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The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
WOMEN AS LINGulsTs.
The Are Quick to Learn But Lose in
 Profundity.

The Are Quick to Learn But Lose in
 PrOfundity.
 One of our university lights who is deeply interested in the study of lan- guages, declares that what woman loses in profundity she gains in quick ness. She cxccl5 in tact, and extricateS herself from difficulty with astOnish- ing adroitneSs. In language she is moro apt than man. Girls learn to speak earlier than boys, and old women arc moro talkative than old men. Among the uneducated the wife can express herself more intelligently than the husband. Experience n cocdUca- ccticaal institutions shows that wO.cc1 arc Eoorc faithful and runct;lious than men, and at least equally apt. In col lcces where a record of standing is kept the women gain probably q some what higher average. In the years i'm neaiately following graduation the Een make much greater intellectual progress. Women reach their mental maturity at aa earlier age and develop relatively less after maturity. In many kinds of routine work, especially that requiring patience, women are superior, but they are less liable to endure pro- tracted ovcrworlS. We have seen that woman is less modified physically than man and varies less from the average. The same is true mentally. Women are more alike than men and more nor nal, as it were. The geniuses have been men for the most part; so have the cranl1s. Wo.nan's thought pursues old rather than new lines. Her tendency is toward reproduction, while Elan's is toward production. Woman loves the old, tho tried. and the customary. She is conservative and acts as socioty's ba!ance-whecl. Man represents varia tion. He reforms, explores, thinks out new way.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
Why Is the Negro plac,t.

! If the conclusions of M. Jauffert, the
 great French scientist, are to be relied
 upon there is no reason why tho skin of the African should be black and that of the Scandinavian of milky fairness that is to say, there are no apparent causes for this wide variation in color.
 Jaufert says: .'The skin of the African negro is of exactly the same anatomical structure as that of the fair-skinned, fsaxen-haired Norseman. It may also be shown that in the mucous layers of the skin of darl1-complcxioncd whites pigment cells similar to those found in the ncgro's skin are developed in cx- actly the same way they are in the blacke3t African. Moreover, frecl1les arc of the same nature as the blackneSs which has suffused the entire skin of many of t-.c .- .-o04cal baro14 i-l tribes.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
IA BEAUTIFUL MIXTURE.
Japanese Johnny's Heroic Effort at Com posing.

posing.
 An EaGlish teacher in a Japanese school has given for publication this essay on the whale. written by 8 Jap boy: 1.-The whale lives in the sea and ocean of all the country. lie is large and strong in among of kinds of all the fish, and its length rench to ninety foot from seventy foots, and its color almost is dark, and he has a large head. When swim in the up water he is so large as island. When struck the water on angry he is so voice as ring great deal thunder. If he danced make the storm without winds, and also blow the water almost lay down the fog on the weather. His the form is proper to live, for his front legs make hire and afterlegs is no, and the tails is hire that open on the top waters, and the mouth have no leaves, but have leaves that is a hard, narrow beard, as with horns. His bodys though is fish, but he is not fish. but is creatures. His leaves is named whales-lcaves. The men make the everything with it. Every years to seven or eight month from four to five month, the whalermen catch on the sea or ocean. He may live on the sea of North-sea-way or Five island, of Hirado on Higen coun- try in Japan. Written by T. Hiralawa. P. S.-The tell of the whale is more but do not know fully to tell"
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
ABOUT MOSQUITOES.
The Little Pests Get Looked At by a
 Scientific Eye.

Scientific Eye.
 There are supposed to be about one hundred and fifty species of mosquitoes in the world. Already twenty-one species have been identified as native to North America. The largest va rieties occur in the tropics, where in- sect life of all sorts obtains its fullest and most pestiferous development. No where, however, are these blood suckers more abundant than in far northern attitudes, as in Arctic Alaska, where they appear in countless swarms during the brief boreal summer. There are at least three or four species of Jersey mosquitoes, one succeeding another Curing the progress of the sea- sons. The biggest known mosquito IS only found as fossil. happily. It lived in tertiary times, being contemporary with the mastodon and megatherium. To it has been given the appropriate name of ''culex damnatorum," mean ing ''gnat of the damned"
 There is no reason to doubt that mosquitoes carry diseases, says the Washington Star, and they are seriously suspected of propagating yellow fever. It has been noticed that yellow fever comes with them and goes when they depart; also that it is worse in seasons when they are most plentiful and in To- calities where they are most abundant. But respecting this complaint compar- atively little has been definitely as- certained. The mosquito is likewise accused of propagating malaria by carrying the infection from one person to another. This charge is not proven, however.
 It has long been known that only the female mosquito bites. The male possesses no lance for inflicting a wound, such as his mate is provided with. The purpose of his existence is merely to perpetuate the species, and he never enters a house unless by ac- cident. The natural food of the female is the juices of plants, and it is not known why she seeks blood. The in- dulgence seems to be kind of dissipa- tion with her, like whisky and tobacco with human beings. Unlike the latter, sho never gets full but once. Her sting consists of five extremely sharp needles, two of which are barbed. They unite and form an awl, which, having in hicted the puncture, serves as a tube for sucking the blood of the victim. The suggestion that poisonous fluid is intro duced into the wound for the purpose of making the blood more liquid is mere theory.
 The female mosquito lays her eggs in ooat-shaped mass on the surface of still water From these the larvae, called "wrigglers," are matched. When the wriggler considers that he has wrigglcd long enough he comes to the surface and carefully cxtricates himself from his skin, which serves as raft for hirn to stand upon. This is the danger point of his life, for the least breath of wind may upset the raft and drown him. Happily escaping this fate, he flies away as soon as his wings arc dry. If a ''shc," the insect loses no time in seeking for some animal or per son to torture. It has been contended that the larval mosquito has some use- fitness, consuming miasmatic germs in the water; but this is moro than doubt i ful.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
ONLY SIX WEEP TEARa OF JOY.
How the Heroes of Hundred Different
 Novels ProDosc,

How the Heroes of q Hundred Different
 Novels Propose.
 Some one with nothing else to do has investigated the way in which heroes in hundred different novels are repre- sented as proposing. Scventy-two, says London Answers, hold the lady's hand, seventeen hold ie verr tightly, fourteen have Jumps in their threats and nine eXelain aloud: Thank hcavcn." Only seven out of the hundred declare them selves to be dcliriously happy and five are too full for uttcr2nce. Three out of the hundred stand on their feet when they make q proposal and two go down on one knee, while nine mako formal speeches. The behavior of the lady under the circumstances is equally entertaining and instructive. Out of the hundred cases cighty-onc sink into the arms of tho gentlemen, sixty-cight rest their heads on the gentlcman's breast, and only one sinks into the arms of chair; eleven clasp their arms around the gentlc-aan's neck; six weep tears of joy silently and fortY-four weep tears aloud-whatcvcr that means; seveaty-tvo have eyes full of love, and nine of the hundred rush from the room and tell everybody. Only four arc greatly surprised, and eighty-sevcn out of tho hundred knew that something was coming. Five gig gle hysterically. Only one of the hun drcd struggle not to be kissed, while six kiss their lovers first.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
CAUGHT IN THE TRAP.
An Old Vermont Farmers Device for Pro.
 fectInr IIis Tyenroost.


 ''Thc neatest case of catching a chicken thief I ever heard of," said a Maine merchant, according to the Lex ington Journal, occurred where used to live in Vermont. There was a, fellow round there who was wonderful horse trainer, but good for nothing else, be- ing shady in other ways. People hired him to oak colts, and he had the pe- culiar habit of hitching up at night and driving off, nobody knew where. He was thought to be a thief, and that his night trips were for that purpose. He was engaged by an old farmer to break colt, and as soon as the trips began the old mans chickens began to disap- pear. The old man thought hard over the subject. Then he said to the horse trainer one evening: Johnny, some body is stealing my chickens, and I'm going to set bear trap for i'm Best thing you can do, deacon,' replied Johnny, picking his teeth with a straw. It's pretty hard to set, said the farm CT; won't you help me?' Yes, indeed, Johnny answered with alacrity. So they went and set the trap very care fully at the back of the hennouse. I think the thief gets in this way said the man, and guess I'll get him if he comes tonight Guess you will, dea- con- Johnny chuclllcd.
 After Johnny had driven off at niGhtfall. as usual, the deacon hustled out and moved the bear trap around to the front door of the hen house. Johnny thought he was all right when few hours later he crept slyly up to the place. Deacon thinks he'll get the chap tonight he laughed to himself, but guess won't go in the back way this time' The deacon heard his terrific yell when the trap sprung and knew well enough who was in his trap. 'ua, ha, Johnny, is that you?' he asked in mock seriousness. Told you I'd get the thief tonight, didn't I?' Johnny YVES higf tempered fellow and des- perate when trifled with. He lived around there afterward, and sometimes the boys, when they were safely out of his reach on the other side of the river, or something of that sort. would sing out to him: Catching any bears now, Johnny?' But they never dared to say bear to him if he had any chance to oct at theln'
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
A DOUBLE DOSE.
He Took the Tumble and Got the Bless
 ing Too.

ing Too.
 A wheelnan who was scorching through Washington park rounded one of tho curves just as . little girl about four years old started to run across the road in front of hir. He set his teeth, says the Chicago Tribune, turned his bicycle sharply to tho left and flew out of the saddle in one direction, while the machine was tumbling in an other, the little girl escaping by a hairs breath.
 You careless brutc!' exclaimed sharp-voiced matron, who came run ming up. You monkey on two wheels, what do you mean by racing about the park in this daredevil kind of Q way? Haven't you any consideration for other folks? Don't you know you arc always liable to run over somebody? Do you want to scare people to death? Some people haven't the sense they were born with. If I had my way about it I'd stop this bucincss mighty quick. You might have killed my child"
 "Ycs, na'ara," replied tho young man, who had gathered himself up and was making an inventory of his dam ages. But 1 didn't. She got off without scratch, and I've skinned elbow, bruised knee, spraincd ankle and lame shoulder. There's piece of skin as big as half dollar gone from the palm of my hand, ray hair is full of dirt, I've ruined a suit of clothes, and it will cost me fifteen dollars to have the machine rnendcd. If I'm not kicking, ma'am, l don't think you ought to kick"
 He picked up his broken bicycle. put 1t over his shoulder and limpcd slowly away ia the direction of the nearest re- pair shop.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
witchcraft ia Eaglnnd To-Day.

At Long Sutton, between Cambridge and Boston, in England, f2rn.er's wife recently discovered thGt Gn old woman in the Hcighborhood had be- witchcd her. The only remedy was to beat the witchc-cIt oct of her, which she and her hlsba:., ct once Gid, breaking tkc old yYo,4a.2' $ wrist before they were su cccssful. As they were convinced that the sroll was broken they chec-funy paid 2 hcaTy Lne.
The St. Johns herald., 1896-01-18
AN INLAND LAKE WITH TIDES.
Peculiari.ics of KnG:no Described by Rus
 sian Scientists.


 Russian scientists have lately been studying the curious island of Kildine. of the coast of Russian Lapland, and separated from it by narrow strait. This island, says the Ncy York Sun. has lake that los no visible connec- tioa with the sea, but is affected with tidal movements. To be S1-e, the tides in the lake r:so and faIl only Q few inches, while those in the surroun6ing sea rise and fall several feet. The peri odicity of the l2l7c tides makes it rlaia that the lake has subtcrrGnean colnrau- nicaoion with the sea.
 The water On t,le island is of three kinds. fresh water from rains and from brooks at tho highest points; Q little lower salt water like that of tic sea: at the lowest point sea water, sur charged with free Sulphprettcd hydro gen. The fresh water is inhabited by the animal life usual ia the fresh water of th1t region. The salt yz2ter has sea creatures, sPcrgcs and the like, while tho water surcha-gcd with s,,lphurcttcd hydrogen las neither vegetable nor animal lie. Cke phenomenon cf this slllphurettcd hydrogen hes it3 counter p2rt i1 tfe depths Of the Bla ck sea. where the esence of the gas u.estro,, $ enlI-,.- .4-->4 ,egc,2hle life.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
ORANGE COIIRT.
WARD NOHTN1TIONS.

Gold Democrats Complete Their Ticket.
The gold men have completed tickets
in wards, as follows:
First--Alderman Horatio w. Rayn-
olds; councilmen, Charles A. lngersoil,
Redmond V. Beach, Lewis $. WEIGH.
Second--Alderman Wooster r. En-
sign; councilmen, Charles Mix, Freder-
lex l.. Covell, John B. Mcqueen.
Saskatchewan, Edward P. Root;
councilmen, Alfred G. Nader, James f.
McKenna Edward W. Clifford.
Seventh-Alderman, George H. Os-
born; councillnen, Michael Turbut, Alb
raham Heberger, John c. Lewis.
Ninth-Alderman, James E. Wheeler;
councilmen, George j. Bassett, Charles
G. Morris, Phillip p. Wells.
Tenth-Alderman, Robert C. Bright;
councilmen, Philo B. Tuttle, Daniel j
Crowley, John H r. Rembert
observation-disclosures Elihu L, Brad
ley; councilmen, Augustus L. Schol-
horn, George Wallace, Oscar Bruce,
Twelfth-Alderman, James a. Mar
lowe; councilmen, James Terrill, Jere-
miah Sullivan, John Kennedy.
The Sixth ward gold nominations ART
Identical with the republican nomina-
tons.
The silver democrats have made the
following nominations in the Mint
ward: Alderman, c. e. Hoadley; coun-
cilmen, Mr.. Cronan. Bernard Hedder
son and William Weiss.
The Fifth ward silver ticket is as fol
lows: Alderman, George F. Ref
oouncilmen, Edgar S. Down, John J
Bannon, Patrick F. White.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
Puritana Patients
Why TheyT axe
Puritana.
WHY THEY GET WELL.

The proof does it.
That is why people begin to take
Puritana.
People find that their neighbors
have tried it.
Their friends have tried it.
Men and women in every walk OF
life have tried it.
A man suffers
Perhaps he has suffered for years.
He has tried many things.
They have all failed.
He reads Puritana testimonial.
He reads another.
He sees new ones wherever he
looks.
Some of the writer's are in his own
town.
Some in his own business.
Some he can see.
Some he can write to,
Some have been cured of his own
ailtnent.
Some of other ailments.
All are grateful.
All are glad to tell suffering people
how Puritana gave them relief.
They are approachable folks, and
their voluntary testimonials count.
Some live in town.
Some in the country
Some hold Office.
Some vote.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven Colony Historical society for the
purpose of electing officers for the com
ing year will be held in Colonial hall
on Monday evening next at half-past
seven o'clock.
A paper entitled New Haven Green
from 1888 to 1862 as the Seat Of Judicial
Tribunal will be read by Mr.. Henry I.
Blake.
The monthly meetings of the society
are open to the public and all are cor
daily invited.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
FORECLOSURE CASE,

Middletown, Nov. 25.Judge B. F.
Hall has assigned December 16 for the
hearing of the case Of the First Nation
al bank of Portland for foreclosure on
the estate of E. F. Bigelow, publisher
Of the Observer, the Scientific Maya
zine and the Daily Tribune, and for an
order of sale The trustees of the es-
tate are opposing foreclosure in the in
terests of Mr.. Bigelow, but the credit
ors are with the bank.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28

That is why any one can prove for
himself the genuineness of Puritana
cures.
Puritana patients get well.
This is fact.
There are reasons for it.
Puritana is the discovery of Prof
Dixi Crosby.
Hewasthe greatest New Hampshire
physician of his day.
He was at the head of the Dart
mouth Medical College for genera
ton.
He used common sense, and found
that disease or health came to the
body through the stomach.
He scientifically compounded a
stomach medicine from the harmless
products of nature.
This is Puritala.
1t makes the stomach right.
That is why it makes the health
right.
With sound stomach no one can
help being well.
That is why Pl1ritana patients get
we'll.
Chemists say that Puritanaisa good
medicine.
They also say it is we'll made.
The materials are the pt1rest and
best that money can buy.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
THEFT OF CHICKENS

Which Belonged to a Widow Ninety
Three Years Old.
Middletown, Nov. 27-Matthew Muir
ray and James Fitzgerald were arrest
ed last night for the theft Wednesday
night of chickens from Katie Gull, q
widow ninety-three years old, of Duck
Hollow. Their cases were continued
to-day until Wednesday next in 5000
bonds Bonds were not secured.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
DANDY MANDY.

Dandy Mandy is the title of q
comic coon song by George L. Atwater.
musical director of the Elks' Ministries,
which will be sung for the first time
by Edward B. Sparks at the Hyperion
theateE, December 3.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
GRAVEL CARS WRECKED

Meriden, Nov. 27.-The 1:35 express
arrived here fifteen minutes late this
afternoon owing to a couple of gravel
cars having been wrecked on the up
track between North Haven and Wal
lingford.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
Y. w. c. A.
Ex-Mayor Sargent to Speak Before the
" wv n A

Y. w. C. A.
An Illustrated lecture will be deliv-
cred by ex-Mayor Sargent, under the
auspices of the Y. w. c. A, in Warner
hall on Wednesday night, December 2.
Mr.. Sargent's topic will be 1.-THE Chin
csc, japanese and Indian Peoples; How
They Live, Their Work, Customs, Etc"
Tickets may be obtained at the Y. w.
G. A. rooms, 56S Chapel street.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28

Druggists say it is a good medicine.
Their customers buyit and are more
than satisfied with its effects.
What thepeople say about Puritana
you have read before, and you will
read again.
The thousands of Puritana cures are
becoming better known every day.
The patients are real people.
The cures are real cures
They can be proven in court.
They can be proven by any medical
society.
They have been proven before the
tribunal of Public Opinion.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
TESYkRDaY IN THE COURTS.
City Court Criminal ide-Judge DOW

City Coult-Cri,ninal Side--Judge Dow
The case of forgery against William
A. Greeley of West Haven and Alvin
Simons of Hurlburt street came UP in
the city court yesterday morning be-
fore Judge Dow. Attorneys Goodhart
and James Bishop appeared for the ac-
cused, and argued for the reduction of
the bonds from $500 to $500 each The
court thought the charges altogether
too serious to make the reduction ask
ed, but compromised by fixing the bond
in each case at s400 Greedy is twenty
six years old, while Simons is only
nineteen. The forgery was upon a check
drawn in favor of Thomas r. Cotton
by Thomas r. Trowbridge 1t Is
claimed that Greedy forged Cotton's
name, and Simons had the check cash
ed at the store of John e. Bassett &
Co. &
John j. Harvey was fined SO and costs
for being drunk. He was having a
rousing time on State street, near Fair,
about o'clock Thanksgiving day. Pa
trolman McKiernan happened along
and arrested him.
The cases against Rebecca Ginsberg
We're nolled There seems to be no
foundation for the charges against her.
The case against George P. Baker
for non-support was nolled, as Mrs.
Baker did not appear to testify against
her husband.
The charge of theft against Morris
BarkoWitz was also nolled, while Mary
e. Thompson was fined SO and sentence
ed to thirty days for street walking.
| James Snedeker the alleged 'Peeping
Tom had his case continued until De-
cember 4.
| Patrick Henry Of West Haven and
John Meehan, who does not seem to
have permanent residence anywhere,
became involved in a controversy about
o'clock yesterday morning. They adj
mitted in court yesterday that they
had been fighting and ASKED that the
Judge be merciful. Henry was fined SO
and Meehan 50.
| ORANGE COURT,
Morris Shea of West Haven was be-
| fore Judge Samuel j. Bryant in the
! Orange town court yesterday morning.
He has been employed by the Yale Safe
and Iron company, and was charged
with stealing from them brass valued
at $40 The charge was proved, and it
was shown that this was Shea's second
offence. He was given fifteen days and
| fined 81 and costs.
The San Francisco call., 1896-11-23
OAKLAND TRACK ENTRIES.

A Well-Filled Card of Sprinting Events
Down for Decision To-Day.
The racing card at Oakland to-day is
made up entirely OF sprinting events and
as some fast ones are entered the sport
should be good. Following is the list of
entries:
First race, five-eighths of mile-12S Sir
Phillip 105, Allessandro ITO, III Mic Mac 80,
1873 Virgie A 100, 122 Nabopolassar 80, liz
Jack Atkins 80. III Badger ITO, 102 Isabelle
1O9, 12S Don Pho Pico so. Rejected Ito,
Palmerston 104.
Second race, ffteen-sixteenths of a mile.
selling-57 Thelma 80, t105) Kamsin los, II
Sslvable 10S. la Howard 1O4, 122 Red Glenn
90.
Third race, eleven-sixteenths of q mile SELL
ing-122 Ricardo 80, 119 Cadenza 80, IS
Model 80, 81 Petrarch 1Os. LA Hueneme
101, 129 1oniuo 80, 12S Edgemont 81, 12S
Irma 81 12l Joe Hill los, Myron 1O4, SO Ver-
non los.
Fourth race, three-quarters OF mile, SELL
ing, for two-year olds-(104) Osric ii 104 131
Rey del TERRA 1os. 1O7 Principle 80, 131 Billy
Vice 100, Marcie A 81, Lady Looram 81.
Fifth race, eleven-sixtesn of a mile, SELL
ing-q09) Shield Bearer 1O7, t93) Sport Nc
Aliister 107. Q22) Excuse 80, IA Jim Boze-
man 100 101 Babe Murphy SO, 106 Grover
102, Sir Reginald 104. 129 Quicksilver 1O5, 70
Chartreuse II 102, 100 Banjo 104.