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Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
Mrs Reecher., RIrds.

If you are methodical in the treatment of your birds, you will find that all there is to do is accomplished easily and quickly, writes Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher in the Ladies' Home Journal. Some years since we had a large cage, the entire height and width of window in the sewing room, and between two and three feet deep. In this cage We had fifty birds of different kinds. After one weeks experience in caring for them we allowed one-half hour every morning to clean the cage, feed and bsthe the birds and make them happy. Taking out the gravel pan and putting g dozen bath tubs in its place; the pans, per. ches and feeding cups were now taken out, cleaned, and the cups filled with the prop. CT variety of food for each different kinds of bird. This cleaning was all done by the time they had finished bathing Then re- moving the bath tubs and wiping the bot tom of the cage dry, the gravel, ,perches and feeding cups were returned to their proper places and the work was done. That was all the care the birds needed until the next morning, unless, once or twice aweek, they were given bit of lettuce or egg, or lit tie raw beef
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
OLE BULLS UToPIAN DREAM.
Pile of Stones Where He Essayed tt
 HntId VXIx

A Pile of Stones Where He Essayed To
 Build His Castle.
 After Ole Bull had fiddled his way into the hearts of the American people and had accumulated large fortune, he undertook to carry out 8 long-cherished dream. He wished to establish colony of his country men in America, and for this purpose he bought, in 1852, over twelve thousand acres of land in the unbroken wilderness of Potter county, Pa. A correspondent of the Bedford Era gives some account of the disastrous results of this enterprise. Ole Bull located 300 Norwegisns and Danes on his possessions. The price he paid for his lands was about 10,0O0. It was his inten- ton to found four towns. These were Wal halla, New Bergen, New Norway and Oleo- na They were laid out with view to the future and work commenced. MT. Bull also began work on a castle a mile or two from Oleona, which was to be & pretent- ious structure for the lord of the colony. Each settler was provided plot of ground and set to work. Unfortunately for the suc- cess of the colony, Ole Bull had no knack of protecting himself against interruptions sharpers, and his lands were found to be involved in such a manner that questions arose as to the titles. Thus it came about that in 1853 many of the colonists left. They were also compelled to undergo good many privations, which they were 1nac- customed to. The great trees which stood in the way of cultivation to the soil pre- sented an obstacle they did not know how to remove. They grubbed the forests cut with mattocks instead of felling the trees with axes. The hardships of the wilder.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
A RKMARKAnLK LIKENESS.
The Reason of the Presidents Fond
 ness for Baby Mckee. Hmm inc NAur Ynra Knrlh

From the New York woridl
 Exactly why President Harrison took such an extraordinary liking to Baby Me Kee to the exclusion of the babies of his son Russell has never been fully explained, but it is @ fact, neverless, that Benjamin Mckee, jr., is the apple of his grandfsth- CTS eye, and almost miniature reproduct- ion facially of the president.
 The first point of resemblance is the gen. eral contour of the head, which is similar in both. The hair is more than moderate ly long in each instance and like the pres ident, Baby Mckee wears his locks parted low down on the left side of the head, al- lowing the long sweep across the forehead which caricaturists have mussed up into & Hyperion curl. Both foreheads are high and broad, and there is the same swelling about the upper forehead.
 The eyes are not close together, and the ears are large in both cases and thick in the lobes
 True, the presidents nose is longer than that of his grandson, but the slight re trousse or upward tilt at the end is visible in both. and the little boys nose has yet to grow. The only dissimilarity is in the hirsute growth of one and its absence on the other but the beard, like the nose, will come with budding manhood, and when it arrives and is encouraged by early shaving it may be as thick and heavy as the chief magistrates.
 Likeness in children is usually not marked at so early an age, but as Benjs- min Mckee, jr., is a very precocious young man his desire to look like his grandfather may have operated on his physical growth where ordinary infants with ordinary grandfathers would consequently grow ur in an everyday manner.
 Master Mckee, all things considered, is nice youngster, and if he is not spoiled may grow up and go to congress and per. haps add more lustre to Indianapolis and the home of the Hoosier.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24

an ordinary boat of the same size. It was built at the works of Messrs. Escher Wyss & Co.,, of Zurich, the metal having been furnished by the Aluminium works of Schaffhausen, where it is obtained by an electrical process, the dynamos being driven, not by steam engines, but by tur- pines, which utilize the water power of the celebrated falls of the Rhine, so that the boat claims to be exclusively the product of Swiss labor and power.
 It carries eight persons, and, with pe- troleum engine of only two-horse power, easily makes six miles an hour Alumi- mum not being subject to rust, the perms- nent color of the boat is a beautiful dull white, whilst the chimney, being of pol ished aluminium, shines like silver. The trial trips of the boat were eminently sue cessful; and it is anticipated that the con- struction of aluminium steamers, having the same capacity, and only half the weight of the iron ones now used on Swiss lakes, has great future before it.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
SOUGHT.

The office that seeks the man is general ly the police office.-Puck.
 Jokes imported from England are al- ways ar-fetched. .-Galveston News.
 ''Ihave more buttons on my string than you have" "Yes, but your papa is minister.-Judge.
 There are many men who are generous to fault, but it is generally their own fault.-Boston Transcript.
 He (seriously)-Do you think your fs- ther would object to my marrying yous
 She-I don't know. If he's anything like me he would.-Brooklyn Life.
 He Knew His Countrymen.-Wante man and his wife as care-takers for gen. tleman's country house. One must be sober.-Derry Qreland) Sentinel
 It grieves one's sympathetic soul to learn that the Emperor of China is very fond of oysters, and never an 'sr' in the whole Chinese alphabet.-Detroit Free Frees
 Brown-Fendersen says his dog under stands everything he says. Fogg-1 don't doubt it. Henderson isn't very pro- found, you know.-Boston Transcript.
 Sunday school teacher-Why do you think the Lord created Adam first!
 Small pupil suppose he wanted to give him a chance to say something.- Truth.
 An Ann street bookseller was asked to describe an edition de luxe. He said: ''You know what rabbit is; well, @ don key is an edition de luxe of rabbit."- Literary World.
 Mind-cure doctor-Make up your mind there is no pain, and there is none. Five dollars, please. Patient (moving toward the door)-Mske up your mind there is no payin' and there is none. Good morning. Yankee Blade.
 Uncle Silas (reading)-Stifferny & Go. have made a solid silver epergne for a New York lady. It is valued at $1 ,496. Aunt Betsy-That's downright extravaganza. never had an spr'n in my life that cost over 35 cents.-Jewellers' Weekly.
 Correctly Judged.-Parrott-W is that very dignifed-looking gentleman yonderi He has an air that would abash a police captain: police.-Puck.
 Hurt .-Mulligatawny Supe-I shall nev- CT play Hamlet again. Hamfatta J. Rialto-Why noti Mulligatawny Supe-My professional pride will not permit it. Even the gas went out last night.-Puck. fl llGGlc luuOCcAt 10 sometimes very useful in helping one over hard place. "Mabel," said the teacher, "you may spell 'kitten." "K-double- i-t-e-n," said Mabel. "'Kitten' has two is then, has it?" ''Yes, ma'am; our kitten has, "-Chicago Herald. Swayback-Hello, Jaysmith, what did that straw hat cost you? Jaysmith-I gave the clerk s5 note fol that hat.
 Swayback Gncredulously)- What? Jaysmith-And he gave me back $4 in change. ge.-Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
 An Obliging Official. -Ofice1-"Wake ! up-wake up!" MT. Crossroads (whc thought he would take snooze till sup per time-"What time is it!" Officer F'Six o'clock" MT. Crossroads-"Well, by a1m. How'd you know I wanted tc l wake up at six o'clockl You city offcers know too much for me."-Puck. Loving Wife.-''You have no idea how well Mrs. Spen6ital looks in her new bon, | net, dear" Thoughtful Husband-"She does not look half as well in it as you dc in your old one." By this simple but neal remark the "thoughtfrl husband" was en abled to go to the races and lose thirty | dollars with the comfortable belief that ht l. 1fa
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
They Laughed Too Soon.

My first great race was also my first great victory, writes Edward Hanlsn in the Ladies' Home Journal. When I ar rived at Philadelphia, in 1876, there were assembled all the great oarsmen in the world. become laughing stock for them because of my style of rowing and my rig ging. The prevailing rigging for sculls then was the eigth-inch sliding seat; oars, 10 feet inches long, with blades l-2 in ches wide, and foot board having an angle of twenty degrees. I went there with 26- inch sliding seat, 1-2 oars, with 6 1-2inch blades, and an angular foot brace at a far ty-degree angle. When the race came of 1 won by several lengths. Since then this rigging has advanced the speed of racing a minute a mile. 1 then went to England, and they laughed there; but l beat them out of sight. All England then used my rigging. met Thicket in England, and won $500. 900 for my friends on this race. Then defeated Leycock in the same way. I then went to Australia and was defeated by Beach through a collision with a steam CT The Australian climate undermined my constitution, and was defeated several times there, but could never get the Aus tralian to meet me in neutral waters.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
A PLEA FOR PEACE,

A PLEA FOR PEACE.
 The weather is unsuited for fighting, and we therefore regret to notice signs that the blood spattered on the moon by the election controversy may be added to- We hope not, however, for it is certain that neither persons nor parties have any thing to gain by further violence. There Is abundant room for difference of opin- ion concerning the course that was taken by the committee, and those who have differed are entitled to hold their views without being led or driven to the stake therefor. No good can come of intoler- ance on either side. Proper protest within a party is both justifable and healthy and having been made duty has been done. The next thing for the Republicans to turn their attention to is the hastening of the legal proceedings that have been be- gun. The matter should be got before the courts as early and fully as possible. Both sides ought to agree to this and do their best to bring it about. In the meantime it will be good plan to eat peaches and watermelons and fight either with tongue or pen as little as possible.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
His Friends, the Enemy.

Here is a characteristic story of Mir.
 John Corbett, the salt king of Droitwich, concerning whose interesting career and personality something has been recently said in these columns, Just before the 1886 election, when there was talk of op- position to MT. Corbett's reelection, he paid a market-day visit to the neighboring borough of Kidderminster, where num- Der of his rural constituents were to be found. He dined at the market ordinary, and made himself agreeable all round. John Corbett is not and never has been much of a politician and his position as member of Parliament for Droitwich was nothing more to him than one of the signs of his power as king of the tumble down old town and the country about 1t,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
June Days.


 In June, eff ever, come perfect days" with skies of purest blue, aecked with drifts of silver, fields and woods in the flush of fresh verdure, the streams wind ing among them in crystal loops inviting the angler with promise of more than fish, something that tackle cannot lure nor creel hold.
 The air is full of the perfume of locust and grape bloom, the spicy odor of pine and fir and of pleasant voices, the subdued murmur of the brooks changing babble, the hum of bees, the stir of the breeze, the songs of birds. Out of the shady aisles of the woods comes the flute note of the her init thrush, the silvery chime of the wood thrush; and from the forest border, where the 1.-the birches swing their shadows to and fro along the bounds of wood and field, comes that voice of June, the cuckoo's gur- gling note of preparation, and then the soft monotonous call that centuries ago gave him g. name.
 General Kukushn, the Siberian convicts entitle him; and when they hear his voice every one who can break bonds is irresisti ply drawn to follow him, and live for brief season free life in the green wood. As to many weary souls and hampered bodies there, so to many such here comes the voice of the little commander. now persuasive, now imperative, not to men or women in exile nor wearing the ceDvict's garb, but suffering some sort of servitude laid upon them or self-imposed. Toiling for bread, for wealth, for fame, they are alike in bondage, chained to the shop, the farm, the desk, the office.
 Some who hear, obey and revel in the brief but delightful freedom of June days spent in the perfumed breath of full leafed woods, by cool water brooks and rippled lakes.
 Others listen with hungry hearts to the summons, but cannot loose their fettsre, and can only answer with a sigh, 'It is not for me, or "Not yet" and toll on, still hoping for future days of freedom. But saddest of all is the case of such as hear not, or, hearing, heed not the voice of the Kukushns, the voices of the birds, the murmurous droning of the bees amid the blossoms, the sweet prsttle of running waters and dancing waves. Though these | come to them from all about, and all about them are unfolded the manifold | beauties of this joyous month, no sign is | the voices of nature, neither do their dim | eyes see the wondrous miracle of spring | which has been wrought within their | touch.
 Like the man with the muck-rake, they delve on, intent only upon the filth and litter at their feet. Sad, indeed, must it be to have a soul so poor that it responds to no csress of nature, sadder than any imposition of servitude or exile which yet flinders not ones soul from arising with intense longing for the wild world of woods and waters when Kukushna sounds his soft trumpet call.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
BASEME ENT.

Don't come and see us if you expect to buy the best Tinware, Agateware, Woodenware and all other kinds of Kitchen Furnishings, including Dinner and Tea Sets, at one-half their actual value, as it couldn't be done on the best goods. We will sell you the best Tin ware and articles made, guaranteeing everything you buy as low, if not lower, than you can procure in this country. Poor tin we do not handle, and trust our trade will always approve of the best, as it is certainly the cheapest in the end.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
Watkins EiheI Tower.


 Sir Edward Watkins project of an ''Eiffel" Tower for London has assumed substantial form. An estate of two hun dred and eighty acres has been purchased, company formed without application to the public, a plan has been approved, station erected on the contiguous railway, the foundations of 'The Tower" have been commenced, and on Saturday large party of representatives of the press were conveyed from Baker street to Wembley Park in twelve minutes to see what was going on. The ground acquired is undu- lating and woody. The estate is nearly divided between the building property and and Winter Garden. A fine lake of over five acres is being formed by the aid of the Upper Brent river, which will be pleasant for boating in summer and the scene of curling, rinking and skating in winter. The tower will stand on the highest emi hence in the park, from which, at present, pretty views are to be seen extending some miles beyond the immediate surroundings. The design of MT. Stewart, one of the competitors for the prize awards, has been adopted as the basis of the plan, and Sir ooooSiohSA him in the construction. The tower will be mainly supported on four large con crete blocks, in dimension twenty-six feet long by twenty feet broad, and twenty-five feet deep. The excavation for one of these blocks is nearly completed, the geo. logical formation of the hill being stiff clay The elevation of the site is about one hundred and forty feet higher than the site of the Paris tower; and the iron IL IT | thousand feet. As this Will stand on a sort of pedestal portion of one hundred and fifty feet, the total height will be one thousand one hundred and fifty feet, or three hundred and fifty feet above the Paris example. The roads and ornament al grounds are being prettily laid out by Mr. Miller, and there is undoubtedly an attractive settlement being formed, which, if it can be always reached with the promptitude of Saturdays journey, should prove a popr'ar place of resort as we'll as | residence.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
4rtJ Goods.

Howe & StGtsOn. BLANKET SPECIALS
 $2.OO Will buy a pair of White Wool Blankets, large H. 4 size, in plain red and blue borders.
 $2.89 Will buy a pair of heavy White Wool Blankets, 11-4 size, in very hand some plain red and blue borders.
 $500 Will buy a pair of War ranted All Wool IA Blankets, subject to a slight imperfection That Will Be Shown. We have but 30 pairs in this lot, and the regular price is $4.OO. Borders are pink and blue.
 $3.25 Will buy a pair of the best IA Standard White Wool Blankets.
 $4.OO Will buy a pair of Heavy All Wool White 11-4 Blankets in blue borders only; usual $5 blanket.
 $4.25 Will buy @ pair of 11-4 White Victor Blankets !; the value is self-evident.
 $4.5O Will buy a pair of the Ice land l IA hite Blankets in pink and blue Grecian borders, also the Marlboro and Morning Glory 11-4 White Blankets, in plain red and blue borders, all of which are excellent
 $500 Will buy a pair of Queen Anne IA White Blan- kets, 8 lbs weight, in handsome Jacquard bor- dersi in different colorings; also the l IA fine all wool Santa Rita Blankets, in blue and pink borders, etc., etc.
 Samples of these Special Blanket values can be seen in our north window. H0We&StetSOn. 767-771 Chapel Street.
 NEW HAVEN CONN
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
An Aluminium Steamboat.


 Some novel and interesting experiments have recently been made on the Lake of Zurich with steamboat built entirely of aluminium, which claims to be the first of its kind. The boat weighs only about half ton-viz., about half the weight of
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
Committee on Sewers.

OOIIII1IIUOOC ON OO "OIos YT1HE Committee on Sewers will meet in rooms
 10 and il, City Hall, Tuesday, August 25, 1891, at pm, when the following mat ters will be considered
 Petition for and recommitted report de sewer in Columbus avenue between Arch street and the Boulevard
 Petition of John T. Green ct al. for sewer in Blatchley avenue between Exchange street and Saltonstau avenue
 Petition of John T. Sloan ct al for sewer in Grove street between York and High streets Petition of William Nolan ct al for sewer in Beach street between Wallace street and Mill river.
 Petition of John Horan ct al. for sewer in Ed gar street between Putnam and Spring streets. Petition of O. N Hull ct al. for sewer in Elliott street between Oak street and Sylvan avenue. All parties interested in the foregoing are notified to attend and be heard thereon.
 Attest: JAMES B. MARTIN,
 Per order Assistant City Clerk. JAMES E. McGANN Chairman a22 3t
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
Probate Court, District of New Haven ss l
 New Haven, August 20, 1891

Probate Court, District of New Haven, ss.
 New Haven, August 20, 1891. { UPSTATE of HARRIET G. KENDRICK, late of H New Haven, in said district, deceased.
 Upon the application of Edward l.. Clark praying that an instrument in writing pur- porting to be the last will and testament of said deceased may be proved, approved, allowed and admitted to probate, as per application on file more fully appears, it is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at a Probate court to be held in New Haven, in said district, the 26th day of August, A. D. 1891, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given of the pendency of said applica- tion and the time and place of hearing there on by publishing the same three times in some newspaper having circulation in said district,
 A. A.HEATON ROBERTSON,
 au21 St Judge of said Court.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
Optical Goods Toilet Sundries.
Vol. LIx.

Field Glasses, Spyglasses. COlOred Spectacles and Eye glasses. COmpasses, BarOmeters and Thermometers.
 Pocket Flasks, Drinking Cups and Picnic Sets.
 Pocket Air Pillows.
 Medicine Cases, filled or emp- ty. Hair, Cloth, Tooth, Nail and Bath Brushes.
 English, French and Ameri- can Soaps.
 Choice Perfumes, COlOgnes and Bay Rum.
 Manicure Goods.
 Toilet Powders, Puffs and Cosmetics, of every description. Bath Sponges and Towels. Our Stock and Prices
 Will Bear Comparison.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
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