The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-21

A Kansas farmer is reported to have
lost a $500 diamond in a wheat field.
Many Kansas farmers have found dia
monds in a wheat field this year.
1t is said that the aggregate capital
stock advertised by Klondike gold min
ing companies amounts to 100000 900,
more than all the gold that is likely to
be taken out from the Klondike region
Tor many years. The Boston CONNER
cial Bulletin puts the possible yield at
$3.50, 100000
What can be done Is shown by the
fact that the Maine game commission
ers are rejoicing that there are now
more deer than sheep in the State, yet
the Oldest game commissioners say that
previous to 1880 he had never seen a
deer track in Maine, while now there is
big game in every county.
Rabbit hunting has been stimulated
In parts of Kansas by advertisements
of firms who offer to pay three cents
each for jack rabbit skins (half price
for damaged ones), three cents pound
for pieces, and five and half cents a
pound for cottontails. The fur is want
ed by hat manufacturers.
The Glasgow (Kentucky) Times tells
of negro who lives near Savoyard,
Metcalfe county, who is only eleven
years old. but has already mastered the
common school rudiments of education
and is away UP in algebra, geometry,
astronomy calculus and other higher
Branches. He is lightning calculator
and marvel in many respects. His
name is r. r. Thompson.
1t is related that a doctor at one of
The London hospitals was one day lee
turing to a class of medical students,
when he stopped and asked a question
which for some time none of them an
swered. But one man. who had never
answered a question before and was
looked upon as the fool of the class,
answered him correctly. The doctor
was astonished and stared at the man
In amazement. "You look surprised,
sir,'' said the student. $50 did
Balaam!" was the doctors sharp re-
ply.
There is convenient arrangement in
many railroad stations In Germany.
Passengers for suburban stations in
stead Of going to the regular ticket Of
flee and standing in line for several
minutes, sometimes so long that they
miss their train, can go to an auto
matte box and by dropping a coin
equivalent to the amount of the fare
can supply themselves with ticket
lin an instant. There are rows of these
boxes erected against the wall in con-
wenient locations. The name of the
town is painted in large letters, and un-
derneath the price of the ticket. Plat
form tickets for the convenience of those
TO the train are issued in the same
way.
Bishop S. G. Messmer (Roman Catho-
aic) of Wisconsin, thus explains why
he disciplined the members of Catho-
lie society for INDUCING in a ball:
t"There was no reason for having ball,
not to mention that such is not the
custom at Catholic conventions. 1t is
b most humiliating confession on the
part of Catholic society if they are
not able, under the favorable circum-
stances offered by any State conven-
ton, to provide for two nights enter
and more useful way than by a dance
1t shows serious lack of true Catholic
spirit when dancing party is to be the
browning of a State convention, nc
matter of what Catholic organization
while bishops, priests and the best iner
of the laity are striving to raise oul
Catholic people to higher and loftiel
plane in the pursuit of Catholic ideals
and the showing forth of the Christian
virtues"
The manufacture of steel barrels is
new industry lately established nea
London, England. The difficulty O
giving the steel sheet the ordinary bar
rel shape is overcome by easing tn
curved rolls at the ends so that the,
bear only in the middle, thus stretch
ing the metal at the center and form
Ing the barrel body complete, with tn
exception of shearing the ends straigh
ln special machine and welding tn
seam. The welding is done by electri
cally melting pieces of steel over tn
opening and hammering them down
the heads are cut in a circular shearin
machine, corrugated and dished in
four hundred-ton hydraulic press. an
Secured in place by a ring of meta
which is welded both to the end of tn