Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-02

| studied, and discovered that flies cannot
stand the scent of dried clover.

studied, anu u1scOVeTeu tnht mes cdnnot
stand the scent of dried clover.
New York is erecting some new school
houses that are marvels in everything that
goes to make up completeness in all essen
tial requirements according to new and
improved ideas. All the old schoolhonse
faults are done away with, and the ease,
comfort, health, convenience and safety of
pulpils and children have been looked af-
ter in hundreds of details of construction
and fitting One of the many new fea-
lures is a drying room where on rainy
DAYS the children hand in their damp gar
ments and have them quickly dried and
warmed.
Mr.. Edward Palliser, the well known
inventor of the gun and shot of that name,
has written to the London Times, sug-
pesting that, in view of the annual OBJ
struction to commerce between Europe
and America caused by icebergs, it would
be of decided benefit if an arrangement
could be entered into between the English
and American governments to have men
of-war cruise during the iceberg season of
the year along the steamship route across
the northern Atlantic for the purpose of
destroying these great masses of ice. He
believes that if these icebergs were fired at
from an eighty-ton gun, with steel
shell, the largest of them could be broken
up ina very short time, on the well known
principle of ice. cleavage, and if this were
done they would be speedily dissolved by
the heat of the sun and the warmth of the
water.
have often wondered why it is that no
intelligent search for tin ore has been
made in Montana, remarked an old-time
prospector to a reporter. 'tStream tin of
the finest quality has been and is being
found daily in placer mines, in the beds of
small streams in certain parts of the State,
and there can be but little doubt, as Pro-
fessor Bates of New Haven has said, that
tin ore will be discovered, not only in
place, but in paying quantities as well,
when it is diligently and intelligently
sought for in the mountains above where
the float is found. So confident l am that
this will prove correct that am anxious
to explore a section of country about fif-
teen miles from Helena before the snow
flies, where year or so ago I found sew
eral large Jumps of quartz, which We're
filled with crystals of tin ore from the
size of a mustard seed to that of a grape,
and which yielded 20 per cent. of metallic
tin to the ton."
A good story is told on Judge HI. G..
Struve, one of the prominent citizens of
Seattle. While the great fire was raging
he rushed into his Office to save some of
his most valuable books. 1t is well known
that he had accumulated vast amount of
material. which he purposed working up
into history of Washington. This mate
rial and some of his books were very pre-
cious to him. So as the fire came sweeping
down towards his Office he rushed upstairs
and began to select the books most valu-
able. "Ah, this one l will save. No, !
guess this one is more valuable" Thus
he hesitated, and among his many books,
ali of which were dear to him, he was un-
able to decide which ones to save. Just
then the cries of firemen were raised and
the Judge was urged to come down and
save his life. Being thoroughly alarmed
and still undecided, he turned and grabbed
the first book in reach and rushed out of
the building. Reaching the pavement he
found he had saved-the city directory.
| The Russianizing of Poland is pursued
by the government with great energy.
Since the Russian postal laws were intro
duced there, only about three months ago,
the censor has taken hold of the Finnish
press, and several editors have been heavi-
ly fined for writing against the encroach-
ment of Russia upon the autonomy of the
province. The Russian language will be d
compulsory subject of instruction in the
Finnish schools next season, and the cur
| riculum of those schools has been fash
/ ioned in such a manner that within foul
years all subjects of instruction will b,
taught in Russian and no school books but
those of the general empire will be used
OF late an order has been issued that nj
public monument should be erected il
Finland without special permission from
the authorities at St. Petersburg. Tn,
reason for this order is that it has beel
noticed that the Firms have many monu
ruents in their public squares commem
Grating events of the Russo-Swedish war
which are not complimentary or credita
BILE to Russia.