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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-03
FRITZ DANE. OF GREAT HILL.

This unfortunate man first came to
Great Hill about five years ago as an
umbrella and clock mender, and a little
later returned was given such work as
he was able to do by M. l.. Coleman,
more from pity than otherwise. The old
man worked as he pleased, moving
weeds in the peach orchard and doing
various light jobs, taking his wages and
providing for himself as he pleased
During the summer he often preferred
not to avail himself Of the shelter Of
fered, but would sometimes sleep in the
open air when the weather was fair.
He has been demented on one point,
though apparently sane on other sub
jects. His insanity seems to consist in
the belief that there are conflicting spir-
its in the upper part of his body and the
bad ones in the lower portion, and that
at times they meet midway in fierce en-
counter. At such times he will tear his
clothes and cut himself and it appears
to be due to this belief that he likes to
sleep in the open air, with some fanciful
idea of the spirits in and about him.
When in his quiet moods he mends his
clothing, getting y to thread his nee
dies, which he has not been able to do.
He has spool of thread and number
of needles and gets the boy to string all
the needles on the thread Then he
pushes all but one back on the thread
until he has a sufficient length of thread
for the first needle, and when that IS
used he repeats the process with the
next needle.
He is intelligent except when off about
the spirit fancies, and is well informed.
He says he had wife and two children,
one son being in a store in Danbury and
the other on milk farm in New York
state. His home was in Vermont, where
he lost his wife, and from her long sick
ness and death he finally lost his home
and has since been wandering around
the country mending umbrellas and
clocks; he has been out west, but
worked his way back and was at White
Hills for some time before coming to
Great Hill. He says that he served in
the war of the rebellion, enlisting from
Vermont. If so he is entitled to be pro-
vided for in the Soldiers Home.
Humane officer Thrall was in town
Saturday evening and called on DR.. !
Strap to make inquiries in regard to
him. On Monday he was taken to Ok
ford by Deputy Sheriff Spencer and DR.. |
Strapp.-Seymou Record
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-03
PEACOCKS AND TIGERS.

Peacocks and tigers are believed
sually to live together, There is also a
common jungle legend that leopards and
tigers can fascinate peacocks. The sto-
ry may originate in the fact that both
leopards and peacocks have spots, and
that there is some mysterious relation
ship between them. Colonel Tytler had
an experience which showed that the
natives believe in the story. When
stalking peacock he was rather sur
prised to see how near it allowed him to
approach. The bird paid no attention
to him, but was gazing intently, as if
fascinated, at a little patch Of jungle
Just in front. Looking in the same di-
rection he saw leopard stealing on it's
belly toward the bird, which continued
to remain still in the same position. He
was greatly surprised, for he had never
even heard of leopards in that neighbor-
hood, but his establishment was greater
when, on his raising his gun, one barrel
Of which was loaded with hall and COW
ering the animal, the leopard threw up
its paws, and shrieked in a voice hoarse
with terror: "Nehn, Sahib, nehin, NUT
chulao" Ono, sir, no, don't fire')
ne SaIu tHaI IOI d iHolIiSIll he Thought
he must be going mad, and all the Indi-
an tales of enchanted princes and fair
les, We're wolves, and the like flashed
his recollection. The next mo-
ment he saw a man very cleverly dis
guised in leopard skin, with we'll
stuffed head, and a bow and arrow in
one paw, standing before him. The man
so dressed was professional fowler,
who said that in that disguise he could
always approach near enough to shoot
the birds with bow and arrow and
sometimes to catch them in his hand
London Spectator.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-03

must have been consumed, (whiskey, gin
and kindred American beverages do not
prevail in Cuba), I saw not single case
of intoxication. Not until the first rosy
beams Of dawn appeared in the east did
the tumult subside and rest for the
weary become possible.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

iAave uesa Ripans rabuiss with co much satts- enOtiuu that [ can cheerfu.iy ieconend tLcm. aaye been troubled for about three ysars with Vhat called bilious att icks ,m.rg on regularly once Q week, Was told by different phys.cians that is was caused by bad teeth, or which nad seyeraL | hsd the teeth extracted, tut the at. tacks continued. 1 had seen advertisements Of Ripans Tabules in all the papers but had no fai,h iu them, but about six weeks since fr,nd m duced me to try them, Have taken but two or the emau scent boxcs of the Tab.;les and have lad no recurreuce ,,f the aftneks. Fave never given testimonial for anything brfore. but the gr at amount of gooc which believe has Leea one me by Ripans Tabules induces me to ldd I....c iJ 10 mauy tsstimouials you doubesss have In your .o.ssssiou now. AT. DEWITT.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07
THE cocoNINo SUN.

have been great sufferer from eonssspsMoe for over n o years. Notiins Eivs me any rsuea. Ny feet and l, gs anu aoIou uen wore bioatcd eo could not w,ar r.oes ol ny fees anu oh'y Iooss dresa. saw R.paus Tabuies advertised fn ouf daily paper. bought some and took them O direct ell Have t. :ca t..em aoout thrco weeks and thsrs is such a change! am not constipased any mora aud owe it L,l to R.oanj Ta5ulsA Tam th.rsy' seven ,ears old. havc no occupation. only ny household duties aud nu.s.ag my sick hu band Pc as had the dropsy and am trying Ripans Ia ule for him. H. feels romo better but It VIII ta..e some time. he las ,ecn sirx so long. You may use my letter and Game as you Ike.
 Mrs. MAEy GoRnAS cLARKk
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

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The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

Reading some of thc test monin,s in favor of Rlpans Jabues, 1 trr tasI.. klpan Tabules not only relieved S.t actually cured my youn stcr. the head elles have C .sa?nearrd. bowels are In gocd jndition L:.d . Le CT compl:..ns of his stomach. He ts now rcd, c..a5by fa~r'i boy. This wonderful chans h tr!bc c to kIpans Tibules. I am satis ned that they will beneft any one from tho cradle to old age, If taken or,ing to drsc
 tions E.w. pRicR
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

There are some republicans in New York politics who would be just as happy if Col. Roosevelt were not likely to make quite 50 good governor.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

CiN tG sAsVe SiU"oC
 place wi hout getting c ana sick atnny stomach. i.:c.rd about Rlpan ] Tai,ules from an aunt of iri::e who was taking them for catarrh Of the stomach. She ind fnun,i such relief from t.lcir rse sie advised me to ts.ko t3em tn. anal have bcca do.nsso s.nce last O..olpcr. md will ray thsy hayc complete y cured ny headaches. Tan twenty niis ,cnrs o.d. You arc welcome to use th.s testimonial
 Mrs ]. BRooKnynA
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

Ex-Senator Manderson in his ambi- tion to win universal fame has taken the step of publicly declaring that he will not accept any political office.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

Ny sevcn.ycar.oid hoy sunci cd witl pTns In Lis lead. consti. ation aild complained ,'f Its q umnch. He corli not cnt h..e children of his age Go and " hat he did eet did not agree with him. He was thin and of . saffron color.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

rabules regularly, shekeeps a few cartons Ripans Tabulcs in the house and s.ys she will not Dc with out them. The heartburn ard sircpiesa ness have disappeared with the indigestion which was formerly 70 great burden fr her Our whole family ta.e tie Tabuic a,S. y. especially after . hearty mci. My mother is fifty years 4 age and Is enjoying the best of health and spi its a,so eats hearty meals, an impo-sibility before she took Ripans Tabules. Asrox H. BLAugEx
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

want to inform you. in words of highest praise. of the beneiit | have derived from Ripans Tabules. l am . professional nurse and in this profession n clear head 10 always uecded. Ripans Tabu;es does it. After one of my ccses l found my self completely run down. Acting on tho advice of xr. Geo. Bow. CT. Ph. O., Ssa Newark Ave, Jersey City. ! took Ripans Tsbules with grand resdits.
 Mas Bxssss WuDnAH.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

1 have been suiYerlng since 1 was Q little Iirt.
The Coconino sun., 1899-01-07

Mother was troubled with heartburn h and sleeplessL ssa. caused by Indigestion. for . good many ysars. One day she saw . testimonial in the paper indorsins Ripans Tabules. She determined to give them . trial. was greatly relieved by their use ana noN fAkaAlha h a
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
POLITICAL DRIFT.

The educational and police departments
of New York City will cost next year $26,-
100000.
The state senate OF Georgia emphatically
defeated drastic prohibition bill that had
passed the house.
The national convention of the prohibition
party will be held in Chicago, June 81
Chicago hopes to Danish the wigglers from
lake water by that time.
The political situation in Massachusetts is
said to be much confused by the strong So
cialistic vote in the factory towns. Several
towns elected socialistic mayors.
Mr.. Guggenheimer, president of the New
York city council, is the victim of a boom
for the vice presidency on the democratic
ticket. Bryan and Guggenheimer is more
fetching combination than Bryan and Hogg
especially if Bryan would restore the an
cient o. of the family.
New Jersey has suffered much during the
last ten years from the death of prominent
and distinguished public men, the list in
Guiding Vice President Hobart, former Gov
ernors Bedle, Green and Albeit, Senator
Mcpherson, Congressman Halsey and Phelps
and Judges Beasley, Runyon and Cattell.
The largest biography furnished by any
member of congress for the congressional
directory is that given by Senator Depew
and the shortest is that of Senator Bever-
idge of Indiana. The youngest national
legislator is Congressman Martin H. Glynn
Of New York, who was just 26 when elected.
Only four of the counties in New Jersey
gave democratic majorities at the recent
legislative Elections Hudson which in
cudes Jersey City; Hunterdon, which in
cudes Flemington; Sussex, which is the
most northerly county of New Jersey, and
Warren, which is on the Pennsylvania bor-
der and the chief city of which is Belvdere.
1t is reported that New York republicans
will try to have passed in the legislature
bill fixing the term of the mayor of the city
of New York at two years instead of four, as
1t is at present, with eligibility for re-
election, and direct power over the heads OF
all the city departments, so that he may be
held responsible and may be subject to re-
moval by the governor.
OF the city of Philadelphia it is said that
it has had larger number of congressman
of extended periods of consecutive service
than any other locality in the country. 1t is
pointed out that Congressman Kelley and
O'Neill each served twenty nine years, Con-
gressman Randall twenty seven and Con-
gressman Harmer twenty-six. One of the
present congressman, General Bingham, has
a record of ten terms, or twenty years Of
service. General Bingham is
native of PHILADELPHIA.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
A sonr to the Hen.
OUR SCHEMING KIDS.
Denver Post,


The Christmas day comes on apace, and
eyes are all a-glisten, ga
And hearts are beating faster, as the ht-
tie ones in thought
Lie curled within their coZy beds and inno-
To hear old Santa's jinglng bells and
reindeers lively trot.
In fond anticipation they are picturing the
treasures
They'll find within their stockings on The
merry Christmas morn.
And in Imagination drinking of the match
less pleasures
They'll wrest from drum and sQueaking
fife and ear-annoying horn.
What models of obedience the dear ones
becoming!
No matter what their parents ask, tits
done in CHEEKY way,
They carry coal and shovel snow and run
on errandS humming
Glad songs of glee; when works to do
who cares a snap for play!
Within their seats at Sunday school we
regularly find them,
Unto the teachers spoken words they
list attentively;
No thought give they to Sunday sports
which they have cast behind them
Their pious eyes are fixed upon the oom-
ing Christmas tree.
And who of us of older years can frown
upon the practice,
Or chide the scheming little ones in
harsh, reproVing tones?
Can hold up holy hands at such deception?
for the fact is
That people in glass houses should be
shy of throwing stones,
For memory will take us back on silent
pinons flying
Unto the days of long ago when life was
In its May
And as we picture boyhood scenes. by
links, there's no denying
That kids of old We're much the same as
kids we have today
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
FAILURES AND PROSPERITY.
Marked Reduction In the Record of
Business Reyerses.

One OF the surest of prosperity signs is,
curiously enough, negative one the
dwndling list of failures. There can be no
quarreling with the times when the records
OF business collapses show a falling off.
Then money is easy, credit Is good, con-
fdence Is unshaken, trade is abundant. All
conditions favor the merchant, the manu-
facturer, the worker and the consumer.
The balance is being re- established and the
withering influence of failure strikes only
those establishments which invite disaster
by their reckless enterprise or indifference
to the normal laws of business. The Dun
commercial agency has just issued a leaf"
let which presents the statistics of busi
ness failures in the United States since
1857, revealing some very striking fuctua-
tions. Since the civil war period, when
records were incomplete, the points of
deepest commercial distress were 1867 1873.
1875, 1878. 1884, 1887, 1901 1898 and 1896.
The year 1893 was the worst ever recorded,
both as to the number OF failures and the
aggregate of liabilities. There were then
1922 records of collapse with a total of
$S46, 779, $50 in liabilities. In 1896 the total
of failures closely approached that of 1893,
reaching 15,0SS, but the liabilities fell far
short, aggregating only 1926, ,096, 1884 The
liabilities since 1896 have fallen off steadily
and heavily, in round numbers reaching
1854 900 in 1897, $3.50, 100000 in 1898 and
sS9,OO00OO in 1899, as far as completed.
There is every reason to anticipate that
the coming year will be marked by con-
tinued downward tendency in these figures.
All the conditions now prevailing. which
have helped to stimulate prosperity and
sustain business during 1897, 1898 and 1893,
ought in all logic to continue throughout
1900. 1t will require some unforeseen
calamity, some cataclysm In world affairs.
or sone sharp reversal of national policy
TO produce change In the course OF COM
meree AS long as public confidence is un-
shaken the failure figures generally show
satisfactory total and there is nothing
on the horizon at present TO assai the
peoples confidence in their opportunities,
their country or their currency.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16

REPUBLICAN, Ma TIONAL CONVEN TION.
The republican national convention of
1900 will be held in Philadelphia and
will assemble June 10. The selection of
that city by the national committee
will be satisfactory to republicans gen
orally and it is to be commended as a
proper recognition of the steadfast 10y
party. 1t will be twenty-eight years
since the republicans of the nation gath
cred there TO name a nominee for the
presidency, Grant having been renom-
mated in that city in 1872, and 1t was
urged that the west having been well
recognized in the meantime the east
was fairly entitled to the convention.
The republican national convention of
1876 was held in Cincinnati; the con-
ventions of 1880, 1884 and 1888 were
in Chicago that of 1892 in Mnneapo-
lis and that of 1896 in st. Louis. 1t
will thus be seen that the west has not
been neglected, in the matter of con-
ventions, by the republican party and
consequently has no reasonable ground
of complaint at the selection of an east
ern city.
That Philadelphia will show its APP
probation of the honor there can be
no doubt. 1t has every facility for
properly and adequately entertaining
the delegates and all who may go there
to attend the convention and it can be
confidently predicted that the repub-
licans of that city will spare no effort
that generous hospitality may sug-
gest to render the event memorable. AS
to the date for the meeting of the con-
vention there can be no reasonable OBJ
lection. There were advocates outside
the city of later date, on the ground
that short campaign Is to be desired,
but usually weather conditions in July
are less favorable to such business than
in June. Besides, there will not be
much attention given to the campaign
during the midsummer.
The work of the republican national
convention of next year will not be ar
duous nor protracted. AS was said by
Senator Depew, it will probably be in
session fewer number Of days than
any of it's predecessors. 1.-The ticket
will be nominated by acclamation," said
Mr.. Depew. "There is no division of
sentiment in our party as to who shall
head it. BY the time the convention
meets the choice for vice president will
be equally clear The platform is al
ready formulated in the minds, not only
of the party leaders. but of the voters.
of the country" With the candidates
of both parties already practically
chosen and needing only the ratification
of the conventions, the campaign of
1900 should not be of character TO
interfere, as presidential campaigns
usually do, with the business of the
country.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
EXHAUSTION OF SOILS.
Scientific study of Various Methods
of Restoration.


According to the report of Secretary Will
son of the Department of Agriculture certain
divisions of that department are devoting
most of their time to the study of the ex-
haustion of soils by successive crops and the
restoration of the soil to its former elfi-
cheney
The problem in the great west has not yet
risen to the Importance it has attained in
the Atlantic seaboard states, where farms
have been yielding for several centuries,
Even in the east it has not reached the i'm
portance it possesses in European countries
France, Germany and the Netherlands.
The scientific study of the elements
which each crop abstracts from soil and
the means by which these elements can be
restored TO the soil is a modern develop
ment of agriculture This development has
not made the progress which the apparently
simple nature of the problems involved
would lead one TO expect 1t seems an easy
matter to analyze chemically the products
corn, rye oats. barley, cott1n, tqbacco-taken
from the soil and to ascertain definitely the
exact elements they have carried off 1t
seems as easy a matter to replace these
constituents by means CT fertilizers OF known
composition.
The problem Is not so easy, however as
1t appears at first sight. Inc same con-
sttuent elements such as carbon, nitrogen,
hydrogen, oxygen, iron, lime, phosphorus
even taken in identically the same proper
tions, may make as different substances as
corn and sawdust or charcoal and diamond.
Then, too, the absorption of the fertilizer
by the soil and its conversion by the soil
into forms in which plants can assimilate
it furnishes another complication in the
problem, so that, altogether, it is as COM
plex as any in applied chemistry.
At present the problem is not pressing
upon the United States as forcibly as the
problem of supplying water TO the arid plains
which only require such addition to become
first-cass farm land.
The time Will come, however, when the
problem will be the grayest with which the
Agricultural department will have to deal,
and the work done in that field now will
get its reward then.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
MISUNDERSTANDING THE GOVERNOR.


Up to last evening Governor Poynter was
disposed to appoint G. NJ. Hitchcock in re-
sponse to the almost unanimous demands Of
the rank and file OF the fusion forces.
This is an extract from a special dis
patch printed in n Chicago paper which
gets its Nebraska news out of the World
Herald office. Not content with voicing
his deep disappointment and denouncing
his defeat as an evidence of the sting
of ingratitude the dismal candidate for
the senate seems to be trying through
his agents to mollify his discontinue by
misrepresenting Governor Poynter That
nothing is further from the truth than
this assertion telegraphed all over the
country is conclusively shown by the
governors statement given out after the
commission had been delivered to Sen
ator Allen. In this the governor says:
stated at the beginning OF the agitation
that l would appoint the man recommended
by the majority of the people of the state.
Senator Allen was that man, and l appointed
him this morning. l used every means at
my disposal to get expressions from the peo-
pie. l sent kilograms and letters to the
great and small in the party. BY far the
greatest number of these from whom | heard
were in favor of Allen. 1t pleases me per-
sonaly to know that the wishes of the people
and my own predictions coincide.
From this it is clear that Governor
Poynter was at no time disposed to
favor the chrysanthemum candidate and
that he knew all the time that the in
fuence raised in his behalf was mere
froth worked up by paid beating of the
bushes and hired hand-clapping of mer
cenary claquers. The pictures printed
in eastern papers showing the face of
the kid glove aspirant labeled "Ne-
braska's Probable New Senator were
simply emanations of an insane ambi-
ton for notoriety and free advertising,
without the slightest foundation for
them.
Whatever partisans may think of the
governors action he is entitled to have
the truth told rather than to be made
the victim of a purposely distorted ver-
sion designed to make him ridiculous.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-16
BUSY DAYS AT THE MINTS.
Visionary Theories Sweot Away by
Accomplished Facts.
ST Louis Globe ID Democrat

Accomplished Facts.
st. Louis Globe Democrat
In the last fiscal year, according TO the
annual report of the director of the mint,
the coinage of gold in the United States was
the greatest in the history of the country,
the total amounting to s1OS, III, 1S0, against
S64, ,634,S65 in the preceding year. Several
OF the mints are working overtime, and
greatly enlarged mints under cons rue
tion lin Philadelphia and Denver. TIE
worlds production of gold last year COZ
tinued its rapid Upward course. Director
Roberts estimates the total yield in 1898
at 1887 900, 900, an increase of s49,0O0,O0O, or
12 per cent over 1897. There was a further
heavy gain in the first six months of the
present year. and but for the South African
war the production this year would have
gone beyond 100000 1000. 1t will not fall far
below that aggregate even as matters stand,
for the gold mines of the United States
Australia, Mexico and Canada are pouring
cut more bullion than ever before.
Nothing whatever in the situation indi
Gates that the worlds output OF geld will
not go on augmenting indefinitely. The ad-
vance is in processes as we'll as in the
fields of operations! Each year opens up
new mining territory without eXhausting the
old Alaska will be an addition to the per-
manent sources Of supply. Gold exists in
the Philippines, and American enterprise
will soon gather fresh information on this
point. The time has arrived to clinch the
gold standard. Among all nations the
United States is best prepared to measure
values in the stable dollar of gold que3-
toned by none and accepted at its face by
ALL The report that quite a number OF
democrats in both houses of congress will
support the gold standard provided for in
the new financial bills is no doubt true.
In these cases their constituents demanl 1t.
They are weary of silver foolishness and
fallacy. Mines and mints are pouring out
gold in an unprecedented stream aud the
theories of an insufficient supply have be II
swept away by accomplished facts in all
parts OF the world.