The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-17

When Nicholas Pike of Brooklyn i'm
ported eighty pairs Of the so-called
English sparrows forty-nine years age
he laid the foundation for much chat
ter, both bird and human.
Signor Marconi reportC that he has
succeeded in telegraphing without wires
from Alum Bay to Bournemouth, dis
tance Of fifteen miles, at the rate of fif-
teen words minute. He sent a thou
Z sand words a day, and the messages
were easily read.
1T involves no rashness to say that
the ST. 00,000000 trust common stock
authorized since January 1, 1898, is
water" pure and simple, says the
United States Investor "And we do
not believe it would be reckless to as
sert that the $500, 10000 900 preferred is not
entirely free from imitation"
"A New York lawyer named John j..
\ Halligan charged a counsel fee of $3.50
and a bondsman fee of $50 to defend a
boy who was held for the larceny of 80
cents worth of groceries. The grev-
ance committee of the Bar association
have taken it up and Halligan enters
an indignant protest against the idea
that he has done anything unprofes-
6ional.
A bill to pay a bounty of 500 to the
Pennsylvania soldiers who served in
the recent war with Spain was unfav
orably reported in the Pennsylvania
house, and when vote was called on
motion to place the measure on the
calendar a majority of the members
lodged. The Speaker rounded them
up, however, and the motion was lost
The vote was Ga years to 80 nays, but
1.-THE consent of 1O3 members was needed.
"A startling story has got abroad in
England to the effect that a factory Is
In existence for the manufacture Of
months a large number of these have
been put upon the market. They are
said to have the pure transparency, the
rich red color and the hardness which
make the true pigeons blood ruby rarer
and higher in price than the diamond.
"a good ruby when over carat in
weight is worth from 800 to $500
carat, or almost double the value Of a
blue-white diamond An expert de-
clares that French firm is actually
turning out artificial rubies which can
only be distinguished from the real
ton.
It Is said that the tea cigarette is
making conquests in New York. 1t is
made from unbroken leaves of tea,
mixed with little tea dust. The COM
bination is moistened, rolled and in
serted in paper wrapper, so that out
wardly it looks like an ordinary cigar
cite. The effects are said to be pecu
liar. The smoker at first experiences a
thickening sensation in the head, and
he is afflicted with desire to sit down.
This is followed by period of intense
exhilaration, which, presumably, &C.
counts for the habit; the third phase
is nausea and disgust for all food The
beginning of recovery is marked by
yearning for tea in any form. The tea
cigarette habit is said to be peculiarly |
difficult to overcome, even harder than |
that of the tobacco variety.
) Judge Shafer, Of Pittsburg, Pennsyl- !
vania, has defined the rights of trac-
ton employees ESQ far as their preroga-
tive over unruly passengers is con-
cerned) in an opinion that is worthy of |
note. The case at issue is one in which |
two men sought to recover damages I
for a beating they had received from
Motorman Paul Smith The evidence
was that the plaintiffs had been dis
IufDlnS elements on the car, ana that
they were injured in the scuffle to eject
them. Judge Shafer ruled that a street
car is the home of a conductor and
while on duty, and they can
go to as great extremes in removing
trouble makers as can the man in his
own house 1t was the duty of the
traction employees to take care of all
who came into the car, the same as if
they We're guests in their house at
home. 1t was also their duty to take
rare of the car. They were not re-
luired to desert it to summon help to
protect their passengers, unless they I!
found that they would be unable to do
he work alone.
Eyes" said the lovely girl, 1--WE have
,ne of those perfectly delicious prayer
Jugs from the east, but somehow, when