Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-01
'AY MORNING, NOVEMBER l, 1892.

cation by eminent statisticians gives the
number of pounds consumed annually by
each 100 inhabitants of the different Eu-
ropean countries as follows: Spain, 110
pounds; Italy, 1898; Great Britain, 1888;
Russia, 1872; Denmark, 1924; Norway, 800,
and Austria, 273 pounds.
The tin plate lie is fast fading. The
Scranton Tribune has made an independ-
ent canvass of the tin plate industry,
sending its correspondents to every impor-
tant mill in the country, and arrives at
substantially the same conclusions as are
given by Agent Aver of the treasury de-
partr1-nt. Over $40, 900, 900 is now invest
ed in the business, and 81, 900 wage earn
ers are engaged in making tin plate.
What idle words can do is illustrated by
recent case. A country merchant from
Ohio visited New York and being attracted
by the watches in pawn shop window
went in to look at them. Two persons
from his own town SAW him go in, and
when they reached home began to talk.
Presently the story was that he had to pawn
his watch in New York, his business was
injured, creditors began to press, and at
last he was forced into bankruptcy.
There is no doubt that some women are
terribly abused. 81 wish," said an Atchi-
son woman, addressing meeting the 9th
or day, "that a committee could be ap-
pointed to mend my children's clothes. I
have box of fannels to get ready for the
heather, poem to write about the evils of
tobacco, six committees to serve on this
week for charitable purposes, and my hus-
band, unfeeling wretch, complains that
my children are still wearing summer
dresses"
Politics is politics out west. "Caraway,
you are an internal old liar, and if you'll
come up here on the platform I'll prove
it," was Jerry Simpsons reply to man
who interrupted him in one of his speeches
the other day. Even that wasn't 30 forci-
BILE a rejoinder as was made by Knute
Nelson at one of his rallies in Minnesota.
The gubernatorial candidate descended
from the platform, seized his interrupter
by the throat and choked him until he
promised to hold his peace.
Much learning sometimes makes people
mad. Two of the most prominent and
learned professors of the University of
Budapest came very near engaging in a
duel the other day. DR.. Heinrich and DR..
Ballsgi differed in opinion as to the correct
way in which to spell the name of the
famous Prince of the Huns, the former
maintaining that it should be spelled At
tils, while the latter insisted that it should
have but one 't'-Atilla. The contro-
versy became very warm and personalities
were dragged in. Finally DR.. Ballagi sent
a challenge to DR.. Heinrich, and each ap-
pointed two friends to meet and decide
how, when and where the controversy
should be settled in accordance with the
code of honor. The four gentlemen net
and after investigating the facts decided
that DR.. Heinrich had said nothing reflect
ing upon the honor of DR.. Ballagi, and that
a personal encounter was uncalled for.
It has been generally supposed that
Jenny Lind had an unoommonly sweet
temper, but Boston woman, whose name
is not printed, lis reported by the Mahogany
Tree to have taken singing lessons of Jenny
Lind good many years ago, and to have
found the Swedish Nightingale great
scold. "Her temper at this time was such
that she would often fly into great rage,
and her husband would have to entics her
out of the room to soothe her, after which
she would come back with sffability drawn
over her wrath, so oppressive in her cour-
tesy that the student hardly dared to
breathe for fear of starting her off again.
The American confessed that she spent
more of her lesson hours crying than sing
ing, and added: Her reprimands were
often very personal. She would look at
me and ejaoulate, ooh, you look SO ugly
when you singl" 1t was impossible to re-
sist apologiziug for ones appearance when
she spoke like that, and that threw her in
to new rage"