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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
The Zebra as a Beast of Burden.

Mr.. Harold Stephens, writing to the
London Field from johannesburg, gives
some particulars of the effort being made
in the Transvaal to domestIcate and use
the "untamsble" zebra for purposes of
draught: "0n hearing that Messrs
Zsedesberg, the coach contractors, who
run passengers and mails from Pretoria In
the Transvaal to Fort TulI in Mashons-
land, had been successful In their efforts
in training the zebra, determined to
make full inquiries. Mr.. James Zeedes-
berg, whom met by appointment, told
me that his firm about two months sgo
bought eight half grown wild zebras from
a hunter named Groblsar. GroblAar
caught them in a wild state between four
and five months ago by riding after and
lassooing them During the last month
they have bsen in training for harness,
with the result that four of them are per-
fectly quiet and well trained, and the re-
naming four partially trained. The place
where they are located Ia at the station In
Petersberg, in the district of zutpensbsrg,
Transvsal.
''It appears they are little timid at frat
when the harness is being put on; but sf-
terwards they are all right, and Mr. Zsedes.
berg believes in a month or two's time
they will be as steady horser. They
pull well and are very willing, and never
horses of this country. In fact, one of
them will do his best TO pull the whole
coach himself. They are now being used
in one of Messrs. Zsedesberg's coaches;
and Mr.. James Zeedesberg Gays they are
so sstisfsd with the experiment that be Is
going to extend II, with the objeot of ult-
mateIy substituting them for mulee as the
zebra IL free from that Ecourgs of South
Africa commonly called horse sickness
which costs an enormous amount TO coach
prcprietors in horsefssh during the sum
msr season In some parts of the low
country Ii is quite sufficient for a horse TO
be left out all night in the veldt (sras.) TO
insure it's death from this dreaded disease.
The zebrss, when In spsnned (harnessed to
the COACH, stand quite still and wait for
the word to go; they pull up when re-
quired, and are perfectly smensLle to the
bride, and are softer mouthed than the
| mule. They never kick, and the only
thing In the shape of vice which they man
| ifest is that. when first handled, they have
| an inclination to bite; but as soon as they
get to understsud that there is no inten-
ton to hurt them they give this up. Four
of these Z.bras are now inspanned and
driven In q team together, and are as rsli-
able and good as the best mules; the other
four, bsipg older, require little more
time to get them perfectly trained. The
intention Is to buy more and run them
Regularly in the up-country coaches from
| and to Mashonslsnd. Later on attempts
will be made to GROSS them with the horse,
| with the object of getting g larger and
hsndsomsr mule than the ordinary cross
with the donkey, and probably superior In
eyery ysy"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
an,trnaI and Courier,
The Oldest Daily Paper Pub
lished In Connecticut.
BAsE.B BALL.

BAsE.BALL.
Base ball will coon be In full bloom, and
the land will be filled with the stories of
the wonderful achievements of "Micksy," T"
Shorty" ct al. But there Is one thing
the land will not be filed with this year,
and that is stories of salaries at
taehed to base ball players calcu-
lated to make almost any salaried
man turn green and blue. The time has
been when an accomplished ball tosser
could command more for six months work
than good preacher or teacher, and few
of them got bigger pay than sny member
of President Cleveland's cabinet gets. But
that time has gone by. Even "the king"
has had to come down and take what was
offered him, and the ordinary player Is
glad to get enough to live on.
It looks as If baseball in this country had
seen it's best days. 1t is great game and
has been played for all 1t Is worth. 1t Is
aard to tell just what ails It now, but the
people are not as crazy about 1t as they
were. The baseball "crank" and the small
boy will, we suppose, continue to take
real interest in it, but it will probably not
draw out this year even as much money
and enthusiasm as it did last year.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
A RIuebird,s Song.

To simple souls ofttimes In simplest ways,
Come sweet surprises that-we scarce know
why
Make glad with sudden brightness dreary days
Or set q rainbow in a stormy sky.
smile perhaps from some dear passerby,
word unsought Of sympathy or praise,
wayside flower q fiowerlike butterfly
The veriest trifie has its spell to raise
Some dropping heart 70 whom God bids 1t
speak.
And I-Nh heard but now all unaware
That bluebird's rapture thrilling on the air
know its meaning is not far to seek;
To me, faint hearted, fearful, once again
The Father sends a message-not in vain
Mary Bradley in Harper's Bazar.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
An Unexpected Prayer.
T.

lfrom Twenty five Years OF So. AndrewsJ
There WAS long ago q divinity hall pre-
sided over by q most smisble and digni-
fed professor. On certain days the SEN
ior students In rotation opsned the pro.
osedings of the day with prayer. One
morning a rough youth from q remote re-
gion performed this duty, and 1t was q
memorable occasion. Commonly the sup
plications were % expressed as to imply
somsthing much to the advantage OF the
good professor; but not SO now. None
who was present can forget how the vene-
rAble man man turned and gssed on the
untutored youth who prayed for him as
follows: Lord, have mercy on our pro-
fessor, for he is weak and ignorant.
Strengthen his feeble hands, confirm his
tottsring knees, and grant that he may 60
out and in before us like the he goat be-
fore the flock"
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
Lfon-Tiger-Hybrfds.


An attempt is now being made by the
Royal Geological society of Ireland to OBJ
tain some hybrids or cross-breeds between
the two largest species of cst-namely, the
lion and the tiger. That such hybrids
have been produced before is an estab-
Hshed fact, the most authentic Gaze In
question being ths birth of three hslf-bred
cubs to lion and tigress In Atkins me-
nsgerie at Windsor in 1924. The cubs
were exhibited to George w., who chris
tened them lion tigers, but they died very
soon afterwards. In 1897 two other cubs
Of like species were born In the same
mensgerie, and survived rather longer.
The stuffed specimens of both of these
can now be seen, one In the British muse
um, the other In the Science and Art mu-
scum. Edinburgh In the present instance
there lie every reason to anticipate success,
as the Dublin Gardens have already sue
cessfully reared over one hundred lion
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

being Z, zoe, 900 spindles In the whole coun-
try, of which !, sos, 900 are credited to New
England, Massachusetts, having almost
seven millions of the twelve millions or SO
of spindles now In New England.
They have found out in New York how
to beat people who are inclined to carry of
drinking cups. All the tin drinking cups
in New York police stations now have
holes in the bottoms. The cups used to be
carried off by policemen who wanted water
in their rooms, and were frequently lost.
Now a man can put his finger on the bot
tom of the cup and drink with ease, but If
he tries to carry 1t away he Is sure to lose
the water long before he wants It No
cups are lest under the new regime.
The amount of traffic which Is carried on
over the great lakes is not realized by the
majority of people. Statistics show that
last year more tonnage, almost all of which
originated In the United States, passed
through the Sault Ste. Marie canal at the
outlet of Lake Superior, and also through
the Detroit river, the outlet of Lake St.
Clair, than passed through the Suez canal.
This tonnage Is alec largely In excess of
the tonnage of the Mississippi, and almost
as great as the entire ocean tonnage of
New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore.
The question of whiskers is agitating
the British army journals. The regulation
governing the point is clear and decisive.
Officers and men of her Msjesty's army are
not permitted to shave the upper lip at all,
though some enlightened commanding Off
GERS permit young men to shave on the
strict understanding that 1t is done for the
purpose of stimulating the growth of
backward moustache. Some officers OF
high rank are said to disregard the regula-
tion, and so set bad example to the serv-
ice by going clean shsvsn.
The grand night schools Of the Cooper
Union, New York, are all free, and are
divided into two sections, the scientific
and the art. The studies pursued in the
former are algebra, geometry, natural
philosophy, astronomy, chemistry, seol-
ogy (from October to january, descriptive
geometry, electrical measuring drom JAN
usry to ApriD, analytical geometry, ele-
mentary mechanics, trigonometry, differ
ential and integral calculus, applied me-
chanics, analytical chemistry and mechsn-
ical drawing. They are divided into cur
riculum of Eve years. Any student may
attend for as long or as short a time as he
pleases, though If he is absent three times
without satisfactory excuses he forfeits
tuition In the school. The art sections
studies are rudimentary drawing, orna-
mental drawing, decorative designing,
form drawing, cast drawing, mechanical
drawing, architectural drawing, modelling
in clay, and perspective drawing.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
EDITORIAL NOTES.

A daily paper can be sent from any part
of the United States to Stanley Falls in
Africa, a thousand miles beyond Stanley
Pool, for cents.
San Francisco is the banner city for
saloons. It has one to every ninety three
persons. Albany comes next with one to
every 110 persons, and New Orleans one
to every 12l persons.
James w. Duke of the American Tobacco
company, who, while the fire was yet burn
ing that destroyed the New York factory,
called meeting of his associates and ar
ranged for the employment in Baltimore
of 600 employees, mostly girls, whom the
FIRE threw out of work, deserves the
advertisement that this act will give him
and his goods.
When they have divorce suit in Boston
IL means business. A curious piece oi
evidence in Q recent Boston divorce sui
was box IA inches long, 6 inches wide ant
8 inches deep, full of hair, which the wifi
declared the husband had torn from he
head in fts of rage, and which abe has
preserved az proof of his treatment of her
New England's supremacy In cottol
manufacturing Is well illustrated In tn
figures which are now Published showin
the growth of the cotton mills Of the coun
| try during the last two years, the growt
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
misce11 11a1Ieuus.
GRATERUL-COMF
Epps's Cocoa.

REAKFAST-sUPPER.
"By thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and nu-
trition and by careful application Of the fine
properties Of well selected Cocoa, Mr.. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with delicateIy
favored beverage which may save us many
heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the judcious use Of
gradually built up until strong enough to resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds Of subtle
wherever there is weak point. We may escape
many a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well for
titled with pure blood and a properly nourished
frame. Civil Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in half pound tins by grocers, labeled thus:
JAMES EPPS & CO., Homeopathic Chemists,
alb tIl&W1Y london. ENGLAND.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

Persons afflicted with chilblains, so
troublesome to many, viii find q pleasant
and permanent cure in Salvation Oil 25c.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

Black Dress Goods counter
is the spot where the ladies
are sure to stop. Be sure and
see that pile of black all wool
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
Arty 9nnds.

EVEN Mcintyre
& Go.
SS7 and aaS Chapel Street..
Special Values.
1000 yards Checked and
Striped Outing Flannels, SC );
worth Ioc. d
20 patterns Orkney" Suit
ings, 36 in. wide, effects wool,
at I2Hc, worth I7c.
$50 64 Fancy Chenille Ia.
BILE Covers, good designs.and
quality, eSc, worth $1.5o.
100 pieces 36 inch Spotted
Drapery Muslins, for chamber
curtains. These make very
pretty and inexpensive drapery
when the 4 inch or 6 inch
muslin ruffle is attached to
side and bottom. 25c yard.
70 pieces 36 inch irridescent
Dress Fabrics, in every con-
ceivable combination !; are
worth soc, our price only 3ec.
100 dozen a button Suede
Ladies Gloves, in tans, modes
and greys, at soc, worth 75c.
IS dozen S hook "Foster,"
in tans, greys and black, at
75c, usually sold for $1.oo.
200 dozen Taffeta Gloves,
at 25c.
1000 packs of Perfection
Playing Cards, gilt edges and
fine, smooth card. 1oc pack, 3 ]
for 25c,
Columbia Souvenir Spoons,
coin silver, 25c each.
Another lot of those 200
yards Black Linen Thread for
SC spool. -.-. -.
Stockinette Dress Shields
SC pair. ..@
Return Railroad Fare to all
out of town patrons allowed
on purchases of $1,000.
EVEN MCINTYRE & CO.,
S37 and 839 Gh.psl Street,
New Haven, ct.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

need reliable silk warp Hen
rietta dress, we carry complete
lines of Priestly's and Ecroyds',
the best makers in the world.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

Storm Ser
f |ges at 800
/ per yd !; reg
ular price is
snc If VOL
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
1r1y Goods.

Howe & StGtsOn.
Everybody delighted with
styles and prices in our cloak
room. You are sure to find
something to please you. This
/ week we are
selling a La
i s6.es. dies Cape
| made from
cloth, handsomely trimmed !;
colors black, tan and navy ;
$5.e8, worth $500.
Dress Goods are selling
freely. We never saw any
thing like it. You will be sure
Ito make a
80 cents selection
when you
per yard see those
plaids and stripes at 3oc yard.
The manufacturers price has
been 42Hc per yard.
Black Dress Goods counter
is the spot where the ladies
are sure to stop. Be sure and
see that pile of black all wool
lStorm Ser
se'cents ges at 3oc
per yd reg
per yard ular price is
-5oc. If you
need reliable silk warp Hen
rietta dress, we carry complete
lines of Priestly's and Ecroyds',
the best makers in the world.
This is emphatlcally lace
season. We are showing spe-
cial values in all the new goods,
viz Point
1oc Applique,
to SO so Chantilly,
per yd Oriental,
-. Point de
Paris, Bourbon, Point Bur-
CESS etc, from 1oc to So, so
per yard: --e =. ..
Dress Trimmings. Every
dress5requires some trimming.
We cali attention to our large
assortment
&c of gimps and
to $500 braids from
per yard. erc +o tr ~
-per yard.
Also Baleros in all colors at
our usual low prices.
Have you seen our Ladies'
Percale Shirt Waists, with the
ruff1e front, at 49c?
HOWe&StetSOn.
767-71 Chapel Street,
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

Dress Goods are selling
freely. We never saw any
thing like it. You will be sure
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

plaids and stripes at 39c yard.
The manufacturers price has
been 42Hc per yard.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

cloth, handsomely trimmed
colors black, tan and navy /;
$5.e8, worth $500
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05
MORNING, APRIL 5. 1893

being ., ,2Oe, 600 spindles In the whole coun-
try, of which 1,50s, 900 are credited to New
England, Massachusetts, having almost
seven millions of the twelve millions or so
Of spindles now In New England.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-05

/ to make a
selection
| when you
| see those
Ifne wool
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21

'Mr. Cobb Of Alabama will please say few
words to us now" said the toastmaster The
member from Alabama pretended to be some
what embarrassed at being called upon SO I'M
expectedly, and in plaIntive tone he inquired:
"Mr. Speaker, where are we at?''
"You are probably at the beginning of a very
good speech said Mr.. Parker quickly, and it
soon proved that he was about right.
Mr.. Cobb said that he had heard 70 much of
Washington that he feared they had forgotten
that there was such state as Alabama He
came from the state Of the magnolia. from the
state that is BEING developed to such marked
degree by the union of the north and the south
Mr.. Cobb said that in his opinion the best
interests Of the District could only be subserved
by some system Of home rule. He was in favor
of the District Of Columbia being represented
by member in Congress. The country as a
whole could neverexpend too much upon WASH
ington, forit is the capital of this broad land it
is the city Of the nation. it belongs to Alabama
as much as to itself. 'Your interests are nv
interests. the interests Of Washington are the
interests of my state, and want to say that as
Washington grows SO will the nation grow: but
really think that she will never reach her true
greatness until she has more Of share in her
own government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21
DIED.

BREapE Eo. On Friday fsgry II ;tl:,s
OF this citv. aged forty eight years.
Funeral viii take place from Geier Bros. undertsk-
day at 3 All friends invited 70 attend. the buth
ers in articuiar.
am. Mis- ELLEN II CToCkEE' wife o. the LAT.
Lott W. Croker. in the seventy fourth year Of her
Funeral service. at the residence Of VIM. \: Bel;
Gl5 Florids ayenn. northwest. ON ""d instant q!
O'Clock a m. ELIZABETH. wife of Charles Cursis.
Funeral from her late residence eo4o 7th -trset
northwest. on Wednesday February - at II O'Clock
FrsE- In Washington: on sunday, February 10,
William Fuse q Mashnsoh sSs da ssis OF
Of Catherine and the late Owen Murphy OF Baltimore.
Mass Of requiem at the cathedral in Baltimore
MsSdnssdaS February ?, sScoek IA r'sns.
waar f sr x i Ts6SaR6 E %dGs "
her
MAcA. The remains Of JOHN MACK. who died at
ovet cemetery 3 O'Clock "Wednesday. February q.
Mr E IL E'S.s rf Widow 81 IL ss Ia. It
Owen MeCs ~, at - jackson street northeast.
23 u $50 a m, Requiem mass a 81 Aleysius'
Church at o O'Clock sharp. Friends in,tted g at
MORAN. The remains of ELLEN MORAN viii
Re taken TON ne ,sns and nt,rrsd n.da.sa1.
vet cemetery.
MYER, In London, Ensl.nd. Saturday even
MYER. rsiici of the late Gen Albert j. Myer.
REtP spddsRny t an fs e, e, 20 ls Mr.
in the sixty fourth yesr 81 her aye
Faner.l from ne re.,dsnse q her -on-in:aw. "a
Relatives and friends OF the family are respectfully
invited 10 attend.
1888. after long and PAINFUL Illness MAhf sAiEh.
an a - IN AL - D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21

Representative. G. Richardson Of Tennessee,
another member Of the House District commit
tee, was called upon when Mr.. Cobb had fin
ished his talk. In all the years that he had
been in Congress. said Mr.. Richardson. he had
not learned so much Of the needs of Washington
and Of her people as he had during the two
years that he has been on the District commit
tee. but he did want to say that SO long as he
is in Congress he intended to work for the best
good Of Washington and her people. He had
voted for all the steam railroads that had sought
to enter the city; he had voted for almost every
street railroad that wanted charter, and this
he could say although he had not a single street
car ticket in his pocket. As for q bridge across
the POTOMAC. II had not yet materialized. but
he thought that in this there were some per-
sonal reasons. 1t would make access from
the south altogether too easy. As it is
now, he said. there were several people
in his district who would like to get into his
place in Congress, and he did not see the sense
Of making things too easy for them. ANY prop
osition to build bridges to the north would re-
ceive the unanimous approval Of members from
south OF the Potomac. What he did want to
see. however, was . systematic opening up Of
the streets Of the city 30 that they would not
stop at the boundary. He wanted to see the
city have . chance to continue to grow to such
point that Baltimore would be q mere suburb
ON the north Of N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-21
Pk1cE LIST BLACK HOSE.
SPRING, 1898.

Ladies' Cotton, plain and ribbed. CSC to 7ic.
LADIES' Isle. plain and ribbed. Doe to 81. 80.
Ladies'. with lace work. 49c to Sl.9S.
Ladies' Extra Size. cotton 43c to 7jc.
Ladies' Extra Size. Isle. gSc TO 81. As.
Ladies' Opera Length. cotton. 40 to Csc.
Ladies' Opera Length. lsie. 9Sr to 81. As.
Ladies' Plated SILK. 75c to $l.2J.
Ladies' Spun Silk. 81. d to S1.9S.
Ladies' Best Silk. 81. - TO 81. 9S.
Ladies' Heavy Silk So 10 to 81 49,
Ladies'. with lace work. 9S: to 81 IS
Ladies' Opera Length. silk. 81 eS to b o.
Ladies' Silk Tights. with feet S3. p to 3D.
Chidren's Cotton. plain and ribbed, 25c to 81 25.
Children's Iisie. plain and ribbed I5c to BIC.
Childrens Silk. plain and ribbed GOc to $2.9S.
eIDirect importation of wholesale quantities when
coupled with cash business assures lowest possible
prices to put In other words best possible quail
tiles for the prices Thus it is the Pxais Royal buyer
requests critical Inspection. feeling assured that
com pdrison Of qualities and prices will show that the
Palais Royal Is to be headquarters for Fast Blac
Hose during 1893. in past years.
The great variety is also important feature in
favor of the Paais Royal. Among the 1893 importa-
tons to be on first view tomorrow are the Sea
Island Cotton Hose. which can be by those with
the most tender feet. While much softer than Isle
Sea Island Cotton is as light In weight and III
brilliant The quality stockings for which you will
usually be charged 75c lie here at only 5Oc pair.
Another indication of superior variety and quality
Rchelieu Ribbed Stockings with IT, ribs all the way
to the toe. That's unusual when Only DC a pair Is
asked.
4hEN will note that asking PIC pair for
Fancy Cotton Socks identical to those usually sold at
p cents. Fire instead U Jour pd,rs for 81. And
note the window 4 led with Half IL sc marked only
l3c par. Note quality. then will the Price be a sur
prise 70 those who purchase uiere the merchant RAYS
as much at EhOlesale as IRE charge at rsta,L
THE PALAIs ROYAL.
Cor 10Th at and Parma ava