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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

No. But he's got to get a Twin somehow. An he jes wont work!'- Washington Star. '.''.-' ++.'' ..4'.'' |.
 Unselfish goodness is seldom appreci- ated in this world of ours. There was that man in the electric car, for in- stance. Having rung up three fares in his efforts to stop the car for the lady that sat on the opposite side, he tossed after her the umbrella that belonged to the little gray-whiskered man on his right. Neither the gray y-Whiskered man nor the conductor liked the thoughtful Samaritan for his altruistic efforts.- Boston Transcript.
 Not His Business to Inquire. Un- cle," said the dusty pilgrim, how far is it to Sagetown?"
 'Bout mile and half,'' replied the farmer.
 Can I ride with you?"
 'Sartin. Climb in."
 At the end of three-quarters of an hour the dusty pilgrim began to be un- easy.
 "Uncle," he asked, "how far are we from Sagetown now?"
 '" Bout four mile and half"
 Great grief! Why didn't you tell me we were going away from Sagetown?"
 ''Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go ?"-Chicago Tribune.
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IHE NEED THE MONEI.

New Jersey has made so much money out of its liberal incorporation laws that other States have begun to bid for some of the money that there is in giv- ing the combines" an opportunity to do business. Delaware is doing well in that line, and the indications are that Connecticut will soon be in the swim. New York is also, it appears, inclined to be more easy in granting charters.
 The argument is that as the combines will do business anyway and pay we'll for the privilege Connecticut might as well have some of the money they will pay. Perhaps it might. These are queer times and money makes the mare go as much as 1t ever made her go. We need the money, and we can't prevent the trusts from doing business. Be- sides, it isn't certain that there is any, thing so very wrong about the trusts. The trust experiment is evidently going to be thoroughly tried, and we might as we'll have some of the dough as to let other and more enterprising States have it all Money is money here as in New Jersey, Delaware or New York, and don't you forget it.
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CT if they succeeded; it was the desert if they failed; and twenty thousand sol- diers waited at Alexandria in fever
 of impatience while Jackson and his
 band with some hundreds of voyageurs
 from other provinces, let it be seen If their training on the St. Lawrence
 would serve against river perils In an-
 cient Egypt. During the Riel rebellion
 Lord Wolseley was confident 1t would,
 for he had found out what stuff was in
 these men, Still he dared not start his
 army until it was certain those formid-
 able cataracts could be surmounted.
 And that meant a month, let the men
 strain as they might at paddles and
 hauling -lines-a month to wait, a month for Gordon to wait.
 "Oh,'' said Jackson, gloomily If Lord Wolseley had only trusted us
 without any trial! Why, there was nothing, sir, in that Nile river we hadn't
 tackled hundred times as boys right here in the St. Lawrence. When you talk of cataracts 1t sounds big, but we've got rapids all around here, just plain every day rapids, that will make their cataracts look sick. Of course we did it--did it easy; but when we got up to the top of the whole business, where was our army? Back in Alexandria, sir! And it makes man sad to know that those boys in Khartum were dying just then.
 One sees what ground there may be for such lament on turning up the dates of this unhappy Nile expedition, and the heart aches at the sight of those dumb figures. Think of it! The relief party reached Khartum about Februa- ry i, 1885-too late by less than week. Khartum had fallen; her ruins were fresh smoking, the long siege just end ed. And when at last British gum boats, firing as they came, streamed into view of the tortured city that had hoped for them so long, there was no General Gordon within walls to thrill with joy. General Gordon was dead, cut down ruthlessly by the Arabs few days beforeAvkilled on January 27, with his countrymen so near, so short dis tance down the river, that their camp might almost have been made out with fald- glasses What difference here a little more hurrying would, have made, a very little more hurrying! Ten days, six days, four days, would have saved these precious lives, and the whole cam paign might have ended gloriously had more trust, as Louis Jackson says, been placed in those stanch Canadian pilots -St Nicholas
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PENSION.S.

The pension business continues to be interesting. Although it is less than three years since the war with Spain began, there have been already almost
 41,000 applications for pensions filed on account of it, and this exclusive of the
 service in the Philippines. It is esti-
 mated that the total number of men in
 the war on the American side was 274,-
 TIT, though of this number only about
 G0,000 were actually engaged. It will be
 seen, therefore, on this basis, that for
 every six men who actually saw ser-
 for pensions. Commissioner Evans re-
 gently stated that he did not think that
 the soldiers themselves were as much
 to blame for this flood of applications as
 were the pension agents. As soon as
 man came home from the army he was
 bounced on by these solicitors, who arr
 gued to the soldiers that as long as
 the money was in the treasury they
 might as well have it as anybody else. This, he claims, accounts for the large number of applications, many of which were in duplicate coming from different agents, the second agent probably argu- ing with the soldiers that he had better pull at Washington than had the first. Tn number of these duplica- tions entirely different reasons are given for asking pensions for the same indi- vidual. Mr. Evans says it isn't the soldier his department has to fight, but it Is that class of agents who go around the country talking about the unjust treatment of the soldiers, while, as a matter of fact, there are very few, if any, veterans honestly entitled to a pension under the laws of the United States who have been or will be denied one.
 Moral: Remove Commissioner Evans, who saves the government about $5,- 900 900 a year and thus makes host of enemies for himself.
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standing withdraws to join the minis try of another ,churclh! his. .credent,ials should be surrendered to the Confer ence, and, if he shall desire, may be returned to him" His request could not be granted unless the Conference regarded the Christian Science organi- zation as another church" within the accepted meaning of the term. This 1t could not do. The inevitable attitude of Methodism and of all other evangel- ica1 churches toward Christian Science was plainly set forth by the Rev. Dr. J. M. Buckley during the debate on the question. He pointed out that in the considerable of the petition for the re- turn of the parchments the Conference was not to oppose Christian Science be- cause it was absurd, and not because it was contrary to natural science. It was to be opposed because it was con- trary to everything for which the Meth odist Church stood. It denied and ridi- culed all the doctrines, even those of morals, which Methodists believed It denied the personality of God; it denied the deity of Jesus Christ, His vicarious atonement and the power of prayer as appealing to a personal God. It was one of the most subtle forms of heresy with which the church had had to con- tend since the third century. To those who did not accept it as religion it of- fered itself as a system of healing, and to those who did not accept it as sys- tenn of healing it offered practical free dom from, personal responsibility, de- stroyed che nature of sin and the ne- cessity of repentance and opened the door to the practice of all vices which appealed to its adherents.
 It Is evident that the Methodist Epis- copal Church is not yet the Christian Scientist Church.
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4 HUMANE BILL.

i The recent slaughter of pigeons on Long Island by sportsmen has led to the introduction of bill in the New 1 York legislature which is designed to prevent repetition of such useless butchery. The bill. which was framed through the efforts of the American Humane Society, is a drastic measure. It provides that any person who keeps or uses live pigeon, fowl or other bird for the purpose of target, or to be shot at either for amusement or as a test of skill in craftsmanship, or shoots is party to such shooting, or leases any building, room, field or premises, or the purpose of such shooting, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be liable to penalty of $s0 for each vio- lation of this act and to an additional penalty of s25 for each pigeon, fowl or
 
 thereof. Nothing in the proposed law, it is provided, shall apply to the shoot ing of game. Under the provision of this act the person who raises or buys pigeons or other fowls for the purpose of selling them for use as tarkets, the person who lets field for use in shooting match and the person who tests his craftsmanship by shooting the pigeons are subject to heavy fines for violation of the act. As the New York legislature will ad- journ soon it is possible that no action will be taken on this bill, but it should become law. Sportsmen who cannot 1 find fun enough in shooting clay pig cons should be made to understand that their fun isn't as important as it may seem to them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13
BRO7JJEE SIMONSEN,S CASE.

The action of the New York East Conference of the Methodist Episcopal parchments to s. F. Simonsen who has left the ministry of the church and att lists, will cause much discussion, but it is entirely defenslble. MT. Simonsen wanted the parchments returned under the rule of the Discipline which pro- vides that when minister in good
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CERTAINL Y.

T suppose you'll take in the Buffalo exposition, said MT. Borem
 T think not" replied Miss Sharpe, suppressing a yawn.
 ''No? We'll, I simply must go, for--'' "Oh! Must you, really? Gracious! It is late, isn't it?" I had no idea !"-Phil- adelphia Press.
 Tommy, what on earth have you been doing?"
 Been out in the barn skinnin' that old black cat that's been hangin' around here so long,"
 "Skinning her? Oh, you cruel boy!"
 Cruel? I ain't, neither. I killed her first. ."-Chicago Tribune.
 Mrs. Dove-You hateful thing! You told Della Fox you only wished you was single again.
 MT. Dove--Of course I did. It was only that I might experience the joy I felt when you accepted me, darling.
 Mrs. Dove-You dear boy! I knew Transcript
 A Proud Record-"I see that one of the newly appointed patrolmen made an arrest within twenty minutes after he assumed his duties" said the obser- want citizen to the experienced police man.
 That's nothing smiled the latter. 1T went to sleep while my commission was being handed to me.''-Baltimore American.
 Joshs Future.-"I guess mebbe Josh is goin to be great flnancier, an git money by his brains," remarked Farm CT Corntossel
 Does he take such an interest in commercial affairs?"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13
TOO LATE TO HEJ p GORDON

Jackson made clear to me what in- portant duty was given the Canadian voyageurs in this Nile campaign. By their success or failure in taking heavy
 laden boats up the cataracts Lord Wolseley proposed to decide whether the troops for Gordon's relief should go straight up the Nile or around by the Red sea and the desert. It was the riv-
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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 Display advertisements, per inch, one in, n sertion, S1.20: each subsequent insertion. fV cents: one week, $3.2O; one month"; $lo; one year. $40, .-
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verge. !, ID cents per llne. Notices of Births Marr. ages, Deaths, and Funerals, 90 cents eaeh. Local Notices. 15 ce1 .s per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited 70 the.r own immediate business tall matter to ne unob1ecti0nable) and their contracts do no'
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general government has no information on the subject, Whtney's application for patent and the other papers in the case having been destroyed by fire in the Patent Office on December 15, 1886.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

In Massachusetts the homeopathists have six general hospitals under their exclusive control and have sixty of the 173 physicians in eleven other public hospitals. The annual meeting of this school of medicine has been held there and 1t is reported to be fourishing
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13
aryousecieal,tngtarol,

The melancholy days have come-the sad
 dest of thes year. The carpets on the clothesllne, and inces-
 sant whacks we hear; The bedding's in the kitchen and the beds
 are in the hall, The pictures are upon the floor while some
 one dusts the wall; We eat cold meat and crackers from
 wabbly kitchen chair, For this is glad housekeeping time-so free
 from toll and care. The neighbors line their windows and q
 nasty census take Of all the bric,a- brac we have. and calcu-
 lations make If 1t was bought with ready cash or on in-
 stallment plan; We rescue our provisions from the nasty
 garbage man, And life Is gay and carelesslike, 1t makes
 one want to roanl To hie away--because the folks are cleaning
 house at home. The melancholy days are here-the days of
 soap and dust Stove polish daubs the bleware-tHere's
 pie on Wagner's bust Piano holds some frying Dans-the bath
 tubs filled with books The womenf0ks-Ah, who conld tell who
 they were, by their looks? Sing hey! The glad housecleaning timc--
 the time of dust and soap It is gladsonie sight to see--through a big
 telescope. Josh Wink in the Baltimore American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

At last. Owing to the increased trav- eI of American tou5ists by way of the Great Eastern railrdad, of England, this company has decided to comply with the wishes of it's American patrons, and will introduce the American plan of checking baggage on and after May l, 1901.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

This dress is of suede colored cash mere. The bolero is inlaid with guipure and the chemisette is of ecru lace. The wide draped waistband is of cloth, giv- ing the idea of corselet. The tunic skirt is trimmed with guipure insertion
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

There is to be three weeks fair in the Azores, beginning with July 1. Counsel Pickerell, at St. Michaels, thinks the occasion would be a good one for American manufacturers to show the inhabitants of those islands what we can do in the way of producing machinery of all kinds and cotton and woolen goods. The King and Queen of Portugal are expected to attend the fair.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13
iAA CARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY 15 CENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS A MONTH, s3 FOR SIX MONTHS, SC YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

The Secretary of the Interior has re- ceived letter from Martin Calvin. sec- retary of the Georgia State Historical Society, requesting certain information concerning the cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney. MT. Calvin writes from Augusta, Georgia. He points out that Whitney made application for 2 patent for his cotton cleaning machine in 1794, and says it is matter of history that in 1796 Whitney and his partner, Mill Ter. had in operation in the State of Georgia thirty of the machines. It is a matter of local tradition, MT. Calvin says, that the first of these gins was set up on the bank of Rocky Creek, two miles from Augusta. Should this be established as a fact the citizens of Augusta intend to erect a monument on the site of the gin. The Commissioner of Patents in his reply, states that the
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 The Belgian government has decided upon proposal for the solution of the question of annexng the Congo Free State. Under the annexation conven- ton of 1890 Belgium had the option of annexation for six months after the prescribed term Of ten years. If the government decided against annexation the loan of 25, 5,0O0, ,Ooof., made to the Free State, would only be repayable after further term of ten years, but with in- terest added. The cabinet will now pro- pose similar adjournment of the ques- stion for another term of ten years. In return for retaining the right of annex ation Belgium will allow the loan to stand over without interest. If at a future time the government should de- eide against annexation, the loan will be reDayable under the terms of the original convention. It is hoped that this arrangement will have the approv- al both of the advocates and the oppo- nents of the annexation policy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

< Generosity isn't yet extinct. From figures given out in advance of the publication of Appletons Cyclopedia, it appears that the aggregate of the gifts and bequests in this country during 1900 was $47, 100000, being the largest in eight years, with the exception of 1899, when the total was s62.750,OO0. AL though the total amount in 1900 was less than in the year immediately pre- lceding, the number was much greater, without taking into account the details of the contributions to the India famine fund or for the relief of the Galveston flood sufferers During the last eight years the total gifts and bequests, within the limitations specified, amounted to $314,050, 900.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-04-13

M. Van de Velde, the Belgian artist, recently lectured at Vienna before a large and distinguished audience upon the reform of women's dress He att tackled the creators of fashionable at tire, who neglect the rational object of clothing in order to secure fresh form for every season, and to force their slaves to purchase new toiettes at each turn of the year. The opposition of ar- tists had hitherto proved futile, he said, because they had brought forward no new ideal to replace present fashions. The best endeavors would, however prove useless if women themselves could not be reused to perceive that the continual change of form in clothing was nothing but a trade manoeuvre.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06
WOMAN IN
The CASE.

Newark, February 5.-As the three prin-
eipal characters in the Arlington tragic
scandal have lived apparently blnmeiess
lives and all sosn equally worthy Of b,
lief, the Arllpgt Onites are bOpslessly d.
vided in their opinion, Il WAS Ill treated by
the preacher and my wrongs have broken
my health and spirit, says Mrs. Barker.
1t ia base Islander. My whole life re-
fules tho story that l wrOnged ii ID. Bar.
ker, whispers the priest.
My wife told mb tho truth. kellac Ia
responsible. I'm sorry my aim failed,
sneors the husband.
But sensational developments this after.
U0on cCnfron cd tine friends Of eaol side
and gave tho police dew clues 10 work on.
The startling tutn OF tho shooting mys.
tory 10 given by a statement made by tho
prisoners lawyer, Marshall Van Wrinkle,
who mas been hired by the Commercial
Cable Company. Barker's employer. to
defend him tor shooting The clergyman.
Amy talk about Mrs. Barker beilg q
vic I'm OF ballucinations 10 all nonsense.
said the lawyer. Her present condition
Is Brought about by the awful secret she
carried for munths-untii, In fact, she
could keep'it no longer and told woman
friend. She dare not tell her husband,
for she knew that II she did he would kill
thu minister at once. L. wa' through
this woman that the story OF ths assault
on Mrs. Barker got tn her husbands ear.
When lie heard of 1t Mr.. Barker won't
TO his vile and got an explanation. no
confessed to him that 1t was all too trne.
Maddened by tho thought Of his shame,
tho husband went forth aud shot the min /.
lister. No one blames him for what he
did, least OF all do blame him. 1t was a
to,rlble tory Of assault We shall acquit
our client and we also may prosecute the
Clergyman
A new character comes In tho story to-
night In tho person OF Miss Elizabeth
he liar, sister OF the. clergyman, and she
says; My brother i, not guilty Of thi.
terrible charge. lie Is m Innocent victim
of II woman's halluciuation or Of unwnrs
anted, unIounded jvslously on the part Of
man do not know Mrs. Barker or
her husband. have 10 hing to say con;
corning them; but do know my brother
Is inrocent. lie ha, told mo so under cir,
cum, tances which prelude the s.ibiliJy
OF his not telling tho whole tru h and
nothing but the truth know my broth.
err too well. l know his belief in God too
we'll to doubt for IN lis nut the truth Of
what hs has told. He could no bu guilty.
The only :oundalioi for his attack upon
hill, whiah will leave him manned and
crippled for life, is he statement Of Mrs
Barker who has been in poor health for
two years Against her statement offor
the whole lify Of my brother. Ho is u
clean, pure man-so devO ed to his life
work thai do not believe he tempted
from the path Of rsctituue and Christian
honor,
My br0tner's life Is uoarly ended, bis
eyesisht destroyed by this assault. aud
yet no has no " urds OF cunsuro or coEdem.
nation for those who wrought this wrong.
Before God he lis innocent vi any wrong
or the thudght of wrou.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06

Lincoln, Ncb., Feb. 5. Cha plain
Prcsson Of the House. created
sensation today in his prayer on
opening that body lie said:
1--WE thank Thee that the mem
hcrs of tic Legislature have the
privilege Of returning 20 their homes
and spending a period Of recreation
with their families with such ease
and so little expense to themselves
aud we earnestly hope that they
vii not forge Iorcndc" unto Cacsaer
the thugs which rIghtlully belong
to Caesar.
AS all but two members OF the
House went home Oh railroad pass
es, the chaplain was brought up
with sharp turn by the members
alter he finished. Various inter-
pretations arc placed upon his
PRAYER, one that II Was alb at the
practice ot using free transporta-
ton, and the other that it was i
reminder to The memb.ra that as
they owed tAclr passes TO the good
will OF one Senatorial candidate. Il
railroad man, they should pass his
claim by.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-06
RAILR0ADED
TO JAIL.

Philadelphia, Feb. 6.--Charles
Blake, Il professional thief, within
ten hours after hisarrest for attempt
ed burglary, yesterday was on his
way to the Eastern Pcnitcntiary to
begin term of seven years.
This space Of time included the
hearing before the Magistrate, the
proceedings before the grand jury and
the trial and conviction in court. Had
it not been for the press Of other
business Blake would have taken up
his abode at Cherry Hill some hours
sooner.
Blake, who has already served
numerous terms. was caught by Po-
liccman Hare, of the Twenty third
district, in the yard in the rear of
Leopold Grccnbaum S dwellings at
the northeast corner of Fifteenth
street and Girard avenue. This was
at half-past O'Clock yesterday morn
ing and by | o'clock in the afternoon
his case had been disposed of. AL
though he had not had time to effect
an entrance Blake was armed with Il
large iron "jimmy.'
lie cunningly tried to deceive the
policeman by tale to the effect that
he had been calling on woman and
as he was married man it meant
ruin if he was ar nStcd. The officer
was not to he fooled however and
thcrcupon Blake pretended to be very
drunk hoping to get Off on that plea.
According to detectives Blake be-
gan his criminal careerin 1878. 1t
is understood that he is a member of
the old Church street gang Whining.
ton.