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rIcn ,n Ancient Roman Kelrcs.

At Dorchester, Dorset, England, which has proved so rich in ancient Roman relics, another interesting dis eoyery has just been made. During some excavations on building estate on the confines of the borough, and only few hundred yards from the an- cient Roman amphitheater, a splendid specimen Of villa pavement has been disclosed. Several similar discoveries have been made of late years, but noth- ing so fine or well preserved has yet been recorded. The pavement is about two feet below the surface. and the de- sign is unusually elaborate, while the coloring of the tesserae remains al- most as fresh as when laid down. The discovery is regarded as of great iEa- portance. The find will probably be secured for the British museum.
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The world.s Tobacco rrolnct.

Although tobacco first became known to The civilized world through the dis coYegy of America where the natives cultivated and smoked it,yet about two- thirds of the worlds yearly product of tobacco is now produced in the east ern hemisphere. The total product is estimated at 1,9Oo,0O0,ooo pounds, of which America produces 0,00o,0 900. Cuba, whose tobacco is reckoned the finest of all, produces only 62.0oo,00o pounds, being far exceeded in respect to quantity by the state of Kentucky, whose product is put at 1s6,Qoo.O .OoO pounds.
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 The Term of Life.

Recent inquiries ill England have led to the preparation of tables showing the full term of life" for man. and other mammals, based upon the theory that there is a fixed ratio between the period required to reach maturity and the total length of life. Accident, dis ease and so forth, have to be eliminat- ed from the calculation. According to these tables, only one animal exceeds man in it's full life term. namely, the elephant. For man the theory makes the average term about 90 years, and for the elephant something over 100 years. Next to man, i'll longevity, come the camel and the Arabian horse, whose term of life is about 42 years.
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CHINESE HISTORY IS ANCIENT.
Dates Back to the Time When Nineveh
 Was Great Metropolis

The authentic history and biography of China is doubtless the oldest in the
 world, even antedating that of the Jews Those familiar with it's ehro- nologY state thas it embraces q period from the year 122 of our era back to the remote period of 2,697 years before Christ. The historians of China em- brace a succession of uninterrupted series of more than 2,400 years. The full and continuous history of the en- pire was compiled in the second een- tury of our era. The great libraries of Pekin contain volumes of books numbered by the hundreds of thon- sands. In the archives of the govern mept a.1, still to be found the ancient predictions of eelipses made with great accuracy, together with works on as- tronomy which show fair knowledge of that interesting science. Biogra- phies, very suceinctly written, of the emperors of the most ancient dynas- ties still e st, and written works Of learned men are as voluminous as those of European nations. And all this learning and love of learning has been acquired without help or sugges- ton from any foreign people. If their authentic histories reach back nearly five centuries ago, mythical history reaches still further back into the very night of time. When NineYeh and Babylon were in the splendor of their might men in China were pre- dieting eclipses, making catalogues and giving names to the stars. But Nineveh and Babylon were mere mounds of earth and rubbish when China was great, and to this date the civilization and life of the empire are the wonder of the world.
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SPECULATE IN HISTORIC SPOTS
What the Birthplace of Famous Men
 Are Worth as 2 BusIness.

What the Birthplace of Famous Men
 Are Worth as Business
 Last year no fewer than 36,000 peo. pie passed the turnstiles which guard the entrance to the little room in which Burns first saw the light. In 1896. the centenary year of Burns death, the number reached 38,000, and as 2 pence is demanded from each vis- itor very simple calculation will show what a large sum of money is annually obtained by this means. The cottage is a very humble, one-storied little erection, with a matched roof, and the poets father, when he first vert to live there, would have opened his eyes pretty widely had anyone been able to tell him what q sum was one day to be received for it. The place was bought from him (after the poets death) by a corporation of shoemakers, who afterward sold it to the present trustees for s30 000 Another famous birthplace which attracts a large nun. Der of people is that of Thomas Car. lyle at Ecclefechan, which is twenty or thirty miles north of Carlisle. There Is no fixed scale of charges for visiting this cottage, but as 1,205 people climbed the stairs last year and each probably left something with the care- taker it will be easily seen that here, too, is a nice little property. There are other places, more or less well known, scattered about in different parts of England and Wales, which >he tourist often visits. Shakespeare is still a veritable little gold mine to Stfatford-on-Avon. People from all parts of the world make pilgrimages to the little WarWickshire town in order to see the famous poets birth place. The charge for admission to the house is pence, but as an interest ing museum is usually visited at the same time, for which an extra pence is demanded, few persons leave tho building without leaving shilling be- hand them. Then there is Ann Hatha- ways cottage to be also seen. This is a mile away from Stratford, at the pretty little village of Shottery, and it is where the poets wife was wooed and won. The writer, during a recent visit to it, was informed that on an average 100 people a day all the year round came to see the cottage. and as each visitor pays s pence $3, 3,500 or S4,000 a year must be r'ade out of 1t.
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KIDNEY TROUBLES.

The kidneys cleanse the blood and on their activity depends the health of the body. II the liver becomes so torpid that it interferes with the work of the kidneys the body suffers aud dropsy results. The most val uahle feature in the curative effect of Frickly Ash Bitters is it's stimn- lating influence in the kidneys. It heals and strengthens those organs so that they resume their blood cleansing and urine gathering func- tions. purifies and regulates the liver, tones up the stomach and di- gestiou, and by mild yet thorough cathartic effect, all poisons and bill ious impurities ia the bowels are driven out. It quickly restores strength and health. Sold by Walker Drug Co,
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CHEAP THINGS IN MANILA.
Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used
 Low Prices for Duck Suits.

Rosewood and Mahogany Much Used
 Low Prices for Duck Suits.
 Paymaster Eugene Coffin. writing from Manila, Philippine islands. to a friend in Washington. says. T am liF- ing at the Hotel del Orient. The floors of the hotel are of hardwood and all sawed out by hand These people have never seen a sawmill. The staireases of the first three floors of the hotel are of rosewood. They use solid mahog- any here for the cheapest things. ! took out my rule the other day and measured some of the boards in the floor and, to my surprise, they were p feet long and 301a inches wide. You can hardly realize how wide 3013 inches is Take a tape measure and mark it off, and you will understand how amazed I was. There's a fortune here for the man who will come in and start a saw and blaming mill. They saw all their lumber here by hand, a chino at each end of the saw. These boards have been in use for twenty years, ana HOt CHluh UT oldCh III them. had nine duck suits made to order for me here, and paid $25.50 in gold for the entire lot. I pay eight cents a suit for washing 1t. They never saw Washboard here. They wet and soap the clothes and then thrash them on the stones swinging them over their heads as you would a hail There is not cook stove in Manila save those brought here by our boys But they have plenty of sewing machines. There is not fatfron on the whole island. When our boys first got here they got 64 Mexican dollars for a United States twenty dollar piece, but the rate Of exchange has fallen now until it is only two for one. We are paying off the boys in paper money now. and the natives take our currency very kindly. They have never seen so much money in all their lives as our boys are spend ing now"
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sarbarous Proceedings in Hungary.

An extraordinary story is reported from Komorn, in Hungary. The off, cials of the municipality of Mocsa, iii the Komorn Comitat. are accused of having applied torture to persons i'm prisoned on suspicion of theft. It seems that some time ago the safe of the municipality was robbed of nearly 5000 horins. Numerous arrests were made, but the thieves were not discov- cred. It was then that torture was applied to six of the prisoners, among whom are three women. The mayor and councillors were present. Tie pris- oners were thrashed with red-hot iron rods, burning spirit lamps were placed under their bare feet, and the blades Of pen knives inserted under their fin ger nails. These barbarous proceed ings did not lead to the desired result. and finally the thief, who was not among the six, confessed his guilt. Strange to say neither the mayor nor the worthy members of the council have yet been suspended.
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Electric Power freq. Waterfalls.

Electric power derived from the water falls of Tiyoh. which constitute one of the most famous gems of Ital- ian scenery, is now transmitted about fifteen miles across the Campagna to illuminate Rome and to drive the tramcars, whose presence in the streets of the Eternal City is so striking q reminder of the universality of mod ern practical science.
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FIRST PATENT IN AMERICA.
Was Granted In 1e4s by the General
 ourt Of Massachusetts.

Was Crauted In 164s by the General
 ourt Of Massachusetts.
 sae Boston Transcript: To the ge- ; court of Massachusetts belongs the honor of granting the first Amer iean patent; this was in 1648, and was then designated as a monopoly. It was confined to the region controlled by Massachusetts, and the one issue ap- parentIy included all the inventions of the inventor connected with engines that depended upon water for their mo- tive power The limit of the monopoly was fourteen years. and the court not only retained power to forbid exporta- ton, but to prevent exorbitant charges upon the public for their use. The patent was issued in this form: 'sJenkes MonoRolye-At a general Courte at Boston the 9th of the 9th Mo 1648. The eor't eonsid,inge =ye ne- eessity of raising such manufactures of engins of nils to go by water for speedy dispatch of much worke with few hands, and being sufficiently in- formed of ye ability of ye petition to D forme such workes grant his peti. ton (yet no Othr D sen shAll set up ol use any such new invention, or trade for fourteen yeares without ye 1icence of him the said Joseph Jenkes) so farr as eoneernes any such new invention, & so it shall be always in ye powr of this cote to restrain ye exportation of such manufactures & ye prizes of them to moderation If occasion so require This inventor, Joseph Jenkes, or Jenks, as it would now be spelled came from Hammersmith, England, settled down in Lynn in 1614, and died in 16S2-83, aged S1. He was black smith and maehlnist, made the dies for the coining of the "pine-tree" money and built the first fire engine In this eountry-altogether man of great inventive genius and the ances- tor of large number of descendants One of his sons removed to Rhode Is- land. where he built several mills
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Berrer than Diamonds.

2 Tn Germany crystals of silicon-ear- bide, called carborundum, which are practically as hard as the diamond, are employed instead of small dia- moads for ruling fine lines on grad uated scales. It is said that they pro- duee lines more evenly drawn than those made by diamonds.
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New Man Box.

4 Washington inventor has devised an ingenious attachment for mail box. Every time that the door is open ed by the collector of the mail small movable sign is changed. This sign, which consists of card, is visible from the outside, and shows when the next collection will be made.
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4 RefusedIncome.

The Italian government, for twenty seven years. has guaranteed to the pope an annual income of about ,e150,- 900, which he has steadily refused to accept. The arrears of this annuity amount now to over 94,000,000.
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pisoonragrng Her.

Wife tat breakfast)-I want to do some shopping today, dear, if the weather is favorable. What are the forecasts? Husband (eonsulting his paper)-Rain, hail. thunder and light ning.-Tit-Bits
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Constipation leads to liver trouble ahd torpid liver to Bright's disease. Priekly Ash Bitters is certaiE cure at any stage of the disorder. Sold by Walker Drug Go.
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Carnivora Have Weak Lungs.

It is somewhat curious fact uni- yersally noted by travellers that lions. tigers and other fierce carniyora are too weak in lung power to run mors than half-mile.
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Tame Quail.

A Missouri man has gone into the business of raising tame quail The birds. he claims. are more easily raised than chickens and far more profitable
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Forgot the Firefhutfit.

Beattle. Kan. had a fire the other night and the next morning, after it was all over, the town suddenly re- membered that it has a fire outfit that it had forgotten about.
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TELECRAPHlC BRIEFS.

4AUMORs, boils, pimples and all Eh eruptions are due to impure blood, and by purifying the blood with Hoods Sarsaparilla they are CURED.
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Ii your stomach is aisordered, bowels irregular. aud you don't feel well. you need Priekly Ash Bitters. It is very effective in removing this condition. Sold by Walker Drug Co.
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 Got Too Fat.

Mrs. skim-Do your boarders pay promptly? Mrs. syre-They did at first. Mrs. Skim-Why don't they now? Mrs. syre-They've got so fat they can't get their hands in their pockets Exchange.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-29
FUNERAL OF LoTTIE sAssE.

Unfortunate Victim of Runaway Acci-
 dent Laid at Rest Yesterday,
 The funeral of little Lottie Sasse, the victim of the disastrous runaway aeci- dent of Saturday, was held yesterday afternoon from the home of her par ents, 194 St. John street. The funeral was very largely attended by represen- tatives of all denominations and the greatest sympathy was expressed on all sides MT. and Mrs. Sasse, the parents of the little girl, attend the German Methodist church and are greatly re- spected by all who know them. The services were conducted by Rev. pr. Lines of St. PauPs church and were very impressive. The floral pieces were very handsome and numerous, includ- ing wreaths, large bouquets and other designs. One of the handsomest pieces was a large piece with "Our Darling on it. The interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
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THE GRAYS WILL DEDICATE TAB
 LETS TONIGHT

The large bronze tablets in memory of Redmond V. Beach, who died at Porto Rico, and Allan Osborn, who died in this city, from the effects of dis ease contracted at Mantle, which are to be erected in the company room of the Grays, will be dedicated by appro- priate ceremonies tbis evening. The immediate families of the fallen sol- diers will be present and around the room will stand the active Grays in their full dress gray uniforms. The ceremony will take place in the com panys room. Colonel Simeon J. Fox, chairman of the tablet committee, will make the presentation speech and Cap tain McCabe, acting for the Grays, will accept it.
 Veteran members of the company are requested to attend without further mo- tice.
 The likenesses on the tablet of Lieu tenants Osborn and Beach are well eXe- cuted, and the whole work reflects credit on the sculptor Alfred Weinert of New York.
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YESTERDAYS BALL GAMES
NEW HAVEN ALMOST SHUTS OUT
 THE BRISTOL TEAM.

Visitors Allowed But Six Scattering Hts by HOdson--Costly Errors by
 Courtney and Pfcnninger--Score 9-I-
 Other Gamrs.
 New Haven defeated Bristol yester day by the score of 9 to 1. The weather was not conducive to good baseball yet as the score indicates the home team played very good game, making but two slight errors. Hodson pitched for the Blues and allowed his opponents but six scattering hits. Eleven hits Wer made off Clements by New Haven.
 New Haven scored first in the second inning when Fitzmaurice started the ball a-rolling with a two bagger, Cusick, Quinlan and OConnor followed with nicely placed singles and the two for mer scored. The inning following Fitz- maurice was again the first man to score having led off with a clean single. Luchia gained first on Courtney's error and was brought home by base on balls by Clements, followed by Quin- lan's single. Two runs in the fifth and two in the sixth inning complete the home teams score.
 BristoPs only run was made in the seventh inning, when Kennedy after gaining first base on Quinlans error was brought home by Courtneys two base hit, Errors by Pfenninger and Courtney were responsible for several of New Ravens runs.
 The SpOra-
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MICHAEL HI. O,DONNrTI,.

Michael H. O'Donnell, much re- spected citizen of the Seventh ward, died at his home, ' Summer street, on Sunday evening after short illness. MT. ODonnell leaves eight children, all of adult age, three sons, William, John and Michael, and five daughters, Mary E., Annie, Alice, Maggie and Nellie. MT. O'Donnell was born in Ireland and came to this country at the age of eight years. He lived in this city over forty years.
 The funeral will be held to-day with high mass of requiem at St. Patrick s church. Interment will be in St. Law renee cemetery.
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MERIDEN c. NEW LONDON /.

Meriden, May 2S-The Meriden base ball team agreeably surprised the loca enthusiasts by winning the first game of the week, in contrast to their loss of every game played last week. New London was the visiting team and the game was very interesting Errors by Green at short somewhat marred the game, while Murphy, the visiting short stop, by poor playing contributed ma terially to Meriden's victory. Score: Meriden .... 70 0 1 1 1 0 *-6-5-4 New London 70 0 0 0 0--2-7-5
 Batteries-Brooks and Unglaub; Lynch and Wallace.
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MATERRITRY Q DERBY &.

Waterbury, May 2S.-Considering the unfavorable weather conditions the game this afternoon between Derby and Waterbury was very snappily played and very interesting one. The score was tied three times. Mills, Water bury's right fielder, pitched his first game for the team this afternoon and did very creditably Score:
 Waterbury .. | 0 4 o ? @-9-11-3 Derby .... 70 1 0 0 3 0--S-10-7
 Batteries-Mills and Buss; Klobedanz and Scannell.
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rhe4uurnal aud Gnurt er
Tuesday, May 29. 1900.
ynn. AnKMRrISEM ENrS TO-nAY.

NED ADVEIYISEH ENIS TO-DAY. Baseball To-day-Sayn Rock Grounds. Concert Tuesday Night--rhe Malley Co. Easy Payments-P. j. Kelly x Co. Entrtainment-Branfor Races.
 Estate W. r. Dickerman-Probate Notice. Estate Henry Beecher-Probate Notice. For Rent-Flate--A. II. Alling.
 Fountain Syringes-Hull $ Drug Store. Gas Ranges-N H. Gas Light Co. Irish Whiskey--E. F. Hall X Son. Muslin JJnderwear-iEhe Chas Monson Co. Red Cross Chlorides- City Hall Pharmacy. Straws- Brooks {S Co.,
 Stock Rights-H. c. Warren X Co. The filtration Sale-Howe x Stetson. Wanted Situation-192 Hamilton Street. Wanted-Stua tion-3S Day Street. Wanted -Compositors- Price, Lee X Adkins Wanted Situation-163 St. John Street. Wanted-Best Help-163 St. John Street.
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ULAIIiER RECORD.
Agricultural Departmer

AGrlcultural Department, Office of the Chief of the Weather Bureau, Washington, D. C., May 2S, 1900 ?. Ill. Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, For New England: Showers Tuesday and probably Wednesday, except general fair in Maine, comparatively low temperature, fresh winds mostly northeasterly.
 For Eastern New York: Showers Tuesday and probably Wednesday, comparatively low temperature, fresh to brisk east to north winds,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At St. Louis-St. Louis 4, Philadelphia Il.
 At Chicago-Chicago [, Brooklyn 12. At ittsburg-Pittsburg IA, New York
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The -Four Great Values in WaiStS."

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NORWICH 8. BRTDGEPORT !

Bridgeport, May 2S.-One hundred and fifty people saw very ragged game of baseball between Norwich and Bridge~ port this afternoon which resulted in fla vor of the visitors. Score
 Norwich .. 10 4 1 2 0-S-12-3
 Bridgeport 70 0 5 1 o 0 0-6-15-6
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FRAMED WATER CoLORs

We have about twenty fine water col ors elegantly framed, worth from $So to $l60, which we offer at special dis count. Also we have fine collection which can be framed to order at low prices. EVARTS CUTLER co.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATE,

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION At Buffalo--Buffalo 1, Cleveland g. At ilWaukee-Milwaukee 8, Mime apolis ,.
 At pols-Rain. At cago-Rain.
 COLLEGE GAMES. At Worcester--Holy Cross 3, George town TO- At delphia--Michigan 7, Univer- sity of Pennsylvania ?.
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SOCIALISTS OUTING.

Section New Haven of the Socialist Labor party will have an outing at Lighthouse Point tomorrow, Decora- tion day.
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STEAMBOAT EXCURSION TO NEW

1UTNN DIJUINA IV4N INI.
 Over Long Island Sound by daylight; going by the c. H. Northam, returning on the fast steamer Richard Peck. Fare, one dollar for the round trip; children, half price.
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BRISTOL.

New Haven 70 3 ? 9 ? *-9 Bristol ..... 70 0 0 0-1
 Summary: Stolen bases-New Haven g. Bristol 2. Two base hts-Fitzmaur- ice, Courtney. Bases on balls-By Clements 3, by Hodson 1. Bases on hit by pitched balls-By Clements 1, by Hodson 2. Struck out-By Clements 1, by Hodson 3. Double play-Quinlan to Bone to Canavan. Umpire-Hill Time of game-2 hours