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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
THE sEcoNDANNUAL EXCURSION

Of the Young Mems Republican Club
 A Wet Day-About Eight Hundred
 Excursionists-Notes of the Trip-A
 Fine Success Despite the Weather.
 The second annual excursion of the Young Mems Republican club to Sag Harbor yesterday on the Continental was a fine success. There were about 800 excursionists in the party, and ev- erything passed off in very pleasant manner. The boat left the dock at g o'clock to the music of Farewell My Native Land," from the Second Regi- nlent band, which was stationed on the upper deck, and reached Sag Harbor at 1:30 p. m. The band gave several fine concerts in the saloon during the day. and dancing was enjoyed at intervals on the lower deck. A good dinner was served on the boat for fifty cents of which many availed themselves, but those who waited for dinner at Sag Harbor were sadly left One promi- nent republican waited with his family in the principal hotel for one hour and retired in disgust, with only glass of water. A few found small restaurant where Holsters and chowder were serv- ed in the finest manner. The party was refined and sociable. The men all seemed to be "Hail fellows, well met" with each other, and although the sun refused to shine and a few gentle show CTS fell, yet the sail altogether was de- ' lightful. The boat arrived at the dock on the return at o'clock. Among those on the excursion were: MT. and Mrs. William Schappa and daughter, Mir. and Mrs. George Neale, P. B. Tut tie and son, Mrs. John Champion, MT. and Mrs. Oscar Ives and daughter, Mrs. John Adt, Mrs Henry Chatfield MT. and Mrs. Ritchie MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Merwin, and MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Merwin. Mrs. William Merrels, MT. and Mrs. Charles Root, MT. and Mrs. Babson, Congressman N. D. Sperry, MT. and Mrs. Frank Field, William A. Harris, President Fred Farnsworth and family Charles Johnson and wife, Ly- man H. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. N. B < Hoyt, J. D. Dewell and family, MT. and Mrs, Captain James Brewer Frederick Averill and family, James H. Macdon- aid, chairman of the town committee, and family, Alderman Whitaker, Sher- if Shields, MT. and Mrs. George Brad ley and family Mr. Todd, the builder, Mr. and Mrs. John Osborne, ex-Town Clerk John Sinister and Frank Shuster, Frederick Dibble, Frank Roach, Master Charles Spiegel, Councilman E. B. Car rineton Frederick Betts Mir Sattig the grocer, and boy, MT. Chamberlain of the Chamberlain Furniture com pany, and wife.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
T FEEL OH, so WELLp
SAID MISS DEEP or ALLENTOWN

SAfD MISS DELF UT dLLEN iOW As She Bade Goodbye to the vitapathic
 Doctors-Was for Years . Great Sufferer
 Their Treatment Cured Her.
 The cures performed by the Vita pathic doctors of the Elliott House are as remarkable for variety of character as numbers, and neither time or dis tance is considered by patients who are determined to cast aside the shackles of suffering and disease for the truly becoming mantle of vigorous health Of the many discharged cured, from out of town no case perhaps H. lustrates the marvellous skill of these physicians to greater advantage than that of Miss Kate Delp of Allentown, Pa, She had suffered indescribably for months with heart, disease in its most alarming form The pains were so constant and severe as to make sleep almost impossible. She was also a martyr to uterine Arrangement, and stomach and liver trouble. After six weeks treatment she returned to her home yesterday completely restored to health. She said: T feel oh, so well.- for the first time in three years-quite like a new being; have gained ten pounds; can walk long distances now without fatigue and my appetite is sim- ply ravenous, while I sleep the full quota of hours through ikea healthy child" She was most enthusiastic in her praise of the Vitapathic doctors, and their system of treatment. They may be consulted from 9:30 a. m. to 8 p. m. free of charge, and patients too ill to reach theiR offices will be vis- tied at their respective homes.
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probably have vanishhd, and another noble form of animal life will be lost to us.
 It is interesting to note that the Hon. Walter Rothschild has team of Bur chell's zebras now in use in England. They are well broken, and are often to be seen In harness at Tring Park, Hert- fordshire, as well as in London. Herr Wolff, too, has been very successful in breaking and training four of these ze- bras, which have been exhibited all this winter (1S95-96) in the circus at the Crystal Palace These animals dis played great docility and quickness In their various performances. The fail- ure of zebras ih Transvaal coach work is hardly surprising. It is not to be ex- pected that animals taken fresh from the wilderness will at once display the same capacity for severe and prolonged enforced labor as quadrupeds like the horse, ass and mule, which have under gone a gradual process of domestica- tion during thousands of years.
 I know of no handsomer or more characteristic figure in the South Afri- can veldt than this splendid creature, the Burchell's zebra. With its clean, sleek coat, shining in the sunlight like well-groomed horses, its flowing tail, rich coloring, graceful mane, perfectly hogged by nature, and beautiful head it forms noble picture, framed in it's usual setting of grassy plain, or park like, open bush veldt Often when in pursuit,at signal from the big stallion bringing up the rear, have seen the flying troop suddenly wheel round in line, and stand with heads up, ears pricked, and distended nostri1s, to stare for full half minute at their disturb- CTS. Then, with curvets, prancings and whirling tails, away again they scou", perfect types of feral beauty. Not sell dom you may see them with their con- stant allies. the brindled gnus, with perhaps a troop of ostriches to fill up the company. If these noble creatures can but be saved from extinction. and trained for the service of man in Afri- ca, it will be one redeeming feature ill the melancholy tale of a disappearing fauna.-Pall Mall Gazette,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
PERSONAL JoTrISGs.

PERSONAL r JOTTINGS. New Haven People aud Their Summer
 ngs-Journeyings by Land and Sea-
 At Sea Shore and Mountain.
 Dr. P. Harvey Hatch of this city will spend the next few weeks in Sara toga.
 Mrs. Kelly, wife of Superintendent of Parks Terrence Kelly. gave birth Thursday night to twin girls. One of the babies died soon after birth. The mother and surviving child are doing we'll
 Word has been received at the rooms of the board of education that Super intendent of Schools Calvin A. Kendall, who has been in the White mountains the past few weeks, will return to- morrow and will at once begin making plans for the opening of the fall term of the public schools of this city. The schools will begin on Tuesday, Sep tember 8.
 Miss Jennie Shea of Boston is visit ing her uncle, J. c. Donovan of Day street.
 Arthur H. Brown, Yale '97, of 1193 Chapel street, this city, will leave next Tuesday for Tunkhannock, Pa, where he will spend part of the summer. MT. and Mrs. Elliot Morse, with their three children, go the first of August to Sachem's Head for a month, MT Morse having taken the cottage owned by Judge Hobart L. Hotchkiss Harry c. Blackmore returns to-day from a months visit with friends in Detroit and at his old home in Ann Arbor, Mich.
 Among the party of school teachers staying at Eastford, Windham coun- ty, are Miss Harriet L.. Rice of the Edwards street school and Miss Griggs.
 MT. and Mrs F. S Platt, who left on Monday for a short trip to the White mountains, have arrived home. Mr. and Mrs. John Hauff are at Lake George.
 Miss Jessie Grandy of Delta O., who has spent several weeks with Mrs. E. c. Quigley at her Woodmont cottage, has been stopping a few days with Miss Jessie Holmes of York Square, who has also been guest at the Quig gley cottage.
 The Misses West, cousins of Mrs John Boiler of Woodmont, have re- turned after three weeks visit to their home in Boston. Mrs. Sarah s. Smith, a missionary for 20 years in Turkey, is in town as the guest of Mrs. William M. Parsons, of 569 George street. This is the first l time she has been in this country for | twelve years. Her young son, who | was born in Turkey, and who is an in- valid, accompanied her His health is already improved in this climate Mrs. l Smith expects to remain in America about a year. Next week she will go | to her former home in Ashfield, Mass. I Her husband, who died last March,
 was missionary in Turkey for thirty l years.
 Lawyer J. F. Goodhart has joined his | family at Averne L. l. | E. Hayes Trowbridge and family | leave this morning for the White | Mountains. MT. Trowbridge has spent | portions of nearly every summer for 1 more than twenty years in the White | Mountain region.
 Miss Caroline Bassett of Dwight | street is stopping while with Miss Harriett Brown, daughter of City Auditor Brown, at her cottage at Rogers Island.
 I Miss M. A. Davenport and Miss E.. White have returned from pleasant outing at Long Branch and Ocean | Grove New Jersey
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One Tells 

And we witness every day the power of that influence. You never read an advertisement of Poor Furniture. Strange, too, for there's more poor than good. Each advertiser represents his own as being better and cheaper than others. Not so here. Ours is as good as our best energies, ability, knowledge, experience, carefu1ness and watchfu1- ness can get. It may not be so good {; it may be better than others. Only one way for you to know; come and see. One thing sure, business is growing here. Yesterdays best is to-day's start ing point. Good store keeping means progress. You'd do we'll to keep track of what is going on here.
 Refrigerators, Baby Carriages, Porch Screens and Summer Furniture at greatly reduced prices.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
Chicago Market, July "A, 1896.
New York Cotton Exchange.

Security Insurance Co.
 OF NEW HAVEN
 OFFICE 37 CENTER srkEEr, Cash Assets an. l, 1856, S7O3, ,4S1 5S
 DIRECTORS: Chas. s. Leete, Cornelius Pierpont, Jas. D. Dewell A. c. Wilcox, H. Mason, Joel A. Sperry, E. G. Stoddard, s. E. Merwin, Wn. R. Tyler, John W. filling,
 T. Attwater Barnes. CHAS. s. LEETE, H. MASON.
 President. Secretary. J. D. DEWELL, H. c. FULLER, Vice President. Asst Secretary. jail cod
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
PROHIBITION RALLY.

Bridgeport, July 24.-Last evening at Temperance Leagu e hall there was held a grand prohibition rally. A large audience was present and the meet ing was very enthusiastic one. Pres ident Frake presided and made fine address. Mir. E. c. Snyder of New Ha- ven, secretary O. the state committee, was present and made the principle address. which was attentively listened to and no doubt had great weight with the audience.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
AN EXCITING COLLISION.
Runaway on State Street Last Even
 ing


 ing.
 There was a lively runaway on State street near James about 6:30 o'colck last evening. The horse, which took fright, was being driven by an Italian whose name was not obtained by the police. After having got well started the horse at each gallop gave vigor- ous kick against the front of the ex- press wagon to which it was attached. The driver fell back into the wagon and it looked very much for short time as he would be Instantly killed.
 Luckily, however, when the wagon collided with one of the New Haven street railway cars it's occupant did not sustain serious injury.
 He escaped with slight bruise on one hip, which will be troublesome a day or two The horse which became detached from the wagon was caught by Robert Kennedy at James and Market streets. The wagon was com pletely wrecked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
MIR sPooNER DOING WE'LL.

Bridgeport, July 24.-!The Hon. Clapp Spooner was resting comfortably, this afternoon and his physicians are hope full. He is doing remarkably well un- der the circumstances and may pull through all right. The police learned to-day that the man who run him down is named Brill and lives in North Bridgeport
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-07-25
TEXAS CORN CROP.

Dallas, Tex, July 24.-The first new corn of the year arrived in the Dallas market yesterday from the vicinity of White Rock Creek. The product of the corn belt this year will average at least thirty bushels to the acre. The corn is of good quality.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
A Historic Whist Hand.

One Of the historic hands at whist
was once held by the duke Of Cumber-
land-a hand which at first glance
seemed to be absolutely unbeatable, but
which did not take a trick. The duke
held ace, king. queen and knave in one
plain suit; ace, king, queen in another
ace and king in the third; while in
trumps he held king, knave, nine and
seven (of clubs). Yet with this perfectly
MAGNIFICENT hand and the lead, leading
also quite correctly, he did not make a
single trick.
This seems incredible, but the solu-
ton Of the problem is readily seen by
the following facts: The four trumps
lying Just over those held by the Duke
of Cumberland-viz, the ace, queen,
ten and eight-were on his left, with
nine diamonds, while on his right
were five small trumps. He led trump,
which was taken on his left, and dia-
mond led--trulnped on his right. An
other trump was led through him,
which was similarly taken, and another
diamond led, which was also trumped
on his right.
Another trump led through the duke
caused his last trump but one to fall.
The last was then extracted by the
player on his left. The duke had now
no diamonds, that being the suit Of
which he had held only the ace and
king. Then the diamonds on his left
were as good as trumps and made all
the remaining tricks. The duke is said
to have lost a wager Of e20, 600 in con-
nection with this hand. - PearsoD's
Weekly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
A Poor Argument For Free Silver


The free coinage agitators ask the
people to vote for the l6 to | scheme on
the ground that the bankers, manufac'
turers and merchants are all in favor OF
q sound currency. IF the banking and
business interests are opposed to free
silver" say the cheap dollar advocates,
"the farmers and workers should sup
port it, There must be something good
for the poor in this free coinage scheme
Just because the rich people do not want
it"
OF all unreasonable and demagogic
pleas for 90 cent dollars this is the
worst. An exactly similar argument
would be a demand on the part of the
millions who do not own homes or
buildings of any kind that all houses
should be burned down because itwould
hurt property owners There is no doubt
but that every man in America who
owns a building would say, II asked,
that he is opposed to having his proper
ty destroyed. But that would be no rea-
son why the people who have no homes
should favor arson.
The attempt to create prejudice in
favor Of debt reputation because bust
ness men and bankers believe in hon
esty can never succeed with fair mind
ed. honorable citizens They will decide
the silver question on its merits and
will not be led astray by appeals to one
class to vote for cheap and trashy money
merely because it is favored by another
class
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
Efficacy of Prayer.

1t had rained all day, and little Tom
my Bent, who was only years old and
still in dresses, had been kept in the
house in consequence. He was very anx-
ious that it should clear, so when he
went to bed he prayed at his mammals
knee: God. please make it clear and
fine and dry tomorrow so that Tommy
can play in the park with Willie and
Johnnie. Please, God" he added fer
vently, "bccause Tommy has been q
good boy all day and hasn't told any
stories-please God.
His mother glanced out Of the win
dow while his head was buried IN her
lap, and, seeing that the stars were out
and the moon was beaming, she let his
prayer pass us he made It. The next
morning she observed with pleasure
that the heavens had carried out the
promise Of the night before.
Tommy observed it too Hewas radi-
ant, and as he sat over his milk and
hominy, his eyes glowing with mischief
and his checks radiant with health, he
gave an occasional low chuckle of con-
tent.
"Why, Tommy" said his proud IA
Their, Il never saw you so amused
What's the matter"
"Hes glad that it's clear, and CRATE
full TO God for answering his prayer,
cried his devoted mother, making the
most Of her opportunity.
"He, he, hel" gigglcd Tommy "He,
he, bel foolished Godl / told him |
hadn't told a story, and he believed i'll ]
told him I'd been a good boy, and he
made it clear. He, he, he!"-New
York Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
Texas Wild Horses.

I think il was in Swisher county that
saw wild horses for the first time
There were 80 in the bunch. l was told
by horder that the cattlemen were in
the habit Of shooting the stations They
have ugly tempers and sometimes at
tack and kill the stock horses When |
saw the wild horses for the first time, it
gave me a thrill of delight. remem-
bered the pictures in the Biographies l
studied in when / went to school in Nir-
GINA of Texans throwing the lasso and
the mustangs Of the plains being sub
dued and converted into amiable crea-
lures. suitable for family purposes. |
give it as my opinion that the only safe
wild horse is a dead one. Those | saw
were genuine descendants of the Cortez
stock, which began roaming IN the ear
" days of the conquest and multiplied,
crossing the Rio Grande and spreading
over the country from the gulf Of Mex
leo to the Pacific ocean. We had a
strong fieldglass in our outfit, and,
mounting a small knoll which native
called "the mountain, took look at
the herd. The leader was guarding the
mares and colts, just as the books say
they do. We approached within half
mile Of the herd and could make out
their color pretty well. There was
pretty white mare in the bunch which
wanted. We chased them several miles,
but they got safely off, and all the salts
faction had is that l saw real wild
horses, not horses gone wild, but the
original stock which for several centu:
ries had been wholly free from the
dominion of man.-Dallas News.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
He Knew the story.

On neutral ground they met, the man
from Kentucky and the one from Ohio.
1t was in the middle of the Newport
bridge, and they shook hands and looked
through the railing at the river below
them.
II heard a good story today" said
the Ohioan.
Something about Kentuckian's dis
like for water, suppose?" said the blue
grass chap, with tired look in his face.
"No, about a Texas race. Fellow that
saw il said he never saw such running
done in his life. It was a foot race be-
tween a cowboy and a college graduate
They got together at a saloon down in
the southern part of the state and ran
10 another saloon five miles away. The
college boy beat the cowboy hands down
and
"And you told the man who told
YOU" interrupted the Kentuckian.
"that you could not believe the story
because saloons in Texas aren't that far
apart, Ell? Yes. that was a good story
when you and were young.
Then the Kentuckian meandered
OhiOward, while the man from tho
Buckeye State couldn't seem 10 get tho
satisfaction out Of his cigar that he had
before Cincinnati Tribune.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
Hogs That Swim.

1t is generally believed that hogs can
not swim, but Captain Alfred Platt Of
Burlington. n. j., says his can. Cap
tain Plat owns farm on Burlington
island.
Several days ago he was looking over
his stock, when he became awareth
some Of his hogs were missing. Hebe-
gan search for the fugitiyes, and going
down on the beach he vas surprised to
find dozen Of them sv INNING around
in the water.
He tried in various ways to coax them
to shore, hut in vain. After having staid
in the water as long as they cared to
they slowly made their way back to
their sty without so much as u glance
at their owner.
A few days later there were some lit
tie pigs born, and before they were "a
hours old they were taken for a swim
by their parents, who had become so
fond of the sport that they visited the
beach daily. New York Herald.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
One OF George Laws Tricks.

After the late George Law was grad
uated from Columbia college his father
made him driver on the Eighth av-
enue street cars in New York. One
night after a cold rain had chilled the
young driver to the marrow, college
friend of his jumped on the car and
suggested that a drink would be in
order. On Fifty-fifth street, midway
between Eighth and Ninth avenues,
there was a we'll known sporting resort
kept by an ex-boxing master of Column
bia. Mr.. Laws friend proposed that he
stop the car while they ran down the
street, hurriedly took drink and re-
turned TO the car. But Mr.. Law pre-
ferred to follow his own ideas in the
matter. Giving the horses a sudden
yank, he turned them sharply toward
Ninth avenue, and whipped them up
until, by quick effort, they lifted the
car off the track. Over the cobbles the
strong horses drew the car, to the
amazement of the conductor and the
passengers, and, rafting down through
the street, stopped in front Of the sa-
loon. Mr.. Law alighted with his friend.
aud so did the rest Of the passengers.
After they had all taken 8 drink at the
drivers expense they returned to the
vehicle and the car again started its
noisy progress over the stones. When it
was again ON the rails and the journey
up Eighth avenue was resumed, it was
rather the worse for wear.--Sen Fran
cisco Argonaut
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13

Hall Game, the novelist, is a connois-
seur in old oak. If he can help it he
never allows his eyes to rest OH any ar
ticle Of furniture which does not at least
carry the thoughts back several genera
tions. His quaint chairs were made for
him by William Morris, and among his
greatest treasures is the ancient and
richly carved oak casket in which Ros-
setti used to preserve his manuscripts
Mr.. Game, who was very intimate with
Rossetti, also possesses that painters
armchairs The author Of 1.-The Deem.
ster" began his literary career as a jour
nalist, and he was at one time leader
writer upon Liverpool daily paper
London Letter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-11-13
Roof Shingles.

There are. said to be Michigan white
cedar shingles now doing good service
on roofs in that state that have been in
full exposure and wear for over 10
years. 1t is thus seen that climate af-
fects the durability of shingles, and the
fact that white cedar is the natural
product of Michigan and red cedar Of
the Pacific coast is held to be proof that
the red cedar is naturally adapted for
use on the Pacific coast and the white
for use in such sections as the middle
and northwestern states. A peculiar OBJ
lection is brought against the red cedar
by some-namely, that there exists IN
that wood an acid which is, In the eli
mate Of certain sections, so acted upon
by water as to corrode rapidly the nails
with which the shingles are fastened
on to roofs, the rust extending to the
wood around the nails and soon causing
leaky roof, this action explaining the
holes so often to be seen around the
nails in red cedar roofs. Another point
offered for consideration in this connec-
ton is the fact that a shingle is ruined
by kiln drying and that no kiln dried
lumber can be regarded as of equal value
for outside work to that which is air
dried. New York Sun.