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Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
Rheumatisun

Is undoubtedly caused by lactid acid in the blood This acid attacks the fbrous tissues and causes the pains and aches in the back, shoulders, knees, ankles, hips and wrists. Thousands of people have found in Hoods Sarsaparilla positive cure for rheumatism This medicine, by it's purifying action, neu- tralizes the acidity of the blood and also builds up and strengthens the whole body.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
TARIFF MATTERS

Cut the Rock Mills Down IO Eight
 Hours Until a Settlement.
 ROCKVILLE, Jan. 23.-The Rock Manufac- turing company, heavy woolens, 400 hands, went on eight hour time to-day. Will re- main at that time until tariff matters arc definitely settled by Congress
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
AN UPSET

And a RunaWay-A Lady Thrown Out
 A Vicious Dog Nearly Causes An.
 other Runaway on WhaIley Avenue
 A Cow Causes the Upset.
 As Mrs. Beers, wife of w. A. Beers the photographer, was driving alone in her sleigh on Whalley avenue yesterday rear Hamilton Park, headed to return to the city, an amiable and well-behaved COW that was proceeding homeward suddenly turned out of a by street into the highway and nearly in front of the lady's horse, which shied and sprang one side very suddenly, she COW hav- | ing appeared so unexpectedly. The lady was thrown out of her sleigh, but fortunately | received no injuries beyond slight bruises. Mir. Edward Russell, residing on Orange street, of the firm of Russell Bros., butter dealers, was with his wife taking drive and trying the speed of MT. Russell's new $500 sorrel stopper, and they were near by when the accident occurred and brought Mrs. | Beers in their sleigh down the avenue to Sperry street, where she stepped into the sleigh of another friend and was taken home. ! Her horse and sleigh had been stopped at ! Sperry street by persons in the throng at the 1 corner witnessing the sleighing carnival. Mir. Russell, after leaving Mrs. Beers at the
 corner, was slowly turning his sleigh about to | speed again up the avenue when small l brindle dog, which some one held by cord leaped out into the street, breaking the cord
 and jumped up into the horse's face, ,seizing the | latter's nose The horse reared and the dog ! in the most pestiferous manner persisted in
 annoying the horse until some one notifying
 the owner the latter rushed out and grabbed
 the dog, and in doing so the horses fore feet, which were upraised, came down, making a
 bad gash in the mans forehead. He let go oi tke dog and was taken into the store on the corner MT. Russell's horse dashed aheod as
 soon as freed from the dog, but the dog,
 brimfull of enthusiasm, chased after the | team all the way to Hamilton Park, where it parted company and returned to it's owner. l The report was that now MT. Russells team
 had run away, but he regained control of the
 horse soon after starting up again and another
 accident was thus prevented.
 New Haven Orphan Asylum.
 The monthly meeting of the managers will
 be held at the asylum, 61O Elm street, on Thursday morning of this week at quarter
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
REDUCED s7.OOO.

A Good Showing Made By Rev. Father Russell of St. Patrick's. The debt on St. Patrick's (R. O. church
 has been reduced $7,OOO during the past year. The total debt of the church now
 amounts to only $25, ,0OO During Rev. Father
 Russelrs pastorate the church debt has been
 reduced to the extent of $4O,0 This has
 been done by easy payments not at all irk- some to his parishioners
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
nieh The Hoanital.

Isaac Romer, of West Haven, but formerly of New Haven, died at the New Haven hos- pital late Saturday night of cancer of the stomach, aged seventy years. He leaves q widow and three children. The funeral will be held this afternoon.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
Tuesday, January 24. 1888.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY

Dr. Greene's Nervura-At Druggists. Go to the Great Sale-Mendel & Freedman Great Reduction Sale-Bolton & Nicely. Meeting-Board of Councimeh. Meeting-General Hospital Society: Notice of Dfssolution-Wilson, McNeil 6 Co. Readings-James s. Burdett. Scotch Oats Essence-At Druggists. The Zero Point-C. E. Longley Co. Wanted-Cook-64 Whitney Avenue. Wanted Cook-131 Sherman Avenue. wanted-Room With Board-C. VIC. wanted-Girl-61 Grove Street. Wanted-House With Barn-Merchant Waterbury vs New Haven-Polo Rink
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24

Never before in the history of this country has such systematic effort been made to cheapen food products by the introduction of injurious adulterants. Lard made by Sperry & Barnes is warranted free from cot ton seed oil, bartyes, tallow or any other mineral. ja19 3t cod
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
WEATHER RECORD.
INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.

INDICATIONS FOR TO-DAY.
 WAR DKPARTNENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL SERVICE. WASHINGTON. D. O.. g. m., Jan. 2f 1888. For New England: Slightly colder, snow, fol- lowed by fair weather, light to fresh winds in creasing in force, becoming northwesterly. For Eastern New York: Slightly colder, snow, followed by fair weather, light to fresh winds in- creasing in force, becoming northwesterly.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
aSEWz HAVEN, CONN.
suh.crtption Ratea

OLE YEAR, $500; SIX MONTHS, $3.O0; THREE MONTHS, s1.5O; ONE MONTH, % qpNTa ONE WEEK, 15 GENTS; s1SeLn COPIES, 3 CENTS.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
SINGERS AND LECTURERS.
 


 Keep few Moxie Lozenges in your pocket. One on the tongue keeps off a cold during exposure and preserves the voice. They will break a recent cold in twenty-four hours, and not suppress or leave you more liable to take cold after their use. We have scores of let ters from actresses, lecturers, opera singers and clergymen saying they are just what is wanted for this line of protection, and they are invaluable 10 keep the voice clear and strong. They are harmless in large quanti- ties.
 MoxIE NERVE FooD Co.,, Lowell, Mass ja23 2taw&tw Go to the Great Sale at Mendel & Freed-
 man's-gmbre1las and Gossamers at Half Price. All silk umbrellas with paragon frame, fine natural sticks. Value $2.50. Sale price $I.39.
 Gloria silk umbrellas, value $1.75. Our price 9Se.
 Fine alpaca umbrellas worth $150 Sale price S9c.
 Ladies' black rubber cloaks, value $1.25. Sale price 69c Ladies elegant finish electric gossamers, value $1.75. Our price 9Sc. Misses gossamers; former price $1. Sale price 59e. Mendel & Freedman's, FTP Chapel street.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
BUNNELL's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.

The Mignani-Siegrist Star Speciality com pany, which appears at the Grand Opera House the first three days of this week, played to large audiences yesterday afternoon and evening. The Mignani family is excellent and the act ing and playing of it's members are worthy of special mention. Toto Siegrist, the won derful tumbler and wire walker. performed some exceedingly difficult acts. A living mermaid disports itself in the museum hall
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
IN OUR GLOVE DEPART
OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT

Although Dull Tme the business our de sterling
  public  grades Ladies' Misses Boys and astonishing known These lots comprise Sole Boots Pebble and Straight Goat
  Boys and Youths Shoes in butt French kld suitable reception 8
 
 
  Rnt first quality and best lined dgoodsan md week only
 Co4SEIS- handinfor 
  cuan nimne
 Made 450 wllbe and nine Cents oo :. uz m tu ,
  s dozen OUR PRoaREssVE and Our Usual Closing Drives in BusteS. for Big Bar gains commencing January S3,
  B l | T ] N X N f EL Y'S Center Streets NEW HAVEN, CONN
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24
JOSEF HOFFMAN.

The wonderful musical prodigy. Josef Hoffman, will appear at the New Haven Opera House on Tuesday evening, January 31, assisted by several musical celebrities under the management of Henry E. Abbey It will be great treat to hear this wonder ful boy pianist
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24

New Haven Orphan Asylum. The monthly meeting of the managers will be held at the asylum, 61O Elm street, on Thursday morning of this week at" quarter affar 10 o'olock
Morning journal and courier., 1888-01-24

MoxIE NERVE FooD Co.,, Lowell, Macs. ia23 2taM&w =
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
Veritable Fire Water.

A paper by Rev. j. Grant Mills on
the liquor traffic among African ma
tives, read before the recent church
congress in England, says that the to-
tai exports of spirits to Africa by the
leading opponents of civilization dur
ing 1887 amounted to 6,626, 056 gallons.
This quantity was divided among the
different nations in these proportions
Germany, 5,49l 400 gallons; United
States, 747 ,030 gallons United King
dom, $50 gallons; and Portugal,
646 gallons.
The character of some of this poison
must be truly awful. French rum is
sold at Cd. per gallon. The gin and
rum are said to be occasionally used
by painters for turpentine. 1t. is re-
corded that IA gorilla, which had been
procured at the Gaboon river, died on
its way home, and, in order to pre-
serve its body properly, it was placed
in cask of trade rum but when the
cask was opened in Liverpool it was
found that the hair and skin of the
GORILLA had been burned, us if by vitri-
oil, and that the body was in Il terrible
state of putrefactiOn." Surprising the
inside of Negro to be no tougher
than the outside of a gorilla, this anec
dOte speaks elOquently.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
GLEANINGS.

John Norwood of Redding, Ala, Sc
cured three blood hounds to track
negro thief. In some way he got in
advance of the hounds, and they struck
Norwood's track. He saw that the
hounds meant business and he made
for a tree. While climbing the tree
for dear life two of the dogs came up
and succeeded in tearing off nearly all
of his clothes. He finally got out of
their reach, but they kept him in the
tree for IL hours, when he was found
and released by his friends. He hasn't
as much faith in hounds as detectives
as he had.
The southern papers are very fond
of relating the great things which rich
northern tourists are going to do for
that section. At the same time there
may be something in the report from
Asheville, N. c., that George HI. Van
derbilt has bought 1000 acres of noun
tain land near that city and proposes
to endow an industrial institute. If
the report did not say that its doors
would be thrown open to "pOor white
children" there would be nothing to
discredit it's authenticity, for George
Vanderbilt is the scholar of the family
and takes an interest i'm educational
matters.
The new syndicate which purchased
Libby prison, now in Richmond, Va,
say they will remove the building to
Chicago and use it as war museum if
it can be done for $4,000, including
the price of the building, which is 1884,,
600. An architect is figuring on the
cost of removal.
The great electric light in the torch
of the Goddess of Liberty on Bedloe's
island lured over 500 birds to their
death in one night recently. Once
within the circle of light they seemed
to be unable to escape, and, fiuttering
helplessly against the granite walls,
finally fell to the ground exhausted.
Nearly all the birds were small, and 25
distinct species were counted.
A st. Louis doctor has removed the
brains from a dozen different frogs,
and healed the wound and let them GO.
They went off as if nothing had hap
pened out of the usual, and it was
plain that they had lost nothing of
value. A frog which depended on his
brains instead of his legs would stand
a mighty poor show in puddle near
schOolhOuse.-[ Detroit Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
Hanging Pictures.
Good Hn,Lseleepinn


IF we suppose pictures wisely chosen
and framed, there still remain certain
questions as to their judicious hanging.
Here we note first that they should be
suited, primarily as to their subjects
and next as to size, to the room in
which they are to be put. This rule is
followed in the general custom of plac-
ing i'm the study or the library pOr :
traits of authors, and similarly in the
MUSHROOM those of great composers.
Some househOlders even go to the
length of selecting for the dining room
representations of game, fish or fruit.
Negatively, the most important appli-
cation of this rule is probably that
family portraits, especially if large,
should be kept in the more private
rooms rather than in those used by al
most all persons who come into the
house. 1t is hard to name a practice
in much worse taste than to have i'm
the parlOr one, two, or, in some cases,
an extended row of portraits of people
perhaps very estimable personally, but
having no other claim to distinction
than being members of the family liv-
ing in the house. Landscapes can
scarcely be termed out of place in any
room. An important canon of good
taste is that one and the same apart
ment should contain either cOlOred or
monochrome pictures, but not both.
This rule is perhaps subject to excep-
ton where a person is living in but
one or two rooms and is thus under
some necessity to hang in proximity
incongruous pictures. The same may
be said of the rule against an excess
sive number in one room yet in either
case it may be in better taste to stow
away part of ones pictorial posses
sions. In choosing places on walls for
different pictures, of course the old
rule is not to be forgotten to regard
the light and shade in the picture, and
put it where the prevailing light from
the nearest window will be opposite
the depicted shadows. Care is nee
essary also sometimes to avoid the
occurrence of an unpleasant glare from
the surface of an Oil-painting or from
glass. A common error is having the
eyelets in the frame too near the mid
die of the two sides, whereby the sur
face of the picture when hung tips
forward at an ungraceful pitch. Too
much. Another error is hanging pic
lures too high. A safe guide, at least
in beginning, is to have the centers of
the pictures about in line with the eyes
of an adult of ordinary size. In adjust
ing pictures of varying width to an
average height above the floor it is the
center, rather than the bottom, of the
frames which should be considered.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
.Whe Galedunia1s.
INCOLN AND THE CHILD's STORY
Koarth's Companion.


In one of the first skirmishes of the
civil war, a young Union soldier was
so severely wounded in the leg that the
limb had to be amputated. On leav-
ing the hospital, the young soldier, by
the aid of influential gentlemen, OBJ
tanned a position as a government
weigher of hay and grain. Not long
after he had entered upon his duties,
his superior officer said to him: "See
here, Mr.. M, this hay weighs so much
on these scales but to the government
it weighs so much MORE"
EI do not understand, sir, that way
of doing business. / can enter but one
weight, and that is the correct one,"
answered the young weigher.
His superior walked away, uttering
threats. The young man from that
day suffered many petty prosecutions
for his honesty, and it was not long be-
fore he received notice that the gov
eminent had no further need for his
service. The summary dismissal made
him so dOwn-hearted that when he
told the story to his family he seemed
a man without hope.
Gather" replied the eldest daugh-
ter, girl of I3, "cheer up | am going
to see President Lincoln. | know he
will make it all right"
Her father and mother tried to turn
her purpose, saying it would be use
less to see the president, as he would
not attend to such a petty matter as
the dismissal of weigher of grain.
Bnt her faith in the presidents sense
of justice was so strong that she went
to the White House, and after three
days of patient waiting in the ante
room, was admitted to Mr.. Lincoln's
presence.
The hour for receiving visitors had
nearly expired, and as she entered the
room the president, throwing himself
on lounge, said YEARLY, "Well, my
little girl, what can do for you 2"
She told her artless story. Mr.. Lin
coin listened attentively, and with a
smile asked, "But how, my dear, do
know that your statement is trueR"
"Mr. President" answered the girl,
with energy, ''yOu must take my word
for it."
al do" replied the president, rising
ard taking her hand. "COme with me
to Mr.. Stanton"
STANTON" said Mr.. Lincoln, as they
entered the office of the great war sec
rotary, 81 wish you would hear this
child's story"
81 have no time, answered the over
worked man.
"But you must" replied Mr.. Lincoln.
81 have not moment to spare to-
day, Mr.. President"
"COme again, my dear, tomorrow,
and Mr.. Stanton will hear you them"
said the president, leading her away.
The next day she was admitted at
once to the president, who took her to
Mr.. StantOn's Office. The secretary
listened to the child's simple story and
was SO moved by it that he indignant
ly exclaimed, before she had finished,
"The internal rascal !" He went to his
desk and wrote an order for the imme-
date dismissal of the dishonest official,
and for the appointing the little girls
father to the vacant place.
Mr.. Lincoln never forgot the child !;
he told her story to several congress
men, and through their influence her
two brothers were enrolled among the
pages of the house of representatives.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
Thought the Guillotine was Funny.
Harpey,s MAGAZINE for Nouen.ber.

And yet it is evident that the guillo-
tine was not at first a terror-inspiring
object. One general of the revo-
lutionary army had guillOtine en-
graved on his seal. The ladies of
Tours wore guillotine earrings, and
the "avenger of the people" danced
with them at the proconsular balls.
The guillOtine was la mode. Its in
ventOr, DR.. Guillotin, in a speech be-
fore the national assembly on Deem
Der l, 1889, had said, "With my ma
chine | slice off your head in the
twinkling of an eye, and you do not
suffer-" People, it must be presumed,
soon grew accustomed to the fatal ma
chine, for it even entered the salons,
and NM. de Goncourt relate, in their
History of French society during the
revolution 'In extremely good COM
pany at dessert, after supper, little
mahogany guillotine was placed on the
table, and the ladies, acting the role of
Samson, placed under the knife dolls
whose heads were portraits of some
enemy-Lameth, Robespierre, Bailly
or Lafayette. The head was cut off:
and red fluid flowed from the neck ::
the doll was a bottle, and the blood
some amber colored liqueur." Society
in it's inSOuciance treated as toy the
instrument which was soon to decimate
it's ranks. But except in prin is the
guillotine is not often represented. 1t
is occasionally found on patriotic snuff
boxes, which themselves take the form
of a Phrygian cap. There is one iron
pike-head at the Carnavalet museum
on which is engraved an old-fashioned
guillotine worked by rope. On the
knife is engraved a Phrygian cap, and
the Inscriptions above and below are
"Ca ira" and "Vive Ia Republique."
When the guillotine was first used the
knife was held suspended by rope,
and at given signal soldier with
averted eyes cut the rope with his
sword. Afterward the working of the
machine was improved and made more
expeditions as its use became extend
ed
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
Water Farms.

The bottom of Long Island Sound is
being laid off into townships, sections,
quarter sections, and lots, and the land
sold at auction. The scheme is not a
real estate speculation, however. 1t is
a bona fide sale of perpetual franchises
of submerged lands suitable for the
cultivation of oysters. The survey
and sale of lands are conducted by the
fish commissioners of the state of New
York, under authority vested in them
by an act of legislature passed last
year. This law applies to all of the
lands under the water of the state sui
table for shell fish culture, but is of
the most Importance in reference to
the lands under Long Island Sound,
Staten Island Sound, and Princes Bay.
Each town has a distinctive name, aud
complete descriptions of them are kept
with the records of the fish commits
sion. Points on the beds are marked
by two buoys made of scantling, to
which heavy stones are attached by
means of ropes. If the buOys remain
together, it is an indication that they
have not moved but, if they are found
separate, it is seen at once that they
have shifted. In shallow waters, each
mans lot is marked by stakes at the
corner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1888-11-08
Warm Underwear.

The New York Tribune says intelli-
gent mothers appreciate the necessity
of arraying their little children in fan
mel undergarments early In September
as 4 precautiOn against the sudden
changes of weather that occur during
this month. The miasmas arising from
decaying vegetation and these sudden
changes coming together often produce
serious stOmachic troubles with little
children, and September is often one
of the most dangerous months in the
year. 1t is possible now to procure
pure wooden underwear and stockings
of light weight, which will not be
cumbersome during the warmest
weather of early fall, and will be a
sufficient protection during the cold
days that will come before winter sets
in. The very best shirts for infants
are those knitted of Saxony yarn.
Women who are skillful knitters fire.
Quently knit such undershirts for them
selves and their children. These are
the best fitting and the pleasantest
wool underwear, but if there is a large
family it will be impossible to furnish
the women and children in this way.
The next best shirts and drawers are
those made of all-wOOl flannel with the
seams finished with a fiat covering of
silk ribbon, and bound at the neck and
sleeves with ribbon. MerinO skirts are
seldom what they profess to be, and
therefore become a delusiOn and n
snare "MerinO" is a trade term to indi
cate a mixture of cotton and wool. In
the majority of cases it is merely a
heavy cotton shirt with less than
twenty five per cent. of wool mixed
through it. A shirt one half wool is
called call wool" and Merino shirts are
frequently offered in market which are
pure cotton. The best shirts sold at
the shops ut price within the reach
of the average purse are the woven
shirts of Saxony yarn. but these shrink
beyond all value unless they are watch
ed when washed with the most zeal
GUS care. If wooden garments are
washed with bOrax soap in cold water
or water not above the temperature OF
the room they are washed in, and left
to become nearly dry in this same
room and finally pressed dry with a
warm iron, they will not shrink. Elan
nels cannot be washed in warm water
and hung out to freeze in winter with
out the most disastrous results.