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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
CLOSED.

No gentleman will threaten to throw his wife over Niagara Falls.-Buffalo Courier
 An Excellent Example.-"Yes, I be- long to the new school of philosophy that inculcates a belief in the general futility of human research" "Can you show us any examples?" "Yes I'm a member of committee that's investi- gating Trusts."-Cleveland Plain Deal CT.
 Mrs. Feedem-"You say you want half a tumbler of rye whiskey to make a great moral experiment with?" Torn Tompkins-"Ye lady. I've jes' taken de pledge, yer know, an wanter see whedder my moral stamina is strong enough ter resist de temptation uv drinkin' it or not. t."-Judge.
 Magistrate-"You admit that you en- tered the house of the prosecuting wit ness by the door at 2 o'clock in the morning?" Prisoner-"Yes, your hon. or" Magistrate-"What business had you there at that time of night?" Pris- oner-"I thought it was my own house. Magistrate-"Then why did you, when this lady approached, leap through the window jump into a cistern and hide yourself?" Prisoner-"Your hon. or, thought it was my e.''-House- hold Words.
 She had served acceptably as treas urer of the club for little over a year, and that was an exceptional record. Don't you have any difficulty in bal ancing your books?" they asked. "Oh, dear, mo- she replied. Why, it's the easiest thing in the world. I just add up what I have received and subtract from that what I have paid out to show what is due the club, and then make my husband give me a check for the amount. There's really noth- ing hard about keeping books when you know how" Chicago Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
BOSTON GAS.

So many people have lately been killed by Boston gas that living peo- pie there think a change in the quality of the gas is needed, and they want to go back to the old law regulating the amount of carbonic oxide that can be contained in Illuminating gas furnished by the various companies. The old law read: When the gas of any company is found on three consecutive inspec- tions to give less light than 15 stan- dard English candles, or to contain more than 20 grains of sulphur or 10 grains of ammonia for each 100 cubic feet, or more than 10 per cent. of car- bonic oxide, or any sulphuretted hydro- gen, fine of s1OO shall be paid by such company to the city or town supplied by it." When few years ago it was con- sidered wise to use water gas, this law was changed, so far as concerned the ten per cent. limit Of carbonic oxide, so that at the present time two or three times as much of this as was formerly the case Is found in the Boston gas. The effect of this change has been to greatly increase the danger resulting from the accidental breathing in of this Illuminating medium. Carbonic oxide is a chemical poison, being capable of displacing the oxygen in the blood. It is a colorless, odorless gas, and when sufficiently diluted, as it was under the old statutory regulations, was not, when inhaled, productive of serious consequences, at least not unless thus absorbed in large quantities.
 A bill providing for return to the old law has been introduced in the Massachusetts legislature, and there are some gruesome facts to back it ur with.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
ANorHER KANSAS FREAK.

Kansas is an interesting State, and interesting things are happening there every day. One of the latest has just happened at Fort Scott. Mrs. Della Black, the lovely young wife of Bour- bon county farmer, brought action for divorce, alleging that her husband had been cruel. The case was tried before a jury, both sides being represented by eminent local counsel, and verdict of disagreement followed. The case came on for trial again the other day, when MT. Black announced that he would dispense with counsel and try the case himself. He is not a lawyer, and his friends tried to dissaude him from having a fool for a client, but to no avail. Of course, Mrs. Black was the chief witness in her own behalf. When she took the stand her husband enter ed upon an elaborate cross examina- tion. With studied courtesy, but re- lentless persistency, he probed their family affairs as, of course, no outsider would have been able to do. Address ing her always in terms of the highest respect, he made her draw for the court a picture of their connubial affairs from the beginning to the end, and when the merciless exploration had proceeded for about an hour Mrs. Blacks attorney interrupted the cross- examination by asking the judge for the privilege of dismissing the suit at his clients cost, which was granted.
 Mir. Black must be smart man, but how about Mrs. Black? When has it happened before that a woman couldn' t hold her own in a talk with her hus- band about their domestic affairs? It looks very much as if Mrs. Black real ly had cause for divorce, Ii she couldn't talk her husband to a stand still.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

house on record. Just twenty-nine rose to support the call for the yeas and nays. The debate was on the usual lines on each side, and the only real contribution to the discussion was the citation of the recent votes of women of Boston for school committee. The vote at the city election in December last showed the smallest women's vote which has been east since the passage of the law to permit women to vote for school committee, or during the last nineteen years. It was 5,72S, whereas in 1888 it was about 19,000. The per- centage of women voting in Boston, compared with those who registered, shows the following steady decline in recent years In 1892 95 per cent. Of those registered voted; in 1893, S6; in 1894. 7S; in 1895, "A; in 1896, 62; in 1897, 61.
 It is clear that there isn't much use in talking any more to the women of Massachusetts about their rights. Westward the star of woman suffrage has taken it's way, and, truth to tell, it isn't shining as brightly there as it might.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

silk, springing from folded belt. The goods of this dress was brown woollen suiting, plastron and collar being brown faille. The revers extending into deep sailor collar at the back. To accompany this dress was a brown velvet hat of singular shape as it turn ed up very sharply in front, where 1t was trimmed with two lear" bows fas- tened with a buckle. Several rich brown plumes swept toward the back.
 The white feather is going to be a feature of the seasons hat, and if you have a bunch of fattened out white feathers left over from some former turn of fashion, send them off to the father makers and have them turned into full, curly plumes. The most stun ming aigrette effect of the coming sea- son will be reinforced by at least as many as two upright and high white plumes. These feathers are supposed to be natural and not split" but the tips hang down so that you cannot be sure. or so that the horrid thing who is taking you all in" cannot be sure.
 All dressy toques show the flash of white plume, no picture hat would be right without a white feather, the longer and the more dropping the bet ter, and even the modest little bonnet may support a sudden and aspiring plume if only 1t be white. As rule on the large hat the plumes lie horizon tally instead of standing upright. That is rather radical change from last season. Many big hats will be trim med with merely a pair of plumes set along the brim least and west" the crossed quills hid by big bunch of velvet. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
4 SETBACK FoH 4 GREAT CAUSE.

Everybody knows that there are no women in this country more fit to vote than the women of Massachusetts
 They are well educated, many of them are rich, and many of them have no husbands to lead or drive them to vote wrong. But they have not exhibited any eagerness to vote, and so the prog ress of great cause in Massachusetts has had a bad setback. An amend ment to the constitution to strike out the word male as a qualification for voting was debated most of the after noon Monday by the Massachusetts house. The vote on the substitution was A yeas to 97 nays. The supporters of the amendment were unable to get the requisite thirty members to stand up for roll-call in order to put the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
THE ART OF CAKE WALKING.

Good Walkers Born. Not Made-Im-
 portance of Partner and Clothes
 A good cake walker Is born, just like any other artist. A man can learn to cut up antics, go through funny movements and win applause from an audience that wants to be amused, but unless he is endowed by nature all these qualities will not make him an artist.
 If fellow wants to be a cakewalk- CT, being first equipped by nature, he should get his eagle eye out for lady It makes all the difference in the world what kind of a partner you have. See that she's good looking, has fair skin and hair not too kinky. The wavy- haired maiden is the most attractive and the most precious too. Let her demonstrate to you that she can do anything on two feet, from the pasma- Ia to the minuet. though I don't mean to say that the pasmala Is allowed in the refined cakewalk. It is not. It is too sporty, and we always bar it. But all these little things lend grace and experience to the walker, and the more of them she knows the better.
 Rehearse frequently with your part ner. Show her how to smile when your jaws begin to crack and agree on the best way to salute each other. Watch the audience on this point. See which poses they applaud most and then play the favorites for all they're worth.
 The various twists and turns in the cakewalk are not parts of any regular dances. They are ingenious contri- vances of our own. When a couple comes on and do their little turn they go through what we call solo. Then we have the chorus walk, the indiyid-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
D. s. oAMnLe.

Keeping step, making straight turns costume, refined facial expressions, well-matched couples and original movements. March music is the best, unless for solo work.
 am twenty nine. years old. and take to the cakewalk like a duck to water. am shampooer and Turkish bath expert. have travelled with minstrel shows, done theatrical truns and been in everything on the stage; so 1t comes natural to me to win out in a cakewalk battle. I've been chasing the dough, eatable and financial, for nearly ten years, and I'm going to keep at the game as long as it pays. Dan Washington in the St. Louis Re- public.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in- sertion. Five Gents Word for full week (seven times)
 Display advertisements, per inch, one h. sertion, $1 20; each subsequent Insertion, 40 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, 70 Cents each. Local Notices 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business tall matter to be include Wants, To Let, For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

Faneiul Hall, ''the cradle of liberty" Is found on examination to be much weakened by age and in danger of early collapse. Of course this historic situation will be properly repaired and preserved.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

To American women belongs the dis function of having the smallest hands In the world. Next come the women of Austria, Spain, France and Italy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 15 GENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS A MONTH, $3 FOR Srx MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

"What do you think of your mother in-law?" asked Gains wife's sister of Gains wife. She's a very original woman" replied Mrs. Cain.-Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
FASHION NOTES.
Sashed From Belt to Hem.
might.

SaBheu FrOih BhIt 10 HeNI' V
 The long sashes that are now so fashionable and that serve as adorn- ment for otherwise rather plain skirts need not be of brilliant hue. Especially is this true where the skirt has some trimming, and the rule seems to be- though like all rules 1t has many ex- ceptions-that the plainer the skirt, the brighter the sash. In the costume that the artist pictures here the skirt had two bands of the brown moss trim ming that ornamented the bodice, and its sash was plain one, of light brown
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

A London reporter who lately inter- viewed Dr. Creighton, the bishop of London, incidentally mentions the fact that during the conversation, which lasted about an hour, his lordship rolled and smoked no fewer than nineteen Cigarettes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

The Illinois Supreme court sustained the demurrer made in behalf of the negroes of Alton, who desired adnis- sion for their children to the public schools of that city. The next step will be to demand peremptory writ to admit the negro children to the Alton school
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

THE CARRINGToNPU PUBLISHING co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

Michael Davitt, in his book on Life and Progress in Australia" glves a curiousillustration of the way in which the protective laws there may and do operate. He says: It is related that a bull, once growing tired of his Victorian pastures and pastimes, crossed, with out knowing it, the Hist meridian of east longitude where the boundary line into South Australia is fixed as cus- toms fence against all persons and anil mals who cannot fly over that particu- lar spot. His owner followed and found the bull, but could not get him back without paying the protection penalty incurred by the rhoughtless animal in walking over into the next field, which happened to be beneath the meridian in question. This gave rise to a long official correspondence be- tween the governments on each side of this Hist meridian of east longitude, and it is said that the value of the time thus occupied by the various off, cials concerned, not counting cost of wax, tape, ink and paper, would buy the free-trading bull eour times over. It chanced that during one of my trips from one of the colonies to another left my kodak behind me-one I had purchased in America and brought with me from London. It reached me in due course, when I discovered tha a customs duty of seventeen shillings had been incurred by it for having crossed another meridian line in com ing from the colony next to the one I was in at the time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16
Che 1nmrmal and Gnurter

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

"Bad men for good roads," is the idea which takes we'll in North Carolina. That State has worked her convicts on the public roads with apparently good results. Eighty counties report the la bor as not at all intractable, while the cost of maintaining the convicts is con- siderably reduced from the expense of keeping them within prison walls. Be- sides which there is marked improve ment seen in the roads.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-16

foreign powers he takes refuge in false
 and misleading steps in appointing
 muavins-that is, Christian assistants
 to his own creatures in the provinces,
 who have not the slightest power to
 act, or by getting up some sham coun-
 cil of Mohammedan and Christian
 members who have neither the courage
 nor the will to bring order into the rot
 ten administration. As long as the
 valis, that is, governor-generals of the
 provinces depend upon the palace, and
 as long as the sublime porte Is not re-
 instated in the power it enjoyed during the reign of the last three sultans,
 there can be no hope for an ameliora- ton, and all meetings of the European ambassadors in Pera will be barren of
 result. The pretext of the palace clique that there is no trustworthy man among the pashas and effendis of to- day is null and void.
 The writer of these lines, having a long personal revelation with the sul tan and his court, as well as with the
 leading men of modern Turkey, can fairly state to the contrary. Tire younger generation of Turkey is not only imbued with the spirit of modern western civilization, but also with lib eral ideas and with strong desire for political independence. The ancient regime of Asiatic despotism and auto cratic rule is deeply detested, as shown by the short period of constitu tional life at the accession to the throne of the present sultan; and if the re- proach might be brought against the Turks that every people gets the gov- | ernment it deserves, we ought not to | forget that we, too, in Europe have &C., | quired our liberty only after long and hard struggle with absolutism, and | that the Turks having ruler in the | quality of demigod, are so to say, hin- dered by their religion from approach l ing the devine figure which tyrannizes
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-22
Officers Elected

The following officers were
elected at the State Tobacco AS
sociation at Green Cove Springs:
President, VIM. Cory of Quincy;
vice president, f. B. Noodle Of
Lake City; honorary vice presi-
dents, H. II. Duval Of New York,
and Henry Curtis OF Quincy; Sc
cretary, T. j. Laud-Brown of
Green Cove Springs; assistant
secretary and treasurer, S. b.
Thompson OF Lake City. Senator
Pasco was one Of the pleased
visitors at the Green Cove
Springs State Tobacco Growers
Association and Clay County
Fair. He was late coming, but
was delighted with what he saw,
and made the farmers. WedneS-
day, a good speech. The prize
winners Of tobacco exhibitors
were the L. G. & Z. II. r., Owl
Cigar Co., Quincy; the A. b.
Hart Tobacco Company, the Hart
& Greer Company, Prof. f. b.
Noodle, Of Lake City; Coleman &
Ferguson Of Dado Ci,y, and hon
orablc mention was made of other
exhibitors. The meeting was a
great success, and the Star con-
graduates the people of Green
Cove Springs.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-22

abled an Ocala public to sec and
attest their appreciation Of the
merits of the play, for at the
urgent solicitation Of Mr.. TOlson,
Mrs. Marean consented, as this
drama IS already disposed Of for
a royalty to theatrical company
at Grcensborough, \. c., who
will give it It's first presentation
tonight week. The Star extends
congratulations al around and
trust the ausp;ciou5 manner in
which she play met its debut
augurs its future success and that
Of the gifted woman who wrote it
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Hat Etiquette.

Don't wear a silk hat with sack coat
Don't wear Derby with f-ock coat.
Don't wear your hat side or on the
back OF your head or pushed down over your
eyes.
Don't fail {" lift it In a lady showing her
a courtesy or To al acquaintance IN passing.
Even if its a man. don't be afraid To- lift your
hat Ia him. This l. Il bit of old time courtesy
that obtains to this day among gentlemen. and
makes life more gracious.
Don't ill-ftting or nnlecorling hat
We make il our business to provide hats that
fit IN" head neatly and are Incomin- To the in
diviiual wcarcrS. This i just a. true with
our ~ Derby with the finest hat in the
store. This Derby il hand-shapcd. and will
always look well "a long a. it lasts We have
higher priced hats. lint none that l. letter
valu, for the money
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-22
The Standard Dairy

Will deliver to you every morning
fresh Jersey milk. TWenty-four
pint tickets fer 81. Thick, rich
cream il any quantity for so cents
per quart. We are now furnish
ing the leading hotels Of the city.
Address orders to the Standard
Dairy, DcaIl, Fla. I-20tf
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-22

Mrs. NJ B. Ford, RUddeIl's,
ILL.,. suffered for eight years from
dyspepsia and chronic constipa-
ton and was finally cured by
using DeWltt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for
.all stomach and liver troubles.
Anti ti-MonODo1y drug store.
Largest and best situated Office
i'll Oc2la 1ol rent: in Merchants
block; floor space :6l40. Apply
to W. w. Condor.
- Local news Oh every page
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1898-01-22

Ladies purchase your hats al
the closing out sale or Mrs. 6. y.
Browns stock.
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HOME TALENT H0K0RED
A Brilliant Play From Mrs. Beatrice
Martan's Gifted Pen.

ont and give if official birth is ar
occasion for oreat local conoratu-
l,tion and ho,,o e.IoriGnation oc-
nocialIv ca whom the authoress j.
e.c,o of nc ;, apd nv, bnr con,-
nandin~ talents and gifted nan
has earned for herself in the world
of Iottarc q nan,o ard farnc that
ic not circunoscrihod bv local on
ornaments Such an cvcnt trans
nirnd last niubt at the onora
house whom Stark X- ToIson,s
Comedians nrosrnt, d Mrs Ma
rnan,o now d,ano, nntitInd
.chcrrv Labor We Conita1 ,,
The audience was n huoe ono
tcu!v katherine IN sizo and annre-
citation Of the sterIino, merits Of
tho nlov and it's many brirht
nlca sjn~ and imnrcssivc seems
ConsidcrInn thc fact that the
corn3anv onlv rehearscd the piece
two davs. and the manner in
which they cave it.. adds fresh
commendation to the talent and
ability Of this group Of actors. AS
Mr.. Tolson remarked at it's close,
thev had done the best thcv could
for the short time thev had to
prepare themselves. but fell far
short of the merits of the drama
which afforded him great Dleas-
urc to sav possessed merits Of a
hirh order.
Other features to enlist and
stimulate interest in the drama
were the facts that Mrs Narcan's
bright, and piuuant da,Inhter.
Miss Aurplia. assumed an imnor-
tant character in the plav as Floc-
sie MAXWELL sso diamond in thc
rouoh ,, which she acted to nnr-
fection Her ljres wern nnrfect
and hoc concontio, of tho cbax,c-
ter was presented with good taste
and mdnment AS an amateur
eba d;erl,vod dramatic traits +hat
shonn brirhtlv and shaved
hereditary genius.
The other character possessed
OF home interest was ta],nn bv ::
y Norcrocc &C Pndolnb naan .
rich youo~ man, maGlv in love
with Cherry, the heroine of tie
play but daughter Of a carpenter.
Mr.. Norcross, who is an excel
lent and pleasant gentleman. and
was in good form, but whose
pressure of business evidently
interfered with The Derfectina
Of his lines, marrcd the other
wise impaSSiO1nd presence OF the
entranced lover, for at the SUI
preme moment, his memory, like
his electric lights, played him
falsc-refused to work and left
the true Interpretation Of his
hearts throbbings in the dark,
but with this little hiatus in ar
ticulation, no one received hear
tipr annlause or w3rmcr rpc0~ni-
tion than the 1000 candle power
electric illumination.
Chas. G.. Tolson. taking the
parts Of captain Of the E2rle
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Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
TEN effectually, dispels colds, head
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only remedy of its kind ever pro.
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its action and truly beneficial in it's
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healthy and agreeable substances, it's
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to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SO
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA Fyc syrup co.
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