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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-05

A BONUS OF 500,

blood was not confined TO the south
alone.
A BONUS OF 100000.
When, however, 1t was announced
whether or not by his consent / never
knew-that he would bestow 500, 900 on
any respectable young man with good
social connections who should marry
one of his daughters, suitors presented
themselves in considerable numbers.
One of the girls was welded to Fred
Palmer, belonging to a good family of
New London, who became dissipated,
squandered her property as we'll as his
own, and made her life miserable An
other married foreign count, whose
name and nationality have been for
gotten by New Londoners, and was
equally unhappy. A third became the
wife of Frederick w. Engel, subse-
quently an almost helpless paralytic.
After her death and that of Colonel
Stafford, which took place at Column
bus, 8. c., in 1877, Engel received $121,-
900 as guardian of his four children
and trustee of their estate, and not long
afterward achieved notoriety through
deserving his second wife on the unique
plea that she ABUSED him." and tried
to get possession of the trust fund.
In brief, an unhappy fate befell all
the Stafford girls.
The Fairview mansion and estate
were sold after the death of the colonel,
and from that date up to 1893 were most
of the time untenanted. Then the Con-
necticut Odd Fellows bought the house
for $4,000 and endowed it with fund
Of about $4,000, as a retreat for old and
invalid members Of the order. Different
lodges throughout the state furnished
the rooms and the house was dedicated
with impressive ceremonies by the
grand lodge officers of Connecticut. as
sisted by those of Massachusetts,
Rhode Island and New York, in April,
| 1893.
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BILLIARDS. OF OLD.
"The Great Snow Of February, 171s--
Some Later Freeze Ups.

"The Great Snow" Of February, 1716--
Some Later Freeze Ups.
Besides the blizzardish snow storm
which the last month Of winter has
doomed at us, and the great blizzard of
1888, New London, city and county, has
experienced something in the way of
billiards. before.
1.-THE great snow" of February, 1916
has ever since been famous in New
London annals. This storm, which
was a northeaser, set in on the Goth of
February and the next morning the
fall was knee deep. The storm con-
tinued the next day and a part Of the
following night, the wind blowing a
perfect Arctic blast. The snow
drifts were twelve feet high. Friday,
the 22d, was cold. The 23d was more
moderate and on Sunday, the Oath,
there was another fall of snow and
more terrible cold weather. Many
horses and cattle persisted.
l.
Eliphalet Adams, A. NJ, pastor of the
church in New London, delivered
Discourse Occasioned by the Late
Distressing Storm" The text was
from Nahum: 1.-THE Lord hast His
way in the whirlwind and in the
storms and clouds are the dust of His
feet" The audience on that day is
characterized as having been Of a
"thin appearance" The session Of the
county court at New London was in
| terrupted by the storm for several
days. Ensign George Way living near
Lakes Pond (Lake Konomoc) died the
mains were kept for eleven or twelve
days owing to the impossible state of
the roads. He was at length buried on
the 18th of March, being brought into
New London by men on snow shoes.
| THE WINTER OF 1740-41.
Another remarkably Indictment pc
Rod in this town was the winter of
| 174O-41 Sleds and teams were early
| upon the river, which was bound with
| ice till the middle of March. Fishers
Island was united to the main land by
solid crust. Groton ferry was frozen
over and the ice was considered safe
for any weight Ice in large blocks re-
manned in many places till near mid
summer. The river at Gales Ferry did
not break up till almost April 1.
MEASURING THE RIVER.
| During the winter the width Of the
river below Winthrop's Point was
| measured on the ice. New London
harbor was again covered with win
! ter garment in January, 1880; once
more and the width of the river re-
measured in January, 1921; again in
| January 1885 and also in January,
1852. The sight of our harbor entirely
| ice-bound does not come to our eyes as
| often, nowadays. as it used to our
! forefathers. And in the old times it
was considered a sight which the eld-
est did not see more than twice, and
seldom more than once, in their lives
Coming down to the present day, old
fashioned people take pleasure in re-
| fering to the last Friday and Saturday
of any month as the almanac days.
| for February, and following their ex-
ample we shall have lots of snow and
wind and cold for this month. There
are many people who believe in this
way of foretelling the weather, and it
must be admitted that the prediction
seems 10 be all right for February,
thus far.-New London Day.
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The Latter Day Jerusalem.

When l landed at Yafa, | first
began to open my eyes in regard to
the Holy Land. This is a seaport
town, and it is dirty end filthy and
is overrun with beggars who have
their init" out on every corner. In
the middle OF winter, when a light
snow was falling, the Arabs, wear
ing cheap cotton clothing, would
stand around and SILVER. Every-
body sbivered for that matter, for 1
never saw a stove or fireplace 10 the
town. Excuse me from going to
Jerusalem again for pleasure. / was
disguised with the place on account
of its filthy streets and foul, noisome
odors.-"Story of a Returned TRAY
eler.n
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The Democrats and Populists al.
SO insist upon the issue OF fat mon
ey, for it is fiat money they demand,
whether 1t take the form Of green
backs or coinage Of the seigniorage.
As TO greenbacks, their character is
sufficiently known. They arc prom
ises TO pay that~do not bear inter-
est, and, being legal tender, they
constitute loan which the govern.
ment forces upon the people. There
is a kind of brigandage in this view
OF The power Of government which
this country ought to have outgrown
long ago. As to the seigniorage on
the silver purchased under the act of
1890, it is nonresident. Seignior.
age is the price charged by the gov
eminent for coming, and is taken
from the metal presented for mint
ing. No such charge is made by
our government, and therefore no
seigniorage exists. The advocates
OF this proposition mean the differ
ence between the price paid by the
government for the bar silver and
its coinage value. As the govern
ment bought the silver very much
below the coinage value, there is a
bookkeeping profit. The silver men
--or the fat money men, TO desig-
nate them more accuratefy-assume
that this amounts to about forty mil
lions of dollars. As Senator AID
rich pointed out the other day, it
really amounts, by reason Of the
continued fall in the price of silver
bullion, to seventy or eighty mil
lions, and If the silver men had the
courage of their convictions they
would insist on the issue of the
larger sum. But they know per-
fectly well that what they are really
asking for is a futher increase OF
cheap money. The silver bullion is
already represented by Treasury
notes, and the fat-money people
want to add to the sum of these
notes still larger sum, either in
silver coin or in certificates. In
other words, they intend. il they
can, to reduce the security of the
Treasury notes taht are already
out. The end will be, of course. that
the issue of the next national cam
paign will be the money question,
and this time it will not be between
sound money and free coinage OF
silver, but between sound money
and fiat money. The Democrats are
preparing to take the side of fat
money. In other words, they pur
pose to take advantage of the war
to return to the financial methods of
the eighteenth ccntury.-Harper's
Weekly.
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A London Editors View.

Alfred Harmsworth, of the Lon.
don Daily Mail, is quoted as follows
in the Bookman
II believe in hard work; but hsld
work is not enough.
; 81 believe in travel
II believe that half the journals.
tic motions of what the public wants
to read are wrong.
~ believe the public is a far bet.
ter critic than usually imagined.
~ believe that the public does
not care one iota about size If any.
thing, a small journal is preferred to
e big one.
II believe that price has very lit
tie to do with the success of pub
lication.
Il believe the attractions of illus
trated journalism are enormously
overrated.
81 believe the value of colored il
Illustrations is grossly exaggerated.
81 believe party journalism to be
practically dead.
III believe in independence.
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Needn't Pay Church Pledges.

On the ground that there was no
consideration, Surrogate Belts, of
Kingston, N. Y, has decided that a
subscription to aid in paying for
the 100000 M. E. Church, of that
city, is void. In January, 1898,
when the church was about com.
pleted and large amount of mon
ey required to pay pressing indebt-
edness, an appeal was made at a
Sunday service and members of the
congregation we're asked to sub
scribe on slips Of paper, such sub
scriptions to be redeemed in semi
annual payments. On the strength
of the pledges the money was to be
raised Immediately upon the mort
gage. Luther W. Woods, now de-
ceased, not a church member, at
tended the meeting and subscribed
5000. When he died nothing had
been paid on the pledge. In decid-
ing that there was no consideration,
the surrogate says that she was
probably affected and moved by the
fervent appeals for financial aid, and
in accordance with the contagious
spirit wrote the subscription, but
was there any consideration Gas
stranger to the church and its at
fairs, what interest could he have as
to whether the creditors of the
church were many or one p
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Rothschild's Error.

1t may require as much imagina.
tion to draw pleasure out of an ua-
spent dollar as it does to get it
from an unsmelled flower, or an un-
kissed love, or any of the nnexisting
realities that poets deal in.
Many laborious and ascetic f.
nancier must live in a world of inn
agination, a commercial dream, as
little tangible as that of the poet.
"My food and lodging are all / get
Tor nay wealth." said the elder
Rotbsehild. He was mistaken he
forgot his dream of wealth. He,too,
was one of the poets of a financial
age. Nor, lastly, can it be that the
delight of giving oneself up to an
imprisoned thought, of which one
is as sure as death and for which one
is willing to die, is not still, as it al
ways has been, the keenest pleasure
of human soul.-H. G.. Chapman,
in Atlantic.
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Laughter at Meals.

Exchange 1t is claimed by DR..
Louis Prudent Roy, French ply
sician, that laughter is productive of
good result. He says that it exer.
cises the muscles OF the chest, and,
claims that it will cure bronchial
catarrh. 1t is said that the facial
contortions produced by laughter
act as a powerful stimulant, and
that 1t Is cure for a number of
diseases. The effect OF grief upon
the digestive organs is Immediate
ly apparent, and physicians adj
wise that disagreeable subjects
should be debarred during meals.
Persons of unsociable dispositions
are more likely to suffer from dys-
pepsia than those of jovial habits,
who are fond of eating in the compa-
ny of others.
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Strained the Jar.

A little old woman with sharp
nose and sharper tongue was in
the country grocery store buying
supplies. Among other things she
brought in from her cart was bat
tie SCARED jug, which she ordered to
be filled with treaele.
At last, when her purchases were
completed, she began looking over
the account, item by item, before
paying.
whats thisin she exclaimed
"You have charged me for two gal
Ions and half of treacle."
"Yes, mann"
"But that jug holds only two gall
Ions
"You must be mistaken. ! meas
ured the treacle carefully, and it
took two gallons and half to fillit.n
"Well," said the old woman with
a sigh, ~ don't 30 much mind hav-
ing to pay for the treacle, but / do
object to having the old jug strained
by your putting in halfa gallon
more than it will hold. Strand
MAGAZINE.
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A Chain OF Persecution.

Georgc-No matter how things
go, the poor always suffer.
Jack-Yes, the nabobs who own
railroads think nothing of running
over poor mans horse.
Eyes, and the man who can afford
to own horse runs down a poor
fellow on bicycle"
''Just SO. And the poor fellow on
the bicycle runs down the poor fell
low who has to walk"
"Tbat's it. And the man who
walks stumbles against the cripple
who goes on crutches."
"That's the way. And the cripple
on crutches spends most OF his time
jamming his sticks down on other
peoples corns. It's really selfish
world. Clipper.
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A marked feature at lakewood,
New Jersey, during the fashionable
season just passed was The short
skirt Used by women for walking
and all general out-of door wear.
The short skirt was not confined to
bicycle-riders or tennis and golf
players.
The skirt most worn was some-
what longer than The bicycle skirt.
1t comes just below the shoe.tops,
clearing the ground by about four
inches. II hangs in even folds, and
is of about medium width. Many
such skirts are not bound on the
bottom, but faced with vide piece
Of the dress material, and finished
with many rows of machine stitch
ing. The skirts are of cloth or
mixed chevio!s of dark shades. A
very smart costume included such
skirt OF gray cheyiot, with scarlet
jacket of smooth faccd-cloth plain
linen collar with tie, and gray felt
hat OF round soft shape.
For seaside and mountain wear by
summer visitors, or for travelling, or
for general wear in the country by
those who are much out of-doors
and on foot. these short skirts are
valuable. They have always been
comfortable and convenient; but to
preach common-sense on the subject
to those who follow style more than
their own ideas Of what is proper is
usually time and breath wasted.
But if the use of the short skirts
has been stamped with the approval
of fashionable society people their
use is likely to increase this summer.
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A Desperate rloonshtner Caught.

PARKEgsBURG, W. Va, June "A
very important capture of a desper-
ate moonshiner and his outfit was
made by Deputy Collector, NJ. G..
Written and posse, near Bluedeld,
Sunday. After searching for the
still for several days the party came
upon it under cascade caused by
the creek flowing over huge rock
twenty feet high, seven miles from
Bluefield, on Mountain creek.
When the posse advanced upon the
still, Bob Lilly, a notorious and des-
perate moonshiner, appeared and
raised his rifle to fire, but Deputy
Witten fred and wounded him SER
iously. Dan I. Lily, Bob's father,
aad William Sneed, another moon
sinner, fed, and after being pursued
for some distance into the mountains
by the posse, were lost. The posse
destroyed the still and $50 gallons
of mash and $50 gallons of whiskey
were taken.
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The Art Of Conversation.

COnvti sation is fine art which
we practice from The cradle to the
grave. Everybody With whom we
converse knows whether we murder
the language or adorn it; whether
our words stir up or smooth over
difficulties; whether we fed the fires
or gossip, or whether the poisonous
stream stops with US; whether we
lift the burden of the world or make
it heavier; whether we inspire or de-
press; whether our tendency is up
ward or downward; whether onward
or backward; whether we help or
hinder; everybody with whom we
are associated knows.
An eminent writer has said that
by far the largest part of our ability
runs to waste. This is widely true
of the art of conversation. One great
reason why we are 80 commonplace
and uninteresting In our talk. is be-
cause We seldom take pains to be
otherwise. We do strive to develop
our conversational powers and social
qualities. When speaking at our
best, every faculty of the mind is on
the alert, and gaining strength. Gull
tured speech also tends to unity and
make practical what we have learned
from books and from the world.
Some people unlock our brain and
draw US out, and others lock us up
in spite of all We can do, because in
their presence we are i'll at ease and
consequently clumsy in thought and
action. Others open up the flood
gates of the mind, and we are elo-
quent without effort. In the pres.
ence of certain people we are power.
less. With few, we can think in.
finitely better than when alone; they
plunge into the depth of our inner
consciousness and bring out jewels of
thought which we had never seen
ourselves. In touch with such minds
we easily grow; and they touch our
lives to some purpose.
There is great possible education
in conversation alone. How many
people have little book learning, but
possess inquiring, observing minds
which dive down into the depths of
everybody they meet, bringing up
rich pears of knowledge. Such peo-
pie become power in the world,
and while they know little OF printed
books, they can read human books,
which is greater accomplishment.
They seem to turn over the pages of
our lives, and scan our experience as
an open book. How many youths
have gained good education from
the mere habit of asking questions,
from pumping everybody and draw
ing out of them all they know. This
habit of inquisitiveness is of the ut
most possible advantage.
1t is he who is always on the alert,
eager for every bit OF information,
who becomes rich in experience,
knowledge and culture. We always
like to meet such people. They are
ready in resources, and it is this re-
serve stored up through a lifetime
that makes the interesting and brill
liant onversationalist.-
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A Yankee Privsteers in The War Of
1912.

Late one September day in 1914
the Yakee privatcer General Arm
strong anchored in the hardor Of
Fayal, port in the Azores. The
new young captain on her deck,
Samuel Chester Reid, had a fight
ing reputation TO sustain for his
vessel and one TO make for himself.
Although bred to the sea, he had
always sailed a merchantmen and
was on his first cruise as priyateer.
At night closed in three British
men of-war, carrying l36 guns and
1000 men, entered the harbor. One
Briton, tile Carnation, anchored
within pistol shot of the privateer
and began TO throw out boats and
take on busy airs. Clearing his
decks for action, Reid accepted bat
tie in spite of Of the enormous odds.
His vessel carried seven guns and 80
men. One gun was the now famous
Long Tom" which is among the
relics in Washington. 1t is long,
large cannon, mounted on pivot.
Seeing four launches loaded with
men pull from the Carnation toward
his feet, Reid opened on them with
the long tom and with muskets
Instantly the whole feet was astir.
After returning the volley with spirit
the boats backed away. Then the
three British ships sailed up and
hemmed the General Armstrong in
he narrow harbor.
a iiotilla Of launches made ready
behind ledge of rocks and at mid
night paraded in one line They
were rowed steadily toward the
priyateer. On coming within gun
shot they received a stunning volley,
which threw the line into confusion.
Soon the Brittons rallied and an
swered the Yankee FIRE. Cheering
wildly, they dashed forward until
their boats touched the side OF the
ship. The British officer shouted
"Boardln and "No quarterl'
Reid hurried his men to the bull
warks with their pixies, pistols and
blunderbusses, and the boarders
we're beaten of by blows, stabs and
and shots delivered IN their faces.
The boarders fought back with their
howitzers, carronades and muskets.
Reid's lieutenants fell, and many
sailors were shot down. The Yankee
fire began to slacken, and Reid led
his men forward with shout, fol-
lowed by a fresh volley OF balls, into
the thickest of the boarders.
That ended the struggle. All the
boats hauled off but two, those
manned with dead only. Next day
the three ships attacked, but in order
to spare the town which lay behind
his ship from bombardment Reid
scuttled and abandoned the General
Armstrong. However, his battle
delayed the British fleet in the
Azores until New Orleans, its in
tended prize, was securely defended.
GEORGE KILMORE.
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Two Bad Boys.

Years ago a Michigan farmer
found two boys in his melon patch,
and he locked them both in his
granery The frightened lads hud-
died close together in the lightest
corner of the prison, and after their
first fears were over began te talk.
"Billy," said one, did you ever
hear of congressman"
"Yes, Charley" said the other.
'"The fellow that made the speech
down to the schoolhouse the other
night, with the silk hat, he was q
congressman"
swell, they's only one thing you
can arrest congressman for"
"Not for stealing melons?"
No, you bet not.
Lets be congressman, Charley
"All right"
After they grew to manhood, one
of the boys moved to Duluth, tAinn.,
and the other said in Grand Rapids.
Election night in November, 1894,
this message was sent from Grand
Rapids:
Charles A. Towne, Duluth, Mimi:
I'm there with 5000 to spare.
WILLIAM ALDEN SMITH.
In reply came the following from
Duluth:
William Alden Smith, Grand Rap
ids, Mich.
/ see your 5000, William, and 60
you five better.
CHARLES A. TOWN..
The two sat side by side in con-
rracc Nhiooro Tournol
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A Good Diet.

The diet advised for fat persons
by the best authorities consists of
food containing large percentage
of nitrogen, to which some yegeta-
bles without starch and cooked fruit
are to be added, for the purpose OF
of moderating the excitating due to
animal nourishment! Beer is for
hidden. Use very little sugar
Cheese potatoes, rice, beans, peas,
maize, macaroni, tapioca, arrowroot
and coups are not allowed. The
use OF sulphate of soda and the use
of mineral waters containing sui
phate of soda Is considered of the
greatest Importance in this respect.
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Admitted the Facts,

Newspaper editors have to be
very careful IN openingtheir columns
for statements. But aware that the
DR. Miles Medical Co. are RESPONSE
BILE we make room for the testimon.
ial from r. McDougall, Auburn,
Ind, who for two years noticed a
stoppage or skipping of the pulse,
his left side got so tender he could
not lie on it, his heart fiuttered, he
was alarmed, went to different doc
tors, found no relief, but one bottle
of DR.. Miles New Heart Cure cured
him. The elegant book New and
Startling Facts, free at A. M. Gil
bert's. It tells all about Heart and
Nervous Diseases and many wonder
ful cures.
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Suffered ~ Years With Kid
mey Disease.

Mr.. G.. A. Stillson, merchant of
Tamico, III, writes "Foley's Kid
ney Cure is meeting with wonderful
success. II has cured some cases
here that physicians pronounced in
durable | myself am able to testify
to its merits. My face today is a
living picture of health and Foley's
Kidney Cure has made it such. !
had suffered twenty-seven years
with the disease, and today | feel
ten years younger than | did one
year ago. can obtain some won.
derful certificates of its medical
qualities,
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Those who have used DR.. Kings
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