Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-17

tacks, but since the fall in the belfry he has not had any attack of epilepsy.

has not had any attack or epilepsy.
 The number of newspapers published in all countries is put at fl 1000, of which number about ,0O0 appear in Europe. Germany heads the list with 5000, then comes France with 4,100, England with 4,O0O, Austria Hungary with $500, Italy with 1, 400, Spain with $50, Russia with 500, Switzerland with 450, Belgium and Holland with 300 each and the rest are published in Portugal, the Scandinavian and the Balkan countries. The United States has 12, 800 newspapers. Canada has 700, and Australia also has 700.
 Score one for true love. Twenty eight years ago young Irish girl of Down. patrick refused to marry and accompany her fance to New Zealand, for the reason that she could not leave her mother. The old woman entered the almshouse, where her daughter cared for her nntil she died a short time ago. The former lover, who had become rich in New Zealand, heard of 1t and sent ticket to his sweetheart, who is now, at the age of fifty. on her way to New Zealand, and the first time beyond the limits of her native town.
 Hebrews know how to "get along" if they have half chance. Says an official of the Hirsch fund in New York city: You would be surprised at the progress made by the first of the unfortunates who came to this country assisted by Baron Hirsch three months ago if you cared to look into the matter. There were about 200 in the first batch, and they remained here in New York, although few of them went to the West Those who remained here had lit tie or nothing and they were provided with the bare necessaries as they required them. They were men without any experience or knowledge beyond those that prevailed in Russia, but within month only one or two applied for any of the benefits of the fund, and now all of them are self-supporting and apparently in a fair way to what un' doubtedly must seem to them to be real prosperity. Some of these unfortunates
 become makers of clothing, others pedlars, | and one or two secured places in large | wholesale establishments as porters and the like. The remainder took what came to
 hand, and are supporting their large fam flies by their own efforts.
 The latest ballot reform law to prove | defective is that of New Jersey, which contesting elections which are supposed to
 have been fraudulent. The law provides that twenty-five freeholders may go before the circuit judge and demand an investi gation as to any election precinct in the State. This sounds fair enough on its | face, but whether or not the provision was skillfully prepared by those who desired
 large and sufficient loophole for ras cality, as is charged, it certainly leaves | the prosecution of any inquiry into | alleged election frauds a most difficult | task Whatever may be it's effect re l garding single precinct, and it may b' | assumed that it will be found efficient 1T | checking attempts to steal a single distric l of this sort, it is evident that there will b' | trouble enough when it comes to be triec
 over large area. For example, it is be
 lieved that Mayor-elect Haynes of Nowarl was illegally seated in the mayorslty, bu
 the Supreme court, rendering its decision
 through Judge Johathan Dixon, has de cided that in order to oust MT. Haynes i
 will be necessary to institute suits agains
 him in all the seventy precincts of the city | ;nvo1v;Do tba action of nearly i S00 citi
 zens as complainants.