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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
The Old Home Haunts.

There's sound that rings in my ears to-
day
That echoes In vague refrain.
The ripple OF water Ger smooth-WaDneu
clay, ,,
Where the wall-eyed pike and the black
bass play,
That makes me yearn, in a quiet way,
For my old hy-rod again.
Back to the old home haunts again,
Back where the clear lake les
Back through the woods
Where the blackbird broods,
Back to my rod and flies.
I'm longing to paddle the boat to-day,
Through the water-logged grass ana reeus !,
Where the must-rat Swims and the cat-talls
Where tie air is cool and the mist Is gray;
Where ripples dance in the same Oh way
Under the tangled weeds.
Back on the old oak log again,
Back by the crystal brook;
Back to the bait,
And the silent walt,
Back to my line and hook.
wish I could wade by the waters edge,
Where the fallen leaves DRIFT Dy
Just to see in the shadow of the ledge
How dark forms glide, like a woodlands
wedge,
Through driftwood pies and the coarse
marsh sedge,
And to hear the bittern cry.
Back where the tndpoles shift and sink.
Back where the bullfrogs sob;
Back Just to float
In the feaky boat,
Back to my dripping bob.
Oh, it's Just like this on each misty day,
It's always the same old pain.
That struggles and pulls In the same old
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
THE TRUTH ASKED FOR

M. Labori means to do his full duty
by his client. He has made personal
appeals to Emperor William and King
Humbert to grant permission to Colonel
Schwartzkoppen and Colonel Panizzardi
to go to Rennes and testify in the Drey-
rus trial 1t is to be hoped that if these
colonies with the wondrous names know
anything that is true about the Dreyfus
matter they will be allowed to tell it.
Whether they ought to betray the real
traitors, if Dreyfus wasn't traitor, is
rather delicate question. Perhaps
traitors ought to expect betrayal In an
emergency, and perhaps if their betray-
al will be the means of getting some sort
OF Justice done in Dreyfus' case there
should be no hesitation by their employ
ers about betraying them. Their be-
trayal would be a useful lesson to 9TH
ers who are traitors or who are inclined
to be. And it is farer that the real
traitors should suffer than that Drevfus
should continue to suffer if he isn't the
real traitor.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

that he will direct such steps to be
taken as will enable the company to
proceed with the cable without COM
hitting the government to any conces-
sion in its favor or to any action which
will in effect maintain the present mo-
nopoly, or else the President will direct
a suit to be brought to determine the
matter.
This is good advice. 1t is certainly
not good for the public that the monopo-
ly be sustained.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
FASHION NOTES.

A New Season In the Dress Calendar.
Indian summer dresses, what do you
think of that, AS If spring, summer,
enough to think about, women are now
to give name to the halfseasons and
supply costumes for them. The Indian
summer gown to be worn In October
will follow the cut of the summer gowns
now being prepared for shelving, but
woolly stuffs, lovely albatross, camels'
hair and French fiannes will be used
Crepon is revived, too, for this purpose.
Scarlets, brilliant greens and white will
be worn, as also will all shades of
brown, but the latter will not be so
enthusiastically in fashion. Woods
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

dotted with silk, sometimes in smooth
polkas, often in loose knots, are most
effective Such materials are made up
in combination with silk often accord
ing to elaborate design, and are intend
ed for a career later at theater and
house wear
Some of these dresses will be of little
use except for the season after which
they are named. These are for wealthy
folk. More sensible gowns are as we'll
suited to this new fancy in names and
serve until worn out. The one the ar
fist shows was marked for Indian sum
mer only by its color cut and finish
being without striking features It's
broadcloth was deep red Embrod-
cry of white silk was used freely, black
velvet supplied belt, collar and piping
for both skirts, and white corded silk
gave the V-shaped yoke. RufTles of
the dress goods edged with faint trac-
cry OF embroidery We're used as shou-
der finish. In view of the unanimity
with which first-cass dressmakers de-
clare that such shoulder treatment is
out of fashion, 1t is surprising to see it
crop out in stylish gowns, frequently
on the output of these same critics.
That it is about past there is no deny
ing. That it occasionally appears is be-
cause women insist that plain sleeve
tops make them look narrow chested,
and there are really very few permissi-
BILE ways of trimming the shoulders.
FLORETTE
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

portunities for thefts naturally increase
by operating the library upon the open
shelf system. Still, the experience of
the free circulating library, with a
clientele of all ages, races and eondi-
lions of people is, that, as a whole,
these tllefts are not of such Importance
as to offset the benefits Of the system,
and one Of the librarians in charge of q
branch remarked: IT do not know
how many books were stolen else
where, but in my branch the thefts do
not amount to anything worth speak
ing about, and even if they d steal much
more, ! would still prefer the open
shelf. New York Sun.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06
THE CUBAN CABnE monopoly,

The War department order bv which
the Western Union telegraph company
was given the monopoly of telegraph
communication between the United
States and Cuba is causing some stir.
The Western Union stands upon a
grant made by Spain in 1856. The Com
mercial Gable company says IF our
proposed cable We're about to disturb
the peace, or create a monopoly, or in
LeIIere with trade, or obstruct naviga-
ton, the government might legally for
bid it, but inasmuch as this cable will
destroy the monopoly and will aid
trade and will facilitate commerce. we
deny the legality of prohibition by the
government against the cable being
laid" Ex-senator Edmunds has been
asked for his opinion. He thinks that
the monopoly claimed under the al
legged Spanish grant cannot be main
tanned in a court of justice. He ad-
vises, therefore, that the Commercial
Gable company lay the whole matter
before the President, who, he is conf
dent, will be willing, in case of so
much general public interest. to give the
matter his personal consideration, and
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

General H. T. Stanton told this sorry
the other day in Omaha: Zone morn
Club in Washington and found none of
the distinguished members there. I
felt a little lonely and, touching bell,
summoned waiter. Have any Of
the old drunkards been here this morn
ing?' I asked. No sah you'se de fust
pne he replied"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

The quartermasters department is
arranging for another large purchase of
khaki to supply the new volunteer reg
dments with suitable tropical uniforms.
Bids have been opened in New York
for 100000 yards of khaki. 1t was only
a few months ago that a contract was
placed for the manufacture of 100000
yards of the same kind of goods and
uniforms have been made as rapidly as
the material was delivered to the tall
prs. All of the men in the first ten vol
unteer regiments are now equipped with
khaki uniforms, but it will be several
weeks before the suits will be ready for
the men of the additional ten regi-
ments 1t is thought, however, that
there will be no trouble in supplying
the additional ten regiments as soon as
they are organized, as the manufactur-
ers are able to turn out about 1000 uni
forms per day.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

ADVERTISING RATES..

ADV EKIISING NM ny ,,
Situations, Wants Rents. ana Otner sihn''
advertisements, One Cent a Word each m
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
(seven tlmes). .
display advertisements. per Inch. one 10 a.
sertlon, $1.20; each subsequent insertion, "a, ~
cents ); one week, $500; one month"; @io'
one year. $40. az
Obituary Notices. In prose or verse; 10
cents per line. Notices of Births, MAJ
riages. Deaths, and Funerals. 30 cents eacn'
LOCAL Notices. 10 cents per line. .,,.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their
own immediate business (all matter to %
nnob]ectlonable). and their contracts 90 NOT
dnclude Wants, To Let, For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

A queer vote Of thanks was recently
at the last meeting of the series, and
was in the form Of a resolution which
was adopted by rising vote The pre-
amble declared the tender of thanks to
those named in the following clauses.
The seventh and eighth clauses read:
''Seventh-To the railroad for the re-
duced rate of one and third fare for
round trip to persons attending the
meeting. Eighth-To Almighty God,
calling so many of His people together,
and meeting with them in power and
demonstration
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

According to Max Nordau, who has
been Analysing the personal features Of
Dreyfus, the genuine Semitic nose is
perfectly straight. The crooked nose
says Mr.. Nordau, is pure Armenian,
To-day betrays their mixture in the past
with that tenacious people,"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

Now and then the question is asked
what has become of Theodore Tlton.
He is still living in Paris, where he
has resided ever since the famous trial
In which he played so conspicuous a
part. He has never returned to these
Shores. An American, who met him in
Paris, says the New York Mail and Ex-
press, says that he is in abundant health
and spirits, and that, in response to a
question, he said that he spent his time
between Paris and London. That he
retains his gift Of sparkling repartee is
shown by a remark he made to this
american. 'I asked Tilton," said he,
when is it that man; begins to feel
pld?" and he at once replied: 9TH tell
you when. It's when he is a sophie
more in college"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

All the booms aren't In this coun-
try. The Argentine city of Buenos
Ayres had population of 663,S54 in
1885, and present calculations favor the
conclusion that the population to-day is
not less than 10000.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

The latest device in the way of life
saving apparatus appears to be due to
the ingenuity of e. S. Norris, a Lon
don inventor, it's application to render
ing boats unsuitable having been sue
cessfully proved by trials made at St.
Ketherines Docks, London. If the in
venton is to be applied to a life-boat
already fitted with tight COM
partments, those spaces are filled with
an indefinite number of closed tubes,
each one a few inches long and made
OF some strong impervious material like
waterproof paper. But boat with such
commandments is not necessary, as the
little cases can be held in a canvas
band nailed along the sides of any or
binary rowboat, and render it quite I'M
sinkable The principle can also be
applied to life-b belts and buoys-replac-
ing the cork ordinarily used-and with
much less cost.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

Whether the automobile is to be gem
orally adopted by business houses in
the delivery of goods remains to be de-
cided by the answer to the question of
relative cost. Upon this question light
is thrown by a series Of experiments
lust completed in New Jersey under
the supervision of competent engineers
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

DELIVERED RY CARRIERS IN THE CITY,
10 CENTS WEEK, 50 CENTS A
MONTH, So FOR SIX MONTHS, So
YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

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OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER PUB
LISHED IN CONNECTICUT.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09

\ rather loudly dressed gentleman
stepped into the necktie department OF
big shop the other afternoon, and in
supereilious tone that would have
nettled craven image into anger ut
tered the single mandatory word:
"Necktie
Then he threw back his head as IL the
assistant was entirely beneath his no
tice. This top-lofty air aggravated the
assistant. but he quietly displayed n
number of late patterns with deferen-
tial air.
These" he said obseqlously, "are
the very newest things and are excel
lent quality at Il shilling"
"A shilling" haughtily snapped the
customer; ~ shilling! Do | look like
man who would wear a shilling neck
tie. Is there anything about me to in
dicate that ="
Il beg your pardon, sir meekly in
terposed the assistant; 1.-The sixpenny
counter Is at the other end of the shop"
London Tid-Blts.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09

The front OF the storm reached there
about daylight and the wind and rain
continued TO increase til about noon,
when they gradually subsidized. This
advance guard had broken the palm
trees, snapped Off and stripped of their
fruit the banana and plantain trees
the chief food of the peons-and had
torn and beaten down the coffee trees
and the sugar cane. Many houses had
been unroofed but few, If any, lives
were lost, though many were injured
by the flying debris.
At dusk the worst seemed 10 be over.
for the wind and rain had ceased. But
between and I o'clock In the evening
the storm recommended, accompanied
by torrentlal rain and gales. The lit
tie Portuguese River, usually n mere
creek, already swollen from the morn
ing rain, became raging torrent. 1t
jumped out of its banks at n curve Just
above Ponce, and swept down through
the streets. Small houses, with whole
families, were borne down in its re-
sistless current and either lodged In
some fence corner or carried out to sea.
In ore yard in the city were found the
bodies of daughter, father, mother and
grandmother.
At one place in the street where the
drift was checked. twentyfour bodies
were picked up, most OF unem poems.
Some of them, however. gave evidence
of refinement and one was thought to
be an American. but so quickly does
decomposition set in In that hot eli
mate that 1t was impossible to recog-
nize him. DR.. Sidley. an American
physician. had narrow escape from
death. He had recently purchased and
fitted up handsome home. prepare
tory to receiving the bride he expected
soon to bring from Chicago. lie re-
manned in his house as long as was pos
slble. Tying his money to his arm. and
in his underclothes only. he struggled
through water up te his neck aud at
times over his bead. Fortunately
some one graspeG Lin by the hair as
he swept past house and he was
saved.
! The flood was ci its height near mid
night and the scenes along the river
were heartrendlng. House after house
tioated past toward the ocean, carry
ing its three, four. and even more
wretched passengers, who uttered pit
eous cries for help. The night was
| lighted by ineessant flashes OF light
ming. though with little thunder Many
persons held lamps Mt their windows
and balconies to aid the struggling and
their rescuers.
1t was IA wonderful but horrible
sight. A city Of 10000 people was en-
tirely under water. foaming torrent
pouring through the streets; lightning
flashing; men, women aud especially
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09

\ man applied to the college for a
coat of arms. says Il writer in the Corn
hill Magazine. and was asked II any
Of his ancestors had been renowned
for any singular achievements. The
man paused and considered, but could
rccoliect nothing.
Your father" said the herald. aid
ing his memory. your grandfather,
your great grandfather
No returned the applicant, Il new
er knew that had n at-grandfather
or a grandfather"
"Of yourselfy' asked this creator of
dignity.
Il know nothing remarkable of my
SELF returned the man. only that be-
ing once locked mp In Ludgate prison
for debt found means to escape from
an upper window, and that. you know,
is no honor In a mans scutcheon'
And how did you get DOWN. said
the herald.
odd enough" retorted the man. Il
procured a cord, fixed ii round the neck
OF the statue of King Lud, on the out
side of the building, and thus let my
self down."
Il have it," said the herald. mo
honorl Lineally descended from King
Ludl And his coat of arms will do for
you.'
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09

There have been a great many stories
about absentminded men, where one
forgets his house address. another
what business he is in aud where an
other has TO refer to the mark ON his
handkerchief before he can remember
his own name. There Is farmer
named Rogers In the north, who pos
sessed Jersey COW, which he used to
drive morning and evening TO and from
the pasture, not far from his home.
One morning, as one of his neighbors
was passing along the road, he met
Mr.. Rogers walking In the middle OF
the lane, his mind apparently engross-
ed with some weighty question. The
neighbor called out:
Good morning Mr.. Rogers. Where
are you goingT
Why" said Mr.. Rogers. in sur
prised way. I'm driving the COW TO
pasture" And he waved his hand to-
ward where the COW ought to have
been.
well, where's the cow asked his
friend.
Il suppose / forgot to let her out of
the barn. answered Mr.. Rogers hum
bly, as he realized his position. And he
columbian.
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stood by His Dad.

Once when John Van Buren,, son of
President Van Buren,, was making a
speech In behalf of his father, an old
Democrat rose In the audience and up
braided him as boiler. Few men were
more effective on the stump or quicker
at repartee than John, and he replied
to the charge with an anecdote some
thing like this:
"0ne day a man on horseback came
up with a boy who was contendlng
with an overturned load OF hay. In
stead OF tossing the hay back In the
wagon. the boy was energetically toss
ing it hither and thither, regardless of
where 1t landed.
"fhe traveller halted and said; My
young friend, why do you work so
furiously this hot weather? Why do
you not toss the hay back in the wag-
on and be more deliberate In your la
bors?'
"rhe boy stopped. wiped the stream
ing perspiration on his face on his
shirt sleeve. and, pointing to the pile Of
hay on the roadside, exclaimed, .Stran-
ger. dads under thar aud then he set
about work more furiously than ever"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09
\ BADLY WRECKED VILLAGE,

shores of the island heterogeneous
mass OF wreckage that told OF disaster
to vessels the crews of which persisted.
Scores of CHASTITY, bloaeed corpses
came iioating ashore To add their
ghastliness and horror 10 the awful
scenes already depicted there. Now
and then. after the storm, a disabled
and long-oyerdue steamer made its al
most helpless way into the harbor, and
from the men aboard these were got
ten the stories of the storms awful
fury at sea. The entire island of Porto
Rico was storm swept, but the worst
destruction was wrought along the
southern coast in the vicinity of Ponce
aud twenty miles inland. Sickening
scenes abOunded upon every side; half
iazed sunken eyed, weeping men,
women and children went wailing to
md fro: rows of dead awaited identiti-
cation: strings of dead carts, with their
gruesome burdens, ratified away to the
cemeteries, while everywhere there
was an oppressive, heart-rending, fu-
nereal atmosphere that seemed to hang
like a pail of despair over the stricken
isle.
Full particulars of the terrible storm
show the great destruction and ac-
eentuate the horrible condition of the
peasant, or peon. Houses and roofs to
shelter were as serious questions as
food was before the government issued
free ra tions and made other provisions
to feed the destitute. The ruins in
most cases consisted of n floor only,
with a few articles left thereon. At
Ponce and along the southern shore
the hurricane spent It's greatest fury.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09
READ THE BIBLE II TIMES.
Began From Curiosity and Contfn-
ned Through Interest.

ued fhrouHh interest.
A stout. elderly man was noticed
gazing earnestly at a display of Bibles
Ia all languages" in show window
A stroller passing halted 10 see what
This man was gazing at and remarked
that there was n fine assortment of BIZ
hles.
Yes" said the man. but ] have one
at home older and bigger than any Of
them" There did not seem 10 be any
connection between the age and size OF
Bible, So for lack of anything further
10 say the stroller asked the man If he
had ever read his big Bible through
Yes. was the reply Il have read
ii through Il times"
Holy Moses" calculated the stroller
What do you think of the Bible after
reading It through SO many times?"
Well the Bible is all right. | will
tell you how | came to read it through
the first time, An old circuit rider
who used to visit my fathers house
when I was boy one Sunday preach
ed sermon from the text. For man
shall he judged according to the deeds
done in the body | asked him if that
text was To be found in the Bible. and
he said. OF course IL is said |
did not think II was, and he proposed
that we both read the Bible through to
mud il. We did not find II, but found
SO many things which Interested me
that | Kept on reading the Bible till ]
have gone through 1t IL times. Port
land Oregonian.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-11-09

children struggling with the current,
and then drowning; the rain ceaseless-
ly coming dowa IN sheets.
Many Heroic Incidents.
There We're many Instances Of hero
ism displayed The Eleventh Infantry.
L. $. \, led by their adjutant. saved
at least 100 lives. by reScung people
from the water. The adjntant person
ally saved fifteen from drowning. With
a life line tied to his waist. he dashed
hravely into the torrent again and
again depending upon his men to draw
his body out. The llremen of Ponce
also worked bravely, and one noble
fellow lost his lie.
\ fiat valley usually ten or twelve
feet above the water level, extends
along Del Rio Portuguese. stretching
from half mile to II mile on either
side on this plain the plantations are
situated. Around the planters house.
and often near the river hank, cluster
the huts of the poems. or laborers. from
twenty to fifty on each plantation.
Emilia Quinones, a prosperous planter
living near the river few miles above
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In Lieu OF a Fee.

Through the observance of curious
old custom remarkable collection OF
horse shoes Is forming at Oakham Cas-
tie in Rutlandshirc, England When
ever peer of the realm rides by he Is
required by the constable to contrib
ute horse shoe in lieu of fee. These
are then hung upon the walls OF room
in the castle. Nowadays noblemen
generally contribute shoes OF some pre-
cious metal, richly decorated and bear
ing their coats OF arms. Quite lately
the constable of the castle received
from traveller new horse shoe rich
ly decorated. bearing the Inscription.
William Hitler. fourth Earl of On
slow Another nobleman who was
driving II tandem through the town
short time ago was called upon for
the customary shoe. When 1t arrived
IT was found to he of pure gold and
beautifully chased.