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Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
Wednesday, April 23, 1890.

A ADVERTISEMENTS BILL.
 If all the bills to help everybody which are before this congress should pass there would be interesting doings for awhile, but there wouldn't be much money left in the treasury. A good many eyes in this region are watching the progress of the bill (which has been reported favorably) for the erection of government buildings at all places where the postofGce receipts amount in gross to 5000 year for two consecutive years, or $2, 800 year if the place is county seat. If this bill becomes law it will apply to no less than 6fty>four towns in Massachusetts, and to the following forty towns in Connecticut: Ansonia, Birmingham, Bridgeport, Bristol, Clintonville, Dan bury, Danielsonville, Greenwich, Litch- field, Meriden, Milford, Moodus, Mys- tic Bridge, Naugstuck, New Britain. New London, New Milford, Northford, Nor walk, Norwich. Portland, Putnam, Rockville, Seymour, Southington, South Manchester, South Norwalk, Stafford Springs, Stamford, Stonington, Thomaston, Thompsonville, Tor rington, Wallingford, Waterbury, West Win sted, Willimantic, Windsor Locks. Winsted. The cost of the buildings which would at once be under way in these two States would aggregate $2, ,S50, ,000.
 The passage of this bill would do much to eniiven the builders trade. There is no doubt that in some of the places mentioned above government building ie needed. But many of them can get along comfortably in the old
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
The Siberian mOsquitOes. lStepniak in The New ReyieW,1

During the short summer the temperature rises, rapidly reaching 56 degrees F. But with the warm season come the mosquitoes, which are plague of these regions more difficult to endure than cold. "I never would have believed" says the correspond ent of the "Russky Vedomosty" (Moscow), who has been exiled to these parts, "that the insects could appear in such swarms. They literally darkened the light, filling the air with an incessant noise, covering, as with 8 black mantle, our horses, whose Hanks were soon bleeding all over. Maddened with pain, the horses kicked and reared, but seeing that all was unavailing, they dropped their heads and submitted to the inevitable. In vain we tried to protect ourselves with veils, travelling, notwithstanding the hot weather, in winter gloves aud overcoats. The mos quitoes penetrated through the sleeves under the shirts, stinging the breast and the body, which ached as if burned with fire. The more we struggled to get rid of our tormen- tors the more we opened the way to thous- ands more of them. On arriving at the huts of the Yakuts we kindled a greas fire, which made such a smoke that 1t pricked the eyes and choked the breath, though we lay stretched on the earthen floor. The mos- quitoes disappeared, but as soon as the smoke dispersed a little, new swarms penetrated into the hut, covering all of us thickly."
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23

intsntionto be present, and most of them will make exhibits. The programme of the exposition includes two banquets and tour to and through the Kahlenbsrge. The Aus trian government has placed in the exhibi- ton building e complete ret of the machin- cry used by it in manufacturing postage stamps, and will strike of souvenir stamps for every visitor at the exposition who wishes them. The most valuable stamp in the exposition will be one of the first series of Mauritius. It cost two pence when it was new, and is now valued at about $3,0OO.
 The Japanese in New York do not make themselves very conspicuous, but they are quite numerous. For the last decade or so, says the New York Mail and Express, "the number of Japanese in the city has been con- stantly increasing, and now the colony is very good-sized one. What ia more, 1t is made up of men of more than moderate means. Few races, not English-speaking, have shown greater inclination to adopt American customs than have the Japanese who have located in this city. They dress and talk like Americans, they attend our theaters and mingle in our society and in every way they seem to assimilate them- selves with the conditions that surround them. Unlike the Chinese and other na- tionalities, they have not settled in any par ticular locality, but are scattsred through out this toity and Brooklyn. Pleasant and satisfactory neighbors they make, too."
 they compliment man in the wild and woolly West they "do it up brown, David Sinton is the weslthiest citizen of Cincinnati. He gave $25, ,00O to the Young Mems Christian association the other day, and the editor of one of the leading news. papers of the city makes the following ap- propriate remarks: MT. Sinton is not purse- proud hypoorite and does not stand on the corners and pray. neither does he squander his wealth in snobbery; but when he is called on to say good-by to this terrestrial sphere the Lord will send his best angel, and when he gets to heaven will say: "Well done, Dave, old boy; you were thoroughbred. .on earth, and you can sit right down here by my side." There are only a few of us left. The citizens of Cincinnati should escort David to a banqueting hall and tell him what they think of him. Don't wait till he gets wings. Just start the ball at once. Put us down for two front seats. Dave, you are 8 Tu1ui
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
eH1OAGO,s aR0WTH.

Some of the inhabitants of Chicago are made thoughtful by the fact that teachers in the public schools of that city apply fol, di- vorces. One case is that of special teacher of an ornamental branch of study. In the discharge of her duties she Is known to probably more than 50,000 pupils and to nearly all their parents and guardians. Her application for divorce, presented during term time and just before the spring exami- nation, will naturally be "talked over" by all the teachers in every school she visits. It will be commented on favorably or unfayor- ably by more than a thousand teachers in the rooms where they give instruction, at institutes and in their homes. In one way or another the fact of her being an applicant for divorce will become known to nearly every person in Chicago. A few days ago teacher in one of the Chicago schools, said to be the largest public high school in the world, obtained divorce. The alimony granted her was large. All the teachers and all the pupils in the large school learned through the papers of the procurement oi the decree of divorce and alimony. Nearly . thousand girls, ranging from fifteen tc twenty-a five years of age, and most of them members of excellent families, are attending this school, and of course they know all about the matter.
 These divoroes do not seem to injure the social standing of the teachers or interfere at all with the schoo] work. But the Chicago Herald feels moved to remark: At one time the petitions for di. vorce were filed during the long vacation. obviously with view of avoiding publicity. Last summer no small number of applica- tions for divorce were granted. Now there are so many teachers applying for separation from their marital companions that proceed ings are commenced at any time. This shows that the feeling has become general in educational circles that 1t does not reflect upon a teacher to figure in the divorce court Men who have given attention to the matter declare that the number of divorced personG employed in the public schools is proportion. ately larger than among the theatrical art ists. Tho influence that this state of thinge ia exerting on the minds of pupils must necessarily be very strong and far reaching It may result in making Chicago the divorce center of the world.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
Etna's Broad Expanse of Lava.

From g. Catania letter in The Boston Transcript.]
 Strada Etna, Catania's longest street, be-
 ginning at the very edge of the port-side,
 leads almost due north toward the volcano's
 peak, within few feet of il, ,000 feet above
 the level of the sea, and fully twenty-eight miles away. The area of country dominated by the mountain, and at times subject to
 overflow of lava. is astounding: It's circum- ference is fully 17O miles, and 1t describes an irregular circle, of greatest diameter from north to south. Catania stands at the ex- treme of southern defection in it's southern segment. The Alcantara river, rising in its northwestern foot hills, flows to the north east, thence circles its northern edge, and l finally sweeps around to the southeast into the sea. The Simeteo river, having its
 source at the northeast, near that of the l Alcantara, circles the base, first to the south weat, then aodtnwaTd, s7nA nAa-tthhsp tthhsp flows around and into the sea to the southeast, below Catania. From Catania to the morth0f the Alcantara, the Ionian sea on the east, ffAs ming with almost a straight wall of shore, 1 cuts thin segment out of this circle. But within this extraordinarily distinct circle of l ITO miles, there is not square inch of the earth's surface over which the lava has not distinguish to be unadulterated lava soil, and l which is not subject today, or any other time, to new coating of molten lava. The entire majestic contour of the mountain.
 broken here and there by lesser volcanoes,
 is visible from any point at this tremendous
 base-edge; but more strange than all else is
 the density of population within the lower
 and cultivably luxuriant rim. Threading
 the base, along the seashores of the Alcantara,
 around to the south along the inner, or
 northern, shore of the Simsteo, and crowd- l ing up to the very edge of it's lesser vol 1 canoes, are between sixty and seventy cities l and villages, housing-and every human be- | ing in lifelong danger of destruetion-up- | ward of 300, ,000 souls.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
EDITORIAL NOTES.

According to recent scientific lecture by Dr. Baer, there are in Germany in 100 cases of insanity twenty-five hard drinkers. In the Empire, in 1881, 4.200 persons suffered from delirium tremens; 1882, 5,003; in 1888, 7,040; in 1884, s,954; in 1885, 10,ssO. These include only persons treated in public hos- pitals, and, besides acute delirium cases, others suffering from chronic alcoholism.
 Woman had some of her rights in ancient Egypt. A last will and testament, 5000 years old, was found recently in Egpyt. The testator, Sekiah, executed 1t with his own hand in favor of his own brother, priest of Osiris. The property disposed of in the will was to go at the brothers death to Sekiah's daughter, who, the internal evidence of the document shows, had the same legal right as man to own and administer and dispose of property.
 To secure special delivery for a letter at present 1t is necessary, in addition to the usual postage, to attach a special stamp, costing ten cents. The suggestion has been made in congress that the same result may be secured by putting on the extra ten cents in ordinary stamps, at the same time mark ing the letter conspicuously as one of imme- diate delivery. The suggestion is good ono. Special delivery stamps are not always as handy as the regular ones.
 A local justice in the Pennsylvania oil re- gions has fined @ man for operating well on Sunday and the case is to be taken up to the higher courts on the plea that if the oil wells stand idle for day the water, which is the bane of every oil field, will flow in and ruin them. For this reason the oil people say their occupation is work of necessity and is not dissertation within the meaning of the law. An authoritative utterancs on this point will interest the people of great many occupations.
 An international postage stamp exhibition began in Vienna on April 20 and will con. tinue until May 4. All the best known stamp collectors of England, France, the United States, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Germany and the Orient have signifed thei1
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
Clergymen,s sons.

There is an old islander, now happily nearly extinct, to the effect that ministers sons are, as arule, more lavish sewers of wild oats than the sons of laymen. The sub ject of the clergyman's son in journalism has never yet been regarded as an issue, and yet the profusion with which some of the news- paper offices of Boston are sprinkled with the sons of ministers night well lead to 8 discussion of the topic. In the office of one of the Boston dailies, recently, group of six attaches of the staff were in conversa-
 tion, when it became known that of the six five were sons of ministers. Still another member of the staff, himself clergyman, is the son of clergyman. From this same office, within the last year or two, three to swell the staff of another great Boston
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
TWO sTORIEs OF GEN. MILES.

 refute the saying, once so frequently heard, but now rapidly falling into dissss.
 TWO STORIES OF GEN. MILES.
 How He Went Into the Army. and
 What 1t Cost Him to Stay init.
 [Templeton's Boston Letter in Hartford Courant.1
 had an experience with the new major general of our army in his youthful days which may have told in print before, but which perhaps will interest some of your readers to hear at present. was conducting a weekly newspaper early in the war in a city just outside of Baston, when a handsome youth came into my office one day and told me that he was engaged in helping to raise company of soldiers for the war, and asked me to help him. He introduced himself as Nelson A. Miles; said he was 6 clerk in 8 crockery-ware store in Boston; had two unoles who were going to aid in raising the company, and expected himself to be its second lieutenant. He did not know much about military matters, but thought he could learn. This company; largely through the aid of his uncles, one of whom was ensr- getic and the other rich, soon was com- pleted. Then he came to me in trouble. He said he had done so much toward getting up the company that he thought he Ahoulu be first lieutenant instead of second. He had held this, and it had made trouble. He did not get the place, and the friends of the man who did get 1t were making 1t unpleas- do, but concluded to go out to the war to make the best of the condition of affairs: But those men who thought the youthful aspired to too much in asking to be more than second lieutenant of the company, would not let him have in it peace. These were thesinauspicious circumstances in which this splendid soldier friend went to battle. He had to procure an exchange to stable position. From then the career he has since had begun. I saw General Miles after the war was over in a scarcely less curious way, and as he probably now smiles about his pro- jects of those days, if they have not gone out his memory, perhaps it will do no harm to repeat them. He came to my office then and told me he did not know what to do. He asked my advice about going into politics for career. His plan was to go to his pa- ternal homestead, which was in Westminster in this state and there seek nomination for congress. I advised him strongly against it, telling him that William B. Washburn, who was then representing the district, could not be beaten. Fortunately General Miles took that view in the end himself. One of his uncles had no children and was worth con- siderably over million dollars. He was very proud of General Miles then and I have heard that he offered him his aid if he would leave the army and go into business in Bos- ton. Everyone about here expected that the general would be one of his principle heirs, but the discision of General Miles to remain in the army seems to have offended the uncle. He died a few years since, leaving but small sum to General Miles, who probably sacrificed hundreds of thousands of dollars by continuing in the career which has brought him such distinction.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
MtscHlla11eOtiB.
GRATEFUL - COMFORTING
 EpPS'S COCOA,

.Dy thorough knowledge of the naturallaws iion, and by application of the fine proper lies of Reelected Cocoa, MT. Epps has provided our tables wta n dsiSSatsly navored hey It s by the judicious use of articles of aconstitution may be gradually hc.ttHp M untlstEone 6reds Of subtlemaladiesare floating garoundus ready to attack whereyerthere is weak point. We may fortifled with pure blood and properly nouriahed nm" s"-C Civfl Service Gazette.
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Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
How to Use Canned Goods.

An "export," writing to "The Grooers' Chronicle" we'll says that canned goods should bs turned out and eaten as soon as possible. If kept at all, the food should be covered up and put in cool place-always, however, turned out of the original tin. The liquor around Holsters, salmon, and all vege- tables, excepting tomatoes, it is desirable to strain off and throw away Lobsters and prawns are improved by being turned out into sieve and rinsed with clear cold water. Never on any account add vinegar, sauces, or any kind of condiment to timed foods while they are in the tins, and never leave such mixtures to remain an hour or two, if from forgetfulness 1t is done.
 All timed goods are put up as fresh as it ia possible to be, but, unless corned or salted, will not keep if turned out, as freshly-cooked goods will, and certainly not longer, as many thoushtlessly suppose or expeot they will. Sardines, if preserved in good oil, and if of good quality, will bs an exception; so long as the oil is good, the fish can bs kept in the tins.
 But seven days is long enough to trust thess before eating Consumers should not buy larger packages of canned goods than they can consume quickly; if they should, most of the fish and meats can be potted after reeooking, sauces and seasoning being added. If the nose and eyes are properly used, it ia as impossible to partake of an un- sound tin of canned food of any kind as to partake of bad meat, fish, or vegetables from chop.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23

daily, and all three are sons of clerHymen. All of these nine men are of good repute, and are all rather proud that they are able to refute the saying, once so frequently heard, but now rapidly falling into disuss.
Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-23
9ra5 9nnds.
Howe & StGtsOn

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 Our new Ombre Persian Sat ins at 12Hc per y'd have caught the popular taste. We experi- ence great difficulty in keeping up assortments, though we re- ceive shipments every week. The styles are pretty and unlike the old designs of the past few years.
 Good line of Outing Cloth at Ioc and 12Hc.
 Schopper's Ladies Hose in narrow colored stripes, with fin- ished feet, double soles, at 12Hc per pair.
 Splendid value in Ladies Ribbed Jersey Vests, medium weight, bodies, silk finished necks, at 25c.
 Please remember that we are Sole Agents for the Annie Jen- ness Miller Equipoise Waist for Ladies and Misses. i
 Our Glove Counter will offer Special Attractions this week. We are showing:
 0-buttOn blarrltZ k1dS at 50c per pair, worth Soc. 4-Button Kids, in tans and browns, at 5oc, worth 7ec. Foster Lacing Kids at 7oc and $I.oo, worth $1 and $I.25. Full line of evening and graduating Gloves, Lisle, Taf- fetta and Silk Gloves, from I3c to $I.25 per pair. Silk Gloves, patent tipped fingers, a speciality. Tafetta Gloves, special drive at 2ec, regular price soc. ~' ~- Especial bargains in Dress Goods, Silks, Jackets, Wraps, Capes and Long Garments, Laces, Ribbons, etc. Raroain nav Eridav knriI 1E
The morning call., 1890-06-04
COLORED MASONS.
Annual Session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge.

The Nest Worshpful Sovereign Grand Looge
OF Colored Masons for the State OF california
and It's jurisdiction assembled In sixteenth an
uual session at the Masonic Hall, 92I racine
street, Yesterday morning al 10 O'clock
There being a constitutional number oil iodges
repfesepted, the I'll and Lodge was opened IN am.
pie form by The NJ. W. Thomas Smith, Grand
Master.
the Grand Master announced the appointment
OF committees on Credentials, Returns, Grley-
anceS jurisprudence, Finance and Constitution
and Bylaws.
The Committee on Returns reported the fol-
lowing lodges properly represented: Hannibal
No. l. San Francisco; Olive Branch, No. 4, san
FranciseO; Laurel No. 6, Marysville; Land.
marx, No. 8, Sonora.
a recess was then taken until o'clock.
On reassembliug IN the afternoon session sew
eral reports Of committees were presented and
adopted after which The Grand Master delivered
his annual address, which was referred 10 a
special Com mittee on Distribution.
The report of the Deputy Grand Master was
also read and referred.
The report of Il. Wilkinson, Grand Secretary,
was presented aud referred. The report shows
The financial affairs of the order in this juris-
dictiOn TO be In good condition. aud the member
ship growing.
The election OF officers for the ensuing year
made lie special order for this morning, after
Which the Grand Lodge was called oil until 10
o'clock this morning
The morning call., 1890-06-04
MAE1IN KELLY.

Resolutions Passed by the Harbor Conn
mssioDers' Employees.
AT meeting OF the employees OF the State
Board OF Harbor Commissioners, held on Satur-
day, committee, consisting of j. V. Bell, W. S.
Fitch, j. w. Wilcox. Samuel Deal and James
Kane, was appointed to draft appropriate reso-
luIiols OF coincidence the death Of Martin
Kelly, Assistant Chief Whartnger of the board
who met his death In the Oakland railroad dis
aster.
At meeting held yesterday the committee
presented the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Divine Prov idence to
call from our midst In the prime of his mann ood
and III the days OF his usefulness our belo we'd
friend Hon. Martin Kelly, Assistant Chief Wharf
niger whose death Is not alone loss to the State
that he has SO faithfully, efficiently and honestly
served. but also leaves void iii midst, and
rowing hearts among Us. his associates of many
years,
Res0iUed, That we extend to his sorrowing rela
tves our heartfelt sympath by in this, their sad be-
reayement. and trust that the Almighty Father,
who In his mercy and wisdom tempers the wind
to the shorn lamb" may be with them IN this, their
hour of sorrow.
Resotued That these resolutions be engrossed
and that copy be furnished the family OF the de-
ceased,