Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-16

city lands has increased about $19, 300, 900, while the decline in that of farm lands has been nearly s3,OOO,0OO.
 After Bismarck, Field Marshal Won Moltke is the most revered parsonage in Germany. On October 26th he will com plete his ninetieth year, and the German people are making preparations to show their esteem for him. Every town in Germany will present him an address on this occasion, the signatures from each province to be handsomely bound in a sep arate volume.
 It takes a small boy to get into trouble. A small boy living in Ventura, California, went out into a vacant lot and stood upon his head. This is as natural a position for a small boy to assume as any other, but in this instance, unfortunately, the lad was not sufficiently careful in choosing his ground, for in putting down his head he placed it directly upon the body of large gopher snake that chanced to be taking a sun bath there. A small boy is very heavy sometimes, and the snake was irritated. Quick as flash it slid out from under the boys head, and, turning, bit him directly upon the lower lip. The wound was pain ful, although not at all dangerous.
 The death of an old soldier at Nebraska City few days ago presents features of much interest to the pension bureau and to persons who are desirous of going on the pension list. A few years ago he ap- piled for a pension on the ground that he had received wound in the head at the capture of Fort Donelson. A careful ex- animation was made by the medical ex- aminers but they could find no mark or that he had been shot, and his application was rejected. He persisted, however, that he had been seriously wounded, but no indisputable proof of the fact was dis closed until his death, when a post mor- tenn was made and large buckshot found imbedded in his brain.
 In one of our suburbs, says the Cincin nati Times Star, ga prayer meeting wa held the other evening, the regular mid week meeting. A mother had taken he son, little fellow of eight, with her. I was pretty warm evening and the chilt finally got restless, but the mother sue ceeded in quieting him somewhat. A | last the service neared the close, but un fortunately the longest-winded deacon il the church volunteered an address to tn throne of grace. So he prayed, and h, prayed and he prayed. The poor bo, stood it as long as he could, but at las human nature gave away and he cried out Say amen, man, that's plenty!' The sud denness with which that prayer came to ; close was marvellous"
 There has been revival of rumors il the last few days regarding the possibilit, of utilizing the coal and iron deposits O Rhode Island for the production of stee as a local industry, and along with tines rumors have come some rather remarkabl statements as to the extent and value O the coal and iron supplies of our state Says the Providence Journal: The simpl facts of the matter are that, on the author ity of competent expert investigators, tn local deposits of these substances are such in quantity and quality, as to afford tn promise of being able to build up remu nerative industry on them. But for tn production of steel there is need, also, c certain other ores from Lake Superior O abroad for mixing purposes; and it is no to be expected that any company will un
 lertake to establish new steel plants il this section of the country so long as tn tariff discriminates against New Englan in this respect.