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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-02

A Lobster trust has been formed in
Maine, with the object of regulating the
price of the fish At present Holsters
are selling at the islands where they
are caught at cents apiece and at the
principal ports of delivery at II cents.
Last winter, in the stormy weather,
such was the scarcity of Holsters, and
the great danger of catching them,
that the price rose to 81 cents each.
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New York First In Lady Butchers.

From a, Rochester Democrat and Chronicls
Rochester has been referred to by some envious
persons . back number" but she can boast Of
being leader with but = single exception in ono
rcspect-thst OF female butcher. The name OF this
fair knight of tho saw and cleaver Is Miss Daisy
Stevenson and she dsposes OF her wares at an upto.
date little market at the corner OF Plymouth avenue
and GreiG street.
The proprietor Is . modest, nnassuming little
woman. 20 years OF age. slightly below the average
height and fair. Miss Stove has now been cut.
ting meat for . living for two years and three
months. having nrst undertaken the task when her
father. who had become sick and unable to carry on
the work. concluded to take rest for two weeks
Miss Stevenson was at this time keeping Ia. books
for the concern. Rather than allow strangers to
take ths business, Miss stevenson opened the
market and continued the business lust as though
nothing had happened. Under her management
the ira lie has steadily increased. until now 1t is es
tsbllshed upon a nrm basis.
when asked how she liked tho work abe replied
1T 1. not through choice that do the work. hut he
cause II is means Of support for tho family. II
was diffcult at frst. but now It docs not seem
harder than homo work. I am my own boss. which
means great deal. open the market at $40 in
winter and in summer"
So lar as can no learned there il but ono other
woman In tho United States who is at present pur.
suing this business as means OF livelihood and that
ono is in Syracuse.
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To TIE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: You say
that ''on several occasions Mr.. Neill has been
very lucky In his crop guessss." but that is not
the whole story. For forty years have made
the condition and prospects Of the cotton crop
the subject OF very close study. with the object
Of giving to my friends the earliest possible in
formation as to whether tho promise was for .
large or small crop. so that they might have
some guide in their operations at the begin
ming OF the season. besides the generally In
tsIssted reports from the country.
yesp e there ssye in tboss ID Se.
the IL crops 1880 oO0. beies.While nv October:
In the Same 10 years there have been only
my October November estimates OF those i
crops averaged q. 200 900 bales.
mates over 20 many years that has given such
undesired notoriety to and interest and con-
As regards the present crop. OF course I may
inyestiGation may. for the frss time n twenty
the conditions were generally OF the best. and
weather records. that outside of Texas. in the
twelve weeks ending Oct 10 which make or
~nH SOD the Ss In ns
Snse sSt s,S spd IN ,as GS 0n sGts
the Gulf o 1897 for the same twelve weeks, 10
seems a fair Inference that this year promises
as well as that, H. not batter. as drought was
1897 the current estimate was 81 to 9Ec,
o, Oct ~ copy encloseiI are taken from
the daily ,Iep5rts Of tho United States
ia stations reporting. II Is quite inn
possible for Mr. Hyde or any one else to con-
trovert them. or course eneh Of US can draw
facts. or modify his opinions from other rea-
sons or evidence. But the United States
NEW ORLEANS. Nov. u. II. NJ NELL
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THE AENACING COMET.
Fnlb's Prediction Tint It VIII Strike tho
Earth Next Monday.

From N, Fortniohiy Rerieu.
In view OF tho interest awakened the subject OF
. possible rencontro between the Earth and Tom.
pcis comet II may be well to consider how far Prof.
Falb ia justified In making his much.talked.of
prediction. namely, that on Nov. 10. 1899. the
comet will come into collision with our planet.
In lecture delivered subsequently In Berlin he
explained that his prophecy vas to be regarded
merely as All announcement Of the fact that on the
date mentioned betwsen the hours OF two and three
in the morning. Temples comet will b. duo Mt .
point in tho Earth's annual path. where the Earth
also will arrive at the time hence the predicted
collision. He feels pretty sure. though. that the
material Of which the comet is composed is so light
that the inhabitants OF this mother world may conn.
IDENTIFY expect Ia come out Of the tourney
unless, indeed. tho comets atmosphere should
prove to 10 OF = norious character and verwhelm
us with torrent Of carboni, gas
From the Greenwich Observatory. however, comes
tho reassuring intelligence that the period of this
comet is not known with sufficient accuracy 10 jus.
tify such tFalh'sl an announcement: that. the
best determinations OF the period do not indicate
collision" Calculation indicates the middle OF
March ss the time Of its nearest approach to the
sun-thc perhelion. OF Temples comet nothing o.
general interest 10 known beyond tue fact Of its
being cloSCly associated with . stream OF meteors
kno wn as the Lsonids.
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stomach; but do say that NUMBER OF
stimulating and tonic substances are pro
ducsd and seeing that others are insested with the
food we must conclude that they are normally pres
ent in the blood. aud II normally then Tor denn'e
purpose. That purpose, I suggest - !" e,o'o.o
bep.sc.,, inau.n.e on function. and believe them
to be largely in the genesis of the feeling
Of weli.boing"
After pointing out some beneficial ehects
OF alcohol Pnd tea as stimulnnts. as well
as those produced by some secretions OF
the body, DIR. CAMPBELL sums up as mis-
conclusion, that the blood normally con-
tains stimulants. that these stimulants
conduce to and may even be necessary
factor in the production Of the sense OF
well.being, and that this explains the
universal liking in man and beast for the
things that stimulate.
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The Loading Orator.

Judged by political results. the Hon.
MARCUS ALoSzo HANNA. who stumped
Ohio to enormous audiences throughout the
campaign just closed. is the most powerful
speaker and popular public man in the
country.
This will surprise most Americans, and
seriously disturb all competing SPELL
binders who have never discovered In Mr..
HANNA rival on the platform. But justice
must he done.
Privately, though. Senator HANNA should
be told that he must not be so pulled up IA
to attribute his remarkable rise to influence
to his own talents wholly He has. since
the beginning OF his sensational career. en-
joyed the immense advantage Of having all
the fools steadily against him.
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orERCRowDrNe ON TEE r.Br.n
Tho Report OF the Army Board of SURVEY
Will Not He Made Public.

WAsHINGToN. Nov. 9.-The report NJ tina
Board OF Survey that investigated corplnint.
about the overcrc wding OF sick soldiers on IN.
transport Tartar has been received at the Wa,
Department from Gen. shniter at San Fran.
cisco. but the Secretary Of War has issued An
order against II being m ade public Ths
Secretary has announced a positive POLICY
against the publication OF confidential report,
conducted by officers Of the army. Such "a.
ports he believes to be for the information O,
the War Department. and not for the public
Reports OF inspection'are to be kept secret. also
except where the matter IL OF Of special inter.
eat to the public. The publication Of report.
OF unfavornble conditions is believed to bs
against the interests OF the military service.
From high War Department official IL was
learned to-day that the Secretary OF War will
be very prompt to punish any officer OF thu
army who through neglect or inefficiency doe.
command. and when action In the matter has
than nj, T rd mot &c on a.. rnf Il
port which had accom- m odat ions for only TWEEN.
ty:.ix SICK; The volunteer regiments
United States had many sick among them. but
t lev OF The re sng bIongh. the scs with
the Twentieth Kansas Regiment who wers
". and not to place them on the Tartar. as was
done There have been hospital ships at
Manila for the work OF bringing home the
sick. and IT has not been necessary to place
them on the regular troop-shirs. II 10 held
that any criticism Of the condition due to the
sick being on the Tartar should be made OF the
volunteer officers In command OF thereg iment
and not OF the War Department officials. II IL
not likely that any action will be taken, how
ever, rs the surgeon OF the regiment and
nearly all OF Its officers have been mustered
out Of the service Of the United states In the
future. however. a regular army officer sta
toned at Manila will see that none of the
iii 10 DO transported In the regular troop.ship.
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To THE KprroR or THL suS-Sr The letters in
your columns In regard to the career OF Lord Rob.
erts in India caused me to turn to his Autobiog.
raphy published some years ago. nnd in its pages
that he was appointed Assistant Quarterma,tcr.
General in 1850. and served until 1912 Re wa,
thon appointed First Assistant ouartsrmastsrCien.
erNl. and served until 1874. In 1874 he was ap.
pointed ouarteImaster. General. He further says
that no spent the entire OF 1870 at Simla act
Ing as QuartermasterGeperal. II would, therefore,
seem dificult fr him to have been Lieutenant.
Colonel and second in command at g.. ThomAs's
Mount. ten miles from Madras. during that period.
~ stated by your correspondent, Madrass..
NEW YoRK. New. o. HT,
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To THE EDiTon OF THE srs-Sr' You ask in an
editorial. and righiiy what the people Of Paterson
n. J. are COINS to do FOR Polly McGraii, who for
weeks has been martyr to trade union venom.
IL Just possible that the people OF Paterson who
not fortunate enough to read THE srS know
very little about Polly McGral and the attacks on
her by trade union rnfians. ! have watched the
Paterson newspapers with considerable care. and
have yet to see q single item referring To Polly
McGrail and the outraecs she has suffered.
Is tho prs.s Of Paterson muzlled by trade union
influence II Looks that way. It certainly will he .
sorry day for this country when tn press IL intm
dated or controlled by trade unions aud that seems
10 b the condition Of some or all the Paterson
papers. OBSERVER.
Nav YoRk. Nov q.
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Report of a South Sen Missionary.

The Rev DR. John G. Patton. missionary
from Ariwa. New Hebrides Islands. known rs
one OF the most successful workers among the
sayages OF the South Sea Islands, delivered a
byterinn Church.
DR.. Paton's subject was mission work. and
particu nrly that in which he has been engaged
since 1858. the carrying OF civilization and
Christianity to the cannibal tribes in the New
H~hrides.
.Thirty-nye years ago tho whole population
OF Aniw the scene Of DR.. Patons labors. were
cannibals Now. DR.. Patton stated. they are all
protesting Christians. Frrumangn. another
island. where i've missionaries were murdered
and two tensted on. Ia now n Christian island.
Tho mission work now extends over twenty
two islands and the Bible in whole or in part
isread in as many different languages.
tho i'niteI Stntcs IL 70 raise monev fnrt CON.
struction OF a miss ionary steamer to ply be-
tween the many islands.
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KipIinr and tho Autograph Hunters.

From ne FhIddfII hla Record.
A West PHILADELPHIA girl who Is an enthu-
siastic autograph collector has recently added
$3.50. From her experience II would seem
that the English poet il not such an ''absent-
minded hrgGar' ns he pictures Tommy Atkins
10 be. On the contrary, he believes In turn ing
everything TO u good account. and It
is evidently this belief rather than
to place a valuation Of $3.50 on
every autograph he scribhles. II must not
be Inferred that he pocket the proceeds. Tho
West Philadelphia girl sent a modest request
for an autograph, enclosing u stamped and adj
dressed envplrpe, as Is her custom. In reply
secretary setting forth in brief that Mr.. Kin
ling would be pleased 10 furnish his autograph
the collector might prefer. receipt for which
shoul Immediately be sent TO him. She do
nated the sum to the Childrrn's Country Week
Association. forwarded the receipt to Mr. Kip
ling, and the other day she received tho auto
Rrnnh.
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How Americans Regard tho South
African War.

Since the clash opened between the
British and Beers in South Africa. the atti-
tude Of this country, as shown In tho
expressions OF the press, as we'll as In the
conduct OF the Government, has been one
OF resolute neutrality. Notwithstanding
the British undertaking was essentially
repugnant to our every national tradition,
and England OF oil countries has been our
traditional foe, England's friendliness
throughout the war with Spain was too
actual and welcome for any sound-hearted
country like ourselves to become hostile
during conflict between her and another
nation Immediately following.
Disaster to En- gland such as would please
Europe would he deprecated by us greatly
and sincerely. Moreover. our interests in
the East are now too important. and, for
the moment, too distinctly ientlfed with
Engand's to permit In us toward her any
serious feeling but that Of desire that her
power and prestige remain unimpaired.
But this country cannot afford to be mis-
understood or misrcprescnted In Its views
upon tho South African war.
We observe that the London Times and
the London Spectator console themselves for
the sympathy cvinced for the Beers on the
continent of Europe by tho assurance that
In the present contest, Englshmen have
the moral support Of the United States.
On Wednesday, according to report in
the Herald. the President OF the London
Board OF Trade. expressed his satisfaction
that this country was with us In the
struggle for the freedom Of our fellow
subjects In South Africa" We know not
on what ground these assurances are
based.
We have heard, to DO sure, that n
fund for the relief OF wounded British SOL
dicrs Is in process OF collection by some
American women dwelling in England who
have married Englishmen and by that act
became, in point Of law, British subjects.
We believe, too, that a few American citi-
zcns, by way Of Good-natured response to
their appeal, have contributed certain
sums OF money. 1t is scarcely con-
ceivable that, from such evidence, any
reasonable persons would attempt to
deduce the drift OF American sentiment II
the Times and Spectator really want to learn
what the great majority OF Americans
think about the war In South Africa, they
should do precisely what they would do in
the case OF France or any other country
where the press Is known to reflect faith.
fully the current OF public opinion. They
should consult the newspapers. When they
do this they will discover that most OF the
influential journals in the United States,
representing both political parties, are
well informed concerning the merits OF the
question now referred to the arbitrament
OF war. and have reached the conclusion
that tho cause of the Beers is essentially
just.
This conclusion does not imply in the
minds OF those who hold it any failure Ia
recognize the substantial worth OF the ser.
vices rendered us by Great Britain during
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War Poem by the Archbishop Of Armagh.

From the London T,m,s.
They SAY that war is hell, the great aecursed."
Tho sin impossible !, I've forgiven
YeI Il can look beyond 1t a. its worst,
Aud still ind blue IN Heaven.
And as note how nobly natures form
That lie who made the earthquake and the storm
Perchancc makes battles tool
The life lie loves is not the life Of span
Abbreviated by each passing breath.
II Ia the true humanity OF Man,
VICTORIOUS over death.
Tho long cSpectance OF tho upward gaze,
sense insradicAbl, Of things atsr,
Far hoge OF hnGinS after many days
The bright and morning Star.
Methinks see how spirits may be tried,
Transhgurtd into beauty IN wars verge,
Like hoSerS. whose trcmu'u' grace Is learnt DO.
The tramphnG OF The surge.
And now, not only Englishnsn at need
HnIc won q nory aud UNEQUAL fry,
since hbueTas day!
Those who live on amid our homes to dwell
Have gr sped tho higher lessons that endure,
The gallant Private learns To practise we'll
His horoism obscure.
His heart boats high rs one for whom is made
Amghty muslr 1nl"mnly. what tims
The "ratoho OF the cannomaio
Rolls through tn1 hills sublime,
Yet his the dan gerous posts th,t few can marx,
The crimson death, thr droai unrrring aim,
The fatal ball that whites through the dark.
The faithful following Of thu hsg all day.
Tine duty done thr b ing NJ natiou thanks
The tina Ns"U' OF su,ne Z ian and gray
kempis OF the ranks
These are tn thing our com mnnweal to guard
Tho pa irn' " rengih tnat 10 too pr8u q press,
The dny don. br duty, not reward.
The lofty ntuoness.
And they OF greater state Sh never turned
Taking their path II duty high and higAsr.
VIVA, do We deem that they. too may ha o learned
IN that baptIsina! nre'
Not that tho only end beneath the sun
ID to make every set a trading lake.
Aud all our sp.c..i,d English history ono
Noluminous mistake.
They who marched up the bluffs last stormy week
some OF them. ere they reached the noun.
tain'A crown,
The wind OF battle breathing on their check
suddenly lad theai down.
Like slsepers-not like those whose race Is run
Fast, fast atlecp amid the cannon = roar
Them no re,e lie and no morning gun
shall ever waEen more.
And tho hoy.beauty passed from on the face
OF those who lived, and into 4 instead
Came proud forGetfuiness o: ball and race,
Sweet commune with the dead,
And thoughts beyond theis thoughts tho spiri,
Leaf,
And manly toArs made M upon their eyes,
And to them cAuIe great prosentiment
OF high self'sacrnct.
Thus a. the helvens many colored flames
Al sunset Art but dutt in rich disguise
The ascending earthquake dust OF battle frames
Gods pictures IN the skies,
PALACE. ARhA0n. Oct rs. WILLIAM AAxAoH.
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ART NOTES.
Pictures by Charles Rolio Peters ut the
Union League Club.


o"'o" Tongue o'""'
A collection OF about thirty pictures and
studies by Charles Rpllo Peters 10 exhibited In
tho art gallery OF the Union League Club ON
the occasion OF the monthly meeting and the
two ladies' days Friday and Saturday OF this
week. lis an interesting departure In the
policy OF the Art Committee. this making an
exhibition OF a single painters work, and will
probably be followed from time to time with
other similar collections. Mr.. Peters, who Is
an American artist about thrtynve years OF
age. and at the outset OF his career was pupil
OF Jules Tavernier In San Francisco, has
had the custom Try schooling in French ateliers.
having studio In Paris seven years at tho
Julian academy and ut the Beaux Arts. On
his return TO this country some four years ago
he went to California. took up q ranch and
established himself for the study OF moonlight
and other night effects. Tho exhibition COM
prises the results OF his work with few Brit
tany and Long Island subjects. and the
com positions almost without exception bear
witness to the sincerity Of his purpose and tho
success OF his achievements.
1t 10 no new thing TO maxs pictures OF moon
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The Hon. SAM JONES OF Toledo believes
that. as result OF the vote cast for him. there
will be non partisan" candidates In every
Ohio city next sprng. Mr.. JoNEss depth OF
non partisanship may be Judged from these
words:
"If my race has contributed In any way to the
success Of JoHs II. MCLEAN and . rsbuks to the In.
famous Philippine policy Of tho Administration. 1
feel that II has not been In vain
Tuesday night Mr.. JONES had too much
confidence In the people" to admit that NASH
was elected Governor Thus does tho Hon
Golden ltule JoNFs confess that he was only a
MCLEAN side show.
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Gen, SAMBo BowLEs Of Springfield is
still unconvinced, He cries that the verdict
given by the people raises at once the aues-
ton OF the eXpediency OF Mr.. McKINLEY's
denomination. II points to tho impossibilty
Of electing him in 1900 on the platform
he has made for himself" Thus does Gen.
BAMBo BowLEs sally out demanded against
tho facts and hack at the inevitable with his
flashing steel pen. Why don't the Springfield
paople raise n subscription and send him
abroad for two or three months? This con-
tinung violence 10 a bad sign.
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Expansion Round.up-MnIs of re.a. In.
From n. son Francisco Esqmin,r

from me 80 frnhcisfo Ehdmtn'r.
Hon Roger 2. Mills stopped In san Francisco yes.
terday for few hours on his way from Seattle
where he has property interests, to his home At
Corsicans, Tex Il presume" said Senator Mills
YESTERDAY. that Mr. Bryan will be nominated, Tho
signs all that way. l not ready % declare
that this 10 the wisest party policy. am blmetal
list bat not fanAtcAl advocate OF free coinage at
IL TO and doubt very seriously II the Democratic
party can succeed while that cry is maintained as
Its chief slogan. Business condition, are better
now than when Mckinley became President"
About expansion. Yes, am an expansionist and
always have been. Texas and California and other
state. came into the Union on the expansion prnci
pie. But am not an impsrialist. nor a colonizer.
onto the Philippines"