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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
IOcas Weather Henor-. New Haven, Sept. 20, 1901
Iax.lnr 1leYlfinn.

High water to-day, 4:S2 a. m.
 Mise T,ouisa Sinister arrived in this city Thursday evening and will spend a few days visiting Mrs. John Theiss at 50 State street.
 Master John Fabian, pupil of Child's business college, has taken a position in the real estate office of Ma jor Edward M. Clark.
 The, paving of lower George street is nearly done between State street and Little Orange and the concrete founda- ton is being laid between Little Orange and Church street.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred Gruenwald, who have been visiting the Pan- American, returned to their home in this city Thursday, and report that they have enjoyed the trip immensely.
 At sunrise yesterday morning the mercury touched 46, the first bit of de- sscidedly cool weather we have had. Last night was a chilly one. The weather will be warmer to-day it is expected.
 Policeman Benjamin S. Jackson who has been spending two weeks on Long Island for the benefit of his health, has returned to his post as an officer in the city court. He is somewhat improved.
 Lawrence street, from Whitney ave- hue almost it's entire length to State street is torn up by the street paving contractors, who will lay it with brick. ne improvement will be very much ap- preciated.
 Councilman William r. Dwyer, of the Sixth ward, who has been quite seri- ously Ill for week was able to be up and about yesterday, and although he has lost about 15 pounds in six days, he is rapidly improving.
 General Superintendent Clark of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad spent busy day Thursday ex- amining the train crews concerned in the collision at Avon, Mass, in which seven were killed, and has not yet con- cluded his task.
 A 70-foot flag pole was brought yes- terday and placed near the Phelps Me morial gateway. It will later be ele- vated to the top of the gateway and given a temporary location with it's base in the ventilator shaft of the building. The pole will be used to sus- pend the large Union Jack during the bi-centennial exercises.
 A fire steamer in passing over man hole cover in Washington avenue while going to the fire yesterday morning, shattered the cast iron top. The frag- ments fell into the sewer pipe below It dropped out of sight In Orange street a 15-year- boy who was riding bi- cycle became so confused on hearing the bell of Acting Chief Gladwins car- riage that he lost control of the wheel and fell The acting chiefs horse was stopped a few feet from the prostrate boy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
WATERTOWN CEMETERY,
INSCRIPTIONS AND
 EPITAPHS OF EARLY DATE.

The First Two Rows of Graves-Vic- tims of Smallpox in I777-Enrly set- tiers of thu Town Other Inscrtptions Will be Given Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
NEW ADVERTIsAMEN1s 1o-DAY

Pag A Bargain Table-The Edw, Malley Co. 5Bareains-E. schoenberger X sons. Corsets to Order-H. II. Todd. Foy and Clark-Polis Theater. Furniture The Chamberlain Co. For Fall Wear-N. H. Shoe Co. Lost-Scotch Colie-5 Congress Avenue. Lost Watch-3SS Orange Street. Live News-Gamble-Des Co. Market Gardeners-24 Franklin street. New Arrivals--The Hirsh Stores. Peruna-At Druggists Postum Food Cotiee-At Grocers'. Sunset Mines-Grand Opera House. Swell Shoes-M. D. Cosgrove. Howe X Stetson. Saturday--J. Johnson x Son. The New Silks-Chas. Monson Co. Watches-The c. H. Ford Co. Wanted--Young Men-23 Church Street. Wanted -Situation-76 Lamberton St. Wanted Girl-209 Sherman Avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
GONE TO BAPTIST CONFERENCE

GONE TO BAPTIST CONFERENCE.
 Rev. o. Koenig, pastor of the First German Baptist church, left this city Thursday for Scranton, Pa, where he will attend the German Baptist confer ence, which opened yesterday. Rev. koenig proceeded to New York, where he joined the special train which left there in the afternoon for the place os the convention.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
E LAlHER RECORb.

Washington, D. C., Sept. 20, 1901, 8 D. m.
 Forecast for Saturday and sunday
 For New England: Fair Saturday, pre- ceded by rain on the coast: sunday falr ana warmer, diminishing northery winds. x For Eastern New York: Fair saturday and Sunday; warmer Sunday; light norther- Iy winds, becoming variable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21
"C" With a Tail.

The "C" with a tail is the trade mark of Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Look for it on the light blue enameled metal box! Each tablet stamped C. c. c. Never sold in bulk. All druggists, 1oc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

Fire caused $100 damage in the cellar of the home of Peter McGrory an enl- ploye of the New York, New Haven 6 Hartford Railroad company, living at 70 West street, at s:45 o'clock yesterday morning
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-21

Educate Your Bowels With Cascarets.
 Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. loc. 25c, If c. O. O. fail, druggists refund money.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
FOURTH or JULY CELEBRATION
Attended by Large Crowd, Who Were We'll Filled With Good
 Things.

The first Fourth of July celebration held on the so-called Colorado desert was attended by a crowd numbering from 6O to 70 people-men, women and children, and was success from start to finish.
 The picnic and fish-fry was held at Salton gate, about twenty miles from this place and about eight miles from Cameron. The location was ideal in every particular.
 The people assembled early and the forenoon wac passed in bathing and fishing, and right here let us say that Catalina and Coronado fishing is not in it along side the fishing at Salton gate. Here, in less than one hour, more fish were caught than could pos sibly be fried, and the only tackle used was the hands of the fisherman, who just simply reached into the water and threw out fish until the people shouted enough! do stop!
 At noon a dinner was spread on long table that certainly did much credit to the ladies who had prepared 1t, there was a plenty and to spare.
 Tn the afternoon both instrumental and vocal music was enjoyed; and in the evening the fireworks.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
Christiah Church

Work on the Christian church has so far advanced as to be turned over to the painter, and the foundation of the parsonage was laid this week. The church is a wooden structure p 3, and adds great deal to the general appearance of the town with its modest little wooden steeple pointing the lost toward Home. The parsonage will be completed during this month, and early this fall the Rev. John C. Hay, form erly from Pueblo, Col. but who is stop ping at Los Angeles, will move down with his family.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06

finds in this semi-arid region. The lake was alive with fish, which were dying for want of a fresh supply of water. Wild fowls aboundcd, and quail were numerous about the bush.
 After lunch had been served just across the Mexican line, Blue Lake was visited. This covers about twenty acres, and the water is clear and pure. Wild ducks, geese, curlews and other water fowl fairly swarmed over the surface of the water, and an abundance of fish waited hungrily for bait. It was certainly fine field for the sportsman.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
MlSSiOsary kIlne

Rev. J. $. Kline of the Southern California Methodist conference, has been appointed by his presiding elder as general missionary to open work in this section of the country.
 Mir. Kline was here few months ago and stated that the Methodist people would build a church here in the near future. He has a tract of land near town and expects to make his home here.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
Sad Death at Cameron

Mir. J. l.. Taber died at Cameron Lake at eleven o'clock last Friday night, after few days illness with dysentery, which was aggravated by hard work.
 His body was shipped to Flowing we'll the following day, where it was met by Dr. Greason, who embalmed and shipped same to Corona, where the family resides.
 Deceased was few days past three score years, and leaves a wife, and a son and daughter.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
Lovely lakes

A -dodo is not much rarer in South errfNalifornia than is a lake. Two were visited on Thursday. and they were very considerable sheets of water too. The first of these visited was Cameron Lake, which every spring re- ceives sufficient water from the over flow of the Colorado through Salton river to last until the next year. IL is hedged about by dense growth of large mesquite trees, which came about as near being forest primeval as one
Imperial press., 1901-07-06

The magnitude of the great project referred to above cannot be apprcci- ated at first flash. IL must needs be studied ,o be appreciated in full, and then its magnitude is almost appall- ing.
 Five hundred thousand acres of land as rich as the Nile delta, and stretch ing away from horizon to horizon in reaches as level as the surface of peaceful lake.
 A canal flowing water sufficient to float good-sized ship. rich in fcrtiliz- ing clements. and supplied at q price that makes ii the cheapest irrigation project in the arid west.
 A development project that run well into seven figures, and with potential possibilities that can be scarcely graspcd.
 Such. in brief. is the Imperial Land and water enterprise.
 The editorial party, after seeing the sources of the water supply designed for the Imperial settlement. bade fare we'll to hospitablc Yuma and al Flow ing Well. where the special car was run on the sidctrack, and breakfast eaten at the hotel. Then the party was loaded into stages and driven to the town of Imperial, twenty-eight miles due south For three miles the way was over typical desert sands, and then the rich alluvial soil which marks the Imperial region was struck. This is sedimcntary deposit, accumulated from ages of overflow from the Col orado river. IL is here that the Grand Canyon of the Colorado has bcen de posted, and deposited, too, with an evcness that is a real marvel. The slope of the land is toward the north, about four feet to the mile, which af- lords a good irrigating grade. There is practically no sand in the soil. which in places has almost an adobe con- sistency. Wherever water had touched ii, the most luxuriaut growths had been produced.
 Imperial is city, m embryo. AL though it is a child of but a nights growth, il yet gives evidence of being started on the right lines. Hotel Dia- dem has appointments ample for all present needs There is a well-stocked general store, a blacksmith shop, and that ever present factor of civilization newspaper. A Christian church. now almost completed, and telephone line built by w. r. Holt, a banker of Globe, Ariz.. is completed from Flow ing We'll to Imperial.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
Of Imperial Is Elected Manager
 of Railroad Committee
And Will Have Charge of Preparations For the Open ampaign
 Engineer Sent For

Al the meeting Ol tne SndInDtI VI commerce special railroad committed held at their headquarters in San Die go last Friday, Col. s. W. FergIssor of this place was elected general man ager for the railroad committee to talk, charge of and carry the work through Colonel Ferguson is accustomed tC handling big enterprises, and the committee is to be congratulated upor the excellent choice. With the Ioya support of his committeeman MT Ferguson will no doubt accomplish results.
 Commenting upon the election oi magager, the Union of last Saturday says:
 It had been expected that Col. Fer. gusson would be chosen to that posi- ton. but the committee did not com plete it's business that far until yes terday. Mir. Ferguson spoke early about creating a salary list, and said that he thought the manager who was tu take charge of the matter should serve without pay until the plan was we'll started. He said he would not ex. pect pay at any time. For the present he did not think the position was par ticularly desirable, and that his reason for being willing to take hold of il was that he knew that the building of the road would add much to the holdings of himself and the companies in which he is interested on the other side of the mountains.
 After the meeting the new manager said he did not have anything to say at this time regarding plans. He had some plans of what ought to be done, but was not ready to speak much about them until after the coming of and a consultation with railroad engineer who would be known as the consult ing engineer of the company. Such an engineer, he said, had been sent for, but it would not be known for a day or two whether he could or would come. He preferred not to say who he was, nor to say much of the road till he came. The colonel thought that among the first things which would be done would be the issuing of a pros pectus of reasons for and advantages of such road as the chamber of com merce desires to have built.
 There was meeting of the chamber of commerce directory last night, at which the most important thing done was the reception of the report of Chairman Marston of the special rail- road committee. lie told of the results of the meetings of the committee as already made public or as told in the foregoing. He said that the com mittee considered that it was acrea- ture of the chamber of commerce, and that what they did would be reported from time to time to the directors.
 ID. l.. Hoover and E. Rice of Ramona were elected members of the chamber of commerce.
 Last nights was the last of the re-
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
NO. I2.

gular weekly meetings, and during the next two months there will be but one meeting month. They will be held on the afternoon of the second Friday of July and August. Other meetings may be called by the president at any time.
Imperial press., 1901-07-06
6igsatic Canal

Col. $. W. Ferguson, manager of the Imperial Land Company, is q man accustomed to handle large enterprises He constructed the canal system of the Kern County Land Company, which is the largest in the United States. Its main canal is 800 miles long, and it's laterals2+O0 miles long. He was in- strumental in settling the government lands of San Luis Obispo county. and has had charge of great land enter prises at Mill Valley, Merced, Paso Kobles and Mcrced. And he declared that in none of these is there so great possibilities as in the main Imperial canal.
 The main canal is 70 feet wide at its bottom. and about feet deep. Water sharps are welcome to the task of figuring up how much water the canal can carry. The laterals also will be large enough for all demands.
 Altogether, there are S00,00O acres of tillable land under the Imperial canals, and C. K. Redwood the chief engineer of the company, declared carrying capacity for a million and a quarter acres.
 Time alone can test the possibilities of this great tract of watered land. Its projectors do not claim that it is a climatic paradise, but they do affirm that no finer climate exists eight months in the year, and that the other four are no warmer than the Salt Xiv CT valley of Arizona orFresno. To the writer, alfalfa growing, with the twin business of stock raising would seem to be the great coming industry for Imperial. The cheap lands -S2, So an acre, bought from the government and an abundant water supply at Sil. 25 an acre, would seem to make this industry peculiarly profitable. The near future may see it a great sugar beet producer, with an immense fact ory to care for them. Irrigated grain growing is among the possibilities, raisin grapes. figs and deciduous fruits, which ripen six weeks earlier than hereabouts, offer many an oppor- tunity. Cotton may also be cultivate d; certainly soil and climatic conditions are favorable.
 With a soil so rich and with an ab- undance of water, it will not be diff cult for Imperial to soon develop its speciality.
 It's big proposition.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18

onions. cultivated roots and herbage
were unknown in Britain of the Mid
die Ages. What vegetables were re-
ouired we're imported from Holland.
The introduction of the potato and its
general cultivation from about 1919
form the most important event OF its
kind. Not until the time of the Com
monwealth did the pudding obtain
popularity, and even now it is role
gated in the nursery. That essential
" British dish, plum-pudding, has
only assumed its present solid form
during the last hundred years. II
was originally soup, thickened with
brown bread, plums and raisins. 1t
was abhorred by the Puritans, and
not until Sir Roger de Coverley had
seen Dissenter enjoying plum-broth
in his hall at Christmas had the worthy
knight any hope for his moral and
social condition.
Mince.pies, another Christmas
dainty. we're likewise religiously
banned. Treatises and sermons were
gravely written proving and disprov
ing that clergymen should not ea'
mince-pies! Through all the changes
of gastronomic fashion John Bulls
taste remains but little altered. He
eschews kick.shaws and delights in
substantial solid dishes. His preju'
dice for beef-eating is very character
istic.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
Story of Kipling's Child.

This tale has to do with Kipling'e
little lost Josephine. Once the poet
was driving up Arundel street in Lon
kon toward the Strand when, all of a
sudden, the hand of the "bobby"
ahead was raised. The word was
passed down the street that Her Ma
iesty was coming along the Strand on
an official visit to the Lord Mayor at
the Mansion House. Josephine had
never seen the Queen and Kipling
thought it was good opportunity to
instil little reverence in her. He
raised the child high in his arms that
she might see Victoria. The outriders
pranced by, followed by the royal car-
riage. When it was all over, and the
finger of the law was lowered, Kip
ling put down the child. He said,
"Well, Josephine, what did you think
of it?"
Much to his amazement, the child
replied, "Papa, did you see the
funny red soldiers on horseback"
Thereafter Kipling never exerted
himself to point out Her Majesty to
any member of his family.
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member wondering dimly how long it
would be before they would find my
body, and when and how my mother
would hear the news. I felt vague
feeling of pity for her. Ibid not seem
to think Of myself; I seemed to be a
thing of the past. Practically I was,
in my own eyes, dead man, and still
I had not given up hope, for every
faculty was on the alert, ready to seize
on anything which might offer a
chance to escape. 1t was the instinc-
tive physical Fl ght for life Of man
trained in athletic sports, with every
muscle under perfect control and ready
to obey the order of the brain.
While these thoughts were fitting
through my mind-and they could not
have occupied more than afew seconds
the boat reached the timber and shot
under it. Involuntarily jumped ove1
the big stick, landing safely in the
boat on the other side, like circus
rider jumping over banner.
Then my nerves took their revengs
for the strain they had been under fol
the long period of about a minute and
half. NY trembling knees gave way
and sank down onto the boards and
burst into wild peal of laughter,
which seemed to be unable to check
until long after had passed the sec.
tion house at the foo. of the grade.
The fume-tender who saw me go by
told me afterward that he thought ]
was a crazy man.
From that, point down to Chico il
was all plain sailing, and by the time
I had finished my long slide down.hill,
my nerves had renewed their tone,
and was able to telegraph back to the
fume men to remove the dangerous
timber. But T never after that fol,
lowed big timber down fume. Ihad
received my lesson.-Youth's Com.
panion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
PRECIOUS METALS IN THE ARTS.
Enormous Quantities Consumed in the
Various Industries.

Enormous Quantities Consumed in the
Various Industries.
It is easy to ascertain how much gold
and silver ore absorbed in the coinage
of the various nations, but the most
careful estimates as to the quantities
of these metals used in the arts and
industries are only approximate. Sta.
tisticians in the Treasury Department
of the French Government recently
undertook the considerable task OF
compiling the best information on this
subject, and the figures they have
reached are probably as accurate as
any that have yet been published.
Most of the gold used in the arts lie
for ornamentation, though it is also
employed to large extent for the
most practical purposes, as in den
tistry. It is doubtful if even jewelry
consumes q larger quantity of gold
than some other ways in which 1t is
used. The consumption for gliding
alone is very large. The films of gold
leaf are very thin, but enormous mum.
bers OF them are applied to a consid-
cradle variety of manufactures, such
as signs, jewelry, books, frames, fur.
niture, pottery and other articles, and
the aggregate value of the gold thus
used is very large. The consumption
of gold for gliding has considerably
increased since electro-gilding came
into vogue, but because more gliding
is done and also because the new pro-
cess wastes considerable quantity OF
the metal. According to the French
figures the United States consumes in
the arts about thirty-one thousand
pounds of gold in a year. which
amounts in value to $10,000,000 in
round numbers. France, however,
with her preeminent manufactures Of
iewelry and other articles of luxury,
heads the list with an annual con-
sumption of about thirty-fve thou.
sand two hundred pounds a year.
Great Britain also surpasses the Uni.
ted States with 34,10O pounds, Ger
many consumes 20, pounds, Switz.
erland $4,000, Italy 1900, Russis
5000, Austria Hungary 6175, and Bel
gium and Holland $500.
Perhaps one reason why the United
States consumes in the arts a good
deal more silver than any other coun.
try is because photography here, with
it's amateur branch, is far more extens
sively in use than in any other land
The chief industrial uses OF silver arc
for solid silver plate and silver plating,
mountings for harnesses and other
ornamentation, and photography. The
silver industries in the United States
consume over five hundred and fifty.
FIVE thousand pounds year, Germany
and France about three hundred and
thirty thousand pounds each, Russia
2O9, 900 and Great Britain 2O8, ,0O0.-
New York Sun.
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Deaths From Consumption.

Owing to the mortality from con-
sumption in the French Army, which
has been for some time very heavy
and has much exceeded that arising
from the same cause in the German
Army, return showing the rates OF
mortality from this disease prevailing
in different European countries has
been compiled by the French military
authorities, Russia heads the list with
a mortality of four per thousand of lis
population; France and Austria
Hungary come next with three deaths
per one thousand OF population; Ger.
many, Switzerland aud Ireland stand
in the third rank, with two deaths per
thousand, while England, Scotland
and Italy come last with one per thou
sand. But consumption is not the
only disease prevalent in the French
Army; enteric is a scourge, the NOR
tality from which amounts to twenty
eight per every 10000; whereas. in
the German Army the death rate Is
about twelve per 10, 0,O0O.-Army and
Navy Journal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-18
The Secret or His poDularlty,

Dean Hole, of Rochester, England,
tells of very innocent and gentle
curate who went to Yorkshire par
ish where the parishioners bred horses
and sometimes raced them. He was
asked to invite the prayers OF the con-
gregetion for Lucy Grey. He did so.
They prayed three Sundays for Lucy
Grey. On the fourth the clerk told
the curate he need not do it any more.
"Why." said the curate, is she
dead?" "No," said the clerk, "she's
won the steeplechase." The curate
became quite power in the parish.
--Argonaut.