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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

til it appeared to be dancing on the surface, entirely clear of it, then sink slowly back, Such a leap is on record in the annals of the British navy. 4 large whale cleared a boat, going com pletely over it, an estimated leap of twenty feet in the air"
 That's nonsense, was the quick re- ply of Captain Potter The whale never leaves the water. Even when he makes a breach a portion of his huge body is in the water. In my forty years whaling I never heard of a spouter doing such a turn, and l take no stock in the yarn"
 I've told some pretty tough fish sto- ries in my day" said Captain Baker after Captain Potter had expressed his views, "but he's got me beat mile. The fellow who wrote that must be af- feoted with a brainstorm, or else he is a more cheerful liar than I am. thought I could tell a. prietty good fish story, but I'll take my hat off to the author of that yarn.
 Why a whale only comes to the sur face to get the air, and in all my ex- perience in whaling 1 never saw one undertake such a feat as that Even in the agony of death, after he had been lanced and he Is as furious then as at any time, some part of his great body is in the water, which is white with foam.
 "A jumping whale! Great Scott, the man must be crazy who says he has seen a whale jump twenty feet in the air
 "Yes, you're right, captain" said Cap- tain Jim Dowden. He's got the bulge on us. And he says he has seen a whale jump twenty feet in the air. I'll bet dollar to a cent that he has got things mixed. He must have seen a porpoise and some one told him 1t was whale.
 "A whale isn't guilty of such foolish antics At least those I have run up against never were. I've chased a few in my day, but never have I seen such a stunt performed, and I've seen some spry ones of the square head family, and don't you forget it, When in their most playful mood, while with school preaching out of water and gambling f about like some of us old shippers at an anniversary party, they scarcely ever more than clear the surface.
 But jump twenty feet in the air? Never! Not on your life. That's worse than any of Bakers fish stories"
 And the listeners around that old stove simply laid back in their chairs and laughed, for well they knew that both Captain Dowden and Captain Baker are pretty good story tellers, but here was a yarn from the briny deer which staggered them both.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
WORDS

Sabbath School Teacher.-What does the parable of the prodigal Son mean us?
 Bobby Thickneck-Not to be fatted calves, ma am.-Puek.
 The Fale-"How dare you use such terrible language to the poor horseH
 The Cabby-"C Can't help it, mum; but if you wos a real lady you wouldn't un- derstand it.'-The Sketch.
 Horsedealer-A hundred horsepower, suppose?
 Automoblist- no. Four. It's orly a small automobile.
 Horsedealer-I wasn't going by the size but by the smell.-Life.
 City Boarder-"When you exchanged cattle with Farmer Smith. did you get quid pro quo?" Farmer Jones' No; Neighbor Smith didn't try no sich mean tricks on me We swapped fair and even. Baltimore American.
 Griggs-The idea of your letting your wife go round saying she made a man of you You don't hear my wife say ling that
 Briggs No; but I heard her telling my wife that she did her best. t.-Phila- delphia Inquirer.
 Your daughter is skillful perform CT on the piano, is she not?'
 "Yes," ," answered Mir Cumrox. "The way she can play for hours without getting an earache or q spraned wrist proves to me that she is uncommonly expert Washington Star, When little John was nearly seven He went, by gasoline, to heaven. His mother knows he's gone up higher Because a burned child dreads the fire, Cecilia A. Loizeaux in Lippincotts. "Arna, you wished to buy diction- ary?' q have married professor in stead. "-Trans-Atlantic Tales.
 Phlbbs--I think I'll order gallon of the Panama drink that makes 8 man feel like fighting an earthquake.
 Dibbs-Haye you any earthquake to fight?
 Phibbs- not exactly But I have a wife at home sitting Up for me every time I stay out as late as 10 oclock.- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

not rare where the decline in volume has been as high as 50 per cent. The merchants ascribe this unsatisfactory state O. affairs 1olely to the fact that there were no newspapers in which to advertise. Every possible makeshift has been adopted by Butte merchants. Billboards and dead-wall advertising has been invoked to the limit, but has failed to stimulate business, which has practically been at 8 standstill ever since the shutdown. Even the theaters, which depend largely on billboard pos ters and dodgers circulated from house to house, report that their business has been decreased fully 50 per cent.
 This will not be surprising to any business man who has thoroughly stud jed the subject of advertising. And if there is any who hasn't it behooves him to do it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
THE BEST ADKERTTSING.

It has for some time been more or less clearly and generally perceived that advertising in newspapers is the best kind of advertising. New and weighty evidence that it is is furnished by the experience of Butte, Montana, For two months, owing to a strike, Butte has been without newspapers. Because of this the city has not only been deprived of newspapers, but al- most every business interest has suf- fered. The brunt of the burden of the newspaper shutdown has been borne by the advertiser. It is a fact youched for by the highest authorities that in many instances the mercantile business has fallen off 20 per cent, and cases are
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
A CHEERING TffEORY.

Luther Burbank of California has done such surprising things with plants and fruits that 1t Is not at all surpris- ing to read that he thinks a good deal can be done with children that isn't done. He. says: There is no such thing in ths world, there never has been such a thing, as a predestined child. Pick out any trait you want In your child granted that he is normal-honesty purity, lovableness, industry, thrift, what not you can cultivate in the child and fix there for all It's life all of these traits.
 This is in line with the belief of
 scientists that heredity doesn't count fo. as much as environment and train 1 ing It is a cheering theory, and the
 gei,eral application of 1t couldn't fail
 to do good, even If it didn't always work perfectly. It is a good deal more
 cheering than the bad old theory that
 child is born an original sinner.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
4 SLIGHT INC0NGRUTTY

This good old world goes pretty smoothly, but occasionally there is a slight incongruity in its going. In New Jersey they are talking a little about the case of an old negro who has just been released from jail after having been confined there for thirty-five weeks. He had been incarcerated for |non-payment of poll tax of one dollar land some good Samaritan, hearing of the case, paid $2S3, the amount of the fine and costs, and procured the release of the prisoner. It has cost the State about $260 to collect this money, and 1t lis pointed out that there are some things in New Jersey which don't con- sist with the performance For in
 stance, about 80 per cent. of the per- sonal property in the State has evaded
 all taxes. From the time railroad en- 1 terprise began in the State railroad property has shirked taxes. And the
 law permitted it, and even legallzed it. To-day the railroads are in the courts with an appeal against new law which simply provides that they shall
 pay taxes the same as other taxpay- CTS.
 And so forth and so on. Perhaps there isn't much more to say except to
 congratulate the poor old negro on be-
 ing freed, by kind man, from his ob- ligation to the State of New Jersey.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
Seasons.

A clear song, cheer song,
 When life is in it's spring. With long thoughts, and strong
 thoughts,
 And will to high endeavor; A song of love and hope,
 When birds are on the wing A song of hope and love,
 And faith in the forever. A sweet song, full, strong,
 When life is In it's prime; A light heart, a right heart,
 A sturdy heart of oak, A sweet song, full, strong,
 A deep-toned summer chime. A high aspiring spirit
 And a shoulder to the yoke. A brave song, a grave song,
 When life is in It's fall; A song of rinened harvests,
 Of autumn's calm repose; Of old days, the gold days,
 Fled beyond recall. While drawing to the boundless deep Fulltide the river flows. A grave song, a brave song,
 To speed the waning ye;lr, When winter OCT weary world
 Proclaims his 9mpery; A pure faith sure faith,
 A faith to banish fear Farewell, the land-locked river! Now God speed across the sea! Edward N. Teall, in Scrlbner's Maga- zine,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
ANNOUNCEMENT.

Colonel Norris G. osborn. who has acquired a half-interest in the Journal and Courier. will begin active editorial work on the paper to-day. His "salu- tatory" will appear tomorrow morn ing, and will be read with deep inter- est by all the old and new readers of the Journal and Courier.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
ABOUT JUMPING WHALES.
Old Sea Captains Say the Big Fellows
 Never Leave the Water.

The other afternoon. while several whaling masters were discussing vari- ous topics of the day, some one intro duced the subject of jumping whales, says the New Bedford Standard, and some one else, taking out of his pocket a copy of a leading magazine, proceed to read the following:
 The most stupendous of all .leapers of the sea is the whale. I have seen a monster weighing hundreds of tons, possibly eighty feet in length, rise slow ly and deliberately out of the water un-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents and other small advertisements. One Cent a Word each insertion. Five Gents Word for 8 full week.
 Display advertisements, per insh, one insertion, s1.2o; each subsequent inser- tion. 40 cents; one week. s2.2O; one month, s1o; one year. $40.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
NOT VEIL 70 REPINE.

It Is wicked to complain of the weather and therefore we shall not do it. But yesterday was the last day of April and there was no hail Instead there was the gently-appe call of the warm sun to the tender vegetation, inviting it to come more boldly and rapidly into world which some call cold, and which has really been rather cold around here since last November. Now 1t is going to be warm. Asserting that 1t is going to be warm is the new thought" way of making it warm, and if anybody hal begun such asserting last November and kept 1t up until now anybody would have been vindi- cated, we guess It surely is going to be warm this summer. or some sum mef.
 Those who are disappointed because tEere was no hail yesterday will do well not to repine. Haven't they had enough without the hail? Will nothing satisfy them?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

At Penon, Mexico, a suburb of Mex leo City. may be seen what is perhaps tho smallest church in the world. It nestles under the shadow of small volcano. The church is about ten feet high and twelve feet wide. Whenever a couple is married at the little altar of the church there is barely room for the bride and bridegroom to turn around at the same time.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY. 12 CENTS A WEEK. 50 CENTS
 A MONTH. $s FOR SIX MONTHS, se A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. 2 CENTS.
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Tommy-My papa's automobile is a nicer one than your papas.
 Idcky-Bein' nice ain't nothin'. You can smell my dads machine a mile y!"-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

Mayor Reyburn of Philadelphia has announced the proposed building of a convention hall in that city to seat 2o,- 900 persons, to be ready next year. It will fill the block between Chestnut, Walnut, Twenty-third and Twenty fourth street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

This is rapid country. The Rev. William H. Carter, New York octo- genarian. says he can remember pick ing blackberries on the spot where the Hotel Astor now stands.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

The quantity of durum or macaroni wheat exported from Atlantic and Gulf ports from July i, 1906, to March 15, 1907, was 14,35S,671 bushels, or near ly twice as much as in the same period of 1s05-O6. Most of 1t is bought by the countries along the Mediterranean Sea, but shipments to Great Britain, Havre Antwerp, Rotterdam, Hamburg and Bremen constitute an important part of the total-about one-third. Italy is the chief buyer (6,2O8,O95 bushels), fol- lowed by France (2,SO8,510 busheIs) and Germany qoO7, ,116 bushels).
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

Mexico is prospering under the gold standard The republics fiscal receipts, $50. .29S, ,ooO. United States currency, for the year ended June 30, 1906, were far in excess of other years and much be- yond what was expected even by the most optimistic economist. The income eleven years ago was only $25,14O,o 900, United States currency. The gradual growth in the fiscal receipts during the last eleven years is the outcome of in- creased business prosperity and not of increased taxation.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

The Zionist Central committee has published a forty page pamphlet en- titled "Ten Years of Zionism" for the purpose of making the movement clear to all who are interested" The statistical part of the book shows that there are Zionist federations in the United States, Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria. Italy, the Netherlands, Aus tria, Rumavia, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland and Hungary, and that headquarters have been established with a view to forming federations in Egypt, Australia, China, Japan, Crea- tia, New Zealand, Palestine, Scandin- avia and Corfu. ''For the distribution Of zionistic knowledge" periodicals de- voted to the cause have been estab- lished all over the world. Austria has twelve of them. the largest number in any one country, while China and Soath Africa have one each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

IN the course of the Spring
 cleaning you may find it 1 necessary to "do over" the
 bath room. Nothing will help
 out the desired effect quite so much as new nickel or glass fur nishings. We furnish the furnish- ings.
 Until you come and see them you will not know how attractive and useful they are. Our line includes glass shelves and towel bars, nickel racks and holders of all kinds, mirrors, bath seats and even nickel trimmings for the doors and ] windows.
 .9fs1olllf;8assettGg, 1 7s4CAAPEL SEs- 320 STATE S& -sASN@aaANANN@eSN~~ SAG~&ANSNfs~SA~N
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

Commissioner Watchorn said the other day that if there were few Italians carrying concealed weapons 1t should be remembered that, so far as the records of Ellis Island showed, not a single Italian woman had ever been deported as disorderly character-a testimony to the domestic virtues of the women of the race which could not be matched by any other nationality.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

Looking toward the warfare of the future, German troops have been en- gagged in target practice, the marks being balloons. Two free balloons re- leased at sea were fired on as they ffoated landward at Neufahrwasser, West Prussia One of them was torn by three shrapnel shells and came down. The other foated inland unin- jured. A captive balloon, lowed within range by a tug, was also brought down.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Isaued Thursdays, One Dollar a Year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-01
NEW HAVEN, CONN.

THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB-
 LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

supply OF tobacco. This he distribut-
ed among the men OF the burial par
~.
Mrs. Louise Wardner," said the
Sergeant, has a story that is worth
telling. She is the wife OF DR.. Horace
Wardner, who served through the war
as surgeon. Mrs. Wardner was with
her husband at the front the greater
part of the time and had good many
adventures. Immediately after the
battle of Corinth, In October, 1862, she
went on horseback over the battle
field looking after the wounded of
General oglesby'S brigade. She came
upon a German desperately wounded
"She dismounted TO comfort what
she supposed was a dying man. She
discovered that one leg had been am
putated, that there was wound In
shoulder. and a third wound In the
the other leg, another wound In the
lower part OF the face. All these
wounds had been received on the first
day of the battle and all we're in bad
condition. Mrs Wardner cleansed the
wounds as best she could, tore band
ages from the skirt OF her dress and
bound up the wounds. and then re-
ported the case TO the ambulance corps.
out looking for wounded.
THE next day the brigade surgeon
asked her to look at the worst case he
had ever seen In hospital, She went 10
the hospital and found her German
patient OF the battlefield. She did not
accept the theory that he could not re-
cover, but gave him special attention.
When the brigade moved from Cormth
she left him greatly improved, but did
not see him again for ten or fifteen
years. Crossing the Rush street bridge
In Chicago, one day, she was startleA
by the bridge tender calling out, 'Mein
Colt IL is the woman what saved my
life and the man 50 desperately
wounded at Corinth hobbled toward
Mrs. Wardner, 10 meet very kind re-
ception. Chicago Inter Ocean.
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CHAPTER VII. AND LAST.

81 wonder whether the vicar would
help met"
Sadie stood by her bedroom window,
looking drearily out into the quiet street.
Wednesday was over; Godfrey had paid
his promised visit, and, after spending an
hour in vain endeavor to induce Sadie
to follow his advice, and to wait until the
result of the inquest was known before
volunteering her evidence, had left her in
great anger77 annoyed and surprised be-
yond measure at the obstinate manner in
which she adhered to her own opinion.
Very well, do as you like, remember l
wash my hands of the whole AFFAIR."
will have nothing to do with it" he had
said severely when circumstances and
persuasions had alike proved useless.
You know what my wishes are; if you
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

The water that flows through the I'M
der.draln Is warmer than the air all
through the winter. In the very cold
est weather a good outflow will not
freeze at the mouth OF a deep drain,
nor usually for several feet below
when airhoies are made down to the
drain. at any place over deep
drain. the snow will be melted away
and perceptible warmth VIII be felt.
especially before the soil has been deep
~ frozen. The warm air OF summer
penctrates more deeply a well-dralned
soil and the heat thus accumulated is
only gradually given off when severe
freezing occurs on the surface.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12
A. Football Enthusiast.

W. ]. Clothier, the tennis champion Of
America, said at dinner in Philadel.
phia:
Tennis is all very well in its way.
but what is the excitement, what is the
enthusiasm of tennis compared to that
Of football?
perhaps you have heard of that
Pennsylvania guard who, coming to at
the end of football game, whispered
Did we win. doctorY
:" Yes, hands down. the physician ans
wered
the guard flushed with Joy
Never mind that fractured thigh,
then, doc be said. Just take these
broken teeth out of my mouth SOS / can
boiler New York Tribune.
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Christina. ON the Picket Line.

The armies under Lee and Meade
occupied the opposing lines OF Siege
work at Petersburg Va. ON Christmas
Day of 1864. had ridden ever from
General Warren's headquarters TO eat
my holiday dinner with an old com
rade, VIII Glider, who afterward be-
came famous us an Arctic traveller
found him and General Egan in IA
bomb-pr0of near Fort Hell. ON the Je-
rusalem plank road, and enjoyed a
hearty meal amid the shrek of she'll
and loud detonations of artillery
After dinner and a peaceful pipe
Major Glider and paid visit to the
outer line of pickets, being obliged to
crawl on our hands and knees for two
hundred yards to avoid the bullets
which were constantly whistling over
our heads. Finally we reached the
picket line, having given to brother
officer portion of the good things we
had been discussing As the Captain
finished his dinner there was per-
ceptible slackening in the artillery and
musketry fire, until deep SILENCE fe1l
upon the long lines Of trenches
The Johnnies have holsted flag,
sir" said sergeant, as he emerged
from a pit near by.
What forf" demanded the Captain
and think we have wasted enough am
munition."
We'll, they say It's Christmas Day,
Looking over the edge Of our breast
works saw that the enemy's line was
scarcely one hundred yards away. and
along its ragged ed61 were ranged
thirty or forty heads OF the Confeder
ate soldiers, our own line being also
alive owing to the implied truce.
Say. Nanks." cried tall, sun
burned Southerner, what did yer hev
for yer Christmas dinnerf"
Turkey, apple sauce. cake and rails
ms" replied one Of the men AT my
elbow.
THAT sounds Ike old times. ! didn't
know there were any turkeys nova.
days. Say, Yanks, hev yer anything
left overf'
With one common impulse half q
dozen men sprang TO the top OF the
embankment, their hands full OF good
things to eat
Come over shouted corporal
who stood at the elbow of the eutrench-
ment. Guess we've got enough left
to give some OF you Il Christmas din
ner."
Three men in butternut clnmbcred
over their earthworks and met our
men as they advanced over the debat.
able ground between the lines, 70 our
surprise the Federals came back with
good supply Of tobacco, which was
quickly distributed
"Say Tanks" said the Confederate
who had opened tie conversation, I'VE
'uns wish you 'uns Merry Christ
mas"
Same to you, We an shouted back
and there was no more shot or she'll
along that part of the line during The
remainder Of that the last Christmas
day Of the war.
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Polite

'You can't do any good work in the
world without offending somebody ~"
said Congressman LOngworth in an
address The man who makes no enc
mics is the man who does no good.
Some men but for this fear of max
ing enemies might accomplish some
thing. AS it is, they remind me Of the
dying man who was too cautious even
to make MS peace with Providence.
3" Do you renounce the devil and all
his works. the minister said 10 this
man.
And the dying man replied in a
weak. hesitating voice:
"'Please don't ask me that. I'm go
ing to q strange country, and | don't
want 10 make myself enemies. -
Rochester Herald.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

Don't you think said the gloomy
Young lady, with scientific twist
that the pleasures Of the table induce
rapid c0HsumptiOnT
Sure" answered the practical young
man, what else are they put there
forT Baltimore American.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

There is no question but what the
farmers are u against It without much
chance OF relief. one poor devil over
In Barber County last week lost two
Thoroughbred Hereford steers and one
fine mica COW from oyereating ana the
same week lost four valuable thorough
bred Poland China brood ~Ows. caused
by the bursting Of a sranary, the grain
from which smothcrcd the animals.
Something has got to be done Harper
KanJ Sentinel.
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saxonv Cattle ave Infected.

The startling assertion is made and
admitted by the government authorities
that in SaXony two-thirds Of all the cat
tie in the kingdom are affected with
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12
New Workers Great Smoker.

Men in Nev York city smoke 1,104,-
coo cigars each day.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-01-12

ono of the certa.utie~ Of life is the
uncertainty ~ love