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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18
rELRGnAPH1o JorTINes.

The mahdi has lost one thousand Of his fol-
lowers by desertion.
It is reported in Kansas City that Jay Gould
has secured controlling interest in the Atchison
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad.
The Spanish government proposes to station
lightship fourteen miles off Cape Finisterre near
the scene of the Serpent's wreck.
King Humbert's railway train, which cost 600,
600 lire, was greatly damaged on its trial trip
yesterday by an explosion Of gas.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18

COSTAR-At Essex Conn, November 9TH, Julia
Chalker, widow of the late Henry r. Costar of
of New York city.
Interment in Greenwood.
TERRY-On Sunday, November 16, Eliza Howe
Terry daughter Of the late Alfred Terry.
The neighbors and personal friends of the family
are invited to attend the services to be held at
the residence of her brother, Major General
Terry U. S. A., 80 Hillhouse avenue, on Tues
day at 2:30 p. m.
DOWNS-In Bristol, Ct. Betsy NJ, wife of Adam
Downs aged Sc years. z months % days.
Funeral on arrival of "a p m. Canal railroad
train to-day, and services at Westville cemetery
at 2 o'clock.
BRISTOL-In this city, Nov. Is, Miles Bristol
aged So years.
Services at the house Tuesday at 2 p. m. Rela-
tives and friends invited without further notice.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
HYPERION THEATER-

This house will be dark until Strauss
celebrated Vienna orchestra comes on the
oath. This matchless musical organization
is making its only tour of America and is
receiving a royal welcome upon many
hands
John L. Stoddard gives the first of his
series of lectures on the 25th.
paul Kauvar" comes as Thanksgiving
attraction
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18
8nte1s.
FINE CATERING.

ElOR weddings and receptions. We have the
~ best of references from work that we have
done. G. A. BRADLEY, 798 Chapel street, Ca
terer, three doors below Orange. Orders left at
Dickerman, the Florists, will be attended to. We
have fine hall to rent by the day or evening for
banquets, receptions, private suppers lectures,
weddings etc, at q very low price. nj cod
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18
Committee ON Claims,

COUlIIlICCCC OH CINIIIISs
YJ1HE COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS WILL MEET
i in Rooms 10 and II, City Hall, Wednesday,
November 10, 1890, at O'Clock, when the follow
ing matters will be considered:
Petition of s. o. Plat for abatement of sewer
assessment
Petition to relieve the New Haven City Burial
associationlof sidewalk assessment.
Petition Of the German Lutheran Zion church
for abatement Of sewer assessment
Petition of Margaret Murphy for abatement of
sewer assessment
Petition of Catherine Judge for damages
Petition of H. j. Cox for signal flags.
Petition of Winchester r. A. company for dam
ages.
Petition of Daniel Healy for damages.
Petition of Joseph Derby for damages and re-
lief
Petition of Mary Maloney for abatement OF
sewer assessment.
All persons interested in the foregoing are noti-
fed to attend and be heard thereon.
JAMES B. MARTIN,
ct Assistant City Clerk.
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NEW HAVEN WINS.

The Home Team Too Much for the
New Britains - Merfdcn Defeats
Bridgepert.
The poio'game at the rink between the
New Haven and New Britain teams last
evening was good one, particularly on
the part of the home team. Hipson made
q good impression and will undoubtedly
be played regularly. The score:
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18
TEAS.
California Fruit.

In glass ard tin, consisting of White and Black
Cherries, Apricots, Bartlett Pears, Peaches
Crawford and White Cling, Green Gage and
Egg Plums. rs dozen Scotch Fruit Jams
Orange Marmalade, Wiesbaden rich Preserves.
Red Currant and other Jellies.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-11-18

Small miscellaneous Advertise
ments One Cent a Word each fnser-
ton; five cents n word for a full
week, (seven times.)
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Entertainments.

TfsOSAOho oFEhA hOOoE.
A hearty welcome was given to Ed Har-
rigan and his large company last night in
''Squatter;s Sovereignty" Tits seldom
that Irish comedy is seen here in the
quality which Harrigan presents. His
peculiar touch is seen in every line of the
piece, and the work of his finely trained
company is apparent in the vivid unfold
ing of his many characters and the striking
ease of his sequence of episodes. The
piece was finely staged, and the many en-
Pertaining songs in which the hand of
Dave Braham cannot be mistaken, such as
THE McIntyres," ''The Maguiresn and
ssWidow Nolan's Goat did more than
half to make the piece the unmistakable
fayorite it proved with the large audience.
Tonight will be presented another of this
successful PLAYERS popular plays, .'The
Leather Patch Mr.. Harrigan will be
seen in the role of Jeremiah Mccarthy, one
which fits him even better than does that
of the astronomer, Felix Mcintyre, in
which he was so cordially received last
night.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The German dialect comedian George G..
Staley was greeted by large audience at
his first appearance in 'A Royal Pass"
last night. This play is both interesting
and amusing. The personages are Swiss
and Russian. ALI the parts are correctly
and beautifully costumed and interpreted
by cast of much excellence. Some of
the songs are already becoming great
favorites, notably the ones entitled 'My
Hearts Delight" and Little Rogue's
Asleep" The company remains through
the first half of the week
Oliver Byron, IN his new play, 1.-THE
Plunger," is the attraction for the last
of the week.
Next weeks attractions are Bowling &
Hasson on the first half and Hardis &
Won Leer on the last half.
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GRATEFUL-COMF
Cocoa.

BREAKFAST,
"By thorough knowledge Of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion and nu-
triton, and by a careful application of the fine
properties of well selected Cocoa, Mr. Epps has
provided our breakfast tables with a delcately
Favored beverage which may save us many
such articles of diet that o constitution may be
gradually built up until strong enough to resist
every tendency to disease. Hundreds Of subtle
maladies are floating around US ready to attack
wherever there is a weak point. We may escape
many fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well for,
frame Civil Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in half pound tins by Grocers, labeled thus
mis- tu&wSt London, England.
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"a; -Merfden Keeps Winning. !.

Score, New Haven 4, New Britain /; stops, Reed
"a, Latham Is: referee, OMalley; fouls New
Britain s; timer, Mr.. Cooper.
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THE STORY OF GRUMBLE TONE

There was boy named Grumble Tone. who ran
away to sea;
I'm sick Of things on land he said, 1as sick
as can bel
A life upon the bounding wave will suit lad
like mel"
The seething ocean billows failed to stimulate
his mirth,
For he did not like the vessel, or the dizzy roll
ing berth,
And he Thought the sea was almost as unpleas-
ant as the earth.
He wandered into foreign lands, he saw each
wondrous sight,
But nothing that he heard or sow seemed just
exactly right,
And so he journeyed on and on, still seeking for
delight.
He talked with kings and ladies fair he dined In
courts, they say,
But always found the people dull, and longed to
To search for that mysterious land wher' he
should Like to stay.
He wandered over all the world, nis hair grew
white as snow, ..
He reached that final bourne at last, where all
Of US must 60;
But never found the land he sought. The reason
would you knowP
The reason was that, north or south, where or
his steps were bent,
On land or sea, in court or hall, he found but
discomfort;
For Re took his disposition with him everywhere
he went
S-Ella Wheeler Wilcor.
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ROCRET-LINE BOX.

and as matter of safety would not Sc
lect men upon whom they could not rely.
1t is life and death affair, going out in
a storm to rescue seamcn from vessels
about to 60 to pieces. A keeper never
wishes a coward or incompetent man to
belong to his crew, because it would be
not only dangerous to the other members
If the crew, but injurc the reputation
and standing of the station.
Upon original entry into the service
4 surfman must be not over forty-tive
years old and sound in body, being SUBJ
ected to rigid physical examination by
| surgeon of the Marine Hospital Service.
Afterward he is examined as to expert
less in the management of boats and
matters of that character by the Inspector
of the District. His compensation is $50
per month during thv active season, and
S3 for each occasion of service at other
lines. They also receive fuel and quar-
tcrs at the station, but fuod and clothing
hey supply themselves. No person be-
longing to the service is permitted to
hold an interest in any wrccking apparatus
>r to be connected with any wrecking
company; nor is he entitled to salvage
upon what he may save or assist to save.
A surfman cannot be discharged without
good and sufficient reason. Neglect,
lisobcdience or insubordiuation at q
wreci are sufficient grounds for instant
dismissal.
"When the active season opens the
nen assemble at their respective stations
md prepare to remain eight months.
They usually form mess, taking turns
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and stars, the shot has been fired, the
apparatus set up and man brought
ashore from the wreckpole in three
minutes. Such wonderful celerity, of
course, cannot be expected in effccting
rescues at actual sbipwrccks, when
storms, currents, surfs, the motion of the
vessel, the lack of skillful cooperation
on the vessel and many other unfavorablc
elements conspire to obstruct progress.
"In the memorable storm of February
3, 1880, which wrought general ruin
and devastation upon the coast of New
Jersey, and lined her shores with wrecks,
the efficient working of the crews at the
llfc-saving stations was thoroughly
tested. In the midst of the terrible tenn
pest, at the dead of night, the crews of
three separate stations rescued without
mishap the people in four different ves-
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the station property, for which he is re-
sponsible, and governs the station premi-
ses. He is Captain of his crew, exer-
cises absolute control over them (of
course, subject to the regulations Of the
service), leads them and shares their
peril on all occasions of rescue, taking
always the steering oar when the boats
are used, and directing all operations
with the apparatus. He is also ex officio
Inspector of customs, and as such takes
care of the Government interests in re-
lation to dutiable goods on wrecked YES
sells until the arrival of other customs Of
ticers. By law he is made guardian of
all wrecked property until relieved by
the owners or their agents, or until in
structed by superior authority as to its
disposition. Every week the keeper
sends report of his daily log-book to
the district superintendent, and he trans
mits it to the general superintendent.
sWhenever wreck occurs the keeper
has to furnish an account of it to the Dis
trict Superintendent. If false state
ment is made it subjects the keeper to in
slant dismissal. The maximum annual
salary of keeper is $500, but the average
salary paid is $780,"
"How about the crews and the boats?"
screws, of course, are not selected
haphazard, but with great care from able-
bodied, and experienced surfmeE residing
in the vicinity Of the respective stations.
Keepers select their own crews, because
they are supposed to have experience,
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A Huge and Uncanny Bird.

Where could be found anything of the
sort prettier than the square before the
great white cathedral of San Jose, Costa
Rica' They call it Central Park. 1t is
enclosed by a high iron fence. with gates
at each corner. Huge old trees afford
sufficient shade at midday.
Near the centre of the park stands a
dainty kiosk, decorated artistically with
the blue, white and red of the nations
colors. Here the Government band plays
twice week, of an afternoon, while all
the world comes to parade in silk attire.
The soldiers, also, drill every morning at
eight, in the broad path at the eastern
end. Here, too, they come for review
at six of the afternoon, the officers pass
ing down the line while the band plays
''La Oracion," sweetly solemn hymn.
This little picture of vivid coloring is
one which can never be forgotten. The
scarlet of the bands uniform is like
flame against the emerald and deeper
green of foliage. And ON every side the
rarest flowers, carefully tended and
always in full bloom, are seen.
Birds of all kinds sing OF chatter in
the tree-tops- Seven gorgeous macaws
huge creatures of splendid scarlet
plumage-wander, unhindcred by cord
or cage, about the park. Half dozen
wonderful green parrots, of similar free
dom, carry on intelligent conversations
with each other and with the people who
approach them. A huge king of zopi-
Totes, an uncanny- looking bird, occupies
a spacious cage not far from the central
fountain. .-New York Journal.
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oy weeks in catering and cooking. How
ever, at some of the stations they engage
board of the keeper at rate approved by
The General Superintendent. After these
oreliminaries the keeper proceeds to or
yanize h is crew by arranging and num-
oering them in their supposed order of
merit, the most trustworthy and compe-
ent being designated rs No. I, tine next
No. 2, and so on. These numbers are
changed by promotion as vacancies occur
,r by such Encouragement from time to
line as proficiency in drill and perform
.nce of duty may dictate. If the keeper
ever absent No. assumes command.
After the rank of the men has been
ixed the keeper assigns each to his quart
RS and prepares station bills for the day
watch, night patrol, boat aud apparatus
iril and care of the premises.
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"Patrol limits are established by the
district officers. The day watch is kept
from sunrise to sunse. by surfman daily
assigned to this duty, who is generally
stationed in the lookout, and who, if the
patrol limits cannot be seen from there,
goes at least three times a day far
enough along the shore to bring them
INTO view. Necessarily, during thick
and stormy weather, complete patrol
ike that at night is maintained. A
recod is kept of all vessels seen passing.
The night patrol is divided into four
watches-one from sunset to s o'clock,
one from s to IL, one from II to and
one from 4 to sunrise. Two surfmen are
designated for each watch. When the
hour for patrol arrives they each start in
opposite directions along the coast, keep
ing as near as possible to the shore, as
far as the ends of their respective boats.
Each patrolman is equipped with a beach
lantern and several red Coston hand
lights. When a wreck is discovered he
ignites by percussion his hand light,
which emits brilliant red flame, thus
notifying the people on the vessel that
succor is at hand and gathering the life
saving crew for work. There are no
dull, inactive days at the stations, and
every week day a regular routine of prac.
tice is required. On Monday it is drill
and practice with the beach apparatus,
and overhauling and examining the boats
and all apparatus and gear; Tuesday,
practice with the boats; Wednesday,
practice with the international code of
signals; Thursday, practice with the
beach apparatus; Friday, practice in the
method adopted for restoring the appar-
emily drowned, and Saturday, cleaning
house.
"Practice makes perfect, or nearly so,
anyway. Discipline and practice can
perform wonders. For practice with the
beach apparatus suitable drill ground
is provided near each station, prepared
by erecting spar, called wreck-pole,
to represent the mast of a stranded YES
sci, scventy-fve yards distant lover the
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CAPT. s. I. kIMBALL. derstands his bust
ness, and has very interesting way of
relating facts about the service. He
continued "The present system was in
troduccd in 1871, since which period
Just sos lives have been lost, and 1903
persons succored. Over $50, 900
worth of property has been saved and
$21, 900, 900 lost. The cost of maintain
ing the service was little over 81, ,OOO,-
900. 1t can be easily seen that the SER
vice is more than self-sustaining in the
way of saving property. The United
States has vast sea coast of more than
10000 miles, not including Alaska, and
it requires large number of life-saving
stations to guard it. We have 225 life
saving stations for the entire coast, 1S5
of which are on the shores of the
Atlantic, eight on the shores OF the Gulf
of Mexico, eight on the shores of the
Pacific and forty-fve on the shores Of
the great lakes.
"Great care is taken in selecting keep
ers for each station, because it is posi-
ton of great responsibility. The indis-
pensable qualifications for appointment
are that he shall be of good character
and habits, not less than twenty-one nor
more than forty-fve years old, have suf-
fcient education to be able to transact
the station business, be able bodied,
physically sound and a master OF boat
craft and surfing. A keepers office is
far from being sinecure, and he is re-
sponsible for great many things. He
has to reside constantly at his station, is
intrusted with the care and custody OF
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SuOCLDER GUN.


water if possible) from the place where
the men operate, which represents the
shore. When drill time is announced,
the crew is mustered in the boat room,
and each man upon his number being
called, salutes the commanding officer
and recites in proper sequence every act
he is to perform in the exercise, as pre-.
scribed in the service manual. At the
words of command they all fall into their
allotted places at the drag ropes of the
apparatus cart and draw it to the drill
ground, where they perform the remain
der of the exercise, which consists in ef-
fecting q mimic rescue by rigging the
gear and taking man ashore from the
wreck-pole in the breeches buoy. AS
soon as the command Action is given
the officer notes the time until the rescue
is accomplished. At the expiration of a
month of the active season, if crew can
not rescue a man in five minutes, it is con-
sidered that they have been remiss in
drilling or that some stupid men are
among Jnem. They are cautioned that L
upon the next visit of the inspector s
marked improvement is not shown somt
steps will be taken to insure quick action
As rule, this produces the desired eff
feet.
"a spirit of rivalry exists in many Of
the districts between the stations for ex
cellence in this drill, and it has been
executed without error by several crew.:
in two minutes and thirty seconds. ]
have witnessed these drills, or else am
afraid I would be a little incredulous
about the short time. But this is not
more surprising than the night drills,
when, without lights other than the moon
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A STRIKING characteristic of John
Jacob Astor, who has passed away, is
,aid to have been the entire absence
If egotism. The pronoun I seldom
passed his lips, he even using evasive
expressions in order to avoid making
nca of IT,
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The widow and children of the late
Conrad Seipp, the Chicago brewer,
has sent to each of seventeen different
charitable institutions in Chicago a
sum not less than $1,000 nor exceed
ing $4,000. The total was $135, 600.
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lncalculaOle, Salu
Captain S. I. Kimball,
General Superintend-
ent of the United
States Life Saving
Service, to a Mail and
Epress reporter. The
Superintendent is a
dark haired, well-pre-
served and non-sea-
faring-l Hooking man.
He thoroughly un-
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A Sufficient Reason.

Judee-s'Prisoner, you're charged with
having stolen two dollars in small silver
coin from the complainant.
Prisoner-'sBut, your honor, suppose
your honor hadn't had anything to eat in
two daysG" -
Judse-"What are you talking about?
Didn't the officer find twenty dollar
bill on you9"
Prisoncr-"Yes, your honor. but you
sec [ didn't like to change it.'-Judge.
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Of course the cause and origin of red
snow, so called, is we'll known. 1t IS
pretty generally agreed among botanists
that the plant which supplies this pollen
does not pass into higher stage OF de-
yelopment than single cell. 1t is oc:
casionally associated with lichens and
moses, but it is not supposed to be re-
letcd TO them in any way.
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White pitch is being introduced as
substitute for black il the calking OF
vessels, being melted and run into ships
deck seams in the same way as ordinary
pitch, and doing away with the laborious
and expensive method of forming white
seams with putty. .-
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LIFE-SAVING MEN.
THEY HAVE SAVED 1908 PEOPLE
FROM THE SEA.
The Method of Their Operations
Fighting the Waves With Boats,
Buoys, Life Lines Rockets
and the Line Guns.

"The amount of good in the way OF
saving life that the service does is almost
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hid in the sleeve of his coat lay cooked
in his hand.
"You blacklegs, you thieves, you vii
lains, you don't catch me-"
Before the words had left his lips one
of them had fallen to the earth in a
death struggle, and before the Other
had time to escape bullet passed
through his body just below his heart.
He threw up his hands and fell back
wards.
"Now, you hideous monster, you
thief, tell me all about this affair, who
you are and what you want, or will,
this instant, stamp your unworthy body
to fine pieces. and grind those pieces
with my heel in the earth. Speak, you
dog! Do YOU hear?"
Young Jones was quick, thoughtful,
young, active; small of stature, but
very strong His eyes were mild and
gentle when not angry, but now they
resembled balls of fire set in their deep
sockets.
The wounded man saw no chance of
escape, and not pity, but hatred in
Johnny's eyes.
Then, with Multiplying, half-ferce
look in his dull, death-like eyes, he
motioned for johnny to listen.
"Listcn I know I am powerless,
and that it is but short time I can
live, and you are in danger. I AMIN
--great Observation-Disclosures
gone. The-blood-runs-so-fastl !
-the-old man - Rice that
you-want-is bound-and gagged now
but not-much-hurt-half-a mile
-the-ereek. I-know-you-
John nes-and-have-la laid-for-
you. Observation-Disclosures
Swarthy Jim my pard-did- it
and your brother George-is-with-
your-father-and old-Rice-down-
the-creek."
Then, in almost inaudible whispers: {:
"Hurry- they-are-co comm; kill
YOU; the-girl-is-in-a-"
And before the words of the dying
man could tell where the beautiful lit.
tie Lima was, the breath of life had left
him.
A slight sigh escaped the ashen lips
of johnny as he failed to catch the last
words of the dying man.
"Ahl gracious heaven, tell me where
that beautiful angel girl is. My heart
sinks within my soul, oh, God, as l
think I shall lose her."
The breaking Of slight twig near by
was heard by Johnny's quick ear. He
quickly turned his head, when to his
great surprise, man stood at his back
with a drawn dagger.