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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
BIC ENOUGH. BUr sLOW.

Greater New York is bouncer, and no mistake, but t is interesting to go froma provincial city1ike New Haven, with It's fine and adequate electric rail- road systems and see horse cars still crawling around in Greater New York. Of course the inhabitants of the ''me- trollerpus" needn't feel ashamed to be outdone by wide-awake city. like New Haven, but they may well blush when they know that even a European city is ahead of them in the matter of trans" The last horse-tramcar has been taken off the streets of Budapest. All the tramway lines have been con- verted now into electric lines for a length of seventy miles; while the Bu- dapest underground railroad also has electric traction for further distance of fifty-three miles. This is called a bit of very creditable enterprise for a town of only six hundred thousand in- habitants, but the Hungarians are not yet satisfied, and plans for an extensive system of electric elevated and under ground railroads have just been made public and received with general ap- proval as Is everything else that is de- signed to embellish or improve the city. It is claimed for Budapest that it is the only large town in Europe in which the horse has been banished from the streets, so far as the trans are con- cerned.
 When the biggest American city can't do what Budapest can do it is time for it to stop blowing until 1t can get with in sight of the procession. With horse. car transit in New York city in sight and real rapid transit out of sight the situation is not very creditable to the big consolidation. ..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

The annual compilation of church statistics made by the New York Inde- pendent shows that about one-third of the 25919,O27 communicants in the United States are Roman Catholics, The most numerous Protestant denomi- nation is the Methodist with 5,7S5,S9S, while the Baptists are second Qnclud- ing their multifarious sub-divisions)s with 4,175,300. The next in order are the Lutherans, with 1,507 ,466, and then follow the Presbyterians. who number 1,49O, ,162; the Disciples of Christ, with total of 1,051, ,079 the Episcopalians, with 65S,640, and the Congregational ists, with 630,000 The numerical equal ity of the last two churches has been continued for a number of years, though the Epicopalians appear to be gaining little on their Puritan breth- ren. The Unitarians, despite their re- cent efforts to increase the number of their adherents, are practically at a standstill with only 10000 members, while there are but 51 ,O25 Universalists all told. The total number of commun- icants in all the churches is enormous more than twenty-five millions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

you know, the Bible says that they rent their garments "-Chioago Record.
 'It seems so queer, said the student boarder, ito think of one having a price of $5O,000 on his head" (Which reminds me-" said Asbury Peppers that heard the other day of a man with a million dollars in his mind,"- Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Sunset Sims (thoughtfully)- )-"Bill when you an me die an go ter de good place. do yer s'pose we'll feel strange dere?" Weary Willie-"W'y, up course not. We're de on'y folks dat'll feel nat ural. Heaven is place uv eternal rest yer ow."-Judge.
 "There Is one thing connected with your table," said traveller to a land lord, that is not surpassed even by the best hotels in Manchester, Liverpool Glasgow, or even London itself."
 ''Yes," replied the delighted hotel keeper, and what Is that?'
 "The salt, sir!"-Tit-B Bits.
 Why is it called a partial eclipse?' asked Sammy Snaggs, as he looked at the moon.
 Because it Is visible from some DOT tions of the globe and invisible from other portions" replied MT. Snaggs. "l it were equally visible everywhere i would be an impartial eclipse. Pitts burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
EYEN JuprrEn rs roR Us.

About all there is in this world has been used by the boomers to show that this country is in an ''unprece- dented" condition, etc, and now the stars must be lugged in. A Chicago astrologer says that whatever of good there Is that hasn't happened to us is about to happen and that 1t will begin no later than tomorrow. It ap- pears that Jupiter is the planet which governs affairs of a business nature, and when it enters what is called a mental sign with it's influence undis- turbed by the conjunction of a planet whose influence is bad, then everything Is propitious for wave of prosperity. Every fourth month, beginning with January. is 6 mental sign. For many years, it Is asserted, Jupiter has not en- tered mental sign free of conjunc- tions, affiictions as they are called. On January 13 Jupiter enters the sign un- afflicted, and benefcent results are sure to follow.
 Let 'em come. Everything Is now said to be about as right as it can be- but we can all stand a little more.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

first having obtained permission of the principal in charge of the same; and every person guilty of either of said or lenses shall be deemed guilty of a mis- demeanor. and upon conviction thereof shall pay fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each offense on the first conviction, and upon the second and each subsequent conviction of a like offense shall pay a fine ot not less than ten nor more than fifty dol lars, and be imprisoned, at the discre- tion of the court, not less than ten nor more than thirty days. It further pro- vides that it shall be unlawful for any
 person or persons to loiter, wander,
 stand or sit upon the public roads, streets, alleys, sidewalks or other places,
 or to frequently or unnecessarily pass along the same in such a manner and with intent to annoy, vex or disturb the owners, lessees or occupants Of any premises in the State used for the pur- poses of a school or college for the edu- cation of females, or with intent to dis 1 turb, annoy and harass the teachers, | principals or pupils, or any of them, as | they pass along the public highways,
 streets or alleys of any city in the State.
 And any person or persons violating
 this section of this act shall be deemed
 guilty of a misdemeanor, and on convic- tion shall be fined and punished in the
 same way and to. the same extent as ii
 convicted under the first section of this
 act.
 Even if this queer bill becomes law
 the young men of Virginia will be all
 right. The pupils of colleges or schools 1 for females will not be disturbed ol
 in any way disquieted by judicious fiirt'
 ing, and the principals or teachers car
 be guarded against, even as they art
 now,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
FLIRTING IN YfRGINrA.

The bill to prevent flirting which is now pending in the Virginia senate is a daisy. It is entitled "A bill for the pro- lection of boarding schools and colleges for females and the principals and in- mates thereof" and 1t was introduced
 by MT. McCune, who Is described on the printed copies as it's patron" It pro- vides that hereafter it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to willfully and unnecessarily interfere with, dis turb or in any way. disquiet the pupils of any school or college for females in Virginia, or the principals or teach CTS in charge of them while on any pub lie road or street or in any building CT structure, or on the school premises Nor shall any communication be had for such purposes with such pupils, or any one of them, either orally or in writing, or by signs or otherwise. And 1t shall also be unlawful for any person to enter upon any such school or college premises except on business without
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
GLORY OF THE FLAG.

Address by Representative Lewis or
 Westbrook-Our Symbol of Freedom
 How the Banner Originated and What
 it Means-Wo of Lincoln and Of
 McKinley-Lessons From the Past.
 At the Woman's Auxiliary corps in
 Meriden Wednesday night Comrade
 William J. Lewis, representative from
 Westbrook, made an address on the
 Glory of the Flag" He spoke sub
 stantially as follows:
 It was the morning of the fourth day
 of July, more than one hundred years
 ago, at the city of New York, the first to be celebrated under. the constitution of the United States. The shores of the
 harbor' were thronged with people
 eagerly watching for the arrival of Washington, the nations new made president.
 Far out upon the waters of the bay his ship was sighted by these people on the shores. and their murmuring sea of voices swelled into mighty shouts of
 welcome But in the midst of this joy a sudden gloom fell upon the hearts of the multitude, for as the flagship of Washington approached the squadron of Europe, composed of vessels from ey- cry European nation, which lay at an chor on either side of the harbor, not one of them bore the slightest emblem of respect.
 Every masthead was bare; the cour- | tesy of nations required that the flag of our nation should float beside the for eign ensign on these ships; and yet nei- ther was there, Not only disraspect tc | Washington, but direct insult to the young republic and its flag, were the thoughts of the Americans as the flag ship of Washington proudly flying its colors, sailed gallantly into the midst of | these proudest craft of Europe. Wash. ington himself stood on the quarter deck calmly viewing the situation Just at the moment his vessel came abreast of the English commodore, the sharp report of a gun was heard. Suddenly, from stem to stern, from masthead to decl,sevary rope and spai | was alive with men, and as if by mag | ic, a profusion of flags, streamers and ensins was thrown to the breeze; and above them all up the main masthead
 of every vessel, scared the red, white and blue emblem of American liberty i And then, the roar of a hundred can 1 non mingled with ten thaasand voices from the shores, joined iii honoring the Starry Flag of Freedom.
 l There are conflicting statements as te 1 the origin of our flag, but Alfred E l Street, who wrote in colonial times, al | I,Idipp to nt1r flag as first llnfurled al
 the surrender of Burgoyne, says, "Tht l stars of the new flag represent a con l stellation of states rising in the west, | and ''the idea of the stars was taker l from the constellation Lyra in the heay ems, and the blue was taken from th'
 Covenanters' banner, and that wal taken from the blue sky
 As early as 1774 in a song written fo the anniversary of the Boston massa
 ere. published in the Worcester Spy. tn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
GLAD OF TT.

This Is what millions of people all over this country said when they heard that Hanna had won in the bal loting at Columbus yesterday. and that unless some unexpected thing happened tor to-day. They feel that Hanna has not been fairly treated by the Republi- cans who have conspired to down" him, and although they may not be particularly in love with Hanna they are in love with fair play. When the discoura ging affair is all over the Re publican conspirators can have one con- solation. They will feel as mean as they have been.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

author in flight of poetic fervor, fore- tells the triumph of the American en- sign, in these words:
 "A ray of bright glory beams from afar, The American Ensign, now sparkles a
 star,
 Which shall shortly flame wide through
 the skies"
 And this, too, was prophetic.
 IN THE CIVIL WAR.
 The great civil war is now considered almost as lightly as a tale that is told. How little can this generation that has grown up since the war, realize the great sacrifices of the soldiers during that terrible conflict; how few can re- member the great suspense which hung like a pail, all over our country, for the first two years of the war? Even the old soldiers are apt to speak only of the victories and the pleasant incidents of the war.
 recall that we were not always vic torious; we remember the days and nights we sat in the dark valley of un- certainty, long and ominous-dark days-when the Supreme Commander o1 the universe seemed to order our course down the road to defeat. Then we re member the stream of blood which marked the pathway of eontending ar mics, from Donaldson to the sea, and from Gettysburg to the Appomattox And then, we saw, across these blood stained fields, the bow of promise spanned. And then, we saw the armies (Conffpi1ad On Fffth Para \
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
CHOSEN.

"What is the worst thing about riches?" asked a teacher of boy. "Their scarcity" he replied, and was immediately awarded prize-Boston Traveller.
 Edith-"Do you think it wrong to say 'darn?" Bertha-"Perhaps not; but when one is vexed, instead of saying 'darn,' l think it more ladylike simply to knit ones brow."-Boston Tran script.
 q am afraid that actions sometimes deceive us about the salaries they get,' remarked the mild-mannered citizen. "No," replied the keen observer; "they may think they do; but they don't''- Washington Star.
 Smiles-"Isn't it strange that those old-timers didn't have any clothes they could call their own?" Giles-"Why; what do you mean?" smiles-"Well,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
FASHION NOTES.
Furred to Defy Copiers.

Dressmakers whose customers can af- ford free trimmings of fur have an ad- vantage for a rich and striking method of ornamenting is thus make available.
 Gowns thus composed, too, are safe from copiers with cheap methods, for few really inexpensive furs are of suf- ficient value to tempt anyone to employ them on good materials. A swagger pair of these exclusive outfits is sketched here. The left hand one was made of green cloth. The skirt was tucked sev- eral times, and above this ran a festoon hand of brown fur. Tucked cloth and a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

fur bolero were combined in the fitted bodice, which was belted with black
 satin. The other gown was made of reddish brown woolen goods, its skirt
 banded with wide strip of Persian lamb in addition to a narrow ruffle of scarlet satin at the henl Its blouse waist was made of the fur and had a folded scarlet cashmere vest and stock
 collar to match. Revers and basque were edged with scarlet satin ruffles and the sleeves were of the same goods as the skirt.
 The form of chatelaine most popular just now is a scrolled bar of gold or
 silver swung from short chain which | fastens by heavy pin to the belt. l Sometimes the cross-bar itself is at | tached to pin, but that makes less | jangle, and women adore the jangle. | From the bar which may be long l enough to accommodate from three to l twelve pendants, hang the various | trinklets without which we are not SUD- posed to be able to get along, since we 1 must take them with us wherever we go. The well equipped woman will
 have change of trinklets, but an ordi-
 nary outfit, for the matinee, say, in- | cludes opera glass case, watch, bonbon-
 niere, salts, powder box and puff, tiny
 purse, and perhaps little mirror, but
 as rule the powder box supplies that
 need, a morrir being set in the cover. 1 If woman's wardrobe includes sev-
 eral really fine gowns, she needs several
 silk petticoats These may be of coral,
 orange, bright green, a brilliant plaid,
 pale yellow or white taffeta. If there
 are to be three of these skirts, one of
 them should be white, or else dainty
 affair of lace. bow knots and brocade.
 The woman who is proud of her silk
 petticoat should beware of making it l too brilliant. FLORETTEl.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
AnvERrIsING RATES.

Situations. Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each Tn sertiou. Five Gents Word for full weeS tseven times). .
 Display advertisements, per inch, one ID, to gertion, S1.20; each subsequent inseraons ,p. dc one year, $40. IF
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, MAT riages, Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents eacn. Local Notices 15 cents per line. ,,,
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thell own immediate business Gall matter to pe unobjectionable). and their contracts oo no' include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

Thomas A. Edson, jr., has large name to carry around, but he seems able to do it. He announces that he has improved on the "old mans" incaa- descent lamp in two important respects. One is process for getting a pure car bon filament, and the other is new vacuum pump by means of which ten bulbs can be exhausted in less time than is now required to exhaust one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12
SFALSKlN
 JACKETS

in fashions of the year 1898. The sale of these garments during the month of De- cember having exceeded any previous record for that month. Messrs. Brooks & Company beg to announce that in preparation for Jan- nary's business they have obtained a great number of London Dyed Alaska Seal- skins of surpassing beauty which they are prepared to make into Jackets at great ly reduced prices.
 The skins themselves bear our unqualified recommend ation-thus rendering the purchaser responsible war; ranty and intrinsic worth.
 Fur Trimmed Evening Wraps. Brooks & Company,
 FURRIERS,
 Chapel, cor. State Streets.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

Some of those who talk about pros perity in Kansas don't mind what they say. For instance, one prosperity how Ter says that the farms of Kansas real ized the sum of $1,soo, o,oOO,OoO on their products in 1897.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

The largest work of its kind now go- ing on in the West, and one which has created much interest among experts, is the Cascade tunnel of the Great North ern railroad. The formation at the east sportal is solid rock, while on the vest ern end there is much earth interlaid with large boulders. Air compressors and air drills will make the execution of the work speedy thing, the foun- dations for the compressors being al- ready built Much progress has al- ready been made at both ends, but as the total length is to be considerably in excess of thirteen thousand feet, it is estimated that two years will be re- quired for it's completion. The east DOT tai of the tunnel is at an elevation of about thirty-four hundred feet above sea level, and, as 1t drops nearly three hundred feet in the length, makes a grade of 1.7 per hundred, sloping to- ward the west; such a grade will fur nish drainage, and will also provide a Hue for srclse, preventing it from be- coming thick in the long passage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

There are still ships that sail and have trouble enough. The British bark Natuna left London on May IS, and all went well until she reached the neigh borhood of Cape Horn, early in August. Then succession of heavy westerly gales were encountered, and for more than month her captain vainly en- deavored to double that redoubtable promontory. He gave up in despair at last, and, turning to the eastward, tra- versed the South Atlantic, the Indian, and the Pacific Ocean, to reach, finally, a point almost directly north of Cape Horn. Despite all her troubles, the Natuna entered the Golden Gate show ing few traces of her struggle with the winds and waves of every sea, and all of her crew were well except one man, who was dashed against the anchor chain by a torrent of water that came aboard off the Horn. Forty per cent. for reinsurance on the Natuna was paid few days before she arrived.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 10 CENTS A WEEK, CENTS A MONTH. S3 FOR SIX MONTHS, S6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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x "A German who has been studying Eu- ropean armies thinks that the immen- sity of continental war potentiality can better be understood by stating that if all the armies of Europe, on war foot ing, were drawn up in one long process sion, with guns, ammunition and bag gage wagons, the column would be more than 10000 miles long and require a year of constant marching to pass a given point.
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5 In view of the figures for recent years of births and deaths in France, show ing that deaths have exceeded births in numbers, and that the population has been diminishing, the statistics for 1S96, which have just been made public, have been awaited with great interest. The abirths in that year exceeded the deaths by the respectable figure of 94o00. The gain is accounted for not only by de- crease in the deaths-7that is, prolong- ation of life-but principally by con- siderable increase in the number of births. Nevertheless, the birth rate, 22.7 per 1000, is the smallest in any civ- ilized nation of the earth. The average birth rate of Europe is 3S per 1000. The situation in France is so alarming that the publicists are fain to accept as sat- isfactory the same figures, about, that troubled them so much in 1S91-that is, total number of births of Ss5, ,5Se. com pared with S66,377 in that year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-12

The engineers strike that has been going on in England for the last six months has led to an immense loss in business. One illustration of this is found in the shipbuilding industry. The aggregate tonnage of new shipping built in the United Kingdom in the year 1896 was 1.391.249 tons. Last year the ship construction had an aggregate ton mage of 1,222,S24 tons; in other words, there was a falling off of 26S.425 tons, which is said to be directly attributable to the great strike.
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TAE TONPUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.