Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-28
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES.
Boston has two negro councilmen, aud
they appear to do their duty as we'll as the
councilmen of other colors.
If Mr.. Gum could have looked ahead
and seen all the puns that have besn made
with his name he would't have said what
he did.
If the suggested North Haven school of
politics is founded it can count on at least
three able professors to start with-Mr.
Linsley and the Eaton brothers.
If psople only knew how to live go many
of them wouldn't die. An English food
sharp says that lentils are very nourishing
and inexpensive food. A man can buy
enough for So to feed him for a year.
The Maine Central railroad has taken an
interesting step. 1t has appointed 'lo
Gator of industries" whose business it will
be to encourage the establishment of new
industries along the line of this Pine Tree
stste railroad, and in towns thst lie ad
jacent to It, This is apparently very
good Idea.
The human race isn't much to brag of
yet. Between 1892 and 1915, as the French
Academy of Sciences shows by official fig
ures, 100000 Frenchmen went to war
and one-half of them were killed or died
from wounds and diseases contracted in the
asld. War has coet france In this cent
ury, according to the same authority, not
far from 100000 lives.
In view of the prediction of losses by the
Hamburg Steamship company
because of its action at the time of the
cholera last year. ther report of ths finances
of the company just made in Hamburg is
interesting. It shows that the company
has assets of 81, 800, 900 marks, with lisbil-
tiles of $4,000, 900, leaving reserve of over
5000, 600 marks, which means a premium
of 30 per cent. for each share.
Chicago Herald bitterly complaining be-
cause he was mentioned in an Iowa dis
patch as an applicant for Office. He says:
81 plead not guilty. Am not an appli-
cant. Want no place, either elective or
appointive. Have never held political
Office. Never sought one, unless taking
my turn in leading some Democratic for
lorn hope in darkest Iowa can be so de-
nominated. Our recent great victory is
our sufficient reward. It should not be
marred by indecent scramble for place"
Baltimore is all right so far as its public
| library is concerned. Some years ago,
| Enoch Pratt presented free public Ii
brary to the city of Baltimore, together
with his check for 1888, ,335.33. The city
| authorities invested this sum, with the
| purpose of allowing the annual interest te
compound with the principal until II
amounted to sum yielding an income o1
$4,000 per anuum to support. the library
This period has arrived, and the city will
no longer be called upon to make an ap
preparation from the annual tax levy
With the Enoch Pratt library now really
free, Baltimore has an annual endowment
of $50, 200, and on the shelves of th'
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umes.
Dean Hale tells of Sunday school bo!
who announced the question, "What proc
have we of st. Peters repentance" will
'Please, sir, he orowed three times" Hi
sister while teaching in the Sunday school
asked her class what wss meant by the Law
and the prophets. A bright little girl i'm
mediately responded, eff you pleas
ma'am, it is when you sell anybody up.
At certain service the rector seeing ther
was only one aims dish provided, asked
rustic to bring a dish from the dining
room table of the rect,ry and pass 1t n
and down both sides of the north aisle
When the command WAS carried out tn
rustic whispered in the reotor's ear: CIV
done as yer told me, air. I've taken
down yer side of the aisle and up t'othe'
but they'll none O. them have any" Judg
of the worthy rector's amazement when b
discovered that the dish was full of bii
| cuitsl