Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-13
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. tions made in some 5000 cases covering period of over twelve years, says there is nothing in the general current idea that death, following on disease, most frequent ly occurs during the early hours of morn ing. He finds no particular hour or period of the day specially fatal; the machine simply stops when t is worn out.
 It might have been suspected before. Little Annie Rooney is Wagnerian, says the Cincinnati Times-Star. sIts opening measure is to be found in Wagner's Die Walkure. It forms the motif of the Feuerzauber movements, and as such per vades the whole scene. It is especially prominent just at the point where Siegfried steps into the flame. Although consisting of only seven notes covering one measure with one note over, it is exactly the same as the beginning of Annie, even to the tempo. It is hardly like that the author of Little Annie Rooney has plagiarized from Wagner, as it is doubtful if he is sufficiently familiar with the music of the future to do this"
 Under the new ballot law in Massachu- setts last fall ballots were wrongly marked in Lynn, Danvers and Hingham, and three contests arose from that defective mark ing. Some were marked with the cross in the wrong place, and some had no cross but different character. In all these in stances it has been decided that these bal lots were valid, because they revealed the intention of the voter; and unless it could be proved that these marks were put on to reveal to some one the identity of the voter they must be counted. The pre- sumption is always that any mark put up- on the ballot near the name of a candidate must be taken as indicating the voters | choice.
 If the report is to be relied upon, the Chinese have still long way to go before they will be in position to avail them selves of modern scientific progress It is stated that the imperial palace, by order of the young emperor, was fitted through | out with electric lights. The imperial cabinet was called together to witness the formal opening of the new system of il- lumination. Instead, however, of their | expressing admiration of the brilliant light, they stood aghast. This wonderful sheen, which came and went at the touch of a | button, could only be the offspring of | supernatural powers, and was probably a machination of evil spirits. Thus in solemn conclave the mandarins decided, and in few days the electrical plant was removed.
 Governor Hoard of Wisconsin, speaking l of the necessity of the Bennett law, which requires that all children shall attend a school where English is taught, said he knew young man born in the state who is now twenty-six years old, has lived all his life within sight of district school, but has never entered it. He cannot speak English, but can read and write German, having learned it at church school
 He said there are townships where the town records have been kept in German for years. He said further: Instances have come to my knowledge where the English language has been ban ished from the public school house, and in one instance German Catholic priest stripped the public school of its fur
 niture and ordered the school closed. The l petition for the correction of this wrong
 was laid upon my table. I have not the least doubt but that he is, in common with
 others, bitter opponent of the Bennett
 law. In certain counties in the state a
 regularly paid interpreter is needed to se-
 cure the testimony in court of men and
 women who were born in the state. Nearly
 every judge is constantly meeting instances
 of this sort Yet when a law is enacted to
 prevent such rank injustice to children
 who are to become American citizens, We
 are told that we are striking blow at cer-
 tain people and the right to worship.