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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
POOR LITTLE CUBA AGAIN,

Willett & Gray, who publish the Sugar Trade Journal, know a good deal about sugar, and perhaps they know something about places where sugar is grown, At any rate they think they do, and they think they know that the condition of things in Cuba is hopeless
 They quote a prominent Cuban as ad- mitting that the island is incapable of lf-government-that the new republic is starting off on its new career like a lot of children who have no idea of the value of money. and only care to get it any way in order to spend it. The ques- ton now comes as to whether they are to be allowed to ruin themselves in this way, or whether their guardian should not step in and prevent their extrava- gance Messrs. Willett & Gray claim that lit is probable we will hear very
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
THE STRIKE.

Well, the general feeling seems to be that we have had '' a gay old strike in New Haven. This isn't exactly So, for it was serious enough in some of its aspects and effects, Still, it didn't run into rioting and wounding and killing as some strikes have done. When it ended Saturday evening the only red stain it left was the rust on the car tracks, and that was soon worn off by the cheerful car-wheels set in motion by cheerful workers There is ample reason for the good feeling that exists. We commend our strike to the notice of those in other cities who may be think ing of having a street car strike. They can learn something worth learning from it. Those who may do the striking can learn how to conduct themselves, those who may do the advising can learn how to advise, and the populace can learn a valuable lesson in self-government and in self-propulsion.
 Few, if any, big strikes have ever had better strikers, and few if any big strikes have ever had better advisers. The Bible says that "in multitude of counsellors there is safety" and there is another saying that ''Too many cooks spoil the broth" At one time it looked as if there might be too many cooks for the broth, but it happily turned out that there was only the multitude of counsellors needed for safety. And government by committee seems to be quite as possible and pleasing as gov- ernment by injunction or bayonets. Moreover, New Haven doesn't seem to need 8 State Board of Mediation and Arbitration. It can furnish board of its own at short notice, and wise and efficient one.
 It is a good lesson all around. Let's remember it and be influenced by it when there is another occasion for re- framing from scratching and biting.
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little more about reciprocity and much more about annexation. and with this specimen of infant legislation (the pre- posed loan). the sooner Cuba is put under control by annexation. the better for all concerned" They further hold that, as congress has failed to grant the Cubans the needed aid. it would be we'll to give the Cubans outright enough money to harvest their next crop, possi- bly some $3.00O,OO0. The point is made that there is no use of granting the Cuban planters loans, for they cannot pay back such loans unless they have trade treaty with the United States.
 The suggestion that We give the Cu- bans 8, ,O00, ,oOO more is an interesting one, and perhaps there would be econ omy in doing it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
RIISED.

First American-"Which do you pre- fer, Marius, to be very rich or very poor?" Second American-"If had my choice, Aurelius, should be neither. I should have about five millions. Life.
 "Yes, Higgins is going to send his daughter across the water for her voice." Thinks 1t will be cultivated in Europe?" No; he's got an idea may be she'll lose it on the way" Baltimore News.
 Clarence.-'I go right in for amatuaw theatricals, y know! Played the lead lawst wintah in Not Such Fool as He Lools.'" Belle Isle-"Myi You must be an awfully clever actor, Clarence" Puck.
 The Tramp-"Give poor man pen ny, guv-nor, wot is blind and cawn't see.' The Tourist-"You can see out of one eye as we'll as can" The Tramp Well, give us half-penny, then.''- Judk.
 Fame.-"Why do you think your town is entitled to distinction?" asked the tourist Because, stranger" respond ed the native, we barred out automo- piles and refused Carnegie library Chicago Daily News.
 He-"I thought you used to have a parrot?" She-"We did" Whats be- come of it?' What was the matter?' "Oh, we lived so close to the golf links I guess the poor thing died of envy"-- Yonkers Statesman.
 May the Wing of Friendship Never Mout Feather!"-"Did you remember to call and inquire after dear Mrs. Boreham?" "Yes But quite forgot what the answer was" That's of no consequence. I'm so glad you inquir- ed?-Punch.
 l Sapient Suggestion.--"If we dig this canal across the isthmus,' inquiries the
 erudite senator, what will we do when volcano begins erupting along side the right of way :" Turn the canal into
 the volcano" suggests the practical | senator.-Judge.
 And do you take great deal of ex- ercise?" we asked the man with the 1 phenomenal muscular development | Well" he replied, "my wife insists it is
 my business to employ and discharge
 the servants. Boston Transcript. Man in hammock Cat summer resort)
 -"I wonder why the proprietor of this l place doesn't keep bees and provide his
 own honey. He has everything else. D
 Man in wooden swing Because the
 mosquito bits are so thick here ther's $
 no room for the hives. ."-Chicago Trib- ! une.
 The Right Man.-Mr. Aldsport-"So
 you want to marry my daughter, eh?''
 Do you drink?" Young Uptodate-"Like
 a fish, sir" MT. Oldsport-"smoke and
 gamble, too, suppose" Young Upto-
 date-"Certainly, sir" MT. Oldsport-
 Then take her by all means, my boy.
 She and her mother will now give up I trying to reform me when you're
 around. ."-Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

the well begari to flow and was soon spouting thirty or forty feet in the air. Again, yesterday, there was a well which has not spouted in some time which flowed to a third the height of the derrick when least expected
 As was said, these fleets were prelim- mary to the theory advanced by MT.
 Hill, which is substant tally that the wells, rather the pressure on the wells, on Spindle Top is affected by the tides on the gulf. The correspondent was in- clined to take the matter as joke, but Mir. Hill insisted that he was in earnest.
 My assistant on the hill,'' said Mir.
 Hill, 'has called my attention to this matter before, but. like you, I was in- clined to laugh. and didlaugh at him. But he has been watching 1t for six months, and declares. and I am now convinced, that when there is heavy southeast wind and the tides on the gulf are running unusually high. there is 8 very perceptible difference in the action of wells on Spindle Top. Of course these high tides always come along about the some time of the month as af- fected by the moons position and the
 winds, and it is always about this time
 that the wells on the hill seem to inn prove. Of course in many instances the
 improvement is not sufficient to make them all spouters again, but even the pumping wells seem to do better, and
 those wells which at other times of the
 month seem to be indifferent producers, | become fine wells"
 It may seem rather unreasonable to the laymen that there is anything in 1 this story, but MT. Hill will vouch for the actual physical change which has occurred with such regularity as to
 make it a strange coincidence if it is not due to cause There is a theory known as sea pressure, which was advocated early in the life of this field, when every | one was discussing the source of the power behind the wells. but somehow | the geologists did not seem to take the idea very freely. Nevertheless, the | story is worth telling, and MT. Hill de-
 clares he can back it up by actual ob-
 servation, which gives good deal of
 strength to it.-Beaumont Letter in the
 Galveston News.
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LUNAR INFLUENCE ON OH
 WELLS.
Connection Between Gulf Tides and Oil
 Flow in the Texas Wells.

Connection Between Gulf Tides and Oil
 Flow in the Texas Wells.
 Captain George A. Hill than whom there is no man more closely identified with conditions on Spindle Top and more qualified to speak, is out with an entirely new theory which, if there is anything in it, will explain the pres sure theory on Spindle Top in more conclusive manner than it has yer been explained before. Captain Hill, as nearly every one who has had anything to do with Spindle Top knows, has been inspector in charge of the hill almost since it's discovery. In conversation to- night the talk was upon the subject of pressure brought about by the exhibi- tion made by the Haywood Oil compa- ny's we'll No. l. which was cleaned out to-day, and spouted oil of it's own &C., cord, MMr. Hill says, nearly the height of the derrick and quite like the wells used to spout. Another well belonging to the Michigan Diamond Oil company, which has been "dead'' for month past and positively refused to flow un- der the most urgent persuasion, broke loose to-day and spouted in good style. The men were preparing to place a steam head pump on the well for the purpose of pumping it, and inasmuch as it had refused to give up oil for so long, no thought was taen of the possibility that it would spout, and the valve was removed. While they were working this way with the pipe opened freely,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
WHIT IF TH ERE IS?

It is pointed out that Representative Babcock before he assumed his duties as chairman of the Republican con- gressional committee believed in tariff reform. Last year he said: We can to-day produce and undersell the world. Shall we continue a tariff on articles that are, in fact, articles of export? If congress maintains tariff on such ar ticles the whole theory of protection falls to the ground, and it simply inures to the benefit of those who may secure the control of any such commodity, since by it's aid they can fix exorbitant prices in the domestic market. How can such policy be defended?" A few days ago, when he saw a statement from MT. Griggs of the Democratic committee, MT. Babcock said: "The ef- forts of the Democrats to make an issue out of the allegation that manufactur- CTS are selling goods cheaper abroad than at home will fall flat. What if it were true that they were doing SOP"
 Some of the pointers see a lack of consistency in these statements. But we can initiate Brother Babcock and ask, What if there is such a lack? Who expects consistency in such matters?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
An Aid Co FIuency.

(Prcsident Hall, of Clark University, Chi cagO, says: Boys and girls need slang It's good for them. Let them use 1t. Slang aids the boy or girl of from fourteen t6 nineteen years of age to acquire fuency. Aw! Cheese the cultured layout; Cut out the brainy talk. This wise guy has 1t cOppered, And he wins in q walk. Get onto education
 You'll nab it in bunch If you're like old Columbus, And follow ID your hunch. Who was the duck that figured This lot of grammar dope? Oh, pass him up. He's nutty. What us kids need is rope. We're next to all the gabble- But when we're due to balk Is when the teacher orders first-clasS string of talk. That gazabo-that Euclid He rtibS against my nerves With all his razzle-dazZle
 On getting onto curves. And history? Say, fellows,
 1t i0lts me up a lot To read how some old has-been Was Johnny -on-the-Sp6t. Say, this slang education
 Will cop out all the trade. We'll pass around our language A la Professor Ade. The coming school commencement Will be extremely fly With hot stuff umpalazzas
 About the "GOo-g0o Eye"
 Baltimore American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
fl CHICAGO DEPICT.

A Chicago man has recently invented a method for fattening cattle which, it is declared, will reduce the cost one half and thus bring down the price of beef. The invention consists of large case made of galvanized iron, about three and half feet wide and deep and five feet high. The case contains a number of shallow drawers, in which corn can be placed in layers about three inches deep. All around the outside of the case, on the top and four sides, is a layer of common wood-moss, such as grows in the woods everywhere. This moss is about three inches thick and is compressed by wire-netting, so that it forms practically a sponge, capable of absorbing large amount of water. The corn is placed in the drawers and water poured into the moss. Almost immedi- ately a process of sprouting begins that in three or four days converts the hard grain into a mass of tender young shoots, fed by the softened pulp. It is then ready for feeding, and is taken out of the drawers, fresh corn being sub- stituted, and the process of sprouting repeated. It is declared that the best kind of beef is produced by this system of feeding, that it is firm and tender and the fat is distributed throughout the lean, and that all the corn is digest ible instead of one-half, as in ordinary feeding. The moss has to be renewed once year, and the case will last for twenty years.
 If the Chicago man who thought this out can do what he thinks he can he
 deserves to have his purse fattened as rapidly and largely as he fats cattle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
SPECIAL ELECTION.


 A Special Meeting of the Electors in the 7th Ward of the City of New Haven will be held on Thursday, the 14th day of Aug ust, 1902, from six o'clock In the forenoon until five o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of electing an Alderman to repre. sent said ward. in the place of the late Alderman John Beecher. deceased. The legal voters of said ward will vote by ballot for such Alderman, in the manner prescribed by law.
 The ballot box will be opened at the poll. ing place, St. Patrick's T. A. and B. society hall, Wallace Street, which has been legally designated as the polling place in said ward
 Dated at New Haven. this fifth day of August, 1902.
 JOHN P. STUDLEY, Mayor. Attest; HENRY D. NORRIS,
 City Clerk. The foregoing is true copy of the ori. ginal warrant - Attest: A. FREDERICK HUME. a9 St City Sheriff.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

Mrs. Bridget French, who died the other day in Rochester, New York, is said to have invented more contriv- ances than any other woman. She ob- tained patents for thirty-six devices, and for one of them, burglar-proof lock, received a considerable sum of money.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

Prof. c. s. Grimes of Evanston, Ill.,, now o4 years of age, carried a policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached the advanced age of 7ohe despaired Of its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of S4Ioper year for the rest of his life. During the past 24 years he has received his annual payments with regular ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So,84o, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in an Annuity. e
 At age 70, sI,ooo deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York will yield an annuity of SI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than SIo, 900, 900 in claims has been paid in this state through the under signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

k 4 blind woman in Denver was pray ing for sight and got it. Now she com plains because the Lord didn't give her as good eyesight as she had before she became blind.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

Ninety-two tons of anthracite coal were carried by the Pennsylvania rail- road during the week ending August second, against 9S,4S9 tons carried in the corresponding week of 1901.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

z A member of one of the largest jew elry firms in New York says that the coming season promises to be the very best in the history of the trade in the United States. Thus early in the season the firm has received orders from it's salesmen which aggregate more than $10O,O00 more than the total output of last year and there are still some weeks to be heard from yet. we are but just beginning to feel the gen. eral prosperity in the jewelry line" said the manufacturer, land from what I can learn throughout the trade, the winter coming will be productive of a tremendous increase in the business of supplying luxurious articles of personal wear and household use. Much of the increase in wealth throughout the country finds it's indication in the jew elry trade of Manhattan, and from the present outlook our next season will be the most satisfactory of any in the his- tory of trinkets and bric-a-brac selling in the metropolis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

Concerning Mr. Lewis Nixon's boast that American ship-building will soon control the worlds work, the secretary of the Birmingham Society of Boiler makers and Iron Ship Builders. perti- nently points out that the total con- in American trade in 1900 for the foreign trade of the United States was the small total of 29,O69 tons, at which rate of progress it would take us a century and three-quarters to supply the demand for the foreign trade of our country.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11
Edncation.
HOgaFth Business (jGIIegR.

Pupils may Rgw register for the fan term. nan. No. failures.
 S0cRATIC METHOD. No classes. Each pupil taught separately.
 DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS.
 PenmanShlp, Book keeping. Arithmetic, OFthography, Grammar, Ei0cutIon. Corrs. spOndence, Shorthand, Typewriting, Busi. ness Methods and Commercial Forms.
 Diplomas awarded. Graduates assisted to
 Visitors welcome. All interested in a sound business education are cordially fin. vited to cali on, or address PROF. Il. M. LEE. 42 Church Street. Room 2is. First BOARD OF REFERENrE. IT S s.no... 0ryille H. Platt, Cong. \. D. Sperry, Hon. John P. Studley, Ex-GoE. T. M Waller.
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H. C. Holconb,
 1O5 Goffe Street.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. < PROPOSALS FOR CONTRETE WALKS.
 Office of the Board of Education, 2l Center Street.

21 Center Street,
 New Haven, Conn.,, August 8. 1902 Sealed proposals will be received at the office of the Board of Education, 21 Center Street. New Haven, Conn.,, until Monday. August IS, 1902. at 12 o'clock noon, at which time they will be opened by the Committee cation in public meeting for Conereting the Sidewalks and Yards of the Cedar Street School-house in this ctv.
 Drawings and specifications may be seen Center Street. from 9 a. m. to 5 D. m. daily. Y. .>A .@sg8s. . -s% The right is reserved to reject any and all bids or waive any defects in same if it be deemed to the interest of the District so to do. .--- =. . #
 G. T. HEWLETT,
 Clerk of the Board of Education. as St A
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

His Object. Citiman -- T see you raise your own vegetables" Suburban ite--"No! simply plant a small garden so as to keep the chickens at home."- Life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

A Boston woman who has gone to live in the South End, and is trying to make tenement life a little more attractive by getting the women to put in window boxes during the summer, called the other day at house just across the street from her own residence. In re sponse to the ringing of the bell the mistress of the house opened the door a few inches and inquired what was wanted. Then suddenly sniffing charity in the air, and anticipating the callers errand, she remarked with emphasis, t'oh, I suppose it's one of those plans to improve the slums!"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

x Moritz Busch relates in recent pub lication that he once saw Bismarck spank his sons Herbert and Bill because they had stolen hazelnuts and run away from the forester. "It was not so much on account of the nuts that punished them,' he afterwards explained, "but because they compelled the old man to follow them through the dense brush; he seemed to be much astonished to see me whipping them" Busch thereupon asked if governesses or other educa- tors of European princes were usually allowed to punish them, and Bismarck said they were, instancing case where the present Emperor was spanked.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-11

.# Rev. Henry Lehr, pastor of the Re- formed church in Chartres, France, is similarity between his name and that of Harry Lehr, the New York swell who gave the monkey dinner in Newport. Paris newspapers reproduced accounts of the function referred to, denouncing the folly and extravaganza of the whole affair. The good people of Chartres concluded that the preacher had been having high old time in Paris and in- dignant remonstrances have been pour ing in upon his by the hundred.
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
ARRESTEDsTRYINC TOtSECURE A JOB
Man Accused of Cutting Off His Wlfe'st Head Identified 5yiPicture Hang
 ingIon Wall oflan Office.

New York, .FebruaryA2 A25.-Joseph Wilfred wife by cutting off her head at Chelms Ford. near4 Boston, last June, was ar- rested hereA today He was identified by a detectivefNfrom ,Boston while he was making application toy be examined for an engineer license. The prisoner ad- mitted hishdentity, but professed to know nothing of the killing of his wife.
 Yesterday BBondin called at thes bureau of boiler inspection at headquarters to apply for an engineers license. He evi- dently did not notRce his own picture posted ,on the wall with the usual an- nouncement of al reward for his appre- hension. Captaini Titus of the detective bureau told the 1man to call again, this morning and wired to Boston fors de- tectivey who could identify Blondn. When Blondin returnedtthis morning he was in- stantly identified by the Boston detec- tive and arrested. In court the prisoner was remanded until tomorrow to await extradition papers. At headquarters he declared that he had last seen his wife while he was seeingfher off at the station in Boston. Hearing later of the discov- cry of her body he feared, he said, that he would be accused of the murder and fled to New York. He said he had made several trips as a coal passer on a North German-Lloyd steamer. When arrested he was endeavoring to get the position of an engineer
The age-herald., 1902-02-26
FIVE KILLED, MANY INJURED.
Passenger Train coIIides With ,
 Wrecker on ,New York Central.

Rochester, N. Y, February 25.-Five men were killed two fatally injured and two are missing as the result of a train wreck eoyly today on the Auburn branch Of the New York Central two and half miles vest of Aurelius. A passenger train and a wrecking train collided head on while rounding a curve at full speed.
 The dead:
 Edward F. Wine, Rochester, baggage master.
 Frank T1inds, fireman, Rochester.
 John Heisman, engineer, Rochester.
 Engineer Durand, Syracuse.
 Thomas Burke, Syracuse, member of the derrick crew.
 Edward Renner trainman, and Thomas Shipmuck, of the deck crew, are seriously hurt It is reported two other men are missing.
 As the passenger train was rounding a curve a few miles west of Aurelius, go- ing at a fast clip, 1t met the steam der rick running "wild' from Canadaguia to Syracuse The two engines were badly wrecked. Engineer Heisman and his fire- man of the passenger train were taken out dead. The other dead men were sub sequently removed from the wreck. No passengers were injured. The blame for the accident, 1t Is thought, rests with the derrick steam crew.