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Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
srArIsr1cs WE'LL VIEWED.
Tho Railroad Business In New Eng
 land.


 Tho Railroad Business In New Eng-
 land.
 Statistics relating to the operations of railroads by territorial groups for the past decade have been collected by the census bureau, and those of the New England group have just been published. It has been the purpose to divide up the country SO that the figures for group shall refer to transportation conditions fairly congru- ous. Those of New England arc peculiarly so, and the fact that the terminals of the roads of this section closely conform to it's territorial boundaries makes the separation of it's railway business into 8 distinct group an easier task than will be afforded by any other section. The averages in this case therefore have an unusual value. The first thing to be noticed is the growth of the passenger traffic on the New England roads in ten years-the number of passengers carried having in creased from 52, ,221 1888 in 1880 to 103,- 374, ,387 in 1889, or nearly 100 per cent. while the mileage operated only increased l from 6,021 to 6,942; the tons of freight moved increased in the same time from 24, ,OO3, ,967 to 35, ,295, ,896, or only about AZ per cent. Turning to the earnings from these two sources of revenue we nS Yielded thss Ths n fsss ss.sife whe freight brought ss4, ,oo1, ,5es-the former 1 figures comparing with $21, ,435, ,831 in 1s90 and the latter with $25, ,6S3, ,014. Thus the | passenger revenue has come to nearly equal the freight earnings, whereas for the whole country freight yields twice as large 8 return as the passenger service. The reason is of course to be found in the fact that New England is more densely popu lated and the growth of large cities hai ! given rise to a greatly increasing volume | of suburban passenger traffic.
 Closely related to this question is that o1 rates. It appears from the tables giver that receipts per mile per passenger have steadily fallen from 2.1S cents in 1890 te .92 cents in 1889. This reduction is, as has been seen, accompanied by 9S pei carried. But freight receipts per ton pei mile have in the same time been steadily reduced from 1.S4 cents in 1880 to l. Al cents in 1889, while the volume of freigh traffic has increased but 47 pe1 cent. Comparison with corresponding fig ures for the whole country would show that the New England roads carry passen gers cheaper and freight dearer than thu average rate on all roads, tho DOT passenge, per mile receipts for all roads in 1889 being 2.16 cents, and tho freight receipts per tor per milo being only 0.92 cents. Short haul and the comparative absence of bulky mer chandise going long distances, like grain will account for the higher Now England freight rates.
 The above statistics at ouce sugges among other things tho question, Has thu greatly increased passenger traffic resulted from the reduction of rates or vice versa The following data will aid in reaching al answer, and likewise bring out othe points of great interest:
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
STATE CORREsPONDENCk.
m1lG0rd.

May e-Judge William B. Stoddard, after a very pleasant trip te California, has returnfd to
 The oyster business, which has 50 incseased under the management of William M Mo Twin 6 Sons. promis:s to be unusually good thi. te.r to the numerous cases of the grip, which has seemed to continue it's ravsges despite tn warm weather.
 Stanley Bennett for some time an etlcient clerk in Higbys drug store, will leave town to take q similar position in Danbury abort June l. The good work begun by Hr. J. c; North with are held rsgularly in North's hali on Sunday by Rev. MT. AacMllan of the M. E. church.
 The band stand in the park has been greatly improved by coat of paint given by c. E. Roder.
 William B. Brotherton since lsaving the post office has assumed tho duties fas agent of the Middesex Insurance companykin this place.
 The prize fight, which took place on Charles Island last Wednesday, wss one of the most dis stable Brown heard thak something Of the kind selected. The natursf attractions of the Milford shore resorts are wtn known, but that they should be misused b J . lawless class of persons is grievance that fhs town ought not to bear
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
Einan1tal.

Decline of One Per Cent. in Louis- ville-An Advance of Like Amount in Wheeling and Lake Erfe-The Close Strong and at Highest Prices of the Day.
 NEW YORK. May 6.
 Railroad bonds were quiet, the sales reaching $s3s 900 and, while the market remained firmer, there was little or no feature of interest devei- oped during the day.
 Stocks opened with irregular changes but prices soon began to advance. Then there was sharp reaction with fractional losses. Louisville declined per cent, but Wheeling and Lake Erie preferred rose like amount. The down. ward movement was short lived and in the af- ternoon the confident feeling became so pro nounced that @ full rally followed in the general list while few stocks were lifted materially Among these Cordage was most prominent, ris- ing nearly DOT cent. from its lowest figure and holding most of the gain to the end The indus trials, such as Cordage, Thurber, Whyland & Co. and H. B. Clafln are attracting much attention in the market at present. and money which former ly went into railroad bonds is going largely into these stocks which represent properties that have no bonded indebtedness and are therefore not subject to either foreclosure or reorganiza- tion. Further exports of gold were made to-day, the full amount going out being $2. ,O0O These exports have tended to depress the market, and were instrumental to-day in making the early downward movements. The final dealings in tho stock market were marked by few move ments ainong the low priced shares Hooking Valley being prominent with & gain of 1IS per cent but the general list was content with frac- tional advances. The market, however, while quiet, closed strong and confident ct the highest prices of the day.
 Cosine prices reported over the private wire of BUNNELL & SCRANTON, Bankers and Rrolr
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
A Re fired JaPanese.

(Percival LoNeu in the Auantlc Monthly.J
 The owner'of the farmhouse had inher- fed it rom his father. There was noth- ing very odd about this even to our other world notions of property, except that the father was still living, as hale and hearty as you please, ip little den at tho foot of the garden. He, was, in short, what is known as an inkyos pr one dwelling in retirement" singular state, composed of equal parts of this world and the next; like dying in theory and then undertaking to live on in practice. For anNinkyo is a man who has formally handed in his re- signation to the community, and yet con- tinues to e1ist most enjoyably in the midst of it. He has abdicated in favor of his e1d- est son, and, having put off all responsi- bilities, is filially supported in life of ease and pleasure.
 h spite of being no longer in society, the father was greedily social As soon as he heard foreigner had arrived he trotted over to call, and nothing would do but must visit his niche early in the morning before going away.
 Aftsr breakfast, thsrsfore, the ron duly
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
THE BRIDGE DISASTER.
Yesterday the Thirty.Eighth Anni.
 versary of the Norwalk Bridge Ca.

Yesterday the Thirty-Efghth Anni-
 versary of the Norwalk Bridge Ga.
 lamfty.
 Thirty eight years ago to-day, May 5, the most disastrous railroad accident that ever occurred in this part of the country took place at the South Norwalk draw bridge. It was on Friday morning. The draw had been opened for the passage of the steamer Pacific. William Hartford of Burbank street, who was then drawtender, was just about to close it when the Boston express, which left New York at o'clock, eight minutes lost time. The train did not stop at South Norwalk and the engi- neer did not notice the absence of the ball or signal which indicated that the draw was open, or if noticed it was unheeded.
 The train passed the station and around the curve beyond the Washington street crossing at rate of not less than twenty miles an hour. When it reached 8 point within 300 feet of the draw two sudden sharp alarms of the whistle were blown; the engineer, Edward W. Tucker, the fire man and brakeman leaped from the train, which rushed on into the open draw. The engine, tender, baggage car, smoking car and two passenger cars, together with about half of the next car, plunged some twenty feet into the water below, mass of wreck and ruin.
 Persons who were near and saw the catastrophe say the noise of the crash and the vail of the struggling and dying pas sengers were heartrending to degree which language is inadequate to describe. The tide being high, nearly all tho pas sengers in the forward car were drowned. The number of lives lost was forty -four, and twenty-five were rescued from tho wreck alive, but badly injured. Several physacians who had been attending 3 medical convention in New York were killed. :-.
 j The calamity caused great excitement, and indignation meetings were held, ono in Norwalk and another in New Haven. The legislature took the matter in hand and adopted resolution requiring all trains to stop at least one minute before crossing any drawbridge.-Norwalk Sen Enel.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
POLITICAL.

The chairmen of the republican ward commit. tees of the several wards in New Haven will call meetings of the rehublican electors in the several wards on or befor} May 20, 1891. for the purpose of @ @slecting ward mmittees to serve @ R Hnta Nay, - Chairman Republican Town Committee.
 New Haven, May 2, Ieo1.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
LAW OF PROBATE.

LAW OF PROBATE. Questions to be Discussed by Connec-
 ticut Judges.
 The Connecticut probate assembly will meet at the Winthrop hotel in Meriden next Tuesday at il 8. m. Discussion will be had on the following questions:
 Does codicil duly executed operate as re- publication of the will to which it refers, except as changed by the codicil, when, on account of failure of memory of the witnesses. or for some other reason the execution of the will in accord ance with the requirements of the statute cannot be proved? h case there is no well attested codicil to a will, but an attestation clause which shows on it's face that all the forms Of the statute have been complied with and the subscribing wit nesses through defect of memory or for any other reason fail to testify to the due execution Of the will, may it not be established on the pre- sumption arising from the form of the attesting clause unless there are affirmative evidence given to dsprove it's statements?
 In case under section 559 of the revised statutes personal estate has been delivered to the one given the life use under the will, has the execu- tor any duty to perform in defense thereto, after the death of the one having such life estate? Has the probate court any further right or duty in the matter?
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
Traue1ers' Guide.
New York, New Haven
 and Hartford R. K.
January IS, 1891.

January IS, 1891. rRAINs LEAVE NEW HAVEN AS FOLLOWS
 FOR Mw yoRxs:sso, .a.s !,o.ss .s;'' .,s ,s;lS t';o .t:s6. @ :s:s6, s:ss. esq T:os .s:ie e:is srsSals@.s:so. sssso, 500 a rn-. s:oe. s:is, .7:oe, ss:io. SIS, .e:io P. m
 FOR WASHINGTON VIA HARLEM RIVER sis.oi am. CdAHyo.
 FOR BOSTON VIA sPRNeRIELD-.i=sa.s s.sO 500 'li: am, slsoe, s:io, 'sssa pm susnArs- si:0 onizhD, s5:sa pm
 FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON AND PROV, IDESCE-se:iS, 7:5 e m, sfa.A, sSs6 and 'e:ss p. m sUSpArs-~s:is e m-. 'ssss D m | FOR BOSTON VIA HARTFORD Axp NEw YORK AND NEW ENGLAND R. R-'l:S am. (daily), se:6 pm
 FOR BOSTON VIA AIR LINE AND N Y. AND N. E R. R-'<.s5 pm suxpkrs-s<.s pm
 FOR MERpEs, HARTFORD. SPRINGFIELD. s:sS. s:oo. 'i fio:ss. .Ii.@ ie % s, m. is.o, .i:os c2:os to Hartford .nlyl, s:io. s'oo rs S.lo a nss ci:s night ao' to S sal,eraS ssS s5:ss pm
 Shore Line Division.
 FOR NEW LONDON, Erc-.s:Is night, 7:es ii:os g. m sis:os, Sssss ssyhrook accommoda- css .s oo.;s ssSs sis Gi,;or. ;l; sufSTG sSso tiono. sUSDIrs-.a:is night, cess p m Air Line Division. FOR MIDDLETowN, wILLIMANTIc, Enc Leave New Haven for all Stations at s.eS am, .2, "z:55 6:0S pm SUNDAys-s4-55 pm Cor nect at Middlefown with Connecticut Valley K R., and st Willmantic with \. I. 4 \. E. a1c N L. and N. RR; at Turnervine with Colchester branch Trains arrive at New Haven at BIS am, i:2l, '7:oo, S:5S pm NaugAruck Division.
 FOR WATERBURY and way stations wis Esp gatuck Junction i2.oo m-
 SUSDAYs-S.0o s-r rn- Northampton Division. FOR SHELBURNE FALLS, TURSER'S FALLS, S,WuI1AMSBURG, HOLYOKE and NEW HARTFORD and intermediate stations, train leave New Haven at 7:22, ii:H am and $40 pm | FOR NOkTHAMPTON, WII.LIAMSBURG sn, points this side st 5:5S pm FROM WILLIAMSBURG train arrives al Egg: am, i:2S and SOS pm, and from SHKLBURSs , Il FALLS and intermediate stations st l:2S, s:2 | and SOS pm. | LUCIUS FUTILE, Gen Manager c. 1T. REMPSTEAD, | - Gen Pass Agent
 sExpress Trains. fLocsl Express.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07

without abrasion brilliancy heretofore un- known She speaks for thousands Of house. keepers, constant consumers of this ia mons silver sskiDE, 1spd aadFfN to n joha Ses Tn xeEf
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07

Train Arrangement Commencing Jan. IS, 1871
 LEAVE NEW HAVEN At e:So s:1o e:<o l0-oo and I2-o0 noon, :o6 s:SS f:fo, 5:S5, 7:S5 and 1:i5 pm.
 LEAVE ANsoNIA At ls:l5, GAS, 9:os, and il:So g. m, ls:s0, s:ie l:os, 4:so, 6:lo, 6:5a, s:s0p.m- Sunday trains leave New Haven st s:lo am. s:io and lI:l5 pm Sunday trains leave Ansonia 7:so am, SOC pm
 Trains for Waterbury leave New Haven 6:50 Io:oo, ie:oo noon, 2:Ss, 5:Ss, 7:S5 pm Sunday s:Io c. m
 The 6-5o, e:<o a-m-.f:<o pm trains out Of New Haven connect al Botsford for all points on the Housaronic R. R. and the West Passengers from the Eous2tonic R. R arrive to New Haven st 9:5q g. m, is:z2, SIS and e.es D. m-
 WILLIAM H. STEVENSON,
 Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager. A. W. PERRIN. Gen. Pass Agent.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07

The nicest cookies, crullers, cake, are; mads with Clsysland's Baking PowdsI.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
Starin's New Haven Transporta.
 ton Line.

Every Day Except Saturday.
 r@N Leave New Haven from Starin't
 st io:I5 o'clock pm The JOHN H- sTARIN, Captain McAlister, every Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. The ERASTUs CORNING every Monday, Wednesday and Fr1 day. Returning. leave New York from Pier is S. R., foot of CoUr1lAndt street. st pm; the StArin every Monday, "Wednesday and Friday, the Corning every Sunday, Tuesday and Thur day: The only Sunday night boat from New York
 Flare, wit .srth in cabin, 7sc, susteroom e Eycursion tickets $IS
 Free stage leaves the depot on arrival o Hartford train. and from corner Church and Chapel streets every half hour commencing sf s:So o'clock pm
 Tickets and staterooms can be purchased al the Tontine hotel. st the Downes News Com peny, S6s Chapel street, and st Peek q Bishops soe Chapel street
 E. VAN vALKENBURG. Agent,
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
AGENTS WANTED

In every house in the country to advocate the purity of G. O. Taylor's Old Bourbon and Pure Rye Whistles. By agents we mean people of mature age. that know and appreciate Q good thing when they see it. Many of the best phys icians write for, and advocate the worth of, these pure stimulants Druggists and Grocers of reputation sell them, do the proprietors, Ches- the cork in each bottle. Unbranded cases if wanted. CHESTER H. GRAVES & SONS, Sole Proprietors, Boston, Mass.
Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-07
Housatonic Railroad.

sExpress Trains. fLocsl Express.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
beauties of the Sea

Nothing in nature. presents such an
endless variety of forms and phases as
the sea. The earth changes its aspect
with the seasons, but the ocean is more
changefu1 even than the clouds. Its
lights and shadows shift momentlv, and
of all its myriads of acrobatic billows
no two perform their somersaults
alike. How glorious to stand on
the yellow beach and see, rank
on rank, the white knights of Nep-
tune, with foam-plumes streaming from
their emerald helms. come charging in!
What is the shock of armies to the col
lision between raging sea and rock
bound shore! What are all the trumpets
that ever pealed defiance in the field to
the shout of the multitudinous waves as
they dash themselves against the gray
ramparts that have bafied their onset
since time beganl Calm or rconvulsed, =,
the sea is q perpetual poem.-N, Y.
Ledger.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
Salmon in British Rivers.

a very serious decrease in the mum,
Der of salmon and fresh-water fish
taken in the principal English and Scot
tish rivers has been observed during
the last few years. Since 1888 the num-
Der of salmon taken in the Tvne has
fallen from thirty-fve thousand TO nine
teen thousand, and of salmon taken in
the Severn from twenty-nine thousand
to thirteen Thousand. Thirty years ago
there was similar condition of affairs
and an act of parliament was passed
creating boards whose duty it was to
restrict fishing and restock the waters.
The appointment and general super
vision of these boards are now in the
hands of the new county councils.
which exhibit very little interest either
In sport or the question of the food
supply, and have permitted the rivers
to be fished in and out cf season, with.
out any regard to the inevitable couss.
quences--Chicago Mail
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22


wings, and trumpets of salvation, and
the voice of hallelujah unto God for
ever.
Your way may wind along dangerous
bridle-paths, and amid VOLTS howl and
the scream Of the yulture, but the way
still winds upward till angels guard it,
and trees of life overarch it, and
thrones line it, and crystalline fountains
leap on it, and the pathway ends at
gates that are pearl and streets that are
gold, and temples that are always open,
and hills that quake with perpetual
song, and city rningling forever Sab
bath, and jubilee, and triumph, and
coronation,
let pleasure chant her siren song;
IT'S not the song for me;
TO Weeping it will turn e'er long,
For this is Heavens decree.
But there's a song the ransomed sing
TO 5esus, their exalted King,
With joyful heart and tongue,
Oh. that's the song for me!
Courage, my brother! The father
does not give to his son at school enough
money to last him several years, but,
as the bills for tuition and board and
clothing and books come in, pays them.
So God will not give grace all at
once for the future, bat will meet all
your exigencies as they como. Through
earnest prayer, trust Him. Put every
thing in Gods hand, and leave it there.
Large interest money to pay will soon
eat up farm, store, an estate, and
the interest on borrowed troubles will
swamp anybody. Sufficient unto tho
day is the evil thereof"
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
EXPENSIVE RECREATION.
A Man Who Built Houses as Means
Diversion.

Man Who Built Houses as Means of
Diversion.
A prosperous merchant who had never
given himself any recreation and had
thought of nothing but business, dis
covered awhile ago that he had fallen
into rut, His health was impaired
and he was beginning to worry; he
needed rest and he got it by taking up
more work. He owned some land in
the suburbs, and he thought he would
build house.
After the plans had been drawn"
he said, II decided to superintend the
building myself l had never built
house, and, as anybody who ever has
built one will understand, had, while
engaged in the work, ample occupation
to the exclusion of all other cares. When
l went to the house, which was at some
distance from the railroad, | walked
from the station and back and got
more exercise than l had had in years.
Altogether, the building of the house
was great help. The change was re-
freshing, and l found myself going at
my regular business with new vigor
Il sold that first house as soon as it
was finished. Since then | have at diff
ferent times built ten more, and have
sold all but five; of these, four are rent
cd. have made little money on the
houses, but the real profit has been in
the diversion which the building of
them has afforded. IN. Y. Sun.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
A sCULPToR's RARE suBJEor.
The Story of How BreakfastIess Artists
Rage Was Turned to Delight.

Inc Story of How Breakfastless Artists
Rage Was Turned to Delight.
Focardi was poor Italian sculptor.
lie happened one day to take in Pres
ton' grimy, smoky Lancashire town,
casting about for work One morning
he rang for his breakfast-once, twice,
but no answer came. Again he p5.lled
the bell, and again, with the same re-
suit
lie was very angry at this inattention
to his comforts, which is not uncom.
mon to those parts, 80 they say, and
rushed down stairs to see about it. He
passed an open door, when 10! what
struck him. A gnarled old woman
tlercely scrubbing a very dirty boy, who
squirmed under the rough usage, and
screwed up his eyes and mouth to keep
out the soap.
"Drat the boy!" said the old lady,
"stand still, do; will he never come
clean?" The rage of the breakfastless
sculptor turned to delight. Here was a
subject for his chisel, and it was soon
arranged that these two should sit to
him. Some difficulty was at first ex-
perienced to hit the expression on the
boys face, but this was done by the an
plication of periodic butts of cold water
and soapsuds.-Library and Studio.
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
HOG BREEDING.
Some of the Requisites for successful no

Some of the Requisites for Successful Hoc
Raising.
Ldtters of pigs in midwinter, or during
the heat of summer-under ordinary
circr'nrstances-are not profitable. orto
be desired, and the average farmer
without conveniences for careful nurs-
ing and protection against extremes in
the weather is far better without
them, and it is better for the breeding
stock. March, April and September are
the months most favorable for the sows
70 tarrow, and the mating should be
The Bossier banner., 1891-10-22
Learn to be Contentcd.

It has been well said, in an old Chi
nese proverb, that pride sleeps in a
gilded crown, contentment in a cotton
night-cap." We are not among those
who believe that the possessor of riches
must necessarily. be the victim of oarlz-
ing care and harassing unrest unceas-
ingly- 1t is not the mere possession of
wealth which produces misery, but the
use to which wealth is put by its pos
SCISSOR The man of generous and
noble impulses wl,o by a long
course of untiring industry, backed
up by fair and honest dealing.
has amassed wealth may, of
course, purchase the purest happiness
which mankind can know by acts of
charity and benevolence. So long as
man makes money his slave he is safe
enough; but when he allows money to
make a slave of him then at once hap
piness departs. So that, after all, it is
not wealth but contentment that pro-
duces true happiness, and the poorest
man may be as rich, figuratively speak
ing, with clear conscience and dry
crust as the possessor of millions.-N,
Y. Weekly.