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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

nal guard house Of brown stone, A portion Of the unsightly potato tield in front Of the prison is being tilled up to the level of the walk and will make a stretch of beautiful lawn. i.w.
 The old barn of an officers room about the entrance has been renovated and cut into q number of individual rooms and bath room put In.
 Beyond the lofty reach of iron bars opposite the entrance the main block of cells stands metamorphosed. The block has been repainted and white washed. The old ''prison odor" has vanished into thin air. Screen doors have been put on some of the cells. In the yard enclosure to the right is the new execution house which will re- ceive as its first inmate Murderer John cronin. unless the board of pardons in- tervenes to save the slayer of Skinner. Near 1t stands the coal house newly re- plenished with thousand tons Of coal. Beyond this is the new barn. complete ly equipped with the most modern practical devices. including patent swinging managers for horses and au- tomatic stanchion locks for cattle. Probably the most interesting of Mir. Woodbridges Improvements Is the new piggery. This stands on the edge of the river bank on the site of the old building. It is n genuine curiosity. It contains a cook-house from which will start on a cable one hundred and seven- ty-five feet long buckets of hot swill which slide automatically each into its own trough. Each pen has a window, and 1t is opened by cord reaching to an aisle down the center by q simple lever device constructed by one of the convicts.
 In the building Is a six hundred pound porker named Juno, the pride of the warden's heart.
 Hitherto pork has been bought in Chicago, but now a saving of many hundred dollars year will result. The slaughtering. cutting up. trying. etc., will be done by prisoners under super vision of competent foremen. The floor of the building consists of two inches of brick "grouted" with a top surface of two inches of cement. The west side of the piggery will be kept for breeding sows. The east side Is for or dinary porkers.
 In one portion of the building Is a huge oak. The structure was built di- rectly around the trunk of the tree, but in such way that 1t does not touch the bark. Some seventyflve hogs are already in the building, and on its con- pletion, in a week, from seventy-five to one hundred more will be added.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

Daintily made as to throat and shoul- der ornamentation Is the blouse of this picture. It is made of ivory white taf
 feta striped with maize and garnished with butter colored tulle lace. It has fitted lining and fastens in the center The silk Is gathered to the plain yoke, which Is covered with draped lace, and laid in pleatss and pulled yinto epuffs. The back is fitted and also the sides, but the fulness of the front breadths is laid in pleats in the waist and fin ished with a bow of the same material. Lace epaulettes and satin rossttes adorn the tops of the sleeves, and the plain collar is finished by a bow of striped taffeta. k #. s.,-
 So many chiffon draped bodices are offered that it must be that the rather fluffy fashion is to hold. Hut 1t is rank extravagance to buy 8 new draped bod ice of this kind. It is.better to take ad. vantage of the vogue the fashion has and crape a bodice made of otherwise too faded silk with chiffon which is worn to crumply conditionI Der haps. A great many fashiors have much excuse when used tor make. .1yefi that really should not be sencour3 3Bed for the making up of new gowns '
 l FIoREYTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
SOME WRo WILL BEHUBr,

The sugar beet growers and the beet sugar makers of California, Utah, Ne braska and Virginia, do not think much of the new tariff law, and no wonder Under the influence of the bounty feature of the Mckinley law they have done we'll. For instance, at Chino, Cal ifornia, is the largest beet sugar plant in the country, and last year one-third of the beet sugar product of the coun- try was made there. The factory was erected in 1890, and the people of the surrounding district were encouraged to raise sugar beets. The first year 2,25O acres of beets were sown. the second year 4,OOO acres, and 5000 acres has since been the average. The factory pays the farmers $3.5O per ton for beets testing 12 per cent of sugar, and forty cents additional for each additional per cent of sugar. The result has been a very prosperous industry. The number of tons of beets harvested last year was 51,9S6. and the amount paid to the growers was $2OS,S12. The value of land | has been greatly increased. The yield runs from $5S to $7O per acre, less the cost of seed and labor, which is figured at s1675. Interviews with some of the l growers show that the industry is a de. cided success as 1t concerns them. Some men who rented farms and had nothing to begin on have become forehanded ir four years. Two brothers have paid fol their farm in three years, and last veal made a clean profit of $1,377. One farmer rented thirty-six acres, from which h,
 sold s3,1s9 worth of beets last year ant
 made a net profit, deducting all rem
 and expenses, of $1,2S1.
 Of course this cheering condition o
 things can't continue under the nev
 law. But the free trade professors argu
 that the protection that makes peorl
 prosperous is deadly wrong.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
THE DEFEAT OF BRECKINRIDGl

THE DEFEAT OF BRECKENRIDGE.
 It is generally believed that God di- rects the affairs of this whirling world which He created and caused to whirl, but nobody except perhaps a few theological students who are in their first year in the seminary, know just how and in what way He does it. Some interesting food for thought con- corning this matter is furnished by what took place in the Ashland (Ken- tucky) congressional district Saturday, | where and when Colonel w. c. P. Breckinridge was not nominated, and where and when his chief opponent, W. c. Owens, was.
 The people of the district have been deeply stirred by the contest, and some of those who were fighting for the honor and the morality of the district felt that they needed all the help they could get. So on Saturday morning there was meeting in the chapel of Morrison college, at Lexington, to ask the help of God. Professor McGarvey prayed, asking "Him who watches the affairs of nations and men to relieve the people of this district from that which we dread, so that all our people and those around about will be glad tc know what we have done." And the Rev. Dr. w. F. w. Bartlett prayed as follows: we supplicate Thee and thank Thee that Thou hast put it into the hearts of the people to come to- gether here in prayer. Oh, that w may pray real prayers! We feel this to be- a serious and solemn moment We are burdensd with great responsi
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
IMPROVING THE PRISON.

Warden woodbridrs's Work Within |
 Oacsrs' QuArters Reno-
 vated and Divided Into Rooms-Other
 Improvements.
 From the Hartford Post.l
 Those who have not seen the state prison since 1t passed into the charge of Warden Woodbridge would De sur prised at the numHSr of changes Intro duced within a, yesr. 4 broad nsm concrete walk isId6 from the street td the main entran66ess passing n octsso'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

If is said that a number of Moham- medan missionaries are about to be dis matched to Africa at the sultans pri- yate expense to convert the blacks, and thus create a barrier to the spread or European power in the dark continent. Mohammedan emissaries have alreaoy made very numerous converts in the heart of Africa. and their proselytes are found to be very much less accessi- h,e to Christian teaching than the na- lives who retain their aboriginal fetichism.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

The Congresationalist favors the coinage Of half-cent piece, as there are many things which could be pur- chased with such a coin, and 'the smaller the unit coin of a nation the greater are the habits of economy Of the people" But 1t finds one strong ar gument against 1.-the contribution box
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
The Minstrel and tho Khan.

Charles F. Howell in the Overland Magazine A minstrel once, as chance befell, Happened where the Mosem Tartars dwell Under the walls of princely pile He sang his song; yet grieved the while, Thinking how very fine 'twould be To reign Khan of Tartary.
 Genghis, Khan of Tartary,
 Weary with ruling his kingdoms three, Looked from his towers, that echoed OCT The YensePs sullen roar,
 And saw the bard in the court below, "Allahw he sighed, that were so, A man of merrie minstrelsy, Instead of Khan of Tartary."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

Samuel A. Kerr of New York pro- noses a rather interesting theory to ac- count for some of the startling phenom- ena of great forest fires, especially the fashion in which they sometimes pro- ceed by great leaps from place to place. as well as the astonishing rapidity with which considerable areas burst Into flame. He says that the vast quantities of turpentine, resinous gums and vola- .;,e oils in the nine forests are volatilized by the heat, driven forward by the cyclone in advance of the fire and burst irto flame as soon as they encounter fla yorable conditions.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

England has just adopted the ber'''- lon system of minute snthropohe'fio measurements for the Identification or criminals, in addition to Herscnelfs hn- ger print system. which MT. frahc'S C;al.on has made generally known.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
FASHION NOTES.
Round the BOdice's Top.

Collet is the word now being used to cover any sort of an elaboration for the whether it be collar, yoke, a tiny half jacket, or a bewildering combination of them all. The usual collet is circular at the back and the front turns away in pointed revers from yoke of contrasting material and color. Large lace collars are much worn, and the girl with a madonna face and wide low forehead from which smooth hair rolls, will. wear hers of fine muslin merely hemmed, like wid- ow's collar, but wider The other sort of girl will have none of that kind in hers, not if she is wise.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17
Notice.

We eennnot accept anonymous or return re ,ccted communications. In el cases tho pnne h,t.a Sf the ritcr will Do required, not ior puoHeA' lion hui ns a guarantee of good fnith.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

Awhile ago members of the Salvation army in Glasgow reported that on Saturday evening they watched eight saloons and counted the number of Vis- itors. There were 2,3OS men and 365 wo- men who entered in the course of a single hour. Furthermore, they exam ined the records of the criminal courts and found that 67,OOO women had been brought before them on the charge of drunkenness, disorderly conduct or per sonal assault, and more than 13,OOO con- yicted. The result of this report made quite a sensation in the city, and the churches have been reused.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

The Baltimore News very properly urges renewed efforts in raising money for a monument to Francis Scott Key, the author of "The Star Spangled Ban ner." "The promters of the enterprise" 1t says, "propose to erect in Patterson park a tall shaft to the memory of the poet who gave to the United States it's national anthem. The monument would overlook the Patapsco and Fort Mo- Henry, the scene of the stirring events of the month of September, 1914, as well as the battlefield of Patapsco Neck, which has, somewhat strangely, gone into history as the battle of North Point, and would stand upon the very ground where the defenders of the city threw up breastworks on what was then known as Loudenslager's Hill to repel the invaders. The monument would silently teach it's patriotic lesson to every person who approaches Balti- more over the two great railroad lines the Baltimore and Ohio and the Penn sylvania-as we'll as to all who come to the city on craft from the Chesapeake Bay"
 Within q short time the separate sys- tenn of Imprisonment for incorrigibie conEictswili be established in the Mas
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

When horses are done away with" said the Funny Boarder, what will be- come of the people who want to ride hobbies?" That's easy" answered the Cheerful Idiot. They will ride the wheels In their head."-Indianapolis Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

In the London Pioneer Club for Wo- men, to which all the "advanced' wo- men belong, there Is simple device for !eveling all the members, irrespec- tive oe their rank and title. Members are known by numbers instead of names. On joining each woman is given Q number, based on the order of her membership, and to some extent she is known by the number, although ad- dressing a person by her name is not prohibited. No 2,9O3 may be a countess on a duchess, but being an "advanced'' woman, she is not vain of her worldly position and would much rather be known by the numerals than by hel title.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-09-17

Within q short time the separate sys- tenn of Imprisonment for incorrigible conEictswill be established in the Mas,
The evening world., 1894-05-26
|DENT|FIER SUMNER AGAIN.
This Time He Offers Inducements
to Practical Man with $4,000.
He Has an Orange Grove In Florida
with a Familiar Name.

Perrin II. Sumner. the Great Ameri.
can Identiher." so-called because he was
sure that n man who committed suicide
in the Getty House. Yonkers. three
years ago. was his Uncle Edgar" and
that another man who sometime after.
wards committed suicide In the Astor
House, this city. was his self-same
"Uncle Edgar" and who has figured
in some peculiar orange-grove deals, Is
again before the public. The following
advertisement appeared this morning:
A PRACTICAL MAN wanted TO go TO Florida
who will loan 2,0Oo on and take charge O
improved property worth 10000; extra Induce
mcnts will be given right man
SUMNER, 81 Nassau st
Wondering whether the property men.
toned in the advertisement was any.
thing like the one near Starke Bradford
County, Fla, for which Christian Saan.
wallt. the toy dealer. OF 3i7 Palisade
avenue, Jersey City, gave his S2,0Ot
store to Sumner several months ago and
then raised a kick because the property
was not up to Summers representations
an Evening World" reporter called a,
the Great Identifer's' Office and asked
to be told all about II.
Tremendous bargain" said Mr.. Sum.
ner. ITS an orange grove. Three
hundred and sixty acres. Fine fourteen
room mansion. Persimmons. Spanish
bayonets, corn. string beans, tomatoes
Anything and everything. and l,OOt
orange trees worth SO apiece. All ir
fun bloom, and there's a specimen one
SO saying. Mr.. Sumner pointed to
se,ni-pstrlhed orange on hsf desk.
" Wh.re is this magnificent estate?'
asked tho reporter.
Have You ever been in Florida ?' de
mandsd the " identifler" eyeng his in
terrogator suspiciously. before replying
" No"
Well, the estate, sir, is near starke
Bradford County, Fla
What are the extra inducement Is
spoken of III your advertisements
asked the reporter
Well, It's this way. replied Mr.
Sumner. 81 own half of those 800 acres
Another party. owns the other half.
you pay the 5000 for the privilege o
farming and reaping the half ber eft ou
of my half, you will enjoy the right t
purchase the other partys half for an
other $1,000.
But I must have the 5000 before th
end Of this week. Then I'll take yo'
down ana show you the place. You
money will be secured. You need no
fear about that. III give the first mort
gage as security for it,"
The evening world., 1894-05-26
Coming Events,

Thirty-tth annual Commencement OF the Cooper
Union Institute this evening In the large hall
Entertainment and reception Of the Hous,on
Literary Society tomorrow afternoon at LexinE-
ton Assembly Rooms
Lemon squeeze" and reception OF the Emma
Lazarus Society this eyninG at Arlington Hall
1928 St Marks place.
The class day exercises Of the University OF the
CITY OF New York will be held In the Madison
Square Concert Hall Monday evening.
Annual reception OF the Washington Socia, Cir.
ele tomorrow evening at the Cafe IogelIng
Second avenue and Ftfty-seventh street
Tn. E, d Harper Republican Club viii give q
hmokins concert at the clubhouse $50 willis
avenue. Monday evening. Professional talent has
been secured for the occasion.
Ellsworth Post g. O, A r. will hay. me.
mortal services tomorrow evening In the Car
mel Bsp,is, Church, One Hundred and twenty
third street, east ot Third avenue
The Lady Rose Society. a charitable
strawberry festival at Terrace Garden wednesdaT
evening for the beneht 0. the charity Fund
Annual picnic o; the Jumei Club ot Washing
ton Heights. at Cosmopolitan Casino. One Hun
1red and slSty-n'nth street and Amsterdam ave.
nue., Tuesday evening,
held BY the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan
Asylum Society "Wednesday afternoon at the In.
ultuton, Amsterdam avenue and one Hundred
and Thirty.siNth street
| The Metropolitan Orchestra under the t,r.e
ton OF Julius Lyons consisting ot sixty instru.
msntalist and some well.knoNn soloists viii
give concert tomorrow afternoon a, the Hors
| TOT Aged and Innrm Hebrews Tor .Ee entere !.
| ment Of the inmatea
Rev. A H. Mckinney. Ph D.. pastor olive,
Chapel Second street, near Second avenue viii
deliver practical Gospel address at Young Men :
| Institute, ae222t Bowery. Tomorrow sft.rnoon on
How Old Are Your There viii also b, a short
men,. conducted b, ", & "H Ksmme1er. -''0n''A''
The evening world., 1894-05-26

The programme ut Gravesand to-day II
not especially attractive. despite the fact
that the Great American Stakes and the
Maturity Handicap will he decided. The
American Is conceded on all sides
to be u gift for the Rupert pair. Coun-
ter Tenor and Gotham. and Don Alonzo
looks TO rave a mortgage on the Mntur-
lty Handicap. There Is race for maid
en- two-year- -olds, in which a number OF
unknown quantities start.
The opening scramble will be interest
ing chiefly because OF the uncertainty
concerning tn. winner. Sullross. Long
Beach, Watterson, Oporto. Enfield and
Ascot will go well In the second race at
mile and sixteenth The closing
evert should also he worth looking al
with Bitten, Herald and Ed Kearney
named as starters The track win be
heavy and holding. The entries and Sc
lectionS are as follows:
First Race. .--sweepstakes OF SIS each. with
81 900 added for three -olds and upward that
have run and not won at this meeting: sir fur.
Lang
The evening world., 1894-05-26
BASEBALL CHAT.

A total OF fourteen hits and twelve
runs Is surely evidence that any club
which makes that record in game
must have had its eye on the BALL
That's what New York did In the game
with Brooklyn yesterday One Of
Brooklyn's best twirlers was in the box
In Kennedy. and 1t was no trouble at a II
for Doyle, Ward and Davis to rap his
curves at Will. Murphy and Farrell
were the only ones in New York who
didn't get a hit. Kennedy preferring to
give them bases on balls.
The Brooklyns cross the bridge this
afternoon and play on the Polo Grounds.
Stein Is slated to send them over for
BxIne's boys, and Meekln or Westervelt
Manager Gus Schmelz, OF the Wash
ingfons. says he found Joe Sullivan very
erratic. and In Boston Thursday he gave
ten days notice OF release to him.
Tot, Murphys playing amazed the
Bostonians. Here's how Ed Stevens. OF
the Boston Herald. tries to explain 1t
all: 1T Is Murphy's shortness of stature
that makes plays seem very difficult and
ary in shortstops Of larger size. Still
there is no discounting the fact that
he Is great player; and, barring acci-
uents OF lilntsS, Is DOunu 10 make MS
mark In the professional arena"
A Chicago despatch to-day says: "E.
II. Decker. alias George w. Dlngley. the
ex-baseball player. Indicted on four
charges OF larceny and two of forgery.
pleaded guilty to one OF the charges OF
larceny yesterday and was sentenced to
the Chester penitentiary for two years"
The Catholic Protectory Band has come
to be tie customary attraction Satur-
days at the Polo Grounds when, of
course, there's game. The boys will
toot this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
ADJOURNED TILL OCTOBER.
New Jersey Legislature Passed the
County Judge Bill at I A. NJ.

TRENTON. n. j.. May 26-The Legis-
lature adjourned at 4 o'clock this morn
ing until noon on Oct. 2. recess OF four
months. This action could be taken only
when the messengers sent out for the
absent members OF the House returned
with Assemblymen Edwards, Murphy
and Salinger, who were wanted to make
up the thirty-one votes necessary to
pass the County Judge bill
The roll-call on the bill began at 10
O'Clock and continued until the secre-
taries tired Themselves out. Then Speak
er Holt sent out messengers after the
nbsentees.
The members In the meanwhile slept
In their chairs or occupied lounges In
the committee rooms.
After final roll-call Speaker Holt re.
signed and ex-Judge Cross was elected
TO HE place. Assemblyman Beekman
members Of the House, presented Mir
Holt with a diamond stud.
The evening world., 1894-05-26
MEMORIAL DAY SPORT.
Opening Of the Regular Season
of 0ut-of-Door Games.
Bicycling, Horse Racing, Rowing,
Baseball and General Athletics.
with Good Weather 1t Should BE a
q. Great Occasion.

There are three days in the year
which are regarded as red-letter occa-
aions by the lover OF outdoor sports.
These are Memorial Day. May 30: In
dependence Day. July 4, and Labor Day.
Sept 3. or these the greatest interest
IL centred In Memorial Day, for several
reasons. 1t practically marks the open
ing OF the Summer season of outdoor
sports. particularly rowing: 1t comes at
the time of the year when athletes.
oarsmen. cyclists and baseballists are at
home and can participate in the vari-
Gus events. consequently increasing the
entry lists. Furthermore. among the
entries are always a large number Of
college men. who are scattered all over
the country when the other two holt
days arrive. And still another reason
why the Memorial Day sports are more
enjoyable is that the weather Is gener-
ally all that could be desired
The list of sporting fixtures for next
Wednesday Is something enormous. and
covers a wide extent of territory. Meets
of different kinds are scheduled to take
place In the New England States. the
Atlantic States. the Mississippi Valley
and on the Pacific coast. No less than
thirty-seven bicycle meetings will be
held.
Locally. there will he enough going
on to provide healthful days outing
for everybody who Is SO inclined. Be
low will be found list of the different
events scheduled to take place In and
about New York:
BICYCLING.
IrynEt0p MlDs.n ~ - Road Rn'esS miles
Berxen Point IN. J.) Race Meet.
MoylanS smith Road Race New bedford. Mass.
ssu.h Orange IN: ~ Field Club Mea-
. Boston Division Spring Meet
Eimira IN. " Race Meet
Rome IN. " Race Meet. .''
Utica IN. W Race Meet
Worcester tMass) Race Meet.
BUFFALO Road Race
Railway q q. j., Race Meet
Jamestown IN. " Race Meet.
Atlantic city Race Meet.
ATHLETICS.
New New Jersey Athletic Club sos ssmss' including
Fresh.Air Club. Newfoundland. NJ j.. to
a &. s. II. games, s,en,on. Pa.
Pittsburg A. c. games
ROWING.
Harlem Regatta Association annual regatta,
Passaie River A. II. A. annual regatta. at
ioaa D. C. annual r.sa,,. a. Philadelphia.
At Brighten Beach.
Al Morris Park.
BASEBALL.
New York ~ Cleveland. at Polo Grounds, msrn.
ing and afternoon.
brooklyn va 81. Louis. at Eastern Park. morn
tng and afternoon
Princetou Va Harvard, At Cambridge.
u. Of p. Va Cornell. at Philadeph
N. ]. A. @. Va New York Law School. Bergen
eoht.
fSFF 4. SHOOTING.
New Utrecht Gun Club. at New Utrecht.
- LACROSSE.
At Bergen Psilt.
Thousands OF ball games are to be
played by teams Of boys and young men,
and II the weather IL fine the day should
be the greatest In the history OF Ameri-
can sports.