Morning journal and courier., 1892-09-09

nothing is libel on the sacred name o.
love-" Very true, Forum man, but suct
engagements are pie in comparison witt
marriages that come to nothing.
A new mineral, not unlike asbestos In
its properties, has been discovered in i'm
mense deposits in the United States of Co.
lombis. 1t is stated to be the color of am.
ber, perfectly transparent and incombusti-
BILE. Experiments indicate that it will be
of great value for making bank-note paper
and as fire-proo6ng material. A white
varnish has been extracted from It.
The recent English elections abounded
in funny scenes and humorous episodes.
Women played no small part in making
the campaign lively one. Even the sis
ter of the serious Mr.. Wilberforce, when
csnvassing for her brother at Hull, in
dulged in pleasant stroke of humor when
his partisaus shouted. 'tMiss wslberforce
foreverl" She replied, 81 thank you, gen.
tlemen, for your good intentions, but do
| not wish to be Miss Wilberforce for
| ever"
All medicines are not unpleasant. Pine
apple juice, says st. Louis physician, has
medicinal properties of the highest order.
In throat diseases, and even in diphtheris,
it has seldom failed to give relief, and as
an anti-dyspeptic it is invaluable. The
unpleasant taste victims of indigestion ex-
perience on rising in the morning can be
got rid OF by the persistent use of this
remedy, and as it goes at once to the root
of the trouble and removes the cause, the
cure is permanent one.
1t is seriously stated that we are indebt-
ed to the Pompeiians for our knowledge of
fruit canning. When excavations were
first made on the site of the old city, jars
of figs were discovered by party of Amer
leans. When these were opened the con-
tents were found to be as perfect as when
poured into the jar nineteen centuries be-
fore. Investigation showed that the fruit
had been put into the jar when heated,
and sealed over after the steam had been
allowed to escape. The following year saw
the establishment of canning factories all
over the United States.
The American university, which the |
Methodists have long been planning to
start in Washington, will be big affair. |
1t is intended to cost SIC, 900, 900, and the |
money which is to be given for its erection |
and endowment is to be begged all over
the United States, if not all over creation. |
Mrs. Logan, who has undertaken to raise |
a million dollars for the endowment of the |
women's department, recognizes to the
full the national character of the under
taking, and is to follow the political organ
ization in different parts of the country, at
least in outline, in her methgd of collect
ing the funds.
Among the novel displays at the worlds
fair will be that of the Pennsylvania Rail
road company, which will exhibit minia-
ture road in operation, and show how
roadbeds are constructed and tracks laid.
The general superintendent of motive
power, who is in charge of the enterprise,
has secured O plot of ground three acres
in extent, near the main station at the |
worlds fair, where all passengers are to !
alight and here four tracks will be put |
down. The rails will be of the new stand |
ard 100-pound rails, and each rail will be
sixty feet long; thus every rail that is laid
down will weigh ton. These rails will
be fastened to the standard ties of the |
company and will be held in place by the
improved ballssts used by the company.
Keeping accounts is easy if you know
how to make it so. 1t is related that a
young husband in New York found that
bic pretty but extravagant wife was con-
exceeding their income. He
brought her one evening neat little ac-
count book, nicely bound and looking very
attractive. This he presented to her, to-
gether with 500. "Now, my DEAR" he
said, 81 want you to put down what give
you on this side, and on the other write
down the way it goes, and in fortnight
will give you another supply" A couple
of weeks later he asked for the book.
'Oh, 1 have kept the account all right"
said his wife, producing the little leather
volume, "see, here it is" and on one page
was inscribed, "Rsceived from Algy, one
hundred dollars" and on the one opposite
the comprehensive little summary, "Spent
it ALL"