Morning journal and courier., 1893-09-09
CONN, MORNING. SEPTEMBER 9,

sagacity which her friends know she pos sesses by declining to bs a candidate this year for place on the Board of Education. No woman in town Is better fitted for the place than she, but this is not good year to try the experiment which she has been so warmly urged to try.
 Our new wsrships can go. Recently the Philadelphia made the run from Rio de Janeiro to Callao, 6 distance of 5000 miles, in twenty days and eighteen hours, with out stopping anywhere for coal. This was 8 speed of 242 miles day and oontinu- ous run of twenty-one days without stop ping at any coaling station.
 In Maine the wit of the liquor dealers is matched against that of the officers of that Prohibition state, and as a conse- quence there are many singular develop ments. The latest was the discovery by the state's officers that an innocent look ing molasses barrel contained within its depth barrel of whisky holding ninety five gallons of liquor. The bunghele of the inner barrel was opposite the bung- hole of the outer barrel, and the liquor could be pumped out without breaking the face of the innocent-looking hogs head.
 Hollis P. Macomber, Boston cigar deal CT, has patented a device that bids fair to make his fortune and place his name high on the list of public benefaotors. It is a chemical preparation that is rubbed on the "business end" of cigar. When the pointed end of the cigar is cut off and the smoker begins to puff, the preparation ig- mites, the cigar lights itself-and the smoker does the rest. Cigars thus treat ed can be carried for weeks in pockets or boxes and will be ready for use at any mo- ment no matter how great a stringency surrounds the owners match supply.
 Stove Polish Morse, of Massachusetts, got upon his hind legs in the house the other day in complaining about ths inces- sant smoking which went on there. 'Droves of yahoos and hoodoos," shouted Mir. Morse, "troop into this place puing vile cigars and cigarettes" He intimated that unless the nuisance were abated he might be compelled to resign from congress. Therefore several considerats members worked their way down to Mr. Morse's corner. pulled out cigars and proceeded to burn incense. MT. Morse glared, but kept up the fight and finally secured the adop- tion of rule prohibiting smoking by all persons except members.
 We have often put before our readers the astronomical articles which have sp- pesred in the Providence Journal once a month. They were written by Miss Emma N. Converse, who has just died in White veteran teacher-in the Providence high school from 1S4S to 1853, and after that conducting private school-and for forty years had written for the Journal. She also wrote book notices for the Atlantic Monthly, contributed to the Scientific American and the Youths Companion, and translated novel or two. She came to the end at ssventy-three years of age, with her mental faculties undimmed, and had latterly done special articles on astron- omy for various publishers.
 A Peruvian inventor has endeavored to provide against the danger to which ves- sels are exposed when in the vicinity of icebergs or other impending collisions by designing means of stopping the vessel suddenly. A vertically sliding frame on 8 post at the bow of the vessel has on its sides pivoted wings which will expand transversely when required. The wings are held in their normal position by means of chains attached to forward projection l of the frame, and other chains connecting l the free ends of tue wings with the sides | of the vessel. A winch, the mechanism of ! which Is under the control of the officers in charge, Is placed on deck, and holds the chains or ropes which actuate the wings. As soon as danger approaches few turns of the winch will throw open the wings and a
 resistance will thus be offered to the forward
 motion of the ship which will have a ma
 terial effect in bringing 1t to a standstill |