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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13
IN DANGER.

A recent canvass Of 2l9 villages in
eastern New York revealed the fact
that 1856 have practically no protection
against fire, several are poorly protected
and only So can boast of adequate pro-
lection. This state of affairs Is about
the same as will be found to exist in
nearly all the smaller towns and viii
lagos in the State, and through New
England as well. A recent canvass of
the four western counties of Massachu-
sets showed lack of protection quite
as serious as that in the New York viii
lagos, and 1t has been remarked, more
over, that repeated warnings in the
shape Of costly CONGREGATIONS have
made little difference in the conditions
A typical example is given in the report
of a village of 1000 inhabitants in
which are several churches, fine school
houses, two large factories, and half
dozen smaller mills, and bank. The
report reads as follows: This village
to-day is practically without protection
from fire. There were in existence a
hook-and-ladder company, an engine
company and two hose companies, but
the first will soon disband, and the en-
CINE company, owing to alleged i'll
treatment from the village authorities,
has notified them that they will in
future act Independently, and go to
fires or not, as they see fit. This leaves
two hose companies to fight fire.
The village owns hand engine of un-
certain age and make, which is of no
use, as it will not take suction unless
continually primed, and then will not
throw a stream over thirty feet.
Heaven and the fire insurance COM
panies know that the fire losses in this
country are large enough, but the Won
der is that they are not much larger
than they are.
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meet her teacher nearly every day, ex-
claiming, "See how clean l am" But
In regard to reading and number she
is not ready for the next room. How
much the Kindergarten would have
done for her, The little brothers play
in the street, The other day one of
them ran in front Of horse and the
driver swore at him. 1t won't be long
before the oath will me repeated, Must
that be their education till they are
FIVE? Listen to Professor Payne's
translation of the object and purpose
of the kindergarten. To take the over
sight of children before they are ready
for school life, and exert an influence
over their whole being in correspon-
dence with their nature. to employ the
awakening mind, to make them acc
quainted with the world of nature and
of men. to guide their hearts and souls
in the right direction, to lead them to
the origin of all life. and to union with
Him. MARY r. ATWATER.
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A WISE NAN.

William c. Whitney is wise man.
He doesn't want to be the nominee of
the Democratic party for president.
And yet his attitude toward the nomi-
nation is not due to any doubt of the
condition and prospects of the Demo-
cratic party. 81 think the condition
of the Democratic party in the whole
country to-day is remarkably strong"
he says, Stronger than it has ever been
since the war" When asked why he
entertained this view, he replied that
it was because for the first time since
the war the party had record to stand
on. "It has done something" he con-
tinued. 1.-THE country was in 1892 in
a deplorable condition. In spite of an
extremely high tariff public revenues
were failing, and the Republican party
had proved itself absolutely irrespon-
sible by it's extravaganza. The So
called prosperity of the country was
not we'll distributed, it was not general
prosperity. 1t was confined chiefly to
industries monopolistic in character
and tendency. They were fostered by
tariff which granted enormous profits
in spots and at the same time stifed
general competition and repressed in
dividual enterprise"
OF course, of course. The Democrat
ic party has indeed done something. It
has a record. With that record in
view, it is surprising that Mr.. Whit
ney doesn't want to be nominated. But
while it is surprising to find man as
wise as Mr.. Whitney is there is no
doubt about his wisdom. There are
men who cannot be tempted to lead a
great party, even when that party has
such a record and such prospects as
the Democratic party has. They wise
" consider it better to be quiet and
contented than to be president.
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Because she was in love with another
man, and the man was in love with
another girl and the girl was in love
with Fiddleback, 1t was the only way
she could get even with the other girl
you see?'--Life,
a little girl whose parents recently
moved to another city, and who is now
enjoying her first experience in living
in a block, thus described it in a letter
to another child; "This is very queer
place, Next door is fastened on our
house. The Evangelist,
There was rich Miss Cholmondeley
Who was not remarkably cholmonde-
ley;
She had as many beaux
AS fingers and teaux.
But, really, she was so holmondeley
That none of them would propeaux
Exchange.
Apropos of dialect dictionaries, a good
story is told of the author Of glossary
of Sussex words. A certain premier
visited Sussex village. THAT" said
one rustic to another, pointing to the
great man-"that is the prime minis
ter" Prime minister" quoth the
other Il don't think much of him.
Why, our minister is primer than what
he is, Household Words.
owing to your not having screens
In your windows" said the traveller,
81 got cinder in my eye the other day,
and 1t has cost me $40 to get it out,
want to know what You propose to do
about it, Nothing, my dear sir"
said the railroad official. eve have no
use for the cinder, and you are perfect
ly welcome to 1t. On a strict construc-
ton of facts you did go off with our
property-the cipder, Of course, was not
yours-but we do not care to make
trouble for you in so small a matter.
Pray do not give the incident a mo-
ment's thought" -Harper's Bazaar.
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THE FLEA and THE ACTRESS.
No Wonder That Mudjeska's Face Wore a
Set and stony Expression.
from the san Francisco Call


Set and stony Expression.
From the san Francisco CALL
Two fair actresses, recent arrivals
from the East. were conversing in a
cafe on Powell street with the careless
ease of their "profesh." Their COM
ments were distinct and audible to the
occupants Of an adjoining table.
They were chtting about a sentiment
tai scene in which both had appeared
on the previous night.
"And just at that moment when he
pressed my hand" said one, land I
was supposed to answer with a sob, a
f1ea--oh, such biter!A-began to torture
awful-simply awful. could not re-
member my lines. I could not make
the sohs come. All that I could think
about was that horrid flea. whispered
to him, Put your arm around me quick
And he thought was fainting, and put
his arm behind my waist and whisper
ed, What Is the matter with you, and
why are you making such a horrid
face? Are you ill?' What could say?
Nothing, of course, but fell back against
a chair, and fortunately, oh, how FORUM
ately, hit it with my shoulder blade,
Just where that flea was. Then / swung
to and fro as If in great mental agony,
and thus got in a little scratching. 1t
was just heavenly, and did not spoil
the scene bit. When I went off the
stage I had my maid go over the place
where that flea had bitten me with a
hand brush. She said there was spot
there as big as dollar
''Modjeska told me-" said the other
chat once at the California in the ball
cony scene in Juliet, when she was
extending both hands and saying
Romeo, Romeo, where art thou
Romeo?' she got nip in the ankle
that almost made her cry out. She could
not stop. 1t would have spoiled the
scene. and for the minute she had to
suffer. One Of the critics remarked in
scene Nine. Modjeska's face wore a set
and stony expression. And no wonder,
poor lady"
when May Muir, who is very sus-
ceptible to fleas, is attacked" resumed
the other, "she gets up and begins to
dance. She can twist about and scratch
anywhere while the dance is going on,
and nobody notices her. Clara Morris
told me that in the dying scene in
| Camille flea fastened on to her so
| viciouely that if she had not reached
back with her fan and dislodged it
she could not have died with any de-
cency. San Francisco is an awful place
| for fleas."
awful, awful" conceded her friend,
as she settled with the waiter.
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GENTLEI4NLY.

The chief professor and exponent of
"the manly art in this country is called
Gentleman Jim," or Gentleman Jack"
or something OF that kind, and his en-
thusiastic admirers are fond of telling
how superior he is to the ordinary run
of prize-fighters. He has just given a
striking exhibition of his gentlemanly
quality a Pittsburg. He has arranged
to fight another gentleman in October,
and expects to make fifty or a hundred
thousand dollars out of the operation.
He will also be famous before the fight
comes off and famous after it, unless
he happens to get licked. He met the
other gentleman at a hotel in Pittsburg
Both had been drinking. The gentle
man walked up to the other gentleman
and tried to pull his nose, at the same
time saying, You're trying to cap a
vented from pulling the other gentle
mans nose by the efforts of judicious
friends who were holding both him and
the other gentleman he finally succeed
ed in splitting in the face of the other
gentleman. None Of the surrounding
and restraining gentlemen was killed,
though some of them We're hurt and one
of them was obliged to sit down, on ac-
count of a carafe that hit him in his
manly and gentlemanly breast.
For the next two months the papers
will have careful and graphic reports
of all the doings of Gentleman JIM"
or Gentleman Jack" and the other
gentleman will also get his share of no.
tice. Then the two gentlemen will have
another gentlemanqy fight if they think
it will pay them, and the papers will go
as wild over the gentlemanly perform.
ance as their readers will
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The need of more life-saving stations
ON the Maryland shore is being urged
at Washington, where the claim Is made
that the beats of the life-savers near
Ocean City are the longest of any on the
Atlantic coast. Between Ocean City and
Fenwick's light station the distance is
about twelve miles. The coast for about
a mile and a half at the midway place
between the two is not patrolled at all.
The life-savers from Ocean City go
about five miles to the north, and those
from Fenwick's light go about five miles
to the south, both then retracing their
steps. The nearest they can approach
each other is about a mile and a half,
the length of the unpatrolled strip. Sc
we're wrecks, involving loss of life, have
occurred at this point. The petitioners
ask that a new station be established
half way between Ocean City and Fen
wick's light, and they also desire a sta
ton midway between Ocean City and
North Beach. They say that the north
bound vessels from Baltimore, Savan-
nah and other ports in the South pass
by Ocean City, as do also hundreds of
south-bound vessels from New York
Boston and Philadelphia. They are sat
isfed, therefore, that the interests of the
coast trade demand what they ask. The
captains Of the stations at and near
Ocean City and the District Superin-
tendent of the service who is in charge
that territory have united in the same
petition,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13

Francisco on August 2. after as smooth
a trip as though 1t had floated down a
placid river instead of over a consider
able stretch OF the Pacific Ocean. 1t
would have taken several score OF
ships to transport the lumber. and the
owners of the raft have cleared some
thing over 1000 by the success of the
experiment. Several similar RATS have
been started on a similar trip, but
while one or two have been a modified
success, several of the largest have
gone to pieces in stormy weather and
been a total loss.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13

According to Liverpool paper, a
young man was arrested recently in
that city, charged with kissing a wom-
an against her will, in the public high
way. The prisoner pleaded that she
was in bloomers. and that he mistook
her for long-lost brother. The magis-
trate discharged him, and it Is said
that the feminine demand for bicycles
and boomers cannot now be supplied
by the local tradesmen.
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FASHION NOTES.
Worth Three Seasons Wear to Growing
Girl.
than the.

Worth Three Seasons Wear to a Growing
Girl.
The girl Of eleven or twelve is at a
hard age to dress, for she is no longer
of a size that permits nursery rig
and the spare long armed figure offers
little invitation to the artistic eye. To
the puzzled mother Of such miss here
is a coat that will be very satisfactory
1t is made Of rose pink and green glace
silk, having a square yoke to which the
wide skirt attached. The garment IS
loose at the waist front\and back, over
the yoke and hiding it is set a wide SAIL
or collar that sets out well over the full
soft sleeves, and cuffs to match finish
the sleeves, cuffs and collar being edged
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Notice.

wecapnot accept anonymous or return re-
iected communications. In all cases the name
of the writer will be required. not for pubEica-
tion. but as q guarante good faith.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13

The United States consul at Leipsic
has sent a. report to the State depart
ment saying that ploughs in Germany
are operated more cheaply by the use
of electricity than by that of steam.
This may be valuable suggestion to
agriculturists in this country. Hardly
any possible use for electrical energy
can be pronounced incredible or even
surprising nowadays, and if electric
ploughing be commercially feasible in
Germany it ought to be equally practi-
cable In this country.
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Guerrita, the foremost toreador of
Spain, has just broken the record by
taking part in three bullfghts and kill
ing ten bulls in one single day. At z
O'Clock in the morning he appeared with
his cuadrilla in the ring at Cadiz, where
he put an end to three bulls and as
sisted a matador in killing three more.
Tie then went by train to Xeres, where
he encountered eight bulls between II
and o'clock, killing four. After this
he went on to Seville, entering the ring
at o'clock to face half a dozen fierce
Moruve bulls, which killed nineteen
horses before being dispatched them
selves.
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Lawyer Laurie T. Izlar, of Blackvlle,
South Carolina, has a new plan for the
prevention Of lynching. He suggests
the creation by law of an emergency
court" to have concurrent jurisdiction
with the court of general sessions as
to all crimes for which the death pen
atty is inflicted, and to proceed imme-
diately to try such capital cases when
for any reason the ordinary State tri-
bunals are unable to do so. The
tCharleston News and Courier" thinks
well of Lawyer Izlar's plan and COM
mends it to the favorable consideration
of the coming constitutional conven-
tion.
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In Staffordshire and Shropshire, Eng
land, they have most extraordinary
cure for toothache. The sufferer
watches mole runway with
spade and traps and, as soon as he
succeeds in capturing one of these re-
puted eyeless little animals, cuts off its
paw and quickly applies it to the ach-
ing molar. In order to make the cure
sure and effective, the paw must be
amputated while the animal is yet
alive; furthermore, If the aching tooth
is on the right side of the jaw, a left
handed mole paw must be used and
vice versa. A similar toothache super
stition exists in the Cape Verde is
bands and also on the Canaries.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13

Vermont isn't popular in fire fnsur-
ance circles, Notwithstanding the fact
that it is by law cold water State. A
general advance of twenty per cent. in
rates is now promulgated by the New
England insurance exchange for that
State. For several years now fire loss
es in Vermont have been exceptionally
heavy. The State insurance commits
sioners say in their last report that
the losses incurred by the companies
amounted to nearly "a per cent. of the
total premiums received, leaving only
per cent. for expenses, taxes and prof
its. Naturally under these circum-
stances the outside companies have
been Withdrawing from the State or
reducing their risks there, and now
comes large advance in rates.
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The latest big log raft experiment on
the Pacific coast has proved a great
success, the first entire success in the
history of such attempts The raft was
built on the Columbia river, and
contained between six and seven mil
lion feet of lumber. 1t was made of
piles so closely bound together that not
q timber in the whole great bulk was
movable. The raft was started from
Oregon late in July, in tow of the
steamer Mineola, and arrived in San
Evening journal., 1895-12-03
clTY NEWs IN sRIEF.

The Y. n @. A. meeting viii be held this
evening, having been postponed TO that time.
"A regular meeting OF tho Addlcks Union
Republican Club viii be held this evening.
Work on the new Office 20 be erected In
che rear of the police station for the use OF
Chief DOlan was begun this morning.
The bills transferring the case OF the
officers OF the con 10 the Eastern district OF
Pennsylvania have been signed BY Judge
Wales.
The new system Of special delivery inaug-
urated by superintendent Mitchell went int
effect to-day.
-Emmor e. Pollock and Mary E. Toy have
sold the property on Eighth near Union to
Mar Ia r. Bush.
A permit for the erectien OF one-siory
shed c0xQO on the causway was .ued to
Bickta & CO., this morning. 10 Will cost
$500.
Mem bers OF Division No. @. A o. H. will
meet at their hall tomorrow night At 20
O'Clock. and attend in a body the bazar on the
Brandywine.
Both Reformed Episcopal churches are
unitinE in services OF special nature At Gov
enant Church. Third ana West streets
Rev. WILDER r. Crafts. ID. d. the we'll
known Washington minister and advocate Of
reforms Is slill engaged in speaking In local
churches.
-Morlel Enclmpment. No 81. Knights Of
st. John and Malta. will listen 10 an address
on thu Fall Of Malta" by Past Grand Prior
Charles haywood.
Evening journal., 1895-12-03
ADDICKS And HANDY.

Two Prominent Higgins sutenants
Make Statement Conoerning the
Reading-out Petition.
1T WAS never intended to present to
the Republican County COMMITTEES the
petition asking that Addicks and Handy
be read out Of the party" said a promi-
nent Higgins Lieutenant to an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter. Had such been the
program. you may depend upon it that
1t would have been carried out by an
overwhelming msj sjority, for fully nine,
tenths Of the committee may be depended
upon should the exlgencies Of the
political situation demand euch a step.
That petition, which Is now In the
possession OF Mr.. Bradford, was
inaugurated by one man, said another
Higgins leader. THE signsrs numbsr
about 500, but you must remember that
that number only represents about ten
per cent of our vote here II does not
begin to indicate the feeling OF resent
ment against both Addicks ard Handy,
but We do not deem it polite to taks
action at the present time.
Evening journal., 1895-12-03
CHURCH PTuPLE BADLY SCARED

A Benediot'a House So Lighted with Red
Fuses That the Congregation Thought
the whole village on Fire.
"Did you hear how we scared EN- up
ont at Dell Brown's2" asked an overfed
railroad man Of an EVENING JOURNAL
representative this afternoon.
The reporter had not heard about any
fght that Mr.. Brownss neighbors had
experienced.
well dropped dead You know Dell
Brown got married aud went to live at
East Lake Well, Jim Kane was the boss
pusher Of a scheme TO serenade Dell.
You know Jim is foreman OF the car
shops and Dell is. one Of the best work.
men IN the place.
well sir. we went. and In all the con-
fusion Of the serenade we lighted about
forty four Of these big red signal fuses
Hal hal haha Well I'm dunk II a
whole church load OF people who had
been st meeting In East Lake Church
didn't come tumblln' out. preacher and
all, thinkln' tho whole village was aHre
Sketch 1t for us, Dell and jim won't
kick"
Evening journal., 1895-12-03
DROPPED DEAD ON THg STREET.

while on His Way Home From Work.
Joshua Hin sucoumbs to Paraly sis ofthe
Heart.
While passing along Fifth street near
Frercb about z 40 o'clock last evening,
Court Officer Heal saw a colored man fall
10 the pavement. He went TO his assist
ance and finding that something serlous
Was the matter senthin an alarm to the
patrol station and had the man taken 70
the City He'll. Dr. d. l McColley
chancsd to be present when the man WAS
brought in snd pronounced him dead
Deputy Coroney Chsndler was notified
and removed the body to the morgue.
The body was identified as that Of
Joshua Hill, colored. 55 years Of age. and
living at No I'll Buttonwood street. tie
Was on his way bone from work. His
death was due to paralysis Of the heart
An inquest will be held.
Evening journal., 1895-12-03
OGLETOWE ROAD ACCEPTED.
Lew Court Passed a Large Number Of
Bile at This Mornings Session.

Lew Court Passed Large Eamber OF
Bile at This Mornins's Session.
Every member OF the Levy Court was
present VIXEN It assembled this morning.
The monthly payroll was passed on
motion OF Mr. White On bis further
motion the return Of the commissioners
appointed 20 lay out q new road In White
Clay Crack hundred, near Ogletown, was
accepted and the road made q county
charge
Part Of the day WAS fpsnt in auditing
the accounts OF the road commisaicnera
OF Penoader and Red Lion hundreds
Amsng the bills passed we're the fol
lowing: Elwood GrIsson, Sil9 20; George
w. ParviD. $l75 75 John r. Hudson h
Co $43 "a Neil DouRherty, $3.50 30; B.
f. Rutter, $ii0; William T Green,
&i17 So: Charles Cannon, e63 75; p.
n Walsh, 800 OF; John f Healy.
Ss3; Kent and Weeks Lumber Company,
500. Ga; p. FAhey, Sl62 02; Herbert
White, 500; New Castle Gas Company,
S0l 90; Henry MoHally. sos; Charles
sts,er $50: John + Healy. &44 &C.; A.
Bailey, S47; ]. Gicksr, sac 10; J. f.
MoWhorter. $2S %; John I Diokoy,
&i61 80; George V. Poverty. $3.50
This afternoon bids for building the
dirt road across Augustine marsh, near
Port Penn, will be opened and probably
passed upon. Adjournment WAS made to
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