Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-03

In West Philadelphia recently an ardent
prohibitionist tried to get warrant for
the arrest of mince pie dealer on the
ground that he was selling liquor without
license.
The latest whim for the owners of dogs
is to make them wear shoes in the house
for the purpose of protecting the polished
floors. They are made of chamois, with
leather soles.
There's no stopping them. Miss Kath-
leen Murphy of Dublin has carried off the
81 500 prize for .ce best examination in
modern literature at the Royal University
of Ireland.
The bicycle will have all its rights and
privileges if they can be got. 1t is pro-
posed by leading bicyclists to build an
asphalt road thirty or thirty-fve feet wide
from Chicago to New York.
A New York photographer has invented
process of burning in photographs upon
glass and afterward staining the pictures
with life like colors. 1t is claimed that
auy picture or painting may be reproduced
with great fidelity and in permanent
form by this process, and for windows and
other decorative purposes the invention ia
likely to create revolution.
Babies and drunkards can safely do very
dangerous things. Pennsylvania mother
missing her baby boy the other day found
him in the stable clapping the hind legs of
a family horse with loud and delighted
cries. Although a spirited animal, the
horse stood perfectly still under the shower
of blows, seemingly afraid to stir for fear
of hurting the infant, refusing even to eat.
AS soon as the child was removed the horse
changed to more comfortable position and
resumed its meal.
The English law concerning corrupt
practices in political campaigns is very
stringent, and it is enforced, too. The
particular offsn Of one of the members
of parliament who has been unseated under
the corrupt practices act is that he gave
money to supporter of his who organized
picnic, to which the voters in his dis
trict, with their wives and sweethearts,
were invited. Another member has lost
his seat because he provided favors or
badges to be worn by his supporters on
their hats during the campaign.
A New York physician remarks that
means must be found to correct the rebel
lious child who gets into rage, at times
so intense that it even has been known to
result in death or epileptic fits, heart dis
ease and many minor ailments. "When
the temper displayed is very violent it
should be checked at once and, though it
may seem harsh, bucketful of water
dashed into the face is the beet of harsh
remedies and is safe, because it produces
no physical pain, and it also tends to re-
lieve the congestion in the head and face"
The latest rapid transit scheme comes
from Vienna, where Mr.. Hugo Kostler has
Just unfolded to the Society of Austrian
Engineers and Architects the project of an
electric railroad for rapid communication
between Vienna and Budapest. According
to this scheme an electric railroad would
run on the right bank of the Danube at the
great apeed of 200 kilometres (about 122
miles) an hour, thus reducing the journey
between the two capitals from five hours
to one and half. According to the same
estimate, the distance between Vienna and
Paris, which is now covered in twenty six
hours, would only require seven hours,
and that between Paris and Constantine
pie would only take fifteen hours instead
of sixty-6ve. The trains would have a
single carriage, containing forty passen-
gers, and could be dispatched at intervals
of ten minutes. The differences of grade
being taken into account, an electric mo-
tor of 200 horse power would bs necessary
| for each carriage. 1t is said that this sys-
tenn, which is local invention, will soon
be tried between two large centers of traffic.