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Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

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It has been denied that Abraham Lincoln
was an habitual rail-splitter, and now it is
denied that x-President Hayes devotes his
energies to dealing with and in hens. The
ex-president himself makes the denial, and
he ought to know. When Mr.. Hayes was
in Atlanta the other day an editor who has
money and time to fool with hens oongrat-
ulated himself on having one taste in COM
mon with Mr.. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes smiled q
smile and said: I have never been fancier
of chickens. I have had one or two hob
bies in the past, but raising chickens was
not one of them. I never raised chicken
in my life. My sons, like other boys, did
take delight in having some game bantams
once at our country home, but was not a
partner of their joys. My special hobby
has been my books, and in these still
take special interest. They afford me
pleasurable recreation. have also made
tree culture something OF study and like
horticulture very much. But as for chick
ems, sir, that was fake.
1t appears that the hen story was
started as poor joke by some of Mr.
Hayes neighbors and friends, and that it
found ready acceptance by the Democratic
newspapers who sought to belittle him.
1t was persistently reiterated and nobody
took the trouble to deny it. Now it will
probably be useless to deny it. Two
thousand years from now the student of
history will probably read that ex-Presi-
dent Hayes. after his retirement from
public life directed the energy and ability
which had characterized his management
of affairs of state to the management of
large poultry yard, and that he achieved
such success that his hens became famous
all over the country.
We shall be interested to sec how the
New York Sun deals with this matter
The alleged hons of the s1-presideut have
been very useful to it.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

Vile cod-liver oil has lost
its vileness in SCOTS Emul-
sion and gained a good deal
In efficiency.
1t is broken up into tiny
drops which are covered with
glycerine, just as quinine in
pills Is coated with sugar
or gelatine. You do not get
the taste at all.
The hypophosPhites of
lime and soda add their tonic
effect to that of the half-di-
gested cod-liver oil.
Let us send you a book on
CAREFUL LIvING-free-
Sco1r & BOVINE. Chemists. 1ys South sth Avn0os.
Your druggist keeps sootts Emulsion Of eo5-livsr
G-1n druggists everywhere do. 81
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No. 274

hour an hundred thousand canAl-folk are
turning In" for the night in their tiny
cabins, moored beside the bosky banks of
canals in the slunbrous English valleys
the women first; the men afterwards.
And all these hundred thousand now civil,
simple and honest folk are up and away
at four O'Clock in the morning.
EDGAR i. WAKKMAN
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

This unique statement Of election ex-
penses was filed by Daniel D. Griffin of
Brooklyn: "The underlined was A Candi-
date For the assemble in the II Ward and
Eighth district on the PTohibishon Ticet
in the laet election. did not Spend one
cent no1 Ask one vote for me or Emmy one
else."
And still there's room. In Virginia
there are IL, ,O00, 900 acres of arabic land
lying untitled. The greater part of it is
the property of large holders who get no
income from it, and who do not possess
the capital needed for its cultivation. The
State authorities have come to their aid
and are striving to attract immigrants who
will take it up and put it to service.
Oleomargarine is treated differently in
different countries. The Danes do not re-
quire the makers of oleomargaIine to
stamp the kegs in which it is packed, but
they do require that it be nearly white in
order to distinguish it from butter. Any
Dane can tell at a glance the difference be-
tween butter and oleomargarine. A Dan
ish agent in England secured the ar
rest the other day of q dealer who
was palming off Dutch oleomarga-
rine adulterated with coloring mat
ter as Danish butter. The Danish oleo-
margarine has no sale in England on ac-
count of its color.
New Orleans is generally rebuked for
kha ~la
of delegates to her municipal conventonh
| The bribe offered Is large. In considera-
ton of the continuance of its charter, the
lottery company offers to tho public schools
there $3.50, 900, payable quarterly; to le-
wees, $3.50, 900; to charities, 4150, 200, pay
able quarterly in advance; to pensions for
disabled, infirm or INDECENT confederate
soldiers resident in Louisiana, $50, 900; to
the city of New Orleans, for drainage and
other sanitary purposes, 500, 900, payable
quarterly in advance. The total amount
of the bribe offered is $s1 ,25O, 900, payable
in twenty-five years.
Since the Aikado of Japan permitted
his subjects to emigrate to other coun.
tries nearly 10000 of them have loft
their native land. There are about 20, 00(
of them in Hawaii and moro of them ar
rive there every month. There is large
number of them in Australia. They ar,
to be found in various countries of tn,
Asiat;c continent, and some of them ar
in Europe. There are about 1900 O.
them in California, and others are con
stantly arriving there to work in the vine
yards. In the city of New York ther
may be 200 Japanese, and there are fe,
, of them in many other American cities
Wherever they 80 they have the reputa
7 ton of being industrious and inoffensive
The population of Japan is 40, 600, 900.
A recent report of experiments on th
temperatures under the soil, conducte
during the winter of 1S9O-91, by N. Hem
Becquerel, at the French Museum c
Natural History, is of great interest
agriculturists and gardeners. The cold
France from last November to March, ,bein
livery protracted, furnished an unusuall
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
Lock Street Sewer Assessment.

ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
The & o Nem for of
sewers and pavements, to whom was referred the
nosu ment % Of BENEFITS and the apportonment Of the
cost of said sewer among the parties interested
therein, respectfully report that they have at
tended to the duty assigned to them.
That they caused reasonable notice to be given
to all persons interested in the said public i'm
Visions Of the charter Of said city, to appear be-
fore them and be heard in reference thereto; and
they fully heard at the time and place specified
in said notice, all persons who appeared before
them.
They therefore respectfully recommend the
adoption of the accompanying order.
MICHAEL y q LIT EITzPATR1cK,
Board of Compensation for Assessment of Sewers
and Pavements.
City Of New Haven, August q, 1891:
dred and eighty-two and fiftyfour one-hun-
dredths dollars be and hereby assessed upon the
nSss SstWeen Oh Ashmun np and Canal Streets being
proportional and reasonable part OF the
expense Of constructing sewer I IN t sad street.
benefit assessed against each being herein par
ticularly stated. viz:
James Oates, $96 0s
William Mcfarland, Sc so
Bridget Hoye, 81 %
| John Fee, SO 75
| James McManus, IS 90
Mary McMsnus, 20 Is
John T. Mcarath, william McGrath, Brid-
| get Ann McGrath, 40 Is
/ Frederick Balbier, e-.r. .~..-e.. .,.- 40 70
| Gustave r Pfefer, 43 58
| Lyman T. Smith II. Fred L. Smith IL, IS 55
New Haven City Burial Ground Sd5 rs
Anton Pfefer, "a 75
| 1852 "a
| In Court of Common Council, read, accepted,
order passed and assessments ordered laid a.
reported
| Approved November TO- 1891.
| Payable November %, 1891.
A true copy Of record. -,,
Attest: EDWARD DOWNES
MS 81 City Clerk.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
RIfsCelluneu11s
Admiral Street Sewer Assess
manf

Admiral Street Sewer Assess
ment.
ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
i of the City Of New Haven:
The Board of Compensation for Assessment OF
Sewers and Pavements, to whom was referred
the cost of Sewer in Admiral street,
for the assessment of benefits and the
apportionment of the cost of said sewer
among the parties interested therein, respect
fully report that they have attended to the duty
assigned to them.
That they caused reasonable notice to be given
to all persons interested in the said public i'm
provement in all respects pursuant to the pro-
visions of the charter of said city, to appear be-
fore them and be heard in reference thereto; and
they fully heard at the time and place specified
in said notice all persons who appeared before
them
They therefore respectfully recommend the
adoption of the accompanying order.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK,
G. B. MATTHEWMAN,
G. T. COYLE,
Board of Compensation for Assessment Of Sewers
and Pavements.
City of New Haven, Aug. q, 1891.
ORDERED-That the sum of thirty hundred and
ninety dollars and forty one-hundredths be,
and Is hereby assessed upon the owners OF
property fronting on Admiral street, between
Ashmun st. and Dixwell av., being proportional
and reasonable part of the expense of construct
ing a sewer in said street.
The names of each party and the amount OF
benefit assessed against each being herein par
ticularly stated, viz:
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
Nicol Street Sewer Assessment.

ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
l. of the City of New Haven:
The Board of Compensation for Assessment Of
Sewers and Pavements to whom was referred
ment of benefits and the apportonment of the
cost of said sewer among the parties interested
therein, respectfully report that they have at
tended to the duty assigned to them.
That they caused reasonable notice to be given
10 all persons interested in the said public i'm
provement, in all respects pursuant to the pro-
visions of the charter of said city, to appear be-
fore them and be heard in reference thereto;
and they fully heard at the time and place speci-
fed in said notice all persons who appeared be-
fore them.
They therefore respectfully recommend the
adoption of the accompanying order.
All of which is respectfully submitted:
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

Down Goes McGinty to the Bot
tom Of the Sea.
Rack Steak &c 10. Round Steak 1Oc To-:
Toin Steal, i2c III Porterhouss 14c Ib.
Roast SC ID. Veal and Lamb low. Ham 12c ID.
Rib and Sausage 10c lb. Shoulder 10c 10.
Chickens and Fowl 12c Id.
Etc. Etc. Etc
Come early and secure good bargain.
80 e. SCHOENBERGERS,
Ia, 3 Central Market. Z
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Eamndrtes.

1dM uIAIAHS.
THE FORSYTH Go,
With all the newest inventions and improve
ments at their command, are equal to all de-
mands made upon them in the way Of
First Glass Work.
Dyeing
OF all articles of wearing apparel, including
mems suits aud overcoats, ladies' dresses, out
side garments, gloves, feathers, etc.
Cleaning.
We are the headquarters for New York and
New England for the cleaning of lace curtains,
also cleaning Of window shades, portieres, blan-
kets, mems suits, ladies' dresses, etc.
Carpet Cleaning.
The fall of the year has become the popular
season for taking up carpets which, by our pro-
cess of cleaning and steaming, will be rid OF all
dust and moths.
Laundrying.
Business in this department is brisk. No work
sent out that is not up to the highest standard.
Orders received by telephone.
Goods called for and delivered
THE FORSYTH CO.,
OFFICES:
1878 and 645 Chapel Street.
Works:
STATE AND LAWRENCE STREET.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

DOWN TO SLEEP"
November woods are bare and still:
November days are clear and bright;
Each noon burns up the mornings chill;
The mornings snow is gone by night;
Each day my steps grow slow, grow light,
AS through the woods reverent creep,
Watching all things lie down to Sleep"
1 never knew before what beds,
Fragrant to smell, and soft to touch,
The forest sifts and shapes and spreads;
never knew before how much
OF human sound there is in such
Low tones as through the forest sweep
When all wild things lie ''down to Sleep"
Each day find new coverlids
Tucked in, and more sweet eyes shut tight;
Sometimes the viewless mother bids
Her ferns kneel down, full in my sight;
hear their chorus of ''good night"
And half smile, and half weep,
Listening while they lie ''down to sleep"
November woods are bare aud still;
November days are bright and good;
Life's noon burns up life's morning chill;
Life's night rests feet which long have stood;
Some warm soft bed, in field or wood,
The mother will not fail to keep,
Where we can lay US down to sleep.
HELEN Hunt JACKSON.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
H0We&Stets0n,
767-771 Chapel Street.
NEW HAVEN, CONN.
4M1scpQa11su11B.
WOIcOtt Street Sewer Assess
ment.

Wolcott Street Sewer Assess
ment.
ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
i of the City of New Haven:
The Board Of Compensation for Assessment of
Sewers and pavements. to whom was referred
the cost Of sewer in Wocott st., for the assess
ment Of benefits and the apportionment OF the
cost of said sewer among the parties interested
therein, respectfully report that they have at
That they caused reasonable notice to be given
to all persons interested in the said public i'm
provement, in all respects, pursuant to the pro-
Visions of the charter Of said city, to appear be-
fore them and be heard in reference thereto; and
they fully heard at the time and place specified
them.
They therefore respectfully rec ,mmend the
adoption of the accompanying order.
e1sHAEF = G. MATrHEWMAN. FHEzfh1Elok'
Board OF Compensation for Assessment of Sew
ers and Pavements
City of New Haven, August 81, 1891.
ORDERED-That the sum of twentyright
hundred and twenty five one hundredths dollars
be and is hereby assessed upon the owners of
snd og
and reasonable part of the expense of construct
ing sewer in said street.
The names of each party and the amount of
benefit assessed against each being herein partic
ularly stated, viz:
Yale University, 5 96 go
Patrick Fleming, So ~
John w. Bishop, 5S 80
Ellen Osborn, 81 63
Kapitxke, SO 2s
Thomas P. Rourke, Edward A. Rourke, s. IS
Margaret J: Hughey, SO So 4S Is
Arthur O. Thompson, 2O7 48
James T. McMahon, 21s rs
Belle Andrews, wife Of Edward NJ. An
Fannie Keast wife of John Keast, Sc ss
Ellen E. Bradley, Elizabeth G. Bradley,
Louis J. Bradley, Robert S. Bradley, ~,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

their mission of helpfulness long after the
bright and cheerful little composer has
passed away
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

good opportunity to test the effects of
varying air-temperstures upon the different
layers of soils, both when covered with
turf and when naked. By the use of deli
cate instruments it was found that the
diurnal changes of temperature sometimes
cause thermal change of twenty-five de-
grees Fahr at depth of two feet. It was
also discovered that vegetation on the sur
face of the soil has the same effect in pre-
venting the cold from striking downward
as layer of earth twenty inches thick.
The protective effect of grass covering
against severe frost is thus rendered very
conspicuous.
Experiments with captive balloons for
signalling purposes have been proceeding
for some time in European navies with
interesting results, and the Germans have
just been trying what can be done at
night with the electric light and balloons
in combination. 1t was found, as might
be expected, that signalling could be con-
Quoted by means of a balloon at much
greater distance than from the tallest
masthead, by the use of the Morse system
and incandeseenS lamps. The llumina-
tion of hostile fleets, forts, or territory by
means of search light attached to the
car of the balloon was also found to be
perfectly feasible. The Importance of
this is likely to be considerable. Hitherto
it has been impossible for men-of-war to
use their search lights without revealing
their own position to the enemy's gunners,
but now that they can operate them at an
indefinite distance they will be able to re-
main practically invisible, unless other
search liohts are onnosed to them
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
WOlcOtt Street Sewer Assess
ment.

ITO the Honorable Court of Common Council
i of the City of New Haven:
The Board of Compensation for Assessment of
Sewers and Pavements, to whom was referred
the cost of a sewer in Wolcott street, for the
assessment of benefits, and the apportionment
of the cost of said sewer, among the parties in
terested therein, respectfully. report that they
That they caused reasonable notice to be given
to all persons interested in the said public i'm
provement, in all respects pursuant to the pro-
visions of the charter of said city, to appear
before them and be heard in reference thereto;
and they fully heard at the time and place speci-
fled in said notice, all persons who appeared be-
fore them.
They therefore respectfully recommend the
adoption of the accompanying order.
All of which is respectfully submitted:
MICH ET, FITZPATRICK.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

lnoAGs
TITO the Honorable Court Of Common Council of
L the City of New Haven:
The Board of Compensation to whom was re-
ferred the order of said Court, bearing date the
2oth day of April A. D. 1884, directing the assess
ment and determination by this board of all
damages and benefits to accrue to all parties
interested by the extension of Oak street,
as the same was adopted by said court, hereby
respectfully report:
That we have attended to the duty assigned
us, that we caused reasonable notice to be given
to all persons interested in the said public i'm
provement, in all respects, pursuant to the pro-
fore and be heard in reference thereto; and
we fully heard at the time and place specified in
said notice all who appearedd red before us
that each of the following named persons pay
to the city of New Haven for benefits accruing
to them and each of them by the proposed public
sums written opposite their names respectively,
to wit:
John Lyons, $50 90
And we do further assess and determine the
damages and benefits equal to all other persons
or parties interesting in the foregoing proposed
public improvements.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
G. B. MATTHEWMAN,
G T. COYLE,
Board of Compensation for Assessment of Sew
ers and Pavements.
City of New Haven, September !, A. D; 1891:
Both the northerly and southerly lines are a
straight extension of the lines of Oak street, as
laid out and approved Feb. II, 1875, from the
boundary, which is the center of the new chan
mel of West river.
In Court of Common Council, read accepted,
order passed and assessments ordered laid as
reported.
Approved November TO- 1891.
Atrue copy of record %r d., m nou~rs
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

ball in his brain. The cousin, who had an
interest of 800, 600 in his death, was alone
with him in the house at the time. Thesis
covery of the real cause of death was due
to the lawyer of the accused, who took the
rife from which the ball had been fired,
loaded and hung it upon the wall and then
marked the form of man upon a white
sheet and placed it upon the lounge where
the man had been found. Then heavy
cut-glass pitcher of water was placed upon
o shelf above. The temperature was 90
in the shade The pitcher of water acted
as sun glass, and the hot rays of the sun
shining through the water were refracted
directly upon the cartridge chamber of the
rife. Eight witnesses were in the room,
and a few minutes after three o'clock there
was puff and report, and the ball struck
the outlined form back of the ear, and the
theory of circumstantisl evidence was eI-
ploded.
This is interesting not only because the
real occurrence is quite as strange as the
imagined one, but because the fact came
after the fiction and paralleled it so close
ly,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
HOUSEKEEPERS
p. j. KELLY g. cos

Arriving Every Day,
NEW CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
NEW CARPETS AND OIL CLOTHS.
Now is the time to buy
NEW PARLOR AND CHAMBER SUITS.
NEW PARLOR AND CHAMBER SUITS.
ParIOr AND Quaker
Stoves THE Ranges.
Oak Street Extension Assess
rnant
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14
EDITORIAL NOTES.

This unique statement of election ex-
penses was filed by Daniel D. Griffin of
Brooklyn: "The underlined was A Candi-
date For the assemble in tho II Ward and
Eighth district on the P.ohibishon Ticet
in the laet election. did not Spend one
cent no1 Ask one vote for me or Emmy one
else"
Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-14

c. T. COYLE,
Board of Compensation for Assessment of Sew
ers and Pavements.
City of New Haven, Aug. 81, 1891
Ordered-That the sum of sixteen hundred
and sixteen dollars and fifty one-hundredths
dollars be and is hereby assessed upon the own
ers of property fronting on Wolcott street. be-
tween James and Lloyd streets, being proper
tional and reasonable part of the expense of
constructing a sewer in said street.
The names Of each party and the amount Of
henefit assessed AGAINST each being herein par
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-19
SEALS GROWING SCARCE.
a Wholesale Slaughter Carried on b.
English PoachSrs

EnSilbh fOaCn0rs.
CHICAGO, Dec. 1S.-A. w. Lavender,
one of the four special agents of the
Treasury department stationed on the
seal islands of Alaska, visited Collector
Clark and the treasury agents here to-
day. Mr.. Lavender is just returning to
his post after having made report to
the Treasury department.
ssThere 10 no question but that if the
daughter Of seals continues the AMI
u1a4Swm bcextersninateefw within . few
years." said Mr.. lavender. "The
poachers Kill about fifty times more
than the chartered companies do on
the islands. These poaChers are mostly
Englsnmen and they shoot the seals in
open water. Ninety per cent OF the
ANIMALS killed by the poachers are fe-
males aud the poachers get about one
out of every six they kill. The
death Of a female means the death OF
a cub, and at the present rate of the
slaughter, seals will be scarcer than
buffalo in few years. Ii this poach-
ing could be stopped, and the seals
killed as they should be. the supply
would last for ages. The government
has three ships up there at present, at
tempting to stop the slaughter, but
it still continues. The government
gets very little revenue from the seal
industry and I'm inclined TO think that
at times some Of the nations that pre-
tend to suppress the illegal slaughter
are not SO much IN earnest as they
claim to be-"
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-19
hEINouS CRIME.
An UnsaturAi Father Husns On hts
Daughters Hands.

Daughters HandS.
CHICAGO, Dec. ls.-Wliiiam Smith. Of
No. 54s Park avenue. was before Justice
Woodman today TO answer the revolt
ing charge of having deliberately
burned OF the hands Of bis e-year-o
daughter, who now lies at the county
hospital with both arms smpulsled
above the elbow. The spectacle OF a
father defending himself against such
. frghtfui accusation drew = large
crowd OF respectable spectators. There
WAS Jonn O.. snortall on the bench with
the Judge. and IN the chairs usually &C.
cupied by witnesses in tbe general run
OF disorderly cases were seated ladies
who came In carriages ana wore seal
skin sacques.
The complaint sss forth the fact that
few days before Thanksgiving
Day Smith, while intoxicated, had
permitted his daughter ~ drink the
poisonous liquors of which he had I'M
bibed, and that while both were IN this
sad condition the father had held bis
daughters hands on q hot stove. burn
ing them to . crisp. Little Kitty had
aot much 10 be thankful for Oh No
vember 70. for the day before both her
arms had been amputated and nsr
future looked as black as the present.
Her life had been ruined. smith had
been arrested, but bis csse was poet
poned until toGay. The child, how
ever, was not able to appear. but it
mattered little, Tor now that her life
has been spared she fails 70 re
member any of the events that
brought shout her pitiable condition.
The Lrst witness was DIR. Tavlor or
the county hospital. He described tae
cnnditon OF che girl when she was
placed in ms care. The ilesh - the
arms and hands were burned 10 . crisp
ard the fingers horribly twisted. Aside
from this there Was . slight burn On
toe face and one or Two on the body.
The father, VINO 10 not bad looking
man. WAS ylsibiy affected, and his other
two children-smsll, bright boys
snlffied when they heard Of their sister's
sad condition.
Mrs. Mary Jackson, who lives in the
same building, testified to having heard
Kitty cry out, ''on. papa, papa. don't"
and scream With agony. She said
Smith was beasily drunk. Matbiida
Elliott, who lives 10 the adjoining fat,
said the same tning. The cries OF
agony, she said, woulo ring IN her cara
as long as she lived.