Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-06
EDITORIAL NOTES

business into a reasonable system of
mutual service.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
II is said that one result of the financial
depression Is falling off In the number of
matrimonial engagements usually entered
into at the end of the seasons campaign.
Mrs. Bittinder, who is running for Judge
of the Supreme court of Nebraska on the
Populiss ticket, is indorssd as a lawyer who
''can argue q law point and spank baby
with equal facility"
To see the Worlds fair and walk through
the buildings the grand total Is something
in excess of 11s, coo feet, or nearly twenty
three miles. This estimate does not In
clude state, government or private build
ings; the Plsissnce is ignored and no sc-
count is taken of the long jumps from one
building to another. A walk of about
forty miles is necessary to do the whole
thing up.
1t has Just been ascertsined that the
working of the electric railroad in London
can positively be felt as far away as the
north of Norfolk, the motion being con-
veyed by the telegraph wires along the
whole edistsnce-sbout 100 miles. 1t has
also been found that underground gas
pipes suffer from the current conveyed by
wires used for electric lighting and that
explosions are not unlikely to occur from
this cause.
Funds have been obtained for Stanford
university and things will go on as usual.
The widow said the other day: "People
think that Governor Stanford left me
very rich woman. thought 60 myself,
but 1t now seems that was left legacy
of debt, trouble and worry" An old
but never saw anything like ihe hard
times prevailing over at the old house.
There isn't one man on the place where
there used to be TO-"
An attempt is being made in England to
utilise the power absorbed in the spplics-
ton of the brakes to tram cars 80 as to
render aid in restsrting the car. spring
Ia charged, which can be released and will
start the car without the aid of the horses.
A forward and not a recoil movement Is at
once given to the wheels. but its sction can
be reversed in case of need-such as to
overrunning points at functions. A trial
of several months has been given to the
spparatus with satisfactory results.
One of the electric launches II use at the
Worlds fair has been sold to an Italian
syndicate, shipped to Venice and is to be
running there within 9 month. The peo-
pie who have bought 1t have an option on
thirty more, and, If this one proves popu-
lar, will buy them all, to be delivered as
soon as the Fair closes. These launches
will not drive out the gondolss, since many
of the canals are too shallow for the
launches, or are crossed by low bridges,
but it is not improbable that the new craft
will do most of the business on the Grand
Canal within a few months.
Judge Mcdonnell, of the city court of
Savannah, Georgia. is q strict construction
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mercy In some cases. He has been very
severe with tardy clerks and bailiffs and
has imposed fines when reproof has failed
to bring about reformation. The other day
he was ten minutes late himself, and the
court officials wondered what he would do.
He was equal to the occasion, however.
Turning to the clerk he ordered a fine of
$40 to be entered against himself. But"
he continued, "as it is the hrst offense. and
as the delay was unavoidable, the fine will
be remitted." Justice having been thus
satisfied the court proceedings went on as
usual.
The Boston Advertiser reports an in
creased demand at the ofacs of the Massa-
ehusstts State Board of Agriculture for its
descriptive catalogue of abandoned farms.
This fact taken alone would furnish no in
dioation that purchases were contemplated,
but, as the Advertiser points out, there
was also during the hard times of 1873
noticeable increase in the demand for farm
lands, and reasoning from this analogy 1t
says: If by any unfortunate possibility the
stringency of the past few weeks wers to
be continued 1t is very likely that the
abandoned farms" would be bought up
very largely. A not uncomfortable class
of mill operatives have saved up money,
and If there were any real possibility that
the Shutdown" of some of the Msssachu-
setts mills was to be lorg continued. these
operatives would go to farming as a better
thing than remaining idle In lsrge ci y.
A number of those who have made good
wages as mill operatives are we'll scquaint
ed With farming methods and can make at
least living on farm, while at the came
| time they would have no rent to pay. The
low prices 81 which th4 abandoned farms
are offered ara tempting 20 many opera
tives who desire to own farm of their
own.