Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-25


The little packages are done up air tight in
the prisons. Last September 100, 600 doses
were sold n Bengal. This is to stay the
ravages of Indian fever. There Is touch
of nationalism about the plan.
They are Catching ON" in Japan. The
following advertisement appears In q
Toxic paper: IA young lady wishes to
get married. She very IL beautiful, has a rosy
face, which is surrounded by dark curly
hair. Her eyebrows show the form of the
pretty. She is also very rich, well-read
enough to admire the flowers in the day
time at the side of a life companion, or at
night to sing of the stars in heaven. The
man whom she will choose must also be
young, handsome and well educated, and
be ready to share the same grave with her.
The Marquis de Rays, a remarkable
French character, who has just died, ia
said to be the man who suggested to Al
phonse Daudet his smusing "Port-Taras
CON-" The marquis conceived the Idea of
forming a colony at Port Breton, in
Ooeanis. With the aid of fsllsoious circu
lars he succeeded in obtaining funds for
the realization of his fantastic enterprise.
Unfortunately, he put most of them into
his own pocket, and spent the remainder
in sending to the imaginary colony num-
ber of his victims, who died there of star
vation. Prosecuted for swindling he was
sentenced to five years imprisonment.
Reports from New Zealand say that the
new woman suffrage act ia working we'll.
An election has just taken place, and for
the first time all the women of tbs country
voted on an equality with the men. The
candidates had committees of women as
we'll as men. and the members of the wo-
mems committees were as keen as the
Oldest electieneers in bringing voters of
their own sex to the polls. They saw to 1t
that any woman having baby was reliev-
ed of family cares while recording her
vote. The result of the voting was that
the existing government was returned to
power by an overwhelming majority,
showing that the women of New Zealand
have an appreciation of the party that en-
frsnchised them.
The breaking up Of Worlds fair struc-
lures has in one respect proved godsend
to the poor of Chicago. In Jackson Park
there were recently 1000 wagon loads of
excellent frewood which the officials were
glad to get rid of. The Chicago Relief and
Aid Society obtained permission to cart
the wood away, and put up the following
sign on the park fence near the Sixty
second Street gate: "Free Wood for the
Poor" Any person with horse and
wagon is now admitted to the park and
allowed to take away all the wood his
wagon will hold, the only condition being
that he shall present a permit from the
society. The pile of debris through which
the wood is scattered has length of 300
of 12 feet. 1t consists of baskets, boxes
and barrels. The man In need of fuel has
only to delvs in this pile to get as service
able kindling wood as could be found any
where. The applicants are foreigners for
the most part, and judging from their
TbSscu COAts ANU pluCueo Aaoos taoy Couio
get the means of warmth for their families
nowhere else.
A big and long enduring hoax has come
to an end in Paris. In 1890 an advertise
ment appeared stating that deceased
Russian princess left million francs to be
given to the person who would remain one
year and day in the little chapel over her
tomb in Pere Lachaise and watch her body,
which was in q glass coffin. The watcher
should see nobody during the time he or
she remained in the chapel and should not
even speak to the servant that would be
employed to supply the refreshments. Cam
didatss were politely requested to commu-
nicste with the superintendent of the GEM
etery. That unfortunate functionary soon
found himself deluged with letters from
fools in all parts of the world. including
| one journalist belonging to the Asso-
ciated Press of Chicago, who declared
himself ready to take the job, as it
seemed far preferable to "the kill
ing work of news gatherer."
Paragraphs began to appear in the papers
stating that several intrepid watchers had
already abandoned the task on account of
the uneasiness of the dead princess. In
other words, she had a disagreeable habit
of getting out of her glass coffin end walk
ing about in her shroud. Then the wag or
wags increased the ante. Five million was
tie next sum offered through the press.
Letters poured with increased volume upon
the unfortunate superintendent, some OF
them from women. Nearly every town in
the United States and Canada was ably
represented among the many men of letters
who contributed to this wondrous pile. II
is almost too bad to dip the wings of {
canvasbaok cansrd that few 80 long and 81
far. But 1t has turned out, just in time te
save the superintendent of Pore Lachais'
from going crazy, that the Russian prin
cess, the little glass coffin, and the gener
GUS bequest never existed, and that thu
tomb which was supposed to contain hel
interesting and restless remains really be
longs to French family named De Beau
jour.