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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
CHANG E.

"The Blanks must buy everything on the installment plan" What makes you think SOP" T heard Jimmy Blanks ask his father whether their new baby would be taken away if they couldn't keep up the payments" s."-Chicago Rec ord
 Changed Circumstances -"They say that Mrs. Bondly throws on a great deal of agony since they became sud- denly rich" Well, rather. That wo- man used to walk in her sleep. Now she gets up and rides @ chainless bicy- cle or orders a carriage. e."-Detroit Free Press.
 The Worms Triumph.--Old Grinders See here, young man, ho wdo you account for the fact that you were sev- en minutes late in getting to the office this morning? Weary employe-I don't account for 1t at all. I've just succeed ed in getting another job,-Cleveland Leader.
 Always.-The foreigner-So a woman can travel alone all over this country, can she?
 The native-Yes. All she has to do is to put on bicycle suit of sufficient in- sufficiency, and there will be plenty of men to look after her.-Cincinnati En- quirer.
 Compromise. --''Tyrantl" vociferated the prisoner, T refuse to bend the knee" The tyrant was in a gracious mood. That is the sort of stuff like to see in a man." said he. If you won't bend the knee, may I invite you over to Hennessey's place to crook your elbow ?"-Indianap Journal.
 A Fancied Immunity.-"W Weren't you afraid of the bullets?" she asked of the soldier. Not bit" he answered. You felt as if you had a charmed life?'' Not exactly; but after I got my sys- tenn thoroughly lined with hardtack was reasonably confident that no bull let was going to penetrate far enough to do much damage. e."-Washington Star.
 The Last Resort.-Farmer Acorn--l don't see what we're goin' ter do, Mir ander The garden crops is all routed by the rain, the fruit is all spoiled by the frost, the well-water ain't fit tc drink any more, and every COW we've got has gone dry-won't have drop O milk fer three months.
 Cheerful helpmate-Never mind Joshua, we'll git along. I'll take sum- mer boarders.-Ne York Weekly.
 A precocious little chap on Cass ave- nue, having implicit faith in the efficacy of prayer, petitioned night after night for drum. It did not come, and re- gently his mother, watching him before he retired, found that he was on his knees for nearly an hour. The next morning the coveted drum was by his bedside T thought I'd fetch it that time" was the only comment of the delighted youngster, as he began tc fill the house with noise.-Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
4 SPECIMEN.

A correspondent of the Boston Globe who has been doing little investigat- ing at Camp Wikoff has found that there were plenty of army wagons there, but they could not be used by the Quartermaster's department They be- longed to the regiments, and, of course, it would never do to take a wagon that was hauling fodder for mules in coun- try where the grass is foot deep and turn it to hauling lumber and canvas to put up shelter for dying men. That would have been contrary to the tradi- tions of the War department, and so 1t was not done. Acquisitions were made instead for more mules-Quartermas ter's mules-and while the sick men waited for proper shelter the reauisi- tions went to Washington and dragged their slow way along the red tape end- less chain. That is the essence of the trouble in a nutshell.
 Perhaps a few circus men and rail- road men with few efficient women to encourage them might have done what the gorgeous military men haven't done.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
 THE SMALL-BORE RIFLE.

It's Accuracy Little If Any Greater
 Than That Of The 'Gaspipe."
 In our impression of last week we printed a summary of several of the important matches at the great Eng fish rifle meeting at Bisley, England, particular reference being made to the Queens prize match. This great match has three stages: the first calls for seven shots at each 200, 300 and 800 yards, possible 1O5. The second stage calls for ten shots at 800 yards, and fifteen at 500 yards, possibly 125, or a grand total at both stages of 2S0. Be- sides the first and second stages is a final stage, eligible to those who have found a place in the first and second stages, 100 hundred in number. This final stage calls for ten shots at each 860. 900 and 1000 yards.
 Those familiar with rifle shooting may understand the skill necessary to find a place among the prize winners in this match. An English rifeman is justly proud to find d place in the first and second stages, and is regard ed as hero if he can hold that place in the final stage. We know of no severer test of rifle craftsmanship in the world than to excel in this match. The prizes are rich and the honors great for success, and consequently the superior marksmen of Great Britain and her dependencies struggle for supremacy. In this match there are 500 prizes.
 American riflemen may judge of the importance of this match when we state that this year there were ,733 en- tries, and in the first stage there were fired in the match and sighting shoots Al ,592 shots; in the second stage, S,100 shots; in the third stage, $500 shots, a total in Queens match of 52992 shots. The winner of the first place was Lieut.. Yates, and he won a gold medal, gold badge, and $1,250. His score at the first stage was 92 out of possible 105 sec ond stage, 119 out of possible 125; third stage, 116 out of a possible 150. Grand total, 327 out of possible 3S0.
 The council of the National Rifle Association, in view of the supposed increased accuracy at long ranges of the new small-bore English national military rifle extended the range in the final stage of the Queens match to in- clude 1000 yards Those who are studying the work of the new small bores at various ranges will scan very closely the work done at Bisley, par ticularly at the 900 and 1000 yards. Lieut.. Yates. the winner, scored 39 out of g. possible 50 at 900 yards, and 32 out of 50 at 1000 yards. He missed the target four times at these two ranges, and Sergt. Handford, the second man, who led by two points at the close of the 800 yards shooting, missed the tar get at the last two ranges six times. It is interesting also to study the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
INGENIOUS.

The State convention of the New Hampshire Democrats was rather lh- genious affair. In fact, more ingenious than ingenuous. When the assembled wisdom got through with the platform it stood in part as follows; we, the Democrats of New Hampshire, reaf- firm the principles of the Democratic party as enunciated in national conven- tions since the foundation of the party We emphatically declare our admira- ton for, and confidence in, the wisdom and patriotism of our great national leader, William J. Bryan
 A substitute for this part of the platform read this way: We, the Democrats of New Hampshire, in State convention assembled, do reaffirm our allegiance to those essential principles of justice and liberty upon which our institutions are founded, as promul- gated in the national Democratic plat form adopted at Chicago, July ?. 1896 instituting the organic law of the party until a new declaration of political faith Is promulgated by the same para mount authority
 This substitute was heartily rejected and instead of saying that free silver Is the great Democratic doctrine the Npyy a tS cox hat all Democratic doctrine, including, of course, free silver, is great. The Hart ford Times sees in this action a way for the Connecticut Democrats out of their scrape. AS the Times puts it: New Hampshire Democrats declare that Democratic doctrine is to be sought, not in the platform of a single convention but in the expressions of the party from the beginning of it's ex- istence The action of the convention was striking victory for true Democ- racy and for sound d-money ideas. Is it likely that the Democrats of Connecti- cut will be less faithful to their imme- morial principles than are the Demo- crats of the Granite State?
 It doesn't now seem probable that the Connecticut Democrats will be any less faithful to their immemorial prin- ciples" than the New Hampshire Demo- crats have been. And they may not be as general about 1t as the New Hamp- shire Democrats were.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
CALMUCK WOOL GROWERS.
It Is Easy to Decide From What Ceun

It Is Easy to Decide From What Coun-
 try Their Product Comes.
 One of the most difficult tasks of Government employees is to locate &C., curateiy the country in which imported wool is produced. This only ap- plies to districts where wool growing is conducted on what Custom House officials have rightly termed uncivilized principles, which includes the tribe and bands of Indians and gypsies who wander aimlessly about from one country to the other as Providence dicates Central Asia furnishes some typical examples of wandering herders, particularly the Calmucks. A consign- ment of 40t pounds of Calmuck wool was received at the New York Custom House recently from a port on the Black Sea. Fortunately the officials were not called upon to locate the country in which it was grown. If this demand had been made they would have been compelled to name at least three countries. As it was they gave Calmuch as the imaginary country of
 
 was necessary, as wool dealers and maufacturers are well acquainted with the eccentric habits of these wandering Asiatic tribes.
 The Calmucks are continually on the move, stopping only at places where grazing is abundant. When the season for shearing approaches they locate near the most convenient port. They very seldom ship their wool at the same port twice in succession.
 The Calmucks are people of the Mongollan type and are found in the Chinese and Russian empires as well as other portions of Central Asia. They are of middle height, fairly proportion ed, and of considerable strength. Their cheek bones are prominent, nose turned up, the beard thin, and the hair scrub- by. They live in conical tents, which they set up in regular lines like the street of town. Their wealth consists entirely of small but high spirited horses, excellent cattle, and broad tailed, rough-fleeced sheep.
 The Calmueks have many vices Gambling is the most prominent, and they are so much addicted to the habit that they frequently stake everything they possess.
 The shearing season marks the be- ginning of long period of merry making, gambling, of course, being the principal diversion. They are skilful in the art of shearing, and combine business with pleasure by gambling on the speed of two or more of the most adopt shearers. A Calmuck may begin hls shearing comparatively wealthy man and end up with his possessions in the hands of his more fortunate op- ponents. But the Calmucks never get discouraged over losses by gambling. After losing ali with the aid of Allah they start out confident of racuperat- ing their lost fortunes, and it so hap pens that within years time they are in possession of more wealth than when their misfortunes overlook them. But there is no cure for gambling among taese wandering tribes. They
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
MOUNTAIN MICE.

Rodents Found on the SummitS of
 Mount St. HelenS and Mount Hood.
 When the vanguard of the recent MazaAna expedition to the summit of Mount St. Helens arrived at the top of the mountain they moved some of the fragments of rocks to get at the box containing the record of mountain climbers who had reached the peak. This disturbed a mouse that had his habitation in that desolate spot, and to escape from the men who were taking such unauthorized liberties with his home, he left the two or three square yards of rocks and scampered out over the snow that stretched an unbroken surface away on all sides. There he was easily caught, and Charles H.. Sholes brought the timid creature back to Portland with him. The mouse took kindly to his new environment, and is alive and fourishing now, not having suffered any appreciable discomfort by the great change in the altitude of his abiding place. The top of the mountain is nearly 10000 feet above the sea.
 The rodent is described as rather large for a woodmouse, having very large ears and a very long tail, being of the usual mouse color above and white underneath He is active and silent, but watchful He is believed to be of the same kind as the mouse found a few years ago on the top of Mount Hood. His description has been sent to Prof. Merriam, who was to have been the biologist of the expedition but failed to make connections in time, If he shall find the little beast to be q new mountain climber, special ex- animation will be made into his case, and mousie may become famous and have his portrait in the learned books of science.
 T. H. Gardner, o. c. Yocum and Jonathan Humphrey, who made the ascent of Mount Hood Monday, report ed that they saw a pine squirrel on the top of the mountain, much to their as- tonishment. The squirrel is said to have been on the mountain about two weeks and seemed to be well fed and lively though what he finds to live on there is a mystery. The climate and scenery will suffice for a large degree of satisfaction at that solemn height, but stomachs, even of mice and squir- rels, are supposed to require something more than charming aspect.-Morn- ing Oregonian
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
4 PROPHET WITH HONOR.

Those who haven't had full faith in the Weather bureaus predictions have reason to feel somewhat shaken in their doubt by what has happened this summer. Has there been any failure in the fulfilment of the prediction Showers on the coast" or of the pre- diction Warmer on the coast?" Even sweet Alice Ben Bolt, if she were alive would have no difficulty ill remember ing the bulrs-eye hits made by the Weather bureau in those predictions. It has either showered on the coast or been warmer on the coast, or both, for the last two months. Yesterday the weather man said: "Warmer on the coast" Was it warmer on the coast and was it hot enough for you? That was great predicting. Warmer on the coast! And the coast right here! We congratulate the Weather man and all the men and women whom he helped to save coal by his wonderful predfc- tion yesterday morning. It is both pleasant and profitable to know when it Is going to be warmer on the coast. The weather man doesn't say that it is going to be warmer on the coast to- day. Perhaps he doesn't want to en- danger his reputation after his magni- fcent success yesterday, and perhaps it can't be any warmer on the coast than it was yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

have it's own quartermaster and com missary departments-in other words, that it shall be so constituted that 1t can take care of itself and not have to depend upon the regular staff. Under the present system a second lieutenant just cut of West Point can ignore the requests of the surgeon general of the army. As rule, the medical depart nent Is the last to receive attention from the uuartermasters and commits saries. At Santiago, for instance, pr, Senn could not obtain a boat to land his medical stores until everything else had been put ashore. Naturally the first care of. the quartermasters and commissaries is for the men who are to do the fighting. The wants of the healthy, active fighting men must have immediate attention, else the opera tions of the army would miscarry and opportunities for victory bring only realization of defeat, so the decree or staff officers has been that the SICK SOL dier can and must wait until his sound comrades are provided for. If the medical department has quartermas- ter and commissary staff of its own every need of the sick and wounded can be provided for without delay. It ought to have them or anything else that would prevent such trouble and woe as our present system has made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Worw each ln' sertlon. Five Gents Word for full week (seven times). Display advertisements, per inch, one In. n. sertion, $1.2o; each subsequent insertion. 2. 4. cents; one week, $3.20; one month. Sloi one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse; 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Mar riages, Deaths anu Funerals, 50 cents each Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelf own immediate business (all matter to oe annbjectionable). and their contracts do no' Include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

fashion. If you can afford to get such now is as good time as ever. The oriental fan of decorated straw that revolves about stick and is not waved as our western fans are, is pretty innovation for piazza use. The straw is often perfumed, and sometimes little clashipg bells of metal tinkle as the straw leaf revolves. The good old palm leaf holds It's own for practical summer cottage use, especially since the Japa- nese fan is scarce, its staring colors not being in harmony with other things we are getting this year. Fine jewellers make fans to match costumes For how much? Oh, $1O0 and up, if you like. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
4 GOOD IDEA.

It seems to be good idea that the medical corps should be made an inde- pendent department of the army. This idea has prevailed in England. and in the latest reorganization there the Royal Medical Corps was created, it's staff officers having the same degree of authority as those of the same rank on the staffs of commanders.
 The reorganization of the medical corps on these lines means that it shall
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

Keep on gambling as long as they have anything to gamble with, and starting With thoroughbred they sometimes end up With stalking part of the clothes they have on. The tribes have no use for reformers.
 The total number of Calmucks in the Russian Empire may be estimated at 2OO,oVO, In the Chinese territory, where they are known as Ellots, their number IS considerable, but not precisely knoWn.-Wool Record and Textile News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

Colonel du Paty de Clam's rise in the nobility is traced by the Paris Steele, His great grandfather was a Judge in Bordeaux named Mercier Dupaty, his grandfather bought Clam, little vineyard, and called himself Dupaty de turned his name into Count du Paty de Clam. The Colonel himself uses the title of Marquis. Good.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

Quite an industry is now carried on ;n .the production of green gutta percha from the leaves of the caoutchouc tree, 2 product which is said to possess not only all the advantages of the article procured by incision into the stem, but even to excel it in durability, thus promising to enter largely into use in- dustrially and commercially in hith- erto unknown way. It is not only read fly prepared, but is also cheap and does not require the expensive purifica- tiop which has hitherto increased the price of the substance some b to 70 per cent. It is highly plastic, very strong
 can be divided into the thinnest leaves,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

It Is interesting to note that while the Leigh brothers have been uncommonly active and successful in Democratic politics this summer the ullman broth CTS have been uncommonly active and successful In Republican politics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
FASHION NOTES,
A Handsome Foreshadoyysr

Women who can afford to plan gowns of summary finish for early fall are favored over common folk, and finely are they taking advantage of their op- portunity. Pictured here is one of these short lived gowns, which would not appeal to most women but that it gives a hint as to the coming winter arrangements of trimming. Of delicate three ruffies of fine white hand-em- broidered or batste. These outlined
 the front in tablier fashion and met in
 back. The bodice had white null
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

John c. Covert consul at Lyons, tells of the efforts made by the European nations to obtain and secure the Chi nese trade: The work of the commits sion sent by the business men of this city to China is still being vigorously followed up. The commercial German mission to the east, recently opened in Berlin for the private inspection of the business men of Germany, has collec- tion of five thousand or more articles gathered in China, Corea and Japan, for the purpose of showing what Euro pean goods and American goods are sold in the east and what goods are manufactured there. Englands two recent missions to China contain inval- uable aid for the expansion of British trade in the east. France is trying to keep abreast of the other great powers in the struggle for the markets of a population of from 350,0O0, 900 to 400, ,000,- 900 people, forming nation which, to quote from great European authori- ty, lis the most potential market in the world" Whether this tremendous mar ket shall be feeder to Russia's trans- Siberian railroad, or to England through Hong Kong, or to Germany through Kiaou- Chau, or to France through Tonkin, is the momentous problem of the coming century.
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appearing yoke arranged in tiny length wise pleats, large rosette of the null appearing in front, Two embroidered ruffies outlined the yoke. Black vel vet gave the narrow belt.
 Satin fans with ivory or ebony sticks are made brilliant with spangles and jewels and are much less expensive than the painted empire fan, while very showy and quite suitable for dress use. Feather fans are rather out of date, yet some lovely ones are shown with soft waving plumes weighted with jewels and caught into a painted or jeweled center. Such fan Is too ar tistic and beautiful ever to be out of
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02

and receives the most delicate and, at the same time, most distinct impress sions by moulding and pressing. Tn addition to these advantages there is the important one of perfectly with standing the action of water and the strongest acids, and even in a worn and broken-up condition is still worth one fourth it's cost of production.
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DTIIvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, It GENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, S3FoR SIX MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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Private Blair, Seventeenth infantry was fatally wounded at Caney. Two wounded men of the Seventh-first New York lay near him. They could not move. He could, little. A Spanish 6harpshooter made a target of the group. Private Blair shot him. Then he dragged himsef to the dead Span iard, three hundred yards away, and got his canteen. He didn't drink any of the water himself. He dragged him. self back with the water to the two volunteers and gave them to drink. He said: I'm regular. You fellows have homes." Then Private Blair died holding the canteen to his volunteer comrades lips.
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Guess there must be some enterpris- ing Yankees in Egypt. Not long ago the Suez Canal commissioners were shocked by an audacious application from the representative of three firms whose products were biscuits, choco- late and soap, respectively, for permis- sion to advertise these on the banks of the canal. a yearly rental of G3,00O being offered for the privilege. The application was promptly refused. Ac- cording to an Egyptian paper, the I'm parziale," there was recently found painted in oil, in enormous characters, over the entrance slab of Pyramid of Cheops, at Ghizeh, the legend, Blanks Whiskey" The advertisers had gone one better than the Suez Canal applicant, for they had dispensed with the formality of asking any ones permission. How the trick was done the ''Imparziale" cannot understand, for the pyramids are supposed to be watched by Bedouins day and night.