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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
AN INFANT PRODIGY IN ART.

The infant prodigy, so frequently met with in the annals of English art, crops out once more in Lawrence-the last of the older portrait painters. As a child he was dandled on the public knee be- cause of his precocity in rectng poetry: at five he was taking likenesses' for moneyed consideration; and at twelve he is said to have been the main sup port of his family. Raphael, with gen jus at his back, did not come to maturi- ty so quickly, nor did Rubens, trium- phant at Antwerp, hold popular ap- plause so long; for Lawrence kept his admiring public to the last, and was something of a wonder both as man and boy. His whole career was bril- liant, yet not through intrinsic force; his art was successful without being great; he was honored and praised down to his grave, and yet he possessed not genius. There are men who achieve popular success without genius. Law renee was one of them.
 The father was a man of some birth and education, but he had what is called the poetic temperament" and never got on very well in the world He was at different times barrister without brief, an actor without a part, a keeper of the White Lion Inn at De- Vfzes without guests enough to make 1t pay. When young Lawrence was three years old his father made a change of base, and moved into the Black Bear Inn. It was here that the boy was placed upon the table to recite Shakes peare for the guests. Here also he de- veloped wonderful gift of making por- traits in puastel of the passing public. A guest could have portrait painted while he waited, and the speed of the artist was not less wonderful than his age. The duchess of Devonshire and Lord and Lady Kenyon were among his early sitters, anr the record is pre- served that Lady Kenyon's likeness was drawn in profile because, as the child artist declared, "her face was npt In a short time he had at tracted the attention of Garrck. Foote. Wilkes, Burke, Sheridan and Johnson and his father began travelling with him about the neighporng country and exhibiting him as one of the wonders of the oge.-Johhn c. Van Dyke in the Century.
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"SILFNCING A GTTNn

Ther is a great deal of ignorance as
 to what "silencing a gun" means A
 gun is silenced when the gunners are
 disabled or driven back and the g,,n or
 guncarriage damaged It is a common enough phenomenon for weapons which have thus been silenced to re-open fire after repairs have been made, the gun- ners rallied, or a fresh crew obtained
 It is rare thing for a gun to be so damaged by hostile fire that it cannot be refitted and brought into action again. T saw" says Prince Kraft of the German artillery in the battle of Gravelotte, many guns during the cannonade lying miserably on the ground winged tht ais, with a broken wheel. But not one was withdrawn. the injured guns were always speedily repaired with the help of the wagons which were near, so that at the close of the battle I could not tell exactly how many pieces had been temporarily out of action" The Navy League Journal of London says this expert opinion should put a stop to ignorant on the frequent silencing st of Long Tom" as the big gest of the Boer guns was called. The navy had day after day to look after this weapon and dose it with lvddite shells, but on each occasion the work was skilfully done.-Army and Navy Journal
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E11ta metal.
 THE STOCK " ARK ET
Dull With UmmistaknbIe Undertone of
 Strength

Dull with Ummistaknble Undertone of Strength
 New York, Jan. 17.-Tbe stock market
 was dull to-day, but there was an un- mistakable undertone of strength, and the character of the small buying de- mand showed substantial improve ment. Dealings in the highly specula- tive induStrials still predominated. but the proportions of the dealings in them were not so excessive. Sugar, Tobacco, Brooklyn Transit, Metropolitan, Man haitian and Third Avenue were still cas- fly the leaders of the speculation and notable movement in the Leather stocks sprang up early in the day, but was not well sustained Third Avenue Traction suffered a violent decline of 6A points. but recovered 3A. Otherwise the group manifested strength under the influence ing short interests, who were induced to cover by the general strength.
 Reports of military success for the British made the London market strong and the strength was reflected here. The upward course of sterling exchange and also of exchange on Paris served some what to neutralize this influence in spite of the continued fall in the English dis count rate.
 The decided improvement in the buy ing of railroads was conspicuous in the grangers, Southern Pacific and Balti- more and Ohio, though the latter stock met free offerings to realize The rail- road list generally was benefited sym by this strength. The St. Paul statement for the second week in January encouraged buying in view of the increase of $31,555 over last years
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18

cal and industrial institutes in both those cities, an exceptionally fine uni- versity at Coimbra; at Lisbon the h. stltute- General of Agriculture the roy al and marine observtoraies, conserva- tory of music and valuable public libra ry; besides the archives of the Tore del Tombo, with which is connected a school of photography and diplomacy
 FANNIE B, WARD.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18

New York Cotton Exchnnsc.
 Reported over private wire by il. c. Fried. man x Co.,, bankers and brokers, 10 Wall Street. New York. New Haven Office 763 Chapel Street, Norman A. Tanner, Mana ger, Nnnning. Closing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
DRY GOODS STORE B1rRNED

New York, Jan. 1.-The dry goods es- tablishment of Seeger, Marks & Co in Paterson, N. J., was burned to-day. The loss on stock, fixtures and building is about $30,000; covered by insurance. Other adjoining property was more or less damaged, so that the total loss is estimated at $400O0 to $50,000.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-18
NEW YORK STOCK MARX EFT.

Opening, Highest, Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince X Whitey. Brokers, 15 Center Street, New Haven.
The sun., 1900-01-05
oH1oAGo's BIG CANAL.
WATERS Of Lake michigan Bnye Be-
Eun 10 PnrIfy the River.

CHICAGO, Inn. THE clear waters OF
Lake Michigan have invaded the Chicago
river rs far as Harrison street bridge, ~
The south mUuph. The water has taten
au . clearer tln-e ~ iai south as tWeifth
bridge. THIS N almost tNO miles from
the mouth u the river 81 Wells street,
about half 4 mile from the rivers mouth,
il Is better than it usually Is 200 yards
west Of the life saving station. Even the
south fork of the south branch, known as
the stockyards branch. shared in the ben
Gifts Of the opening 81 the drainage ca
nal A Slight current was noticeable at
Archer avenue bridge. .1iue TO the lower
ing Of tie river and to the city pumps at
Bridgeport.
The hume Of the collateral channel at
Kcdzie avenue was doing its full work
all through the day, and G0,0OO cubic feet
of water poured into the drainage canal
every minute. This draft on the river
was augmented by an additional 10000
cubic feet a minute when the Bridgeport
pumps were turned into She old canal.
The rate at which the water Is rising in
the windage basin at the controlling
works at Lockport indicates that week
will elapse before the level OF the inter
sill viii be reached.
The hume at Kedzic avenue was the
objective point for large number Of
sightsccrs. who trampel across the prai-
rie during the day to see the canal food
ed Women were out in large numbers,
and carriages found their way over the
frozen ruts and hummocks. Many visit
ors went to Lockport to see the approach
Of the water.
by tho end Of the week the drainage
officials expect to be able to show in the
Chicago river body Of water which viii
compare favorably with the Dcsplaines
river below Joliet. When the residents
of the Illinois and Mississippi valleys arc
convinced that, with the full cdpacity OF
the canal in use the water turned down
through the valleys will be better than at
present II is thought that the antagonisn
to the canal viii disappear.
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ConIdn,t Change the signs,

England is said to be the freest coun-
try in the world, but its freedom does
not extend to the alteration of a public
house sign by a licensed victualcr.
This was proved at the South Hants
Brewster court, where n brewer asked
leave to alter the name of an inn from
The Duke of York to The Panther
Admiral Field, NJ. T., who acted as
chairman, asked the reason Of the pro-
posed transformation, and was inferm-
ed that the applicant owned another
Duke OF York, some distance off, fact
which was liable TO cause confusion in
business. The admiral however, con-
sidered it discourteous to the brave
old Duke Of York to put a panther in
his place. Eventually the application
was refused
4 similar fate attended the request
10 change the name of Il house from
The Royal Oak to The Radstock, Adj
miral Field urging that Lord Rad
stock, Is an eminent philanthropist
and Christian man, might justiiably
object to his name being thus taken in
vain, and the justices, perhaps out of
regard for French susceptlbilities, also
rejected an application to change the
sign Of The Alma tavern to that OF
The Fashoda.- London Telegraph.
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Philadelphia Grain Exports.

Philadelphia, Jan. IA statement of
the Philadelphia grain export trade for
the year 1899, compared with 1898, shows
the following: Flour. 2,115.122 barrels,
increase 500,696 barrels; wheat, 4,0S1,
249 bushels. decrease 1,5S7,075 bushels;
corn, 29.426, ,2G7 bushels, decrease 309,-
9O1 bushels oats, 7,S65,416 bushels, in
crease 2,O09,990 bushels; rye, 619.1S3
bushels, decrease 909S96 bushels Com
plete returns of December exports show
that 80 steamships carried away partial
or full cargocs of grain aGgregating 16l,-
003 barrels of flour. 3S00s5 bushels Of
wheat. 2,223,3TS bushels Of corn and
,5IT bushels of oats
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Cinsirlr nrlcns:
General Markets.

New YORK. Jan. 4.
FLoUR-State and western inactive and
rnther easier: Minnesota patents, S3.s5a4 10
winter straights, S3.40a3.45; Minnesota bakers
g.. .S5a3 l0 winter extras. S2.55a2.o0
WHEAT-No. red opened steady, but al
once sold of under weak cables and beal
hammering; toward noon prices rallied again
on covering; March. 155la75 l5-l6c.; May
75a75 5-l8c.
RYE-Steady; state, 56c.. {. !, T.. New York
car lots: No western. 6os4c., o. b. afioat.
CORNING. 9 o?ened eteady, but was entire
" neglected and nominal in this market all
the morning.
OATS-No. quiet: track. white. state, 3la
35c.; track, white, western. 3ia35c.
PORK-Steady: mess, Sl0S5alO.15: family
Sl2al250.
LARD -steadier; prime western steam,
BUTTER-Firm; state Dairy. eOa2;c,; state
creamery. 2ia.0c.
CHEESE strong fall made. fancy, small,
l9S4algc.; fail made, fancy, large, l2Aal3c.
EGGS-Firm: state and Pennsylvania. 2ja
28c.: western. ungraded, at mark, l6a2'ic.
SUGAR Raw very firm fair refining,
3 l3-l6c.; centrifugal, 9i test, 4l4c.; retinGd
steady; crushed, 5.a5c.. powdered, 5.05c.
TURPENTINE Firm at c!lsa53c.
MOLASSES-Q Quiet; New Orleans, 32a40c.
RICE-Steady; domestic, 4a6lsc.; Japan, Nj
a5c
TALLow-Firmer city, 5a5gsc.; country, ~
a5Ac.
HAY-Firm; shipping, 65a75c.i good to
choice. soas5c. * Hi'u.1
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ayot We're NV Doy. !.

Some years ago the late Horace
Mann, the eminent educator. delivered
an address at the opening Of some re
formatory institution for boys. during
which he remarked that il only one
boy was saved from ruin it would pay
for all the cost and care and labor of
establishing such an institution as that.
After the exercises had closed, in pri
yate conversation. a gentleman rallied
Mr.. Mann upon his statement and said
to him:
ibid you not color that a little wien
you said that all that expense and la
Dor would be repaid II it only saved
one hoyY'
Not If it Were my boy" was the
solemn and convincing reply.
The sun., 1900-01-05
VICTIMS OF THE PLAGUE.
Major Taylor Reports on work of
Bubonic Diseaae In Honolulu.


Washington, Jan. 4.-Surgeon General
SternbcrG has received the following re-
port from Major Taylor, the surgeon in
charge at the military hospital in Homo
lulu. dated Dec. -:
II have the honor to report that on the
1lth and 18th Of this month there were
five deaths from bubonic plague in the
Chinese quarter Of Honolulu, and anoth-
er occurred this morning.
The whole regiment of the Hawaiian
national guards isolates the infected dis
n house 10 house inspection and disinfec-
ton All corpscs have been crcmated,
and think there will bc but little dan
ger Of the spread Of infection among the
troops. There is little doubt about the
diagnosis III most OF the cases"
Enclosed in the report is an order is
sued by Lieutenant Ketcham, in charge
Of headquarters at Camp Mckinley, di-
rectcd To the troops. 1t forbds all sol
diers and employees in the service Of the
command To enter tho city of Honolulu
or tho Infected districts except on duty
or ~ special written permission Of the
officers in command. The pass list is suS-
pended, and the men are restricted to the
limits OF Kapiolani park.
Surgeon General SternbcrS is not
alarmed at the conditions in Honolulu
as set out In the report and believes that
the measures adopted at Camp McKin-
ley are adequate. lie will not recon-
mend that the army transports be pre-
vented from touching at Honolulu.
The sun., 1900-01-05
A SPONGE IN HIS BODY.
queer and Fatal Result of a Surgical
Operation.


Or. Morestin, a Russian surgeon,
who had been treating woman for
recurring assesses, announced the
recovery of his patient. the other day.
He had removed from her n pair Of
physiclag's hemostatlc forceps, four
inches long which had been acclden-
tally sewed up in her body four years
before.
Said New York physician: "a short
time ago an up country doctor came to
the city to be operated upon for the re-
moval OF the vermiform appendix, al
though [ understand he never had ap-
pendicitis. lie did not improve after
the operation, and one night he died.
There was an autopsy, and it was
found that n sponge had been sewed
up in him. Yet have known of many
forceps, clamps and other metal lnstru-
nents to be forgotten and left in pa
tlents, and the latter get well.
"Spon scs are bad. From their very
nature they become collecting agents
and soon poison the body. The smooth
metal objects, on the other hand, are
apt to work their way into the ALI
mentary tract, and then they soon pass
away. You doubtless have heard Of
needles which have staid In the hui
man body for years, gradually work.
Ing their way out Of tho system or
J OF old soldiers who still carry the
bullets shot into them during the civil
/ war. The glass swallowcrs Of the dime
j museums really perform wonders in
the way Of resisting foreign substances
! In the human body.
"Thc most wonderful case of all was
that of IN insane man whom | saw in
an asylum in Lancaster Pa. He took
! to swallowing things in the carpenter
/ shop and before he was stopped he had
! gulped down 140 nails of all sizes,
some buckles, 4 piece of old iron, some
screws and Il lot of other things.
"All OF this hardware was extracted
and the man recovered. He is still llv-
ing and still lunatic."-San Francisco
! Call
The sun., 1900-01-05

nual affairs it has been four years since
n new man was ushered in, Governor
Wolcott having served three years as
head Of the state after having finished
as lieutenant governor, acting governor,
the unexpircd term Of Governor Green
halge. who died in March, 1896.
The oath Of office was administered by
President Smith, and as soon as the gov
crnor had subscribed TO the oath Secreta-
ry Oiin stepped forward and made the
customary proclamation that a new gov
ernor had assumed office. The clear
tones OF the secretary's voice seemed
to awaken a mulIled echo as the sound
Of the governors salute. given by Bat
terry A on the Common, reached the
chamber. The 'oath of office was then
administered 10 Lieutenant Governor
Elect Bates. after which Governor
Crane delivered his inaugural address.
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nicl. wants 10 Re = Delegate.

Columbus, o.. Jan. {. Congressman
Charles Dick. who was here to confer
with Governor Elect@kgsh, has started
for Washington. He witfAot attend the
inaugural ceremonies. aside is expected
to 10. III LIE capacity as major general of
the Ohio national guard In regard tG
the question ii delegates 10 the national
Republican convention Nh Dick did rot
conceal his desire t. be ON Of Ohio's
Big Four. although be- said he would
not work openly for the honor. Prece-
dent named the two United Statos scua.
tors. the goyernoy and chairman Of the
state convention. lie sail that ~ lhe,
late contest 1or the organization Of the
general assembly what is called the ad-
ministration took no hand and had no
favorites TO play,
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never Do This.

Itls a very common practice 70 puc
away food that comes from the shop
IN brown paper in which the deaAer
wraps if. While this may be con-
venient it certainly is open to serious
ohiact,on on the score Of health ana
cleanliness. Most Of tho cheap pa
nors are made from materials hardly
IN to the standards Of the houseSeep-
er'g ideas of neatness, and althougn
! certain degree Of heotis employed IN
thofr preparation, it IS by up means
sgffieient to destroy all the diseasA
germs with which the raw mater
may b. filed.
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Mi..Ionnrv Slain In chinn.

Peking. Jan s. The Rev. Mr.. Brooks
Of the Church Missionary society, sta
toned at Pins-Yin. in the province Of
Shangtung, was captured in that vicinity
and murdered by members of a seditious
society called BOXERS" who have been
active lately, destroying many villages
and killing native Christians. The gov
crnor of the province had dispatched a
force Of cavalry 10 the scene Of the dis
turbances, hut the soldiers arrived too
late 10 save Mr.. Brooks.
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r.ra.tn. uoIden,. ,yiII

Syracuse, Jan 4-The will Of Erastus
r. Holden disposing of an estate OF
nearly sl00o0o0, has hoen fled The
public requests are Syracuse university,
S2j 900. Syracuse Womens and Chill
drens hospital, $1,000, and Onondaga
County Orphan asylum, $4,000. The
widow receives 100000, and each of the
four children will receive more than
500 600
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Suicide In Toronto Hotel.

Toronto Jan. 4.--On Tuesday man
about 80 years Of age registered at the
Itossin House as A. Finberg. Chicago,
and was assigned 10 ROOM Nothing
was seen Of him until his bedroom door
was forced, and Finbcrg was found lying
on sofa with revolver close 10 him.
He had shot himself twice, once in the
mouth and once in the neck F'inberg is
supposed 70 have been a traveller for
Chicago hat firm. He left nothing to OK
plain his action.
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CRANE IN OFFICE.
inauguration of The New Governor OF
iLnsNnchuneftS

Boston Jan. 4.-ITundrods Of invited
guests aud many other spectators, to-.
eether with nearly every member Of the
legislature. streoncd upon Beacon hill,
throngcd th" corridors If the statehonsc
and crowded into the great tall OF the
hall Of representatives that thry might
witness the Inauguration Of Governor
Elect W. Murray CSnc Of Dalton and
Lieutenant Governor John l.. Bates Of
Boston aud the other ceremonies that
attend the seating Of a new chief execu-
tiye.
More thnn ordinary interest seemed
10 center in the event this year, for
while inaugurations in this state are an.
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The I'll Ented Pntrin

London, Jan. 1.-The Hamburg-Amer-
lean line steamship Patria, Captain Fro
Itch, which caught fire in the English
channel Nsr. IL while on her way from
New York 20 Hamburg and which foun-
dered on the Kentish coast, after being
abandoned. has just been raised. She
has now foundered, however, and five
persons have been drowned.
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Prejudiced AEainstthe Piano.

i never thought the time would
ever come when should be delighted
to hear that piano going" remarked
Fogg as the Instrument in the next
house was being carried down the
stairs to the furniture wagon-Boston
Transcript.
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Fourth CIasa Postmnsters.

Washington. Jan. 4. - The following
fourth class postmasters have been ap-
pointed;
Massachusetts-West Farms, Lucy o.
Scott.
New York South Durham, W. G. Van
Orilpn.
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phe Actors Card.

u showed them my card
door. the actor was complaints
tbov referred me to the manager }al
what do you suppose he saidt ne go
he was sorry, but the demand for sea
had been SO great that he had decide
10 discontinue the professional fr'
list"
"Yell,' said his friend the sllarpa
did yol expect to beat a full 2&s
with a single eard5"--New Xos &.
lmerclal Advertiser. -
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Centennrian Celebrote..

Saratoga, Jan. 4.-Owcn Mccarthy
the oldest citizen Of Saratoga county. is
celebrating the one hundredth anniver-
sary OF his birth. lie is native of Ire:
land apd. came TO American in 1850.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Closing Quotations of the New York
Stock Exchange.

NV OH, Jan. Z,
Money on call easier at jaG per cont. Prime
mercantile paper, per cent. Sterling ex.
change firm, with actual business in bank.
ers bills at S4.sil@ for demand and At sis2A
aIsl for 90 days, Posted rates, s4s3la and
s4.sSJS. Commercial bills. S4.sl16a4,s2l4. Silver
certificates. 5slGallIsc Bar silver 5s5sc. Mex.
lean dollars, 411Ac. Government bonds irreg.
ular State bonds inactive. railroad bonds
irregular.
GInsInr nricea
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- The Business People

afford to ignore the newspaper medium through which
the peoples attention And having attracted
enon is enough your but keep their eyes
fixed you by
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SSeSSSeSeS0NSSs
- I = The +
~ Fall Season o.

dow hand and merchants and business preparing
meet the demands which will be made upon the But in order
that there shall be demand you ADVERTISE. You
your known every home in the CITY, Let the people
what you have SELL The best way do this
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-01
HAS A NEW NOSE
Tony Bruhn Underwent an Operation
Lately

Tony Br~Ihn. once the best known po-
licenlan in Wichita, but who is now a
resident Of Chicago, is the proud posses
sor of a new nose. Tony's nasal organ
used TO be the most conspicuous feature
of his makeup and was his despair.
There was a large Dubious growth on the
end Of II which made it large enough for
two men. Recently an operation was
performed and the nose reduced to its
natural size, much to Tony's relief and
JOY.
Every one in Wichita viii remember
Tony Bruhn. He was one of the oldest
policemen in the country, being over 70
years of age. In spite OF his years he
was one Of the most active men on the
force and was distinguished by his erect
carriage and military bearing Fer per-
sonal reasons it became necessary to
move 70 chicago. and Tony quit the po-
lice force early this winter. Before he
left he said that he would never return
to Wichita until he had a nose of the
natural size.
A few days ago Assistant Chief OF Pc
lice Park Massey received q. letter from
Tony and also a photograph showing
him since the operation had been per
formed. While there was a remarkable
change in his features yet it was for the
better The picture was placed in the
curio case al headquarters and every
one visiting the place spends considerable
time looking at Tony's well known fea-
lures