Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-08

The will of an eminent New York manu-
facturer, lately deceased, provides that
boulder, to weigh not less than 4, 900 pounds,
be placed over his grave. He doesn't intend
to have his remains stolen.
In Massachusetts the members of the Far
mere league are organizing to vote in the
coming election against every candidate,
State or legislative, who will not express, be.
fore election day his unqualified determine
ton to support, vote for and approve. bill
that shall absolutely prohibits the manufao-
ture and sale Of oleomargarine,b ,butterine, etc.,
oolored in imitation of butter"
The new ballot law in Tennessee has been
declared unconstitutional by one of the
lower courts because It makes no provision
for enabling illiterate persons to give effect
to their choice of candidates. There is no
question that this is a sound decision and
would be sustained by the higher courts,
because the law in effect modifes the eon-
stitutional qualifications of voters by making
it necessary for them to be able to read in
order to vote. 1t indirectly establishes an
educational qualification.
Germany is to have a unique ''world's
fair" The government Is to build a monster
steamship about $50 feet long and 65 feet
beam, at cost Of q million and quarter
dollars. It is to be fitted up for the recep-
tion and exhibition of German goods, Is to
sail from Hamburg in the spring Of 1890 and
make tour of the world by way of the
Americas. Japan, China, Australia, India
and the Mediterranean, stopping at principle
ports and exhibiting goods in order to incite
the people generally to trade with Germany.
DIR. Armaur Hausen, a Norwegian savant,
| recently visited this country, and in Wiscon-
| sin and Minnesota examined a number of
lepers who had emigrated from Norway. He
arrived at the interesting result that of 100
of such emigr ants, the offspring had re.
mained free to the third generation. This,
the author believes, shows emphatioally that
leprosy is not hereditary disease. He
| thinks that the different mode Of life in the
new country does not afford the same op.
portunity of contagion that is given by the
peculiar conditions of life in Norway.
One of the most unique cemeteries In the
United States is that at Sheepshead Bay,
Long Island, the burial ground of noted
horses. It was established two years ago
and by the end of the first year three noted
racers had found a resting place within Its
quiet precincts. Tho three in question were
Lucy B., Dew Drop and Porter Ashe's Yea
As heretofore, the common brutes which live
out their allotted days and die without max
ing better record than 2:20, will be giver
over to the tender mercies Of the equine pot
ters' field boss on Barren Island, which is in
the immediate vicinity. The racer buria
grounds is beautifully decorated with flowers
and shrubbery, and suitable headstonss mari
the last resting places Of the kings and
| queens Of the turf.
| Mr.. Joseph Wharton has given $25, ,00(
| more to the Wharton school Of the Univer.
aity of Pennsylvania, the interest of 1t to bt
used for the purchase of books. "Being
convinced" he says, THAT sound nationa
pelicy requires that domestic industries an6
productions should be adequately protected
from the destructive or suppressive efforts O.
foreign rivals, desire that the best publica
be carefully collected and held for the con
venient use Of students in the Wharton
school; but it is also my desire that tn
library shall, within reasonable limits, in
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