Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-03

Vice President Reed of the Consolidated railroad shows his usual good sense in not seeking to cover up the cause of the accident last Saturday. It was a terrible affair, but there is nothing to be gained by the conceal ment or questioning of the truth.
 And now Kansas is agitating the question of resubmitting it's prohibitory amendment to the people. The result of the voting in the eastern States on this issue Ia said to be worth 50. .000 votes for the repeal of prohibi- tion in Kansas, where 1t is alleged, more li- quor is now consumed than when licenses were granted. The difference under the new order of things Is that, while Kansas gets all the rum 1t wants, only the adjoining States get the license money.
 The "no fence" law is making not little disturbance in Georgia. This law, which must be accepted by the county before it comes into force, forbids owners of horses, COWS and other domestic animals to turn them out to pasture in the highway. This would enable the farmers to avoid the ex- pense of building fences to keep out other POopAo D S0eeA0} AAa AouCC eAO Io kcuCc law. The objection to the law in Georgia Is that some poor people own COWS but have no pastures, and must turn them into the highways or let them feed on their neigh bor's premises
 A Boston doctor talks more sensibly about ics-water than many do. He says: To tell you the truth, ice-water is very much like anything else Ose it fairly and it is all right; abuse It, and it will work the Old Harry with you. drink all I want, and feel well. You may be taken ill if you swallow glass of it. Green cuoumbers agree with soma people; to others they are certain to bring illness. We eau never know about it beforehand. Experiment is the only way to decide. If you are not sick after drinking ice-water it is good for you. If you are taken i'll you had better quit it. If my wife drinks a cup of strong tea to-day she will not sleep wink tonight, while can drink quart and snooze like hog. Among the many Congresses" to be held during the Paris exposition there will be one on athletic education, and its promoters have addressed circular to the heads of English schools and ssminaries. M. Jules Simon and those who signed with him, reo- ognizing the deficiency of athletic exercises among the French youth, ask the English | sohoolkeepers to attend the congress or to 1 answer certain questions. For example, the head master is asked to enumerate the games 1 played at his school and give the chief rules. i How many hours do the boys play day or a weeka What percentage attend gymnastics, fencing, military drill, rowing, bicyclingl
 Are the boys allowed to form sporting asso. citations? The French nation seems to be ir
 earnest about making its young men go tc
 the cricket grounds for their exercise instead
 of to the boulevard.
 It is related that the emperor of Russia
 when upon tour of inspection in the pro
 vinces, passed the night in the simple hut o
 toll-taker. Before retiring he was pleased
 as head of the Church, to see the old ma,
 take up his Bible and read chapter. ID,
 you read often, my sons" he asked. "Yes
 your Majesty, every day." Glow much o
 the Bible have you read, my sona" "Durin,
 the past year, the Old Testament and part o
 Matthew, your Majesty" Thinking to re lward him, the Czar placed 500 roubles be