Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-02

900, and it is asserted that it has increased
land values there $500, 100000.
They know how to "sling language" III
Boston. A Boston paper, asked by a cor
respondent the difference between a cult
and fad, gives it as follows: ga fad is
anything that srouses evanescent mentali-
ty, while a cult is anything that inspires
permanent mentality"
It is we'll to remember that five presi-
dents of the United States were elected
without the assistance of the State of New
York. These were George Washington
(6rst time), In 1888; James Madison, in
1916; James Buchanan, in 1856; U. S.
Grant, in 1869; R. B. Hayes, in 1876.
Cincinnati justice will get a reputation If
1t isn't careful A certain Charles Boyer
was caught in the act of robbing house
in that city. He was taken before the
court, bound over for appearance before
the grand jury, his case considered by that
body, true bill found, the prisoner ar
ranged in the Superior court, found guilty,
sentenced, and within nine hours from the
time of his arrest he was on the way to the
penitentiary to serve a term of five years.
The Jews are going back to Jerusalem,
the number now to be found in Palestine
being fully 100000. But the Jews of an
elder day would hardly know the old city
of Jerusalem in Its modern garb. Factories
have been planted there. The streets are
lighted by electricity. The inhabitants
enjoy the use of the telegraph and the tel
ephone, and receive their light from cleo
tric lamps. The iron horse thunders in
with freight and travellers from Joppa.
1t is related that at recent prayer meet
ing in New Jersey a Democratic brother
prayed that God would cause the Demo
cratic party to hang together, whereupon 6
Republican present shouted: "Amen
amen" This led the Democratic brother
to make the following emendation in his
prayer: mot, o Lord, in the sense our Re
publican brother means, but in the spirit
of accord and concord" "Any cord will
do, Lord; any cord will do, )" interjected the
Republican. The pastor Immediately made
a rule that hereafter politics should be
kept out of the prayer meeting.
Nearly three fourths of all the cases OF
cholera in southern Russia, or in the re,
gion between the Caspian sea and the
Black, have proved fatal. In st. Peters
burg, where better sanitary conditions
exist, over half the cases have proved fatal
In Hamburg the ratio of deaths in cholers
cases has been nearly one half, while in
northern Germany, in Belgium and IL
France 1t has been about one-third. Abou
eighty per cent. of tine cases in Persis sr'
thought to have proved fatal. A quarter
/ of million Persisns are supposed to have
perished by the Asiatio cholera this year
Experiments with cyclists and carrier
pigeons for transmitting messages are be
ing made by the gymnastic society of Rom'
in the interest of the Italian army. Th'
! rider carries a small cage attached to hi
machine, in which are several well-trained
pigeons. When important observation
have been taken and jotted down they ar
placed in envelopes and affixed to th'
birds, which are liberated. Ia every In
stance thus far the birds have fowI
promptly and in a straight line back t.
! headquarters over distances of from tel
to twenty kilomstres. 1t is thought tina
service can be very profitsbly used IL
military observations, and the Italian
army Office proposes to continue the e1
periments.
One of the few surviving customs of oil
London was observed at the Mansion
house the other evening, when the Fruit
erers' company made their yearly presen
tation to the lord mayor. In remote time
the municipal authorities levied toll ii
kind upon all the fruit that was brough
into the city. Their right to do so wa
constantly disputed by the vendors, who
however, had no alternative but to pay tn
tax. Eventually, after long series
acrimonious dispute between the tw
bodies, sort of compromise upon tn
point was come to, the lord mayor wsivin
his claim In return for a free Offering G
goodwill in the shape Of ten bushels
apples every October. Neatly packed l
new white baskets, covered with spo
less napkins, the fruit was gravel
borne from Harrington market t
Guild-hall by a procession of porters
single file, headed by the connpany's bead
} in his gown. On the baskets being emptie
bottle of port was placed in each for tf
men who had brought them. In course
time the tribute came to include the be-
procurable samples of the various frui
in season, and the presentation was mad
an occasion for entertaining the court {
the company at dinner. Now that Il
guild, like so many others, has gradual
ceased to have much or anything to
with the trade 1t continues to represen
t some wellknown firm of fruiterers q
j employed to make up the gift, the cost
= which, including gratuities to the Lol
r Mayor's servants, amounts to about s12
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