Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-10


 granulated cork and bitumen pressed into blocks, which are laid like bricks or wood paving. The special advantage of the ma terial lies in It's elasticity. In roadways it furnishes @ spendid foothold for horses, and at the same time almost abolishss the noise which is such an unpleasant feature of city traffic. It Is used In Australia with good results.
 The danger from grade crossing of rail road trains and electric oars has led to the adoption of @ new device which is being introduced by way of experiment in Cleve- land, and which Is said to give excellent results. A switch in the street car line is set SO as to normally side track the car about seventy five feet from the railroad track unless the conductor goes ahead and throws the switch, which he cannot do without going to e placs from which he can look up and down the tracks.
 Lord Bonnet, who has just started on an evspgslizing tour with Dr. English, Is the only surviving son of the Earl of Tanker vile. This young noblemsn was trained for the navy and had 6 spell of servios in the Rifle Brigade, but his religious instinots early developed themselves. His first achievement was to conduct mission in the grounds of Chillipgham, where he had MT. Moody, the evangelist, for chief at- traction. Lord Bonnet has fine bsrytone voice and Is good musician. The singing department of the present mission is to be his special care.
 Automatic slot machines for the supply of hot water were put up in the streets sll over Paris few months ago. but they have not proved 8 success. Their pur- pose was the supplying of hot water to people too poor to afford fire in their homes at all times. For one cent the machine was supposed to deliver fourteen pints of water at a temperature of 140 de- grees Fahrenheit. But the machines have mostly delivered cold water, and often nothing whatever. The Municipal Coun- oil has ordered the proprietors to put them in order or remove them from the streets.
 The corporation of London has deter mined to spend sum not exceeding $5, 900 in extending hospitality to the delegates of the Young Mems Christian association, commemorate the jubilee of that institu tion. One of the "twelve young men" who met together and started this associa- tion in @ small room in St. Psul's Church yard-now close on fifty years ago-is still living, in the person of G. Williams. The Young Mems Christian association now possesses in the United Kingdom s43 branches, numbering S7, 464 members. Taking the world at large, 1t is stated that there are s. .45s branches, with a member ship of half million of people.
 Lord Hannen, the distinguished English judge whose death was recently sn- nounced, was known as a very stern and strict ruler of his court; no man dared take liberty with him. and he was never known to be hosxed but on one occasion. A iuryman, dressed in deep mourning, serious and downoast in expression, stood up and claimed exemption from service on that day as he was deeply interested in funeral of q gentleman at which 1t was his desire to bs present. "Oh, certainly" was the courteous reply of the judge, and the sad man went. "My Lord," inte.- posed the clerk as soon as the ex juryman had gone, "do you know who that man Is that you e1emptedp "No." "He Is sn undertaken"
 The upper Yukon river in Alaska is at tracting more California gold seekers than ever before. It is said that the miner who goes up there with proper outfit, and is prepared to endure the rigors of the clim- ate, is sure of making good wages and re- turning, if he is thrifty, with sonsidera- ble sum of money. No prospect of fsbul. ous "strikes" Is held out, however. The other day party of miners left San Fran cisco in schooner for Cooks Inlet, Ales- ks. There were fifteen men in the party, and two of them were accompanied by their wives. They took along, besides an abundant supply of provisions, @ COW, a horse, and two dogs. None of the miners | expect to be back inside of seven months, and some of them not for e year or more. The latter intend to explore the remotsst parts of the Yukon. The majority, how ever, will stop at Cooks Inlet. Last fall much flake gold was found there, and alec nuggets at the depth of six feet. Some of the miners in the placers reported that the gold averaged four cents pan, and that ss high as $100 ard S110 day had been made to the man. The mining was all done by the crude banning process, but those who have just left San Francisco will introduce sluiee-boAss.
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