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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12
THE NATIONAL GAME.

Interview With President Braden-
 Kelly signed as an Atlantic Associa-
 ton Umplre.
 i've are still waiting." says genial Presi- dent Braden of the Atlantic association. "It is just possible that meeting of the associ- ation may be called in 6 week or two, but it is the express wish of all the clubs that the reorganization should be put of until . clearer understanding could be had of the difficulty between the National league and its players. Idont think that either the old league or the now one will want any of our players, but still it's policy to wait. Only one player has been signed-Burkett for Worcsster. don't anticipate the slight est trouble signing players, mind you, and when we do make start we shall have the very strongest base ball association that has ever been in this vicinity.
 With the Athletics, Bsltimores, Worces- ters, New Ravens, Hartfords, Lowells, New arks, and either Jersey City or Toronto, there cannot be anything else but a succsss- full association.
 What do think about Jersey Citya It should be great ball town. cannot for the life of me sse why city of zoe, ,0O0 pop- ulation will not support a good ball club. There has been some talk of club being or ganixed for next year. and know where could raise between $4,000 and 45,O0o to- morrow, but e proper ground is the trouble ssne question. If we could get Oakland Park, I haven't the slightest doubt but that stroug club would be formed before the New Year."
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BUTTER, BUTTER.

BUTTER, BUTTER. Hughes' old Stand, 34 Church
 Street. Fancy Elgin Creamery 26c lb. very Choice Butter, 2fc ID. Prime State Dairy, 2sc lb.
 Cheese, Eggs and Lard
 At Reduced Prices.
 Teas and COnees Of the finest quality lower here than any place in the city One pound of Celuloid Starch given to each purchaser of ono pound of TEA.
 JOHN @. BOND,
 34 Church Street,
 New Haven. A handsome souvenir in preparation for the Holi- asrs dig
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Notes.

The COURIER was the only morning paper yesterday that had the result of the New Haven-Rridgeport game.
 The holiday schedule has been arranged. On Christmas afternoon the Hartfords will play at Meriden, the Springhelds at Now Britain and the New Ravens at Bridgeport. In the evening the New Britains will play at Springfield, the Meridens at New Haven and the Bridgeports at Hartford. On New Years afternoon the Springfslds will play at Hart ford, the New Britains at Bridgeport, the New Ravens at Meriden. In the evening the Spring6elds at New Britain, the Me1idens at Hartford, the New Ravens at Bridgeport. On Washington's birthday, the Hartfords at Cpripo6ald
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DEATHS,
MARINE LIST,

NOTICE. In order to bring the superior qualities of the JOURNAL AND COURIER az an advertising medium within reach of all, ONE CENT A WORD for each insertion will hereafter he charged for WANTS, RENTS and other small mis- cellaneous advertisements.
 The Darlington Publishing Co.
 Sure to Catch Them. ID OACH and Water Bug Trap; simple, effectual sale s's sy cheap g3'iBsnssGRsA ait 412 State street.
 A Bargain For S3O. TWO seated business wagon in fine condition. Two sets single harness ene eas aimoss sMRr TeM
 Special Holiday Sale nT chairs and rockers at factory prices till dig If 55a State street.
 FOR RENT. m Suit of rooms; study and two bed rooms !jS aH dis iI''' stH 44ELn STREET Japanese Umbrella Stands, A N1 d1a Rt-'' itf 0"'ARo RoB'r B. BRADLEY & co.
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 Fine Feather Busters, E' 'os sis sals is. o' RosT B. BRADLEY S co.
 Carved Broad Plates. R OFT 3; BRADLEY r @ %, .n, co,r. ..r..t.
 Dog Baskets, D A n R Wood Pulp Umbrella Stands. k, dia 1t cor of State and Court.
 Fine Carpet SWeepers. Ross,TI s,I1,. B; BRADLEY CO., 4,a State street.
 Carved salad Spoons A N1 FGfts RoBr BRApIEx 4,I E,sts s'e:.t Go.
 FOR RENT. IhonA Located within minutes walk of the post. TIT both together. furnished or unfurnished. All TS s1NSY dig 2t Courier Of1ce. city.
 FOR RENT, kn1A Comparatively new houses on Goffe, Gar !u dsn. dresnwood. Liberty and Baldwin streets. in rear of Kenwick House. second floor; good loca- tisn ssE HPRHn sss on.psl .s The National Tradesmen's Bank
 NEW HAvEH, Conn.,, Dec; II, 1sso TvNHE Annual meeting or the Seocknoloers ok tnls n,n,R RsHk fSf As fssaa9R 6s toS 5hs OraSee street, on Tuesday, January IA, 1890, be. tween the hours of Il . m. and IF m;
 W. T. FIELDS, dfo 2i ia3 IS Cashier. Lombard Investment Company. Canital and Surplus ...... ....... .Sl,750, 900 Total Value of Guaranty Fnnd. ........ 3,eo0 .O0o best and has s5 ysars business experience in that time having loaned over fifty million dollars, with out loss of either principal interest to any lnves- tor Over 250 trust institutions and Saving Banks hold the securities of this company. Kimberly G Root,
 Bankers aud Brokers. lss Orange street. Local Securities Bought and Sold. dl2 HORSES FOR SALE. N We have bought the past month. in Yer; Yer; 4E mont, a number of young, likely and well bred Horses. We now offer them at prices which are . great iuducement to any who contempiate purchasing horse pair Of horses TOT next sea son 's use Do net wait, but buy now, as you can obtain rare bargain. Tho lot comprises Family. Carriage and Road Also . very nice young Mare, MAY BELL. by and Phaston; one set Double and three sets Single
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12

Archie Wilson has signed with Worcester. Joe Werrick has been signed by Baltimore. Chris. Von der Aha thinks the Rrothsr- hood VIII be 90. That's because he is try ing to form coalition of the St. Louis team with the Brotherhood. He says that Com. isky will stick by the St. Louis team.
 Signed With she Worcester Club.
 WORCESTER, Dec 11.-Archie Wilson, the catcher of last years Worcester club, has signed with the management for next year.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12

James Fl. Kelly, of this oity. has been ap pointed an umpire in the Atlantic associa' ton.
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12
Trouble In meriden.

There is trouble in the Meriden team, as already stated in she COURIER, Curley was fined $25 for poor playing and Tuesday night he refused to play. So Manager Lucas put Mul Smith in at goal, with Hannaford at half-back. Tho latter lost the game. Manager Lucas is not going to barley with Curley. He started for Massachusetts yesterday afternoon. He is after either Joe Riley, Edmonds or young Jordan,
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12

PnAna' soap secures a beautiful compilation
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12

Dispatches from Atlanta, Ga.. Winchester, Va, Chattanooga, Tenn. Wilmington. N. O. Charlotte, NO, Montgomery, Ala, Richmond, Va, and many, other cities all tell of the general observance of the day as one of mourning. Memorial services were held in many places and public buiidings were
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12
FOR RENT,

honA Five rooms corner of Park and South sts. ;
 nve rooms No. b5a State street; fvs rooms, ienen1ents in diffsxont parts of the city.
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Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12
HORSES FOR SALE.

A. We have bought the past month"; in Yer @ mont, number of young, likely and well bred Horses We now offer them at prices which are . great iuducement to any who contemplate purchasing horse or pair of horses for next sea- sons use. Do net wait, but buy now, as you can obtain rare bargain. Tho lot comprises
Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-12

A To rent in the city. for the winter. vel APT furnished house, for family of six adults 2.1 .Address, stating particulars, N. L. B., dl2 eod3tt 4e2 State st.. New Haven, Conn.
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lnmhard Investment C0nlDanV

lUIIIudIu IIIvbStIII6IIt GuIIIpdity' r.,,,., and surnlus Sl 750 OO( Total Value of Guaranty Fnnd; .... 3,eoo. .OOl This company is one of the oldest, strongest and best and has S5 ysars' business experience in tha, time having loaned over fifty million dollars with out loss of either principal or interest to any tor. Over 25O trust institutions and Saving Banks hold the securities of this company.
 Kimberly G Root, Bankers aud Brokers is3 Orange street. r,o., aacuritia. Rcncht and Sold dig
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
LAV9M TMIT COsr FIVE HUN.
0AGN NOLk. RS

Il LAVt9M TMIT COsT FIVE HUM
0~ED DOLLARS.
His daughter was going to Europe.
He is a very rich man, but q millionaire
will always make up q telegraphic code
to save money. 1t would be nothing to
him ii she sent ahundred words, but he
will always get as much as he can for
nothing anyway, and he will have q
telegraphic code. I don't know, though.
Perhaps lie thought she might take as
many words to say a thing by telegraph
as ladies ordinarily do in conversation,
and that would bankrupt a millionaire.
Let us acquit him of economy. Let us
say that by combining her to n word.
he would understand what she tele-
graphed, whereas if he left her to ex
press it in her own way he might never
have found out what she meant. He
left her to make out the code. She
made out n quite to the point on all
important matters. She selected the
words herself, wrote it all out and.
handed it to him when she left. He
locked it in his desk, and it was all right.
Last week he got q telegram from her.
II consisted of one word-sLaugh."
He laughed. II seemed to be some-
thing quite pleasant. His code was at
the house. He went up there in the
best of humor. He got out the code
and read: sLaugh-Send me $780,
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
THE CHILDREN.
Stern Facts and Funny Fan
cies for the Amusement
of Little Readers.
A VERY YOUNG TRAVELLER.
IN Interesting Story Concerning Western
Union Telegraph Boys--Use
Your Brains.
a Very ro...o Traee.er

A short time ago there lay at the
dock in Washington q weather beaten
boat, and on it there was o little chap
with a remarkable history. He is the
son of Capt. Slocum, and was born in
Hong Kong in 1881, and during his
short life has Travelled not less than
275,OOO miles, including two voyages
around the world. He has set foot
upon the soil of the three Americas,
Europe, Asia, Africa, and any quantity
of islands. ssand been clear around Aus
tralia. His last trip on the Libertad, q
boat thirty-ivc feet long, of only four
tons, was 1000 miles long, a sea voyage
unparalleled for a vessel of the size.
His father, mother, and elder brother
were his companions. At times they
were 1900 miles from land, and the
frail little craft met dangerous storms,
but came through safely. Garfield
Slocum, the boy, is a good sailor, and
has never shown any fear at sea In
fact he does not know anything but the
sea, having never lived on land longer
than two weeks ct q time. This last
trip in the little Libertad, however, did!
not strike him very favorably, and the
first night on board the small boat,
when he knelt at his mothers knee to
say his prayers, he looked around a mo-
ment and doubtingly remarked:
mamma, this boat isn't big enough
TO prav in"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Western. Union zrlepreph BOY.


Let us make the acquaintance of the
boys employed by that great corpora
ton, the Western Union Telegraph
Company, whose wires extend over every
State and Territory, and whose head
quarters are in the great building at the
corner of Broadway and Dey street in
New York. If at any hour of the day
or night you enter o door on the Dey
street side of this building, about fifty
feet distant from Broadway, you will
find yourself in good-sized comfortable
room, fitted mp with some plain benches,
on which are seated o number of the
telegraph boys whom you see so often
in the street. The uniforms of the
Western Union boys consist of dark
blue cloth with red trimmings, and they
wear caps to correspond. In rainy
weather each boy wear q complete ov-
ering Of rubber cloth, and SO, for them
an umbrella is never necessary. So
rapidly are they expected to do their
work, that eve the very short time
lost in opening and shutting umbrellas
IL held to be worth considering.
The boys : not paid by the day or
week, but 80 much for each message
delivered. This gives every boy an in
centive to deliver every message as
promptly ~ possible, and tohurry back
for another one. For each message
whioh . boy delivers, he receives ~
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
HE COULD NOT SEE TME JOKE.

he COULD NOT SEE THE JOKE.
(which would you rather have" said
Jones to Brown, "a five-pound note, or
five sovereigns?"
Seems to me there was no differ
ence." was the reply.
sOh, yes there is! I'd o n have
the note. for when you put it in your
pocket you double it. and when you take
it out you will find it in creasesr
Brown vas so licked with the riddle.
that he went into his club and promptly
asked it to the first man he cameacross.
@Give it up," said the latter, hope.
lessly.
aWhy, the note, of course, for when
you put it in your pocket you fold il in
halt, and when you take it out you find
it all crumpled-ha, hal"
But his friend locked more homeless
than before, and to this day Brown
can't make out why he did not see the
joke-Pick-1fe-U Up.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
I,oM't SIT o.. ToMr Foot.

Another deplorable habit, and one
common to the most refined and fas-
tidious women, is the practice of sitting
on their foot. Once they acquire this
trick it becomes second nature, and
they develop into such experts that
they find but little trouble in arranging
for themselves this, to them, most COM
Portable perch, even when in the most
public places. With q cunning twist of
the body and q little side twitch of
their skirts they can accomplish the
feat under the nose of an ardent ad-
mirer without in anyway arousing his
suspicious. It is not graceful, but if
the young woman is a small specimen
of humanity she curls herself up in o
kittenish sort of o way and with q little
air of such perfect content that one has
not the hardness of heart to deliver her
q lecture upon the subject. This habit
once fixed is apt to follow one down to
old age. I met not long ago o charm
ingly refined old lady who laughingly
told me that she had never been able
to break herself of this habit, and really
she could perform the feat of sitting on
her foot with oil the ease of q girl of 10.
Sometimes the consequences are
rather disastrous. Not. perhaps, as
much SO now rs in the days of hoop
skirts, when results most embarrassing
were apt to ensue. A funny story was
told me the other day by o lady friend
who became the victim of her own folly.
ut was" she said, ain the days when
the small steel skirt was an important
part Of woman's attire that / took my
seat in horse-car, and, without . mo
msnt's thought, deity curled up one
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Use lro,s,. As,.atms.

Harry was trying q chemical expert
ment, and Uncle Dave was looking on.
II declare" said Harry, looking up
with a vexed frown, II don't see why
this doesn't work."
Perhaps you have forgotten some
thing" suggested Uncle Dave.
mo, 1 haven't" replied Harry, de-
cidedly.
"Im quite SUR you have. You have
forgotten to mix in some brains."
"Brains, Uncle Dave!"
Eyes, brains-your brains, Harry"
Harry stared at his uncle as if trying
to detect some signs of insanity.
"All great and successful people,"
went on Uncle Dave, with a smile, mix
a portion of their brains in every task
they undertake."
ooh, I see!" cried Harry, flushing Mp
- ..s..o. IOu mean Liiut 4 II use
my reasoning powers to find out what
is wrong with the mixture. Let me
see" he mused-"oh, I have it! The
camphor'has been exposed to the air so
long, perhaps it has lost nearly all it's
strength. That's why the thing don't
work"
Perhaps" said Uncle Dave. "Now
If you mix in some more brains you will
be able to make it work. AS n general
thing. Harry, the brain is the missing
Ingredient when q failure is recorded.
The boy who never uses his brains is
the boy who can't make a boat, a sled,
or any useful object. He goes along all
right until he comes to something not
fully explained, because the writer's
space is limited, or else he thinks it is
too simple to waste words on. Instead
Of using his brains the boy sits down
and writes to know how he can make
this, that, OF the other, or else gives il
up in dispair."
Like me with the electrical machine
last winter" said Harry, regretfully.
Exactly; and like many other boys
who never see their way out of a di
lemma unless some one points it out
Such boys will never make inventors
for you know necessity is the mother o.
invention"
"Don't you believe a boy ought to
ever ask adyice?" asked Harry.
mot until he has exhausted his owl
devices. As I said at the beginning. he
should mix his brains in his work, and
nine times out of ten there will be nc
further trouble"
"Ill remember that" said Harry
Golden Days.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
Il Won.a.,y Deed.

II saw q little act of kindness yester-
day" said one of our court officials,
"that struck me as very pretty and wo-
n%,".>l.. z ..-s.--- s.",.'rc ~~ot:-c1 tl."t
there are quite a number of gypsies
about the streets lately. Well, yester-
day afternoon one of the women was in
rather of q fix out on West Main street.
She was carrying q bouncing young
Roman, and the gay handkerchief she
wore twisted about her head instead of
o bonnet YVES on, the point of slipping off
and falling on the dirty sidewalk. Hay-
ing both arms full of baby she couldn't
readjust her head dress herself, and her
evident distress wei what seemed q
rather trifling matter seemed q fit SUBJ
ject for laughter to those who observed
her at all. "Just then" says the Roch-
ester Democrat, 81 very handsomely
dressed lady came along, and evidently
took i'll the situation at q glance. She
walked straight up to the gypsy woman,
smiled an ALLOW met reached across the
not over clean baby, and with her daintily
gloved hands tied the handkerchief UNI
der the woman's chin. Then she gave
the repaired headdress q little twitch at
the sides to set it straight, and with an
other smile and that final pat with the
hollow of the hand on the knot with
which all women put the finishing touch
to a bow went on her way. 1t don't
sound like anything in telling, but it
struck me as a bit of real womanly
kindness, and Judging from the look in
the brown woman's eyes, it struck her
so. foon
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
rERr Literal OBEDIENCE.

"People are always making fun of us
Russians for taking things so literally"
said a Russian major, in whose company
Mr.. David Ker was ascending the
Dnieper, "and not without some reason
/ must admit. You remember tlat
story you told me the other day about a
man who had a china cup given to him
rs Il model for q complete set, and find
ing that it had been cracked and.
mcnded, turned out the whole set
cracked and mended in the same way?
Well, 1 could find you half dozen men
in any Russian town You like, who
would do the same thing themselves"
"yery likely" said his companion,
though 1 doubt whether they would
carry their literal obedience quite SO
far Us did the American printer who was
told to follow his copy and when the
copy blew out of the window jumped
after it and broke his lag"
well, I can match even that"
laughed the major, much amused. did
you v e hear how the telegraph line
between st. Petersburg and Peterhoff
was left unoflicered? Well, you know
before the electric wires were laid we
used to telegraph in the old fashion, by
signals, and all along the Peterhoff road
there were signal stations planted just
within sight of each other, and at each
station a clerk with strict orders to re-
peat exactly any signal made by his
right-hand or lcft-hand neighbor. One
day the first clerk on the line, in q fit
of despair at having lost all his money,
hanged himself on the nearest telegraph
pole. His next neighbor, seeing this,
took it fora signal, and instantly strung
himself up in like manner, and the end
of it was that all the clerks on the line
hanged themselves in regular rota-
ton"
WELL" remarked the companion,
"that's no worse than the story of the
order sent from Pekin to the authorities
of q great Chinese town, commanding
that o certain nutive merchant should
be hung up in his counting house, and
then. after the execution. somebody dis
covered that the words should have
been translated suspended in his
Office"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13
ON THE

Western writer who has Just returned
from the East-Really I do not think
that Western writer's should complain
ofthe treatment they receive from lit
erary men in the East. The other day
I called on Nj. Van Bump, and, 30
eager wa he to entertain me that he
took up one Of his own booksand read
to me-"
Van Bump TO friend)-Aw, since I
saw you I have received another visit
from Q Western scribler.
Friend-How did You stand himf
Van Bump-Was on the defensive,y ou
know. Read to him to keep from hear.
ing him talk.-Arkansosu Ttavslsy.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-09-13

There are still told in the Western
States some dramatic incidents of early
history which illustrate the rough ele-
ments out of which the finer later civ
ilzation has grown.
There was very little form or rever-
ence. for example, observed even in the
pulpit. In the early settlements in
Illinois, meeting" was held once .
month. Parson Lindley was a power
full preacher, and always drew a crowd.
He stood, while preaching, on q stump
near his own cabin. On n occasion
he was observed to keep an anxious eye
on his wolf-trap in the edge of the
woods. Having given out the text, he
said, hurriedly:
Mind that text, brethren. Ponder
on it a few minutes, but don't move
hand nor foot. There's a wolf in the
pen, and I must kill the gentleman. I'll
preach the sermon as soon as I get
back"
Most of the brethren, we fear, assisted
in killing the wolf, leaving the sisters to
ponder On the text.
II there was little reverence in the
pulpit, there was little Difference in the
COURTROOM.
Judge R., famous in Indiana in
early times for his knowledge, eloquence
and extreme ugliness, on one occasion
ruled shat q certain Indictment be
quashed because it was bad on its face"
sAh, judge!" exclaimed the worsted
lawyer. "If everything were to be
quashed in this court that is bad on the
face. what would become of you?"
Oliver Hampton Smith was elected
senator from Indiana in 1886. When
the election was over, Smith, who was q
good lawyer, and had been in Congress
eight or ten years before, took a drove
of hogs down to Cincinnati, going on
foot all the way. On the way he ar
rived at q tavern, covered with mud,
unwashed and unshaven for many days.
The crowd surrounded him, for
news of the election.
who's senator9 Hendricksa'
no"
sNoble?"
aNo."
@Who, then?'
II am"
There was a dead silence for q mo-
ment, and then one aked, "Who are
you?"
A stump speech. delivered with all
the mud still clinging to his face and
clothes, was necessary to convince them
to his right to the title of Honorable
Senator in the Congress of the United
States.