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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

glass tube, round which are three coils of insulated wire about an inch apart, steel nail is ejected with force enough to penetrate a board at a distance of twenty-five feet to the depth of half an inch, and the model is no larger than a lead pencil" The tube could not be made of iron, for then the gun, as well as the projectile, would be driven into space. The advantages of the plan are, that as the tube is not subject to any tension, it will never get hot, no matter how rapidly it is fired, and as it merely directs the projectile In a straight line it can be made very light There is, of course, no smoke nor noise Another advantage is that dynamite shells can be fired without danger, since the charge is started without sudden impact and it's velocity is in creased as it progresses. The disad- vantages are that the electric gun can- not be used without a large dynamo and engine.
 Ingenious and promising. Perhaps by and by battles will be fought en- tirely by electricity.
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sides. Then you can wash silk sklrt that has a light flannel lining, yet It rustles just as nicely and hangs better 1 The readymade skirts are very pretty and one can line them at home, but you will find few bargain skirts outside of bright colors, which nowadays are reserved for house or full dress Even then they ought to be made to so with the gown. A moire skirt for street wear set on light flannel yoke to avoid bulk at the hips is not an infrequent resort. Though the looks of skirts have chang ed radically, there is yet no relaxation in their snugness, and the watch is as close as ever for means of reducing bulk at the hips.
 It seems a pity to cut up handsome old cashmere or paisley shawl, but lots of women are doing so. Bands Of cash mere shawling make very stunning trimming on silk or velvet A yoke of this material is quite the thing, and occasionally modish theater jackets lined with satin and enriched with fur are made of such material. Do you re- member that some of these shawls were fringed on one edge? Well, that fringe is the very best thing possible for inside waistcoat fronts to jackets, for yoke re- vers and for shoulder pieces
 FLORETTE.
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was prosecuted on a charge of assault and battery for having, with other pu- pills, on his way home from school, stoned a huckster. The Judge dis missed the case on the ground that the matter was one for the school-teacher to dispose of. Some of the Judges con- clusions of law are as follows: "The right to punish and control pupils by teachers extends not only to school hours but the supervision extends from the time the pupil leaves home to go to school till he returns from school. This control extends to all acts com mtted out of school hours, the direct and immediate tendency of which reaches the school-room and is detrimental to the good order and best interests of the pupils. Children of both sexes and of various ages, capacities, and suscep
 abilities, must be thrown together on their way to and from school, and un- der such circumstances as to exert a powerful influence on each other, and the statute demanding and requiring the education of it's children should protect it's pupils from injurious exam pies and influences while gong to and from school to obtain this education"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

These are all needed for what is called
 the first line of transport, which meets
 the immediate requirements of the troops 1t serves and carries two days
 supplies. The second line of transport conveys bulkier articles and three days food supplies for the whole of the force, but this second line is provided locally by means of hired transport, and con- sists mostly of oxen and such convey ances as can be secured on the spot.
 While, however, the authorities at home provide for the first of the two lines of transport eflly, one order fol- lows another before those previously given can be executed and though, as the Lord Mayor has announced, the reg iment of volunteers being provided by the city of London will be ready to start within eighteen days from Decem- Der 2O it may be taken as certain that they and the Yeomanry also going out will not find their transport necessaries ready for them in South Africa before the end of February To raise twenty five or fifty thousand pounds in the city for special regiment is the matter only of a few hours; but the provision of still another supply of two hundred wagons and twenty-four hundred mules, with harness, etc. all complete, is a very different matter, and one which money alone, it seems, cannot dispose of It is not only the question of buy ing up more mules in different parts of the world, taking them to the Cape and getting them fit for service, but there is still more serious question in the diff ticulty of providing wagons. These are being mostly made in England, but the makers here have been already almost overwhelmed with government orders, and they are beginning to say that, however great may be their patriotism, they cannot altogether neglect private orders, unless they are willing to see serious injury done to their businesses, and the time has come, they declare, when their private orders really must be got out of hand.-London Times Correspondence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
ESCAPED.

Little wife-I saved thirty dollars to- day. Loving husband-You're an an- gel. How? Little wife-I saw per fectly lovely easy chair that knew you'd like, and I didn't buy it.-New York Weekly.
 The maid was inclined to be sentiment tai. What remedy" she asked, lis there for a broken heart?" The practi- cal young man arose to the occasion. Why not try 'splicing?' he suggested. 1 And now the cards are out.-Philadel- phia Record.
 Father-So you've resigned your situ- ation again? | Son-Yes, sir. It was too hard. | Father-Too hard! Don't you know that no situation is perfectly easy? | Son-Yes, sir. That's why l want no situation.-Catholic Standard and Times.
 Where have you been all afternoon?"
 Music hall. Piano recital' Internally tiresome, wasn't it." Not at all. was the pianist." ."-Chi- cago Tribune
 These heroes-erst extolling--
 A ifickle public drops;
 Folks chase ball that's rolling
 And kick it when it stops.
 Life. Asket--Back home again, eh? What was the matter, too healthy for you out there.
 Doctor-Exactly. There was only one case of sickness in the town the whole time I was there.
 Asket-And I suppose some other doc tor had that?
 Doctor--No. I had 1t. It was home sickness Press.
 A Mere Suggestion. Now" said the critic. "I'll tell you what I would do with this play if were in your place. would switch it around completely and have the last act first" But" replied the author, T don't see how that could be done. The villain is killed and the hero marries the girl in the last act. If that were switched around so as to be the first, what would be the use having the other three acts?" "No use. Change it, by all means. Chicago TimesHer- aid
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
THE VAR RUMORS.

Yesterday was day of war rumors. There was report in Berlin that Gen. eral Butler had suffered defeat There was a rumor in London that two bat talions of British troops had been cap tured by the Boers. And there were the usual rumors in the New York ex- tras of another bloody battle" But none of the rumors was confirmed, and the situation Is still obscured. It is, however, plain that the British have not made much progress during the week in which they have been apparently trying to get ahead. But perhaps they will do the business very suddenly and thor oughly when all is ready. Fighting up- hill is hard and dangerous work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
MOTHER ENEF4 CTOR.

The man who can make two blades of grass grow where but one grew be- fore is quite a chap, but he doesn't seem to be much compared with the man who can invent a new weapon that will kill human beings with neat ness and dispatch. Professor Gardi- her, an electrician, of New Orleans, is the latest claimant for a place among the worlds benefactors. He has in vented gun which expels the projectile by electrical action. A long steel bull let passes through the center of suc- cessve coils, an electric current fash ing through the coils and being cut off just as the middle of the bullet passes each coil. The principle is the same as that of one of the devices used to drive chisel forward in the apparatus for chipping stone. III the model, a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
The Defeat of,h. s,rategist.

The strateglst sat in his easy chair, And wrinkled his massive brow; And the strategist wrote of the when and the where,
 Likewise of the why and the howl He laid out the way and he picked out the spot,
 He dwelt with the "ifs" and the why's: And clearly set forth how the fight should
 be fought
 In words that were pointed and wise. The strategist laid out plan of campaign That left no escape for the foe; His cunning was deep, but his language
 was plain,
 Or, at least, he intended it so; And as he disposed of great armies of men And parceled out states and was glad A lady slipped in and surprised him and
 then
 She spoke of work that she had ! The strategist ''hemmed' and the strate-
 gist ''hawked'' And he nervously squirmed in his chair He longed to get out and go roaming
 abroad,
 But the lady had cornered him there. And the strategist frowned and the stratc-
 gist blinked
 But the woman was pretty and bland,. And when she departed his three dollars
 clinked
 In the purse that she held in her hand.
 Chicago Times Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
JiKE BL1IR,S PL4TNT.

Jake Blair now lives in Beloit, Mis- souri. He has lived all over the bound-
 less West, but he feels that he hasn't lived to much purpose. This Is his years. I came West with my parents when a small child. The great West,
 from the Ohio river to the Pacific ocean, embracing the grandest territory of natural resources under the shining sun, had not been trod upon by white
 man and was as undeveloped as the morning of the first day of creation. I had grown to be a young man, brimful
 of ambition, and was keen for field of opportunities in which might make a fortune. In the territory before me was millions of acres of fertile land free for the taking. There were vast forests of timber along the rivers and lakes, also great undeveloped coal fields, iron, copper, lead, zinc, gold and silver. walked over the whole business, press ing forward till I reached the Pacific, all the time looking for an opportunity to make my fortune. At this point I stopped in my mad career for mo- ment's reflection; I was growing old and my accumulate of riches amount ed to a $10 camping outfit. Thousands of people scattered along the line of my trail had followed, stopped and found opportunities. said, This is my luck" I had been Joking for a moun- tain of gold that could be picked up and sacked l had walked over wealth enough to make nation rich and more and greater opportunities than the world will ever see again.
 Jake Blairs plaint is sad one, and it is the plaint of most men who have lived as long as he has. Most men have missed being rich and happy" just as Jake has. They haven't been smart enough to take advantage of their opportunities.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
FASHION NOT ES.
L,ningfor Silk skirts.

Pastel cloths are all the go for house dresses. In the prettier models they are not very freely trimmed when one thinks how elaborately cloth has been arranged of late. Most of the cloths are pretty enough to carry successfully very liberal supply, but are seen to better advantage when the amount is moderate. Trimming enough was on the gown sketched for the accompany ing picture, though not a few dresses for similar use are far more freely dec orated. It was green albatross cloth, and it's band trimming was delicate trellis work of black silk cord. High collar and "V" were tucked white nain- sock, while the revers were nainsook embroidered In white.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
Iudfrect .,nxatiou,

l To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Permit me to suggest to Truth and Justice" that before writing his third letter on the Hamden school matter he should carefully establish his premise as to who pays the taxes.
 In your issue of January 20 he plain ly states that after studying the sub- l ject of taxation for years I cannot be- lieve that any man pays any large ap- | preciable amount of taxes indirectly in the shape of house rent or living ex- penses.'' He then goes on to support this belief" by the most absurd ex- amples which, if admitted, would com- pletely destroy his own pet theory pre- viously advanced in regard to savings bank, life insurance depositors, etc.
 In economic questions beliefs will not suffice. We must have facts. I give herewith the facts in this matter taken from the United States census by Thomas G. Shearman.
 The average earnings of the basic 13000,000 workers is given as $500 per year. This is divided as follows, liv ing expenses 80 per cent, taxes 15 per cent, savings per cent. Put into dol lars this gives $240 for expenses, $45 for taxes and $15 for savings. As indirect taxes are maintained for the express purpose of convincing the vast major ity that they are not taxed at all, it is not surprising that Truth and Justice' should be among the numbers thus con- vinced
 The figures given above are eloquent testimony to the truth of the state ment made by Pitt In the House of Com mons: ITO levy direct tax of per cent. is dangerous experiment in a free country, and may incite revolt but there is method by which you can tax the last rag from the back and the last bite from the mouth, without causing a murmur against high taxes; and that Is to tax great many articles of daily use and necessity so indirectly that the people will pay them and not know 1t, Their grumbling will then be of hard times, but they will not know that the hard times are caused by taxa tion."
 Or, as another politician has express ed it, indirect taxation is the science of ''p lcking the goose without making it cry" w. TRUEMANN.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
BROTHER BRYAN AND HTS OIL.

The Bryan campaign has been started in New York city, but its start doesn' t seem to be such as will greatly cheer Brother Bryan. He has been politely received by some of the New York Dem- ocrats and has had some good things to eat, but there isn't much, if any, more harmony" there than there was before he came. And harmony is what Brother Bryan wants more than anything else just now. He is coming into Connecti- cut to-day and will favor New Haven with his presence and with some of the oil which he said he brought with him from the West. It is needed here The waters are troubled, and they are so much troubled that perhaps Brother Bryan's oil will not have any effect. But there is no doubt that it is smooth oil and 1t will be smoothly distributed. It is to be hoped that Brother Bryan's visit to the metropolis of Connecticut will be pleasant even if it is not politi- cally profitable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

There will be at least one learned to check his ambition. The following letter was received the other day by a bookseller of Atlanta: Dear Sur: Will you pleas sen Me Rode of Georger, so kin know how to practis the Law l been studyin all winter? I want to be Rite when I git up in Cort for my kliants which come to my Pertecshun; 60 I want a Rode of Georger, in big Type, so I kin spell my way through without Trubble. So, please sen me Rode of Georger.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
The Birmingham Daily Mail tells of

The Birmingham Daily Mail tells of the departure of one of the reservists for the front, showing the sublime con- fidence which a British soldiers wife has in the prowess of her spouse. As her husband left in the train from Snow Hill Station a woman was to be seen weeping bitterly. Full of sympa- thy, bystander tried to speak words of comfort to the grief stricken wife, when he was met with the following answer: "Oh, 1t ain't i'm I'm troubling about; it's them poor Boers I'm a. thinkin' of. Bills such a terror when 'e starts"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent a Word each In sertion. Five Gents Word for full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one In sertion, S1.20; each subsequent insertion, 4O cents; one week, $3.20; one month, Sl0; one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, b cents per line. Notices of Brths Marri- ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 50 cents each. Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own immediate business Gall matter to be nnobJectionable), and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

It is related that one of the ornithol- ogists attached to the Smithsonian in- stitution was collecting specimens of the birds of southwestern Mexico not long ago when he saw a cow-bird which seemed to him to possess a white crest. Now, properly, the cowbird is altogeth- CT black and the top of his head is smooth. Evidently this strange mat ter required investigation, and gun shot brought the bird to the ground says Lippincotts. Then was found a more unexpected marvel than was an- ticipated The "snow-white crest" proved to be piece of white cloth that had been stitched into the birds scalp and trimmed to represent a cock s comb. Ut had doubtless been done when the bird was young" says the observer, "by some of the natives, and the wounds of the operation were en- tirely healed"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

Liberia, having obtained an income from royalties paid by the English Rubber syndicate, is now again paying interest on her debt of $5O0,000, on which she defaulted 25 years ago. The ar rears of interest have been cleared off by an agreement of the creditors to receive $75,0OO as payment in full of all back interest. A reduction of the rate of interest has been conceded also from z to per cent, the rate rising 1-2 per cent. every three years till it reaches 5 per cent. The development of the rub Der industry in Liberia has attracted much attention and gave rise to the recent story about concerted demand of England and the United States for a definition by the French of their from tier when it tends to encroach upon Liberian territory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

A military motor-carriage has lately been built in the West, which is to be given thorough tests and submitted to the consideration of the War depart
 nent. It is driven by six-horse pow CT gasoline engine and has a tank carrying sufficient fuel for a run of 200 miles There is mounted on the carriage a Colt automatic rapid fire gun of seven milimetres calibre, with a detachable bullet-proof shield and the gun and vehicle are designed to be operated by a squad of four men, for whom seats are provided, as we'll as space for their tents, equipment, ra- tions, and 5000 to 5000 rounds of am munition.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

The legal relations of school-teachers, pupils and parents have been investi- gated recently by Judge Earnhart of the Columbus, Ohio, Police court It proud name of Chancellor Alexander,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-24

The Rev. J. c. Richness, pastor of < a Congregational chapel, at Oakland, California, announces his retirement from the ministry. He says that he believes in dancing, and in long list of other things that are tabooed by church-goers when indulged in by min- isters. He remarks that if man needs a drink, he has the right to take it. He says that, when he meets a man on the street, he likes to slap him on the back and say Hello there Bill" in good hearty voice. MT. Richness has come to the conclusion that the ministry is no place for a young man ''who wants his personal liberty" It is rather plain that it is no place for him.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-11
Clearing Railroad Gronnd

The Gross. Blackwell N Co. iron sta
Bile has been bought by Nathan Barth
and IL to be moved To the corner OF
Sixth street and Roma avenue and
placed on the back of Mr.. Barth's lot.
w. l.. Trimble a. Co. have the contract
for moving the building and have
started to work and IL they have good
luck expect TO have the barn in place
by Saturday noon.
M. Il. Stamm started to move his
building from its present place this
morning and has made considerable
progress. Mr.. Stamm expects to have
his building In place on the alley be-
tween First and Second streets on Sill
yer avenue Saturday of this week.
VIM. jerks has the contract to move
the building.
w. w. Strong has the contract to re-
build temporarily the corrugated
building OF Gross. Blackwell q Co.
which was pulled down in the rear OF
their Office and is being put in place
on the tracks back OF the Santa Fe
freight depot and will be used by them
as a warehouse until the new commo-
dious building Is built.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-11
REPUBLICANS AWAKE.


Chicago, Oct. 1i.-Postmaster Gener-
al Charles Emery Smith called at re-
publican national headquarters to-day.
up TO four weeks ago." he said.
there was a good deal OF lethargy
throughout the country on the part OF
republicans. due to over-confidence.
Recently there has been a great awak-
ening. due 10 the fact that II began to
be apparent unless great activity was
displayed. Bryan might be elected. The
result OF this increased activity IL be-
coming apparent In n great many
states. For instance, in Maryland, the
recent registration points distinctly to
republican majority. There is per-
feet unanimity from all sources that
West Virginia will go republican by a
larger majority than four years ago.
After spending three days In Indiana,
came away with the conviction that
republican chances there were the best.
am now going to Nebraska"
United States Senator Carter OF
Montana. visited the republican head
quarters to-day. He said the electoral
vote in his state was In doubt. but the
entire republican state ticket, con-
gressmen and legislature. will be
elected
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-10-11
AGAIN PROMOTED.
George E. Aver Goes to Wellington. Kan.
n Division Superintendent.


n Division superintendent
George Il. Aver. the assistant divis-
ion superintendent on the Rio Grande
division between Albuquerque and III
Paso and who was only a short time
ago promoted TO that position from
trainmaster, has again been recognized
by the Santa Fe railway company and
viii leave tomorrow morning for Wei
iington, Kas., where he will at once
assume the responsible position of d.
vision superintendent OF the Panhandle
division OF the Santa Fe. which, with
it's main and branch lines. covers a dis
tance of over 600 miles. Mr.. Aver has
been constantly in the employ OF the
Santa Fe railway company for twen-
ty-one years. coming first to Albuquer-
que In May, 1879. when the track was
being constructed southwark from this
city. Since then he has filed various
positions-relieving II. u. Nudge, now
the popular general manager. as the
latter was climbing inch by inch to the
top round of the ladder, In his various
promotions. and now faithful service
has again been awarded and Mr.. Aver
has been given a division over which
he will be its superintendent. His
trainmaster will be Frank Easley, who
filled the same position on the Rio
Grande division at San Marcial a few
years ago. Andrew Mentally. from Ar
kansas City. Kan, will be the new as
sistsnt division superintendent here.
Mrs. Aver and children will remain
in Albuquerque for few weeks before
removing to Wellington.