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NOT ALL a DREAM.
and the Exceptional Part Was the strsnss
Feature of the ~ after.

Feature OF inc NJ ter.
From the Chicago Sunday tribune.
II had the mos: singular dream Of my Life the
other day." the young man with the creased
trousers was saving. Il had just come in from
lunch. II wasn't quite time TO so 30 woIk
again." no continued, knocking the ashes from
the end of his cigarette, land while was sit-
ting in the arm chair at my desk went te
sleep. IdreAmed my tailor came in with the
bill for this oyercoat I've got on"
1t was a fine garment. lie passed his hand
carossingly down its smooth surface, shook hs
head slowly and sadly and went on:
He had been in about five times already
with that same bill This isn't q part OF the
dream. you know. I'm telling you straighs
facts now. Every Monday afternoon he used
TO come in regularly with that bill, and als
ways stood him of somehow
what was the amount of the bill?' inquired
the pimply young man with his feet on the
radiator.
sixty five dollars. It's good Jag Of money
There's no fun in paying out SOS TO your tailor
when You give him q stand-of. 10 isns
business. anyhow. Well, | dreamed he had
come in again with that bill He slapped IA
down on the table and he SAYS:
~ wa mt the money on that coat this time
young man.
Can't you drop in next week. Issys. tn
make 1t all right then
w, bhs nc Whut ~ rlklt nov.
well had the money In my pocket and :
dreamed / yanked it right out--the whole
blamed S65-and be took Is and rsceiptsd the
bill and went away.
well, sir, the shock OF the thing--so unsx.
pected, You know-wsked me up. And right
there on my desk, by George was that thunder
ing old bill and the ink on the name signed 10
the Received Payment part Of 1t wasn't dryi
1 jerked out my pocket book and opened L.
There was just eos missing. ran 10 the door
and looked down the hall There was that beastly
tailor just starting down the stairway at the
end Of 1t. He'd got his money ell right enough,
and hadn't had the coat elk weeks"
How do you account for III" asked the
young man with the waxed mustache- Ibid
he take il out Of your pocketT'
'Nawi" exclaimed the party with the creased
trousers Take IL out OF my pocket2 Nos
any! He hasn't got originality enough abous
him FOR that"
Then how did he get it?" inquired the
youth with the plug hat on the side OF his bend.
How did he get it?" echoed the narrator.
Il paid it in my sleep, sir, begad! Paid il in
my sleepi Do YOU think" he groaned, 'rd
have done it If had known what was doing2"
mo. answered the boys unanimously, and
deep, sympathetie silence settled down on The
group.
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IN THE LAkr LxvEl.
They Are Caused Entirely By the ptG.rsss-s
I'm Raiufau.


In RainfaIls.
From the Toronto Mail
The variations in ne levels Of the great lal.s
have been the subject OF ssudy for many yeas
past and various theories have been advanced
TO account for them. Thirty years ago I'll
available data regarding the fluctuations vers
compiled, showing the more important changes
in the lower lakes between 1883 aud 1857, Win
few facts As TO exceptional phenomena IN
earlier years In 1859 the United States CO.
gineers began systematic gauge readings and
the work is still continued.
The highest known level occurred In isss
when Michigan aud Huron rose tweuty-sit
inches shove ordinary high stage. ana Ere
and Ontario eighteen lncies Tho lowest level
was IN 1919. when Erie fell about three and .
half feet below its usual plane. The fuctus-
tons. apart from those which are annual and
those caused by the Winds. are OF periodiosl
occurrence. and are characterized by o re-
markable approach 90 regularity. Since tie
highest waters of 1855 there have been alter
nate periods OF descension and ascension q
the levels. either five. seven or eight years IN
length, the seven-yesr period being the most
frequent
As We have said. various theories have been
advanced 70 account for these changes. The
WINDS OF course. cause temporary and loo.l
fluctuations Erie. the shallowest OF the lskes,
mas oeen known 90 have lite level raised seven
or eight feet AZ one end and equally depressed
at the other by a gale blowing east or west foe
several Gays. irregularities and variations %
atmospheric pressure also cause changes q
level aud there are tides on the lakes as well
as on The ocean. the highest known spring tide
rising about three inches. Sun spot influences.
too, have been assigned a. . cause OF the duo
tua;ions
1t seems. however. TO be well established th.s
the periodical and general fluctuations are due
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The S. James Gazette of London yesterday
said that the liberals are greatly exer-
cised over the question of the succession to
the party leadership on the retirement
Of Mr.. Gladstone. It is not considered prob
able that Sir William Vernon Harcourt will
succeed Mr.. Gladstone, a. his eyesight has
long been defective and the condition Of his
eyes is critical
The sight Of one eye has been temporarily
lost and that Of the other 10 threatened. Sir
1t the hands of an occul,st from
which u 10 hoped that he viii
derive great benefit 1t ID not thought proba-
bic, however, that his sight viii be sur
ncienty improved to enable him 10 assume the
lsadsrship Of his party in parliament
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Vast quantities Of beet root refuse, mixed
with . small percentage Of rice -four, is being
utilized BY Russian peasants for bread. and
il said to DO pslatable and nutritious. Ths fire.
queth reports Of dishonesty in the manage
ment Of the funds intrusted 70 ecyerrmsnt
officials for relief purposes have caused some
falling Oh In contributions. and there Il = erow-
ing demand that the expenditure of money do
banda
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rubbish Of various sorts
The leaves o. this tree
are. In botanical Ian
guage. five lobed (sce
tieure). each lobe sharp
pointed and serratea
along the edges. The
upper surface is a dull
green. the under one
OF p lighter shade or
even silyery white. The
deeply cut and serrated
foliage serves TO char
acterize the tree. The
wood is soft and easily
cut. but is not used to
any extant in MANN
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CR PATENT SYSTEM
puts a premium on ras-
cality. / have taken
out seven hundred pat
ents for my inven-
tions. but l have never
had one minutes pro-
lection.
The speaker wa s
Thomas A. Eds on.
fireplace was hisexperi-
mental laboratory near
Orange, y. J. 7 h e
time was about IL
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these lobes only slightly
cut. 1t il of a darker
green both sides. is
thicker and lacks the
siiycry under surface.
In autumn it becomes
one OF the most gor-
geous trees of the forest.
the leaves turning to a
vivid crimson. making
a pillar of fire in .he
distance. Later they
turn to a golden yellow
and soon drop TO the
ground. The flowers
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HONEYMOON BAGGAGE.
A Cruel Joke Played by Friends on y Newl,
Welded Couple.

Cruel Joke Played by Friends on Newly
Welded Couple.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Lieut.. 2. L. Brown. U. S. A.. and bride, who
were married on Monday at Phllipsburg, were
the victims yesterday OF ludicrous practical
joke at the hands OF their friends. They
boarded the Pittsburg day express. which
reaches here about ESQ., and, like most honey
mooners, tried to look and act like old married
people.
Meanwhile their baggage was holding an i'm
promptu reception in the baggage car. There
were three brandnew trunks, and upon one of
them huge card, carefully painted, was tackled
with large brass tacks, with the inscription:
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very carly in the spring
and fruits sbundantly a
few weeks later. The
fruits. as shown in the
figure. are often in
pairs, each one provided
with a beautifully
striped appendage or
wing. the purpose OF
which is 10 assist in its
passage through { b e
air. The fruits sermi-
nate very readily, and
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An Unexpected solution.

From Lppincotts Magazine.
Alta Sunday school service clergymas ~
explaining 70 Q number OF smart little urchins
the necessity Of Christian profession in order
properly to enjoy the blessings Of Providsncs
in this world, and, to make il apparent 70 the
youthful mind, he said:
For instance, want 10 introduce water into
my house. turn il on. The pipes and faucets
and every convenience are in good order, but
get no wster. Can any Of you tell me Why ]
don't get any varer2'
He expected the children TO zee that Il vas
because he had not made connection win tho
main in the street The boys looked perplsxsd-
They could not see why the water should refuss
70 run into his premises after such fAultlso
plumbing.
'.Can no one tell me what have neglecssd7'
reiterated the good man, looking u the many
wondering faces bowed down By The weight e
the problem.
'You don't pay upr
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can be seen IN midsummer nearly everywhere
that dirt IL allowed to accumulate. For en-
ample the young plants were abundant along
l4;h street northwest. where the rails for the
cable road lay in the cutters and collected
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A second species, not SO common as the irs..
but an equally beautiful and in some RESPECTS
preferable a shade tree is the sugar maple.
This however is OF quite slow growth. The
wood is hard and the branches form a close,
compact head. From the sap, drawn in carly
spring. whca vegetation is beginning TO revive
again, maple sugar is made, whence comes the
common name OF sugar tree
The leaves differ quite markedly from tine
previous species. as can be seen by the figure.
being conspicuously three lobed, but having
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A third series is the
red maple. This is also
well characterized by
the leaves, as shown in
the figure. The COM
mon name has been
given from the vivid
red OF the flowers and
the stems Of the leaves.
These are frequently
only three lobed instead
of FIVE and the lobes are
serrated As in the soft
maple.
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three large and two
smaller lobes. none with
any conspicuous or
pointed teeth. In Eng
land and in Europe,
where the tree is ma
tive. the wood was for
merly highly priced, es-
pecially by the ancient
Romans. 1t is fire.
quently utifully
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appear much later than those Of the soft maple.
They are pendant from long, slender petioles.
and when in bloom in themselves sufficient
to distinguish the tree. One variety is
known as the BLACK maple" but il differs only
slightly from the ordinary form.
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HONEYMOON BAGGAGE.
Brides rousseau"

This was further ornamented with large
bow of white satin. On the second trunk was
a placard like this:
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N THE LARoRA-oRY.

still this laboratory. all told. must cover sew
erai acres Its original cost must have been
more than half q million OF dollars, and il
takes, II is said, more than 500. 900 year to
run II IL IL the most complete laboratory in
the world, ami no inventor in history has ever
had anything like unto IT. In its store room
which, by the way. is bigger than any country
church IN the United States Mr. Edison has
pieces OF every known material substance from
as he SAYS, q spool of cotton to the eyeballs of
United States Senator. He has everything
rom moss from Iceland to a hippopotamus
tooth, and he has pieces of every variety of
vegetable, animal and mineral substances. SO
mat he does not have to go out of his labo-a-
tory Tor anything. There are more than IS 900
clrerent articles in the store ROOM and some
OF these cost as high as 81, OOO an ounce.
THE PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
The workshops Of the laboratory cover. I
Judge. more than four acres Of floor space, and
the great brick building, with its big windows.
LOOKS more like factory than place for the
making OF experiments. Everything in il is of
the most complete kind in the world from its
mechanical rooms 10 Its musical department.
and you VIII Ind 10 finer photograph gallery
anywhere IN the country. The head of this
frof. W. L. h Dickson, has an international
reputation as photographer and he brings
oof every week sorce new wonder in his expert
ments- He has a wonderful skill in the use OF
he camera upon objects under the microscope.
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EDISON AT HIS WORK.
A Talk With the Famous Inventor
in His Laboratory in New Jersey.
HOW HE LOOKS AND TALKS.

His Wonderful Laboratory-How Electric
Lights Are Tes,cd-rhe Inventions of the
Future-A Little Chunk OF Coal to Light =
House and n Basketball toNIove q Steamboat.
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pact head. The leaves
are broad. rather thin
and bright green on
both sides. They have
three conspicuous lobes
above and two smaller
ones below, sharp
pointed, but not ser
rated OF tootbed on the
edges. 1t is Of rather
slow growth. bat is an
excellent shade tree.
It is conspicuous for
retaining its fruit for a
very long period, up to
the time Of the falling
81 &ha laoyaa oal 49, n
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cufIed, and being hatd anu tight II Is used In
wood turning and in making musical instru-
ments 1t has been worked SO thin ms to be
almost transparent The tree is found in
the city parks and can be readily recognized by
its leaves.
N THE NORWAY MAPLE
the leaf has still another form. The tree itself
is low and spreading and makes a dense, COM
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The leaves are frequently OF q deep copper
Of the varieties are dwarfs growing only three
or four feet high. Sometimes they are ten or
fifteen feet high. but are bushy, few attaining
the dignity Of trees. The Japanese take pride
in these situated products of their horticultural
art y.F.J.
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OI tkis Icu ses AIIu tfeH DeyOhd-
-HE SYCAMORE MAPLE
grows higher than the preceding, and takes a
much longer period to attain its full growth.
The leaves, in shape. are somewhat like the
Norway maple, but have the edges of the lobes
serrated.
eTUNTED MAPLE.
Numerous varieties Of maple have been pro-
duced through the selective agency Of man,
most of them being Of Japanese origin. Some
OF these are cultivated in the Department Of
Agriculture grounds and in the Botanic Garden.
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of the introduced SPECIES, the three above
being natives, one is the field, one the Norway
and the third the sycamore maple. The first
can scarcely be considered in the light of a
shade tree, but rather as an ornamental one.
The leaves are here also lobed. as in the other
cases (see fsure) but differently. there being
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Special Correspondence OF The Evening Star.
NV YORK, Noverlher I 1901
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THE SUGAE MAPLE.

featuring. The tree is a native OF this region
and has a wide range over the eastern United
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08

Sunday School and Temperance Meet
 inGS PrOVided for hv inc 'Tru steas

Sunday School and Temperance Meet
 ings Provided for by the Trustees.
 At recent meeting of the trustees of the New Haven District Camp Ground associa- ton application was received that either before or at the close of the annual camp meeting, which begins August IT, one day should be set apart for holding temper ance meeting under the auspices of the Connecticut Temperance Union and one day for Sunday school gathering under the auspices of the Connecticut Sunday School association. These requests were granted by a unanimous vote and it has been arranged by Rev.~J J. H. James, secre- tary of the State Temperance union, and Secretary w. H. Hall of the State Sunday School association that the Sunday school meeting shall be held on the 14th and the temperance meeting on the 10th of Au- gust. It will be the efforts of those hay ing these meetings in charge to procure some of the leading speakers of the day at both meetings, and it is expected that 8 large gathering of those interested in these important meetings will be present.
 The camp ground is in fine order, and the camp meeting commencing on Monday, August IF, will be in charge of Rev. John ". Beach, D-D., the presiding elder of the district. The meeting last year was one of the best ever held on the grounds, and an increasing interest in the perpetuity of the association was indicated by the un- usually large number of private lots sold. This year new buildings will be erected, notably fine society house by the Bristol church. A large number of the preachers of thesdistrict and the laity are expected at the meeting this year.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
AlfsceI1 I1auenmS.
PLUMBING ORDINANCE.

U DE it ordained by the Court of Common Coun- b ell of the City of New Haven:
 Section 1-The board of health may license proper persons to carry on the business of plumb
 Section s-No person shall carry on the busi- have first obtained a license and registered his name and place of business in the office of the board of health, and notice of any change in the place of business of registered plumber shall be immediately given to said board; provided that this section shall not apply to employees Ws.e eetUn Seidaf nssS as dwelling in which plumbing arrangeuent5 are to be placed shall be supplied with water closet for constantly supplied with water. All water closets constructed after the passage of this ordinance must be supplied with water from special tank or cistern, not used for any other purpose, unless permission has been first ob- tained from the board of health te use other fixtures. It shall. in all cases, be connected di- rectly with the general or common drain pipe of the house. The use of pan-closets is prohibited.
 sse9n @ %hsp o4 ses rs@ tS so E 16 pipe, the trap must be protected from siphonage by special air pipe of not less than two C2) inch iy and independently connected with the public sewer, wherever such sewer is provided, and if there is such sewer, with a properly con: structed cesspool of a capacity approved by said board.
 with local vent, the materials of which shall ameter of this vent shail be for one closet not less than two luCucSr NNo AAd uet 3OIt
 than four CD closets not less than three C3 inches. and for any number exceeding four, sucf increased diameter as the board may direct. Il
 shall be carried upward and into heated hu' provided for the purpose, or into the kitchen
 chimney. In either case it must be entered
 above the highest opening in said chimney or in such other manner said board may di rect
 Section 6-Where 1t is necessary to lay soi pipe under the ground it shall be of quality
 known as extra heavy pipe. The pipe passinI through the walls of the building, and to a dis tance outwardly of at least ten (iO feet iron
 the inside facs of foundation walls, shall also b, | extra heavy. All cast iron pipe must be sounC
 and free from holes and other defects, of a uni l form thickness and of not less than the weights | specified below for the corresponding diane | ters, and before use shall be thoroughly coateC inside and out with coal-tar or equivalent sub | stance.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08

am an old man and have been con- stant sufferer with catarrh for the last ten years. I am entirely cured by the use of Ely's Cream Balm. It is strange that so simple a remedy will cure such stubborn disease. Henry Billings, U. s. Pension Atty, Washington, D. 0.
 I suffered for more than ten years with that dreadful disease, catarrh, and used every available medicine which was recon mended to me. cannot thank you enough for the relief which Ely's Cream Balm has afforded me.-Emanuel Meyers, Winfield, I.I.N.Y, jy6eod w2w
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
Fell Heir to a Fortune.

John Foley of 270 Davenport avenue has fallen heir to large fortune. He received a cablegram from Cahirciveen, County Kerry, Ireland, conveying the news that his mother had died and left him her for tune. It amounts to between $3O, ,OOO and $50, 1000. MT. Foley has gone to New York and will sail for Ireland to-day. After he has settled his affairs there he will return to this city and to his wife and four chil- dren. MT. Foley has lived in this city continuously for twenty-five years and is we'll known. He is stone mason by trade, and like his fellow workmen of that craft in this city has been on strike for the past fourteen months. He has struck it at last, but in an unexpected way.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
GRATEFUL-C COMFORTING. EDDS'S Cocoa.

"By thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of digestion and nu- properties of we'll selected Cocoa, Mir. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately favored beverage which may save us many heavy doctors bills. It is by the judcious use of such articles of diet that constitution may be gradually built up until strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a weak point. We may escape many fatal shaft by keeping well for frame"-Civil Service Gazette.
 Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
 JAMESEPPS & CO.,, Homeopathic Chemists
 d31 wed&th1y London. EngIand
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
Notice to Contractors.
 GRANITE PAVING.

CTTY ENGINEERS OFFICE, No. r CITY HALL
 NEW HAVEN, CONN, July 6, 1891. CEALED PROPOSALS will be received at this D office until 8 o'clock p. m. July 18th, 1891: For paving with granite Whiting street from Meadow street to State street.
 concerning plans, specifications, bonds, etc., will be furnished upon application specified, and all proposals not on the blanks furnished or not properly filled out will be re- The right to reject any or all bids is reserved. By order of the Board of Public Works,
 ALBERT B. HILL, ivy 2t City Engineer.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
AGENTS WANTED

In every house in the country to advocate the purity of c. O. Taylor's Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whistles. By agents we mean people of mature age, that know and appreciate q good icians write for, and advocate the worth of these pure stimulants. Druggists and Grocers of reputation sell them, as do the proprie;ors Ches- ter H. Graves Sons, whose firm name is over the cork in each bottle. Unbranded cases If wanted. CHESTER H. GRAVES SONS, Sole Prpprictors Boston, Hass.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-07-08
COnrI N0taa

Matilda Thomas was yesterday appointed ad- ministratrix on her mothers estate, the late Mrs Mary Thomas
 The property of Thomas and Annie Kruszyna, on Watson street, was yesterday attached by Michael Gzebian of Merlden in a suit to recover debt of $110. The case is returnable in Meri- den on the first Monday of September.
 The suit of Frank R. Langdale, the tailor, against Thomas R. Pillasky for S36 worth of goods, which was to be tried before Justice Cleveland yesterday, was defaulted. MT. Langs- dale got judgment.
 CHAIRMAN OF THE LAMP COMMITTEE.
 Alderman Joseph B. Cunningham yester- day appointed by Mayor Sargent chairman of the lamp committee in place of Alderman Shee- han, who has been elected police commissioner.