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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18
Conservatism

A wise man sought to woo 8 lass He talked to her of history; Told how some things had come to pass Which had been wrapt in mystery. He showed her what mistakes and
 crimes
 Had tempted nations furious, To needless strife in ancient times. She smiled and said: How curious" To his great mind he sought to prove That nothing was inscrutable. He told her how the planets move By schedules quite immutable. He showed the constellated sky Where pictures astronomical In mighty pageantry pass by. She simply said, How comicail" He told her that her starlike eyes Might tempt him to hostilities Like those of old, were she the prize This and such like eivilities Which swains have used since days
 long past
 With purpose most ostensible He offered her. Quoth she: At last I find you talking sehsible!"
 Washington Star.
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Will be connected with the plague. and that graybeards who are now children Will be ready to explain how the affair came about.
 The eastern idea of justice is not that which prevails in the west. A Persian historian relates of the Sultan Alptegin that, when one of his followers had been found fguilty of stealing. poultry. he sentenced the man to death, but. re- lenting, ordered him to be driven through the army, with the purloined fowls, still alive, hung by their legs to his ears. The writer gives a graphic description of the tortures suffered by the thief as the birds in their fright tore at his face, and he adds: "The news of this fact having reached the ears of the people, they agreed that so upright and just a sovereign was worthy to be their ruler" It would not be surprising if the story of the poi soned wells at Mandalay came eventu- ally to be told with the corollary that it only proved the sagacity and state- craft of the shahzadah.
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MUCH IN SOME NAMES.

During recent session of the United States District court at 2ittsburg, Judge Burlington presiding, a number of persons were naturalization elec- tion being one of the reasons for the ceremony--and among the number were these; Mocseh Zenliskcivicz, Fran ciszek Wojciechosky, Jonas Szuhodo- linszkoi, Josef Schloeglgruber, Ivan srbljanovic, Stanislaw Szymkewich, Panagiotis Roskinitopoulos, Blazej Radziszewski, Felice PietropaoNo, Stephan Ornarejcsco, Antonio Niespod- zianski, Pitor Myslygiecz.
 Judge Burlington was so impressed with these names that he drafted an amendment to the Dillingham; immi- grafton bill allowing judges to allot names somewhat more euphonious and less jaw-breaking, as occasion demand- ed. But perhaps Judge Burlington was Iltlle IOO luuSll @lhpA V9SSN' ANe'iliSS like those seem to be worth having and perhaps the owners of them like them. Because they don't strike a United States eye or ear just right may not be reason enough for changing them. John Smith and Peter Jones are much less picturesque names, and also less high and odd-sounding. Some of our social climbers could do much with such names. They would lend distinction. It is possible that some of the owners of those names may yet be social climbers. Anyhow, they seem to be en- titled to retain their own proper names.
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roo FAR.

The color line can, it appears, be overdrawn, even in the South. Two years ago the Kentucky legislature passed law prohibiting co-education of the white and colcred races in pub lie or private schools. One provision, that no colored school building should be located within twenty-five miles of a white school, soon became a cause of controversy. A test case was taken into one of the circuit courts where the constitutionality of the provision wac affirmed. The court of appeals has just overruled this decision. The high court finds that the provision requiring the schools to be twenty-five miles apart is out of harmony with the spirit of the law, and violates the limitations of police power. The general intent of the law to separate the races, except for this provision, does not violate the bill of rights or the Fourteenth amend ment.
 Twenty-Five miles is quite distance much further than the distance be- tween the Young Mems Christian As- sociatfons of New Haven.
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government requires quantities of hu- man blood wherewith to anoint the foundations of a bridge or other public building which 1t is about to erect. Every family in the district will be in a fever of apprehension lest it's children shall be seized and murdered for the purpose Many old travellers relate in- stances of such panics, which have also occurred within quite recent times.
 Tn some parts of the Punjab people have gone in terror of the Mummy Sa- htb," an atrocious European who is supposed to abstract his victims grains through hole bored in their skull, using the extract in the preparation of a particularly valuable and etficacious medicine The Mummy Sabit" is re- puted to pay a fee to the government for license to carry on his nefarious trade. Not many years ago native official in Assam was prosecuted for circulating a report to the effect that the government had ordered 8 list of marriageable girls to be compiled, in order that they might be distributed as a reward to the officers and men of military force serving on the frontier.
 In this case the origin of the rumor could be traced, and it's inventor had evidently purposed to make a little money by promising, for considera- ton, to withhold the names of any girls whose friends and relatives de- sired to save them from such a fate. As a general rule, however, the agency which starts the libel remains a mys- tery. Nor does any one know to this day who dispatched the first of the oil omened cakes which were sent about from village to village, as warning of trouble to come, on the eve of the mu- tiny of 1S57 What is certain is that horrible and malignant rumors like that current at Mandalay meet with ready acceptance, and that, once in cir culation, they are not quickly eradica- ted. Whatever the authorities may do, it is quite likbely that as long as the royal visit to Burma Is remembered it
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18
OLD MORTALITY, JR
One Appreciation.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier;
 I am not certain whether the ''over- worked after-dinner speakers" mention ed in an article in your paper few days ago entitled "A Chance to Show Appreciation" are the same ones who looked down on us from the platform at Woolsey Hall last spring during the talks on civic betterment, but if they are l am willing to start the subscrip- ton with dollar, for I believe these men ought to be given a vacation. They gave the people a lot of fun, and now we ought to pay for it. I never had money enough to get to Portsmouth. New Hampshire, so I don't know whether fellow can keep cool there without drink or not, but the trip from here to Portsmouth is likely to be warm at this time of the year, so I would suggest that some of the money that is given be used to buy beer on the way down.
 ONLY A FISHERMAN.
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the time of sunset and the complete disappearance of blue from the sky.
 The moment at which the blue changes into black can be observed quite easily with approximate certainty by the naked eye when the air is clear, and by trigonometry may be ascer- tained the distance below the horizon of the sun at the moment of change, By this means may be calculated the height of the smallest illuminated par ticles of oxygen and nitrogen which give to the sky its blueness of tint by the reflection of the smallest wave lengths of the suns light.
 The instant of change from blue to black is possibly a little difficult of ex- act observation, but the method is not more doubtful than that based on the observation Of shooting stars. The shooting star method gives a result not greatly differing from the vanishing blue method. The former gives the height of the atmosphere at one hun- dred and nine miles,--C Chicago Tribune.
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Uncle. havel Six years ago formed a resolution that would cut loose and have a good time, and to-day I owe SIS, 000!-Chicago Tribune.
 Her Need.-'I do so dislike arith- metic," said Mrs. Burnes-C Cache. q think I shall have to get one of these adding machines to help me keep track of my bank account"
 No" replied her husband, gloomily What you want is a subtracting ma chine. .'-Washington Star.
 Languid Lannigan (with paper)-It takes all sorts uv cranks to make a world, all right Now, here's near wise guy wot says dat six hourws' sleep a day is ernuff fer anybody.
 Torpid Thomas-Well, I seldom ex- ceeds dat. An wot's he say is de prop CT number uv hours ter slumber at night ?-Puck.
 Rimer-Heigho! Lack-a-day!
 Crittick-What are you signing about?
 Rimer-oh! wish I could sell all the poetry l write.
 Crittick-You do, Rimer, you do.-- The Catholic Standard and Times.
 'The sky certainly is cheerful to- day."
 Tt surely is and that's rather strange too.''
 "Why?"
 Because it's so ue."-Philadelphia Press.
 took my last years Panama,
 And knocked it out of shape, Then dyed it in some Alice blue
 And fastened on some crepe; I pulled the thing way out in front,
 And bent it up behind; stuck some feathers on one side
 The biggest I could find; took it to maniac
 And bade him do his worse, He added some few touches till
 It looked like something Cursed; And then gave it to my wife
 This little joke so pat Who thanked me with unfeigned de.
 light
 For just the sweetest hat!" Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18

The inspector in an English school asked the boys of the school he was examining: Gan you take your warm overcoat off?" ''Yes, sir" was the re- sponse. Gan the bear take his warm overcoat off?" "No, sir" "Why not?" There was silence for awhile, and then little boy spoke up. "Please, sir, be- cause God alone knows where the but tons are"
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IMPORTANT MoYE IN ENGLAND.

The activity and influence of the La- bor party in England has led to an or ganization of manufacturing interests which is likely to assume important proportions in the near future. It is called the Manufacturers Association of GrSat Britain, and apparently is a Tory or Chambenainite institution, with leanings towards protection. In a declaration of aims and principles it defines it's objects to be the information of the government and the country con cerning the needs of manufacturers; to bring about closer relations between employers and employees; to deal with matters of common interest. affecting manufacturers, such as legislation, taxs ation, rates, etc., and to deal with mat ters of international interest, such as tariffs, trusts, etc. The opinion is ex- pressed that relations between employ CTS and employees will be greatly im- proved if it is shown that certain con- ditions of trade must affect both in similar proportion; that increased prices mean increased wages; that in- creased competition must lower prices and lower wages, and that bad trade must bring reduced employment. The organizers feel, they say, that the time has come when workmen should be in- structed in the economics of production, in questions affecting organization, management of factories, the effect of tariffs, and unlimited competition. The relative importance which manufacture bears to the prosperity of the country is not sufficiently appreciated, they think, and they propose to show that the encouragement of employers is the readiest solution of the greatest natian-
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HOW STORIES SPREAD IN oRI-
 ENT.
False Rumors That Have Caused Brit
 ish Much Trouble.
For ''just

False Rumors That Have Caused Brit
 ish Much Trouble.
 A remarkable story is being told in Mandalay to account for the ravages of the plague. The city has been sorely afflicted. A month ago people were dy- ing at the rate of sixty day. Busi- ness was practically at a standstill, and two-thirds of the population had fled. Not the worst feature of the panic was the credence given to widespread ru- nor that the pestilence was the result of the royal visit.
 While their Royal Highnesses, 1t was said, were in Mandalay, the princess had dreamed that some Burmese had tried to murder her. She told no one, the story goes, at the time, but when the royal party reached Rangoon, on the way back to India. she informed the prince, who gave orders to the lieu tenant-governor of the province to have a number of Burmese in Manda- lay put to death. In obedience to this ruthless command men were sent up country, such is the legend, to poison the wells and strew poison about the roads; hence the terrible mortality. Ewen makers of soda water were bribed, it is alleged, to put poison into all bottles sold to the Burmese.
 The scare, ridiculous as it may seem, says the London Evening Standard, has taken hold of the credulous natives and they have gone so far as to ap- point a committee of safety, which sends out parties of young men, armed with slaves and "dahs" at night, to look out for suspicious strangers. The panic has extended, we are told, to the villages in the vicinity of Mandalay, and three Eropeans. who were out shooting recently, were accused by the country. folk of being poisoners, and had to fly for their lives.
 How stories of this kind first get abroad 1t is seldom possible to discover, but every one who has lived in the east known how readily they are swal- lowed by an ignorant and credulous people. No invention is too preposter- ous to find believers. Sometimes the gossip of an Indian bazaar Is that the 1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18
Blood is Thicker Than Ink.

To Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 The Tribune Magazine of May 13 has an article entitled Blood is Thicker Than Water," claiming Commodore Tatnall made the remark when sending his tugboat to pull out the English arm- ed boats from the Chinese trap upon the Peiho.
 Shortly before the rebel outrage upon Fort Sumpter two men entered the reading room of the New Haven house (wearing navy buttons on their yests) and seated themselves at the table-one young, the other well past youths prime. The writer, drawn by the fel- low feeling of youth, was soon in con- versation with the younger man, and inquired who might be the older officer. Commodore Tatnall," was the reply. I remarked: "Ah! he is the man who considered blood thicker than water "
 He is the man you have in mind, but what he really said was, Blood is thick CT than ink referring to the written treaty of the United States with China which would be broken if our flag went to the rescue of the British armed boats that were ambushed and being cut to pieces by the Chinese guns"
 Upon my saying, "The papers have it water instead of ink" he turned to the elder, who was reading, and said. Com modore, was it water or ink?'' The commodore, not looking from his paper, said, quite emphatically, Ink"
 One can readily see that water has no affinity with written treaty, while ink is quite an important ingredient. I make this note, as I am an old fogy stickler for old-time names and the truth. Was it not crime to change the name of "Humphry" "-ville's, patriot statesman, scholar, poet?" Let us keep sacred the names our fathers delighted to honor.
 OLD MORTALITY. JR.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18

The mosquito Is stayer as well as a stinger. New Orleans has carried on a sharp war against the mosquitoes and was expecting immunity from them this summer; but that city is disap- pointed. The New Orleans Daily States declares that the mosquitoes are as- sembling in that city in great mum bers. Since the yellow fever was stamped out of the South last year New Orleans has done great deal of work and spent a great deal of money to exterminate, as far as possible, the mosquito.
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ADVERTISING RATER

Situations. Wants. Rent& and otneE small advertisements. One Cent q W0ro saoh insertion. Five Cents Word TOT full week. ! it~'
 Display advertisements. per inch' one Insertion, slS0 each subsequent 1nsers month. s1os ono ysAr. SEQ.
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Yes, automobiles are bit dangerous at street crossings, said the traffic po- licenlan to the New York Sun, "but the biggest is not to be compared for dan- ger to a drunken driver, driving felt shod horse, harnessed to a rubber-tired hanson, with the lights out. Even the quietest automobiles make some noise, but the combination have just named gives the pedestrian no warning what ever. There are more narrow escapes from propelled vehicles on Broad way than from automobiles. Of course, when an auto knocks a man down the papers make a sensation of it, but five men are hurt by horse-drawn vehicles to one by the horseless kind"
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al problem, namely, unemployment. It is solemnly announced that there is no politics in this movement, but if there isn't any now there may be some later on.
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HEIGHT OF THE ATMOSPHERE.
 One hundred and thirty-one miles is the height of the atmosphere as meas ured by Professor T. J. J. See, who de- termines the thickness of the air enve- ope by noting the difference ebetween
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18

A family festival was celebrated at Begato, in Liguria, a short time ago
 which was out of the ordinary. A peas ant couple reached the fiftieth anniver-
 sary of their wedding. All their de-
 scendants gathered about them for the occasion. It was a goodly gathering. The children, grandchildren and great grandchildren to the second generation numbered two hundred persons-eighty of them being babies-and there is re- corded the almost incredible fact that the family has not known single death since the suspicious evens fifty years ago from which it sprang. A band of nandolins and guitars conduct ed the family" to church, the village was gay with decorations, and then
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18

Revivalist Sam Jones attributes his deliverance from the bangs of indiges- tion to the fact that about three years ago and on a doctors advice he swore off notwithstanding. Since then he has begun his laborious days with a prayer and cup of coffee solely. q eat any thing I please for dinner and supper, :" he says, land eatall please. The two or three breakfasts that have eaten in the three years done me up for two weeks to follow, and now there is no table that can tempt me at the early morning meal"
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John F. Logan has passed the civil service examination for policeman in New York city with rating of 100 per cent, being the second man on record to reach that percentage. Indeed, had there been higher rating he would have reached it, for in numerous re- spects he was considerably over the re- quired physical standing. Though only twenty-five years of age. Logan has been 8 soldier, ranchman, circus rider, and member of the Panama police force. He is five feet eight inches tall and weighs 162 pounds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-06-18

United States cotton may not always be king. The cotton zone of Argentine lies chiefly north of the thirty-third parellel of south latitude and comprises about 375, 900 square miles, being great CT in extent than all the Gulf States of the United States, including Georgia and South Carolina. Although not more than half this territory is suitable for growing cotton, by reason of alti- tude and climate, yet there are at least 150,OOO,00O acres of cotton lands, much of which, under skillful management, is capable of producing excellent crops of cotton.
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there was dinner. at which the guests, being rustics, were jovial, They drank nine barrels of wine.
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ksrL4IVERRD BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 1s GENTS A WEEK. 90 GENTS A MONTE. s FOR SIX MONTHS. ss q YEAR. THn sAnEE TERMS HE NAH. eIHgCsLH COPIES. cENca
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"The most estimahle woman is she who is a good housekeeper. "-Napoleon.
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gHm WEEKLY JOURNAL aaxuea Thursdaxs, One DOIlAk XeAA
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EHH OLDEST DAXLY PAPER PUB"
 zrsHnD IN CONNECTICUT. -.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-05
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

To cleanse a mica chimney rinse II
carefully first in vinegar, then in cold
water
Don't oyercurtain your windows,
Dainty aud pretty rs curtains may be
they shut ont the air and light that are
so absolutely essential.
Skim milk viii take fresh ink out of
a carpet Sop up the ink with soft
rag; pour a little milk on the spot, sop
UP that; pour on more and sop it up
proceeding in this manner until the
spot disappears.
Horsehair furniture can be quickly
cleaned by first beating it and brushing
all dust from it. then wipinE on with
hot water to which has been added a
tablespoonful of ammonia. Be sure
to wipe with the grain OF the cloth.
A majority OF American mothers use
more or less peppermint in their nur.
series and may like to know that II
they Will mix one ounce of oil OF pep
permint with one pint OF alcohol they
will find it stronger, purer and cheap
er than that sold in the shops.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-05

Put one ounce Of shredded suet into
IL frying pan. Cut into 1t ono small
onion, one carrot. II potato ana n tur-
nip Stir until all the Vegetables are
slightly Drowned, then earn them Into
soup kettle. Add two tablcspoonfuls
Of rice. some celery seed aud two quarts
of cold water. Simmer gently one hour.
thea p,'rSS m. whole tiir2ugI 81 very
nour moistcucl in little cold watei.
stir continually until 1t boils. add
palatablc seasoning or salt and pepper
and serve. This soup should be about
the consistency OF cream. II too thick
add little hot water.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-05

The a1ts which are really protective
70 plants are not those which obtain
tSeir food. Indirectly for the most part
through the aphides, from the veSeta-
bic Kingdom. but those which are real
10 carnfyorous. These are numerous in
temperate climates. and their useful
moss to agriculture and syIviculture is
incontestabIe. Thus the field ant is
.,reot insect destroyer. a nest OF this
species is capable of destroying as
many as twcnty-eight caterpillars and
.,rasshoppers 4 minute, or LOGO an
hour and such colony is Mt work
dav and night during the pleasant
season In tie arid plains of America
the bencticcnt work of ants is revealed
no the isles of verdure around their
nils. There are pltnts hospitable to
ants. which furnish them shelter and
often food. within the cavities of which
the instincts OF The ants prompt them
TO take their abode. This is the case
With several ferns. among them the
Polypodium ncctarfferum, the sterile
fronds OF which bear nectaries on their
lower fstce and are moreover, of a
shape favorable to Suffering the in
gect
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-11-05
chiIdren.s Clothes

In making the sleeves in children's
dresses make them quite full and long
enough to turn q hem and gather At
the wrist Then when the sleeves are
too short rip out the hem and gather
into a cuff. Have few tuclSs in the
bottom of dresses. They improve the
looks of garment and when it needs
lengtheninS it is ensier 10 rip out a
tuck or two titan let down a hem.
When the chiidren's stockings become
thin on the knee run patciI Of Old
stocking tops on the thin part chen cut
the stocking OF mt the ankle. turn the
patch to the back OF the stocking and
sew the top on the foot in q Nat seam.
They Will wear as Tong as new ones
rittsburg Press.