Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-25

happy Thanksgiving unless somebody helps them.
 It is asserted that the annual value of dairy products in this country is $100,000,000 greater than that of the entire wheat crop, and $120, 100000 greater than that of the cotton crop The amount of capital inter ested in COWS is said to be greater by $4O,- GOO, 900 than that invested in bank stocks.
 A broker who has made stcareful observa- tions" claims that stocks generally the lowest on Monday and the highest on Thurs day or Friday of each week. If anybody should try to ''work" the stock market by this rule or any other, he would probably soon find himself with more experience than money.
 The brewer in Toledo Ohio, who has had incorporated 8 brewing company with cap ital of $s00,O00, and has distributed one half of the shares gratuitously among his employees, is very generous and just man. It is explained that the owner, fearing that he would not long live to enjoy his wealth, has taken this method of dividing it among those who helped him to accumulate it.
 George Alfred Townsend says that the oompounding of whisky supplies the great majority of the bars in New York city. High wines and alcohols are run through charcoal to deprive them of fusel oil and powerful ex- tracts are added to give tone, color and taste to the stuff. Scotch, rye, Bourbon, in fact any drink called for, comes out of the same mess. Townsend says that there are very few places in New York, including the finest hotels on Broadway, where straight whisky can be obtained.
 The members of the Roman Catholic parish of Notre Dame des Lourdes, at Fall River. have taken remarkable stand in defyine the spiritual authorities at Rome. The parish are contending for French Canadian pastor Archbishop Williams has written to Bishop Hendricken that he is directed by the author ities at Rome to appoint whom he wishes as pastor. The parish, which has already stood out against the bishop for year, has now decided to resist the pontifcal authorities. Concerning gems and their language it is said that the Sclavonic races of Europe have a fanciful belief that each month of the year ! is under the influence of a precious stone, ol gem, which influence has corresponding eff feet on the destiny of person born in that | month. Thus: January, garnet-Constancy
 and fidelity. February, amethyst -Sinceri | ty. March, loodstone-Courage. April
 diamond-Innocenee. May, emerald-Suc
 cess in love. June, agate-Health and long life. July, -Contented mind. Au l gust, Conjugal felicity. Septem
 Der, crysolits-Antidote against madness October, opal-Hope. November, topaz
 Fidelity. December, turquoise-Prosperity
 Tradition says the opal brings misfortune tt
 the wearer The changing of color indicate | danger.
 The great cause of woman suffrage is do
 ing we'll in England. The candidates fo
 parliament now before the public have beel
 polled by the English Woman Suffrage Jour
 nal, and of the 400 tor thereabouts) 5T de
 clare themselves in favor of women's votin
 and holding ofice These are divided a
 follows: In England, 232 liberals, 202 con
 servatiyes, 15 labor, 2 independents, na tionalist; in Wales, 15 liberals, conserve