The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-15

Patty de Clam lately, but we have
heard enough.
English Methodists intend to celebrate
the advent of the twentieth century by
raising a million guinea fund for their
church, and are likely to succeed, as
100000 guineas have been subscribed al
ready.
Secretary r. D. Coburn of the Kansas
State Board of Agriculture says that
the false reports sent out of ravages
by caterpillars are crime against the
State, and the guilty persons ought to
be punished severely, because intend
Ing immigrants are scared away by
them Kansas, he says, seems likely to
suffer more at the hands of such UNI
truthful persons than from insects of
any or ali sorts.
While the war with Spain was going
on the Volunteer Aid Association of
Boston raised a lot of money for the
relief of our wounded soldiers. Much of
it was spent for this purpose, but now
the war which the donors had in mind
is over, and the men wounded in it are
mostly either dead or well. The ques-
ton therefore arises of the proper dis
position of the funds still on hand. They
amount to some s65,0OO.
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and the Sunday school teacher was
dwelling on the character Of the elder
brother, says the Louisville Evening
Post. But amidst all the rejoicing"
he said, there was one to whom the
preparation of the feast brought no joy,
to whom the prodigal's return gave no
pleasure, but only bitterness one who
did not approve Of the feast being held,
and who had no wish to attend it. Now,
can any of you tell me who this was?"
There was a breathless silence, followed
by vigorous cracking of thumbs, and
then from a dozen sympathetic little
geniuses came the chorus, please, sir,
it WAS the fatted calf"
The recent, death in Italy of Giacona
Naretti ended most romantic career.
The son of poor Italian parents, Naretti
learned the trade of a carpenter, and
went to Africa during his country's
early occupation of that continent.
There his trade stood him in good
stead. He attracted the attention OF
Emperor John of Abyssinia, for whom
he built throne, called the Throne of
Solomon 1t was modest wooden af-
fair, but it excited the admiration and
wonder of the dusky king. Later for
Emperor Menelik he built royal pal
ace, and was then made a sort Of Min
lister of Public Works. He married an
English woman, got rich, and lived in
a palace of his own.
Before the winter tourist arrives in
Egypt 1t is expected that trolley line |
will be in operation between Cairo and |
Ell Gheezeh, thus making the journey
ease and quickness. The authorities
have so far delayed granting the entire
right Of way because they fear accidents
between the cars and the railroad
trains, which are already established in
this old country. When the railroad
has been crossed the trip across the
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be that this will have to be accomplish
ed by ferry, as the cost of new bridge
would be too big and the authorities
have been reluctant about letting the
trolley cars go over the English bridge
for fear they may prove too heavy.
The military authorities in Austria
Hungary are confronted with a some
what serious situation--the escape over
the frontier Of men liable to military
service in Austria Hungary. A large
chiefly foreigners, who assist these men,
The first essential is a passport, and
this is generally forged. 1t is known
that one thousand men weekly, on their
way to the frontier pass through VII
emma alone, and as most of these are
Young men it is calculated that during
the year at least thirty thousand OF
those who so pass are escaping from
military service. Most of these, it is
thought, come to America, where, it is
believed there are at present over one
hundred thousand men who should be
In the Austro- Hungarian army or re-
serves.
w ], Johnston the publisher of the
Electrical World and Engineer, who
has lust returned from a trip to Eu-
rome. says the demand in Europe for l
American electrical and other machn- S
,rv is surprising. Several European
factories he visited are completely
with American tools, engines $
and general machinery, and he knows S