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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-02

special committee to investigate and re-
port to future meeting of the board.
The board voted to concur with the
board of councilmen in referring to the
board of finance the petition of the labor
ers employed by the city to have their
wages paid to them weekly instead of
monthly as at present.
The report of the committee on streets
de the petition of the Consolidated rail-
road for permission to close up certain
streets and the construction of q new
Union avenue, granting the permission to
the railroad company, was unanimously &C.
cepted and the various orders adopted.
The board unanimously adopted ordi-
nances respecting the licensing of boot
blacks, and the mutilating of books, pa
pers, etc., in the public library, and the
fine for such offense reduced from IS to 81.
The ordinance prohibiting any member
of the city government furnishing sup
plies or becoming bondsmen for contract
ors was unanimously adopted.
The report of the committee on confer
ence de the Lombard street sewer favor
ing the construction of a sewer in Lom-
bard street, from James street to Fillmore
street, was referred back to the committee
on sewers.
Aldermen Conner and Nolan presented
petition asking for the erection of three
public bath houses in suitable places in the
city and the matter was referred to the
committee on ordinances.
The following petitions were referred to
their respective committees: For sewer in
Grand avenue, between Ferry and At
water streets; for sewer in Lib
erty street, between Putnam and
Carlisle streets; for sewer in
Sherman avenue, between Edgewood ave-
nue. and Chapel street; for sewer in
Nicoll street, between Eagle and Willow
streets; for pavement between the rails
of the Fair Haven and Westville Horse
Railroad company on Whalley avenue; for
the hardening of Trumbull street, between
Whitney avenue and State street; for the
extension of Hurlburt street, from Rosette
street north to Putnam street; for the top
dressing of William street, between Frank
lin street and Olive street; for the harden
ing Of Lawrence street, between State
street and Orange street; for the harden
ing of Elm street, between University
place md Remington street.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-02

ASSAS>o@AS
THE PETITION.
u New HAVEN, CosN., April 10, 1892.
Cove Electric Railroad Company:
DEAR sIE-We the undersigned, property
fully request you to use your good offices with
ae you ubsa s be
ed in the rear of the cottages and houses at
the upper end of Morris Cove, inasmuch said
track placed on Townsend avenue in front of
GUS both to pedestrians and the driving public
{sigSpted:J o.ou o,oou,,. .,o
Peauot association e W. A. HaTris
IA lanes D. Dewell. Charles G. Kimberly, A. H.
osR dfsoe e. MDsy
Daniel A. jones' ]. P. Leete, Clifford c. Street.
REPLY.
NEW YORK, 22d April 1892
Messrs Street, Chamberlin, Dewell, Kimberly
Gentlemen-Your petition has been forwarded
to me and will receive attention.
end WITH tine n5
not be well for you to appoint some of your num-
pleased to meet, with a view to considering what
is for the interest of all concerned. I assure
you shall be pleased to do anything and every
their interests. and feel certain those whom
represent have the same desire; Yours truly.
Of New Haven snIs coVs Raj.
road company.
"But," continued the gentleman, "ss
we stated, there was no notice taken of
Mr.. Townsend's very kind offer; no COM
mittee was appointed; nothing was done.
Who's to blamea Why find faults Facts
are. facts. We are informed" continued
the gentleman, "that had they appointed
committee and conferred with President
Townsend there is no doubt that the road
would now be built and running in the
rear of every cottage and house in the
cove, including the Pequot club house, for
we are informed that Mr.. Townsend is in
favor of the rear route. And when En-
gineer Thompson first came to New Haven
Mr.. Townsend took him over the entire
route, stating to him at the time that while
the charter prescribed the shore route he
preferred the rear route, and as he
had written to the residents and
property owners in the cove to meet
and arrange for the rear route. probably
the rear route would be adopted and there
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
Queer Transpositions.

ludicrOuS mistakes are often made
by the tranSpoSitiOn Of words, Syllables,
or letters by speakers, and many fine
bit of oratory is utterly ruined by a
mistake of this kind How could the
guests at the table be expected to
"kcep the faces straight" when an
after-dinner speaker said, in his ca C.
fully prepared little speech: "Dickcry
is the humoriSt and ThackCns is the
satirist." and then. trying to correct
the blundcr. said: "Er-er-Thickery
is the satirist and Dackens is the
humOrist." Or imagine. if one can,
the feelings of the chagrined minister
who said "tot and little" in the pulpit.
and in TRYING To correct himself said
~tit and iottle.7 Imagine. also, the
feelings of those who did not dare
laugh in meetin'" And it is said that
Baltimore minister said most i'm
preSsiyely: He turned his eyeless
sightballS up to heaven" No one could
imagine what certain speaker meant
when he said "Biddy diddy," and then
stopped, and after moment of con-
fusion said "Diddy biddy." and, then,
with scarlet face and coldly perSpiring
broN, gaepeu out. Dld'N hluul pluuN
doc" Then he had to sit down and
rest awhile before he could say. Did
he lid adieu." How is your wife to-
day? % asked lady of gentleman she
met on the horse-car. 'She is some
better. thank you" And has her in
flamaroomy toryism left her yet?'
Her intlammatory rheumatism has
left her" replied the gentleman. Il
would like some nins and peedles, "
said lady at the small-wares counter
of Boston dry-goods store. Beg
( pardon" said the clerk, "nins and
+ pecdles?" ~Oh, pins and needles, l
/ mean - Hide iwQkc
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
THE KODAK AND THE FAKlR.
How Some Chicago Nen Paid 20 Rupees to
Take Pictures of Hindoos Trick.

Il have a good story that involves
two Chicago tourists who at one time
were given to travelling in the orient
and taking kodak pictures of objects of
Interest. " remarked John Wrightwood
at the Palmer house, says the Chicago
NeUS. Mr. WrightwoOd is a salesman
for an English house.
The story was told by the victim in
hotel in Calcutta. 1t seems that
they wanted to take some views of the
tricks performed by the Hindoo con-
iurer and had gone to small village
famed for its tirSt-class crop of fakirs.
\ con iurer of great renOwn was OH
tanned to sit for views He remark
ed that for p rupees he would take
the amateur photographers to the cen
ter of a clearing and give eXhibitiCn rs
Of his art They could take all Of the
pictures they wanted to.
Accordingly they repaired to the
lawn and Mr.. Hindoo took ball of
twine from his robe, and. with an ex-
clamation in his native tongue, he
hurled the ball upward, high, high up.
il fact the two Chicago men thought
they saw it disappear in the clouds.
The end of the string remained on the
ground. Now cried the fakir, watch
carefully. I'll give you something to
make pictures of. And picking up
his blanket. that he had previously
thrown upon the grass, he exposed a
and clapped his hands. Flash went
the kodaks Then the coniurer caught
up the child and placed him upon the
string. The baby clutched the fine
rope and began to ascend. Again the
kodaks. Up the sprite went, looking
like a Philadelphia Cupid. IN the
course of few minutes the boy slid
down until he reached point about
five feet from the ground. Again the
kodak. With a deNterous swing of his
arm the fakir hurled the baby beneath
the blanket, drew down the heavenly
ladder. laughed and all was over.
Picking up his blanket he waved it in
the breeze and folding it up asked the
party to return to the town.
What mine of wealth these men
| thought they had in those negatives.
Neither cared to compare notes on
their astonishment.
But when they come to develop
those negatives they were surprised to
| find that no trace of the rope, baby or
| blanket showed up.
"'Thunderation. Why didn't we
catch a negative?' one of the men cried.
1t must have been a supernatural ar
| rangement,' ventured the other.
No amount of developing could
make pictere of the strange scenes
they had seen. Then they agreed that
the fakir had hypnotized them and had
cleverly mulcted them out of 20 ru-
pees. However, I'll warrant you they
are still cudgeling their brains over
the way the fakir had SO successfully
| deceived them"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
SLIGHTLY EMBARRASSING.
The Little Brother Gets in His Work
Through Speaking Tube.

They stood in the darkened yestibule
of a double fiat house up town. 1t was
late hour and cold night, but these
were nothing it was he and she.
and they were Young and stood very
closely together. Time stood no show
alongside of opportunity, remarks the
n Y. Herald.
You don't love me bit?" she said.
Love YOU, | worship you, sweet
heart = darling" The blonde head
was brought against the manly breast
for the fifteenth time and soft. cling
ing kiss was planted where it would
d. ,he most good.
Break away" came hoarsely from
amid the feminine debris.
What did YOU say, dearest?"
Come Off" in a half smothered
whisper.
why, darling, | never heard You
use slang before. Don't"
Il never said word" she declared.
at must have been" and a terrible
! dread overcame her.
Il never thought he began re-
gretfully.
You did yes. You did,
"Why, who's that?"
Both young people suddenly started
away from the wall against which they
had been leaning and stared at the two
| ranges of bright letter boxes and owl
ish speaking tubes.
"Will YOU never come off down
there?'
"Oh. plague on it. That's Johnny,
said she with deep disgust. Our
speaking tuba's out of order-I for.
got"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
Mark Twain'S Idea.

After my first douche | went to the
chemists on the corner. as per iu-
slructions, and asked for half glass
of Challe water. 1t comes from a
spring sixteen miles from here. 1t
was furnished TO me- but, perceiviug
that there was something the matter
with it, | offered to wait till they could
get some that was fresh. but they said
it always smelt that way. They said
that the reason that this was so much
ranker than the sulphur water Of the
bath was that this contained thirty
two times rs much sulphur as that
1t may be true. but in my opinion that
water comes from cemetery, and not
fresh cemetery either. History says
that one of the early Roman Generals
lost an army down there somewhere,
If he could come back now think this
water would help him iiud it again.
However. | drank the Challe. and have
drunk it once or twice every day since.
| suppose it is all right. but | wish !
knew what was tue matter with those
Romans.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
MAKING RAiNBOWS IN WINDOWS.
Beautiful Effect of a Novelty Originated
by Partisan Mind.

An advertising novelty man of con-
siderable prominence, from London,
England. who was in this city one day
last week told friend here of seeing
a clever, eye-catching novelty that has
recently been originated in Paris. The
fact that it is not patentable and SIM
pie makes it something which any
merchant can produce if he desires.
As described by the Londoner the
novelty is made simply by taking two
thin cakes of clear ice and placing
them on end in show window with
just enough space between them to ad-
nit of suspending jet of gas. or. bet
ter still, an electric light. As people
in the street pass the window and look
at the illuminated ice it appears as
though II succession of rainbow or
prisms of brilliant colors were radiat-
inc tlierefrom. The brilliancy of the
colors obtained and the scale of their
radiation depends on the thinness,
clearness, and grain of the ice. The
broader and longer the cakes of ice
the larger is the eXpansc Of colors.
A similar though less brilliant effect
was obtained by one shopkeeper, whose
ulSpldN inc LOluOHcI SpOhc Ol. DN
standing two panes of glass side by
side, half or quarter of an inch apart,
then, after boxing up the ends with a
strips of glass or wood, filling the space
between the panes with finely cracked
ice and suspending an electric light or
gas-jet midway behind the contrivance,
always taking care that the glasses are
entirely free from dust or dirt before
being used.
One firm in Paris-big dealers in
precious stones-made use of the ice
on an elaborate scale. Large sheets of
plate glass were used and the cracked
ice was sown with hundreds of dia-
monds, sapphires, and rubies, thus
heightening the effect to a degree of
startling brillancy, the temperature
of the window being kept sufficiently
warm to prevent frost forming on the
glasses. The forming of light frost
on the glass case thus made is not
detrimental to gaining the desired ef-
feet ordinarily, however, though it
needs but thought to see that its
formation would prevent obtaining ad-
ditional effect from any precious stones
that might be placed within the case
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
SEEGER Bros. Fill teeth
without pain.
HUMAN NATURE.
Heartless Man Trifies witt. it and Ha,
Little Quiet Fun.

There was a man at the Wabash
depot the other afternoon who took a
s. bill out Of his vest pocket and
spread it out on his knee and attentive
I " examined it, Then he took it over
to the window and held it to the pane
of glass and examined it still more
critically. Then he went back to his
seat and said to the man on his right,
who had become much interested, to-
gethcr with half dozen others.
"Wei. they say there has got to be.a
first time with every body, but !
thought had travelled far enough to
cut my eye teeth"
Got stuck. eh?" queried the other,
as he reached for the bill well, you
are not so much to blame. That bill is
pretty well gotten up"
yes, fairly well, but feel of it. Does
it feel like a genuine greenback to
you?"
40 it doesn't. though | should
never have stopped to feel of it. | can
see how that it is rougher and cosrser."
"They might have passed that off on
me in the night" said second man
who took up the bill, "but never by
daylight. should have spotted it at
once"
pretty well executed, isn't it?"
queried the owner.
81 don't think SO. The inks used were
not first class, and the printing is bad.
| could tell it was queer, even if held
out at arms length"
Counterfeit. eh?" said the third
man. as he took the bill in his hands.
wall, now, | call that pooty well
done. I'd taken that bill anywhar'
fur a good one"
If somebody didn't take 'em fer
good" said a man with pair of steel
bowed spectacles on, as he joined the
group, the counterfciters couldn't
make a living. There are plenty Of
yahoos still alive"
Are you calm me a yahoo?" de-
manded the third man
I'm only speaking in general way.
I'd have spotted that bill among q
thousand. Just one look at the back
Of it is enough for me. Whcre'd you
get it2"
Cant tell" solemnly replied the
owner
You ought to>be more careful"
yes, know"
"What are You going to do with it?"
81 think III try and pass it off on
some one. Let's see if the ticket man
will drop to it."
He advanced to the widow. bought
ticket for town fifty miles down
the road, and the ticket man pulled in
the bill made change like chain light
ming. Twenty people were watching,
and each drew a long breath and
opened his eyes. The owner of the
bill coolly pocketed the change and
ticket and calmly sat down and open
ed newspaper and began to read. 1t
was some time before the crowd tum-
bled to the fact that it had been guy
ed. Then one by one, they sneaked
around or went out for fresh air All
but one. 1t was the man who re-
sented being called a yahoo. He went
over to the joker with a grin on his
face, slapped him on the back in
hearty way, and said:
1T was a good joke. and it's Jest
such adventures as this that make
travellin' around all-tired pleasanter
to me, Come ont and have some
lemonade Detroit Free Press.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14
LOVE GROWN COLD AND DICTATED.


The typewriter girl in the Richelieu
looked up from her machine yesterday
afternoon and remarked to the Herdld's
hotel louEger:
Il have been playing a very impor-
tant part. in very interesting rom
ance."
"Oh, you have?"
"Yes, | have"
whats it about?"
"Love, of course. What do you sup
pose"
and were you one of the princi-
pals?"
"Well-yes. l think | did the most
important part. You see there were
four of us"
Double wedding?"
NO, not a double wedding-th
isn't any wedding yet. Wait There
were four of us-three girls and one
young man. The young man lives
here at the Richelieu. He hasn't been
in the city long. He came here from
certain town in Connecticut whose
name | won't mention. He is a nice
young man and very wealthy, or at
least his family back in Connecticut
is wealthy. When he came here he
was engaged to Il young lady i'll his
own home. But he didn't love her.
He didn't love any one until he came
| here"
And met y"
"Wait minute. This engagement
was one of those family affairs ar
ranged by the parents of the young
fnll-s hnu- S,I.h thinf,s
played together as babies, romped as
children, went to school together,
fathers old chums. mothers old school
mates. both families wealthy, and SO
the young couple become engaged.
You know how such things 90"
"Oh, yes"
We'll. as l say, this young man
didn't love her. After he came here
they corresponded. Then the young
man met his ideal here in Chicago, and
fell in love with her. You can i'm
agine in what quandary he was
placed already engaged. and then to
fall in love. Finally he hit upon way
to break off his engagement, and to do
it honorably. He came To me and
dictated a letter to her just an ordin-
| airy love letter just as he had been
writing to her, | presume. 1t was
hard work and nearly exhausted and
quite enervated me, but | finished it
and marked it dictated and he signed
his name, and it was posted off to the
poor girl down in Connecticut. In a
few days he came back again and
said: That wouldn't work. She just
. scolded that's all So he dictated
another on the same sort. Now, you
know no girl could endure two dictat-
ed typewriter love letters, and so she,
being insulted. broke the engagement.
And now he is free TO marry the girl
! he loves"
(Which is -"
a young lady way down the boule-
ward here. This is the third girl in
! the affair. YOU see. And now the story
| having reached Connecticut, her fam
. ily is furious, and his, | hear, refuse
to give him any money whatever"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1892-04-14

! fered." said Miss Casey Amy one who has been
in constant pain for four years can understand
what It was, but those who have only occasional
years of pain means. AT times the pains would
increase SO in severity that would roll around
the bed or on the floor in my agony, and 1t would
have been a mercy to me to have killed me.
Il had pains all through my body, but the worst
was seated in the stomach and for the last year
lost all appetite and what little did eat could
net keep down. would yomit 1t almost immedl-
atcly. l w1s worn to skeleton, weighed only 100
pounds and was steadily losing.
FELT SHE WOULD DIE.
"I knew if 1t went on much longer that there
were no hopes for me- and had almost made up
my mind for the worst when little hope was
again kindled by notice L one day saw In the
ralgia he had made. Invent to see him. told him
of my suffering and how respondent was. DR..
Berry told me that was foolish, that as long as
there life there hope, and that he for one
mover gave up the ship
CURED AT LAST.
But, best of all, he told me he was very posi-
tive he could cure me, and although | did not
more than half believe him then. still his conf
dence was encouraging and the hope he inspired
me with helped me to bear up until his treatment
began to take effect.
s7It was not more than two weeks before felt
hat the pains were growing easier and in two
/ months they had completely ceased. If | had
stopped then | suppose they would have como
back again. ! kept up the treatment by Dr.
Berry's advice two months more, and then | felt
so we'll and had not had pain for SO long that both
the doctor and thought 1t perfectly safe to stop
all medicines.
Since that time have remained in the best
Of health, and whereas weighed only 100 pounds
when began DR.. BerryS treatment now weigh
40 Words sound so cold and formal when try
to express how l feel toward the doctor He is
the best man, the most skilful physician and the
kindeSt of kind friends to his patients. What the
poor owe to him none but the poor know. What
he has accomplished for the rich and poor alike
all Chicago knows and it is glorious record"
MIR. SOL. SIMMER, of 1855 Dearborn street,
Chicago. says Il suffered for eight years with
most distressing form of nervous disease, with
neuralgia of the kidneys and bladder, and was
completely broken down in health when Iwent to
Dr. Berry 1t sufices to say that the doctor cured
mo rapidly. and am now In perfect health"
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Photography of Criminals Hair.

DR.. JeSerich has been making a
specia: study of the photography of the
hair of criminals. and in the case of
the recent arrest of a Bertensse ac-
cused of murder the doctor promptly
satisfied the police that the prisoner
was not their man by the comparison
of two hair photographs. DIR. Jese-
richs ink photographs are said now to
be among the mostyalued instruments
for the detection of forgeries. Clever
rs criminals are, science seems 10 keep
mace with them.
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EARLY PRINTING AND ILLUS
TRATING.

The first printing press in the Unit
ed States began its ciyilizing work at
Cambridge, Mass, in Harvard univer
sity in 1859. The first American made
illustration, it is still believed, is in
Tully's Almanac, of Boston. in 1898
The first Amer can copper plate por-
trait published in this country was in
Increase Mather's 'Ichabod," publish
ed III 1703. The first three engravers
we're Panl Revere, Benjamin Franklin
and Isaiah Thomas, who distinguished
himself at the battle of Lexington.