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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
ENGLAND AND THE WIFE.

England usually has excellent req sons for what she does, A correspon- dent of the London Times points out that it is necessary for England to maintain exclusive control of the Nile valley, because, wholly apart from any malicious diversion of the waters. any large system of irrigation in the Sudan would be fatal to the Egyptian sum- mer cultivation. Under existing con- ditions, in the month of June. before the Nile begins to rise, practically all available water is diverted by the great barrage below Cairo into canals which carry it to the cotton fields of the delta. So thoroughly is the water held up that man could walk across either branch of the Nile immediately below the barrage AS it is there would not be sufficient water for the crops if it were not for a strict system of control
 by which every cultivator is supplied in rotation once every fifteen or twenty days. Water is so valua ble that no cul- tivator is permitted to erect a pump on the Nile without special sanction from government. If the tongue of excellent land lying between the Blue and White Niles were irrigated there would not be a drop left for Egypt, according to this authority. The river Atbara is dry in summer, except for stagnant pools; the Blue Nile gives a scanty supply. and the occupants of Fashoda would control the White Nile, which contains most of the summer water, drawn prin- cipally from the great lakes and the ahr-el-Ghazal The cotton crop of Egypt is worth a10ooo,o0O sterling per annum, the rice cultivation in the south of the delta is extensive, and the sugar industry of Middle Egypt is be- coming every day more important. None of these crops, which are of vital importance to the prosperity of Egypt, could be grown without summer water.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
Ont of ArcnfIsn.

The country boy was in love, and young, And hn urged his cause with an eager
 tongue, But the maiden bade him work and walt She wanted a man who was strong and
 great.
 He loved his home and the country life, And he wanted a tender little wife; He wished to live in peace and ease. In the shade of his spreading old elm trees A name she could prize and glory in. She said she would wait and wed him when He had made his place in the ranks of men Then the boy plunged into the city's roar, And he learned the markets sordid lore. And he learned that life is an awful fight Where the wounded fall to the left and
 right
 But on their bodies he slowly rose, And he gained new strength from his van.
 quished foes, As he overcame them and beat them down, He grew in wealth and in wide renown. But his heart was cold. He forgot to feel: His chilling smile had the glow of steel. His brain grew keen and his face grew
 hard,
 As he stood a victor, scanned and scared. Then his words were treasured throughout
 the state, And all men followed and called him great; But he smiled when he thought of the coun.
 try boy, And he sneered at love as childish toy
 Harry RomaiRe, in the Puritan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
InoK otrr EnR,EM.

We haven't said anything yet about campaign lies, because we have con sidered this campaign wholly free from campaign lies and even from cam paign hypocrisy. But we have heard during the last few days that some of those engaged in fighting the right have actually been getting ready to l.e to- day. We therefore warn our readers against any lie that may be told them to-day to induce them to vote for those who are seeking to abolish our institu- tions and tear down the temple of Iib- erty. Turn deaf ear, frozen face and marble heart to such persons A man who will lie to get a vote should not be encouraged. Vote cary b fore the liars get up and begin their days work, and then you will know you have not been deceived.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
----s-----'s---'s---i -i-f'. '4's 'I77 rs's- Ts-'-
 SCRATCH ED.

Free from Temptation,-"D Dead men tell no tales" That's because they're not invited out to dinner. "--Chlcago Record.
 Mrs. Ferry--Are your new neighbors well to-do?
 Mrs. Terry--I think they are. The children have such awful manners-- Cincinnati Enquirer.
 It is not pretty to say of a woman that she talks too much but she looks complimented when you tell her that she is 8 fine conversationalist,- Som erv!lle (Mass) Journal.
 You say the excavation for your new building has begun? l haven t seen any signs of it.''
 Tt began in my pocket. have Just paid the architect $500 for the design" Chicago Tribune.
 Beginning of Hostilities.-Mr Perk- ley-"Oh, ifyou could only learn to cook as my first wife did!n Mrs Perkley-- If you were as smart as my dear first husband was you'd be rich enough to hire the best cook i'll the land. =. Cieve- land Leader,
 Mrs. Bowser-Harriet, you have been having company while I wac out"
 Harriet-Yes, mother: Carrie
 Mrs. Bowser-There, Harriet don't prevaricate! It was not woman: it was a man. Whoever knew a woman to crease a tidy like that?--Boston Transcript.
 A Probable Freak-Maude--"Y oung Dashing Is simply awful" Clare Why, what did he do?" Maude-"The very first time I met him he had the audacity to put his arm around my waist twice." Clare-"Is it possible! Why, I had no idea his arm was long enough for it."-ChicaGo News. Horrors of Music - "Whv, yes, the boy was eternally playing the violin about the house, and in self-defence had to hire teachers, and let him de- yelop himself into an artist or it would have been uncomfortable" That is what you might call making virtuo- so out of necessity. Tli- pune.
 Hardup-Pve got a new way to get rid of creditors,
 Hashly--How do you do it?
 Hardup--Pay 'em. Syracuse Herald.
 Don't you want to leave footprints on the sands of time?" asked the Men- tor.
 "No,'' answered the young man, who is ambitious, but lazy; "Td rather leave carriage ."-Boston Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

feits They're as expensive as the real, and usually more so as the ca .er can judge from the spec fications of t*e gown the artist shows here. Lts blair material was violene satin-f eel cloth, and the other portions were a shot taf- feta showing violet and green the squares coming from crossing lines of narrow black velvet ribbon. T ny straps and buttons ornamented the tops of the. skirt panels, and fine s k braid decorated the bod ce az dcate l. Finely colored plaidad silk of the st quality is an expensive stuff, but it g dirt cheap compared to such a pla q ef- feet as this.
 Some of the mary skirt t. nm Il S now used have another purp SC be i'd S their unques ionably ornamental oae. One of these is for the woman who, though thirty, has kept her figure" nicely. She is likely to sigh Ii tls over just the least breadth of lip. It isn't exactly the sudden bulge aimire jGst now by fadd sts Lu IS g. K ageerated, and therefore not satis factory variation from the sl n3er slope of the rest of the fl ure. Sucl a woman must avail fers If of he hip trimmings that arp ar on som fine dresses They are wcrn with Ia e blouse that is in such vogue. I h e strap pieces Of lace to mate the blouse. are wide and curved ev2r the hip, and trail off into a tend il-l ke scroll ct about half way to the knee line. These tabs are always st on ly c ntrasted in color with the skirt and darker in shade. They seem. in fir mt view of the figure, to cut off just that little spread of which the wearer wants to be rid. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR, GEORGE F. LOUNSRURY, of R dgefleId FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, LYMAN A. MILLS, Of NIiddlefield. FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, HUBER CLARK, of Windham.
 FOR TREASURER, CHARLES s. MENsrCK, of New Haven.
 FOR COMPTROLLER, THOMPSON S. GRANT, of Enheld. FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, CHARLES PHELPS, of Vernon.
 FOR CONGRESSMAN Second Dtstrict--N. n. SHERRY, of New
 FOR SHERIFF, ALBERT B. DUNHAM, ofseymour.
 FOR SENATOR, Eighth strict-FREDERIcKL l.. AVER lLL, of New Haven.
 FOR REPRESENTATIVES, JULIUS c. CABLE and JOHN V. RAT-
 TLEsDORFER.
 FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE, LIVINGSTON w CLEAvELAND, of
 New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

A great landed proprietor named Birkner, in western Prussia, has pre- scented Emperor William with his es- tate of Cadineu, compr,sin a sple did manor house and an area of nearly 5000 acres. The estate, which con- tairs extensive preserves, Is one Of the most valuable in the province Birk- ner who is married but has no chil- dren, first intended leaving it to his majesty in his last will, but now asked him to accept it at once. The emperor has done so.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements, one Cenr n Worw each ln- sertion. Five Gents Word for full week tscven times,.
 Display advertisements, per inch one in- eerton, $1, 20; each subsequent insertion. 40 cents: one week. $3.20; one month. S10: one year, $40
 Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, 15 certs per line. Notices of Birtbl Mar Tiages. Deaths ar Funerals. 30 cents each, Local Notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own Immediate business fall matter to be m biectlonablel. and their contracts do not Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

The land transfer system of Porto Rlco, writes Trumbull White from there is quite simple and satisfactory Tar more like the Australian system or the Torrens law than what is found in most of the United States. All titles run back to the old Spanish grants given as rewards for some service to the monarch-often of enormous extent and conflicting. But silence of twen- ty years invalidates any claim to land in Porto Rico, so that there is little liti- gation on land titles in the courts any more. Most of the titles now need to be investigated only as to the last twenty years and that is simple enough In ten minutes one may trace the con- dition of the title to any piece of land The law requires that all incumbrances must be recorded without delay These records for any piece of property are spread on one page usually, though some that have been transferred ire quently have turned to a second page The items never are scattered, howev- CT, and all the facts are to be found in the one place. A transfer of land must be certified before a notary and then the registration, with a moderate fee, completes the record.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

An inventor has hit upon a way of putting stone soles on boots and shoes. He mixes a waterproof glue with a suitable quantity of clean quartz sand, and spreads 1t over the leather sole used as foundation. These qua tz soles are said to be very flexible and practically indestructible, and to give the foot a firm hold even on the most slippery surface.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

An adiutant in the Salvation army in London has achieved the rema ka- ble feat of singing fifty nine hymns in fifty-nine minutes. The occasion on which this record was made was called singing battle." He began with q Will Follow Jesus," and hymn after hymn followed swiftly. When he reached the Doxology, after singing eight extra hymns, he was two and a quarter minutes ahead of the stipu- lated time. When he finished he shouted Bless the Lord, I've broken tha record
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
FASHION NOTES.
Costly Counterfeit.ng.

Some of the gowns whose chief trin- ming is plaided stuff, and such dresses are many just now, are elaborate af- fairs, impress ng the observer as hay ing necessitated a mighty slashing Of materials accompanied by a deal of work. They are as nothing, however, to some of the dresses trimmed with plaid effects. for this fashion, l Ike most lished than mod fiers took to caunter- feiting. But in the question of cost
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

Probably most people think that any corn-cob will do for the raw material for pipe. But 1t takes large, hard cob, and these are grown only in a linn ited district in Missouri. The corn which Is grown on these cobs is some times known as Collier corn" Often the grain is inferior, as compared with the best prairie corn, but always sells at a price within ten cents a bushel of the best grades. The coDs sell for twen- ty-five cents a hundred-or a bushel-so that the corn and cob together always yield fifteen cents or more above the ordinary corn not grown in the "cob'' area. Indianapolis is cob-pipe manu- facturing point. and it is said there that the daily capacity of the cobpipe fac- tories in the United States is 1S,000000 pipes. The facilities are of course much in excess of the demand.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
The Church Gazette says that the

The Church Gazette says that the present position of women in India cannot be better shown than by the following extract from a government prize book for the girls schools in the Bombay Presidency: If the husband of a virtuous woman be ugly, of good or bad disposition, diseased, fen sh, irascible, drunkard, old, stupid, dumb, blind, deaf, hot-tempered, poor. extremely covetous, slanderer, cow ardly, perfdious and immoral, never theless she ought to worship him as god, with mind, speech and pecson. The wife who gives an angry answer to her husband will become a village pariah dog; she will also become female jackal and live in an uninh bted Ge5- ert. The woman who sats sweetmeats without sharing them with her hu band will become a hen-owl, living in hol- low tree The woman who walks al ne without her husband will become filth-eating village sow The woman who speaks disrespectfully to her hus-
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LTIIvFRED BY CARRIERS IN THE CIrY,
 J CTNTs A WErK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, ssToR SIX MONTHS, SC YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY NAH.
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band will be dumb in the next incarna- ton, The woman who hates h3r hus- bands relatives will become, from birth to birth, a muskrat, living In filth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08

Chairman Jones says he can see sll- yer victory in the air. Guess it will stay there.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-08
IlQ0h5A(Q: FUR MERCHANTS,

Invite an examination of their care- fully selected stock of Fur G lrments, embracing exclusive novelties in Scarfs, tancy Neck Pieces, Collars cites and siuffs, of Hudson Bay Sable, Russian Fox, Lynx, Persian Lamb. Stone and B ack Marten, and American Fox.
 Referring to preceding announces ments, we beg to call attention to the following:
 hat i'll the fas shioning and finishing of our garments we exercise the ut- most neatness aud painstaking care ], that all noticeable patterns are im- ite1 to small quantities that we have special facilities for obtaining the newest designs; exclud ng every style, fabric and cut wiiich can be initiated in goods of inferior grade.
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144E 4ECARRlNaToN PuRLIsAINGC co
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-16
Practical.

The great Marchesi, like other ia
nous singers, was the recipient Of val
liable gifts from an admiring public.
Many of these We're of perishable
nature. and some We're rich and rare;
one only bore the character of abso'
lutte practically.
During a concert tour In Switzerland
there was one concert In which the
prima donna was especially brilliant.
She sang varied program: song
from Handel, an Italian air, some Ger
man songs; ana not only through the
greatness, but the diversity of her gifts,
reused the audience to tremendous
pitch of enthusiasm.
Many of them crowded UP to her
when the concert was over, Overwhelm-
ing her with the profusiOn of the flow
ers they brought. After the crowd had
dispersed, bashful-looking girl came
up, holding n parcel In her hand. ..
"YOu delighted me so very much at
your last concert" said she, that to,
day should like to express my admira'
ton for you In person. Flowers, how,
ever, fade. therefore beg to Offer
you lasting and practical souvenir
which will keep me In your memory
With these words she unwrapped q
silver soup-ladle. presented 1t, and dis
appeared.-YOuth's Companion.
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The Undcsirables OF Life.

No one. however favored by fortune
lie may bc. can escape the undesirable
things of life. The most arbitrary
have at times to bear what they do not
like TO bear--tO tolerate persons who
are continual source of annoyance.
There are the poor and fallen relatives
whom family feeling will not allow us
TO abandon; the acqualntanccs whom
our parents received but who are not
Of our standing; the friends whom once
we loved. then learned to disesteenl, yet
from whom we cannot openly break
away. because We will bctray them to
the world. Less serious than this are
the annOyances caused by those unde.
sir,llDles to whom We are introduced by
friends and acquaintance. thinking tn
do us a kindness or them u favor. writes
Mrs. Lynn Linton. We IRE conscious
that We are simply being ''lct in for
nnmitigated boredom II We continue
the association. or for q GOODNESS DO.
tween ourselves and our friends II We
boggle ut It In the beginning and drop
It ~ we go on. We do not wish for
either state. ~ here again We have
those horns Of dilemma. on one Of
whIcl, we arc hound to lmpalc our.
selves. Among the most undesirable
Of all things socially unpleasant. IL the
association with mlstitting folks which
come about In the houses Of our friends.
We know certain nice people. who arc
all we could desire that they should be;
but their society Is abhorrent--sO little
to our taste. that. heretical though II
may he, we would prefer that Of fur
less meritOriOus persons who have the
faculty OF adapting themselves to the
people they meet.
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the end could not give us any advantage
over and above that which we would get by
simply securing intimate commercial reia.
tions with these countries. Our motto must
Of this continent, but opposition to spolla.
ton and conquest. A mighty Anglo.
saxon republic, not mongrel conglomcra.
Let me say a word about local matters.
The hard times following the panic dc.
stroyed many securities that had once been
valuable. and as q result many men In bust
ness. aud especially In the banking business.
who had acted on mistaken Judgment. sud.
denly found themselves ruined; found them.
selves with q mass Of paper that was no
longer Of value. They had shown poor judg.
ment. and without intending to wrong any.
II happened during the last state admins.
tration that two custodians Of publ money
belonged to this class, and entailed for the
time loss upon the State. Both Of these
men have been prosecuted and convicted,
and both are in prison. The Democratic
party made no effort to prevent their prose.
cution. 1t believes In a rigid enforcement
Of the law, no matter whom II hits. and es
Ins the public. The probabilities are that
the state will lose nothing In either case.
Ii has already been once decided that the
park funds now claimed by certain banks
must he returned In toto, SO that there Will
probably be no loss there. In the other case
securities to the amount Of several times
the sum claimed by the State have been
turned over. This. added to the liability OF
the bondsmcn. makes IL seem reasonably
certain that the state will get every cent OF
Its money. Contrast this speedy and even
technical punishment with the utter fnilur,
to enforce Justice against the brisnn1s OF
the Republican party-.the men who betray
their constituents and who have helped e
rob the people Of this State Of unnumbcret
millions Of dollars who have literally sold
the mighty. city Of Chicago to the wolves
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Napoleon Il. Morrison and DIR. Julia
Holmes Smith Of Chicago were placed
In nomination for trustees. On the mo-
ton of Joseph T.. Mahoney Mrs. Smith
was nominated by reclamation. The
Cook County delegates again voted solid
~ for Mr.. Morrison. The name of Mr..
Raymond was Withdrawn and Mr.. MOrri.
son was declared nominated by acclama.
ton.
The Platform.
The committee on resolutions then came
In with its report. John T.. McGOorty,
the chairman of the committee. read the
report. After declaring allegiance to the
Chicago platform, indorsing William J,
Bryan and .denouncing the Republicans,
the platform turned to the war and to
local questions. 1t treats them as fol-
lows:
1ntion Of the last General Assembly In the
passage Of the notorious Allen law md de
inand Its immediate repeal. We call nttcn
tion to the cowardly evasion Of the Repub
lican State convention on this vital issue
| whereby an attempt Is made to blind and
| inislend the people of this State by false and
| corrupt promises. Recognizing the evils that
grow out OF public monopolIes. we dema nd
municipal ownership and control Of all pub
lie franchises ana all other natural monopo
lies. which Of right belong TO the people.
In the interests ~ government Of the
people, for the people and by the people, ~
against n government OF Hannnisin, we de
| clare our faith In the Initiative and refcrcn
dun. and demand that steps he taken. upon
| the assembling Of our next Legislature. fol
proper constitutional safeguards to secure
| the same.
We pronounce the present war with spair
al orr tnu pf NATL ~
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wAsPs ASSIST IN A TRAGEDY
Caesars Death Scene Was Acted with
Great Feeling.

Caesars Death Scene Was Acted with
Great Feeling.
zone of the most cOmical experiences
in the history Of the stage" said a local
manager the other day to Cleveland
Leader man, "befell n company not
long ago in northern New York
town. The company was playing Ju.
Illus Caesar and at the last moment It
was found that the property man had
failed to send up the regular throne
chair used In the senate scene and an
old rustic chair was hastily procured
from the loft of the theater and after
being covered with draping was press.
ed Into service. In the midst Of the
scene large wasp's nest was discov.
cred attached to the chair and its in
habitants, becoming indignant at the
disturbance they had suffered, began
to swarm about the stage seeking re.
venge upon the Romans in their low.
necked and shOrt.sleeved dresses. The
wasps seemed to he particularly offend.
cd with Caesar and II Is doubtful II
Caesars death scene was ever acted
he was being pierced by the cOnspira.
tors dnggers the wnsps were most In.
dustrlous in their work.
''1n the tent scene where Caesar ap.
pears to Brutus, one might almost have
doubted Its being the true Caesar. 1t
was the same In form and dress, but
the face was no longer the same. In
the last net Brutus had one eye closed,
Antony n swollen lip. Casslus an en-.
larged chin. L,icius an inequality In
the size Of his hands and Octavius Gaze
sar nose that would have done SER
vice as the famous nose Of Bar,lOlpll
I'm Henry w.
"The tragedy came very near becOm.
ing roaring comedy, when the lead.
ing man, rs CassIus said: Antony. the
posture Of your blows Is yet unknown,
but for your words, they rob the 1Iybln
bees and leave them honeyless,' and
Antony replied: Not stingless. too "
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Influence or Tritics.

Trifies MI the eye to the exclusion Of
the larger things Of life. The man wore
a plaid necktie Of such brilliancy that
1t quite prevented your seeing the light
In his eyes. The woman said II done
II" 10 frequently that you never no.
ticed her voice was soft and mellihuOus.
Look well to the little things In dress
and demeanor; they count heavily.
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Too Particular.

Opie Deld0ck-Why don't you marry
the Widow McHayst and settle down
In her new sixteen.r0Om house on tho
boulevard? 1t has oil the modern i'm.
prOvements.
Artie Choak-Yes, but I'd have to
take the widow with It, and she's not
modern improvement.-Chicago Trib-
une.