Morning journal and courier., 1889-09-09
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Boston is much troubled with heas this year. It is said to be very amusing to watch the efforts of the literary maidens of that city to appear indifferent and at ease
 A Dakota real estate dealer Is sending out circular in which he says that he has number of 'guilt.edged" investments to of- fer to eastern capitalists. Eastern capital ists have already enough of that kind.
 Unless the whites and the blacks in some parts of the South are very careful there will be serious trouble. A Grace war" Is not very pleasant thing, and 1t can be avoided by good judgement and mutual forbearance.
 It is stated that s1o, 100000 are spent an nually for "infant foods' in this country and that many of the foods are very harmful. The man who would harm babies in order to make money deserves very severe punish ment.
 Every public school in Chicago has an ele- gant American flag of the latest style, with forty two stars in 1t, and the janitor of each school building has orders to hoist the col ors, not only on every legal holiday, but also every Monday morning throughout the school year. There is a talk of a law requir- ing the flag to be aoated from every public school house in Illinois.
 An old man in North Carolina, who had lived all his life without even seeing rail- | road, recently got on train, and before he | had travelled mile was thrown off and | nd vat fa oroarfa6 that aQfe l is travelling by rail in this country that g man has 51 ,0OO, 900, 900 miles to go before his death is due. This man must have struck the last mile first.
 | he travels. Ths new imperial train just com pleted for his accommodation, may be said to be bombproof. The saloons are covered with from outside, and then some eiGh inches of cork, instead of the steel plate' with which the carriages of the old trair were protected. All the saloons communi cate by a covered passage, and are the sam' in outward appearance, so that no outside may be able to discover in which carriag the Czar is travelling.
 
 making good showing for it's first year. I, 18 out of 25 cities in that State the numbe of licenaes has been reduced from 3,022 1,257, while the revenue from the saloons increased nearly 50 per cent. In Boston tn number of saloons has been reduced iron 1885 last year to 780 this year, while tn revenue has increased from $640, ,00O t $s00, 900. It also works equally well in keep ing the saloons closed during prohibite hours and Sundays. Add to this the en couraging fact that the system is maxim friends for itself and the result is all tha could be hoped for in one year. Police Com missioner Whiting of Boston says: CT hea i the law praised everywhere by Prohibition ists."
 A Mennonite minister in Pennsylvani
 has conscience. It impelled him to go be fore magistrate with confession that b
 had shot rabbit out of season. Realizin
 his crime after the act, and unwilling
 profit by it, he had given the rabbit to hi
 nephew, who sold 1t to a man who ate i The penitent minister said that his consciene would not let him rest until he had confess
 ed his crime and suffered the legal penalt, :. The magistrate imposed the statutory fine
 five dollars, which the minister paid, afte . ward claiming and receiving half the fin ' which the law allows to the informer. Ha !, ing thus paid the penalty of his own act ] q proceeded to secure for his fellow offende
 the same satisfaction. He complain' kagainst his nephew and the man who ate t