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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Those who have explored Kansas
know that that State needs a summer
resort with some real water in it. Some
of the people of Kansas also know 1t.
and they are talking of an artificial
lake. The lake is to be in the Cheyenne
bottoms, Is to be fourteen miles long
and three to four miles wide, and is to
be fed by water from the Arkansas riv-
er, brought through a dirch thirteen
miles long. The Cheyenne bottoms Is
believed to be the bed of an ancient
lake, and It's suitability for the purpose
to which 1t Is to be put was suggested
by a cloud burst which filed the de-
preston with water to depth of sew
en- feet. 1t is planned to build several
small launches on the lake and also to
construct a drive around the shore,
making 1t pleasure resort for western
and central Kansas. The Kansas peo-
pie have no body of water that thew
can reach without two days travel,
and there are thousands of young men
and women who never saw a lake or a
body of water larger than the Arkan-
sas. 1t is believed that they will flock
to the new lake in summer to enjoy the
luxury of real boat ride. The oppor-
tunity for trip fourteen miles and
back will be very attractive to them,
and it will be unique in Kansas. Hun
tiers also look forward with interest to
the completion of the lake for they ex-
pect it to become favorite gathering
place for ducks.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02
EST IN NEW YORK,

There Is an effort In New York to re-
duce the rate of interest from to per
cent, and bill ordering the reduction
is now before the legislature. The Mer-
chants association of New York doesn't
favor the bill. It points out that there
are 422,65S lot owners in the State who
have borrowed 1,40O, O0O, 900 on bond and
mortgage, 1861 farm owners who have
borrowed $22OO0OOOo, and 5000 business
firms whose loans aggregate $4,000 0O0
The total interest paid in year is about
S107, 100000. The average farm loan is
81, 403, and the average business and lot
loan $3440. The lenders include ], 736, 96S
savings bank depositors and an unstat-
ed number of life insurance policy-hold-
ers and widows and orphans trust
funds. These three classes of lenders
have $1,5O0, 100000 out in loans. The
loans of the banks of discount and de-
post amount to s400,OOO,oOO Trust
funds and savings banks earn to 4
per cent. on their loans. The earnings
of banks of discount and deposit have
declined from 8.65 per cent in 1890 to
4.99 per cent. in 1897. The average rate
Of interest on farm loans in 1890 was 5.66
per cent and on lot loans 5,3S per cent,
the present rate on mortgage security
being AZ to per cent. This reduction
is due to the fact that since 1890 savings
bank deposits have increased about 80
per cent; trust company funds have in
creased about 20 per cent; life insur-
ance funds have swelled greatly, and
the total capital seeking secured loans
has about doubled. Competition among
lenders for safe loans has caused the
interest rate to decline. On the other
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hand, the interest rate on ordinary mer-
camille loans has not declined because
of the greater risk, as revealed in the
number of mercantile failures.
These are interesting and impressive
figures. The Merchants association
seems to think that reduction of the
rate of interest to 5 per cent. would
drive investing capital out Of the State,
but the argument in support of this
idea isn't very strong one. Five per
cent. is large interest for money now in
New York. and facts are more forcible
than theories
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Fingernails may be as nice as manicur-
ing and care can make them, and the
bare hand carefully ringed may look
very well, but mitt Is a most trying
covering. 1t reveals any fault of shape
pitilessly, and only the so-called patri-
clan hand looks well in it. Besides the
hand, the rings must be beautiful AT
present women are rather in puzzle
about their hands, anyhow. The Slew
ed evening dress remains the thing and
the sleeve often comes away over the
hand. A glove is clumsy under such
hand drapery yet bare hands, even
though half covered by the sleeve, are
not to be permitted. The long silk mitt
will give sleeve effect and settle the
glove question, too Even so, women
are not likely to welcome 1t.
FLORETTE.
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FASHION NOTES.
o,d-T,me STYLES That Hold.

Any one who has the notion that lib
eral braiding is on the wane should see
some of the spring models in which the
goods is almost hidden by. braid. True.
these gowns are not plentiful enough to
count as dominant fashion, but there
are quite enough to constitute fashion
able endorsement. In the skirt taken
for this picture two-thirds of the sur
face was covered with narrow brown
soutache. The goods was havana brown
cloth. With this was bodice of burnt
orange and white striped taffeta. Mar
row brown velvet ribbon trimmed it's
sleeves and sleeve caps; from the latter
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02
An Interesting Reminiscence.

10 tile Editor Of the Journal and Courier:
In last Sundays New York World I
read d short account Of the early life
of the first John Jacob Aston and of his
coming to this country. My father,
Captain Richard Everit, was master Of
the vessel that brought Mr.. Astor to
New York as steerage passenger. The
World states that the price of passage
was S26 and that he had about an equal
sum left as capital to start in business,
and my father assisted him in finding
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

n The New York Word calculates that
Increased from $72, 900, 600 to $125, 900.
I'm four generations the Astor estate
has swollen from $4,000, 900 to 1878 ,000,-
900. In four generations the Vanderbilt
estate has increased from $90,0O0,00O to
$4OO, 900 900.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

"A Joker has introduced in the Kan
sas legislature bill to provide for a
State inspection of whiskers.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

superintendent Andrews of the Chi
cago public schools says what he thinks
about some matters. For instance: MY
position here is merely a big clerkship,
with nothing to do except to receive and
answer letters. The law should be so
framed that if there are inefficient
teachers in our schools the public may
say to the superintendent or RESPONSE
BILE head: Here, you are to blame for
this; you are an incompetent superin-
tendent" AS it is, no one can be bur-
dened with the responsibility. I should
get rid of about five per cent of the
teachers in the schools at present, on
the ground of incompetency. That
would arouse the unprogressive and
probably the mediocre teachers to
greater efficiency. At present l cannot
remove a teacher for incompetency, ex-
cept by presenting written charges. At
present there is every incentive for the
superintendent to enjoy an easy time,
to do as little as possible and to let
matters take their own course. That is
not as 1t should be. Unless there is a
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Ihe Old Armchair.
II love 1t, l love 1t, and who shall dare
To cllide me for loving that old armchairT

10 cillue me IOf loving lHaC olu aTlucualE!
As sit and dream of the days long gone,
When life was bursting from out Its da wn.
When the sun of boyhood was beaming
bright
And the heart yet stranger to- care, was
light,
| can see 1t modestly sitting there.
That household treasure, the old armchair,
And the kindly eyes and the sweet old face
All scanned and wrlnkled, yet full OF grace,
OF the aged mother, long since at rest
In the old churehyara, and within my
breast
The heart grows tender and thrills with
love
As the thoughts soar up to that home
can see her yet as the soft sunlight
Crept through the curtains so pure and
And fe.l like a crown on her old lace cap
AS she rested there In a MONDAY nap.
How oft have | knet by that old armchair
And whispered my simple evening prayer
With scarcely thought that the Lord
For l spoke the words to- that mothers ear
o! the world seemed dark and my heart
seemed dead
When I knew that the spotless soul had
To another realm, and the tears would rise
From the inner depths of my boyiSh eyes
Whenever I'd look at the old armchair
With the angel no longer resting there.
Long years have fed since 7 babe farewell
To that old east home where the sunlight
fell
On my boylsh head In such kindly way
And reverently kissed those locks Of gray.
Yet near me is sitting that old armchair,
And the form Of another is resting there
And rocking contentedly to and fro,
AS rocked that dear one of long ago,
With the head of n play-tlred youngster
pressed
In mass OF cur,s to her mothers breast
And | gaze in the depths of her soulful
eyes,
And l often think from the starit skies,
From the home of the blest in the realms
above
The eyes of that mother must beam with
love
As they rest on the features so softly sweet
OF the wife who sits in that honored seat.
81 love IL, love 1t. and who shall dare
TO ctlide me for loving that old armchair?"
Boston Globe.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Judge Wheaton A. Gray, recently ele-
waited to the Supreme court commission
In California, was hearing a criminal
case in Fresno, and on q warm day, at
the end of a long harangue by the pros
ecuting counsel, he noticed one of the
jurymen asleep. AS soon as the argu-
ment was completed the judge address,
ed the jury in this peculiar manner:
attorney has completed his argument;
wake UP and listen to the instructions
Of the court
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

4 The Fusil, a Spanish satirical journal.
printed on bright blue paper, has been
indulging in unique inquiry among its
readers, who are asked to PROFOUND a
meet punishment for Senior Sagasta af-
Ter his Encouragement Of the war. An
swers have been pouring in week after
week. NO e, promising that there is
nothing SO terrible as insomnia, sug-
gests that the premier should be
stretched out upoa a table fanked by
soldiers repatriated from Cuba. These
should be armed with bayonets and in
structed to prod him whenever he show
ed sign Of sleeping. If this did not
prove sufficient torment, a history of
the late war might be read aloud to
him meanwhile.
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1887-11,894,OOO
1895-19,526,000
1896 21,973,000
1897 22,585,0OO

The ever-increasing popularity and the pre-emnehce
Of Aponars is clear all from the foregoing quantities
bottled at the Apollinaris Spring, Rhensh Prussia.
THE TIMES, LONDON speaking Of AP0LLlNARlS, says:
These figures are more eloquent than words.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

v There has just died near Stockholm a
woman nearly one hundred years old,
who, according to her last words, has
ssbad a life full of uncommon suffering
ana wrong. As a girl this Augusta
Keligren was of uncommon beauty. Her
parents Were poor and her only dowry
was the charm and natural grace of the
peasant In 1919 she was accused when
only nineteen years old, of the murder
of an old peddler woman. When ar
raigned in court she protested her inno-
cence, but was sent to prison until she
should confess. She spent forty-sev
years in prison, until about thirty
years ago, the king pardoned her. She
Set up small business in this city and
TO the day Of her death maintained her
innocence of the charge on which she
was condemned.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Progress in South Carolina. Judged
by the new charters granted at the re-
cent session of the South Carolina leg
dslature, railroad building in that State
is to have the biggest revival known in
recent years. According to these char
ters, there are eleven new railroads pro-
jected, having in round numbers an ag-
gregate length of five hundred miles.
In almost every instance the lines are
short, but study of railroad map
will show that their object in each case
III to connect with one of the big lines
of the State, so as to create competition
with its rival system. The big lines are
already in operation, and these will, IT
constructed, fill in the gaps and serve as
feeders to them.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

r. G. Andre, Belgian consul at Ma
Mia, says: There are many prominent
Filipinos and others who are ready to
work for the entire civilization and up
building Of the country and only await
complete control by the United States
VAS soon as American policy is defined
these men will at once labor to assure
the natives that American rule is the
quickest avenue to an era of wealth
and prosperity, and will advise them
to return to their avocation of peace.
The possibilities of the Philippines are
tremendous. Less than one-tenth Of
the island Of Luzon is under cultivation,
vet 1t produces nearly $40,000,O0O a year.
That figure is higher than the official
report and statistics, but the latter are
not accurate. With full agricultural,
forest, mineral and industrial develop
nent, 1 firmly believe the island would
produce $500, OO0,O 900 year. In the CEN
ter Of Luzon, which is one-third larger
than Cuba, there are immense valleys
covered with luxuriant vegetation.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Housekeeping Linens.
a pleasant introduction to
our linen stock will be yours
in these three specials:
66-in. All Linen Cream
Damask. generous, heavy
SOC quality. 30c va. 4
6S-in. All Linen Cream
Damask. extra heavy and
very fine Csc quality. for
Soc va.
66-ln. All inen Bleach
Damask handsome pat
tern and a generous Csc
quality, for soc yd. \
A specially good value in Gro
Chef Quilts, extra large.
fringed for brass beds a
handsome S1.25 quality.
for csc
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PercaIine Skirts.

Good taste will be delighted
with these handsome ski I ts.A
The fOncy stripes are harmO.
NOUS a ID the general finish.
deep corded flOunces, ETC.. be-
speaks careful attention to-
detail. Eight cOlorings and
black, CSC
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02

Drawers.
Here is an emphasis stroke
to the good values to be found
in our Muslin Underwear
Store:
Ladies' Cambr'c Umbrella
Drawers, deep ruffle trim
med, with tore hon edg ngs
and insertings, SOC
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who visited Justice upon Sam Holt,
they would have formed a guard of
honor for colored posse which might
have had the spirit and grit to have
arrested the criminal, and to have
started with him On their way to the
sheriff. With such an exhibition of
negro detestation of the crime, and
negro purpose to assist in the prose-
cution of criminals, Holt would prob
ably have been spared for trial by
jury, and would have died by legal
process. Hence, it is that Governor
Gambler declares that they lost the
opportunity of their lives when they
failed to do this.
i.~rof. Brockett's statement that the
colored people will meet in his
church next Sunday to express their
views will warrant this suggestion:
Meet, by all means, and denounce the
crime which is the besetting sin of
the colored race. Do rot weaken the
complete denunciation Of,this crime
by giving comfort to wretches who
have fallen under popular vengeance.
DenOunce the crime of assualting
women, white or black, and do not
weaken it by taking excuse from the
acts of bad white men. Join in,
boldly, without hesitation or Cir
cumlocution. with the orderly white
element among whom you live. Do
this, and it will inaugurate a new
era in which the crime that leads to
lynching will disappear.
But, fail to do this, stand supinely
by while the whites are horroriZed by
an unspeakable crime; give shelter
and silence to the criminal, and the
race will, of course, be held response
BILE for the misdeeds of those of its
criminal class whom it protects and
defends at the sacrifice of justice.
Stand by the law! Aid the whites
in it's enforcement! Give no SYM
pathy to criminals! This is the best
way, and the only way to peace, and
racial understanding!
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Garlands For All.
Chicago RecOrd.)

But while we honor the soldier let
us not forget our other dead who fell
beside us in the peaceful battle of
life. Go, mother, and lay the lilac
and the daisy on the spot in Goods
acre" where you planted the little
curly headed treasure that shall come
up and bloom in the springtime of
eternity. Go, widow, and hang the
green garland of ivy on the cold
tablet that, like a spccter, beckons
you to follow your beloved. Stop,
child, amid your play, gather hand
full of blue eyed violets and let their
modest lips kiss the nodding grasses
that cover her whose bitterest pang
at death was the thought of leaving
you. Go, lover, let the red tulip
blush above the upturned face of her
whose budding beauty was chilled
untimely by the frost of death.
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VOL. XVIII.
NOTICE.
Sale Of Real Estate

DY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER ISSUING
ID from the Superior Court OF Vance
County, 1T a special proceeding therein
upnding, entitled William T. Rowland
Administrator &c, against Hixy J. Row
land and others ! shall, Oh
Monday, The s2ud day of May, 1899.
sell at public auction to the highest bid
der. at the Court IIuu>- door, in Htnder-
Ion. Vance County, y. G.. upon the terms
nff;. la If cash and the balance on a credit
nf twelve months, the title to be retained
a, security for the deferred payment, with
the option Of purchaser 10 pay all cash,
the following real estate, u wit One
certain tract or parcel of land, situate in
the County of Warren, State of North
Carolina. near the Vance County line,
adjoining the lands Of Trueman Chapman,
Jas. Aston, &. }. Burton Samuel Smith,
and others, and known as the Richard
Short" tract, containing about two hun
drrd acres; it being that tract Of land
which was assigned to the late /. L. Row
land as and for his home tead. The sad
land will be sold To make assets t" pay
debts.
Time Of sale. Monday, May %, 1899
Place of sale, Court House door, lendei.
son. y. &.
Terms, one half cash. balance on a
credit of twelve months.
This the 18th day Of April, 1899.
WILLIAM r. ROWLAND,
Administrator of the estate of T. L,
Rowland decd.
4 Il Zollicofcr, Attorney.
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tries. The mild weather also oper-
ates in favor Of all industrial plants.
There are no freezing days or weeks
that the manufacturer must look
forward to and be prepared to meet.
Therefore there are no stoppages
which mean loss both in time and
money.
The producer in Eastern North
Carolina is most happily situated for
easy. ample and cheap transportation
for what he grows or manufactures.
In the Pamlico section rail and
water routes make shipments OF
products very cheap. Freight rates
to Norfolk. Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York are low. and com
petition makes freights lower from
New Bern than from any other point
in North Carolina.
AS the possibilities for development
of Eastern North Carolina are better
known it will be an active field for
the investment of capital and set
tlement of people who are attracted
by its resources; and what has been
regarded as only section OF swamps
and sand hills will become highly
cultivated and prosperous section, a
most desirable land to live in, = land
where industries thrive and pros
perity reigns during every day in the
year.
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THE HERO OF CALUnPlT.
Why His Comrades Call Him "Scrap-
ping Fred"-A Manila Sketch of the
Kansas Colonel, With Some Ex.
tracts From Letters About Him.
(Philadelphia RecOrd.)

Colonel Frederick Funston, of the
Twentieth Kansas Volunteers, who
is figuring in the news of the hour as
the hero of Calumpit, is a son of ex-
Congressman Funston, of Kansas.
Colonel Fred learned how to fight in
Cuba, where he served under Maceo
and Gomez before the outbreak of the
Spanish-American war. His name
first flew around the world after his
heroic deed on the Marilao River.
With twenty of his men he swan
this river, capturing 80 fully-armed
Filipinos> Here are some extracts
about him from letters written by
members of the Twentieth to their
friends at home:
''Col. Funston, or 'Scrapping Fred,
as he is called, has proven himself to
be the bravest officer in the line, and
one that the boys will follow through
fire and water"
"Col. Funston is a bird. Around
here they call him the fighting devil
from Kansas"
''Our little colonel is daisy. He
is not afraid of anything. He was
out here on his horse the other day
and the sharpshooters began firing
at him, but instead of running away
he turned his horse and took his field
glass and looked all around trying to
locate the shots, at the same time
saying: Those fellows would just
as soCn shoot man as not.
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MEMORIAL DAY.
BY ROSA VAN Il. SPEECE,


Gathered once more in the City OF Silence,
Comrades and frierds, with our flag and
our fiOw'rs,
In mem'ry of those who stood shoulder to
shoulder
With us in the fight for thi, country OF
ours.
COmmrades We miss who were with us last
May day.
They have crossed the dark river and
cannot come back,
No Shrill bugle call will disturb their
deep slumbers
Where they silently rest in peaceful
bivOuac.
Over the river our comrades are marching
Swiftly before us our rank file away,
Soon for Us, too, there will come the last
roll call.
And strangers will keep our Memorial
day.
"Forward!' the cry when our country was
calling,
For God and our nation to do or to die,
And we stand ever ready to guard and
defend it
Until Forward" we hear from Ou
Captain on high.
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The rlagic Whirlpool.

Fill glass tumbler with water,
throw upon its surface few frag-
ments or thin shavings of camphor,
and they will instantly begin to move
and acquire motion both progress
sive and rotary. which will continue
for a considerable time. If the water
be touched by q greasy substance.
the floating particles will dart back
and, as If by stroke of magic, be
instantly deprived of their motion
and vivacity.
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The Seaboard Air Lines Travelling
Libraries.
(LenOir NewS.)

The Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Company is hustling corporation
They not only look after the mate
rial development of the country
through which their lines 90 but to
the intellectual as well. They have
ten or dozen travelling libraries
which they move from place to place
and put in charge Of a competent
librarian in each town. The libra
ries remain in a town ten days and
the books are loaned to the citizens
free of charge. Mr.. f. st. John, the
vice-president, is a hustling man and
is doing great work for the entire
country through which his lines Of
road run.