Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-13
EDITORIAL NuTkS.

MT. Blaine receives eighty cents a VoluMa royalty for his book. About enc hundred
 thousand volumes have already been ordered,
 so that the distinguished writer is sure ot
 $s0, 900 for his year's work.
 A young lady recently read before one of
 the royal societies of England an essay on
 She blastopore of the newt. This rather goes
 ahead of anything that the young ladies of
 the high school in this city have yet at 1 tempted.
 Mr. J. c. Mackin, a Democratic leader At Chicago, remarks that the man his party wants for a candidate is one ''who can take in the entire procession, from the man with
 the cologne bottle in front to the man carry- ing jimmy in the rear"
 New Haven is not left long witheut ''big
 question" to disagree about. Shall pious
 people be allowed to hold religious services
 on Sunday on the beautiful East Rock Park?
 is the question now up for debate. Our col: umns are open for communications of req sonable length concerning this important matter.
 An interesting revelation has been made to beer drinkers in New York city. It has just been discovered that the long brass faucet through which their favorite beverage passes when obtained in the saloons is thickly coated with verdigris, 8 virulent poison formed by the action of the free acid con tained in the beer on the metal.
 Ex-Senator Simon Cameron said Go a re- porter that the choice of Mir. Blaine met the wish of the people, that Senator Logan strengthened the ticket, and that he liked both the candidates. He further expressed his confidence that the Independents will support the ticket. that reflection will dispel campaign will be particularly active and csm- mand the enthusiastic support of all Repub- Hcans and many Democrats.
 The coming contemplating season is to witness the test of newly perfected ma chine which is intended to do the work of many hands in gathering tho fully opened bolIs without injury to other parts of she plant. Many of the machines are now in progress of manufacture, and by next month 6 number of them will bs completed and ready for trial. This ingenious mechanisn is drawn by horse-poweF, and runs along be- tween the plants. plueking the perfected bolls as it goes. Friction has bosn reduced in 1t to e minimum. and its 1S8 picking stems are oiled from single cup.
 A good deal of uncextainsy exists in France as to the outcome of the divorce legislasio recently effected there. Although M. Na- quet's project was not fully adopted the Sb- | rogation of the law of May 8. 1916, is said to l have practically established divsrce in | France The conditions under which it can | be carried out remain unsettled. The | church at least will not sanction it. The | French will not readily conform to the oon- | ditions which are thus creatsd, and 1t re- mains to be seen how far the anticipations of | it's advocates will be realized. M. Naqaet, however, is acknowledged to have made his political fortune by this legislative indorss- | msnt of his efforts.
 According to the annual report of she f treasurer of the Brooklyn bridge in the year and one week from the opening of tho bridge for travel to the last day of May in this year. the number of persons who crossed the bridge on foot was 6, 179. 300. The cars ear- ried since the railroad has been In operatioH, some weeks less than year, 5.S32. 40 per sons, and 599, ,5O4 vehicles have crossed shs bridge. carrying, it is estimated, l, Is9, ,eos per sons. The number of persons who 1 crossed on foot to Brooklyn vas more by half million than of those who crossed in the other direction, bat those who went from Brooklyn to New York by the ears were more nunnerous bv nearly three-uuarters of mill lion than those who went from New York to Brooklyn by that conveyance. The total re- seipts of the bridge from tolls and car faxes were $4o2, ,987, and the expenses were @Sos,- 85s, ,SS The excess does not go far toward vino inkerest on the cost of the structure
 Stock brokers on the French Bourse have " hat is generally known as "a fat thing ] According to law there can be only sixty of 1. hem. In 1915, when there were only Eve