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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
IN FAVOR OF AIR BRAKE co.

IN FAVOR OF AIR BRAKE co.
New York, July 1S.-The United States
circuit court of appeals for the south
ern district Of New York his affirmed
the decision of the lower circuit court in
the case Of the Westinghouse Air Brake
company against the New York Air
Brake company The decision was in
favor of the New York Air Brake COM
pany and is affirmed with costs.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
MORRISEY GETTING WE'LL.

The Orange Farmer Who Accidentally
Shot Himself
Edward Morrisey of Orange. who ac-
cidentally shot himself with shot gun
not long ago, Is now in a fair way to
recovery at the New Haven hospital
An operation of an extremely difficult
and dangerous character was perform
ed upon him by DIR, Hawkes. of this
city. and was eminently successful. The
abdomen was perforated by dozens of
shot and 1t was necessary to remove
about six and one-half inches of the
smaller intestines, in which We're about
three dozen shot holes, Ten shot holes
We're sewed up.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
COPYRIGHT 1893 az THE PROCTOR oAMsLE 90. oNoNNATI

Next season there will be no excursions
to Glen Island, and this opportunity
should be grasped by every one anxious
to visit the famous spot.
Tickets are now on sale and may be
obtained from the committee or any
member of the lodge.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
CAMP NO. s, P. o. s. OF A.

Will give it's annual excursion to Glen
Island tomorrow. Camp No s has the
exclusive right of the boat on that date.
the committee has made all arrange
ments for the trip and can assure the
public Of most enjoyable outing. Buy
your tickets of the committee before go
ing on board the boat.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19

DR.. Heady, one Of the prominent ply
sicians of Milford, who has been dam
gerously i'll, is recovering his health,
much to the Joy of his many friends.
DR.. Heady has many New Haven
friends
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
FARNHAM's DRIVER FINED.

e. II. Weaver, a driver for A. N. Farm
ham, was fined S. and costs in the West
Haven borough court yesterday for
dumping a cart load of garbage in the
reservoir on Campbell avenue. The fine
and costs were paid by Mr.. Farnham.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
HULL'S,
STATE AND CHAPEL
n. SCHOENGERGER e. SONS

PALACE and CENTRAL MARKETS.
Notwithstanding the sharp and continuous
advance that has occurred In the markets
on Beef during the last three weeks does
not seem to increase materially. but ex-
pect 1t for about 60 days more. We are
still selling at our old standard prices.
Brothers 16c h. Fowls Toe ID, 3 lbs Steak
ID, Boneless Ham loo h. Vegetables, all
kinds. Prompt delivery. Phone No. 100.
9296 George St, 1913 Central Market
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19
Drink Gpain-O

after you have concluded that you ought not
TO drink coffee 1t Is not medicine, but
doctors order 1t because it Is healthful In
yigorating and appetzng. 1t is made from
pure grains and has that rich seal brown
color and tastes like the finest grades of
coffee and costs about N as much Child
rem like 1t and thrive on 1t because it Is
genuine food drink containing nothing but
Ask your grocer for Craft
y, the new food drink Is and Zoe
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-19

FOR THE BATH ROOM or tub there's
nothing that will so brighten up and give
them such durable and satisfactory finish
as Crescent Enamel 1t resists steam. not
and cold water, and prevents the unhealthy
Accommodations which adhere to any but an
ename,ed surface. It's easily applied and
its possibilities for the interior decora lions
are as varied as ones taste and ideas can
devise. THOMPSON & BELDEN,
396 and 39S State street.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
Shoe Buckles.
(CentIeman's Magazine)


Once on a time your shoe was moth
ing without the buckle. Indeed, it was
case of the tail wagging the dog .
for the buckle was the attraction and
the shoe but the accompaniment. Be
1t observed that at first, however. il
was not the size. but the costliness of
the buckle which was conspicuous. Thus
among royalties. people of high rank
and those who were the glass of fash
ion and the mold Of form at court wore
diamonds Needless to say that then,
as now, those who desired to initiate
them wore paste buckles. happy, per-
haps, in that self-complacency which
imaeines nobody else shreWd enough TO
estimate possibilities.
In 1920 a leader of fashion would wear
full-howing curled wig reaching in
ringiess half way down the back and
armed. laced coat cut straight, with
buttons put in in every possible place
thereby by the way, affording a re-
markable similarity to the 'pearlies"
of the popular and up-to-date coster-
monger-and square-toed. black shoes,
with an enormous flap on the instep.
high heels, and on the flap a small but
brilliant buckle. Next TO the buckle
of brilliants came those of gold. Rich
land owners and equally rich mer-
chants. men whose reputation for be-
ing ..warm''-or in the then recent AL
satan fashionable slang. ~rhinooerial,"
a quite obsolete synonym for moneyed-
wore gold buckles larger than the dia-
nond ones, but still small in proportion
to the shoe flaps.
Your thriving shopkeepers wore buck
les Of silver, and your opulent farmers
those Of shining steel, and the poorer
classes had buckles of brass or iron,
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ing they suddenly heard a voice chant
ing dolefully. The words were strange,
but there was no installing the pathos
or meaning of the dirge.
1t was a song of death.
Eager hands soon exposed the inter-
ior. In the bottom entangled with a
tumble of dishes, broken furniture
coking utensils. etc.. were two China
men. They were almost hidden from
view in the debris. but their voices were
still strong-a fact very encouraging to
the rescuers.
The car, which had been utilized as
the kitchen of work train. was invad-
ed and the victims lifted to a place of
safety. 1t was observed at once, how
ever, that the terrible experience had
temporarily deprived them of reason
Although every effort was made to con-
vince the Cinnamon of their changed
conditions, ii was not until week had
passed that they recovered sufficiently
to tell their story. 1t consisted of these
four tersely uttered words:
us slide down like helleei''
One of the curious features of WIN
ter necessities on mountain roads in the
west is the fitting of the tunnels and
some of the sheds with tightly closing
doors. When the tunnels were first
built it was found that icicles formed in
the roofs, sometimes so large that they
actually endanze ed the trainmsn in the
engine cabs. The providing of doors,
which were closed after each passing
train, served TO retain the steam from
the engine, thus partially heating the
tunnels.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
YULETIDE CHEER AT BLENHEIM.
How an American Girl Celebrates
Christmas In a Palace.

At Blenheim. the home of the Duke
and Duchess of Marlborough, ancient
and modern Christmas customs are
pleasantly blended by the force of the
American ideas and dollars which now
revive so notably the gala spirit Of the
natal season. writes Edward Page Gas
ton in the Womans Home Companion.
Both the duke and duchess have regard
for the traditions of the past. and they
keep the days of cheer with all the old
time hospitality, freshened with mod
ern Innovations. For centuries Christ
mas day at B;enheim has been a nota-
BILE occasion for all the servants ten
ants and adherents to the wide estates;
but since the coming of the new chate-
laine of the palace there has been
added to the observance a genuine
sympathy and a personality which lend
a new spirit to the celebration. The
Christmas tree, thirty-three feet in
height, is erected in the great audit
room, and on it and about it are placed
the multitude of gifts for the children
of the seven demesne towns round
about, over which the Marlborough es-
tate extends. Seven hundred children
and their relatives are sometimes en-
tertained at the palace, and yet its
vast interior is never crowded. One
year the duchess had 1, 200 half-pound
bags OF sweets put up for her little
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
Japanese Counterfeit Canned Goods.

New Orleans Times Democrat.)
Il was at San Jose, the Pacific port
of Guatemala, a month or so ago. said
a banana shipper, chatting with some
friends yesterday, when an English
tramp steamer came in from Frisco.
Its cargo port had been Yokohama,
Japan. and while there it had taken on
a lot of supplies. including a quantity
of canned stuff The captain mention
ed this to me while / was dining with
him. at his invitation, on board, and
told the steward to bring in a few sam
pies of the stuff they had bought
from the Japs. The steward grinned,
and came back with several cans of
condensed milk, some California april
cots. some timed tongue and pack
age of rolled oats. They were to all
appearances celebrated American pro-
were as familiar to me as my own sig
so per cent less than list prices in
Frisco, said the captain The Jap
who sold them to me said they were
part of a ships stores that he had Sc
cured at auction, and was fool enough
to believe him until l did a little
sampling. Then discovered they were
rank counterfeits. Not one was put up
in America They are all of Jap manu-
facture. and tha labels are simply
facsimilies of the clear
thing. II the product was as good an
imitation as the labels he added I
wouldn't kick, but it is all villainous-
particularly the condensed milk L
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
MATTER OF COINCIDENCE.
Four Men Who Found That On One
Day Each Year They Lied.
New York Sun

iI>tW 1Ofh Oull-J
Speaking of strange condolences, -
said the laxative man. Il ran across
one this afternoon that 1 do not think
has ever been duplicated. / was taking
lunch in Down town cafe today, and
at the table next to me were seated
four men. They were strangers to one
another. but under the spell of what
the waiter had set before them, were
talking like old friends.
:" BY Jove,' said one of them, sud-
denly, this is my birthday
why exclaimed another so is it
mine,'
Mine, too said the third
" And mine. too added the fourth
man.
They stared at one another for a
moment, and then the first man said:
Il am SO today
why, that is my age exclaimed
another.
Mine, too said the third man.
" Gentleman exclaimed the fourth
man, that is my age, tool
"A strange thing about my birth
day. said the first speaker, is that !
once broke my arm upon that day, and
since then my arm always pains me
upon that day.
What birthday was it,? asked the
second man. in strange voice
MY seventh, answered the nrSt
man.
" Gentlemen, shouted the second
man. I broke my arm on my seventh
birthday. and ever since upon that day
my arm has panied me-
i have had the same experience,
returned the third man.
And | Also said the fourth man.
:" I fell from hay mow,' said the
first man.
So did L. came from the three in
one voice.
Gentlemen said the first speaker,
1T lacks but one thing to complete this
strange coincidence. Upon my birth
day 1 always find myself unable to
speak the truth.
1t is the same way with me-
promptly returned the second man.
Here. too said the third
And the fourth man broke the spell
by asking what it would be-
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Million
Strange


of continuous work to clear the cuts.
even with the means at hand. With
out the aid Of powerful rotary the
task would have taken at least five
days, and the gang of sixty men would
have persisted with the extreme cold.
On what is known as the mountain
division Of the Canadian Pacific rail-
is Ali feet. This measurement does
not mean drifts or filed cuts, but snow
on the level as the rainfall is computed
by the national weather bureau.
During the season-that is from
about October 10 until April 15-the
snow plows make two trips daily. The
200 and odd miles of the division are
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divided into four sections with ro-
tary and a QUICKER to each section.
This system. together with the aid af-
forded by gangs of trackmen and SHOW
elers, serves to keep the road compare
lively clear.
Great Snowslides.
The ordinary fall of snow and even
the barking and drifting are of small
importance. however, to the terrific
slides which occur from time to time.
1t is these phenomena which send a
thrill over the entire line and cause as
much interest and excitement in the
general managers offices as in that of
the section boss of the locality.
Mountain; railroads are built for the
most part along the banks of some con-
venient stream. This neceSSitateS a
long and sinuous roadbed directly at
the bases of innumerable mountain
peaks.
The almost continuous fall of snow
during the winter months in the upper
reaches causes the deposit of great
masses upon the sloping SUBMITS and
in the crevasses. In time strong
breeze from a particular quarter. or a
sudden rise of temperature will loosen
the mass and, without warning, hun
dreds of tons will slide down upon the
tracks at the foot of the mountain
In the majority OF cases the only
damage resulting is the blocking of
the road until the plows can clear it.
but at times lives have been lost and
property destroyed.
In December of last year an enor
nous slide almost annihilated the little
town of Rogers Pass, on the Canadian
Pacific. This place was a divisional
point, and there were, besides the reg
ular station. a wooden roundhouse, re-
pair shops and score of small frame
dwellings.
One afternoon at 1920 several men
working near the turntable heard pc
culiar sound iE a ravine far above their
heads They stood listening for few
seconds, then, as the truth dawned on
them. they turned and fed shrieking
down the track.
The alarm was futile. With an indie
scribable and terrifying roar a great
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
A ROTARY SNOW PLow.

The new rotary plows are also reputed
to have been the means of saving lives
in quite another way. Since their in
PRODUCTION on the mountain railways,
especially in the west, there are in
Vulnerable cases where snowbound
trains and even snowbound villages
have been saved from actual starvation
by the efficiency of the rotary plows-
Story of Great Snow Bank.
During the winter of 1898. which
was particularly severe, gang of
track cleaners which had been sent out
to bank the snow near Hector. a sta
ton on the Canadian Pacific railway,
became hemmed in by two enormous
slides. The great masse:; of snow on
the mountain peaks nearby descended
with terrific force, completely blocking
all esfess from the cut in which the
unfortunate men were working.
A track walker who had seen the
accident carried information to the
nearest station. and a rotary, backed
by a number of shovelers. was soon
on the scene. 1t required thirty hours
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trophies occurring during one hard win
ter many years ago; of how in one in
stance a QUICKER three engines and
! fourteen men were buried in a mass of
snow for ninety hours and that when
the rescuing party finally reached them
the imprisoned men were encased at
their posts like the baker of Pompeii.
Today. there are no such narrowing
tragedies. The invention of the rotary
pillow has made the clearing away of
snow distractions a comparatively
easy task.
What Rotary Plow Is Like.
In appearance the rotary pillow is like
a huge box car strengthened with
heavy iron Orders and plates. The front
end is square and open, and within can
be seen a great steel winged wheel
somewhat similar to the ordinary wind
mill. The edges of the opening slope
inward and are strongly reinforced
with iron The ''augur'' or wheel re-
wolves upon an axle, and as the plow
is forced against the drift the snow is
eaten away and blown through fun
nels pitched at an angle above the ma
chine.
1t is seldom that more than two en-
gines are required to push the rotary,
as it works by cutting instead of brute
force like the old time quicker" Rail-
ROAD men are great duHliTeIs Vi lhe
new order of machine, and they never
fail to praise its efficiency.
Before our people bought one We
used to count on at least dozen lives
each winter" said a division superin-
tendent of the Denver & Flo Grande
railway. in speaking of the subject.
I'VE lost eight in one smashup the sea-
son before the first rotary came on the
road Since then we haven't had man
killed in that particular line of work.
And they cost the company less,
too" he added. "Of course the first
price is large, something like $4,000, 1
believe. but that amount is made up in
no time you might say. Now it takes
only a couple of engines to each pillow.
where it used to require at least seven
In those days the coal and salaries. not
to mention the wear and tear on the
engines, meant great deal"
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mass of snow and ice swept around a
bend in the ravine. carromed against
the opposite side and come laundering
down upon the doomed town.
In a twinkling, station, roundhouse.
repair shops, dwellings and a number
of cars were swept bodily into the
shallow gulch below the tracks. At first
it seemed as if the hundred and ODD
souls had been hurled into eternity, but
through some act of divine mercy the
loss did not exceed seven. This in
cluded one woman and two children.
The division superintendent, who hap
pened to be in the vicinity, telegraphed
up and down the line for aid. but 1t
was several days before the wreckage
was finally cleared away. Effects of the
terrible slide are still visible at the
pass.
Cinnamon In Snowbank.
During the work of rescue the men
came upon a box car which had been
thrown bottom side up against clump
of frs A. the party labored in the
expects ~-ving some of the miss
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
Like Daniel Webster.
Isl. Louis Globe-Democrat.)

(St Louis Globe-Democrat)
A story is told of a member of the
last congress who enjoyed the reputa-
ton of being able to drink more whisky
without showing it than any other man
in the house It told on him in other
ways, however.
One day he visited a barber shop for
the purpose of getting his hair cut, and
was ministered unto by colored art
ist. who made two or three attempts at
discourse on different subjects. finally
remarking that his customer was by
no means the only distinguished man
who had occupied that particular chair
Il suppose not" grunted the congress-
man.
There was Daniel Webster. sab"
said the negro. starting in on the sham
poo. He done sot' in this chair dozens
CT times"
Indeed replied the customer
You remind me very much of him,
sah.''
In what respect?" asked the states
man. waking up. In the shape of my
head?Y
mo. sah.'
In my manner of soeaking?"
mo, sah."
In what way. then. do resemble
the immortal Daniel?"
I'm your breff sah-'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24
ODDLY OF GUATEMALANS.
Often Refuse. to Sell Food to Amer
leans at Any Price.
New York Journal.l


The better element in Guatemala is
cordial to Americans, said a recent
visitor to the republic, but the natives
hate a 'gringo,' and that sentiment is
especially in evidence on the trip be-
tween FL Rancho. at the end of the
railroad tracli, and Guatemala City.
THE distance is about sixty miles,
and a poor rider on a slow mule is
sometimes all of three days getting
across. Provisions en- route are sup
posed to be obtainable from the ma
tives
Chickens, milk and eggs are plenti-
full, but if the natives don't like mans
looks they simply won sen at any
price. We had six in our party the
first time 1 crossed, all Americans, and
all but one young. The exception was
a white-haired, seasoned old club man.
well known in New Orleans, and sensi-
tive on the subject of his years. l won't
give him away, but don't mind saying
he answers to theititle of colonel
ON the first day out we stopped at a
little settlement for dinner, and to our
dismay were unable to buy so much as
a stray chicken. The natives have a
great generation for old age, however,
and presently they began to look SYM
pathizingly at the! colonel, who had dis
mounted and was sitting, painting and
cussing, under a tree.
AT last some women came out and
brought him big platter of food. They
patted him on the back and said poor
old man in Spanish, which enraged him
greatly, but his hunger overcame his.
wrath and he proceeded to gobble down
the meal, while the rest of us looked OH
enviously.
After that. he was obliged, greatly
against his viii. to play the role of
feeble patriarch every time he wanted
anything to eat. and meanwhile we
young gringos had to subsist on VIII
famous tortillas. 1t was very amusing
to see him pull the curl out of his
mustache and try to look as decrepit as
pOSSible.'
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but of some material everyone wore
buckles on the shoes. Indeed, so wide
reaching was the depreciation in buckle
makers work when, at the epoch of
the French revolution, people in general
followed Roland the Justs" example
and took to shoe ribbons. that the
buckle-makers actually in their desper-
alton, petitioned George III and parlia-
ment that shoe ribbons should be for
hidden under penalties, clamoring for
a renewal of the sumptuary laws of
Planfagenet and Tudor, with an appar-
ent inability TO read the signs of the
time. A spasmodic attempt was made
by the princes and their encourage to
benefit the buckle-makers by wearing
buckles as SYSTEMATICALLY as possible.
but ribbons, decidedly far more unpic-
turesque. though much more practical,
carried the day
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-24

Thirty-two miles Of snow sheds cost
ing S64 a foot, or total of $40, S13, 44O,
represents the price one rranscontinen-
tai railway had to pay before it could
run its trains over the Rocky mountain
division of its road. That was merely
the first cost; since that outlay fully
$1,000, 600 has been spent annually in
keeping the sheds in repair and the
exposed tracks free from snow.
The various roads crossing the Rock
les have their seasons Of play and their
seasons of work. During the summer
months, when even in the higher passes
the sun and warm winds serve to keep
the permanent way clear and free,
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This was difficult enough and victory
came only after herculean labor.
Sometimes il happened that the drift
IN the cut was composed of damp snow
and had had time TO settle and become
packed. Then the perils of snow buck
ing became perils in truth.
The QUICKER with its powerful mo-
tive force of seven or eight locomo-
1ives was hurled bodily at the drift and
one or two results followed. Either
the drift was broken or the QUICKER"
crumpled up like a toy of card board.
The fate of the crew of several men de-
pended upon what Artemus Ward call
ed their nat'ral born luck
Stories are still told of the catas-
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friends. and when Christmas day was
done there was not one left. You
should come out from London on
Christmas morning. sir said faithful
retainer on their estates His grace
and the duchess have ready loaded up
a great van heaped with all sorts of
gifts, and they follow the van all
through the rounds in their own car
riage, to give out the things them
selves, instead of sending them, as you
might think such high-born persons
would do. sir. And would you believe
it, sir, her grace knit with her own
hands shawl for the little sick boy
next doori"