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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
THE NATURE OF MICE.

| 1t Is Somewhat Of Puzzle to the HUI
man Mind Until You Understand it.
Few people understand the mystery
of mice. think can, without immo-
desty, claim to understand mice, for |
have made them study for many
Years. I used to think that nature sup
piled mice wherever there seemed to be
any call for them. For example, If you
live in a house where there are no mice.
and in a rash moment provide your
self with mouse trap, or set up cat,
mice will immediat ely make their APP
pearance. To the superficial observer
this looks as If nature, perceiving that
you have a mouse trap, proceeds to
supply mice for it, or noticing that you
have a cat sends mice enough to salts
fly the animal But this Is not the true
explanation. In order to understand
mice you must grasp the fact that the
mouse is an animal with a keen sense
of humor and a love of excitement
With this key in your possession you
can readily unlock the mystery of mice.
is conspicuously shown by the way in
which he will rattle a newspaper in
your bedroom at night. The mouse
does not eat newspapers, neither does
he put them to any domestic use. He
merely makes a noise with them, know
ing that Of all sounds the midnight rus
tie of newspaper is the one which
will most successfully Danish sleep
from your eyes. If a mouse finds an
eligible newspaper in your bedroom he
will settle himself down to a night of
fun and jollity. He will rattle that
newspaper till morning, and the only
effect of throwing boots at him, or of
getting up and lighting the gas and
searching for him, with poker, will
be that he will hide himself till you lie
down to sleep and then resume his lit
tie newspap per game. If this does not
show a sense Of humor 1t would be diff
cult to say what it does show.
Then there is the well-known fact
that no sooner does mouse trap or a
cat enter house than it is followed by
a troop of mice. Cats and traps draw
mice as the pole draws the magnet.
The mouse loves the game of teasing
the cat by stimulating the latter's hopes
of capturing mice. 1t is considered the
height of fun among mice to scuttle
across room in the presence of a cat,
and to disappear in a hole Just as a
cat is ready to pounce OF course, now
and then d TOO reckless mouse pays the
penalty of rashness by being caught by
the cat. but accidents of this kind are
more rare among mice that football ac-
cidents among men, and in no way rem
der mice shy of the game.
If you once understood the nature of
mice you need have no trouble with
them. Danish from your homes every
cat, trap and newspaper and not
mouse will show himself. Fill your
house with newspapers, traps and cats,
and mice will flock to it from miles
away. No mouse will go to a house
where no amusement is offered to him.
This lesson l have learned, as / said, by
years of study, and it has been con-
firmed by the testimony of several of
the most Intelligent cats whom I have
Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

spects similar to that used In the South
at Birmingham, but is simpler, less ex-
pensive, and, 1t is claimed, will do better
work. Should the new process meet ex-
pectations it will greatly aid in the de-
velopment of iron ores of east Tennes-
see and other sections similarly circum-
Stanced
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
YdLU4BLE TESTIMONY.

Some valuable testimony concerning
the popularity Of American-made goods
in Russia is given by obeervant con-
sular representatives Of Great Britain.
For instance, the British consul at Kieff
in his report says: While Germany is
talked about as our greatest rival In the
markets Of the world, there does not
seem to be the same attention paid to
the rapidly developing competition of
ing are startlingly apparent in the for
eign trade. The agriculture machin-
America, the trade in duplex and other
steam pumps is more or less American,
tools is due to America, which is now
reaping the benefit of practical ideas
combined with utility, and now the sup
ply of fixed steam engines to the for
eign markets is being energetically
pushed.
The British consul at Odessa writes:
Cycles of English make are held in high
esteem, but they are distanced by Amer
lean machines. Our cousins across the
can supply good cycles forty
per cent. cheaper than those of English
make, and can therefore easily under
sell the latter. The reason of this diff
ference in price is to be found in the
fact that the American bicycles have
many of those parts cast which in Eng
fish machines are turned
Speaking of the popularity OF Ameri-
can agricultural machinery in Russia,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL

the British consul-general at Odessa
says: In reapers and binders America
still enjoys the monopoly of this mar
ket. Hand reapers still command a
ready sale, though they are gradually
being superseded by self-reapers and
binders.
Having secured such hold in Russia
American manufacturers ought to be
able to maintain and even increase it.
Their skill and enterprise will be stim4
ulated by efforts made to drive them
out of Russia.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

About year ago a bank at Lima,
Ohio was mysteriously robbed of s1S,-
000. The doors Of the vault were found
open, not marked or SCARED, and the
time lock clock was still going. No
clue to the mystery has been discov-
cred. A suit brought against the cash
Ter and the vice-president for the loss
through negligence has been decided in
their favor
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

LIMITS OF SEED VITALITY.

No Truth in the Stories of termination
After Thousands of Years.
Some time ago an article appeared in
the Chicago newspapers which was
written at Anderson, Ind and dealt
with the longevity of seeds. In sub
stance the article states that archaeolo
gists had but recently explored near
Anderson some of the mounds of the
mound builders who inhabited this
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

Tests OF new process OF making
roke are being made with Tennessee
coal, and it is believed by those inter-
ested that way of overcoming the diff
ficulties of coking coal containing high
percentage of sulphur has been found.
The new process separates and makes
available the by-products, gas, am
monia, and tar. Gas from the three
ovens now in operation affords fuel for
boiler near by. The gas is of good
quality, and it's manufacture by the
new process is claimed to be beyond
question demonstrated success Other
by-products are being made just as sue
cessfully. The process is in some re-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02


That 10 very hard luck story which
comes from Lawrence, Kansas. A
week ago rich bachelor uncle of wo-
man teacher in the high school at Law
renee went to his lawyer and had
drawn his will which provided an in
come of $4,000 year for the Lawrence
niece. He told the lawyer to bring the
will to his house the next morning and
he would execute it. But the next
morning the uncle was found dead in
his bed and his property goes by inher-
itance to some brothers and sisters
Had he lived ten hours longer the Law
renee teacher would have become the
richest woman in Kansas.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
FASHION MOI ES.
A New Fashion I'm simple Form.

III INV N HsNtUfH III .$EFHPIV u WHIT =
If the box pleated skirt takes hold -
woman's fancy as it now promises to
do, the current elaborateness of cloth
gowns probably will relax. At least,
most of t.. model gowns that include
the new please skirt are along simple
lines when compared with the highly
wrought affairs worn since fall began.
Perhaps this is a lure for the women
who haven't the price Of extravaganza
notions, but this isn't likely, because
most new fashions from the source of
this one don't take cognzance of econ
omy. In many Of these new gowns
the pleating of the skirt is repeated in
some form or another on the bodice.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

London is about to have some trolley
cars for the first time. The English
metropolis never was very rapid in
some matters.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02
ADVERTISING RATES.

The British government used $4,000
gallons of corn whisky last year in the
manufacture Of smokeless powder.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

The Queensland legislature has made
eome radical alterations in the crmi-
nal laws Of the country. Taking ad-
vantage of bill codifying the existing
law, the reform party endeavored, with
some effect, to remove what they term
ed 'the barbarities of a bygone age"
Their first attack was directed against
capital punishment, but this failed, al
though they fought for tWenty-six
hours. What they did accomplish, how
ever, effects radical changes. Offenses
previously punishable with fourteen
years Imprisonment have now prescrib-
ed for them a maximum of seven years,
while Imprisonment in irons has been
abolished, fiogging can be prescribed
only for very serious offenses against
the person, and not, az before, against
property, and the use of dark cells in
connection with solitary confinement
has been prohibited.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

Wax matches have almost entirely
supplanted the wooden matches for
merly used in Mexico, writes Vice Con-
sui Pages of Vera Cruz, quoted by Mod
ern Mexico Wooden matches are still
made in limited quantities and are pre-
ferred by some, but this preference is
confined to the hot country and may be
due, in part, to traditional prejudice. 1t
ID said that wooden matches are better
for the hot country, as the wax is La
bic to melt and become sticky. The
wax taper is less bulky, generally has
two striking ends, emits no disagreeable
odor, and is made waterproof. 1t is
doubtful If wooden match could be
made to supplant the wax, unless
manifestly superior article were pro
duced at a lower price.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-01-02

The Senate committee on pensions has
framed new set of rules for dealing
with pensions bills under which the
measures receiving consideration will
be limited to a very small number One
of the new rules provides that mo
Widows pension shall be granted by
special act in excess of the maximum
rate allowed by law, except in case of
restitution or extreme physical disa-
bility, to be substantiated by sworn
testimony, and in no case will a pen
SIGN be recommended for widow at a
larger rate than $50 per month" This
would defeat the claim of the widow of
General Lawton, in whose interest bills
have been introduced in both houses
providing for a pension of $4,000 per
annum, and also the widow of General
Guy v. Henry, for whom q pension of
81, 200 to $4,000 per annum is urged.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

No. red 79asc I. 0. b. a1oat; No. 1
Northern Duluth 74gc (. o. b. atioat to
arrive. OPTIONS generally firm: closed
strong ut kGfc net advunce' close;
May 7oAc; July 7l7sc; September,
52ssc.
Corn, receipts 2l7.G25 bushels; exports
12S,S0l bushels. spot market firm; NO 2,
4SNc I. o. b. aAoat; options closed
steady at q partial &c net advance;
close: May. 4l3sc' July 424c; septem-
Der. i27sc.
oats, receipts 1l1,eOO bushels; exports
%. 9GS bushels: spot market firm; No 2.
27isc; No. white 2siaa29c; track white
osa3ic; options inactive and nominnlly
steady.
Hay and hides firm. Hops and leath-
or steady Coal and cutmeats steady.
Beef quiet. Lard arm. Pork quiet.
Butter and cheese steady. Eggs barely
steady. Tallow dull. Cottonseed oil
steady. Rosin. turpentlne and molasses
steady. Rice and peanuts firm.
Coffee. futures opened steady at 5QIG
points lower; closed steady net at SOLO
points lower: sales, $1,000 has.
Sugar, raw steady; refined steady,
BALTIMORE-Flo quiet and uIf-
changed: receipts 1882 barrels. Whea.
dull; spot and May IOA610Atc; July
7Olk Gl7O%c; August. 7O%c asked; steam
er No. . red 647s175c; receipts 4,06S
bushels; southern wheat by sample $50
re: do on grade GTG7le. Corn dull; spot
and May 4lMd4lHc; June, 4l40ll$c;
July, i1ih941Ac: steamer mixed 40hCt
4oI4c: receipts 29,2S7 bushels; southern
white corn 43d43ikc; do yellow 429
42Ec. Oats duh; No. white soc asked;
No. mixed 971sG2sc, Haylsteady' No
timothy S17 90. Cheese firm large.
lliA@1l%c: medium, 1t&ql1Ae; small,
11hm12c. EGGS, i2hc. Butter firm;
fancy creamery 22c; fancy imitation
17d1Sc: fancy ladle lie; good ladle l6c;
rolls 15G17c.
CINCINNATT-Flour dull: fancy
81 15ds 30; fnmlly, 81 5000 so. Wheat
dull and nominal; No. 2 red 72sp!2!sc.
Corn easy and lower; No. mixed 4ORc.
Oats dull: No. 2 mixed 25kc. Rye dull;
No. 2, Gle. Lard steady at Sc nv. Bulk
meats dull at SO so. Bacon quiet at
81 50. Whisky easy and lower at 81 Is.
Butter steady. Sugar steady; hard re-
fined "a 6Oa5 80. Eggs quiet at lie.
Cheese steady; good to prime Ohio fiat
1tiGc.
NEW YORK-The visible supply Of
grain Saturday, May 70, as compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange, Is as
follows: Wheat, 47,62i 600 bushels: de-
crease, 100000 bushels. Corn. COO
bushels; decrease. $4,000 bushels.
Oats. $4,000 bushels; increase, $4,000
bushels. Rye. 100000 bushels; decrease.
$4,000 bushels Barley. $4,000 bushels;
decrease. 242, 900 bushels.
TOLEDO-Wheat quiet and higher;
No. cash 73c; May, 73c. Corn dull
and lower; No. 2 cash S9c oats weak
and lower: No. 2 cash 23lsc. Rye dull
and lower: No. 2 cash 56lGc. Cloverseed
quiet and lower: cash prime old 81 20:
prime new 81 30; October, IS 10; No. 2,
81 %.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
Live Stock.

CHICAGO - Cattle, receipts $4,000
head: steers active at 6610c lower; good
clearances: butchers stock steady; best
on sale to-day, three carloads at S. G5;
good to prime native steers IS 00G5 T0;
poor to medium 81 1904 so; selected
feeders 81 2565 90: mixed stockers
SO 1904 on: COWS, 50 OO94 60; heifers,
50 2545 10: Gamers, 81 5OGS 90; bulls,
81 5000 %: calves, 81 55@6 so. Hogs.
receipts to-day, $1,000 head; estimated
for tomorrow, $4,000 head: left over,
5000 head: market active and strong to
sc higher: top, IS so: mixed and butch
ers 81 15El5 40: good TO choice heavy
So S045 30: rough heavy s. l5G5 rs:
light, IS O5G5 40; bulk OF sales, s. 300
: 80. Sheep. receipts 25,0OO head; sheep
active at 10G25c lower; lambs sold
freely and steady; prices 10c lower;
good to choice wethers IS 2565 go; fair
to choice mixed 81 75G5 40; western
sheep S. 35G5 GO: yearllngs. S. 6096 90:
native lambs Sc OOq7 40; western lambs
81 OOd7 30.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattle active and
higher: extra heavy s. 60d5 65; prime,
s. SOFAS As: common. 50 50G4 90. Hogs,
active; extra assorted heavies So 550
60: assorted mediums IS b095 So:
heavy Workers. So 1905 IS; light Workers
S. SOG5 30; good pigs IS 10d5 20; sktps
and common pigs 81 bO94 so; roughs,
SO 5Od4 30. Sheep steady; choice weth-
ers IS 25I5 30; common, 81 5OaS So;
choice lambs Sc 50@6 rs; common to
good ST GOAT 10. Veal calves So 58@7 co..
CINCINNATI-Hogs easy at 81 ESQ
50.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis.
eases relieved in SIX hours by New
Great South American Kidney Cure" Il
IS a great surprise on account OF It's ex.
ceeding promptness in relieving pain in
bladder, kidneys and back, in male OF
female. Relieves retention OF water
almost Immediately. II you want quick
relief and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by r. H. List, druggist, Wheeling, r..
Va, 10 -.a tth&s
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

NEW YoRK-The week started very
enthusiastically In the market for met
ais. Cables were weak and decidedly
lower. Under this influence and the
continued pressure to sell caused corr
responding variations here. Tin was
weak and lower, closing at SIS SIh bid
and SOS G2lzc asked. Pig iron warrants
weak and lower to sell, closing nomi-
nally Mt SIS 90; No. northern foundry
SCI OOd22 90. Lake copper continues
duh and unchanged on the basis of
SIC S1is. Spalter ruled quiet and easy at
81 1904 IS. Lead was lower and unset
tied, closing at SO 97h bid and 81 02h
bid The brokers' price for lead was
50 So and for copper SIS Is.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
Drv Goods,

NEW YORK-There has been no
change in the demand from the home
market for cotton goods. on the other
hand with exporters an increase in in
qulrles has been noticeable and good
export business shortly appears prob
able. Prices OF all descriptions Of sta
pie cottons are without material
change Prints are dun at previous
price and Einghams quiet. Print cloths
Inactive, but business quantity seems to
be impending. white goods firm In all
lines for both this season and 1901.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

Electric cars bridgeport to Wheeling,
Bellairc and Martins Ferry. Consult
agents for best routes and lowest rates
10 oil points. NJ c. CARREL,
General Passenger Agent.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
BROKERS.

do FIRST pre-. sss4l St. Louis s. w. II
G. North. pre-. .lb2 do preferred =. 2liz
Hooking COnl... 14iAl st. Paul ........l1ijt
Hooking Valley. 3i1s Edo preferred. .i72
Illinois Central .ii2z Il ST. Paul e. ON. .if2
Iowa Central. 1914 South. Pacific =. 135S
do preferred E. ~ South. Railway. l29s
X. c. Pitts. & G II do preferred Il. 5iA
Lake Erie & W. 20 Texas & Pacific. 1868
do preferred :. 20 Union Pacific d. O.
Lake Shore ..9a3 do preferred =. 139s
Louis. & Nash. 79% Wabash ........ SIS
Manhattan L.. S7A do preferred =. 2iss
Met. St Ry.... .li5a, Wheel. & L. E.. 9is
Mex. Central. 12& do second pre-. &c
MINI. & st. L.. 6liSl WiH Central,... 10
do preferred E. o. Third Ave....m..iV
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

No. red 79asc (. o. b. a1oat; No. 1
Northarn Duluth 74Ec I. o. b. ahoat to
arrive; options generally arm: closed
strong ut 144fc net advHnce; close
MAY. 70sse July. NE; September,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
SECOND DIgTRIoT ooNVENrIoN
To be Held at Terra Alta on June
%.
Special Dlapatch to the intolllgoncer.

Special Dispatch to the Intslllgencer.
FAIRMoNr. w. Va, May 1I.-Thc
call for the Second congressional dis
,trict Republican convention has been
issued by the executive committee. The
convention will be held at Terra Alta,
on June %, The basis of representation
is fixed at one vote for every hundred
or fraction over fifty cast for Governor
Atkinson at the last gubernatorlal cleo
ton. Accordingly the convention will
be composed of 254 delegates requiring
l25 votes to nominate.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
DEER PARK HOTEL,
Deer Park, Md.
Most Delightful Summer Resort Of
the Allnphenies.

IOSL OcllEnLluA Suulluer RsSOIL VI
the Alleghenies.
Swept by mountain brecZes. $500 feet
above sea level. Absolutely free from
malaria, hay fever and MOSQUITOES. on
main line OF Baltimore & Ohio railroad
Hotel and cottages. Every modern
convenience. Roomc ensuite WITH bath.
Tllcctrict lights, elevator Turkish
baths. two large swimming pools, golf
links, tennls courts, bowling alleys.
magnificent drives, complete livery Ser
vice, Annapolis Naval Academy band.
Delightful cottages FURNISHED for
housekeeping II deslred) ready for oc-
cupnncy June 1gt. Hotel open from
June ed to September 3Oth.
For rates and information address w.
f.. Burwoll Manager, Il, q o. building.
Baltimore. Md, until June 10th. After
that time, Deer Park Garrett county,
Md.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15
NEW YoRK-wooI quiet.

TAKES the burn out: heals the
wound: cures the pain. DR.. Thomas'
Electric OIL, the household remedy,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-15

WE have taken In exchange very
fine square piano which we win offer
this week ut n great bargain.
Il. w. BANNER co.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-12

In South Africa to-day 165, OOO'men,
women and children have been driven,
through no falt Of their own, into a
fe-and-desth struggle to save their
republics from the mightiest empire
on the globe. For generations these
republicans had taken the United
States as their example Of political in
stitutiOns. They found inspiration and
guidance in the words and deeds Of
our WashingtOns, our Franklins, our
Jefersons, our Websters and our Lin
coins. They looked for sympathy to
the great republic Of the west, whose
heroes they had made their heroes and
whose statesmen they had made their
guides. They dio not ask and did not
hope for material assistance. But they
did have the right to hope and they
did have the right to ask, when they
went forth to battle against the invad-
er, that the United States would at
least regard them with favor and treat
them with fairness. They could not
but expect that the moral support Of
the United States would be theirs
They must have felt that among the
powers Of the earth there was one at
least whose devotion to republican in
stitutions would cause it to counter
ance their cause.
What a burlesque on our professions
then must it seem to these republicans
tO-dsy to find the great North Ameri-
can Union giving weight and strength
to the cause Of their OppressOrsl How
contemplate must Americas attitude
seem to those who turn back history's
pages to the days Of Kossuth, when
American statesmen were wont to en-
courage republicanism wherever it
FOsel What a gulf must the historian
Of this century find between the Ameri-
can policy Of Webster, which sought to
spread the light Of this republic, and
the American policy Of Hay, which
would hide that light under the i'm
perisl cloak OF Britain's powerl-Chi-
cagO Inter Ocean.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-12

expense Of armies and navies with the
aopen door In the Philippines.
To sum up the case: The American
people must be taxed, and treasure and
blood poured out In this scheme Of ma
tionaI ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and the enrich
ing Of corporations and syndicates al
ready there and to be transplanted
from this country. And this scheme
Of MammOn is declared to be ~Under
God" It is the almighty dollar against
the man; hunger for gold against hu-
manity, and greed Of gain against God
The senator's position on the declara-
ton Of independence and the cOnstitu-
ton is a departure from old standards
He afirms that self government Is only
for self governing neutrality-suspicious.
and Europeans not for people Of
the Orient; that consent Of the gov
erned" is not necessary to free govern
ment as intended by the signers Of the
declaration Of independence; that the
constitution provides for government
without the consent Of the governed,
as in the case Of our territories, the
Indians, etc.
This position is not American; 1t is
not In accordance with the lofty ideals
Of the founders Of our gOvernment-it
is imperialism pure and simple-in-
volving the contradiction that a part
of the people may be governed "by
consent under a republican form, and
another part without consent" under
a despOtism. The great Lincoln said:
"When a man governs himself, 1t is
self government; but when he attempts
to govern himself and another it is
despotism-"
The arguments put forth are the
same as have always been advanced by
those bent on a career Of conquest,
like Cortes in Mexico and Pizarro IN
Peru, and Mohamed in his propaganda
with fire and sword All his arguments
have been used long, long ago, to jus
tify slavery and the slave trade. All
this in the name Of God, ''who hath
made out Of one blood all nations to
dwell on the face Of the earth, and hath
determined the times before appointed
and set bound to their habitation."