Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-06


 ing in barroom is not evidence that man indulges in intoxicating liquors. So the gen era1 term of the New York Supreme court holds in a deliverance affecting policeman who was caught in this compromising posi- tion.
 Little Rock, Arkansas, doesn't seem to feel the restraining effects of high license very much In that town the license fee for an ordinary drinking saloon is one thousand dollars, and in no other town of the United States is the fee so high. Little Rock has forty-seven saloons which pay at this rate, or one for each $50 inhabitants, and in the year 1886 one person for every thirteen inhabi- tants was arrested, and one for every fifty three was arrested for drunkenness.
 An indexer of deeds in Maine has made a list of some of the queer names she has cone across. Here are some of them: Ledoc, Gen erous, Passchal, Lupina, Mighil, Araunah, Squire, Deluva, Barzillai, Calvary, Hartson, Zophau, Philander, Mories Axiel, Hopestill, Piram, Jerathmael, Rancil, Hazareman, Sprout. Demerio, Bana, Angler, Uzza, Lills, Cad. Luton, Cyprian, Ivory. Jaoon, Kilah, Ora, Cadwallader, Gallon, Loven, Diodamia, Grinfl, Mesbach, Liberty, Autumers, Had dassah, Esk, Sahra, Rispah and Zophan.
 Next Thursday is the seventh anniversary of the formation of the first Christian Endea- vor society at Portland, where "Father En- deavor" Clark was pastor. The societies now number thousands. It is expected that the anniversary will be universally recognized by the societies during this month. The Chris- tian Endeavor movement has had rapid growth. In a single week there was re- ported to the headquarters in Boston the for nation of 150 new societies, of which B were Presbyterian, 27 Baptist, 26 Congregational and 13 Methodist
 Attention is drawn to the enormous in- crease in the number of rats in the cellars and sewers of Paris. The sewer men readily catch them alive as they crawl along on the walls, and when the men come up into the street after day's work each has 6 rat with string tied to it's tail marching along the flags, followed by regiment of volunteer dogs The gamins fish the rats readily at the mouths of the sewers and, by skinning them while warm, can make five sous per dozen skins, which are ultimately converted into Kid gloves for dolls and materials for toys. Germany produces and exports more paper than any other country. Her superiority is best seen in wood-pulp paper and wood pulp, the conditions being nowhere else so favora- ble. It is well known that cellulose pre- pared from wood is used as a substitute for the rags in the manufacture of paper. The consumption of paper has become so great that the supply of rags would long age have been unequal to covering the demand. Ger many manipulates yearly in some sixty facto- ries about 1000 cubic metres of wood (for which seven hectares of forest must be cleared)
 What the address of the forestry congress has to say concerning the depredations upon tim Der lands deserves attention. A part of it is: Not only have we allowed the most valuable part of this class of our property to be fooled away to few speoulators, largely upon fraudulent entries, but we have crimi- nally permitted the depreciation of the re- mainder, and, besides, have compelled the population of two States and seven territories