The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-14

ticn. SO cents: one week. sS.sO; one nonth. sIO: one year. ssc.
 There were 1,OS4,7S7 deaths from plague in India during 1904. The figure for1sO5 also probably comes near $1,OOO,- 900.
 The new Queen of Denmark is known as "The Mother of Her People" As Grown Princess she studded the land with orphanages, hospitals and homes for the aged.
 The centenary of the birth of Mrs. Browning, March s, will be celebrated by the Pioneer Club in London. Mrs. Meynell is to read paper on the poems of Mrs. Browning.
 According to official estimates, the wine crop of France in 1905 was 147S,- 100000 gallons. Adding the quantity produced in Algeria and Corsica gives a total production of 1,666,65S,OOO gallons, valued at $169.244,oOO.
 The graves of Charles Dickens and Sir Henry Irving, in Westminster Ab- bey, were decorated with flowers on Wednesday in memory of their birth days. although Irving's anniversary really falls on February G.
 Two women, in lighting picnic fire on the slope of Waterman Mountain, San Bernardino county, California, the .--sssssAiss'da discovered asrnaltum depos- it's. A rush followed 10000 acres have been located and an oil boom is in prog ress.
 Prince Khillhoff, who has acquired fame in connection with the Trans-Si- berian railway, renounced his title and estate when a young man and emigrat- ed to this country, where he worked at a bolt machine at a salary of s7bO a week.
 Tn an Indian newspaper appeared an advertisement: How to Cure Red Noses permanently absolute secrecy; send 2s Sd and stamped envelope" :" Many women, thinking their noses pinker than was becoming, wrote, and on opening their stamped envelope, read: "Go or drinking until 1t becomes purple"
 Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who at eighty-six is still addressing audiences with nnabated vigor, was recently pre- scented in most flattering way by an enthusiastic presiding officer. Dear me- said Mrs. Howe as she rose to her feet, 'it is lucky my name was mentioned for I never should have recognized myself from that descrip- tion"
 Edgar Stillman Kelly, the American composer, now living in Berlin, was asked by friend who had not seen him for some time, What are you doing now?" I'm trying rather interesting experiment" replied the composer. Whats that?' inquired his friend, with interest. I'm setting some of Sousa's marches to music" was Kelly reply.
 This is told of James Lick, the ec- centric San Francisco millionaire, whc founded the famous observatory bear ing his name. When taking any one into his service he always asked the person to plant tree upside down the roots in the air, the branches un- derground. If there were any protests the man was at once sent away, Lick saying that he wanted only men who would obey orders strictly.
 Dr. Richard A. Teshune, who die( last week at Passaic, N. J., had ofter declared that no one really starved tC death if supplied with water. During his last illness, said by his physician to have been caused by intestinal can cer. he became unable to retain food and for five weeks before his death ht took water only, and claimed that hi' own experience proved the soundnes' of his theory
 The story of the king of PortugaP' introduction to his charming and clevet wife is as follows: Picking up a photo graph of fair paired, sweet faced gir