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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

American ports. The commission finds,
 however, that a vessel which would re- quire thirty-three hours to go through
 the Nicaragua canal could go through the Panama canal in twelve hours. This difference in time would go far toward placing the latter on equal terms with the former so far as accessibility is con- cerned. It is conceded that sailing ves- sels would be greatly delayed by the adverse winds that blow in the vicinity of Panama. The greater healthfulness of Nicaragua, the opening of that re- public and of Costa Rica to American settlement and trade, the friendly in terest taken by the governments Of those countries in the canal project and their freedom from entanglements with adverse interests are points of ad- vantage on the side of the Nicaragua route that the Isthmian commission deems worthy of consideration.
 But perhaps there will be no canal at all. There are those who say that cer- tain railroad men do not think it for their interest that canal should be made, and they are influential.
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CONCENTRATED.

l Sambo-Honest, boss, I ain't stealth no chicken, but dis heah rooster he look so tired dat I'm jest carryin' him lit- tie ways to rest him; dat's all, boss New York Journal
 Yes, sir said the pompous individ- ual, T began life as a barefooted boy" Queer coincidence" rejoined the hardware drummer. T was also born without shoes. "--New York World.
 She Gin Wagner car)-How smoothly and silently these cars move along.
 He-Yes. Isn't it queer that a man who can make such quiet cars as these should write such noisy music ?-New York Weekly.
 Mamma Cat the breakfast table)-You always ought to use your napkin, Geor- gie.
 Georgie--T am usin' it. mamma. I've got the dog tied to the leg of the table with it.-Motherhood.
 Tommy-Pop, if I grow six feet in twenty years what will grow in sev enty years?
 Tommys father-You may grow wise enough not to ask such fool questions.- Philadelphia Record.
 Mrs. Al sent my daughter to a cooking school to fit her for marriage.
 Mrs. B.--Was the experiment suc- cess?
 Mrs. A.--No; the man she was engag ed to found 1t out.-Judge.
 For Concentration.-De you buy this elegant fur coat, Dorothy, how are we ever going to pay for it?
 Dorothy-Oh, Desmond, don't let's talk about two things at once! Let's talk about the coat.--Life.
 A Juvenile Impression.-"Tl be glad when I'm a grown-up man." said the thoughtful youngster.
 "Why?"
 Because then I can get my Christ mas presents without having to be good beforehand. d."--Washington Star.
 The End of the Honeymoon.--M Newlywed (weeping)-A villainous- looking tramp tried to kiss me this af- ternoon. Jack.
 MT wlywed-Heavens! Those wretches will do anything to get into jail for the winter won't they ?--Judge.
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elbow would be possible, but not pref
 erable. for the sake of the glove.
 Revers and standing collar would make
 the logical finish.''
 There would be no excuse for a
 dinner jacket-coughs, colds and other
 ills notwithstanding Miss Mar guerite St Johns opinion-"that did not in some sort reveal what 1t concealed. l am heartily of the opinion that we recklessly risk our lives in decollete frocks at long and elaborate dinner parties, but a covering even of the slightest is protection none the less and the clever woman will know just where to increase the thickness for her comfort. I would make my dinner jacket of chiffon ruf11es, covering only the upper half of the arm, and ending half way between shoulders and waist, like short zouave. When on it would resemble fluffy boa and look simply what it is--an extraneous element"
 Any garment" said Mrs Frank Me Waters, of the Professional womans league, that reaches below the waist would, in my idea, mar the beauty of the costume which in itself is finished before the dinner jacket is donned. The first requste, it seems to me, is to make it soft and clinging. Loose de- signs at once take the sembance of an outer wrap and hide the lines of the frock. This is not only undesirable, but will make an enemy of your dress maker. close-fitting short bolero would amply protect neck and shoul- ders, leaving the decolletage in front uncovered. Crepe de Chine with smart border in matching color with the gown, or in white, with or without lining, would make an ideal jacket Greater or less amount of decoration of course depends entirely upon the woman, her build and type" New York World.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
Watches That Keep Time. Some of the Speci,l Bargains in the George H. Ford Co.'S
 Retirement Sale.
Substantial, Reliable Watches for Men, Decorated Cases, Dainty Sizes, Good Keep
 sakes and Good Time
 pieces for Women.
Absolute Guarantee given with every Sale by this Firm, which is the Official Watch Inspector for the N. Y., N. H. and H. R. R. Co.

There is a fasinaton in the sub- tie Influence of a good watch. That air of mystery about the mechan- ism which impresses one like the Latin of a doctors prescription often assists a fraud, therefore it behooves the cautious net to be attracted by the allurements of the cheap watch seller.
 When reliability is absolutely necessary, there Is no better place to find it than at The George H. Ford Co.,, where the discount re- tirement sale now in progress, in- cludes its stock Of watches as we'll as other articles.
 This house has been for a long time the official watch inspector for the New York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company, and as its trade with railroad men is extensive 1t has made speciality of accurate time pieces in dust proof cases. Tn looking over the stock today, the following selections were made of particular interest, that have come under the price reduction:
 A mans open-faced gold watch, reduced from s46.5o to $25; gold open-face, English chronometer. adjusted by Walch, the finest time piece in the world, reduced from s275 to $175; boys solid silver watch reduced from $1950 to s10; a lady's watch, gold plated case, Waltham movement, the kind that other dealers call filled case" re- duced from s15 to $7.50; solid silver watch eleven jeweled, nickel movement, reduced from $1750 to s10; ladies open face watch re- duced from $35 to s175o; very fine old watch, gold case, high class movement, quarter repeater, made the early part of the last century and purchased in Amsterdam, re- duced from $50 to $1o0; a mans gold open face observatory time piece, full jeweled, W. J. Tobias movement, chased case with the head of Washington, reduced from s1OO to $50 Waltham watch, ex- tra heavy IS karat gold case, re- duced from $S6 to $66: an extra heavy Waltham, railroad dial, Bartlett movement reduced from $30 to $20.
 All the stock in retirement sale reduced from 20 to 50 per cent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
C FITTING ALONG.

How the South is getting along is in-
 dicated by statement of South Car
 olina's progress in the last decade, pre-
 pared by Senator McLaurin. Since 1890,
 the Senator finds, the Palmetto State
 has enjoyed a remarkable industrial
 development. In 1890 there were 2,3S2
 industrial establishments in the State,
 with capital of s29,276.2 261. The num-
 Der of employees was 227S4, and the amount paid in wages was s5,474, 739. The value of the product of these in- dustries was about $32,00O,o0O. In 1900 the number of industrial establishments in South Carolina was 3,762, an in- crease of 57 per cent. over 1S90 The capital invested was $67, ,356 465, an in- crease of 13O per cent. The wage earn CTS had more than doubled in number since 1890, and the amount paid in wages had risen from s. .474,739 to s. 455900. The value of the product of South Carolina's industries in 1900 was S4 per cent. greater than in 1890, amounting to nearly s5s,000,0O
 Similar stories are told of develop ment in other southern States. For in- stance, in the last ten years Maryland has increased her coal output from B. 400, 900 tons to 100000 tons, Virginia from 675,O 900 tons to 2,500,000 tons, West Virginia from 9,700o00 tons to 25,00oOo0 tons, Arkansas from 2S0,000 to 1,750000 tons, Tennessee from 2,100,000 tons to 4 100000 tons, Kentucky from 3,O0o,OOO to 5000, 900 tons, Alabama from 7,6o0,OO0 tons to 10,0OO,0OO This increase, which is phenomenal, is a measure of the de- of the industries and com merce in which coal is consumed. It suggests the quickening and enlarge ment of a host of enterprises.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
The Excursiom Agent.

Bill Long-he gets excursions up, And sends them everywhere, And tells all the excursonlsts About the mountain air; He charms them with his talk About the signing sea, Or sends them to Detroit
 By way of Kankakee. Bill Long-he figures out the route For anyone who'd like To take trip to New Orleans By way of Higgins Pike; Or he can send q man
 To Sandhurst-by-th the.sea, And bring him home again
 By way of Galllee. Bill Long--he has more circulars To show you how to ride; From Barnegat to Heidelberg, And fifty trips beside. And if you want to go
 To where the pillows roll He'll route you so you may Stop off at the north pole. Bill Long--he gets excursions up; He has a mammoth list Of towns and countries that are good To the eXcursiopist. But while the other folks To other places roam, Bill Long enjoys himself
 By staying right at home. Josh Wink in Baltimore Ame1can
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
JUST LIKE A MAN.
Women Should Wear Dinner Coats and Protect Themselves Against Colds

Women Should Wear Dinner Coats and Protect Themselves Against Colds. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelts sugges- ton that the dinner jacket be adopted
 to protect bare shoulders from possible
 draughts during the progress of the
 many courses that ceremony prescribes
 has already been taken up with avidity
 Womankind is never happier than
 when bent on the development of a
 new caprice of fashion, and one that
 permits of as much fanciful allurement
 as the dainty garments which the presi-
 dent's wife will usher in in the name
 of health is assured of success. Several
 woman of the stage discussd it's pos
 abilities yesterday.
 What would I make it of said Kate Claxton. the actress. "Well. to begin with, I wouldn't make it jacket at all. Oh, I believe in the idea enor- mously, but to accomplish just the pur- pose Mrs. Roosevelt has .n view I would resuscitate a dear old fashion of our grandmothers. I would use long scarf-three yards, perhaps-of silk crepe in matching hue with my gown the ends deeply embroidered. This is so wide that it can be trapped about the shoulders with eminently artistic effect, protecting the neck and shoul- ders perfectly, and yet giving the appearance of careless addition to the costume which is the result of happy accident and not studied forethought.'
 "A dinner jacket" Miss Isabelle Evesson declared. lis an adventitious aid to the costume. It is an emnently sensible idea and it's perfect fulfllment would be something which might be without detracting from the general effect and yet which when on is apparently a necessary adjunct should say jacket in Neapoltan lace would be both beautiful and desirable in harmony with gown of any color or trimming. It should reach to the waist. end with jaunty little coat tail at the back, and be confined in front by a girdle fastened with a tlia- mond buckle. Sleeves longer than the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
Night Gowns.

6OctA Soft Cambric, tucked yoke cam- brio rEff1es.
 69cls. Nainsook. or fine muslin, sever al styles, hemstitched, lace trimmed. 7Scts. Cambric or of heavy muslin, made in a number of styles. c Sets. Fine muslin, good $1 gown. 0Scf. ,Cambric or Nainsook, lace or
 embroidery trimmed, charming $1.19 and SIPS gowns.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
Flannelette Skirts.

At 2t Gents; The Skirts sold at 25cts, made with plain hem. At 43cts; The Skirts always sold at soc and 5oc, with silk ein- broidered edges.
 At 63 Gents; Our 75ct Skirts, made of Daisy Cloth in plain color s, lace trimmed. At 89 Cents; The$r Skirts these, in various styles, trimmed with. lace insertion or pointed effects. Daisy Cloth and Outing Flannel
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Corset Covers.

Sets, Masonville Muslin, any size up to A bust. 1Icis, Lonsdale, French style. 19cts, Lonsdale, French style, hem stitched lawn ruffies. 30cts, Lonsdale, many styles, cluster tucks and lace insertion, lace edge at neck and sleeves 50cts, Fine Cambric, front tucked, hemstltched and with embroidered ruffle. 70ctS, Nainsook, French style with yoke of Pt. de Paris.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

Judge Sterling B. Toney, of the Cir
 cuit court of Jefferson county. Ken
 lucky, recently rendered an opinion in
 curious case. A man was employed
 last July to sprinkle Paris green on
 potato vines to kill lady bugs, and on
 account of the heat he opened his shirt,
 with the result that he was poisoned
 by the Paris green. He sued his em-
 ployer, who entered demurrer to the petition, and the learned judge sustain ed the demurrer for the following reas- pns: The plaintiff had no right in
 foro conscientiae or in foro externo to make an indecent exposure of his per- son while engaged in killing lady bugs; the defendant exceeded the scope of his employment in sprinkling Paris green elsewhere than on the po- tato vines, as his special and exclusive agency was to kill lady bugs baslling in the shade of said potato vines; the plaintiffs act in allowing the defend- ants Paris green to come in contact with his flesh, instead of with the flesh of the lady bugs, was unauthorized and ultra wires; the mental and physical suffering of which the plaintiff com plains was the result of his own wrong fr misaprlying the defendants Paris green to purposes other than those for which he was employed to apply it, and, besides, is damnum absque in- juria the plaintiff in opening his clothes and exposing himself to the lady bugs and the Paris green, was guilty of contributory negligence; the plaintiff knew as well as the defendant that Paris green was poisonous, and if he did not know that Paris green was a then this suit should not have been brought in his name, but by a committee appointed to represent him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
THE TSTHMIAN CANAL SCHEME F.

Since the Frenchmen interested in the
 Panama Canal Company have had the good sense to see that if they don't want to lose all their investment they must be willing to sell their ditch cheap there has been quite a turn in some quarters toward the Panama route. The Canal commission has recommended the Nicaragua route, but congress isn't obliged to accept its recommendation. The advantages and disadvantages of the two routes are plain and conspicu
 ous. The estimated cost of the ,Nicar- agua canal is, according to the commits son's figures, 1S9,OOO, ,0O0, and of the Panama canal $144OOO,O0O, to which lat ter must be added the cost of the Pan anna companys property. The length of the Nicaragua canal would be 1S4 miles, while that of the Panama canal would be forty-n miles. The annual cost of maintenance-which being a fixed charge, is highly important-is es- timated at $1,3O0, 900 more for the Nicar- agua canal than for the Panama canal. One of the important advantages of the route over the other is the shorter time required to reach it from
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
Some of the things for Friday!
White Skirts.
terday morning.

39cts, Muslin with cambric tucked
 founce.
 JOcts. Muslin with cambric embroid-
 cred edged ruffie. 60cts, Muslin, heavy or light muslin. 5 deep lawn umbrella fiounce and em-
 broidered cambric dust ruff1e, or deep
 cambric hemstitched ruff1e. S9cts, Lonsdale Cambric, lawn umbrel-
 la flounce, tucked cambric dust ruffie.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

First tramp-Did you hear about that new law fer teachin' the echool children about the effects of liquor?
 Second tramp--Yes. If they'd only provided fer the appointment of a ter rible example fer each school, at a big salary, you and I might have 5trucii snap.-Town and Country.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Ao Nn lo1lN1 Ma A1o'
 Situations, Wants. Rents. and other small sartjon. Five Gents Word for a full week (seven tmes).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one n. serflon. S1.20; eacD subsequent Insertion. 4o year. $40.
 Obituary Notices. in prose or verse. ID cents per line. Notices of Births, Margl' Local Notices. D i5 cents d' per line
 Yearly advertisers are lIa1ited to tneir own Immediate business (al. matter to pc unohjectlonable), and their contracts dc nor lrcinda Wants. To let. For Sale. etc.
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Drawers.

let's, Masonville Muslin. yoke band, tucked umbrella rufiie. 39ct~, Fine Muslin, torchon lace trira-
 med, tucked umbrella ruffie. 5Octs, Lonsdale Cambric, deep en-
 broidered flounce. IOcts. Lonsdale. lawn founce. three
 rows Val. lace insertion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

Every year the New York State li- brary prints comparative summary and index covering the various laws which have been passed during the year Its tables for 1901 show that 4,23S laws have been enacted by the legislatures being private, local or temporary meas ures In all over one hundred consti- tutional amendments have been consid- cred or voted upon and sixty-nine stat utes have been declared unconstitution- Rl by the courts.
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In the defeat that has befallen him soled by the thought that he will no longer have to shake the clammy hands of "political Judases."
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Chen1ises.

21 cts, Muslin, lace at neck and sleeves. 47cts, Good Muslin, embroidered square yoke, tucked lawn rufiie at neck and sleeves.
 00cts, Nainsook, fine embroidered edge
 at neck and sleeves.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

It is said that the Pope will be pre- scented with tiara of gold which will be inlaid with diamonds to the cost of $ 0,000, the gift of an Italian woman. in celebration of his silver jubilee next year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
Warm Night Gowns.

At 43 Gents; Of fannelette, good
 wide roomy warm gowns. At 69 Gents; All our 75ct trim-
 med Flannelette gowns. At09 Cents; These are the ST
 Flannelette Gowns. Prettily trimmed.
 At 98 Gents; Our $I.25 Gowns, all trimmed and in various styles At $I.25; These are the $I.69 FlanneIette Gowns. A nd atSi.3B; All the Flannelette Gowns sold at $I.75
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03
EVENING
 WRAPS

We are giving particu- lar attention to the mak- ing of appropriate gar ments for evening wear, having supplemented our own know He dge from styles prevalent at the centers of fashion abroad. We are prepared, there fore, to offer suggestions or to carry out those of our customers as may be preferred. Inspection of sample garments invited. SEALSKIN JACKETS. London dye, XXX quality,
 $2OO.
 PERSIAN LAMB JACKETS, Leipsic dye, xxx quality,
 $lOO.
 Natural Mink Sets, $25.oo Isabella Fox Sets, 17.5o Alaska Sable Sets, 14.5o CHILDREN'S FURS. Dr00k5AQQ Ebapel. corner Sfdie sree,
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY l6 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MoNTH &3 FOR Srx MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
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The Australian customs authorities are finding that some of the provisions of the new tariff law will make them great deal of trouble There is now @ controversy between the customs au- lthorities and the steamers of the North German Lloyd over one provision of the bill. This law requires that steamers, while passing from one Australian port to another, shall pay duty on the stores consumed. This the steamship line ob- jects to on the ground that it is opposed to international agreement. The steam ship men claim that thelcommonwealt can have no Jurisdiction on foreign ship when it is more than three miles distant from the coast on the high seas, and, therefore, Australia has no right ito collect duty on stores used by a foreign ship outside of the three mile limit.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-03

An English subaltern officer in a vol tune recounting campaigning methods followed by the British troops in the operations in South Africa says: "We usually burned from six to a dozen farms a day; these being about all that in this sparsely inhabited country we encounter. I do not gather that any special reason or cause was alleged or proved aganst the farms burned. If Boers had used the farms, if the owner was on commando, if the line within certain distance had been blown up or ever if there were Boers in the neigh bor1ood who persisted in fighting these were some of the reasons. Of course, the people living on the farms had no say in these matters unless, in- deed, which sometimes happened, some names were given in before marching in the morning of farms to be spared"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
WANT MILITARY PROTECTION.
Merchants Object to Withdrawal of
United States Troops.

MANILA, April 13.-The merchants Of
Lagoncy. in South Camarines province.
Luzon. have sent a cable message to Cen
eral Chaffee praying that the American
troops be not withdrawn from Lagoncy
The merchants declare they are unanimous
" of opinion that If they are deprived Of
the protection of the military they will
become victims of the lawless element at
the cost of their lives and property. They
said that if the American troops leave the
town the enemy could reduce the food sup
ply of the inhabitants and retard the adj
vance of the soldiers coming TO their res
cue, and that such action would lead to
irreparable damage The merchants further
declare the local police to be insufficient
to guarantee order. This is proved, they say,
by the fact that the detachments of Amer
ican troops have been withdrawn from the
neighboring towns of Goa, Atagon and
Sangay. and that the local police have been
unable to suppress the assaults, rObberies,
assassinations and forced contributions by
gangs of the recalcitrant element in the
neighbOrhoOd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-14
Mr.. WARE HAS ACCEPTED
WILL SACRIFICE HIS BUSINESS FOR
THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY.
How the President and the Future
Pension COmmi ssiOner Met-Nr.
Roosevelt Recites Poems.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 13.-President
Roosevelt made up his mind months ago
that he would have Eugene f. Ware of
Topeka Kan, as his pension commission
er. The way he keeps a secret and the way
he works in making appointments is well
illustrated by the way he proceeded in this
matter. After his election as Vice Presi-
dent he went to the reunion of his regiment
in Oklahoma. While stopping at Kansas
City he asked where Mr.. Ware lived. When
told it was Topeka he said he would like to
see him as he had read his book and liked
it. At Topeka the man addressed saw Mr.
Ware in the audience and brought him to
the platform. The President recited poem
after poem of the Kansas bard and the
latter was greatly surprised. The two rode
fifty miles together on the train and got
we'll acquainted. Mr.. Roosevelt had not
been in the White House very long when
he made Mr. Ware one of the board of Wis
itors for West Point. When he came to
Washington he dined with the President
several times, and at this time Mr. Roose-
welt told him he would make him commits
sioner of pensions. Mr.. Ware said ne could
not afford it, and the matter was dropped.
Mr.. Ware came to Washington to argue
a case before the Supreme Court and this
time the President insisted, pointing out
that il was the duty of men to make sacri-
fees to serve their government and said
that it a great pleasure TO him to
know that most of the men serving in his
administration had made sacrifices to ac-
cept the positions Mr.. Ware accepted This
was a long time before the announcement
of Mr.. Evans's retirement came.