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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
IN SECTS IN CUBA.

Professions of Umbrella Ants-Impuni-
ty With Which the Natives Handle
Scorpion and Trarantula-Dread of
the Centipede
in Cuba a great scarcity Of insect life,
or at least a great lack Of variety. AS
an enthusiast in entomology, had look
ed forward with pleasure to finding q
plentitude of the brightly colored In
Sects so common to other tropical
countries. My disappointment was
great, for, with the exception of scor-
pions, centipedes, tarantulas, mosqui-
toes and ants. a very few butterflies,
and an occasional freely, there are no
insects on the island Even the house
fly is rare, nearly all the scavenger
work performed by them In our country
being attended to by ants and buzzards.
he latter are innumerable. Nothing is
safe from the mats. 1t is necessary to
place the legs Of tables on which FOOD
is kept in vessels filed with water, else
the ants will in single night devour
everything. OF the many kinds OF ants,
the most interesting 10 perhaps the UNI
brella ant. | have seen procession or
these little fellows 200 yards long, In
which each ant carried over his head
a bit of leaf. They had the appearance
of carrying umbrellas to shade them
selves from the sun, hence their name.
| believe that the American soldiers
who first came to Cuba had much
more fear of the stings of the so-called
! hull rtGs NJ
Spaniards. / have laughed myself al
most into Mysteries over the tremendous
excitement that has been created In
tent full of soldier boys over the discoV-
cry of a single frightened little scorpion
in a blanket. Nothing could be more
amusing than to see or 10 big, strong
men, armed with sticks, beating and
pounding away at a cot until 1t was
smashed into kindling, in an effort to
kill scorpion that had already sided
out under the tent The scorpion, Wnlch
is called ''alakran" by the Cubans, is
little feared by them. They have no
hesitency in dexterously picking up the
"alakran'' by his business end. To do
this without getting stung requires some
skill and great quickness. l was stung
StNeIdl llllltS bclOIe L HSt thS tliSN'
While the sting is very painful, 1t is
in no sense dangerous, Suction of the
wounded part by the mouth removes the
poison, and the swelling is not so great
as from the sting of our own big BUM
ble-bee. The native boys amuSe them
selves with battles between two of these
fellows. They get the largest they can
find and put them in a glass dish or jar
together The fun is fast and furious
while it lasts. The scorpion is probably
the most common of the poisonous in
sects in Cuba. The old stone walls, OF
which there are many, are full of them,
and on the rocky hillsides every stone
has one or more under 1t.
The Cubans show the same lack of
fear of the tarantua as they do of the
scorpion. / have seen a Cuban boy pick
up an "aranya pelour," as the tarantul
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
SOME SIGNIFICANT PROSPERITY.

1t is not probable that the people of
Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyom-
ing will feel poor enough this year to
be Democratic. A few years ago the
silver States were in trouble. Now they
are in clover.
In Colorado since 1894 the deposits in
the savings banks increased from So
379, 1888 to $20,05S,377 In 1894 Colorado
had 1882 depositors in it's banks, and
last year it had over 100000 and last
years bank deposits in that State were
equal to $31 for every man, woman and
child of its $4,000 people.
Between July 18, 1894, and June 80,
$780, the bank deposits of Idaho
increased by $454 900 and the number of
depositors out of it's 100000 people was
$50 more last year than in 1894
In Montana the bank deposits have
increased from s4063,43 to sS,760,S a
gain of more than 100 per cent The
number of depositors has nearly doi1-
bled, increasing from 1853 up to 1921
last year, with an increase of $3.50 for
each deposit, and Montana has popua-
ton of only 100000 people.
In Wyoming bank deposits last year
amounted to s3,1529o9, as compared
with 81, 1852, 636 in 1894 Taking the popu-
lation at 10000 people, the average
amount to the credit of every man, wo-
man and child last year was larger than
that in Colorado, being $95 per capita.
1t will be hard to convince the people
hasn't helped them,
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other was white panne foulard polka
dotted in violet On this was banding
of narrow black velvet. Yoke, under
skirt and sleeves were heavy cream lace,
the latter unllned.
Elbow sleeves are being pushed
again, but their forerunner, the sort
that stops at the elbow and finishes IN
a contrasting inner sleeve, has not been
accepted generally. Still stylish dress
makers make them and say many good
words for elbow sleeves OF all Sorts.
Evening gowns are again made sleeve
less, though long mitts of transparent
material may be worn with all the ell
feet of bows at each side, the shoulder
being left bare. The woman with an
ugly forearm, and there are many or
her, will soon be signing for the friend
ly sleeves of the past two or three
season..
Shoe stores with stylish custom are
arrayed against rubbers. The style, as
statesmen in such places state it, Is to
wear waterproof shoes or to ride. All
their outing shoes are made waterproof
and almost all walking shoes are pre-
pared similarly. Yet rubbera are so
light; fit so perfectly and add so little
to the bulk of the foot that no one need
object to them They are highly en-
ameled and when on give a patent
leather tip look to the shoe. A rubber
is offered through which the heel of the
shoe slips, the rubber clinging close at
the top of the heel. This clinging, 1t is
claimed, will keep the water out. The
cut removes all the bulk of the rubber
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26
GAnurRr1sING RATES.

situations Wants, Rents, and other small
advertisements, One Cent a Word each IN
sertion. Five Cents Word for full week
(seven times). T.,
Display advertisements, per inch, one 10 40
sertion. 81. 20: each subsequent insertion, ~
cents; one week, So 20: one month, $40; one
year. $40 ,E
Obituary Notices. In prose or verse, 40
cents per line Notices Of Births, MART,
ages. Deaths, and Funerals, 30 cents each'
Local Notices, Is cents Der line.
Yearly advertisers are limited TO tnt td
own Immediate business (all matter 10 ue
unob1ectionable and their contracts 90 ho'
include Wants, To Let, For Sale, ETC.
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seasons During March, April, May and
June it is impossible to sleep without
mosquito bars over the beds. But about
the 1st Of July the mosquitoes disappear
no one knows where, and they do not
neappear until the following March,
Frof the New York Evening Post.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

DR.. Julia Holmes Smith says: Nine
ty-nine Of every one hundred mothers
are not fit to bring up their children
from the day the little ones are born
Miss Smith is unmarried.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

The question of regulating the speed
and circulation of automobiles has oc-
cupied the attention of the Paris au-
thorities for some time past. The reg
ulations which now exist have not CIV
en- entire satisfaction and the minister
of public works has decided to draw up
a new set of rules, these to be estab-
lished by a commission which has been
appointed for the purpose, composed of
experienced Automobiles and engl-
neers. The questions to be considered
will be manly those of speed, audible
signals and the police measures e be
taken relative to circulation, as well as
the placing of certain distinctive marks,
plates, etc, upon the vehicles the
commission includes Messrs. de Zuylen,
president of the Automobile Club of
France; Bailly. president of the Touring
club; Forester. inspector general OF
routes. The commission has been well
chosen and out of it's eleven members
eight are members of the Automobile
club and are expert conductors.
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FASHION NOTES.


The fuffiness that usually character
ICES summer gowns is not lacking in
summer silks though some fashionable
dressmakers are advising severity OF
outline for them. These makers are
shy. too. of lace Celebrations, but Gus
tom and women's tastes are too tlfmiy
fixed in favor Of these dainties to per-
NIT of their being set aside. Here are
nictured a pair of model gowns in sum-
mer silks elaborated with lace ana IL
is a safe guess that in stylishness and
numbers such will not be much If any
less than usual, The left hand gown
was white silk, white brussels lace ana
black velvet ribbon trimming 1t. me
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY,
is CENTS A WEEK, 90 CENTS MONTH,
SO FOR SIX MONTHS, So YEAR The
SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

It is asserted that all the people OF
Denmark can read and write.
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Boston is pleased and proud because
no less than 100000 bushels of gram Will
be shipped from there this week.
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"Do you sell on easy terms?
Eyes, if you pay on easy terms. -
CHICAGO Record.
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THE CARRINGTON PUBLISHING co
OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
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One Of the most comfortable places
in the world is said to be Orsa, In SWe-
den. The community has, in the course
of a generation, sold nearly $5,OO00o0
worth of trees, and by means or judi
cious replanting has provided for a SIM
liar income every thirty or forty years.
Tn consequence of this commercial
wealth there are no taxes Railroads,
telephones, etc, are free and 50 are
schoolhouses, teaching and many other
things.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

Sienorina Loretta Italia Garibaldi has
entered the preparatory school OF the
woman's College. of Baltimore, where
she is making up back work IN ofoer
that she may enter college next autumn.
She is granddaughter of the famous
General Garibaldi. Her father, Gumi-
otti Garibaldi has achieved distinction
as military leader. Signorina Gar1bal-
di will remain at the Woman's College
until she has finished her full course,
returning to Rome only during her va
cations She is much pleased with the
United States, and speaks English well.
She will allow no one to address her by
any of the titles which she has right
to use.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

Mr.. King was journeyng by rail from
New Orleans to New York. He had a
sleeping car ticket good between
Washington and New York; on the
Baltimore and Ohio. He did not change
cars at Washington, and the sleeper in
which he was trundled northward over
the other road-the Pennsylvania road.
The Pullman conductor demanded fare
and on Kings emphatic refusal to pay
it, forcibly bounced him from the car
at Baltimore. He sued the Pullman
company and got judgment for $1,000.
The federal circuit court Of appeals
(second district) affirms this judgment.
"Where," it says, there has been no
negligence or willfulness on the part of
the plaintiff, he may recover not only
the increased expense to which he may
be subjected, but also compensation for
Inconvenience and loss of time, and for
the indignity of a public expulsion from
the car"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-05-26

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursdays, Ono Dollar IA Year.
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A new and important political factor
has developed in Pennsylvania, the
Philadelphia Times reports: 1.-THE farm
ers of the State" it says, "have no con-
fidence in the States officers whose duty
it is to protect the legitimate butter pro-
ducers of the State, and while much
may be credited to exaggeration, 1T must
be evident to any intelligent observer
Of the situation that the farmers of
Pennsylvania are becoming gradually,
and indeed rapidly, severed from strict
party lines. They have reason for the
belief that they have suffered large
losses in the butter trade by the fraud
ulent sale of oleomargarine, and to-day
they occupy an attitude of open hostili-
ty to the State authority that should,
and certainly could, protect them"
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THE OLDEST DAILY PAPER POb-
LIsHED IN CONNECTICUT.
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NEW ia YEN, CONN.
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l and took the trolley into Hartford the next morning, From Hartford we
 started by trolley for Springfield, Mass.
 The only break in the line of trolley from Hartford to Springfield is one of four miles from East Windsor Hill to Warehouse Point. On Sundays there are teams which meet the passengers at either end of this break and take
 them to the other Between New York and Boston there are now only three | breaks in the continuous trolley line, viz, from New York to New Rochelle, from New Haven to Wallingford and from Warren to Boston, in addition to
 the one already mentioned. We met three young men who were making the
 trip by trolley from New York to Bos-
 ton, and they hoped to complete it in
 thirty-three hours.
 From Springfield we went by trolley to Holyoke, Mass. The whole line of this journey was through most de- lightful country. It was cool and com
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SHOOTING H1II-STOR F ITS

It has for some time been believed by many that hail-storms could be dis sipated by firing cannon at them and this belief has been extensively acted on in Italy. It has not been definitely ascertained yet in just what way the bombardment of the atmosphere pre- vents the hail, but the results are most encouraging, and the experimenters in- tend to continue the means of defence
 The theory presented explaining this beneficial action of the cannon-fring is that it produces whirls in the atmos- phere, which, acting on the hail-clouds, cause rain to fail instead of hail. In the Beaujolais, Rhone Valley. there is now a somewhat complete organization of shooting stations. Each gun defends siXty-tWo acres, and on the first ap- proach of the cloud, a series of signals are given, so as to secure rapid and continuous firing. The powder is SUD-
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TMPROTED.

He claims to be patriot!' what! with such a thin voice as his? Ab- surd!"-Detroit Journal.
 Jones-I say that man is deterior- ated animal. Brown-What do you mean? Jones-Look at the kangaroo--lt has pockets in it's sllin!-Indianapolis l Journal.
 "Clarbel uses such extravagant lan- l guage."
 Doesn't she! It gives me a thous- and fits to hear her talk. "-Indianapo- lis Journal.
 What did Freddy say when you caught him coming out of the pantry | with his hands stained red?" He told the truth by saying that he had jam med his fingers. "-Portland Oregonian.
 'Weren't you vexed with the Dibbses for carrying off your lawn mower when they moved?" No; when we sent for 1t they returned us better one, bor- rowed from somebody else. "-Indian- apolts Journal
 Visitor Cat the park)--I thought this was to be a sacred concert, and here they are playing ragtime music! Park guardian (with some stiffness) time is sacred music in Dahomey, sir Chicago Tribune.
 Boy (who has lost his way)-I say, Mister, how far is it to Camptown Creek? Man (surlily)-Find out I ain't no city directory. Boy (with acute emphass)-No. you ain't, you're a vol ume on good manners, you are!-Har- lem Life.
 Official Member-Mr Spudlong, you remember you promised to try to make your contribution for the support of the pastor little heavier this year than last
 MT Spudlong--I haven't forgotten It. l am paying it in gold this year. Chicago Tribune.
 Health and Automobilsm.- Pa tient Your own health seems to be very much improved of late doctor, Doctor-Yes, I sold my horse and carriage, and bought an automobile recently. Patient-Ah! you attribute your Improvement to that? Doctor-Yes; the walking has done me good.-Philadelphi Press.
 They were talking of Pittsburg's census statistics at the breakfast ta- ble.
 Mamma said Sammy Snaggs, who is it that takes the census?"
 Why, the censor, of course sam my" replied Mrs. Snaggs, without moments sitation-Pittsburg Chron- icle Telegraph.
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A Trolley Trim

To the Editor of the Journal and Courier:
 Few people realize what revolution
 in affairs the trolley is bringing about. | The bicycle destroyed the livery ble
 keeper, now the trolley Is destroying
 the bicycle. Not one-third of the long l journeys that were made upon the l wheel a year ago are made now. The sale of bicycles has fallen off fifty per
 cent. Since trolley lines have stretched l out like the spokes of a great wheel, 1 from the cities into the suburban towns | almost all the real estate of the cities which is not very central has begun to | fall while land in the outlying towns has begun to rise. Trade is concen-
 trated in the central stores of the cities, and all the outlying stores have suf- fered
 What is all this in comparison with
 the holidays which the trolley is giving the people? What a havoc 1t is mak- ing with the old New England Sunday.
 Why is attendance on church diminish
 ing? is a question of the day. Perhaps
 the trolley can mere than half answer
 1t, It is making a great change in the
 life of our people, No mere physical
 thing since the introduction of steam
 railroads has made any greater. The
 trolley Is used for recreation to far
 greater extent than is even realized.
 Since trolley lines have become connect- ed for long distances trolley trips have come into vogue Journeys of long dis tances are made upon the trolley. These are not fashionable, and never will be, fDr pptbinp jr fn oh rides in the peoples coach Yet there is no means of travelling that is more delightful. There is nQ other vehicle in which you can see the country so well and so much of it. There is no smoke. no cinders. and no matter how hot the day we have cool breeze
 Saturday last, sultry day, two citi zens of New Haven started for a troll ley trip in Connecticut. The new en- terprise which has joined so many cities has failed to connect New Haven and Meriden. We took the train to Meri- den, then the trolley to Southngton The car passes Hubbard Park and Hanging Hills. The finest view in this State is said to be from the summit of West Peak, one of these hills. Ger tainly the Qunnpiac valley, in which lie Plainville, Southlngton and Cheshire, is singularly beautiful. As the car de- 1 scends from the foot of these hills, for over mile the passenger has fine view of this valley Passing through Mill dale, Plantsville and Southington we went to Lake Compounce, the terminus | of this line. From there we took the trolley to Plainvile, where we changed | again, taking the trolley for New Brit i ain. Then we went by third rail to and thence took the trolley to [ Pennington. We spent the night there [
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court,
 August 3lst, 1900. ESTATE of ALBERT A. BLAKESLEE, of New Haven. in said District, an in capable person.
 Hattie A. Tyler, Conservator. haYing made written application for an order authorizing and empowering her to sell and convey cer- tain real estate of said ward as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears it is
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determined at Court of Pro bate to he held at New Haven. in said Dis trict, on the 7th day of September, 1900 at notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given by publishing this order three times in some newspaper having cir sl 3t ALBERT r. WELLES, Clerk.
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VERMONT TOTES To-DAY.

Vermont votes to-day and though no such interest is felt in the result as there is in the result of the voting in Maine, which takes place next week Monday, there is a good deal of talk about what may happen. The Repub- licans expect to win by about 30,000 plurality, and the Democrats hope to get the Republican plurality some dis tance below 30,000 The chairman of the Republican State committee places the party's plurality at 30,00O, against 3S,571 in the corresponding election of 1896 and 23S6o in 1898. He declares there is no doubt that the Republican vote will far surpass that of two years ago, but in view of the return of many gold Democrats to the party he is not prepared to claim any such results as were reached four years ago. The Dem- ocratic State chairman says his party expects to reduce the Republican plu- rality below 3O,00o A canvass of Re- publican newspapers over the State brings out estimates of a, Republican lead of from 24OoO to SS,oOO, the guesses averaging 31,5O0
 If the Republicans of Vermont win to-day by a plurality of 250o0 they will, in our opinion do well enough consider ing what they have to contend against this year. We shall soon know.
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erations in the way of temporary quar- ters, etc. The coming primary on No- vember 6 will decide nothing more than whether the Legislature shall pass a resolution providing for a change in the Constitution of the State for the re- moval of the capital to some other point, and what point shall be named in the resolution If such resolution is passed the amendment must go be fore all the voters of the State for their ratification or rejec tion.
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4 GOOD PLACE TO BE4WlY FROl

l
 Those who visit Paris and get away
 with any money this year will be lucky,
 and some will not even get away alive. Paris is not very healthful this sum mer. Typhoid fever prevails there in
 almost epidemic form. There were re- corded from the beginning of the year to August 13 BIAS cases, of which 56s resulted fatally. This is a considerable increase over the records of previous years. Paris is never free from this disease but until 1898 the number of cases for the corresponding period did not exceed 700, Moreover, the figures for the last few weeks of the present year show a perceptible increase over those of the earlier period. The preva- lence and spread of typhoid are due en- tirelv to bad water. One of the sources from which Paris is supplied is known to be infected with the typhoid bacillus, though the water from all the others Is perfectly pure. The authorities, how ever declare that they are compelled to utilize the contaminated source because the others are inadequate. The publi- cation of these alarming facts may, however, spur the responsible authori- ties into seeking fresh sources. Mean while, Parisians are recommended to boil the water they use or to drink only mineral waters.
 Paris certainly can't afford to rob her visitors and kill them too.
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piled by the Government at reduced a station is about $1 per acre, and the current annual expense about 65 cents per acre, estimating that 300 shots may have to be fired in the course of a year. Last year it was reported that there were 2,00O of these shooting stations, while this year 15,000 are in operation in Italy It is also stated that the in surance companies have reduced their premiums 33 per cent. for the areas where this protection has been pro- Vided