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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

SENSATIONALISM, NOT SCIENCE.
 Scientific discoveries have
 often been so wonderful in character
 that 1t ought not to excite surprise to
 find intelligent people ready to accept
 without question announcements of in-
 ventions and discoveries of the most
 improbable and absurd character.
 Along this line the evil influence of a
 sensational press is enormous. It was
 bad enough ten years ago, but 1t has
 been greatly rnaenified by the recent, and, Of the whole, nnforsunats oheapen- ling of processes of hlustration. tothese-
 auctions of which nearly every news
 paper in the land has yielded.
 To this has been added the news
 paper syndicate" by which men who
 know really nothing of science are
 employed to furnish sensational articles
 on scientific discovery, illustrated by sensational pictures, all of which is the more injurious because often founded upon a slender, microscopic tissue of fact. Unfortunately, some men who may be said to inhabit the fringe of genuine scientific activity lend them selves to this sort of thing and are made much of accordingly.
 Whole pages of this modern journal ism are filled with accounts of dis
 coveries that are going to be made, for writers of this class are shrewd in talk ing advantage of the fact that human interest and human memory are now practically restricted to about twenty four hours in time. The publication of a broadside describing an alleged i'm provement ,of the telescope or micro scope, in which there is absolutely noth- | ing new that is true or true that is new, adorned with series or true cutslarge- | ly imaginary and many of which have no
 relation to the subject matter, has served 1 the purpose intended when it's author, has received his pay from syndicate" and when the syndicates has scored a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
4 SHINING SUCCESS.

The longest way round is sometimes the shortest way home. Three months ago ten young women of Evanston, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois. organized club for mutual protection and mutual benefit. A constitution and elaborate bylaws were drawn up and adopted by which each member of the club pledged herself to eschew the companionship of the opposite sex and to remain unmar- ried at least five years. The ten charter members of the organization indulged in a banquet to inaugurate their self-im- posed five-year term of celibacy, and the club during the three months of it's existence has fourished and waxed strong.
 But, however. The forthcoming mar riage of William McCallum and Miss Minnie Olson is announced. Miss Minnie Olson was the promoter of the Evanston Girl Bachelors club. She framed it's constitution. She drew up its bylaws. She was its first president. Two other members of the original ten have announced that they are engaged to be married, and the other members who are now sadly saying "We are seven'' will not say it much longer, for they will soon be married. The Girl Bachelors club of Evanston seems to be fulfilling it's mission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
FASHION NOTES.
Two in Fine Feathers.

Two reception dresses are put in the picture below. The left hand one was an elaborate affair in light shade of fawn ladies' cloth. its full skirt trim med near the hem with puffings and ruffles of white satin. The bodice was tucked white satin, blousing slightly in front, over which was handsome bol- gro of green vevet. banded with bias folds of satin, each of the small squares thus formed garnished with gilt but ton. Epaulettes and sailor collar were plain velvet, and the sleeves were of the goods gathered to the puffs, ending at the wrists with cuffs of velvet, satin ruching and buttons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
JApAN,s TRADE AND INDusrRY

JAPdN'S TRADE AND INDUSTRY.
 The English have an eye on the trade and industrial situation in Japan. and it is interesting to notice that they see about what observers from this coun- try have seen. Byron Brenan, a high authority, who was sent to Japan from England on a special mission of inves- tigation, speaks in glowing terms of Japanese energy, but hints that some of them will bear watching in their business dealings. Owing to the fact that, according to present treaties the distribution of all imported goods in the interior is in the hands of natives, the British merchant at present is, MT. Bre- nan declares, but little more than a commission agent, and, so far as push ing his goods is concerned, he does not exhibit the energy or ingenuity of some of his European rivals, comment that in different parts of the world. He is inclined to discredit the notion that Ja- pan will soon supply the markets of Europe with articles of a European type. There is a certain want of thor oughness, he says, in the Japanese manufacturers and workmen, which will have to be overcome before they can compete with the western world in the West; but that they will be formid- able competitors in China is tolerably certain. Japan looks to China as her best customer; to insure commercial supremacy in the East is the avowed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
ADVERTISING RATES.

aR MY tP1tNp AsNN~ I Situations Wants, Rents, and other smail sertiou Five Gents Word for full weeS tseven times). l., , Display advertisements, per inch, one ln, to sertion, S1. 20; each subsequent insertions ~ cents; one week, $3.2o; one month, $lo;
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Birtns, oh Mah riages, Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents each' Local Notices 15 cents per line. .Ao,, < Yearly advertisers are limited 10 enIia ia own immediate business (all matter 10 oe Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

Several surgeons in Portland, Oregon, operated upon patient for appendici- tis and discovered that he had no ap- pendix. A special dispatch says "the doctors were greatly surprised" And the patient was so surprised that he died.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

Prisoner-"It's hard to charge me with forgery, for, you see, I can't even sign my own name"
 Judge-''That point is immaterial; it's another mans name you're accused of signing. .'-London Tit-Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
'-~----------.-------
 NaEE.

Mother (holding stick over her four
 year-old son)-'Now. Sammy, what will
 you be if don't whip you?" (Expect-
 ing the answer. "A good boy.) Sam
 my (sobbing)-"A mef'diss minister'-
 Chicago News.
 T see that they have put sounding
 board at the back of the minister's pull
 pit" said Baron: what do you sup
 pose that's for?" Egbert replied:
 Why, it's to throw out the sound"
 Gracious" said Baron, If you throw out the sound there wouldn't be any,
 thing left of the sermon. "-Boston
 Traveller.
 Technical Point.-"I will ask you now
 to tell the jury how these facts came
 into your possession" Yes. sir. I learned them from General - Hold on! Your honor, we object to that" "On what ground, sir?" "On the ground, your honor, that 1t is illogical to draw particulars from generals. "-- Chicago Tribune.
 "Tell me. Claudia" he whispered,
 "that you love me-" II love you, Con- stantine," she murmured. ''Are you sure of it?" he asked. "Yes," she re- piled. T am positive" How do you know you love mel" he continued. Because" she answered, If did not love you would be disgusted with the perfume you use. .''-Cleveland Lead CT.
 A little girl from town was staying with some country cousins who live on a farm. At breakfas1 the following
 morning she saw on tie table a dish of honey. and regarded this as an oppor- tunity to show her country cousins that she knew something of country life af- ter all. Looking at the dish of honey, she said carelessly "Ah, I see you keep a bee. "-Trained Motherhood Easterner-"I am looking for a man | named Smarth, who came here from
 our section some years ago Westerner-"Look along among those
 palaces on New street, He has proba- | bly, made fortune by this time" 1 Fastener" He had money when he ! came here.'
 | Westerner-"Oh! Look in the poor house "--New York Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

Chicago has Sadie Williams and her efficient hatpin, but St. Louis boasts the possession of two able electricians who are hardly out of pinafores. They are Heber Robarts, aged fourteen, and T. R. Read, two years older, and they have formed a partnership for the pur- pose of experimenting with the myste- rious force. Their whole attention so far has been directed to the traction problem, and the boys believe that they have succeeded in perfecting an under ground trolley system which will event. ually bring them fame and fortune. They have constructed a model which seems to carry out all that they claim for it. A track has been laid in a room at the Robarts home. Over this runs a truck propelled by small motor. Pow CT is conveyed to the motor by wire running in an insulated groove on the side of the tracks. Contact is obtained by a brush apparatus attached to the trucks of the car.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

Out in Colorado woman asked for a divorce and alimony because her hus- band had cold feet. The judge refused her application and told her to try a hot brick.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

It is said that butter can be preserved to keep in warm climates by new pro- cess, consisting of first wrapping it in salted paper or parchment and then in closing it in pulp or pasteboard box to be tied by cords, after which it is im- mersed in paraffin and then in cold wa ter to seal the box and form an afr tight casing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
NOTION BARGAINS

Hair Pin Cabinets, containing 100l assorted Pins, Sc. box. Fast Black Grow" Mending Cot ton, 6c. dog. Hooks and Eyes, gross, SC. box.
 4-yd. pieces Black and Whit Cot ton Tape, 1c. pc. Dress Stays, all sizes, 5c. dog. 400-yd. Westerly Spool Cotton,
 Sc. spool. Marshali's Linen Thread. 6c. spool. Imported Germantown YsIn,
 Ec4 skein.l
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 10 CENTS WEEK, CENTS A MONTH, $8 FOR SIX MONTHS, SeA YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BYMAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

A little incident in the worlds com plex trade is related in the London Times. It is the export of a large quantity of Queensland beef and River Platte mutton from London to Cape Town. All the meat was, of course, frozen and had been transported some six thousand miles before resuming it's Journey for another six thousand to it's final market. London had drawn it from two widely separated continents to dispose of it in still third. And the statement Is made by the Colonial Consignment company that the meat could be purchased in England at a much lower rate than in the countries of production. Beef at 2Ad. per pound and mutton at 21kd. per pound, free on board, could not be supplied in the colonies, but was procnrable at home.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

gAA TONPuBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

< The bill introduced in Virginia to pro- vide for the popular nomination of can didates for United States senator has some novel features. It provides that on the petition of one hundred voters in county, or of three hundred in a city, all belonging to the same party, facili- ties shall be furnished at an election for members of the legislature to ex- press choice for United States sena- tor, but this privilege shall be exercised only by those who vote for legislative candidates. To prevent mistakes in balloting colored boxes and ballots are to be used, a color being designated for each partyred for the Democrats, vel low for the Republicans, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

There are now about forty thousand miners at work in the gold mines of eastern and southern Siberia. The grains of Siberian gold are said to be on an average larger than those of any other part of the world. All efforts to obtain anything like correct informa- tion regarding the output of gold in Siberia have so far proved unavailing. No one outside of few Russian off, cials are permitted to know.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

The introduction of a State monopoly In Russia for the sale of spirituous liquors, which is shortly to take place, will cause the closing of 353 restaurants and several hundred wineshops in St. Petersburg. It is computed that it will have the result of throwing about twelve thousand persons out of employ 1nent and of rlining many license vic- tuallers by compelling them to give up their businesses and sell their stock at loss. The owners of licensed houses and spirit merchants will also suffer se- verely.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20
SALE OF WRAPPERS! !
Waists.

Waists.
 Wool, some fancy plaids and some plain fannels, black, blue aud red, vera $I to $I.3s, for 79 cents
 Separate Skirts.
 Fine mixtures, six colorings, S2.2Z Better than you expect for $3.9S.
 Black Figured Mohair Skirts, aist plain black Serges, were $2.5o Thursday, for $f.S8 Children's Fancy Plaid Dresses, s to 10 years, were $1.oo and $I.69, 06 cents
 West Store. Main Floef
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-20

Mother (holding stick over her four year-old son)-''Now, Sammy, what will you be if I don't whip you?" (Expect- ing the answer. "A good boy.") sam my (sobbing)-"A mef'diss minister. "-
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

A sister-in-law of Alfred Doolittle is
visiting at his home.
ID. O. Rix will entertain his little
daughter from South Bend through va
tion.
Rev. G. w. Gosling will speak to the
Epworth league at the M. +. church
next Sunday evening.
The house and all other building on
the farm of Mrs. John Cleland were
burned Sunday afternoon.
The funeral of Dimick Butler, an old
resident of this vicinity, was held at the
Congregational church Sunday after
noon.
Mrs. Nicholson is visiting in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Beardsley are the
happy parents of little girl, born Sat
urday.
Despite the intense heat the union
services at the Congregational church
Sunday evening were very interesting.
Several came from Paw Paw, and all
seemed to be in the spirit of the occa-
sion
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
North WaVerly.

Mrs John Dodge is visiting in Oshte-
mo.
Darcy Dayton will teach the Scott
school next year.
Carl Tibbitts and wife have moved
to Sam Farnsworths place.
Mrs. Will Scott and daughter Verne
visited in South Haven last week.
John Deal, who was seriously injured
in a runaway, is now able to be out
again.
Claude Wilson and Grace McFarlin
are attending the teachers normal at
Paw Paw.
Roy Woodhouse and Chas. Travis at
tended the show at Kalamazoo, Friday,
on their wheels.
Eddie Van Vert of Grand Rapids is
spending his vacation with his cousin,
Roy Woodhouse.
Mrs. II. p. McFarlin whose left arm
was broken a short time ago, had the
misfortune to fall heavily on Friday last,
breaking her right arm at the wrist.
Drs. Scott and Ransom reduced the
fracture.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27

To such a pitch Of evaporation did
the practice Of using buttons in the
shirt drive the men of the middle ages
that they adopted the plan OF wearing
brass or steel armor, fastened together
with metallic bolts rhe popular idea
that men wore armor in order TO fight
in it is manifestly absurd, since no man
could possibly have fought when in
cased in half hundredweight of metal.
Armor was worn solely in order to
avoid the worry Of shirts with missing
buttons.
There were distinct advantages con-
nected with the chain steel shirts.
When one OF these garments came home
on Saturday night from the washer
woman, the owner could feel reasona-
bly, certain that the metallic clasps at
the neck and in the bosom were all III
their proper places, for no washerwom-
an could have succeeded in detachlng
them without the use of cold chisel
If it did so happen that the washerwom-
ans husband had been run over by a
steam roller while wearing a steel shirt
belonging to one of his wife's custom
ers, and one of the metallic fastenings
had thereby been injured, the customer
in question could not accuse his wife
of negligence and demand to know why
she failed to keep his shirts in proper
epair.-London Answers.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Russia's Magnificent Churches.

1.-THE churches in st. Petersburg are
so magnificent that they go to your
head, " writes Lillian Bell in The La
dies Home Journal 1--WE did nothing
but go to mass on Christmas eve and
Christmas day, for although we spent
our Christmas in Berlin we arrived i'll
ST. Petersburg in time for the Russian
Christmas, which comes l2 days later
than ours st. Isaac's, the Kazan and
SITS. Peter and Paul dazed me. The
icons or images of the Virgin are set
with diamonds and emeralds worth a
kings ransom. They are only under
glass, which is kept murky from the
kisses which the people press upon the
hands and feet. The interiors of the
cathedrals. with their hundreds of sill
yer couronnes and battlef1ags and
trophies Of conquests, look like great
bazaars. Every column is covered clear
TO the dome The tomps of the czar are
always surrounded by people, and can
dies burn the year round. Upon the
tomb Of Alexander III, under glass, is
the exquisite laurel wreath placed there
by President Faure 1t is Of gold and
was made by the most famous carver OF
gold in Europe. "
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Lucid Explanation.

An Irishman walking over a plank
sidewalk, in counting some money ao-
cidentally dropped a nickel, which roll
ed down a crack between two Of the
boards The Irishman was much put
out by his loss, trifling though it was,
and continued on his way, swearing
audibly.
Early the next day a friend, while
walking by the spot, discovered the
Irishman deliberately dropping a dollar
down the same crack through which he
had lost his nickel. The friend was Of
course much astonished at what he saw,
and desiring TO learn why Pat should
deliberately, to all appearances throw
away money inquired his reasons and
was fairly taken off his feet by the fol-
lowing explanation:
1T was this way" said Pat. "It's
yesterday l was passin this way when
lost a nickel down that hole Now, /
reasoned thot it wasn't worth me while
to pull up thot sidewalk for a nickel,
but last night scheme struck me, and
l am dropping down the dollar to make
it worth me while. Chicago News.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Gobleville.

Mrs. Sadie Mintzer is improving rap
idly.
Miss Stella Green has been very bad
again for few days.
Misses Myrtle and Bessie Long are 60
ing to Chicago, Friday, for visit.
c. w. Myers and family have gone to
South Haven to camp few weeks.
The Rebecca lodge held their installa-
tion of officers Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Buckner and Miss Hazel have
gone to South Haven to spend few
weeks
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Perkins of Bloom
ingdale spent Sunday with Mrs. Perkins
parents.
The rush at the canning factory is
about over for the present, the berries
being nearly gone.
Yves. Herrons little grandchildren,
who have been visiting him, have re
turned to Allegan.
Mrs c. B. Hart returned home Satur-
day. She has been assisting in the care
of Miss Stella Green.
Mrs r. G.. Myers, who has been spend
ing the past four weeks here, returned
to Kalamazoo Saturday.
Saul Franks concert proved a grand
success. A large crowd was present.
The ladies were each given a souvenir,
a badge of the American and Cuban
flags.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
At the Wrong Door.

"There, be stranger at the outer
gate, said the bellboy with low bow,
"who knows not whence he comes.
'Tis passing strange" quoth st.
Peter. what sayeth he concerning his
home on earth?"
but little" exclaimed the youth.
HE says that it be located on river
so thick with mud it can be walked
across in summer. He says that where
he lived, life is held at naught and that
money is the one god worshiped. That
the most successful pickpocket is the
best man, and that one day he may be
worth 81, 600, 900 and the next be COM
PEELED to borrow 10 cents for plate OF
baked beans That it was a city of fat,
diamonds and soiled linen, and that
Hold, sirrahi' ~ exclaimed St Peter.
"Tis enough. Register him from Chi
cago and send him down. detroit
Free Press
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
How to Look Good.

Good looks are really more than skin
deep, depending entirely on a healthy
condition of all the vital organs. If the
liver is inactive, you have bilious look
if your stomach is disordered you have
dyspeptic look; if your kidneys are af-
fected, you have a pinched look. Secure
good health and you will surely have good
looks. "Eclectric Bitters" is good al
terative and tonic. Acts directly on
the stomach, liver and kidneys, purifies
the blood, cures pimples, blotches and
boils and gives good complexion. Every
bottle guaranteed. Sold at Longwell
Bros. drug store. 30 cents per bottle. D
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Correspondence Department.
Geneva.

Charley Tyler and George Egelus have
made trip to Chicago.
Miss Sabra Tyler of Chicago is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
Lucy Foster and Merl Grover are at
tending the normal school at Paw Haw.
While coming home from Bangor last
week, Mrs. Simpson broke her leg at the
knee.
The infant grand daughter of Mrs Ter
rell died last Sunday. Its mother died
only few months ago.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
COrWin.

Ned Manley of Hartford is guest of
his cousin Ralph.
Hugh Corey spent last week with his
grandmother in Lawton.
Miss Lila Felt will teach the fall term
of school in this district
A number of men from here camped
at Magician lake last week.
On Friday last Mrs Roll Harris enter
tanned her mother, Mrs. III. Jacobs and
Mrs. Bertha Chase of Prospect Lake.
Quite a number of people have been
on the sick list from eating some very
high colored cheese, purchased in Corwin.
Curte johnson is home from James
vile, Wis, where he has been studying
telegraphy and shorthand He expects
to go to st. Paul, Mimi, soon.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Town Line.

Miss Grace Sebret of Kalamazoo is a
guest of Ada Klein
Frank Farnsworth of Benton Harbor
is visiting friends here.
Mrs. Bert Standish of Battle Creek is
visiting her parents here.
Chas. Allen and family attended the
show at Kalamazoo Friday.
Odessa Hoffman will not teach next
year, on account of poor health.
lie Roy Thompson has had his house
completely remodeled, and has a new
underground kitchen.
The school board in the Speicher dis
trict have secured Miss Norah McFarlin
as teacher for the coming year.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, ! -.
LucaS County. Pr

Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of f.. j.
Cheney IL Co, doing business in the city
of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and
that the said firm will pay the sum
OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS (Sl00.) for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed i'm
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. ID. 1896 \. w. Gleason,
lsEAL Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of thesystem. Testimonials
sent free Sold by all druggists. Toe
r. j. Cheney Il Co, Toledo, O.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The true northerner., 1898-07-27
Color East and West.

California is beautiful in color-red,
purple, yellow. No other state and few
countries can compare with it in this.
When Californians come east, however,
they are delighted with the scenery and
they explain that it is the greenness of
everything. Their colors are more gor-
geous. but they are high and hot and
dry, the damp, dark tones of the east
are an aesthetic bath. New York Com.
mercial Advertiser.