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Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14

deavor to commit this general conference in favor of the third party"


 The Episcopal elerRymen of Chicago are tee on municipal legislation on the saloon question reported at a meeting the other day that if Americans wanted any say about the manner in which they should be governed they might as we'll leave Chicago, for the municipal officers were mostIy foreigners, and so was the city council The Americans not only felt modesty about asking for the enforcement of laws, but knew very well that it would do little good if they did. The re- port recommended the calling of mass meeting to create public sentiment against Probably if this is done the mass meeting will either be small, or consist of large number of foreigners.
 Mir. Fl. J. Pettifer of London, secretary of the Workman's association for the defense of British industry, says in reply to the ques- tion, Does the lower cost of the necessaries of life make up for the loss in wages occasioned by the absence of q protective tariff Sitting where am sitting now as I write this letter, looking out on to the market square of Gal- way, see the best answer that could possi- bly, be given to this question. There is 8 great carloal of Irishmen and Irishwomen (willing and able to work) just come in from Connemars, 8 place where the necessaries of life are lower in price than they are in any part of the United Kingdom. They are on their way to the American steamer, going to America, where the necessaries of life are very much higher in price. And why are they goinga Simply because low prices have brought their wages down to twenty-five cents day, or in some cases even less, ,yand no employment to be got even at that rate.
 Water covers about three-fourths of the earth's surface, says Iron, and water, accord ing to Dr. Whitelaw, forms about three foarths of the weight of living animals and plants Prof. Chaussier dried the body of man in an oven, like a brick in a kiln, and after desiccation the body weighed only 12 pounds. Rather more than pound of water is exhaled daily by the breath, about 13s pounds by the skin and 2s4 pounds by the kidneys, making the daily emission of water by the body about 51S pounds, or not quite three quarts. Human blood contains from 77 to 83 per cent. of water. the gastric juice 99 per cent, the flesh 77 per cent, the skin 58 per cent, bones from to 20 per cent. This large percentage of water in the animal body will not appear surprising when it is res membered that large proportion of the food we consume consists of water. Taking vege- table food first, cucumbers and mushrooms contain as much -ss 96 per cent, cabbage leaves 92 per cent, turnips ss per cent, ear- rots 83 per cent, potatoes 75 per cent, the various kinds of fruit from 75 to 80 per cent, bread from A to 40 per cent. Animal food is equally replete with water, the percentage of water in haddock being S2, sole 79, veal 75, beef "A, mutton Fl. Milk contains ST per cent. of water, and an egg "A per cent.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
Friday. September IA, 1888.
THE FREE TRADE CRUSADERS.

THE FREE TRADE CRUSADERS.
 The President and his assistants do not make much headway in diverting the atten- ton of the voters from the real issue in this campaign. They are very much afraid now that the people will consider the Mills bill free trade measure, and that they will not forget the free trade message of the Presi- dent; and their fear is fully justified by the situation.
 The real character of the efforts sf the President, Mr. Mills and others is quite as we'll understood in other countries as here. Sir Charles Tupper. one of the British com missioners on the fisheries treaty, made the following remarks before the Canadian par liament: Mir. Bayard told us, the American plenipotentiaries told us, that there was but one way of obtaining what we wished. "You want great freedom of commercial inter course. You want relaxation in your tariff ] arrangements with respect to natural pro- ducts, in which you are SC rich and abundant. There is but one way to obtain it. Let us by common concession be able to meet on com mon ground and remove this irritating cause of difficulty out of the way, and you will find that the policy of this government, the policy of the President and of the House of Representatives, the policy of the great Democratic party of the United States, will at once take an onward march in the direc- tion you propose, and will accomplish stead fly that which you would desire in the only way by which 1t can ever be attained" These were not empty words. These were the sober utterances of distinguished states men, who pointed to the svowed policy of the government of the United States as the best evidence of the sincerity of what they said. What has happened alrsadyi Already we have action by the financial exponent of the administration; mean MT. Mills. The ink is scarcely dry upon this treaty before he, as the representative of the government and chairman of the committee on ways and means. brings forward measure to do whats Why, to make free articles that Canada sends into the United States, and upon which last last year $1, 800, 900 of duty was paid.
 The anti-protectionists in the Democratic party cannot conceal themselves, however
 hard they may try. And they are certainly trying very hard just now.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14

There are some fine fgurers in this world. A table prepared for workingman's society in Leipsic represents that loss of different members of the body reduces the capacity to gain living in tho following proportions: Loss of both arms, eyes, legs, hands or feet. 100 per cent. loss of right hand, 40 per cent. :; of right thumb, 33-1-3 per cent; of one eye, go per cent; of left thumb or right index finger, IA per cent; of any other finger, 5 per cent.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
REAL INDIA INK.
It ought To Be Chinese Ink-Hosv It
 Is Made.

Tt ought To Be Chinese Ink-How It
 Is Made.
 ssSomebody who didn't know what he was doing named the useful article India ink, but as matter of fact it ought to be called Chi- nese ink" said manufacturing stationer to a New York Mail writer. "To be sure, be- fore steamships and sailing vessels began to ply between China and this country it used to be shipped through India, but the Indians had nothing to do with it's manufacture. Thousands of years ago the Chinese were ex- pert in the manufacture of many articles of which Europeans knew nothing. Ink was one of these articles and was first made of lac, which is a resinous substance depositeo by a small insect and largely used in Ine manufacture of shellac. Afterward pecu- liar black stone was found which could be dissolved in water, and later on lac and hr wood were burned, and the resulting smoke gathered on sons hard substance, scraped off and rolled into balls It Is one or lne l traditions of the Chinese that one lien Ie- han invented the process of making India l ink some thousands of years before the
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
Posing For tl,e Camera.

s'The most difficult part of our work is the posing" said photographer to St. Louis Globe writer. People are fussy in almost every case, and we have to draw largely on our patience to satisfy their whims. Of course babies arc the most difficult to place before the camera properly, and we yet have never met an instance where the parents thought justice done to the little future President or Presidents wife. After the babies come the stage people. You would think an actress an easy subject for sitting, but she Is in reality the most difficult to manage. For instance, the moment she takes her position as model she falls into one of her theatrical attitudes, and the effect in the finished picture is stiff and stagey in the extreme. To avoid this result we often spend several hours before natural pose is effected which will be graceful in depletion. Actresses, with the exception of the ballet and the lighter drsGas, desire natural and simple pictures, and take much trouble to obtain that effect. The society girl, on the other hand is anxious to f1ook like an ac- tress," and for that reason we keep lot of stage fummery, as we call it, on hand. Now that the statuary mode has gone out of fash- ion, and the decollete style is fast being abolished by the Parisian dictates, we have more of the street costume pictures, and less trouble in posing. We nearly always invite celebrities who come along to sit for us, in q complimentary way, of course, and many ac- cept. Fanny Davenport was formerly the the most gracious in obliging us in that line, and she is superb subject. Lately, how ever, her time is so limited that she seldom poses for photograph. About the ease of setting men corrsctlyi They are the least difficult to pose, as they usually drop in in their business suits, take the first position they fall into, and there's an end of it. Yes, it Is easier to pose them: but, of course, women, make the most beautiful pictures, and that is dear to an artists heart and ana bition. /"
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
The Education of Girls. :.

A writer in the New York Evening Post says: It is true that our schools for girls are not what they should be, but they have their honest aspirations, and given the cooperation of parents and the encouragement of the pub
 lie they will improve. They should at once set before themselves an end to be reached. The ground covered by the best New England high schools ought not to be too great de~ gree of excellence for them to attain. It em- braces fair knowledge of the classics and of mathematics, good foundation of ancient to this the modern languages, for the acquisition of which we have in New York some facilities, you will have what will constitute a liberal course of study for any girl or boy of nine- teen. The above are the requirements for admission to Harvard college. Let those
 who criticise the course (for complete sum mary of which see the eatalogue) mark out better one. It has been adopted by more than one girls school as possible standard of excellence It has been found entirely practicable to carry out such scheme of instruction" without separating the candi- dates for the examinations from those not intending to pursue the full course. The en- forced regular attendance of such oandi- dates, their systematic and thorough work, and their keen interest in it have had the ef- feet of raising 100 per cent. the tone of the school They have shown how much stronger is example than preeept by leading in their train those who otherwise could not have
 been persuaded, by parent or teacher, to en-
 ter the lists. The society of ladies who have opened to our schools the great privilege of having the character of their work tested by impartial and well organized authorities have done incalculable good to the cause of educa- tion. Let them not be discouraged by pres- ent small numbers. Their thirty-nine are 6 roll of honor. They should be followed by other and yet other thirty-ninesl
 Several persons in this city have availed l themselves of the opportunity afforded by these Examinations for Women in New York, | among them one youdg lady from Miss Bart l letts school, and it is probable that others 1 will follow
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS,

REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
 FOR PRESIDENT, BENJAMIN HAK R ESON, of Indiana.
 FOR VICE PRESIDENT, LEVI F. MORTON, Of New York.
 State Electoral Ticket.
 EIEcToRs-AT-LARGE, FRANK W. CHENEY, of South Manchester. JOHN Fl. WHrTTEMoRE, of Naugatuck.
 DISTRICT ELECTORS, 1st District-HENRY R. KIBBE, of Somers. 2d District-E. F. JONES, of Branford. 3d District-W. A. SLATER, of Norwich. 4th District-W. O. HARDING, of Stamford.
 For State OfIicers..
 FOR GOVERNOR, MORGAN G. BULKELEY, of Hartford.
 FOR oRLIEuTENANT-eovERNoR SAMUEL E. MERWIN, of New Haven.
 FOR SECRETARY OF STATE, R. J. WALSH, of Greenwich.
 FOR TREASURER, E. s. HENRY, of Vernon.
 FOR COMPTROLLER, JOHN B. WRIGHT, of Clinton.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14

Nobody seems to be alarmed because there have been few cases of yellow fever in New York city. And there is no reason for alarm. It is not possible that the disease can make much progress there.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
California is a surprising place.

California is surprising place. A com- pany has been organized there to manufac- ture soap out of material that is skimned from boiling spring in the State. The sub stance hardens by exposure to the air and is like soft clay, and Is supposed to be mix ture of borax, alkali and lubricating oil
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14

Peach Parers. Apple Parers. PARER They are worth all they cost for once
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The Democrats explained the gains in Ver- mont by the phrase 'flocal considerations. i" They find great difficulty in making any ex- plantation that will do to print of the affair in Maine.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-14

Rev. Dr. Daniel Dorchester deems it nec-
 essary to contradict the story that report
 on temperance and prohibition adopted at
 the recent general conference of the Metho-
 dist church, which is to be circulated in the
 form of tract, Is in reality 6 campaign doe unent for the prohibition party. He says that General Fisk, the prohibitionist nomi- nee for president, was 2 member of the com. mittee which drew up the report, but that there was nothing in it (which favored the third or prohibition party either directly or by any possible honest construction" And Dr, Dorchester adds that Fisk said to him TT hope DO one will be so unwiss as to en'
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
Ostrich Farming in Africa.

The chicken feathers are first plucked
at nine months old, and look only fit to be
made into busting brushes. In the second
year they are q little like the ostrich
feathers of commerce, but stiff and mar
row, and it is not till the third year that
they have attained their full width and
softness. During the first two years the
male and female birds are alike; hut at
each melting the male becomes darker,
until the plumage is all black, except the
wings and tail. which are white In each
wing there are twenty-four long feathers.
During the breeding season the bill of the
male bird, the large scales on the fore
part of the leg, and sometimes the skin of
the head and neck, assume a deep rose
color After good rain ostriches begin
to make nests AT this time the male be-
comes savage and their booming is heard
in all directions. The bird initiates its
neck like a cobra, and gives three deep
roars. the two first short and staccato,
the third prolonged. Review.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
Ch.rn. and Churnin<.

Churning is . process that. almost more
than any other In butter making. depends
Tor being well done on tho implement used.
Points Of merit In . churn arc: First.
The agitation should be Of such . char
acter that the cream Is churned by con-
cussion rather than friction One would
suppose that the fas SIobuie. protected
for the time being IN liquid, would stand
agitation Of any sort; but when We re-
member that one churn viii bring the
butter in Eve minutes, which would not
come in thirty minutes In another churn,
we can conceive Of it being possible to
over agitate cream In charning. What
ever may be the effect at the beginning of
churning, 1t is without question that when
cream begins to break" and butter to
form" the character Of tho agitation
may be such as to injure the grain of tho
butter. It is the experience Of butter
makers that some churns destroy the grain
and make the butter greasy. Another
question is settled. It Is not the slow
churns which injure the grain Of butter,
but the quick churns. The slow churns
are the churns without inside fixtures;
the quick churns are the churns with
dashers.
Second A churn should give its con-
tents uniform agitation The cream should
be churned all alike and the butter come
as near as possible at the same time.
This is important for quantity as well as
quality of butter. When all the cream is
agitated alike, more of the cream is
churned without some Of it being over
churned. When butter all comes at the
same time there is less waste of butter in
buttermilk in draining or washing. The
churn which meets this condition, is, In
the opinion Of many. a churn without
dashers.
Ease Of working Is very important es-
sential in churn. It was the hard work
of churning that brought into favor the
quick churns that have spoiled so much
butter. The movable body churns are
doubtless the easier churns to work of the
two classes. Among these the revolving
churn, if rightly constructed. is easier
than the oscillating churn, especially for
large quantities.
Ventilation is essential in churn
When cream is first subjected to agita-
ton. especially il it be at all sour, it
evolves gas. This gas should be allowed
to escape; both for sake of easy churning
and quality of butter. With the old dash
churn the ventilation was easy-through
loose and open cover. The revolving
churn. which bears off the palm in per-
haps all other respects. is the weakest of
all at this point To prevent loss of
cream it must needs be well closed up.
1t is necessary. when using o revolving
churn. when not otherwise provided for,
to stop occasionally. pull ont the stopple
or plug and let the gas escape. This is
done frequently in the beginning of the
process Afterward it is not so necessary.
Some churns have patented arrangements
for this purpoe.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06

A correspondent of The Hartford Cour-
ant relates what he saw in Frankfort,
Germany. The loft of a stable had
burned out, and he asked for the horses,
thinking that they must all have per
fshed, but he was assured that they
were in the stable and all right, for 10
smoke nor heat could touch them
After everything was burned in the
loft he made an inspection, and found
that the stable was practically freproof
They had in its construction used old
railroad ties, placing them three and q
half TO four feet apart, and then put
arched corrugated iron between the ties,
and filed in with a mixture of cinders
and lime, making it deep enough to pro-
tect the ties. The trap or door to reach
the loft was made of sheet iron, filed in
with the same compound. This kind of
fireproofing is very cheap and, according
to the writer, is very effective. Scientific
American.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
PnstrE OF the Ocean.

4 reporter debarred from his usual call
at Delmonico's, lunched at one of the
coffee saloons Of Park row. At his table
sat an old sea bronzed sailor, who sud-
denly made the unappetizing inquiry Of:
''Did you ever eat any lamp oil dough
nuts?''
positively, nevern' replied the re-
porOer, with slight gasp of horror.
The Old man smilingly said: well,
they're better than these greasy things on
our plates. In my young days l was a
whaler, and the captains Of whaling ships
used TO give prizes to the men; something
for sighting the first whale, or striking a
big 200 barrel fellow, the fastest boats
crew, and so on. After snip had slowed
her first 1000 barrels of oil, the crew
would get barrel of flour as a present
from the captain. When we tried ont
our next sperm whales blubber, the cook
would take lot of our -four, roll out
big batch of doughnuts and cook them in
the hot, boiling oil-and first rate they
used to taste when eaten with molasses.
You see the oil when fresh is Just us
sweet as lard, and besides you must con-
slider that it is not fish oil at all for the
whale, you know is an animal, New
York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
Children in q Hotel.

Children in hotel or boarding house are
like wild birds in a cage, deprived Of their
right to fly and swoop and skim the dir
and to swell their Threats almost to burst
ing with unchecked song. The wild bird
droops and mopes and mournfully tw:t-
tiers, instead of singing, and grows dis
heveled and dirty and unlovely. and the
Gagged child grows weedy and pallid and
constrained in it's movements and pert and
assured in it's manners. and before it is
adolescent it is little world weary mani
kin. blase Of all amusements. superciious
to those not SO wealthy or 80 well dressed
or so fashionable as its parents and their
friends. cynical and agnostic in all it's
views.-Mrs. Frank Leslie in Philadelphia
Times
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
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1aiIu c Ea9le
FORTUNES FLOWER.

All, Norah yet the grass is wet-'tis early times
you're outl
And, sure, the sun and you, my pet, should light
turn about.
The buds uncurl the swallows wnirl you lead the
year aStray;
And what's the happy news, my pearl, that warns
your heart today
All, can't trace the darling face I've loved for
twenty years.
And don't 1 know the April grace where smiles
just touch the tears?
There's store galore your basket fills of blossoms
golden gay,
But more, ashore. than dafodills you're bringing
home to-day
a four leeye3 shamrock happy hour, that prom
Use must come true;
And lucky flower that owns the power TO bring
good luck TO you!
At others tread it hides its head, and crouched
away in fear
And pushed its four leaves forth instead the mo-
ment you drew near
And what's the boon the omen brings? for wealth
you'd never seek;
And health and bloom we're mocking things to
such a MGyday cheek;
A secret cheap those eyes would keep.-I know
the happy lad
But, OH one lovers rapture deep will leave
county SAD.
-Cassell's Magazine.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06

A Boston girl who has been visiting-it
seems queer, but Boston people go every
where-at Newark, \. j., had been study
ing French for months before she went on
the visit, and had favored all her imagi-
nations and perceptions, SO to speak with
French. In driving about the town,
where, it hardly needs to be said, there is
q large German population, the Boston
girl noticed over the doors of a great
many establishments the sign, Lager
biern
"Tell me, D." said the Boston girl, after
Inspecting one of these curious signs for
the Tooth time, docs NJ. Lahzhay beeyay
own all the stores in Newarkg"-New
York Tribune.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
German Universities.

1'wenty-six thousand nine hundred and
forty five students have attended the
twenty universities of Germany during
the winter session which has just closed
At Berlin there were 5,47S. at Munich
3.414, and at Leipsic 3.2SS Bonn is
seventh. with Lilo students. and Hedel-
berg is only thirteenth. with S32 Rostock
comes last. with $40. Only 1.644 of the
students were foreigners. Of the whole,
S.735 students belong to the philosophical
faculty. $3.50 to the medical, 5, 791 to the
theological, and 5,769 to the juristic.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
A NOYel Scarf Pin.

A novel design was shown to reporter
by manufacturer. which took the form
of skull mounted upon the top of stout
pin and connected Herewith by fine gold
chain The wearer. by gently pulling the
chain. causes the lower jaw of the skull
to drop, while two small diamond eyes
fall into the sockets. thus giving the OBJ
server an inclination to feel uneasy by its
CHASTITY appearance These pins are ex-
pensive, the price depending entirely upon
the size of the diamond used.-New York
Mail and Express.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-06-06
Rock Island Ahead as Usual.

Realizing the great popular interest
taken in the coming national convention
the c. 4. & n. Ry.. Rock Island routef
comes to the front as usual and has an
nounced that it's rate to St. Louis and Chr
cago will be one cent each war. Special
trains composed of Pullman sleepers and
free reclining chair cars will be run solid
to St Louis and Chicago, AS this very
low rate will undoubtedly cause a great
rush. it would be well for all who wish
sleeping car Accommodations to secure them
in advance. Berths may be reserved at
city ticket Office Rock Island route) 200
East Douglas avenue. Remember this
makes the rate to St Louis and return
50 10, and to Chicago and return s13.26.
10 II