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IN Spain the infants face is swept with
9 pm tree Dough to bring it good luck.
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Another O!d Goose.

A goose on the farm of Mr.. Watkins
Oilfach Maen, South Wales, reached
the extraordinary age of forty-on@
Yeas last spring. Up to ten years az
this goose laid regularly, aud has
Matched and brought up hundreds OF
g~oslings. For some time now she has
not mixed with or taken any notice OF
the other geese and the solitary jour
ney of the poor old thing toward the
end of its long and useful life Is pa
thetic to behold. although she is treat
ed with every kindness by her kind
hearted owner.
The straw plating industry Of Eng
land gives employment to about 50.-
900 women and 1000 to 5000 men.
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See adv't.of smithdeal's Business College
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- NEW DISCOVERY; gives
SN y quick relies and clrss worst
cases. BooI of testimonials and 10 days treatment
Free. DR.. H. q. GSEEN Ssods, Box 3. Atlanta Sa
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PlTH AND POINT.

"Has your engagement been an
nounced?" "Only informally, to a
few enemies."-Puck.
Edith 81 should hate to be the
President" lakeland why" Edith
one has to be over forty, you
know."-Judge.
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DATED New Haven, January 2, 1900.
GAS COMPANY'S MEETING.
Election of Directors and Old Officers
Reelected.

Election of Directors and Old Officers
Reelected.
The annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers of the New Haven Gas Light COM
pany was held yesterday morning at
the offices of the company on Crown
street. There were about 10000 shares
of the $4,000 represented at the meeting.
The old board of directors was re-eioct-
ed in its entirety, with the exception of
substituting Charles II. Nettleton, of
Derby, for the late Andrew w. DeFor-
est.
The directors elected are the follow
ing: Charles r. Ingersoll, George J.
Brush Francis Wayland, Il. Hayes
Trowbridge, Pierce N. WEIGH, George
d. Watrous, Robert A. Brown, 7. Att
water Barnes and Charles II. Nettle-
ton.
The directors met at o'clock in the
afternoon and ratified the recent cleo
ton of Charles II. Nettleton, of Derby.
to the presidency of the company and
reelected the old officers as follows:
Vice president, Pierce N. WEIGH: treas
urer, Isaac J. Wild: secretary, Gardner
Morse; superintendent, F. c. Sherman.
No other business was transacted.
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CASE OF MISS HOuGH.

In the superior court before Judge
George w. Wheeler and jury, the suit
of Miss Maud Hough, the former Ham
den school teacher, against Serene I.
Cook, Charles F. Clark and Cullen B.
Foote, the school committee of Hamden
is on trial. The suit is for $1,000 dam
ages alleging SANDER, and that they
caused her to lose her position, and their
statements about her resulted in her
leaving her boarding house in nervous
state and going into the snow in the
woods, where she was found and in a
demented condition March 10, 1899
Mr. Clark was on the stand yesterday
morning and testified to the votes of
the school committee to investigate the
stories about Miss Hough, and the vote
of the same committee to dismiss her
from the school, The morning was
largely spent in wrangling over the adj
mission of testimony.
Miss Hough went on the witness
stand shortly before 1 o'clock and said
she now lived in Goshen. She started
her story of her treatment while IN
Hamden and her experiences in the
school, but court adjourned for recess
before she had proceeded far.
Chase & Hoadley appear for Miss
Hough, and Newton, Church & Hewitt,
and Stoddard & Goodhart appear for
the defendants in the case.
There was little testimony of import
ance given yesterday afternoon, and
the case will come up this morning.
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THE LATE WARD NICHOLS.

Concerning the late Ward Nichols, of
this city, whose funeral took place Sun
day, the Bridgeport Standard has in its
Westport correspondence the following,
which will interest the very many
friends Of the deceased here: Our citi-
zens will regret to know of the death
in New Haven few days ago, at the
age of more than eighty years. of Ward
Nichols, for a long time a resident of
Westport, occupying the Charles Wright
place, where DR.. and Mrs. l.. r. Day
now reside, up to and previous to the
opening of the New York and New Ha-
ven railroad in 1S49. He began as bag
gagemaster when cars We're drawn by
horses from above the Fourth avenue
tunnel to Canal street. rose to conduc-
tor ana continued as such for about
twenty-five years
while here he was identified with
everything which was good socially and
though not a professional musician did
first-rate work in Christ church choir
before the Introduction Of pipe organ
by manipulating what was then
thought to be pretty good auxiliary to
church nusic--the bass viol, when
chords which were vocal, accompanied
by e. Walker Banks violin, and very
often Elijah S. Downes' flute inspired
listeners with the idea that nothing
could be more grand. He was a son of
one of the seven brothers Nichols, each
of whose names began with the letter
W"
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cases and have been saved; but tens Of
thousands have not yet heard, and con
tinue to suffer on, dropping into the,
grave one by one.
Peruna cures catarrh in all stages and
varieties, whether acute or chronic, and
Is therefore the most effective remedy
ever devised for removing all the
arrangements which follow la grippe.
Samuel M. York writes from Union
Grove, Ala, the following letter:
Dear Sir" Last week I was taken
with la grippe and catarrhal DEAFNESS.
I wrote you for advice and followed
your directions. After taking two bot
ties of Peruna found myself well Of Ia
grippe, and my hearing was fully re-
stored. My health is better than it has
been iii five years.
"My wife improved in health very
much after taking Peruna." -Samuel M.
York.
Miss Caroline J. Kahl, Otisco, Ind,
writes as follows:
"Three years had Ia grippe and
pulmonary trouble. I was very sick.
I had hemorrhages of the lungs nearly
every day for year; and three bottles
of your Peruna cured me. The doctor
said had consumption. lam now Ia
better health than have been for
many years.
~ highly recommend Peruna to all
my neighbors and friends. Perunai is my
favorite medicine. shall always have
Peruna in the house. miss Caroline Jul
Kahl.
Columbus, Ohio, for a FREQ copy 81
"Winter Catarrh," which treats OF the
diseases peculiar to winter.
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PAIR OF PATENT LEATHDRs
At Police Headquarters Awaiting the
Owner.

Owner.
On the gath Of December a man. evil
IDENTIFY from the country, called at
Walp's, the shoe dealer on Meadow
street, and bought a pair of patent
leather shoes. He put them in his wag-
on and left the store After the lapse
of half an hour he returned to the store
and asked the proprietor if he had an
other pair of the same kind of shoes.
The proprietor replied by asking him IL
he liked them so well that he thought
he'd buy an extra pair. The man from
the country said mo, that is not IT.
Some one stole them out of my wagons
Yesterday afternoon Policeman Grant
arrested colored man at the Aldrich
house on suspicion of being the one who
stole the shoes, information having
reached the policeman that this man
had sold a pair of new patent-leatller
shoes.
If the owner of the shoes will now
step forward and identify the property
he will be the gamer Of a pair of shoes
and also be the means of meteing out
justice to the thief The shoes are at
police headquarters.
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TEA VS.. ALCOHOL IN RUSSIA.

The New York Sun of recent date
says: Tea was first imported into Rus
STA in 1898 To-day each inha bitant
consumes, on the average, nearly one
pound annually. The total eonsump-
ton is 106, 900 900 pounds, and the total
cost about $SS,000,000 Tea and sugar
together cost Russia about $265, 100000
per year For brandy, beer and wine
the country expends annually about
$3.50 900 900, so that something like a
quarter of the whole revenues of the
state are annually expended on tea,
brandy, wine and beer, with sugar.
Exact statistics are not forthcoming.
but it appears that the use of tea is
increasing rapidly relative to the alco
holic beverages-a contamination de-
voutly to be wished. 1t is a remarka-
BILE fact that this change has occurred
since the introduction of the machine
made teas of Ceylon and India.
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HEIRS CAN'T AGREE.

The estate of the late Thomas J. Far
ley of Kimberly avenue caused con-
troversy in the probate court between
the widow and other heirs yesterday
morning. Farley, it will be remember
ed, died several days ago under condi-
lions at first regarded as suspicious,
but an investigation proved that his
death was through natural causes
Judge Cleaveland stated that the will
of the court was that where parties
couldn't agree the court would make
the appointment on his own suggestion
He suggested that counsel get together
and see if they couldn't agree on some
one and it was agreed that an adjourn
ment be taken till to-day.
Yesterday afternoon the lawyers had
a conference and tried to agree on a
third party, but neither Mrs Farley
nor Joseph Farley will be appointed adj
ministrator.
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IN VASION OF CAPE COLONY
FRESH HORSES SECURED BY THE
BURGHERS.
British disbursements Said to be
Urgently Needed-The Beers Concern
trating at Steynsburg.

| Urgently Needed-The Beers COncen-
trating at steynsburg.
| Cradock, Cape Colony, Jan. 2.7A de-
tachment of Beers entered Roodehoogle
to the southwark of Middleburg yester-
day. 1t is believed that this force is
going to Graaf Reinet. The telegraph
lines are cut between Carnarvon and
Somerset, west, and Steynsburg and
harrisburg. Large reinforcements have
reached Middleburg.
| London, Jan. 2.-There are no details
Of the British successes which were re-
ported from the Transyaal and Orange
River Colony yesterday, and there is
no means of judging what Importance
can be attached to them. A majority
OF the newspapers give the chief prom
inence to them in their war-columns,
placing the details of the invasion of
the Cape Colony second. They mostly
persist in their optimism regarding the
situation. Few of them make any
comment.
The Cape Town correspondent of the
Times, in a dispatch dated yesterday
joins the warning voices. The procla-
nation calling for volunteers to defend
the lines of communication proves that
the military authorities are at last
alive to the critical nature of the situa-
ton, but the measure comes very late
in the day.
The secret of why the Beers are in
vading the Cape Colony and are able
to evade pursuit is that they have Sc
cured fresh horses. The proclamation
of military law as soon as the first
commando crossed the Orange River,
and the immediate communicating of
all horses, carts, and forage, would
have rendered the Boer advance i'm
possible. The Colony regards with
equanimity the presence of Boer forces
some hundred miles within it's borders,
and merely asks the military authori-
ties to devise schemes to defend the
country, to repel and capture the in
vaders, and to prevent the spread of
rebellion.
The Daily Mail alone seems to take
the view which the reports force upon
impartial readers. In an editorial en-
titled Half Way to Cape Town." 1t
declares that the position is most dan
gerous, and the crisis Is growing hourly
graver. 1t calls urgently for the send
ing of reinforcements.
The invaders who left Carnarvon are
moving towards Fraserburg. They are
being pursued by large force of cav
airy. On the eastern side Of the In
vaded area the Beers are concentrating
near Steynsburg, with the object Of |
forcing their way to Cradock, one of |
the most important strategic centers In
the colony.
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EARLDOM FOP LORD ROBERTS.


His Arrival at the Isle of Wight and
Audience with the Queen.
Cowes, Isle of Wight, Jan. 1.-The
queen to-day bestowed an earldom on
Lord Roberts, with a special remainder
for his daughters. He was also made
a Knight of the Garter.
The steamer Canada, with Field Mar
shall Lord Roberts on board, anchored
off Osborne at 11:45 this morning The
ships in the roads We're gayly dressed,
the sea front was deliberately decorated
with bunting and Venetian masts with
festoons adorned the route to Osborne
House, at the entrance of which was
erected tribute of the queens appra-
citation Of the field marshars work, in
the shape of an arch of laurel This
was the first time such an arch had
ever appeared there in honor of any
subject of her majesty. After Lord
Roberts audience with the queen he
will rejoin the Canada at Southamp-
ton, and remain on board till morning.
A large crowd of people awaited Lord
Roberts arrival at Trinity Pier. The
field marshal landed from the royal
launch at $3.50 p. M, and was received
with shouts of welcome. Princess
Beatrice, in her capacity as governor
of the Isle of Wight, and the Duke Of
Connaught, representing the queen,
awaited Lord Roberts, whose arm was
still in a sling as result of being
thrown from his horse in South Africa.
The party started in royal carriages for
Osborne House. The route was lined
with troops and thronged with cheering
sightseers.
Lord Roberts stopped on his way at
the Town-hall of East Cowes, where
euIogistic addresses of welcome were
presented to him.
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OLDEST IN ANSONIA.

Ansonia, Jan. "A letter received
from Ireland yesterday discloses the
fact that Mrs. Bridget Mccarthy, of
this city, is in her l0Sth year, and has
lived in three centuries. Owing to her
advanced age she had forgotten how old
she was, and John Fleming. her son-in-
law, with whom she lives, wrote to her
birthplace, Mitchellstown, County Lin
erick, Ireland, for information. The
answer which came states that the rec
ords give the date of her birth as May
10, 1893.
Mrs. Mccarthy has been blind twenty
years, Her memory of recent events Is
vague, but she recalls Vividy the events
of her youth.
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IN THE CITY COuRT.

John Guthrie of this city, who was
arrested Tuesday by Patrolman Altar
on the charge of drunkenness, had the
additional charge of resistance lodged
against him in the city court yester-
day morning. Patromen Allan and
Cooney testified to the information rel
ative to the drunkenness. Judgment
however, was suspended
Joseph Hartman of 574 Dixwell ave
nue., charged with breach of the peace,
paid fine of SO and costs.
Charles B. Madison, who was arrested
on December 90, charged with drunken
ness and breach of the peace settled
fines of 81 and costs on each count.
A nolle was entered in the cases of
Frank S. Tower and Loretta J. Lane.
charged with improper conduct.
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same plea to the charge OF Indecent as
sault Sweetman has been obnoxious
to the neishborhood of City Point, and
there are five counts against him for
making indecent assaults upon children.
John Enrlght, an aged prisoner from
Cheshire, was charged with theft OF a
$25 gold watch and $21 in money from
the house of Samuel l.. Norton, far
mer. He pleaded guilty and was fined
$40 and sentenced to six months in jail
Charles Carlan, an aged man, plead
ed guilty to the charge of theft OF 70
from the person of Timothy Cahill ON
August 10 in this city, They were drink
ing together when the theft was com"
mitted No previous record of theft
was charged against Carlan and he was
sentenced to six months in jail.
John Connors and Joseph WEIGH
pleaded guilty to burglary in the house
of Lyman E. Hall in Meriden on Decem-
Der 30, 1900. 1t was alleged that the
pair entered the house in the day time.
in the state prison.
George Denitsch, of Meriden, pleaded
guilty to an assault with intent to kill
and was sent to state prison for two
years. He had tried to assault one
Edward Donohue, who was trying to
arrest him for assaulting his wife, and
as Denitsch had grabbed an axe and
was trying to use it on the officer it
was necessary to shoot him in the hand
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TOOK THE WHITE VEIL.

Hartford, Jan. 1.-The Rt. Rev. Bish-
op Terney presided over the ceremonies
that took place at 8 o'clock this after
noon in the chapel of Mount st. Joseph
seminary, when nine young women took
the white veil. The audience was large
ly composed of the parents and friends
of the-candldates. The candidates were
Mary Lonergan, of Rockville, Helen
Fitzgerald, Of New Britain, Ella Duffy,
of New Britain, Helen O'Hara, of this
city, Ella Brett, of Putnam, Catherine
Shannon of Bridgeport, Dorothy Han
Ion, of Providence, r. l., Annie Cava
naugh, of New Haven, and Jennie Rich,
of Providence.
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city of New Havtn, On arriving there
whereupon he stated to William Rath-
bun that the coffee had a peculiar taste
to it, that it burned him, and he re-
quested Rathbun to taste it.
said William Rathbun thereupon
drank a considerable quantity of the
coffee and shortly thereafter became
sick and vomited profusely, was thirsty
and cold, and exhibited other symptoms
Of poisoning.
said Hart also became sick and also
exhibited symptoms of poisoning.
Hart returned to his home about
a. M, Ill, and went to bed, complaining
of sickness, the result of drinking the
coffee. He was attended by DR.. Henry
F. Klenke and subsequently taken to
the New Haven hospital, from which he
was discharged the following day upon
his recovery.
"Rathbun returned home about s
o'clock a. m, December 81 1900, sick,
and stated that his sickness was due
to coffee drunk by him as aforesaid.
He went Immediately to bed and was
attended by said DR.. Klenke till about 4
o'clock Friday afternoon, December Il,
when he died.
He died from the effects of the adj
ministration OF she said poison.
Il find that the said Ann Maria
Rathbun is criminally responsible for
the death of her said husband by her
acts as herein detailed.
In compliance with the statute, /
have filed with the clerk of the superior
court of New Haven county my report
of the inquest, together with the evil
dence taken and the report of the au-
topsy.
Dated New Haven January 2, 1900.
ELI MIX, Coroner
The object of holding Hart on the
charges that have been preferred
against him will be perfectly apparent
after a perusal of the coroner's finding,
and it is thought that he will be Of ma
terial assistance to the state in the
of the case against MIS-.
Rathbun. Hart is held under bond Of
81 900.
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REV. ]. p. HOYT

Will Supply Church in Florida During
the Winter.
Rev. j. P. Hoyt, who recently closed
his pastorate at Cheshire and has since
then supplied churches in Bridgeport,
has accepted an invitation to spend the
winter in Melbourne, Fla. He will sup
ply the church and occupy the parson~
age that he that he may thus make a
winter home for his daughter in that
delightful climate. Melbourne has a
beautiful location on the east coast
overlooking the Indian River and the
ocean. A Florida Chautauqua is es-
taDlished there ana there are many
residents and visitors from the north.
Mr.. Hoyt expects to return to lis
Bridgeport home in the spirng.
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LINSEED OIL DECISION.

United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Sustains Lower Court in Denying Pc
tition fer a Receiver.
Chicago, Jan. 2-The United States
circuit court of appeals to-day sustain
ed the decision of the lower court deny
ing a petition for receiver for the Ma
tional Linseed Oil company
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n AISS FRANCES M. ANDERSON
III Corresponding Secretary Of the
N Higher Educational League,
wi writes from the ASTORIA"


Washington, d. c., the following:
"About two months ago was taken
very III with Ia grippe and was obliged
to go to bed. took three bottles Of
Peruna with very beneficial results,
and was able to leave my bed in a week
and regained my usual strength very
soon.
have nothing but praise for PERU
ma, and recommend 1t to those SINH
Larly afflicted whenever I can. "---
Frances M. Anderson.
La grippe is, strictly speaking, cpl
demic catarrh--that is to say, variety
of acute catarrh which is so contagious
and runs course more or less definite,
the same as scarlet fever, whooping
cough, etc.
During the acute stages of la grippe it
is not very fatal disease, but the condi-
ton in which it leaves the system has
caused the death Of a countless number.
Indeed nearly every person who has
had la grippe within the last three years
finds himself more or less deranged
by the pernicious effects of this disease.
The majority of those who have escaped
death find life scarcely worth living.
If this vast multitude Of people could
only know with what certainty and
promptness Peruna would relieve them
of all the bad effects which la grippe has
brought upon them, what an untold
Thousands have already heard how
quickly this remedy will cure in these
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In all stages of Nasal Catarrh there
should be cleanliness. AS experience
proves, Ely's Cream Balm is cleanser,
soother and healer of the diseased men,
brane. 1t is not drying nor irritating
and does not produce sneezing. Price
so cents at druggists, or ii will be mail
ed by Ely Brothers, Sc Warren street
New York. Upon being placed into the
nostrils it spreads over the membrane
and relief is immediate. 1t is an agree
able cure.
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TACTICS EMPLOYED BY TIL.
BOERS.

Forces Concentrated Suddenly on Iso-
lated British Garrisons.
Pretoria, January 1.-The Beers are
showing activity in many directions,
and have evidently adopted new tao
tics by which they concentrate their
forces suddenly on isolated British
garrisons. They attacked Meyerton
yesterday, but were repulsed,
The railway line was broken in sew
eral places yesterday.
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no PRINT CITY JOURNAL.
George D. Bone Awarded the Contract
ca,

George D. Bone Awarded The ContrHcI
for 1901.
Bids for printing the journal of the
court of common council We're opened
by City Clerk Norris yesterday. There
were but two bids and George ID. Bone
was the lowest bidder. His bid was S4
cents a page, which is eleven cents a
page lower than the contract price last
year.
The other bidders were c. G. Whap piles
&, Co Their bid was IS cents a page,
or only one cent higher than Mr. Bones
bid
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NATIONAL SAVINGS BANK.

Dividend as Usual at Rate of Four Per
Cent.
At the semi-annual meeting of the
trustees of the National Savings bank
held on Wednesday afternoon the usual
dividend at the rate of four per cent.
per annum was declared
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ASKS $500 For HURT FINGER

Joseph Barber of Branford, has sued
the New York. New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company for $500 for in
juries received by his daughter on Au-
gust 27, 1900, by the fall of a window on
one of the defendants cars on her fin
ger.
The suit is returnable to the common
pleas court.
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Mrs. Sarah Kyle, who has been the
guest of Mrs. Sallie Sanford in Bridge
water for a few days, has returned to
her home in this city.