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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Whose Horses fill the place of--All
 the Gods.

Whose Horses fill the place of--All the Gods.
 The late, lamented nineteenth cen- tury was on the boards before the first rumble of circus wheels was heard They were modest affairs, those plon- ger rolling shows-two wagons, per haps, four horses, and a clown, no band, no menagerie, no gauze and spangles, no ringmaster, no tent. An informal stockade of poles and canvas i served to hafTle the eyes of the non- l paying public while the show was showing off.
 And then it was the story of the i rain-drops on the windowpane, a 1 gradual, trlckllng together of minor 1 shows, the larger rills competing among themselves and gathering In i the tricklets as fast as they could. Menagerles appeared, though it was i the middle of the century before they were thrown in with the circus for the i price of single ticket. It then oc- 1 cured to Bailey, later of Barnum & Bailey's, to open the menagerie free as a trap to catch the unwary feet of those too righteous to patronize the circus proper The church. going ele- ment would enter the tent to see the ] menagerie only, but when the band struck up cupidIty. curiosity and "the children" would drag them to the seats they held tickets Tor
 The acme of splendor was mol reached, however, until somebody be- thought him to drag into the circus business the inimitable Barnum whose industrious self-advertising to. gether with his Museum gave his name 8 magic never turned to circus purposes before. That first Bar. nuns Circus was indeed, absolutely colossal. exhaustive and bewilderingly various" q museum, menagerie, car avan, hippodrome and circus in one Under the stimulus of Barnum's rhe toric and his ambition, the "colossa aggregation" rapidly outgrew the pos abilities of transportation by wagon road. Barnum forced the adoption of the rail, and so forced that trans
 formation of the circus and It's per sonnel which every year renders nor
 complete.
 Half the romance of the circu
 went with the going of those bad
 uncomfortable wagon-load caravans Those were the days when country iurchins perched on the fence-rails al might to see the dim, phantom circus vans go by; and the shufiing of tht half-seen elephants feet, the sound O wild beasts stirring in their cages, tht glimpse of lurching band-wagons ful of somnolent aerobats and drowsins cloWns-these carried more magic than the most dazzling street-pagean
 of to-day.
 When the very first elephant cam' to America and began to perambulat, the Eastern States, a whole show il himself, the farmer folk were wont t try to get free glimpses of the won
 der He travelled wholly by nigh
 and the canny farmers would huilc great stacks of firewood beside thu road ready to light when the hug' beast came by The circus peoplt also could plot an expedient, however
 We'll ahead of the elephant the! would send q profusely blanketet thorse with an attendant shouting
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

varied bedazzlements under the au- spices of the happy Brothers Ring ling? Small wonder the Brothers Ringing smile!
 As for the language, we shall just have to blow it up with a bicycle pump to make it go round.
 This marks an epoch this merger. All the really serious circus enterprises in the country coming under the man. agement of single concern, the busi- pess rises to the trust class, and in- vltes our mature consideration.
 Besides, there's something moving in the thought of P. T, Barnums be- loved greatest show on earth" pass ing into the hands of it's canny rivals. True, 1t will go on touring the coun- try under the dear old name; but nev- CT again will Barnum, or Bailey, his prophet or even the prophets wife, have voice in it's affairs. From a sentimental standpoint 1t is the end. Valel vale P. T. Barnum. Thy works do follow-another man.
 Pierce through the fog of hyper bole that normally enshrouds the cir GUS, and you shall find a business pro- position of such proportions as to take your breath We will not commit the stupidity of marking back to the shows of Greece and Rome. But folk with a taste for out-of-the-way information may like to trace the American circus to certain lonesome "high riders and performers in horsemanship" who ex- l hibited near the windmill above the slaughter house in the Bowery, New York, away back in the days of the chance at a Thigh rider of her owr at about this time, for q particularly appealing gentleman who could mount upon single horse and ride him erect playing all the while sirer strains upon the French horn, peti. toned for the right to fence in a sec 1 ton of the Common for exhibition ground But though he offered tC erect seats proper for ladies ant gentlemen" which I am sure no cir GUS ever did before or since, the SC lectmen righteously forbade him thei gates So it was not until 17S6 tina : sBostonians saw their first circus, ant I then they gave it the light of thei countenance only because the propri etor and sole performer, one Thoma i Pool had suffered and bTed for hi Icountry in the War of Independence.
 For all his "sufferings and services poor Pool was totally eclipsed de cade later by Rickets' Circus, whicl came from Philadelphia boosting tn patronage of the Father of His Coun J try Not that 1t was called circu in Boston. Rieketts opened in Bos ton-oh knowing Rickettsi-ai "Equestrian Pantheon" and the Ath ems of America straightway besiegec the classic door. A dim, yellow cop, of the Columbian Sentinel of July 25 1795, embalms Ricketts in these lines Egypt of old, the Crocodile ador'd
 Reptiles held sacred and the Bull i'm
 plor'd;
 Rome's Pantheon still could boast
 noble line
 Whose images of Men were deem'l
 divine;
 But Boston claims the highest righ
 by oddss
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
YALE REGISTRATION CAIN
52 INCREASE THIS YEAF
Decrease in Academic Depart ment, With More En-
 rolled in Shelf.

The registration at Yale for the cur rent year, which was given out by the authorities yesterday, shows that there is a slight increase in the total mum Der of students in all departments over last year. the figures being 3,299, against 3,247
 There is an increase of 21 in the faculty and of 20 in the graduate school. The academic decreases 38, but Shelf. shows 66 gained over last years total.
 In the art, music and forest schools the figures remain about the same. The increase in registration in the law school has been already announced, and the school now has the largest registration in it's history, total of 336 being enrolled, and the entering class numbering over 100 for the first time
 Thn pnnn n1ata fiplIras are as follows:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
MEN PAID IN COLD.
Cheney Bros. Do So Because of Cur-
 rency Shortage.


 South Manchester, Nov. 6.--Cheney Bros. last night and yesterday after noon paid off their help in part gold and part bills It is estimated that the payroll of this concern is about s3o,O0o a week and of this amount about half was gold. The payment in gold was made necessary by the short age in the money market. k, It Is doubtful if there is another concern in the country that has asrec- lord that will equal that of Cheney Bros.
 Since the company incorporated ir 1854 they have never missed paying their help on pay day
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Corn Field
 Sweetness

Corn has been known as food since the days of the prophets, but 1t may safely be said it has never before been prepared in so deli cious form as Elijah's Mama.
 This food is simply the sweet ness of the corn field done up in packages ready to eat without the bother of cooking. It is made of pearly-white corn rolled into flakes and toasted a delicious brown.
 Grocers sell large family pkg. at 15 cents,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
THE PURPOSE

There is triple purpose in this pre- mium project-first, to stimulate trade; second, to encourage cash pur- chases, and, third (the combined effect of the two), to let the public more generally realize the magnificent stock we carry and the popular prices at which we sell.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
THE STORE:

That the store does and has received liberal share of the university and better trade of New Haven goes with ont saying. This we will always strive to retain. But there arc thousands of smokers in New Haven who have but little conception of the efforts we are making to merit their patronage Their trade is respectfully solicited.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
Elijah's
 Mama

Be sure the food comes to the table crisp. When package is all lowed to remain open the mois- ture of the air makes it tough. In such case insist that it be dried in an oven as per directions on pkg; then 1t is delicious.
 Made by Postum Cereal Co, Ltd, Battle Creek, Mich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07

Professor Booming from his club holding up triumphantly his umbrel- la to his wifel-"You see, my dear Alma, how stupid are all the anec- dotes about our absent mindedness; you see, haven't forgotten my um- brella."
 Mrs. Professor-"But, my dear, you didn't take your umbrella with you; you left it at home. ."-Illustrate Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
TIE CIRCUS AS II
 WAS AND AS II IS { The First Circus In 178o Was An Equestrian
 Pantheon. WAGONS-RAILROADS. )some of the Exciting Ad- ventureslof the Old
 Time Shows.

Dislocation threatens the language!
 How shall we stretch our intellectual adjectives to cover the latest event in the world of shows? Three vast cir- cuses-each in itself 'stupendous aggregation of monster shows s"--roll- cd into one? The Forepaugh-Sells, the Ringing, and now the original Bar mum and Bailey's all clustering their
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-07
ARTICLES OF JEWELRY
THE jEWELRY

The jewelry is all standard make, gold-plated ware--a very complete line of ladies' and gentlemens watch chains, society pins, rings, fops, watch charms, bracelets, scarf pins, brooches, etc., etc. The stock Is all here, so you see exactly what you select, and select just what you want. The coupons are explanatory and are given with all cash sales of 5 cents mp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28
FOR STOMACH SUFFERERS.
Don't Use Any Remedy That Keeps
Its Formula Secret.

People troubled with stomach weak
ness cannot afford to use a medicine
unless they know what it contains.
Mi-o-nal is the one remedy for
stomach troubles that publishes it's for
muls: chemically pure pismuth subgall-
ate, to allay any Inflammation of the
stomach and bowels; cerium oxalate, to
strengthen nerves; sodium bi-carbonate,
to neutralize the poisonous acids that
are present in stomach troubles; and
nuX vomica, which restores vigor to the
digestive organs and tones up the whole
nervous system.
This combination of valuable rem
edies is found only in Mi-o-na
stomach tablets, and it so rarely fails to
strengthen the digestive system, and
cure even the worst form OF stomach
trouble, that L. P. Van Werden sells the
remedy under guarantee to refund the
money unless it cures.
A SOC box of Mi-o-na will give quick
relief for Indigestion, distress after eat
ing, sleeplessness, or any of the other
symptoms of stomach troubles. Unless
it does this the cost is nothing.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28
AT THE PARTING OF THE WAYS.

President Roosevelt's chilly reply to
the Massachusetts petition for an extra
session of congress to make changes in
the Dingley tariff means simply that he
will insist on taking the tariff pitcher
to the we'll again in the presidential
and congressional elections of next
year.
This, it is remembered, is contrary to
the advice of Secretary Elmer Dover,
of the republican national committee,
who, in Washington few weeks ago,
expressed the fear that it would not be
safe to take that pitcher to the we'll
too often.
Realizing the danger and knowing
that the President will not call the
extra session recommended by Senator
! Cullom in December, and now asked
for by almost the entire republican
organization of Massachusetts, Mr..
Dover hoped that the necessary tariff
changes would be made in the long
session of the Sixtieth congress which
meets on the first Monday of next
December.
In this, it seems, he is doomed to
disappointment through the hostile
attitude which Mr.. Roosevelt, accord
ing to the Washington patches, has
now for the first time definitely assum-
ed. His support in this attitude by
Speaker Cannon makes it practically
certain that, unless new light comes to
administration and house leaders, there
will be no changes in the tariff before
the elections of next year.
And yet, the monopoly tariff has be-
come so burdensome to certain great
interests hitherto closely allied with
the republican party that there is
danger the pitcher will be broken the
next time the voters get chance to
kick it on the way to the we'll.
Massachusetts manufactures do not
want the same kind of tariff revision
that is desired by the wool growers of
Ohio and Wyoming, or by the farmers
and live stock men of Minnesota, Iowa
and Illinois. But the changes which
Massachusetts wants she wants badly.
The growth of manufactures in the
west and south revealed by the recent
census is taken by Massachusetts, as
plain warning that she must cheaper
the cost of production if she is to hold
her own against the growing competi-
ton. Canada is her nearest source of
supply for coal and lumber, and she
wants the protective tariff taken from
both.
The tariff on hides and leather is a
proft-dest1o Dying tax on the great
shoe industry which is irksome to the
y Bay state manufacturers in their com.
petition with the manufacturers of st
Louis, who have cheaper coal and food
Massachusetts also wants the protect.
i've tariff removed from wool and other
raw materials.
The pressure is so strong that ever
! Senator Lodge, the Presidents spokes
man in the Senate, has been forced te
declare for revision.
In the east, as in the west, the re
publican party is pulling two ways or
Dingleyism, and those who are tuggine
on the revision ropes are becoming
more impatient all the time. 1t is q
dangerous division for any party tt
carry into presidential election 81
Louis Republic.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28
SMALLER NEWSPAPERS.

Nobody can predict positively what
the newspaper of the future" will be,
although some gentlemen who never
We're in the newspaper business are
prepared to tell us all about it in the
ten-cent magazines.
One thing, however may safely be
predicted by anybody, and that is that
the newspaper of the future will not
be any bigger than the newspapers of
the present. The limit of size in ratio
to cost of white paper has been reached
by some journals which even now are
either losing money on every paper
they sell or else keeping even by the
narrowest margins. Even with heavy
advertising patronage it is clear that
increasing size under such circum-
stances would be to commit financial
suicide.
Other considerations make for a re-
duction rather than an increase in the
size of newspapers. The most import
ant one is that the reading public is
becoming tired of the great bulk OF
some daily editions and of most Sunday
issues. 1t is impossible that such
masses of printed matter should be
read. They become wearisome and in
spire the desire for less bulk and more
cogency.
The public pretty generally gets
what it wants, and that will prove as
true of newspapers as of political candi-
dates. There is growing sentiment
for smaller and more compact news
papers, and when that demand culmi
mates the publishers will comply.
Chicago Chronicle.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

Have you succeeded yet in acquiring
the habit of reading the labels on the
cans?
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

The estimates of the census bureau
that over 100000 divorces have been
granted in the past twenty years should
warrant the serious consideration of
the American people. 1t is a sad COM
mentary on the lightness with which
the marriage relation is regarded by
many, and would indicate the decadence
of the American home. This is sub
ject wherein the pulpit and press can
avail but little, for it is the parties
interested who must control in matters
of this kind.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

1t all comes so easy this contribution
of S32,000,G00 to educational purposes
by Mr.. Rockefeller just before he makes
the heaviest advance in oil prices ever
known. Gentle reader, that gift we
make, not Mr.. Rockefeller, even though
the credit for the wondrous benefaction
goes to another.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

\ Senator Me- umber, of North Dakota,
was the only member present in the
chamber one evening last week when
$50 private pension bills were rushed
through. Vice President Fairbanks
ana Mr.. McCumber had the field all
to themselves. The latter could have
made the point of no quorum, of course,
bnt was anxious to see the pension
bills pass so he added in establishing
new senate record.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

Il had letter few days ago. said
Congressman Hale of Tennessee, "from
constituent who asked me to send him
the rules and regulations of congress-"
did you do it?" Eyes; l sent him a
photograph of Joe Cannon"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

Senator Smoot will retain his seat,
and the thousands of yards of petitions
which have been sent to the congress
of the United States asking that he be
ousted from that body failed in their
mission. Had the decision been other
wise it would have been of little prac-
tical value, as Smoots term would soon
have expired.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

The sudden doubling of the price of
canned meats, especially those supposed
to contain chicken, under the operation
of the pure food law proves that the
beef trust exposures were not exagger-
ated.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

The Republican party has full swing
in both branches of congress and all
branches of the executive, yet no man
can hold up his hand and count one
trust that has been put out of business
or oven checked in it's highway robber-
les. The Republican party has been
sowing to the wind for years and the
reaping time will come some day. Then
lookout for an earthquake.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

The resolution calling for conven-
ton to revise the constitution of the
United States for the election of SEN
ators by the people has passed the
senate. Only six stand-patters had the
nerve to vote against, among them how
ever, was Senator Stookey, who repre-
sents this district. Those voting no
were Durham, Gilliland, Stookey, Jones
and Jamison of Clarke.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

Aristippus, being asked what were the
most necessary things for we'll born
boys to learn, said: "Those things
which they will put in practice when
they become men,
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

It's too bad that person can't get
into heaven with his tombstone inscrip-
tion as his passport. Heaven would be
overrun with men.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1907-02-28

It was almost sin that the Thaw
jurors were not supplied with clothes
pins for their noses while the testimony
was being introduced.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-02
Common Colds are the Cause OF
Many Serious Diseases.

Physicians who have gained national
reputation as analysts OF the cause Of
various diseases, claim that il catching
cold could be avoided long list OF dan
gerous ailments would never be heard of.
Everyone knows that pneumonia and
consumption originate from a cold, and
chronic catarrh, bronchitis, and all
throat and lung trouble are aggravated
and rendered more serious by each fresh
attack. Do not risk your life or take
chances when you have a cold. Cham
beriains Cough Remedy will cure it be-
fore these diseases develop. This RENE
dy contains no opium, morphine or 9TH
er harmful drug and has thirty years of
reputation back Of it, gained by its cures
under every condition. For sale by
Valley Drug Store.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-02
Rising From ,he Crave.

A prominent manufacturer. VIM. A..
Fertwell. of Lucama. N. c., relates a
most remarkable experience. He says:
after taking less than three bottles of
Electric Bitters. / feel like one rising
from the grave. My trouble in Bright's
disease, in the Diabetes stage. fully be-
iieve Electric Bitters will cure me per-
manently, for it has already stopped the
liver and bladder complication which
have troubled me for years" Guaran-
teed by Crescent Drug Co. Price SOC.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-02
More Farms. More Stability.

The Homecrofter says: "With a
population OF 81, OO0, 900, the United
States have less than 6 900 900 farms
-one for every fourteen persons.
Double or quadruple the number of
farms TO the same population, and
you double or quadruple the infu-
ences which make for high life and
the stability of the Republic"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1907-02-02
WINFIELD Telephone Service.


There is a proba biIity that the tele-
phone service at Winfield is soon to
he improved and made first class in
every way. And this statement is
not intended to convey the idea that
the local service is not already good,
but what is meant is that the long
distance service is to be improved.
Since the North Louisiana Tele-
phone Company acquired the Winn-
field Telephone Exchange, the ex-
changes at Dodson and Jonesboro
and the long distance line between
Winfield and Ruston have also been
purchased. The company proposes
to improve the exchanges at Dodson
and Jonesboro and put in another
through line from here to Ruston.
The present line will be rebuilt with
llea vier wire and will be cut into ex-
changes and the toll stations along
the line, but another independent
wire will be put in connecting only
the WINFIELD and Ruston exchanges.
After the improvements north OF
Winfield have been made, the conf
pany will run two or more wires south
to Colfax. Montgomery and-to Alex
andria, and one or more wires east
to Jena. All Of these wires will he
connected with the local switchboard
and the present boxes now in use IN
Winfield any patron OF the exchange
can talk from his own telephone to
almost any part of the tate.-Winn-
field Sentinel.