Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-17

people of Italy arc evidently no better of
than their rulers, who have just fosted
loan through the assistance of Germany.
Ephraim Bull, the originator, In oollabora-
tion With Nature, of the Concord grape, is
dying at his home In Concord, Asssaohu-
setts, from injuries received last autumn
by fall from ladder. Though eighty
seven years old, he was active until this
injury overlook him. He is poor, having
lost all his fortune in trying to introduce
a new grape that he originated several
years ago, and his friends are caring for
him. BE may soon be renewed to Home
for the Aged in Concord.
The Boston Journal pertinently says:
Considering the fact that our imports of
English cutlery have lately fallen OF so
per cent, 1t is not surprising that the
agent of the biggest concern In Sheffield
should be making an impassioned appeal
for the Wilson bill in the columns of the
Democratic newspapers. But 1t 10 little
odd that this one individual should ap-
parently carry more influence with the
ways and means committee than the hun
drsds of American cutlery men and their
thousands of operatives.
A queer story is going the rounds In Eu
rope. 1t is that Russia has purchased all
the monssteries on and around Mount
Athos, which have heretofore been occu-
pied by Greek monks who have gone else
where, their places being filled by mon In
cowls and gowns who ale really Russian
soldiers In disguise. When the proper
time comes these gsrrisons will lay aside
the garments of peace and religion and Will
rally forth in the uniforms and with the
arms and equipments of Russian soldiers to
fortify the harbors and command the road
stead in the interests of their government.
One of the most significant and interest
ing things In the Hawaiian correspondence
made public Saturday Is the letter of Mr..
Willis dated December Q, in which lie re-
ports that the Queens marshal, anticipst-
ing the restoration of the Qaeen, had pre-
pared list of her especial advisers Mr..
Willis was frank enough to tell who these
advisers were to be. This is what he said
of them in his confidential communication
of December 9: "The Americans, who for
over half century, held q commanding
place in the councils of State, are ignored,
and other nstionslities, English especially,
are placed in charge. If these lists had
been selected by Wilson himself no special
Importance would attach to them, but 1t
would seem from the facts that It is list
which has been approved after consulta-
ton with leading royalists and most prob
ably with the approval of the Queen"
Quite English, you know.
The results of numerous experiments
made with scientific care by Russian ply
siclan to determine what, II any, are the
physiological effects produced by music,
are thus summarized: can Influence on
the circulation of blood is noticed, the
pressure sometimes rising and sometimes
falling, though the action of musical tones
and pipes both on animals and men ex-
presses itself, for the most part, by In
creased frequency of the beats of the heart;
the vibrations in the circulation consequent
upon musical sounds coincide With changes
in the breathing, though they may also be
observed quite Independently of it; the
variations in the blood pressure are depsn-
dent on the pitch and loudness of the sound
and on tone color; in these variations of
the blood pressure, also. the peculiarities
of the individuals, whether men or lower
animals, are plainly apparent, and even
nationality, in the case of man, is claimed
to exhibit some effect.