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Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
COMPOUND.

"Compound milk'' is the latest invention The other ingredient is water.-Burlingto Free Press.
 If earth in this city costs $9 per yard, how much does it cost ordinary worm for housekeeping?-NewY York Journal.
 Did you ever notice how they struggle to conceal the identity of hash on bill of fare by putting it in Frencha-Yonkers States man.
 When the newspapers report "Another Cashier Short" they mean that his creditors are short. He is generally "long. g."-Trenton Gazette.
 It is alleged on what seems to be first-rate authority that Confucius never spoke word during dinner Let's see; was there Mrs Confuciuss-Detroit Journal.
 Twenty years ago a favorite Norristown cat disappeared. Last week, while workmen were tearing away a building, the cat was found It was dead. It was very dead- Philadelphia Call.
 College Student-"You saw the Apen- hines, I hear, when you were abroad, Miss Modern" Miss Modern-"Oh, yes! It was treat, too.'' College Student-"Did they play better than the Detroits?''-Tid Bits.
 An irate female started impetuously across the floor, and midway forgot her errand. angry unreasonableness. 100 was doin 'cross, isped 4-year-old near by.-Te1as Siftings.
 'SMr. Lightweight, can get trusted fer another ton of coal!"
 ''Chestnut:'
 "Yes, know I've asked you great many times, but-ah excuse me; yes, chestnuts. please. ."-Chicago News.
 The only trouble with the foreign policy of the republic just now seems to be that it is ''slow, but not sure" However it is best not to judge prematurely; when the right time comes for us to know it may appear even slower and more not sure than we think. So let us be patient and give it the benefit of the doubt.-Burdette.
 ''If England is our mother country, is India our father country?" asked promising pupil the other day.
 ''No, indeed; why do you ask such g question:
 Nothing, only see it's Farther India on the map"
 He was only 10, and said it in good faith Boston Record.
 He Crying to get out of it pleasantly)- f'Im awfully sorry that must go tonight, Miss Bessie. What agreeable two weeks we've had of it. I will go and ask your fla ther--" Che was going to say to s'harness the horse.'0 She-"Oh, William I knew it would come and asked pa yesterday so as to save you the trouble. He's more than willing ''-Iid Bits.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
Something About Science.

To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER:
 Much of science so-called in one era of the world will not be even called science at an other time. And they who have at all times some claim to the name of scientific do not unfrequently discover some of their own mistakes. Teachers, even, who have been almost willing to swear by their text books are compelled to alter them, while their friends think that the really scientific in some good degree in their zeal for pushing things sometimes get the cart before the horse.
 Nevertheless 'tis we'll whether we know little or much to consider and investigate. If we do not accomplish more than one yaiu- able discovery to ten mistakes it is possible to have been doing paying business even at that rate; or if it be of no profit to the indi- vidual himself it may be good for the world of mankind and somehow, we know not how, to the individual himself before the world ends. Still it does seem a pity to make so many mistakes. Think of our friends of the Peabody institute here in New Haven. A great many ties they certainly have. And theories, too, about the origin of things. But it will not do to trust them all. We ought to treat them fairly; yet it is quite allowable to say that here in high story of their new structure the Peabody building) is another s.ory-and
 
 the skeletons. There, ranged on one and the same platform, behold the kindred and sample forms of the human and the monkey tribes. In their dumb eloquenee there they stand-the little monkey, ape, babboon. ourang -outang, gorilla-man. Bold though silent witnesses at once of the penetrating sagasity of the science so-called of to day and of the ancestral glory thus set forth in that great pickle for the knowing onesl
 An! responds the devoted scientist" five recognize no higher duty than to bow in sub mission to the revealings of science itself. " Think then of this poor dumb show. And this to be accepted by science and it's pupils as revelation that the genealogical citizen of the human race and the monkey tribes is one and the same. Our human frames and the physical organs of our bodies do in some particulars bsar resemblance to those of the ly among swine, know similarity in the phys ical interiors of the man and the hog. This does not show that the hog is the progen- itor of the man. Neither the monkey nor the hog can advance to the man, but the man may have gone backward to the brute. And science ought to know better by this time than to lend itself to scheme for bru- talizing the genealogy of the whole human race by commencing theory, which, in the estimation of fair minded men, is disgraceful to science, contrary to nature and offensive to God What need of so perverting things and putting them wrong end first? They tell us (some dol that there have been found hu- man beings with long switch tails like the monkeys. We do not certainly know as to this. We live in world where the judgments of God are abroad. And, in the now unknown ages of the past,
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
The National Dish of Which Sandwich
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From the Sacramento tCal) News.l

From the Sacramento (Cal.) News.l
 I have spoken of poi. But what is it, some of your readers may inquire. Briefly it is the Hawaiian staff of life. Without poi Hawaiian would not find life worth liv- ing. Give him poi and with it an occasional allowance of raw fish as dessert, no matter what may happen he is happy. He will take it three times day and oftener if he can get it, and every day in the year, and always with equal if not increased relish.
 Poi is made from the root of the kalo or arum esculentum. The root, which is about the size and shape of large beet, is baked in an underground oven and then pounded in hollow stone or board and mixed with water until it has the consistency of prin- ter's paste. It is next laid aside for a few days and allowed to ferment. When ready for use it has slightly sour taste and pink or lilac color. The taste is not unlike that of sour bookbinders' paste. and is anything but palatable when one first essays to make a meal of it. But liking for it, as for al most anything else, is easily acquired.
 Eating poi according to native fashion is quite art and requires considerable manu- al or rather digital dexterity. The index finger, or this and the second finger together, are dipped into the pasty mess. when it IS quickly and deftly twirled around them and then elevated above the mouth and allowed to trickle down the throat in way that sim ply astonishes anyone but born Kanaka. One unaccustomed to eating it this way would in attempting to do so inevitably daub it all over his face.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
Friday, September 24, 1886.
SOME DEMANDS.

At the State convention of the Knights of Labor which was held in Manchester, New Hampshire, the other day it was decided to demand two new departments, of labor and agriculture, with a cabinet position for each; the forfeiture of all lands now held by cor porations fraudulently; the holding of such lands by actual settlers; the taxation for full value of all land held by speculators; limita- ton of ownership of land; no foreign owner ship whatever; government control of all lines of transportation; the establishment of postal telegraph system; the taxation of New Hampshire railroads in proportion to the tax paid by owners of farms and other property; the imposition of a graded income tax; and that the government should hold no money in reserve in the treasury for the redemption of any other money; the repeal of the national banking law; the issue of full legal tender money by the government in sufficient quantity to meet the demands of all kinds of legitimate business; the incor- poration of trade unions and other labor ganizations; the payment of all government bonds fast they become due, and ''all bonds to be subject to call in legal tender 
 in the treasury to S1OO, ,OOO, 900; the estab- lishment of sub-t1easuries in every State and territory which shall have power to loan money upon real security at not more than per cent.-''no money to be loaned for speculative purposes" the establishment and maintenance of schools in every State and territory, "fcr the purpose of educating our young men and women to run our rail roads, telegraph lines and postal seryice;" the abolition of the contract system all public works and the hiring out of convict foreign cheap labor; compulsory weekly payment of wages by corporations, in lawful money: first lien by employees on the pro ducts of labor to the full value of their wages; the making of ten hours legal days work in all msnufactories; the enactment of laws compelling the arbitration of differ ences between employer and employe, and to enforce the award of such arbitration; prohi- bition of the employment of children under fifteen years of age in workshops, mines and factories; equal payment fo: equal labor, re- gardless of sex; the adoption of meas ures by corporations to secure safety and health of the employed; the immediate payment by corporations of all debts due the govern ment; the provision by Congress at once of means by which the lands controlled by all cattle syndicates shall be opened up to the occupancy of the poor people of the coun- try; the pensioning of all honorably dis charged soldiers at $S per month without re- gard to rank; the passage of a law making the acceptance of pass from any railroad company by any public official bribery, pun ishable by fine and imprisonment; and law making election day legal holiday.
 This is all that was demanded. It will take some time, of course, to get these de- mands embodied in legislation, but it is in- teresting to see them clearly stated.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

the Wings secured majority in the House
 ocrats elected 8 congressional majority of 61.
 Two years after Polk became President with
 Democratic majority in the House of 62, the Whigs elected eleven more members than the Democrats. In 1S4S and 1850 this situa- ton was reversed. In 1854, two years after the Democratic "tidal wave" of 1852, the Democratic majority of 84 was followed by an adverse majority of 75. Though Buchanan went into office supported by House of his own party the next election was carried by the opposition. Even during the war and the years immediately thereafter the Repub Iican majorities in the House that were elect ed on presidential years were reduced at the halfway" elections; and in 1874 came the first post-bellum Democratic House. The Republican majority of five elected in 1880 disappeared before Democratic majority in 1882 of TT.
 Two Liege savants, NM Marcel de Puydt and Maximilian Lohest, have announced recent discovery which may be of scientific importance In a cave at Spy, few miles from Namur, known as the Viche aux Roches, they found in the sandstone two human skulls of extraordinary thickness, resembling the celebrated skull found in the Neander- thai, near Elberfeld. They have the same very projecting eyebrows and same low, slop- ing forehead of decidedly simian character. The fingers suggest that these are types of the skulls of the primitive race who dwelt on the Sambre. Other things were discovered in the cave by NM. de Puydt and Lohest, among them some thousands of f1ints very carefully dressed on one side; also some specimens of jasper and agate, minerals not found anywhere in the neighborhood, ivory breastpins, several red ear pendants and some necklets of pearls of curious designs. It was noticed that there were no representations of animals. All were found in the sandstones, three layers of which were plainly discerni- ble. It was visible that the remains of flints, etc., deposited in each layer indicated differ ent stages of skill in workmanship. The lowest stratum was by far the poorest in the number of the objects found and in the qual- ity of their workmanship. But it was here that the skulls were found, so that from scientific point of view it is most important A drawing has been carefully made of the geological section of the cave so as to mark precisely the point where the skulls were found
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
COMMUNICATIONS.

Another Word From MIr.Noyes. To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
 am sorry to ask again the favor of ap- bearing in print or to correct the errors of reporters of other papers.
 The Register reporter says that "Mr. Moves has attempted several times to prove that the order of court of sale be in his own name and president of the company, etc. /" This is not true, for never at any time have I so attempted or desired, and 1t is extreme ly absurd to so represent when your paper had kindly published my late and former pe- titions and protests.
 So far as relates to my formal notice to Russell, receiver before the sale, ,and w. J.At- water, the purchaser, after the sale they have their meaning. The former was as fol- lows:
 ''Notice is hereby given T. H. Russell, acting receiver of the American National Life and Trust company, under orders of the Superior court, on case of John w. Sted- man vs. the American National Life and Trust com pany,' when there is no such case pending in said court, which said proceed ings were demonstrated against by the under signed, duly filed with the clerk of the Su- perior court on the 2Oth day of September, 1996-a printed copy of which is hereto an- nexed. That the undersigned protests against the legality of said orGer, and therefore pro- tests against said sale, this day, and notice is hereby given said Russell that If said sale IS made that it will be resisted by some proper action on the case before some proper triDu- nal which will hear the same and render judgment thereon.
 "Dated New Haven, Conn. ,this 20th day of September, 1SS6 B. NoYEs,
 Attorney for himself and others, etc."
 A somewhat similar notice, after sale, was served on MT. Atwater, the purchaser, to put him on his guard as to legality and title, and I never said in this or any other paper that claimed that sale should be made in my own name-or by any other name-and I never stated to anyone here what court would be resorted to for review of the whole insurance proceedings, for not even the Supreme court has yet revised the whole doings of the lover court in this insurance business.
 As to what I said about Judge Beardsley, it is this, "that dislodging nay petition was in my belief high handed act, that neither Congress nor the Supreme court of the United States afforded such precedent, and that it was not unlike a doing fthe old Star Chamber court of England, which finally cost the king his head by higher power; and that some court of high power would hear one yet"
 It is exceedingly disagreeable 10 be re- ported as saying and doing that which I never did, when the publication of m short legal papers would give reliable information to the public and leave me to stand or fall upon my own words not theirs.
 Thanking you for your kindness, I return to my business in New York, and for full review of this. .. B. NoYES.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
NO. 227.
Woolen Underckothes for Women.

lFTOIQ Cae LOnQOn
 Everyone must have noticed how suddenly and frequently the temperature has changed all through this last spring and summer. Maud and I were continually having colds, faceache and toothache, until someone told us that by wearing underclothing with some proportion of undyed wool in it we should completely counteract this tendency to cold catching. As it was excessively disagreeable to be constantly subject to faceache, which is not only painful but disfguring, I tried the new plan first, and it succeeded so we'll that Maud soon followed suit, and we really feel immense benefit from wearing it. The sort we have adopted is called Gunthorpe and is wholly undyed, dyes having been found to be very injurious in garments that come in contact with the skin. As it is not all wool, but mixture of that and cotton, there is not the disagreeable, fluffy sensation that attends ordinary woolen underclothing It is made into articles for mems wear as we'll as womens and children's I wish you would try it. It is not at all expensive, and as we have derived great benefit from it I am sure you would too.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
HOWE & STETSON'S LINEN DEPART MENT.

We offer 100 dog handsome heavy weight Damask Towels with Knotted Fringes at I5c each, or soc pair, as superla- tive bargain.
 We are also showing a new line of Damask Cloths with Napkins to match, in plain cen ters with colored borders also in colored centers and borders, all at attractive prices.
 We have just received and offer in our
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
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Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE C1rY, 15 CENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3 % FOR SIX MONTHS, s6.OOA YEAR. THE SAME TERMS By MAIL
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
Great Sale of Dress Goods.

We have just received sever al cases choice styles dress fab rics at prices ranging from 25c to SIS a yard, and are conf dent that better values cannot be found in any market.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
J. N. ADAM < GO..

Offer a new line of All-Silk Black Rhadames for 75c, $1.oo, SIPS. $1.5o, $I.75 and $2 per yard. These are superior value in every number. Please ex- anime. Get samples and con- pare with Rhadames to be found elsewhere.
 HOWE & STETSON Have just received another lot of Black Silks at 75c per yard; the same quality we sold so many of last month, and would be bargain on any counter at 87Hc.
 HOWE & STETSON Offer all-wool Fancy Dress Goods in choice styles for $5 a dress pattern. These goods were made to sell at 871ac per yard.
 We are now offering in our Cloak Department a complete assortment of Jersey Jackets at $5, $7 $7.5o, $1o and $12.5o each.
 Cloth Jackets in great varie- ty from $3.5o to $I7.
 These garments have been se- lected with great care from the hest manufacturers in the coun- try. Quality of goods and workmanship cannot be excel led. Shapes are perfect and styles correct. Please examine before purchasing elsewhere.
 Infants Long and Short Cloaks, Babies Wrappers and Embroidered Blankets in all the newest styles at our popu- lar prices.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

The Bath and West of England Agricul- tural society, under the direction or sugges- tion of the best experts in Great Britain, en- tered upon experiments in regard to ensilage, but with grass only. The results of the analyses are given with great fullness and precision. The conclusion is that there is a loss of nutritive material, especially of the fat-forming constituents in converting grass into ensilage. "The practical points for the farmer to consider are what is the value of the fat-forming matter and albuminoids lost during the process of ensilage, and what is the extra cost of dealing with so much weight of water, as against the advantage of having succulent food throughout the winter and early spring, and of being able to secure crops which in so capricious climate as ours would otherwise be frequently spoiled. 1" The Baltimore Sun points out that at the
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

The war against policy shops in Massachu- setts does not proceed very satisfactorily to the people who do not believe in policy" The proprietors of twenty of these gambling institutions, who had been arrested for sell ing numbers, were acquitted on the ground that selling numbers corresponding with numbers of lottery in another State is not maintaining lottery in Massachusetts.
 A New York Etclairvoyant doctor'' who had prescribed some powders for sick child and was prosecuted as an illegal practitioner alleged in his defence that he was endowed with clairvoyant faculty ''by grace of God" and exercised it for the benefit of mankind as "pure philanthropist." But the Court of Special Sessions ruled that, although this might be so, it was insufficient to justify him unless it was supplemented s'by license or diploma from some chartered school, State board of medical examiners or medical so- ciety."
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
Method of Treatment
A PRICELESS DISCOVERY,

And can show, prove and demonstrate to any reasonable, sensible, intelligent person that the most difficult, long standing and obscure CHRON- 10 DISEASES will yield as if by magic to my NEW, RATIONAL. SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT and have no hesitancy in s4ying that in the large majority of such cases not only give RELIEF, but can CURE them. My treatment. touching the foundation and removing absolutely the cause of disturbance, rap idly builds anew, invigorates with healthy growth and recreates the original design
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

The caucuses of the Democrats in this city have been lively affairs, and in the caucuses in New London, Norwich and other places there has also been a good deal of Char mony"
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24
EDITORIAL NOTES.

For time now directors will direct, and men who handle other peoples money will be more sharply looked after. It will not be surprising if more "defalcations'' are discov- cred
Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-24

The Baltimore Sun points out that at the next congressional election after every presi- dential election since 1840 the party of the administration has suffered loss. In 184O
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-09-12

The weaker races are justified in resisting
to the death the interference Of Europeans
Ever since England and France obtained a
foothold in that unhappy country, swarms of
hungry officials who have no interest in the
country except t" make all they can out of it,
hav"heen de>l"ilmg the Egyptians. The Egyp-
tian Gellahron are very poor, and are heavily
burdcned, hut they have to provide S2,OO, 90
year I" pay European officials, whose sal
aries arr altogether out Ot proportion to the
work which they perform At the present
moment there are twenty-ight Europeans who
zach draw over -. so annually, and of these
no los than twenty-five arr absent on leave
Th" latter include the entire court Of appeals,
four members of CaiS>a, the chiefs of four de-
IrartmrntS. two secretaries of state and two
controllers. who would now deny that Arab
was right when he determined TO make II
stand against this swarm of locusts and raised
the cry Egypt for Egyptians. brooklyn
Eagle