Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-19

"Plurase" Is the cause of death 0 Topeka
 undertaken recently returned for record
 with one of his certificates.
 "In the spring the young mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love-" So Il does in the winter. But four dollars for ( horse and sleigh.
 A writer in the Engineering Magazine warns us all to determine, before going to the worlds fair, whether we are physically able to go. A good idea. If the physical examination is satisfactory the financial one can then be made.
 Our "Old sanitarian" is on deck again after rather long absence, and he is aa full of desire to benefit the public for 6 large salary as ever. Why doesn't he turn his microscopic attention to the microba that has got into the City Hall,
 President Disz of Mexico Is said to be worth $50, 900, 900, but he is one of the hardest worked men in the republic. He is 62 years old, but his life has been SC temperate that he looks much younger. His daily routine Is one of democratic sim plicity, and he frequently rides in the street cars. When he does make use of a carriage 1t is one of the plsinest in the csp- ital, and the driver is not in livery.
 A new infectious diseases act, similar to that in force in England, is to be proposed to the German Reichstag. It demands careful registration of infe ctious diseases, and gives the government full power to isolate, detaiu or quarantine as necessary; also to close fairs and schools, prevent meetings, disinfect houses, persons and baggage, and interfere with everything without becoming liable for damages.
 The heavy snow falls brought calamity in curious way to the Chinese phessants that are to be found In some parts ot the Northwest. The sleet and snow stuck to their long tails in such way that the birds were unable to fly. The country boys saw their opportunity and captured the birds by dozens. The birds are said to be worth $10 pair alive and in good condition, and three boys in one family in Oregon caught nearly three dozen.
 Americans who chance to receive letters from Russia are usually surprised to find the foreign postage stamp on their enve lope used as 8 seal-affxed, that Is to say, to the center of the side opposite to that on which the address Is written. Some times Russians settling in the United States continue the practice acquired at home, much, of course, to the annoyance of United States postofice officials. A case of this kind occurred recently in New York state, but 1t was explained quite made quately by writer who alleged that the oolonists sealed their letters with the postage stamp because communications from the United States were usually opened in the Russian postoffice before delivered. As a matter of fact the habit is diffused all through Russia, and simply means that distrust of the imperial postomce in that country is widespread.
 A remarkable chess tournament will oc- cur at the end of this month in England. This is the great match between North and South to be contested at Birmingham, with one hundred players on each side. It will be the first time that 80 many as two hun dred English chess-players have been brought together to try conclusions under the same roof. The actual play will only occupy four hours and half, and some of the competitors would prefer a limit of four hours. MT. Blackburne has accepted the unenviable and arduous position of umpire, and his decisions are likely to be received with as little cavil as those of any one who could have been selected. The adjudication of unfinished games will be one of the most important features of this match. It has been suggested that the players of such games ought to be required to put their respective claims before the umpire, leaving him to decide upon the merits of the adopted tactics without taking account of any possible and superior combination which might occur to his own mind. This plan, however, was aban- doned as impracticable.