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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-10
HOuse.

Immediately upon the assembling of the house yesterday morning the work of taking an aye and nay vote on the resolution paying the clerks s1,2oO for special services was taken up.
 MT. Frisbie asked that the roll call be postponed until there was larger at- tendance.
 The speaker ruled that unanimous consent would be necessary. This was given.
 MT. Butler of Middletown and MT. Frost of Norwalk were appointed on committee of conference on the general bicycle law.
 The house concurred with the senate in continuing to the next general as- sembly the bill providing that special licenses to sell intoxicating liquors shall be granted to reputable wholesale drug gists, the fee not to exceed $125.
 The house refused to pass a resolu- tion paying $100 to Horace Smith for expenses incurred in contesting the seat of Representative Andrews of East Haven. The resolution was defeated by strict party vote.
 General Frost of Norwalk said it has been customary to allow clerks $1,20O each for contingent expenses. When the resolution from the senate. fixing the date for final adjournment, June II, was read this afternoon, Judge Roraback offered an amendment fix ing the date next Saturday, June 12. Mir Wadsworth of Pennington sug- IContinued on Eifth pagaN
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COMNITTEE OF FIFTY,
Plans Formulated to Assist in the Con-
 solidation Election.

Twenty three members of the com mittee of fifty met last evening in the aldermanic chamber for the purpose of considering the plans by which the fore the voters in these districts in proper and an intelligent form. Frank c. Bushnell presided in the absence of
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George D. watrous, chairman

Professor George D. Watrous, chairman of the committee.
 Upon the suggestion of General Brad ley, the chairman asked Attorney A.. Mcclellan Matthewson to suggest some plan by which the object of the com- mittee could be consummated
 MT. Matthewson thought that 1t would be advisable to have a thousand copies of the consolidation act, together with a circular letter explaining the same printed and distributed to the voters Of the wards in which the elec- ton is to be held.
 James T. Moran moved that two committees be appointed. one for the purpose of making an abstract of the act and preparing a circular to be sent to the electors; the second committee to take charge of the work incident to the election.
 The finance committee is composed Of William A. Wright, George B. Martin, Edward F.. Bradley; committee to draft abstract and circular, George D. Wat rous, A. Mcclellan Matthewson, c. F. Bollman, A. B. Hill and James A. How arth.
 The following attended the meeting: Henry c. White, William A. Wright, L. H. Johnson, J. P. Peaker, A. B. Hill, George F. Newcomb, General E. E. Bradley, Charles F. Bollman, James T. Moran, Henry E. Norris, George D. Beers, Eli Whitney, Isaac Wolfe, Frank c. Bushnell, A. McC. Matthewson, Lor- en H. Stannard, Isaac M. Ullman, George D. Watrous, James J. Carr, George B. Martin, James A. Howarth, Joseph B. Hubinger, D. w. Blakeslee.
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NO INoRE4sE ON TEA AND BEER
Republican Finance Committee Recedes
 from Its Position.

Republican Finance Committee Recedes
 from Its Position.
 Washington, June 9.--The republican members of the finance committee will withdraw the amendments for an ad- ditional tax on beer and for the duty of ten cents a pound on tea. The press ure for the withdrawal of these amend ments has been very great and many republican senators have made decided stands against them. The formal ac- tion of the committee on the subject has not been taken, but the determination has been reached.
 The members of the committee are still in doubt as to what shall be done with increases on tobacco in the in- ternal revenue part of the bill, but there has been very great pressure to have these taxes reduced. The question of revenue is giving the committee con- siderable concern and if there should be a withdrawal of the increases on to- bacco as we'll as those on beer and tea the bill would not meet the needs of the government as a revenue pro- ducer. For this question it has been practically determined to make a bank check stamp tax and the question of additional revenue by means of sys- tenn of stamp taxes on beer has been under consideration. The committee Is considering these questions and endeav- bring to meet them as they proceed.
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Snow in Massachusetts.

Lynn, Mass, June 9.-There was a slight but well defined snow furry here shortly after noon to-day. The flakes quickly melted after reaching the ground. It was the first snow ever Recorded in this city in the month of June.
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HUMOROUS.

--"Your life has been ona :. reverses,' said the kind lady svn many answered Dismal Dawson, .,hon. n,' place I turn up git turned dow, ne'ery dianapolis Journal. in'
 And you broke off the o ment?" said one young man. ..ya Sase' not brutally, you know. But .es- aged it." "How2" "Told her man my salary is.'-Washington Star "na'
 Excited Traveler-"Get ma station in three minutes aud pll v. sue you five dollars!" Driver-"Cangs ssa it, sir; ye might bribe me, but ve "a o. 70 corrupt me horse. Detroit Free psa sau :
 Judge (to defendant)-"You ,sS' accused of having terribly beaten .. @'s night watchmen last night wS' 1"O tempted you to do this?" DefAnaaae My feeling of humanity, iudoe. a'' a cause for one night watchman ~ De clubbing would have been too mnols German Exchange.
 -Hayseed-'Where is the durn .. light in my room?" Hotel ClaTl S' "You will find the electric ligbt na. the window" Hayseed-"Do you mssa that old fish-hook in a glass caseS 'r turned the crank, and the fish-hook co. red-hot. Then I shut her off for foss it might bust. t."-Harper's Bazar.
 The sightseer was going thror., the prison. A liberal fee had procursa from the jailer many tales of the y.s; ous crimes of the prisoners. They had passed 72 cells, and, stopping befo,s the next, the sightseer said: And wbr was this poor wretch convicted?n Ina iailer paused. T never" said he, glap,. ing up at the number over the don, "speak of the crime of '73."-Harya,l Lampoon
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

-Malabar Syriac Catholics have been placed by Pope Leo under native vicars apostolic in place of Latin bishops.
 More than 250 young ladies have availed themselves of the privileges of the La Fayette home, founded in Paris by Dr. T. w Evans, of Philadelphia, for the benefit of his young countrywomen who come to Paris as students.
 Persons interested in the new Eng- fish Bible will take comfort in the fact that Dr. Paul Haupt, professor or Se- mitic languages in the Johns Hopkins university, who is supervising its pup lication, spent his vacation in Europe Tn consultation with various contrib utors.
 Miss Martha Ornstein, young Vii .nnese girl, is the winner of the com petitive scholarship at Barnard college this year. Miss Ornstein came to this country q year ago, unable to speak word of English. Tn the competitive examination her English paper was ex- ceptionally good-decidedly better than any offered by the American girls. She is only F.
 -.Rev. Father Horan, of Rumford Falls, Me, secured the necessary funds to complete his new church by announc- ing that it would be opened on certain Sunday, which turned out to be bitter cold day, and then preached a sermon so long that it's close was accompanied by the chattering of teeth all over the house. As if suddenly reminded that it was chilly, he remarked that it was cold indeed, and expressed his belief that the congregation would cheerfully contribute money enough to plaster the walls and put in Q furnace, passed the plate and got what he wanted.
 -Dr. Temple, the new archbishop of Canterbury, came near missing his ca- reer, according to London Truth. He began life as a teacher and became an examiner for the council of educa- tion A $4,0O0 principalship in train ing school becoming vacant, he applied for the place. and finding that clergy man of the Church of England was wanted, he took orders against his own inclinations and obtained the position. Later he gave it up to become a govern ment school inspector. Dr. Temples reputation was made as head master of Rugby school. from which he was taken to be made bishop of Exeter first and then of London.
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the question whether he. as the old man of the party, should not have done so. "I don't think" he said, "that we showed proper respect to the young lady to all go by a-looking o,roof the corner of our eye and nary man say ing word"
 The boys laughed, but Robert was serious.
 Then Biddy offered him wager. "I'lI bet you that get letter from that girl before you do."
 "Biddy, you're a fool" said Robert; that's sensible girl, and you beon so locoed with them correspondents in the Gizzard and Fist you don't know enough to know you'll never get let ter from a sensible girl. I'll take your bet, and if yeu don't get your letter in one month you got to do my work all winter"
 "Done," said Biddy.
 On reflection Biddy would not have offered such a wager. The beauty of
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A Recent Casabianca.

England has a boy hero who stood on the burning deck" He is 14-year- old Horace Conner, who, after being on
 the trading-ship Exmouth, was sent to the steamer Marine. The vessel caught fire in the Atlantic, and the crew were
 preparing to abandon her when the youngster arose and shouted: What's the use of going on like that, men? If we have to die, die like men, and Eng lishmen." That renewed the crew's courage, and they took the ship safely to the Azores. Young Conner burned his foot, and was so full of spirit as to pray the doctor to cut 1t off, but the physicians skill saved this draft on his courage. He is evidently the stuff that good sailors are made of. Tales of hero ism may have given him unduly ex- alted hardihood, but it was of the kind that stood the test of real danger and accomplished real good.-N. Y Tribune.
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A NEvER-FAiLlNG MAGNET
Why the Crowd Gathered and Rema,,..
 for the Show.

Why the Crowd Gathered and Rema,ros
 for the Show.
 For days beforehand the billboardso ., Queen City had been afame with post. CTS announcing the nature of an enter. tainment which was to take place m the outskirts of the city on the after. noon of June 12, and which wus her. aided as the greatest effort to which the professional entertainer could aspire.
 Great were the excitement and iov when the news became known, for what man had not cherished the fond hons that he would some day behold this wondrous sight?
 When the day came round the resi-. dents of Queen City turned out en masse and, with beaming faces that told of cares for the once forgotten, they repaired to the rendezvous on the out skirts of the city. Arrived there, they found a square inclosure of great area which had been boarded to height of some 20 feet, added to which, after one had been successful in the mad rush for admission, one beheld three-story brick house in the center of the incIO- sure. This house was all that the arena contained, and as every spectator made point of getting as close to it as poss- ble, it was evident that it was to figure prominently in the days spectacle.
 The grounds were quickly packed with an eager, surging multitude that impatiently awaited the happening ot what was destined to be the greatest event in Queen City's history.
 ''Hushi It has begun!" As the word is breathlessly passed, everyone is on tiptoe, with eyes riveted on the brick house.
 Five, ten, fifteen minutes pass. Dur ing this time the immense throns stands transfxed with awe and admra' tion.
 Then comes the rude awakening from that biissful repose; for the block and tackle have done their work, and as the fireproof safe disappears through sec ond-story window the mob breathes freely again and then sallies forth 10 continue the battle of life.-N. l. World.
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A Water Microbe.

One of the unaccountable phenomehd of the Black sea has lately been eN plained by the bacteriologists ana 'ne microbologists. Since time out of mem, ory it has been a well-known fact tha' there were no deep-sea fish in the poul of water mentioned. Away back iii isR' the scientists made an investigator and found that fish could not live at' greater depth than 100 fathoms Tn sa, water of the Black sea on account .. the presence of superabundance 7, sulphuretted hydrogen. Time anu again the waters we're stocked Wi'. deep-sea fish, but all died on account of the poisonous gas which was gen' erated in such quantities in those PO'. tions of the water which should ha's been their natural habitat. It "a' known that the gas was at the pot'OD. of all the trouble, but exactly WIG, the gas came from was what so puzlisa the investigators. The microbologse finally took the matter in hand anu recent observer now announces tnate'' gas is generated by the countless nun Der of microbes which make their non. in the ooze at the bottom. This fnlc'vs. decomposes mineral sulphates anu ps. been named Bacillus HydrosulIui'A' Ponticus.-St. Louis Republic
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PUMPKINS ON THE ROOF.
Queer Patch of Pie Fruit in a San Fran
 cisco Park.

Queer Patch of Pie Fruit in a San Fran
 cisco Park.
 In the Seven street park, in Oakland, there is one of the strangest pumpkin crops to be found in the state, certain ly the queerest that grows in any pub lie square, if, indeed, that vegetable can be found in any other public square.
 There is really nothing strange about the crop itself that is referred to, but its location is most unusual, for it Is on the roof of the toolhouse. This tool house is exactly in the center of the square, and the crop of bright-colored pie material looms up from all direc- tions. But it doesn't look at all in- viting, although number of people in the neighborhcod signified their inten- tion of having one of the pumpkins for Christmas-that is. provided. of course, they are not seized by some one else in the meantime.
 There is quite story in the way these pumpkins came to grow on the roof. 1t was a very simple matter for them to do so when one considers the cause. The same cause has also given the old gardener quite an opinion of his own powers of invention.
 It seems that the pumpkins grew as volunteer crop, due to the fact that some of the ground around the tool house was brought there from a vacant lot near by. The gardener cared for the vine tenderly but soon found it an elephant on his hands. It spread all over the fiower-bed and soon had part of the square to itself, because nothing else could live in the neighborhood. Then it commenced to spread over the walks and also to show signs of bear ing. This was hard time for the gar- dener. He thought of the fine pies the pumpkins would make, and he also thought that it would be necessary for people to walk through the park. He lost sleep at night and still the vine grew. Little pumpkins formed and he began to lose flesh. The vine spread more and more and the small green l globules looked more tempting each day.
 When almost on the verge of despair the gardener got an idea. He soon had the crop of young pumpkins safe on the roof, where they could grow as much as they liked, while the roots remained in the soil below
 And they have taken advantage of the opportunity, for the most of them are large enough to take prizes at a county fair. When he looks at his harvest there is only one thing that troubles the old gardener. It is really making him lose sleep again, for he does not know how he is going to get the pumpkins down.-San Francisco Call.
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IN MEMoRYs MIRROR.

A little curi'd head in the rectory pew. A young face glowing with boyish pride, A lancet of glass where the sun peers
 through
 From the great green world outside. There's glimmer of sky twixt the wind
 stirred trees.
 A swallow darts past upon widespread
 wings. And the child's thoughts float with the
 bird and the breeze Mid dreams of wonderful things. The grave voice pleads from the pulpit
 high,
 The windows burn like sheet of fire, And great red admiral butterfly Flits over the drowsy squire. There's subtle fragrance of mignopette From the graveyard. tended with loving
 care, Like mingling of hope with the sharp
 regret
 For those that are sleeping there. The clock in the beIfry is chiming four. The rustic worshipers go their way And the organ uplifts once more hymn for the dying day. And the boy treads lightly the echoing
 flags,
 And frets, as only young heart can. That Life moves slowly and Times foot
 lags
 Ere the child can put on the man. A soul that looks through a mist of tears, As one that straineth his eyes to see. And seeks far off in the shadowy years Himself as he used to be- An innocent self that he used to know Ere the seasons had rounded a double
 seven. And the marvellous earth was still a-glow With the mystical light of Heaven. The day Is waning, the night draws near; The traveller. sighting the goal at last, Looks backward where memory mirrors
 clear
 The face of the vanished past Oh, well for the soul that, mid liies loud
 din,
 1t walked with raiment yet undefiled. That the heart of the man is still akin To the stainless heart of the childl Christian Burke in London Argosy.
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spring. A man good enough or lucky enough to be retained throughout the winter was on velvet. Of ten men usu- ally kept through, two were sufficient to ride the pastures and keep the fences in repair; eight could wait for spring.
 There were other vacations, such as learning to fiddle. Rime Jenks worked at that for years. The third season 1 asked him if he could yet play any tunes. Not yet" said he, hopefully; but can start q few"
 There was always some card playing, there was some reading, and an oc- casional trip to town. The youngsters did considerable letter writing to cor- respondents secured through n matri- lnonial paper known on the range as the Gizzard and Fist. These various in- dustries were ad libitum; the one occu- patton which never pals on the cowboy who has worked hard all summer, and whose pay is going right on through stormy weather, is waiting for spring.
 The 0. k. ranch lay in Il narrow and fertile valley, and at about this time the encroachment of actual settlers be- gan to perplex the owners and annoy the men. In one season a great part Of the valley had been prcempted, and where last year was an unlimited open water front, with not house in sight, it had became dotted with settlers cab ins and notices to keep off the grass. Only eight miles below the ranch, in a bend of the river where we had many q time held a bunch of cattle while cutting out, a schoolhouse had been
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built. When settlers come to stay. the big cattle herds have to move on. Schoolhouses are pretty good evidences of permanent settlement.
 This opened for the first time in charge of teacher imported for the position from "the states" and every man on the ranch rode around that way to inspect the fences. A bright-eyed, fresh-faced girl is a pleasant sight to q man. whether he be afoot or on horse back. and as she stood in the door, with a look of curiosity as to what manner or men were these trooping by. any man or tle company would have given his boots for the right to doff his hat and say: ~Good -mornirgl"
 After we had passed by Robert raised
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James, Answer.

James said the schoolmaster ' pupil, what Is an average?" <.
 "A thing, sir" replied the scnO's'' "that hens lay eggs on" .,s
 You silly boy; why do you S'' that?' asked the pedagogne. 4
 Because, sir,' answered the ia'' heard gentleman say the other oss .,s as hen would lay on all ayeras' eggs ."-Spare Moments.
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Sound Advice.

Borrowall Happening to come in)- That's fine machine of yours, Fer guson. Some day I'll come round and take it out for a little spin. By the way, what kind of bicycle would you advise me to ride?
 Fcrguson-rd advise you to ride ont of your own.--Iondon Fun
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Something in stora

Village Barber (to his assistant. who IS going to pull man't tooth)-You must be very pleasant to that gentle- man-he has whole mouthful of teeth left!-Fliegende Blaetter.
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Dearest Friends-

Edith-Allan Smith has asked me to marry him. But know him so little
 Ethel-He might not ask you if vou were better acquainted.--Detroit Free Press.
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BIDDY'S WAGER.
BY G. ID. DUNHAnr.

HE owners or the 0. K. ranch worked
 their men early and late through
 out the summer, but in the winter months the whole duty of man was comprised in rid i n g the pastures and waiting f o |
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