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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-11

ENTRIES FOR SHELTON DAT RACE
Following is the list of entries for the
oat races at the Agricultural grounds
at the Centre in Shelton:
2:25 Class-Prize 100 Bushels of Oats
Divided so, 80 and 20.
Z. Alling, Shelton, Tommy Lambert.
George Shelton, Booths Hill, blk Po-
taska.
L. Gillette, Stevenson, rig Major.
Frank Wheeler, Trumbull, blk Tom
my.
Capt. Wakele. Coram, m Phyllis.
B. Murphy, New Haven, Yale Boy.
II. Donovan Shelton, m Dollie May.
w. Wheeler Shelton, blk Black Die
tator.
e. c. Bowers, Sandy Hook, CHI & Maceo.
E. c. Wixom, Shelton, b 6 Dunbar.
N. S. Thomas, b 6 Mystery.
2:4O Class-Prize 100 Bushels of Oats
Divided so, 80 and 20.
I. S. Coan, Shelton, m School Girl.
j. r. Holian, Derby, b 6 Holian's Hop.
L. Gillette, Stevenson, blk G Major.
e. Allen, Shelton, S 6 Tommy Lambert.
Frank Wheeler. Shelton, blk 6 Tommy.
B. Murphy, New Haven, Yale Boy.
r. Donovan, Shelton, m Dollie May.
w. Wheeler, Shelton, blk Black Dicta-
tor.
e. c. Wixom, Shelton, Dunbar.
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coNNECTIcUT TYPoTHETAE.

The adjourned annual meeting of the
Connecticut Typothetae will be held at
the Republican League club house, 1882
Chapel street, New Haven, on Monday,
May 16, for the election of officers APP
pointment Of delegates to the national
convention and the transaction CT any
other proper business. The executive
committee has arranged for a supper
to be served at 5 o'clock, it's business
meeting to follow.
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Kitty-"Why not ask your papa's
consent tonight dear. You will have
to face the music some time Jack
(gloomily)-'It's not the music, but the
musician I'm afraid of."-Brooklyn
Life. =
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Is Your Spring
House Cleaning
Done !?

All the carpets matched
up and nicely fitted to the
new rooms ?
The necessary pieces of
new furniture selected to
take the places of the old
WORKOUT ones?
Will the old range draw"
in the new kitchen, and are
the window shades quite
wide enough to keep the
sun (when it shines) from
peeping in and making a
white streak all along the
edge of that pretty blue
carpet you are SO proud of ?
If there is any trouble
about any Of these matters
or any other connected
with House Furnishing,
better consult us, our pro-
fessional charges will be
light, and we can do you a
lot of good.
CASH OR CREDIT.
BROWN & DURHAM,
Complete House Furnishers,
Orange and Center SITS.
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HAVEMEYER's SON

Reported to Have Committed Suicide
BY Shooting at His Home in Roslyn,
L.. /.
New York, May 10.-Charles f. Have
meyer, son Of the late Theodore Have
meyer, shot and killed himself at his
home in Roslyn, l., T.. last night. He
leaves a wife and two children; no
cause is known.
Mr.. Havemeyer had been to New
York during the day and had seen
several of his friends. Shortly before
the occurrence he had been playing
with his little boy, apparently in his
usual good spirits. There had been
nothing in his manner that day or pre-
viously, nor had he ever made re-
mark that would give rise to the sus-
picion that his act was premeditated.
The coroners jury, after a thorough
investigation, rendered q verdict that
Mr.. Havemeyer came to his death by
the discharge of a pistol in his own
hands, and that there was no evidence
to show that it was not accidental.
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FOR RENT.

EUK KENT,
House II Lamberton ST., s35 per month; 2
month; 2 families. House 800 Congress
ave, $40 per month; one family. House
2S4 Ferry St, 500 per month; one family.
families. House 391 Washington St., SIC
per month; families. Furnished house,
Norton, St.. $50 per month. Store, 1853
Franklin st, $3.50 per month; Store
ements Second floor 259 Grand ave-,
$40 per month; second floor SO Eaton st.,
$40 per month; first floor II Wooster
Place, SIS per month; list floor, rear, 10
Wooster Place, so per month.
ap16 GEO. A. ISBELL, 70S Chapel st.
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RIIsPBE,s REPUTlATIDN.

CLEAN, lively growthy seeds have madd
the name Burpee" a household word tar
lovers OF the flower and vegetable king.
dom. Burpee's Seeds cents paper.
Every seed sprouts. Clear Lawn Seed
and special Shady Nook mixture.
my7 s II I'm LINSLEY & LIGHTBOUHN,
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aiQamts.

One Cent Word for each Insertion
1--WE cents Word for a full Week. sev-
en- times.
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CLAIRVOYANT.

MARY J. GWRIGHT, N. o., has leased
house ~ Hight street, between Grown and
Chapel. forTa term Of years. Take Dix STTeii
avenue car3frpms depot to Chapel and High
and Business matters, $1.00 Doctor treat I'll
all diseases with mental science or medi-
cine. Hours 8, to. ~ a. M, to b, to q
p m. Glass, Fridays 8 p. m. nny6
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HANAFoRD-In this lcity, Monday morn
ing, May 9th at o'clock, Mrs. Frances
r., wife of William 'Hanaford, aged 70
years and 8 months.
Funeral on Wednesday afternoon at three
O'Clock from the chapel, Fair Haven Blu
rial at bair Haven cemetery. Friends
and relatives are invited. 2t*
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IMMATURE ALMANAC.
DEATHS.

SUN RISES, 4;3S Moon RISES, Hon WATER
SUN SHrs. 6;69 1900 2:22
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or would do house cleaning. Inquire at
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.
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To the Board Of County Commissioners for
New Haven County:
hereby apply for a license to sell spir-
ituous and intoxicating liquors, ale, lager
beer, Rhine wine and cider, at 116 Grown
street, Town of New Haven. My place Of
direct line Of church edlfce or public
school house, or the premises pertaining
thereto, or any postofice or public library.
CHRIS. JOHNSON, Applicant.
ers, as defined by law, of the town Of New
Haven, hereby endorse the application of
the above named for such license. Dated
at New Haven, this 9th day OF May, A. D..
1898. @. II. Smith, Edward Reiche, Jules
WAS. G. Z. Leary. g. r. Nicklas. my11 Is
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
The Use of the Great Toe

The negroes of the West Indies use
the great toe constantly in climbing.
Several years ago, while spending some
time at one of the famous resorts in
jamaica 1 had an opportunity to OBJ
serve the skill with which the black
women, who do great part Of the
menial labor, carried stone, mortar and
other building materials on their heads
to the top Of the five-story tower in a
part of the hotel not then finished.
Much Of the unerring accuracy with
which they (women and girls) chased
each other up and down the long lad.
ders, with heavy loads skillfully poised
on their woolly pates, was due to the
nrmness with which they grasped each
rung of the ladders with the great toe
They did not place the ball or the hoL
low OF the foot on the rung, put the
groove at the juncture OF the great toe
. with the body of the foot, and they
held fast by making the back Of the
other toes afford the other gripping
surface. In much the same way the
Abyssinian native cavalry grasp the
stirrup. And have seen a one-armed
Santo DOMINICAN black, astride the
near OK in a wheel yoke, guiding a lead
mule with rein held between his great
and second toes, while his only arm
was devoted to cracking his teamsters 8
whip.-Overland Monthly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

The largest cable of modern times is
the manila hawser which was used to
tow the dry dock to Havana. 1t is
twenty three inches in circumference,
but it is by no means the largest that
ever has been made, although it has
the reputation of breaking the records.
There are at least two others of a
greater circumference, but both older.
One of these had a circumference of
twentythree inches, and was used for
the purpose of anchoring the ship
North Carolina in the Navy Yard at
Brooklyn, while the other was used
as sheet-anchor cable on the Ten.
nessee when she was stationed in the
Mediterranean in the sixties.
Such an enormous rope was natur.
ally found to be unwieldy, a fact
which was abundantly demonstrated
when the vessel encountered a storm
in the Bay of Naples. When the
Tennessee returned to her native
home in America the hawser was sent
to, the oakum mills and made into
oakum. Boston Traveller.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Dramatist Gilberr's Joke.

The following smart example Of
repaftee Is attributed to w. s. Gilbert.
The dramatist was at an evening party,
and CHANGED to be standing bare-head.
ed In the hall, when a guest, departing
IN a hurry, mistook him for waiter,
Call me four-wheeler, will you,"
taid he.
"Sir." replied the ready author of
"The Mikado" and round dozen other
operas, you are four-wheeler."
The guest was startled by this reply.
/ "Why," he exclaimed, "what the
But Mr.. Gilbert interrupted him with
In elaborate pretense at apology. Il
Couldn't call you hanson, you know,
could IT'
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

Tom Mcguire is a genius. He is
yard foreman at the Laclede Gas
Company's plant. A sewer pipe lead
ing from one of the buildings to the
river bank, 160 feet away, became
clogged. The pipe was sixteen feet
below the surface. Mcguire had
been thinking about plan for several
days. One night he caught two big
gray rats, and these he determined to
put into the sewer. They were taken
to the mouth at the river bank and re-
leased. The opening was then closed
securely behind them, leaving the an
imals with only one chance of life.
That was to go straight ahead. And
they did. Several more rats were
caught and turned into the sewer, un-
til dozen were gnawing away in the
pipe. The morning after the last de-
tachment joined the main army water
began to trickle from the pipe. Iron
rods and steam were applied. In ten
minutes the sewer was clear.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Wilhelmina's Betrothal.

The betrothal of Queen Wilhelmina
of Holland and Prince Bernhard of
Sake Weimer will be publicly an
nounced on August 81, the day on
which Her Majesty will become of
age. Her husband to be, it is claimed,
is only twenty years of age, and the
youthfulness of the royal pair is max
ing them great favorites with the vol
atile French people, who are doing
their utmost to praise and honor Will
helmina, who is now among them.
She has purchased her trousseau in
Paris, and has become exceedingly
popular among the people there, per-
haps because Of strong German an
tipathy, which, for some unknown
reason, she is said to be possessed of.
France, it is said, has political rea-
sons, too, for wanting to be on good
terms with the young Queen OF the
Netherlanda
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Latest Designs and Styles.

For summer wear capes will be
much worn. For trimming pleated
mousseline de sole, black lace and
gauze ribbon will be in great favor.
The most approved style in tailor
made suits is the beaded seam, which
has taken the place of the old lap or
strap. This marks decided change
in the tailor-made costume.
The old grenadines, with silk stripes
of purple, green, blue and burnt
orange, are in favor this year. They
are being made up with ruffies of black
net, edged with satin ribbons, the
color of the stripe.
Women are now wearing the short
corsets in place of the long ones, which
have for years been considered correct.
These small and dainty affairs are
worn in all the delicate shades, in ad-
dition toroyal purple.
Nine. Fashion has some beautiful
flower hats this season, and among her
favorites is one of forget-me-no
trimmed at the side with turquoise
blue velvet loops and ends, and large
buckle of turquoise and pearls.
A hat suitable for large women this
year is of braided straw, the crown be-
ing encircled by three founces of
turquoise taffeta ribbon, tight band
running around the crown. A spiral
of ribbon and bunch of morning glories
form the side trimming.
The hosiery this coming season will
be as varied in style and color as the
gowns or headgear. Scotch and shep-
herds plaids, as well as striped and
embroidered designs, will be fashion,
BILE. A beautiful effect in this line is
yellow feur-de-lis on black ground.
A pretty cloth jacket is of tan face
cloth, appliqued in white and gold.
On the waist are founce- shaped de-
signs from the band to the yoke Of
white and gold. Many jet beads form
the yoke, and around the peplum at
the bottom is a design of beads and
white-and-gold applique.
A curious and pretty effect is OBJ
tanned by the introduction of faconne
scrolls into tartan silks. The latest
novelty in gossamer is the scroll
printed in lighter color in mousse
line de sole. These are being made
over silk, the color of the scroll show.
ing the ground conspicuously.
1t not infrequently happens that
quality marks the division between
fashionable and Questionable. This
is the case in checks this year. The
best qualities are not twilled, and
threads forming the weft and warp are
of equal strength and thickness. Some
favorite combinations are navy blue
and cream, black and red and dark
| blue and red.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
'paratus, consisting Of enough pulleys
and. ropes to puzzle the brains even Of
an old-time sailor.
FACTS ABOUT ToRPEooEs.
Various Things Which Influence Their
Action and Their Form.

Various Things Which Influence Their
Action and Their Form.
Torpedoes are divided into two gen.
eral classes-stationary and movable.
The former consist of the buoyant and
ground mine, while the latter class is
sub divided into the automobile and
dirigible. These terms have been
narrowed, until now the fixed class is
generally known as the submarine
mine, while the word torpedo is ap-
piled to the movable class. The buoy.
ant mines are exploded in contact with
or very close to the bottom or sides of
vessel under water, while the ground
mine acts at a much greater distance.
All mines are divided into other
classes, which depend for their NOM
enclature as to whether or not it is
under the control of an operator. In
all cases the controlling agent is cleo
tricity.
The depth of water in harbor has
much to do with the form of torpedo
used, and in channels where there is
less than thirty feet at high tide the
mine case, which rests on the bottom,
has the shape of the segn ent of a
sphere with fiat bottom. The cleo
trical apparatus is attached to buoy,
anchored to the case and submerged
four feet. The explosive charge is
generally about $50 pounds of dyna-
mite or wet gun cotton. The buoyant
mine is a hollow sphere, constructed
of steel, having ring at the top for
handling, and directly opposite hole
for loading and inserting the electrical
apparatus. Over this is fitted cap
for attaching the mooring chain and
cable. 1t is generally submerged
about four feet below low water, and
the explosive charge is 100 pounds Of
dynamite or wet gun cotton. A mush-
room anchor holds the mine in posi-
tion. Another form of submarine
mine is one which will explode by
contact with ships bottom; but as
these are dangerous both to friend
or foe, they are now seldom used in
any scheme for defense. Golfers
Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Great Britain's Steam Power.

1t is estimated that the steam power
of Great Britain is equal to the united
strength of 100000, 900 men. The
number of persons employed in her
coal mines, is. but 200, 900, and of these
fully two-thirds dig coal for other uses
than for engines, leaving 66,66 men
to mine the coal necessary to do the
work of 1000, 100000. The engine es
are made by $4,000 men, so that 1885,.
666 men furnish the means of doing
the work of ], 900, 900, 900; thestrength
of each being thus multiplied nearly
5000 times. This gives to each man,
woman and child of population Of
1000, 900 some thirty willing slaves,
born fully grown, exempt from sick
ness, needing no clothes, eating only
fire and water, and costing merely the
work Of one man in 5000.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Gold Teeth Are Bad Form.

Fashions new fiat is that there shall
be no more gold in teeth. Gold in the
midst of "row of pearls" the leaders
say, is horribly conspicuous, and it is
very bad form. None Of the yellow
metal should show when a society
belle or beau laughs, and such thing
as half front tooth of gold must no
more be seen.
1t is still allowable to use gold
where there is no possibility of its
showing, but in any other case the
new rule of fashion is exceedingly pos
tive.
1t is not proposed that where gold
is already in place it shall be taken
out, but the "orders" are to use other
materials from now on. especially in
the case of the upcoming generation.
In the place of gold the fashionable
dentists are now using white metal
that hardens very quickly and when
hard looks precisely like the tooth it.
self.-New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

bOu u Il,
until at last the blood began to course
freely and vigorously through his BODY,
Soon he was restored to his old time health.
A reporter for The Monitor recently
called on Mr.. Petch again and was told:
"You may say there is no doubt as to nv
cure being permanent. am in better
health than when I gave you the first in
serview and certainly attribute my cure to
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
"To these pills owe my release from the
living death, and shall always bless the
day was induced to take them"
Such is the history Of one Of the most re-
markable cases in modern times. In the
face OF such testimony, can anyone say
that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are not en-
titled to the careful consideration of every
suferer-man, woman or child2 Is not the
case, in truth, miracle of modern medi-
cine2
These pills are sold by all druggists and
are considered by them to be one of the
most valuable remedial agents known to
science.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Rights of Newsbovs.

The judgment comes from the Dis.
trict court at the national capital that
the sale Of newspapers on the streets is
q legitimate business, and that news
boys have right to enter street cars
and sell newspapers to passengers pro-
vided they behave themselves and
leave the car when their business is
finished. One newsboy was forcibly
elected from car In Washington some
time ago and had leg crushed by car
running on the other track. He has
just obtained an award of $4,000 dam.
ages from jury under instructions to
the above effect by the Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07
Home Dressmaking,


The fashionable girls of New York
have adopted a new fad that must fill
the heart of mere man with grateful
glee, for it should guarantee him an
economical wife. They are actually
sitting down O. mornings-perhaps not
every morning in the week, but two
or three of them, at least-cutting
patterns with great industry and max
ing their own summer frocks.
OF course, they cannot make all the
fripperies that fashion is demanding
this year as the natural right of every
pretty girl. The girl of the summer
is to be girl of sporting clothes, and
these feminine garments must be
tailor made. But there is, neverthe-
less, lot that girl clever with her
needle can do in the way of fashioning
aportion of her summer wardrobe. For
evening wear, after the athletic games
of the day are done, there will be
dainty, soft frocks, loaded down with
ruffies, tucks and inserting, still worn,
and delicate affairs such as these are
what the girls of the day are making.
Sewing bees" have come into
fashion again, girls "bringing around
their work" and spending the morning
with each other, generally staying to
lunch and usually accomplishing a
vast deal, though, truth to tell, there
are come girls who think nothing of
spending whole morning on pair
of sleeves, having them come out
wrong after all, and tsing dreadfully
cross all the evening in consequence.
But the main point is that nearly
all the society girls that are taking
this new fad up are doing it we'll.
Scores of pretty, much berufled frocks
and elaborate shirt waists this sum-
mer will bear testimony as to that.
There is one interesting reason why
this new fad has come in. 1t is all
because of the ruff1es, tucks and gen.
eral "fufiness" of evening frocks, it
is said. A year ago all the costumes
were severe and close-ftting 1t was
impossible for girl to make them her.
self. Now that precise fitting Is not
needed the society girl is having her
chance, and she is certainly making
the most of it.-New York Herald.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

At a regular meeting of the Direc-
tors of the Sutro Railroad Company
DR.. Emma Sutro Merritt was elected
President to fill the vacancy made by
the resignation of o. F. Won Rhein,
who acted as President after Adolph
Sutro was declared incompetent. DR..
Merritt is known as an able business
woman. She has been a practicing
physician for seventeen years. When
the question of guardianship of her
father arose she was the choice of the
family for guardian. She holds the
bulk of stock in the company, it is un-
derstood; SO, after being made Di-
rector, her election to the chief Office
came as matter of course.
DIR. Merritt is the first woman to
control the affairs of railroad in this
city. But not, however, in this State.
Los Angeles has woman holding q
similar position. DIR. Merritt is a
woman of culture and broad educa-
ton, with acknowledged executive
ability. After being graduated from
the State University she entered Vas
sar College. She carried honors with
her at the close of her work there.
She then entered the Toland Medical
College, where she was classmate OF
DIR. George Merritt, her husband, and
subsequently she attended the School
of Medicine in Paris. She has beer
identified with charitable work TO,
several years, and was one of the
founders of the Children's Hospital il
this city.-San Francisco Examiner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1898-07-07

The following case was printed originally
tn The Monitor, newspaper published at
heaford, Ontario. Doubts were raised as
to its truthfulness. consequently a close
watch was kept on the case for two years
end the original statement has now been
completely verified.
Mr.. Petch had been hopeless paralytic
for five years. His case has had wide at
tention. He was confined to his bed, was
bloated almost beyond recognition, and
could not take solid food. Doctors called
the disease spinal sclerosis, and all said he
could not live. The Canadian Mutual Life
Association after u thorough examination.
paid him his total disability claim Of
81 $50, regarding him as forever incurable.
For three years he fingered in this con-