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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10
REPORTED.

1t is reported that western girl, supposed
to be a mute, has suddenly begun talking
Been married; probably Philadelphia Call
There is a woman in Pekin, Ill, who has
finger nails an inch in length. Her husband
does not belong to any club.-Boston Post.
In billiard room up town they have pals
of milk standing about for players to dip
their cues into when they require chalking-
Puck.
Young man, never call another "a liar" If
he is not, it is uni ust to apply the term to
him, and if he is he knows it himself -Bos-
ton Post.
''He has good terminal fecilities,'' re
marked the railroad man pointing to the
fingers of professional pianist.-New York
Journal.
Why is the man at the lower end of a
whip saw like man who is dead and bur
led? Because he is under the sawed-Ros-
ton Transcript.
A couple of miners struck vein of gas at
depth of six feet in Ohio the other day.
They bored into book agents grave.-New
man Independent.
A Chicago shoe man knows of S2S Chicago
girls who have corns and bunions. How they
get in and out through the front door is not
explained. Philadelphia Call.
The Macon Telegraph says no mether=in-
law has yet taken to the stand as lecturer
Hasn't she, indeed9 Ask the son-in-law
how wide of the turn this is.-Loweu Cour-
Ter.
GA penny for your thoughts, Mr. Slim -
I was thinking of nothing, Miss Carrie >
"Well, that's just like all you men, And
then he wondered what she meant nt-Boston
Post.
"What is education?" asks a newspaper
writer. Education is what enables youth
to become newspaper reporter at $25 q
week instead of plodding through life as
plumber at $50 day.-Philadelphia call.
1t is said that q person 'can do almost
anything he wants to on roller skates with
sufficient practice" The trouble is, how
ever, that he does many things he doesn'i
want to in acquiring the practice.
town Herald.
DR.. Wadsworth says the earth has ''het-
erogeneous viscid, elastic, liquid interior ir
regularly interlocked with and gradually
passing into lighter heterogeneous crust
That is good definition of custard pie
Oil City Derrick.
A San Francisco man who committed
suicide left note saying he was engaged to
be married, but feared he could not support
a wife. He might have tried one more ex
pertinent. Perhaps the wife would have sup
ported him.-Chicago Herald.
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No Room for Niorni0hs.


Some time ago the Mormon elders, casting
around for a new FL Dorado, fixed covetous
eyes on the fruitful land along the Rio va
qui, and sent trusted delegates to spy out the
country. Brigham Young, jr., proceeded to
Guaymas and interviewed the Governor with
view to getting official sanction to prospect
the Yaqui country. This Governor had, it is
said, received hint from the Federal gov
ernment not to give tho Mormon leaders too
courteous consideration, and Young soon
found that if he was to explore the Rio va
qui he should do so without Mexican assist
ance, moral or physical. Young then, it is
said. tried his Establishments on the educa-
ted chief of the Yaquis and requested the
favor of an interview with that determined
and diplomatic parsonage. RehaaAy WAS
thoroughly conversant with the Mormon
question and the tenets of Young's church,
and having no admiration for them, de-
clined to meet the Mormon apostle. He ap=
pointed a delegate, however, to meet the
Mormon outside Yaqui territory, and the re-
suit of the negotiations was that Young con-
cluded that the Rio Yaqui was not just then
the most inviting Eldorado to which the adj
vocates of polygamy could fly from the rig
ors of United States law. President Taylor
and a delegation of Mormon bishops and
some other representative polygamists subse-
quently went to Mexico to see if the pros
poets were more alluring, but nothing came
of their visit, and the Yaquis still preserve
their simple faith and traditions. Their Ian
guage, Mr.. Womble states, is wonderfully
soft, and so pleasant to the ear that the
stranger hearing it listens with surprise.
The race is also distinguished by its love of
music and its ability to give it's ideas in that
direction more than expression The favor
ite instrument of the Yaquis is the harp,
much similar to the old Irish harp, but they
also construct and play the violin.
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ling tufts of pink threads, and its highly
sensitive leaves and leaf stalks. When
touchsd the leaves Immediately field them
selves up, and the leaf stalk falls, almost
hiding the leaves under the branches of the
plant. The pitcher plant also grows in the
marshes along the east coast, but generally
out of sight among the rushes and the sedges
at the water side. At the end of each leaf,
which narrows to mere stalk at the tip, it
carries vase-ike excrescenceAery much re-
sembling pitcher, with lid and all com
p1ete. This pitcher seems provided for the
purpose of keeping the leaves we'll supplied
with moisture, as considerable quantity of
water is often found in these receptacles.
The lace-leaf plant has frequently been de-
scribed. In the rivers west of Tamatave
great Quantities of this fresh water yam may
be seen sending its two-ferked flower just
above the eddying of the water, in which it
bobs backward and forward in a fantastic
dance. The root is edibfs; but the interest
of the plant centers in its leaves, which are
about eight to fourteen inches long, and re-
semble a square patterned lace, or skeleton
leaf with psrallel veiring, the whole space
between being empty. Thsse are supported
on stalks two or three feet long, just suffic-
lent to raise the leaf to the level of the water
That truth is stranger than fiction is again
illustrated by a story which comes from
Calais, Maine: &c6ording to this story the
head of one of the oldest and most tespecta-
BILE families in Maine died several years ago,
y Ia md hr1Si
investments of nearly 100000 to his only
daughter, aged seventeen years. Her guar
dian, Louis Roche, was a Frenchman of
somewhat doubtful character, though her
father had the utmost confidence in him.
Roche induced the girl to marry him before
she was eighteen years old. Two years after
ward the property was sold and Roche and
his wife went to Europe. They settled in
Lyons near his ancestral home, and soon
after their arrival daughter was born to
them Six. other children were afterward born
four sons and two daughters. Four years
ago the last of the children died. and Roche
firing of his wife, induced her to convey all
her property to him, and then cut her throat
and threw her into the Seine. She was res
dressed, but she had lost her memory, had
even forgotten her name. The peasant fell
in love with her and they were married
Last summer she had cholera and came near
dying. With returning health she regained
her memory. The peasant interested wealthy
people in her case, and action was begun in
the courts against Roche. She is now in Maine
in search of witnesses to aid her in recovering
her property Her husbands brutal treat
ment will cost him his liberty for several
years. A decree of divorce will be granted
hel on her return to France, and she will
then legalize her marriage with the peasant,
who is said to be an estimable and intelligent
man. Several people from New England
accompany Mrs. Roche on her return to
France.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10
NO. IS.

Medical Journal a remarkable account of q
new cure of this obstinate disease, which will
be good news to a large number of literary
men and wotnea, clerks, musicians, ETC., WHO
afflicted with it. He declares the writer's
cramp, or scrivener's palsy, has hitherto de-
fed the most stenuous of therapeutics The
pharmaeopeia has been ransacked in the
search for a suitable drug wherewith to
combat the symptoms, but in vain. Vari-
ously shaped pens and supports for the hand
and arm, electrical and hydropathic applica-
tions, and even protracted rest have general
ly proved useless in severe cases. At last.
however, system, which is described as
peculiar combination of massage and gym
nastics, has been brought into operation with
very remarkable success by German, Herr
Julius Wolff. This gentleman, having gained
a considerable reputation in his own country,
was in 1881 called to Paris by Professor Char
cot, and In two three weeks had cured two
inveterate cases of writer's cramp. These
cures, with others previously affected in Ger
many, made considerable impression in the
medical world, and when few months ago
Herr Wolff came to settle in London, his ar
rival was regarded with many of the princi-
pal physicians. DIR. de Watteyille gives
minute particulars of some of be cases in
which the new treatment has succeeded in
enabling sufferers from this most Distress
ing affection to write clearly and without
pain, thus confirming the observations made
by the eminent Professor Billroth, in Wen
na, Nussbaum, III Munich and others The
/ assage consists of rubbing, kneading,
stretching, and beating of the fingers and the
several muscles of the hand and arm. There
are gyu1nastic exercises, both active and pas
siye, and, most important of all, there are
graduated exercises in writing, with view
of calling into play now set of muscles in
lieu of those injured by the eramp. The
writer concludes by mentioning the case of
gentleman sent to him by Herr Wolff. Here
the disease was of seventeen years duration,
and yet in less than fortnight the patient
was able to write for several hours a day,
with almost normal rapidity and firmness.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10
Mate for Albert Victor.

London Letter in Philadelphia telegraph
The knowing people-it is astonishing
what lot of thetn are about just now-have
not lost much time in seeking out wife
for the eldest son of the heir apparent. He
only came of age a few days ago and now
they say he is going to marry the Princess
Clementine, daughter of the king of the Bel
gians. As the young lady in question is:
however, only twelve years of age, Albert
Victor will have to 'bide wee" if he seeks
an alliance in that quarter. There may be
some slight foJndstjon for the rumor, but
nothing yet can possibly lave been definitely
settled although the sisters of the princess
were betrothed at an early age-ffteen, 1
think The marriage would be very popular
in Belgium, and scarcely lsss&o here, for the
English people rather tired of seeing
their royal family invariably ally themselves
with portionless German damsels. If Prince
Albert Victor were eventually to marry the
Princess Clementine, the lady would proba-
bly, have to change her religion; but small
difficulty need be anticipated about that, as
royal princesses have seldom allowed theolog-
ical considerations to stand in the way of
their social advancement. What France and
Germany would say abott such an alliance
remains to be seen. Both powers east long
ing eyes upon Belgium and Holland, and the
marriage of a future King of England with
the daughter of the King Of Belgium would
probably be feiished neither by Prince Bis
marck nor M. Ferry.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10
RACING IN EGYPT.

CameIs i'm a Free for AI-ExcitIns
sport for Natives and Englfshmen.
iFrom the Clipper.l
Pony races and foot races appealed but lit
tie to the native mind, but the camel race
open to all corners, was a matter of the
warmest interest to ALL both Englishmen and
natives. The Mudir himself, with large
foil. wing, attended the meeting, was most
enthusiastic on the subject of this race, and
had entered his best camel for it, his exam
pie being followed by the owners of all the
best camsls.
The scene at the starting point was quaint
in the extreme. Camels were there of every
size and hue, believing one and all as though
in direst agony: some of them bestridden by
English soldiers on their red leather saddles
some by officers who preferred the comforta-
BILE Soudan saddle, some by naked Bischari
or Abebdeb, sons of the desert, who not in
frequently, disdaining saddles of any kind,
sat perched on the rump of the animal as on
. jackass, and guided their beasts by the nos
tril string alone. Here and there among the
crowd were Bashi Bazouks on slim necked,
siender-legged animals, whose rich accoutre-
ments showed that their owners found war
paying trade, and townfok who, perched on
their light wooden saddles their long robes
bound closely round their waists, intended
evidently to make desperate struggle for
victory.
At last, profting by a moment when all
the competitors seemed to be in line-a re-
suit to obtain which had taken some three
quarters of an hour-the signal was given to
60, and the camels started. Then some trot-
ted, some galloped some turned themselves
round and round seeking to tie themselves in
knots and refusing to move forward, others
threw themselves on the ground and rolled
their riders off, and one OF two, disengaging
themselves from the crowd, started off in
mad breakneck gallop toward the hills, their
riders, albeit wild sons of the desert, unable
to do more than cling to the beasts for dear
life Every now and then occurred a terrific
collision between two eager competitors,
which flung both camels and riders to the
ground. As the beasts rounded the turning
post the confusion became proportionate to
the excitement. Many cameis never got
round the post at all, but fell to fighting one
with another on the far side of it, in which
conflicts their riders, when natives, soon took
part with right good will Others sought to
cheat, diminishing the distance by one hun
dred yards or 80, but these defaulters were
promptly spotted and bounded off the course
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10

CARD.-To all who are suffering error from
and fndiscretons of youth, nervous weakness early
dccay loss of manhood, &C., will send recipe
3hat will cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This
great remedy WAS discovered by missionary In
South America. Send self-addressed envelope
REV JOSEPH T. INMAN, Station D, New York.
Jy14 eodAw1y
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10
A 'TOy Bank Maker.

The well-known ingenious toy trick banks
are all made from models made by man,
who works all day long in low-ceilinged
room in the top story of Chestnut street
house at his wax models and bronze chasings
The room presents a scene of picturesque
disorder The wall is hung with plaster
casts, paper designs and bronze models. The
toy bank inventor sits smoking incessantly,
with no company but black cat.
eThe 'Creedmoor' bank was the first I
made, - said the bank maker on Saturday.
''That was followed by kicking mule, the
bulldog, and others. 1 am now at work
upon a more complicated toy bank, mon
key The first bronze casting has just come
in. We are now chasing it and filing down
all the rough edges and making the joints
work easily I first of all make a solid mod
ell of the figure in specially prepared wax.
From this take plaster of. paris model in
two halves. Then l make two hollow models
of the figure in wax from these moulds. The
next thing is to separate from the complete
models ths parts which are intended to be
movable. Before me 1 have the left forearm
and hand of a monkey, holding piece OF
cocoanut shell, the thumb of the right hand,
the lower jaw. the eyes and the tail, which,
when the toy is complete, will act in con-
Juncb1On WITH a SpEluS Oh CLo
parts being removed, I have to make fresh
model in wax of every part. with an end OF
Joint attached to them. They are then sent
to the brass foundry to be cast in brass or
bronze The whole figure has to be made
complete and working in wax before it goes
TO the foundry. When they come back some
of the pieces are very rough, and need great
deal of filing and chasing to make them fit
and move easily. You see, the model in
bronze that make is the foundation from
which all the banks are eventually to be
made, and unless my model works perfectly
there will be no end of complains when it
goes eventually to the iron foundry, where
the marketable toys are turned out. There
are twenty pieces in this bank. A coin is
placed between the thumb and finger of a
monkeys right hand. The thumb, you see,
is kept in place by spring strong enough
to hold a coin the weight of half dollar
When the tail is depressed the left hand
raises the upper part of the cocoanut, the
lower jaw falls down, the eyes go up, the
right thumb is drawn back and releases the
coin, which falls through slit in the cocoa
nut into the mouth of the monkey and the
bank"
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Tuesday, March 10, 1855.
A NOTABLE CASE.

A case which has just come up in Lon
don court gives rise to some interesting and
important questions. 4 Roman Catholic
priest it is alleged, induced an emotional
girl of sixteen to become Catholic much
against the wishes of her parents, who were
members of the Church of England, and
could see nothing desirable for their daugh-
ter in the Church of Rome. When they
found out that she had not regarded their
wishes, but had listened to the counsel of
the Jealous priest, and turned Catholic, they
took active measures. They sent the child
to- another town, where she was put in
charge of her uncle, who was told to prevent
her from having anything to do with any
thing connected with the Church of Rome.
But she managed to see priest aid told him
of her situation. He consulted solicitor to
find out whether girl under sixteen years
old could be legally prevented by her parents
from following the dictates of her cen
science as concerned the Catholic religion" :"
dian could not obstruct the religious belief
of a wa1d who had attained the age of six
teen years." and that s'no trammels could be
put upen her."
But the father of the girl proved to be
match for her, the priest and the lawyer.
He had his daughter made ward of the court
and then applied for an injunction to re-
strain both the priest and the lawyer from
Communicating with her either verbally, by
letter or otherwise, or in any way inducing
or encouraging her to become a member of
the Roman Catholic church, OF to disregard
or disobey the wishes of her parents in re-
gard to her religious belief" The Judge
granted the injunction and said: eff the
ministers or priests of any religious faith at
tempt to induce girl of sixteen to disobey
her father and to have secret interviews with
them with the knowledge that her father
would object to it, that young lady being
ward of court, should certainly think it the
duty of the court to prevent such persons
holding any further communication with the
ward or doing anything to induce young
lady of that age to disobey her father
This is very interesting case. OF course
the girl cannot be permanently kept from
being devoted Catholic if she wants to be
one, and her parents may possibly not know
any better what she wants or what is good
for her in the matter of religious belief than
she does One thing is certain. 1t is not
probable that persecution" will lessen her
zeal
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10

From an account recently made public of
the plants in the island of Madagascar it ap
pears that there are some curious ones there.
The sensitive plant, growing about one hun
dred miles south of Taraatave, is a censpicu-
GUS object, with its delicate flowers resenb-
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by the watchful stewards. This winner was
greeted as he passed the post by such cheers
as completely disconnected the poor brute,
and had not his rider warily forestalled him
he would have turned back in fright from
before ths crowd
The race was d good one, and one of the
most interesting features about 1t was the
fact that, although the winning camel was
ridden by native, the English soldiers,
whose acquaintance with eamels dated from
but fortnight, seemed to hold their own
very fairly against the natives, VINO were, SO
to speak, born and bred camel riders. As to
knowledge of th6 habits of the brute and
ty of the native is incontestable; but at this
short trial of speed the Englishmen showed
themselves net much his interiors.
General Gordon's Paper Money.
IGubat Letter to London Daily Chronele.j
'The Mahdi, when Khartoum fell, secured
the whole of General Gordon's papers, to-
gether with large number of bank notes is
sued by the gallant defender of Khartoum.
These, we are informed, he is now taking
steps to negotiate and obtain much-needed
ready cash by discounting them. AS Gene
raj Gordon pledged Englands word to re-
deem them, it will require seine ingenuity to
defeat the Mahdi's object. Indeed, it will be
next to impossible to detect the notes which
the Msbdi has seized and those which have
been circulated bohs fde by General Gordon
himself, especially as all doeutnents are in
the False Prophets hands. Many Of the
people from Khartoum who came here in
Gordons steamers hold these notes, which
they obtained in a perfectly legitimate man
rier, and stieh claims as theirs can scarcely be
overlooked Many natives, moreover, who
months ago held friendly and trading rela.
tions with Khartoum, have these pieces of
paper, and they will certainly look for their
redemption. Many of the notes have been
bought by the officers here at far higher
rate than their nominal value, as memento
of the hero who is gone. Another relic of
the gallant defense of Khartoum, however,
is even more sought after than the bank
notes, and that is tie lSa3en medals which
General Gordon ordered to be stfaek and dis
tributed to every man, woman and child IN
the beleaguered city, in token of the bravery
they had displayed. Several of these medals
were in possession of Gordon's men, but they
were SO eagerly bought up, not only by Off
GERS but by the men too, hat they are now
at premium. and at such premium, too,
that an offer Of their weight in gold fails to
induce the lucky owners to- part with them
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-10

Che Cure of Writer'S Cramp.
DR.. de Watteville, the physician in charge
of the electro-therapeutical department in
ST. Mary's hospital, contributes to the British