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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
SOME NEEDED IMPORTATION.

A very interesting matter is dealt with by the Massachusetts Labor Bull letin, which discusses some facts furn- ished by the Women's Educational end Industrial Union This organization, having had an employment bureau for many years, and having noted the in- sufficiency of the supply of housework- CTS to the demand, employed an agent to inquire why the surplus employees of shops and factories would not accept work in the household. where they could earn better wages, counting board, of course, as wages. The result of this inquiry elicited the facts of va the part of the girls working in the shops and factories. The chief obiec- tions were to the long hours of domes- tic service, to the social stigma attach ing to it, to the dreariness of working
 alone, etc, etc. A natural step in ad- vance of this investigation was sec ond inquiry into the real conditions of household labor. A series of scheduls s were furnished by 245 women, who made out detailed statements of the busy, "on-call," free and resting time of their employees during the period of two weeks. The bureau of labor tabulat- these lists. The average number of hours of daily work of the household employe for the five full working days of the week, it appears is eleven and twenty-five minutes, which does not in- clude the time when the maid, though
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
4 GREAT SETBACK.

It appears to be generally conceded when the voters of the State of Wash ington defeated a Woman Suffrage amendment. Women now have full voting privileges in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho. But California, Kansas and South Dakota have voted down Woman Suffrage amendments in recent years; and now Washington has done the same. This last defeat Is rather more than an ordinary one for the women and their allies, since Wash ington, when Territory, used to allow ballot privileges to the gentle sex. Evi- dently the experience was not satisfac- tory, for not only was Woman Suffrage left out of the Constitution when State functions were assumed, but the peo- ple out there still adhere to a conyic- ton that it is undesirable after having had experience both with and without it.
 Too bad, too bad. If Woman Suffrage can't go west with the Star of Empire and maintain it's grip there where can it expect to conquer? Surely not in the effete East, where proud and degener- ate Man has things fixed to suit him. self and is too selfish to allow any change.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
A GREAT FRENCH PITCHER.

Char.e1 Meyron--born in 1521-was brought up to the navy, going first in 1887 to the naval school at Brest As youth he sailed round the world. He touched at Athens; touched at the then savage coasts of New Zealand; made sketches, few of which, in days when his greater work was most of it done, he used as material for some of his etchings Art even then occupied him, and deeply interested as he soon got to be in it. he seems to have had notion that it was less dignified than the pro- fession of the navy, and after while he chose deliberately the less dignified
 because it was the less dignified. He would have us believe so, at any rate; he wished his father to believe so. And in 1S45, having served creditably, and become lieutenant, he resigned h,s commiss' on. A painter he could not be. The goda who had given him even in his youth a poetic wis on and f1gmnt ss of land had denied him the true sight of color; and I remember seeing hang ing up in the salon of M. Burty, who knew him, a larg4 impressive paste! of ship cleaving her way through wide,
 deep waters, and the sea was red and
 the sunset-sky was green, for Meryon was color blind. He would have to be an engraver. He entered the work
 room of one M. Blery, to whom, in after times, as his won't was he engraved some verses of hi1 writing -apprecia- tive verses, sincere and unfinished-"a toi, Blery. mon maitre." The etchings of Zeea an the Dutchman, gave m the desire to etch. He copied with fro edom and interest several of Zee man neat lit e plates, and addressed him with praises, on another little cop p f, ke the enc to Blery-."ta Zeeman, I peintre des matelots. .'--Pall Mall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

more. While yet this demand was un- satisfied, fashions shifted and the bo- lsro was left high and dry. Now are ap- bearing, in connection with the new crop of coat and jacket bodices, just the sort of bolero suggestions that were wanted at the time alluded to- Fash ionable women are seizing upon these new effects eagerly, so Died of ne- glect' is a just if beated verdict.
 One of the odd types of these new jackets Is sketched here. It is one, too, whose attractlveness exceeds it's odd ity, and it is finding ready acceptance Worn over a vest and chemisette of white liberty silk, this model was steel gray cloth striped with very fine black lines. Its abbreviated waistcoat, which is the garments most striking charac- teristic, hooked in the center, though it bore two rows of tiny steel buttons. Black velvet piped the edges and gave the belt. On the skirt the only orna- mentation was the stitching about the hips. It was mathema tically exact as to cut and hang, however, points that Wearers of almost plain skirts should nowadays be particular about even to the extent of being considered finicky. i Copiers of this new form of jacket may safely feel that they are deing a styl sh trick, and they feed not make it of the same stuff as the skirt For silk skirts the boleros are usually velvet. What ever the material the fit should be fine. Even slight defect in this respect will be so noticeable as to almost ruin the appearance of the garment.
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
M1 MANA HERE.


 Manana has finally come. The Span iards have accepted the demands of the United States. They didn't pretend to like them. They firmly reject the prln- ciples embodied in the argument made by the United States But having ex- hausted all diplomatic resources, being inspired by reasons of patriotism and humanity and to avoid the horrors of war, they give up. Sensible Spaniards, at last. They have travelled long and devious road to reach the place they have now arrived at. They finally said yes in three hundred words, which was doing pretty well, considering.
 We are now told that the European continent doesn't approve the action of the United States, and high official of the French Foreign office is reported as saying: 'The appearance of the Americans in eastern waters is a dis turbing factor to the whole of Europe. Americans, as is well known, lack diplo- matic manners, and will surely bring constant trouble to all of us'' This is not a very courteous or cheering well come into eastern waters, but perhaps we can't expect much better from those who are aching to teach us diplomatic manners.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
4 GEORGIA DECISION.

The Supreme court of Georgia has decided that under the law forbidding the sale of intoxicating liquors on Sum- day, social clubs cannot sell drinks, or furnish drinks under any pretence, to their members on that day. The lead- ing club of Savannah acted promptly in the matter, and the board of man. agers has posted regulation prohibit ing the furnishing of drinks to mem bers from midnight of Saturday to midnight of Sunday" The Augusta Chronicle says that "of course the clubs in this city, whose members are from among our best citizens and num- her court officers among them, will con- form to the law and permit no blind tiger on their premises"
 There is a great difference between clubs organized for the purpose of drinking Sundays, and clubs which rest chiefly on social basis. But there isn't as much difference in the sale of intoxicating drinks on Sundays in clubs as there ought to be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
THE ENTRY OF THE AMERICAN
 TNyrra rTANyrT

TROOPS INTO MANILA.
 Every shop and houe in the place was closed and one noticeable thing was the prevalence of the British flag. Every Chinaman's house and every Chinaman's window displayed this em- blem of Ir tection, so that the busine- s part of the city looked as if it were dressed for British holiday. The Spanish inhabitants, the officers and soldiers gave not the slightest token of hostility or displ asure. The prevail- ing feeling in the atmosphere on all sides was one of relef-relief that the strain of war, of hunger, of unc rsainty was over. General Merritt. sent for General Greene about eight o'clock, and accompanied the latter td the govsr- nor-generafs palace in the old walled city, where we found General Merritt and his staff seated at comfortab 6 dinner which the late governor-g gare- ra!a people were serving. The en- trance to the palace is large marble raved court, with a fine statue of Se- bsst,an Cabot between tte two broad flights of stairs which lead up tc the state apartments. This court was piled h ad-high with cap ured mus'Sets, equipments and Mauser cartridges while a company of soldiers were sleep- ing on the floor along the walls. Out side strings of surrendered cavalry horses were tied to the trees of the gar- den, and the whol, place suggested tte pctufe esque side of war.
 It is needless to say that everybody was in good humof and good appetite; but it seemed unutterably strange to see group of officers in the uniform of the United States, stained with mud and belted with revolvers, sitting about and smoking their cigars with com fortable air of proprietorship in these lofty rooms of viceroyalty. hung with splendid old portraits of Spain's weak rulers and Spains bold robbers. The weather beaten face oi ono old fellow in oasque seemed to look upon us with stern eye, and I said to myself, If that old sixteenth century buc cancer had been in command to-day there would have been more American sol- diers left dead uron the fields of Ma late. "-scribner's
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
EARLY MARINE ENGINEERING IN
 TIJI, TrnrTrrD STATES.

GA1tLl MARINE bIN1I4N IIGAANiA>N' AN'
 THE UNITED STATES.
 In 1880 gongs for the engine-:oom were unknown, and in many of the boats, when the pilot was in his house Off there was one), or on the deck over the engine-room, he would signal to the engineer by the strokes of a stick or cane upon the floor of the house or deck All boats, of course, carried bells, and by them all notices of depar- ture and of arriving were made known, and all salutes between boats were given by their bells. To blow steam, as is now done by whistle, was ln- tended to be challenge or an insult.
 In July, 1S37 the first steam launch, the Sweetheart, thirty-five feet In length, four feet three inches of beam, and three feet depth, engine 4xl2 lnch- es, wheels three feet six inches In dlam- eter, and boiler horizontal fire-tubuiar, designed and constructed at the United States navy-yard, New York, by the writer then chief engineer of the navy, was completed, and on her trial and succeeding trips around the city of New York was saluted with the bells of passing steamboats and cheered by peo- pie, who rushed to the ends of the piers to witness the novel sight. She att tained a speed of S.5 miles per hour. The engine was subsequently trans ferred to the United States Naval school at Annapolis.
 Fusl, up to the year 1886, was wholly pine wood, though up to that time some owners of steamboats commenced ex- perimeuting upon the practicability of using anthracite coal. A teamboat on her route of six or mere hours couli not have the capacity in her fire-room to contain all the wood required, and was compelled to pile 1t upon her side houses; and such boats as were oa a long route, as from New York to Provi- dence, were compelled to invade thesr upper deck with wood, and upon leav- ing the city had somewha: tha resem- blancc oi a floating woodward
 In 1889 anthracite coal was intro duced in the furnaces of the steamboat North America, plyirg on the Hudson river between New York ard Albany, and, to aid it's combustion when high pressure of steam was required, fam blower. driven by belt from the wheel-sSaft, was.first resorted to, but soon afterwards g small independent engine was used, connected by a belt to the bower. Anthrac' te coal wal soon afterwards first burned without auxiii- ary draught in the open furnace Of a steam olef.-Cassier's.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
LIJTITED.

Simkins-What makes your nose SO red, Timklns? Timkins-It glows with pride, sir, at not poking itself into other peoples business.--Tit- Bits.
 Cohenstein-I wonder wy folks say dot peezness yos peeezness? Mrs Cohen stein-Vell, ain'd i'd? Cohenstein-No; Peezness vos bleasure!-Puck.
 Signs Multiply Here's another sign of hard winter" What is it?" "The holes in the doughnuts are smaller than usual.Y-Chicago Record.
 Some folks" said Uncle Eben, makes dah thankfulness so kinder loud an monopolizin' dat 1t sounds like plain braggin'. Washington Star.
 Clarence-Are you doing anything to demonstrate youah patwiotism, Chol- ly-Oh, yes, deah poy. Every night before I wetire I say, "Wemembah the Maine"
 "The sheriff out our way has the sinecure," said Texas Ted. "How is that?" 'The mob jinirally does his work for him" Philadelphia North American.
 The Limit.-"What do you think of Sunday golf?' well, I don't think the clergy ought to play. ."-Brooklyn Life
 'There goes young Skimmins, the ar tist." Artist? Black and white?" "Ochre-mediocre. ."-Indianapolis Jour- nal.
 His First Engagement.-'I think know now" said the soldier, who was making determined effort to masti- cate his first ration of army beef, what people mean when they talk about the sinews of war."-Chicago Tribune.
 Grandma was in the habit of reading Willie a story after he went to bed. One evening she was persuaded to read a second, and Willie demanded still another. Not any more tonight" said grandma, firmly. "Oh, please, grandma, let's have the rubber. ."-Tit-Bits
 Dissimilar Views.-Stern Father Young man, I saw you kissing my daughter as I passed the parlor door, and I want you to know that l don't like 1t. What have you got to say for yourself? Young Man-Well, all I've got to say is that you don't know a good thing when you see it.-Chicago News.
 ''Yes, mamma, me an Jim Bulger is goin' to get up a patriotic play called 'Matanzas.' But, my dear boy, you couldn't learn any lines. You are too
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

conjured up a scene of desolation and winter, enlivened, perhaps, by band of criminal exiles plodding along some lonely highway or pracu- cally buried alive in some gloomy mine pit. In imagination we have even h ard the clanking of prison chains, the moaning of suffering men, and the sobs of distressed women, And yet, howev- CT displeaslng the picture which the name of Siberia never fails to convey, it's very mysterious and melancholy as- sociations have ever exerted strange fascination. I must confess that l have bsen no exception to the general rule. At very early age developed the di- sire to visit this mysterious country and to discover for myself, if possible some of its terrible hidden secrets.
 It has been my good fortune. on two recent occasions, to sratify this way ward ambition; and from what l saw and experienced I can assure my youth ful reader that his general gloomy mo- ton about the Hand of snow and ex- Ies' Is, in the main, incorrect-that there is another and very bright side to the Siberian picture.
 Not raising the question of the deplor- abe Siberian exile system, l would im- press upon the ader that Siberia it. self, in its southern portion at least, is a region where the vegetation is as va ried and luxuriant where the b'rss warble just as sweetly, where the chill dren play and the people laugh and sing just as cheerfully, as in our own coun- try In ia t, that portion of Siberia which is now reached by the new Trans Siberian railway might very justly ba called the northern "rrom sed land of milk and honey" for In it's teeming soil, genial summer climate and fabulous mineral wealth it ia sec- ond to none in the world.St. Nicholas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

In education, and, above all, local op- ton. He thinks that as the true spirit of the government of this country is in the will of the majority, so 1t should handle the matter of drink, with high license, or whatever form is voted most effective. He feels that as teachers In the public school show the evils of bad water and vitiated air, so they should tell that the drink habit spoiled mor- ais and manners and made bad shoes as well as hobnailed Iivers."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

age number of hours of work for Sun day is seven and twenty-four minutes, not including on-call time. The average number of hours of work on the day out is seven and one-half. The aver age daily "on-calr' time is one and one half hours.
 These facts are instructive and they ought to be helpful toward an im- provement in domestic service and do- mestics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each in- eertlon. Five Cents Word for full week (seyen times),
 Display advertisements, per inch, one In sertion, $1.20; each subsequent insertion. 10 cents; one week, S3.20; one month, $1o one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. 15 cents per line. Notices of Births Mar riages, Deaths and Funerals, 90 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gall matter to be Include Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

lazy" Yes, know, mamma. But don't have to learn any. l just come in and heehaw!" "Hee-haw?" Yes, mamma. I play the martyred mule." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29
SUNNY SIBERIA.

"As dreary and cold as Siberia" is an expression that has come to be almost a proverb. The very name has always
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

A new trust. All but one of the pea- nut-cleaning establishments in Virginia have agreed to consolidate their inter- ests and go into a trust. They repre- sent about s3000,000 of invested capital. The value of the yearly peanut crop which they handle is in excess of $5,- poo, 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

Mrs. Livermore told an audience of girls to whom she was featuring that "It is the greatest test of friendship to live with another woman and be happy" Being a woman, Mrs. Liver more ought to know.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

The Buffalo Railway company for some time has been using the electric current from Niagara falls power to run It's cars. Now the city is to be il- 1uminated by current from Niagara. This week the first circuit of arc lights, consisting of 450 lamps, was started and gradually the entire arc system of the city will be run by power furnished by Niagara falls.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-29

Norway has recently enacted a law under sixteen without signed orders from adults. Tourists who offer cigar cites to youths render themselves liable to prosecution, while the police are em- powered to confiscate the pipes, cigars and cigarettes of youths who smoke in public streets, a fine for the offense be- ing likewise imposed, which may be Anywhere between 2 shillings and e5.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-26
NEWBERRY. S. c., TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1893.

tho generals and theSpanish admirels
at the palace.
1t is currently reported here that
the insurgents have declined to con-
fer with the delegation of the colonial
government which was sent to treat
with them for peace on tho basis Of
broader form of autonomy. 1t is
added that the insurgents will only
accept Spanish generals as mediators.
The announcement of tho United
States ultimatum to Spain caused
great enthusiasm at the threatre last
night, the audience making belli-
cose demonstration against the
United States.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-26

distinction IN tho battles in tho west
and was wounded IN tho battle of
Wounded Knee. Ho was promoted
for gallantry, and whom tho timo
came TO send the Greeley rollef OK.
pedition to tho Arctic regions, Major
darlington volunteered and had
charge Of it. All know tho story.
When he was appointed by Secre-
tary Lamont as Assistant Inspector
General of tho army, tho secretary
made tho statement that ho was one
of the two mon in tho military SER
vico who had never asked for an ap-
pointment of Office Of any kind.
That his recommendation by Gov
ernor Ellcrbo will meet with the un-
"nimous appreciation Of tho pooplo
Of the State is shown by tho many
letters and personal requests that
Governor Ellerbe has bad asking
that Major Darlington be secured if
possible to command tho troops from
the proud Palmetto State.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-26
DEATH OF SENATOR wALrHALL..
~ Native Of Nlrginln, but for Twelve Years
Past United states senator from Missis.
slppi.

Washington, April Ex-senator
Edward g. Wnlthall, Of Missis-
sippi, died at his apartments at Carlo
to-day at $50 p. m. His death was
not unexpected, tho end having boen
foresecn for several days.
Senator Walthalis illness dated
from an attack Of bilious fovcr, and
from this he mover recovered. His
last address in tho Senate was mudo
on April 7, when he delivered a
eulogy on his colleague, Senator
George, in spite of the protests of
his physicinn. The following Sat :
urday he was confined to his bed
with a severe attack of typhoid
pneumonia, which resulted fatally to.
day.
Tho funeral arrangements provide
for services in the Senate on Sutur.
day at II o'clock. Tho remains, &C
companied by Congressional com
mittee, will leave hero on Saturday
night for Honey Springs, Miss, via
Atlanta and Birmingham. The in
terment will tako place Mt 10 o'clock
Monday.
Edward G. Walthall was born in
Richmond, Va, in 1881. He served
in tho Confederate army during the
civil war, rising to tho rank of Major
General. His profession was the
law. With tho exception of fourteen
mouths, from January, 1S04,to March,
1895, Mr.. Walthall sat continuously
III the Senate since tho 18th of
March, 1885.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-26
THE CALL FOR STATE MILITIA
1T FOLLOWS THE OUTLINES or THE
FIRST GALL MADE by LINCOLN.
1t Calls for 100000 Mcn-Secrrtary AIger
VIII Promptly Request tho Executives
or Each oftho Scve,nl States to Cause
to 10 immediately Detached
From the Militia the Quota
They May 10 Called
on to Furnish.

Washington, April 22.-Secretary
Alger today took to tho White House
for the Presidents signature the pro-
clamatlon prepared at the war de-
partment for 100000 men to serve
as volunteers for ono year.
In many respects the call follows
the outlines of tho first mado by
President Lincoln on April Is, 1861,
when he asked for $4,000 men.
Necessarily, there arc number of
changes, because of tho different
purposes for which volunteers are
asked. If tho precedents aro fol.
lowed, Secretary Algor will prompt.
ly request the executives OF each Of
the several States to cause to be i'm.
mediately detached from tho militia
tho quota they may be called on to
furnish. The Governors will com.
municate tho time at which such
militia will be expected at tho rcn.
devious, whore they will bo met by
officers Of the United States to mus
tor them into tho service of the gov
ernment.
Following this, tho secretary of
war will designate officers for tho
muster service, and they will report
at the places in each State where tho
troops may be rendezvouscd. prosi-
dent Lincoln's first call was for but
$4,000 mon, but tho total number
furnished was 0l,810.