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PROPHETIC CONFERENCE.

To be Held in Polar Star Hall, Fair Nll&st Haven. A prophetic conference will be held in Polar Star hail. corner of Grand ave- nue and East Pearl street, in this city, beginning Thursday evening, April 7, continuing during the days and even- ings of the week, closing Sunday even- ing, April 10. The public are invited to be present. The programme of exer- cises is as follows:
 Thursday, April '. 7:30 p. m,-Address of welcome, Edward F. Cooper chairman of local commit
 Response and sermon, Elder Esek Woleott, president of the Life and Advent union of Ealtontown, N. J. Topic, "Our Present Needs."
 Friday, April g. BOO a. m.-Prayer and social service. 1o:oo ann Sermon, Elder c. v. Lanpher of Text, Jeremiah, xxiii 19. 11:00 a.m.-SeT1non, Elder Louis B. Giles of Brooklyn, N. '. Topic, Jonah and His Message" 1:15 p.n.-Praise service. 1:30 p.m.-Sermon, Elder William N. Pile, pastor of the Household of Faith a.oo of iBrooalynr Brook rls,r \; Y uon,v p,nun of East Hampton, Conn. Topic, An Apology for Adyentism." Text, l Thes. ii, 19: "What is Our Hope?''
 6:30 p.m.--Social service. 7:30 D. p.m.-Sermon, Mrs. Rebecca J. Smith, editor of the Herald of Iife of Springfield, Mass. Topic, Preach the Word.'
 Saturday, April g. 800 a.m.-Prayer and conference. 1o:ooa. .m.-sernon. Mrs. Caroline. Brown Buell., of East Hampton Conn. 11:00a a.m.-Sermon, Elder Henry Stone of Wallingford, Conn. Topic 'The Needs of the Present Hour" Text, II Peter, iii, il. 1:15 p.m.-Praise service. 200 p.m.-Sermon, Elder Henry J. Cloudy of Lynn, Mass. Topic, t'The Ap- proaching End" Illustrated from a new chart. 5:15 p.m.-Supper
 6:15 p.m-Socfal service. zoo p.m.--Sermon, Elder Willis c. Brown of Batontown. N J. Topic, "From Captivity to Victory" Text, Dan 500 p.m.-Sermon, Elder James c. Gorton of Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Sunday, April 10. 900 am.--Prayer meeting 10:15 a .n.-Ser1non, Elder A. Clarence Whit ney, of South Manchester, Conn. Topic 1.-The Transformed Life '' Text II Cor. i'll, ts. 1.30 p.m.-Praise service 200 p.m.-Sermon, Dr. Charles c. Barker of Meriden. Conn. Topic, II Cor. e15 p.m.-social service. 7:3O p.m.-Sermon, Mrs. Rebecca J. Smith of Springfield, Mass.
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ARE
HOW OSTRICH EGGS
 MATCHED.

Female Sits at Night and the Male in
 the Day Time.
 "There is money in raising ostriches, and this fact has been demonstrated by the owner of an ostrich farm in Arizona remarked Colonel w. S.. Hadley, of Phoenix, Arizona. There are now about 100 ostriches on this farm, and all the birds are doing well. The farm was first started as an ex- pertinent, but it has proved to be a fairly good business venture. The os- trich has many peculiar habits, and it took some time for the managers of the farm to learn how to handle these
 Sahara desert birds. For instance, the female makes a nest by scratching hole in the ground large enough to hold a bushel basket. She lays twenty eggs before she commences to
 sit Each egg is left just outside the nest until the twenty eggs encircle the
 hole in the ground. Then the female
 kicks all the eggs into the hole with
 one foot. She sits at night, and the
 male sits on the nest in the day time,
 thus taking turn about until the young ostriches are matched.
 "A young ostrich must be one year old before it can be picked An os- trich has scarcely any feathers on it's
 neck and breast, and is, therefore, an
 ungainly bird. The long feathers, known in the trade as ostrich plumes,
 are plucked from the wings. These
 plumes are shiped to New York, and
 bring from ST to S9 per pound. Of
 course, these plumes are there cleaned and steamed, and, when fully pre-
 pared for the millinery market, bring from S7 to $9 apiece. An old ostrich is worth from $75 to s100, and 8 young one is worth from $40 to $50, and they are sold at those prices to menageries and geological gardens throughout the country Another revenue comes to this farm from the sale of ostrich eggs. Persons buy them as curiosities, pay 1 ing $5 apiece for them. It has been | found that the ostrich thrives splendid | ly on the alfalfa grass that grows wild in Arizona. Sometimes corn is l fed to them. It is quite amusing to see | a long-necked ostrich swallow a whole ear of corn as easily as a chicken | swallows one grain of corn. St. Louis | Globe-Democrat.
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A SCIENTIFIC MIND CURE.
Medicine Not a Science and Should No

Medicine Not a Science and Should Not
 be Depended Upon.
 The interdependence of mind and body has long been recognized, but it has remained for the patient investiga- tors of the last quarter of the nine- teenth century to place upon a genu- finely scientific basis Investigations of this relationship which promise to have an important influence upon human welfare and upon the practice of medi- cine.
 Wide publicity has been given to the experiments made by Professor Elmer Gates, Of Washington, on the effect of the emotions and secretions; and on dirgation-the power of the individual to conf1ne his consciousness ex- clusively to the sensations of any selected part of the body and by practice to send more blood to that part and to alter therein the lympha- tic and thermic functions. In the De- cember Medical Times Professor Gates has a highly interesting paper giving the result of certain experimental re- searches into cause and cure of disease along new lines and by new methods.
 These researches, he says, originated in the obervation, made many years ago, that during certain days or hours his mind worked with greater facility and originality than during certain other days and hours. Experiment showed him that certain bodily and environmental conditions invariably produced certain mental states. He expresses the conviction that we will be able finally to predict the precise mental change which will result from any given environment or bodily change.
 He alluded to his well-known experi- Ynents upon groups of animals, giv- ing certain ones excessive training in the use of some one definite mental function, and then making chemical and nicroscopical comparisons of those cortical areas of the brain where the given function is located, too see if there would be structural differences. His emphatic conclusion is that such conscious mental experience creates in some parts of the brain definite chemical change and structural em- bodiment of that experience, the re- functioning of that structure being essential to the remembering of that experience. This led to the beginning
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CAPITAL, AUTHORIZED CAPITAL, $10O,000. $1,000,000. The Union Trust Company,
NEW HAVEN.

NEW HAVEN.
 CHARTERED by the State of Connecti- cut with authority to act as Executor, Ad- ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds Acts as trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and Individuals, and administers trusts of all kinds. Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds, or other evidences of indebt- edness, manage sinking funds, and do all business such as Is usually done by Trust Companies.
 1t also does general Banking business, collecting checks, notes, coupons, and re- ceiyes deposits. The principal l p of each Trust apart from the general assets of the Com This Company is by law regularly exam ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of HENRY [. HoTCHKIss. President.
 EUGENE S. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
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Closing Prices.

Following are the closing prices reported by Prince & Whitely, Bankers and Brokers. 46 Broadway, New York; and 15 Center st.. New Haven: Bid Asked.
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Opening, Highest and Lowest Quotations On the New York Stock Exchange, reported by Prince & Whitely, Brokers, 15 Center street, New Haven, March 29, 1898:
 Open. High. Low
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May ....... ................. 5.9S@ :. June ...... ............... 6.01Gl6. .02 July .....,......... ........... 60366 04 August ...... ............ 6.0606. or September ...... ............... 6.03M6 04 October ....... ................ 6,02060 03 November .............. ....... 6.03@6 04 December ................ ...... 6.0506 06 January ......... .............. .6.0S@6.0S
 Market steady. Sales S2,800 bales.
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New York Cotton Exchange.
 New York, April 4. pril .......... ................ 5.93@595
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Atch., Top. x S. Fe gen g 4s... STA S7h Atch., Top. X $. Fe adj. gen As. 59A 591a Brooklyn Fl. list IT. Go. cts 6s. 80 82 Brooklyn Rap. Tr. 5s. ........ 92 93 Central Ky of N. J, g mtg 5s. ..1111a LIZ Chic, Rock I. X Pac. ext 5s. .106A 106h Ones. & Ohio gen g 41as. ....... 76A TIA Erie 1st Con. prior lien 2 4s.... S67a S71a Manhattan Ky Con mtg 4s...... 9215 94 Mo, Kan. X Texas 1st mtg As S6 S61a Mo-, Kan. X Tex. 2d mtg 4s.... 59& GOA Mobile x Ohio gen mtg 4s...... B 74 N. r., Ont x West. gen mtg As. 96 97 N. T., Sus. X West. gen mtg 5s. S9 Mo- Pacific prior gen mtg 4s.... 93A 93N No Pacific gen lien 3s. 591a 60M Oregon Short Line Con. 5s. eco. 90 1Uo Phila. X Read. gen mtg As. ..... S01a S1
 Rio Or. X West. list mtg 4s 80 S1
 So. Ky list Con. g 5s. ............ SS1s So
 St Louis X Southw. 1st mtg 6s. Il "A Tex. & Pac. 1st mtg 5s s.......... 99 100
 Union Pacific As ............... 91 91M Wabash R'y Go. list mtg 5s.... .107M 107$4 Wabash By Co.,, I'd mtg 5s..... 77 IS
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Quotations of Active Bonds.
 Reported by Boody, Mcclellan < Co., Bankers and Brokers, 57 Broadway, New York, and ST Orange Street. New Haven:'
 Rid Askcd
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Chicago Market.

UhIcagO Market.
 Reported over private wire by H. 0. Fried. man & Co.,, bankers and brokers, 10 Wall street. N. r., and Polls building, 23 Church street, New Haven. N. A. Tanner, manager local branch.
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your dish-water, china xiIl retain its original brilancy; removes fishy odor; instantly cleans grease from dsh-cioths; purfies and deodorizes sinks. "HOUsEHoLD" is free from aikali. Will not chap the hands like alkaline ammonia.
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The Celebrated CORNISH, Amaeri-
can Pianos and Organs.

We are quite sure that cur readers will have
noticed that Tor many yc rs tn advertisements
OF the above firm have appeared regularly in
this journal. q are co fIdent. therefore that
itwili be not at all out OF place our part il we
direct your special attention to the dvert ST.
mept that appears i'll orr present issue, from
which we observe that this enterprsiTg firm are
more gene Gus than ever i'll giving the general
public the privilege of purchasing what arr,
really frst-ciass Pianos and Organs at pircps
that Gem almost ridiculous taking the quality
OF the goods into consideration. Mcssrs Cor
nisif ~ Company have been in business for near
j. ffty years, and in spite OF tlis record and in
spite Of the hundreds of thousands of Cornish
American ianos and Organs that have ben
sold during this eriod there arc still people who
think hat these Instruments are not first-class
and high grade because they sold mt least
nifty per cent. chcarer than agents dealers and
muse ores sell organs aud pianos. The fact
IS oIien lost seht o. that they are the only firm
Of actual manu- dcturers Of high grade PiaH0s
1shd Organs who sell cTciusiUe " to the general
public at first cost The only profit added to the
cost Of production is the small one til IL they
make themselves; there are branch cstab isIi-
ments to keep up, everything is sold on the now
well-known Cornish plln-direct from factory TO
family.
The Ornish American Pianos and Organs are
manufactured Of the finest and best
equipped factories in this country
Messfs. Cornish u Company have certainly
paced " ltblu the reach Gf everyone. no matter
how humble heir circumstances may be. Il first
ctuSs musical instrument. There is guarantee
that these instruments are Of the first quality
hessrs. Cornish Company will furni- il YOU
their handsome catalogue uHou request and
those Oh our readers who do not want To pur-
chase at present would do well TO secure this
handsome souvenir, which understand has
uccn prepared at II very great expense and
which describes all the Pianos and Organs MAN.
hIactirca by this thoroughly reliable concern.
and gives valuable information 10 all lovers Of
music A postal card TO Cornish & Company
washington, New Jersey, Will secure it,
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legislative power is represented by board
Of five comm issionerS appointed by Con
GreSS.
Judicial power is lodged in a Supreme
Court and in subordinate tribunals as
constituted by law. The judiciary is
changed every four years. Suffrage is re-
stricted TO popular conventions, which
choose a limited rumter Of electors.
These meet in a body calicd the Electoral
Assemb. V and proceed tochoose the Presi-
dent OF the Republic and the Congress-
men.
The Republic is divided into five prov
inceS and two cgmarcaS or territories.
Both are divided into cantcnes and the
cantones are subdivided into districts.
The territories are represented in Congress
in the same way as the PROVINCES. Each
cantone has a mu,liciial organization
popu arly elected ard a political chief
named ty the President In each Of the
provinces or territories there is a Governor
and n military commandant, also named
by the President, and Judge Of First
Instance, appointed by the. Supreme
Court.
All Costa Ricans between Is and so
years OF age are OBLIGED to do mi itary
service according to law. The army is
divided into Two parts; the first Includes,
under the head OF active service. ali sol
diers from IS 10 40 years of age; the second
comprises al the rest, under the head OF
reserve There is n third division
known as the National Guard, including
ali citizens capable OF shouidering arms
outside o. the foregoing.
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Smokeless Powder.
WdshiltatOn STIR.

"Smokeless powder is To great extent
matter OF the future. explained an ord
nance expert to a Star reporter. There is
no doubt that il will come some time. but
so Tar there has been no complete success
in that line. Nearly all countries are al
work on it, and the best chemis is are Civ
ing il attention. The result so far is three
or four combinations Of nitric acid ard
glycerIne or Iiitro-glycerine, but they are
not entirely smokeless OF course, they
are all an improvement on the old fash
;oned black or charcoal powder. which got
its explosive power from nitrate OF potash
as Tar rs strength is concerned, but so is
the brown powder, which is nearly smoke
less There has been a powder on the
m arlset for over five years which is known
as nitro powder 1t is known also as
SmokclesS powder, and, as far as sporting
uses are concerned, has almost entirely
supplanted black powder. II is much
stronger powder, one half Of the quantity
doing the work OF black powder when
made up into cartridges. Ii costs slightly
more, but there is no reason why it should,
except that it is Il novelty. IL has re
ceived the in6orsement of all Of the best
sDortSmen, and for all practical purposes
is Smok"less as much as any powder, but,
as said before, is not entirely so. During
the several days when cur army was ac
tualy engaged in warfare in CuLa there
were frequent references in the news
papers to the statement that the SpaniardS
were better prepared than our army in
that they had an actual smol;eleSs pow
der. This was an error in fact, and no
official report has ever been made bearing
il ont. The Spaniards had only what we
have-brown pcwder-and there is still
some smoke discernihle when il is ex-
ploded. There have been hundreds of
formulas prepared and tested, and while
nearly all OF them are an improvement on
the charcoal powder of former times, il is
a misnOmer yet to call them smOiieleSs
powder. But smOkeless powder will be a
TACT in less than two years, but we will
not have any advantage over other ma
lions in its use. for they will be as well of
ia this particular as we will be. There is
n difference in the formulas but the base
is the same, nitr0-glycerine.
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treat the yeterans Fair1Y.

Editor National Tribune: | attended the
National Encampment at Cincinnati, and
as usual was disguised with the general
reception the old soldier and his friends
received from the people who furnished
rooms and lodgings. They know that
rooms, beds, and lodgings will be in de
mand, and they take a decided advantage
of the circumstances, and charge ex-
orbitant rates for poor accommodations.
Is this friendship, or is it robbery?
Streamers, signs, and cards staring us in
the face wherever we go-large, attractive
letters calling your attention to the words,
Welcome, G. A r." Is it the G. A n. man
who is welcome, or the dollars and cents
that he carries in his pocket? Thay tell
us in glowing terms how much they owe
us for the perpetuity of this grand and
noble Government, but when we balance
accounts the margin is on their side, and
we owe them large prices per night for
lodgings.
OF course, there are many exceptions.
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colonies in Costa RIGA, and the Govern
ment ordered, furthe more, second ennis
sion of 400 eco colo eS in pieces OF 70
colonies each. 1t is further willing to coin
half a million more in the near future
The Costa Rica Bank on the other hand,
is obliged to retire a corresponding amount
of its notes from circulation, and, later,
as soon as sufficient old can be put IN
circulation the exchange of bills is to be
made by this bank in gold instead OF silver
METHODS OF GOVERNMENT
Costa Rica is a republic. the Govern
ment Of which is representative, the rep
resentatives being classified so that one
half TetireS every two years.
Legislative powers are vested In a single
house. whose members are chosen, one
for every 5000 inhabitants, for term oil
four years by an electoral college. rms
body ASSEMBLIES every year on May Tor
a 90 -days' session, which may be ex-
tended for 30 days more. During the
intervals between sessions of Congress
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REPUBLIC OF
COSTA RIGA.
Visit of It's President Has
Much Significance.

The Nicaraguan Canal Enterprise harac-
teristics of the Country Its Importance in
the Central American Group-People and
Government.
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The expectations were made up of cot
fee. S43fS, 2s5. 80, bananast ,6?2, 1C2
lunches, valued at SG70,G72.FC; various
woois, S4S5 $685. coin and o8her metal,
S29, 45e so, and various other commodities.
The imports during the sanif year con
sisted largely cf breastutIs and dairy pro
duce, machinery, cotton coodss furniture,
wire, wo0lens, wines, drugs. and shoes.
This trade was divided as follows United
States, 81, tO1, pa. IS gold: England, 81 ,2G4,
SIS. 80; Germany, $3.50, 1866; France, S37S,
sos. %: Cuba, S1G2. $3.50, and other cOun-
tries in diminishing quantities.
The customs duties are COLLECTED on the
gross wei gi:t and generally amount TO
from 20 10 - per cent. ad valorem. They
are pSii one-ilaif Gown and Ohe-haf IN
three months time.
The revenue Of the Government is de-
rived from custom house duties, revenue
stamps and stamped paper, liquor mo-
ncpoiy, tobacco, coffee tax, sale Of public
land, tax for registering property, etc.
and amounted in 1856 to ,435, go pesos.
The foreign debt OF 1000, eco sterling
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and fruitful San Juan Valley, must be
turned over to the negro race as the only
one capable of enduring so inhospitable
a climate. These regions are the richest
of ali, and could sustain large popula-
ton.
Costa Rica has vast pasture lands
splerdidly adapted to cattle. 1t has very
nutritious forage plants, like arrocillo,
cola de venado, zacate de guinea, Zacate
de castillo, zacate para, Zacate ancate,
grama, guate, cana de azucar, gamalote,
sabanilla, teosinte, lengua de vaca,
gucimo, jengibrillO, plantanillo, etc. In
1892 the number Of the cattle in the
country numbered 1866; horses, 1903;
sheep, 2,765; swine, 81, S2S.
The total value OF the natural, agricul-
tural and livestock products of the coun-
try is placed at 100000 pesos.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS.
Costa Eica'S commercial movement in
1896 comprised IS, 597, 727 gold, of exporta-
tons, and 81, ,S1S gold OF importations.
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eipal ports. In 1896, 256 steamers and Al
sailing vessels entered Port Iimon, and
15g vessels entered Puntarenas. sThere
are two railroads. the Atlantic and the
Pacific Railroads. The Atlantic line runs
from Port Limon westerly To Alajuela a
distance Of lis miles, and has important
branches. The Pacific Road runs from
Puntarenas u miles eastward TO Esparta
u - owned by the Government, and in
lsse earned *, 1880 pesos from freights
ard 1852. 80 pesos from passengers.
Another railroad, on Government ac-
count, il under construction 10 connect
San Jose with the Pacific coast, and
million pesos are annually set aside for
the work.
line Of railway is projected 10 run
from Jlmenez, On the Guapiies branch Of
the Costa Rica Railway, 50 mics from
Port Limon, To the mouth Of the Rio Frio,
near its entrance into the Lake Of Nicar-
aqua Such railway would contribute
enormously 10 the development 81 North-
ern Costa Rica. The region trayerscd by
the line is highly fertile.
An important project contemplated by
president IgeSIaS IS a ship canal along
the coast line from Matina 10 the Color
ado River, and on To the mouth Of the
San Juan. total distance Of over 65
miles. This ship canal would open ar
extensive banana region, as well as ex-
ceilent lands for the cultivation Of cacao
and rubber trees and many other tropical
plants.
SOME NATURAL PRODUCTS.
The agricultural product of the country
is mainly coffee. The crop OF 1897 yielded
227 ,5S2 Bags Of 1872 pounds each Most OF
il went 10 England. Another important
product is the banana of which ,G92 1902
punches were exported in 1886. The pro-
duction Of sugar is about 20 coo coo pounds
annually.
Rice OF a very superior quality is grown
two crops being obtained a year with very
little care and no irrigation. Beans and
corn are successfully grown everywhere
in the country.
The important agricultural districts are,
besides the Central Highlands, which are
about 80 miles in length by 36 miles in
width, the great valleys Of Salamanca,
Santa Clara, Tortuguero, San Carlos, and
Rio FRO. Along the Pacific the great val
ley Of Tarraba and the plains of Folio
Dulce and Guanacosta are fertile regions
which, II properly titled, would offer ad-
vantages equal TO the Central Highlands.
where nearly the entire populations OF
Costa Rica is concentrated.
Considering the future of Costa RIGA
the question Of farm labor is Of vital inn
portance. The few Indians are rapidly
decreasing. Ii looks as though the fertile
lowlands on the Atlantic and Pacific
sides, as well as those in the extensive
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contracted in England in 1871-72 against
the viii Of the nation has been dis
astrous 10 it. Lately an arrangement
was made under which the redemption
Of this debt will begin in 1917 instead
OF this year, and with l0,O 600 sterling
per year, instead Of %, Geo sterling. The
Governments is authorized 20 tllv It's
own bonds for their immediate liquidation.
ne amount 81 the currency in circula-
ton in 1886, valued in pesos. war $50 =
4Oi OF Costa Rica bank notes, z. 764 Ma
uonai paper money, IS 669 war-emiesion
paper money, $50 OG0 coined siivernloney
200 600 coined gold money, total S.. 721 .s37
or z0.S pesos per capita Of the population
OF Costa Rica The Government has
agreed with the Bank OF Costa Rica 10
maintain parity between the gold certifi-