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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
THE COLD SPELL

Such is the state of man. Just as he gets sure, good easy soul, that there is going to be no winter of any account winter descends on him like an ava lanche, and makes him wish that he had bought more coal when coal was cheap. The "cold spell" which has struck Connecticut has knocked many warm and cheerful theories into cooked hat. It has amazed the blue birds and the robins which have been hanging around confidently waiting for gentle spring, and 1t has given the small boy a much-a ppreciated opportunity to show his toughness., It has also been a boon to the iceman, that Is, it> has been a boon to him if he really wants good ice If he does he is all right, and if he doesn't he will doubtless be able to fix things next summer so that he can charge for his ice what seems good to him. If he can't say anything else he can say that the ice was so thick and cold in the winter that it cost more to get it in than usual.
 Well, there are warmer days coming. Soon the voice of the turtle will De heard in the land, and the members or the legislature will begin to talk about adjourning in time to celebrate the Fourth of July.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
The Death song of the HcmIo clx,

Ye say l am old-I am old--and ye threaten
 to hew me down, Lest the roof of your puny dwelling shoul1 be crushed by my heavy crown; le measure my spreading branches, yc
 mock me with idle tears- Ye pygmies that creep at my footstool, what
 know ye of age or years? reckon ye all as shadows! Ye are but az
 clouds that pass Over the face ot the mountains and over
 the meadow grass; Your generations are phantoms; like wra!tbG Leaving no trace bennd them In the paths
 they used to know! But I! For six hundred rolling years have
 stood like q Watch-tower 1 have counted the slow procession of cen.
 turies clrcling by! have looked at the sun unblenching, have
 numbered the midnight stars, Nor quailed when the hery serpent leaped
 from Its cloudy bars! Or, ere ye were nation, or your CoIumon.
 wealth was born, stood Oh this breezy hilltop, fronting thu
 hills of morn; In the strength of my prime uplifting my
 head above meaner things, I'll only the strong winds reached it, or tue
 wild birds sweeping wings! It was mine to know when the white man
 yentured the unknown seas, And silence fled before him, and the forest
 mysteries; I rose, his to yers and steeples that piercua
 the unfathOmed sky, And his proud dounes darkened the heavens
 but above them all scared I! He builded his towns and cities, and his
 mansions fine and fair, And slowly his fertile meadows grew wide
 in the tranquil air; He stretched his iron pathways from the
 mountain to the sea- But little cared for his handiwork!
 Twas the One Great God made mel The earth and sun and the mighty winds
 and the Great God over all These bade me stand like q sentinel on the
 hilltop grand and tall. Know ye that q hundred years ago men call
 ed me old and worn? Yet here 1 tower above their graves, ana
 laugh them all to scorn! For what are three score years and ten, yc
 creatures of day? Ye are to me like flying notes that in the
 sunshine play! Shall I tremble because ye threaten, and
 whisper that am old? will die of my own free, lordly will ere
 the year has shed It's gold! But till then, as I stood or ever the land of
 your love was born, will stand erect on my hilltop fronting
 the hills of morn; In the pride of mine age uplifting my head
 above meaner things, Till only the strong winds reach II, or tho
 wild birds sweeping wings!
 --Julia c. R. Dorr, '. Harpers Bazar.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
cO4LIEG STATIONS.

For many years there has been talk of our need of coaling stations in vari- ous parts of the world, and now we are, it appears, going to have some. Two years ago congress made its first ap- propriation to enable the Navy depart ment to establish foreign coaling sta tions, when the sum of $400 900 was pro- vided Last yeaf an additional s7oo,ooo was given, about s50O,000 of which still remains unexpended. The present bill duplicates the appropriation of last year. so that when the President signs if the department will have about $1,- 200, ,OO0 to expend in the purchase of land and equipment of stations. Ad- miral Bradford, chief of the Bureau of Equipment of the Navy department, has been strong advocate of the policy of establishing numel ous coaling sta tions. He appeared before the House Naval committee recently and gave some rather startling facts on this point, showing the weakness of the United States in this regard and at the same time pointing out how other na- tions are protecting themselves with stations in every sea. When asked whether he thought it wise for the Navy to Spread out" as would be required in building coaling depots in various parts of the world, Admiral Bradford replied decidedly: T do. We would be perfectly helpless if we were called up-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

ward giving woman more room in the world?"
 "Flared skirts" simpered a young lady in a pink chiffen hat, as she bit into another hocolate.-Baltimore American.
 Mrs. Jones-You mean to say that you and your husband never had any quar- rels?
 Mrs. ,Brown--Thats just wbat mean to say.
 Mrs. Jones-But don't you ever get into an argument?
 Mrs. Brown-.Never You see when we are alone at home my husband talks nothing but politics and I talk nothing but the servant-girl question; so Tn that way we never come to a. disagreement Boston Transcript.
 She Congratulated Herself.-Mrs, Cliff -I see that fashionable woman's club in the east has created some excitement by blackballing prominent lady who was proposed as a member.
 Mrs. Cragg-What was the objection to her?
 Mrs. Cliff--It is said that she was handsome and disagreaably popular with the sterner sex.
 Mrs. Cragg-Dear me, how glad I am that I came into our club as charter member!-C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other smaii advertisements, One Cent Word each in- serti9n. Five Gents Word for full week (seyeD times). - ,,
 Display advertisements, per inch, one im, an sertion, S1. 20; each subsequent insertion. 4o cents; one week, $3.20; one month, $lo; one year, $40 .so 1n cents per line. Notices of Birtns, Mnllt nt ages. Deaths, and Funerals. 50 cents eaen' Local Notices. 15 cents per line. .
 Yearly advertisers are limited 10 the,r h, own immediate business Gall matter 10 ne unobjectionable), and their contracts uo no' include Wants, To Let. For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
A Daily Hint From Paris.
CIaret Cloth Dress,

This dress is of claret colored cloth, the skirt ornamented all over with satin bands to match. and the bolero and sleeves trimmed with similar bands The front and apron are of ivory panne and the small waistcoat is of cloth of silver.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

According to London Truth, a notice was posted in a London church recent ly reading: "On Tuesday next Spohr's Last Judgment will be given in this church; and the building will be special NV heated for the occasion"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

Germanys new military uniform will be of grayish brown cloth for coat ana trousers and caps. The helmets will De of brown cloth and will have the brass spikes. All shining buttons, bucKies and ornaments will be done away with.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15
Headquarters Department of Fire Service, New Haven, Conn.,, Febluary 18, 1901
 PROPOSAL


 PROPOSAL.
 Sealed bids will be received by the Com mittee on Supplies until 8 o'clock p. III. February 23, 1901, for furnishing the City of New Haven with the following:
 5000 feet 231b inch hose, Long Fiber brand, manufactured by the New Jersey Car Spriug and Rubber Company.
 The hose to be furnished must conform in quality to the samples of above named brands now in this office, nd the proposals must state Iile weight per fifty feet cou- pied, Inside diameter and circumference, time and pressure guarantee, name of man. ufacturer of both fabric and lining; cou- plings to be furnished with the hose in ac- cordance with the sample in this office. to weigh not less than five and one-half pounds per set, the inside diameter to be not less than 2la Inches, and couplings to be fitted with the Higby thread.
 The above proposals must be addressed to the Committee on Supplies, endorsed Bid for Hose'' on outside of the envelope and must be accompanied by certified check for five per cent! of the full amount of the bio payable to Jonathan N. Rowe, Controller.
 The Committee on Supplies reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids Per order Board of Fire Commissioners,
 s. ]. METZGER, fe13 St Clerk Dept of Fire Service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

In the Suit Room for instance we're showing most attractive new Tailor Gowns for Spring as low as $o. 75, Sl3.75 and $l6.5O.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

Spring and Summer models in the Waist Dept too. especially in white. Prices as low as $l.25. sl.65. sl.o8. s2. 25 up to $S.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

The famine in India Is still important. In upper and central India the agricul- tural prospects are most decidedly fla vorable, but in some of the other dis Ftricts, especially Bombay, the mon- soons ceased early in September, and, owing to the absence of rain, serious distress is expected between now and August This will call for large ex- penditure for relief measures, as we'll as causing decided loss of revenue. Prices for grain continue high in the affected localities, but when the upper India harvest is secured 1t is expected that they will drop nearer to their nor maj level. No less than 233,000 persons are now in receipt of relief, and 1t is hoped that this number will not, for the present at least, show any marked increase.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

the present law women must serve twenty years and men twenty-five wears.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

A bill has been agreed on to put the school pension system of Chicago on a sound basis. This system nearly went to pieces some months ago. because of an attempt to conduct is in disregard of annuity and life-insurance principles. Sweeping changes are contemplated in the bill. The annuity any retiring em- ploye is to receive is to be dependent upon the amount he will have paid into the pension fund.- instead of half the amount of salary received at the time of retiring, and the maximum is reduced from $500 to $4O0. Contributors who re- tire on account of serious disability af- ter thev have served fifteen years will be given a pension in proportion as the amount they have paid into the fund compares to the amount they would have paid in in twenty-five years. Elm ployes receiving less than $49 month are excluded. The amount of assess nents may vary from 1 to per cent. of salaries, as the Pension board sees fit under the new law, instead of being limited to l per cent, as at present.
 Both women and men must serve the board twenty-five years before they are entitled to retire on pension. Under
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

P. Tecumseh sherman, son of the gen. eral. knows something about New York aldermen. having been one of them. He gives this rather encouraging testimo- my: "There were also some rumors of combinations to hold up important or dinances, but of them I never had my personal knowledge But, in my opin ion, there was one group of from five to seven members who always acted the part of black horse cavalry. Passes on railroads and free tickets to places of amusement caused rather general de- 1noralization. In spite of such facts the personal honesty of large proportion of the aldermen was. in my opinion, be- yond question"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

During these between season days this great store of ours is mighty interesting. We'd like you to come every day now, and keep intouch with Dame Fashion $ early Spring bulletins.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

The Constitutional Reform Associa" tion is sending around some thousands of copies of an argument in favor or a constitutional convention written by Attorney William S. Pardee of this city. In this argument the convention idea is very strongly supported. No better statement of the case of the Constitu- tional Reformere has been made, or IS likely to be. Mr. Pardee has been deeply interested in the matter for many years, and his thorough study of 1t shows itself in his clear and forcib9e argument.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-02-15

The negro is doing well in one part Of this country. Of the sixteen thousand people belonging to the Creek NatlonD according to the latest report, no less than six thousand are negroes. These negroes are among the most progressive members of the tribe, and are said al- most to control its policy in important matters. So influential, in fact are the former slaves of the Greek Nation that one of the most prominent of its head chiefs was L. c. Perryman, a man of negro descent and appearance. In the Choctaw Nation. on the other hand, it is death for an Indian to marry ne- gro.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24

don Telegraph. How does it happen,
it is asked, that so few, even OF the
younger generation of Frenchmen. dis
play any inclination to see the world
although at their age, many Anglo
Saxons have already been round it?
Two main explanations for these
stay ar home propensities are volun.
teered. One Is that people in France
rarely trouble themselves to learn FOR.
eign languages. so that they are like
fish out of water when they go abroad
Another is that they are absolutely ig
norant OF the practical side Of travel
and have little idea of the articles thar
they require or of the lest mode OF
fitting themselves out for a long jour
ney. In short, they are not handy or
enterpriTing and have horror OF any.
thing in the shape Of ''roughing it, as
the saying goes.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
Foreiqn.

Rt Rev Mande Creighton, bishoi
of London, is dead.
The wrecked steamer Russie's pas
engers and crew We're all saved.
Two slight earthquake shocks Were
felt at Acpui, southeast of Turin, Italy
Sigmund Hertz, charged witt
forgery in New York, was arrested IL
Queenstown.
The beers cut the railway between
Pretoria and Johannesburg, attack
ing two stations.
Prince Nakadchidze. nihilist. has
been arrested at Nice on the charge OF
plotting against the czar's life.
M, De White. Russian minister of
finance, says Russia indorses the
American proposals about China
The kaiser and his people began the
celebration of the bicentenary of the
declaration of the Prussian feder.
Samuel Lewis, Londons noted
usurer, eft an estate of $20,000,000 oil
which he willed s4,750,000 to charity
| Advices received from Kingston
Jamaica, state that the Colombian
rebels have tiercely attacked Panama.
The French government won test
vote in the chamber of deputies on the
Popes attitude toward the religious
orders.
al of the l02 persons who had beer
helpless four days on the wrecked
steamer Russie, off Faraman, France
were rescued.
The actions of harmless musician
who followed the prince OF Wales
about, led to reports Of an attempt to
lssassinate the prince.
A Copenhagen dispatch says the
regulations for the sale of the Danish
West Indies to the United States seen
to be approaching settlement.
a dispatch from Reggie di Gala bria
Italy, announces the arrest OF
Stephano di Lorenzo. a companion oil
the celebrated Italian brigand. Mus
solino.
A royal commission. under the presi
dency of Lord Kelvin, has been ap
rointed in England to investigate the
recent widespread outbreak OF arseni
/ cal beer poisoning.
Six London brokers and outside
operators who engineered the recent
collapse OF Lake Views and the con
sequent downfall Of sixteen firms
ave been compelled to pay over
100000 for the benefit of the injured
| firms, under threat, it is reported, ut
n exposure of questionable transac
lions.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
soanish.Ameriean islanos'

4 newspaper has been stai'ou ~
Manila as mouthpiece OF the na''''
federaist party .,a.,ora
The deportation of insurseht lea az !,
N Guam is having depressing e"o''
on hostile Filipinos. o,,;no
Many officials attended Che nIn'
..Iient w w. Whiteside to MISS LII
Non Ripney, near Manzanillo' CUBA
The Philippine commission 70 -
sidering the question oil reiieouo -
struction in public school buildings
Two Knitted States supreme court oe-
.idod that Cuba is a foreign teril'oi y
IA mat Charles F w. Nicely ac-
cuaed of embezzling postal tuhus' 10
subject to extraditio'.
naval board has selec,eu
olangapo, on Subig bay, as the si''
for a naval station and Secretary
I onr has asked congress for Si'ooo'oo'
for beginning the work. -
Attorney General Griggs tola 'he
sunreme court the acquisition vi
China. Egypt, etc, was poSsio'o'
though not probable, and must De con
sidered. John G.. Carlisle replied 'ha'
the court was not to formulate a
policy of government, but to interpret
the constitution
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
POLICE OFFICER RESCUED.
Officer a. {. Swanson of the Council
Bluff, Force Tells an Interesting


Officer \. {. Swanson of the Council
Bluff, Force Tells an Interesting
story.
COUNCIL BLGFFS, Iowa. Ian y.
1901 .-tSpecial) - kiud-hearled Officer
Swanson of the local police force svery
popular in this city He has lived here
for seventeen years. and has enjoyed
many high offices in social and society
work. He is now Vice President Of the
"Dannebrog" brotherhood the largest
Danish secret society in America, which
combines benevolent with the social
features. Owing to the constant ex-
posurc and many hours on his feet.
which his duty as Police officer
| makes unavoidable Mr.. Swanson be
| came the victim of serious Kidney and
Liver Trouble. He was very bad, but
has entirely recovered. He gives the
story in his own words as follows
Il have been sufferer for many
years with Kidney and Liver Trouble,
and have tried many remedies some of
which gave me temporarily relief. and
others which were absolutely worthless
| | began to think that there was no help
! for me, when my nephew gave NE a
| part of box OF Dodd's Kidney Pills
which he bad left, saying that II would
| do no harm 10 try them, as they had
| certainly fixed him all right What he
gave me lo'ped me SO much that | felt
| justified N purchasing more. and grew
SLOWLY better II took almost two
| months 10 effect complete cure as
| u'rc WAS very bad case but / can
| cheerfully and tuthfully say that am
| We'll man to-day, and am very crate
full that Dodd = Kidney Pills were thus
| brought to my notice.
| The wonderful cures Effected by
| pudd'~ Eidury Ills in Iowa have ere
! at"d uu tr II sensation in some parts of
| the STATE There does not seem 10 be
any cas-" ct Lame Back Rheumatism
! Is, r'y ur Bladder Trouble which these
| wonderful PINS cannot cure They are
corra'uly popular here, and the sale
through the local druggists i very
! large
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
Suggested by Spring.

The man who wrote "A peck OF
March dust is worth a Kings ransom"
ook care not to give any address
New York Telegram.
lis spring! The gentle air is warns
In city, vale, and town,
And hubby takes the carpets up
That last year he put down.
New York World
Ye lovely spring win soon be here
tbs writ would you favor? ask it
Dear poets, then chip in and buy
Our shop lew waste paper basket
-Yonkers Statesman.
The songs of spring
The songs Of spring!
Could anything be sweeter
Or tell us more
OF futures store
Than that of the first "skeeter ~
Baltimore American
New, gentle spring is on the wing,
And from the waking earth peep VIC
let and thistle;
But, gentle thing, | cannot sing.
Wherefore, in honor of your charms
think III whistle.
Philadelphia North American
When spring is smiling DER the trees
And all the world is gay:
When perfume fingers in the breeze
And sorrows fa'e away;
When Heecy clouds across the sky,
IL N
Well sit in ecstasy and sigh,
I'VE needn't buy more coal!"
Washington Star.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
In South Africa.

The beers attacked Kaalfontein ana
Hurfontein, close to Pretoria
British bluejackets have iandeu AZ
Cape Town and begun intrenchmenIs'
General De Wet has crossed the
yaal river and joined the commandos
In the Transvaal
Russia's finance minister said the
,oonev troubles in Europe come from
the boer war chiefly.
Lord Roberts has declined pro
posed reception to him by the Guy o'
London on the ground % Bfltish
troubles IN south Africa.
A gazette was issued at Cape I9Wr
placing the whole Of Cape Colony ex
eept a few cities and dintricts under
martial law The civil population
will be called on to give MP arms.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24

Chicago, died at the home of his
granddaughter, Mrs. Goreton Valen-
tine, lit Genesee, Wis He had
reached his ninety-third year. Mr..
Nowlin was born in Illinois eleven
years before it became state. He
easae- 10 Chicago in 1916, -onenlng a
iewa!ry store on Clark street.
Governor Mount pardoned William
w Kennedy, who was sentenced to
life Imprisonment in 1885 for the muir
der of David Baker. at Greensburg,
Ind Kate Kennedy, the prisoner
sister, secured his pardon. For sew.
eral years, concealing her identity in
mems garb, she has travelled over the
country trying to tind the real muir.
derer
At St Louis the final report OF the
grand jury, composed OF prominent
| business men, who have been investi
eating municipal matters, has been re
turned. Ar, ong the twenty indict
ments is one against an official of the
house of delegates, who is charged
with attempting to bride states wit
ness against men accused of highway
robbery
| Alfred ii. Seymour, who was one of
the oldest telegraph operators in
America in point of service, died in
Brooklyn. He was born in Manlius,
n Y, siXty-fiye years ago. He was the
! first sound operator to work IN Mil
! waukee and one of the first to work in
Chicago. Twenty years ago he was
Union Telegraph company and later
became manager of the Bankers and
Merchants Telegraph company.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-01-24
CAMP BIRD MINE.
The Owners Story of How He DiseoV
cred II.

The Owners Story of How He Discov
cred II.
In the columns OF the Colorado
Springs Daily Mining Record Thomas
Walsh tells how he discovered his ia
nous Camp Bird Mine in Colorado
for which a London syndicate lately
offered him $7000,000 The discovery
made him, it might be said, a million
aire t. Z day. and although many sto
ries have been printed about the af
fair. this is the first time that Mr.
Walsh himself tells the true one:
My attention was hrst called to
lmogene basin by Andy Richardson
who was here this afternoon" Mr.
Walsh began. referring to hard, mid
die aged gentleman who had passed in
and out OF the room with the freedom
Of the most intimate. He always I'D
dressed Mr.. Walsh as Tom"
Il had been in with jsundice." said
IT walsh and was Just able 10 move
about when he took me at my so,ic.
ltation on a tramp through the basin
OF tho Camp Bird. | vas struck with
'hr condition Of the country. There
were piles Of pyrite heaped up, by
the action of an eruption, that struck
me, ana ! stopped TO make An examina
ton. Andy was impatient st my de.
lay and urged me on, but ! told him
thgt the rocks interested me. and
made an examination Of them took
several specimens and. returning TO
town. had them assayed. These rocks
ran a. high as 500 ounces OF gold to
the ton.
Nov, others had tramped over
these rocks for years. but they Iscked
the one thing given to me by the life
had led They lacked experience.
They were not accustomed 70 look for
values In that sort OF ro-k. Ny ex.
periences IN the Black Hills. In Lead.
vile and elsewhere In the west taught
me not to look for he character OF