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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18
SIBERIA.

| Probably the general notion in this
country about Siberia is that it is a
country of ice and snow, mines, the
knout, and Russian convicts. But a
| correspondent of the Pail Mall Gazette
makes out that Siberia is considera BILE
of place, as Yankee might say. He
points out that Siberia is really the
largest part of Asia, and that it en-
braces within it's confines every sort of
climate. In parts it's fertility is aston
ishing, and the central regions are COW
cred with dense, primeval forests. Nor
is it in vegetable wealth alone that the
land abounds. "A mining engineer of
worldwide reputation" is quoted to the
effect that it is so rich in minerals that
when it is opened up there will be a
boom there compared with which the
Transvaal boom was nothing. Gold and
silver, iron and copper, coal and petro-
elum, are all found in abundance.
But the lavish generosity of nature is
no more remarkable than the content
and prosperity of the fortunate inhabit-
ants. When the escaped convict exiles
sing Home, Sweet Home" they mean
Siberia and not Russia. Their remote
ness from St. Petersburg is a blessing
which secures them against the tyranny
of Russian officialism, and they are in
all respects much better off and are
made of much better stuff than the
soft, enervated and besotted' moujiks
of their native country. They are land
owners and are as democratic as they
are fearless. Even the descendants of
the aborigines, the Samoyeds and other
tribes, have caught something of their
spirit and have grown "marvelousy
civilized
Turning now to the centers of popula-
ton, the correspondent becomes even
more enthusiastic. "In the towns" he
says, I'VE shall find wealthy merchant
princes leading lives of luxury and
Splendor, Here we shall find gorgeous
winter gardens, palm houses, dollhouse
fruit and a magnificence of private life
which the Engl shman will not even sus-
pect. The houses are beautifully and
elegantly furnished; enormous mirrors,
imported at great expense, adorn the
walls; marble columns support the lofty
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alternating areas of swamp, cornf1eld
and prairie, or savanna, with here and
there lake or an apple orchard thrown
in; and the bears trade from one to the
other according to the season of the
year, or as they have opportunity.
These savannas are used almost uni
versally as cattle ranges, and there
have been at times large stock COM
panies which grazed many hundreds OF
herds. In the early spring time, before
vegetation has sprouted, the bears feed
on the young jumpers (white CEDAR,
by stripping off the bark and sucking
the sap. Later on they eat young ferns
and all kinds of new growth and in
sects, and afterward worthberries, coon
berries and the like. Then they climb
the black gums for fruit, taking the
green corn next, and then the nuts and
acorns, and from fall to spring destroy
cattle and hogs. In the green corn sea-
son it is the easiest thing in the world
for them to come out of the marginal
swamps by the fields and regale them
selves on the farmers roasting-ears,
and when cattle are done (goneO, and
the cowpeas and corn are stacked or
housed. they naturally take to fresh
meat In fact, everything goes then.
Stockyard and hogpen are not exempt,
even when in close proximity to the
dwellings. In hard winters, which hap
pen periodically, the havoc among the
herds has been SO great that stringent
measures has been employed to exter-
inmate the ursine depredators
Spring guns, traps, deadfalls, poison,
side-hunts and drives have been put
into active USE and scores of carcasses
have been gathered in. Still the
slaughter continued among the cattle,
and the sinnaber bears continued to get
in their work until their numbers were
decimated. (Slnnabers are cattle bears,
and always carry a white spot on the
breast. Hog bears are smaller and diff
ferent) At last the cattle were afraid
to go into the slashes at all, and kept
entirely to the savannas. The bears
would climb the jumpers, gums and cy-
presses where the trails passed, and, ly-
ing along the extended limb, drop like
panthers down upon the luckless ami
mails passing beneath, sucking the
blood from their necks and clinging to
them as they ran. In the end the crit
ter" would succunb from fright, bleed
ing or exhaustion, and die miser ably
From Forest and Stream.
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ceilings. Nor are art and music want
ing. There is society, there are the
aters, concerts, and particularly intelll-
gent people,
So satisfactory Is the present and SO
promising is the future that the COM
mentator believes that Siberia is the
rising hope of Russia. It's fertile fields
invite immigration from the exhausted
soil of the mother country, and it's Wig
orous, hardy, independent inhabitants
are the nucleus about which great in
dustrial army will gather for the over
throw of despotism.
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EARLY.

"Are you in favor of early mar
riages?" t.
well, people who expect to marry
often would better begin early. Chi
cago Record.
There goes man who made 100000
out of a simple little invention"
What did he invent?''
"He didn't invent anything. He was
the moter"-Columbu (Ohio) State
Journal.
''How do you explain the saying that
two are company and three are none?"
asked the insane visitor.
IT guess said Tommy that there
wasn't enough to eat. "-Indanapolis
Journal
Eyes, he had it bad. Went round ar
guing that there was no such thing as
disease, and sneerin' at DEATH"
whats he dom now?"
"The last seen of him he was drivln'
a rse'-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Won.-Haggard, dishevelled and with
eyes boodshot from excitement and loss
of rest, the woman who had been play
ing at the fashionable European gam
bling resort with varying success hour
after hour grew desperate and staked
all her money and all her jewelry.
Mademoiselle, said, a bystander,
"are you going to risk everything you
have in the world?"
IT ami" she exclaimed. wildly.
She hazarded everything on single
throw-on a single throw, mind YOU
and Won
And yet she was woman.
Base, indeed We're the historian who
would palter with facts and seek to
bolster up an age-long SANDER against
the sex in order to win the applause of
the tickle ultitude!-Chicago Tribune.
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THOMAS g. PTTN1N.

Thomas G. Pitman, who died yester-
oay, mad been In the service of the
journal and Courier for about forty
five years. He was one of the oldest of
the ''old-timers" in the printing bust
ness in this country, and had during
his long career seen great changes in
the art preservative and still great ter
changes in the business and the art Of
aper-making. lie learned his
trade In the office of the Springfield
Republican, under Samuel Bowles, and
he learned it so we'll and had such abil-
ity to use it that he soon became con-
spicuous among the printers of those
days. His merit brought promotion,
and as foreman of the composing room
of this paper he made long and I'M
commonly creditable record. He was
skillful, accurate, quick and judicious.
He had fine memory, which was good
to the last He was reasonable and
courteous, calm in emergencies and safe
to rely upon. He had lively interest
in men and events, and his excellent
memory enabled him to lay up and
make useful a large store Of facts He
was loyal in his friendships, and kindly
tactful in his relations with all around
him. He will be deeply mourned by all
who have been his associates in this
office, and they will wish him sweet rest
after his long toll.
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FASHION NOTES.
Spallg1es ThtckeM.

Net dresses are still favorites for
dress OCCASION and the net is beautiful
because it is made a foundation for
embroidery, dwelling and spangling. 1t
is now the fashion to embroider with
spangles of different sizes. An instance
was a gown of gray net covered with
comet design. the comet being q. star
pointed spangle as big as three-cent
piece, the tail rows of spangles that
diminished in size as the tail spread.
The result was dazzling. Spangling
adds five times it's cost to a gown, but
lot of 1t is being done at home. Indeed,
lots of women are entirely frank about
it, and do their spangling as openly as
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18

NORTH CAROLINA BEARS.

I notice in your issue of January IA
that Curator Brinley, Of the State Mu-
scum at Raleigh, advertises for bears
for specimens, therefore l write to say
that if he will send into Hyde, Beau
fort on Tyrrell counties, which occupy
the peninsula lying between Pamlico
and Albemarle sounds, in North Gallo
lima, he can get all the bears he cares
to give room to. If any one has lost
any bears that is the location to find
them.
This intersound region in divided into
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ADVERTISING RATES.

II I1I ISIN0 IVA IS.
situations, Wants. Rents. and other small
Mdvertisements. One Cent a Word each In.
tseven times).
Display advertisements. per inch, one In.
aerllon, $1.2O; each subsequent Insertion. 40
one. year. $40.
Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, Is
ccnls per line. Notices of Births MAJ
EAseS' ,Deaths and Funerals, 80 cents eaoh
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own Immediate business (all matter to be
Gn0p1ectionableO: and their contracts do not
snclnde wants. 70 Let. For Sale. etc.
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ssWhy do you call this the court
room?' asked the man who was look
ing over the house Of the man who was
trying to sell it.
ibid / say courtroom? Mere force
Of habit I have seven unmarried
daughters. Detroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18

In the last FIVE days of January in
1928 there were 1903 deaths in the city of
Santiago, which has $4,000 population
IN the last five days of January 1899,
there was but one death. Spain. Unit
ed States.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18

London Methodists have been holding
fifteen hour continuous prayer meet
ing, the speakers being limited to two
minute prayers. The Rev. Hugh Price
Hughes warned those present that if
any one inspired them to pray for a
longer period it would be the devil.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18

Bicycles are getting some of their
rights In many States. The legislature
OF Massachusetts has empowered cities
and towns to lay out bicycle paths. In
twelve States laws have been passed to
compel railroad companies to carry hi
cycles as baggage. In Ohio bicycle
paths are paid for by tax of one dol
lar on each machine. Street sprinklers
TIN Ohio cities must leave a dry strip
three feet wide, in which bicyclers have
the right of way.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-18

little boy at Pana, Illinois, was
poisoned from chewing newspapers
Some newspapers are pretty venomous
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OELlVERED RY CARRIERS In THE CITY,
10 CENTS A WEEK, 30 CENTS A
MONTH, SO FOR SIX MONTHS, &c {.
YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
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The new Bishop of Calcutta, the Rev.
DR.. Weldon, ex-Headma ster of Harrow,
has lust been enthroned tremendously
in his new cathedral, and celebrated the
occasion by delivering a speech notable
for it's liberality of spirit. He thanked
the representatives of other religious
bodies who were present, and said: II
am not person of loose or vague be-
liefs. Such beliefs + do not highly es-
TEEN In a Christian; but whatever lib
erty / claim for my own faith 1 give,
not as matter of duty or necessity,
but eagerly and spontaneously, to the
faiths of others. In the school of the
ology to which I belong / have learned
that others possess the same title to
their religious belief as I to mine, and
1t is one of my highest wishes in en-
tering upon my ministry that / may be
permitted to do something In this coun-
try to soften those asperities which
have been too often blots on the re-
ligious life of mankind, yet are them
selves witness of how deep and strong
is the influence of religion upon mems
conscience and their souls. From me,
at least, you will hear no unkind word
of any religion.
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It Is related that novel industry in
The shape of a turtle farm Is to be es-
tablished in Glenolden, Delaware coun-
ty Pennsylvania, by two Philadel-
phians, who have calculated that there
will be big money in raising snappers
Tor market. A tract of ground consist
ing Of three and one half acres has been
rented on the Calcon Hook road, and
turtle bitches will be prepared for the
abode Of the turtles, each ditch being
three feet wide and twelve feet deep
The bitches will range in length from
125 to 800 feet, and they will all connect
with Thoroughfare creek. The con-
tract to dig the bitches has already
been let. The farm will be we'll stocked
with turtles, and the conductors of the
enterprise figure that it will not be long
before they will be supplying most of
the snappers sold in the market to res-
taurants and caterers Of this city.
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Where is the poet Millions staircase?
asks the Philadelphia Record. This
staircase was brought from London by
Richard Rush and built into his coun-
\ try home, named Sydenham, which was
located at what is now Columbia ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street, Philadelphia
"a small street of the same name, Sy-
4 denham, marks the place. Mr.. Rush
was United States minister to England
when Milton's house was torn down to
make way for modern Improvements.
Being an admirer of the author of
ssParadise Lost Mr.. Rush bought the
old time staircase and had it erected in
his home and inscribed with a, silver
plate setting forth the dates and facts
Upon the death Of Mr.. Rush his estate
was divided among his childen, and the
real estate soon came into the market
for building lots. Sydenham house was
torn down, and the antique Milton stair
case doubtless fell to some one of the
heirs. It would be interesting to learn
where this relic found it's final shrine.
The age-herald., 1899-08-06

shops of his own in England sixty of which were in London, and he decided to settle down in the shadow of the home of the prince.
 He became acquainted with the princess. and dug down into his pocket for all of her charitable schemes. until in 1893, our Words fair year, there was no more popu- ular name In Lo..don than that of Sir Thomas Lipton.
 Eighteen hundred and ninety-seven was Jubilee year in England, and the Princess of Wales decided to give a dinner to the poor of London All were invited to att tend on a public invitation which the prin- cess published in the papers.
 London is a big town, and 1t suddenly seemed as though its 900 of people were afflicted with pauperism, for over million signifed through the local bureaus that they would attend, and a million more ap- piled later Almost in tears the princess appealed to Sir Thomas Lipton and imme- dately she had a check for Sl25.000.
 Her gratitude for this act was shown on Jubilee week, when she caused him to be knighted. It is said that the honor costs Sir Thomas a cool million a year, which he expends upon London charities.
 Nor Is this his only charitable act. He gave $500 to a Minnesota regiment for it's sick and wounded; and in a room in his Southgate house he cherishes a handsome souvenir presented to him by the regiment.
 Boys will be boys, and Sir Tnomas IS one. He has ever been extravagantly fond of the stage so much so that many a pret- ty actress has striven for his hand and fortune. But his stage affairs have been honorable ones; and the fair lady of the boards has bidden farewell to Sir Thomas with affection and gratitude, but never with reproach. He has been fckle as the butter hy but never destructive. His example, in the handling of wealth in a naughty world, is an example to the jeunesse doree of both continents.
 Ada Rehan has been a Lipton favorite for five years, and-had MT. Daly been well she would have been one of the sponsors of the Shamrock.
 Sir Thomas has been often reported en- gagged. but the rumor which connected him with Nellie Faude the oldest unmarried daughter of former Lord Mayor Faudel Phillips was loudest of all. But he has been reported engaged to every marriage able female of high rank in England nat excepting the Princess Victoria of Wales A few years ago Sir Thomas purchased A cage for the matrimonial bird! He bought a beautiful home at Southgate, Osedge, and stocked its grounds with horticultural mar vols. one of them being a cedar of Lebanon. six hundred years old, trained to initiate an English church with steeples. He also added Kentucky thoroughbeds, and now takes pride in exhibiting them. In the middle of thousand acres of wood
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WOMAN'S 5 NIGHTMARE. She Shuddsrs When She Realizes the Danger and Pain of Child bearing.

There is SO much suffering and danger in store for the young mother, that her happy anticipation soon gives way to e feeling of dresd at the thought of the pain which she must undergo. This constant fear so preys upon the mind of many women that it fills them with ter TOT and makes baby's coming source of the greatest anxiety and dread.
 All the suffering and danger of the ordeal can be avoided by the use the body for this important event. It relieves morning siekness," and many other unpleasant conditions which ex- ist during this time. Thousands oi women praise "MQtheY's Friend" for bringing them sately through the most critical period of their lives. ~
 Every wons6 should send their name and address to the RradAeld Regulated O., Atlanta, Ge0fgiA, and receive free, valuable information on the subject.
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
Plcric Acid as a Detective

A rich American, residing in the St. Georges quarters of Raris, had been for some little time past the victim of syste- matic thefts. Bank notes and money not left under lock and key disappeared regu- larly M. Cornette, the commissary of po- lice, was informed of. the robberies He found that 1t would be impossible to keep an effective watch on the bedroom, where the thefts occurred, but he adopted strat- egem which turned out successfully. A small vial containing mixture of picric acid and fuschine was placed in metal case for holding gold, and few Napoleons were placed on top In order to get out the gold the metal case had to be held upside down, and then, of course, the preparation would run out and stain the thief,s hands
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Thomas Lipton paid a visit to this coun- try when he was fifteen years old He lived in South Carolina and worked his way north. living long enough in the south and working long enough in the north to absorb and acquire everything of great merit in the new world.
 Then he went home to begin life in Scot land with the $40O which he had made in America.
 That was thirty years ago, but. in the time that has elapsed, the $40O and it's own CT have done such great work that today India claims Sir Thomas because 1t gives him his plants. Nor is India the only coun- try that owns him, for Ireland loudly cries, "He was born here," Scotland valiantly as- serts he made his money on my soil" England, not backward, declares, q knighted him." and even Chicago is a claimant for ownership. since his immense packing interests lie here New York is the financial home of Sir Thomas, and he owns mines in the west.
 So it is this many-sided man who will soon be here with his yacht to take home with him Americas cup.
 In all the previous cup contests extending over fifty years the contestants have been handicapped in ways in which Sir Thomas Lipton is not Either they were over-con- fident or over-tmid; or, they relied upon the yacht entirely; or else too much upon the men, as Lord Dunraven did. Or they were nasty or they were inexperienced But in Sir Thomas there is a business man who weighs all things in scale and bal ances them. He looks ahead, not back ward, trusts to nothing but skill, and re- alizes that boat can do only just so much unless handled by men who agree.
 And this is the sort of man and kind of proposition which the Columbia "is up against" And no one realizes 1t like c. Oliver Iselin.
 After Thomas Lipton had saved his American dollars he went back to England and settled in Glasgow to go in business. He decided to deal in public necessity, and chose a beverage as dear to the Eng fish heart as soda to the American
 As soon as he had reached a decision he expended part of his si00 in stock and with the remainder he purchased two immense Irish hogs. These he labeled with his name and then he led them up and down the streets. It was a cheap advertisement but 1t brought in money.
 That was the beginning of a business which is twenty years yielded twenty mill lions clear!
 As money came the honors were added The Liptons of Ireland were good as the Roseberrys of England. and the hand some young bachelor was feted when he came to town. Soon he had four hundred
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land, stream and meadow sets the, house, the grandest old colonial mansion in Eng land. tT
 Sir Thomas has left all now and Is on his way here. When he goes home he hopes to place the precious cup for few days, in the Spanish-American room filled with re- lies of the late war. IF |
 To make sure that the noble crew will do its proudest on that occasion, he has prom- ised to pension all on board the Shamrock and it's tender if the cup is won.
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bright and indelible yellow. As soon as some of the gold was missed M. Cornette summoned all the servants to his presence
 The valet's fingers betrayed him. Realizing the uselessness of denying when caught yellow-handed, he confessed, and was duly locked up.
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PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

Professor s. L. Robertson, one of old Jef- ferson's greatest educators. will open his school September 1 on North Highlands, limiting his class to thirty pupils, and mak- ing a speciality of preparing boys for col- lege. His great success as teacher and educator are we'll known to all.
 7-sO-1no. A. PUPIL.
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"DON'T BORROW TROUBLE" BUY SAPOL|O
 ITS CHEAPER IN THE END.
EDUCATIONAL.
UNIVERSITY OF HLHBHMh. University P. O., Tuscaloosa Co.,, Alabama.

Fine Equipment-Abie Faculty-Flexibie Courses-Healthful Locality
 Beautiful Site. Expenses very low. Fall Term Opens Octo- Der 1, 1899. Send for Catalogue. d&w JAS, K. POWERS. President.
The age-herald., 1899-08-06
EPSON SPRINGS

Forty-fve miles northeast from Nashville, Tenn. Altitude, 1000 feet. This is que of the oldest and most noted of Tenn4ssee's health resorts. Send for analysis of the waters, and be convinced of their virtues.
 JOHN M. ROGAN. Epson, Macon County, Tenn. 6-30-eod-2 mo
The Meeker herald., 1899-04-29
No Longer ANY West.

The Hartford Courant has arrived at
the conclusion that in this country
there is no west at ALL The people
that take the trains at the Jersey City
station of the Pennsylvania road" 1t
says, "are very much angered when
they hear the announcer shout, 'Ex-
press for Pittsburg and the far west!'
They don't like It The people of Chi
caxo point to Wisconsin as being the
west. The Inhabitants Of Wisconsin
scorn to consider themselves western
ers and say that the only real west
erners in the United States are the
people of California, Oregon and Wash
ington. When you go and ask those
people II they are westerners they look
at you with surprise and tell you that
they live on the Pacific SLOPE"