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Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
The Black stone in the Kaaba.


 In the Kaaba, the most ancient and re- markable building on the great Mosque at Mecca, is preserved miraculous stone, with the print of Abraham's feet pressed upon it. It is said by Mohammedan tradition to be the identical stone which served the patri- arch as a scaffo1d when he helped Ishmael to rebuild the Kaaba, which had originally been constructed by Seth, and was afterwards de stroyed by the deluge While Abraham stood upon this stone it rose and sank with him as he built the walls of the sacred edi- flee. The relic is said to be fragment of the same gray Mecca stone of which the whole building is constructed, In this re- spect differing from the famous black stone brought to Abraham and Ishmael by the angle Gabriel, and built into the northeast corner of the exterior walls of the Kaaba, whichsis generally supposed to be either a meteorite or fragment of volcanic basalt It is supposed to have been originally jacinth of dazzling whiteness, but to have been made as black as ink by the touch:of sinful ssman, and that it can only recover it's original purity and brilliancy at the day of judgment. The millions of kisses and touches impressed by the faithful have worn the surface consider ably: but, in addition to this, traces of cup shaped hollews have been observed upon it. There can be no doubt that both the relics associated with Abraham are of high antiqui ty, and may possibly have belonged to the prehistoric worship which marked Mecca as 6 sacred site long before the followers of tho prophet had set up their shrine there.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
Saturday, July 25, 1885.
SOME JUSTICE.

SOME JUSTICE.
 Two judges-one New York judge and the other member of the Supreme court of Michigan-have within a few days taken action which is calculated to raise them and their courts in popular estimation, and to serve az good example for other judges to follow.
 The New York case was that of a man ar rested for burglary. When the accused was arraigned his attorney complained to the court that, the unfeeling officers of the law had advised him to plead guilty and thus cheat an honest practitioner out of fee. The officers replied that their prisoner had all along admitted his guilt till the lawyer appeared with his card and solicited the task of defending him. The prisoner, being questioned by the court, said he was guilty, whereupon the lawyer became excited and re- vealed his code of professional ethics in these words: "Of course he is guilty, but the peo- pie can't prove its' At this the judge ad- ministered sharp rebuke to the attorney and the usual sentance to the client.
 In the Michigan case two professional con- fdense men were arrested for swindling a victim by means of the "three card monte" trick. They were indicted for larceny, tried and convicted. The case was appealed to the Supreme court upon the plea that the of fense was not larceny and that the indict- ment was tharefe+- f~a1ty The court re- fused to set aside the verdict. 'sWe do not consider it profitable" said the judge, ito draw over nice metaphysical distinctions to save thieves from punishment. If rogues conspire to get away a mans money by such tricks as those which were played here it is not going beyond the settled rules of law to hold that the fraud amounts to stealing"
 These two incidents are encouraging. If such incidents were more common popular respect for law and it's administrators would hei incraasad
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
UNEMPLOYED.

"A new policeman on the beat, remarked an esteemed contemporary. Well, that's too bad. The old policeman was on the beat, too. Times don't seem to improve any. Brooklyn Eagle.
 It is not true that southern ball hines hire mules to do their kicking" for them. At least the members do not desist from per sonal exhortation of the umpire on that &C., count-Lowell Citizen.
 Professor Stokes declares that it is impos- sible for human beings to be able to exist at the surface of the sun. It is important that those contemplating visiting the orb of day for a summ CT vacation should know this fact Lowell Citizen.
 Brother Talmage remarks that "you can't go to heaven by steam" Nor by wind either, brother; but will you kindly tell us what was the motive power of the chariot of fire in which the prophet of old ascended2- Buffalo Express.
 s'Six hens and competence" exclaims the Lowell Times, which apparently has some new ideas about poultry raising. The ex- perience of ages has shown that you get along better with six hens and a rooster.- Somerville Journal.
 Pennsylvania man claims to have picked up live turtle with the inscription: Adam: year g." engraved on it's back. Thus do we arrive at the interesting fact that Adam was
  guage.-Boston Post.
 Little Bess, to gentleman caller:--'sYou ain't black, are you, Mir. M 'Black, child?-why, no, should hope not. What made you think I wasp ''Oh, nothin'- 'cept pa said you was awful niggardly. '- Burlington Free Press.
 Music boxes, which cost twenty dollars twenty years ago, can now be purchased for five dollars. And yet the cry of tshard times is still abroad in the land! Some folks would complain of the ''cost of living if pianos were selling for two dollars apiece. -Norristown Herald.
 Customers were scarce and the clerks in the big store were idle. Ont was making "$4" artistically on sheet of wrapping pa per, when the head of the firm came up and said sharply: "Ah, you are sketching. see, MT. Smith" "Yes, sir,' replied Smith, nervously, 'I was merely-just-only draw ing my salary, sir; that's all."-Pittsburg Chronicle. A cucumber grew by the garden wall; Grew round and yellow A little boy it that's all, Poor little fellow.
 -Pttsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
COMMUNICATIONs.
our Cttv,. OId state Hou.e

Our City,s old State House.
 To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 Our citys old State House has been allowed to look as bad as it can and now some of our citizens are showing themselves off by jeer- ing at it. But the yet good old structure does not suffer as it's critics do in the compar- ison of it with themselves.
 One scoffer, who certainly has not done much to adorn our city by his own Phillipic style of architecture, thinks the large and stately building ought to be punished for looking as it does-punished by tearing it down and moving it away And some pro lessor of some of the properties of life says we can have a new site and a bran new building and the city can sock it with 8 H- brary But he don't mention that there is 8 building ready, with its land site and all, and such land site as could not be bought for hundred thousand dollars, and if it were bought for that sum it were not half so good as the present. May poor fellow ask, are taxes to be considered as nothing because they are chiefly to be paid by the poor and nop p.s :. uear ne1gnpor to the city's old State House is the college-and what thinks that? We know we'll enough there must be good common sense enough there to wish the big thing might be well repaired and allowed to live an ornament and a utility far, very far into the future. Yet very often Git is true) the discovery is made of an alarming degree of unwisdom in colleges. Still let us not taunt our friends (not even if they be our enemies.) Rather let us do all we can to persuade our little, spicy, nutmeg State to favor the noble institution more and more in the little matters of real estate, even giving it when they want it and exempting from the tax law what they already possess. Be liberal. It is the true way to prompt to the adornment of our city in all their Improvements of that real estate. Does some cynic ask, has it had this effect heretoforea But wouldn't this be snarlingi Let patience have it's perfect work. The ex- pertinent may not have been SO broadly tried, nor so long continued as yet as to reach the fair results expected. But as to the old State House. Citizens don't forget that it is property, and in the long run it can and will be made productive, and city taxpayers are not sorich as to disregard this motive.
 OBSERVER,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25

long time wrapped in mystery" The French make great mistake, however, if they think that the English courts of justice will take proceedings against General Lord Wolseley for setting price upon M. Olivier Pains head, an offense which is far from being proved by the French and is very much doubted by the English. The bet of the French sportsman shows how Anglomania is making progress in France Poor M. Pain 1! He seems doomed to have price set on his head anyhow But this time it is on condi- tion that that ornament is safe on his shoul- ders.
 A school-board examiner lately asked the following questions of little girl: 'sWhat is the plural of mani" ssMen." ssVery we'll; and what is the plural of child?'' Twins" immediately replied the little girl. MAX O'RELL.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
Keeping House in 8 Car.


 A German bootmaker resides in car now stationed in the center of blank lot on Nineteenth street, near Diamond. He has done so during the last three months. His residence, if not genteel, is clean both inside and out It cost him upward of twenty-five dollars, to which must be added something for repairs. It is partitioned off as to af ford convenience as shop as well as home. On entering the visitor sees counter with a seat on each side of the doorway. Beyond the counter is the repairing compartment, where the tenant pursues his work industri- ously. Another partition divides the ex- tremity, leaving space for roughly made seat, which is also used as bed The inte- rior has but little left of the cars ancient trappings. Ingenuity has demolished them or covered them over with boards and paint. The exterior alone indicates the origin of this unique cabin. Its coating of red and blue paint is faded and dusty; it's windows are de- cayed, for the most part unglazed and in sev- eral cases badly -1ended. One curious fea- ture about it is that in addition to 8 sigL- board indicating the kind of trade conduct ed within, there is one worded thus, "Jewel- rv and watches" The cobbler endeavors to sell trinkets when opportunity occurs, which must be seldom. Few of the pedestrians likely to cross that lot will dream of pur- chasing jewelry or watches at such -i un- promising store. The old man IS cnatty, pO- lite and is said to be capital hand at re- pairing shoes.
 "You seem to be comfortable here," re- marked visitor yesterday.
 'sYes, oh yes," he replied, proceeding to explain in broken English that things were all square and satisfactory during the sum- mer weather.
 "You don't pay much rent herea'
 ttNo; dollar month"
 ssHave you much tradeg'
 "Yes, plenty. The doctor over there gives me all his jobs and lots of people round here come to me with their repairing"
 tsSell much jewelry-many watchess'
 ''No," he said, shortly, with an ominous shake of the head.
 The Salvation army of South Norwalk was recently arrested for parading without Ii cense, in violation of the borough ordl- nances, and with much noise of tambourine es and voices They were released on bonds The furniture store of John Sarsfeld in Portland caught fire about 9 o'clock Thurs day forenoon. The flames were extinguished l without serious loss, and that is covered by l insurance,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
MORNING. JULY 25, 1885.

kept on firing until the barrel burst Or bulged, and when it was sawed in two lon gitudinally there were found fourteen bullets wedged one into the other and so much "up- set' by the hammering of the successive ex- plosions of the powder charges that some of them were not less than one inch in diame- ter; flattened dies instead of conicsl bullets.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
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CONTINUATION SALE!

Our great discount sale has proved SO popular with our GUS toners and has been so success ful that We have concluded to continue it through another week, which is positively the last week in which we shall make twenty per cent, or one fifth, reduction from our regular marked price on all cash pur- chases of our White Goods, Black Goods, Dress Goods, Silks, Laces, Ruhlings, Hamburgs, Cloaks and Shawls.
 For this secor4 week we add our entire stock of Ladies and Children's Made-up Underwear, Ribbons, Fabric Gloves, and of Ladies and Children's Hosiery, excepting three lots of Hosiery on which we have made more than 90 per cent. reduction.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
DR. R. c. FLOWERS E E M E D T E ss

Bridgeport, Conn. March. 1885. pr Flowers Liver and Stomach Sanative can not be too highly recommended to those suffering from dyspepsia and kindred troubles. have used
 REV. SYLVESTER CLARK
 Rector of Trinity Episcopal Church 12 Prospect St., Bridgeport, Conn. Feb 1885, Dr. Flower Nerve Pills have been of great ben
 MRS. CHAS. P. WILMOT.
 Clinton Ave, Stamford, Conn. April, 1885, -Four bottles of Dr. Flowers Liver Sanative have done more for my wife than all the doctors Before commencing it's use she suffered intensely from liver troubles. She is to-day i- better condition than she has been for years able attend to her household duties, enjoy her meals and sleep Soundly; something that for months beyond her power" HERMAN HEISER.
 Norwalk Conn., March, 1885, "Dr. Flowers Liver Sanative is the best medicine for stomach troubles ever saw It has cured me of of long standing and gladly testify to its merits MRS A. G. BETTS.
 Danbury Conn, April, 1es5 II can thoroughly recommend Dr. Flowers Nerve Pills They are just what every woman who has the cares Of house and family needs fer they seem to have a seiatve and quietine effect the ous system without leaving any unpleasant effect behind" MkS. JANE HOYT.
 lG9 Pearl St. Hartford. Conn April 1885 II recommend all sufferers from dyspepsia or liver complaint to Dr. Flowers Sanative 1 speak from personal knowledge of its value It has helped me wonderfully MISS MARY MEEK.
 Brewsters, N. Y, April 1885. 'I have been troubled with torpid liver for years and have never found permanent relief until 1 commenced using Dr. Flowers Liver Sanative. I am happy to be able to add my testimony to it's worth MRS F. c. BAILEY.
 12 Van Reipen Ave,
 Jersey City, N. J.. April 1885. petite has improved and am growing stronger every day. MISS IDA BUCKINGHAM. FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Trustees Sale.

WILL be sold at public auction to the highest " bidder on Thursday, the 30tb day of July, 1885, II o'clock at the store of the late firm of Hemingway & Bradley, numbers 446 and AS State street. New Haven, Conn, the stock, tools, machinery fixtures. including wagons harness and horses, and good will connected with an extensive and profitable botting business carried on for near ly twenty years. The inducements offered to any one desiring to engage in a business of this kind with large and well established trade, the result of much labor and long experience, the best of the kind in this ,tate are uncommonly fat erlng. he trustee will endeavor to meet the wants of the trade to the day of sale and thereby. far as he is able transfer the purchaser the liberal patron age enjoyed by Messrs. Hemingway Bradley. Every thing in first-class sh +pe.
 July 1e, 1885. WILLIAM P. NILES,
 Trustee, estate Hemingway & Bradley.
 IInion CODY jy1Seod t30
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25

Rates of Advertising. SITUATIONS WANTED, one insertion soc; each subsequent insertion 25c.
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 Yearly advertisements at the following raaes: One square, year, S40 two squares year, $70; three squares one year, $100. Obituary notices, in prose verse. 15 cents per lire. Notices Of Births. Marriages and Deaths. 50 cents each Local Notices 2oe per line. Advertisements second page price and a half
 Yearly advertisers are limited to their own imme- diate business. and their contracts do include Wants. To Let, For Sale. etc Special rates furnished application for contracts covering considerable length of time, large space
 THE WEEKLY JOURNAL
 
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
J.N ADAM & co.

HIS SdlC ClluS Oll odlulu udy August Ist. Until then we shall return one-ffth of the price oi the goods; make twenty pe1 cent. discount from our regular marked prices, from the lowesi prices anywhere made, from the lowest prices at which fine goods were ever sold, to every cash purchaser from us of
 DRESS GOODS,
 Including Colored Cashmeres, Serges, Tricots, Albatross, Nuns Veilings, Plaids, Stripes, Checks, Dress Flannels, Worsteds, &c., &c.
 SILKS,
 Including Black and Colored Rhadames, Gros Grains, Satin Merveilleux Brocades, Ottomans Velvets, Pushes, Summer Silks, &c., &c., &c.
 BLACK GOODS, Including Cashmeres, Veilings, Henriettas, Serges, Flannels, Fri cots, Brocades, &c., &c., &c. CLOAkS AND Sl!AWLS, Including Summer Wraps, Dust CTS, Jerseys, Cashmere Shawls, Shetland Shawls, &c., &C., &c.
 LACES,
 Including Rufflings, Tidies, La dies Collars and Cuffs, Elm broideries, real and imitation Laces, Lace and Null Neck wear, &C.
 FABRIC GLOVES, Including Black and Colored Silk, Taffeta, Lisle and Cotton Gloves, Silk and Taffeta Mitts, &c.
 RIBBONS, Including Velvet, Satin, Gros Grain and Taffeta Ribbons, Black and Colored; Sash and narrow widths. ... Ladies and Children's Under wear, including Ladies' Chem ises, Drawers, Gowns, Skirts, Corset Waists, Child's Robes and Dresses, Child's Waists, Summer Skirts.
 WHITE GOODS, Including Victoria and India Lawns, Swiss and India Mulls, Nainsook Checks and Stripes, Tarletans, &c. &c., &c.
 HOSIERY, Including Ladies and Children's Silk, Lisle and Cotton Hose; Black, Colored, Fancy or Striped, excepting three lots on which we make a still greater loss.
 Look at Lot No. I, Chil- dren's Hose at Ioc.
 Look at Lot No. ?, Chil- dren's Hose at 25c.
 Look at Lot No. 5, Ladies Silk Hose at $I.
 Many of these are less than half-price.
 ONLY ONE WEEK MORE Buy now and save per cent. J. D.HDHN geo
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
T1ne gnurmaI and Ouurier.
The Oldest Daily Paper Publish ed
 in Connecticut. THE GA RRINGTON PURI TSHTNq CO
SINGLE COPIES TWO GENTS.

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 GENTS A WEEK, 42 GENTS A MONTH, $500 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY NAH.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
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Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25
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TOURIST RUCHI NJ S,

Thousands Of pieces have already been sold, and we have this day made addi- tIOns to our stock, which some styles many have been waiting for us to receive. They will be sold at the same Low Prices.
 ParaSOlS and Sun Umbrellas.
 As we closed out Oul. Par asOls late in the season last year we are not cumbered with an old stock, but are offering new ones at very Low Prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-25

It is said that southern Senator will bring forward a proposition to give Mrs. Grant pension of s5,OOO. There will prob ably be no objection to the bill
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-01
CURIOS In DEPRAVITY.
A GAMBLER WHO SEEMS TO KNOW
THE LINE OF SAFETY.
Thumped the Preacher Because He Eulo
gized Gen. Grant IA Sisters Curse
The Apothecary's Fatal Mistake
One Good Shot.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Sept. 1.-The sharpest
gambler east of the Alleghanies has been
discovered near Knapp's Creek in this state.
He has built his house exactly on the state
line, and when the New York officials made
a descent on him Tuesday evening he Just
moved his tables, chips, and players into
the other end of the room and claimed TO
be In Pennsylvania The house was
found TO be exactly on the
line, but, rs it had an entrance from the
Pennsylvania as we'll as the New York side,
an arrangement was made with the Penn
sylvania authorities, and Wednesday night
a rush was made by both parties and Nc
Keough ives captured. He was caught In
the north end of his house, so he was fined
$50 by the New York justice. When he
went back to his place at night he boarded
up the Pennsylvania side of the house
and has placed the officers in a
qaandry. The tables are on the Pennsyl-
vania side and the New York officers cannot
touch him. II the Pennsylvania officers
come they must enter from the New York
side to make an arrest and they must have
a requisition to do this. as to take him out
they must take him into New York state.
They haven't found out just how they are
going to catch him yet, but are trying to de
wise plan Meantime he is no doubt fixing
up scheme to circumvent them
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-01
CUNNING, BUT TRICKY

The tests" which the baking powder
ladies are now so numeronsly practicing
upon the baking powders prove upon ex-
animation to be in the nature of tricks.
They consist in mixing first with cold
water, a sample of baking powder found
IN the house and of that carried by them.
selves and in the interest of which they
travel. That found in the house, when
water is turned upon it, if it is pure will
sizzle and foam up suddenly, like sed
litz powder. That carried by the testers
rises slowly and majestlcally, like yeast,
standing over the top Of the testing glass.
Behold the great superiority of our
powder" say the ladies; "how much
stronger and more perfect is its work. "
This is simply the exhibition of trick.
The slow and apparently superior action
Is caused solely by the presence of flour
in the baking powder, and is evidence in>
disputable of adulteration. 1t proves pre-
cisely the opposite of what is claimed.
Put little flour in the Royal or any other
pure baking powder, mix it thoroughly,
and stir into the water, and the same will
be produced.
The ladies next add to the two samples
of baking powder already manipulated
with cold water, little hot water. and
the housekeeper is then RECALLED with the
vapor that arises. The baking powder
offered by the testers will give off no
odor, while that which it is their object
to prove bad will probably exhale gas
either carbonic or ammoniacal. This odoI
is again triumphantly claimed as evidence
of impurity. Here is another deceptive
trick. All first class baking powders have
q leavening power, supplementary to that
developed by cold water, which is given
of by the heat of baking. The hot water
brings this out. Therefore, a baking pow
der which will give off ne additional gas
when hot water is added, is lacking in
strength and otherwise inferior.
Tricks like these practiced for the pur-
pose of deliberately deceiving the public
are both dishonest and despicable, al
though the ladies who perform them Sc
glibly are doubtless ignorant of the char
acter Of their work, having been laugh
thereto by a man. They are nevertheless
swindles of which the public should b
warned,