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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
TWO OLD FRIENDS MEET.

There was lul yesterday In the battle
between the ofice-eeekers and the Presi-
dent. 1t lasted just twenty minutes, and
must have been a grateful respite. 1t was
caused by Senator Hill, who called upon
his old friend and stayed with him twenty
minutes. talking over old times. 1t was
an interesting call. No report of the con-
versation has been made, and none will be,
but it probably was not lacking In life and
variety. Many things have happened since
the man whose motto is t1 am Demo
crat" and the man whose motto is ST am
I" last met to chat and "reminisce" to-
gether. The Democrat is still Democrat
and the 81" is the President, and
the beloved Of the Mugwumps, as of
old. The Democrat could tell the
"I" how much he did to elect him, frat
by engineering a "snap" convention aud
then by heartily supporting the candidate
of the aggravated "anti-snappers." And
the 'I" could thank the Democrat for it,
and assure him that he would have been
glad to see the Democrat President If he
hadn't wanted the place for himself.
Then they could have talked together
about the advantage of giving offices to
mugwumps rather than to Democrats.
They could further have discussed the
magnificent work of Tammsny in the cam
paign, its brave and exubersnt appearance
at the Inauguration, and the necessity of
keeping 1t in the background in order not
to offend the real and honest friends of
the "I."
Oh yes, there was abundant material
for a very pleasant talk between the Demo
crat and the 'T," and we have no doubt
that some of it was utilized. Much can
be said by two people in twenty minutes,
especially If they both talk together, and
doubtless those two old friends didn't
always think to give each other a chance
to speak alone. 1t is said that after the
talk the Democrat walked rapidly away.
Even so doth the young man after he has
called upon his beloved, been well received
and told that the administration will con-
slider his claims II he will behave himself.
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Ressetti's Model.


A certain critic, evidently not numbered
among the faithful, hss been to the Burne-
Jones exhibition st the New Gallery, and lie
sorely troubled to account for the likeness
between Berne-Jones' women and those Of
Rossssti. The explanation is very simple.
In their early days they both painted from
the same model. The long oval faces, with
the sweeping curve Of the cheek, the full
bowed mouth, the large, lRnguorous eyes,
and the thick Tuscan hair, which crop up
etsrnslly in the canvas of both artists, were
painted from Elizabeth Eleanor SiddAn, ,sf-
forwards Mrs. RoEsetl- who wAs referred
to In Pictures and Painters" recently. She
was the daughter Of Sheffield trAdesmkn,
and came 70 London as q milliner's hssis-
tAnt. She wss discovered BY another pre-
Rsphselite brother Walter Dsverell, from
whom Rosseth stole her. Under his tuifion
abe became o clever artist herself, and Ros-
seta wrote of her that her that 'ther fecun-
dity of invention and facility are quite
wonderful; much greater than mine" Her
portrait sppesrs In nearly every picture of
his, but am told by one who saw her be-
fore her marriage that "Fazio's Mistress"
which wss st the GuildhRll In the spring,
is the truest to nature, though Rossetti pre-
ferred the Rosa Triplex," In which she ts
shown once full-faced and twice in profile.
''Besta Beatrix," with its sad inscription,
Qao modo sedet sols oivitAsl In the Ma
tionsl Gallery, was painted after her death
As cure for chilbls,ns, frosted feet and
chspped hands Salvation on is q conspicu-
GUS success. 25 cents.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
Queer Birds For the Fair.


One of the most picturesque features Of
the exhibit of the National MUSEUM at the
Worlds fair in Chicago will be series Of
groups of odd sorts of birds. These have
been prepared by DIR. Robert Ridgway.
The crocodile bird, for example, lie illus-
trated by an actual crocodile about sight
feet long, stuffed in a life like manner, with
its mouth wide open, while along it's back
are walking two or three birds of this
curious species. One of ths latter is stand
ing inside the mouth of the saurisn, peck
ing parasites from the reptiles tongue.
This Is the kindly Office which the bird
performs for the crocodile, at the same
time procuring food for itself and relieving
it's reptiIian friend of annoyance. So far
a. nsturalists are aware. the latter never
returns this kindness with the ingratitude
of eobblipg its benefactors.
Another group shows pair OF bower
birds disportlng themselves about thar
play house. Purely for the sake of amuse-
ment these quaint fsathered creatures are
accustomed to build covered structures of
tvios and other materials, in and about
which they scatter every bright and pretty
object they can find, such a. shells. Fur.
thermore, they hang garlands of flowers In
front of their play houses, and, whsn thes,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10

Ever since the world was young there
has been talk about the pigmies, and there
has been a curious interest in the yarns
about the little people. Homer told a fas-
cinating tale about the pigmies who dwelt
ON the southern shores of Ocean and were
warred upon by the cranes in their annual
migrations. Herodotus told about the Af-
rican pigmies. Other writer's have located
pigmies in India. Recent travellers in Af-
rica-Stanley, Halliburton and others
have given some pretty definite accounts
of people who are quite small. And now
comes Mr.. W. B. Harris, and adds q
good deal to the stock of real knowl-
edge concerning the little Africans. He
makes plain that there are some such
people and that they live in the upper
ranges of the Atlas mountains south of
the city of Morocco. He met fourteen of
feet six inches high. Some of them wore
boards. Mr.. Harris does not, however,
believe in the pigmy or troglodyte theory.
He thinks 1t is now conclusively proved
that the small people of Mount Atlas are
not pigmies-thst they are, in fact,
merely a certain collection Of Shieh tribes,
who, through the high attitudes at which
they live, and the extremes of climate they
are subject to, from their poverty and in
ability to grow crops, from the
scarcity and bad quality of such
food as they are able to collect,
have, in the lapse of centuries, become
of almost extraordinarily stunted growth.
Why then have they not been seen
by former travellers, The answer is Sim
pie. Both Sir John Hooker and Mr.
Joseph Thomson, almost the only Euro
psans who ever visited the Atlas, wess
during their travels entirely in lands gov
erned by Ksids representing the Sultan,
and the very proximity of these Kaids
would drive the email people to a distance,
who would never on any account visit
their castles. It is for this reason alone
that the existence of a stuuted race of
Shieh people must have failed to attract
their notice.
By and by the world will bs thoroughly
explored, and possibly the attractive pigmy
idea will be wholly exploded. But there
will always be many small people. Indeed,
searchers for them need not go out of New
Haven to find them.
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FASHION NOTES.
Sti6ening, Not Hoops.

The skirt that is to be the skirt ia not
the least in the world like the old hoop
horror. It fits tight about the hips and
well over them; In other words it out
lines the curves of the figure as far as
grace and modesty permits From that
point the skirt flares till at the top it is
five bresdths around. Most of the full
ness Is thrown to the back, but the fare
shows at the sides and in front when one
stands in profile. Crinoline, as we under
stand the word in its former Significance,
is not used. A stiff stuff is that is light
and plisble. It goes In between the silk
lining of the gown and the stuff of which
1t is made. The same stiffening is
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
YOUNG.

"What makes some girls look young 80
longp "The men are to blame. They
won't propose. Life.
''Now," said the editor, 81 want you to
write up Chicsgo's msgni6cence as pork
center" 81 ses," replied the reporter, "a
pen picture. ."-Washington Star.
Custome, (st tbookstoIe)-Have you"Mod
ern Views of Heavena' New clerk-I don't
know, sir. Have you inquired at the pho
tograph countera-Cbiesgo Tribune.
Mr.. Legal Gabby-If your neighbor's
dog Injuries one of your chickens you can
collect damages. but If he injures one of
your children You cannot. What is the
moral of thaia Friend-Rsise chickens
Texas Siftings.
A Local Touch.-Mageie Zeen-The
writer of this story lives In New York
Helen English-How do yoa knowi
Maggie Zeen-The moment one of her
characters gets excited he clears up the
street."-Puck.
Plenty of Water.-Oid Lady-H the
train should happen to run off the track,
wouldn't these stoves set the cars on fret
Brakemsn-No danger ma'sn. The only
bad places In this road are on the bridges.
New York Weekly.
"You were gone good while" said the
invalid to her husband, who had been tc
the drug store; cit must have taken the
clerk . good while TO put up the preecrip
tion." ST don't know think he mus,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10

are faded. they procure fresh ouss. II Ia
even said that they plant seeds, which
sprout and add 70 the decorative effect
Not less remarkable than the bower
birds are the butoher- birds small shrske
that is widely Distributed In this country.
These birds capture small animals Of va
rious sorts and dsliberstely impale them
upon thorna, presumably for subsequent
use a. food. In parts of the west where
there are barbsd-virs fences thsy use the
wire points instead of thorns for impaling
their victims upon This group shows .
pair Of butcher birds In bush, with grass
hoppsrs, mice, and little bird stuck on
thorns here and thsre.
One of the most interesting groups ex-
hibits pair Of voodpeckers Of an interest
ing species. Thsy are engaged In inserting
scorns into holes In tree trunk. In SUM
srner when food In plentiful, these birds de-
vote their time 10 making 9 great number
OF holes In the bark of trees. When the
scorns fall in the autumn they gather them
and put one into each of the holes which
they have made. Thus they provide them
selves with q supply of provender for the
winter. Otherwise, when SHOWS cover the
ground, they would be likely to stSrve.
Other groups show q number of prairie
chickens engaged In their love making
eaLccH Win L1cAE CURIOUS GctIe
OF mud, q hollow stump with pxrrogusts
hanging insideby their bills, which is their
manner of roosting, and Wild pigeons,
which are interesting because they are
threatened with extinction. One group
that was prepared for Chicago viii not be
sent there becEase Il is too horrible. IL
represents the sheep-eAting parrot Of New
Zsalsnd attacking a sheep. This bird wAs
not originally oarnivorous, but 10 supposed
TO have acquired taste for mutton during
very cold winter, when. for lack of other
food, IL sssailed the csrcksses of killed
sheep. Subsequently it took 10 preying
upon the live animals, cling TO their wool
and actually eating Its way through the
Hssh TO the kidneys, of the fat surrounding
which IL is especially fond Tho poor
sheep, unable 10 defend itself against its
winged foe or TO escape, eventually suc-
cumhs. Fortunately, this parrot has been
nearly sxterminsted In New Zealand By the
sheep farmers
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have spent good deal of the time putting
up the price. ce."-Wsshington Star.
John Henry had q visitor at dinner the
other day, and during q pause In the con-
versation the enfant terrible spoke up: 81
wish was you" "Do you, my little boy
And why do you vish you were mef'
Coos you don't get your ear pinehed when
you eat vittles with your kpife.n-Tit-
Bits.
'sNewYork Ii o great city, Cant hold
q candle TO Chicago" "0ur architectural
beauties are unapproached." 'Nonssnss.
Chicago beats her all hollow on architect
ure." "But our streets are filthy aAh.
yes, but you should see Chic-ah, BY the
way, have you the right timef"-Hsrper's
Bazaar.
Mrs. Dillingham; (grass widow, glancing
coquettishly mp from book)-Do you know
have just made such an odd mistake. /
have Just written Ii window instead of
widow. Mr.. Brown (crusty old bachelor,
peering over his paperl-Quite right,
madam, for whenever see q widow / al
ways look out.-Life's Calendar.
Visitor-So you are going to build q
house in the suburbsl What sort of q
dwelling shall you put upl
Host-Wel, / examined the Rsnsis-
sance. Quesn Anne and other designs, but
finally decided on the Colonial plan
Hosts Son-Why, papal you told
mamma you were going TO build IL on the
installment plan.-Puck.
Applicant for insurance-No, sir, /
neither drink, chew nor swear; don't 90
to the thester or attend balls, and have no
evil associates. / am at home always by
10 O'Clock; am 8 Sunday school teacher,
and my morals are above reproach.
nsver bad days sickness In my life
Agent-That Is an extra, extra hazardous
risk, young man, and we can't take IL.
ApplicAnt-What! Agent-No. The good
die you g, you know.-Life's Calendar.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
9nt1rna1 and Gnttrfer.
The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
lished In Connecticut.
THE POOL ROOM EVIL.


1t now appears that New Jersey is un-
able to free herself from the clutch of the
gamblers who have made such spectacle
of her. It is great disgrace to the State
and great discouragement to those who
have been Watching the contest and hoping
that the right would win.
Those who are fighting the pool rooms
in this State must take warning from the
New Jereey affair. Of course Connecticut
Is not yet enslaved as New Jersey Is, but
there must be no earelessness and no
blind reliance on the good nature and good
will of the legislature. We hear that
the committee which has the matter in
charge is in earnest in its desire to pre-
sent bill that will do the needed work.
When 1t does present such bill it should
find the legislature ready to make 1t law.
Those who are interested in having such a
law made should do personal and direct
work in Its behalf. They should talk with
senators and representatives until they fully
understand the matter and feel its import
anoe. We have just had striking illustra-
tion of what paid lobby can do. An un-
paid lobby, working with honest enthusi-
asm for a good cause, ought to be able to
do as much.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
lry Goods.
4rp 8unds.
READ
Even Mcintyre
& Co.'s
BARGAINS.

S bales Continental G. Cot
ton, to 20 yds, at &c yard.
3 cases Bleached Fruit of
Loom Cotton, 10 to 20 yards,
at SC yard.
cases B,eached Wamsutta
Cotton at 1oc yard.
2o pieces 60 inch Cream
Irish Table Damask, 3oc yd.
32 pieces (checks and stripes)
| Outing Flannel, SC yard.
IS pieces 3S in. Henriettas,
in light evening shades, soc yd.
AZ pieces SO inch Brocaded
Whipcords, in Spring shades,
25c yard.
28 pieces all wool imported
Whipcord Suitings, in lovely
new tints, 75c yard.
GO dress patterns in all wool
and silk and wool effects, a
beautiful assortment of change.
able fabrics, ST. a yard.
20 pieces extra fine Black
Serge at only soc yard.
10 pieces all wool Black
Henrietta, $1.25 quality ev-
erywhere, $I.oo yard.
See our importations of new
novelties in Fancy Laces, 1oc
a yard up.
10 dozen S 4 Printed Table
Covers in fancy colors, worth
soc, 25c each.
Big consignment of Square
and Long Shawls at unparal-
leled prices.
100 Square shawls, actual value $1.25, at
79o. . - y
100 Square Shawls, actually worth $1.25,
." at $1.00.
100 Square Shawls, actual value $1.75, at
$1.25.
100 Square !, re shawls, actual value $500, at
100 Square Shawls, actual value 50. 25, at
$1.75.
100 Square Shawls, actual value So 90, at
50 25.
100 Square Shawls at $2.75, actual value
$4.00.
30 Black Cashmere Long Shawls, actual
value $3.50, at $3.50.
so Black Cashmere Long Shawls, actual
value $3.50, at So so.
so Black Cashmere Long sbawls, actual
value $1,000, at So. 90.
so Black Cashmere Long Shawls, actual
value $12. at $1,000.
25 Black Cashmere Long Shawls, actual
value SIS 100, at $11.50.
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An Interesting Indian Exhibit.


Theodore 81. Beaulieu. the Indian deputy
United States marshal at the White Earth
Indian reservation, arrived at st. Paul yes
terdsy on a misslon vhich will probably
result in adding a very attractive feature
to the Minnesota worlds fair exhibit
There are over 5000 Indians in Minnesota,
snd it has been question with the stste
worlds fair commission how 70 represent
at the worlds fair the work and progress
of these deniz=ns of the Great North
Woods Ar. Besulisu rsyt:
"Hy idea of the beet manner of repre-
senting the 1000 Ipdians of Minnesota at
the worlds fair is 10 have a complete In
dian village on the grounds. Twenty-Five
or 30 Indians could be secured to go down
to Chicago, taking from White Earth ressr-
vation their implements and raw materials,
and could erect complete village with
their teepees, canoes, and all the scces-
sories of Indian life, such as fquGvs, pap.
pooses, and yellow dogs. The Indians last
fall prepared all ths materials for erecting
lodges and making canoes, mats, bead
work, etc. II would be no trouble to take
manufacture of these articles would be of
interest to all the worlds fair visitors.
They would live In their teepees as on
their reservations, and the men would
make canoes, while the women would
make mats and rugs of reed, do bead and
silk work, and could show their manner
of cooking, grinding corn, etc.
THE expense of the exhibit would not
be great, and the Indians could be made TO
pay their own expenses by the sale of their
work. Some of the Indian lacework and
besdwork Is very handsome, and the
women have little to do 10 the summer be-
sides preparing these goods. The rugs
and mats made of reeds and grasses BY
the Indians would be very attractive and
would undoubtedly cell at q good figure to
eastern and foreign visitors, who take
great deal of interest In anything con-
oerning the rsd man. Very handsome
bead psssemsnteries and dress trimmings
are made by the Indian women. ard these
would doubtless also find q ready sals.
1.-The company taken from White Earth,
In case this scheme Is carried out, will
comprise cne of the Indian medicine. men
and two or three of the Indian jugglers
and necromancers, as well as one of the
professional fortune tellsrs. The men
would give their dances, and in case the
village is established on the water. can
take visitors about in their birch bark
canoes, of which We could take some from
the reservation, or could make them on the
grounds at Chicago, taking down only the
birch bark
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Crocodile. and TheIr WAYS.

"E h" gives 10 the pages of the Lon
don Field come interesting information
respecting orocodiles. During an eigh.
years residence in India" he writes, 81
caught many, varying from 10 to 90 feet.
Let me premise by saying that there ex-
listed at that time, about eight or ten miles
from Calcutta, farm, with a large mill,
built on the river side in a blight, where
pigs were killed and cured in large num-
bers, the offal being thrown into the river
In this blight sllgators swarmed. 1 for q
long time tried shooting, but never got
one, for when shot they sank, and getting
in.o the current were carried down the
stream. have shot email ones In tanks, and
they invariably took from two to three days
to come to the surface. The largest in bulk
that ever caught measured only I9 feet 5
inches, but at least inches TO 6 inches of
his tail had been cut of. he measured
close on to 12 feet in girth Just behind the
fore legs or fms. Tho head when cleaned
weighed o. pounds and the largest tooth n
ounces. He had eight shot wounds In the
head, one eye was gone, and nearly all of
his snout, and four bullets were cut out
OF his body. His inside passengers con-
sisted "a dead Hindu" seven pairs of ban
giles, three arm ornaments and about Is
inches of twisted brass wire: he hsd also
three hair balls, similar to those found In
oattle-no doubt all formed of pigs hair
from the offsl
"The longest one ever caught was for
the late John Waterhouse of Fairfax, who
was travelling with a tsxidsrnist He
close on % feet C25 feet 10 inch
es). he was, however, lsnky, and would |
not have weighed more or so much as the
one Of 10 feet three inches. / have fre-
qusntly had In the pen, where they were put,
two together, aud a pretty bobbery they
made, growing like dogs, lsshing each other |
with their tails, and wrestling with their |
jaws locked. Ny apparatus for catch
ing consisted of forty fsthoma of II t-inch
white Manila rope, at the end barrel to
serve as buoy, pile driven into the ground
for long turn where necessary, two
tied together, and for bait the
lights of pig inflated through part of
windpipe which foated the hooks. By
these means hsve landed over twenty.
The banks were sloplpg and muddy, 60 no
wonder the big one dragged seventeen men
down into ths water bsfo - be gave INN
fact, drowned, as one hook held and kept
his mouth open; the other hook he
Strengthened, and tore the barb of.
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used to make the sleeves hold their own.
The whole effect is crisp and charming,
and bears no resemblance to the hideous
hoops, at the thought of which we all hide
our heads and shrek that we never will,
all the while silently hoping and wishing
that we won't be made to whether we will
or not.
The girl pictured wears lovely ball toi-
let of white bengsline trimmed with pearl
psssementerie. The skirt is somewhat
full and the connection with the waist Is
covered with very wide belt of the pas
sementerie. The pointed opening at the
neck hss few soft folds Of chiffon out
lining IL, ami at the base of the opening is
a band of the passementerie. Ruffies of
the silk are carried over the shoulder and
full over the short puffed sleeves which
are gathered into bands of the passemen-
terie to fit the arms. You may fearlessly
put bright yellow and pink together, IL
you Will, so to speak, take the curse OF
with judicious application of black.
But there! It Is all very well to say that,
and yet 1t is only Just one sort of bright
yellow that will go with one aort of bright
pink. Then, too, the black is added &C
cording to that inspiration and instinct
which makes the imported dre-s q thing
of beauty and one hundred and FIFTY dol
lars, and the modsrn creation of this or
dinary dresemaker something unspeakabie,
and dared only because the wearer has
been assured. by such an ipjudicious per-
son as myself, that bright yellow may be
put with pink. FLoRETTE-