Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-29

quired to complete the series of photo
graphs he is making of the Milky Way.
The work is proceeding rapidly at the OBJ
servatory, and the astronomer is confident
that when his lsbors are finished the result
will revolutionizs the old conceptions of
the Milky Way. He expects to reveal the
presence of at least 500. .0oo. 600 suns.
The emperor of Germany has under con-
struction a miniature fortress that when
completed will be in every detail of Its
equipment a perfect illustration of the
most advanced ideas of modern defensive
warfare. This fortress is to be the play
ground for his sons and a perpetual OBJ
jeot lesson to inculcate in them that fond
ness for war studies which Is the chief de-
light of their father. What plsythingl
Laws intended to benefit Labor" don't
always work the way they were intended
to. A working girl writes to the Boston
Herald that the effect of last years law
reducing the hours of labor for women In
factories to ffty-eight hours has been in
nearly all instances to cut the wages of
girls in Massachusetts, factories 81 per cent.
She thi.ks 1t would be wise for the legis-
lature to find out what working girls need
and want before tamperine with their right
to earn fair living, and Gays: "The man
ner in which petition signed by thousands
of intelligent women is stifled by obnox-
ious classes, and bill unssked for and of
little practical benefit when passed, becomes
a law, Is disgrace to the commonwealth"
The man who has had the position of
collector of delinquent taxes in Buffalo
knew how to collect for himself. They
investigated him and brought to light the
fact that his fees had amounted to
$40, 900, and he had 80 worked 1t as to
secure this without dunning the really
obstinate delinquents at all. He simply
hired man to stand In the hall leading
to the city treasurer's Office and induce
people not to pay their taxes to that Off.
cisl, bat to him, the collector of delinquent
taxes, SO the 5 per cent. fee which he re-
ceived to the amount of $4,000 dropped
into his net at no trouble or expense to
Hill peyouu Nuht ne phlu the Iuzu IOr
standing in the hallway.
Stanford university appsars to be pros
pering. 1t was established only two years
ago, aud the number of students, male and
female, is 1854 Ofthis number SO sro post
graduates, 500 are under graduates, and
1913 pursue special courses. The proper
ton of men to women 10 about to 2. there
being 537 men and 227 women connected
with the institution. Every State in the
country is represented, 46s, 40, 81, 90, 81,
IS, 1s, 10, Ii and 10 representing the at
tendance from California, Washington,
Indiana, Oregon, New York, Illinois, Iowa,
Missouri, Nevada and Ohio respectively.
The following countries also send students:
Mexico, Germany, Denmark, France, Spain,
China, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and
Hawaii. The University library now con-
tains Is, 600 volumes, 4. 700 pamphlets. and
800 periodicals. The biological laboratory
at Monterey will open June 5 for course
of six weeks The aim sought in the es-
tablishment of this station is to supple
ment the work given in the regular course
of instruction in the geological, botanical
and ply siologicsl departments of the uni
yersity