Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-05-25

ment to fit the army with better field
glass have brought to light the fact that the
eyes of Americans are nearer together than
are the eyes Of other nations. Foreign field
glasses, especially those of Germany, the
best now in use, were tried, but the glasses
were too far apart to fit American eyes.
There are many specialists nowadays,
but occasionally man who can do many
things is found. Thus a New York man adj
yertises himself as ready to report in any
one or more of the following capacities Sex
ton, Joiner, builder, undertaken, painter and
grainsr, whitewasher and paperhanger,
plumber and glazier, whitesmith, locksmith,
gasftter and bellhanger, carver, glider and
picture frame maker, watch and clock re-
pairer and wheelwright.
An interesting experiment in cooperation
will be tried by the Knights of LabdR of
Glenwood Springs, Colorado. A tract bor-
dering on Grand river is to be settled and
turned into farming land where fruits and
vegetables may be raised. Canning works
and other enterprises are to be established
in time. The colony will pay its officers no
salaries, and all disputes are expected to be
settled by the decision of the board of arbi-
tration, without going to law. Success to
the scheme.
The four judges who have been sitting as a
License court in Philadelphia have occupied
several weeks in hearings, and the result of
their labors has now been made known. The
number of saloons in that city in 1887 was
$3.50. The applications for license this year
fell off considerably, owing to the increased
charges and stricter regulations; being only
few over 3, 400. Nearly two-thirds of these
failed to satisfy the court that they fulfilled
the conditions imposed by the law, and the
total number of licenses granted numbered
1858. A pretty good showing for high
license.
1t has frequently been charged that wo-
men couldn't invent useful things, but Mrs.
Maria E. Beaslev of Philadelphia can. In
1884 Mrs Beasley took out patent for a
machine for the construction of barrels. Up
to that time barrels had been made almost
altogether by hand. The machine is work
ed by three men and turns out more than
six hundred completed barrels a day. Mrs.
Beasley was born in North Carolina of
wealthy parents. She possesses wonderful
mechanical genius. Her first invention was
machine for hopping barrels. 1t will hoop
1 ZOO barrels a day, and is used by the
Standard Oil company.
A disreputable scheme has been brought to
light in Detroit, where the plaintiff in a $685.
600 libel suit against the Detroit journal, in
voluntarily withdrawing his complaint, con-
fessed in open court that he would not have
brought the suit except for the repeated i'm
portunities of no less than five different cat
torneys," who "kspG nagging at him" to be-
gin an action. He submitted an argument
made by one of these shystsrs by which the
lawyer was to push the suit con shares"-te
get one-half of any Judgment collected, Oh
nothing if he failed. In commenting on this
case the Detroit Free Press says: The mar
of real standing and reputation who has beer
| injured by newspaper publication knows
very well that he can get prompter and bet
| ter redress by simple request to the pub
| fishers than he can through suit. He knows
that no reputable newspaper Intentionally
libels anybody, and that all such papers are
more than ready to make the fullest possible
reparation when through mistake or other
wise they have done wrong to anybody.
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie knows something
about the business situation If anybody
does He thinks that this year will see I
great depression in all branches of labor; il
| fact, almost complete paralysis in many
branches And he said further: That, O.
course, means great suffsr%3 and privatior
for the poor. It lis very sad prospect, but
can see no remedy just at present under thu
| existing state of things. How do I accoun
for it, That. is very plain, am sure. 1t ii
all owing to the great uncertainty in regare
to the tariff. There is not o jobbing or com
mission house in the eastern States who's
business is not seriously injured by that un
certainty, and the manufacturing industrie
are hindered much more. Some firms hay
even shut down altogether, while others ar
continuing business on an economical ant
very uncertain scale. You can see your
self how this affects labor. There will be n
relief until the vexed question of the TART
is settled at once and for all. Whether thi
be soon or late rests now with the Rspubli
can party, as represented in congress, and i
the manner of it's opposition to the Mill
BILL This opposition must be united or tn
tariff question will not be settled for many
long day.