Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-21
NEW HAVEN CONN, TUESDAY MORNING. NoVEMBER 21 1s9;
the words, ''Don's drink anything but

water"
Big guns cost big money. An English
authority, in speaking of heavy guns, says
that the 110ton gun, 16t inch bore, will
fire ninety Eve ordinary rounds, after
which the gun is unfit for further service
The elton gun, 13t Inch bore, will fire 1877
rounds, and the 45 ton gun, 12-inch hore,
will Are $50 rounds before becoming use
less. The cost of the British 110-ton gun
Is $s2, 500. That of the 67-ton gun ia $54,-
500, and that of the 45-ton gun La s3l, 500.
Lieutenant O. L. Collins, inspector of
small arms practice in the Department of
the Colorado, says In his annual report that
the competitions In target shooting have
shown that men with light blue eyes rank
highest, followed In their order by dark
blue, slate blue, light brown, dark brown,
and black. In the colored troops light
blue eyes again stand at the top. How
large a proportion of the colored troops
have light blue eyes is not stated In the
published abstract of his report. Tall
men shoot more accurately than short
men.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin insists
that If Mr.. Olney intends to remain attor-
ney general of the United States he should
resign his position as director of the Bos-
ton and Maine and the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroads. In his capacity of
attorney general he is to sit In Judgment
over the affairs of the Union Pacific rail-
road. The interests of this road are liable
to clash with those of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy and the Union Pacific
people say that he is not an unbiased judge,
so long as he Is directly interested in the
Burlington road.
The Tsitssn, published at Kobe, Japan,
says: A rich man hung out board at
Matsuragats. The notice read: When my
daughter was sick 1 prayed the kompira of
Sanuki province for her recovery, plsdg-
ing to let her pay Thanksgiving visit to
the temple by creeping on hsr hands and
feet all the way through, in imitation of
cattle, If she recovered. The prayer was
heard, and che recovered by the influence
OF the almighty diety. But, after all, 1t is
impossible for a tender girl to creep sever
al hundreds of miles to Ssnuki. I should,
therefore, like to find a substitute for her,
and If any one offering himself or herself
foz such be found suitable to the task
will offer such q person 81 900.
The woman's suffrage amendment to the
constitution of Colorado, which hss just
been adopted In that state by . large ma
jority, provides thst any female person
shall be entitled to vote at all elections in
the same manner in all respects as male
persons are, or shall be, entitled to vote by
the constitution and laws of the State, and
the same qualifications as to age, citizen
ship and time of residence in the State,
county, city, ward and precinct, and all
other qualifications required by law to en-
title male persons to vote are required to
entitle female persons to vote. This car
ries with it full suffrage rights in voting
for federal as well as for State, county and
municipal officers. It is the most sweep
ing provision in behalf of woman suffrage
that has yet been adopted anywhere in this
or any other country.
The City of Cork still observes the an
cient custom of "throwing the dart" 1t
is performed once in three years by the
mayor, in accordance with the clause in
the city charter, TO show the mayors juris-
diction over the hsrbor as admiral of the
port. At the ceremony last week the
mayor invited nearly 500guests, represent
ing all GLASSES and creeds, who were con-
veyed on two special steamers from the
custom house quay right out to sea till the
limits of the jurisdiction were reached. at
a line between Poor Head and Cork Head.
Then the mayor, in his robes, after making
a short speech, advanced to the PROV of
the vessel and cast into the sea ths dart,
which Is made of mahogany, tipped and
festhered with bronze. Both vessels then
returned to hsrbor, and the party landed
on a small peninsula called Paddy's Point,
where epacious tents were erected and an
entertainments provided.