Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-26
but there are manifest advantages in bor-
rowing from the plain people.

but there are manifest advantages in bor-
rowing from the plain people.
When 1t comes to tearing down the
beautiful! buildings at Jackson park 1t is
thought that the most costly will bring in
the least money. Thus the manufactures
and liberal arts building which cost
81, SOC, ,000 is likely to be given to any one
who will take 1t down and carry 1t away.
1t contains steel arches that cost $500, 900,
each aroh contains twenty car loads of
steel, and the pieces are firmly riveted
together.
The value of the gold produced in this
country from 1892 to 1892 was ST, ,653, ,90S,-
600 and the value of the silver mined dur
ing the same period was So, 104, ,961 ,00e. Of
the gold So, 5s2, ,8O5, 600 was coined and the
remainder was used in the arte. Il ia
stated that the greater part of the gold
used In the arts is now in the graves of the
people who had recourse to dentists. 1t is
an interesting reflection that thousands of
millions worth of the precious metal is
buried in our graveyards, which seem to
be the greatest gold mines in existence.
The Supreme court of Massachusetts has
decided that an action for libel cannot be
maintained against a township. A con-
at Maynsrd under contract with the town
authorities was sharply criticised by COM
mittee appointed By the town to investi-
gate the manner in which the work had
been accomplished. The report of the
committee was published by the town and
the contractor objected to the report and
brought suit. The court decided that the
town had perfect right to act through
committees, and said: when the reports
are finally acted upon by the town they
become part of the doings Of the meet
irgs at which such action took place. The
town may print and publish thsm in whole
or in part"
Reports from Illinois indicate at least
the partial SUCCESS of recent attempts to
replace prairie chickens and quail with
other game birds. Two years ago Mr..
George Simpson of Alexis, Warren couu-
ty, Illinois, liberated in small park few
pair of Chukor psrtridges and pheasants.
The former wero imported from Indis and
the latter from China The first two
nests, of twenty pheasant eggs each,
hatched thirty eight birda The pheasants
like the open country, and their flight is
short and quick to the nearest cover
Fleetness of foot and ability to hide are
more depended upon for safety than the
wing. The adult male Is two feet tall and
twenty inches long. The female is a quar-
ter less In size. The experiment, Gays The
owner of the pheasants, "now depends for
sucoese solsly on the protection and for
besrsnce of hunters for the next few
years" The Chukor partridge has not
done as we'll as its Chinese oomrada.
Washington congressman has been
asking congressman whether they find 1t
possible to save any part of their salary.
Representative Donovan of Ohio Gays he
saves SIS, 600 year and lives comfortably
on the balance. Representative Ii. N.
Johneon of North Dakota, who has his fam
lily with him at the capital, says he Is able
to live on half the salary he receiver. Rep
resentstive L. F. Livingston of Georgia de-
clares he could make more money by farm
ing than he could lay up out of the $4,000
paid him. GERRY" Simpson says: "From
my experience as a member of congress,
believe that member can live in Washing
ton as good as any man, dre"s we'll, move
in good society, and save half his salary.
AS for myself, rent a good house on
Maryland avenue, handy TO the Herdick,
for $35 O month. 1t is pretty place, not
out of the way; my house is well furn-
ished, and L live there happily with my
wife and one child. Two hundred dollars
month, 1 will say, includes rent, living,
clothing, and al! incidental expenses for
the three"