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The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14
NEW HAVEN CIVIL SE RvICE
 EXAMINATIQN

A competitive examination will be held on Thursday, September 10th, 1901, at 7:3d p. m., to ascertain the fitness of candidates for the Police Service.
 All applicants before taking the examin- ation must possess the following require ments:
 First Must speak the English language understandingly.
 seconl Must be a legal voter.
 Third-Must have been n resident of the city five years immediately preceding the time of filing application.
 Fourth Must be between 25 and 30 years of age
 Fifth-Must be at least feet g inches In heighth, without shoes.
 Sixth-Must be 145 lbs. or more In weIght. There will also be. at the same time, all examination for clerkships with the Board of Assessors and the Collect,r of Taxes. Salaries ranging from $500 to 5000 per an- nun.
 Application blanks and further informn- tion will be furnished daily at Room 10. City Hall. between 12 and 1 o'clock. Ap- plications must be filed on or before Tues. day, September 18th, 1901.
 GEORGE B. MARTIN, s13 5t President Civil Service Board.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

l of such a foundation I have seen tn
 female bird at work, probing here anC
 there with her needle-like bill, Whil'
 her tiny body bodied up and down al
 though on little springs. The male, il the meantime, sat nearby on a deae I twig, preening his feathers, occasional i ly darting away to some Towering
 shrubs near at hand, for light refresh
 ments. When the nest was finished, i | was a little cup, about the size Of hall an English walnut. It was lined witt wool from the stalks of ferns and mul- | leins. and covered externally with bits of lichen moss, giving it the appear ance of knot upon the branch. though in reality it was as soft to the toucf as a bit of cotton batting. When it was complete, the female laid two white el- liptical eggs, each half an inch long and two weeks later the young were matched.
 The food of humming- birds consists chiefly of insects, with a small percent age of sap and the nectar from flow CTS. The young are fed on spiders, flies, beetles and other insects, which are first swallowed and partly digested by the parent, and then regurgitated for the benefit of the little ones.
 When from two to three weeks old, the little hummers leave the nest. From the very start they are strong on the wing, and able to accompany their parents, and 1t Is no uncommon thing to see the old birds and the young ones together, making the rounds of the flower beds in the garden. Amongst the garden flowers they are particular " fond of are those of the trumpet ereeper,i columbina, honeysuckle, salvia and larkspur, but a full list would probably run into the hundreds. But they seem quite as fond of wild flowers, many of which depend largely on hum- ming birds for fertilization. The fiow- CTS of the tulip tree, wild larkspur and cardinal flower, and the spotted touch me-not are amongst the hundreds which the birds visit in search of in sects or nectar. In getting his food from a flower, the humning- bird never alights, as most other birds do but poises himself on wings which vibrate so rapidly that their appearance to the eye Is that of mist about the body. The rapid vibrations produce the hum- ming sound from which the bird gets its name. He moves on from flower to flower, after the manner of bee. But he is much swifter than the insect. particularly when he swings away through the air on his homeward jour- ney.
 The humming-bird is at times of quite an irascibe disposition. and, as he knows no fear, he will just as readi- ly attack a hawk as wren, regardless of consequences. Sometimes he will probe a flower held in the hand, and at other times he will enter an open win dow, and, in a leisurey manner, exam inc everything In the room, with every appearances of curiosity.
 Running birds have several times been tanned and kept in large cages, where they thrived on a diet of sugar and water, supplemented by the nu- merous insects which ventured in to steal the sweets.
 ERNEST HAROLD BAYNES.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14
SOME HONOR IN RUSSIA.

What Is called "honor" has just been satisfied in Russia and the incident Is instructive. The Prince Alexander Wittgenstein picked a quarrel with Lieutenant Maximoff, demanded a meeting, and got himself killed. As a result, Maximoff is dismissed from the Russian army and disgraced. Maxi moff didn't want to fight, but was not allowed to get out of it. He was an- noyed in a railroad train by couple of tipsy women who were travelling and drinking with the prince, Maximoff mildly expostulated against their row dy comments on his appearance. I'm mediately the prince bristled up and demanded an apology. There was nothing for which to apologize. Maxi moff had not insulted the street walk CTS, and had made no remark about the prince, but the prince told him he must apologize or fight He refused to do either. The prince had him hunted out in his lodgings and threatened him with public insults if he did not meet him. Maximoff met and killed him.
 We suppose Maximoff ought to have allowed himself to be killed by the prince, but as he didn't feel like doing that when wrongly compelled to fight he must now be disgraced.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14
PREFERRED.

Joshua Straw-"Yes sir ee! You jes' ort t see him prick up his ears when he hears you blow tn dinner horn, "-- Columbus (O) State Journal
 Tommy-"Papa, why do you kiss mamma?" Papa--"Oh, it's merely a habit I suppose" Tommy-"Then from what I saw yesterday the ice mans got the same habit. "--Seashore Sun.
 "If my memory were only a little worse than 1t is,," said MT. Suburbs, 1t would be pleasanter. Now every time take a car I remember that I have forgotten something "-Tndianapolis News These benches built for two do not seem to attract you and Harold to the park" The girl blushed prettily. At home" she said, i've can occupy a chair that was built for one. ."-Chicago Post.
 His Preference.-"Would you rather have something else than a piece of pie" asked the kind neighbor of little Freddie, who had run an errand for her. "Yes, ma'am," said Freddie promptly: q wu'd ruther hav' two pieces. "-Ohio State Journal.
 Mary had little bird
 That once was full of song,
 And everywhere that Mary went
 The birdie went along.
 She did not keep it in a cage,
 There was no need of that;
 The birdie couldn't fly away
 Twas fastened on her hat.
 Chicago Record Herald.
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A Harvest Song.

The gray bulk of the granary uplooms against the sky; The harvest moon has dwindled-they have housed the corn and rye; And now the Idle reapers lounge against the bolted doors; Without are hungry hnrvesters, within en' chanted stores. To! they had bread while they were out a-toiling in the sun; Now they are strolling beggars, for the har- vest work is done. They are the gods of husbandry; they gather in the sheaves, But when the autumn strips the wood, they're drifting with the leaves. They blow and SOW and gather In the glory of the corn; They know the noon. they know the pitt less rain before the morn; They know the sweep of furrowed fields that darken In the gloom A little while their hope on earth, then evermore their tomb.
 Edwin Markham.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14
THE RUBY THROATED HUM
 MING BIRD.

The old saying that Jewels come 1T
 small packages" is particularly true 1T the case of that winged jewel, tht ruby throated humming bird, the
 smallest feathered creature in eastern
 North America. This tiny creature be
 longs to purely American family, as
 there are no humming- birds In the Old
 World, Moreover, he Is the only repre- sentative of his family In the eastern
 states, for, although there are about four hundred species of humming-
 birds, only seventeen reach the United States, and the ruby throat alone Is found east of the Mississippi river This statement will no doubt be dis credited by many, for often meet peo- pio who feel sure they have seen more than one species. And 1t is quite natu- ral that they should think so, for at one time they see the male bird, at an other the female, who has no ruby-red on her throat, and at still another an immature bird which differs from both the parents, Then people often tell me of the hummng- birds which visit their flower beds In the evening. More than once I have found these "birds" to be humming- bird moths, and the size and flight of these insects resemble those of the ruoy- throat closely enough to make the mistake quite excusable.
 The ruby throated humming- bird is about th1ee and three quarter inches lunS, from the tip of its Dill to the end of it's tail The, adult male may be dis t,nguisned from the female or young by the lustrous, metallic ruby-red on the throat Though the female and imma- ture birds look a good deal alike, the bright green on the back of th. former is generally quite different rem the more bronzy green of tne upper parts of the latter.
 These diminutive birds spend the winter from the southern part of Flor Ida to Central America, and In the lat ter part of April or the beginning of May they begin to move northward to breed. Some stop to nest in Florida, and others drop out at every stage of the northward march, until the last of the little travellers reach Labrador, the northern limit of their breeding range.
 They arrived in Pennsylvania about the Z0In Ol ApTll, anu dl ISeW 1OTh Clly from the 1st to the 10th of May, accord ing to the mildness or severity of the season.
 In about three weeks after their ar- rival they begin to build their nests, the daintiest of all bird homes.
 The site usually selected is the upper side of small horizontal branch, from ten to twenty five feet from the ground. Often the tree stands in a lt- tie clearing in the woods, but many nests are built on apple or peartrees in the orchard. There seems to be no rule concerning the species of tree se- lected, though Wilson makes special mention of white oaks and pear-trees, Of the three humming birds nests it has been my good fortune to find, one was on a cottonwood, one on beech, and the third on q maple.
 The birds begin by making a circular about an inch in diameter, on the upper side of the branch. It of the downy wings of flying seeds, and other soft materials, wrapped about and dashed to the ranch with spider silk. In the middle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

in the event of your refusing to accept the insignia. But before paying that sum they wanted to try your firmness. Russia is certainly grateful to you for your failure to live up to your pledge"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

Berlin has an Association of Inde- pendent Tailors." At a recent meet sing the painter, Hermann Widmer, delivered an address in which he ut terly condemned the modern, attire of men, especially evening dress, and urged a return to the close fitting cos- tlmes of early periods, Spain being pronounced good model.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

M A Chicago artist Is going to have just as near manless wedding as pos xHible. She Is to wed business man of
 Knoxville, Tennessee. The ceremony is
 to be performed by a woman, the ush- 3 CTS are all to be women, and the only
 man in it, besides the husband, will { be his next friend, or best man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

congress. She is making rapid prog ress in building good roads, under the efficient and enthusiastic leadership of Highway Commissioner Macdonald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

Reports from Germany are to the ef- feet that Mormon missionaries, sent re- gently to that country, are making many converts.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

Philadelphia's Fairmount park has a caterpillar corps composed of men who
 do nothing but scrub down the shade
 treee and kill the dislodged insects. The Implement used is simply an or
 dinAry scrubbing brush nailed to a long Spole, and 1t takes considerable endur- allce to keep up such work all day. As soon as the caterpillars touch the ground they start to climb the tree 6Gain, and the men have to step lively SkC XIII all the fallen ones. Said one of a them the other day: This Is the only really effective way of getting rid of the pests. have tried other ways, but they were no good. Take tar traps, Tor instance I have watched caterpil- lRrs wriggle their way out of their fur, leaving 1t in the tar. Poisons, instead s0f killing them, seem to make them fat. took one of these lotions to a drug 5Atore where had brought 1t and told The man 1t was worthless. Just pour Eg0Yne of it down caterpillar's throat and see if he doesn't die,' said the drug 6iHt You're foolish' I said, You've rot to catch your caterpillar first to do that, and after you've caught him you might as well stamp on him, and then you know he's dead.'"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

It is related that when the late Baron Nordenskjold was at Ceylon on the way home from his journey along the northern coast of Siberia he received a telegram from the Russian government asking him whether he would accept from the czar a certain decorati tion as an appreciation of his services to Rus- s,sia. For many days the famous eXplor- ger wavered, as he was a member of Bjornsterne Bjornson's anti-decoration club, whose members were solemnly pledged never to accept any decoration from anybody. Nordenskjold however, could not resist the temptation; so he replied to the telegram in the affirma- tive. It is not Nhard to imagine his disappointment when, upon reaching home, a friend of his, a high official, told him the following: "The Russian i. government was well aware of your an stagonistic views in regard to decora- ltions, and had, therefore, placed in readiness 300,000 rubles to be paid you
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

R. H. Norrish, president of the Bank of Ortonville, Minnesota, has entered Into q written contract with one of the syproprietors of the Ortonville Bottling works to wash bottles for thirty days Tat i've dollars a day; to begin work rsEularly at o'clock each morning and work ten hours MT. Norrish agrees to work thirty days or forfeit S15O. This contract grew out of some disparaging remarks made by the bottler as to MT. Norrish's ability and desire to work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

DELIvERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITy 1b CENTS A WEEK, 50 GENTS MoNTu s3 FOR S1x MONTHS, $6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

, MtSs Mamie Vickroy, of Macon, Mis- sAouri, won the prize in recent con- { Hon: Who Is the greatest woman in S1ist0ry?" put to two hundred Ma
 6n teachers. She said it was: "The HRWite Of the Missouri farmer of moder- 3 ate means, who does her own cooking, < washing and ironing, brings up large 2 family of girls and boys to be useful X members of society, and finds time for
 her own intellectual and moral im-
 provement."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-14

Scientific Investigations in Europe, after thorough tests of horseflesh diet, z say that this kind of meat, when the %liee of 1t is continued for time, tends tp lessen the weight of the consumer, 5 Whether man or beast. These physi- < S0lOgical sages have come to the con 6lusion that the choicest steaks and rnasts from the fattest colts and Allies are inferior to beef or veal, mutton, lamb or ham in sustaining vital force aafzH preventing a decline in strength
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01
STEAMER NOTES

Steamer Ellhu Thompson was at Ju- ncau when the Seattle came north She was on her way to the westward.
 The Chas. Nelson left Seattle 2u the 9th. but she will only come a. far north as Juneau.
 When the little steamer ilosic arrives fin mort on her next trip. Capt Tibbets will exhibit his powerful scarcnlight iust received and ready Co puS aboard.
 IL is expected that the rcpairs to the Topcka were completed last Friday at Esquimalt. and she will then resume Ter Sitka run.
 Repairs Co the Cottage Iity arr pro- crossing. and the report wus giNcn cut at Seattle that shc win be on the rin leaving Seattle about December 6.
 steamer Senator. on the Eth. had not been able Co get on a dock and was simp- Iy waiting for room.
 n ls considered extremely unii%cly says ,hc Seattle P.-L that the Victorian Will again bc operated on the SSagwav run she has been on the dry dock %t Tac"ina for several months undergoing repairs eho is controlled by the P. z. Co.. but heavy expense account charged to the Victorian is in the matter Of fuel Nhe nust coal twice for the rohnd trip from Seattle to Skagwoy.
 Capt. George Leighton. formerly mi'e on the Victorian. has been rrc":cd a' Seattle and charged by Cortain Tro"- bridge of the Pacific Clipper li"e' w-th using language intended Co provoke an assault. Mir Leighton is well known m Skagway.
 Humboldt has gone on the Frisco-se' attlc run.
 The Y. S. mall boat Discovery was l2' hours making Juneau from Seattle. She encountered a blizzard.
 The Farallon was met by the seattie' in tow of the tug Pioneer. just of Vic' toria
 Considerable anxiety Is felt by sound ghlpping men over the non-arrlval of the schooner Long. which left Nome morv than a month ago.
 The steam schooner R. P. Elmore' ops crated between Nome. St. Michael, Tel Ter City and Golofnin Ray, and owned by Charles F. Peabody and associates haS arrived safely at Seattle.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

At o'clock this afternoon tho Lodge Of Sorrow. and Elks Memorial Service will bc held in their hall, full program Of which was published in yesterdays Alas kan. These services are most solemn and impressive, and the sentiment Of brotherly feeling indicated is sublime. Herman Grimm has written n friend hero that Mrs. Grimm is recovering 90 rapidly in health it Is quite possible that he will be able to bring her to skagway on the next trip of the Dolphin.
 
 From now until christman the ladies of the city win have little time except to prepare the usual yearly gifts. Nim- blo fingers are already flying over dainty pieces of work.
 Mrs. pr. Reed entertained q number of friends Thursday. The rooms. were very prettlly decorated.
 -
 Mir Vic Austin win go south on the Dolphin today to visit his parents n Sc attle.
 
 Shirley Treen. the well known son Of Mir and Mrs. l.. A. Treen. will be pas senger on the Dolphin today for Seattle where he will spend the holidays.
 -
 A. IL Baker entertained at bachelors dinner Thanksgiving. Messrs. Carter and Fairbanks.
 Mir. and Mrs. Angus Mckay will so south to Seattle about the middle of thls month.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

Elias Rund. city engineer. onioe. bank building. over postoffice.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01
FOH rENT.
LOST.

For the next fifteen days everything will be sold at cost nt Wilson's.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Corner Fifth Avenue and State street. Morning worship at II s. m. Christian Endeavor. at ?. m. Evening service at 7:SO. The Celebration of the Lords Supper at the morning service, with address. New members to be received by lettor and on profession Of faith. Evening theme: Gods Part and Ours: His Power and How We Are to Secure It."
 Music by the choir and ladies quartet. An are cordially invited.
 N. B. Harrison. Pastor.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

Mir and Mrs. r. F. Croekor entertain cd few of their friends on Thanksgiv- ing eve. to california Dinner" Their beautiful home on State street was beau- ufully decorated with lilys and chrys- interwoven with smilax and holly. Among the invited guests wero; Mcssrs. J. Mclean. Collier. Tholen. Good cnow. Farmer. standlsh. Rule. and host and hostess. After the dinner music was the order of the evening. Some very high class and opentlc music was per formed on the plano by Mrs. Crockee. The singing by Mrs, Crocker and Mir. w. Rule. of "The Girl { Loved In south crn Tennessee" brought down the house All went away go well satisfied that they win reproduce it later on in the season.
 
 Mir. and Mrs O. M Kinney charmlngly entertained few of their friends last Tuesday evening at their residence on sixth street. cards being the chief amuSe- mont of the evening
 A. s. DautriclS have taken the Easel residence on Main and Second avenue for the winter.
 
 The public school exercises given Vel ncsday afternoon were well attend ,d by visitors. They were admirably given by the scholars.
 ssss
 oscar Card took a trip up the ilne dur ing the week.
 s'''
 Judge Schlbrcdc will leave on the Dol phin today Co join hls family in oregon.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

A new department was instituted at the l Camera Club meeting Friday evening. which met with SO much favor by thc members that it will be repeated at each meeting throughout the winter The in. uovation consists ot a stcrcoptican enter ! taInmcnt and the Initial event being uu- der Che charge of Mir. Ormshy. who has travelled extensively and described Che circumstances and history Of the views shown in a most entertaining manner Nt the meeting Friday night. pr Hal. president of the Camera Club. was pre- s,ntrd with fine camera the prcscnta- tion speech being made by TrcasIr,r Shorthm. and President Hall replied in 10 nicely worlcd indication of his thanks for the token of rcgard in which he is n.ld by the club. Refreshments were served and those present were; Mes James Mead. Hillcry: De Gruytcr. Case, Hauxhurst. Nlrs Mcclellan. Misses Me Carroll: Forsythe; DcGruytcr and Dr. iluu. Judge Schlbrede and Mcssrs. short. hun. Downing. Case. Ormsby. Lee; Drap- CT and Dunlap.
 
 Flora ltauxhurst was given a g,nuln. surprise last night. when 60 large numb,f of her friends called at her house and took possession.
 The evening was pleasantly spent i'm games. and delicious refreshments were served Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. B. uauxhurst. Mir. and Mrs. Lewis McGrlth. Mrs. Ed. Quinn. Vinta Chis- t..f-. .s..t.tf fr.n rrYr.b. eh.rr,v Nrfnf4 Dewitt. Iva Clark. Ella Young. Bessie Workman. Naoma Dewitt. John Me Grath. Dick Barry. Bob Shsldon. Burt Thomas. James Barry. James McGrath. Fred Broemser Roy I.eFcvoc. Gordon Campbell. Walter Othmcr. Nbcrt lIauN- hurst and Tad Hnlery.
 
 Society in full force attended the fir5t bau given Thursday night by the Arctic Brotherhood Dancing commenced at 9 o'clock and continued until after mi- night. The hall was brilliantly lighted thc women. Refreshments were served and charming costumes were worn ny | in the banquet room. and the reception committee were not lacking in their cf- forts Co make the affair a pronounced success.
 Miss Frances Root entertained mum ber of her friends Friday evening in honor of Miss Belle Burns. who leaves on the Dolphin The young folks spent most pleasant evening in dancing anb games Those present were: Belle Burns Bertha and Katherine Bracket: Hazel Peterson: Tommy Runnalls. Cleon Ask. Lawrence Williams and Irving Young.
 
 The assembly of the New Century Cll' last Monday evening was largely attcn- ded and much enjoyed by those who wcrc present
 Many little Thanksgiving dinners wcrc given Thursday. although several win Dc given today
 Mrs. George De succa returned from the Sound on the City Of Seattle yester- day morning
 Frank W. White is making a short visit in the city.
 .
 Frank Burkhardt goes to scI,tlc on. the Dolphin today.
 
 IT. F. Lc Fcvre. who has been quite 'll. is much improved.
  Fred c. Whitehead has left for Kill isnoo.
 
 Mir. Shaw. of the Ross-Hlggins Com pany. expects his family on the Dolphin.
 = pr. NJ. F. Hall is once moro able to be about after spellof sickness.
 
 Mrs. Caswell left for Seattle on the Dlrigo to remain for the winter season
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

Mir. and Mrs. Angus Mckay will D south to Seattle about the middle of th's month.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-01

OCIETY this week has indulgcj in thr,e functions of a public nature. each one ot which was carried .. complete success through sNlifH nm r.H as.r mont