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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11
THE NAVAL ENGINEER CORPS.

L II II MA AL ENIIN EEH COEPS.
At last the navy is awakening to the
necessity Of restoring the Engineer
Corps. 1t seems strange to thinking
men outside of the service how such a
hallucination could ever have arisen in
the navy as the notion that all officers
could serve indifferently on deck or in
the engines groom. 1t is nevertheless, a
eral that the Engineer Corps was abol-
ished and the engineering branch Of the
naval service has not got along since
in a haphaZard sort of way, dependent
largely on a corps of warrant n1achin-
lists who, although most estimable
and painstaking officers, are not fitted
either by special training or experience
for the higher class work needed in
building and preserving the complex
machinery of modern battle-ships.
The reason why line officers prefer
deck duty to serving in the engine-room
is not far to seek. The way of promo
ton and advancement lies not through
the engine-room, but through the
steamship branch Of the service, hence
it is not astonishing that officers should
elect to devote all their attention to
that branch of the service that promises
the most preferment. Moreover, the
duties of an engineer have become Sc
complex and all-absorbing that con-
slant and close application is required
to enable the modern engineer to keep
abreast Of his profession. He can
never hope to become the scientific
specialist which he should be If a great
portion Of his time and energy is
diverted to other work entirely foreign
! to his chosen profession.
The constant complaints Of impaired
| machinery, deficient speed. and the like,
which leak out in connection with the
navy should warn the Department that
it should not delay a single moment
| longer than absolutely necessary in re-
| viving the Engineer Corps. There are
enough officers Of the old corps still in
| the service to form the nucleus of new
! corps, but the old officers are fast
disappearing; hence If their services are
| to be utilized prompt action is necess-
ary.-NeW Orleans Picayune.
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4 PROPER PROTESE.

There is trouble in Wisconsin, and
trouble that shows deIicacy of taste on
the part of those who have made the
trouble. Much beer is made in Wiscon-
sin, and much beer is drunk there. Ev-
cry barrel of beer is taxed. Wisconsin
beer drinkers don't object to the tax,
or, if they do. they are not protesting
against it. They are, however. protest.
ing against the way the tax paper is
applied to the beer kegs. The law pro-
vides that the revenue stamp shall be
pasted across the bung of every cask,
so that il shall be cancelled by the driv-
ing of the spigot. Wisconsin beer
drinkers complained that their beer
tasted too strongly of revenue stamp.
The bits Of paper carried on the end
Of the sDlgot Favored the entire con-
, tents of the cask. So the saloonkeepers
! tore off the stamps and destroyed them
in other ways. and on this account the
revenue officers have arrested twenty
of them. They are appealing now for
a construction of the law which does
not compel them to serve an infusion of
green stamps as beverage.
| Many who drink beer in other States
than Wisconsin have noticed a queer
taste in their beverage, but it has re-
manned for the beer-drinkers of Wis
~consin to discern the cause. 1t shouldn't
be and probably isn't necessary for a
paternal government to compel its chill
dren to drink beer with stamps in it as
well as on it, Success to the advocates
of pure beer.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

Maui Muller's father-honest soul
Was worried Ger the price Of coal,
He talked about 1t all the while
and very near forgot to smile.
He vowed with bated, trembling breath
That everyone would freeze to death.
Because the heartless coal combines
Would not start digging in the mines,
Each day he'd to his cellar go
And shake his head both sud and slow
Because the furnace had an air
As though 1t wondered why twas there.
He bent beneath the heavy weight
Of gazing at the empty CRATE.
And oft with signs he would dcplOre
The sorrow of the furnace door.
While mrthless he sometimes laughed
Because no smoke was in the draft.
But Maudle, optimistic maid,
Told papa not to be afraid.
The Judge, she said, had ceased to court
And now, she 1oyedr she might report,
Her hand she had been asked to yield
TO one who owned great coalfield,
To one who had right divine
TO all the fuel Of the mine.
And so she paned a fitting dress
10 grace new Coal Baroness.
The wedding day was bright and fair,
But Maudies papa was not there,
For while she gave her hand and heart
He hustled round and hired a cart.
And while the twain were turned to one
He slowed away ton after ton.
For he believed. did Maudie's paw,
This was a proper Son-in-law.
OF all the words to make us grin,
The gladdest are We've filled the bin"
Baltimore American.
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CHANG Is.

Customer-What do you charge for
ten cents worth of camphor?
Druggist (absently) - Twenty -five
cents.-Chicago Daily News.
Kind LADY, suppose you have seen
better days?
Tramp-Tes'm. One day last week I
got three dinners ard 10 beers.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Father-My daughter. sir, must
have the same amount of money after
she is married that she had before.
The Suitor-I wouldn't deprive her of
it for ENTHUSIASTICALLY Life
II knows some niggers what's so
lucky" said Brother Dickey, dat 1
wouldn't be tall surprise ter hear dat
some er dem got lynched on Chris
mus tree!"-Atlanta Constitution.
But, you see. only want the teapot
and the sugar-basin. Don't you break
sets?"
mo, madam. We generally leave
that to the servants of our customers"
Punch.
Mrs. Jones-Oh, that brave, gallant
young Lieutenant van Buster! Just
killed in the Philippines, and was to
have been married next moath.
Mr. Jones-Gad! fortune favors the
brave.-Judge.
He cert ainly has a remarkable head
on his shoulders"
II hadn't noticed it,
Hadn't noticed what?'
THAT he hasn't any neck. Glove
land Plain Dealer.
You ought not to beg" she said
mo, ma am" admitted the tramp.
''Why do you do it?''
well, ma'am, I wouldn't if could
git people to give me money by jest
lookin' sad."-Chicago Post.
Elizabeth-Begone Horatio me mud
der says yer amt refined enough tel
go in our set.
Horatio-You're crazy, you are. Aim
me fodder workin' in q lard refinery dis
very minnet ?-Detroit Free Press.
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BILE C0LAEC!IAG N TNNrzrEHA.

BIZ COLLECILAG IN FENFZEEIA.
If it is true that President Castro has
appealed to the people Of Venezuela to
take up arms against Great Britain and
Germany he is not lacking in what the
irreverent call gall" Perhaps a Sec
ond or third thought will lead him not
to insist on response to his appeal,
and perhaps the Venezuelans wont re-
spond much even if he insists The lit
tie country is certainly in peck of
trouble. British and German citizens
have been arrested by order Of Presi-
dent Castro and thrown into prison at
Caracas. Five Venezuelan gunboats
have been seized by British and Ger
man cruisers and are now in the Gus
tody of the allied fleets at La Guayra.
President Castro is represented as de-
claring that the combined movement
against him is astonishing" and in
! comprehensive that he was unaware
of some of the claims upon which the
joint action has been based, and that he
would have settled others If he had
been allowed sufficient time All diplo-
matte relations between the Venezuelan
Republic and Great Britain and Ger
many have ceased, and the persons and
property of Englishmen and Germans
now resident in the country will, so far
as possible, be cared for by the United
States minister.
| Just how much Venezuela owes Great
Britain and Germany is not clear, but
there has been talk of $40, 100000 Some
of the claims antedate the beginning of
| the instruction which Castro now
| pleads as the reason for his failure to
pay. The process of collection has be-
gun and it will not cease until some
satisfactory arrangement with the cred
itOrs has been made. Where our noble
Monroe doctrine comes in in the squab-
BILE is not entirely plain, though it seems
to be believed that Monroe wasn't OPP
posed to the collection of honest debts. -
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Advocates and opponents of munich
pal ownership of public utilities in this
country will be interested in the an
nouncement that municipal ownership
of public utilities In Great Britain is
soon to be made the subject of COM
prehensve and searching investigation
by a committee of the British parlia-
ment. The London Times has vigor-
ously denounced the alleged abuses of
municipal trading" in the British
Isles, and other newspapers have de-
manded that the imperial government
impose restrictions upon municipalities
which have adopted socialistic prac-
tees Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester
and Birmingham have taken the lead in
the municipal movement, 1t is alleged
by the opponents Of the system that it
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His retirement from the board was
due entirely to his poor health"
Sure there wasn't a squabble of
some sort?"
positive. If there had hoen = row
the papers would have been full of in
tervieWs with the other mentDr4~ 80
pressing their cordial appreciation OF
his services and their regret, ETC. -
Philadelphia Press.
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WHAT 4 81 T. * SftES.

The Washington correspondent of the
Montgomery Advertiser is in Washing
ton for the purpose of seeing things,
and he thinks he has seen what he
describes in the following communica-
ton to his paper: The Democratic
drift is clearly and Enthusiastically to-
ward Mr.. Cleveland. One finds here
astonishing proof Of this, at the hands
of congressman just returned to legis-
lation from prolonged stay with their
constituents. This is not meant to ap-
ply to Democratic members alone, but
likewise to Republicans, who confessed
ly have much to fear from the pre-
eminent and overmastering leadership
of the only man since 1856 who hasn't
led the Democrats into the mud Of
misery. 1t is natural enough that none
of these congressman likes to be quoted
by name as being impressed with the
great Cleveland undercurrent; many of
| the Democrats still fearing that damp
of death, Bryan, free silverism and
socialism, and all Republicans being
| indisposed to encourage a popular i'm
pulse toward Mr.. Cleveland which
makes for Democratic ascendency.
Here's a state of things, if there is
such a state of things. Wouldn't it be
interesting to see grand and real re-
union of the Democratic party, with
Cleveland the nominee for president
and Bryan for vice president?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

Six hundred Scandinavian residents
of Chicago have gone back to their old
homes for the Christmas holidays. A
special train of ten coaches took them
to New York. They get special excur-
sion rates. All carry money and
Christmas gifts. One -Chicagoan
member of the party, Karl Holmes, Of
Iowa, takes along with him $1,000 in
gold.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

A new mail box arrangement is soon
to be tried in Washington. Boxes will
be placed on some route and numbered.
They are to be connected with each
other and the Office by wires, and they
are so arranged that whenever a car
rier opens one of them gong rings in
the office and an index shows which
box is open. This provides an absolute
check on the punctuality of the carrier.
If he passes a box without opening ii
the next box remains locked, and a sig
nal gives notice in the office when the
unsuccessful attempt Is made on the
second box. Each box is also to con-
tain telephone by which the carrier
can communicate with the office or be
called by it.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

The sanitary condition of the French
army was brought before the French
senate the other day by NJ. Gotteron,
who stated that, while since 1870 Ger
many had lost only $4,000 soldiers from
disease, France had lost $4,000. Gen.
eral Andree, in reply to this startling
declaration, acknowledged that in
France the military mortality was AIT
per 10000, whereas in Germany it was
only 1.41. Tuberculosis and typhoid
fever, he said, were the principal fac
tors. In the barracks, he added, many
reforms had been effected in the past
ten years, but many municipalities
failed to provide good water. He should
endeavor as far as possible to with
draw garrisons from such towns AS
to tuberculosis, Germany exempted
weakly conscripts, a course which IA
vorahly affected the statistics, but the
malady, In any case, was more fire.
quent in France than in Germany.
Conscripts, moreover, had to join the
regiments on November Is, when
change of climate, diet, and habits was
most undesirable, and this imprudence
had to be dearly paid for. He wound
up with the declaration that he had
issued a circular enjoining greater san
itary precautions.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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Local Notices. ID cents per line.
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The question of the self disfranchise-
ment Of the white voters of Louisiana
by their failure to pay the poll tax or to
be registered, or to go to the polls, is
something that portends the very worst
consequences to the State, says the
New Orleans Picayune. "'The condi-
lions in this city are pitiful in the ex-
treme. Where there are some 40, 900
citizens qualified to be voters, only
about 10000 are registered, and not all
of these voted. 1t is not strange, when
northern Republicans see the entire
delegation of seven Louisiana congress-
men elected by an aggregate of 26, 900
votes, while in many northern States as
many and more votes are cast in a. sin
gle congressional district, that it is
taken for granted that the great body
of the people Of Louisiana is deprived
of the privilege Of suffrage"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

Night-caps and cotton ear-wads are
provided by the proprietor of hotel at
Vyitra. Hungary, for those of his
guests who retire early and do not wish
to be kept awake by a gypsy band
which plays nightly at the hotel.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

A play introducing the pied piper of
HameIin is about to be produced in vi
emma. Staggard, the actor who is to APP
pear as the piper, will have as realistic
accessories a vast swarm of tame rats
hundreds of them-which are being
trained to follow him across the stage.
1t is expected that this will be quite a.
treat to the women on the stage and
those in the audience.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-11

The United States cruiser Baltimore,
which first went into commission in
1890, cost 81, 1926, 900 and has just been
rebuilt at cost of $5OO,OOO The Phila-
delphia, which was built at the same
time and went into commission in the
same year. is now declared to be use
less as g. cruiser, and is to be converted
into a training ship on the Pacific
coast, because the department does not
wish to repeat the costly experiment
tried in the case Of the Baltimore. The
Philadelphia cost even more than the
Baltimore.
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The test security. IN
the 7V0rEd zVtth tie
largest guaranteed
income.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
of New York, has Ss5a, 83S,97I of
invested assets and grants annuities
for life upon the following terms
For each $1,000 deposited an
annual income will be paid
at age Sc of 5 1881
IS IIa.6I
10 1917
Is 1878
Rates of interest paid by Savings
Banks and other first-class invest
ments are now so low that the
income On the savings Of a life
time is ofren inadequate for frugal
support in old age. By the pur-
chase of an Annuity in the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., many persons
who are now obliged to deny them
selves many things they have been
accustomed to. can enjoy a liberal
income for life.
Apply to
1MMMMz<S
No. I HoApLEY BUILDING,
New Haven. Conn.
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PURE WATER.

ARTEsIAN MINERAL WATER-G bottlef
" gallon, Soc, s gallons In demiiohn, 35l
DISTILLED ARTESlAN WATERS bot
ties, 4oc., gallons in demijohn, 40c.
The StilIman Water Co,
l51 COURT STREET. .....-
gelephoae. 2zs2& as cod e
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There must be q reason. Per-
nit us to show you. December,
January, February and March
are certain to be cold, raw and
chilly, furs alone will protect
you. We offer you the satisfac-
ton of obtaining the very best
value for whatever sum you
wish to eXoend.
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Maui Muller's father-honest soul
Was worried Ger the price of coal.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29
TRADE AND FINANCE.

The record for the price of seat
on the New York stock exchange was
broken recently, when H. E. Mont
gomery paid $4,000 for a seat that
was bought in 1869 for $4Oo.
The crops of 1901 in Manitoba were
very large, official returns showing
so, 100000 bushels of wheat, 27,796,0OO
bushels of oats. 6,536,ooo bushels of
barley, and 100000 bushels of pota-
toes.
The American Sugar Refining com
pany, commonly called the sugar
trust, has recently paid off its mort
gage Of S10,000,O0O, which was made
in 1891 and would not have matured
until 1911.
The Association of Merchants jim
Berlin has sent to the federal council
a memorial asking for the legislative
regulation of trade combinations in
order that the artificial raising of
prices may be avoided.
According to che estimate of the
Railroad Gazette, 4,51s miles of rail-
road were built in the United States
in 1901, Texas lending (537 miles) in
the list OF states and territories,
with Oklahoma (3as) second, aud
West Virginia third.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29
MEN WHO WELD THE PEN.

Francis Jeffrey commonly spent two
or three weeks on each of his articles
in the Edinburgh Review.
Archduke Raiuer of Austria has been
made a dactor Of philosophy honoris
causa by the University of Vienna for
his services To science in collecting and
publishing Egyptian papyri
Catulle Mendes has written plav
on the Spanish mystic, Saint Theresa.
1t was accepted by the Comedie Fran
caise. but as here was no chance Of its
production before two years. it has
heen tnrned over to Sarah Bernhardt,
who will bring it ont at her theater.
.\ wealthy man once wrote 10 Mark
Twin. who failed to answer his let
ter. The writer, who waited q con-
siderable time for reply. at length
became so exusperated thai he sent a
sheet of paper and a stamp to the au-
thor as a reminder. Mark Twain in
stantly replied on postcard: Paper
and stamp received. Please forward
envelope"
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29
NEW MEXICO EXHIBIT AT
THE CHARLESTON EXPOSITION
The Territory Carries OFF a
Number Of First Glass Prises

w. Fl. Pope, ESQ, has received
letter from j. W. Benham, in
charge Of the New Mexico exhibit
at charleston, S. c., in which he
says that the exhibit from this ter
ritory has been awarded three gold,
fourteen bronze medals and one
diplomas. The list Of awards is as
follows; Carl Abrahamson, bronze
medal for copper ore; W. Cotton,
Cooks, bronze medal for galena ore;
eGalena Mountain Mining Company
of Las Cruces, bronze medal for
lead ore. Other bronze medals
were awarded as follows: Jefferson
Lead Mine and Milling Company,
lead and silver ore; Kingsbury and
Brown of Fairview, for gold md
silver ore; Malcolm McGrpgor of
Pinos Altos, gold, silver and cop
per ore; Mineral Point Zinc Com
pany, Hanover, zinc ore; Nod c,
Mining Company Of Modoc, lead
ore; Nichol Brothers, Silver City,
copper ore; Santa Rita Copper
Company, Grant county, native
copper; E. A. Swan, CabalIo
Mountains, gold, silver and COPPER;
Thompson and Corp, Silver City,
copper ore; Torpedo Mining Com
pany, Las Cruces. copper ore;
Hyde Exploration Company, Juui
pottery; an exhibit OF turquois by
Mr.. Porterield of Silver City, re-
ceived honorable mention.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29
FLoTsAM AND 5ETsAM.

The largest slaughter house in the
world is in Kansas City, Kan.
The trade Of all South America is
not equal to that we have with Can
ada.
BY the use Of a process invented at
Bridgeport, Conn, wooden doors are
being electroplated with copper or
brass.
Lake Superior is the deepest Of the
great lakes Its greatest depth is
1908 feet and the lake is COL feet
above the level of the sea.
In Los Angeles, Cal, there is an
ordinance imposing fine of five dol
lars for allowing chickens to run on
the streets and other peoples prop
erty.
Theodore Roosevelt is the fifth
president who has held membership
in the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity,
the others being John Quincy Adams,
Pierce, Garfield and Arthur.
\ French naval ensign has been dis
missed from the feet for writing a
satirical novel in which several of
the leading officers were criticised
and caricatured in a very sarcastic
fashion.
Colorado, Nevada and California
have no representation on the com
mittee on mines and mining in the
present house of representatives.
Territorial Delegate Smith, of Ari-
zona, is a member of the committee.
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29

Washington The only Iegisla-
ton Of Importance accomplished
by the House Of Representatives
during the past week has been the
passage Of the Naval appropriation
bill, Noteworthy among TIE pro.
visions of the bill are that three of
the naval vessels for which the bill
provides shall be constructed in
the government navy yards; that
no part Of the funds appropriated
shall beused for the purchase Of
the Maelay history; and that here
after what are known as naval
cadets" shall be known as "mid-
shipmen.e
Red River prospector. (Red River, Taos County, N.M.) 1900-190?, 1902-05-29
IN THE WAY OF VARIETY.

The Seattle assay Office has hand
led S55,oOO,OOO since its establish
ment.
Maximinus, the Roman emperor,
was over eight feet high, and could
wear his wife's bracelet as a thumb
ring.
The Commercial club of Louisville
uses advertising space in street cars
and on billboards to enioin readers
to patronize home industries.
One Foxcraft (Me.) farmer had to
shovel out 27O sheep in his pasture.
The snow was 30 inches deep, and the
sheep were scattered over a wide
area, so that it took a large crew
of men with shovels to rescue them.
The first salt was produced in this
country prior to 1920, and in the va
rious reports of the federal census
mention is made of not less tEan
80 states in which salt has at some
period been produced in considerable
quantities.
When a cargo of bananas arrives
at New Orleans or Mobile, the fruit
is sold at once to local dealers, while
the green lunches are sent north
ward by a special train. AS it pro-
ceeds, the train slowly dwiudles, for
sections of it are dropped at this
point or that and sent of in various
directions until finally it is broken
up altogether. and the last car is
sidetracked at some town in the far
northwest.