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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
A story on the silver question.


heard Mr.. Leech, the director of the
mint, tell an anti-silver story the other
night concerning the incident of General
George Sheridsn's s:umPing campaign of
last fall. Said Mr.. Leech:
Sheridan was going to make speech
Washington, and he WAS warned before he
left the hotel that he would probably meet
an old gray-haired, long-bearded, plauEi-
ble-looking fellow during his stay, and
that he ought to have nothing to do with
him, for he was q crank. The man was
fully described to him, and he knew him
when he was sccosted by him within a few
steps of the hotel Then asked Sheridan If
he might reply to his speech that evening.
General Sheridan said that he had no CON
troll over the meeting, and that he could
not give him an opportunity The old
man then asked General Sheridan If he
would answer him il he asked him any
questions during his speech, and General
Sheridan replied that he would That
night there was a very large audience in
the city hall, and Sheridsn's financial
speech was received with great applause.
AL eAc A&ANAsS 'A A1C S4A A8HA Fe0o1
and said: General Sheridan, / may be
wrong, but would like to ask you a ques-
ton"
There are nine chances ont of ten that
you are wrong" replied Sheridan, 'but /
will answer you"
"Whst wished to ask" continued the
old man, 'is this: Do you mean TO say
that, if the government of the United
States takes piece of paper and prints on
one side of it the words, This is one dol
lar, and under il the words that il is le-
gal t~nder for all debts, customs and pub
lie dues. and On the back of it prints the
words, This is one dollar do you mean
to say that that does not make il a good
dollar, and as good for use as any gold or
silver coin in the United StAtesF'
General Sheridan looked at the man as
he stood there in the midst of the audi
ence and replied:
"Old man, / will answer your question
by asking you another. Suppose the gov
ernment of the United States should take
You and stamp on your forehead the words
Daniel Webster Suppose they should
pick you up and run you through one of
the great government printing presses and
stamp on your back in letters foot long,
Daniel Webster Now would that make
you United States senatorF'
The audience roared and the old man sat
down
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
An Odd Whaling Relic.


The whaling brig Helen Mar, which re-
turned to port from the Arctic week ago,
was far from being high hook. She had
one honor, however. that of taking the lar
gest whale captured during the season. 1t
was q monster bowhead that yielded 2, $50
pounds of bone and several hundred bar
rels of oil. As Q rule bowhesds yielded
only from 1, 400 to 800 pounds of bone.
From the time the mighty animal was
sighted until 1t had been killed and towed
to the ships side was Just twenty Eve
minutes, about the quickest time on rec
ord.
During the operation of stripping off the
blubber, the spade manipulated by the
man doing the cutting struck hard, un-
yielding substance which, on being exposed.
proved to be the iron shaft Of an old-style
hArpoon. The find was soon drawn from
Its ieshy sheath and passed on board.
where il was examined with much curiosi.
ty by the crew. 1t was about three and q
half feet long with slender shaft between
its broad-barbed point and the pole socket.
Deep in the shaft, at its junction with the
barb, was found stamped the name j. B.
Morse.
The ]. B. Morse was the name of an old.
time whaler that cruieed In the Arctic hall
| q century ago. Many of the old whalers
on the beach remember that q Nautucke,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07

stances. Dom Pedro, at the time of his
death, was dependent upon a paltry allow
ance of ten thousand francs per month
doled out to him by his son-in-law,s faith,
er, the Duo de Nemours This allowance
has now been transferred to the crown
princess, who has inherited absolutely
nothing of value from the ex-emperor. Of
all the "kings and queens in exile" that I
have known, there have only been three
who were well provided with money, and
they were the late King of Hanover, the
late ex-Duke of Brunswick and the ex-Khe-
dive of Egypt. All the remainder have
tasted the bitterness, If not the down.
right poverty, at any rate of serious fnan-
cial embarrassment, and the ex-king and
ex-queen of Naples have even been driven
on more than one occasion to pledge all of
their silver plate to Attenborough, the
great London pawnbroker Nor Is the
latter by any means the only member of
bis profession who has become connected
through avunclsr relationship with the
royal and imperial families of Europe.
For King Milan of Servia has on more
than one occasion pawned q magnihcently
1eweled sword presented to his uncle by
the late Sultan of Turkey, Queen Isabel
Ia OF Spain has been obliged to pledge her
diamonds, while even the genial Prince of
Wales, while visiting in the strictest in
cognito the great bsttle-felds, at the close
of the Franeo-German war, has found
himself stranded at Sedan for want of
money, and being unwilling to reveal his
identity, even to the telegraph officials,
has been forced to entrust his OWE watch
and that of his equerry, General Sir Chris.
topher Teesdale, to the local mout-de-
piete, in order to obtain funds needed to
enable him to settle his hotel bill, and TO
leave the place before being recognized.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
English and German.

When an Engiishman makes his FIRST &C.
quaintsnce with Germany he is generally
struck by the politahess of the people, e1-
cept, of course, the post Office and rail-
way officials. He is quite embarrassed by
the invariable "Bitee sehr" with which his
modest "Dan-ke" is received. He OBJ
serves with envy and admiration the grace
full ease with which a German raises his
hat and utters his ''Guten tag" or "adieu"
as he enters or leaves a railway carriage or
shop, his unfailing presence of mind
and savoir faire in society. his wonderful
flow of conversation on any topic that
may be introduced. He can kiss an elder
ly lsdy's hand without looking fool, and
he will take the trouble to talk to and
draw out the shyest schoolgirl of seven
teen. 1t must be allowed that the Ger
man girl is better of in society than her
English or American cousin. Instead of
being compelled to make conversation for
and amuse her cavalier, or else be voted
bore, 1t ia her part TO be talked TO, en-
tertained and paid court 20. She Is even
considered inclined to be fast If she takes
an equal share in the conversation.
DuS ~ LctuEh anu AS-
verse side of the medal. When the Eng
lishman finds himself on familiar terms in
German society his ideas respecting Teu-
tonic politeness undergo a change, or
rather he discovers that fine manners do
not invariably prove the possession of
good breeding. For example, at q party
where English strangers are present, il
is the commonest things for the guests
to discuss English politics, habits and
customs with a candor only equaled by
their ignorance of the subject A Ger
man gentleman will cheerfully inform his
English neighbor that there is no music
| in England except ''Kstzenmusic;" or that
the English army was defeated in every
battle in Egypt; or else that the English
| are, taken as a whole, q brutal and ar
rogant race. If any one resents these
| foWery compliments the most unfeigned
| surprise is evinced by the rest of the
company. 1t is SO kind, so charitable OF
| them, they consider, to tell the ignorant
foreigner of his little faults and failings.
The only way for an Englishman to hold
his own in such society is to turn the
conversation upon the subject of India
and the English colonies, with an occs-
sionsl allusion to the superiority of our
| navy. This has the instant effect of re-
ducing the German, If not to silence, at
least to q more subdued and respectful
| frau,a nf mind
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
WILL THEY TRY AGAINa

AUA1Nf
In its decision the Supreme court said:
eff the relator shall hereafter, by an
amendment of the present information, or
by a new one, allege that he received
majority of all the votes lawfully cast for
governor on the 4th day of November, 1890,
and it shall also appear from the facts
therein stated that the general assembly
is without the power to make any declsra-
ton in respect to the election for COVER
nor, case would be presented of which
the Superior court might take jurisdic
tion." This gave the disappointed Demo-
Gratis chance to say that the decision
did not really settle anything and that
Judge Morris has way yet to prove his
election. Will he try to do ita We have
not yet heard that he and his counsel have
decided what to do. If they do decide to
amend the case and go on with it there
will be another very interesting proceed
ing, and perhaps two or three months
more of suspense. But in deciding on
their course they will have a good many
things to think of. Some of them are
thus put by prominent lawyer: Judge
Morris is invited to bring another COM
plant, and prove, not his apparent majori-
ty, but his actual majority. But what
body could cope with the problems of the
actual majority of the votes cast in the
last election, the time for the preservation
of the ballots having passed long agoa And
now, having been told that the face of the
returns is not Anal and previous declar-
alton of the court having made the "for"
ballots legal, where is his casei Besides,
if he is to bring another suit, against whom
will he bring ita Governor Bulkeley is
governor, says the court, until his success
sor is declared elected.
Perhaps the Democrats, after carefully
thinking, will prefer to "appeal to the
people" rather than make any further sp-
peal to the courts. They may not have
any better success with the people than
they have had in court, but they are good
hopers.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07

whaling bark called the J. B. Morse was
one of the Arctic whaling feet before and
during the early ifties, but few have any
recollection of what became of her. Her
last trip ended in this port, and abe cast
anchor in the bay at q spot that is now
filed In and covered with business houses.
1t was during the Insight of the gold ex-
citement, and she was abandoned on the
beach. After serving for time as q store
house, she WAS pulled to pieces for the old
iron she.contained.
Such is the account given of her by an
old man who whaled In the Canton Packet
at the time the Morse was in her glory.
Both vessels made heavy catches In the
Arctic in sight of each other.
The old hsrpoon, which must have been
buried in the whale for at least forty-three
years, does not look much the worse for its
strange experience. A few streAks of whst
look like rust were the only disfgurements.
The ancient iron was rubbed clean by some
of the Mars crew, and is as ft for use now
as the day it was struck into the bowhesd
so many years ago. 1t viii be sent on to
Nantucket to be placed in some of the COL
lections of curios made by whAlers from al
parts of the wstery world.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07


In the Gold-Hunting series in the Gen.
tury is series of letters written by the
late Roger Baldwin, ir., making a con-
tinuous narrative of the trip to Califor-
mia in 1s49 through Nicaragua: ''on the
morning of March 10 we made the land
of the Mosquito coast, and, running
down twenty or thirty miles, came to
anchor in the afternoon in a snug little
harbor at the mouth of the river San
Juan. never was more surprised than
at my first view of this place. had ex-
pected it would be like Chagres, a COL
lection of huts on some low, msrshy
point, and utterly destitute of every
thing like beauty or interest; but 1 found
it one of the prettiest and most charm
ing little places it was ever my happi-
ness to fall into. AS we came in 1t looked
just like picture. The little bay with
its three or four islands, skirted by q
fine beach, on the outside of which q
heavy surf was rolling, while within all
was calm and still; the steep, thauch-
Ioofed cane houses clustered together at
its head, relieving the dense forest be-
hind, and the dimly seen submits of the
me one of the most beautiful landscapes
that l ever beheld. Ny heart fairly
bounded with delight, and in these for
ests l had many a fine ramble. How
strange it seems to be walking under or
ange and lemon, and tamarind and palm
trees; to be picking guavas and msngos;
to be breakfasting on alligator steaks and
dining on wild boari You should have
seen me this morning, sitting under a
cocoanut tree, from which 1 had shot a
nut of just the right size, cutting the
end with my machete, and drinking the
rich, pulpy milk, watching with one eye
a couple of suspicious-looking lizards and
with the other a troop of some fifty
monkeys who were performing all kinds
of antics for my cole amusement went
some four of five miles into the forest,
and everything about me was 30 strange,
SO different from our New England wood
lands through which have been sccus-
toned to wander, that I felt really in
clined to doubt nay own identity. On
one hand would be q great cactus with
leaves fifteen OF twenty ieet long and
fu1l of bright crimson flowers, on the
other long trsilers hanging sixty feet
from great tamarind and dyewood trees.
Palms were about me the buds of which
were five or six feet long. In the little
swamps some beautiful varieties of calla
were in bloom, and in the branches of
the trees were some of the most bril-
liant birds you would ever see-macaws
and paroquets. Now and then 1 would
start q wild turkey, and about noon had
a double shot into an immense drove of
wild hogs, but both unsuccessful"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07

five miles an hour, and frequent spurta of
over sixty miles an hour.

A glance through the code of iustruc-
tions issued by one of the big cable COM
panies shows that there are O number of
places which rarely appear upon tho map
that may be reached by wire from this
country. For s2.25 per word one may
communicate from New York with the
hectic town of Pram Pram, upon the west
coast of Africa, while connections can be
established with the lively hamlet of
Grand Bassam, in the same region, at
$1.04 for every ten letters. For s1.17 per
word yeu may address your long-lost
relatives or business partners in Djedda,
Mecca and Al Hedjas. while the rate to
Bunder Abbas, Bassdor and Lingah is "a
cents in addition to the boat hire from
Jask, Persia, where the message is deliv-
cred. Every word sent to New Zealand,
via northern Siberia. costs the sender just
1914, which is the highest rate on the list.
1t costs 80 cents word to reach Reman-
ganaguas and Aquada de Pasageros down
in Cuba, and S1ss to let the old folks in
Sungie Ujong, on the Malay peninsula
know you're living.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
HE DIED POOR.
The Noble. Dignified End of the Ex
Emperor, Dom Pedro.

Inc NODAos UAS Asn<A Va sAAc Ia
Emperor, Dom Pedro.
IEx-Diplomat in the New York Tribune.l
Poor old Dom Pedro's death at Q small
third-rate hotel in Paris will have recalled
to the minds of many of the Tribune read
ers certain pages of that most dramatic
and yet truthful of all Alphonse Daudet's
novels, namely, ''The Kings in Exile"
Fallen greatness nearly always invites Q
certain amount of pathetic interest, espe..
cially when, as in the case of the late ex-
emperor of Brazil, the greatness has been
borne with modesty, and the fall with pa
tient dignity. Even the sternest republi-
can must and it difficult to suppress q Ia
tent feeling of sympathy and pity for the
sovereign who has lost not only his throne,
and all the privileges and advantages con-
nected Herewith, which he has more OF
less enjoyed from his earliest childhood.
but who also has lost country, friends, all
his most cherished surroundings, and last
but not least, his fortune. For, contrary
to the popular impression, most of thes<
fallen royalties are In straitened ciroum'
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
ap30 eodnr

Scrofula is, in the main, a
disease of early life. Home
knowledge is all astray about
it. You cannot tell whether
your child has it or not; your
doctor will know.
We do not prescribe. We
are chemists. We make the
remedy, Scott's Emulsion Of
cod-liver oil. Your doctor
must tell you when to use it.
A book on CAREFUL LIVING
tells what scrofula is. Shall
we send it? Free.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists, I,a South 9Th Avenue,
New York.
Your druggist keeps Scott's Emulsion of cod-liver
oil-all druggists everywhere do. 81.
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AN EAR

OF corn grown on Kansas son was recently ex-
hiblted which ID ssts inches long and islf inches
In circumference at the base The number OF
kernels is not gfven. but no doubt reaches among
the hundrcds- he that has ears 20 hear let him
hear the words Of wisdom-that the @ o. TAYLOR
Old Bourbon and @. O.Tayior Pure RYE Whikkeys
are the finest In the worad-wen aEcd and pure.
DrugEtzte end 6rooesr ncu thcm- Our firm name
u On the iAhel and over the cork CHESTER II
eRATD . sonA soas Prop<1stor2 Boston. HAs
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07
Probate Court, District OF New Haven, So.
New Haven, Jan. 4th, 1859. I

lI Hamden, IN said district, deceased.
Upon application Of Fletcher A. Dickerman,
praying that an instrument In writing purporting
to be the last Will and testament OF said
deceased may be proved, approved, allowed
and admitted to probate, as per application ON
file mere fully appears, it is
ORDERED, That said application be heard and
determined at Probate court to be held at New
Haven, In said district on 11th day Of January,
A. D. 1892 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, and that
notice be given of the pendency of said applica-
ton and the time and place Of hearing there
on, by publishing the Same three times In some
ueWspaper having Q circulation in said district
A.HEAToN ROBERTSON,
ta6 81 Judge OF said Court
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07

England's navy isn't all that it has been
cracked up to be. 1t is asserted that there
are seventeen British warships which are
furnished with boilers which are unable to
generate steam enough to attain the speed
with which they are credited, and $780,
900 will have to be expended for new
hnilara
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EDITORIAL NOTES.
Oh the snow, the sloppy snow!

These are very scientific days. Chicago
has now college to educate brewers in
all branches of their trade.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-07

A full-blooded Indian of the Omaha
tribe, Martin Chase, has been admitted to
practice in the federal court at Omaha.
This is Nebraska's first and only Indian
lawyer. He will probably have very
adequate revenge on the pale-face if the
pale-face hires him.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
az SOCIAL AZ noNf.

let parent. talk much AMI talk we'll Al
hom.. 4 father Who !. hsbltually silent
In hi. oNn home may y. Ia many rc-Pects
q wi.e msu. bat hi. silence among the
msintrr. 10 his own household !. not a
mark of wisdom. We sometime. .ec
parents Who ~, thu life ot every con-
pany they cnicr, dull, silcnt, uninierc,t-
ing AZ h0mc among their children. lf
they have not mental activity aud men
I'll store. sufficient Tor both, let them
fir.i provide for their own houseaold.
Emerson has .aid that the day. are
made on a loom. whereof the warp aud
Noof sr, past and future ,imc. fsrcui.
have a responsibility resting upon them
regarding how these web, Oi liic of their
children .hall b. woven. ~ome of tn"
thread. arr extremely fine aud hat care
1. nevessary that the weaving b. rightly
done Home lnstrucii0u-ln the Ideal
home-ln thi. art !. superior To ANY
other.
II I. better "a Instruct children and
make th.m happy At home than lt !. To-
chsrm stranger. or amuse friends. \
.Ilrui house !. q dull place for Young
people plsc. from which they sill
r.csp. II they can. They viii talk or
thins 90 thsir b~ing "shut up theTc
ani the youth Who dOcs not love hl,
home l. In danger Lewiston Journal.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
son TrE FARMERS otr ltFr ~
POLITICAL -OsORS


POLITICAL r-OsoRS.
one MASON Why Farmers do not get
into ofiice NOR, l. tecsuse they haven't
any one to push them. The political
u-Nsptp@rs arr generally on the side ~
ths other fellows aud q farmer u rarely
alluded a. Ia q ssriods manner for any
important position ot trust ani honor.
IIaN manV real farmers acre ever chosen
Delegates 90 attend q convention q"
naminate a pr,sii.nts Aud vt nearly
nfty Isr c-ut II the voting population oi
thr couutry arv farmers aud thsy shoult
have soms voice Ia the selevtion of pfr.i-
dent. Sometimes a farmer l. talked
s,out'' for governor or congressman, a..
1. nov ths yass IN Vermont, but 90 one
.eriausly thinks that q farmer vill be
Nominated for either II thes. positions.
The fault !. primarily the farmers, but
the i.oliticians have the advantage NEARLY
every time aud they are not oScrnodest
.hput u.lng Il. Hut u the farmers Ia
.lmo.t any state would uuiic their
str,ngth uI,on m.fitorious meu II their
oun rla.. thsrv would b. no trouhle IN
exciting them. "Ay, bat there's the
rub" d q. "a long, slow process Ia make
M. farmers % mi. coantry believe that
th@v must help themselves, bat each
,str add. to thl- belief aud the efforts Ia
educate farmer. In this direction are he-
ginning 10 h~ar fruit. Organization u
a. necessary for sucCess in this dir-yii"n
.. In any either and When q majority oi
the mo.t Intelligent farmer. can be
m,d. Ia Look AZ the matter la this light
,b.r, will ~. NO trouble In elccting mum
bsr. ~ representative farmers Ia I'M
portapt position. In the gift OF the peo-
ne
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1892-04-19
1af AoRsE,s FACE.

Enmsn no.. Ia horse, like the cor
responding aqullinr shape la m'n'
gensraliv Indicates strong Individuality,
often accompanied by great Intelligence
.ay. the Rider and Driver.
4 straight ft,isl line l. quite a. Often
fount With a high degr-c oi Intelligence,
bat di.h-fsccd hoF.s !. rarely ANYTHING
bat a no0-utity In chsracisror afool.
have sseu f~s ssc~ptlon. Ia TIL. rule
bat tlIsy oulV prove it.
4 due name g.aally denote. a high
nervous ofssnif,tion, shlle = coar.e and
large mugfle sith small aDd n"n-expan'
live no-trtl. aud P~u iulou. loser lip
mean. stupidity.
4 sensitive and trumpet shaped nostrll
mean. courage ami Intelligence, even
when, a. Il does sometimes, II also means
hesNvs.
4 broad aud full forehead aud length
from eve to ear are good indications oi
intelligence. hut the eve ani ear a'c the
speaking feature. oi horses face.
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,,., v.,.,,.. ". Io.,.

The enemy hal been pounding on our
left-Of course u was Donapartes left,
but We were pleased 30 call II ours-for
two hOurs. and u was getting tir'~Ome
The little corporal bal Just finished
breakfast and was packing his teeth In
the reading room 20 the hotel when he
noticed the condition ~ Affairs
"Send some artillery over there" he
thundercd without a moment. h.sits-
tiOn.
Fifteen minutes later an officer with
mud In his hair dashed frantically into
the presence Of the great captain.
"sirc. he exclaimed. "the artillery ).
stuck Ia the mud.
The emperor bowed politely.
And. sire. u cannot L. dislodgei nm.
less the teamsters are allowed 10 swear
~ their hOrses."
His majesty looked interested.
"sirc. are they permitted 10 - swear
Bonaparte shook his head.
mo, think not, be- quietly ob~sr'cl
"Gues. they'd better not. Il would en-
cite unfayorable comment. IL rather
H. rgh, than to keep my job, don't you
know. D,ath before dishOnor. ~ Ia
sI.ak.T
And 80 Waterloo was lost.-Detroit
Tribune.