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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

and you take great risk by venturing to invest in bargain at any but a strictly first class establishment.
 Two promenade gowns of sort that when lifted by fashionable women dis close silken understands of the most stylish hues are pictured here. That at the left was silver gray broadcloth banded with Persian lanm, tight fitted and of tailor finish. Its narrow fur trimming was intended to give way to braiding when furs are called in. A fancy braid edging would make an &C., ceptable substitute, but will have to be employed pretty soon, as there is little likelihood that furs will be worn as late as their owners now hint.
 The skirt of the other gown in this picture was one of those large Scotch plaids that are barred with shaggy lines. Above it was blouse jacket of dark green velours. It's basque was cut into points and trimmed with three rows of narrow silver braid. similar braid was disposed upon the front, and silver buckle secured the velours belt.
 Gray is to be the great color this coming season, as linen color was a season or so ago, so go in for gray whenever you get a chance at a low figure. Gray gloves, shoes, skirts, silks all are valuable, and above all is gray taffeta. The prettiest gown you could plan would be delicate gray taffeta. with frills to the waist and a bodice relieved by white. Gray lace and gray hats are in line, too; everything of gray-even gray hair--if you can't help yourself. FLORETE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

Anxious mother-"I think you should interfere, Edward. There is young Stumps sitting for the last half hour with Mabel, holding her hand. You know that the's not in position to mar ry" Father (complacently)-"T but let him hold her hand, Martha; it will keep her from the piano"-Tit- Bits.
 Perfect Understandings" you want my daughter for her money or for herself?" demanded the old gentleman. Its this way" stammered the young man as he ripped backwards over the edge of the rug, T want herself for myself, and want her money for her self, and I want both of them for our selves, and you certainly must under stand. ."-Detroit Free Press.
 Shifting the Responsibility,-"It has been proved by half dozen witnesses" said the police magistrate, that you are selling bread under weight. Have you any explanation to offer?"
 "The ffour's So bad these days, your honor" replied the honest baker, look ing the magistrate fearlessly in the eye. that my conscience won't let me sell 1t to the people in greater quanti- ties than I can help.'-Chicago Tri- bune.
 Say, I've got scheme" said the in- ventive genius, that will make me in dependently rich if succeed in per- fecting it. What is it?" asked his friend. Tt has been estimated" con tinued the I, G., that one ordinary female house-fy will lay twenty thou sand eggs in season." Yes" answer ed the friend. but what's the scheme?'' T propose" replied the genius, ''to graft the house-iy on the hen. "-Chi- cago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
HASTY.

First friend-"So he married in haste. Did he repent at leisure?" Second friend-"No; he repented in haste, too."-Tit- Bits.
 A Good Example. le.-She-"I should think all young men would try and emulate the example of George Wash ington." He-"But there are not rich widows enough to go round. Judge.
 "John got so discouraged about him. self that he went to the doctor yester- day to know the worst" Did he get the information he was seeking@' "Yes; the doctor told him his bill was one hundred and seventy eight dol lars" Judge.
 Mrs. Wilders-"Why is it, John, that you are able to remain at home nights when you have headache. but always have business engagement every oth- CT night?" MT. Wilders-"As long as have to suffer anyway, just think may as well bunch my hits. ."-Cleve- land Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
FASHION NOTES.
Chances for Women Investors.

Silk petticoats go off at low prices at this time of year, because there are sure to be new fads later for which
 the stores wish to make room. But high grade black taffeta skirt, or a well cut and finished scarlet, bright green or plaid one is a good investment now at a low price. Be sure, however, that it is really a good skirt, we'll cut and of best material, for the shopper must beware of bargain goods made to sell at bargain prices. It is always safe to get your bargains at stores with whose counters you are familiar,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
Simple Duty.

Old Wotsiznames q feller that we don't hear much about, He never stands on barrel heads to storm around an shout. They say he doesn't cut no ice.' He won't go mxin' in With things that don't concern his 'mejit family nor his kin So his neighbors in the village, they jes' leave him off the list When anything's a-doing. He stays home an isn't missed. An yet his house is recognized by all who come and go, He doesn't cut no ice. but then he shovcls off the snow An folks'll stop to view the work an won- der whose it is, An say how fine 'twouid be eff all the rest was done like his. But they go ahead a-bother!n' an a-stirrin' up affairs And oratn' about business, most of which 1t isn't theirs, An when they're going home agin, a-wadin' through the slush, An strike this patch O neatness. there will come a solemn hush, Then someone pays a. compliment-the best I'd keer to know "He doesn't cut no ice, but then he shovels off his snow"
 Washington Star
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each h. sertion. Five Gents a Word for full week (seven times)
 Display advertisements per inch, one in, Bertlon, S1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4o cents; one week, $3.20; one month, Slo one year. $40 .
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar Local Notices 15 cents per line, ,..
 Yearly advertisers are limited to tnelr own Immediate business Gall matter to pc unobjectlonable) and their contracts oo not Include Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19
INSTRUCTIVE.

The inhabitants of Philadelphia are called slow, but they can learn. And they have just learned valuable les son. It Is that municipal controT isn't what it has been cracked up to be. When the city of Philadelphia owned and operated the gas works there every one had to go to the main office to pay his bill. Now the private company that has leased the works has established branch offices where orders can be left, bills paid, the latest im- proved devices for the utilization of gas examined, and where every consumer is received and welcomed courteously. The company has also asked consum- CTS to call attention to the defects of the wretched service which has existed under municipal ownership that pri- vate enterprise may overcome them. Tn every other way it has from purely business motives sought to improve it's service and satisfy it's patrons. All of these advantages are accompanied by no increase in the price of gas, and the city receives as rental of the lease a larger sum than it made for itself when the gas works were political machine.
 Other and more rapid cities can per- lt adelphias experience.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

An Indiana butcher has left $500 by will, which is to be used for the deco ration of his grave with pigs feet and pretzels every New Years Day. He directs that the old German song All ways joyful; always thirsty" be sung at the decoration exercises
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

MT. Youngbud-"Why so pensive, dear?" Mrs. Youngbud-'I was just trying to decide, lovey. which I would like you to rescue first in shipwreck, me or my dear little Fido."-Philadel- phia North American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

At a recent meeting of the McGill Science graduates at Montreal some interesting facts about Hudson's Bay were brought out. This inland ocean, which is now called the Mediterranean of North America, drains the territory three million square miles in area, with vast rivers flowing into it from the south, east and west; fine natural harbors line it's shores, adjacent to good farming lands and rich mineral
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

Of the sixty eight thousand school teachers in Prussia only nine thousand are women, and yet they say that Prussia's schools are pretty good schools.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

THE TONPUBLIsHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CIrY, 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS MONTH, S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, $6 YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

A novel flower has been found at the Isthmus of Tehauntepec. In the morn ing it is white, when the sun is at its zenith it is red and at night 1t is blue.
 The red, white and blue flower grows on a tree about the size of a guava tree and only at noon does 1t give out any perfume. That flower belongs in this country under the flag of the free.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-19

The Virginia senate has adopted 8 substitute for the house bill requiring social clubs to pay a liquor-license tax. The substitute requires that the clubs shall pay one dollar for each member and that list of the members shall be recorded in the courts. The objection to the house bill was that 1t would have forced the clubs to close on Sum day and on election day.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-11

Every whose the ticket himself
Tuesday,
that certain defeat awaits them The Spy presents
o the who voters Tuesday.
The herald., 1898-02-21

sKAGuAY Feb 2(speca
informed that
below clothing equal to
Many dying
just young hours ago from
Dawson Six started together frozen to death died
meningitis They that the thermometer
This % town contains about 1000 people and think
Dawson and for the that they
on the oeon p b return m ri rh s @ n some @ so i viii go PACK
a a the and P n n@ mot SO a n a mr. @ has the big supply
assist @ evy S one possible The mail service disgrace to eviza
their dear ones at
bee ver h roue 1t dae h
daylight am to o nt%Fs n the the safety of us poor
point between outfits as
Of the majority "The The sss Of es cal % and
%1Sas ae no sao~ at
what they G are @ here for and
draw h around y dogs gyer m an od Ike a4 wpu do good
mile miles % per ] hour am offered $500 800 for them but they children
stopping with Catholic through
building will not
this route as w @ as Uer h
@ S an y by y d M M the be @ s per to transport ran the freight
take this and expect to with them Tell
Los rA ana aau ys zoo m0n %amsn aba e r9u ~" %
plan for the the @ the saloon very
came ask me suos Who
% wa ane ad @ not @ k M at 9 h @ l & nd % Mnt to- to tell you that he
he under the stern necessity
he business anything. ''''NA'''D
an an enormous traffic The government is lax its
viii be s and theft ns ug %
oe @ d0 r d wake & up soon and then M the old Arizona method
the rope and who Is wel up the art generally diposing
ne, hs,s Rsvs sas. @s, nine Los
: s O ALICE RoLLINs CRANE
The herald., 1898-02-21

of the saloons never close their doors in
spite of the Sunday closing law, and he is
also one of those unfortunate individuals
who. when they want a drink, want It
bad" as he expressed It. AS is well known
many OF the saloonkeepers who do not hap
pen to possess the police pull which has
secured some of their rivals immunity from
arrest have lately been compelled to clos e
front doors and back on Sundays and to
keep them closed.
Burgess was desirous of a drink good
or bad. last night and, as before stated.
he did not know the ropes. He tried first
one saloon and then another but they were
all closed, to him at least 1t suddenly
occurred to him that whisky is sometimes
kept, or rather sold. at drug stores and to
him a drug store was drug store. He
did not think that If some such places sold
booze all of them did net. so he hied him
| self to DR.. Guirados apothccary shop at
26G South Main street, only to find It closed.
That made no difference to him, for it is
well known that most drug stores are easy
of access at all hours to men in need Of
medicine.
| The visitor shook the door violently sew
eral times and the pharmacist responded
but upon reaching the door he wisely took
| the precautcn to ask of Burgess what he
desired. When the latter shouted "a drink. -
in voice loud enough to be heard block,
| the drug man refused to open the door
and went back to bed. Now Burgess may
have smeyt whisky from afar, and he did not
despair even If he did appear to be desper-
ate. Going to the rear door he began kick
ing on it, The drug store man opened TIE
door then, not to sell the much desired
drink, but to induce the man to leave In
this he was unsuccessful, for Burgess drew
razor and threatened to decrease the
voting population one The police We're
summoned and Patrolman Rico responded.
and Burgess was soon behind the bars.
charged with disturbing the peace.
The herald., 1898-02-21
PERSONAL

McNale of Riverside is in the city
ness.
nd Mrs. Rodman Is. Ellison OF
.phia are in the city, to remain sew
,eks.
Baillie and wife OF San Francisco
end a month here. They arrived
ay.
es Hannah of New Albany, Ind.
here Saturday. He will make his
n Los Angeles.
Grimes, a large landowner in Ven
ounty, well known in this city, is
: Los Angeles for II few days.
ache arrived yesterday from Chino.
here on important business con-
with the beet sugar industry.
7. Godfrey came in from Riverside
ght and is at the Westminster. He
'mpanied by Henry Wotton of Lon
ing, who is interested in a number
'es of fruit-bearing property, which
ne to inspect.
II and Baroness Won Meyer of Dres-
Germany. arrived in the city last
direct from home. They came here
the promised land. and will remain
5 Angeles long enough to visit all
aces of interest in this part of the
From London they were accom-
by Mrs. l.. Ritter and !. E. Seattle.
The herald., 1898-02-21

man couldn't. The poor man might not
have his glass. but the rich man could get
his bottle, or as many of them as he chose.
The effect was entirely satisfactory.
The quietest Sabbath on record was en-
joyed at the police station. Only five ar
rests for drunkenness were recorded up to
midnight.
But if a man did not have the price of
bottle in his pocket he was forced to
remember the Sabbath to keep it holy"
There were saloons at which 1t was nee
essary to toy with piece of bologna
sausage or a cracker and cheese in order
to quench the thirst, which. unfortuna tely,
seems to be the same on the first day of
the week as it is on SaturGay-only some
times little more So There were others
at which only package gooGs"--bottles
were sold
A hobo leaned against a pillar Of one of
the most popular of the latter esta blish-
ments. He owned Il philosophic soul, and
midst the strains of d Wagnerian overture
which tloated across to him through an
atmosphere laden with beer fuEes and to-
bacco smoke, reflected in this wise: II
have walked a score of miles this Sabbath
glass of beer would fill long-felt want,
but I've only got dime. You fellows are
getting all you want and some of you more
than is good for you, but because this is a
day of rest beer costs two and a half times
as much. and | can't get any. This is
Sabbatarian justice, eh?" But his grow
was disturbed by the officiousness of a
waiter, who, realizing that he hadn't the
price to buy a bottle and that his appear
ance wasn't a credit to the establishment
gruffly ordered him to make himself scarce
And as there is an infinitely superior
profit in bottled goods than in the
draught article, the privileged few among
the saloon keepers do not complain.
The herald., 1898-02-21
Lecture on Mysteries

he Mysteries was the subject of a lee
delivered by VIII C. Bailey of San
cisco at the Philosophical headquar-
in Odd Fellows hall last night. "A
ery,' he said, "is simply truth half
aled." The early history of mankind
rrounded with mystery, and the same
ue of the origin of every religion the
d has known. OF late years, through
study of comparative religions, phios-
IS and sciences. the Theosophical, So
mas solved many of the problems Of
ent ecclesiastical history, and is de-
ig its attention to the unexplained
OF nature and the powers latent in
II IS also endeavoring by scientific
'.lsatloh 10 lift psychic phenomena
the position of a plaything of cher-
Is to that of stepping stone to n
Wedge of the higher ana more lasting
IS of nature. 'e
The herald., 1898-02-21
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE
BEER COSTS $50 PER CENT MORE
THAN USUAL
MOST SATISFACTORY RESULTS
Recorded at Police Headquarters
Privileged Few Enjoyed the
Picnic-Poor Man Thirsty
A "dry Sunday"
Very slow for the police.

A "dry Sunday.
Very slow for the police.
Only five "drunks" arrested.
"Packnge goods much in evidence.
A good thing for the privileged.
The scrupulous observance of the ordi-
nance which governs the closing Of saloons
at certain hours and on the first day of the
week was really remarkable yesterday.
For the stranger to walk down Spring
street and observe the few-on an average
three or four to each block temples of
Bacchus with the curtains 50 ostenta-
tiously drawn as to display the barten-
der's innocent ana mcthodical Saturday
midnight collection of bottles tdily ar
ranged on the corner of the counter, it was
truly an exemplary "city OF the angels"
For the rounder It was different matter
The hypocrisies and pretenses. of the law
were to him well-known. If he wanted
drink he could get it at any hour of the
night or any day. Despite the mastery
onslaught of the authorities upon the bar
of a leading hotel--iust to show there was
no discrimination against the weak--there
were other and much more guilty cstab-
lishments considerably nearer headquar-
ters that did not find it necessary to shut
up shop. On the contrary. they reaped
considerably more remunerative harvest
by what it seems is stricter observance
of the letter of the admirably framed ord-
nance.
Beer was $50 per cent more expensive.
So the rich man could indulge and the poor
The herald., 1898-02-21
ITY NEWS IN BRIET

t fail to read ad. on page eight
ans Shoe Store.
Howry, undertaken. Fifth an,
ay. Lowest prices III the city.
ell. Main 2lS for ambulance. Kreg
,resee, Sixth and Broadway.
Sharp & Co., funeral directors
'53 S. Spring st. Tel. Main 1929.
Bros, dentists, 239h South Sprlns
Plates from 81. Painless eX
so cents. Filling speciality
!, to s; Sunday. 10 to 70.
| the auction sale this morning a
of elegant furniture of residence
North Broadway. c. NJ. Stevens
.er.
IN No. Ill, Order of Railway Con
will give its fifth annual ball a
lall this evening, February 2lst
cordially invited. Tickets can be
at the door.
ebecca Lee Dorsey. Stimson block
'r, rooms 1873, 1874, 1S5. Special atten-
en- to obstetrical cases, and all dis
women and children. Electricity
cally used. Consultation hours
Tel. 1927.
Il clearance sale at Lichtenberger's
tn Spring street. The following
S are offered: On picture easeis.
ent; on frames. 33 1-3 per cent; On
% per cent. Liberal discounts on
s; rare opportunity to save money,
the flags at all the school houses
ity will be ut half-mast, in consc-
, fthe terrible disaster to the Maine
ma harbor. Tomorrow (Washing-
.rthday) all flags will be at full
ut school will not be held, as it is
holiday.
The herald., 1898-02-21
RESTAURANTS I'M LONDON
Difficult to Get Anything to Eat After
Midnight

| Americans who have penetrated as far
away from home as London remark. as
one of the more striking peculiarities OF
that metropolis, the extraordinary diff.
Guilty in getting something to eat there
after midnight. There are perhaps fifty
-all-night restaurants in New York
and in all considerable American cities
provision is made for people who have oc-
casion for food when most people are
| asleep. The restaurant wagons, which
during the last two or three years, have
come to be familiar in most American
cities, do business from sunset to sunrise
or later, and in themselves form a suffi-
cient safeguard against nocturnal famine.
London seems not to have developed even
these 1tinerant havens. Julian Ralph
lately communicated to the London Mail
distressing narrative Uhough happy in
its ending) of the anguish of an America n
gentleman who left Paris with nothing
more than cup of coffee in him, mtted
to take food at Boulogne or on the boat
(''I find it's throwing money overheard to
eat crossing the channel), and who found
himself in London after midnight $50
hungry that was all one clamorous appe-
ute with hat on and a suit of clothes. -
There was not a bite of anything at his
hotel. Ele had not telegraphcd He was
recommended to consult cabman. Cabby
took him to proprietary club. where he
ward told that he could get in by signing
an application for membership and paving
an initiation fee, but as there was no food
in the house except few sandwiches
he retired. A house near by was said 10
contain food, which could be had at q cost
of guinea for a chop, a guinea for n
potato and so on. That didn't do either
Then the cabby, touched by the anguish
of his fare and assured that the plainest
fodd would more than satisfy a man the
sides of whose stomach We're knocking to-
gether like castanets, drove to "a little
green cabin stranded in the roadway in
Piccadilly," frequented and sustained bv
cabmen, and there the suffering America n
got the steak and potatoes and bread and
tea that his system clamored for. The
food was good, and the company congenial
and well-mannered, SO the story ended
with the return of a happy man to his
hotel, but he still wonders that the bab
of London should be SO very different from
the habits of American cities. Other
Americans have been heard of whose ex-
periences have stirred in them the Same
surprise. One of them is Mr.. Ralph him
self. who says:
'"Why London does not demand all-niebt
restaurants don't know, eXcept it he tha
the English have developed the home. their
love of it, and it's capacity for giving salts
faction as no other people have. And Eng
land, be it remembered, is all English
Harper's Weekly.