Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-02

making and throwing boomersnss. b
makes better boomersngs and discharge
them from gun of his own invention.
Mr.. Blaine had his little faults. he -.
always late In keeping . ceremonious ap
pointment, and Washington suthorit,
| goes 60 far as to say that It would be diff
cult, If not impossible, to cite singl,
instance during the present administration
when the ex-secretary of state was punct
ual at o state dinner.
Massachusetts spent over SO, ,000, 900 las
year for public schools, and yet, as tn;
Providence Journal puts II, a few briei
weeks ago any number of politicians were
willing to make affidavit that Msseschu.
setts voters could not distinguish between
the names of Roger Wolcott and Wolcoti
Hamlin on the official ballot.
Cut flowers are now brought from San
Francisco to Chicago in special refrigera-
tor cars. The freight charges between the
two cities named are Sc 25 per hundred If
trains are run on approximate passenger
time, and the charge for taking back the
empty cars is $105 each. With roses sell
ing in Chicago at from So to $1s dozen 1t
is believed that the enterprise is destined
to become successful.
a writer In the horticultural Times sets
forth the theory that the stinger of bee
is not 20 much a weapon of offense and de-
fense as thing of utility during the fin
ishing stage of the process of honey max
ing. He says the bees put the finishing
touches on the honey cells with the stinger,
using it at the same time to impart to the
honey a minute portion of formic acid.
which gives to the honey Its peculiar flavor
and keeping qualities. But It hurts just
the same
The general showing in regard to the
vintage in France last fall Is not coRsid-
cred 80 bs very satisfactory. The total
yield for the ssventy-six departments in
which wine is made Is estimated at 654,-
348, ,0l5 gallons. This is decrease of soms
25, 900. 900 as compared with '9l. and yet
some $4,000 more acres were planted in
vines. 1t is, however, an increase over
the two years preceding 1891, and is
25, 900, 900 gallons above the average of the
past FIVE years. But the average has been
decreasing steadily since 1875, when the
phylloxers invaded French vineyards. In
that year with $3.50, 900 acres In vines,
France produced 1900, ,OO0, 600 gallons.
The commercial war now in progress be-
tween France and Switzerland has aroused
the patriotism of the Swiss echoolboys.
The schoolboys of Saint Gall have issued
an address to the schoolboys of the neigh
boring csntons, in which they claim that
they have a right to take part in the
with France and to help to ''sup-
port" their country in the war of custom
houses. "We are happy" say the school
boys In their manifesto, "to be able to
state that our mothers will buy no French
hats and gowns, and that our fathers will
drink no more French wines. As regards
ourselves, We have decided to no longer
learn the French language, and we trust
that our professors will take note of our
patriotic sentiments"
The Columbus Journal has the following
interesting note: Rutherford B. Hayes wss
the only man who ever held the position of
President to die of heart disease. Wash
ington expired of pneumonia, John Adams
of natural decline, Thomas jefferson of
chronic diarrhoes, James Madison ard
James Monroe of natural decline. John
Quincy Adams of paralysis, Andrew Jack
son of consumption, Martin Van Bursn OF
asthmstic cstsrrh, William FL. Harrison Of
pleurisy, John Tyler of bilious attack,
James 4 Polk of chronic disrrhoea, Zsch-
ary Taylor of bilious fever, Millsrd Fill
more of natural decline. Franklin Pierce Of
Inflammation of stomach, James Bucbaasn
of rheumatic gout, Abraham Lincoln as
sassinsted, Andrew johnson paralysis, L
S. Grant cancer, James A. Garfield assassin
ated, Chester A. Arthur Brights disease.
He was one of three Methodisss to become
President, johnson aud Grant being the
other two