Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-09
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Some people have queer notions. At Q
meeting of the American Baptist Mission
ary union In Philadelphia the other day =
clergyman spoke In severe terms of the
hymn "Nearer, Ny God, to Thee.n He
called 1t "a foolish hymn" and expressed
the wish that 1t might be bAnished from
every Christian heart and lip. His chief
objection to 1t was that It seems TO tsaeh
that God takes pleasure in the agony and
trouble of men. What hymn has brought
more comfort to men and women than
ttAsi
An interesting event at the Odessa opera
house recently was the presence at the
performance of "AidA" of Said Abdul,
Emir of Bokhara, accompanied by brill
liant suite in picturesque costume. II was
observed that the music had q somnolent
effect on the distinguished guest, who qui-
city slept through the greater part of the
opera. When he awoke he refreshed him
self with an Ice cream, and after he had
satisHed his appetite he offered what was
left of the cream to the governors wife as
an especial mark of courtesy and esteem.
Messrs. Mathe- and Platt, of the Stafford
Iron works, Manchester, England, have
just begun an experiment. which is attract
ing attention throughout the country.
They are making the work time in their
establishment forty eight hours per week,
instead of ffty-three as heretofore, and
without any reduction In wages. They
hope to avoid loss by the greater energy
and punctuality of the men and promise to
give the experiment fair twelve months
trial. II 1t does not work well, they hold
themselves free to revert to the old system
at the end of the year of probation. They
obtain their forty eight hours by Ave days
of eight and thres-qusrter hours and by
one day Saturday of four and one quar-
ter. They have shortened each day ct the
beginning, rather than at the end, by
sbolishing the work bsfore breakfast and
the breakfast hour. The men now begin
at q quarter to eight in the morning, and
this gives them time to breakfast at home
with their families Their sole meal hour
at the works Ii the hour between twelve
and one.
Sir Andrew Clarke, acting sgentgeneral
in England of the Australian colony of
Victoria, recently expressed the remark
able view that ''csbles have been q curse
to commerce" The occasion was An inter-
view concerning the scheme for q Pacific
cable, from Australia to the western coast
of this continent. All the sgents-genersl
of the several Australssian colonies were
asked for their views on the project. All
were in favor of the general idea, but none
thought the colonies would be willing to
incur any material expense to effect the
object. Sir Andrew Clarke said the exist
ing cables were adequate for all traffic, and
the proposed cable would be of no strateg-
ical value. he Thought cables had been
q curse to commerce." but he would favor
the scheme on the principle of 'letting
dog eat dog. They would play against one
another" The Australian colonies, he
said, had work enough before them to get
bread. even without butter, and they
would not support any new schemes to
spread curse. Sir Andrew did not afford
any explanation or elucidstion of his some
what unique views concerning telegrsphic
communication