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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-10
NOT A THEORY.

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The skillfully constructed theories of the
free traders fail when confronted by the facts
which abound In this fortunate country Of
protection. They have long and earnestly
tried to make sthe workingman see what a
terrible tax is laid upon him by protection.
He will not see It, and he is right. The
American Economist gives some facts which
show in an almost startling way how the
workingman does not suffer from protection.
On most articles of domestic manufacture,
where we'll established, the consumer pays
about one-half the price the same article cost
twenty years ego. Salt of domestic manu-
facture il purohasable at 80 cents per $50
pounds, that sold twenty years ago at 81. 80.
The present price is less than the duty on
foreign salt. Soda ash that cost 34S per ton
to import, with So per ton duty added, ia
selling now at 328 per ton. The consumption
Of the country il about 175, 900 tons yearly.
There are made at Syracuse $4,000 tons an-
nualIy. Window glass lis 80 per cent less in
price than It was twenty years ago, and plate
glass that used to sell at $3.50 per square
foot can now be obtained at rs cents per
square foot. Borax that was formerly i'm
ported at % to SO cents per pound is now
selling tor domestic production ut 816 cents
per pound. Steel rails that sold in 1878 at
$166 currency or $13s gold per ton have sold
within the year at $26 to $2s per ton. with
duty SIT per ton. Pig iron is now cheaper
under protective tariff than at any time
in the last fifty-five years. Cotton cloth is
purchasable at any retail store in the country
at about the duty charged on imported. The
free trader alleges that the cotton manufac-
turers In this country make enormous profits.
The answer to this is that ffty.two cotton
mills In Massachusetts, and New Hampshire,
with $5S, 49,, 900 capital, averaged annual
dividends during the fourteen years from
1874 to 1887 of 8 149.10oo per cent. Carpets.
body Brussels Of foreign make, with crude
colors and bad designs, that in 1851 were
$2..75 to 50. so per yard, can now be pur-
chased of Philadelphia manufacture. of orig
inai and chaste designs, fne color, at 81. 30
per yard, and ingram carpets that sold in
1851 at $1.35 to $1.50 can now be purchased
at 70 cents per yard.
There is no explaining away such facts %
these. An increase In thirty years of 40 per
cent. In wages and q decrease in price, Of
nearly every thing the American consumer
| buys, of so per cent. is q result quite unlike
| the free traders theory.
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lfmiaQeipnld IlueSl
Out in the far west on one night in Janu
ary a horrible accident occurred. Snow
several feet in depth covered the ground.
The little town of B. was perfectly
quiet, and not one of its inhabitants dreamed
of the scene of disaster that would soon be
Witnessed. The small station house was for
the time deserted. the station master having
gone to the store not far distant. "Polly
wants a cracker; pretty Poll; pretty Poll" !"
Then with a wise shake of her head she few
to shelf that was just above the telephone,
rang, and, receiving the answering ring.
shouted; "Send down 49," Then flying
back to her perch, she was quietly sitting
there when the master return ed.
= There was no telegraph in that part of
her master talk through the telephone to the
station master at Jerome, small town not
many miles distant. In about half an hour
the passenger train was due. When it WAS
nearly time for the train to come the station
master thought that he heard the noise of
train in each direction, but concluding that
he was mistaken he did not trouble himself
ger train passed up, but it did not stop, and
in another moment fearful crash was heard,
a piercing shrek rang out upon the night
air, and then piteous groans were heard.
Snatching up lantern, the station master
him. The freight train attached to engine
113 had come into collision with the passen-
ger train.
Fifteen passengers and both engineers were
killed, and five passengers were injured ssri-
ously. In short time the whole town was
astir. The injured were cared for and an
engine arrived and pushed the broken cars
on side track. Much excitement prevailed
throughout the town. The people wondered
who it was who had telephoned to the sta
tion master ct Jerome. They did not solve
the mystery for many long day, and both
station masters very nearly lost their situa-
tions, but as nothing could be proved against
them they were allowed to remain. One
evening in June as the station master at B..
sat doing in his chair he was aroused by
hearing the telephone ring. Looking up, he
saw Poll sitting on the shelf above the tele-
phone and heard her call out in her shrill
voice; stSend down 113."
At last the mystery had been solved
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Literary Women.

Increasing years make no apparent change
in Mary Mapes Dodge. This fact was forced
upon me last week when meeting the famous
author on Union Square. Her hair is per-
haps a triae more gray, but her dark eyes re-
tain their sparkle, and in conversation they
are study to many, as they fairly seem to
dance to the time of their owners ready dow
Of words. Mrs. Dodge has not difficult posi-
tion; she has well-trained force of assist
ants, and much of her work is done at her
Central Park fiat. .. +s
Marriage has worked miracle in Eliza
beth Stuart Phelps, now Mrs. Ward. She no
longer keeps to herself and the seclusion of
her Gloucester home, but seeks society and In
it's gayest forms. In her dress che has dis
carded the somber hues that have distinguish.
ed her gown for more lively colors. why,
writes girl friend to me, Mrs. Ward aetual-
" appeared at our lawn Earty last summer
carrying q red paraso1.' So much for Cupid
and Pegasus as a we'll matched team.
ST saw a letter few days ago written from
France by Amelia Rives- Chandler to an
American friend, from which should Judge
that the young authoress is not leading the
quiet life which is credited her In some quar-
ters. There is SO much going on continuous
ly,' she writes, that life has an everchsnging
interest. Each evening finds us amid some
new enjoyment, and what with keeping our
eyes, ears, hands and mouths ever busy with
all sorts of good things, this is an ideal life
We are leading'"
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HI Il LID.

Cigar-box covers are held down by tobacco
tax.-New York Journal.
A turning point-The street corner
Pittaburg Chronicle Telegraph.
Pork il the proper sort Of meat to hang in
the arder.-Merchant Traveller.
IF eyes are the windows of the soul, then
the eyes Of the couquette must be beau win
dows.-Baltimore American.
care you fond of Wagnerian opera, Mr..
Flint"
"Yes; I never cared for music. Life.
An Omaha man has hens egg which he
claims to have kept for ten years. Lectur-
ers would do we'll to steer clear of OMAHA
Boston Transcript.
sMrs. Robbins has no piano." "No; she's
a little sensitive about anything of that kind.
You know she was Mr.. Robbins's typewriter
before they were married. Baltimore Her
aid.
Some men may consider 1t great joke to
fill another mans legs with bird shot. But
ID making game Of him.-Burlington Free
Press.
Tommy-s'What are You cutting out that
advertisement for: DO you want any roof
ingp" Johnny-"I am going to paste 1t on
Uncle Williom's dressing case. Huntington
Free Press.
Marberry "a good deal Austered) =
"Iadame, was perfectly willing to hold
your baby for moment, but now that he's
swallowed my 1ocket should like to know
whether you want to buy or sell. Judge.
Landlord Ito departing guest)-I trust I
may rely upon your recommending my es-
tablishment?
Guest-I don't happen to have at this mo-
a roorkoI ana 70 in tho vuor1At-E1rv ,ov
istiche Blatter.
A young girl of sumpter, s. O., possesses
the mysterious power of making plates and
dishes fly around the room and at the headi
of visitors. If abe is wise she will restrain
this proclivity until she has secured hus.
band.-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
sfMy DEAR" whispered man to his wife al
they seated themselves at the theater, II lef
my pocketbook at home" 'Haven't you any
money at alls' "only 40 cents" ''Won'!
that be enougha' "Enoughl" he repeated
impatiently. "It's a five act play."-Pitts
burg Bulletin.
the history Of the Pilgrims)- -"Those old blue
laws must have been horrible; the idea oi
prohibiting q man from kissing his wife or
Sunday" Husband-"Yes, they made.i
great many unnecessary laws in those days.
| -Ohristmas Life.
Willie Ito fair little neighbor)
that's real cruel of you, Oracle. You won'i
let me 60 to dancing school with you because
I'm too youngl I tell you I'm q good deal
older than I look" Willie (next day to
finty hearted conducsor)-"Mr. Peck, none
of the other conductors on this road charge
me anything. amt half as old as look. >
Chicago Tribune.
Kind stranger-What are you crying for,
Bubbya
Bubby-The door bell is SO high can't
reach it.
stranger-oh, well, I'll help you. (Rings
the belly
Bubby (suddenly running off)-Come away,
come away, or we'll both get q whipping
San Francisco Wasp.
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TO PURIFY WATER.
What Is Claimed for tho EIectrolYs
Method of Extracting Impurities.

What Is Claimed for the EIectrolysis
Method of Extracting Impurities.
LFrom L. T. stanley.l
1t is q we'll known fact that sincs the lar
ger cities throughout the world have been
supplied with potable water from common
source, there has been the utmost difficulty
in keeping the supply free from Impurities
due to the presence of fecal matter from sew
age, surface drainage, etc. For the past thir-
ty ars the yeiarge cities, such as London,
Paris, etc., have directed their attention to-
wards the correction Of the evil, at an expenr
diture Of many millions of pounds sterling,
but their efforts were all directed towards
the publication of the sewage matter itself
before it was discharged into the water sup
ply.
Recent medical scientists have succeeded in
demonstrating practical and efficient meth-
cd of treating water by electrolysis, where
by all deleterious matter is extracted and the
water delivered to the consumer perfectly
pure and wholesome.
The process is exceedingly simple and in
expensive, and is based upon the well known
fact that salts of iron possess strong affinity
for animal matter, and unite with 1t readily
when held in solution or suspension, in water.
To those unfamiliar with the different phe-
nomena of the electric current, short expla-
nation Of the decomposition Of water by 80
called s'electrolysis" will, perhaps, assist to
clearer understanding. When the two poles
Of battery, dynamo or other source of cur
rent are connected to metallic conductors,
which are immersered in a jar of water, and
a current of electricity is caused to flow, the
water is decomposed into its original ele-
ments, oxygen being released at the positive
conductor, or sselectrode," !" ss it is commonly
called, and hydrogen at the negative cleo
tIode. This phenomenon is called "Decompo-
sition of water by electrolysis." IT the wa
ter is pure, the oxygen, released at the posi-
tive electrode, ordinarily unites with the
metal, while the hydrogen, released at the
negative eleotrode, rises to the surface of
the water in the form of minute bubbles.
and, ordinarily, escapes into the air.
These phenomena being explained, q
perfect understanding of the process, which
Is beautiful in its simplicity, is easily arrived
at. As waterworks of the larger cities are
now commonly arranged, the electrolysing
plant is made to form part of the conduit
through which thewater is pumped from the
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Friday, January 10, 1890.
4 good ENOUGH LANGUAGE.

A contest is going on In Wisconsin which
will be watched with great interest by all
patriotic citizens Of this country. The new
school law in Wisconsin says that no school
shall be legal that fails to teach reading,
writing, arithmetic and United States his
tory In the English as we'll as in other Ian
guages. This requirement, it seems, does
not meet the approval Of the German Roman
Catholics and Lutherans of the State, who
denounce 1t as an outrage on parental au-
thority and individual liberty. Their repre-
sentatives recently met in Milwaukee. form
ulated bitter manifesto and resolved to use
all the power Of both churches, usually 20
antsgonistic, to defeat any candidate for the
next Legislature who refuses to pledge his
vote for the repeal of the obnoxious statute.
Those who issued this manifesto have
made a very serious mistake, and one which
will be sure to damage them and their
cause. This is comparatively free and
easy.going country, but IT is not too much
to require that its language shall have fair
show even in the schools which certain
churches may see fit to conduct.
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carried off by the grip. His presence in this
part Of the world is much needed.
1t is feared that there will be diminution
in the supply of pure rubber from Brazil,
but nobody need fear that there will be any
less rubber in rubber" boots and shoes
than there has been.
A bill has been introduced in the New
York legislature appropriating only $3,OeO,-
600 for the completion of the capitol. If the
money holds out and the building is ever
finished it will be surprising.
Dumas fls has begun to publish series
Of hitherto unpublished maxims Of his. The
first is as follows: "When Life appears as
God has made it there is nothing left but to
thank Him for having instituted Death
The last is: "Woman, according to the
Bible, was the last thing created by God.
He must have made her on Saturday night,
for the work shows signs of fatigue"
The Bslgique Militaire in its last number
describes experiments made with the defen-
sive cupola, designed to protect guns OF
large caliber against artillery fire. The trials
were carried out at Antwerp at the Forts
Philippe and Santa Maria. The cupola ia
like an enlarged dome or metal cylinder.
resting upon foundation Of masonry and
revolving like a ships turret. The cupola
stood every test, and, although struck by the
largest projectiles, remained uninjured in ita
mechanism to the last. It's weight was $40
tons.
A veteran Kennebec lumberman expresses
fear that one Of these days the old log
dam at the outlet of Moosehead lake will
give way, and the penned up waters pour
down the Kennebsc valley, sweeping every.
thing before them. The fall In the frst
28 miles is 500 fest, and for large part Of
this distance the valley is narrow gorge
with rocky walls 20 to so feet in height
The company owning the dam pooh-pooh tht
suggestion Of danger, but ii would be well
for somebody to try to make sure the dan
| is safe.
It has been proven BY carefully collected
and arranged figures that II Is safer to trave
By rail in this country than to stay at home
/ but the destruction Of human life BY oul
railroads = attaining truly alarming propor
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his Arm was Talked OF.

IFr0m the chicago HefaIu.I
The other evening Smyth went over to the
New Windsor to hear the California Opera
company aing s'Donna Juanita." He is a
great admirsr Of John McWade, the popular
baritone, and ii was especially to hear him
sing that he visited the north side. The cur
tain had gone upon the first act when he
reached the theater, and he dropped into one
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Of row Of vacant seats in the rear of the
house. Pretty soon very fresh and talka-
tive young mau fell into the seat next to
Smyth, and began to talk to him about the
show business. The young fellow was per-
feet stranger to him, but he insisted upon
talking to him, and Smyth was greatly am
noyed at his persistence-he wanted to hear
the performances. Pretty soon McWade came
on. He was dressed as an officer, and when
he began his opening solo, which Smyth pre-
pared to listen to attentively, the young bore
at his elbow blurted out: 'sWhy, he's only
got one arm, hasn't hes" Smyth ground his
teeth and nodded assent. "How did he lose
IT." persisted the bore. Smyth turned square
ly upon him and said: "He was listening to
performance one night and little
fool sat down beside him and talked it off, /"
The young man said no more, and pretty
soon he arose and quietly tiptoed his way
out of the theater, not even asking for q re-
turn check. Smyth enjoyed the solo all the
more after this episode.
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Peasant Life In Mexico.

The Mexicans are the happiest of content
ed creatures, and though poverty is their
universal heritage, they have no wants.
Jean jacques Rousseau must have been
among similar peasant class in Italy when
he wrote so truthfully that. "He only is
free who wants nothing beyond what be can
get, and does harmlessly as he pleases." I"
There are two classes Of Mexican peasants,
the Labradoes and the Rancheros. The
former are the milder, simpler people, found
sprinkled along the small canyons and val
leys on little plots of bottom land, adjacent
and irrigated by simple or community
bitches called acequias, which read from the
streams, winding around the bank in grad
ual way till the streams lower level will
permit them finally to wander over the bot
tom. They bridge no arroyas, build no
dams, arches or culverts, and use only nat-
ure's level, water. to give the grade required
for their canals. In engineering ability they
are as far behind the Aztecs, who once in-
habited this valley, as arethe present Egypt
ians behind their ancestors under Menes.
A plot of few acres support an entire
family Of dozen, exclusive Of dogs-as
many more. First crop of melons and
cebada (melons and barley: later q crop of
frejo1es and calabazas (Mexican
beans and pumpkins) little pepper
and onions, and their commits
sary is complete. The Rancheros have moro
or less cattle, ponies, sheep, or goats, are less
local in their tastes, and are more hardy, so
that 1t is among them that 1t is sometimes
found that outlaw element that has made
tGreaser" the synonym for bandit, and has
stamped the race as thieving and treacher-
ous. This character is partly the result of a
traditional sentiment-a spirit of adventur-
ous resistance to tyranny. On the Mexican
side, man who evades their outrageous
taxes and customs Is hero; one killed in an
attempt to do so, is martyr. The govern
ment only is the robber. The men are fine
horsemen, of the firm yet easy border seat,
| always using that instrument of torture, the
bocada or Spanish bit in the control of their
ponies. Many are expert in tossing the
| RATA, and some handle revolver we'll. A
pueblo scene is very characteristic. Adobe
buildings, thatched roofs, arbors beneath
| which are the stone jars left unglazed fol
cooling water, and the stone handmill fol
grinding the corn for corncakes, called "tor-
| tillas." The conservatism of this people
| would compare with that of India. The
agricultural methods are those described in
the Bible. Hay is cut with hoe, some
times handknife or sickle; q bougt
whose forks embrace the proper angle II
their plow, and their oxen are yoked by lash.
| Ing pole to the base of their horns.
l
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gilbert and sullivar,s Lates,


Gilbert and Sullivan's latest comic oper.
eta, s'The Gondoliers," was launched in
New York Tuesday evening" with success
that would have been fattering had the COM
panY been up to the American standard. 1t
was generally agreed that the colaborators
had aimed at popular rather than an artis-
tic effect, and that as bright, amusing piece
Of work with simple and fluent score, the
operetta will win more favor than "Ruddi-
gors'' or 1.-THE Yeoman" and less than ssThe
Mikadon or ssPinafore." The English COM
pany apparently was q trial. American
singers and comedians are expected to give
the book and score livelier and more fruitful
treatment.
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EDITORIAL NOTES.

Here's hoping that Jack Frost will not be
carried off by the grip. His presence in this
part of the world ia much needed
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SHAring Their Strength. =
From Harper's Young Peop,e.1


"Look at these men," exclaimed Harry
Delmar, as he pointed to some trackmen at
work. tsIt takes six of them to carry that
iron rail, and they move like snails."
ssThey are sparing their strength" re.
marked the father. - t-...a
"Well, I should say So" declared Harry,
s'Four Of them could carry that rail with
ease"
ssPerhaps they could" replied the father,
''They are sparing their strength, and they
are WISE"
Harry looked at his father, a faint express
sion of surprise on his face.
'sI notice that the foreman does not re-
prove them," continued his father. "He is
satisfied that they are doing an honest days
work. If they worked as you seem to think
they ought to work, 1t is likely they would
not be here tomorrow, or not on the next
day, at least. They would break down. They
must husband their strength so that they
can work day after day without abatement.
| There is speed in method, though it may
out. The tortoise beat the hare in the race.
A rocket makes big fuss, but it comes down
q stick. A volcano creates great uproar,
but it remains still long while afterward.
Tremendous efforts are soon spent. The
| pitching In process does not last long. II
| is wise for us, my son, to spare our strength
| whether we labor with our hands or brains
| It is the secret of long sustained effort. The
| energy in reserve is often the energy that
| wins and wears"
III see now, papa, that spoke too hastily
| Harry said, "The men are not Sinking theil
| work. Yes, they are wise"
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SelfIshness Added to HunEerss Pangs.
[Erom the Chicago Tribune1


"Talk about the ups and downs of an
actors life Why, most actors live life.
time in single season. The SWEETEST ban
quet I ever attended and the hardest got
meal secured both came in the same season.
The banquet came early in October, when
the star celebrated the anniversary of his
debut as star, The latter came the follow
ing spring, when we were travelling on our
trunks from Washington, D. c., to Loris-
vile, KY. It was an all-day ride, and we
knew we couldn't eat till we could show
again. jamestown was the dinner station,
and the manager and I got to talking over
the prospects for chuck. confded to him
that I had ten cents in postage stamps;
he said he had nickel; 90 We agreed to
shake the rest Of the company and feast to-
gether. The manager hid himself in the
baggage room at the station and I went up-
town to bakery, where purchaced pie
with our combined wealth, and returned to
my friend. The switchman's dinnerpail
hung tempting near by and we opened it.;
but we hadn't the heart to take more than
a couple Of pickles from the poor fellow.
It was dainty meal-pickles and pie. The
joke Of the whole thing was that the star, a
smooth man, had meanwhile arranged to feed
the whole company and give his note.for the
bill Our own selfish exclusiveness had shut
shut US out. ~ Ga