Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-11-03

various modern fads, such as vegetarian
ism, the all-wool and all-cotton doctrines,
the Kneipp cure and the "Schwenninser
cure" He explains that the "cure"
named after him Is s'in every sense
clever swindle"; that 1t Is q misleading
generalization Of methods and practices
which he does indeed recommend in indi-
vidual cases, but does not consider adapted
to different persons without important in
dividusf variations.
The Philadelphia Press calls attention TO
the great difference In the results of the
franklin funds in Boston and Philadelphia
respectively. The original sum given was
the same in each city and both were es-
tablished at the same time and are admin
istered in the same way. But while in
Boston the fund has increased to s425, 900,
in Philadelphia 1t amounts now to SOS, 1852,
or only q little more than one-fifth as
much. The great difference in the growth
of these funds is explained by the state
ment that the money has been invested In
building funds for the benefit of the work
ingmen in Philadelphia, while In Boston
1t has been allowed to accumulate without
bene6ting any body except by the resliza-
ton of larger sum of money in the end.
Speaking of Demosthenes, John E.
Russell, the Democratic candidate for
governor of Massachusetts,, admits the
truth of newspaper rumor tina.
he practised his speeches out in
the fields. "My voice was weak and unre-
sponsive at the outset" explains be In re-
ferring to the matter, "and went to work
and once to correct the difficulty. There
is large pond short distancs from my
house, and posted a man on one side of
1t, while I stayed on the other. We
shouted to each other across the pond until
by practice my vocal cords, which had not
been subjected to the strain of public
speaking for nearly year, became strong,
flexible and responsive. Since then there
has been no failure of the voice"
General N. II. Curtis of New York, and
Colonel William Lamb of Norfolk, Viz
ginia, who held commands in the Federal
and Confederate forces respectively at both
the Fort Fisher battles, visited the ruins of
the old fort together recently. General
Curtis pointed out the spot inside the
works where he fell almost fatally wound
ed by piece of shell that struck him over
the left eye and carried away large piece
of the frontal bone and destroyed the eye.
Colonel Lamb, who was in command of
the fort at both battles, explained the 20
sitions held by its defenders, and also
pointed out the spot where he, too, was
shot down, minie-bsll having broken bis
hip, and also where General Whiting re-
ceived his death wound. Strange to ssy,
all three were wounded within few ysrds
of each other.
There Is now great railroad system in
the course of construction which will gir-
die the Holy Land from one end to the
other. A French company has secured
concession for a line from Beyreuth to
Damascus and has already commenced
work on a narrow guage road. An Eng
lish syndicate is now building q railway
from Halfa to Damascus, which will be
about 14O miles long, starting from Halfs,
finding Its way along the northern base of
the range of Carmel to the plain of Eshari-
on. through the valley east of Nszsreth.
Lsaving Mount Tabor, it will Gross the
River Jordan on a trestle and then to tke
point known as Msjemeh, where the little
Jordan joins the greater rivers. At this
point the road will border on the southern
shore of Galilee and almost without
curve along the famous wheat region, bib
licslly known as the plains of Bsshsn,
thence to the southern gate of Damascus.