Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-24
NEW HAVEN, CONN, SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE a. 1898.

for the education of all children does no
undertake to describe that all shall be edu
Gated in precisely the same way and undel
precisely the same conditions. The Object
of the law is to make sure that the citizens
of the State grow up intelligent citizens
not that they shall be made intelligent by
any one process or another"
Co operative housekeeping is to be tried
in Denver on large scale. A block Of
forty-four houses, covering an entire
square, is to be built, with building in
the center of the square for common
Kitchen, dining-room and laundry. A
steward will purchase provisions at whole
sale prices, good cooks will be provided,
and meals will be served in the common
dining-room~or sent to private rooms.
Wilhelm Liebknecht, the leader of the
social democrats of Germany who have
shown such unexpected strength in the
recent elections, has been in trouble sew
eral times for his political opinions. He
was imprisoned for the part he took in the
revolution of 1848; he was expelled from
Germany In 1855 for his soeialistic utter
ances, and upon returning without per-
mission be was again Imprisoned for 3
short time. He was in prison from 1872
to 1874 charged with high treason, but was
pardoned and at once set about organizing
the party which he now leads He is 81
years old.
Connecticut isn't the only State that has
queer laws. Pennsylvania has law which
provides that there shall be fine of $25
in Allegheny county, which contains the
city of Pittsburg, for violating the Sunday
law, while in the rest of TIE State the pen
atty for the same offense is but 81. The
present legislature has repealed this strange
discrimination, and very properly as 1t
would seem; but the Democratic governor
of Pennsylvania has vetoed the act. He
says all restriction should be removed
throughout the State by the repeal of The
81 as we'll as the $25 fines, Il any legisla-
Hon is had.
A Bombay man has fine bsdstead. It
has at It's four corners four full-sized gaud-
lily dressed Greoian damssls-thoee at the
head holding bsDjos, while those on the
right and left foot hold fans Beneath the
cot Is q musical box, which extends the
whole length of the cot and ia capable of
playing twelve different charming airs.
The music begins the moment the least
pressure has been brought to bear from
the top, which is created by one sleeping
or sitting, and ceases the moment the indi-
vidual rises. While the music is in prog.
ress the lady banjoists at the head manip-
late the strings with their. fingers and
move their heads, while the two Greclan
damsels at the bottom fan the sleeper to
sleep.
Most people probably believe that stem
ography is a modern invention. But it Is
not. Some think that the Egyptians,
Phanicians and Jews alike knew it, but it
Is uncertain. It ia certain that the Ro-
mans used 1t extensively. The creator of
Roman stenography was Cicero's freed
man, Marcus Tullius Tyro. By means of
his ''notes' the speech of the younger
Cato against Catiline was taken down on
the fifth day Of December, SO, B. G. Cice-
ro's speech for Milo was- preserved by
means of stenographic characters M@cenas
loved stenography, and caused Augustus
to take liking to it aud to establish sys-
tenn of regular instruction In 300 Roman
schools. Under Diocletian the teachers of
stenography were paid out of the public
treasury rs denarii per month for each
pupil. After the introduction of Chris
tianity the popes, bishops and the fathers
used stenograpby. In Greece, also, stem
ography was known and employed. Trials
and public speeches were reported in short