Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-10

Even the mugwumps are pralslng Presi dent Harrison for his appointment of Messrs Roosevelt and Thompson to the civil service commission. The President has reason te feel fattered or afraid.
 The authorities at Newark, New Jersey propose to bring up with sharp turn huck- sters who use impudsnt, and often profane, language to housewives. There is 8 chance for such a move as this in New Haven.
 The Nebraska Supreme court has decided that corn is not corn until it has been har- vested. A farmer mortgaged his growing corn crop and the mortgagee sued for his money and this brought about the Supreme courts decision.
 In the last four months the investments in real estate in New York have amounted to twenty-five millions of dollars more than the sum invested in real estate the corresponding four months last year. It appears that in- vestors are becoming satisfied that real es- state as fair prices affords the safest of all securities. Other securities have been fouud to be so very insecure that they are out of favor.
 In an incident just made public, Corporal Tanner appears to good advantage. A Demo, cratic special pension examiner out in Ohio an old soldier, forwarded his resignation. The corporal looked up his record and ther wrote him letter in which he said he could not advise the secretary of the interior to ac eept the resignation, as it is not intended te dismissany old soldiers efficiently dischargine their duties from that department of thu public service because of their political opin ions.
 Jacksonville. Florida, wants to surrendel it's home rule and have the governor of Flor ida appoint the city's O f1cers and take th, responsibility of running the city. The req son for this is the everlasting color question Jacksonville has large colored population which, with the white people who vote ths same way, control the city. The large proper ty owners and taxpayers believe that majori. ty rule is damaging the city and so they wish
 to shuttle of the responsibility upon the State government.
 The Connecticut legislature is getting manS graceful compliments. The Waterbury
 
 thing that our legislature is not. It is no, proud or obstinate. If it does a thing hasti. ly and inconsiderately, it does not stick to it. It reoonsiders easily if not gracefully. Ii has more sober second thoughts than dozen legislatures are apt to have, and it gives it. self abundant opportunities to enjoy them by reason of it's odd first thoughts. Its pecu- liarity is admirably suited to its needs. For if it were stubborn and opinionated what a record it would have.
 Some people have no reason to worry about civil service reform. Lewis Wunder, the superintendent of the Inquiry division of the Philadelphia postofdce, has just com- pleted his fortieth year of service as postal official. He was appointed stamp clerk in 1S49, during the administration of President Taylor He has served under twelve of the twenty postmssters that Philadelphia has
 had and during his long term of service has not once been suspended. MT. Wunder ii sixty-four years of age and is hale, hearty and good for another quarter of century oi active work.
 Says St. Louis druggist: There is no another city the size Of St. Louis with al many druggists who use the microscope il I their business This instrument is a com paratively new implement in the hands o the druggists, but those who sell medicine here are learning how to use it in the detec \ ton of adulterations, while the doctors us \ it in diagnosing diseases. The increased de
 mand for microscopes has brought down tn price so that s25 will now buy ss fine on