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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
YOUNG BACHELORS IN JAPAN.
Their Functions rs Masters of Cere-
mony on Festal Occasions.

mony on Festal Occasions.
y. H. wigmore in the July ScrIbnerI
Whenever festival came to pass the ar
rangements fell into the hands of a special
class of the community called the wakai-
shi. These were, in fact, the bachelors of
the community. They formed a sort of
society or guild, and no one could be ad-
mitted without proper Endorsement and a
vote of acceptance. They were rather q
Wild set; they could not be called industri-
Gus, and the wine shop was the fayorite
rendezvous of these pleasure-loving
youths. 4 merchant who had an eye to
his cav future would seldom consent to
his joining the band; and it was thus more
numerous where artisans Whose sons had
greater liberty were more plentiful. But
Japan is marrying country; very few
men, and still fewer women, continue long
minated; and no cho contained more than
fifteen or twenty wakaishi. There were
two or three classes; one class was well off
and was expected to spend money hand
somsly; the others possessed less and were
called on for less. 1t was into the hands
of this gay company that the arrangements
for making were always placed.
The occupation was congenial one, and
this disposition of it came about naturally
enough.
There was one part of the duties, how
ever, which was not very pleasant-was,
in fact. according to Japanese ideas, even
little debasing. This was the soliciting
of contributions for festival expenses.
The wakaishi played the disagreeable part
in old Japanese ffe that the book-agent
and the campais a-fund collector play with
us. As festival approached the wakaishi
went to the sahainin and the house-onners
and received general directions about the
mode of celebration Then a number
went the rounds to collect subscriptions
Everybody knew how much his neighbor
was worth, and each was asked to give q
certain sum according to his means.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
Shrinking Sissie,s KIttie.


A College street gentleman has a very
bright and beautiful little daughter, who
likes the family cat Unfortunately and who
had not been apprised of the fact that
there was family of kittens two weeks
old, with eyes vide open and one of them
in particular the very ''image of its moth
er" Sitting in the family the other even
ing, the gentleman referred to the cat,
which was rather leisurely going out of the
room, and in a very general way asked the
little one If she didn't wish that the cat
were smaller. Well, she didn't know.
She liked her pretty well as she was.
"That is" continued the College street
man, thinking of that wonderful kittsn
that was the coruteIpar of the cat, THAT
is, thought that If you did could shrink
her down for you to any size you want
''Whatl" said the little girl. ''You CAM
And can you shrink her back agsini''
eyes, was the reply. Then ensued an
interesting conversation between the gen
tleman and the little girl, in which the
former endeavored to obtain measurements
of the size to which the rittle SRI would
like the cat to be reduced. She expressed
opinions, but her father rather craftily, by
series of leading questions, brought her
down to a size corresponding to the kitten.
Then exacting a promise of her that she
world remain in the parlor, be went out
after the cat. She was soon found and
brought in. She was inspc ct ID in point of
color, white paws, white ears, color of fur,
cts. '1'll know her, Gel sainly, papa" said
the little s.rl. Then papa took the cat out
and put her in the wardrobe and shut the
door and went altar the kitty. When 1t
was brought in, what a scene! Inc little
girl was enraptured. "For the land
sakes!" said she. "Who ever didf She
viewed the kit N in point of fur fli
paws and she was in love v .th it. "Now,"
said her father, 'I guess 1 betfsr go ED
bling her back to her oW n siZe, hadn't If'
Aud the little girl, true to her old love,
ssid, Eyes," looking req fetfui'y at the ut
tie kitten as it was borne from the room.
The old cat was released to her intense
satisfaction and the kitten was retul nc tC
the box and the old cat re-introduced into
the psrlor to nestle into the little s.rri
lap. A long silence followed, in which
the little girl was thinking. Then looking
at her mother, who is s'most as stout a:
she is good-naturo1 j, chai table and wo
manly, said, papa, can you shrink folksi'
'sWhyl" asked her father. Because,
said the little SRI, 'It ever get to be &
woman and as stout as mamma, III b
shl dnk."
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
DELIGHTFUL.

She-Oh, how delightful it would be to
drift on like this for ever and ever! He
(who has hired the boat)- at rs cents
an hour.-Judge.
"Ah, Jim, we poor folks has our trialsl"
eyes, rs had good many; but it amt the
trials what annoys me, its the verdict they
bring in afterwards. Life.
Spacer-What can say in this obituary
for Ginsling, the bartender2
Editor-Work in something about his
'having smile for every one. New
York Herald.
eyes, SIR" said the old gentlemanto his
son, 'if you want to make money, study
for the legal profession. Don't forget
that old time motto, The law and the
profits. "-Washington Post.
Clara-I shouldn't think you'd hang that
ball dress of yours against the wall.
Maude-Why nota
Clara-Because it's there enough when
you have it on.-New York Herald.
Train robber C'going through" passen-
ger)-Well, 1 swow Got gun in your
pocket, hev yea If it wasn't for my press
ing engagements I'd turn ye over to the
town authorities just ahead for carrying
concealed weapons without permit
Puck.
Little Ralph nad had ice cream as part
of his supper. At bedtime he complained
of pain in his. stomach His mother said:
'I am afraid the ice cream has disagreed
with you" ooh, no, mamma, it doesn't
feel like ice cream. It feels like bread or
something. Utica Observer.
Fangle-How did you happen to tell
Mrs. Fangle that you go to Europe 10
times year, when you have never crossed
the ocean at all?
Cumso-She must have misunderstood
me. Imerely told her that go over the
Atlantic Monthly.-The Epoch.
"Clara, dear, want to show you my
new engagement ring before 1 CO."
ITS very pretty, but remember the
stone is loose"
"Why, how do you know thatl'
sDidn't Mr.. Rigsby tell you wore 1t a
month or twop-Scribner's Magazine.
Coroner-I have found on this body
letter which indicates that the mans name
was Brown. Can anybody here identify
hima Stranger-Brown, did you sayl l
used to know a man named Brown down
in Texas. Coroner-Thank heaven! Here
is clue at ast.-Binghamton Leader.
Pauline-Then you give your consent,
dear papal
Isaacs-Yes, my daughter; but-but I
can not let you leaf me. You are mein
only child, and you and Penjamin mnst
lif ride here with the old folks. You can
haf that second story front room for
twenty dollars veek.-Life.
THE PATIENT SUMNER BoARDER.
He slept up in the attic
With the boys and hired man;
He made his morning toilet
With a battered ola milk pan;
He lived on pork end gravy
And overweighted bread,
And the flies and skeeters ate him
From dawn tn going 10 bed.
He bore 1t very meekly,
Nor grumbled all the while,
And though they charged him double
He paid it with a smile.
But he weakened one fine morning
And tainted dead away
When they asked IL he could give 'em
"a lift at pitchin' hay"
New York Herald.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15

patch of country sixteen miles square and
to move at the rate of four miles day,
eating the grass down to the roots and
leaving the ground brown and bare. They
are SO thick on the prairie that a man
cannot walk without crushing thousands,
and they cover the tracks of the Union
Pacific railroad in such numbers that the
trains are frequently stopped by the
crushed mass which encumbers the tracks.
The grasshoppers will not be old enough
to fly for three weeks, and it is estimated
that they will do millions of dollars worth
of damage to crops.
DR.. Charcot's.opinion of Tolstoi's denun-
citation of alcohol is as follows: H1 am
compelled to admit that do not find the
article of Tolstoi very able. 1t is exagger-
ated and therefore false. Alcohol and to-
bacco are injurious, but can be used in
moderation. There are numerous exam
pies of this. Moreover, before alcohol and
tobacco there came into the world abomin-
able things. Indeed, since their intro
duction civilization has rather softened.
Must one say, then, that tobacco and alco-
hol are moral forest 1 believe in COM
mon sense, and do not see that the posi-
ton of Tolstoi conforms to its Dictates"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
A Suggestive Incident.
lErnnn the HarIfnrd Gon-anf /

No newspaper ever before started in life
in New York with such flourish of trum-
pets and so great expectations as thee Re-
corder, which came out few months ago.
Yet here is the Metropolis, lively little
weekly newspaper in New York, asserting
that after investing two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars in the enterprise, the
hackers of the Recorder, when they sold
out recently, got only sixty thousand dol
lars for the whole concern, presses, plant
and all. 1t is an incident full of sugges-
tiveness.
It shows how easily one can drop money
in the newspaper business. When the
Recorder started, it hired away, at largely
| advanced pay, many Of the best men on
the established New York dailies. Cur
rent rumor had it that its force was the
strongest in experience and ability on any
one of the great dailies. Then it distribu-
| ted gift pictures that cost more than what
was received for picture and paper togeth-
er. Its name and virtues were plastered
/ all over the elevated road. No expense
was spared and all was in vain.
Perhaps the most significant feature OF
the Recorder was its lack of any signifi
| cant feature, If such an expression is per
missible. It came along daily and it was
very like the other newspapers, only blow
ing its own horn pretty loud, which il
generally understood in newspaper circle,
to be sign of trouble. With all that hai
been said of it, with the story of all tn
talent engaged upon it, there came pape
in no respect better than those the publ
were already accustomed to. Does thi
mean that it isn't possible to make pape
that people viii prefer to those they no,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
REFORM IN TENNESSEE.

Ballot reform in the South receives
strong support in the decision of Chief
Justice Turney of the Tennessee Supreme
court, who has affirmed the constitution
ality of the Dortch election law in that
State. The law resembles the Massachu-
sets law in that it provides for the print
ing of the names of all candidates upon
one ballot, and the voter is expected to
make mark against the names of candi-
dates of his choice. 1t was objected that
the law was unconstitutional, because it
virtually attached an educational qualifica-
ton to the right of suffrage, whereas the
constitution of Tennessee provides that
"every male citizen of the age of twenty
one years shall be entitled to vote, and no
qualification shall be attached to the right
of suffrage except that each voter must
have paid his poll tax" The Supreme
includes more than the mere ability to
read names on printed ballot, and that
the provisions that voter shall have lived
80 long in the State and county and be
twenty-one years of age, are in a manner
educational qualifications because they are
intended to insure mature judgment and
sufficient familiarity with the duties of a
citizen, on the part of the voter. Judge
Turney Gays that a voter con become sufi-
ciently familiar with the printed names on
a ballot, without knowing how to read,
and though the requirement may cause
him some inconvenience, that is of little
consequence compared with the purpose of
the law to presel We the putty and honesty
of the ballot.
If the law is enforced it will make some
changes in Tennessee. Probably it VII
have a fair trial.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
Thirst in Corpulent People.
from the Rostou Herald

Corpulent people very generally suffer
from thirst and need large quantities of
water to satisfy it. The thirst is also the
most intense after eating hearty meal.
Just what causes this symptom is not
clear, but it is quite safe to attribute it 10
a low form of irritation of the stomach.
As rrle, also, these people insist that
they are comparatively ''small eatars, 4"
whereas, as matter of fact, the most of
them have abnornally large appetite, and
eat more than others who are at or near
the standard weight.
Again, very many of them suffer more
or less from dyspepsia, digestion being
much less active than normal. Tne stom-
ach of healthy person disposes of hear
ty meal in the course of four OF five
hours, while that of co1prlent Fsrson
does its work indolently and occupies ssv-
eral hours longer. Corpulent people are
also singularly inclined to biliousness,
which is not surprising considering the
condition of the stomach. As Tl,e, 80,
there is sluggish intestinal action.
The popular method Of treating oogpu,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
4r1y Goods.
Howe & StGtsOl,
:
767 and I'll Chapel ST.
NEW STORE BARGAINS.

Black Demi Lace Flounces,
10 inches wide, at 1ec per yd.
Same as sold for 2oc.
Black Demi Lace Flounces,
II inches wide, at 25c per yd.
Our 38c quality.
One case genuine Scotch
Ginghams, 28 and 80 in. wide.
sgeA1>kytes, at 15c per yard.
They will only last a few days.
Buy a dress at once and save
1oc per yard.
so dozen Ladies' Plated
Waists, made from handsome
styles stripe and plaid Crepe
Cloths, at 48c each. These
waists would be good value at
IS cents.
Ladies Fast-Black Lisle
Thread Hose,genuine bargains
at 37lc and 48c per yard
worth soc ana o3c.
70 pieces Gust received from
agents., AMERICAN CHALL1Es,
half wool, at 12Hc per yard.
Same quality we sold at nc.
3 pieces only superior quail
ty black Mohairs at 4oc per
yard. This number has never
been sold under 75c.
SPEC1AL-Ladies' Blk. Span
ish Rib Silk Hose at $3.50 per
pair. The importer takes the
loss. $2.5o is the regular price.
SURAH SAsHEs in Black,
White, Cream White, Cardinal,
Pink and Light Blue. at o8c
each.
One case fine Cotton Print
ed Partisan Crepes, in hand
some styles, at 1oc per yard
reduced from 17c.
Every lady needs a Storm or
Steamer Serge Dress. We are
offering special bargains in this
desirable fabric at soc, 75c, ST
and $1.25 per yard.
Superior quality White Mo-
hairs, 38 inches wide, at 25c
per yard-the regular 50 cent
grade.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
RHODE ISLAND DEMOCRATS,


What thorough-going Democrats are
has been well illustrated in the political
controversy in the town of Lincoln,
Rhode Island, which has just been brought
to close by the forcible taking possess
sion of the town government by the
officers elect This was controversy
where it was charged that the Democratic
majority was made up by illegal votes.
The case went to the Supreme court of the
State and 110 tissue ballots were pro-
nounced illegal by the court and the Re-
publican candidates declared elected.
That did not seem to make any difference
to the Democrats who staid in the Offices
and refused to- surrender keys, books or
authority. The Republicans walked into
Office and began to administer town af-
fairs. The policemen elected to Office
were declared by the district court to
have been acting without authority, as
they were not legal officers, and all the
persons they had arrested were forthwith
discharged. The people have endorsed
the Republican administration and the af-
fairs of the town are now being carried on
according to law.
The expelled Democrats are still howl
ing. They don't care anything about
such little thing as Supreme court de-
cision
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
BoN GARDENS.
How 10 Have Beautiful Spots About
the House.

From the Ladies' world-l
A novel and very pleasing idea in home
decoration is to have fiower-pot bracket
put up in the hall somewhere where the
light fall on it, and to place thereon pot
of gaily blooming howers-primroses ger
aniums or the yellow blossoming acacia.
When one enters from out of doors, this
makes lovely surprise and greeting.
Gardening is delightful occupation for
women, and now is the time to pursue it,
The smallest.garden may be made spot of
beauty by proper management. If one
has no garden to speak of, make an out
door window garden, balcony or piazza
garden. Every house has one or many
points of vantage for this sort of decora-
tion, and the plainest house Will take on an
air of beauty if so treated.
Boxes for window gardens need to be
strong, first, and neatly finished: they may
or may not be d. ,orat-i: they are best
stained, rather than painted, as painting
shuts up the pores of the wood. A dull
pur plisn red, or a low drl yellow, ochre
yellow, are the best colors; it is not good
tasta to paint them green.
Tine window box, or the box for any 9TH
er position, shor,d hold at least six to
eight inches deep of col. Eight to ten
| inches vide is a gcod size, and the length
may be according to space whereit is used,
though it IS well not to have these boxes
| too long.
A e.mple way to decorate these boxes,
| where ecoras,on is at ell desirable, is to
neil to the front and ends OIL cloth of a
striking and smftl design in good colors,
but simple staining is just as desirable, be-
| cause the vines and plants soon cover their
exteriors.
Mgnonette, sweet alyssum, portulaccs
and phlox drummondii are excellent to COW
in boxes having southern exposure.
Dwarf nasturtium vines make charming
showing, as do also the delicate blue lobel-
| ias Ageratum, geraniums, oxalis and
many plants familiar to all plant lovers
" Ill suggest themselves.
Hanging baskets add greatly to ths
charm of wide, airy, or even narrow piaz
zas and balconies or yerandas Where tn,
exposure is much shaded, smilax, ivy
leafed geraniums, tradescantias and climb
ing ferns are lovely for the edges, Will,
calsdiums, ferns, echeverias and maranta
are all desirable.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
An Outside View of Connecticut's .
Latest Sensation.

Latest Sensation.
From the SpI .ngdeld Republican,
1t will be hard to remove the impression
from the public mind that General Merwin
is in complete accord with Lynde Harrison
in the latter's blunt complaint as to the
Republican policy in Connecticut. One
has only to recall a number of incidents
during the past few months, and especially
the attitude of the New Haven Palladium,
which has represented General Merwin as
well as Mr.. Harrison, to realize this. That
journal wished to conduct the contest in q
way such as best to conserve the
interests of the one Republican can
ddate whose claim had offered
the party the most tenable ground
for making partisan contest in the legis-
lature. Yet the wishes of Merwin's friends
have at almost every vital point been dis
regarded. When Mr.. Harrison made
known to the select committee atthe State
house his wishes on the question of de-
claring the minor Democratic candidates
elected, did not every member of that
committee realize that Mr.. Harrison wss
General Merwin's spokesman Again,
when the house adjourned until Septem-
ber, did not General Merwin's representa-
tive journal declare that such an adjourn
ment would be interpreted by Gen
eral Merwin and his friends as an
tagonistic to the interests of the
Republican candidate for governor who
had been endorsed at the New
Haven convention? The attempt, there
fore, of number of Connecticut republi-
can newspapers to break the force of Mr..
Harrisons letter on the ground that he
represents only his own disappointed am
bitions as political leader seems absurd.
Mr.. Harrison represents General Merwin,
and his outbreak seems to bespeak the
feeling of General Merwin and his friends
that those who have conducted the contest
at Hartford have been unfaithful to the
interests of the Republican candidate fol
governor and therefore false to the Repub
lican party of the State.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15

are getting, or only that these particular
people paid quarter-million to see If
they could do it and found they couldn'ti
Is it general truth or a particular
truth that their experience demonstrated
We incline to think it is general. There
are newspapers enough and the public
know pretty thoroughly what they want.
Setting up an organ or establishing new
paper for an investment, Just as one might
build new house, is the most expeditions
and thoroughly diffdsive way of redistrib-
uting wealth that the rich man can follow,
unless it be the gratuitous exhibition of
fireworks. As soon as the show is over
the moneys gone.
A newspaper isn't made in day. lisa
thing Of years, traditions, principles and
q clientape
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15
MODERN ADVERTISING

Is sometimes illustrated
with alleged pictures, in
tended to convey by catch
phrases beneath them the
connection between the
article advertised and the
picture gratuitOuSly
thrown i'm. This may be a
good plan, but when you
try to picture the delight
accompanying a dessert of
Farina Jelly, made with
Heckers' Farina, words
fail, and electrOS are USE
less.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-15

@SeN~N >S~~
yesterday.
The summer school idea is fast gaining
favor, but most people will continue to
want to play in the summer.
DR.. Death is practicing medicine in an
Ohio town, and DR.. Coffin is doing the
same in Massachusetts town. These two
men ought to be in partnership.
Woman will be satisfied by and by. 1t
is said that this season the men at Bar
Harbor carry dress to even more extreme
fashion than do the women. They array
themselves in tennis suits of bright and
giddy color, and parade the Tow Path ia
caps of every shade and shape, while the
gorgeous ties and unique canes they affect
are more conspicuous than any toilets the
women have exhibited
The opening of the new Chinese beet
sugar factory and refinery near Pomona,
California, August 1, is expected to mark
: a new era in that State and the results are
looked for with great interest by capital
A5bo dlo ldTmcTS. Ii buO 1uSUO2J pIoNCo q
success Chicago syndicate is ready with
millions of capital to start other factories.
It is believed that California has advan-
tages over any other section of the country
in growing sugar beets, and those inter
ested are always talking about Americas
making all her own sugar.
An ,,rb1;o of4Soar of nuioharry
in Germany, is an ardent entomologist,
and made costly purchase of rare butter
flies In Holland. The collection arrived
in due time at the Duisberg custom house,
where the inspectors were at loss to
know whether the insects were dutiable
or not. They finally came to the conelu-
sion that, inasmuch as they had wings,
they must be classed as poultry, and much
explanation and expostulation were re.
quired before they could be induced to re
gard them in any other light.
It remained for professor of natura
science at Ann Arbor to demonstrate anew
that old maids really had place of some
use in the 7--orld, and from his reasoning
sho we'd that to them we were indebted fo:
the varieties in plant life. Thus: ''Th
humble bees carry the pollen from plan
to plant; the field mice eat the humbl
bees; therefore, the more field mice tn
fewer humble bees, and the less pollen ant
variation of plants. But cats devour tn
field mice, and old maids protect cats
Therefore, the more old maids the NOR
cats, the fewer field mice, the more bees
Hence old maids are the cause of variet
in plants"
| The grasshopper is burden In Kansas
These insects are now said to cover