Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1881-01-31

| in Fourth of July orations.
| Says Professor Phelps of Andover: 1--WE
| are not half awake to the fact that by the
| laws of divorce and our liberation of the So
cial evil we are doing more to corrupt the ne
| tion's heart than Mormonism tenfold Vice
avowed and blatant and organized, to a
large extent nullies itself so far as self diffu-
| sion is concerned. But vice, lurking and still,
| trickles into all the crevices of socie y. "A
nation of Mormons is impossible-not so a
nation of libertines"
Remodelled regulations for the elementary
schools in France have just been issued
They forbid corporal punishment, and pro-
vide that the wish of the father shall always
be consulted as to participation in religious
| instruction; that children shall not be sent
to church for catechism Or service except
out of class hours; that the teacher shall not
be bound to take them or watch over them
there that Sundays and Thursdays shall be
holidays; and that punishment shall consist
| of bad marks, reprimand, partial priyation
of recreation after school hours and tempo
rary exclusion not exceeding two days.
Those who are SO eagerly investing in new
railroads might find profit in considering
some figures offered by the Railtoay Age.
Since 1876 there have been sold under fore
closure 22s roads, the united length of which
was 20, 3O7 miles, and in which ST 1856 ,633.-
900 had been invested. These bankrupt
roads represent nearly % percent of the total
mileage of the railroads in the United States,
and more than 20 per cent. of the total rail
| road capital. The situation, however, has
| been greatly improved since 1879. In that
year there were sold under foreclosure 65
| roads, in which the sum of S243. 2ss, 900 had
been invested In 1880 only 50 roads were
sold, including the Atlantic and Great Wes-
| tern, whose downfall took place some years
ago. But for the fact that it's affairs were
| sifted through the courts in season for it to
figure in the report of 1880, the total number
of roads sold in that year would have been
but 81 administrator of representation invested
capital of $263, S62 900, the figures wonld have
been $3.50, ,382, 900, or $1O3, SOC, 900 less. This
last amount represents the capital invested
in the Atlantic and Great Western.
correspondent of TIE Hartford Times
visited Franklin, Mass, a few days ago in
| order to look into the sugar beet business
carried on there, and came away with much
faith in the new industry. Last year the
factory was in operation sixty-thrse days, in
which time 3,157 tons of beets were worked
up and the saccharine matter converted into
sugar The beets cost the company 800 600
and the product of sugar, when disposed of,
will bring $4,000. The capacity of the fac
tory is the consumption of one thousand
| tons of beets day, and instead of using a
little over three thousand tons for the sea-
son, it should have ten thousand. The COM
pany gave six dollars ton for the beets de-
iyered at the factory or on board of the cars,
and experience has shown that ton of beets
| will yield two hundred pounds of sugar.
The season in Franklin was very dry and the
beet crop was partial failure. The yield
was from nine to ten tons per acre. In ia
vorable season the yield should be from
twelve to fourteen tons. The sugar is sold
and goes to Boston for refining. That is
not part of the company's business but
/ they did, however, refine little, samples of
which they have on exhibition, and it is en-
tirely free of the beet taste, and SO closely
resembles cane sugar, the grade known as
| Coffee A, that no one would distinguish any
difference The unrefned resembles ordi-