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The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
FULFILLHENT.
mans or anybody

'Ho! gray old Man, am come at last! They plighted me to you long years
 agOne. Come, ooen your door with the damps
 sealed fast. Come, show me your face, with the
 death mark wan. Haste, feeble fingers that fail at the
 latch, In burden of years I am your match; Not mine the fault for the long delay in thorns and tangles they hid the
 way" Hail. gray old woman! know you
 not;
 But draw your chair-though the
 hearth is cold You were fnvited?'-Ah. I've forgot; The brain wears dull as the blood grows old. There was but one whom my thought
 recalls, Whom I prayed to visit within these When her face had bloom and my
 hearth had fire" T am she" she said-"your Hearts Desire" Louise Betts Edwards, in Harper's Monthly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
4 SIGN OF THE TIMES.

There is a sign of the times in dis patch which comes from Portland, Ore gon. It tells how Oregon's divorce rec ord was broken in the State Circuit court when Judge Cleland granted nineteen separations in two hours and half. This was at the rate of one divorce every eight minutes. The rec ord case was that of John Whan, mu- sician. Harmony was lacking in his household on account of the conduct of his wife. His troubles occupied the courts attention just five minutes. The longest case took twelve minutes.
 Not a tear was shed while the mill was grinding. The court room had the bright, gay appearance of @ comic op- era matinee. Nearly every seat was occupied by woman, and men had standing room only. There were old women and young women who showed signs of hard work and others who were 4Ihe tle ny 1""tH9 "tAO "'lA have chances to marry again and men well along in years were plaintiffs and defendants before the court. In spite of the memories that were recalled by the attorneys questions, and despite the fact that family skeletons rattled their bones before the crowds of stran- gers, all wore smiles. Six of the plain tiffs were men. Desertion was charged in twelve cases, cruelty in four and statutory causes in three cases.
 Well, well, there doesn't seem to be much use talking. But we certainly do need a uniform divorce law.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
4 NEW ATTACK ON 'E1r.

There seems to be no end to the uses of electricity. Bedbugs may yet be an- initiated by it. Insects in Europe have, it is asserted, already been successfully attacked with it. An engineer at Mo- naco was the first one to have his att trntion called to the matter, while he worked with an electric machine in the open air. He observed that metal rods, which were put in the ground and were then connected with a dynamo e 11O volts, made insects in the vicinity leave their hiding places in the ground. He argued that electricity might therefore be used on a large scale to kill these insects, which all came in great haste to the surface. It Is probable that for the killing of various kinds different voltage should be used. Further exper- iments must be made to this end. An apparatus is mentioned, invented by a Russian, for killing injurious insects by electricity. A dynamo is so placed upon a handcar that no electricity is engendered while the car is standing still. When in motion the current pass es into the ground through the iron wheels of the car upon one side, and upon the other through the points of brushes of copper wire, which are fast ened in the rear of the car so as to be few inches above the ground. The re- suit is said to be that all insects in the vicinity of the copper brushes are kill ed as if by lightning.
 What next? Let us have electric fly killers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
GOOD WORK FOR PRUSSIAN POOR.

GOOD WORK FOR PRUSSIAN POOR.
 Life in Germany has its advantages. For instance, when 'the authorities" want to do some good things for the people they can and do do them. The Prussian authorities have Just promul- gated new law enforcing regulations for the improvement of the condition of the living places of the poor. It mod flies certain local taxes in favor of workingmen's dwellings provided by philanthropic societies. It requires all communes and manorial districts with more than ten thousand inhabitants to adopt and issue regulations respecting the use of buildings for dwelling and sleeping purposes. Moreover, in cases of divided authority it provides that the minister of the interior shall deter mine where responsibility shall lie. Various minimum requirements are fixed, as, for example, that no rooms may be used for habftation which are in dilapidated state or are so damp as to be injurious to health; houses in-
 tended for family use must be provided with kitchens; rooms used for living, cooking or sleeping must allow at least ten cubic metres air space and four square metres superficial space per per-
 son. A dwelling must be so large that persons above fourteen years may be able to sleep in separate rooms accord ing to sex. Special regulations are inn posed in the interest of domestic ser- wants, who are to have healthy rooms
 with doors that can be locked, with the minimum air space and superficial
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
WOMAN sUpERrNTENDs MINE.
Mrs. Morgan Takes Up Abandoned
 Property and Makes it Pay.

Mrs. Morgan Takes Up Abandoned Property and Makes it Pay.
 Mrs. w. E. MoragaE. wife of coun- cilman of Joplin, is recognized as the only woman mine superintendent in every sense of the word.
 The Sunbonnet Boss is the way her 1 employees refer to her, aEd it is with a sense of pride that the men employed at her mine tell visitor that their su- perintendent is a woman, and 1t is with no intent of discourtesy that they use the pseudonym sunbonEet Boss.
 Mrs. Morgan few weeks ago or ganized the Togo Mining company and began working in an old abandoned mine on the Rob Roy lease. two and one-half miles southeast of Joplin. The
 mine was originally known as the Du- gaE Diggins. Mining was carried oh at a depth of eighty feet, and after a few successful months operations at the Duggan Digglns was declared off. The property was abandoned.
 It was not only abandoned, but it was condemned. Most any miner who knew the ground would volunteer the infor- nation that there was nothing there. It was ''pockety," according to their explanation. The one big pocket of ore had been worked out aEd nothing remained.
 But women have no given rules for doing things. They do not reason as do men, and the haphazard manner in which Mrs Morgan selected her field of operations perhaps is responsible for her protoplast success. But the perina- nent success which has attended her mining operations may be attributed only to the fact that her executive abil- ity is excellent and to the fact that she is at the mine almost every minute in the day.
 WheE Mrs. Morgan first went to the old Duggan Diggins there was nothing there but large dump pile and a mine filled with water. Her knowledge of ground formation was limited. but she examined the character of the rock that had been thrown upon the dump and decided theE and there that she woud engage ia mining. And she did A boiler, pump, engine and the neces- sary supplies. were purchased by Mrs. Morgan and the work of draining the mike of its water was soon under way.
 With the water out, Mrs. Morgan eN- tered the mine and took a look at the drifts. She examined the side walls, the roof, the face and the bottom of the mines he'decided that the mine at that level had cbeen pretty thoroughly prospected. Tie only thing to be done. then, was to sink the shaft deeper. At the depth of a little more thaE one hundred feet a. nice body of steel jack (steel colored zinc orel wat, eucoun- tered. The shaft was sunk to depth of one hundred and twenty-four feet, and still there is ore In the bottom. But drifting was started at this level, and some of the richest ore ever fouEd in the district has been taken out. 1 There Is not a man in Mrs. Morgan's employ who would not risk his life for her, They like her, they like her way of managing, and work harder under the guidance of their "suEIbonnet Boss''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

Tn urging the people of Mississippi to cultivate a new State pride, the Kan sas City Star rebukes the long popular boast that Missouri had the smallest tax rate of any State in the Union. Real leaders of progress would no more have boasted of this than a man of good judgment would brag about spending less money to provide for his family than any other man in the neighborhood."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

space required for their employment Every city Of more than one hundred thousand population is to have a hous- ing bureau with a specially trained staff.
 These are good regulations for Ger mans or anybody else.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

sweltering Stranger Cat Cactus Cross- ingl-"When on earth does the next train leave this sunbaked, heaven-for- saken region?'
 Alkali Ike-"Waal, stranger, we has each got a right to his opinion on that subject, but them that knows declars it hikes out jest after the enjine. New York Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

Probably the thinnest and lightest breastplate ever invented has just been brought to the attention of the Italian military authorities by pr. Guerrazzi, of Pisa, where tests have been made by army experts. It protects the whole front against hand weapons or bullets, and is less than one-eighth of an inch thick. It can be worn under ordinary clothing without causing any observa- ton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

than they would for anybody else.
 At the mine Mrs. Morgan is well equipped with a miners wearing appa- rel. She has rubber skirt, coat, hat and boots. and when she is called upon to go into the mine she does so with much comfort and rides a tub just as gracefully as aEy man.-Joplin Globe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB- LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CzTY. 12 CENTS 4 WEEK. 50 GENTS 4 MONTH. sS FOR SIX MONTHS. Ss . YEAR THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. CENTa
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

The Tsing Ras, 8 Picking newspaper Is preparing to celebrate its Tooth birthday anniversary. In all these years 1t has never changed its form.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

Penelope Penfeather" tells the Bos- ton Herald that she hears that it is be- coming quite the thing for the young woman who has finished school or col lege, and is now ''the daughter at home" to undertake some special de- pertinent of the household machinery, making 8 point to see that it is done either by themselves or the maid in the best possible way. It may be the clear starching o1 fine linens or cambrics, or the doing up of laces, or something of the sort. One girl of eighteen took a course of. domestic science at a special school in the washing of f1annels, and became such an expert in that direction that that branch of the household econ onny was left entirely to her. The aver age laundress is always confident that she can wash dannels, but all but the very small minority fall down" terri bly, over it. Expensive garments are often ruined beyond redemption by a single washing. Still another girl su- perintends the care of the glass and sil- yer, another attends to the dust:ng of the rooms, and thus saves much time to g busy maid, as well as knowing that everything is we'll cared for.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

Tn an almost perfect state of preser- yation, and easily recognizable, the dead body of a guide named Nagi, a native of Aosta, Italy, who fell into a crevasse in 1877 near the summit of Monte Rosa, has just been recovered from the ice. Nagi was descending the mountain in company with two Milan csc Alpinists, when he suddenly disap- peared, and the cord which bound him to the others was cut by 8 sharp piece of ice. A search party made many vain attempts to recover the body.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21
THn WEEKLY JOURNAL.
EsRDea ThursGnyH. One Dollar a Ye
 ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and other small advertisements. One Cent a Word esch insertion. Five Cents word for . fnI week.
 Display advertisements, per inch. one insertion. s1.2O; each subsequent inser- tion 40 cents; one week. S3.20; one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

The Tai Tung Yat Bo, a Chinese daily Ssa Francisco, printed in the Eng < fish and Chinese languages, says: "The boycott of the Chinese merchants has had an awakening effect, and, notwith- standing the special pleading in secre- tary Taft's after-luncheon speech or the specially prepared telegrams of vice-regal interference, the. boycott is still in active operation. It is brutal weapon to use in order to right a wrong, but when wrongs have become iltolerable justice and humanity will applaud its coming victory"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

Bruton parish, the historical church of Williamsburg, Va., the second oldest church and the church longest in con- tirluous use in the United States, has just received the offer of a Bible to be donated by King Edward VII, of Great Britain. Rev. W. A. R. Goodwin. rector of the church, is in receipt of a letter from the archbishop of Canter- bury in which the latter states that the king has consented to donate a bible for lectern use in Bruton parish The holy book will be especially and ap- propriately bound and prescribed This royal mark of esteem is to be given by the king in commemoration of the three hundredth anniversary of the establish ment of Anglo-Saxon civilization and the English church on Virginia shores.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-09-21

District of New Haven, ss.. Probate Court. September 18th, 1905 ESTATE of WILBUR F. DAY, late of
 New Haven in said District, deceased.
 The Court of Probate of the dis trict of New Haven hath limited and appointed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said de- ceased to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neg feet to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay s''' MARY J. OSBORN DAY,
 SEQ St ExecutriX.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

The items below are but mere
suggestions from the wonderful
stock on which the sale lis based.
The time OF greatest economy is
hereA--thea place Of greatest economy
is HERE. Time and place are work.
ing hand In hand for your good.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
they are clearly and allBthat.'.
ut is a&nlistake to- prcaumaH that To.

they are cleanly and all that. si
1t is q mistake to- presume that to-
.bacco has any sort OF anSsffect on ths
BRAIN, said one OF the Richmond ply
tslcians to the Man4of the Stroet.""be
cause It has not. nor does It help In
crease the actiyityssof the system, az
many suppose, except in tho most fran
''sltory sense: The weed has a tempo
soothing effect on the nerves,,abut
anything that Is soothing, tf taken
IN large enough quantities will render
the person stupid. Acting on the Snerves,
IT acts on the spinal column az well.
In this wayssm may come about an
apparently stimulating effect on the
brain: but, as q matter OF absolute fact,
this Is moro apparent than real, though
as more tobacco is consumed the sooth-
ing stage Will soon pass into that Of 2
character, and as this sweeps
over tho system gradually the brain Will
grow dun and stupid as a consequences;
In sympathy. The inyeterate consumer
OF tobacco. therefore, is never as bright
or alert as the man who does not use II
at all, because OF its marked narcotic
effect when used In large quantitteA.
TIE MAN OF THESSTRHET.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

Just what she wrote to- Miss Helen
Wesley, Of st. Paul, Mimi, was never
Was. di,nly lconscious that the lnisssIve
was an apology, a. request, q fscoldlng and
aaplea, all Compounded lin writing, fluid
form; while its browning feature was ~
stationery, which she carefillyfSsglectedt
from d black--pordered lotSE1oHgs%since
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

sS5s.DoSyou know he embarked, irritablly,5
Of smesto talk as II did last night 3t s5S
5a$.It wasn't at ll!o.she scried; lit was
right and 8proper,Sand natural, and--and
Observation-Disclosures ssWan to
know"
ut was sridiculous.'', hei2frepeated. i'm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31
Abuse Of the WordS"Actress,"

"Tho abuse Of tho word actress rs
almost universal, said, an observing
friend of tho Man Of the Street, and
tho abuse Is rcgrettnble because Of q
certain amount of odlum8i 1t necessarily
causes to cling to tho skirts OF most
reputable women, It Is the papers Ethat
arc largely responsible for this, and 4
cannot understand why 1t is that no
differentiation between actresses and
women generally who may chance to 20
in the show business occurs
to tho minds of the men who make the
mistake. If a. chorus girl falls from!
grace SHE is called with u Great aun
Ing Of tho term nm actress wheI,,Sas4 g
matter OF fact, by no stretchaof ~ y
5~alginntion, does she come correctly suh w
der that designation, II u snper W os
man or extra lady as they are ofteh
termed, Is hauled before o. police ID court
for some breach of the public peace,
Instantly the police reporter jots to the
world that an 'actress' has committed,
q misdemennOr.
'Every woman connected With sSthe
theatre, circus or sIdeshow sbecomesHa an
actress to the recorder OF events IN.
which she may figure, no&matter5 ,hoW,
and fills o right that this should be
so. An actress is q woman WHO plays q
speaking part IN 2 dTaIlAs!e w " tes,t'-
mate comedy production. ana none Eothef
is entitled to wear b title.
an designating men Of the show bust
ness the distinction a. regards the chaI-
acter Of their connection is usually
4 "a wn. A mangEis an actor II he acts
d part; he is q singer II he sings one;
he is a burlesquer, a4comedian. a chorus
a a superior a stage hand. The line
is generally drawn between them, but
all the women OF the stage. whether
they are vaudeville performers. trapezei
artists. wardrobe women, chorus girls or
super women are generally bunched UNI
dor the one heading, actress ] VEN
lstuTa to sey that IL the average reporter
were AZ careful with his distinction
among The women as lie Ia among the
lsmen. less actresses would be found
figuring In divorce suits and other oc-l
%casions of notortety than is now the
case,
"some time ago ! made an inyestisar
ton of such records OF last year that I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

ssThebslreverie that followed was inter-
truptedss by voice---h lis gYoice-tltsIlhe gate.
Winthrop had a suit case ineShfs hand,
and sheiSSseenled excited. S$as4sS
s H.I,Yesonlyh a Moment he said breath
lessly.sSssYOu see, I'nl-ImN8SStarting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

M&aGfaSN4ete lithAA tM1sSsUA
could conveniently secure, and found
that twelve women who had been ar
rested on various charges In a Scity not
two hundred miles from Richmondss-three
who had figured in .diyordAssAand.8 five
who had been concerned inSsseiopements
or other Scandals were called actresses
yet of these twelve not 5one was that.
5Eleyen#out Of the total had no tconnec-
stlon with the theatrical profession at
all, and had merely been chorus girls
sor supers for a short period Mt some
time In the past, while OF the balance.
one, was a singer In the cheapest va
lslety theatres.
Little Open INVESTIGATION Here.
Not 80 very long since I had occa-
sion to- make a short trip North said
another observing friend OF the MalS5of
tho Street, and ii was impressed with
fact that even In cities OF similar
size there appeared to be a greater
nmount&of open intoxication than in
Richmond. On my return the impress
sion was given greater potency by The
observation of things at home that had.
never noticed before There is doubt
less quite as much consumption of alco-
hollc beverageas In proportion to 3popu-
3lptionS here as anywhere else, butt hon
gestly believe there are fewer men who,
arc given to drinking to excess Except
atfa late hour OF the night. and even
theme drunken man IL something Of q
rarity. an entoxicatede individual rarely
meets our sight In the public places o.,
onlIStheS streets. Why this should DO true
here and not. much so elsewhere 4
can't say, but$$obserye, and then u you:
have n opportunity to make a trip to
another town for comparison YOU VIII
see the truth OF my assertion.
9tonsssthing Is certaln--in Richmond
at any rate, the proprietors and bars
tenders at the better class bars don't
care to have really, drunken men IN tho
place, They are nuisance at their
best, an annoyance to all tho other pat
2IryOny, and them, again, there IL always
the chance that, accidentally or, other-,
wise. they will do some damage. There
10 little profit In selling q man fifty
cents worth Of drinks and tlien have
him knock over sfane 3cut-glass recepr
itaole or ornament worth $50, or fall
through a doar ar mirror that has cost
several hundred Tho proprietors Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-31

iaGgfAGteE RfV ttEEgT 9rS8hMStHFt .4Eat
bars arc in the business for money. but
they are not in for 'drunks,,. and there:
are a score of efflcientways by which
many men are prevented from taking
that one glass too much that are often
brouhgt Into use. Eat many bars they
won't serve a palpably drunken man,
and there you see a&pretty good influ-s
ence for Temperance, instruction IN the
use and not abuse OF the things man,
has created, In the places where re-
formers would least OF all expect to
find them"
Not All From the Country.
You would be surprised" said a vet-
eranf hotel clerlt, wlioEt has sthcld POSI-
lions In several OF the large hotels IL
washington, and Is now on "a visit ia
friends IN Richmond,sto the Man az tile
Street, ITO know what green specimleiiluss
we run upSagainst n my business solne-
times. You would think that the aver
age city man would BIO thoroughly ia.
miliar with the ordinary customs OF a
hotel, but now and then questions that
make US stand and wonder are asked
US by guests whQ have every appearance
onf} being sophisticated. SS
s88s'glplle other day q well dressed man
came in and registered. WeagAve him
.ptAtooSG 'SpAiA Ai6AAlN IAOL @icICS A4Ol43@lll
Until the next morning, He came down
70 the desk. fooled around o minute; or
two, ind then leaned ever and asked
mo in a. confidential tone IL guests had
TO register every morning. One time.
several years ago.. when i was at work
at another hotel. tho most peculiar ln-
scldent or this sort that 4 ever heard OF
happened, AS ! came on one morning
att o'clock one OF the bell boys came
to the desk and told mo he had found
q man sitting Of the! stairway, who
wanted ITO see me. ] went around and
found q maj who had Registered from
sPhiladelphias sitting OF thesbottom steps
Of the flight between the second and
third stories Of the hotel.
s''I wish you would show me how to
get out here he said. II walked down
three flights but can't get any further,
1.-THE stairway ran down around the
elevator We'll, which was, enclosed, and.
when hH got down to the second floor
he found the shape Of the hall In front
OF him WAS different from that OF those
on tho uppsr tlaurs. and lac tilp4gilt tss