The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-21

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 Display advertisements, per inch' one insertion. s1.2O each subsequent inser~ ton. 40 cents; one week. ss.2o; one month. $1o; one ysar. $40. I Harry s. Schuyler, a native of Phila- delphia,is to be chauffeur for the Prince and Princess of Wales during their h. dian tour, Sarah Bernhardt has given away her | pet tiger and now lavishes her affection on large and particularly ugly baboon, whose ears have been pierced so he may wear huge rings of gold. "There are no canals in Mars" says an astronomer. The Commoner (Dem- ocrat) adds: And we seem to be run ming a race with the Martians to see which of us can be the last to build one.'
 The taxpayers of eastern London are complaining bitterly of the rigor of their assessment. The case is cited of a man who had his assessment raised because he erected a cucumber frame in his back garden.
 The eighteenth child was born last Thursday evening to Mr. and Mrs. George Cassen, of Sterling, Illinois, and was named Theodore Roosevelt Cassen. They now have a sterling birthplace and sterling Christian name.
 Every three years all Chinese donli- oiled in Siam have to pay small poll tax. When this has been paid the col lector ties a string around the mans i. left wrist and fastans the knot with special official seal. The bracelet is the Chinese's receipt and must be worn one month.
 Oscar Straus thinks that not less than $1,oeo,o00 should be raised in the United States for the relief of the Russian Jews. The earlier reports of the extent of the miseries inflicted upon these wretched people appear to have been underestimated. Thus far about $550.- 000 has been subscribed.
 During the recent cold in Switzerland thousands of swallows fell exhausted and frozen. At Lucerne and Zurich the birds were collected and taken care of by the people until they had sufff- ciently recovered, and then dispatched by train to Italy, where they were set at liberty, and continued their migra- ton southward.
 A well known peddler in Cambridge, Mass, in the desire to be up to date, is aping the automobile owners by equipp4ng his wagon with big auto horn, which he loudly blows to attract peoples attention and let them know of his wares To cap the climax he has ar extra wheel strapped to the rear of his wagon, the same way that the au- toists carry extra tires.
 Again Chicago vindicates it's pre- en1inence in the matter of matrimonial disputatton. A Mrs. Charlotte M Wightman who is suing there for sep arate maintenance, and who believed that her husband married her for her money; told the judge that because of this she threw money and securities valued at $15,OOO into a stove and watched them burn up. The dispatch adds that "afterwards they separated. !"
 President Nicholas Brown, for whom Brown university was named, was fond of quizzing small boys. One day while walking in the streets of Providence he came upon little fellow who attracted his notice. "How do you do, my boy?" said the president. What is your name?" My name is Harry, sir,'' re- piled the child. "Harry, is it?" return