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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

Russian leather are sold as cheaply as 50 cents. Fine Russian leather swing
 strops, with silver, mountings, range
 in price from $5 to $25 each
 After those of Russian leather the
 best swing strops are made of horse
 hide, of which, in fact, very large pro- portion of all swings strops are made,
 Horsehide strops are produced in great variety genuine horsehide strops being sold at from 25 cents to S1,25 each. Imitation horsehide strops, made Of coWhide, are sold at various prices, from 10 cents to 75 cents each. Swing razor strops are made also of calfskin and of porpoise leather
 Perhaps 5 per cent of the swing strops sold consist of the leather alone, but the great majority of them, Of whatever kind, grade or quality consist of tw oparts-the leather strop and a strop of corresponding dimensions of cotton or linen. On cheap strops this part is of cotton On the best strops Of whatever kind it is of the best Irish lin- en, woven in the form of 8 hose and then fla.ttened into strop form. There is swing strop that is reversi- ble. If the face of the leather is cut in use, the strop attachments are such that the leather can readily be turned, There Is also q swing strop that rolls up like a window shade into the attach ment from window it swings on the wall.
 Hand strops, the familiar two sided and four sided strops, with handle at one end, are made in very great variety, including, for example, traveling strops, one sort of which, smal in size. has handle that unscrews and can be drop ped inside a place made to recive 1t in the stroD.
 Besides the hand strops of solid con- struction with two or four sides. there are hand strops whose sides are com- posed of leather strops drawn at either end over a supporting framework which can be frightened by turning up on the handles,
 Hand strops are sold at various prices ranging from 15 cents to $4 each; silver mounted hand strops run up to $25 each.
 By no means every man that shaves himself and has razor strop of some sort has also ar azor hone, or stone. As matter of fact, not one man in a hundred, perhaps not one in thou- sand, has one. There are men that hone their own razors, using, perhaps, a stone that comes down to them from their father, or it might be from their grandfather. And stones can be bought, if one wants them that way, in a silver box, But as a rule when mans razors need honing he is more than likely to 1 take them to the barber's. So that the razor stone is virtually professional
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
CONSTIT UTION1E,

The voting on the question of having "a constitutional convention wasn't wildly exciting, and the voting to-mor- row for delegates to the convention wont be very thrilling. In fact there hasnt been much genuine or wide spread public interest in the whole mat ter so far. The nominations for dele- gates make it certain that there will be fairly strong convention. There will be enough men in 1t who are competent to lead, and the rest will be competent to follow, as is always the case in such bodies. How much reform there will be remains to be seen. The dangers of trying to make any are palmer to some people than they have been, but the bolder and more confident spirits aren't afraid to tackle the big work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
SOME RAFORM KUSSIA.

There is no doubt that Russia needs
 financial reforms, for credit has been
 almost destroyed there by the disasters
 of the last two years. A correspondent
 of London paper writing from Mos
 COW says that the Minister of Finance, M Witte has succeeded in gaining con-
 of Russia, and it is the general belief that this is only the preliminary step to the introduction of officials of the min istry into all the banks of the empire, with full powers of control and inter- ference whenever there is the least sign of an attempt to evade the provisions of the articles of association or charter under which the establishment works. These charters are various in form and power, and it Is supposed to be the in- tention of the ministry to utilize their experience in the making of new law to regulate the working of joint stock At present such institutions as break the provisions of their charter are not punishable for a breach of the code law of the empire, and this tends to increase the facility for all sorts of rascality. The land banks, for instance, were founded to assist the agriculturist and were bound not to of their available funds on town prop erty, yet there have been cases where a land bank has been lending less than on agricultural values, and putting all the rest into town mort gages.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
R hM N4 N1S.

| Lady Sneerwell-Have your daugh- ters accomplished much in music? Unfortunate Father--Yes-the ten ants below have moved.-Punch.
 Ambiguous.--B Bella-But why did you refuse him if you loved him?
 Dora-Well, you see he said he couldn't live without me, and it aroused my curiosity!--Puck
 "De reason some of us doesn' git along" said Uncle Eben, 'is dat we sits down dreamin' of automobiles when we orter be pushin' wheelbarrer. Wash ington Star
 My wife," said the Firet Man, "has acquired that new walk, called the gracile glide"
 My wife" observed the Second Man, still sticks to the bargain counter hop "--Baltimore American.
 My dear, are you feeling any bet ter?" asked her fond mother
 T dunno" replied Dolly. "Is the jelly all gone?"
 Yes, dear"
 Well, I think I am well enough to get up ow."-Tit Bits.
 "A man Is known by his works" de- clared the irrepressible reformer, who was addressing large and enthusias- tic audience.
 Yours must be gas worls!" shout ed a rude uncultured person who occu- pied back seat.Baltimore American.
 Why Tommy Remained After School. Teacher-Tommy, in the sentence, "A microbe is minute living organism" parse "microbe,"
 Tommy Tucker-"Microbe" Is com mon noun, possessive case
 Teacher-Possessive case?
 Tommy-Ye Yes'm First person, mi crobe; second person, your crobe; third person, his
 Teacher-Thomas. go and take your seat.-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04


 implement, used almost exclusively by the barbers.
 Of razor stones there are two general kinds, all of which, of both kinds, are imported, the water stones as they are called, because they are used with water, from Germany, and the oil stones, used with oil and called Belgian oil stones, from Belgium. Some bar bers use one and some the other, and some use both. Of course the razor stone Is very important part of the barber's kit of tools and he values @. good stone highly. And good razor stone is rather a costly thing.
 German water stones cost from 25 cents to $2 each, and Belgium oil stones, according to the grit and quality, from F75 cents to $5 each, these prices being for stones from 6 to 15 inches in length, 8 inch and 10 inch being the sizes most commonly used.--New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
RAZOR sTRops.

Millions of Them of Many Varieties
 Made in This Country Yearly.
 Razor strops are made in hundreds of varieties, counting kinds qualities, materials sizes, styles and manner of finish. They are produced In this coun- try to the number of millions annually, and American razor strops are export ed to all parts of the world.
 The very best of the swing strops, now so extensively used, are made of Russian leather. Strops of this kind. with the very simplest sort of mount ings at one end to hang the strop up by and at the other end to hold 1t by, cost from $1 to $2 each. Strops of imitation
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
UN1PPRECfATIYE PARENTS.


 The stand taken by some parents who have brave and ambitious sons in football colleges is astonishing. The center rush of the Ohio State Universi- ty team having had his neck broken in recent contest, the parents of six of the other players have forbidden their sons to play any more, and it has been necessary to cancel all games for the rest of the season. And the New York Evening Post has discovered a sordid father who thus wrote to his sons who wanted to play football: q ob- serve that football players suffer more from ill-health during the season than students who do not play, and that a considerable proportion suffer injuries which must have lasting consequences. I want you to be well in college, and to be sound when you get through, so that you can earn your living, A rich man could always look out for a son If he should incapacitate himself for hard work while he was in college, but I cannot must forbid you playing foot ball simply because I don't feel that I can afford to run the risk os what it might cost me"
 The unwillngness of such parents to sacrifice their sons or themselves to football is one of the signs of these de- generate times. Is there anything more glorious than being great foot ball player or the father of one?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
rAxPAyERS

Are hereby notified that the Board of As. sessors of the City of New Haven will be II, from a. m. until p, m. from October Fist is [. 1901, until November 1st. 1901, inclusive Sundays. excepted. for the purpose of re. ceiving lists of al! persons owning proper ty, red, or personal, subject to taxation. if any resident taxpayer neglects or re- as ' prescribed by law, Sickness, or absence, , from the City being no excuse,) the Assess. ors must make out list, and add thereto 10 'Power of Attorney" cannot be made use of In swearing to list nor can the husband swear to list of property of which the wife Is sole owner nor contrawise the wife for the husband.
 Each parcel of real estate must be sep. a's'sl' fThp5WsARD F. MERRILL.
 OSCAR P. IVES,
 JOHN J. HOGAN,
 TIMOTHY r. CALLAHAN,
 THEODORE H. MACDONALD, s25 If Board of Assessors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
To the Board of County Commissioners for

To the Board of County Commissioners for
 New Haven County:-
 hereby apply for transfer license to sell spirituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 1903 Grand avenue, Town of New Haven. My place of business is not located within 200 feet in direct line of q church editice or public school house, or the premises per taining thereto, or any pcstofice, public li brary or cemetery.
 THOMAS c. McPARTLAND, Applicant.
 We, the undersigned, electors and taxpay- CTS. as defined by law, of the Town of New Haven, hereby endorse the application of the above named for such license. Dated, at New Haven, this 31st day of October, A. D. 1901. John E. McPartland, Andrew Mccpartland. Terence w. Dohan, Michael Walker, George E. Mitchell. n2 oaw 2t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
DELIvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY lh lt GENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS MoNTH
 t8 FOR Srx MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE ~ SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
ADVERTISING RATES.

x Situations, Wants. Rents, and other small
 adyertisements, One Cent q Word each in- eerttOn, Five Gents Word for full week lHeven times).
 sS pisplay advertisements, per inch, one h. sertian, $1,2o; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents; one week, $3.20; one month, $l0; one year, $40.
 Obituary Notices, In prose or verse, 10 cents per line. Notices of Births, Marrl' Agess Deaths, and Funerals, 50 cents each. ExQcal Notices, 15 cents per line. " Yearly advertisers are limited to their own Immediate business Gall matter to 5e snn0b1ectlonable). and their contracts do not llucInde Wants. To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
Egs A French engineer named M. Souza
 ie erepOrted to have made successful ex- speriments with a motor-car blow.

favorable report has been made in
 the Georgia legislature on bill to es- sXAblish the Australian ballot system. measure in the belief that it would
 practically disfranchise the illiterate voters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

X All the churches, religious societies sarid Interests of St. Louis have pre- 1sented petition to the worlds fair ,siYianasement asking for the erection in |the worlds fair grounds of a building
 Tor the holding of religious meetings,
 conventions, etc, and for the display of aHUch exhibitions as the various religious bodies may desire to make.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
Meat and Provisions

At Gut Prices This Week: Legs df Lamb 1oe ID, Choice Fowls 10c lb, Fine Turkeys 10c i4c ib, Round Steak 12c ID. Fancy Butter 25c ib, 20 lbs Sugar $1.00 Pillsbury's Best
 Flour 55c bag, 10 bars Mascot Soap 25c, ported sauer Kraut Sc quart E. SCHOEN.
 BERGER & SONS, 1-2-8 Central Market Congress aYenutl 94 George st Tel. 120s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
(Massa chusetts)

The Somerville (Massa achusetts) schOol board has just voted down a rule living the district committee power to s6tlSpend teacher for using tobacco on
 from school. The vote was to 4. The
 fE EtIment that the example of a smok- ink Teacher was a very bad one was off, get by the plea for personal liberty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

There are honest and conscientious sSI}e6ple in this world Two of them are Afarner and his wife who live in Jew ssli county, Kansas. Four years ago, while burning their corn stubble, a Ilirlwind came along and carried the HAines to neighbours farm, destroying ms barn and several wheat and hay Htacks. The stubble owner and his wife have worked hard four years in order
 ika spent only g for clothing. The 16t dollar of the loss was paid the oth- XII day, and there was neighborhood eslsbration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

enough, to hold its own in any field.
 There is comfort in this view for the English, and they need some.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04
The Modern school Teacher.

| Twas Saturday night and q teacher sat Alone, her task pursuing; Sue averaged this and she averaged that, Of all that her class was doing. She reckoned percentage 50 many boys,
 And so many girls all counted, And marked all the tardy absentees,
 And to what all the absence amounted. Names and residences wrote in full,
 Over many columns and pages; Canadian, Ieutonic, African, Celt And averaged all their ages. The date of admission of every one,
 And cases of tagellation, And prepared list of graduates
 For the county examination. Her weary head sank low on her book, And her weary heart still lower; For some of her pupils had little brains, And she could not furnish more. She slept, she dreamed, 1t seemed she died, And her spirit went to Haqes, And they met her there with a question state iny what the per cent, of your grade Ages but slowly rolled away,
 Leaving but partial traces, And the teachers spirit walked one day In the old familiar places. A mound of fossiized school reports Attracted her observation, As high as the state house dome, and as
 wide
 As Boston since annexation. She came to the spot where they buried
 her bones,
 And the ground was well built over But laborers digging threw skull Once planted beneath the clover. A disciple of Galen wandering by, Paused to look at the diggers, And plucklng the skull up looked through
 the eye
 And saw it was lined with figures. 'Just as thought" said the young M D., How easy it is to kill 'em! Statistics ossihed every fold
 Of cerebrum and cerebellum. Its a great curiosity, sure,' said Pat, By the bones you can tell the creaturel' 70, nothing strange" said the doctor, that Was nineteenth century teacher
 The Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

Talking about crime in Louisville and Kentucky, the Rev, J. Kinsey Smith of Louisville said that that city, with population of 100000, has more murders than London, with it's 7,O00,- GOO people, and that Kentucky, with it's 5000 GOO population, has more murders annually than Great Britain, with it's population of 40,000,000 Statistics, which he claimed to be accurate, showed that there were twenty three murders in Louisville in 1896, and six convictions for murder; twenty-seven in 1897, with four punishments; twenty eight in 1898, with eight convictions; thirty-fve in 1899, and three convic- tions; and thirty-two in 1900, with two convictions; a total of 145 regularly ,,aefstered murders in five years, and ony twenty-three convictions, In no case was the death penalty enforced, inc average punishment for the whole
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

An English writer recently asserted sthat the crown of the king of England E 4Ilsd been footed many times of it's jew AeIs, If reports current in the reign of King George w. were true. The story
 fl those days was that the king con < g&tnually sent for his crown when he
 NfiHhed to give a jewel to any person. Several of the gems were removed and IeplRced by imitation stones. "The crown should be inspected and reported snron by experts before the coronation,' 6aye A British newspaper, commenting 0n this story, flor it would be better Ntltat King Edward should wear no crown rather than one studded with Worthless imitation jewels"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

Am Australian paper speaks highly of Ja new vegetable that is becoming pop thar in Australia. It is the asparagus
 pea, introduced into Victoria by Lord
 Hopetoun It is extremely prolific, and most people would pronounce it deli scious vegetable when properly prepar- 8eu, combining, as it does, the pro-
 n0unced flavor of asparagus with the sdelicate suggestion of the table pea.
 Ehe method of culture is that of the 6rdtnary pea. The plant is of pros- .4rate nature, branching much like
 Nock melon, and spreading nearly two 946st Stem prostrate, leaves trifoliate, s1eafets spatulateovate, an inch in a14ngth, two stipules ovate, flower axil- l1ary and of scarlet red and purple,
 6iving the appearance of a field of red
 dover. Pod square, with fringe on each Aaide, two inches to four inches long,
 oontaining six to ten small peas. The
 pod is cooked and eaten from the ting- Iers after the manner of asparagus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-04

number being two years In prison. "So
 much hemp grown. so little used," quoted the clergyman in conclusion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-22
ulUaS, Martin s. RALEIGH N G
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND.

Under and by virtue of powers con-
ferred by judgment rendered on the 18th
day of January, 1901, by the Clerk of
the Superior Court for Wake county,
North Carolina in a special proceeding
entitled J. G. Maroon, administrator of
S. T. Carroll, deceased. against Julia G.
Carroll. eft ais. | will sell on the
FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 1901,
at public auction, for cash. at - o'clock
M, at the court house, in Wake county,
TO the highest bidder, the following
described lot, or parcels of land, lying
and situate in said county of Wake, in
St. Marys township
Lot No. /. Beginning at Adams corner,
running west So feet to BENEFITS corner,
thence south 80 feet to stake, thence
east So feet to a stake, Adams corner
thence north 20 feet to the beginning.
Not No 2. Beginning at a stake in the
Rand road, runs thence north GO degrees
west IA poles to a stake, thence north 2
degrees east 2 poles to a stake, thence
south SO degrees east ID poles to the said
Rand road, thence with the road 2 poles
Is links to the beginning.
J. c. MAROON,
March /, 1901. Commissioner.
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Large Livery Stable For Sale.

Having become interested in a different
enterprise, which consumes my time, !
have decided to sell my entire livery busi-
ness, including seven fine livery horses
with proportionate number Of new We
hicles and harness and good will / VIII
rent my large brick stables on the corner
of Third and Hancock streets, on easy
terms. This is one of the finest stands
in the State and is rare opportunity
for someone to buy cheap a good bust
ness already established in which there
is money. Write at once to H. d. Filing
ton, Smithfield, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-22
STOCKS AND BONDS.

New York, March 21.-Thes heavy sell
ing by spectators to realize which car
ried tic whole market down yesterday
was checked today and there were
Geperai reccver.es and a showing of
ret rairs for the day. in majority Of
-.scs. There was continued rcssure
en- the market at the opening Of business,
and it was emphasized by the depression
in the London market on account Of un-
easiness o~er the Tien Tsin. affair and
fears Of harder money there. But there
was renewed buying of some stocks oil
such proportions ana set, with such
confidence as to discourage the selling,
and the subsequent rally was helped by
the demand from quite an extended short
interest left uncovered after Yesterday $
operations for the decline. The specula-
tive leaders were ver7 active in their
efforts to cause resumption of the strong
bull market, VIII htly prevailed.
They were onl lccessful, al
though they hac ance of re-
port late in the at the Anglo
Russian difficult en- settled A
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-22
COTTON STILL DEsCENDs
The News All Bearish. Much Selling
For the South
TIL STOCK MRKeT SHOWS NET GAINS
Heavy Selling by Spectators 70 Rtaliz Check
ed report That the Ango.Russian
Difficult y Has Been Settled Favor
ably I,fluences the Market.
ably h .huences the Market.

New York, March 2l.-Home trade quiet
in all departments and little doing for ex-
port. Brown sheetings and drills quite
irregular. Bleached cottcns steady in
medium and fine grades. low grades ir-
regular. No, feature in coarse colcred
cottons. Print cloths inactive at previ-
Gus prices. Prints and ginghams quiet
and unaltered. Business in hosiery and
underwear dull. WOODEN goods division
unchanged.
COTTON.
New York. March 21.-The cotton mark
ct opened easy at decline of to points
and further declined 6 to IL points, ca
bles being disappointing, receipts still
heavy, Gotten goods trade accounts still
unsatisfactory, Southern spot markets
again lower. and the earlier indications
as to the situation of affairs between
Russia and England not Of a reassuring
order. Several of the mere important
long lines Of cotton. notably few for
Wall Street account, were licuidated,
after which the market rallied partially;
hut again turned weak under some re-
newcd active selling, said to be in good
rart for Southern account There was
Scme buying en- the weaker intervals by
good parties on later reports of settles
mcnt of matters which threatened the
relations OF Russia and England. The
buying for reaction was increased by
the expectation of better cables from
Liverpool tomorrow on this account. The
in sight movement premises to exceed
that OF last week, on the other hand and
this hecked confidence on tffa long side
of the account. The markc: was finally
STEADY at about the lowest figures Of the
session. the net declines being to 20
points.
~ MEN lORk, sne.
New York. March si.-Gotton futures openee
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-22
NAVAL STORES

WILN,NGToN, n c., March q. Turpentine
firm at 31.6l34 receipt
Rosin not = doing "A, s..io0l.15; receipts 544.
Crude tur. en- Inc steady at ei30Gl 80; receipts
81 barrels.
Tar hrm at Bills; receipts l04
SAVANNAH, Ca, March 81 Turpentine nrm Mt
3i&: receipts 255; sales 457: ex urts
Resin frn; receipts 2,l50; Sa es - exports
Quote: A, b, G, sI.i5; ID, sl.ao: r. st..s. p.
Sl..1: y, 81. 30; IL, Sl.50; |. Si.65: * SlS9: NJ.
500; \. sl.a5: w q, S:.O5: " ", $40.
CHARLESTON, :. g., Match a. Turneutinc
hrm - "a: recelnts 40. a.-s 81; OK 0rts
Resin firm; receipts I,6i6; saies 81; exports
Quote X, G. ID, S1.05; Il. SLID; r. 20: g. 81 y
II, 9l.3l; |. also: X Si70: N, Sf.60: n, SlSo; NC
$i.95; w W. S2.15.
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GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago, Ills. March 21.-A break of so
cents in May ncrk was the feature on
change today. This connodity closed DOC
lower. while lard closed shade and ribs
to 7hc higher. Reaction from yester-
days war talk had depressing effect on
wheat which closed at a decline of Is.
Corn closed X and oats = lower.