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The times., 1898-12-18
CARPE Dim

Man reaches scarce hundred. yet his tears
Word M lifetime Of a thousand years.
When d3ys short and nights long hours move
slow,
Why not with lamp in search Of pleasure go?
This day alone gives sure enjoyment-this.
Why. then. await to-morTows doubtful bliss?
Fools grudge to spend their wealth while life
abides.
And then posterity their thrift deridss.
We cannot hope. like Wang Tzu-ehoiao, TO rise
And find paradise beyond the skies.
-Anoti. First Century, B. G..
The times., 1898-12-18
NEGLECTED.

Green grows the grass upon the hank,
The willow shoots are long and lank;
A lady in glistening gown
Opens the easement and looks down.
The roses on her cheek blush bright.
Her rounded arm is dazzling white;
A singing girl in early life,
And now a careless roHe's wife
All. if he docs not mind his own,
He'll some day find the bird has fowni
Mel Sherg. Second Century, b. c.
The times., 1898-12-18
LITERARY NOTES.

The success of Mr.. Douglas Sladens
work, Who's Who" sort of biograph-
ical encyclopaedia of famous living per
sons. has made SO great success in Eng
land that a Chicago firm is preparing a
book to be called Who's Who in Amer
ica.' The notice of each person will be
extremely brief. but<will contain all es-
sential facts.
The times., 1898-12-18

The three dramas of the court of King
Arthur, by Richard Hoyey. lately pub
lished, are said to have made a decided
impression on the literary world. OF
course it was daring thing for any mod
ern writer to enter field already cultivat-
ed by Tennyson. but Mr.. Hovey's genius
seems to have justified his daring.
The times., 1898-12-18

Are North and South America one continent or
two continentsg j. X.
They are sometimes spoken of as one,
but much more often as two.
The times., 1898-12-18

AT recent book sale in London a Ma
zarin Bible brought the price of e2,95e.
Defects had been discovered in it since
previous sale, so that the price had been
reduced nearly s1,000
The times., 1898-12-18

Was there ever distinct Irish languageg
Yes. the Gaelic. which is san .Ipeke1
in parts OF Ireland.
The times., 1898-12-18

The atmosphere of "old Chester
Tales" Mrs. Deland's recent book, is
that Of the Western Pennsylvania vi
lage of Manchester. in which the author
spent her early life. The village has long
since been absorbed in a larger town.
Readers of Mrs. Deland's books will re-
member that nearly all the scenes of her
stories, long and short. are laid in tn s
mythical Old Chester. place in which
the sweetest aroma of old fashioned gen.
tlehood is preserved One receives the
impression of having walked in an old
time garden, where lavender, day-lires,
ladies delights, and larkspur grow In a
sweet half-neglected tangle. There are
few authors whose books have so dis
tinct an atmosphere as these.
The times., 1898-12-18

Has there ever been a Pope Of the Roman
Church OF other nationality tnan ItaIian2
ITALY
Yes, but not for several hundred years
ihe iast Pope not native or Italy was
Adrian vi, a native of the Netherlands.
who was consecrated in l5s2 and died In
The times., 1898-12-18

1t is said that the publication of Laf-
cadio Hearn's new book, "Exotics and
Retrospectives," has been Unexpectedly
delayed by the fact that the proofs had
to be sent to Japan for revision. The
book will be published by Little. Brown
& Co.
The times., 1898-12-18

Copeland & Day are soon to publish
volume of short stories by /. Garrison
Whitelock, dealing with the contrast be-
tween country life in the South and in
New England. She calls the book by the
extremely peculiar title. How Hindsight
Met Provincialatis"
The times., 1898-12-18

THE Uncalled," by Paul Laurence
Dunbar, has gone into its third edition.
Some of the reviewers have been taking
it for granted that the book was a study
of negro life, and have reviewed it learn
edly and at length on that basis. AS n
matter of fact there is not a negro char
acter in it. as any one may discover by
even a superficial reading. 1t looks as
if the reviewers had played joke on
themselves. Mr.. Dunbar has a new VOL
ume of poems nearly ready for the pub
fishers, and it will appear in the course
of q few months.
The times., 1898-12-18

A bets that wien person comes of age on the
day after election day he can vote ies-,IIy- !,
bets he cannot; which is rights A,S,R.
Is right The common law of England.
which holds in this country where ii has
not been superseded. maintains that a
person Is of age the first instant of the
day preceding his birthday.
The times., 1898-12-18

Why was the Tuesday next after the first
Monday of November chosen IS election day?
C. p. II.
November. the month. was taken be-
cause 1t came after the harvests were IN.
Tuesday probably was chosen SO that
voters would not have to travel on Sun
day to reach the polls in time to vote:
for in the early days. when travelling was
bad. and there was only one polling pace
in a town, voters had to go long distances.
1t was this state of things that csusei
the elections in some States to be strung
out over three days. As to the choice of
the Tuesday after the first Monday: In
1872, the Congress decided that the cleo
ton for Presidential electors should be
within thirty-four days of the first We'd
nesday of December. On the first elec-
tion under this act the first Tuesday
within the. thirty-four days was ths
Tuesday after the first Monday OF Mo-
vember. 1t merely happened so then:
but, as in many other cases, 1t is proba-
BILE that the day that happened once was
chosen afterwards deliberately, ir 1915.
when the first Tuesday after the first
Monday was appointed.
The times., 1898-12-18

Please give the order in which Alexander Du.
mas works should be reads In what year was
Dumas bo;n, and in what year did he dieg
L. s. L.
Dumas name Is affixed to several hum
dred works. We cannot give them here
lie .sas born July 4. la1, and died De-
cember >. 1870.
The times., 1898-12-18

D. C. Heath & Co. announce the i'm
mediate publication of Francisque Sar-
cey's LIE Siege de Paris
The times., 1898-12-18

To whom docs TIE bankrupt law apply? .. Is
note dated on Sunday collectable by law? 8. A
note is to draw 10 per cent after maturity, and
is extended year. Will it draw 10 per cent
after the original date of maturity? H. b.
The bankruptcy act of 1898 applies to
persons who conceal or dispose of their
property to deceive their creditors, and
to persons who make their property over
to other persons for the benefit of their
creditors. The first described persons
may be made bankrupts, and brought
under the law without their consent, and
so are called in the law involuntary
bankrupts.'' The last described persons
may petition to become banbrupts, AMI
are voluntary bankrupts." 2. No. ;
We think not, but the courts might hold
otherwise.
The times., 1898-12-18

Marion Crawford's "Ave Roma Immor-
tails is in its third large edition. 1t is
said to be good guidebook for the au-
thors Italian novels.
The times., 1898-12-18

VINO made the English translation Of oehlen-
siaager's .'DesceIss Of Odin." md yyb,re fsr,
get copy of il: wbe-e can / get il in the
original?
we cannot find that any translation OF
oenienschiager's works has been pub
hsheo, and We have looked through the
records for sixteen years. You viii prob
apiy have 10 import his poems through
some bookseller.
The times., 1898-12-18

A Buffalo book store evolved new
method of advertising not long ago. They
announced that there would be an infor-
NAL lecture on ''Cyrano de Bergerac," on
certain evening at their store. and ad-
mission tickets would be furnished on
application. This reading was part of the
program of the celebration of their twen-
ty-fifth anniversary.
The times., 1898-12-18

A man owning a homestead dies intestate, lcay-
ing wife. but no children; does the widow own
the homestead, or have the mans relatives any
claim on its READER.
The laws OF the State in which the
homestead is Will govern The fact thar
the land was originally a homestead will
not count. SO long as the entry has been
| completed. As a rule, the widow would
have life interest in one-thIrd of the es-
tate, the relatives having the ether two
thirds. After her death the relatives OF
the husband would take the land.
The times., 1898-12-18

In Second Chronicles yXXIH chapter. 18th
verse. verse. what IS meant by the "FTsh Gateg'
Where is it? YOtTNGST0WS
Ihis was the name of one of the gates
OK Jerusalem. probably on the east side,
Just north OF the Temple inclosure. II
doubtless derived its name from the fact
that FISH from the Lake of T4berfas. or
possibly from the Mediterranean. were
brought to the city by that route. or thar
they were sold there. There are other
references 1T in the Bible than the one
you mention.
The times., 1898-12-18

The young Swedish novelist, Selma La
gerlof, a translation of whose brilliant
volume of provincial tales, entitled "The
Story of Costa Berling,'' Is announced by
Little, Brown & Co., is a native of Warm
land, a county which is represented in
the literature of her fatherland by more
than one illustrious name, including the
two great Swedish writer's of the first
half of this century, the poet Esaias Teg-
ner and the historian Erik Gustaf Geijer.
The Lagerlofs are family of some social
Importance, and include many members
who have made their mark as physicians
and clergymen. Her father himself was
at one time man of means. and owned
an estate at Embervik. on the beautiful
little Lake Fryken, distant some five
miles from Carlsbad. 1t was here that the
novelist was born and lived, until, at her
fathers death, the family found them
selves in somewhat straitened .circum-
stances, and she was glad to obtain
situation as teacher at Skarne, in the
south of Sweden. 1t was at this period,
about five years ago, that she took the
Swedish public by storm with ''The Story
of Costa Berling," for which she received
the award of prize.
The times., 1898-12-18

VIII Bradley, of the University Press,
Cambridge, has had charge of the decora-
ton of Little, Brown & Co.'S list of au-
tumn publications.
The times., 1898-12-18

Please give me the number Of murders in
year in the United States, the number OF exect,-
tions and of divorces. D.
no distinction is made in collecting sta
t.stics between murders and homiciCfes. In
the year ending June 20. 1890, the census
year. 1t seems that there were 1855 homi-
cides; the executions amounted to about
lo3, and the lynchings to Is5. The divorces
seem not to be counted
The times., 1898-12-18

What is the position Of Great Britain as a naval
power. compared with the, laval strength OF both
France and Russia? j. y B.
1t is the intention of the naval authori-
ties of Great Britain to keep her navy
equal in strength and effectiveness to the
! combined navies of any other two couu-
| tries OF the world. The navies of France
and Russia are always in view, and prob
ably the British navy is the equal of the
| combined force of those two countries
1t is said to be better now than it ever
| has been, not only larger. but better
| equipped and with less rottenness about
| it
The times., 1898-12-18

A new edition of Stocktons unique ship
wreck tale. "The Casting Away of Mrs.
Lecks and Mrs. Aleshine." illustrated by
Frederick Dorr Steele, is to be issued by
the Century Company.
The times., 1898-12-18

Can you give Emperor Williams message to
President Kruger At the time OF tie jameson
raid? c.. \. C.
The Emperor telesraphed on January 3,
1886. to the president of the South AfrI-
can republic: II express my sincere con-
gratulations that. supported by your peo-
pie. and without appealing TO the help of
friendly powers. you and your people have
succeeded in repelling, with your own
forces, the armed bands which have
broken into your country. and in main
taining the independence Of your country
against foreign oppression" This caused
great excitement in Great Britain
The times., 1898-12-18

What is the cost of b7ttleships now aaoat and
building; also Of ironelld vessels and torpedo
boatss J. J.
Evidently you are in the habIt Of or
dering by wholesale. The worlds great
navies float, approximately, 80 first-class
battleships. 50 second-class battleships.
and 1,e25 torpedo craft. The cost of a
single boat of each type is: BattleshIp,
first class. 5000. 600; second-ciass battle
ship. 500 900; torpedo boat. S1Je.0Oo Now.
please do your own figuring. Ironclads
are out of date. We use steel now.
The times., 1898-12-18

What IS the revenue on 81 hottie OF pro-
prietary medicine2 >. Must revenue be paid ae-
cording to the manufacturers price or the retail
price! 8. What does trade-Inark costI A.
What does copyright cost? G. l.
Two and one-kaIf cents. .. II is based
on the retail price. ,. The Patent Office
fee for a trademark is s25. t. \ copy
right, which is obtained through the Lii
brarian of Congress, costs so cents with
so cents additional for the certificate,
which by a recent ruling must have
l0-cent war tax stamp attached.
The times., 1898-12-18

How much does II cost man. VINO Eas notn-
ing. to take advantage of the bankruptcy iawt
p What fee is charged by an attorney? 3. Is
there any set time for the act 10 tcrminate2 4.
When did it go into effectl ) Docs man have
to apply in the county where he lives? d. II.
The fees are not specified in the law.
There are regular fees in the clerks Of
fees for fling papers; they will apply 10
bankruptcy petitions, We think. 2. 1t de-
pends on the attorney. There is no fixed
fee g. No T. The bill became a law on Ju-
ly l, 1898; 1t went into operation one month
after its enactment, so far as voluntary
bankrupts were concerned; and four
months after. for involuntary bankrupts-
5. He must apply to the Unites States
district court of the district where ne
lives
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
DEATH OF MRS. GILLETTE.
A Direct Descendant of One of tn
 Original Settlers of Hartford.


 A Direct Descendant of One of the
 Original Settlers of Hartford.
 Mrs. Sarah Jane Olcott Gillette, wid- ow of Harrison D. Gillette, died Tues day morning at her home, No. 252 High street, aged seventy-two. She had bsen failing for four months, the result of a shock of paralysis She was direct descendant of Thomas Olcott, one of the original settlers of Hartford, who came from the Massachusetts colony with the Rev. Thomas Hooker. Her father was Charles Olcott of Hartford. He was a cooper and made casks for carrying su- gar and molasses to and from West h. dian ports. He bought a piece of land on High street when it was merely a lane leading to COW pastures and con- sideTed away out of touch with the city. Here ha built the house that is stand ing on the lot to-day, where his daugh- ter was born, where she grew up to womanhood, and where she died. In her younger days she took an active in terest in the community, especially in the Universalist church, of which she was a member. She taught class in Sunday school for many years. She married Harrison D. Gillette who was engaged in the building business. He died six years ago Mrs Gillette was the mother of two children, q son, Charles, who died six years ago, and a daughter, Flora, who married MT. Will liam Melrose, and resided with her for number of years. She had been in rather frail health and required the constant attention of her daughter, who did everything possible to make her de- clining years comfortable and pleasant. The funeral will be attended Thursday afternoon, at half-past two, from the house. Hartford Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
THE COURT RECORD.

In the superior court before Judge Roraback the arguments in the case of the borough of Wallingford against the New Haven Water company, case in- volving the right of certain property in Wallingford which both claim for water privileges were furnished
 Attorney Talcott H. Russell is in Philadelphia, where he appears for the contestants in the efforts being made to break the will of William H. York, who died some tine ago leaving an estate valued at s500000. Mir. Russell appears for a number of nieces of the testator, who reside in this state. He is associated with Attorney George G. Mercer, of the Philadelphia bar.
 JUDGMENT FOR PLAINTIFF.
 In the court of common pleas, civil side, yesterday afternoon Judge Studley rendered judgment for $50 and costs for the plaintiff in the case of Frank NJ Wilson of New Haven against Hez- ekiah l.. Reed of Jewett City, The suit was brought against the defendant for the alleged failure of the latter to file an inventory of the estate of which he was executor within two months af- ter his appointment, as required by statute. '.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
YALE COOP. DIRECTORS MEET
 ING

A special meeting of the directors of the Yale Cooperative corporation was held Monday evening in the superinten- dents office. Nearly every member of the board was present, and after some preliminary business the directors pro- ceeded to the election of new presi- dent. This was rendered necessary by the resignation of Professor H. M Rey- nolds who has been at the head of the corporation for the past ten years Af- ter a short discussion of those men of the academic faculty who are most closely in touch with the student body, Dr. William Lyon Phelps, assistant professor of English literature, was unanimously elected.
 Under the head of general business, Superintendent w. c. Vincent reported that the membership of the organiza- tion is by far the largest in it's history. The total cash business of the present college year up to date is nearly $15, 900, an advance of nearly thirty-three per cent. over the corresponding time of any previous year.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
List of Patents

Issued from the United States patent office, Tuesday, Nov. 8. 1s9s for the state of Connecticut, furnished us from the office of Earle & Seymour, solici- tors of patents, S6s Chapel street, New Haven, Conn:
 G. F. Adams, assignor to Traut & Hine Manufacturing company, New Britain, separable fastener.
 F. Banding, New London, assignol one-half to w. s. Johnson, Putnam safety device for elevators.
 w. M. Morton, assignor to H. B. Ives New Haven, sash cord fastener.
 B. l.. Toquet, Westport, cover fol power transmitting chains
 J. N. Webb, assignor to Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing company Waterbury, air regulating device fol atmospheric gas burners.
 DESIGNS.
 E. W. Harral, Bridgeport, golf clut protector.
 c. F. Stein, Bridgeport, game board
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
 CHESHIRE.

Nov. 9.-Rev. MT. Nichols, pastor of the Baptist church, who has been un- well for a few weeks, it out and able to conduct the service in his church.
 Some of the band of Yoke fellows went to Marion Sunday afternoon to conduct with others the services in the Union chapel, and late in the afternoon were in Southington to help in service held there. Quite a number of the Sunday school teachers are in attend- ance at the Sunday school convention which is held in the Calvary church, New Haven, this week.
 MT. Patrick Deane and family move to New Haven this week. MT. Deans work is there.
 pr. E. T. Cornwall and family start for Redlands, California, this week Sat- ,Irdav by the way of Chicago. They expect to be gone six months. The doc- tor has mother and sister in Redlands who have a fine residence. The doctor does not intend to contine himself and family to one place, but will visit seye- raj places. Dr. Denison of Wallingford '(formarly of Cheshire), will take the residence and office of Dr. Cornwall and visit his patients while he is ab- sent.
 The vote of Cheshire was as follows: Republican Governor George F.. T.ounsbury, 23s; lieutenant governor, Lyman A. Mills, 239; secretary, Huber Clark, 239; treasurer, Charles s. Mer- sick. 239; comptroller, Thompson 5. Grant, 239; attorney general Charles Phelps. 241: representative in congress Nehemiah D. Sperry, 244; sheriff, AL bert B. Dunham, 257; senator, Samuel Fl. Chittenden, PAP; judge of probate, Alonzo E. Smith, 240.
 mocratie-Governor, Daniel N. Morgan, 154; lieutenant-governor Sam ueI Bassett, 154; secretary, Joseph T. Tanning, 154 treasurer Asa M. Ross 15t; comptroller, Edward $. Roberts, 156 attorney-general, Levi N. Blyden- bureh, 153; representative in congress- James H. Webb, 152; sheriff, Walter Leigh. 157; senator, Henry F. Hall, 152; judge of probate, George R. Johnson. 15".
 an-Representatives Charles e. Spaulding, 236 James R. Lanyon, 250.
 c-Representatives War ren I. Andrews, John R. Barnes, 169.
 Republican-Justices of the peace Frederick Doolittle. Charles S. Gillette George F. Tyler F. Green Doolittle, Edward A. Thompson, Charles H. Hall; all elected.
 emocratic-Justices of the peace. Charles T. Hotchkiss, Henry S. Frost, Edward T. Hall George W. Baker, Burnham w Francis, Horace H. Good win: all elected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
DIED IN BURMAH.

Mrs. Elizabeth Stevens, one of the pi- onoer missionaries who went to India with the Rev. Dr. Judson nearly seven ty years ago, died in Insein. Burmah, on October 27. She resided with her daughter, Mrs. D. A. w. Smith, who sailed for home October 26, expecting to find her mother to receive her the lat ter part of December, pr. ard Mrs Smith have been spending about eight months in America, and had been in Bridgeport for several weeks, where they have many friends who will sym pathize with them in their great sorrow Bridgeport Standard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
STERLING LODGE, NO. 46, A. O.
 U. W.

To Have a Grand Time Next Week
 On Wednesday evening, November 16, the members of Sterling lodge, and their invited friends, will witness the initiation of their 300th candidate. This lodge has made special effort to reach the 300 mark, and in honor of the event will celebrate the same by having grand musical and literary entertainment followed by light col- lation. The entertainment committee has promised to have some first class talent from New York specially for this occasion. There will be some sing ing by a celebrated New Haven quar- tet and an enjoyable time is in store for all those who may be fortunate enough to attend.
 Robert Shearer, the recorder of this lodge, will in a few days sent out invi- tations for this affair. The committee of arrangements is Chairman Benjamin L. Lambert, M. D.. Samuel Goodman, Leonard D. Harrison, Charles S. Schap- pa, ir., and Julius M. Miller
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
FREsHMAN 11NIoN.

The regular meeting of the Freshman union was held Tuesday evening at z o'clock in Alumni hall. The regular de- bate was postponed and the election of officers took place instead. E. l.. Fox presided. The following officers were elected for the ensuing term: M. Trow- bridge, president; F. l.. Skinner, vice president; H. l.. Galpin, secretary; R. B. Nisbet, treasurer. The, executive committee elected consists of the fol- lowing H. Satterlee, c. A. Roberts and c. A. Moore.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10
YALE-PRINcEToN SPECIAL

The special train for Princeton will leave New Haven on Saturday, Novem- Der 12, at $40 a. m. instead of 9:S0, as previously announced. The change ir time was made by the Pennsylvania road in order to insure the arrival ot the train at Princeton in time for the game, which will be called at o'clock p. m.
 There will be a number of trolley cars outside of Osborn hall to take the men who are going on the train down to the depot immediately after chape Saturday morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-11-10

THE LUTHER LEAGUE RALLIES. The programme for the third public Luther league rally by the Central League of Connecticut at Trinity Ger man Lutheran church on George street, Thursday evening, November 10, at 9 o'clock, is as follows: Prelude-Andante. " Rink R. Bergwardt, organist, Trinity Luth-
 eran Church. Ipu 9rdlSe.-... .,......... Schultz
 Tabor Church Choir, Branford. Reading of Scriptures. Prayer
 Luther League Hally Hymn. Address-Rev. J. F. w. Kitzmeyer New
 York City. Herr Got dich loben wir. Silcher
 Trinity Lutheran Church Choir. Collection.
 Report of delegates to third national
 convention. Hymn-A Mighty Fortress is Our God. Benediction.
 Organ postlude-Alelgretto in G--Moll .................,.H Handel Reception and social hour at Young Mems Republican club hall.