timid house,
wives upon seeing him approaching, it is
said, shut the doors and windows because
of his demoniacal appearance.