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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

ous and elegant visitors at Morris town. It was said afterwards that she acquired her inveterate habit of knit ting in her zeal at Valley Forge to relieve the barefooted men around her, On every fair day she might be seen walking through the rude streets of the town of huts with a basket in her hand Entering the hut of the sergeant, she found him dying on pallet of straw, his wife beside him in the anguish of final separation. She ministered to his comfort with food prepared by her own hands. Then kneeling she earnest ly prayed with her sweet and solemn voice" for. the stricken couple, All day long she was busy with these errands or grace, or in the kitchen at the stone house, or in urging other women to lend a helping hand. And when she passed along the lines of the troops she would sometimes hear the fervent cry of God bless Lady Washington" or Long live Lady Washington" Well, indeed, might the men feel that they could fight to their very last drop of blood with a commander whose wife, who was formerly the belle and leader of her set among the danes and dam sels of Virginia, was not ashamed to be seen darning his and her own stockings. Ladies Home Journal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
WEBSTER AND TEST.

The thing that hath been shall be. and the thing that is hath been. When our forefathers were talking about en- larging the United States westward the great Daniel Webster thundered as fol- lows: What do we want of this vast, worthless area this region of savages and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting sands and whirlwinds of dust, cactus and prairie dogs? To what use could we ever hope to put these great deserts or these endless mountain ranges, im- penetrable and covered to their bases with eternal snow? What can we ever hope to do with the western coast of uninviting, with not harbor in it? What use have we for such a country? MT. President, I will never vote one cent to the public treasury to place the Pacific coast one inch nearer Boston than 1t is to-day.
 Yesterday Senator Vest made some very strong remarks concerning the modern expansion. Said he, among other things: I know not what may be done, with the glamor of foreign con- quest and the greed of the moneyed classes of this country. For myself I would rather quit public life this min- ute--nay I would be willing to yield life itself, rather than give my consent to this fantastic and wicked attempt to revolutionize our government and to substitute the principles of our heredi- tary enemy for the teachings of Wash ington and his associates
 It is pretty plain now that Daniel Webster didn't see very straight or very far in expansion. Will it by and by be as plain that Senator Vest hadn't good sight when he talked as he did yesterday?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

ish look to the face. One sort is a lovely color just little bit different from the coil at the back. Red is the color that nowadays results from dye ing. In her society war paint, she tops herself with a perky aigrette like that this picture shows, and it may be a wonder of the jewellers art, or very simply affair. So stylish was the ball dress sketched for to-day's picture that aigrette and necklace, to harmonize with it should sparkle with gems. The material of the gown was pale pink si- cilienne. Its skirt was trimmed with bands of lace insertion held with large white chiffon rosettes. The bodice was of white chiffon shirred at the cut-out and lower edge, and finished with a ruching of the same. The corsetlet ef- feet was from pink mirror velvet. Over the shoulders were straps of the silk dotted with three large white chiffon rosettes. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
THE KEELr WONDER.

Will the Keely motor ever mote? Probably not but it has had remark able career. The American Machinist, discussing the claims of the late MT. Keely to have discovered new force in mechanics, reveals some facts which tend strongly to confirm the impression that he was a remarkably shrewd i'm postor The Machinist tells the story of the efforts made by Mrs. Moore to satisfy herself as to the genuineness of the Keely discoveries. She had taken an interest in the inventor after the and furnished means for continuing ex- periments. The Machinst says that mitted two gentlemen we'll qualified to express an intelligent opinion to see MT. Keely's latest experiments and lis- ten to his explanations. They reported to Mrs Moore that they saw nothing WiliSH SOuiNt iol " VAIAdAAi0d " ."SAA- known physical laws, and that in sew eral instances they had demonstrated that they were so produced. Professor Lascelles- Scott, of London, soon after this spent a month in Philadelphia in association with MT. Keely and an nounced at Franklin Institute meet ing that Keely had certainly discovered new force. One of the gentlemen be- fore referred to was asked to visit the laboratory in the presence of the profess sor and Mrs. Moore that he might be convinced. He spent the afternoon there and then spent the evening with the professor on which occasion the professor was enlightened upon some points and left the city within forty eight hours. He did not return to give promised second lecture before the Franklin Institute. Mrs. Moore the next day announced in the evening pa pers that the agreement to furnish MT. Keely with funds had been abrogated.
 Mir. Keely is dead and 1t is believed that he took his secret with him. What ever it was it helped him to live and be talked about
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

many persons have gone to Honolulu since annexation with entirely false mo- tions, thinking it to be a place where it would be easy to earn a livelihood. They soon became a charge and had to be sent home. This class, MT. shin gle declares, Is not wanted in Honolulu. What is needed is men with capital and managerial ability to develop re- sources with the aid of labor already on the field
 If the poor man shouldn't go to the Hawaiian islands for the reasons given by Mr. Shingle he shouldn't go to Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines, for the same reasons. Previous territorial &C., quisitions of the United States have been boons for the poor man, not only of the more thickly settled portions of this country, but of Europe as well. Such acquisitions have been of sparsely set tied territory, rich in natural resources, needing principally labor for their de- velopment. They offered encouraging fields for the surplus laboring popula- tion of the older portions of the coun- try. The surplus laboring population of the present generation cannot look to the new territorial acquisitions, as they did to the old, as means of ale viating their condition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
CONSTDERING.

Mother (drilling Teddy for his first party)-And now, darling, what is a greedy boy? Teddy--A boy who wants everything I want-Truth.
 A Field Day for Both Parties. -She- People talk of Sunday being day of rest, and yet look at the way the poor women have to work to get their hus- bands to go to church. He--Yes, and yet look at the way the poor husbands have to work to get out of going.-- Brooklyn Life.
 He asked her in yearning, blending tones if he could not give her an en- gagement ring as a Christmas present But she comes of thrifty, long-headed family that never loses it's presence of mind. NO, darling,' she softly whi : pered, T will not keep you in sus- pense. I will take the ring now. Let Christmas bring it's happy surprises just as usual "-Detroit Frae Press
 When He works.-H was sitting with his feet on the desk, industriously smoking, when the taxpayer entered. Under the circumstances it seems hard ly necessary to say that he was pulp lie official.
 You are remarkably well paid for this job suggested the taxpayer.
 Not when you consider the work necessary to get It." answered the off, cial.-Chicago Post.
 Might Balance Himself Some Time Why don't you marry him?" they asked of the beautiful girl.
 T do not love him." she replied.
 ",Tut, tut" they said. Don't be old fashioned. He Is worth million, and is already on the brink of the grave"
 On the brink, yes" she answered, bitterly but am told that he has had experience as an equilibrist. Who knows how long he may be able to stay there? ?"-Pittsbuyg Chronicle.
 The Facts in the Case-There was trouble of some kind reported on D5s- plaines Street the other night, and the editor told the rev reporter to go over and get the details. He got them, as may be seen from his account of the affair, which is as follows "A man killed dog belonging to another man. The son of the man whose dog was killed proceeded to whip the man who killed the dog of the man he was the son of The man who was the son of the man whose dog was killed was ar- rested on complaint of the man who was assaulted by the son of the man whose dog the man who was assaulted had killed. Chicago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
NOT 4 POOR MAYS PLACE.

Where shall the poor man who wants to better his condition go? Not to the Hawaiian Islands, according to Robert W. Shingle of Honolulu, who was Ha- waiian commissioner to the Omaha ex- position. MT. Shingle calls attention to a condition that constitutes an import ant difference between the island pos- sessions now being brought under American control and previous territo-
 rial acquisitions of the nation. The Ha-
 waiian islands, he says, are no place for a poor man to go. What is needed there is men with some capital and exper- fence. Raw labor such as only the poor man has to offer, is abundant and
 cheap. MT. Shingle points out that
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
MARTHA WASHINGTON IN CAM

Martha Washington was then forty five years of age, and those who went to the camp and expected to find her arrayed in the gowns which they had supposed would be worn by the Generals wife were disappointed.
 While our husbands and brothers are examples of patriotism, she would say to her countrywomen, i've must be patterns of industry" She did not hesitate to wear a brown dress and a speckled apron when receiving fastidi-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
4 BIG MARKET.

Under the influence of easv money the decline in the rate of interest, the siehlng or the peace papers at Paris, our enormous exports, great railroad earnings and perhaps some little manin- ulatlon, the stock market is becoming interesting. Yesterday the dealings in both stocks and bonds were very large at advancing prices, and it is expected that they will be large again to-day. There Is apparently not cloud in the nnanclal sky, and if there is the pro- phets do not report it. Prices have al- renGy reached heights beyond the dreams of reasonable bull avarice, and predictions are plenty that the market Is now going to run away from every body but the most ferocious and unhes- tating bulls. Points" are numerous and so are the slick advertisements. Anybody who has dollar or two can buy "The Secret of Success and there are many opportunities to open joint accounts with impressive gentlemen who seem to know how to make illimit- able money on joint accounts, but who apparently have difficulty in making much on their own accounts.
 It is a gay time. Of course the end will come, and some will reap what they haven't sowed. But sufficient unto the day. etc, is Wall streets mot to. In these pleasant and bounding days there Is no evil
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- serton. Five Gents Word for full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one In, eents GeeI Sne month @ one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. 15 cents per line. Notices of Births Mar rlages, Deaths and Funerals, 30 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own Immediate business Gall matter to be T,nSnssenaP ana er rr c9ntacts do not
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
Messniates,

He gave us all a good-by cheeri.y At the first dawn of day; We dropped him down the side full drear- When the light died away. It's a dead, dark watch that he's a-keepng
 there, And the long, long night that lags a-creep-
 ing there, Where the Trades and the tides roll over
 him,
 And the great ships go by. He's there alone, with green seas rocking
 him.
 For thousand miles round; He's there alone, with dumb things mock
 ing him,
 And we're homeward bound. It's a long, lone watch that he's a-keeping
 there, And dead, cold night that lags a-creep-
 ing there. While the months and the years roll over
 him.
 And the great ship goes by. wonder if the tramps come near enough, As they thrash to and fro, And the battleships' bells ring clear enough To be heard down below; If through all the lone watch that he's a keeping there, And the long, cold night that lags a-creep-
 ing there, The voices of the saior-men shall comfort
 hic2
 When the great ship goes by. Henry Newbolt, in the Atlantic Monthly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13


 In the annual report of Dr. Nathan c. Schaetfer, Superintendent of Public h. struction in Pennsylvania, the surprs- ing statement is made that in more than a dozen counties in that State there are teachers who receive less money compensation than the average cost of maintaining pauper, as is shown by comparison of school reports With statistics furnished by the State showing than is made in some of the Southern states. To expect good work from teachers thus paid, pr. Schaeffer comments, is to expect impossibilities. The struggle for bread exhausts their energies. And what is to be said of the children who grow up under such cir cumstances? asks the Superintendent. Tt is by the merest acident that they get good instruction. Taught by those who get inadequate support from their work, at school not more than half the year, they must enter life handicapped in competition with those who enjoyed the educational facilities of more fav- ored localities. If times are hard now Tor the parents, how much harder will the lot of their children be when facing the sharper competition and the fiercer struggles of the next century! A lengthening of the school term at pres ent wages will improve the teachers lot' the pupils chances of success and the general welfare of the future inhab- ltants of the rural districts
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13
TISHTON NOTES.
AsIIeads Are Dressed.

The fashionable woman still wears ly as many kinds of pompadours as there are of women. One woman will draw her hair back loosely, the impress sion being that the pompadour locks
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

As France has the best roads in the world it is not surprising that the bi- cycle has specially fourished there. In 1894 there were 20S,OOO bicycles in France, and by 1897 this number had been increased to 4OS,S6 or about one bicycle for every eighty people.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

Chicago is agitated. Thousands of its citizens are wearing badge with glbbet upon 1t as a warning to wicked pfflce-holders.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

are all long, only pulled loose, and that the ends of the pompadour are a part of the polished and smooth coil at the back of the head Other pompadours are fluffy, the ends are tucked away under the edges of the coil, and often escape to look ratty and ugly. Again, the pompadour is as regular, uncom- promising and inartistic as the rubber tire to her wheel would be if she curved a section of it about her forehead.
 Some pompadours are low at the top of the forehead, and spread softly at the temples and the ears. Others rise high in front. Some seem to sweep carelessly to one side and give boy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

The phenomenally rapid progress of German trade and commerce, according to Professor Blondel is due to the tenn perament of the German people, the system of education and the methodical adaptation of the results of scientific research to industrial and commercial practice. Consul Halstead of Birming ham says that to the reasons given above must be added the eager celerity with which the Germans seize upon and copy the good points of manufacture in other countries.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

pllcated by the fact that the atmo- sphere rotates with the earth. An out come of the investigations made by this learned scientist is, briefly, that the mass of the atmosphere must be great CT than one-millionth and less than one-twelve-hundredth of the entire mass of the earth
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

PAINTERS SUPPIES are a show of colors, and our display is handsome enough to be worth putting on anywhere and good enough to stay where they are put in, in spite of sun and wind and storm. During tue holidays your purchase should be more than ever crowned with satisfaction. To buy painting materials on this pleasant basis. call and do business with us. THOMPSON & BELDEN, 396 and 39S State Street,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

It is well known that the pressure Of The atmosphere on the surface Of the earth is about fifteen pounds to the square inch, equivalent, that is, to pressure at the lower end of a column of mercury about thirty inches high, or flo the pressure of a column of water thirty-four feet high. Dr. Woodward of Columbia University, in some interest ing researches on this line, concludes that such an equivalence of pressure eives at once a lower limit to the mass of the atmosphere, for this mass must be greater than that of layer of mer- cury covering the entire earth to a depth of thirty inches, or layer of water thirty-four feet in depth. But the attainment of an upper limit to the mass of the atmosphere Dr. Woodward declares to be less easy, since it is be- lieved to extend to a height of about 100 miles and may exist, in an attenu- ated form, even to several thousands of miles-the problem being further com
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

According to MT. Preece, an eminent authority on telegraphy, four hundred words per minute can now be tele- graphed along one wire, as a result of the improvement in recent years of duplex and quadruplex circuits in con- nection with automatic instruments. When the telegraph service was taken over by the English government, not many years ago, 120,OO0 messages were sent per week. Now the weekly num- Der is over 600,000. In press work the increase is most marked, the rate at this period having risen from 5000 words per day to nearly 0,0OO-that is to say, 340,OOO,0O0 words of press mes sages were delivered in 1890. All prom inent countries exhibit corresponding growth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

Here are some answers to examina lion papers collected by a Chicago school teacher: "The doctrine of eyo lution began with the beginning of life and grew higher and higher until it at last regenerated into monkey. This process was so slow that neither the monkey nor the man knew anything about it." "A germ is a name applied to particular particle, tiny sub-bac- terial organism which, when demon strated, causes disease" "A germ is tiny insect, sometimes found in diseases pr organs It is so very small that it can only be seen by telescope. That is why diseases are contagious. At times it appears like the head of pin, but it goes floating around in the at mosphere.' "Habeas corpus means you may have the head and I will take the body" "The germ theory of dis eases is continually floating around in The air and is very dangerous, especial Nv when the atmosphere is unwhole- some" "A dowager is widow without doints" (Jointures0
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-13

An ti-high-hat regulation in the Street Methodist Episcopal Church of Muncie, Indiana, said to be the second largest congregation of it's kind in the United States has practically failed in operation, although it hadthe sanction of the official board of the church. For a short time nearly every woman in the congregation removed her headgear, but by degrees the women rebelled, un- til now, some six months after the adoption of the regulation, less than Dne-half of the women bare their heads when the services begin. The rebels are 5n earnest, too, in their position, and are not moved by pulpit appeals nor by printed announcements of the text of the regulation. They do not quote Scripture in support of their attitude as they might, but condemn the restriction as a curtailment of personal liberty.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02

The following list of contributions made by business
of the Owoso firm through whom the contributions were
made is that first given and their contributing firms follow
MURRAY e. TERBUSH,
CLOTHING, ROOTS, SHOES, ETC
Mems Suit, Michae Stern Co. Rochester, N T.
Mems Refer Storm Collar Schloss Bros Co.. Detroit
Rlack Wool Oyershirts A. c. Staey & Co.. South Bend Ind
Suits Heavy Wool Underwear NJ M Stanton Detroit Mich
Mems Fancy Wool Vest, Kohn Bros Heller Cleveland,
Mems Fine Fedora Hat r. E. Bonar & Co.. N. Y.
Mems Fine Stiff Hat, W. Bull Il Co., Detroit, Mich
Pair Mems Fur Driving Gloves F. F. Argersnger * Co..
Pair Men Saskatchewan Gloves American Buffalo Robe
Pair Fine Suspenders Sterling Suspender Co., Boston, Mass
dozen Mems Link Cuffs and dozen Linen Collars VIM
Pair Mems Fine Rubber Boots Hirth, Co, Grand
/ Pair Mems Fine Shoes Baldwin Morrow & Co., Detroit,
Pair Ladies Fine Shoes Gray Bros b S Mfg Co., SYRIA
Pair Ladies Fine Shoes j. Richardson Co. Emira N r.
1 Mems Ulster Herman Stern, Rochester, N. T.
Pair Mems Fur Driving Gloves, H. W. Price " Co., ROCK
ford, ILL.,
AapYcu1 ruRAI IMPLEMENTS CARRIAGES, HARNESS ETC.
I Plush Robe Grove g. Payne Owosso, Mich. -,
Steel Land Roller Castree & Shaw Co., Owosso, Mich.
/ Steel Beam Pillow, Gale Mfg Co, Albion, Mich.
70 S iSs Poultry Food, j. j. FIeck, TiHin, Ohio.
is Spring Tooth Lever Harrow Syracuse Chilled Flow oo
70 mounds binder twine, Grove Payne.
HALL BROTHERS,
GRoCERs
I Rox Atlas Soap Henry Passolt, Saginaw mich /.
10 BOX Spear Head Tobacco, J. Sorg Co., Middleton
Rarrs Crackers j. M. Havland Detroit, Mich
u.s. KIRK & CO-CIncAGo.
1 Box Sara De La Duchesse Toilet Soap.
Box Hazel Nut Oil Toilet Soap.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1898-09-02
j. A. Barrie,
MEAT MARKET.
80 pounds Lard.

oo pounds Lard . stt ~
SPRAGUE co.
OF, bottle Triple extract Jowau Lily Perume,by Michigan
Drug Co., Detroit
ED. PAYNE-Gardener
cases Owosso Imperial Canned Tomatoes.
j. & III. FRIESEKE-lOOO Brick.
M L. PARKER-1OO0 Brick.
L. D. WILSON-GRooER
One-half Dbl Pittsburg Flour, by Psburg Mills MINI.
1 box Lenox Soap.
Dbl Milk Biscuit, AZ lbs l0c per h. works-Kk. Bakery,
Toledo, o.
l 80 To- pail Mixed Candy.
Owosso TIMES, 10 yearly subscriptions
Owosso EVENING ARGUS 10 yearly subscriptions.
SHIAwAssEE AMERICAN, 10 4"
SHIAwAssEE REPORTER 10 " -
Owosso RECORDER 20 yearly subscriptions.
VERNON ARGUS, yearly subscriptions.