Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-12

The English Industries states that novel industry, resting strictly on chemical prin- ciples and needing nothing but little capital and dash of dishonesty to develop it, is said to be practiced in Florida. It consists in avoiding dependence upon the slow and imperfect ripening of lemons by the suns rays, by picking the fruit while green and exposing it to the fumes of burning sulphur, whereby its color is changed to rich golden yellow, infinitely more attractive than the natural hue. 'It is true that the interior of the lemon is practically free from juice, fact which the hypercritical might reckon slight drawback, but this is, after all, trivial matter, affecting only the consumer" is the salve applied to the e'conscience.
 August Hastings, twelve years old and living in Chicago, robbed of 5 cents two other small boys. He bought glass of beer with the money. He was sent to the bridewen for the .'crime." The Chicago Herald very pertinently remarks: Did Justice Le Buy issue a warrant for the ar rest of the egrown up man who sold this child beera Or does it not occur to the justice that selling beer to minors is a crime? This case ought to be brought be- fore judge on habeas corpus by the soci- ety for the protection of children. The criminal in it is not the child, but the sa- loonkeeper. The child ought to be gotten out of the company of thieves and drunkards and put in reform institution. The city of Chicago ought to be above compelling children to become criminals by forcing them into the companionship of criminals. Municipal infanticide is higher crime than stealing 5 cents.
 A Bergian chemist is said to have de- vised method of rendering fabrics proof against the ravages of decay for an indefi- nite period. Noting the fact that resin played an important part in the wonderful preservation of Egyptian mummies, he made numerous experiments with sub stances extracted from birch bark, to which the peculiar aroma of Russia leather is due. He found that the green tar which is left over after the oil used in tanning has been extracted from | the white bark of the birch tree yields neither acid nor alkaloid, and that in solu- ton with alcohol it forms liquid of re- markable fiuidity, which has the power of resisting when dry the action of even alco- hol. It is claimed that this preservation possesses the property of uniting with the most delicate and brilliant ,colors and reR- dering them apparently imperishable.
 Some people are very .'nice." In town near New York there is telephone in the house of gentleman whose wife is fastidi- ously refined. She frequently has occasion to use the instrument, but as might be ex- pected, even tslephonic association with low and unrefined people deeply harrows the good Iady's soul. She declares that she frequently detects the odor of liquor and tobacco when doing her marketing or com municating with the livery stable over the telephone. Her last move is probably unique in the history of the telephone. The other morning she drove to her butch | he or his assistants spoke to her through the telephone they must wash their hands and put on a coat. ''It is highly indeli- cate," she said, ''for you to speak to a lady with unclean hands and in your shirt sleeves, and unless you cease doing so shall have to trade with the other butcher person."
 The Democrats of Screven county, Geor- gia, have little regard for the feelings of those veteran leaders of the party, Sena- tors Alfred Colquitt and Joe Brown and Governor John B. Gordon. The gov ernor's disapproval of the farmers alli- ance sub-treasuIy scheme has alienated their affection, and they, in a mass meet ing on Tuesday, unanimously voted their preference for his rival, Norwood, for the United States senate. The following resolution was passed by the meeting; Resolved, that Brother Alfs religion, Uncle Joe's money and General Johns wal record be relegated to the umbrageous perennial where in sweet communion they can realize the delectableness of hv- ing under an administration where Cincin- natus holds the gubernatorial power. Agricola is prominent factor in the legis- lative halls, and our Tom is opposing cor ruption in congressional debates, and lis ten to the dulcet strains of our buoyani farmers as they harmoniously sing:
 Cotton in the bale,
 Money in the pocket;
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