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The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
A LOST ART UNDISCOVERED.

Secret of Egyptian Embalming Found
 by a West Virginian.
 John Hamrick, of Barbour County, w. Va, has discovered the lost art of Egyptian embalming. Hamrick is plain, unpretentious mountaineer far mer, who lives ten miles from Prunty- town. He is 8 peculiar man. but always receives visitors with cordial politeness and takes pains to make their calls both pleasant and profit able. His visitors number among the hundreds each year, many of whom come from the large cities to see his queer museum of human curiosities and make him tempting offers for his secret. But he will not give 1t up, and is content to live in a plain but com fortable way, with his wife as his sole companion. He devotes the whole of his winters to his embalming experi- ments.
 Some of the facts about this mans discovery have been published at ran dom in the country press, but the stories have been disbelieved because of their vagueness. No writer can do justice to the facts in any description of this queer mans home or his fas- cinating and instructive conversation.
 His home is carpeted with the wild cat, fox, coon and bear, all embalmed. From the time you enter the house you step noiselessly about from room to room upon the skins of these beasts ! which have been preserved by Ham, rick with his compound. The furs re- tain their natural appearance, being very smooth and glossy. The skin remains soft and pliable. He says that his treatment of an animal lasts | only tWenty-four hours when it is then in state of perpetual preservation. | The first thing that greets the eye upon entering the house is magnifi- cent peacock, with his brilliant plum age fairly shining. This bird, with l spreading tail and trailing wings, has not been stuffed, but embalmed MT. | Hamrick said that by pouring little | of his fluid down the hroat of the bird | decay had been arrested.
 Many other birds and fowls adorn his home, all well preserved. He has a i large collection of snakes and reptiles, which have been on hand for years. His geological collection would make a valuable addition to any museum. | A little negro boy baby ornaments the parlor mantlepeice in this house. MT. Hamrick says the baby has been embalmed for more than three years. The body looks plump and the features look quite natural. The corpse was obtained at the county almshouse, He has the bodies of two women who were raYing maniacs at one time. The
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
Pale, Thin People. Sufferers From Want of
 NonriShment.

There is good reason why so many people are thin and pale-because the food they eat does not digest properly.
 Thin, pale people are not healthy. How to become hearty and gain in weight:
 By changing your diet. Eat more starchy food. Take Johann Hoff's Malt Extract to aid digestion.
 Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Is food In itself and aids the digestion of starchy foods. Take Johann Hoff's Malt Extract with your diet. It will increase your appetite and build you up in a short time. Johann Hoff's Malt Extract makes flesh and blood. Johann Hoff, New York, Berlin and Paris.
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some good guns located there. The Spanish did not seem to notice our com ing, and the Olympia and Monterey steamed in closer to see what they pro- posed doing but the Spaniards did not fire a gun, and we thought they were simply playing us a Spanish trlcK ana wanted us to come in close, when they would turn loose all their guns on us. At last we saw a large spanish flag which had been flying over the 1ort hauled down, and a United States flag take its place, and we knew the city was ours.
 "When I went ashore I went and looked at the Spanish guns and forts' and I was rather disappointed ln thelr guns. They had some Krupp guns with about ten inches bore, but they were short. in proportion, and did not have the range that one of our six inch guns has.
 "The Spaniards seem polite enough to us now, and the prisoners stop and salute us as we pass them on the street. I went in one of the churches the other day in Manila, where about two thou sand prisoners are quartered, and l was alone and did not think of all the things they could have done until l came out and commenced to talk with some friends. The people who have business in Manila have had to pay large taxes on everything; so I expect after awhile they will be glad we have taken the place.
 "There is a great chance to make money out here if the United States will hold the islands. While the wealth. CT is hot in the daytime, it is quite pleasant at night.
 We distill all the water we drink from sea water so we do not have much sickness on board. We cool our drink ing water by putting it in a water monkey and hang the monkey in the shade where the wind will blow on | it.
 Engineer Chalker ends by saying that he would give a good deal to be enjoy | ing an afternoon in Clinton.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
ENGINEER cHALKER's STORY.
Letter From a Clinton Man on the Me-
 Culloch.


 Culloch.
 An interesting description of Manila and account of incidents connected with the taking of the city have been received in Clinton by the family of Chief Engineer Chalker of the McCul- loch, in a letter recently.
 / Manila is quaint old place. The old city lies on one side of the Pasig river, and the new city on the other, and the two portions are connected with stone bridge.
 The old city has a high wall all around it, and all the houses are of brick and stone. The streets are very narrow and are paved with wide blocks of stone. The windows of the houses have bars in front of them, and the people can be seen sitting behind them reading or sewing. Manila is a city of about three hundred thousand inhabi- tants and there is not an electric road, a good hotel or restaurant in the place.
 There are no nice stores in Manila and the trade seems to be divided among all sorts and kinds of people, but though some of the stores are small they seem to have some very nice things in them.
 A great number of merchants moved their stocks out of the stores in antici- patton of the city being stormed, but after the city was taken they immedi- ately began moving back their goods.
 Engineer Chalker describes the talk ing of Manila and says:
 "The ammunition was hoisted from the shell rooms and magazines and all the guns loaded, and when the signal was given from the flagship to get un- der way, we followed the flagship for Manila, or rather to fort located just south of Manila. The Monterey and the Olympia headed right in for the fort, and the Olympia commenced fir ing upon it while the rest of the fleet looked on expecting to be called to join in at any moment, but the fort made no fight at all, so the Olympia stopped firing and we all started for the forts at Manila, where we expected to have lively time, as we had heard they had
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
THIS YEARS APPLE CROP
Short in Some Portions of the Country
 R11t Plenty in Others

Short in Some Portions of the Country,
 But Plenty in Others.
 This is the year when there ought to be a fairly good apple crop all over the country, but in many states of the Un- ion there is a scarcity of really good apples, and while in some places there may be apples a-plenty, they are not of the very best quality. However, with the present railroad facilities and our large country, there is no year when it can be said that the apple crop is a failure. Although the crop in Con- tnecticut is not as good as it might be, yet there are some good apples in mar ket that are raised within twenty-four hours trsy el by fast freight Apples can start from Livingston and Chau- tauqua and Steuben counties in the state of New York say this afternoon, and in less than twenty-four hours a carload of apples will be lying on a switch in the local railroad yard wait ing for the conSignee to unload them. here are this year plenty of large, juicy and handsome blush pippins raised in Michigan, and they can come to Connecticut by fast freight in from thirty-six to forty-eight hours. There are many good apples in Indiana, Illi- nois, Kansas, Iowa and other western states, and the apples that come from Michigan by rail can be sold in this market for $2.75. That is but very lit tie if any higher than they are in this city and vicinity, and the freight is not as great from Kansas to Connecticut as the cost used to be fifty years ago to cart apples by the barrel twenty miles in lumber wagon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
HOME FROM SANTIAGO.
Private MtIIer's Story About Life in
 the Trenches.

the Trenches.
 "A modest, retiring and plain-spoken young man. says the Hartford Times, 'is Private Charles J. Miller, a hero of Santiago, who is at present at his home in this city. He tells the story of his experience in Cuba in the way that fighting soldiers always talk. His eyes light up with enthusiasm, and sort of untutored eloquence characterizes his utterances, when he refers to the valor and bravery of others. He hesitatingly speaks of his own deeds, and his inter- viewer must draw him out' to get any information concerning his own part in the fight with the Spaniards. Private Miller is seven and twenty, and he left his home in Hartford before he was old enough to vote, enjoying excel lent health and the yigor of youthful manhood. He returns suffering from two severe wounds, one in the hip made by a Mauser bullet, and the other in the side. caused by an exploded shell.
 MT. Miller was seen Thursday even- ing at the home of his friend, MT. Hen ry A. Budde, by a Times reporter. He was A member of Company l, Second Tinted States Infantry, located at Fort Keogh. Montana, when the war with Spain broke out. His regiment was ordered to Cuba. There were several feet of snow on the ground when he left Montana in April The regiment ar rived in Cuba June 9. and on July they had their first taste or hghtlng. On the two following days they dld
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
WHERE ARNOLD WAS BORN.
Proof That He Was Not a Native of

Proof That He Was Not a Native of
 Rhode Island.
 The following letter has appeared In the New York Sun:
 To the Editor of the Sun:
 Sir The Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge, in an article in Scribner's, mentions the fact that Benedict Arnold was born in Rhode Island. The Century Dictionary says he was born in Connecticut. Which Is authority? x. Y. z.
 Boston, September 27
 Benedict Arnold, the traitor, was born in Norwich, Conn, in November, TAI. His father was Captain Benedict Arnold who emigrated from Rhode Is- land to Norwich, where he married in 1733 the widow of Captain Absalom King. Captain Arnold and his wife had six children, only two of whom Benedict and Hannah, lived to the age of maturity. There was another son named Benedict besides the traitor, but he died in infancy. The maiden name of the mother of Benedict Arnold was Waterman. In the seventeenth century there was a governor of Rhode Island named Benedict Arnold and it is thought by some historians that he was ancestor of the traitor, or, at least, a member of the same family. It was said of Benedict Arnolds mother when she died 'She was a saint on earth, and is now saint in heaven"
 A Times reporter had a conversation on Thursday afternoon with Dr. Hoad- ly, the state librarian, at the capitol, regarding Benedict Arnold, the report CTS query, in regard to the traitors s birthplace, leading to the conversation. MT. Hoadly said that Mrs. Sigourney, the Hartford poetess. lived in the fami- ly of Dr. Daniel Lothrop of Norwich, who brought up Arnold, and knew him in early life. She went to live with Mrs. Lothrop on the death of the doc tor. She had not a very high opinion of Arnold, whom she used to say was naughty and overbearing, with an en- tire absence of amia bility in his char acter. Mrs. Lothrop was the daughter of Governor Talcott, who lived in Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
WALLINGFORD EVENTS,

Christopher Fritz of Prince street died yesterday afternoon of cancer of the stomach, aged sixty-two years. The funeral services will be held tomorrow morning in the Holy Trinity church.
 The University Extension center will hold it's regular weekly meeting in the town hall ante-room this evening at 7:S0 o'clock sharp. Rev. J. E. Wildman will serve as leader for the next three meetings. The following papers will be presented:
 Early Civilization of Egypt-Miss Jes- sic Martin.
 The Work of Agriculturalists and Artisans-Miss Lillian Harrison.
 Egyptian Art, Science and Sculpture Miss Clare Banks.
 Educational Facilities-Mrs. c. H. Brown.
 Early Faith and Later Mythology Henry A. Norton.
 Architectural Skill-George Judd.
 Walter Bagnall was coming down from Meriden on his wheel Sunday evening and when crossing the bridge over the gully south of Moneys cross ing he had a collision with anither bi- cyclist. Bagnall was thrown off the side of the bridge into the gully. He was severely bruised and for fifteen minutes was unconscious. As soon as he began to regain his senses the other wheelman left him without making himself known. Bagnall came home and later discovered that his money was missing. Yesterday morning he repaired to the scene of his mishap and found his money at the bottom of the gully, where he was thrown. Not a penny was missing. In his transit from the bridge to the gully the cash evidently fell out of his pocket.
 Charles La Croix, French youth em- ployed at R. Wallace & Sons, had three of his fingers and his thumb on his right hand smashed under a drop yes terday. Dr. McGaughey attende to his wounds.
 Assistant Surgeon F. B. Hancock ot the United States navy and Mrs. Han cock arrived here yesterday from Nor folk, Va, and are the guests of Mrs Hancock's parents, Judge and Mrs. l. M. Hubbard.
 Thomas Da1y was out on the lake yesterday and killed two black ducks and one of the web-footed species thai seems to be a stranger to these parts
 Center lodge of Meriden will have charge of the services at the Masonic home next Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Downey art home from their wedding trip.
 J. w. Lane and Theodore F. Lane art home from a short trip to Cleveland.
 Bennett Jerralds of Yalesville, whC celebrated his eightieth birthday yes terday afternoon and evening, was borr in Bethany October 10, 1918.
 c. B. Terrell and w. A. Kendrick art at Pitsburg attending the Knights Tenn plar triennial.
 Rev. D. G. Richards attended the flu neral of Mrs. Julia l.. Clinton from th' town farm Sunday.
 Company Is fair will be continued next Friday and Saturday evenings.
 Richard Hobson is home from a visi to Exeter, N. H.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.

"A school for on-commissioned off, cers was conducted by the Second com- pany, Governors Horse Guards, last night. It was well attended.
 A detail from the Sarsfield Guards assisted in the performance of the Irish Volunteers at the Hyperion theater last night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
ANCHOR LINE.

United States Mall steamsh ships Sail from N eXy 1Orik ftvery saturday. for GLASGOW VIA LONDONDERRY.
 Rates for Saloon Passage CITY OF ROME SGO. OGner St,rs. $52.5O,
 Second Cabin Rome. $3S.5O. Furnessis, $35.OO. Othsr
 Strs., S32.5O.
 Steerage Passage Rome. S25.5O. Furnessla, 524.50. Other
 Strs., $23.5
 For Book of Tours and information, apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS, General Agents, Bowling Green, New York; or M. B. Newton & Co.,, 6 Orange st.. or Bishop & Co.,. TOP Chapel st., or Jas. Mustarde. 94 Crown st., or Richard M Sheridan, 665 Grand ave, or J. Aug. Svenson, 82s Grand ave-, or Thos. H. Pease & Son. 1O2 Church street, New Haven. au4 3m
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
Traue11ers' Gmide,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
October 3 189S.

october 3, 1898.
 FOR NEW YORK-~4:O5, *4.50, x6:1o. 1.uo' "S:OO. "S:1O, S:SO, *9:35, x1O:sO a. m, "l2:00 12:o5. "1:sO (parlor car limit sol .l:So. BOO. "2:S0. 800, s4:O0. *4:17. 4,oo, "o'lo, o:S5, 6:S0, "7:10, *S:10, S:15, Sbrldgeport accommodation, *9:1O s:1e D. m Sundays-*4:05. s4:5O. 500 a. m, S4:S0, x6:15, *7:1o. +S:1O, S:SO. ss:1o p. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Har,em River-.1:05, Tl1:50 p. m. (dai,vl A'1e'" FOR BOSTON via Springfie,d-.,.,o Sg,9:ae. gl:ae. '11:o5 a. m.. .1:45. .5:Ss !. 9n.. JFnn9aaysm.l;lO Fnay golI0- a. m. .5;52 p. m: " aaarrovil;dence-*2:1o aar e2:2o, .1l:s5 (parIot ear .rs hm.sited .s.sd a. m., "l2:O5. *2:47. "4:l5 R. Foa @;i 's'Ss, nsEpbRN .s;ff ?: m. urmr,on,, SPRINGFIELD. etc.-s1:1o. $40. 500. lO:lO, *11:05 a. m., 12:O6, *i:45. S:1o. 5:oO'' 5' o'oz (6:l5 to HartforO, 500, 1O:OO, 11:15 fo Meriden) p. m. Sundays-*1:10 a. m., *5:52, S:2S p. m.
 NEW LONDON DIVISION ror New London, etc.-*2:10, s2:2o. Eoo' s:So,ll:O5- "11:35 (parlor car llmitedJ a. m., ~12:05, *2:47, 300, *4:15, s4:55. o'lo (to Saybrook Junction). 6:15. <6;55. S:lo (Guilford accommodation D. m. Sunday-*2:10 #2:2O a. m., *4:55. +6:55 D. m.
 AIR LINE DIVISION
 For M1ddletoWn. Willimantic, etc., 7:45 a. m.. 12:55. s2:S3, 6:O5 D. m. Sun. days-*7:15 p. m. Connecting at Mid. aletown with the Valley division and at W1llimantic with Midland and Central Divisions and c. V. R. R.; at Turner Vile with Colchester branch. NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For Snelburne Falls. Turner's Falls. Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford and intermediate stations-7:50 .. m. and 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate stations. 5:57 p. m.
 For Pennington, New Hartford and 6:57 D. m.
 BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia. etc.-7:0O. 500. 9:S5 a. m, l2:oo, 2.3s. S:57, 5:35, 7:50, 11:2O p. m. Sundays-s S;10 q. m. and S:80 p. m.
 For Waterbury-7:oo, 8:Oo. 9:35 a. nn.. 12:00, 2:S9. 535. 7:50, 11:2O D. m. Sundays -s:le a. m., 6:15 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction).
 For Winsted-7:oo. s:s5 a. m. 2:3a 6:S5, 7:6O p. m. Sundays-8:10 a. n.. 6:l5 p. m. (via Naugatuck Junction..
 For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown. Danbury, Pittsf1eld. State .ine-s:3s a. m.. S:57 D. m.
 For Albany. Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin- nati' st. Louis, Chicago, and the West wa Bridgeport-6:10 a. m.; via State nne-9:35 a. m., 3:57 p. m.
 For Litchfleld and points on Litch- field Branch, (via Derby Junctionl 9.as a. n., 3:57 p. m
 Express Trains. xLocal Express
 c. T. HEMPsTEAD. ! l General Passenger Agent
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STARlN'S New Haven Transportation Lin :,

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS
 Steamer JOHN Fl. STARIN. Captain Nc. Alister, leaves New Haven from Starin's Pier foot of Brown street, at 1O:15 D. m. Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays Steam. CT "HRAsTUs CORNING" Captain spoor. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays The STARIN leaves New York from Pier i3. North River. at p; m. Mondays. -Wednes. days and Fridays. The "ERASTUS CORN ING' Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays Fare 7bc, excursion tickets $1.26. State rooms $1.O0
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B. Judson's, S67 Chapel st.. The Peck & Bish- op O., 7f,2 Chapel st.; Fremont House. Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train, and from corner of Church and Chapel streets every half hour, com- mencing at 8:3O pm. Through freight rates given and bills of lading issued to points West. South. and Southwest
 c. H. FISHER. Agent Order your freight via Starin Line.
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corpses were secured at the insane asylum at Weston two years ago. The embalmed bodies of the two women lie side by side on slab.-The St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-11
BRAVERY.

Private Miller said there was no doubt that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt of the Rough Riders had proven him. self to be a very brave man. He led his men up the San Juan Hill number of yards in advance, and exposed him. self to Spanish bullets. The men irn- plored Roosevelt not to be so daring and to take care of himself. but he wouldn't. He continued many yards in front of them, until victory was assured. The Rough Riders fairly idolized their colo nel.
 Tt is a pity that Colonel Roosevelt did not know more about military tao tics and military matters generally. If he did he would have made a great SOL dier,'' said Private Miller.
 ! Did the Rough Riders fight well?" "Yes, undoubtedly they did, but not better than others, and not as well as 1 the negroes. The Rough Riders got a l great name for themselves because | they were cowboys from the west"
 '"The negroes did well, you say?"
 Did they? Well, I guess they did. They were great fighters
 SUFFERINGS IN THE TRENCHES.
 Private Miller said there was a great deal of suffering in the trenches. The rain would fall in torrents, and then the sun would come out scorchingly hot. making the heat unbearable. At night they had to sleep in mud. It was while in the trenches that Private Miller was first wounded. There were a few rifles on the embankment which his captain wanted to get, He crawled up on it and threw the rifles down. He was seen by the Spaniards and fired on, and
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14

and sermon; 7.3O y. M, evening prayer
and sermon.
St. Marks, Dunmore-730 a. ms holy
communion; 1880 n. M, morning prayer
and sermon; 3 p. m, Sunday school and
Bible class; 73O D. M, evening prayer
and sermon.
st. Georges. Olyphart-2.3O p. m, Sum
day school, $50 p. M, evening prayer ana
sermon.
South Side mis- sion, Fig street-2.S0 p.
m, evening prayer and Sunday school.
East End mission, Prescott avenue--2. 20
D. M, Sunday school and Bible class.
The Church of the Good Shepherd
Green Ridge street and Monsey avenue.
Holy communion, s a. M; morning pray
or, litany and sermon, 1880; Sunday
school, u m; Bible classes, $50; even
ing prayer and sermon, $50. All seats
free. All welcome.
ST. David's Church-Jackson street.
Rev. Il. j. McHenry rector. Celebration
of holy communion, 73O a. M; mathis and
lltany, 1890 Il. m.; Sunday school and
rector's Bible class 2.3O .. m: evening
song, $50 O'Clock; Monday, S p. M, Sis
tors of Bethany and st. Agnes guild
Wednesday, s o'clock, evening song. fol
lowed by meeting of st. John the Evan
gclist guild; ltany Friday a. m; indus
trial school, Saturday 2.3O y. m.
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of men he naturally objected to the
semi-annual disturbance known as
house cleaning, and no doubt 1t would
greatly delight him to have all the
men he knows drop business and do
nothing but yell around bulletin
boards. But, after ALL there is a GER
tain degree of reason in his complaint.
We had a sDasm of patriotism the
night our regiment went away, but It
was brief. 1t didn't last until the re-
Cruits tramped down to the station
the other morning. or course, there
We're few uniforms and brass buttons,
and the drum corps was an extempor-
aneous affair in which the drummers
and the fifer had different ideas as to
time, but the men who went wanted
to go to war and were not on their
way because they were forced by regi-
mental code, or personal pride, or be-
cause anybody expected them to go.
There were no mad plaudits OF thou
sands to cheer them as they departed
but only a few weeping women and
curious children, together whit a hand
full of bystanderS who happened to
have a few idle moments, formed the
pathetic little group about the station
1t would have been no great loss if our
merchants had closed their stores for
a half-hOur as these men went away.
1t wouldn't have been an injury to the
schools If the doors had been shut for
little time and if the children had
been marshalled in an army to glad
den the hearts of the recruits as they
embarked. In fact, il would have been
a good object lesson to the children, as,
shorn of the alluring sound of trum-
pets, the flash of banners and the gilt
ter of uniforms, and with only the
grave faces of the departing and the
sad eyes of the friends left at home to
make w the sentiment of the scene.
it would have given "a more nearly
correct idea OF the meaning of war.
There was little about that going away
of the soldiers to fasCinate the young
heart with the desire to join the army,
but it would have been a lesson in
true patriotism. We like brass but
tons and bands and much clatter and
parade in this town. Quiet deeds, how
ever praiseworthy, aren't of much con-
sequence SauCy BesS.