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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

transport of horses from America, Austria and Australia ninety voyages were made and 69,2S7 animals were landed out of 72,214 shipped, the loss being 2,936, or a little over four per cent. The ratio of loss here was some what higher, because it includes 9OS an- imals that perished in the wreck of the Suffolk, the only horse transport that was wrecked. From Australia 2,310 of ficers and men and 2,570 horses were carried in four voyages This gives a total for the year of 85,144 officers and men and 13S 10S animals furnished with transport and requiring 277 voyages. From July 1, 1S99 to March 31, 1900, England sent to South Africa 199, ,655 officers and men, together with 91,751 horses and mules in 351 voyages, giving grand total from the time of the first indications of war to March 31 of this year of 2S4,799 officers and men, 229, ,S59 animals and 62S voyages. All this Is i'll addition to the transportation of an enormous supply of provisions, mill tary stores and equipments of every description needed by such an army engaged in active operations in the field.
 This is good work. If the rest of the job had been as well done as this part of it there would have been different story to tell.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
BENEFIC ENT ANNEXERS.

The English boast, and with reason, of what they do for those whom they conquer, or annex, and though the peo- pie of the United States haven't been in the annexing business long they too can speak well of themselves as bene- factors of those annexed. It appears that we are particularly strong in sani- tary work. The yellow fever has been pretty well squelched in Havana, where it was formerly active and deadly. Five years ago, says report from Hono- lulu, there were 1900 lepers in Molokai. Now there are only 900 on that island devoted to sufferers from the hopeless disease and Superint endent Reynolds believes that leprosy is slowly but surely being eradicated from the Hawaiian Islands. The American health officers are fighting the disease with intelligence, and their efforts are being rewarded. At intervals before the American occupation of the Phil ippines the bubonic plague invaded Manila and carried off hundreds of na- tives and Chinese. The authorities are doing everything possible to prevent the disease, enforcing better sanitation, ex- terminating the rats, which are It's greatest spreaders, and up to this time have succeeded in preventing any spread of the plague. In order to Kill the rats cans of specially prepared poison have been distributed, the rat killers placing the poison after the children have gone to bed and calling around in carts to collect the dead rats before the families are up, in order to prevent any accidental poisoning. Manila is being transformed from a dir ty Spanish town into a reasonably clean city.
 And so forth and so on. At the pres ent rate of progress our annexed terri tory will soon be as healthy as Chi cago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
EFFICIENT FRANKFORT SERVICE

Much fault has been found by mili- tary critics with the way the British have conducted their military opera tions in South Africa, but not much fault has been found with the trans port service, for the very good reason that it has been decidedly efficient It appears that during the year from April 1, 1900, to March 31, 1901, vessels engaged in the transport service to South Africa took from England and ports in the Mediterranean S2,S34 off, cers and men and 21.225 horses. Not one of these vessels suffered shipwreck or any serious mishap in the thousands of miles over which their voyages ex- tended. Of the horses twelve hundred, or trihe less than six per cent, died on the way. During the same period of time the vessels employed in carrying mules made forty-one voyages andT landed 40,692 animals out of 42O99 ship ped, 1,407 having been lost, or about three and 8 half per cent. In the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
The Winter Capp.

The walls of log are thick and stout The rugged hearth is wide and gray; The roof will keep the thin winds out The fire will chase the frosts away;
 While we take comfort merrillee,
 And spin brave yarns above the tea. Lacoble tells of caribou
 And long, gray wolves In Labrador; And Stanley sings the red canoe; And Dick eXpounds his Micmac lore;
 While talk glibly as I can
 With one eye on the frying pan. We talk of deeds in field and wood, Of furclad hills and miles of spruce The alder swamp's gray solitude
 And when the bacon is fried brown The tramped shelter of the moose;
 We let the conversation down. Our snowshoes stand against the wall- They need good rest, for they have gone Down forest trails, where shy beasts call A giant journey since the dawn.
 I wonder if they ever tire
 And want to lounge about the fire? What matters it tho winds blow chill And foot the drifts about our door. When we have firelight, and good will, And bear skins strewn upon the floor.
 And bacon, and a pot of tea
 To make the time go merrilee?
 Theodore Roberts, In Outing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
JNTERR UPTIONS.

Father-How is it you never have any money?
 Son-It's not my fault It's all due tc other people, le.-Philadelphia Press. Mrs Wederly-Why don't you talk more when we are together? Wederly--I don't like to interrupt you, my dear.-Philadelph Press.
 My brother went into the fur busi- ness.''
 How did he come out?" "He got skinned. .''-Vaudeville Joke.
 Kate-Well, got my revenge on Lau- ra, after all.
 Allce-How so?
 Kate-She let me trim a hat for her. Somerville Journal.
 Jester-Don't you see the point to my joke?
 Jimson-No, but you must not mind that, because I'm near sighted, you know.-Boston Post.
 A Bad Mistake.-Hewitt-H did you get your German friend down on you?
 Jewitt-I gave him French clock for Christmas.-Judge.
 
 But Jones gave you his word, didn't t he?" said Frisbe.
 Yes" replied Perkasie, but I don't like to take Jones' word. He wont even keep it himself. "-Pickup.
 Do you believe that absence makes the heart grow fonder?'"
 Sure. Every since my wife's mother went to Michigan to live I've been real fond of her."--Philadelphia Bulletin.
 Minister-I am sorry I didn't see you at church yesterday. Tummas.
 Tummas-Weel, ye see it was siccan a wet day it wisna fit tae turn oot dog in. But sent the wife, sir.-Tlt-Bits.
 A Jersey man has just trained a swarm of bees to make honey of glu- cose. He has also produced new flower, which he calls "The Milkman's Delight" by crossing the water-lily with the milk k-weed.-Judge.
 Little Willle-I wish I was you, MT. Selfmade.
 MT. Selfmade (who has come to din ner)-And why, Willie?
 Willie-Cause you don't get your ears pulled for eating with your knife.-Tid- 
 Bits
 "Now, Julia" said the teacher to a small kindergarten pupil. suppose I divide this apple into four equal parts. What would one of the parts be call ed?"
 "A piece of apple" was the prompt reply-Chicago News.
 Out Before His Time There's one of my faults that I'm free to admit" said the convict who always managed to break jail.
 What's that?"
 i've never lived up to my convic- tions. s.'--Philadelphia Press
 Customer--What proof have I that this preparation will reduce corpulen- cy?
 Quack-My dear sir, read this testi- monial The fat woman in the museum states that after using six bottles she was able to appear as little Eva.-Chi- cago News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
For the Holidays.
Our line of Optical, Fint Leather and Toilet Req,ii. sites is complete.

Cuts and prices count but little except by comparison with the goods which must be seen to be appreciated.
 OUR OPTICAL DEPARTMNNT. is patronized by the best oculists and Is too well known throughout the State to reQuir@ comment. A good OPERA GLASS, FINL1 GLASS, PEARL HANDLE READER o1 FANCY THERMOMETER makes an ac. ceptable present. @
 IN CHOICE LEATHER
 We have long carried the best line in tha city and this season is no exception. POCKET BQOKB, CARD CASES, CfGAH CASES, MECKTIE CASES, GLOVE AND
 Our stock of TOILET ARTICLES In. cludes the best foreign and domsstlc per, fnMs' hR o4 AN ANp 0sSS eSskntcss nTtsT In wH ps a9S T1orn fancy P2akagass;r rr HAIEi CLOTH, BRUSHES, in great variety of backsj ivory. choice woods and celluloid sinRly Fountaln Pens. Standoretts. Playing Cards, cribbage Boards and other desir: Early and freuqent inspection Is Invited.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
IN SOUTH AMERT-
 GA

There is a gentleman In Boston who spent 0 number of years among the va rious little South American republics, who gives an interesting account of the methods of one of these small states when it comes to a question of making war. The navy" of the particular power referred to consists of a single fashioned, side-w wheel steamer, armed with one gun. In time of peace she is engaged in hauling freight up and down the river which runs close to
 the capital. At the outbreak of one of the periodical wars, not so very long ago, the president of the republic took charge of the steamer and started up stream on a recruiting, expedition, leav-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

ing his senior general in charge of the military preparations at the capital. A couple of days later, the steamer re- turned, and some seventy miserable looking natives, each firmly bound with a strong rope, were marched off and turned over to the general with a note from the president, which read: Dear General: I send you herewith seventy volunteers. Please return the ropes at once" ."--Boston Herald
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
1, ADVERTISING RATES.

Ss NltuAtions, Wants. Rents. and other small Y Advertisements, One Cent Word each h.
 zgert1on. Five Cents Word for full week tsaven times).
 pisplay advertisements. per inch, one h.
 eeftlon. $1.20; each subsequent insertion. 40 s snts; one week. $B.20; one month. $1o; one Sear, SAO.
 M Obituary Notices. in prose ar verse. ID eents per line. Notices of Births. Marri' 7 G9es. Deaths, and Funerals. 50 cents eacn.
 L0cal Notices, 15, cents per line.
 ss Yearly advertisers are liaited to their
 0Wn immediate business (ali matter to oe Z annOhJectlpnable). ard their contracts dc nor ;S1ncln0e Vents. To let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
SEALED PROPOSALS FOR THE RE.
 MOVAL OF GARBAGE

Sealed proposals for the removal of will be received by the Clerk of the Board of Health. In behalf of said city, at or before F. M., January IA, 1902. The board reserves the privilege of re- of at least per cent. of the amount of bid must accompany each proposal, made payable to the order of the Controller of the City of New Haven.
 Specifications. stating terms of con tract in full, which differ from hereto fore, will be furnished by said clerk on application.
 By order of the Board of Health,
 WARD BAILEY, d25 5t Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

doctor in Rochester, Michigan c4used the following card to be inserted In paper there: Wake up! Change cars! Don't you think you have been ESArTying my money long enough? Come |5lu and secure my autograph on re- |csipted bill. You will feel better about t{ end assure you that the feeling s|WiIl be5 mutual. Very truly yours, B.
 . H. Spencer, M. D."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

Buenos Ayres is the starting point of What is said to be the longest horse car 8 line in the world It extends from the heartof the city to a point in the coun- Bsxry fifty miles distant.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

It is said that the redemption division ,of the national postoffice at Washing ton is nearly swamped by the return of the leftover Pan-American postage stamps since November l. Some 10, 900 packages have been received. All rec |ords are broken as far back as Chief EcOtt can recollect. This official ex- f cts to superintend the burning of ] n-American remainders of the face
 le of s1, 300, ,OOO0 New York city re- ed $65,00O worth, Washington s3O,- ,orth, and several other cities will \ ate s1,OOO,OOO worth, with 10000 fices to hear from. The returns tely to consist of the 4, 5, and \ tues. with the cent leading
 mated that philatelists world bought more than Pan-American stamps, face value of about Sse will never do post
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
dos st Clerk of the Hoard z of r Fdn Fdnca,t,on

District of New Haven. ss Probate Court.
 December A, 1pOl. ESTATE of JOHN DELANEY. late of New Haven, in said District, deceased. New Haven hath limited and appointed slx months from the date hereof for the credit. ors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect 10 be debarrcd. All persons indebted to said es. tate are requested to make immediate pay. ment to RICHARD H. TYNDR. ~ d2S St Administrations
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
[. 1. WASABURA { c0.
 Prescription Druggists, a4 Church and 8i Csnlsr Ste.

District of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.
 December 27. 1901. ESTATE of LAFAYETTE WEDMOhE. late |. of New Haven. in said District, de- ceased "
 The Court of Probate for the District of months from the date hereof for the credi- tors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate Those who neglect to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred. All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make i'm mediate payment to
 d2s St Execntrix.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

chicago has the largest lift bridge g1n the world, spanning the Chicago riv- { III The movable part of it is 275 feet
 lont, 76 feet longer than the great Tow
 &r bridge across the Thames in Lon- SI0n, which has been considered mar HVel of engineering skill, and the bridge E1faeM is 45O feet long from end to end
 ]t IS built wholly of steel Each of the
 <}to moving leaves weigh 2,000,00O
 0ulds Besides having the largest
 6pan of any movable bridge ever built < II is; remarkable because it is con- ufructed for the heaviest railroad ser Evice. There are double tracks across. The bridge is designed for a load of s@10000 pounds per lineal foot, in addition
 10 concentrated load of 100000 pounds Bat any point on the floor of the struc- %ture, This gives it exactly twice the Searrying capacity of the Tower bridge. SIt has cost $450O0o.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
FOR THE BoARpMAN
 MANUAL TRAINING HIGH SCHOOL.
Office of the Board of Education, {

21 Center Street,
 New Haven, Conn.,, Dec. 28, 1901. Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board of Education, 21 Center Street, New Haven, Conn, until Friday, January 10, 1902, at eight o'clock D. m., at Board of Education in public meeting, for the finishing of the second and third stories In the power building of the Boardman Manual Training High School Bids must Include the work of all trades. as described In the specifications.
 Bids for each trade separately will not be received. l at the office of L. w. Robinson, Architect. 324 Exchange Building, New Haven, Conn. from 9 a, m. to D. m. daily.
 The Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids or waive any defects in same If 1t be deemed to the interest of the dls. trict so to do.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

DEILvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY
 16 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MoNTH X e8 TOR SIX MONTHS, 98 A YEAR. THE X SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

] A party of Englishnlen staying in 5 Trance went for drive which extend- S&d beyond the Italian frontier, where < lhey purchased a basket of fruit. Upon ||af afheir return the revenue official stopped
 3he carriage and said the tax must be
 paid Tor the fruit. The Englishmen at
 once told the driver to stand still for
 awhile. Then with the disgruntled off, |1ial looking on, but unable to interfere, they calmly and deliberately ate the s1contents of the basket and went on their way untaxed and rejoicing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

Tile Ottawa (Kansas) Herald thinks < I1ek there are the clements of trag- { in the following letter, picked up on
 3e streSts of that town the other day,
 Ind anyway 1t is intensely feminine: Fiend Roy-I will write you little Si1ofe this evening to tell you have de- ded not to keep regular company with 1 ssAny boy while am in school, for I must make use of my school time while
 can and, besides, have no desire to fp with one boy all the time, anyway. I0 you needn't come any more at pres
 sit but we can still be friends, and
 xpect you can find some one you like z HoStter, anyway and so can I. You sI4eedr't answer this. Your everlasting 3rfend.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

A Chicago Tribune man who has been
 hRking minute study of the presi-
 eMtss message finds that 1t contains
 ,126 words, counting compound words two while counting them as one it H2dontains 22,937. He adds: "The definite S;Srticie occurs LIZA times, the indefinite zrza. The president uses the conjunction gfaxd' less freely than any other presi- $dent whose messages we have counted; < H occurs only 421 times. The word sEsStfenuous' occurs only three times, but the word duty crops out $40 times PIaced on top of one another the lines Would make stack little more than 44}yTenty-fave feet high
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
JEWISH DIVORCE IN JAIL.
IT WAS THE ONLY WAY THE HUSBAND
THOUGHT HE COULD ESCAPE \
CONSUMPTIyE'S DEATH.

The monotony Of life for the lweliers WITHIN
the bleak walls OF Ludlow Street Jail was Ell
livened yesterday by the performance OF a 'e"
ish divorce Henry Henfenneim. one OF the
principals of the ceremony. is suffering from
consumption. and, the jail officials said. coutu
not live long in the institution To-day ne WIN
he freed by the signature of Justice McOafi"!
of the City Court, and will then be sent u! ~
friends a hospital.
Henfenheim and his wife, Rebecca, 1orfhe'' ~
liz ed in Norfolk-st When they separated Re-
becca obtained IN order of legal separation from
her husband requiring him to pay her - d
week alimony. This he paid for time iHei
his health failed. and he could not pay I ioISsl'
Rebecca obtained q body execution anu 10
ferheim was put into Ludlow street jan. -, ~
has been there since september To- HIS hedlei, ,
grew rapidly worse in the prison cen. nt a,nt
to Bellevue Hospital. The regulat tons "puIu !
not permit the hospital officials to keep iii
and he was sent back to jail ;, ,oro
In desnair at being sent back TO MS ctl'' w.
he felt he would die from consumption soon, 4!
Henfenheim wrote to his wife. hesglns nei +be
release him from Jail. He promised heI ~ IN
back alimony of several months if she WouI1
release him. Rebecca replied that She ] ]Mouo
ccnsant IN his heing set free and would foreeo
tho collection of back aiimony II Henieiiiie'ii'
would allow her a Jewish divorce .ir,,
In the old country a Jewish divorce is a SIM
ple thing and does not prohibit eithet pal
from remarrying. Under the laws OF inns So @
two people living under legal seFarat tlon f Ia,,-
not enjoy all the privileges granted III tHe ''
ish divorce ceremony -, r,in
when Rabbi Adoph Spiegel, of No. l4:5 Cllll-
ton-st met RebecCa and Henfenhem III tile ..-
ceptior room of Ludlow Street Jan ar+ 20,
he told the couple that. While he would graz.
the divorce they must under no crcuiis' Us ass az.
remarry. To Rebecca he particularly laiG a. oe 80
on this limiting at bigamy pr'ceeuhiis' " 49,
she disobeyed his command ~ ;,;,,ea
Rebecca was first. the ofiC:ais say, IN M ba
TO stand off when she heard TINS nut illeiS INC. ne
acresd 70 the divorce. Warden Plckeu "
called in bv the rabbi. On the bare moor oL III
reception room Henfenheim and Reoecca N'e''
~, I1,are formerly one and 1 hereby pro
nounce Won two said the rabbi in soieIhh ,d
dish as he stood with outspread nalluS Trae
then Rehecca was free. and Henfenhe'in of
oyerioyed at the prospect of getting out u
iaiI and into hospital
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06

Seminary: the Rev. DIR. Z. \. Noble. president of
Seney Hospital. Brooklyn: the Rev. w. T. fergu-
SON pastor of St Lukes Methodist Episcopai
Church. Newark, 2 former president OF the IN
stit,lte and George ). Ferry, of Mendham, n j.
president of the Board &C Trustees. The dedica-
tory address was made by the Rev. Dr. George H.
whitney president emeritus Of the institute
After the dedication the buildings were opeheu
for inspection. In the evening President and Mts
Mccormick and the faculty held reception III the
institute parlors. ...- g, .h-., s,o-
res in height In the basement az
and chemical laboratories, lockers ana St9ItIooiiS
and on the first Aoor a large nan ana rQtL,aa
With the presidents Offices on one SIDE ana ihite
ra rlors on the other. On the hF5t moor are etso
Two recitation rooms the general once ana tne
banking and recitation rooms OF the ueIe't IIiIls
of commerce. the is seIni-cIIcu.d'
chanel with 4 seating capacity OF 80" Sik reClti u
lion rooms are on the second foor, ald on tne
third floor there four more rooms ior Ieci'"
tious. Ito, 80 .4r,i,ietra lion
huiIding is a large dormtOTy. connected VII. tiIt .
main building by covered paSSaEtW.'E- -NnouI
ta,, acres of land included in institute Pvpci =
which is about six hundred feet anoFt .tht So So,
Ievel The total cost Of the new edllce Is d"oHI
The original buildings begun in 1s5e ahG bg
dedicated in 1874 They were totally destroy oS
frc i'm 1909 The work of rebuilding was ueSui gun
almost Immediately. and the cornerstone WIS laiH
on December ], 1860.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
FEWER HOURS FOR THE sAME PAY.

Waltham. Mass, Dec 5.-The American Waltham
Watch Company voluntarily offered to-day 10 their
three thousand employees here reduction in the
hours of labor of hour a week without reduc-
ton of pay. This is very acceptable TO the
ployes and marks a liberal and progressive spirit
on the part OF the employers The employees will
decide by ballot in what form this hour a
week Will be taken-whether by closing the factory
at u O'Clock every day during the summer or at 3
o'clock during the entire year. The payroll dis
tributed this factory is about $4,000 a
The effect of the above action will be that
this army OF employees already well satisfied, will
receive a substantial share in the growing bust
ness of this company.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-06
HILL WON'T REPLY TO CRAVEN.

William r. Hill, the chief engineer cf the Aque-
duct Commission. said yesterday that ne was un-
willing TO make a reply to he criticisms of Alfred
Craven, a division engineer of the rapid transit
system and former division engineer Of the Aque-
duct Commission regarding the advised charges
in construction at the Jerome Park Reservoir The
report of the experts on the subject Mr.. Hill said.
had been referred to him by the AQueduct Com
mission and he would make formal statement
o the commission probably in ten days In the
time. he said he could not properly engage in
a controversy with any other engineer to the
safety of core walls laid quicksand part
OF the reservoir construction.
The fact IS that / have not made any recon-
mendations the subject yet Mr.. Hill said but
asked the commission TO refer the question OF
construction to the engineering experts for nyeSt-
cation and report L shall now deal with the
port. l want TO be satisfied that the work as
planned is safe before go ahead with il. If [
assured that the present plan is safe l will
recommend change.