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Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
stringent Rules Adopted In Refer
ence 10 Plumbers-Red6eld g. sons
bid ReiecIed-OIher RusIneaa

bId heJected-otner Business.
At the meeting OF the board OF public works
last evening nearly all the plumbers OF the city
were present in response to an Invitation from
the clerk. After Mayor Sargent hAd called the
meeting TO onder and extracts from the city char
ter, ordins noes and rules OF the hoard in refer
to excavations In the streets OF the city had
been read, Commissioner Todd moved that here
after when excavations were made in Telford or
hardened streets the dirt should be thrown out
on one side OF the trench and the stone on the
other, and when the trench is filed in the large
stones be ut underneath and the finer stones on
top. This motion was unanimously passed
II was also voted tuat licenses OF plumbers
should be revoked after a second complaint In
reference TO the matter OF excavations had been
made 10 the board and proven Licenses will be
granted TO all the PLUMBERS who have applied
and were present a. the meeting last night, but
no licenses will be issued TO any other persons
until they have personally appeared before the
board.
The petition of the State street and whitney
avenue railroad for permission to erect iron poles
for the use OF electricity along the line OF the
road was referred 10 the committee On parks Gnd
trees.
The bid of r. RedheId & Sons amounting to
s. sS2 for bui ding q new fender pier at the
Chapel street drAWbridEe over MIL river. re-
preparation
The report OF the committee on streets recon-
mending that for the balance OF the year the ex-
penciture for ordinary labor and general repair
shal not exceed 81 500 Per month, was accepted
and the Recommendations adopted
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
People Don't Grow Famous in a
HmrFy

Carlsbad did not become known In q
day. 1t took centuries to acquire Its pres
emit fame 1t Is known all over the globe,
and retains it's reputation solely on its
merite. For all diseases of the stomach,
liver snd kidneys, as well as IN constips-
ton, rheumatic affections and diabetes, use
Carlsbad Sprudel Water or the Sprudei
Salt If you cannot conveniently use the
Water. Be sure to obtain the genuine,
which must have the signature of ''Eisner
& Mendelson Co Sole Agents, New York, I"
on the neck of every bottle
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
Blown to Pieces.

BRAZIL. Ind May 3.-While three men,
who had bsen sinking coal shaft. near
Eel River station, were at work to-day
in their blacksmith shop. q piece of red hot
iron few into o box containing fifty sticks
of dynamite. Instantly there was an ex-
plosion that shook houses for several hun
dred yards around. The shop and shaft
houses were wrecked and the three men
were blown to pieces.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
Sm1,1111er Resorts.
CONGAMOND LAKES,

a RAILROAD HOTEL at Congamond
14s Lakes will be open for business May Is.
esSEu First-class board by the day or week at
reasonable rates. I have secured the
services of Edward Coombs, q frst-class cook,
for the season. The pavilion and grove will be
in excellent condition for Sunday school and pic
mic excursions. No Intoxicating liquor sold on
the premises or grounds. Contractsfor all games
Except gambling) can be made for the season.
Five steamboats, will be run on the lake. For
further particulars address WILLIAM REAGAN,
Congamond Lakes, Southw lex, Mass. apps 12t
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
NOW I'm CLEVELAND.
Tho Relay Message IL Several Hours
Rchfnd the Schedule TiHe.


CLEVELAND, May 3.-The bicycle relay
riders reached here at II :os p. m, IA hours
and 3S minutes late. There was no delay
here, but the roads west are In such con-
dition that It is impossible to make up
much of the lost time.
AsHrAnuLA, O., May 3.-The relay lid
ers reached this city st 6:26. They were
due at 4:40 Q. m. One relay man had TO
be helped up the hill at this place and
In wretched condition and 1t is probable
that time will be lost all the way to Cleve-
land.
CosNKAur, O., May 3-The riders in
the relay race left this place at $50 O'Clock.
They were 10 hours and % minutes be-
| hind time. If they keep up their time
| they VIII arrive at Cleveland between .
] and 10 O'Clock.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
ONLY TWO GAMES.


Cincinnati Succeeded in Defeating
Cleveland-Postpone by Rain.
GIN CINNAT1, May 3.-Both the reds and
spiders hit the ball hard and often to day.
The reds knocked Davies out of the box
and the spiders knocked out Dryer. The
sreds punched their hits and won. The
'ecore:
Cincinnati. . 8 8 o o 8 0 6-l7
Cleveland ......... 0 0 3-l2
Rits-Cincinnati 81, Gle velaHd IS. Errors
Cincinnati 1, Cleveland 8. Batteries-Dwyer,
Mullane and Vaughan; Davies, Hastings and
O'Connor.
POSTPONED BY RAIN.
All of the games in the Eastern league
were postponed yesterday on account of
rain.
PITTsBURG Q, CHICAGO l.
PrrTsBuRe, May 3.-Ansen's boys could
not hit Terry to-day, and Pittsburg won.
After the first inning Mauck pitched fine
game and kept the hits scattered. Terry's
pitching and Dahlen's catch of hot liner
were the features. The score:
Pittsburg % -
Chicago............. o 0 o u
Hits-Pittsburg z, Chicago 8. Errors Pittsburg
2 Chicago 8. Batteries-Terry and Mack; Mauck
and Kittredge.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
1t was q Lively Meeting.

LONDON, May s.-The British Women's
Temperance association sat in convention
from 10 this morning until II tonight.
The days proceedingsiwere enlivened by 3
number of speeches In which bitter per-
eonal remarks were INDUCED in. In the
elected by majority of SO. The minority
thereupon left the convention in iudigua-
ton.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
4 Bullet in His Brain.
par1m-.$<

HARTFORD, May s.-Moses Ballerstein, for
many years a pawn broker and one
Of the best known Hebrew residents
Of this city, died to-day Of softening Of
the brain. Mr.. Raphael Ballerstein, the proprie-
tsr of the Unknown millinery establishment Ia
his nephew; and Mr.. Benjamin Ballerstein, the
proprietor Of the wellknown gentlemen's furn-
ishing goods store, Is his SON.
His death Is remarkable from the fact that he
had lived for eighteen years with bullet In his
brain,
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04

The banquet committee OF the GrsyE at the
meeting last evening reported that the arrange
ments for the banquet. 10 be rendered the retIr-
ing captain, Benjamin E Brown, at Harmonic
hall to- morrow evening were all completed.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04

Mr.. George Baldwin, who has been sexton OF
the Calvary Baptist church for the past eleven
years has recently resigned on account OF fail
ing health. Mr.. Baldwin was for thirty years
sexton OF the Church OF the Re ieener, when the
church building was on Chapel street
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04

Merwin post, g. A R., at their meeting last
evening appointed committee to protest to the
mayor against the Barnum Baily's circus com
ing hem Decoration daY.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
Another Protest

mr.. Gallaher Accepts.
Rev. Il. II. Galaher has accepted q call to the
Trinity Baptist church, Brooklyn, NY.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
For Sale or Exchange

A.A A good paying house would exchange
1;;s for land.
-0s& A cheap lot; would exchange for a
horse or wagon.
R. e. Baldwin,
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ddIauts.

one Cent n Word each Insertion,
I'VE cent? Word for q full week,
(seven times1
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
miscellaneous.

Mrs. IL. Iohn
"AS returned from New YORK. her health
III proved, and is now ready TO deal 10 ckst-ofi
clothing. carpets, e13- postal directed to 697
Grand avenue VIII receive prompt attention
EuyI ra-
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS.
MARINE LIST.

Desk Room to Rent,
A LII conveniences; elevator; well lighted;
"A Church street, near P. o.
my47t BOX 965, City.
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A BRIGHT, intelligent boy, twelve or four
"a teen years old. TO DO ofi3ce work Also,
wanted, q GOOD bill clerk not over twenty Eve
years OF age. Address r. o. DRAWER No. a.
mV2 ~ New gavea ponr
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04
FOR RENT,

TO RENT.
&g$ The only sOriginal'' Seymour Bakery
s;A building with store, situated on Pine street,
ELL. Seymour, Conn; possession given imme-
diately. Terms reasonable.
my3 6tt B. B. THAYER.
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04

For Sale or Rent.
O. Have just completed two one family
:;A cottages, containing rooms each, on Peck
2aR- street near Atwater, fronting Clinton
Park; all modern improvements. Call and zee
them. WILLIAM KONOLD,
M
Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-04

INAITHFUL gentleman or laSy to assist In
II once position psTgnaneut +: railway fare
advanced here II engaged enclose reference
and self Addrt ssed stamped envelope.
THE NATIONAL.
nnisisi ssMcYlcicrNs RNd,r- ,,hicn. q. In
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-07-27
Rheuma ti.m second-Hand.

well" exclaimed Mr.. Queercase:
you can talk as you like about physi-
cal affection, but the largest that ever
struck me was when had the rheuma-
tism in my brother
\ rheumatism in your brotherv'' ex-
claimed his auditors in concert; what
are you telling u.s."
'I'm just giving you a case Of stall
wart affection that ought to bring your
sympathy out by the roots, /" was the
reply.
'"The kind of rheuma tism that he had
was the kind that hangs over the edges
and treads on the adjacent martyrs
Why, the way he'd veil and keep me
awake at nights. and have me tying
on bandages, and rubbing joints, and
smelling all sorts of lotions. and the
way he would kick me out Of bed when
his other leg hurt too much. was ener-
giving. Primary rlieunlatics is bad
enough, but to have take it in a second
airy form is petrify
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STUDYING HUMAN NATURE.

watching the Expression on the
Fnce. of Travellers Unbeknovn to
themselves. "
positively tho most s;no,,,ar amnse-
ment "hlch the lis hstener has he'lro u
is that of an acquaintance OF his. In
one of the hotels there is a plate glass
window looking ont on the crowded
~ 49,, 49,
objects of a dark color; and as there is
no light in the apartment except that
which comes through the window, the
Mate glass has the effect to passers-by
on the street Of a mirror. In a corner
behind this window. where he can see
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egg. At first glance there is nothing
to arouse curiosity in this person; he is
Enthusiastically an Egyptian and wears
a red fez If his nose does not, his pro-
nunciation Of English gives his race
dead away. He seems to am to be an
1apotheosis Of all the insulting things
that the comic papers are always print
ing against the Hebrew. Where he
comes from nobody knows. He speaks
English thoroughly and emphasizes in
his peculiar way certain traits of He
brew character which are constantly
being depicted on the burlesque stage
and in comic papers. His chief offense
is his persistence. He gets before peo-
spring of oratory beseeches their
and endeavors to drag them to the por-
tails.
The picturesque Sanloans do not seem
to recognize the value of the outside
shouters. They are under intelligent
management and their performances
sufficiently well advertise themselves
Now and then a south sea islander or
two appear in their costume on the way
from their theater to their matched
| dwelling, and that is quite enough for
the crowd. They can be seen through
the fence, and whenever they appear
that fence is besieged by multitude.
On the Fourth of July the Samoans did
what no other similar people old on
Midway. In the midst of their regular
performance they sang with excellent
effect, My Country, .:'Tis Of Thee, y
| in their own language. They were
| taught that air by Mrs. Moors, the wife
Of their manager, who is herself a full
blooded Samoan woman, with an Eng
| lish education. Some of their voices
were somewhat barbaric in melody. but
! they carried the air perfectly, and the
performance was Il great success. Ex-
| Editor John Ballantyne, who represents
the Samoan exhibit, declared that it
was the most feeling musical produc-
! ton that he had ever heard. These
descendants Of eannibals.'' said the ex-
editor, singing My Country, IT'S of
Thee is enough to make anybody be
lieve that American thought, American
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The Waffle Mans Latest Cry.
gallant captain appears in their midst.
The captain wears q bale of Whiskers,
and it may be this hirsute ornament
which softens the alnaZOnian spirit of
Sayagery. The male Dahomeyans are
not largely given to whiskers and they
are very envious OF those who possess
an amplitude Of hair. This may ac-
count for the fervid cordiality with
Which they greeted Fred Douglass the
other day. Mr.. Douglass visited the
village on the Fourth of July in COM
pany with Stephen A. Douglass, Jr.,
and both were given seats Of honor OH
the dancing platform The amaZons
with their battle axes and spears cast
many glances Of veneration at Fred
Douglass and looked with coyness and
more than usual nlodesty at Mr. Doug
| lass big white companion. sls.,. =. =.
The Duhomeynns Fond of Beer.
A singular feature of Mr.. Douglass
visit was that while he was occupying
a seat Of honor next to the Dahomeyan
chief a box of Milwaukee beer was con-
spicuously present at his feet. This
was partially explained during the cere-
| monies which attended Mr.. Douglass
visit. When the Dahomey warriors
and their amazon sisters finished their
dance in honor of MI. Douglass they all
crowded around him, shook his hand
| and then each dived for bottle o.
beer. The Dahomeyans have acquired
a sudden and ovcrm;lstering desire for
beer. Selling the bottles, men and
women alike pushed in the corks and
| lifting the bottles heayenward never
stopped until they were completely
drained. - ~. "a
This same love Of beer has developed
i'll the Dahomeyan who was employed
at the gate. At the door of his little
bark hut he sits coiled up on Il seat.
His head is covered with. conical
cap of some kind of African fur. I.e
sits and strums rude little harp. he
leers at the people who crowd around
him and the only English words he
knows are "Nickle'' and Chicago beer. .
= He has a funny leer in his eye and
when people are not prompt to catch
his meaning, or he thinks they are not
he quietly stops drumming MS rude
instrument and fishes from under his
seat a half bottle of beer and endeavors
i to make his language more clear. Il
is needless to say that this harpist from
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An In.,pproprinte Name.

Christmas Island is one Of the most
Interesting in the world. It is 200 miles
from Java, and consists largely of coral,
which rests on {: volcanic foundat ion
cliffs, covered with l,lxuriant vegeta-
ton. In the day it swarms with huge
crabs and at night with rats. Man
could not live on this island, as it does.
not possess fresh water, the rain sink
I Ing into the rock rs
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The Tou1u for the Indian Village.
were in a Swiss village they would be
taken for William Tells, but they are
Austrian knights of the Oldtime. Each
is armed with a huge spear and they
take alternate hours for duty For as
much as five minutes sometimes they
stand in statuesque repose, never NOV
ing muscle; then they change position
and retain that for as many minutes.
They never speak except to announce
the passing of each hour by reciting
in haf-speaking and half-singing tone
some appropriate poem or piece. The
only interest they take in the crowd
is occasionally to put their spears
across people who are going into the
wrong entrance. @
The Cairo village is full of these odd
heralds of the to be paid-for attrac-
| tons within. When the dOnkeys are I'M
employed for the moment and the CAM
els have contributed all the fun they
can by uplifting their ,rears and dump
ing their rural riders over on their
necks, it is sometimes necessary to stir
up business in another way. Then
comes a motley procession headed by
a man with an egg in his eye. It may
not seem strange that a man might
carry an egg in his eye, but let any
body try it. We all know what the
British monocle is, and every jeweler
has q habit of sticking something in
! his eye which he well understands how
to use, but let anybody undertake to
1 put the big end OF an egg In his eye and
carry it about straight, and see where
he will come out. 1t is big, tall Arab
who does this, all the while yoicing GER
tain nominations which may or may not
mean anything
An officer of the battle ship Illinois,
who has made many naval cruises and
who knows something Of nearly every
oriental tongue, is authority for the
statement that very many Of the
harangues, incantations and other vocal
ceremonies which one hears in Midway
plaisance are nothing more than de
risive jeers at their auditors, and SO
i with this Arabian egg artist; he keeps
his mouth going in a monotonous strain,
and as he keeps his face perfectly
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he can to the attractions of his exhibit.
The small fakirs of Midway plaisance
are an exhibition in themselves. The
curious people who stand at the doors
and entrances of the various villages
and shout the glories Of the things
within are themselves study in human
nature, but even more so are the other
persons who bring physical eccentrici-
ties to the aid of their powerful voices.
The men who shout from the towers
and minarets, who call the faithful Mo
hammedans to worship; the man who
stands in front of any one OF the Pc
culiar displays and with resonant voice
and studied precision of enunciation
informs you that this-his own exhibit
is the one thing you want to see, are
common enough spectacles. The Amer
lean fakir is too well known On the fair
ground, political gatherings and G. A.
II. camps to need any SPECIAL 1ntroduc-
ton. He is loud-lunged, obtrusive in
gesticulation and impudent and insolent
to the verge of grotesqueness, but at
the same time he is tolerated as an in
stitution Of American life.
Quite the reverse is the foreign attrac-
ton to side show, particularly if the
foreign attraction does not speak any
English. There are two men in front
of the Austrian village (Old Vienna)
| whose first appearance attracted little
attention.; but as the days have worn
on and grown into weeks the stern and
| silent attitude of these people has be.
come a subject Of curiosity itself. They
are dressed in the somewhat gaudy
costume of medieval knights who once
inhabited the Austrian Tyrol. If they
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straight-he must do that to keep the
egg in place nobody can form any
conception Of what he is saying. Fol
lowing the egg man and the procession
lsFa man who plays a reed instrument
with seemingly two pipes and following
him again another figure in brilliant
garments beating q tOm-tOnl. Some Of
these tom-toms are what sailors would
call a double decked affair, that is, one
tonl-tom above another. The drumstick
is put between and the noise is made
two times with one motion, which is
the reversal Of military precedent.
A Sixteen-Foot Serpent Around His
Neck.
But the man with the egg in his eye
is not nearly so appalling as the Hin
doc who stands in front Of an open
tent, quietly takes a siXteen-foot SER
pent out of basket, twines it around
his neck and shoulders and with his
pipes begins an orchestral symphony
| for the benefit Of the snake. AS the
sound come from the flute the snakes
head, with its little glittering tongue
wiggling, seems to hunt the hole from
Which the sound proceeds The snake
is non-poisonous, but he is big enough
| to- cause most people to shudder. While
the snake and the man are HAVING an
| interesting seance an enterprising man.
| ager hands you slip of paper which
among other things, contains the fol
lowing:
Private parties (even those living
in other cities) can arrange to have one
or more of these jugglers come and
! give entertainments in their own par
| lors or at their, clubs at short notice
and without any special preparation.
This information may be of interes
to those who, during the summer
months, may be giving 5 o'clock teas
and lawn tennis parties in outlying
| towns Nothing could be pleasanteI
than to enliven these pleasant sOcia
gatherings with something of an orr
entail character, and nothing could b.
more oriental than a Hindoo juggle
and his snakes, unless it be the Nautcl
dancers in the same village-but tn
! least said about these the better.
The man who drums up business TO
the Soudanese and Nubian dancer
within the. Cairo village is almost a
great curiosity as the man with TIL
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A Square Deal !.

@ Two Migrants called on a kind old
lady in the suburbs OF New York.
'"To which of you two shall / give
this nickel?' she asked. ts5S
First Tramp Give it to him, mada.a
He has purchased the route from me
and I am taking him around to intro
duce him to the customer Texas Sift-
ings.
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70 DRAW THE CROW u /
DRUMNIERs OF BUSINESS ON MID
WAY PLAISANCE.
Queer and Varied Are the Methods
Employed on the plnisnncc-The
Man With an Egg In His Eyc-ser-
penis Used to Bring Patronage.

4 Every day Of the exposition's prog
ress adds to the, curious and amusing
features Of life in Midway plaisancce.
By this is not meant that there are new
side shows appearing every day, but
that each concessionaire is adding as
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entail helmet and lis suit Of immaculate
white duck convey a story without
words. The captain speaks every
known African tongue. It is observed
by every visitor to the village that the
female warriors are especially coy and
softened in their manner whenever the
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The Toughest of Then, All.

Dahomey, as well as many other Of
the Dahomeyan gentry, are pretty ,le;;r-
ly always in state Of, righteousness.
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principles OF government and American
patriotism will some day dominate the
whole earth. "
B There are two outside solicitors who
drum up patronage for the Dahomeyy
ans. One is Capt. Penny, the manager
OF the village. Capt. Penny does not
say nything, but his picturesque orr