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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
OUR PENSION EUSINESS,

It is evident that Pension Commis- sioner Evans hasn't done what some of those who are trying to get him out say he has done. The figures of his depart ment for the last year show that the total number of names on the rolls is nearly 100000, and though it is now thirty -ecven years since the great re- bell!on was put down the additions have exceeded the deductions by near ly 2,500 Original pensions aggregating Il, S6l were granted during :hc year, 2S, 260 to soldiers and 2l,6Ot to widows, minors and nurses, and 4,751 names were restored to the lists. so that the additions amounted all told to 49, 612
 Aside from this there were 60,043 in- creases and reratings, and the whole number of certificates issued was 109, = 655, or 4,0G4 more than during the pre- vious year. That indicates very large business, and when We turn to the cost we find that it is keeping up wonderfully, The total of $139, ,32l .230 has been exceeded only in the years 1s93 1894, 1895, 1897, 1S9s 1899 and 19OO
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She Gndignantly)-But you had nc business to kiss mel
 "Oh, but it wasn't business-.it was plea Life.
 Jlmmy-Me cousin s one uv de four hundred | Mlckey--Aw, dat's nuthin'. Me brud- der s one uv de nine.-Judge.
 An Unselfish Tommy said Mrs. Glim, you should not shoot your firecracker in the house"
 But I want you to enjoy them, too, mamma" replied the thoughtful boy.-- Harlem Life.
 A Heartfelt Loss.-Casey-So poor Cassidy is dead? Sure, everybody will miss him!
 Flannlgan--They will! He was the only mon in the war-rd thot everybody could lick!-Pucl.
 She-Oh I'm afraid that story IS eN- aggerated.
 He-Not at all I heard 1t with my own ears.
 She-But then, your ears are SC large, you know.-Phlladelph Press.
 You sec, Pm familiar with your mu- sic" remarked the amateur pianist af- ter his performance at the musicale,
 Tt seems so',' replied the popular composer; lat any rate, you took a great many liberties with it"-Phila- delphia Record.
 The hobo settled himself comfortably and lit his pipe.
 I'm feelln q good deal easier now, Shorty" he remarked. "A great bur den has been taken off'n us fellers.'
 What burden?" asked Shorty.
 Putin revenue stamps on checks" Chicago Post.
 Johnnie, your hair is vet. You've been swimming again"
 T fell in, ma
 Nonsense. Your clothes are perfect ly dry"
 "Yes'm. know'd you didn't want me to wet em, so took em off before fell in. Tit Bits.
 The Main Thing.-Miss Summergal-- What have you been buying?
 Miss Ditto--A lot of nice novels for seashore reading.
 Miss Summergal-Wha are they? Miss Ditto-I didn't notice their names; but they're all bound in green and will go well with any gown. ."-Phll- adelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
HOW IIANLAN TRAINS A CREW.

IiON IiANLAN TRAINS A GREW In training the Columbia boys l eX-
 ercise only general supervision over their diet. let them eat all the plain | rood and drink all the water they want. And when they come in from spin on
 the river they all take a plunge off the l float, streaming with precipitation as they are. Why, MT Hanlan." l am 1 asked, lis it not very injurious for the boys to go into the water when they
 are so heated?" Mot at all" an-
 sWer My experience has been that if
 a persons health Is sound, with skin in
 good working order, the plunge. which
 closes the pores, conserves strength
 and weight" I have also often been
 asked If the great exhaustion some of
 the boys show after a race does not
 mean a severe and harmful strain upon l the heart Twenty-Five years ago this was true, since then the power in row. 1 ing was put forth chiefly from the up- | per part of the body. But now every 1 muscle, from those of the feet and an- kles to the tendons of the neck. does it's part, and nowhere Is there undue strain. The boys recover in few sec- onds from their efforts, and there are no permanent effects.
 I will not let my crews do any lifting. What goes up must come down, you know. The boat that is lifted out of the water must sink back, with the re- suit of waste of strength and loss of headway due to the up-and- down mo- tion, This kind of rowing has the same effect on a shell that puffy wind and choppy sea has on sailing yacht. A boat can make her greatest speed only when she is travelling even- ly on her water line. These common sense ideas as to rowing and training are what enabled me to win my suc- cess as an oarsman. They are now generally accepted. The strokes are practically the same in all the big uni versity crews, and thus the victory nowadays depends chiefly upon the hysical qualities and condition of the men.
 Pennsylvania is supposed to have the star crew this year. but they will not win at Henley. The reason is that the boys won't be at their best, The Hen ley air is damp and heavy, and tends to make man who is not acclimated feel dull and "logy." I know from ex- necience. Another condition favorable
 (Cont!nued on Sixth Page.)
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
THE MAGUEY AND ITS JUICE,
Some of the Deplorable Results 0
 Pulque Drinking in Mexico.


 Some of the Deporable Results oi
 Pulque Drinking in Mexico
 The maguey-our century plant--here | in it's native cline is interesting, At 1 about seven or eight years of age the
 heart is taken from the plant and the
 center is scooped out forming sort
 of bowl holding a gallon or more of the
 milk like sap which flows into it. Each plant produces from two quarts to a | gallon of sap daily for about three
 months, then dies. If left to itself for l 10 years there springs up from the center of the leaves a tall stem 10 or 15 1 feet in height, bearing upon it's apex clusters of yellow flowers Then the
 whole plant withers and dies. It never blooms but once. Our notion that the century plant blooms but once in a cen- tury is true It would be equally true if we said once in a thousand years.
 Besides producing pulque this plant has
 many other uses. Thread and rope are made of it's fiber; paper-like vellum is
 peeled from its leaves; it's thick stalks
 are boiled in siruD and used for food;
 while the refuse is dried and used for
 fuel It is said that the maguey plant
 constituted the real vineyards of the
 Aztecs as well as of the tribes preced-
 ing them, its product being the drink of the people long before the days of the Montezumas. In the national art museum in Mexico there Is an interest," ing painting representing one of the Montezumas welcoming beautiful h. dian maiden who bears a jar of pulque, followed by her father with a maguey plant in her arms. The story is that the king was intoxicated with the drink, and sent for the maiden who had presented 1t. She entered her pal ace, but never came out agin Next heard of Monteszuma had lost his Kingdom It is the old story-wne made the king mad, woman lost him his throne.
 Whether pulque or popery be the cause, I will not say. but the physical and moral condition of these people is deplorable beyond conception. They are not lazy; I never saw a harder work ing people. They are not dull: some of them are exceedingly smart. They are the most skilful thieves in the world In the thieves market, where stolen goods are exposed for sale, there are some curious trophies of their skill among them whole basketful of false teeth. An old resident related this in cident to me: A man with bundle of rebosas on his shoulder stood in the crowd ct the thieves market when a fellow stepped behind him, took a nee de and thread and stitched one of the rebosas to his oWn coat. A moment later in the surging of the crowd the | thief lifted the bundle to his own shoulder. The fellow who had been | robbed exclaimed: ''Who stole my l The thief quietly advised | him: You should sew item to your | coat as I do." Many equally bright | tricks are reported of them. They are 1 natural mechanics, and with very It. tie training produce most beautiful | work. In woodcarvinG, carving in beautiful work in silver and | gold, holding ill cla wand sculpture in 1 stone, weaving fine fabrics and en- fine linen, they excel, Why
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
Com panions

Through the crowded streets by day And under the stars at night There is one who walks with me, Who keeps me ever in sight; And often l feel him clutch My arm as he bids me stay From the ways that l turn to take, And often l ilercely shake His hlndering hand away.
 " In the crowded streets by day And under the stars at night He seeks to lead me where High pillars are gleaming white, And often l see him frown As, silent he looks at me When I'm doing the best that I can He smiless-and he is the man know that l ought to be. -S. E. Riser in Chicago Record Herald
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HAVEN JOURNAL AND COURIER FRIDAY JULY 1901

four of which, by the way, are years of the present administration.
 Germany is a military country, but the estimated expenditure of the Ger man government on It's imperial army for the year ending March 31 was only l29 millions, on its navy IS millions, while the pensions in our sense of the term were inconsiderable
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents. nnd other small advertisements. One Cent g Word each in- serfion. Five Cents Word for full weex tseven tjMesD.
 X Display advertisements. per inch. one ID, D. SertlOp, Sl.2O; each subsequent insertion. ao cents: one week, $3.20: one mo0th. Slo; one cents per Hue Notices ot Births Marri- ages, Deaths, and Funerals 50 cents each' Local Not!ces Is ce1.s per line.
 xearIo advertisers are limited 70 tneir own immediate business (aIi matter to be snobjectionable). and their contracts do not lDclude Wants. To Let For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

are they so poor? They do not know themselves. A few have discovered what they are, and what they may be. Mexican Letter by Rev. George Skene in Zino's Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

A woman who recently got divorce in Kansas City made the following specifications as to the kind of docu- ment she wanted: "I have a very fine marriage certificate with little Cupids on it and a ribbon attached, and would like to have my divorce decree on parchment with blue-no, a pink --seal; that would blend better with the parchment, I'd like pink ribbons, too. if you please.''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

The cost of maintaining royalty in Great Britain entails an average year. ly expense of three pence upon each
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

It's interesting to know that the HUB has gauge oven door which assures. when roasting delicious piece of meat. full of juice,-not dry and burnt, as other ovens produce. Oven indica tors If desired, Sectional top, which pre- vents warplng of lids and centers. Our removable grate will interest the keen. est of buyers. Pattern water fronts. that will supply abundance of hot wa. ter for domestic uses Call and see our line of HUBs,-they are the Best Made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS MoNTH s3 FOR SIX MONTHS, &6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

District of New Haven, ss Probate Court,
 July 2d, 1001 ESTATE of SOPHRONIA II. SWIFT, late of New Haven, in said District, deceased The Court of Probate for the District of months from the date hereof for the credit ors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect t0 exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred. ,All persons indebted to said estate are reduested to make immediate payment to WILBUR l.. SWIFT,
 jy3 3tp EXecutor.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

The mechanism of the new automatic
 English waters and which has for it's object the warning of vessels approach
 ing dangerous coasts is somewhat sin7- liar to that utilized by Marcon in wire
 less telegraphy. At the shore station mast is set up to the top of which is attached metallic conductor. This conductor is connected with the trans hitting apparatus. The automatic por- ton of the instrument consists of of the danger spot to which the mast is attached. This wheel controls a Morse key and is maintained in con- sstant rotation, the periphery being reg ulated to any desired time so that one revolution may be completed in one, two, three or more minutes. Vessels are supplied with a receiver and as soon as ship enters the danger zone the instruments print off on the tape macnlne III lHe hoi se coue tue tlaille ol the danger spot it is approaching. at the same time setting a bell in motion, both bell and receiver continuing to op- crate until the ship has once more pass ed beyond the influence of the trans hitting apparatus. All vessels that happen to enter the danger zone re- ceive warning simultaneously.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

An indication of the automobile boom is furnished by the great rush in the at Washington, where the number of Applications is said to be so great as to necessitate the employment of five spe- ciel examiners. The automobile divis- ton has been uh-divided into four sec tors, steam motors, gas and acetylene motors and compressed air motors.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

Our bankers seem to be at least as prudent as the bankers of Germany. During the last two or three years the German newspapers have been full of schemes for new companies, brought out and backed up by this or that Ger man bank. In many instances these new companies had as a basis an ex- isting factory or manufactory of some sort, the property of single or several owners. Trade was good, and the own- CTS believed themselves justified in en- sIarging their works or increasing their selling agencies. But they lacked the necessary capital: and in order to se- cure this capital they turned the busi- ness into a stock company, and bank took charge of the business of selling and issuing the stock to the public. Now there is trouble.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

The Rev. William s. Brandon of De- troit, Michigan, has found marriage a failure and has begun proceedings for divorce against his wife, Orc Brandon, whom he married on September 10, 1891, at Colorado Springs. He alleges cruel 7ty, and says that she frequently locked him out of the house, and threw a shoe at him when he tried to climb in the window He alleges that, after his Sunday morning sermon, he was fre- squently compelled to wash clothes and get dinner. T couldn't give her money enough for clothing she had been used to-" said the complainant on the stand land because I couldn't do that she would do nothing for me"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

French scientists have been making experiments in regard to the effect of certain perfumes upon the voice. Many of the most successful teachers of sing ing have cautioned their pupils strin- gently against the use of strong per- fumes of the proximity of odorous flowers Some masters go so far as to forbid their pupils the use of any per fume at all, and if one of them is de- tected wearing a bunch of violets the the violet has been found to be par ticularly injurious to the voice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05
$. E. Dibble.
 G39 Grand Avenue.
THE FRUITS

Of years careful, conscientious and sue cessful range building, allows us to of. fer you a perfect stove in the HUB.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

IHE WEEKLY JOURNAL, Issued Thursdays, Ono Dollar Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-07-05

For the bathroom or tub there's nothing na wl so Dghten p and gye t1m sus cent Enamel. a It resists steam, hct and cold water, and prevents the unhealthy ac. cumulations which adhere ts) any but an enameled surface. It's easily applied and its possi' illties for he interior decoratious are as varied as .Ae's taste and ideas can devise. THOMPSON & BELDEN.
 396 and 398 State street.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE.

My father and sister both died of
consumption, writes j. T. Weather
wax Of Wyandotte, Michigan, and
was saved from the same frightful
fate only by DIR. Kings New Discovery
An attack of pneumonia left an obsti-
nate cough and very severe lung trou
BILE, which an excellent doctor could
not help, but few months use of this
wonderful medicine made me as well
as ever and l gained much in weight.
Infa)lible for coughs, colds and all
throat and lung troubles. Trial bot
ties free. Guaranteed bottles SO cents
and 81 at G. Lavelle's.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
Farm Land Sold.

Monday Mark Burke, as agent, sold
to Albert E. Pfau and Harlem A.
Underhill, late OF WhiteSide comfy,
Illinois, the southwest quarter of sec
tion ALAG, the property of c. W..
White aud w. H. Pound. The consid-
GRAFTON Of the sale was $1,000 cash.
This land is one of the best pieces OF
unimproved farm land in the county;
it lies under the Bangston irrigating
ditch and is all susceptible Of cultiva-
ton. The new owners have taken
possession OF their property. They will
buy water right and will at once be-
gin cultiyating the land.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
eEKs AT HIS PAST.

recall now with horror, says Mail
Carrier Burnett Mann OF Levanna,
Ohio, my three years of suffering with
kidney trouble. l was hardly ever
free from dull aches or acute pains in
my back. To stoop or lift mail sacks
made me groan. | felt tired, worn
out, about ready to give up, when l be-
gan to use Electric Bitters, but six
bottles completely cured me and made
me feel like new man. They're un-
rivalled to regulate stomach, liver,
kidneys and bowels. Perfect satisfac-
tion guaranteed by G. Lavelle. Only
so cents.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
Sale of CranIcy Ranch.

Last Saturday The Braxtan Realty
company as agent closed deal where
by William j. and Daniel ]. Kelley
OF Beloit Wisconsin, became the own
ers Of the Patrick Cranley ranch prop
erty, eight miles southeast Of Jules
burg. In the sale was included $50
acres of land, some of it improved;
head of horses. farming implements,
and 145 head of mixed cattle. The
consideration of the sale was So, 600
cash. W. J. Kelley began negotia-
tions for the purchase Of the property
about three weeks ago when visiting
the family of c. j. DeBerard, at which
time he secured an option. This done
he at once returned to his home in
Beloit and the final arrangements
were perfected by The Braxtan Realty
company, Mr.. Kelley arrived in Jules
burg Saturday morning and the trans
fer was made the same day, he taking
immediate possession.
Mr. Kelley will move his wife and
family to his new home as soon as he
makes some necessary improvements
in the property. His brother will
come out next month.
The Messrs Kelley are experienced
stockmen and will no doubt prove
valuable additions to the citizenship
Of Sedgwick county.
Mr.. Cranley left Tuesday evening
for Omaha, where he hopes to regain
his health.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17

If people only knew what we know
about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, it would
be used in nearly every household, as
there are few people who do not suffer
from feeling of fullness after
eating, belching, tlatulence, sour stom-
ach or water brash, caused by indiges-
ton or dyspepsia. A preparation
such as kodol Dyspepsia Cure. which,
with no aid from the stomach, will di-
gest your food, certainly can't help but
do you good. G.. Lavelle.
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17
NUMBER 81.
A Magazine for Women.

The June DelineatOr covers many
varied interests of the home. 1t shows
the latest styles fer ladies', misses girls
and little folks, several pages being
illustrated in cOlOrs SO as to give
correct idea of color combinations.
The ever practical dress making arti-
Gle describes the construction of the
new Di Vernon waist. Summer time
comes In for its share OF attention by
special articles being devoted to ma
terial for cycling skirts, to summer
dress fabrics and to a number of new
and pretty surf habits or bathing suits
Summer millinery is also illustrated
in colors. The problems OF moving
day and after are dealt with very
thoroughly by Margaret Hall and the
etiquette required on the part of those
who have moved into new neighbor-
hood Is indicated by Mrs. Frank Learn
ed in her social observances depart
ment. Pastimes for children, all sorts
Of fancy needlework for summer hours,
AuuSOi OCCOEdUIOub duN OUIleE tdflcO
interests come in for attention. The
wonderful benefactions Of Baroness
Clara De Hirsh, who aided her hus-
band in giving away sl0O,OOO,OOO, are
described and illustrated by Sara K.
Bolton. The short stories of the
month are by Fillmore Elliot Peake and
William Mcleod Raine. A collection
of antique silver is described in spec
ial article devoted to the subject by N.
Hudson Moore. The illustrated cook
cry deals with birthday parties and is
very beautiful.
There is much else of interest in the
Delineatorr a publication that safely
claims for itself that there is no maga-
zine published that can meet the needs
OF all women at SO many points.
The least in quantity and most in
unality 1acprihou naNyitt.s ttla
The Grit-advocate., 1901-05-17

Senator Hanna is inclined to treat
his latest boom for the republican
presidential nomination as merely Il bit
Of friendliness Oh the part Of Perry
Heath, secretary of the republicn ma
tiOnal committee, who started it in an
interview given in London and at once.
cabled over here. His invariable re-
ply to all attempts to interview him
on the subject is: II am not a candi-
date for the presidency" and he makes
it laughingly always. Others are dis
posed to treat the matter more serious
ly, and nota few republicans endorse
Mr.. Heath's statement that Senator
Hanna could easily be elected presi-
dent. But the politicians know that
it is entirely too early to begin to
boom any man for the nomination in
1904. Things move rapidly in this
country and many things can happen
in three years, and some Of them are
likely to prove factors in the choice of
the next republican candidate for the
presidency.
A. W. Machen, superintendent OF
the free delivery postal service. said in
the course of a very interesting col
versatiOn: THE rural free delivery
service is now an assured permanent
and expanding branch of a postal sys.
TEN, which is SO rapidly developing
under trained and skiIlful guidance
that any conclusion applicable thereto
may be considered within reason. The
public benefits occurring from the SER
vice are many and ramifed. Good
roads are u u-cosidition precedent to the
establishment of route. Creeks and
streams must be bridged. The high
ways must be kept 10 permanent re-
pair. A community denied mail de-
livery for the reason that its roads are
unfit and its bridges insecure will at
once set about to place its thorough
fares in good condition and keep them
SO. The great problem Of good roads
is thus happily solved with one stroke
of the postmaster generals pen when
he authorizes the establishment Of
postal routes, and the roads in some
sections of the states in which the
system has been established have been
wonderfully improved. to the decided
betterment Of the farmer and the en-
tire community. This spring by reas-
on of bad roads we have been OCCASION
ally obliged to abandon trips on several
routes in the west. We have notified
those communities that unless the
roads are kept in such perfect order
that this years experience will not be
repeated the service will be discontin.
ued, as it will be. Advocates of good
roads will thoroughly appreciate the
meaning Of this order, as will also the
communities which want free delivery,
and most rural communities do. 1t
means good roads, or no rural free de-
livery.