Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-09

years American cemeteries will contain a larger amount of gold than now exists in France.
 A cooperative community of dozen families is to be founded by Chicago busi- ness men at Evanston on the lake shore. Twelve houses are to be built around 8 court, and club house at one end of the court which shall contain a complete kitchen and laundry, and all the buildings will he lighted and heated from the same plant. The work of all sorts is to be done in common; each person investing S2,OOO becomes partner and equal owner, be- sides having his own lot.
 One of the interesting features of the
 recent fair at Atlanta, Illinois, was the contest for a prize offered by the fair asso- citation to the fafmer who had destroyed the largest number of rats. The tails of
 the rodents were to be accepted as'reliable and satisfactory evidence of his success as rat-catcher. Accordingly the farmers were on hand with all the rat tails they had contrived to accumulate since the offer was made known. The number was a great surprise to the fair managers. 1 It was no small job to count the returns. There was total of no less than 20,938 tails, and of these the farmer who took the prize produced 4,30O.
 Snails are largely consumed by consump- l tives in England who can afford them. Of caurse they are imported. The best come | from the vineyards of France, and for this reason they are considered especially fine. They are certainly luxury, for tin of snails costs As. Cd. Frogs hind legs are eaten in larger quantities than is generally supposed. Another novelty for epicures is crayfsh tails. They are little things like shrimps, and are used for fayoring all sorts of dishes, soups, sauces and vege- tables. Boned larks in aspic jelly sounds we'll. The young bachelors who lounge through life in chambers off Piccadilly go in for these potted things. They are con venient.
 Captain John A. Reeves of Charleston, South Carolina, has ventured in caucus to speak the truth about Democratic poli- tics in that city. Here is a specimen: .sThe county of Charleston has been held up to the gaze of the whole State because of the rottenness of our politics. Many of our best citizens refuse to vote because their votes are not honestly counted. Elec- tions in this city have been for years pre- | ela A,l | furthermore, he says: "Our people submit
 to these, things more from habit than | choice They have been frightened into a stsbe of apathy and submission by the fear
 of negro rule, so diligently harped upon by
 the selfish politicians" "ih" , | The London Economist continues the
 discussion of the probable effect of the re-
 cent American silver legislation upon the
 silver product of the world. It repeats
 the statement that reports are in circula-
 ton in England and on the continent that
 the United States government ''have en-
 tered into an agreement with the producer:
 of silver to restrict their output, and that
 the Brazilian government have contracted
 to buy so many hundred thousand ounces
 month for coinage purposes" ''Thes'
 and other reports of the kind," says thu
 Economist, "are being systematically pu
 forward with the view of sustaining tn,
 advance in the market value of the metal.
 It treats these reports signs of manipu
 lation of the market.
 A French mikaary surgeon has beer
 making researches on wind instrument'
 which had been used by phthisical bands
 men, and warns musicians of the import
 ance of disinfection. He recommends tha
 instruments should be filled with , pc
 cent. solution of carbolic acid, or, in tn
 case of metallic instruments, that the.
 should be dipped into boiling water. Thes
 precautions are of the utmost importance I when phthisical persons have used the in
 struments, for it was found ill such case
 that liquids used to wash them out pre-
 scented a virulence similar to that of pur
 culture .os tuberculosis. Fortunately tn danger is small as long as the interior thoroughly moist, which, of course it usu , ally is; but when an instrument has beel lying by for some time so that the interio , has become dry there is real danger of nj 1 containing dried germs of the disease bein | drawn into the lungs of the person wh | neyt pIavs unon if