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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
SOME REAL CHILDREN LEFT.

It is refreshing to turn away for a minute from ''the higher criticism and things like that to notice that after the first of December and up to Christmas over one thousand letters directed to Santa Claus found their way into the dead-letter office. They came from every State in the Union and contained requests for many things, but especially for dolls and candy. Some were with out stamps, some had two-cent stamps and some had five-cent stamps, the senders of these evidently supposing that Santa Claus lived in a foreign land.
 Perhaps these children will grow up to disbelieve in Jonah and the whale, and some of them may yet be seen playing, golf on Sunday. But they are all right up to the present time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
DIFFER EN1.

Maude--Have Bella and Jack had a new quarrel? Lena-Oh, no!-but they've patched up their old one till it's about as good as new.-Puck.
 Aristocracy.-"H Higgins never attends the primaries any more. The insuf- ferable parvenu. Why less than ten years ago he was a day laborer!"- Puck.
 What is the difference between sharp man and a smooth rascal?"
 Frequently there is no difference The term depends upon whether you profit or lose by the operations of the man in question. "-Chicago Post.
 F'uddy-I was surprised that Minton should come in to dinner a half hour late No gentleman will be late for din ner Duddy-A gentleman is always gentleman. He is never late for dinner The dinner may be too carly Transcript.
 Mrs. Youngwed-Y kEow Uncle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

below the waist, but a good many of them are mere riding-habit form fitted tight. They are wonderfully made, for they are so modelled that when unbut- toned they hold we'll to the front and are curved to the figure. The secret is that forms of buckrum modelled to the bust are set inside the fronts, and the cloth is shrunk to the buckrum. In many cases these forms do not follow the wearers actual outline, but that seems to be accepted as all right Ex- elusive women wear a rather correct wash shirt and gentlemanly tie, but lots of others who are less finicky still wear ascots and four-in-hands. It is thought bad form to wear a fancy shirt waist with one of these jackets but when the jacket is perfectly plain the temptation to don a fanciful waist seems to be strong, as not few women sue cumb to it.
 When the tailor suit is distinctly of the dressy order the jacket characteris- tics noted may vary little, but usu- ally are held to. They may be traced in the fine tailor gown the artist puts here. It was oxford gray suitng trim med with pieces of jetted pale gray cloth connected in the skirt 'by black silk braid. The chief difference, after all, between these costly perfection tall or rigs and the workday sort is, aside from the matter of trimming, in the length of the skert. FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
MIssoURTs MODEL TOWN.

|
 Balzac tells of model town in "The Country Doctor" There is another
 model town in South Carolina. But the 'modelest" town of all, asserts Victor Smith, existed in Missouri, and was known as Iron Mountain. It Is now one of the lost cities of the world, but in it's prime was one of the curiosities of communism. Briefly, it had no sort of government, no council, no mayor, no constabulary, no editors. no lawyers, no thieves, no burglars, no doctors, no preachers. barber was allowed to come in once month to do general hair cutting, and as soon as the job was finished he was obliged to depart. ltinerant preachers were admitted on occasion, but as rule any man in town was privileged to exhort once a week. The denizens minded their own business and interferred with no one eses. If by any misfortune q dispute arose, 1t was left to the judgment of the first three men who happened to come along. Arbitration was the only court. All adults, men and women, married or single. contributed to the maintenance of the schools. Everybody worked at something. There were no drones. When man got too rich he had to divide with the community certain proportion of his goods. There was no liquor in the place, and no one smoked cigars or cigarettes. A few of the old men chewed, and some old wo- men used snuff. Kansas City Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
THE TROU UBLE IN BOSTON.

Boston is paying the usual penalty of financial spree. The latest devel- opment there is the failure of the John
 P. Lowell Arms company, which is an-
 nounced this morning. When Bank
 Examiner Wing was looking into the
 affairs of the Globe National bank of
 Boston he found s6OO,O0O of the Globe
 bank checks outstanding, which did not appear upon the books and which Pres
 ident Cole admitted to be his personal loan. By loans from friends, Cole paid S200,000 in cash. and the balance, $406,- 900, was paid by the sale of Coles se- curities. Further investigation showed that there were $500, ,000 more of checks outstanding not on the books, and that the indebtedness of the Lowell Arms company was really much in excess of the amount shown by the books, and that MT Cole was himself personally ell paper. There was also found an ap- parent overdraft of the Squres' amounting to $525,O0O, in addition to their regular loan, which itself was in excess of the $100,0O0 limit. MT. Cole admitted his responsibility for this ov- erdraft He turned over to the bank his own securities, including the Lowell paper owned by him, to secure the en- tire indebtedness, for which he admit ted responsibility
 Boston has had severe shaking-up The indications are that the worst is over and that the financial situation there is much sounder than it was
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
Al, Eastern Tale.

A monarch died and left his heir
 thousand camel-loads of scrolls. A hundred Brahmins had their care
 Grave, learned men, with patient souls. Philosophers the books had writ
 Who every realm of thought surveyed, And all the wealth of human wit
 Was here assembled and displayed The new-made king, who loved not toll,
 But valued wisdom, gave command, Convert this sap to sugar! Boll
 Till not q drop its bulk expand. In smaller scope, with labor vast,
 His wise men pressed the volumes lore, Till all when twenty years had passed,
 A train of thirty camels bore. With scant approval in his looks,
 The king beheld the laden train. What! thirty camel-loads of books?
 I will not read them. Boil again" The Brahmins packed the volumes thought, In terser style. It came to pass That all, when ten years more they d
 wrought,
 Was burden for single ass. Engrossed amid the cares of state,
 The monarch mocked their learning s And thrust them from his palace gate, No asses here. Go back and boil. " The Brahmins burned their parchment
 white,
 And threw away their horns of ink, And did what few men dare who. write; They bravely set themselves to think. Returned at length. "A single word The sum of human knowledge wraps, Oh. mighty king" they all ayerred. Then on his fan they wrote, "Perhaps.' John Goady Gregory in the Book Lover.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
SENATOR CLARK'S C4SE.

The case of Senator Clark of Mon- tana, charged with bribery in connec- tion with his election, grows in inter- est. The disbarring of John B. We'll come of Butte because he offered a man $10,00 to vote for Clark is a rather inn pressive fact. The Supreme court of Montana was unanimous in it's decision concerning Welcome, and it said: "The accused tWellcome) was not sworn as a witness but was present throughout the hearing. At the time appointed by this court for the accused to answer the charges he did not appear in per- son. His answer was made under the oath, upon information and belief of one of his counsel Thus the charges themselves are not challenged by any direct denial by him. The statements of Clark and Whiteside are not contra dicted by anyone"
 That was very complete and eff cient trap which was set for Welcome. A man named Whiteside claims that he went to Helena year ago, intend ing to expose anybody whom he could find guilty of corrupt practices in con nection with the approaching election of a United States senator. Rumors that bribes were to be offered went all over the country during several months just prior to the election. Whiteside learned that Welcome was managing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
FELTRIL.

Velvril' is the latest substitute for India rubber. It is made by mixing nitrated linseed or castor oil with nitro-cellulose. Castor oil seems to ex- eel 1lnseed oil for this purpose. The product is homogeneous, elastic mass, with properties that vary with the pro- portions of the ingredients. Para rub Der is most closely simulated by mix ing two parts by measure of nitrated oil with one part of nitro cellulose. Vel vril has one-fourth of the elasticity of rubber and is more durable, having stood exposure in the English climate for three years with out change. It can be nodded un- der heat or pressure and can be applied also in solution. It is serviceable for coating cables and excels vulcanized rubber in that it does not act on cop per.
 Good Perhaps we shall soon have vevrll boots and shoes that will be al- most as much like rubber as the rubber boots and shoes we now have are.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

Pincher said he was going to send us something that would help us save our coal bills this year? Well, it came. MT. oungWed-Really? A stock of coal?
 Mrs. Youngwed-No. A little ar engagement for filing bills.-Phlladelph Press.
 Wireless Telegraphy. = Suffering cats! exclaimed the war editor of the yellow journal. T can't make head or tail of this dispatch from our special correspondent in South Africa
 Neither could l." said his assistant. James, called the editor to the office boy ask the South African correspon- dent to step in here a moment, ,"-Cath- office Standard and Times.
 Wife Con return from the country)- George, I don't believe you have been at home at all while I was away. The house doesn't look as though there had been anybody in it for two months. Husband-The fact is, Carrie, I didn't dare to come home while you were away. You told me to be careful not to leave any windows open when I left the house, and you know l am so care less that l was afraid I'd leave them all wide open.-Boston Transcript.
 At a recent church. dedication the preacher, who was q stranger, followed up his sermon by an earnest appeal for the balance of the money needed to pay for the building.
 The collectors went round and the promises came in. As the subscriptions were one after another read a collector announced, The five Black children Sl The courteous preacher quickly amend cd the statement by announcing, Tive little colored children S1.
 Amid an outburst of merriment the pastor hastily explained that the donors were white children of the name of Black.--Short Stories.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
FAMILY RECORDS.

Mother, Gin her daughters boudoir)-I like that young man exceedingly. While he was in the parlor waiting for you I happened to go in and surprised him reading the Bible. The silly boy looked dreadfully confused. just as if true piety were something to be ashamed of. I soon set his mind at rest on that point, and he seemed quite relieved.
 The Young Man Cat the club)-That girl is thirty years old. I saw it in their family Bible.--New York Weekly
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents. and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each il- sertlon. Five Cents Word Tor full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements. per Inch, one .n, .c sertion, S1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4o cents: one week. $3.20; one month, Slo' ohe year. $40.
 Obituary Notices, In prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births Mar Tlages, Deaths and Funerals. 50 cents eacn Local Notices. 15 cents per line. ..,,.
 fearly advertisers are limited to tenil own immediate business (all matter to pc pc unoDJectlonable), and their contracts oo nut lnclude Wants. To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
FASHION NOTES
A Ta,lor,s Trick in Fitting.

The tailor gown of the moment shows a skirt fitting the hips perfectly and with box-pleated back. It escapes the ground, and is either double faced or lined with silk; good many cloths are made on drop skirt of silk. The jacket is tight fitting, but may be worn un- buttoned. It Is over shirt waist. The skirt band fits perfectly and Is simple band of satin or silk. Sometimes very narrow satin or velvet belt with a tiny steel buckle is worn, but it is recogniz- ed that any buckle will interfere with the fit of the jacket when 1t is button ed up, so the belt is not considered de- sirable.
 These jackets are mostly made straight front with scalloped-off edges
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

The Socialist Labor party is to make a thorough canvass of the State of Wisconsin, beginning February 1 next In Milwaukee it will be especially ac- tive, organizing clubs in every ward of the city and engaging four English speaking and two German stump speakers to deliver addresses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

Oliver W. Stewart, the new chair man of the national committee of the Prohibition party, was born in Illinois on May 22, 1867, and was graduated from Eureka college in 18S7 For years he has been active in Good Templar work, and during his college course he identified himself with the Prohibition party. Tn 1889 he won the National tur, and in 1890 was the Prohibition candidate for congress in the IXth Illi- nois district. He was the founder of "The Illinois News" the State organ of the denomination known as the Disci- pies of Christ.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

Somewhat alarmed by the stories of robberies that have lately occurred in the city, Mrs. Nathan Friedman, of No 252S Jessup street, put her jewels under Thursday night, relates the Philadel- phia Record. She had forgotten them when she arose" the next morning. and after breakfast she gave the bed-clothes lusty shaking at the window, thus Nnconsciously tossing into the street nearly $1 0O0 worth of diamonds in the form of pair of earrings, three clus- ter diamond and pearl rings and handsome turquoise and diamond mar Joss until she went to the front door to clean the steps and pavement. Then she noticed one of her earrings lying on the pavement, near the step. As she stopped to pick it up she saw two of her rings lying nearby. A nasty search resulted in finding another ring in the gutter, and then Mrs. Fried man told several neighbors about what had happened. A thorough search was made. but no more of the jewels was found, but later in the day the missing earring and ring were restored to the owner by the mother of two small boys. who had found them in the street. Mrs Friedman gratefully rewarded the boys and hereafter will keep her jewels in some safer place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

An invention by p, M, Ravensl1ilde has attracted much attention in Ca bery, Illinois. It is clock, which, started as a timekeeper in August, 1893, has run it's owner claims, without any attention, and with action as methodical as the sun. The clock proper is run with wheel of sixty inches circumference, and, from the outside surface of the latter are sus- pended l2o cups, each one-half inch in
 diameter and a third of an inch deep;
 eortv of these cups, which are sue
 ooss,ve. contain steel balls three
 .;r,,+s of an inch in diameter, Every
 minute and half, as this wheel turns
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

Cuba is to have baseball, a company having been formed at New Orleans to make tour of the island. It will be great civilizing force.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

A Pittsburg coffin company having already filled an order for 2,000 collins for the United States government, is now figuring on another large order.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

An "elixir of life'' is said to have been found by Professor Metchnikoff, of the lymphs from guinea-pigs and rabbits astonished the doctors by their effects in multiplying the red corpuscles of the of the tissues in old age It is declar- ed to be "a sovereign remedy against anaemia'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

A somewhat remarkable suit has just come to an end in Smith Center. Kan sas. A young woman had sued the Western Union Telegraph company for a large sum in damages, alleging that 1t had delivered to her a telegram containing a word which implied that she had been guilty of immoral prac- tices. The word was an unusual one, evidently having been coined by the sender of the telegram, but the plaintiff argued that there was no possible means of mistaking it's slanderous in- tent. On the other hand the telegraph company set up that as there was no such word in the English language the defendant could not be held responsible for it's alleged vulgar meaning or for damages. Judge Pickler took the de- fendant's view of the case and practic- ally threw the case out of court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

DELIVERED KY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, l6 GENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS, s6
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27
BefOreInyentOry
 SALE OF- WOmen's Winter Coats.
It's the Semi-dnnudl Needing 0ut of Odds and Ends in Jackets, Waists, and Tailored Suits.

An active season, the greatest the depart ment has had, has left us with odds and ends desirable, stylish, all this seasons goods, which wewish to close out quickly.
 We told you all about the marking down of our Novelties and High-grade Jackets, and Silk Waists during the Holiday rush. Great response
 To-day we've slashed into others. We don't suppose everything will be sold the first day, but the best things will.
 NOW CONCERNING PRICES, OURS ARE THE LOWEST,
 THE VERY LOWEST.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-27

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Jssued Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10
A WARM RECEPTION.
Deputy Sheriff Bean Obliged 10 Arrest Henry
i'll. /. Smith Before Closing Store.

Deputy Sheriff Bean went out to
PettingiTs Corner, Thursday after
noon, to attach a stock of goods ine the
store Of Henry Smith, and met with
quite a startling reception. MI Smith
was considerably intoxicated and when
the sheriff announced his mission the
proprietor became excited to: the ex-
tent that the sheriff decided to incarce-
rate him before proceeding to business.
He accordingly tookthe man to the spo-
lice station and then went back to the
store and closed it. Mr.. Smith VIII be
given an opportunity to explain at the
court, this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

The committee on Indian affairs had
several matters to dispose of Thursday.
Governor Francis and Representative
Shay of the Penobscot Indians. APP
peared in favor of the bill reducing
from 20 to II the membership OF the
tribal committee, and after much eX-
planning in broken English the matter
was finally made straight The COM
mittee voted ought to pass on the bill
The same vote was made on the re-
solve for the tribe which carries about
$4,000 annually. Petitioners from the
Passamaquoddy Indians had asked that
the line between their reservation ana
Perry be located. but nobody appeared
at the hearing. and the. petitioners
were voted leave to withdraw.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

and shore fisheries. 1t also voted to re-
port ought to pass on bin establish
Ing the close time on .snelts from. Sep
.tember ] to April Il instead Of from
October l TO April 1, as it now exists.
A numher. q hearings. We're held on.
local matters, on which action will be
taken later. it'S... -. 's1t.si, .--s'.. -
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

Two more of the seniors at the Cony
High school have read their graduation
essays: Miss Bessie Durfor. There
Lion in Our PATH" Miss Ada clark,
"Oracles" Both essays were very ex-
cellent and showed a thorough knowl-
edge of the subject treated.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

presented a bill for the better protec-
eaoh or weirs. 1t provides that no per-
son shall set seines or nets wibhin 500
Ieet OF any weir under a penalty Of
$ooo; no boat shall be allowed within
SoO feet of any weir from sunset to
sunrise after notification by the
owner of the weir, under penalty of
$40.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-10

SCOTTISH UNION & NATIONAL ms.
1901 Edinburgh, Scotland. Incorpo-
8 ''e sSoI IN 1874. Commenced business in Z. |
~, "Sl Martin Bennett. manager; assis- |
LII LII manager, James II. brewster. Capt. |
S"' pald up in cash. 81 500. 10000.
po,, ASSETS, DECEMBER 81. 1898.
-' val estate owned by the COM
pany. unincumbered $157 1875 II |
Loans on, bond and mortgage
dirst lens}. 1854 ,574.75
stocks and bonds owned nv the
company market value, 49,, Oa3. IS
loans loans secured by cOllaterals, 2,SO0.00
lash ,in the eompany's principal
onice and in bank. $50 7SS. 02
1nniereSt due and accrued. Al 3399 GO
fremdums in due course of coll
lection 279,347.07
aggregate of all the admitted
assets of the company at their
actual value. s4,17O, 7O1 0s
LIABILITIES, DECEMBER 81. 1898.
'Net amount of unpaid losses =.
Am nma, Claims, sss4.cls.es
All lure oes all outstanding risks, 1.S47. S46.9o
81, vNer demands against the
stn.pahy, VIZ; commissions,
etcaa 8 - 100000
iNal amount of liabilities. ex-
r nlnps capital stock and net sur
k,u,rnu,S,, $2,1S4, 400 50
p4us beyond capital, 1886 .240. A
Ageyegate amount of liabilities
anSvlding net surplus. s417o mi M
&eN.d laW3t NN' ~''"'''A'oe