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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

MIR. ROCKEFELLER'S DISCOVERY.
 The ancient game of golf has been given quite an impetus through the en- thusiastic indorsement it has received from John D. Rockefeller. According to the newspaper stories, MT. Rockefel- Ter has offered million dollars for a new stomach, sum which, while it seems extravagant to those of us who are not chased among the mollionaires, is hut bagatelle to a man of MT. Rockefeller's enormous wealth. Ii now appears that MT. Rockefeller has kept his million dollars and yet has a new stomach, and all because, while out in California, he was induced to follow the little white ball over the seductive links. More than this, MT. Rockefeller played without hat, and the influence of the sun has caused his hair to grow
 upon his otherwise bald head. It is no wonder, therefore, that he chants aloud the praises of golf and announces him. self as devotee of the game.
 MT. Rockefeller has been so engross- ed in money-making all his life that it has taken him @ long time to discover what thousands of sensible men have learned for themselves earlier in life, and that is, that outdoor exercise is ab- solutely essential to good health. In tbeca dave pf nIoca dayotiop to b,,sipacS ! when every hour is spent in struggle for existence, which racks the nerves and exhausts vitality the human sys- | tenn will break under the strain unless
 occasional relaxation is allowed. The | theatre, it is true, affords some relief, and there is pleasure in witnessing a
 baseball game. but, after all, one only
 has to know the delight of golf-playing | to realize that the ancient game af- lords the maximum of recreation and
 benefit. It combines exercise with pleasure. It issea gymnasium out of | doors in the sunlight.
 | When golf was first introduced in this country it was derided as a dudes
 game. Nothing could have been fur ther from the mark. To play golf as it should be played requires a good con- l stitution, supple form, an accurate eye, good judgment as to distance, and
 a steady nerve. sIn tournaments there is much need of physical endurance. Al the same time the attractiveness of golf is that one can play it diligently or lazily, scientifically or in a dilettante
 fashion, just as one may desire. It is like a cap that fits every head. The
 robust and ardent youth can play it
 with all the energy and enthusiasm of
 which he is capable; the middle-aged
 man can wander around the links with
 the utmost leisure and yet fully enjoy
 the sport. The adaptability of the game to all sorts and conditions of men has made it deservedly popular.
 But, as MT. Rockefeller has discover
 ed, there is more in golf than mere en-
 tertainment. The swinging of the clut
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
ECONOMICAL.

The oWner-See here! You want to handle that trunk more carefully!
 The porter-I'll look out for it, sir. know man who let one fall on his toes last month an he ain't out of the hos pital yet.-Town and Country.
 Salesman Recommending blue necktie with large pink spots)-But wouldn you like one like that? I'm selling lot of them this year.
 Sarcastic customer-Indeed! Very clever of you, I'm sure.-Harvard Lam poon.
 The little one never had seen comic opera before and the tights puzzled her.
 Do you know" she explained to the neighborhood children, some of the la- dies didn't wear any dresses and they had their legs dyed different colors?"- Chicago Post.
 What are you hunting for in the dictionary, my son?" asked old Kol- lidge.
 What is the Latin for 'wink?' re- piled young Kollidge. "Spiritus frumenti,' said the old man absent-mindedly.- ly.-Philadelphia Press.
 Tommy (mysteriously)-I shall have lots of cake this summer, all for my self.
 Mother-oh! Has aunty promised you some?
 Tommy (with whitening scorn)-No. I've planted seedeake in the garden!- Punch.
 "Of course" remarked the .loquacious guest, room 1S is the most unpopular one in the hotel. But have yon any idea which is the most popular one?"
 Sure" replied the urhane clerk, shifting his diamond two inches to the right; "the barroom. ''-Cincinnati Com mercial-Tribune. s
 q am proud to say" remarked MT Meekton, that my wife is not what could be called quarrelsome women.'
 'Indeed?' q never knew her to quarrel in my life. She merely announces what sh' wants and that's an end of the matter Washington Star. "He chased the car for block and half, whistling as loud as he could al the time"
 And did he catch it?'
 No; you see, his whistling attracted the motorman, who looked around ano discovered what he was trying to do, - Philadelphia Ledger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

Unlike the average heavy man, he is as active as a kitten. He boards a rapid Iy moving freight train and enters his cab with as much agility as is dis played by men half his weight. He is a fleet runner, expert boxer and clever dancer and is willing to meet any man his weight in a contest for supremacy in any of these accomplishments. Not only is he noted for his agility. but his strength is remarkable. He has never fully tested his lifting capacity. but raises nine hundred pounds without any difficulty. Automatic punching machines displayed in public places for the purpose of testing a mans hitting powers are smashed by him with one blow. One inch bars of iron are easily bent by him, while lighter pieces he bends with one blow over his forearm. One of his specialties is to life from the floor with his teeth a square table. upon which a man is seated. He is never i'll and can sleep on the earth during a frosty night without experiencing any i'll effects. He prefers plank to bed and claims he rests better in that man. ner.
 Some of hsi measurements are as follows: Chest, fifty-three inches; waist, fifty-four; neck, twenty-two; up- per arm, eighteen; thigh, twenty-nine; breadth of shoulders, twenty-three inches.-Tamaqua Letter to the Phila- delphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
SLOWLY LEARNING,

By and by both Labor and Capital will perhaps know better what they can do than they do now. Many eXperi- ments are now being tried. and when they have been tried out there ought to be better basis for talk and action It is interesting and instructive to mo- tice that the method of regulating wages that has been on trial in Vic- toria, Australia, for seven years is a failure. The plan was to have wage board'' of eleven for each trade, the two parties interested being equally represented thereon and an eleventh member selected by the ten. The result has been that the two groups of five al- most invariably disagreed and the odd arbiter. who was usually a man not connected with the particular trade un- der consideration and not acquainted with it's requirements. was commonly content to split the difference without regard 10 Ltle HletllS oL lhe oioputc' Both employers and employees found that they suffered from such decisions. When the Former felt that they could not afford to pay the minimum wage fixed by the boards they simply ceased operations, thereby, of course, reducing the business of the State; and as for the workmen the report from an exhaustive inquiry recently made is that they show marked decrease in industrial efficien- cy.
 If men were slower to wrath they might not be so slow in learning how to live and work together. But there are cheering indications that they are learning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

develops the chest. the exercise over comes the tOrpidity of the liver. the outdoor air is helpful to the lungs. and every action develops the muscles, tones up the stomach and banishes dyspepsia. Best Of all. the playing of golf demands mans constant atten- tfon- He forgets the wearisome worries of life, and out in the open air and with his attention riveted upon the ball, the cobwebs are brushed away from his brain. In the old mythology there was Antaeus, who. every time he touched the earth, renewed his strength. The fable is repeated in the golf player, who. as he walks over the soft and springy turf, takes into his system the strength and the elasticity of the earth.
 Mir. Rockefeller is to be congratulated on his discovery. May he take a new lease of life though his devotion to out door exercise, and may those who have long since experienced the delight and the benefit of golf welcome him heartily into the companionship of congenial souls.-Washingto Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
NOT EXACTLY 4 DRINK CURE.

Many beer drinkers. and some who are not beer drinkers, think it is much better to drink beer than stronger liquors And Germany is often pointed to as country where the benefits of beer-drinking are especially apparent There has just been an Anti-Alcohol congress in Berlin, and at one of the meetings Dr. Delbruck of Bremen, the president of the Congress, furnished some striking inforn1a tion with regard to the injurious consequences of exces- sive beer drinking in Germany. The idea that beer drinking was means of combating alcoholism had now been shown, he said, to be erroneous. Of 14S patients who were treated in a North German private asylum for drunkards, fl had been alcoholized by drinking spirits, 30 by wine drinking, and 7S-or more than half-by the excessive con- sumption of beer. The belief that de- lirium tremens was unknown among beer drinkers was mistake It was impossible, he said, to convey by statis- tics the extent of the misery caused by what he described as "beer alcohol isrn.''
 l This is & hard blow at rather popu- Ior daI,,s;o,, Ry1t yarnba h11y thosa who like beer will not be deeply impressed by Dr. Delbruck's remarks. Most peo- feel sure that they can drink or refrain, and usually compromise by drinking. They are not easily disturbed by any | anti-alcohol talk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
A SAILORS MASCOTs.
Miscellaneous Collection That He
 Takes From the Shore.

Miscellaneous Collection That He
 Takes From the Shore.
 Jack Tar is notoriously improvident, and most of our naval seamen when they get ashore spend their money, be it more or less, with a lavish hand. Shore leave is limited to twenty-four hours, but in that brief time the unre- strained sailor manages to run through about all the cash he carries with him.
 He plunges into whirl of dissipation and is oftentimes cheated or robbed of a good share of his ready assets, but a percentage of the latter is also apt to go for anything that happens to strike his almost childish fancy. Mascots are the seafarer's delight, and whatever he may come across which seems to him to have talismanic property he Is bound to buy if he can; hence when the ''pier jumpers" as those on shore leave are technically called, return in we'll filled barges to the ship and under direction of the master at arms climb up to the decq they are likely to bring with them miscellaneous collection of goats, parrots, monkeys, roosters, etc. | One sailor on the Kearsarge, either in or out of his sesses at the time, went so l far as to purchase as mascot col ored baby from its mother for the sum of forty cents, and came aboard with it in his arms. He was not allowed to re- tain it, however, and the child was eventually restored to its repentant and hysterical parent.
 How many of the mascots may be kept on board lies within the discretion of the captain. A liberal policy is pur-
 sued in this matter. But manifestly there is limit to the number of those 1 that can be accommodated. The sur-
 plus is sent ashore without detlay. When the returned "pier jumpers" are lined up while the ships writer calls the roll to discover the laggards, it is one of the most perplexing duties of the officer of the deck to decide what dumb crea- lures may or may not be added to the vessels menagerie. If the vessel is on her way homeward from the tropics, she usually carries large variety of living
 presents for the home friends of the
 sailors. But these are only temporary
 tenants of the hold and would not be
 permitted to remain on board long, Leslie's Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
A k,.. i,rInrr We Gn.

It's a little way, my dearie, To the dreams meath the lonesome snow But along the way
 Is a rose of May, And kiss before We go, A kiss before Wa 90 Since we love each other SO! Along the way
 Is rose of May, And kiss before we go. It's a little way, my dearie. From dawn to the sunset glow, But your eyes are bright In the bloom of light And kiss before We go. A kiss before We go Since We love each other so! Is rose of May,
 Along the way And kiss before we go. It's little way, my dearie, But the way of love we know; Your hand in mine
 In the shade or shine, And kiss before we go. A kiss before We go .-.. For we love each other 50;
 Along the way
 Is a rose of May. And kiss before we go.. .,.. Frank L. Stanton in Atlanta Const'tu
 ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
SOM E NEEDED sWEEPxNG.

A new broom sweeps clean, and it is encouraging to see new broom sweep ing clean in place that needs sweep ing. George Uhler, the new supervis- ing inspector general of the steamboat inspection service, seems to have made up his mind that there shall not be a recurrence this year of the usual steam boat horrors resulting from overcrowd- ing of excursion steamers, lack of proper safety equipment, inexperienced pilots and general carelessness on the part of owners and captains of vessels engaged in passenger traffic. MT. Uhler has sent out instructions to all his in- spectors in various parts of the country, particularly to those at the large cities like Brooklyn, New York, Boston and Philadelphia, to make a thorough ex- animation of all the vessels in their re- spective districts for the purpose of see- ing that they comply with the law re- garding the equipment that shall be carried to insure the safety of passen- gers.
 There is no doubt that such work is needed. The law provides that passen- ger steamers shall not be overloaded. It also provides that every passenger steamer shall carry certain number of life preservers, certain number of lifeboats, certain number of life rafts, and pumps for getting rid of water in ] the event of leaks. Each vessel is also
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Word each in. sertIon. Five Cents Word for a full week (seven tImes).
 Display advertisements, per Inch, one h. serrion, $120; each subsequent insertion, 5O ceDts: enc week, S3.20; one month, $lO; one year. $40
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

required to carry a certain number of feet of hose. certain apparatus for pro- tection against fire. and lot of other paraphernalia for the general protec- tion of passengers. Some of the owners of vessels conform strictly to these re- quirements. but others do net. Of course all should be made to.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06
BIG STRONG, AGILE.

The Facts in the Case of Engineer Sid-
 Ter.
 Frank E. Sidler, an engineer on the Shamokin division of the Reading rail- way, who celebrated his forty-fifth birthday anniversary yesterday, is one of the heaviest locomotive engineers in the state. MT. Sidler, who has been a knight of the throttle for twenty five years, is five feet eight inches in height and weighs over three hundred pounds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

The Maryland school for the blind has issued the first general dictionary ever published for the use of the blind. The work comprises eighteen volumes and contains definitions of 10000 words.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

When the Emperor of China tele- graphed his coincidence to the Emperor of Japan on the death of Prince Ko- matsu he used the English language. The reply was also in English.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

see by your paper, wrote Boone county (Missouri) farmer to Columbia editor, "that onyx can be found in eight of the counties of Missouri. Why don't the farmers in these counties organize and eyterminate them?'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

Occasionally punishment is prompt and adequate. In Stararosta, Galic1a' a peasant, thinking it contained money, stole box of dynamite, which exploded at the first blow of hammer, blew the man and his wife to atoms and wrecked their house.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

In a few years there will be a through railroad system across the continent of South America, connecting Buenos Ayres with Santiago and Valparaiso. The United States consul at Valparaiso says that the work on each side of the Andes Mountains is being pushed for ward. The line over the mountains was planned twenty years ago, but not until the recent session did the Chilean legislature provide for the construction. The terminals of the railroad lines of Chile and Argentina are now about a days journey by caravan apart. The work that is being hastened is to con- meet the lines, feat of considerable magnitude, as the connecting road must be built in very lofty mountain pass. The route now followed by the mule trains reaches an altitude of thirteen thousand feet, but the railroad, by a tunnel through the mountain, will avoid climbing so high.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

DELIVERED BY CARRIES IN THE CITY 1bCEsTs A WEEK, 50 CENTS MONTH. lsYoR SIX MONTHS, e YEAR THE SAME TERMS BY MAn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

It is saddening to read that very lit- tie hope is held out by his physicians that Ira D. Sankey will ever recover his sight. Some weeks ago an operation was performed on MT. Sankey's eyes and afterwards he improved in health. It is probable, however, that he will never see again.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

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 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. IEsusd Tharsdays, One Dollar Year.
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THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB
 LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
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A correspondent of the London Mail at Dresden writes that the Germans are far in advance of some other people i'll caring for the wild birds in their towns. During the winter shelters from the snow are erected in public parks and private gardens for them, and plen- tifully supplied with food of various kinds, including mountain ash berries flor tI1rushes and blackbirds and other seeds for the smaller birds. This mix lure is sold at a very cheap rate in shops for the purpose. In springtime one may see many birds nesting in spe- cial wooden boxes placed in the higher , trees, out of the reach of cats. The boxes are of different sizes, to suit starlings, sparrows or tomtits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

There are many "cures" for the grip, but the New York State board of health in it's bulletin for March says that the annual recurring epidemic of grip caused 2,OOO deaths throughout the State during that month. There was a decrease during April but the figures are not yet all in.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

They do some business in food animals in Chicago. During the four months of this year there were received in the stock yards there 1.O57.O55 cattle, 2.555,- O53 hogs, 1,24O.S41 sheep and 50,22S horses. These were brought in 100000 cars and were either slaughtered or sold on the hoof in that market.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

{, The time has come, in my opinion, says Bishop Burgess of Long Island, . sswhen the church should be particular what money it receives. Money ob- ltained by fostering the gambling in- stinct in young parishioners is some thing which every rector should refuse, and, while at first the church may suf- fer in it's funds, it will in the end gain in spiritual strength"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-05-06

The town of White Pigeon, Michigan, claims to be run as cheaply as any town in this country. Last year it cost the eight hundred inhabitants $1,S21 for ex- penses. The Health department spent $2,25 in addition to the health officers salary of $20; the Police department ap- propriation was 50 cents: the Fire de- partment $6O. Two os the big items of expense were $145 eor ground mole bounties and $126 for woodchuck scalps
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-22
Trouble Was Not Expected.

New York. Jan. 2O.-Chief Engineer
John Philip of the steamer st. Louis
has made his official report on the
cause of the vessels much-delayed
trip from Southampton to New York.
In it he says: "In regard to the long
passage of the ship I beg to state
that it was due to the boiler tubes
getting choked up on the fires side,
through tubes leaking in the back
tube sheet. The only cause that l
can see for this is hammering too
much at the choked tubes in the diff
ferent boxes while we were at, South
ampton, which started a numbr Of
tubes in the back sheet. The boilers
are as safe now in regard to any part
giving way as they were when built.
When we left Southampton we did
not have the slightest idea of the
trouble in store for u.s."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-22
Washington Township.

Snow, blizzards, blockades and
bad roads are the predominant
facts in this section at this time.
There has been some scarlet
fever in this Township with one
fatality, all Others are now nearly
well and our schools are now again
in progress.
Mr., Basil Spurrier, of Ilesboro,
has been on the sick list for some
time with heart and kidney trouble
and but little better at this time.
Mr.. Frank Aliens wife and son,
who has been sick since last May
are now convalesing slowly, may
they continue.
Chas. Schaal gave up the in
tended spelling the Sth, too much
snow-storm.
The gas well on Black Jack is
nearing completion and we hope
success abundant will be the re-
suit. A third well will soon be
begun on w. II. Vests farm, the
two former failed to get drilled in.
WE No.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-22
Comrade Saumenig.

A few of the comrades of Co. f
had the pleasure last week of meet
ing our old friend and comrade
Fred Saumenig of the same COM
pany.
He was called from his home in
New York City to Logan on ac-
count of the death of his aged
mother, who was one Of the oldest
residents of this place, being in
her S4th year. We were glad to
meet and greet our old comrade as
we had not seen him for years.
Fred enlisted here IN Logan and
was one of the city boys as we
called him, but unfortunately for
him he was the first man captured
out of the regiment. While we
were encamped at Lexington, Ky,
on Monday, September 1st, when
all was excitement on account Of
our army being driven back from
Green river by Kisby Smith, he
was taken sick in the morning and
cent to school house that was
being used as hospital and as
we evacuated the little city that
evening in hurry we left him to
the tender mercies of our enemies.
He was paroled the next day and
returned to his home where he re-
NAMED until the middle of Nav
when he was duly exchanged and
returned to us at Cripple Greek
and from that time on was with
the company at all times. He was
also one of the last of the boys to
be struck with rebel bullet
which occurred at Ashville, North
Carolina, when we were there to
raid the town. He did not like
the idea of the rebels making
peper box of his gum blanket, but
was satisfied that he did not re-
ceive any holes is his body.
Fred is a printer and is mem
ber of the New York Press Club
and informed me that he is not
on the pension roll but would like
to be. We gave him few point
ers in that line and he said that
he would try the Ohio ideas in
York State and see if it would win.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1903-01-22

He says that he receives our in
vitation to the reunions all right
but being so far away he is un-
able to attend. He promised that
we should hear from him at some
future time.
He only remained here from
Thursday evening until Saturday
afternoon when he returned to his
home. j. w T..