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Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
GOOD TEmPLARs.

Annual Meeting At Meriden-Reports
 Of Omcers-The order Prosperous.
 At Circle Hall, Meriden, yesterday morn ing the twenty-second annual meeting of the Grand lodge of Good Templars began with about two hundred delegates present. The various railroads offer free return tickets. The morning session was devoted principally to the reports of the officers. The report of the grand secretary showed that there are "A lodges, gain of 16; 17 having been instituted during the year and 1 lost. During the year 1,25O members have been initiated, 6S ad- mitted by card and 91 reinstated, making the total gain l, ,409. The loss has been 1,152, divided as follows: Withdrawn, 213; went out on clearance cards, 78; died, 22; sus- pended, 675; expelled, s6; lost by surrender of charter, 78 The present membership is 8. .381 a net gain of 257.
 The report of the grand treasurer, M s. Wizard, gave these figures: The total receipts during the year ending September 1, 1885, were $1 ,313.55 and the expenditures $1,- 373.1 .19. The receipts were from the follow ing sources: Dues from lodges, $1, 1,013. IA; charter fees, $10; sale of supplies, $149. .35; juvenile department, STA. .75; collections by G. w. 0. T., $21. .50 cards, $1. .25; mission fund collections, $43.56. The previous treas ury balance increases the total to $1 ,380. 40 and there is now $7.21 in the treasury. The amount due from lodges on account is $95. 79 and to lodges on account $6.04. From the juvenile department $21.83 is due The total assets are $379.75, the outstanding un- paid bills $324. 90 and the assets above liabil- fties $54 S5.
 > In the juvenile department, according to the report of Grand Secretary Rev. A. c. Hurd of this department, last years re- ceipts were $169 966, divided as follows: Dues $29. 98, sale of supplies $655, charter fees $15, Grand lodge treasury $11s.13. There are due from the Grand lodge $38. 6S mak- ing the total $208. .34. The expenses were s186. 51, as follows: Postage $3.23, supplies $100S, services $59.75, travelling expenses $S3 75, paid grand secretary $29.70. There are now due the Grand lodge $21.83.
 Yesterday afternoon the third degree was worked. Thirty-seven lodges were repre- sented. Last evening joint open meeting was held by Banner lodge and the Grand lodge
 Among the New Haven parties present were: George W. Banta, Howard W. Du-7 rand, Mrs. o. P. Yale, MT. and Mrs. T. R. Thompson, MT. and Mrs. Edward Linton, MT. and Mrs. Frank Hayes.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

General Chace, of Rhode Island, says: q always keep Hunts Remedy in my house; il
 prevents headache and kidney troubles.n We depart from our usual practice and recommend Hunts Remedy as safe cure foi all kidney diseases.- tledical Gazette. se1e eod4t wit
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
BUNNELL's MUSEUM.
BUNNELL MUSEUA. Gray and Stephens' combination comp

Gray and Stephens combination company with the dogs Romeo and Zip continues to draw good houses in their play entitled
 Saved from the Storm" The last three days of the week the company will present 'sWithout Home" Despite the weather large houses were present yesterday. The company's audiences everywhere are largely
 composed of ladies and children
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

New $25,OOO Hotel i'm WiIlimantic.
 s. c. Hooker of Willimantic, proprietor of the Brainard House, is erecting $25, 900 hotel in that town, corner of Main and Bank Rtreets
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Summer Weather Still continues and our low shoes are selling at little more than half price.
 D, W. CosGRovE & Co.,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
M1LL1KEN opERAr1c COMPANY.

A fair-sized audience greeted Milliken's Operatic Comedy company in the three act comedy 'tNiniche" at Carll's Opera House last night. The company is on the whole an excellent one and the style of the entertain ment ought to become popular The show is very lively one and filled with Imaginable incidents. Madeline Lueette is a charming actress and possesses 8 rich, melodious voice. She was supported by a good com the extraordinary big jump from Chicago to this city and being fatigued by the journey there will be no matinee this afternoon, but Madame Boniface will be given in the even ing. It was their first appearance in New Haven last evening and if we can judge by the entertainment given last night the suc- cess of the company is assured.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
ALICE HARRISON,

There was fair sized aud: :ence at the New Haven Opera House last evening to see Alice Harrison and her company in their latest success, "Hot Water" The play is rightly called a ''musical farce absurdity." :" There is only plot enough to it to give Miss Harrison and the members of her troupe plenty of opportunities to sing, dance and say funny things, all of which were taken. Miss Harrison at once won the good will of the audience by singing in the first act her inimitable drinking song" In the second act the trio s'Three little maids are we," from the "Mikado," won deserved encores. Nothing could be better than Miss Harrison's personstion of Yum Yum" Her dress, sions must be seen to be fully appreciated. The trio 'tRsad the answer in the stars'' also received triple encore. The supporting company is quite good. MT. Girard's "Her. cules Heavyweight" and MT. Mathews "Brick Nimble" were both very funny i'm presentations. The rest of the company did all that was required of them. The play will be repeated this evening and will no doubt draw @ larger house.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
FALLS INTO THE CELLAR.
Forty Men Work Long and Hard t<
 Free a Horse.

Forty Men Work Long and Hard to
 Free a Horse.
 A horse belonging to Constable Stagg, of Stratford, was left standing in the barn yes- terday morning, partly harnessed, by MT. Stagg, who returned in few minutes, when he discovered that his horse had suddenly disappeared. A vigorous kicking assured him that the horse was near by and Mr. Stagg found that it had fallen through an opening into potato cellar underneath the building, the trap door having been left open, Only one leg remained above the floor, and this MT. Stagg pushed through the hole to relieve the position of the horse as much as possible. The aperture through which the animal went is only about two feet square and it hardly seems possible that a horse could get through. The cellar is about nine feet deep, but so small that the horse could not stand up or lie down straight, be- ing doubled up in a painful manner and wedged in tightly. It required an hours hard work by forty or fifty men, the removal of the greater part of the flooring and the rigging of block and tackle to get the horse out. Then it was only accomplished after three or four failures. Strange to say the horse was apparently unhurt.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
Neu Mon

new manufactory has been started in Deep River near the depot by Potter & Schnell for the manufacture of wire goods novelties, etc. Both gentlemen are well known in the town as formerly connected with Pratt Read & O.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

FOR RHEUMATISM, LuMBAGo, NEURALGIA, CRAMr and Collie there is no remedy superior to the gen. inc Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil. se21d&w1w
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.

The Excelsior Folly company will appear Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday afternoon in the historical bur lesque s'The Field of the Cloth of Gold. /" The costumes are entirely new, as is the scenery, and the company is an excellent one.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
Entertainments.

AMERICAN THHATER.
 It is hardly necessary to state that the "Adamless Eden" is drawing large crowds at this theater. Matinee to-day.
 ROSE CoGHLAN.
 Rose Coghlan, the eminent artist, will play three nights engagement at New Haven Opera House, appearing in her New York success "Our Joan, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 1, 3 and 3.
 SHADOWS OF GREAT CITY. Next week at the New Haven Opera House the great success of last season, 'sThe Shad- ows of Great City," will occupy the stage for three nights. The scenery, panoramas and properties are all new for the season and will no doubt create the old time enthusi-
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

KNOW HIMSELF, by reading the ssSci. ence of Lffe,s, the best medical work ever pub lished, for young and middleaged men.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Ayers Ague Cure is warranted to cure all cases of malaria. Sold by druggists. Price S1 sS1 St
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

The warm weather often has a depressing and facilitating effect. Hoods SarsapaYilIa overeomes all languor and lassitude.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Boraasl, the true remedy for Nasal catarrh,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23
UA IF ,, sarSines

DECEIVED TO-DAY. direct from Alex. Fly IA Quen1, Bordeaux, an involce of this celebrat- ed brand, new season's packing. We consider thep the finest Sardines sent to this country,
 F EDW, F. HALL & SON,
 sci 770 Chapel Street,
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Borazel cures Hay Fever.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Borazel, the true remedy for Nasal CataEh.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-23

Borayel cures Hay Fever.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-06-27
THE CHINESE QUESTION.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-I notice that
our Asiatic immigration question,
continues to occupy 4 considerable
portion of the columns of our jour-
nails and nearly unanimous public
attention, without any of our writer's
daring fully to chronicle our situa-
ton, for fear that American states
men may become acquainted with
the true position of the country and
withdraw treaty which is supposed
to be fostering and encouraging a
state policy of superseding the An
glo-Saxon race with Eastern pagans.
l will here take the liberty to state
that in order to secure future pros
perity to these Islands the foreigners
and natives of the kingdom should,
without delay, seriously take into
consideration the critical and unsa-
tisfactory state of affairs throughout
the Islands. Something must be
done to preserve our independence
in future and retain the Hawaiian
flag, which now so feebly floats over
our capitol, for the original owners
of the soil and the white race whose
influence and capital heretofore have
been the main support of the king
dom. In order to accomplish this
object and hold our prestige as Il
civilized nation it will be necessary
for us to put an absolute and final
check upon the further encroach-
ment of the Asiatic races who are
now overhowing the country. be-
lieve it to be the duty and right of
every citizen interested in the cult
vation of sugar to unite in one COM
mon cause for protection against in
vasion, by adopting laws and putting
in force a policy which will in future
bring relief, check retrogression, and
save the Hawaiian Government from
dishonorablc and disgraceful flu.
ture. 1t must be conceded that we
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-06-27

expenditure benefits not the people,
bona fde settlers, but the planters
and his agents only--if our repre-
sentatives to the next Legislature
cannot be prevailed upon to pass
restriction act, amongst other things
especially stopping the issuance of
trading business licenses to the libe-
rated coolie or coolie merchants,
which would have the effect Of
throwing our trade and circulating
capital into the channel which would
command and retain our gold and
its value in the country--if this OBJ
ject cannot be accomplished we will
certainly continue to drift along dis
united in our downward course until
we arrive at crisis of national
anarchy, corruption and shameful
lawlessness, which in all probability
will be past redemption, or the con-
troll of our weak and tottering gov
ernment, whose flag, now but feebly
waving, will give way and be struck
from the code of nations, to be here
after spoken of with disrespect
and dishonor.
II. Y. SoUIREs.
Honolulu, June 23rd, 1885.
The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-06-27
SATURDAY, JUNE 81, 1885.
OPIUM.

The tax of $40 a pound on opium,
which was established by the last
Congress, had the effect of decrcas-
ing the importatons of the drug for
time, but at present there is
large increase of its importation.
The above extract from an A,neri-
can paper seems to lean towards the
opinion that restrictive Legislation is
ineffective for the suppression of the
opium trade. And it is an assertion
very often hazarded that laws of that
kind have tendency to produce re-
suits the contrary of those intended.
Such assertions cannot stand the test
of either theory or practice. With
regard to the theory, it might about
as well be affirmed that laws
against murder, theft or arson in
crease the number of criminals in
country. If such proposition has
any show of reason about it, it is
wonderful that no statesmen have
ever thought of cleaning out crime
by giving it full scope to cxtermi-
nate itself. But coming to practical
results, we have not far to go for
testimony to support prohibitory
measures. The results of prohibi-
ton in this Kingdom for the past
four or five years is that the planta-
tions are stated, on good authority,
TO be comparatively free from the
opium nuisance, and that the traf-
tic is now confined chiefly to Homo
lulu. Some years ago, a license
system was in vogue. Persons
bought the privilege of debauching
the nation with opium. Chinese,
Hawaiians and foreigners all in
dulged. The effects were so palpa-
bly, disastrous that the Chinese them
selves petitioned the legislature to
abolish the traffic and tabu the i'm
portation of the drug. At present,
corporal's guard cannot be muster
ed from among all that class of cti-
zens whose opinion is worth anything
to support any measure for relaxing
the terms of the opium law. Instead
of releasing the national hold on the
opium business, the best voice of
the nation is to throttle it with q
fiercer grip than ever before.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

an he says to hese'f: rs boun' ter do
somelin' better'n dis fur libin. reckin'
I'll go skecr dat ole Harris, an make him
glib me feed o meal So he jump Obcr
de fence, for he was spry 'nuf when he
had Il min ter an he steals IN ole bar
skin dat he'd seen hangin' mp in de stoh
po'ch an he pretty nigh kivered himself
all up wild il. Den he 90 down to de pos
oils, where de mail had ies' come in.
When dis trifln' old mule seed de culled
man, Harris, sittn' on de bottom step Oh
de po'ch, he begin to kick up his heels an
make all de noise he could wild he mOuf.
rs II big grizzly bar" said de mule,
escaped from de 'nagerle when twas ford
in Scott's Crick.' when did You git
out p said de culled man, Harris. 4 bus
from de cage at half pas free O'Clock dis
ebenin'. An Is you really II grizzly bar ?
Dat de truf,' said de trifiin mule, an
rs pow full hungry, an if you don go git
me feed o meal I'll swaller you down
whole An he begun to roar as like II
grizzly bar as he knew how. Dat all de
truf, you tellin' me ? de cullud man,
Harris, ask Oats all true as Is libin','
says de trilln mule All right den,' says
deculled man, Harris, if you kin come from
de ford on SCOTS Creek in Il hour an a
half, you kin carry de mail jes' as we'll as
any udder mule, an Is gwine ter buy Il
big cart whip, AN make you do it. SO
take off dat bar skin, an come long wild
me SO you see Brudder Gran'sUn,' con
tinued Biiah, dar's dif'rent kinds oh truf
an yOuS got ter be mighty 'ticklar wOt
kind you sticks ter
Cit up" said Grandson to his drowsy
horse, as he started him on another fur
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

The prince of the three-card monte and
buncO men in this section of the country
says Washington correspondent is a
man named Skivington.
y few weeks ago he picked up clergy
man who was on a visit to the capital for
the first time. He invited him to witness
the explosion of some mythical patent
torpedOes under several equally mythical
old hulks across the Potomac The clergy
man went, and they met the customary
coterie of three-card-mOnte men, and pref
~ soon the usual cattle drover came along,
apparently drunk and displaying Il big
roll of money. AS usual the drOver reck
lessly bet with his confederates and lost
considerable sum. SkiVington showed
the clergyman how the drover was being
cheated and invited him to take a hand
ana win some money. The clergyman,
however, had conscientious scrupleS
against gambling, but finally Skivngton
made proposition to him, saying that the
drover would certainly be Swindled out of
all his money by the sharpers and sug-
costing that it would only be doing II
Christian act to win his money, get his
address and then place the winnings in
the bank to his credit, where he could re
cover them when he was sober
This looked like charitable act so the
clergyman gave Skivington his pocket
book containing several hundred dollars
and it was vcntured ON the cards and lost
SklNlnGtOn was prOfuSe III his apologies
and regrets, and while the drovcr was
gathering in his money stranger ap-
peared ON the scene with very wicked
looking double arrclled shotgun. He
was furious at the discovery that gamb-
ing had been going on on his land, and
started toward house Il hundred yards
away, where, he said, a constable resided
1t was explained to the clergyman that the
statutes of Virginia impose II penalty of
two years upon all persons detected and
convicted of the crime of gambling and
no sooner had the bogus farmer taken Il
dozen steps toward the house than the
clergyman made dash for the river fol
lowed closely by Skivington. They jump
ed into boat and rowed back to Wash
lngton, the minister actually thanking
the gambler for having saved him from
arrest and disgrace, so little did he sus-
pect the real character of his companion.
Sklvlngton had another adventure only
Il lew days ago with IA lawyer, under sim
liar circumstances but the lawyer even
rlSkeu his watch and returned to Wash
lngton absolutely pennileSs. When the
bogus farmer appeared with the shotgun
the lawyer Z ave one yell and made toward
Long Bridge, a distance of some five miles.
lie ran like deer through the mud. and
AS 1t was raining, he arrived in Washing
ton wet To the skin He is an intimate
friend Of secretary Lamar, and told that
Official all about his experience at Airing
ton. The good natured Secretary laughed
until he cried, and then frankly told his
legal friend that he had been ~Niudlrd.
me case was put in the hands % the de-
tcCtiNeS mere, and they recovered the gold
watch, but We're, of course, unable TO get
back single dollar of the money.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
MADAME VICTORIA.
The Death of the Fattest Woman in the
World.


Mrs. Emma NJ. Markley, known to the
amusement public as Nine Victoria died
at her home in Philadelphia last week
Her advertised weight was over 600 pounds,
and her actual weight about $40 pounds.
She was born in Reading, Penn, about
thirty-three years ago. At 10 she weigh
ed only ninety pounds but from this age
she began to gradually gain in flesh.
Four years ago, she weighed only $50
pounds. From this time her weight in
creased rapidly until she gained the dis
tlnCtlOn OF beng the tattest woman in
the country, if not in the world, and at
/ the Fat Women's Congress, " last winter
| she carried off the first prize.
Nine. Victoria possessed very pretty
and intelligent face, and at the same eX-
hibition received the second prize for
! beauty.
| Two years ago Nine. Victoria was placed
on exhibition Tor short time in Phila-
delphla. The platform on which her chair
was placed was hastily constructed the
supports gave way and preCipitated her
to the floor In her fall her ankle was
| Spralned, and soon afterWard she was at
tackled with erysipelas in the leg. The
| disease was arrested for time but it
broke out at intervals afterward and the
fatal attack seized her about three weeks
ago. y week ago SUNDAY, while suffer
| number of strong men tried to lift her
back on the bed, but failed. They sue
ceeded in placing her on mattress on the
| floor, however, where she remained until
| her death.
Nine. Nictoriaa weight seemed to in
crease during her illness, and some time
before her death measurements of several
parts of her body was taken. The circum-
ference of her arm at the biceps was thir-
ty-siN inches. Her waist measured 62i5
| inches, and from Shouldert to shoulder she
measured three feet and one half inch
The measurement across her hips was
Just four feet On the night Of her death
it required the full strength OF nine men
TO carry her body from the second story
to the parlOr on the ground floor
The body was placed in Il collin that is
| probably the largest ever built. 1t was
constructed of thrce-inch walnut plauks
and was stoutly braced on the inside with
II dozen heavy iron bars II WAS six feet
ten inches long, forty-slX inches wide,
and three feet deep. Ii was too large to
pass through the door, and was taken
/ through the wide single window and car
ried TO the undertaker's wagon by twelve
stout men.
Mr.. Markley, who is young man
weighing about $50 pounds said his wife
never had an extraordinary appetite and
never ate more than himself. She was ac-
| tive, and moved about the house with as
/ much ease as any person of one-tifth of
/ her weight.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18

Mr.. Nelson, the most distinguished Of
English actuaries, after long and careful
investigations and comparisons, ascer-
tanned by actual experience the following
astounding facts
Between the ages of fifteen and twenty.
where ten total abstaners die, eigh teen
moderate drinkers die.
Between the ages of Twenty-Five and
thirty where ten total abstaincrs die,
thlrty-one moderate drinkers die.
Between the ages of thirty and forty,
where ten total abstaincrs die, forty mod
crate drinkers die.
Or, expressing the fact in another form,
he says;
y total ahstainer twenty years old has
the chance OF living tOrty-fOur years lon
ger, or until siNty-fOur years old.
\ moderate drinker has the chance of
living fifteen and one-half years longer
or until thirty-iive and one half years
old.
n total abStainer thirty years old has
the chance OF living thirty-sX and one
half years longer, or until siXty-siX and
one-half "nars old
A mou,.ate drinkcr thirty years old
has the chance of living thirteen and one
hall years longer, or until forty-l three and
threc-lOurths years old.
\ total abstainer forty years old has the
chance OF living tWcnty-eight and one
fourth years longer, or until siNty-cight
and one-halt years old
\ moderate drinker forty years old has
the chance of living eleven aud twOthirds
years longer or until iifty-one and one
hall years old
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-09-18
The styles for this Fall.

one of the leading tailors of the city
gives the following hints respecting the
fall and winter styles. For dress coats,
Prince Alberts and swallow tails will re-
tam their old position of supremacy I'M
changed, save that the latter will roll IL
trlile higher. The "Beecher," single
breasted, straight front frock, will also
be worn great deal outside of clerical
ranks. For ordinary dress, three and four
button cutaway frocks of wide vale dia-
gonal, with short lapels Will be very cor
rect. One button getaways will also be
IN style, but five button getaways are
somewhat out of date. Sacks, which al
ways make the best business coats, will
be of Naleur plaids and all kinds of
checks, ana have three and four buttons
In vests the notched collar is coming into
fashion. stripes and fancy checks of all
descriptions, Is he sort of cloth from which
pants will be made, while their size will
be increased somewhat, from seventeen
to eighteen knee being the average. The
tlGht pants of the dude must go and
ne VIII have to cling 10 his cufi-ike col
lars rs the last relic of his former self