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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25
portieres.

at GOt IhNhSSs
 We're going to close out a small lot of fine Portieres-all we have.
 $7.5o. sS. so. So. slo and
 $l1.5O Portieres.
 At-$2. % Each. Superb values everyone,
 Carpet 35cts 3 Yard. 800 Yards good Ingram Carpet fo. bedrooms-to close, 35c Yard Best Quality Carpet Lining. 3sts Yard.
 Cretonne lOcts 8 Yard. One lot of English Cretonne, 6 different patterns, regular 25ct Gre tonnes. IOcts a Yard.
 Great values in Uncovered Pil- lows--full 20x20 35cts,
 full 22x22 45cts.
 WINDOW SHADES-of best Opaque Holland. 7 different colors, with fixtures complete. 25 Cents.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

Albert Woods of the Department of Agriculture has carried out a research on the mosaic disease of tobacco, to be printed as bulletin of the department. The authors observations show that this disease may be artificially prnduc- ed by cutting back the plants during any stage of their active growth, thus removing most of the reserve foods and stimulating the growth 5f lateral buds; the plant seldom recovers under such circumstances. The same disease may be induced in like manner in tomato, potato, petunit, violet and otnar plants. The disease may also be produced by repotting or transplanting a plant in active growth, thus stimulating a rapid root development. New leaves forming at this time often become diseased Finally, the disease may be produced
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

Daniel Scotten, Detroit millionaire, became alarmed over the stability of the monetary system of the United States during the Bryan campaign of 1s96 and deposited s9oo,O0o in Canadian banks. Since then he has died, and his heirs, after a vain legal fight, will be compelled to pay the succession duty of $45, ,240 demanded by the Ontario gov- ernment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

Arizona isn't all desert. For instance, 1t has the largest unbroken pine forest in the United States, covering an area of over 5000 square miles. This tim her Is usually found at an altitude Of between $500 and 7,5oO feet The total quantity of pine timber fit for saving purposes within the boundaries of the territory amounts to 10000, 100000 feet.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25
Night Gowns.

Night Gowns. A GOOD GOWN IN ALL syzHs made with tucked yoke and nni.h, ca with cambyic rufiies on neck ',nra ans7 sleeves, NM M fl'iu
 29 Gents EMPIRE GOWN, CUT FULL srzr made with yoke of embroidery and cambric revers. excellent muslin.
 39 Lcnts GOWN OF FRUIT OF THE LOOM muslin made with tucked yoke and lawn ruffie lace edged
 50 Gents Other styles at 50 cen,s. CHARMING GOWNS AT,
 75c. 96c up to S4.06
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Tabourettes.

Tabourettes.
 MAHOGONY TABOlU R- cites. beautifully polished. 96cts. DAINTY, PARLOR s TABLES. x of oak and mahDgony. highly poll ished, made with bottom shelf. 00cts Each.
 From The Picture Gallery.
 500 Platinum Photographs. Sxl0 only Sets Each.
 Platinum Photographs. size l Ox2O three opening. all I2cts Each.
 Plctticst we've ever offered for the money.
 Photographic Landscapes. sixe l4x2S, only 25cts Each.
 All our 36 Inch best quality Scrim. to close Gets Yard.
 About 150 Pretty Screens of oak, white enamel, and mahogony frames. Screens stand 5 feet high a s~ s and have 3 fo.ds. made with the best sikolincs. 96cts Each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

King Milan, who died IT, exile the oth- CT day, was a good deal of a martinet when he was on the throne of Servia, and on one occasion, when his prime minister had crossed him, the king re- quested him to go and jump into the sea, and to take care to jump head fore most. The prime minister bowed re- spectfully and moved toward the door. "Whither are you going?" inquired his highness. "Your highness will pardon me-" replied the astute statesman, T am going to learn how to swim.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

The bar business, says a bartender quoted by the Philadelphia Record, always falls off after the first of the year and during Lent. The fellows who swear off at New Years seldom keep their pledges very long, though, and the depression really only lasts for about month or so. Then Lent comes along, and that always means falling off in trade You would be surprised to know how many men there are who ab- stain from liquor all during Lent. It is a case of total abstinence, too, and the men who make up their minds to it stick to their resolutions. The same men usually abstain during Lent every year."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

OOttOn m1pOFtd-
 lions For Summer
 Gowns and Waists.
 x .D l|1l}' 'l'||I|||'1ll' <
 While you're in the
 Silk Department, do stop and see the new Wash Stuffs. We really can't tell you anything about them. Because if w e simply did justice to the Silk Ginghams at 50cts Ia Yard, for example, those choice fabrics with their indescribably love- ly sheen and tints, you would say "gush". Ii we told you that the Im- ported French Dimities and Swisses at 25cts a Yard, are quite as ex- quisite in quality and design, and far and away prettier than any even WE have had in years past at soc, you'd think us prejudiced.
 So we aren't going to do any hing of the kind. We're simply gong to let YOU say it. just as some of you HAVE been saying since the new things came in. What we said just now of the Silk Ginghams and Imported Swisses and Dlmities. are quoted remarks too.
 o Yes. we've got some very Frenchy new Swisses. some of which come in dress patterns and some by the yard. They range in prices. and they're all quite exclu- slvely our own importations. from 25cts to $I.98 Yard.
 Anderson's Ginghams are priced at from 25cts to 5Octs Yard. These great Scotch makers have giv- en us some radically new designs and colorings Some folks go in to ecstasies over the new things while some prefer the quieter. staider more conventional patterns. Any way all kinds arc here.
 Silk Organdies are 5Octs Yard one tone colors and figured. Lot of new things in these here too.
 Anyway come, see il we don't do a lot better han we talk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

3' Two years ago Cora Squires, of Mill tonvale, Kansas with other women, started out with hatchets, etc., to raid and wreck a joint belonging to Peter Hammerli He stood on his defense with a shotgun, fired into the crowd, and put out a woman's eye On his trial the State asked the judge to charge the jury that liquor shops were public nuisances, that the law would not protect them, and that Hammerli had no. legal right to defend his prem ises as he did. The judge refused. "The mere fact that some are engaged in an unlawful business" he told the jury, ''does not give others any lawful right to destroy the property or injure the persons of those so engaged, with out intervention of law"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25

Superintendent Howells, of the Scran- ton, Pennsylvania, schools, has propos- ed a plan for instructing the pupils as to the manner in which president of the United States is elected. The dem- onstration is to be practical one. Each school Is to constitute convention and each pupil is to write an essay giving the history of presidential campaign from the beginning to the inauguration. After these are completed a platform committee will be appointed in each school to prepare resolutions or declara- tions of party principles after which the election will be held, each pupil voting for his candidate for president. The election is expected to take place in March.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25
I 1IlE HARRINGTON PUBLISHING co OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY lb CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS MONTH, ls FOR SIx MONTHS, SC A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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Fresh News From The Upholstery Department.

Our Upholstery Department is quite settled now in its new quarters. Great improvement on the old dept, Better light and more space in which to show Rugs. Great Values In Rugs For Monday
 Only The Best Qualities Named Here;
 1sxs6-69 CENTS. 2lx45-$I.25 27x54-SI.75 30x6o-$2.25 sox72-S296 4x7 -$5.25
 6x9 -$ll.48 7-6xlo-6-$lz5O
 ox12-$22.5O
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Drawers.

DRAWERS OF GOOD QUALITY muslin made with fitted yoke band cambric umbrella ruffie, three tucks and hem,
 25 Gents Other styles at 25 cents. DRAWERS OF LONSDALE CAM bric, with Italian lace insertion and edge on deep lawn ruffie,
 39 Gents Other styles at % cents. DRAWERS. UMBRELLA STYLE OF Lonsdale cambric with torchon trimmed umbrella ruf1le
 50 Gents Iprons. 4 t Other dainty Aprons at 5octs, 6octs. 7Scts. 98cts. sl. 25 and S1.4o choose with closed eyes all are pretty Maids Caps. from Tets to 25cts
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A dozen attractive styles at 5Octs
 All made of fine Lawn in any and all sizes, with bretel es and with out. trimmed in various ways.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-25
Corset Covers.

CORSET COVERS OF LONSDALE cambric, French style with four rows lace insertion down the front and cambric ruffie.
 25 Gents
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20

old mill was destroyed, but the foun-
dations remain, and the little stream
rushes over the moss-gray stones as
of old on it's impetuous way to the
Yazoo. On the hill overlooking this
picturesque dale and the ruins of the
palace home in the forest lie the re-
mains of the last descendants OF the
immediate house of Douglas-Am-
brose Douglas, and his brothers, Will
liam and Henry, sons of Lady Jane
Douglas. These were the earliest
colonial settlers in the Mississippi val
lev, hence this spot is of especial his
toric interest.
In few years the richness of the
lands of the Yazous reached the older
settlements of the Carolinas, and
gradually the "delta" became settled
with wealthy planters, who brought
along their slaves, and established
plantations limited in extent only by
their ability to cultivate them. The
Choctaw and the Yazous Indians
claimed the territory by right of oc-
cupancy-their forefathers having
lived in this region for unknown ages,
tracing their ancestry to the mound
builders. The Yazous lived on the
banks of that stream from near what
is now Mill-dale, for a hundred miles
up the delta. The Choctaw settle
ment extended from what is now
V1cksburg to near the Natchez tribe.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
Bull Fighter. Afraid Of Cows.

It will probably not surprise our
readers to hear that most Spanish bull
fighters object to fighting cows. The
real reason may, however, astonish
them. A sportsmanlike objection to
prosecuting female animal has moth
ing whatever to do with it. The factis
that the average toreador is sincerely
afraid of COW. And he has good rea-
son. The cows of the half-wild breed
used for the arena are much quicker
in their movements than are the bulls
Their horns are more pointed and
more formidable; they do not lower
their heads to the ground, shut their
eyes, and charge like locomotive
upon the rails, but are alert and ready
to follow every movement of their
prosecutors. Their warlike tactics
have been adapted, not to blind,
bovine frontal attacks, but to the
strategy of active and cunning beasts
of prey, of which the human bull-fght-
er is only feeble mimic. If these
cheap Idols of the Spanish populace
would face young and active wild cows,
which had just been robbed of their
calves, they might, perhaps, forestall
the butcher, but they would, at any
rate, do something to earn their
laurels.-Pearson's Magazine.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
ANTIQUITY OF THE VICES.
Recently Translated Baby ylOnian Lett
ters Reveal the Evils of Fl
naucial Schemes.

The letters and inscriptions of
Hammurabi, a king of the Babylon
ian dynasty, dating back to 1900 b.
c., which have recently been trans
lated, throw most interesting light
not only upon the antiquity of vices
of a financial kind, but also upo n the
manner in which they were pun
ished in those far-away days.; says
the Chicago Tribune. In one OF these
letters Hammurabi notifies his corre-
spondent that case of bribery has
been reported to him, and that the
man who offered the bribe, the man
who took the bribe, and witness to
the transaction are in Babylon. The
officer is further notified to appre-
hend all these men, as well as to "set
seal upon the money or upon what
soever was offered as the bribe, and
cause it" and all the parties 30 be
brought before him for summary pun
ishment. The outcome Of the case is
not reported, but as Hammurabi, the
Amraphel of Genesis, was absolute in
power, it is not unlikely that two
Babylonians lost their heads as a
salutary warning to others.
The second letter bears upon the
question of money lending in those
ancient days. A serf had informed
the king that Ani-ellati, notorious
Insurer, had laid claim to certain
lands which belonged to him, and had
appropriated his crops. The king,
after looking into the matter, found
that the usurer held mortgage upon
only small part of the serf's acres,
and ordered that his pledge should
be returned to him, and that the
usurer should be brought to him for
punishment, the registry of title be-
ing held sufficient to defeat a usuri-
Gus claim-a feature OF land laws
which, curiously enough, is now ad-
vocated in England.
These two letters, over 4,0O0i years
old, show not only the antiquity OF
the vices of greed but also the ex-
cellent manner in which justice was
administered sometimes in the early
days of the race. In the bribery case
the briber was held as equally guilty
with the bribed. In the usury case
the Babylonian shylock lost not only
his interest but his principal and was
punished besides. In the bribery mat
ter the king was determined not te
touch the hush money, 400 ounces OF
gold. SO he ordered his officials to re
turn it to the briber, after deductlne
39s ounces for legal expenses and two
ounces for fees to the servants, Whlcf
shows that Hammurabi was crafty al
we'll as just. Justice after all mas
not made much advance in the las
Al centuries; on the other hand III
administrators to-day might learn
| useful lesson from the study OF TN
Hammurabl tablets.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20

weird, heavily-wooded region of
gnarled oaks and sylvan dells. 1t is
about two miles from the river
Yazoo, which takes it's name from the
"Yazous," Indians who disputed the
possession of this wild country with
the adventurous Spaniards. Tkls
beautiful and historic spot of rolling
hills and picturesque ''dale,'' was set
tied few years after the close OF
the revolution by Ambrose Douglas,
of Downs, of Aberdeen, Scotland, a
descendant of the historic chieftain
"Black" Douglas, whose clan was so
powerful as to cause the rulers OF
Scotland considerable anxiety for
their power and thrones. He was the
husband of the ''Heiress of Douglas"
Lady Jane Douglas, SO celebrated in
Scottish song and story. The fam
lily estate wa. known as the "downs,"
and, as was the custom in those days,
this branch of the Douglas clan as
sumed the name of 'Downs," after
the estate. The father of Ambrose
Douglas was baron, and his 'clan'
was one of the most powerful in the
downs of Scotland. The title de-
scended to the eldest son, and Am
brose, William and Henry came to
America. Ambrose came before the
revolution, and fought in Morgan's
brigade. After the revolution he
came to this section, and located at
the beautiful Nill-dale, then forest
primeval.
His portion of the state enabled
him to locate a large tract of land,
which he improved and lived upon in
almost baronial splendor in this will
derness among the Yazous and Span
iards. Here, in this dale, he built a
fine castle after the Scottish style of
architecture, and also mill upon the
pretty stream which courses through
the dale. Hence the name-and a
more appropriate one could not have
been given-this home of the wood
nymphs, if such sprites dwell upon
earth. The "baronial castle" was dis
mantled during the civil war, and the
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
Settled q Dispute.

At a recent meeting of the Ento-
mological society in London the pres
ident G. H. Verrall, told an amusing
story to prove that a knowledge OF
insects may even be useful in settling
questions in literary history. Com
mentators on the works of Robert
Louis Stevenson were trying in vain
to discover whether the notes made by
him in a certain book were written be-
fore or after he took up his residence
in Samoa. It happened that fly had
been squeezed between the pages and
when Mr.. Varrall saw it he instantly
recognized it as belonging to species
peculiar to the Polynesian islands.
That settled the question.-Chicago
Chronicle.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
KNIGHT OF THE 4oRRy.uoes-

He rode away with flashing sves
W. 10 night in distant lands:
us A charger was coal-black steea
..I rs sword was in his hands.
NJ ne said, "and so, farewell
Inc papers shall send to Won
MY valiant deeds will tell ~ -
1a.s a.a mother waved last good-bv
..n1h Ana sped him on his way,
When y. you come back to me-" she or,os
i"1ii be happy dayw ieo'
ne rode across the nursery
ITO iu through the garret dim.
Rev Reuas paased . to view the country round,
,rh beyond the windows rim.
s oay was warm, he journeyed far.
~ ne said said: "I'll rest awhile, N
And then again my steed and IT
VIII ride full many mile,
Ihey found him there as night came IN
WIS nashlng eyes were closed:
M arms around his chargers neck
The warrior reposed, neoA
.zaoeth mG Lincoln Gould, in Youths
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
MONEY ON OCEAN LINERS.
Enormous Amounts Stored away ~
the Treasure Rooms OF b1&
Steamers.

A French steamship that left New
York lately carried in it's strong box
more than $4,oOO,Ooo in gold. 1t was
rumored, says the Chicago Tribune,
that the sum would have been much
larger if the insurance companies had
not objected, but the bankers say this
story is absurd, calling attention to
the fact that $s,OOO,OO0 was exported
on a single steamer at the time OF the
recent British bond award to subscrib-
ers in this country. These figures
serve to call attention to the enormous
values that may be concentrated in the
comparatively small compass OF a
modern ocean liner. The vessel that
carried abroad $s,OOo,00O probably rep
resented in itself an investment OF $4,-
100000, while, it may have carried a
freight cargo worth $1,O00,0OO, be-
sides the lives and personal property
of many hundreds of passengers. This
makes a total money value OF more
than $13 900, 900, aside from the lives cf
the passengers and crew, whose com.
bined numbers would equal the popu-
lation of fair-sized village. No Span
ish galleon heavily laden with the
spoils of Mexico or Peru ever sailed
out of the Caribbean with cargo that
could compare with that of one OF
these modern treasure ships. The ex-
treme rarity of disasters among these
large vessels, as reflected in the fact
that the insurance companies are eager
to take the risks on gold in transit for
a premium of $3.50 on 81 900 900, is high
ly credtable to the modern shipbuild-
er and navigator.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20
PAYS TO sMCGGLE cH1NAMEN,
Large Profits for Canadians and 9th
ers Engaged In the
Business.

An investigation of the methods en-
ployed by the people engaged III
smuggling Cinnamon from Canada into
the United States shows that large
profits are made by them, says the New
York Sun. The headquarters of the
smugglers are at Montreal where the
executive force Of the Chinese SNUG
Cling trust is stationed, though its
owners are the big Chinese companies
of the United States.
Chinese representatives in Montreal
furnish to each individual Chinaman
bound for the other side Of the bound
ary line by the underground route the
necessary cash with which to pay fot
being smuggled through. This money
has to be returned out of the first earn
ings Of the immigrant, and as failure
to pay would simply lead to the de-
faulter's being denounced to the
American authorities and expelled
from the country, no risk is run by the
advancers of the money. The total
cost of smuggling Chinaman from
Montreal into the United States is
dDOul P~OO. Vi "ulSH Poc SoSS " SAiN
individual who actually puts the China
man across the line.
For a year or two there was lusl
in the actual smuggling of Cinnamon
over the border, the method adopted
during that period being the swearing
of their countrymen into the United
States by means of Chinese witnesses,
procured by border lawyers. The dis
covery of the fraud in few instances,
and the necessary locking up of the
immigrants, during the investigation
of each case, in Plattsburg Jail. have
resulted in a return to the old plan OF
direct smuggling.
The boldness with which the white
men employed in this business in Mon
treal are now acting, encourages the
hope that some of them may fall into
the hands of the United States authori-
ties ere long. Yet so well do they lay
their plans that in the last ten years
only two white men of this class were
ever caught red-handed by the United
States officials, and these two walked
out of Plattsburg Jail one rainy night,
| about month after they were cap
| tured, and came back to Montreal.
St. Tammany farmer., 1901-07-20

the purchasers. Unluckily, however,
the greater part of the money was
stolen by dishonest official, as there
were no banks in those days and tho
money was piled up in chests in the
state house The state transferred its
interest in the Yazoo delta lands to
the general government. For more
than half century this noted case
came to the surface in land contests
in the state and the United States
courts. The supreme court had, in et-
feet, decided that the sale was legal
but the manner in which Georgia au-
thorized the sale was tainted with
fraud and was the downfall OF num-
Der of politicians, and cast blur
upon the character of the members
of the company who purchased the
lands. In those primitive days bribery
and the receiving of bribes were
crimes. and not considered as "smart
politics" Though all official records
of this "Great Yazoo purchase swim
dle'' have been expunged from the
statute books and legislative records,
oldest settlers on the Yazoo.
The early planters cultivated to-
bacco, indigo. wheat and corn, and
"raised" their own horses and mules
for plantation use. Flat-boatlng was
the system of transportation until
the invention of steamboats, during
the first quarter of the past century.
Only small quantity of cotton was
cultivated by each planter, which was
used mainly for home consumption
until the invention. of the cotton-g1n.
Then indigo and tobacco gave way to
cotton. Slaves were imported IN
greater numbers from the West In
dian islands, principally Cuba, and tho
yazoo delta and the Mississippi yal-
lev soon became known as the great
est and most productive cotton sec
tions in the United States. Wealthy
nlanters from the older states re.
moved to these cotton belts, and nero
lived for half century an aristocracy
surpassed in no other section OF the
south in point of wealth and culture.
These lands are compared to those OF
the Valley of the Nile in richness,
caused by the frequent overf1ows OF
the Yazoo and the Mississippi rivers
and the consequent heavy rich alluvial
deposits. The group of gulf states,
of which these valleys form large
area, now produce nearly so per cent.
of the cotton of the world. With the
increase of factories in the south
about one-fourth of this product is
manufactured in the United States.
Cotton raising in the south gives en-
ployment and support to about 1000,
900 negroes-white men not being
adapted to this class of labor.
J.. n SCANLANR