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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22
SERVED IN THE OLD 10TH {


John l.. Dutton, who died at his home
in New London last Friday, formerly
lived in Montville and was engineer
at the Palmer Brothers mill at Oak
dale. When he moved to New London
he was engineer for the r. II. Palmer
company at their quilt mill until his
health failed. He was veteran of the
civil war, enlisting in company I, First
Connecticut infantry at New Britain
July %, 1861. He was captured and pa
rolled at Winchester Va, May 25, 1862,
and was honorably discharged from the
service June 49, 1862 He promptly re-
enlisted, this time in company B, Tenth
infantry. He went into the company
as a private, but was promoted and
became corporal. He was wounded
April 2, 1865, at Fort Gregg, Va, and
his final discharge was dated June 2S,
1865. Mr.. Dutton was a member of w
w. Perkins post G. A. r., of New Lon
don A wife and several children sur
ViVe him.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22
FUNERAL OF EX-SENATOR GRA-
HAM

The funeral of ex-senator James Ora
ham will be held at the residence on
Elm street, West Haven, at 2:30 o'clock
this afternoon. Rev. N. J. Squires, pas
tor of the West Haven congregational
church, will officiate.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22
DEBATE TONIGHT
AT the Young Mems Republican Clut
Rnlf11G

The debate at the Young Mems Re-
publican club this evening will be on the
abolition of capital punishment. Will
liam A. Gillespie will open for the af-
firmative and Frederick w. Kaye for
the negative. The debate will then be
thrown open to the members.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-22
LANDLADY's PECULIAR CLAIM.

LANDLADY'S PECULIAR CLAIM
Mrs. Catherine Huxford, proprietress
of the apartments at 409 Temple street,
in which G. w. Perkins. jr., the stu
dent, first developed symptoms of
smallpox, has decided not to receive
back from Health Officer Wright the
keys to her house and the furniture in
It, Notwithstanding there has been
disinfection of the place as thorough as
science can do it, she contends that 1t
is not SO thorough as to remove all
danger of infection and that the city
owes her the value OF her furniture.
She maintains that the furniture, dis
infection or no disinfection, represents a
total loss to her. loss which the city
should make good. Thia contention of
Mrs Huxford's is an unique one, and
if ultimately brought into court as now
seems likely, will be of deep interest to
lawyers, physicians and scientists. Mrs.
Huxford has engaged Attorney p. w.
Chase to look after her interests and
his first move will probably be to file
a claim against the city for the loss of
the furniture and in the event of this
claim being disallowed he will appeal to
was taken sick Mrs. Huxford was tenn
porarily residing with her sister in Sher-
man avenue Her Temple street house
was in charge of a housekeeper and
since the smallpox broke out in the
house she has not been near it. The
health authorities of the city took
charge of the house and keys and she
now refuses to take back the keys.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

think it would do any harm just for a
minute. l forgot that l had whole
bunch Of firecrackers in that same pock-
ct.
Suddenly I heard some one cry out,
''Tom is afrev' and then there came .
puff Of smoke in my face, and felt
something hot against my leg, and then
pop! snap! bang! crack, fizz, whizz! crack
lety-bang! the crackers began to 60 off
in my pocket!
Everybody was yelling, and just for
minute ] didn't know what to do.
ran, but the crackers ran with me, and
the faster~I went the harder they popped.
Then all at once saw what to do, and
T pulled off my jacket and threw it on
the grass. Luckily it was my jacket, and
not my trousers pocket!
Billy took it up and shook out the
crackers, and then he turned out the
pocket, but there wasn't much left to
turn. It was just a black rag, and It
dropped into little pieces. Then there
was big piece that looked as if it had
once been white, and that. they said, was
my handkerchief, but should never have
known it. II
Well, of course they all laughed at me
good deal, but didn't mind much, for
it really was very funny. suppose; but
my advice to other boys is. don't carry
crackers in your pocket, and, if you do,
don't put lighted slow-match in With
them!Laura e. Richards.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
| Alexandria, Va, with a large company
of civil and military people Of Fairfax

Alexandria, Va, with a large company
Of civil and military people of Fairfax
County,"
Things were not particularly bright for
the colonial armies on the first anniver-
sary of the declaration of independence.
The soldiers at Morristown heights, how
ever. under Washington's command each
received an extra gill of rum with his
ration in recognition of the day. The
third anniversary of the signing Of the
declaration was made memorable by the
issuing of an order by the commander
in-chief that all military prisoners under
the sentence of death should be pardoned.
Perhaps the most enthusiastic and
heartfelt celebrations of Independence
day did not take place ON the dRy itself.
News travelled slowly in the year 1776,
and it was some days before New York
knew that the country had been declared
free. When the pleasing information did
reach there, however, the town went
wild. The kings statue was pulled down
and melted up into bullets for the Ameri-
can armies. Two or three days after
New York had given vent to it's enthusi-
astic feelings Boston celebrated. A Brit
ish army officer who was a prisoner in
the hub at the time wrote an account Of
the rejoicings of the "deluded people,"
He was escorted by a band of patriots
to see the ''goings on" and confesses that
he enjoyed the occasion as a break in
rather monotonOus life of captivity. The
crowd of Bostonians tore down the lion
and the unicorn from the old headquar-
ters Of the British Government, after
ward the old Massachusetts, state house.
1t was not until after the signing of
the treaty of peace with Great Britain
that celebrations of Independence day
were held regularly in all places. Dinners
were .nvorite features of the day.. Ev-
erJbody was invited and it was seen to
that there was enough for all. The citi-
zen sat down at the outdoor table with
out any fear that cannon cracker was
to be exploded under him before he had
finished his first course. Pandemonium
had not as yet come into general use as
a synonym for the features of the Fourth
Of July. All through Virginia the public
and private feasts ON Independence day
had as dish what was known as Bruns-
wick soup or stew. The name probably
arose from desire on the part of the
Virginia householders to suggest that the
kingly house of Brunswick was Gin the
SOUP"
In the staid land of steady habits, Con-
necticut. in the town Of Hartford it was
the custom for years to have q great
dinner sin the field" A newspaper Of
100 years or SO ago gives an account oe
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
OIL IN CALIFORNIA.
An Interview With a Well Known OIL
Export.

An Interview With q Well Known OIL
Expert.
A well-known oil expert has the fol-
lowing to say about the California oil
industry:
now about 4, 500, 900 barrels annually.
This output is being increased very
materially each month by the product
of the new wells drilled to oil in the
different districts.
The question most frequently asked
me, especially by capitalists and those
interested or likely to be interested in
oil investments is: lis there not
possibility of oyerproduction of oil in
Californian
There are two main belts extending
through the state, located on the east
ern and western shores of ancient, pre-
historic seas. One of these produces a
black and essentially fuel oil, and the
other green or gas oil.
The black or heavy oil makes an
ideal fuel, as has been proven by 30
years of experience in Russia and in
this country.
In using oil as fuel it is necessary
to exercise considerable judgment, and
to know what kind of oil as we'll as
what kind of burner to use.
The, two oils, the black and the
green, lie almost in two parallel belts
in California extending on the west
side of the San joaquin valley and run
ming north and south into northern and
southern California. There is likewise
a similar condition on the east side OF
the San joaquin more or less in evil
dence as is shown by the outcroppings
and geological formation. The east
side of the valley. however. has not vet
been prospected for oil as has the west
side, where developments have already
been, and where by far the largest
amount of the oil output of California
is at present obtained.
1t is true that many far-seeing capi-
talists have entered into the oil busi-
ness and have reaped rich financial re-
turns already. others have been too
conservative and are losing opportuni-
ties which are fast being taken up by
Eastern capitalists, who arerapidly ap-
preciating the chance California gives
for investments.
Many wells are now under way, and
new derricks are going up on every side,
and am satisfied that many of these
new oil enterprises will be wonderfully
successful and that the financial story
of Oil City, in Fresno county, with it's
dazzling vistas of millions already
made and not under prospect, will be
told and retold again and again in new
fields in the near future.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

opening of trade with China brought in
the small frecrackers and American fac
tories soon found the means Of making
big ones. Noise assumed the scepter and
has reigned ever since. There is strong
desire on the part Of many people to-day
to change the character of the celebra-
tion Of Independence day and to make 1t
like unto that which it once was. All
sorts of plans have been suggested for a
more orderly and solemnly impressive
celebration Of the republics natal day.
The effort to change the methods of the
days recognition are being exertcd In a
virile way, and it may be that the pres
ent generation will live to find something
more in the Fourth Of July than picnic,
the explosion of pack Of crackers under
tin pan or the rush Of rocket which,
like too many Independence day celebra-
tions, ends in a ''stick."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
An Episode Of the Fourth.

Oh, yes, we had a glorious time, Of
course. We always do. We didn't begin
firing till Z o'clock, partly because it
wakes people up, and partly because it is
so silly to use up all your crackers be-
fore breakfast, as some boys do, and
have none for the rest of the day, and
have every one think you nuisance be-
sides.
We had no accidents; that is, nothing
to speak Of. Polly burned two or three
of her fingers little, but we made that
all right with soda and a rag, and she
never cried bit; but there was an cpl
sode, and it happened to me. This was
the way it happened:
/ wanted both my hands to use, and l
had piece of punk in one Of them. and
there was no place to lay 1t down. and
everybody else's hands were full. too, SO
T-well, just put it into my pocket for
a minute. 1t was lighted. but l didn't
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Some dairymen have a measure and
give each COW the same quantity of
food. There can be no uniformly in
the allowance of food. Some cows con-
sumo more than others, and COWS that
are in full flow of milk require more
food than the non-producers. The only
rule to follow is to give each animal as
much as it will eat up clean if it is a
producer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

one Of these dinners and a list of twenty
toasts. The crack military companies of
the section were in attendance at the
dinner. -
The Boston official dinners on Tndepen-
dence day were held In the hubs cradle
Of liberty. Faneuii Hall. Edward Everett
Hale tells of one of the earliest Fourth Of
July celebrations Of bis remembrance.
1t was that of the year 1888, and on that
day for the first time great chorus of
school children sang MY Country, 'Tis
of Thee"
Character of Celebration Changes.
1t was just about this time that the
character of the celebration of the ami
versary of the birthday Of American in
dependence began to change. Parades
were held as usual. but noise began to
take the place of speeches and in the
larger towns of the reading of the declar-
alton Of independence. which had always
been a feature Of the celebration. The
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Skill in the dairy is important, but
the art of butter making does not de-
pend altogether upon skill in the ma
nipulation of the milk, cream and but
ter. Inferior cows, that are half fed,
or not fed properly, will not furnish
milk of the desired quality for produc-
ing the best butter. On some farms,
during the warm days of summer, the
cows suffer from lack OF water. 1t
will not do to simply water them
morning and night, but they must
have an abundant supply. The food
should also be varied and of the best
quality.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
our Celebration.

The birds have beenspracacing glees, but to-
day
They gave up their concert and few away;
And the locusts and grasshoppers, noisy and
shrill,
Could not make themselves heard, and 80
they kept still;
And the clustering wind went or In hun,
Since nobody noticed how loud he could pu6.
And the clouds rolled up from the west in
a row,
For they thought that the noise in the world
below
Was the voice Of the thunder to call them
together,
And SO they began to make showery
weather.
And the Man in the Moon, being greatly peg
picked
To know what would happen next,
Wished for hands or feet, as well as face,
To cover his ears up, or run from his place.
And the baby stars opened their bright little
eyes,
And stared down below with the greatest
surprise
To see how the rockets shot up to the shys
But they never guessed out
What 1t all was about,
That we were just keeping the Fourth 81
July!
-Yopth's Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That
Contain Mercury,

As mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
tenn when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable .physi.
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no mercury
and is taken internally, acting directly upo
the blood and mucous surfaces of the system
In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally, and made
in Toledo, Ohio. by F. J. Cheney Co. Testi
monials free.
Sold by Druggists price 75c. per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Much is said about the supreme need
of personalities in our day, instead of
distractions, theories and inanimate
scholarship. 1t is even limited that
theological study is of secondary i'm.
portance, the personal factor being the
essence in the preacher. But the i'm
perative demand of the age in enlight-
ened personalities embodying the re-
suits of past achievements and the best
thought and scholarship of the present.
We need profound thought and rich
learning sanctified into personality.
Homiletic Review.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Terrible Ravages of Opium Trade.
The terrible ravages of the opium
trade in China are indicated by the
number of suicides. In Yunnan prov
iuce there are on an average of Il, 200
attempted opium suicides per month.
The average for the whole of China
is not less than 6OO,O0O per year. DR..
William Park says there are over 800, :
900, and that the number of deaths
from opium poisoning is not less than
200, 1000 year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Christian,tv and Tbeo,oox

One of the most unfortunate mis-
takes ever made by the Christian
church was to slide into the habit of
identifying Christianity with theology.
We have had brains given us to use,
and there are no themes that so magni-
fcently challenge mans intellectual
powers as the themes that associate
themselves with religions and with the
Christian religion. But even SO, the
ology is not Christianity.-Rev. DR..
Parkhurst.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Trv Aliens Foot Ease,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. AT
this season your feet feel swollen, nervous
and hot, and get tired easily. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try, Aliens
Foot-Ease. 1t cools the feet and makes
walking easy. Cures ingrowing nails,
swoolen and sweating feet, blisters and
callous spots Relieves corns and bunions
of all pain and gives rest and comfort. We
have $4,000 testimonials. Try it today.
Sold by all druggists and shoe dealers fo1
25c. Trial package FREE. Address Allen
s. OlmStead. LeRoY. N. Y.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

This is the recent decision of one of the
prominent societies of the world, but the ex-
act day has not yet been fixed upon, and
while there are very few people who be-
lieve this prediction, there are thousands
of others who not only believe, but know
that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is the best
medicine to cure dyspepsia, indigestion,
constipation, biliousness or liver and kid
ney troubles. fair trial will certainly
convince you of its value.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Value of Patriotic Celebrations.

1t is sometimes hard work and a good
deal Of expense. especially in small and
not well-to-do communities, to get up a
Fourth of July celebration; but every
gathering of this sort pays the largest
kind of interest on the investment in the
cultivation Of the spirit of patriotism and
the proper education Of boys and girls in
the theory and practice of Fourth of
July celebrations and similar observances
that shall mean more than a simple good
time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Charity Thinketh No Evil.

If we would live in peace, let US
make the best constructions of one an
others words and actions. Charity
judgeth the best, and thinks no evil.
If words and actions may be con-
strued in a good sense, let us never put
bad construction on them.-John
Bunyan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
A Civil War Heroine.

A few days ago Miss Lizzie Vanlew,
who rendered such conspicuous services
to the federal cause during the civil
war, died at Richmond, Va. For the
aid she gave to General Grant the lat
ter when elected president made Miss
VanIew postmistress of Richmond.
Miss Vanlew also gave substantial aid
to officers who effected their escape
from Libby prison just before the close
of the war.-Chicago Record. .--
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
HOITT'S SCHOOL.

Menlo Park, San Mateo County, CAL,
with it's new buildings, newly furnished
and complete laboratories, beautiful sur
roundings and home influences, is one of
the best equipped schools tor. the training
of boys and young men OH the coast. 1t
is in charge of DR.. Ira G. Hoitt and is ac-
credited at the universities. Send for cat
alog, Tenth year begins August 6, 1900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Two Old GrOwlers.

The One-Now, you know we'll
enough all women are artificial. They
are never natural.
The Other-But you must remember
that it is natural for them totbe artifi.
cial, SO your assertion does not hold
Indianapolis Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Henry W. Grady once said of the
whisky traffic: ''It is the mortal ene-
my of peace and order, the despoiler of
men and terror of women, the cloud
that shadows the faces of children, the
demon that has dug more graves and
sent more souls unshrived to judgment
than all the pestilences that have
wasted life since God sent the plague
to Egypt, and all the wars since
Joshua stood beyond Jericho.''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Street cars in Germany have con.
spicuously displayed the number OF
passengers which they are permitted
to carry. When the stated number is
on the car, no other. passenger will be
permitted to enter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

VERY often,'' remarked the long
haird man, ''the printer mixes up
words in my poems. thus creating diff
ferent meanings and thoughts from
what I intended"
'That so?" inquired the practical
man. "How much does he charge
you?"-Indianapol Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Religion is the product of an i'm
planted life; its blossom is frequent,
pervading the world; its fruitage is
perfect, satisfying hungry multitudes.
The Gospel does not provide exper.
fences which are merely 'pleasurable,
J. Parsons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
IN THE OLDEN TIME.
CELEBRATION OF INDEPEND.
ENCE DAY LONG AGO.
Hessian Band Furnished the Music
for the First Official Jo11ification-
Noise in the Early Days Was Given
Secondary Place ON Programme.

N ye olden time they eel
ebrated independence
day" and not the
Fourth of July" The
change of name came
with the change in the
manner Of celebrating
the anniversary of the
signing of the declara-
ton Of independence.
Many, people deplore the
present method Of show
ing appreciation of ma
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
When aphides attack trees the b

When aphides attack trees the best
remedy is strong soapsuds made Of
whale oil soap. Strong tobacco water
is aslo said to be excellent. The use
kerosene emulsion is a sure remed
but it should be sprayed on the trees,
SO as to saturate all the branches, twigs
and leaves. In W inter painting of the
trunks and limbs with crude petrol
cum has given excellent results.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Life is made up, not of great sacri-
fees or duties, but of little things in
which smiles and kindnesses and small
obligations. given habitually, are what
win and preserve the heart.-Sir
Humphrey Davy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

l am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption
saved my life three years ago.-MRs. THos
ROBBINS. Maple Street, Norwich, N. Y.
Feb. II, 1900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

Uncle Sam uses the best of everything
Uncle Sam uses Carter's Ink. He knows.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03
Keep Your
Blood i'm Order.

Our bodies should be well cared for, keep
clean. both outwardly and inwardly, and
made strong. The inward cleansing is ac-
complished by Hoods Sarsaparilla. tex
pels all bad things from the blood and
keeps it pure and rich. 1t cures all disor-
ders of the stomach, nerves, kidneys and
bowels, which. if left unchecked, would
cause great suffering.
H00d'S $a1.Sapas.ilZa
Is the Best Medicine Money Can Buy. 81.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-03

The most northerly city in the world
is Reykjavik. Iceland, which has 5000
inha abitants.