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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11

During consideration of private pen.
sion legislation by the senate some i'm
pOrtant statements We're made by Mr..
tiallngrr. chairman of the committee
on pensions. in respect to regulations
adopted by the committee to Govern ii
in consideration of private pension
bills. He announced that none but alb.
solmely meritorious cases would be
presented to the senate for its considera-
tlon and that the closest SCRUTINY would
be given by the committee to every bill
which was introduced. He said that
no pension exceeding $40 a month
would he recommended by the commit
tee for the widow Of Il general officer
and that pensions for the widows Of
other officers would be scaled down
propOrtiOnately.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11
A LEADING TOPIC.
Granting 0! Tariff Concessions
10 Cuba and Philippines.

viii Soon Occupy the Attention OF
legisIators-Hearings to Be Held
on the Matter in About a Week
Belief That Cuba in Spasm OF
Povert. Would Seek Annexation
With This Country--Much Depends
on Sugar Controversy-Feasibility
OF Granting Relief Asked For by
Cubans Apparent.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11

Morgan Bates. author. playwright and
newspaper man. died at Traverse City,
Mich, of pulmonary paralysis, In his
54th year.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11
PANAMA'S INNING.
Nine Members of House Speak in Fa.
vor of Morris Amendment.

Washington. Jan. 9.-The debate on
the Nicaragua canal bill in the house
yesterday developed sentiment favor
ing consideration Of the recent offer of
tn" Panama company TO sell It's fran
chiSeS and property for SlOOOO,OOO
This sentiment took the form of udvO-
eating the Morris amendment. which
is to empower the president to select
the latter route if the canal commission,
upon considering the compnny's offer,
recommends it and the required con
crSsionS can he obtained from Colom-
bia. or III members who spoke yrster,
day. nine favored the Morris amend
ment 1t was agreed that general de-
bate shall close today at = O'Clock. after
which the bill will be open 10 amend
ment under the tive-minute rule.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11
Prof. Butler is elected president ol
Colombia university.

An anonymous friend Of the post
graduate hospital of New York has Of
fered to donate Sl0OOO to the instltu-
ton. providing an additional sum Of
100000 Is ra ised.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11

Washington, Jan. 9.Secrctary Root
grams to congress received by him from
nearly all the mercantile associations
in Cuba. appealing for legislation re-
ducing tariff duties on imports from
Cuba
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-01-11
Miss Roosevelt Accepts-M.ss Alice

Roosevelt. the eldest dau gntcr of
President Roosevelt, will christen the
German kaiser's new yacht, nOw
building at Staten island, y. Y. This
announcement has just been male
az the White House. The kaiseiS in.
vitation to Miss Roosevelt was ex md
ell through DR.. Won Holleben. TIE Ger
man ambassador to the United States.
RETTOC.
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A CHANGE FOR THE BOY

Who Has Never Enjoyed Real Sum mer Vacation. If the people of New Haven are so ir1- clined at least fifty boys will have an opportunity of enjoying a delightful va- cation of ten days on Tuxis Island.
 Three camps are to be conducted by the New Haven Young Mems Christian association. The first two are for school boys whose parents can afford to pay the moderate charges which are made to cover meals and incidentals.
 The third camp, however, is to be run in the interest of the street boy, the bootblack, the cash boy and the news boy The Y. M. c. A. will donate the use of the island and furnish experi- enced supervision and a corps of train- ed leaders, one for every ten boys
 This appeal for fresh air fund is to cover the cost of meals, and some peo- pie have intimated that they may be glad to entertain several boys at their own expense
 It will cost six dollars and fifty cents to pay one boys expenses for ten days. Some will not care to pay as much ana they are welcome to pay one-half, or enough to cover five days.
 Camp Tuxis is one of the most de- lightful spots on Long Island sound. It is an island 1,100 feet from the shore just off from Madison. On the island there is a cottage containing dining room, kitchen, pantry and six sleeping rooms Tents containing comfortable cots are erected for the use of the boys, and every provision is made for their comfort.
 An experienced cook, who has already won fame as caterer, will provide an abundance of good wholesome good and the boys will fare like counts in this respect
 The camp is supplied with good fleet of boats and the bathing beach is un eXeelled
 There will be regular daily pro- gramme of those manly sports which are so dear to the heart of the average boy.
 A great. deal of the happiness and pleasure which come into the life of the average boy who lives in home of circumstances is absolutely lacking in the life of hundreds of the poorer boys of New Haven. Ten days on Tuxis will almost mean heaven on earth for these street urchins.
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bers, or when an entire law is being
 voted Here and in some of the other countries the name on the roll first
 called is chosen by lot and the reading
 goes on alphabetically from that point In Denmark the Thing (the Thing is { their name for ParliamenD cannot pass 1 any resolution unless half of it's mem | bers are present and vote. Twelve mem
 bers may demand a rollcall otherwise members rise and are counted in their places. The closure may be voted by | the Thing without debote, In the Meth l erlands a rollcall is the common form
 of division, and may be demanded by a | single member, But the whole of the | second chamber of the States General | only consists of ah undred members. In | the Swedish riksdag members dividing are called by name, and hand to the speaker closed and folded papers bear | ing only the words "Yes' or "No.' | When both houses vote jointly the time | taken is fifteen minutes; either sep arately can divide in less time.
 curious little feature of the country is that before beginning it the speaker seals and lays aside one of the papers If on counting the rest the votes are equal the sealed paper decides the mat ter If there is a majority without ap- pealing to 1t the sealed paer is destroy
 ed unopened In Switzerland standing
 up and the rollcall are the two recog-
 nized methods.
 In Japan divisions are taken by
 counting members standing or by open
 or secret ballot On the demand of
 twenty members the count is done by
 making each member stand up and de-
 clare his vote separately-an elaborate
 form of rollcall, which takes forty min utes. Thirty members may demand an open ballot by white and blue billets of wood bearing the m ambers' names. This is shorter than the formal court and only takes fifteen minutes. There is also secret ballot by black and white balls, which takes twenty minutes.
 Cumbrous though the voting system | of our British legislations may be, it | will be observed that no method of vot- ing taking up much less time is any where in use, The report from Ger many. however. mentions that during 1 the session of 1S69-T0 motion was in | troduced in the Prussian lower house in 1 favor of the voting telegraph" The | House decided against the motion part | ly because no pressing need existed for | shortening the divisions, but there were | no practical suggestions made to the | machine. The time for taking the votes of the lower house would, according to this scheme, occupy about one to two minutes, Each member was to have at | his place handle to turn to the right | or left as he wished to vote Yes" or No and this handle was only capable of being turned by the memb 1T to whom the seat belonged, each member being provided with a special key, without which the mechanism would not work From The London Daily News
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LAST OF THE SEASONS SYM
 PHONES.
Concert Announced for Thursday Next
 at 4 O'Clock.

Concert Announced for. Thursday Next
 at O'Clock.
 The sixth and last concert of the sea son by the New Haven Symphony Or chestra is announced for Thursday af- ternoon, April 24, at the Hyperion and as usual at 1 clock
 Edgar S. Kelly under whose direc- torshp the orchestra has accomplished so much has arranged a remarkably fine programme for this last concert.
 Miss Pickett whose piano playing at the last commencement concert will be recalled with pleasure and young pianist of brilliant promise, has been chosen as soloist for next Thursday af- ternoon. She is to play the entire B minor concerto of Tschalkowski Op. 23 It was with the first movement of this concerto that Miss Pickett made so decidedly favorable an impression last June.
 On the programme besides will be Beethoven's "Leonore" Overture No 8: two of Dvorak's "Slavonic Dances, Nos. 1 and 5, from opus 46; and, for the symphony, Schumanns beautiful B flat major.
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Cold DampFcet Won't Give You n Cold If you will take in time Laxative Brono- Quinine Tablets. F. W. Groves signature oD hoy
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REAL ESTATE.


 Deeds of Transfer Recorded in the
 Town Clerks Office Yesterday
 The following deeds of transfer we're recorded in the office of the town clerk yesterday: Bruce Fenn, trustee to John and Francis M Adams, 50 feet Edgewood avenue; John and Emma M. Nowey to Margaret Watrous 90 feet First street: Lottie F. Smith to Miles H. Goodyear, the estate of the late William B. Goodyear; Mary l.. Booth ito William Butler, 67 feet Wallace street: New Haven Savings bank to Edward H. Newton, 105 feet Blatchey avenue; Mary l.. Booth to William But Ter, 67 feet Wallace street; Oliver $. White, executor of the will of John Fl. Leeds to Frank Johnson, 35 feet Ro- sette street; Susan E. Lay to Lulu c. Ehrler, 4SS feet Burr street and other land on Burr street; Lulu C. Ehrler to Fredreick P. Lay, the same; Martin O Brien to Mary A. Burns, 39 feet Will low street; Mary F Burns to Martin O'Brien, 27 feet Willow street; New Ha- ven Savings bank to Mary McMahon Hamilton street.
 Warranty deeds-A F. Mack to James McLay, 59 feet North Front street. Thomas J. Rice to George F. Stiles, no feet East street; William But ton to George E. Stiles 67 feet Wallace street, and another piece, CT feet on Wallace street; Mary F. Cruttenden to Harvey B. King, building lots at Nor
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TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS Laxative Bromo- Quinine removes the cause. E. W. Grove's signature on every box. Price 25 cents.
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shown by such names as Tooley street, Old Jewry, Lombard Cheapside, Buck lershury, Vintry and Poultry. Wynch street, which is disappearing with this Strand improvement, is called after the Danish community which formerly dwelt on the city border. These and thousands of others have real historl- cal value and should not be lightly sac- Daily News.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS or INTEREST CONCERNING
 NEH HAVEN PEOPLE
-Locai Social Events Here and EI2e-

And Other People Known In This City
 where.
 Rev. Dr. Henry Baker, the new pas tor of the First M. E. church, who will preach in his new pulpit for the first time Sunday is being entertained by N. A. Fullerton at his home in College street, pr, Bakers family is expected to come to New Haven some time dur ing next week.
 Frank Wren, 26 years old, employed by Peck Brothers, and who lives at S6 Wooster street, had the end of his thumb badly injured yesterday morn ing in a lathe. It was dressed at the Emergency hospital
 MT. and Mrs Andrew McCrea of Fair Haven have moved to 203 Campbell avenue, West Haven. MT. MoCrea is a brother of Mrs. Thomas Pattison, whose husband is the florist.
 The New London Board of Trade has appointed Frank V. Chappell, Charles J. Jennings, Wallace Beckwith, Henry bUIu, JI,, LuWdIu VI. 4NtlldI anu LOIdl Debal, as a committee to manage the Yale-Harvard boat race on June 26. The committee will have charge of all arrangements in connection with the regatta, but it will be subject to the direction of Julian Curtiss. Within a short time the Board of Trade will raise the sum of 5000 to be devoted to expenses.
 Mrs. Robert Chase is expected home next month. MT. and Mrs. Chase will then take up their residence on Wash ington avenue West Haven, which has been occupied by MT. and Mrs. Roberts, who are to remove to Sherman avenue, New Haven.
 President Arthur T. Hadley will rep resent Yale university at the install inent of Nicholas Murray Butler as president of Columbia university, which event takes place in New York to-day. Mrs. Hadley will accompany him. Several members of the Yale fac ulty and corporation will attend the exercises with Dr. Hadley. They will be the guest of Columbia university during the celebration. Among the more prominent guests of Columbia university VIII De TfeSlueHl ftOuSeNell, Governor Odell, the German ambassa- dor, Bishop Potter, Presidents Patton of Princeton and Eliot of Harvard, and several members of the corporations of other colleges.
 c. Franklyn Pierce, who has been the organist at the Grace Episcopal church for the past two or three years, has re- gently been engaged by the music com mittee of the Calvary Baptist church for the year beginning the first of May. Mir Pierce will succeed Herbert Hodg son at Calvary, the latter going to the South Congregational church in Nor walk. Mir Pierce is well known among musicians in New Haven and has at tained a fine reputation as competent coach in opera For two seasons he has brought the Pequot Opera company up to an excellent amateur standard and | has won big enconiums from the mem bers and the audiences which have | heard the result of his work.
 MT. and Mrs. Fl. E. Hiler are visiting l MT. and Mrs. C. A. Morse until the par | is refurnished. At a meeting of the directors of the | Yale National bank Thursday Asa c. | Bushnell was elected cashier to fill the |
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for eastern Connecticut high schools, held in Willimantic hall last evening were Professor Emerson G. Taylor of Yale university, Principal w, B. Fer guson of Middletown high school, and Walter H. Clark of Hartford. Rock vile, Stafford, Putnam, South Man chester and Windham high schools sent contestants all chosen by preliminary contests.
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Easily Pleased.-The host-Im more than sorry, colonel, but you know nev- CT have wine on my table when my chill dren are present.
 The colonel-No offense, sir. I'd just as soon have whiskey and water.-- Brooklyn Life.
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ris Cove; Oliver s. White, executor of the will of John H, Leeds to Frank Johnson, 30 feet Rosette street; D. W. and G. J. Futile to Liberetta Sambuco, 36 feet Foster street.
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TO CURE 4 COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if It falls to cure P. W Groves signature is on each hox. 25c.
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Inferiority seeks disguise in imitation. Don't be fooled by Butter Thin Biscuit that do not bear Kcnnedys name. All others are imitation. Be sure and get Kennedys
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
Snow From a Clear Sky.

The most wonderful snowstorms of
M that may be seen every winter in
the Adirondacks are those that prevail
when the sky is cloudless. OF these
there are several varieties. Every week
or two we would see what looked like
q fog form about the distant hills and
then come drifting across the creek
valley. Doubtless it was a real snow
laden cloud that had been drifting
along until 1t struck our level Q,3O0
feet above the sea) in the Adirondacks,
when the conditions became favorable
for the release Of its feathery burden.
We saw these clouds fill the mir with
flakes that were driven along almost
horizontally by strong gale, although
the tops Of our old hemlocks and
spruces rose into the clear air and un-
obstructed sunlight above the highest
level Of the snow producing air STRAIT
um. We even saw the snow so thick
in the air about us that the trunks of
trees six feet above the earth were
not visible, although the treetops could
be seen, and the sun shone down
through the shallow storm with
strength enough to cast distinct shad-
Ows.
We have stood on quiet, sunlit hill:
top and looked down into valley less
than 100 feet below us, where a snow
storm was raging with violence and
the temperature was frigid. - Scrib-
ppr's
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
A Man In the House.

There is young criminal lawyer In
Memphis. Tenn, who on the occasion
of his becoming Of age began the cele-
bration Of his birthday in a way that
caused his household great deal of
CONSERVATION.
On the eve Of the fete, shortly after
midnight, the young mans family were
suddenly startled from their slumbers
by loud voice In the house calling:
There's man in the house! There's
a man In the house,"
The valiant pater familias rushed
from his room. bearing in his hands a
heavy billet Of firewood, to learn the
cause of the disturbance and to cap
ture the intruder. His son was stand
ing in the hall, shouting at the top of
his voice.
where's the man" exclaimed the
old gentleman.
Here. sir; here" proudly replied the
young man. This is he. At last I'm
twenty -onew--Memphis Scimitar.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
How He Fooled the Dog.

A gentleman who is fond of studying
wild animals in their natural surround
ings once had an opportunity of seeing
for himself an example Of the cunning
for which the fox has become proven
bial
As he was standing near the bank OF
a river one winter day, he saw a fox
run out upon the ice and make straight
for hole. At the edge Of the opening
he stopped, turned, followed his tracks
back to the bank, ran down the stream
and paused to await Developments.
In little while dog came tearing
out of the woods, with his nose close
to the ice and snow. He ran along the
ice with his head down, following the
scent until he reached the opening. 1t
was then too late to check his speed.
He plunged into the water and was lost
under the ice.
The fox meantime had waited In
plain sight to watch the effect Of his
little trick. After the dog came into
view the fox remained perfectly mo-
tionless until he saw his old enemy
disappear. Then, with a look on his
face which seemed to combine good
natured grin with a mild contempt, he
went nonchalantly of about his busi-
ness.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
Musical Sounds and Noise.

1t is curious fact that musical
sounds fly farther and are heard at
greater distance than those which are
more loud and noisy. If we 90 on the
outside of town during a fair, at the
distance Of a mile we hear the musical
instruments, but the din Of the multi
tude, which is so overpowering In the
place, can scarcely be heard, the noise
dying on the spot. To those who are
conversant with the power Of musical
instruments the following observations
will be understood: The violins made
at Cremona about the year 1900 are
superior in tone to any Of later date,
age seeming to dispossess them of their
noisy qualities and leaving nothing
but the pure tone. If modern violin
is played by the side Of one Of those
instruments, it will appear much the
louder of the two, but on receding a
hundred PAGES when compared with
the Cremona it will scarcely be heard.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
7humo Frederick County, Maryland Thursday February 70, 1902
A t1ASTY MARRIAGE.
And the Bride Was Not the Ono tho
WoOer Sought.

WOOer SOu8nt.
Oliver Cromwell was so great man
that he dwarfed his surroundings, and
It is singular how little the majority OF
people knew about the family and fam
lily life of this "the most typical Eng
lishman of all time" He had three
daughters, the youngest Of whom was
Frances. Her attractions must have
been considerable. The young woman
had several love affairs, but certainly
the one that had most amusing ter
mination was her Irritation with her
fathers chaplain, Jerry White.
One day the protector surprised Jer-
ry on his knees In the very act of kiss
Ing the lady's hand. Cromwell coldly
demanded the meaning Of the scene,
and Jerry, with a pretty wit, exclaim-
ed that he had long been courting
that young gentlewoman, my lady's
woman" although without success. He
was now therefore humbly praying her
ladyship to intercede for him.
Cromwell turned at once to the wait
ing woman and requested to be inform
ed why she refused the honor his
friend, Mr.. White, would do her. The
young woman, fully equal to the occa-
sion, replied magnanimously that If
Mr.. White intended her that honor she
would not be so churlish as to deny
him. "Call Goodwin" returned Crom-
well, and the pair were married
Btraightway.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. g: A WhitmoIe
as or. Sunday School S:5O q, m' DNns
Services alternate Sundays lo;oo "'h ""o
7:45 p. m. NIX Mid
Guild every Sunday evening o4o' ""
week services, Wednesday 7:4o'
Lutheran Church Rev. W .T. me'Sgt1 Sg d
pastor Services, Sunday ~ A. N anu CIV ,
IN. Sunday School, r. u prayer ni''''
ng, Wednesday, M
United Brethren Church-hev. WIN Mali'a., III,
L. Martin, Pastor. Regular oerVices W
appointment from the pulpit,
Glass Meeting every two weeks az ~ H. III
Prayer Meeting every thursday e'on'ns
Sunday School 2 r IN. a,u
Mite Society 8 mmonthly. Weahesusy
evening at 8 o'clock. W. MIS- nee''"e
Montaly at Parsonage.
Morayian Church Rev. NJ. F. Oerter, fas-
tor. Sunday School every Sundays d; ID
Preaching services will be held every o'her
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
aud evening at 10 ard $3.50 respectively
Methodist Episcopal Church - Rev.
w T, Orem Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. NJ and 700 r. M.
SUNDAY school at 8 A. NJ Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at 7.So NJ, Ep'
worth League at $50 everv Sunday.
St Stephens Church, Protestant Episcoal
Rev. Ernest McGil, Rector. Services
every Sunday at 400, p. M, at Walkers
Vile at 1880 a. m. at Thurmont,
Service SATURDAYS at 400 p. IN.
Catoctin clarion., 1902-02-20
UDrv m 0tatistic0.~

It is fairly obvious that the study Of
statistics is not exactly what would
be termed a popular pastime, says
Winthrop M. Daniels in The Atlantic.
Librarians do not discover any exten-
sive demand for statistical literature.
Sir John Lubbock, If remember
rightly, found no place for single
volume Of figures in his hundred best
books, and in that food Of articles on
Books That Have Helped Me. by
Authors Great and Authors Small"
the same significant silence seemed to
be maintained. There were some very
curious books that had apparently
proved helpful to certain persons, but
there was unbroken testimony Of q
negative kind that nobody had ever
been helped by blue book.
To say of anything "as dry as sta
tistics" Is at once to consign 1t to the
nethermost limbo Of aridity. Such is
the verdict upon the finished statis-
tical product. AS for the methods en-
ployed In constructing such tables
weighted averages, index numbers or
curves of error-these to the wayfar-
ing men are hidden and ingenious re-
finements of cruelty. to be avoided at
all hazards or at least forgotten with
a shudder and prayer.