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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-18
PRECIOUS METALS.

Most people, when asked to name the
most precious metals usually mention
gold as first, platinum as second and sill
yer as third. Cold is worth about $3.50 per
pound troy, platinum $3.50 and silver about
$l2. Nickel is worth about so cents, and
pure ALUMINIUM from so cents to ~ to the
troy pound BariuIn sells for $3.50 a
pound when 1t is sold at all, and calcium
Is worth $500 a pound. Cerium is a shade
higher; its cost is $3.50 an ounce. or 1920
per pound. These begin TO look like fabu-
lous prices. but they do not reach the
highest point, chromium being $500. Co.
bait falls to about halt, the price Of 81,
yer, while didymium the metal isolated
by Masander, is the same price as cal
cium Galium is worth s3250 an ounce
With this metal the highest price is
reached and it may well be called the
rarest and most precious metal. Glacinum
is worth $3.50 per ounce, indium $3.50 iri-
dunn S65S a pound, janthan mum $l75 and
lithum $l60 per ounce. Nidium costs SIPS
per ounce; osmium, palladium. platinum
potassium and rhodium being, respective
~. $640, 500, S130 $50 and $5l2 per pound
Strontium costs SIPS an ounce, tantalum
s1H, tellurium 49, thorium S272, vanadium
1920, yttorium s144 and zinconium $3.50 an
ounce,-New York Times.
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BID FOR THE WEALTHY.
Gov. Smiths Special Taxation Bill Endors-
ed by Vermonts Lower House.

Montpelier, Vt, Nov. 17-Gov.
Smiths special taxation bill passed the
house this morning. 1t provides for
a board of tax examiners who are en-
powered to make an agreement with
non residents. who will enter the state
and reside here, as to taxes for a period
not to exceed 80 years. The object of
the measure is to induce wealthy peo-
pie to enter Vermont under a contract
that their taxes will not be above a
specific amount for a specified pc
riod.
The bill committing death sentence to
life Imprisonment in the case of Isabella
Marsh and William c. Buzzell, convict
ed of murder in the first degree for
poisoning the husband of Mrs. Marsh,
also passed the house today.
The Central Vermont Railway bill
was signed by the governor.
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SOME ENGLISH COLLECTORS.
lFrom the london Mail )


New collecting crazes seem to rise up
every day, and poster collecting is one of
the latest fads; the Duke of York has got
several very fine and rare specimens. 1t
is well known that he is also a keen col
lector of postage stamps Lord Morton's
collection of luster pottery-both copper
and silver--is well known. The late Lady
Charlotte Schroeder had probably the fin
est collection of fans in the world Sir
Henry Tichborne is devoted to guns, and
whenever he can find something novel in
the way of firearms invariably adds it, if
possible, to his collection. Lord Alling-
ton is forever IN search of some new
white bird or animal 70 place in his White
farm at Crichel 1t is well known that
the Prince of Wales gave orders for sim
gle pearls to be added to each OF his
daughters necklaces on their respective
birthdays Lady Sophie Scott is devoted
! to turquoises. and has very large and
| fine collection of the pretty blue stones.
Mr. Walter Rothschilds hobby may be
said to be collecting animals of all kinds.
dead and alive, the former being added to
the museum at Tring Mr. Charles Ken
| nedy who has a beautiful house in Plea
| Oily, has perhaps the finest collection of
Battersea enames in London. He has
some fine specimens that he bought at
! the Hamilton palace sale, and for which
he gave several hundreds Of pounds Mr.
| Edward Sass, the actor, has a unique
| collection of playing cards, having got
specimens from nearly every country in
| the world and Mr.. Panmure Gordon is
devoted to carriages OF every shape, form
and size.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

C4MARA,S SQUADRON.

The Camara Obscura squadron is re-
ported at Port Said, the Mediterranean
entrance to the Suez canal, and now
the question is, will it go through the
canal? If it does it will have to pay a
large sum in gold, or it's equivalent in
deprecated pesetas. If the sailing of
the squadron has been merely bit of
the famous Spanish strategy, it's next
move will probably be toward home.
If there is no strategy about it and if
the squadron is actually on it's way to
the Philippines there will be new Won
der wherever the news is known. Time
will tell. Dewey has annihilated one
Spanish squadron and Is now better
able to deal with another than he was
to tackle the first. It's queer move
the Spaniards have made in this mat
ter. Do they think that when Camara' S
squadron gets to the Philippines it will
have help from Germany, do they want
to "let the tail go with the hide" or
are they only bluffing?
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MORE PEACE TALK,

There is revival Of the peace talk,
and they do say that Spanish honor
is satisfied. Whether Spain will sue
for peace before or after the fall of
Santiago the wise men do not know,
but if she sues before she will have to
hurry. A London correspondent Of the
Sun says the point of doubt really is
whether there will be any government
in Spain to act for the country The
Sagasta ministry, if it exists another
week, will seek to put an end to the
war in the only manner possible. So
will Silvela or any other Conservative
cabinet if called to power, which is
doubtful. So, also, will any so-called
National cabinet composed of both
parties, which is Queen Regent Girls
tina's plan of dealing with the emer-
gency. So, indeed, would the Republic
can revolutionists if they should sue
coed in Selling the government. The
only people in Spain at the present mo-
ment who are opposed to peace, except
on the possible basis of the Spanish
retention of Cuba, are the Carlists, and
they make pretensions to their Quixotic
patriotism only for the purpose of
usurping the throne.
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CORNELL COCKTNESS.

In the first shock Of last Thursday
the friends of Yale were bluer than her
color But some of them have found
a. little solace in the thought that, af-
ter all, superiority in baseball and row.
ing is not the chief end and aim of a
university. OF course, there is nothing
solid in this solace, because when a
university goes into baseball and row.
ing it must win in order to prove it's
quality and get the full benefit of the
advertisement. SO the situation
isn't really much relieved. And
now comes Cornell with some
thing mere than hint that there
will be no more racing with her at New
London, and that unless Yale wants to
continue to lick only Harvard without
glory she must row Cornell where and
in what company Cornell chooses.
The worst Of this Cornell cockiness is
that it is justified by past and sad
events. Yale must become childishly
exclusive, or she must adopt as her
motto Cornell must be beaten" and
persevere until Cornell has been beat
en-. Cornell can be beaten, just as Yale
has been. Yale is blue enough, but it is
better to be blue than yellow.
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GERM4N Ex4MpIE.

Once in awhile there is something
well worth attention in the consular re-
ports. For instance, In the report
made by Consul Monaghan concerning
Germany's way of increasing her for
eign commerce.
A year ago commission of German
experts went to the Orient to study it's
needs and to gather information. In
ten years Germany has Increased the
number of its large establishments in
China from tifty-six to ninety-two and
in Japan from thirty eight to fifty
ago, the consul reports, is now bearing
fruit. The goods sent from Germany
to China went up from $5,S71, 500 to $1O-
769,50G in the years between 1889 and
1896, an increase of S6.7 per cent: to
Japan the increase was from $4,426,S00
to $S,490,000, or 1922 per cent. The in
crease in imports to Germany from
those countries is relatively larger.
Germany's increase in the eastern
trade is relatively larger than that of
any other country, but in absolute
amount of trade Germany is still be-
hind some others.
AS Mr.. Monaghan points out, the Ger
mans are constantly putting forth eff
forts to increase their foreign trade.
One of the latest suggestions in this d.
rection, and one that is likely to be
acted upon soon, is that of the opening
of sample rooms in foreign cities. ITO
exhibit goods in Bombay and Calcutta,
Pekn, Shanghai and Hong Kong, in
Yokohama and Tokyo, in Valparaiso
and Santiago, in Buenos Ayres and in
Rio de Janeiro, for one year" says
Consul Monaghan, lis worth century
of circulars by mail. Nothing is so
eloquent and instructive as direct con-
tact with the objects offered for sale,
nor is any nation above this need" Ac-
cording to the plan, a number of firms
of kindred character combine. In writ
ing of the possibilities of America in
these markets of the far east Mr..
Monaghan expresses this opinion: The
east has more than half the human race
to clothe and feed, and no nation has
opportunities like our own. With lines
of steamers from San Francisco, Seat
tie and Portland, with a canal via Nj
caragua or Panama, and communica-
ton from the gulf and Atlantic cities,
we must participate as no other pow
er can in the commercial splendor
promised for the coming century. If
coarse cotton can be spun and woven
in the South, if Alabama can make iron
rails as cheap as or cheaper than Eng
land, If Europe buys our machines, To-
| comotives, tools, agricultural imple-
ments, etc., we must carry these prod
ucts to the East.
There is obvious and profitable truth
| in this. This country can conquer
| more than the Philippine trade If it
takes advantage of its opportunities.
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KITTEN AND PELICAN,

Behind big old-fashioned house in a
large city there lived a large pelican.
The bird was allowed the liberty of the
yard, around which he would walk
sedately. He could not fly, and he had
lived there so long that he seemed con-
tent to stay.
One day when the peclican was TAX
ing his mornings exercise little kit
ten from the neighbours yard came
strolling along the fence When she
first saw the big bird her eyes opened in
wonder, her tail grew big and her hair
stood out. But presently, as the pecli-
can did not hurt her, she became used
to him and jumped down into the yard
to investigate.
Now, whether the pelican happened
to be in lively mood and wanted a
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FASHION NOTES.
SIT High and Straight.

The bicycle riders who make the best
appearance are those young women
who sit very high. That is, their toes
just reach the pedal when it is down.
Such grip in the pedal means that
you should be very sure of your brake
in going down hill, but there is class
of riders, larger this year than ever
before, who do not care a bit about
Sporty riding. They want to look
we'll and to take it easy, and to that
end they neither adjust nor ride their
wheel so that the bloom comes off their
complexion or their looks are sacrificed
to safety. If the saddle is not very
high a pretty ankle motion is the re-
suit, instead of the fiat-footed if safer
movements that come with the lower
saddle. With the high saddle, the
knee bend is reduced. and the figure
must be held perfectly erect, the hands
reaching the handle bar easily without
STOPPING. So adjusted, the wheel is rid
den almost as if you were walking,
and the result is airy, graceful and
safe enough for ordinary riding after
you have learned your way about on a
wheel set with a view to safety
The latest fad in skirts permits only
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

There was no funny man in the
Bible, am glad to say" said the seri-
Gus boarder How about Leviticus ~
asked the Cheerful iot.-Indianapolis
Journal. -
Double Entendre.-Mattie What
would you do il young man was to
kiss you against your will? Helen
Oh, pshaw! Such thing would be i'm
possble.-Chicago News
To Meet Requirements man
out West has patented new style of
whist-counters. She-What is the
idea? He-They register the number
of words spoken by each player.-Puck.
Free to Kick.-"WiddIes must have
paid up. Have you noticed how he has
been sassing the landlady lately?'
mo. Widdles has not paid up, but he
owes more than his trunk is WORTH
Indianapolis Journal
Wallace believe there is some truth
in the charge that the working people
are falling away from religious observ-
ance. Ferry-Tf that be true, it ought
to make religion fashionable again
Cincinnati Enquirer.
First Drummer hear you've given
UP trade to go the front?
Second-Yes.
IT don't suppose the salary was the
chief inducements"
mo; commission
doesn't make any difference, does it?
He-Yes / wouldn't marry you if
your husband was living.-Truth
Briggs-I didn't know that you were
near sighted! Griggs-Near- sighted!
Why, / walked right up to one Of my
creditors Bits.
First evangelist--Do you think you
have fully saved Mr.. Triple? Second
evangelist-Yes indeed. ! have prayed
with him, and sang for him, and read
to him until he has become so con-
verified that he is going to get divorce
from his wife and marry me.-Harlem
Life
"How old are you, anyhow, Bill?"
w. r. Smith, the Republican candidate
for Chief Justice of Kansas, was asked
the other day. well, I'll tell you," he
replied. Some people like an old
Judge, and so / let 'em all guess
Kansas City Star.
She-The fact that I am a widow
A fool, a barber, and a bald-headed
man were travelling together. Losing
their way, they were obliged to sleep
in the open air; and, to avert danger
it was agreed to watch by turns. The
first lot fell on the barber, who. for
amusement, shaved the poor fools
head while he was sleeping. He then
woke him, and the fool, raising his
hand to scratch his head, exclaimed
Here's a pretty mistake; you have
awakened the bald-headed man instead
of me!"-Tit-Bits.
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turned over and came to the ground on
her feet. Then she scampered around
Mr.. Pelican's legs, nearly upsetting
him. He turned, and made another
toss. Down came kitty again, landing
safely on the grass, not at all frighten-
ed at thfs new rough companion. She
seemed to enter into the sport of the
thing and stood still to be tossed as if
she rather liked it.
The pelican got tired first. His
master came out Of the house with a
good dinner of fish for him. He picked
up fish, gave it a toss and caught and
swallowed it. Puss who was looking
on with open eyes, came in for a share
of the pelicans dinner, and they have
been the best of friends ever since
Animal Friends.
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A Pertinent Suggestion.

To the Editor Of the Journal and Courier:
In the programme of the illumination
to be held on the evening of July fourth
I notice that one number is to repre-
sent the destruction of the United
States battleship Maine.
To one who lost friends in this disas-
ter the feeling comes that the commit
tee have erred in judgment in allowing
such an exhibition to be made.
Cannot some equally effective device
be substituted, which will not in any
way offend. CITIZEN.
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AnyERrIsING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small
sertlon. Five Cents Word for full week
Seven times). :,
Display advertisements, per inch, one IN n
cents one GeeE ao one month $40
one year, $40 a.,
Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar
ages a9d dapts %
Yearly advertisers are limited TO thelr
own Immediate business (all matter 10 De
unobJectionable). and their contracts 40 not
include Wants, To Let, For Sale. etc.
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game Of play with somebody. or
whether he remembered the way his
father used to catch fish by throwing
them up in the air and catching them
again, while he was a little nesting
and lived in tree beside river,
don't know: but pelican picked up the
little kitten, and giving it a toss in the
air opened it's huge mouth as If to
catch it as it came down.
Puss seemed to think 1T was rather
good fun. With a quick motion she
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

has pronounced distinction. Boomers
are never seen except on women WHO
do tandem riding with men and who
dress and ride like the men with whom
they ride. Aside from fads, skirts are
longer than last year. On the road one
sees very jaunty short skirts that hang
full and prettily and make their wear
ers look like ten-year-old children,
which indicates the greatest objection
to them. The costume pictured here
offers tasteful compromise between
the two extreme lengths. In it's bodice
it showed a jaunty adaptation of the
Norfolk jacket which relieved that
garment of it's ugliness. A light weight
dust coored suiting was the material,
a bright plaid tie dressing it nicely.
FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

The talk is that martial law will be
proclaimed in Spain soon, and then, the
attitude of the army being known, sub
sequent action will depend upon what
that attitude is. The nation is de-
scribed as being almost unanimously
for peace, even with the loss of Cuba.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

In the current number of the Atlantic
Professor Hugo Munisterberg explains
that free will functions are necessary
products Of psychophysical conditions;
history, therefore, is the report about
large series of casually determined
psychophysical processes which hap
pened to happen"
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THE PUBLIC

ARE CAUTIONED against spurious waters served out
of refed APOLLINARIS bottles out of bottles
with labels and cork brands resembling those used for
APOLLINARIS.
The imprisonment of Philadelphia offender, who was
heavily fned and the Indictment of in Chicago,
is assurance that all complaints made to of such illegal
practices will receive vigorous attention
United Agency Company, SOB Fifth Ave. New York,
Sole Agents of
THE APOLLIW.ARZS CO., LTD, LONDON
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Ex-Governor Fifer of Illinois was in
troduced at the Williams College COM
mencement as the father of the only
man in the college who had scored any
thing in a foot ball game during the
year, and as such he was cordially re-
ceived.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

"A student recently asked the presi-
dent of Oberlin college if he could not
take a shorter course than that pre-
scribed by the institution. "Oh, yes"
was the reply, "but that depends upon
what you want to make of yourself.
When God wants to make an oak he
takes a hundred years, but when he
wants to make squash he takes six
months"
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the toe to show, and that adds to the
walking effect. 1t hangs perfectly
straight all around as if the wearer
were standing instead of seated 1t can
only be made by first class tailor and
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.

THE CARRINGToNPU PUBLISHING co.
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET..
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top of the coping, this pipe having con-
nectlon with force pumps situated in
the basement, and, through perfora-
tions properly arranged, insures the in
PRODUCTION of substantial sheet of
water from cornice to pavement,
around the whole or any imperilled por-
ton of the building. The arrangement
of the system of piping is such as to
enable operation in prescribed sections;
additional relays of smaller pipe are
also placed in position above windows
and doors, in order to complete the
curtaining of those points in the most
serviceable manner, should the curtain
in the main be broken by wind i'm
pingement against the building.
According to letter from Toxic pub
lished in London, the first railroad in
Corea, from Chemulpho to Seul, will
pass into the possession of a Japanese
company Immediately after completion.
The concession was originally obtained
by Mr.. ]. Morse, representative of the
American Trading company in the far
East. 1t was private speculation, and
Mr.. Morse believed that he could easily
obtain funds in the United States for
the construction of the road, and that
the enterprise would prove very lucra-
tive. In the former forecast he was
mistaken. Only 100000 was needed,
but American capitalists were unwill-
ing to advance the money. The line
had been already contracted for, and
the concessionaire, finding himself in
some embarrassment, had recourse to
Japanese business. An agreement was
concluded, Mr.. Morse pledging himself,
under forfeiture of 10000 yen, to hand
over the line when completed, and the
Japanese engaging to supply the nee
essary funds. The work proceeded
steadily and had made great progress
when a few months ago, French syn
dictate appeared in the field and offered
Mr.. Morse 100000 yen for the line-a
clear gain of a million yen. Mr. Morse,
however, considered himself morally
bound to those who had assisted him,
and the road will consequently pass
into Japanese possession. 1t is now be-
lieved that the government will be,the
| ultimate purchaser.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY,
10 CENTS A WEEK, SO CENTS A MONTH,
So FOR SIX MONTHS, SO A YEAR. THE
SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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The idea of protecting buildings
against fire from without by means of
q water curtain, to be made to fall all
around the structure, appears to be
gaining favor, having the Endorsement
of some Of the most experienced pro-
fessional experts in this line, and the
plan is exciting special attention in
Chicago, where it is being applied to
the great Public Library building. The
arrangement is extremely simple. A
seven-inch steel water main is laid
around the top of the structure, upon
the broad stone table formed by the
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-27

The coming textile fiber, according to
Textile America, is that of the ramie
plant. Already, it appears, manufae-
turers Of hosiery and fancy goods are
using the fiber on large scale, and the
facilities for washing such textures
have contributed to their increasing
manufacture for table linen, bed sheets,
etc The fact is also important that the
different tests made with this and other
vegetable fibres such as flax, hemp, cot
ton, ETC., have been in favor Of the
ramie, and for this reason it Is grad
ually gaining favor in another branch,
namely, the production of sailcloth,
riages, on account of it's being less SEN
sitive to atmospheric influences, acids
and septics. Knitted underwear made
Of ramie-this industry, it may be re-
marked, being one In which the mate
rial has been most successfully intro
duced--is not only one that has. ac-
quired quite a liking from the public
because of it's extreme durability and
silky finish, but also for its estimated
hygienic advantages; these latter are
based on the substance admitting of
normal perspiration without generating
or retaining the disagreeable heat
caused by textures made of other fibers
while hot water and soap will also
cleanse it without any exposure to
strong fiction.