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Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

parasol decent size, but It looks queer
to see lace lying out on the air that way
with no visible means of support. That
is the way 1t looks because the ribs of
the parasol end where the heavy part of
the parasol ends. The pattern of the
lace is going to make marks on the face
beneath as the sun shines through, and
that Is not always becoming. No more 80,
indeed, than 1t Is to wear one of the new
wells and have o full blown rose burst
forth over your nose and green branches
decorate your eyebrows.
The accompanying picture shows dress
made of plaid woolen suiting, In mode
color with the squares of pale blue and
pink stripes. The skirt is plain and is
lined with silk. The tight fitting basque
is double breasted and buttons on the left
side. The cape Is of the same material
and is lined with silk; in back Ia q round
hood and the Aaring collar may be plain or
box pleated If desired. The fronts of the
cape turn back and show the lining. 1t
fastens with . heavy silk cord sewed to
one side and hooking over, with the ends
pendant on either side. The bonnet worn
with 1t Ia In mode straw trimmed with
brown velvet ribbon and ostrich feather
pompons. The tie strings are brown vel
vet ribbon. FLoRErTE.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

IA manuscript containing these stsnzas wa
found near . human skeleton In the British mu
scum some years ago. An offer of 50 guineas' re
ward failed to discover the authorl
Behold this ruinl 'Tis a skull,
Once of ethereal spirit full,
This narrow cell was life's retreat,
This space was thoughts mysterious seat.
What beauteous visions filled this spot,
What dreams Of beauty lung forgot
Nor joy, nor grief, nor hope, nor fear,
Has left one trace on record here.
Beneath this mouldering canopy
Once shone the bright and busy eye.
Yet start not at the dismal void =
II holy love that eye employed;
But through the dews OF kindness blamed,
That eye shall be forever bright,
When stars and sun are sunk In night.
Within this hollow cavern hung
The ready, swift and tuneful tongue.
II falsehood's honey it disdained,
And when it could not praise, was chained;
Il bold In virtues cause 1t spoke,
Yet gentle concord never broke,
That silent tongue may plead for thee,
When time unveils eternity.
Say, did these fingers deIve the mine?
Or with It's envied rubies shinef
To hew the rock or wear the gem
Avails but little now to them.
But IL the page OF truth they sought,
Or comfort to the mourner brought,
These hands q richer need shall claim
Than all that waits on wealth or fame.
Avails it. whether bare or shod,
These feet the path Of duty trod?
II from the bowers of ease they fed,
To seek afflction's humble bed
II grandeur's guilty bribe they spurned,
And home to virtues cot returned,
These feet with angels wings shall vie,
And tread the mansions of the sky.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
NEW HAVEN, CONN, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY %, 1898

are owned by one company and hired out.
Another grinding monopoly. -Philadelphia
Times.
She-Have you been to the beauty show,
He Cooking at her)-No. That's why I
came to call. CThe cards are out. Chicago
Record.
Irate oficial-pd rather give q mule
good position than you. Cool young man
But that would be nepotism. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Chinese problem worries President
Cleveland. Why doesn't he talk to the
Cinnamon about iti Any one of them
could give him q cue.-Lowen Citizen.
"Wurrs, Wurrsl" groaned Larry. ssBad
luck to the day was borr-ni Here's thin
banks all Dustin up an me not got clint
In amy wan av 'em."-Chicago Tribune.
There Is nothing like discipline, but It
don't do boy any good to make him hoe
potatoes In the back garden while 9 brass
band is passing the house.-Ram's Horn.
"Do yeu think porous plaster can cure
him of stutteringi' Dcetor-Yss; when he
comes to take 1t of he will swear right
along without stopping. Inter
Ocean.
Msmma-Robbie, didn'tI tell you that
you must not go swimmingi Robbie
didn't swim; the other fellows had JUS, all
they could do to keep me from drowning.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
'tDo you have much trouble getting
servants in the country, Watkinsf" mo,
indeed. We've had eight cooks, Eve wait
resses, and three lsundresses In two
months. ."-Harper's Bazaar.
A Ready Helpmeet- got to
eoonomize," said Mr.. Gsrgoyle to his wife.
every well, DEAR" replied the good woman
cheerfully. "You shave yourself and I'll
cut your hair."-Brooklyn Life.
Siam, which has never had legation In
this country. has established one at Wash
ington, where her dreamy representative
will be able to show the hustling diplo-
mats of other countries the real Siam ease.
-PhilsdelpNis Ledger.
Mr.. Beenthsre YAle-Well, / guess John
has settled down to study at last Mrs.
Yale-Why do you think sol Mr.. Been
there Yale-He doesn't write home for
money to buy books as often as he did
earlier in the season--Puck.
Freshleigh-I hear that young Rashleigh
has gone and married some obtcure per
son without any family at all, don'tcher
know. Wiseleigh-What, q mesalliancei
Freshleigh-No, that's not the name; q
Miss Thompson or Tompkins, or some
thing like. that, I think.-Vogue.
The Appeal to Statistics.-'T am told,
dear, that Jack Rsttlepate spent most of
his Easter vacation in your back parior.
Aren't you giving him rather q dangerous
amount of eneoursgementp "Why, no,
dearest; he is merely a boy. To be sure he
is year older than /. but shall be out
next winter, while Jack has two years
more In college, and 1t will be six years
after that before he can earn much of any
thing. So practically he is six years
younger than I, and that makes him
twelve. 1t is absurd to talk of encourag-
ing boy SO young as thAt."-Harper's
BsZsr
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

standing one foot above the ground, at an
altitude Of about 1,400 feet above mean
sea level The guage was emptied every
three hours, night and day, on the occasion
of the greatest fall. think meteorologists
will agree that for twenty-four hours
fall we have beaten the worlds record.
The experiments of Colonel Smoilon, of
the Russian army, with falcons as carriers
Of dispatches have proved successful and
the Russian army hereafter will employ
them In preference to the ordinary ''hom-
ing" birds. The colonel has found that
the falcon can carry 1,640 grams without
diminishing its rate of speed, which iscon-
siderably greater than that of the pigeon.
The falcons, he says, are less likely to fall
prey to other birds, as they are berter
fighters than the pigeons. 1t Is on record,
according to the officer that falcon once
few from the Canary 1slands to the estates
of the Duke of Larma in Spain. 1t seems
highly probable that the falcon will be-
come the servant of other European armies.
Professor Max Muller, who is the high
est authority in England on Oriental lam
gusges and literature, remarks that the
esoteric Buddhism preaohed by Mime. Bla-,
vatsky never existed in India and that the
lsmented high priestess of Theosophy, ig-
norant as she was of the two languages in
which the canonicAl books of Buddhism are
written, fell under the influence of design
ing Hindoos, who played upon her cred
ulity. As for the existence of Mahatmas
and the belief of Theosophists that living
beings can hold communication with un-
seen spirits, 1t is pointed out that In all the
history of Theosophy no independent wit
ness has ever been present to test these
miraculous performances In soul commun-
ion.
Some serious faults in the management
of the local building and loan associations
have come to light recently in Indianapo-
lis, where !his system of cooperation has
proved a great success. One association
has collapsed because of the defalcation of
an officer. Where one officer of such an
association defaults, the others must share
the responsibility, because by the adoption
Of correct system and proper watohful-
ness serious defaloation may be rendered
impossible. Some of the officers of In
dianspolis associations have evidently been
studying the nationals" for their own
benefit, having undertaken to pay them
selves salaries out of what they call an
"expense fund" A dispatch from that
city says that many of these associations
are paying their directors 500 each per
month, although the bylaws forbid the
payment of any salary to director. There
ought to be very little difficulty in getting
a court to put an end to such practice If
any stockholder will call the matter up for
hearing.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
Costly 1froutinE Tackle.

new IO4N EFcIALE
Tackle made nowadays for trout fishing
is dresm of exquisite beanty, and the
anglers of bat 90 years ago look with dumb
amazement upon the discarded relics in
uss at the time. The farmers boy, catch
ing trout by the score with q clumsy beam
pole, while the fshlsts sportsman with an
est tackle gsKss in mute sdmiration. won
deripg how 1t lie done, is 8 familiar legend.
The newspapers have printed 1t incessAnt-
ly, while the illustrated journals have sd-
household story. 1t was q funny legend,
and fingered good while. To-day the
angler with fine tackle and the knowledge
how to use 1t is the one who succeeds in
Turing the lusty trout from its secluded re-
treats.
Thaddeus Norris, that estimable leader
of the gentle Quaker anglers, in his varied
outings on the famous Brodhesd of Penn
sylvanis, made use of ay-cssting rod l2
ounces In weight, where to-day a rod of
Eve ounces is accepted as the extreme lin
1t, the more popular, equally effective and
less tiresome tool weighing but four
ounces. he would doubtless have made
a lighter weapon, for he built his own
tools, had be been acquainted with the lat
er methods of accurately dividing the jap
anese bamboo, cementing its sections, whip
ping them with silk, coating them with
waterproof solution and giving as q result
fishing rod so strong, so pliable, sc. deli
cate In action and 60 enduring as to prove
not only perfection in use and thing of
rare beauty to the eye, but to reach q
weight measured by drachms instead of
ounces The split bamboo fishing rod is
one of the triumphs of modern skin and
ingenuity, and is closely pressed by the
silken, enameled aud waterproof lines
made in this country alone. The same
may we'll be said of reels, a most import
ant adjunct in the gentle art sf angling.
The finest msterisl, the greatest skill,
the most experienced labor, and the most
perfect machinery are utilized in the cres-
ton of the modern anglers outfit, and as
the demand is limited, 1t follows as nat
ursl sequence that these articles are costly.
A good hexagonsl bamboo fly rod, the best
and most satisfactory pattern yet produced,
costs from $25 to $500, and with ordinary
care will serve faithfully for many years.
Fly rods costing S400 are not in general de-
mand, yet they are on sale at this moment
in the showroom of a Broadway tackle
house, and are superb examples of the
high state of perfection reached in their
manufacture, and of the exquisite manner
In which gold flagree can be fitted to the
butt or handle of these implements.
Reels of good quality are made of silver,
aluminium, brass, rubber and nickel and
even gold has recently entered into their
| construction, one of the latter being now
in the possession of Maiden Lane angler.
1t is built on the qusdruple multiplying
principle of the splendid frankfort" (Ky.l
resl, is richly engraved, jeweled like the
| works of fine Waltham watch and cost
| $500. The $50 reel, however Is more pop
ulsr at present, even among the most 80
complished anglers, and is quite as reliable
and ssrvicesble, for 1t will run smoothly
until the owner lsys 1t aside forever.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

everybody how to be his own doctor and
exssperating their established colleagues.
The French doctor is q keener man after
money than the English one, although his
fees are smaller. It Is not often that he
declines to take fee or forgets to Sand In
q memorandum of his 'honoaires.n II he
Is not o good business man, his wife Ia
pretty sure to possess the quality that is
wanting In him. It is she who very fire.
quently enters all his visits In the book
and takes care that the ''honorairesn are
duly swept into the family excheouer.
This is not said In her dispAragement.
When Il is remembered that in very
large number of cases it In she who brings
the dot that is considered equivalents to the
young doctors diploma and enables him TO
set mp In practice, what could be more
Just and reasonable than that abe should
watch the harvest and see the golden grain
properly gathered inl
But the physickipg business has this
pecuhsrity; the custom is very apt to fall
off when the accounts are well looked at-
ter. This 10 hard upon the doctors, who
have clearly g claim upon their PATIENTS
especially upon those who have survived
their treatment. Then there are the
chemists, the herbalists and the sages-
femmes, who insert strsws ints the prop
erly qualified doctors barrel and so draw
of his wine He has, moreover, to strug-
gle with the excessive competition of the
duly qualified 1t has bean calculated
that In Paris to every established medical
man In practice there are about thirteen
hundred inhabitants; but, unfortunately
for him, they are not all patients. The
great majority Of these thirteen hundred
people, either from psrversity of constitu-
ton or some other reason, have no deal
ings with him; while the number Of those
who do have recourse TO his professional
assistance Is often too small for him to be
able to live without ''puIling the devil by
the tail'-an exercise that is thought
well suited to the literary profession but
humiliAting to the medical one. IL all
the patients were equally iivided among
the practitioners, there would be little or
no csuse for com plAlni; bat there are
fashionable doctors. ist As there are
fashionable dressmaksrs. aud some Worth
of the medical profession may have more
louis laid upon his table every day than
the francs which are noninally earned by
an obscure colleague bat which may new
er be paid.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
THE sPAnRoW Ar THE FAIR.

THE SPARROW Al THE FAIR
The English sparrow knows good thing
when he sees 1t. 1t didn't take him long
to perceive the advantages of residence In
this land of the free and home of the brave,
and since he came here he has done his
best to multiply and replenish." That
he has made rapid progress is everywhere
evident. He shares in the busy life of the
cities, and breaks the quiet of the country
towns. When he can't get what he wants
to eat he eats what he can get. Owing to
this trait of his he has succeeded In getting
himself described as friend of the farmer
by eating insects and worms, and as
an enemy of the farmer by eat
ing grain and fruit. But wherever
he is and whatever he eats
he is the Same wide-awake, vociferous,
compsnionable, enterprising and success
full bird. He is as vivaoious as French
man, as pugnacious as an Irishmsn, as
audacious as q Yankee and as disputatious
as a woman suffrage meeting or Presby-
terian General Assembly. Poverty and
poor picking do not daunt him, and pros
perity and fat living do not enervate him.
he has conquered England. He is conquer
ing this country, and he will conquer
whatever country he sets his greedy eye
and his grasping foot upon.
It is not at all surprising that this bold,
capable and hastling bird has taken 1t into
his head to 60 to the Chicago fair. 1t
costs him nothing to travel and he knows
that he can cope even with Chicago greed
and smartness. Therefore he was on hand
at the opening, taking part in all the cere-
monies, including the performances of the
Board of Lady Managers. And he has
been on hand ever since, seeing and hear
ing all there has been to see and hear,
deeply interested, and as busy and talks-
tive as the head ones themselves. He has
built nests in all the hooks and crannies of
the splendid buildings with as much nerve
| as if they were made expressly for his
| use. He has thus defeated those who
didn't intend that visitors to the fair
should get lodgings without paying
| dearly for them. He also gets enough to
eat for nothing in place where watered
milk is ten or twenty cents glass and
tough beefsteak three dollars plate. But
his enterprise and success have attracted
the attention of those whom he has out
witted, and they are after him. The di-
rector Of the works, the chief of the secret
service and numerous other heavyweights
have met iu solemn conolsve to see what
can be done to prevent the sparrow from
getting 80 much out of Chicago for nothing,
But no effective plan has yet been made,
and probably none will be. Meanwhile
the sparrow will continue to enjoy himself
and
"Chirp as II he still were proud
His race in Holy Writ should mentioned be-"
He is most capable and efficient bird,
and probably doesn't deserve the hostility
he has excited any more than the capable,
efficient and successful Hebrew merits the
hostility which his efficiency and SUCCESS
| have drawn upon him.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
gumrma1 aud Gnmrier,
The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
lished In Connecticut.
THE NEW HAVEN POsTOFFICR

THE NEW HAVEN POSTOFFICE.
We have noticed with interest the talk
about the application of the principles
which should govern the civil service to
the case Of the New Haven postmaster. It
is said that a movement is on foot, partici-
Pated in by both Democrats and Repubn-
cans, to try to keep him in the Office which
he has 90 capabiy and efficiently filed for
many years. It is admitted by all con-
cerned that there is no better postmaster
in the country, and many say there is none
go good. 1t is generally known that he
has made faithful and careful study of
postal affairs; that many of the postal con-
veniencss which the people of the country
are now enjoying were first suggested or
put in operation by him; that his knowledge
of what ought to be and what can be done
in dealing with mail matter is unsurpassed
by that of any postmaster; that the people
of New Haven owe muoh to him for the
skill and sagaoity he has used in making
the New Haven postoffice what 1t is; that
the business of his Office is done with great
promptness, courtesy and regard for the
and benefit of all who send or
receive mail through 1t.
Such being the case 1t Is not at all sur
prising that there is let-up in partisan
ship in this matter. Postmaster Sperry
fully deserves whatever tribute his long,
faithful, highly intelligent and progressive
service may call out from the people for
whom he has worked. And We have no
doubt that large msjority of the people
of New Haven are not taking . partisan
view of the postmastership here. They
are satisfied with Postmaster Sperry, his
admirable system and his efficient as
sistants. They know that a change
would mean confusion. They have
had a taste of such confusion and
they are not anxious for another dose
of it. They want their mail promptly and
and they are not anxious that
such q postmaster and such citizen a.
Mr.. Sperry is should be turned out of
Office ON account of rigid and harmful
We hope, therefore that
there is such a movement as there is said
to be, and that 1t will be vigorously pushed.
1t will be very good thing for New Ha-
ven If 1t is auccessful.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
FASHION NOTES.
Whimstcal ParasOls.

An elegant theater cloak was of white
satin and apparently double all the way;
that is, it set full on the collar, went down
as far as the heels, and then apparently
turned under and went back again to the
collar. 1t was 30 full that 1t crinkled at
the edge where it turned under, and looked
good deal like an elaborate umbrella
half closed. Speaking of umbrellas, the
craze in horizontal stiffness has reached
them, too, and the lace ruffls that hung
softly last season is now wired out stiff,
and very ugly and unreasonable 1t is.
The parssol itself is very small and fat,
then the lace is added on aud makes the
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
The Woe. Of French Dector..


[Paris Correspondence Of the St. James Ga
zettel
Notwithstanding . spring crop of dis
ease of exceptional abundance, the Paris
doctors are dissatisfied. They are forming
a syndicate for the protection OF their pro-
fessional interests, thereby following the
example of their humble auxiliaries the
eroque-morts. They are adding their
voices to the general cry of the slackness
of trade and the excessive keenpess of
competition. Death-which, according to
certain philosophers, is merely a bad habit
that humanity has fallen into-has not yet
been overcome by DR.. Brown Sequsrd or
any other sayant; people go on dying, If
not with as much resignation as formerly,
at least with as much persistence; but 1t
would appear that they are less ready than
they were to ask for the doctors assist-
ance- Many have learned, or believe that
they have learned, to doctor themselves.
This comes from the modern movement
towards the s'vulgarfzation of science" of
the system of emptying every year cart
loads of medical works upon the quays
and selling them q little dearer than their
value as waste paper; of publishing in the
newspapers "Causeries du Docteur,n con-
tributed by young laureates of the faculty
who, while waiting for patients, have
abundant time on their hands for teaching
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23
KNOWLEDGE.

knowledge Is power, except in the case
of the man who knows he Ii hoked.-In-
dianapolis Journal
A Tennessee child talks fncessantly. It
IL thought that he will have Q great career
~ champion pugilist. Ameri-
can.
The tongue of man is an unruly mem
Der, and like the tongue of an OK 1t 10 not
cured until after death.-Boston Trans
cript-
The Chicago papers are trying to give
Thomas lessons in music, but he appears
to take no note of them.-Indianapolis
News.
Somebody says most of the hand-organs
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

All wool Spring Cloakings,
~ yards wide, both light and
dark colors, in plaids, checks,
plain and mixtures, at $l.oo per
yard, reduced from $1.25 and
upwards.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

Still better-large line of hand
some Bleached Damask Towels,
2ox44 size, in white and colored
borders, at 15c each. The great
est Towel drive of the season.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

Our 85c Quilt having made
such stir, we offer one of the
largest and best White Quilts
made at 98c each. Now is the
time to buy.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

5000 yards of extra quality
printed Dress Muslins, hand
some styles, light and dark col
ors, all at 64c a yard. The
best bargain of the sale in Sum-
mer Dress Goods.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

50 dozen Gentlemen's Tecks
and Four-in-Hands at 25c each.
We bought these ties to sell at
soc, but decided to let them go
at half price, just for this sale.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

1000 yards fine French Sat
eens,all dark colors,pretty designs,
1910 per yard, usual 25c value.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

1 case fine Bleached Cotton,
soft finish, full yard wide, 7c yd,
worth &C everywhere.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

10 dozen Ladies' Night Robes,
made from fine muslin and hand
somely trimmed, at 6oc each,
regular price 85c.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

Black Surah Silks, % inches
wide, at soc per yard. This is
the quality you usually pay o5
cents for.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

Pequot Brown Sheeting, 2
yards wide, l8c; 2H yards wide,
2oc; IN yards wide, nc yard !;
bleached, &c per yard more.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

80 pieces white embroidered
Hemstitched Flounces, IS inches
wide, at 25c per yard, worth
from 37H to 68c.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

S gross Toilet Soap, large
cakes, at SC a cake, marked
down from &C.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

All our wide bordered Apron
Ginghams at 1oc per yard, re-
duced from 12Hc.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

The Methodist Episcopal church at Fos-
toria, Ohio, has very properly done away
the single communion cup and furnishes a
separate small tumbler for each com-
municant.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-23

10 pieces black and white
striped Mohairs at 25c per yard,
reduced from 35c.