Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-20
EDITORIAL NOTES.

Titled aliens alone hold about 81 ,00O, 900
acres of land in this country. Quite
enough.
A day or two ago gentleman who was
visiting his laboratory, and whose son was
about to enter upon his first employment,
asked Edison to give him a motto for the
boy, so that he might have stimulus and
guide. Mr.. Edison laughed little at the
novel request, then said: "Well, give him
this: Never look at the clock"
President Carter of Williams college is q
practical prohibitionist. The town author
lied the granting of two liquor licenses,
but time passed on and no places for the
sale of liquor were opened. Investigation
showed that President Carter had quietly
bought the two licenses, and thus prevent
ed the legal sale of liquor in the town.
Some bad men have a great deal of in
genuity. An ingenious prisoner at
Kariaus. Bohemia, recently constructed
watch eight centimeters in diameter, with
| no other tools or materials except two
and some rye straw The wheels, posts
and cogs are all made of the rye straw,
which, it is we'll known, is quite coarse
and tough. 1t runs six hours without
winding, and keeps good time.
Young America is not easily discour
aged. The Sidney, Ohio, public school
senior class were expelled this year just a
short time before the close of the schools.
All of the members of the class had pre-
pared their graduating essays, and as the
school board refused to reinstate them
they hired a hall, charged 25 cents admis-
sion and had a commencement of their
own. The citizens of Sidney admired the
spunk displayed by the class and patron
lied them well that it netted each one a
neat sum, and the entire class took trip
to Niagara Falls with the proceeds.
The laws delay and uncertainty have
again been illustrated in patent infringe
ment suit which has just been ended in
New York by the judgment of the United
States circuit court. The suit was begun
seventeen years ago by the Webster Loom
company against the Messrs. Higgins, car
: pet manufacturers, for infringement il
!. the use of a certain wire attachment to {
. carpet loom. In 1884 the damage claim
was $50, 100000, but this was subsequent
ly reduced to 50, 900, 900. The case was re
ferred to a master who awarded the loon
company damages to the amount of 81:
cents, and the court confirmed the award
A building contractor who had YER
sensitive nature has Just died in New On
leans. Some time ago he took contrac
for the construction of large Office buil6
ing in that city. 1t had neared compile
ton without accident or mishap, whe
one day last week, through the breaking
a scaffold, five workmen fell from the roo
four of whom were killed and one par
lyzed for life The contractor was deep
affected by the accident. 1t preyed c
, his mind necessarily day and night. T
could not rid himself of the thought tn
II in some way he was responsible for
though there was really nothing to wa
rant any such idea. The effect of th
constant grief and brooding was that b
nervous system broke down complete
s and he has just died from nervous prostl
, ton.
Like many other great preachers, Car
- nal Newman was only strong when he us
his pen. Says careful critic in the
nm. positor: All his printed sermons were re