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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-03
GIGANTIC FOSSIL LIZARD.

The Field Columbian museum has re- gently mounted and placed upon exhi- bition the hind leg of a gigantic lizard of prehistoric ages. This leg alone stands more than eleven feet in height, and belonged to q creature many times larger than any land animal now living. The mastoSon skeleton, which stands near, sinks into insignificance beside this great lizard, which in life would have stood nearly twice it's height and stretched out it's ponderous body to q length of sixty feet.
 This animal is known in science under the name of morosaurus, and belongs to an order If ancient reptiles which flour ished in North America during the geo. logic period called Jurassic. At that time the western half of the continent was marked only by islands and low belts of land just rising above the sea level. Among the swamps and marshes of this region these monsters lived in great numbers. As they died and thell bones were left mired in bogs or washed into lake basins, many of them became buried under gathering sediments ana so preserved. Later they were raised high above the sea level by the upheav- al which formed the Rocky Mountains, and now they are being revealed as the clay is washed awaysfrom above them.
 The regions where these fossils are
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SPRING POETRY FROM NEBRAS-
 

In the spring the whiskered farmer drinks hard cider from g can, throwing Wads of burning language at the lndo- lent hired man. In the spring the grand old granger plants his succotasn and corn, and the chinchbugs come and eat it while he sleepeth in the morn. In the spring the old SOW wanders to some quiet fen or brake, and returns With seven piglets toddling cutely in her wake. In the spring the good dog Ro- yer hides behind the bushes damp, waiting always, wailing ever. for a chance to nail tramp. In the spring the bull so gentle which has been a pet for years gores the poor confidlng far- mer, sits on him and eats his ears. ln the spring the youths and maidens go to picnic in the woods, packing with them In their baskets sandwiches ana other goods; and they fall into the rlv- CT, and the chiggers eat them up, ana they come back from the picnic swollen like poisoned pup
 I have hot pains in my larynx and my liver is out of whack, there are rumbings in my stomach, there are creakings in my back When l go to bed at evening I can only roll and groan, for my mouth tastes like hens nest and my head feels like stone. And I read the daily papers, where they tell of Shoppers pills as sovereign spe- cific for these kinds of vernal ills. And buy the pills and eat them, and feel a whole lot worse; there are times when I am longing for sleigh ride In hearse. And the ancient danes come to me. and they brew their magic tea, and they say if will take 1t I'll feel happy as flea. But their dismal, dark decoctions only make me shriek and wall, and I wish that all herb doctors could be carted off to jail. In the spring the willy stranger comes to sell patent oat, and he gets the names of victims to thousand dollar note. In the spring you make a garden full of things you like to eat, and the chickens come and scratch it all to thunder and repeat. In the spring your lawn Is pretty and you point to it with pride, | till some cattle come and spoil it in the silent eventide.
 In the spring the grooming husband
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BY AND BY,

The ambitious Bryan has been taik- ing about contentment as follows: rms world is full of discontented men. Even some of the rich are not contented. me man who has contentment has the best gold that is to be secured in life. Con- tentment is given to every man, put most men drive it away ill the maa rush to gain things that are beyond their reach. The man who can be con tented with what he has is the man who finds all that life is worth living for.
 True as preaching, and as consistent with practice as most preaching is. But in the sweet by and by Bryan will have an opportunity to be content after ne has come to the end of his mad rush to get that which is beyond his reach. Coming events cast their shadows be- fore, and perhaps he is already hgur- ing on solacing himself with the con- tentment which he so justly pralses'
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NO MORE SIBERIAN EXILE.
The Czar's Plans for Asiatic Develop

The CZar's Plans for Asiatic Develop
 ment Made the Reform Necessary. It is six years short of century since
 Madame Cottin published "Elizabeth;
 ou. Les Exiles de Siberie," and during
 all this time children have drawn from
 its pages their first notions of Russian
 government and Russian life. Apart
 from whatever merit the book may
 have "a point on which the recollec-
 tions of few people, probably, are clear enough to speak-there was something about the penalty of bauishment, ana banishment to Siberia. which took an
 extraordinary hold on the imagination, The enormous distance which the eXiles had to travel, the Arctic climate and
 surroundings in which they were SUD-
 posed to be doomed to drag out what remained of life, the impossibility of es- cape except at the cost of untold risk and suffering-all helped to mako q pie ture of appalling cruelty. The horror was heightened by the circumstance that the whole body of exiles was popu- larly invested with an interest which really belonged to a single, and that q small. class. No one remembered the crimes of which the majority had been guilty; they were all assumed to be cuff ferers for conscience sake, Siberia, in the imagination, at all events, of west ern Europeans, was peopled by political prisoners. It is quite conceivable that the French judges who sent conSpira- tors against the second empire to Cay- enne, with a comfortable conviction that they were doing a service to soci- ety, discoursed to their children when they went home on the wickedness of the Russian system of political punish ment.
 It is possible that if the popular idea of Siberia and it's exiles had been near CT the truth the caar's latest reform might not have been proclaimed. Had Siberia resembled the north pole as closely as we thought when we were childhen, it would have mattered very little by whom it was peopled. Had all the exiles been sent to Siberia for polit- cal reasons, they might have gone on living there without the Russian gov ernment taking any further thought about them. But the true Siberia and the real exiles brought in a different set of considerations. The Siberia of fact has very little in common with the Si- beria of fiction. It has been the fate of many countries to be judged entirely by their winter climate, and this has been specially the case with Siberia.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-08-03
 ENGL4ND'S CHINA LEAGUE.

A China League has been formed in
 England, and many men prominent in
 mercantile and public life have joined it. It has address a circular letter to
 all the Chambers of Commerce in the
 United Kingdom, and in this letter the
 origin of the League is ascribed to the
 indifference recently shown by different
 British governments to mercantile in
 terests in the far East. A policy of
 general acquiescence, says this docu-
 ment, will inevitably lead sooner or
 later to the very complications it is de-
 sired to avoid, or else to the abandon
 ment of England's commercial rights in
 China For instance, under this policy
 Russia was able to get possession of
 Port Arthur, and with it the practical
 control of the whole of Manchuria-an
 area of over 300,O00 square miles. The
 import of foreign goods-mostly cotton
 manufactures-into this area during
 1899 amounted to over three millions
 sterling, and it is thus market of no
 inconsiderable size and capable of great expansion. If this area becomes Rus
 sian province-an event which seems
 only too proba ble-it is certain that an exclusive tariff will be imposed, and it will cease to be an open market for Eng land. The same process may be ap- piled to other and even more important provinces of the Chinese Empire, with still more serious consequences to the people of England After dwelling upon the enormous importance to Brit ish manufacturers of the maintenance
 of an open market in China the circular proceeds to say that the policy of the league is not in any way aggressive. It would aim, in the first place, at the maintenance intact of all existing rights throughout the whole of the territories
 of the Chinese Empire and the further ance of British interests by all legiti- mate means. Secondly, it would en-
 deavor to support, in cooperation with other Powers, progressive government | in China, which, by moderate and steady reform, would secure the tran auillity. prosperity and independence of | that empire. Thirdly, and in any case, -E
 | its object would be to see that there shall be no such disturbance of the bal
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LOG JAMS.

"A log jam is one of the most for1nlu- able problems we have to encounter III our line of business" said Mississlppl lumberman at the Grunewald yeSter- day. I've had several big ones on the Pascagoula and its tributaries this wear. and a tremendous jam some dis tance above Moss Point was dynaml- ted only last week. How they begin IS difficult to explain, A few dozen loss will become wedged for an instant Tn narrow part of stream ana III LESS time than it takes me to tell It nun dreds of others will come sWooplng down and pack themselves i'll an lntrl- cate, close-knit span, reaching from bank to bank, and almost as solid as a rock The force they exert is some thing marvellous. During recent jam in my section l saw a lot of logs plunge under the edge of the blockade, ana few seconds later they pusEed thelr way up through the very middle Of the pack tossing timbers as big around as mans waist into the air like So many toothpicks. The noise they made as they drove through the mass was simply deafening It sounded as if the solid earth was being torn up by it's founda- tions. When the logs passed under the jam they were evidently caught in such way as to still further obstruet the imprisoned stream, and were hurled up- wards with all the irresistible energy or millions of gallons of rushing water,
 "The breaking of jam is a very tickish operation, and seems to be largely a matter of instinct with old rlvermen. The lines and angles Of strain in such a blockade are so com plicated that the best engineer in the world is apt to go wrong in indicating the proper point of attack, A veteran lumberman, on the contrary, will often take a long look at the mass and then point out the key-log.' The key-log is the timber on which the strain centers, and when 1t is blown out or pried out the pack, in almost every instance, will break up of itself I had an old fellow in my employ few years ago who | could locate key-lok nine times out of l ten. He couldn't read or write, knew nothing about engineering, and was un- | able to explain how he arrived at his | conclusions He Said it came kinder | nach'rul "-New Orleans Tlmes-Demo- | prat
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,SY'ILI MOR F.

The king-killers are active. The at tack on the Shah of Persia in Paris yes- terday was fortunately unsuccessful but none the less villainous for that Truly these are troublous times, ana what will happen next? is the general question. As nobody can tell, it IS Just as well not to get excited over what may happen, It is also just as well not to gyat und11ly excited over what does happen. Out of all the turmoil VIII come a more stable and probably bet ter condition of things. Let us walk softly. do our duty and be thankful that we do not have to manage the world.
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I. PLAIN C-1SE.

Ii Hung Chang is willy old fellow, and he may well be credited with trying to do his best for his distressed country But he must be convinced by this time that he can't fool the State department of the United States. His crafty state- ment that the ministers might be sent to Tientsin if the powers would not march on Pekin brought forth the reply that the government of the United States must have free communication with it's minister before anything else could be considered, and the Viceroy was very properly told that power to deliver at Tientsin presupposes power to protect and open communications Then Ii wanted to know whether IT free communica ton were established be- tween ministers and their governments it could be arranged that the powers should not advance on Pekin pending negotiations.' To this question Secre- tary Hay vigorously replied: Free com munication with our representatives in Pekin is demanded as a matter of ab- solute right and not as favor. Since the Chinese government admits that 1t possesses the power to give communica- tion. it puts itself in an unfriendly at titude by denying it. No negotiations seem advisable until the Chinese gov ernment shall have put the diplomatic representatives of the powers in full and free communication with their re- spective governments and removed all danger to their lives and liberty.
 The Chinese government if there is any, can find no excuse for misunder- standing this plain language, and un- less it means wrong 1t can find no ex- cuse for continuing its unfriendly atti- t116e
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eats his victuals in the barn, for his wife must clean the mansion, and she doesn't care a darn; and the yard is full of carpets and the trees are full Of sheets, and he has to live on sauer- kraut, cistern water and sliced beets Oh, woman's in her glory when she tears things all apart, piling beds and chairs and pillows in way to break your heart And at night the grooming husband has to sleep upon the porch, and he feels so plum disgusted that he can't enjoy his torch. When the blamed old cleaning's over, then the wife is taken i'll. and 1t keeps her hus- band busted buying dope and drug and pill; and the mansion is no cleaner than it was when she began, but she'd slay him if he said so-and he is prudent man.-Nebraska Journal.
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found are the foothills flanking the Rocky Mountains on either side, and extending through Wyoming and Colo rado For years they have been collect ed and studied by geologlsts but only recently has any attempt been made to mount a complete skeleton Of one ol these great reptiles. During the sum mer of last year the Field Columbian museum sent a party of geologists into Wyoming for the purpose of collecting these fossils, and so successful were they that another expedition will short ly be sent into the same region, with the hope that a complete skeleton may ul- timately be secured for the museum Chicago Times-Herald.
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate cour

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 July 31st, 1900. ESTATE of ELIJAH PALMER. late of New Haven, in said District, deceased tied his administration account with said estate to this Court for allowance, 1t is ORDERED-That the 7th day of August, 1900, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, Ut Il in said District, be and the same Is ap. pointed for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and this Court. directs that he given by publishing this order three times In some newspaper having circula- tlon in said District.
 LIVINGSTON w. CLEAyELAND,
 au1 St Judge.
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NOMINATIONS.

According to an article in Notes anu
 Queries there were at the time or the Roman occupation of Britain, nVe dls- sstInct species of dogs there, most or which can with certainty be identlned with those of the present day There were the house dog, the greyhound the bulldog, the terrier and the slowhound'
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A sagacious man of Waterloo, Iowa, IS said to have utilized rats to lay the telephone cables through the conduits. Several rats were turned loose in the conduit with a ferret after them, to which was attached a cord Through seven hundred feet of the conduit the merry chase was carried and the rats emerged into daylight at the other end just few feet ahead of the ferret, which was probably impeded somewhat by the cord.
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The annual report of the Commission ser of Pensions will show a grand total of 993 1929 pensioners on the rolls on July 1 last, an increase of 2,010. In the year 4O645 original pensions were granted, and 4699 names were restored to the rolls, 43,334 names were dropped, includ- ing S5, sO9 by death, 9O9 by remarriages of pensioners, and 6616 for other causes.
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 August 1st, 1900. ESTATE of GEORGE W. MALLORY, late of New Haven, in said District, deceased The Executor having exhibited his ad- ministratlon account with said estate tt this Court for allowance, 1t Is
 ORDERED-That the 8th day of August 1900, at ten o'clock in the forenoon. at a Court of Probate to be held at New Haven in said District, be and the same Is ap- pointed for hearing on the allowance of said account, and this Court directs thai notice of the dime and place of said hearing times in some newspaper having a circula tion In said District.
 LIVINGSTON w. CLEAVELAND, au2 St Judge.
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"Some men," remarked Uncle Eben, .shas jes' enough activity in 'em to keep 'em fun bein' any good foh hitchin'- posts. Washiugton Star
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ance of power in the far East as would endanger the imperial position or aHect the safety of the Indian Empire,
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Ernest L. Harris, the United States consular agent at Eibenstock, tells why the lumber merchants of Hamburg, Germany, are prejudiced against American lumber ''They ordered lum- Der from the United States, received the documents, paid one-half or three fourths of the invoice value, inspected the cargo after having paid for the same. and then found that the lumber was not in accordance with the order. They had to sell the best they could, experiencing loss in order to cover the same, being obliged to bring suit against the firms in the United States, and in every case I have come in con tact with the parties in Hamburg have been losers. This is caused by the eX- penses connected with the suit or by the firms in the United States com promising in such manner that the firms here were obliged to accept the compromise I know of one case in Hamburg in which the firm has lost about $14,2SO in this way
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The Swiss society for Cooperative Consumption has been in operation for thirty-two years. It has membership Of 6,710 persons-twice that of two years -aso-=and a capital of s125,ooo, with as much more as reserve fund Its sales last year amounted to S450,oOo Ill value with a net profit of $55,0OO This is divided among the members, who also get their goods at wholesale prices. There are $50 such societies in Switzer- land, with annual sales amounting to {, $10,O0O,OOo.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents and other snia" advertisements, One Cent Word each ih- sertion. Five Gents a Word Tor tuN wees (seven times). l..
 Display advertisements, per men, one iu, -n scrtlon, $1 20; each subsequent incer'ioh' fo cents; one week, S3.2o; one month"; Sle' one year, $40. ,orse 15
 Obituary Notices in prose or sersE, Na,rri. oaes Deaths. and Funerals, 50 cents each' Local Notices, 15 cents per line. +o thoir
 Yearly advertisers are limited to +o eni,e he own immediate business (all matLel ts dn ,ot Sunobjectionable), and their contracts oo no' include Wants, TO Let, For Sale. etc.
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A German scientist has patented rpuncture-proof tire filling. The filling is a jelly made of glue. Glycerine is added to prevent hardening, and an an- tiseptic preparation that keeps it from fermenting. The mixture is first heat ed until it liquefies and is then beaten to a stiff foam. While in this frothy condition it is introduced into the tire or saddle and allowed to cool and part ly. solidify. The result is a light, spongy material of cellular formation, exceedingly light in weight and proof against tacks nails glass and all punc- turing objects.
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Commissioner of Education Glenn has

Commissioner of Education Glenn has returned to Atlanta after tour Of Georgia. during which he attended a number of educational rallies. He re- ports that the interest in education IS increasing all over Georgia. He says it is the most hopeful sign the State has, and he is pleased to know that the peo- ple are fast awakening to the fact that the education of the masses means the saving of the country. The annual re- port of the educational department will show that $5O0,00O has been expended V during the past five years for the erec- ton of schooihouses alone.
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CHARMING PILLOW COVERS OF
 Linen, both top and back, top stamped for etching, FRIDAY---1Sc.
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HANDSOME TAFFETA WAISTS, including some of the Bandanna style, others of high grade, heavy silk in combination and plain cplors, were $4
 and S5. F'RIDAY.-Sl.So.
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MEMS NIGHT SHIRTS, TRIMMED
 with Cash's imported colored trimming. the 50 cent kind, generously cut and comfortable, FRlDAY-2Sc.
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SKIRTS OF NOVELTY GOODS. A stylish well made Skirt, the material silk and wool. skirt marked S29S,
 FRIDAY-$1.48.
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OUR h CENT LISLE AND cor ton Vests for women, low neck and short sleeves silk ribbon finish,
 FRIDAY--10c. each.
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CHILDREN's WHITE SKIRTS OF I,onsdale made with deep tucked Umbrella fiounce, 50 cent quality.
 FRIDAY Ssc.
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WOMEN'S PATENT PULLEY BEL ITS regular 39c quality. FRlDAY-l9e
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NIGHT DRESSES OF SPLENDID Muslin. Empire style, made with lawn reveres, tucked yoke, trimmed with in sertion. FRIDAY-39c.
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ALL OUR NEW PILLOW TOPS, al sorts of novel designs,
 FRIDAY-89c.
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ALL OUR NEW. STYLISH WE'LL ings, the 15c., 20c. and 25c. qualities,
 Friday Sc. yard.
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HOUSEHOLD CLEANING MITTEN
 regular 10c,, FRIDAY--2c.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-27
a Heavy Frost.N

The heaviest frost OF the season oc-
CURED in Martins Ferry last evening.
and 1t was such n heavy one that II al
most reached the a2-dcgree mark. The
Democrats endeavored to celebrate
last evening MS they did once before,
and the meeting was repetition of the
first one. Every effort was cxcrted in
making the street demonstration large
one. but their efforts We're not crown
ed with success by any means and the
general expression by both Democrats
and Republicans was that It was n fat
failure. Sucker Rod" Jones, who was
scheduled for an address. tclegraphed at
late hour that he could not come, but
the state Democratic committee sent a
man who was equally as good and an
swcrcd NIL purposes. In the person of
Western Starr. OF Chicago His speech
was long. tiresome and prosey one
10 the few that had gathered Mt the
Star theatre. To demonstrate the fact
that whit was to have been the largest
meeting In eastern Ohio was n failure
few figures which are positively nc
curate hre given. The number OF
marchrrs In the parade, including
horsemen. drum corps and men In cabs.
numbered CAS-, The exact number that
attended the Address In tho Star thea
tire was ela. Including vice Presidents,
thirty-fivc OF whom We're women, and Il
conservative estimate places the num-
Der of Republicans In attendance at
one hundred.