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Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

E. Ns tkTOWn E CO'ss Assortment of genuine London dyed Alas ka seal sacques is the best in the city. saving of from $25 to $50 guaranteed on every garments purchased. ExcIamattons Heard En An Art Store. We give below few samples of the numerous expressions heard hourly in Cut ler's art store. They are simply an indica tion of the general sentiment of the intelli- gent portion of the community:
 HERE WE ARE AGAIN, MIR. CUTLER, We have been everywhere, and, after all, are compelled to come back to you to find our holiday presents.
 ''IT IS NOT TRUE, MIR. CUTLER!" I have been told that your store was dear place to trade, but I have been all over town and do assure you that 1 cannot find as beautiful articles for the money as you offer
 CUTLER!"
 Certainly it is not all outside show; the entrance is so modest that one does not ex pect much, but as we pass through to the galleries it becomes perfect revelation.
 ''I DO NOT WONDER AT IT.'' I do not wonder that when people want 8 little quiet enjoyment they say: "Let's go to Cutters art store and see the beautiful things"
 OUR FRIENDS FRoM OUT OF TOWN. ''We always bring them here, MT. Cutler; it is such an easy and pleasant way of enter taining them We do not think they have seen New Haven unless they have seen your store.'
 'EYoU HAVE OUTDONE YOURSELF THIS YEARn You have collected such beautiful things at such low prices. used to suppose that you kept nothing for less than twenty five or fifty dollars and am surprised ct the beauti- ful pictures you sell at from one to ten dol lars. No wonder everyone asks, s'Have you been to Cutters Art store?' d21 tf
 Rig Men That want to buy overcoat cheap can do it now. Lots of big sizes, and all marked down from two to four dollars, at
 HUB" CLOTHING HOUSE,
 119 Church street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Degrees Conferred by Oriental Chapter

At special convocation of Oriental chap ter No. 522, Royal Masonic rite, held last evening the 9Oth degree wss conferred on Henry E. Talmadge, P. M. of Wooster lodge, Frank A. Newton, c. c. Andel and Frank L. Wallace, of Cheshire. Six other peti- tioners were elected and two will be initiated at the regular meeting on Christmas eye
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
BUNNELL'S MUSEUM.

good audience was present at the muse- um yesterday afternoon to witness the famous Rinehart Juvenile Opera company in the operatic burletta ''Red Riding Hood,' which was produced by the company in excellent style and was highly pleasing as we'll to the grown folks as to the children. FsRed Riding Hood" will be repeated this afternoon and every evening during the remainder of the and Saturday afternoons Zeltner 6 Crisdie's Pantomime company will produce t'Humpty Dumpty'' In the curio hall the wild men of Borneo and the other varied attractions are viewed with much interest by the museum patrons
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Special 9uIfces.

.eltOn LehfsER B specially. For Also ffFst-cEask FREE BURNING Coal. WS&sSs sawed and split in
 Give Us :l cal ave.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Fur-lined Ottoman silk circulars s13. 50.

Fur-lined Ottoman silk circulars $13, 50.
 Fur-hned Ottoman silk circulars $f3. 50.
 Fur-lined Ottoman silk circulars S13.5
 Elegant Ottoman silk circulars SS.75.
 Elegant Ottoman silk circulars SS. 75.
 Ladies' velvet wraps of the very finest ma terial, lined with the best satin quilted and trimmed with the best finch hare trimming and with fur tails, S1O9S. These goods are actually worth to day $50. Just think of it.
 We are selling an elegant plush garment for $19.50. They are 42 inches long, made of very fire English silk seal lined with satin quilted, chamois pockets, and are worth s30 They are beautiful. To be found at Bretzfelders only.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Lever Sleeve Buttons DudIey's, 799 Chapel street.

Boys and youths fancy slippers in ever, style and at all prices, at
 C0SCROyE,S
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
AMERICAN THEATER.

It was unique scene, wholly unlike any first part ever seen in this city, that met the eyes of the crowded audience when the cur tain went up at the American Theater last evening. A charming bevy of female beau. ty, exemplifying in their costumes and ac- tions the various phases of Chinese life, gave an introductory entertainment that was re- freshing in it's novelty and profoundly pleas ing in it's excellence. Fred Russell's Chinese impersonations were truly astonishing in their fidelity % life. The special ties that followed were unusually good, Landis and Ward, late of Haverly's min strels, giving very pleasing song and dance on skates. Mile. Lamont's slide for life, in which she slid from the gallery to the stage suspended only by her teeth, was a startling feat and held the audience breathless during it's accomplishment. Gus Hills club swing ing as graceful and pleasing as ever. The remainder of the programme, especially the afterpiece ''The Girls of Sheol,' was in keep ing with these features, making one of the strongest ani best entertainments ever given at the American.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Entertainments.
CARLL's OPERA HOUSE.

One of the principal scenes in the Han lons' ''Fantasma'' to be produced at the New cyclone in which houses are represented un- roofed aud an entire village thrown into chaos, this scene being an exact counterpart in miniature of the devastation and ruin brought to some of the western towns by the recent tornadoes which have occurred in thatrpart of the country.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
What Smells so Sweet4

The sweetest thing in life Chinese, cologne put up in little bottles with fancy tops and ribbons on cards for Christmas tree decora- tions and presents for the children. They retail at only 5c. and thousands of them are being sold. The Chinese cologne is a well known perfume. Bradley & Lee are supply ing the trade
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

, The great popularity and success of Sa1va- tion Oil, the great pain destroyer, has made it a target for counterfeiters. Beware of im- itations. Price 25 cents bottle.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Come KEarlY-Don,t Fail

Everything is selling off fast. Why? Be- cause of price and quality. Call everybody at RIDERS, 79S Chapel street. There is nothing like Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oilto quickly cold or relieve hoarseness. Written by Mrs N. J. Fellows, Burr Oak, Mich.
 G21 d&,w1w
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

The Largest Lot of Christmas Frees Ever seen in this city at
 GEO. A. DICKERMAN's,
 659 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
A Fine Exhibition At The New Home

A Fine Exhibition At The New Home
 Sewing Machine Parlors. The New Home art embroidery exhibition at New Home sewing machine parlors, 643 Chapel street, (Elliott House block) is being largely attended by the elite of New Haven. This collection of embIoideries has been exhibited from the Atlantic to the Pacific in various cities and have won the admiration of artists and critics who all unite in pro- nouncing them the best and most artistic collection of the kind ever before exhibited in any city. All are welcome, as the exh1- bition is free. Open day and evening from 21st to 26th inclusive.
 Christmas Trees
 at DIcKERMAN's, 659 Chapel street. Five Pound Boxes of Mixed And
 Broken Candies For soc. Every drop and piece of this is manufactur- ed on the premises. Has no equal. Call early before all gone at
 Gent1emen's self-acting Rubbers. for 49o. pair.
 BOLTON 6 NEELY. This is to certify that on Friday, December IS, we gave away free over two thousand @, 000) half-pounds of tea. We made no se- lection of the tea, but gave Gas far as possi- ble) whatever goods the people said they were using. On Saturday we received many pleasing testimonials of the superior quality of the goods. When we came to count up our receipts for Saturday we found them over six hundred and thirty-eight dollars (s638). CENTENNIAL AM. TEA Co.,,
 363 State street.
 By ANDREW MooREHEAD.
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 NEW HAVEN COUNTY. 'N
 NEW HAVEN, Dec. 21, 1885. Personally appeared Andrew Moorhead, to me well known, and made solemn oath to the truth of the foregoing statement before me.
 SIEGwART SPIER, d22 tuSssa Justice of the Peace.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
A Present For Everybody.

House Coats At Dudley's, 799 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

Ladies' Rubbers.
 The very best qualities. You may ask for any make you please for three days only at 25c. pair. BOLTON 6 NEELY.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

Christmas Frees. Christmas Trees.
 Hemlock, Norway spruce, balsa,n fir, the last named from the Adirondaoks, at George A. Dickerman's. Also running pine, laurel, princes feather, holly, etc., all for merry Christmas, and the finest lot ever shown in New Haven. Also cut flowers for the holi days.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

Smoking Jackets At Dudley's, 799 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
Rig Men

That want to buy an overcoat cheap can do it now. Lots of big sizes, and all marked down from two to four dollars, at
 HUB" CLOTHING HOUSE,
 112 Church street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22

Mems Kid Gloves. At Dudley's, 799 Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
The greatest bargains in cloaks to be fc

The greatest bargains in cloaks to be found in the city of New Haven. A huff given -. cry p,.I cnaser. hav1nx to close them out aT prlce. v
 An elegant line of all wool Berlin twill ladies' newmarkets with real beaver collar apd cuffs, elegantly finished, will sell them at $6. 50, reduced from $1S.00.
 We are selling the most elegant plush garment in town for S29. They are made of the very finest and best English silk seal, are A inches long, lined with elegant satin quilting, chamois pockets and are actually worth S75.00. It is the best imitation of all Alaska seal in the city, to be found only at Bretzfelder
Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-22
chsIdraa,. Rubber Roots

We keep only the best quality, our pric is 95o. BOLTON & NEELY.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
HOW FISH ARE SPREAD.

In looking over the most recent faunal
lists of this portion of the country,
writes DR.. @. G. Abbott in his forthcom-
ing Rambles About Home, " find that
much of our geological literature is
somewhat amusing. By preconceived
notion of what should be the geogra-
phlcal distribution of the fishes, and
other an mails as we'll, these system
a &c" writer's gravely assert that in such
river fish is found, but that it never
winders either to the eastward or west
ward. Perhaps originally this was true
of our rivers, as the river itself deter
mined the range of specific variation
that has ultimately come about but 10
river could retain all the species that
originated in it. There are too mal.y
possible ways by which fish can be
safely transported long distances for lis
TO assert that none of them have oper-
tied III stocking neighboring stream
with species not native and to the man.
aer born. There Is nndoubted evidence
on record of whirlwind gathering up
Immense numbers Of minute fish AMI
andiny them miles away. These show
rs OF fishes, frogs, and even snlaman-
ers, are not unk ,own, even if they are
uncommon aud strange would it be i.
Ill such Wind transported species Should
I'LL upon dry ground, and never into the
sater Fertlized eggs. too, cam Ike
wise he blown long distance even over
,ow ranges Of hills which sonnet mes sep
rate river valleys, and 80 give rise 10
ace OF fishes tiiur previously Mer.
Unknown in thc locality Leg, 100.
might eaiiiy adhere to the. mud t.ut
Itten clin2s o the feet of waiting birds,
AMI would ,llus be gently replaced III
distant river miles away from that in
WHICH they were deposited by the parent
iisii. The present extensive system ri
canals also has tended to mingle the
ichthyic tauuas OF our various river
systems. Aud when NIL these possible.
probable and nc6uul conditions are CON.
slcred it nceu excite no wonder if in
any ono II oar rivers or lis tributaries
we now tinl occasional individuals of
unsupported species. ...
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
HOW TO CHECK LITIGATION.

Some years ago an Englishman was
anxious to see how Justice was admins.
tered in Hungary, a. an obliging pro-
vincial magistrate who happened to have
prisoner awaiting trial accommodated
him. The wretched creature was
brought in with the prosecutor and a
witness, and the following dialogue
ensued
Magistrate to prosecutor: "Well, sir,
what have you to sayl"
Prosecutor : please, your high
mightiness, the prisoner stole my
goose"
Magistrate to witness: "What have
you to say about the matter?"
Witness "Please your high might
ness, I saw the prisoner steal the goose.
Magistrate to prisoner And what
have you to say?"
Prisoner please, your high might
ness, I did not steal the goose.
Magistrate to prisoner "a fortnight's
Imprisonment for stealing the goose"
TO prosecutor: "a fortnight's impris-
onment for not looking after your
goose"
To witness ga fortnight's imprison-
ment for not minding your own bust.
naSa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
WEAR AND TEAR OF GOLD.

The ANIMAL loss of gold, by attrltion,
.hipwreck. fires, etc. is very small, not
quite two tons or e2So, 900 According
% J@vons, gold lin loses two per cent.
II 100 yenrs that eI47, 900 per annum
III theactual amount, G..3o, 000 900. Tho
,o.s by shipwrec,l cannot possibly be
higher than one-siX5h of the ratio of loss
III sca-borne merchandise say GO for
,Ner' e1, 600 shipped and rs the guam
fity of sea-horne gold in fS71-S0 aver
l.cl go, 400. 00l per annum, the loss by
,hipwrpci would he e101, 900. If We
allow '-;;'33 coo for loss by fires, we make
up ii total wear and tear of $3.50 900, or
Two tons, the existing stock being under
li,e0 tons. McCulloth used to reckon
f.! jewelers.. Oss, wear mud tear, etc.
;tr'nt on '-tolrtll pnr cont, which would
no nearly ei,000, 00J IL year OF our pres
emit stock. The CONSUMPTION by
isweiry is probably even more now, but
This nowise affects the question of u pos.
slbie gold famine, since the jewelers.
consumption goes to swell the uncoined
reserve. 1t would appear that eighty
JcNrs ago the uncoinrd reserve was bet
tsr understood than to-day. for find in
the Edinburgh Rerie'o Of 1903 the follow
lag passage 1.-The p1cciou, metals
have IL twofold use for manufactures.
and coin. Ii there rs % deficiency OF.
coin the plate viii be melted and coined. .
Ii there is superabundance, Of con, ID
will be melted and manufactured. u
i r ~. Hrtf~Ea :. ~ 4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
NEW KIND OF ST. v1TUs' DANCE

A man walked into q store on Broad
way i'll New York, and stood before the
soda fountain.
Gimme solid lemon snoozer, vel!
dashed, h. said to the clerk, wlnking
his left eye rapidly.
The clerk began to turn on lemon
Juice and watch his customer, who coA-
timed to wink
Il can cure that" said the clerk.
1--WE have an embrocatlon that will
instantly relieve the st. Vi.us dance"
Who has the st. Vitus Cauce: tea-
tily asked the man.
why, your eyelils are affected" was
The response.
You don't catch on to my meaning. ]
fear. am from Maine"
"Oh, we keep it here in bottle 1t
would take half doz II saloons to cure
yonr eye OF st. Vius' dance"
"Krect you are concluded the
horny -handad prohibstionist from Mi,..i,,
as he swallowed u glass OF bogus soda.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
FACTS CONCERNING OPALs.

The mineralogists and biologists have
offered many clever theories to account
for the splendor of the opal, but no one
has completely satisfied everybody, and
perhaps never will 1t is conjecturcd
that it is due either to the presence OF
water in its composition or to the dlsin.
tegration of the lamin@ or layers of the
stone, but even this is not certainly
known. The Turks believe that the gem
is OF celestial origin, and thus escape all
difficulties at once. The ancient opal
names have never been discovered, but
there were no doubt deposits of the pre-
clous stones in Arabia, Syria and per-
haps other parts of Asia, from which the
ancients obtained their gems.
Central America and Mexico abound
in opal bearing districts, which are much
more abundant than might be supposed !;
but perhaps the finest opals of the pres
ent day are obt .ined in Hungary The
fire opal is found In the greatest perfec-
ton in the porphyrite rocks near lima
pun, in Mexico; but while this variety
is the most beautiful Of all opals, it is
also the most sensitive, and is frequently
ruined beyond hope of repair by damp
or exposure, or even by sudden change
Ill the weather. There is probably no
gem, however, which is more subject to
injury than the opal. Exposure to the
light Injuries it very materially, though
there is not one thing strange about this,
the fact being true also of amethyst. tile
garnet, and almost all other precious
colored stones.
AS stated, the finest opals are now
found in Hungarian mines When first
extracted from their native matrix, the
gems are soft, friable, tender and easily
broken. The first thing to be done is to
expose them to tile air and light for o
few days. until they have become hard,
and then their colors begin to appear.
At the same time the change takes place
In the gem, it becomes also reduced in
size from the evaporation OF the quarry
water contained in its veins. Great care
must be exercised in drying the stone,
or it will split aud crack in thousand
directions, and become utterly worth
less. 1t is also liuble to another calam-
lty. if exposed to Il high temperature
that is, of losing irldescence, and, when
this once happens, the stone is abso-
'utely worthless.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
Raeetia,

Lady Tin an angry and shrill voice.
Conductor why don't you stop the
car when l tell your IInscible bach.
elor: Conductor, the lady wants to
know why the d-v-l you don't stop
the Car 2" Lady (more angry stilD: u
didn't say so, SIR" Irasclble bachelor
mo, madam, but that's what you
meant"
II don't enjoy poetry as a general
thing, sad an old lady who dropped in
on rs recently "but when step Gus to
feed the hogs and histe myself on the
fence. and throw my soul into few
lines of Captain jerks it don't seem
,ls If this airrh was made to live OH, after
ALL"
:. Persecution, remarked the parson,
lis good for us; it develops our best
traits and makes us better" That is
rlt", replied the sexton: lust see how
much better and more nseiul barley is
.fter it has been malt-treated" But the
parson coul,ln understand the figure at
all
Lady i'll registry office: II am afraid
that little girl won do for a nurse ; she
is too small. / should hesitate to trust
her with the baby" Clerk: Her size,
madam, we look upon as her greatest
recommendation. You should remem-
der that when she drops q baby it
doesn't have very far to fall.
A minister forgot to take his sermon
with him to church, and his wife, dis
covering the mis- :lke sent it to him in
ten cents for the job. Presently he
caf,,,.,,.,l fDrs fhn GtVo,, 4
cred the sermon. did your" she asked.
II jes' guy it to him, mum; he's deliv-
erin of it him elf.
Eulalia Eudora, dear. is fringe
coming into fashion again ?" "Eudora !:
II don't know. am going to wear
mine, anyhow" lis certainly becom-
ing" "Oh, that's not the reason. You
know I'm engaged to the new minister"
Yes, dear; but what has that got to do
with ?" why, he's so modest; it's
the only way can prevent him from
kissing my forehead instead of my lips"
Mooney and his wife were on their
way to church and the lady was putting
ON her gloves. MY dear. he said,
pettishly. lyon should complete your
toilet ut home. I'd just as soon see
woman putting on her stockings on the
street as putting on her gloves "Most
men would" she said, promptly, and
the abashed Colonel didn't say another
word.
A country clergyman was one day
,.atechizing bis flock in the church.
The sexton being somewhat badly posted,
houe hit it best to keep modest place
near the door, in the hope of escaping
the inquisition. But the clergyman
observed him, and, diviuing his object,
called him forward. "Jolln," said he,
"wiiat is baptism?" sou, sir, answered
Tuhn, scratching his head, we ken, it's
iust saxpence to me and tifteenpence to
ne precentor."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23
THE OBEAII MAN.

Obeah, in the West Indies, is o two
fold art-the art of poisoning combined
with the art of imposing upon the cred
ulity Of ignorant people by pretense
of witchcraft. The Obeah man or
woman is one of a great guild or frater-
nifty of crime Hardly criminal trial
occurs in the different colonies i'll which
he is not implicated in one way or
another. His influence is unbountlca,
the credulous peasnntry holding him as
prophet, priest and king of the district
over which he holds sway. Ii negro
maiden wants Il charm to make her lover
good to her." if man wishes to
avenge wrong, or to know the secrets
OF the future, the Obeah man is at hand
to supply the means and to protfer his
assistance and advice.
'Un;ier The title OF 'bush decor" !se
wanders from place to place at the cost
of his esnpcs; supplied with food by one
with money by another. denied nothing.
His pre;ensions are high; but he has
means ut hand to enforce item. lie
declares himself powerful to cure al
diseases. He can prote.. u lilAn from
the consequences of II crime lie CHA
even reanimate the dead
Hi, knowledge of poison is ilnmensr.
Every bush and tree tnrnih weapons
for his armory. Unfortunate Y, in 90
MANY instances, more effective agens
are not wanting to his hand How many
planters have had poison administered
to them In their coffee, how mmly hook
keepers have come to an untimely end
by the mixture Of ground glass in their
food may be seen in the records OF the
slave courts of the different colonies
Barbados and Jamaica especially. Next
to cholera and yellow fever, Obeah was
the greatest danger which every white
man connected with the administration
OF ~ sugar estate had to encounter
There is something indcscribably
sinister in the appearance OF the
Obeah man, which is readily observed
by persons who have mixed much
"A'n VIC Aes5AocS OoluetlIiles. Us
an outward and visible sign of his trade
OF calling he carries about with him u
staff or wand, with serpents wreuthcl
about it or the rude likeness of human
face roughly delineated on the handle.
Lizards bones, cats claws, ducks skulls,
grave dirt-th..t is, earth taken from
the grave of II freshly buried corpse
hang in bag at his side. He has his
cabalistic book (albeit he can seldom
read), full of strange characters crude
fgur, and roughly traced diagrams and
devices. which he pretends to consult
in the exercise of his calling
On one occasion I happened to be in
q courthouse during the trial of
notorious THIEF. when noticed one of
these gentlemen enter the room; very
dirty handkerchief was bound tightly
round his head, and from under his
shaggy brows could see pair of small.
GINNING eyes which never took their
gaz>, from the face of the judge. The
prisoner was undefended and was finally
butt was afterwards told that
instead of employing lawyer he had
retained for his defense this Obcah man.
and h.ld actually paid him the sum of
three guineas for his services. The
W zartl had undertaken to fix the eye
of tie iudce, and had persuaded tho
miserable dupe that thus would infalli-
by insure his acqulttal.
WEAR Ann rkA:. OF nnUn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23

The language Of reason, unaccoin-
panied by kindness, will often fail of
making an impression it has no effect
on the understanding. because it touches
not tho heart. N ..f ...f ra.g
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1885-10-23

Wear yonr learning, like watch. in
private pocket do not pull it ont, aud
strike it merely to show that You haveit