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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30
PARCEL POSTAGE.

J. NJ. Spencer, of Bloonin gton, Illinois, is
not known to fame, but nevertheless. he has
something worth attention to say concerning
''psrcel postage" He points out that the
United States is behind every civilized
country in the world, In the matter of post
age on parcels. He says that in ten leading
countries, whose rates are published, the To-
cal letter rate averages three times our rate,
and the newspaper rate four aud one-half
times; the rate on samples, which are under
the same rate as fourth class or merchandise
matter, Is only three-eighths Of our rate. The
parcel post in Europe is still lower. Under
1t package can be sent from country to
country in Europe for less than 1t can be
sent here by mail from Philadelphia to Cam
den. A parcel can be sent from France or
Germany to South America, at half
the rate thas 1t can be sent from
Bloomington, Illinois, to Philadelphia. And
while the merchandise package in our mail
can weigh only four pounds, the package of
which any one Of our visitors in the Pam
American congress could order sent from
Paris, may weigh as much as eleven pounds.
If Philadelphis merchant has a customer
In jamaica he can send him q package at
twelve cents pound mp to eleven pounds,
but If the customer has to pay taxes to sup
port the government which carries the mails,
and lives In Cincinnati, the package will cost
sixteen cents pound, and must not weigh
over four pounds. The result is that eleven
pounds can be sent to Jamaica In one pack
age for sixty-two and thirty-twe-one-hun.
dredth Of a cent, and In the United States il
must 60 in three packages and cost $40 te
reach Chicago.
It is clear that we are behind the times In
this matter. Let US have cheaper parce
postage even II the express companies have
fo auffer
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30

frozs them, made the Delaware peach crop
real failure this time. What is more, while
fourth of crop is promised from New
jersey, there will be much smaller quan.
tity than usual from Georgia, Virginia, nli4
nois and Michigan. Indeed, the outlook here
in the East for all the standard fruits except
apples and grapes is decidedly poor. But in
California there Il better state of things in
the vast and varied orchards and vineyards
Of that State.
The law seems able to deal with the Sugar
trust, but If it can't competition can. Ham
ilton Dissson. the wealthy Philadelphia man
ufacturer who. in partnership with Claus
Spreckels. the sugar king, entered upon an
experiment with sugar cane growing in Flor
ida two or three years ago reports very cheer
ing results. He mas had under cultivation
some 5000 acres of reclaimed lands, and the
sugar and 349, $40 gallons of molasses. The
cane grows luxuriantly without fertilizing,
and the average cost Of preparing and plant
ing sugar crop In Florida is So SO per
acre, as compared with s1s 1s in Cuba and
$24.38 In Louisiana. Mr.. Disston says that
"Florida can beat Louisiana two to one on
sugar."
Chicago is thought to be very wicked
city, bat 1t is asserted that in proportion te
its population it has more benevolent soeie
ties than any other city in the world shat the
percentage of it's dependent classes is lest
than in any other great city; that there arr
only two other cities in the country as vel
supplied with Sunday schools, and, finally
that its Newbury free library starts with
fund of IS, ,OO0, 900, the largest ever given
free library. Besides this library the lat
Mr.. Crerar left more than $1,000,OeO TO
another. and, In addition, the City Librar,
has an income of nearly 100000 from taxa
ton. The city appropriates one-third o
it's revenue to the public schools, and durinl
the pas. year its citizens raised $475, 900 70
the Chicago university and $500, 600 for tn
Lake Forest university. The Mccormick
have given nearly 81, 1,00o, 900 for thsologics
education, and not long ago Mr.. Needy easil.
raised $3.50, 600 in Chicago for his training
| school z& 5s
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30
Monday, June 30, 1890.
THE MARETT BRQUEsT.

THE MARETT BKQ
The more the people of this city think
about the Marett bequest the more convinced
do they become that the city ought to accept
1t. The councilmen have done their part
toward Its acceptance. The aldermen were
more impressed by the legal difficulties and
the shrewd arguments of those who think
that the established charitable societies ought
to have the money. And when the aldermen
voted on the matter public opinion was not
very pronounced. Il is different now, and
when the aldermen vote again the vote may
be different. Aside from legal terrors, but
one reason worthy Of consideration has been
put forth against acceptance. This is that
such q fund would not be properly admin
istered; that 1t would fall into the hands of
politicians or other self-seekers and be mis-
used. We are not much impressed by this
reason. If New Haven has sunk so that
there are not three, Eve or seven men in it
capable of properly distributing the money
and willing to help the poor by doing it, 1t
would perhaps be wise to lsave the city and
| seek the sand plains until we find ont
| whether the story Of Sedom and Gomerrah
is to be repeated.
One important mistake has been made ir
dealing with the matter. 1t has been taker
hold of wrong end first. Whatever lega
difficulties there are in the way should hav,
been disposed of before the court of common
council voted. Then the city fathers woult
have had plain sailing.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30
FASHION I'm wOmEN,S NAMES.
Aids to a Rough Guess as to she Age

Aids to a Rough Guess a. to the Age of
Their P0ssessers.
From the Boston Transcript
Fashions in mems names change sonaet
what, but not as womsn's. John, Charles,
George. and William reign in 1890 as they
did in 1870. But the fashion in women's
names change every ten or fifteen years. It
is possible that the sociological New Zealsn-
der will find that the feminine key names Of
this century, so to speak, are about as many
in number as the decades. Just what was
the favorite woman's name at the very OPEN
ing of the century Is hard to guess off-hand,
but the listener may venture to say that the
Nancy epoch was about the first worthy of
record In the century.
Among the ogtogsnsrian ladies of the lis
tener's acquaintance the name of Nancy
seems to have . very prominent place.
| Further on down the century came the fash.
ion Of double names-possibly an old FASH
ion revived-and We find Martha AIMS,
Mary James, and Ann Elizas IN nearly every
| family. Perhaps this epoch would be best
| described a. the Mary Jane epoch of onr
feminine nomenclature
II ID = little hard to locate these things In
years, bnt the listener would say, ct . guess,
that the Lucy epoch began about the year
1885, and was closely followed by the Relsn
epoch, which left the name ofthe beautiful
daughter of Leda scattered broadcast over
| the tho country. Somewhat after the reign
Of Helen came the MOST singular. unaccount-
able epoch Of all. the Ella epoch. The use
Of the name Of Ella goes back, as closely al
the listener can locate 1t, to about the yeal
1850, though there may have been earlier
examples. Where the name "Ella" came
frem il q mystery. The authorities put i
down as corruption Of the name of Eleanor
which in its turn was corrupted from
I Helen.
Il appeared to have no recognised plao
] either IN history or fiction, though evidentl
it was borrowed from fourth-rats popula
novel. Il 10, at any rate, without meaning
Hitheut associations In the past, without an
other reason for existence At its bseisnin
B sxcspt that Il pleased many peoplea1 lane1
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A pleasing instance Of the joining of
hands between religious people who are wids-
" apart in their beliefs has just been fur-
nishsd by tho contribution Of $4,000 by q
number of Chicago, ,,Israelites to the nsw Bap-
tist university in that city, to which Mr.. J.
D. NSckefellsr has pledged $500, 600 If $780,
600 shall be raised among the citizens al
large.
High license works well in Baltimore. The
city gets $3.50, 600 from the liquor traffic un.
der high license whore before she received
nothing. Over 1000 saloons were forced
out of business the hrst month Of the en-
forcement Of the new law, arrests have de-
creased and the annual revenue has In
creased from less than $3.50, 900 under low
license to more than 100000 under high
license.
Cooperation has not been successful In
Berlin. Thirty-6ve cooperative societies
have been organised there for manufaotur-
ing purposes since 1868, Thirty of them
wound up their affairs after an average ex-
istence of six years each. Five still exist.
The various reasons for disoontinuing bust
ness were lack Of funds, differences Of opin-
ion among members and dwindllng away Of
membership.
Philadelphia clergymen have been discus.
sing whether minister who oficiates at the
funeral whose family or friends never attend
church aud pay nothing to the support Of the
gospel should not be paid for his services
No physioian or undertaken would be asked
to render his services gratuitously, and In
hundreds Of cases tho minister il asked t.
oAaciate simply because II is respectable. Hi
services are purely professional. It is stated
that the Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Re
formed German churches recognize the righ
Of their pastors to fees for funeral services.
This is curious world. Farmer Morgan
Of Kansas, whom he heard Of the Ashly min
disaster in Pennsylvania, whore twsnty-eigh
miners Lost their lives, wrote to the relis
committee effering to marry any one ct tn
widows, providing she did not have nor
than three children, the committee to max
the selection for him. He said he was
bachelor Of good habits, with pretty farz
that was paid for. Tho committee laid th
proposition before the widows, and IL wa
found that nine Of them wers willing to be
como Mrs. Morgan, whereupon their photo
, graphs were forwarded to the Kansas philan
{ thropist, and he will choose for himself.
It seenns to be really true that NO are nc
going q hAvs ! hig esop of peaches this yea
Z -. = u. u
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30

Lice @. Hardy in Harper's Magazine for July
Cowboy life has in the last few years lost
much of Its roughness. The cattle barons
have discharged most of the men who drank,
and have frowned so persistently upon gam
bling that little of ii is done. Cards and
whisky being put away. there is small temp.
tation to disorderly conduct; SO it is only
when they reach some large city, and are not
on duty, that they indulge in a genuine
spree. On the ranches kept under fence
they have little to do when not on the drive
Or in branding time, the cattle being all safe
ly eneloaed. But they must take their turns
ut line riding, which means O close inspec-
tion on the fences, and the repair of all
breaks and damages. Where night over
takes them they slsep, stalking their horses
and rolling themselves in their blankets.
These rides of inspection take days to ac-
complish, for there are ranches in Texas
which extend ia q straight line over seventy
five miles. Those ranches which are not
kept under fencs necessitste more work.
The boys must then keep their cattle in
eight, and, while allowing them to Craze in
every direction, must see that none in many
thousands stray beyond the limits of their
own particular pastures. They go then in
psrties, scattering over the territory, for they
must cover hundreds of thousands of acres
in day.
1t is not a life of hardship and pays well
enough. Everything ia furnished to them
free and of the very best, and they are paid
besides thirty dollars per month. Each par
ty Stays out from two to three weeks at q
time; but they take with them the finest of
camp wagons, with beds and bedding, cock
ing utensils, the best of groceries, of all
kinds, and as excellent cook as money can
employ. The prairies are full of game and
| their rifles are ever handy. The life is free
| fascinating and peculiarly healthy.
These men are exceedingly ohivalrous t.
| all women; this seems to be trait born II
| them, as much part of their moral natur
as it is of their physical to have small feet
| for it is seldom that q genuine Texas COW
boy can be found who has not the distin
gushing mark of a handsome foot, and hi
boots are to him all that the sombrero is to
Mexican. He will deny himself many pleas
ures, he will 60 without coat. and be see
| in most dilapidated attirs, but his boots mus
be of the best and most beautiful make tbs
the country can afford; high of heel an
curved of instep, q fine upper ana thin sole
| fitting like glove and showing the hand
some foot to perfection.
Take the cowboys as a class, they ar
bold, fearless and generous, q warm hsarte
and manly set, with nothing small, vioiou
nor mean about them, and Texas need not b
ashamed of the brave and skilfol riders VIII
traverse the length and breadth Of her ex
| pensiye prairies.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-30
NEW HAVEN CONN., MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 80 1890.
Hrp guafs.-
Howe & StetsOl
JULY BARGAINS!
Reduced Prices

I8 pieces of Mohair in grey,
brown and blue mixtures at Ioc
per yard F; these are the goods
that sold so freely at 2oc.
200 Sun Umbrellas and Para
soils manufacturers samples)
from $I.5o to $3.50 each regu-
lar prices from $2.25 to 5000.
o67 open japanese Fans at
1oc each ; our regular prices are
2oc and a5c.
$ dozen Feather Fans in
white, cardinal, pink and blue, at
48c each, fornner price 8ec.
Folding Fans in great assort-
ment; all at bargain prices.
RAIN UMBRELLAS (manufac-
turers' samples) from $1.oo to
$3.50 each. You can save from
75c to $2.5o by making a Sc
lection from this lot.
LUNCH BAsKETs-Don't go
to a picnic until you have ex-
amined our baskets at ioc, 15c,
2oc, 25c and 2oc each; they are
under price.
All our best quality of La
dies Fast Black Hose reduced
to soc per pair. This lot COM
prises our finest goods; also all
our extra sizes and opera lengths
that we have been selling at
62 nc and 75c now down to soc.
Extra values in plain White
Victoria Lawns and India Lin
ems at 10, 12H, IS to 25c per
yard.
HEMsr1TcHED EMBROIDERED
FLouNcEs, As inches wide, at
| 25c and 35c per yard, worth
38c and soc.
One case printed Beiges in
stripes, plaids and figures at &C
per yard; we have never sold as
good styles for less than &c.
AS usual our store will close
at one o'clock Friday afternoons
during July and August.
Bargain Day this week will
be on THURSDAY, as we
shall be closed all day Friday,
July 4th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
THE CHARGES DENIED.
Lee, kfcrnan and Cordial Denounce the
Wreckers' Confessions.

Herman and Cordial, who were implicated in
the recent train wrecking on the New York
Central railroad by the confessions Of Cain and
Buett. both deny any connection with them.
Master Workman E. ]. Lee of d. A. 46, who, it
is alleged, furnished them money for their es-
cape, said last night that he did not know Cain
or Buett, and that neither Of them had been
given money by the knights for any purpose,
nor had they or either of the other alleged
wreckers been told by him that they had better
get out OF town. He stated that he knew moth
ing whatever concerning attempts at train
wreckipg until he read the published confess
sions. He denied everything connecting him
with either aiding or abstt,ng the alleged train
wrsckers.
John Herman said that he had no idea his
name was connected with any such attempts
until the time Of his arrest. He did not see
Cain or Buett on either OF the nights men
toned when they claim he sought them and
asked for their help to do the different Jobs.
John Cordial said the frst intimation no had
OF bis being suspected ss one of the wreckers
was when he was dragged out Of his house in
the early hours Of the morning and told he was
wantod for participation in the Castleton
wreck. MIR. Cordial emphatically denied every
allegation in the confessions which seeks to
connect him with the wrecking, even as regards
his having any knowledge beforehand OF the
intention Of any one to place distractions on
the track
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
Blamed for tho Accident.

Tho jury impaneled by the coroner to inves-
sigate the cause for the recent fatal railway
accident at Shoemakersville, on tho Heading
railroad, have rendere yer dict in which they
say: In our opinion the cause of the accident
was due to the negligence Of the signal man of
engine BAT, who remained in his caboose whiie
the train was slowing up, Instead Of getting of
and placing the proper signals in such man
ner as to enable the engineer of the train fol-
lowing engine 921 sufficient time to bring his
train to stop. As a result, engine 92l crashed
into the rear Of the train drawn by engine 347
throwing the caboose and two eight-wheeled
coal cars on the nosthb0und track, resulting in
this great loss of life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
FRIGHT CRAZED HIM.
Ralph Manchester Returns To Perish
In His Burning Home.

fire at Troy, N. T., which caused the loss
OF the life Of q young boy and the injury of
several persons started at 1918 o'clock Sun
day night at Straits Sycaway villa, on the Hoo
sick street road about mile beyond the
eastern city limits The house was burned to q
complete mass Of ruins, as no water was at
hand to stay the progress of the flames The
fire is supposed to have caught from heater
The boy burned was Ralph Manchester, the
bright ten-year-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. George
N. Manchester. Mr.. Manchester jumped from
a second-tory window and was badly bruised
His face, hands and arms were burned until
the flesh dropped of and his wife received
severe nervous shock. She made efforts to res
cue her son, but he ran back, crazed with
fright, and was never seen again. Mr..
Manchester may recover. but he will lose
the use Of both Of his hands. He is q wealthy
New York broker, and came to Troy about
year ago aud purchased Sycaway villa of Smith
Strait and made it his summer home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
THE TEST OF THE PLATES.
The Effects Of o Bombardmeut With an
Eight-lnch Gun.

The eight-inch rife was fred Of the three
arrnor plates ct Annapolis yesterday in the
presence of the test board and . large number
OF naval officers and steel men. The shells
used were made by Firth Of Sheffield and
weighed 210 pounds each, the charge, on
account Of tho close range, thirty feet, and the
already weak condition Of the plates: being
reduced to IS pounds from 150, which 10 the
ordinary weight used in this rife.
EFFECT on THE PLATES
The all-steel Creusot plate was penetrated
and the shell entered the backing TO q depth Of
pieces and the plate was cracked radially in
four places, the assures extending from the
hole, which was exactly in the center, through
the other four shot holes to the edge of the
plate. The cracks we're very regular and COM
paratively straight. The nickel plate seemed
to stand the fifth blow better, although some of
the experts declared their belief that while it
was not cracked. the pene tration, being greater
than 10 the other, indicated less resistance and
hence less protection to . ship. The shot
entered u inches, giving 101S inches penetra-
ton in the oak, as against ~ in the case of the
of it remaining in the plate.
THE ENGLISH PLATE DESTROYED.
The Cammell plate was totally destroyed by
the shot which was not fred without hesita-
ton and until after cOnsultation. The shell
passed entirely through the plate and butt
and buried itself entire In the great mound of
earth immediately behind the plate, almost at
the other side, the mound boing 20 feet thick
The entire steel surface Of the plate was
torn away and but thin skin of iron re-
manned on the oak backing, representing less
than third of the original plate. The frag-
ments few to great distance, cutting down
the limbs OF trees and blowing up the ground.
THE FINAL REPORT
Of the board, which will determine In a large
measure the question Of superiority between
the all-steel and nickel-steel plates, will not be
submitted until . thorough examination can
be made Of the backs of the plates, which can
only be done by removing them from the
oaken butts, in order to determine tho interior
effect of the shells. The tests OF yesterday
developed q certain amount OF inferiority on
the part OF the Firth Firming shells as COM
pared with those made by the Holtzer process
the former breaking up readily even against
the weakened plates A lot Of these Shells
made by the Sterling Steel Company Of Pitts
burg, will soon be tested against the nickel
plate. which rs apparently quite as strong now
as before the frst shot, except in the spots
where the shots hit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-23
EDUCATIONAL.
OUT or WASHINGTON.
PROPOSALS.

pkorosALS foR TIKI CONSTRUCTION OF
nst Sssr.-Ses q The SomE,ssicnsr. pc. Nash:
Vii be r.cs,ye3 :, ihi. once nntii TWELVE ocLosK
on sAnS y, 2cIoBkR FOURTH 1890. Cor
sss am ss sewers Mani form. q IroPs..s
apr,asuon therefor, together With eli ,hs %ssesssSs
information AID Ualy 6ids upon these forms VIII 10
II BIDS or paP;. III Il BIDS " pS & and
MN. n " hCBEkI Commissioners DC. s.o-vs
FAN sF g s sSs THr uS ,SPT
sy & sS n M p ,ssss
iMEN q, NiNTa $500 To- iarn.SiSs Tsis Msrd.
VAR Machiny and e,isr supplies Tor the Industrial
vi I'D. or sr'1 81 Sa. 1, ss Psr s e Ss
foS s Sa ar S: bes 70 the undersigned
DIBLIc SALE OF OLD MATERIAL AT THE o.
= . Naval Academy. Annapolis Md.-Nayy Depart-
aecordsaee With tie provisions o. shs .erond ssSos
., , ss Il, - censress srrrcSsd august g. lss s,s,
for the naval service for tine fiscal yesr
JUNE e. ss , isS i S 9 81 sa "a" -,
Academy. Annapolis. Md. certain material belongins
sstins Of old gus, sun carriases and STARE .sSs.
thereof The sales WIN lie ior oarh highest bad.
purchase Of the R.sssrsi The PROPOSED. mus, Is
Or The Srssss N on oa ernss, ssss
81 the u = Naval Academy. Ia be orened October s.
ssatn T. SassI aSaSes. d not se lssf sssS %
O'Clock noon. on the above date when bids viii
der9sit Of 20 per cent on the purcla.ss viii 6e re.
qufeu - security Tor the of the balance
Tie reno al OF the articles Within which
pst Will be forfeited the United States in event OF
failure 10 pay such balance and make removal within
the time stated these deposits vail bt made Win the
peymsster of the station. Schedules the articles
offered secured from lie 81 IN.
Naval Academy Annapolis the ARTICLES Ins pectd
81 that place he articles sold be removed with
out ehpense 20 the government The right 10 REJECT
any or AL bids In reserved Is. r. TRACY Secretary
| of the Navy. siG-IawSw
| IMPAIRMENT or THE MISUNDERSTANDING
| ~ ton, August e. ls90.-sesled proposals will
Il M. NkDAEsDAl. skPTEMBkR TWENTY
FOURTH iseo. for furnishing and delivering ri the
Government Hospital for the fpsaue u sx S6I nora.
zontsl tubular boilers Blank forms of proposals.
spec ncatons and inns tructiOns bidders fur.
nlsned on application 10 this Department JOHN W.
| NOBLE, Secretary. Hu2e-2aw4w
| DkorosALs FOR SHAPING MACHINE FOR THE
| y Washington Navy lard. -september 10. 1880
Sea ed PROPOSALS. Endorsed Proposals for Shaping Ma
chine for the Washington Navy Yard, 20 BE- opened
Of Provisions and Clothing Navy Departmont WASH
I ington. DC. UNTIL TWELVE O'CLOCK NOON,
| SEPTEMBER THIRTTkTh. 1880, and pub.
| licly opened Immediately thereafter. 10 FUR
nsh at the Washington Navy Yard one l<-inch
| shaping Machine The machine must conform 90 the
Navy standard and pass the usual naval INSPECTION
Bank PROPOSALS will be furnished upon application 20
the Comnlandaut OF tue Navy Yard . the Bureau
lie bids. all other things being equal decided by lot
The Department reserves the right defects or
TO reject all bids deemed ADVANTAGEOUS 10
| the eoyernment EDWIN STEWART. Pay msstsr
| General, .S. Navy. sl7-2w