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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
ROMAN PEARLS

The famous Roman pearls, which look
 SO much like the originals that a good
 many people wear them, are made from
 the scales of fish called the argentina,
 which is found in great abundance in
 the Mediterranean Sea. The scales are
 scraped off, mixed with the entrails of the fish and then boiled down to the
 thickness of a paste, with a little glue
 added to give body and adhesiveness.
 The pearl makers take little particles
 of alabaster, very small if they want
 small pearls, and larger if they want
 larger pearls, and put them on the ends
 Of pieces of wire like hatpins dipping
 them alternately into the glutinous sub
 stance and the pot of glue, and then
 sticking the pins into cushions and al-
 lowing the stuff to harden The work is done by women and girls who sit at tables covered with cushions stuck as full of pins as St Sebastian was of ar- rows They begin in the morning at one end of the row and carefully dip all the alabaster balls into the fish paste By the time they reach the other end. the first are dry, and are then dipped in oil, and so they keep dipping until tue btCIfllDllS nHVp IPdCuPu the proper size, when they are laid away to harden and transferred from the pins to strings If you place these artificial pearls beside real ones you can distin- guisb the difference, but if they are sep arated it is hard to do so. Some women who have plenty of real pearls, and know that everybody knows 1t, lock them up in their tin boxes at the safe deposit vaults and wear Roman pearls instead, and, of course, are not sus- pected of the fraud. A story is told of a woman who is famous for having fine pearls. She wore them to a ball one night and the string caught in the epaulet of an officer with whom she was dancing. As she turned away it | broke, and the pearls were scattered all over the floor, The dance was stopped; | the hostess and her friends were terri ! fled. but the woman herself was per- | fectly cool, and begged that no notice | would be taken of the incident because | they were Roman pearls instead of real 1nes,-Rome Letter in The Chicago | Record Herald.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
RINGS AND ELECTRICITY.
A Combination That Gave a Denver
 Woman a Startling Shock.

A Combination That Gave a Denver Woman a Startling Shock
 The diamond engagement and plain band wedding rings on the third finger of the left hand of Mrs. Clara Banker formed the connecting link of com plete circuit for af1 electrical current yesterday morning when she attempt ed to turn off an incandescent light and almost caused her death by elec- trocution. Although she escaped with her life, through wonderful exhibition of feminine presence of mind, her left hand was very badly burned by the current and a large piece of flesh torn from the inside of the little finger
 Mrs. Banker is the wife of l.. E. Banker, manager of the Gano Com pany, and resides at 2205 East Colfax avenue.
 When Mrs. Banker attempted to grasp the button to turn off the light the rings came in contact with the brass castings surrounding the upper part of the globe. Tn an instant she felt the effects of the current, and when she attempted to jerk her hand away she found she could not remove it. She attempted to pull her left hand from the globe by using her right hand to jerk with, but was unsuccessful. By that time Mrs. Banker says her entire left side began to grow numb and she threw herself backward with all her force. The sudden jerk released her hand from the incandescent light fixt- ure and broke the current. Mrs. Bank CT threw herself with such force that she fell against the door two feet be hind her, cracking one of the panels.
 The effect of the currents going through the woman's body almost unnerved her, and for several hours she required constant When she ierlled her hand from the light fixture a large piece of flesh from the inside of the little finger was torn away. The other fingers and palm of the hand were badly burned, the flesh looking as though it had been cooked with carbolic acid.-Rocky Mountain News
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
A FARMERS INSTITUTE
To be Held at Clinton Next Thursday
 Morning and Afternoon

To be Held at Clinton Next Thursday,
 Morning and Afternoon. By invitation of the Clinton Agricu- tural society and Clinton grange No, 77 the Connecticut state board of agricul- ture will hold an institute in Masonic hall Clinton, next Thursday. The fol- lowing is the programme:
 Morning Session at 1030 Address of wecome-Hon F H. Wright, president of the Clintin Az ricultu~al society. Address--Farm Machinery and it's Home Manufacture--H II. F. C. Bi ge, of Westport. Discussion
 Afternoon Session at 80 Address-Poultry Culture-Professo F, H Stoneburn of the Connecticut Az ricultural college.
 Music will be furnished by local tal- ent and Clinton grange will provide a collation during intermission.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
Danger of Colds and La GrIppe.

The greatest danger from colds and la grippe is their resulting in pneumo- mia. If reasonable care is used, how ever, and Chamberlain Cough Remedy taken, all danger will be avoided. Among the tens of thousands who have used this remedy for these diseases we have yet to learn of a single ease hav- ing resulted in pneumonia, which shows conclusively that it is certain preyen- tive of that dangerous malady It will cure cold or an attack of Ia grippe in less time than any other treatment It is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by all druggists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
ASSESSMENT FOR PAvEMENTs.
A Decision by Judge Shumway-Cas

A Decision by Judge Shumway-Case
 May be Taken to Supreme Court.
 Judge Shumway in the superior court Saturday gave a decision in the appeal of the Fair Haven and Westvile rail- road from the assessment of $36,679 laid against the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company by the court of com mon council for the pavement on West Chapel street. Tn the decision Judge Shumway holds that $5, S23 Is enough for the assessment thus upholding the figures of the bureau of compensation.
 The suit involved the whole question as to whether the street railway com pany should be assessed as an abut- ting property owner, or pay for all the pavement between the tracks and two feet outside each rail. By the decision of Judge Shumway the opinion of For mer Corporation Counsel Robertson Is sustained, making the street railway company liable only as an abutting property owner.
 Other assessments have been held in abeyance for decision upon the Chap el street pavement, including those in East Chapel street, Winchester avenue Elm street, Grand avenue, Edgewood avenue, Congress avenue, and Temple street.
 The supreme court will undoubtedly be asked to pass upon the decision of Judge Shumway
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31

the last ten years, have moved to lS9 Greene street, as Mr Valkenburg has accepted the position as janitor of the Davenport Congregation church. He has severed his connection with Sar- gent x Co.,, having been there twenty five years.
 An Easter sale and entertainment at the Y. M. C. A. rooms will be one Of the post-Lenten events this week. Mrs Charles Roberts New Haven an accom- plished and popular elocutionist Will contribute a part of the entertainment. She is said to be an unusually success ful tertainer,-Danbury News.
 Charles B. Lathar, for the past tWen- ty years an agent for European steam ship lines in New England freight de partment, was visitor to numerous friends in the big general office building of the Consolidated road Saturday. MT. MT. Lathar formerly lived in this city, He left here about fifteen years ago. During the time that he has been em- ployed in his present occupation MT. Lathar has crossed the ocean more than 300 times. MT Lathar is now a resident of New York city
 JellllcS tcLSltS VI tllO ! 'iN AstN -'N-'4N'' is spending the Easter vacation with his brother, Judge F. M Peasley of North Willow street, Waterbury.
 George Wyckes, ir, formerly the head of the local branch of the w, T. Hatch & Sons, New York brokers, has pur- chased a summer residence at Middle Haddam and will remove his family there from Brooklyn, and live there six months in the year.
 Arrangements have been made by the Derby-Shelton and the Ansonia Y, M. c. A. for the reproduction for their mutual benefit, of the opera "Egypta," which was recently given here.
 Miss Mabel Foote of Branford left Saturday for Brooklyn. where she will be the guest of her classmate, Miss Russell.
 Assistant Superintendent Thomas Hudson, who has resigned the Ansonia management of the John Hancock Mu- tual Life Insurance company, will enter the services of that company in this city to- day. He will be succeeded iii the Ansonia field by Assistant Superinten- dent Skinner from this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
A NEW PRINTING COMPANY.

The late firm of the o. A. Dorman company has been superseded by a new corporation to be called The Dor man Lithographing company, of which George N. Grouse, formerly of Syra- cuse, A. William Sperry of New Ha- ven, and Paul K. Clymer are the own CTS.
 It is through the efforts of MT. Sper- ry, a prominent civil engineer of this city, that the corporation was formed, papers for which were filed at the capi- tol last Wednesday afternoon. The capital stock, S65,OOO, is fully paid in.
 George N. Grouse was formerly the enterprising business manager of the "Yale News" who probably has done more towards putting the paper on a firm basis than any other manager that has ever been connected with the pa per.
 MT. Clymer is spoken highly of by his associates, practicing before the New York bar.
 Tn speaking of the new corporation, MT. Sperry said that the plant had been thoroughly equipped for the pro- duction of all kinds of stationery; and that as to promptness and quality of work, that their customers would re- ceive a service unequaled in the state. It is the intention to add new machin- cry from time to time, and keep the plant abreast with the times.
 In connection with the regular print ing, binding, lithographing, and en- graving business, a designing and illus trating department has been instituted, winch will fill want that no other establishment in the state has, and will put the company in better position than ever before to publish ar tistic catalogues and up-to-date sta tionery. Artists who make a specially of this kind of work have been em- ployed
 The officers of the new company are A, William Sperry, president, and George N: Grouse, secretary and treas urer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH.

Large Congregations at Both Services
 Yesterday-New Manager Elected.
 At the Zion German Lutheran church yesterday morning and evening there were large congregations present to hear the Easter sermons by the pas- tor Rev. Frederick A. Ottmann. The pastor delivered two excellent dis- courses and was listened attentively to by those present. The choir, under the direction of Organist Dressler, sang two songs very acceptably, the solos by Mics Augusta Weidner and Adolph Hellwig being well rendered. During the service Rev. Mir Ottmann offered prayers for the late John Henry Strack, who was one of the officers of the church. and who was buried from the church last Monday with appropriate services.
 A letter was received by Rev. Mir. Ottmann, inviting the members of the Zion church to attend the fifteenth an- niversary of the building of the pres- ent edifice of the St. Matthews Luth- eran church in New Britain on Sum- day, April 13 This letter was read to the congregation by the pastor yester- day morning.
 After the morning service the mem- bers of the Zion Athletic association held a special meeting to elect man. ager and secretary and treasurer to fill the places left vacant by the death of Mir. Strack. Herman Hopp was nomi- mated and was unanimously elected. MT Hopp has been a member of the association since it's organization and has worked hard to make it's efforts successful. It was voted to com mence baseball practice on Saturday evening. Several committees made their reports, which were accepted. The next meeting will be held at the call oe the manager.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
GOVERNORS PORTRAIs HUNG
In the Connecticut State Library at
 Hartford

Tn the Connecticut State Library at
 Hartford.
 The hanging of the portraits of the governors of the colony of Connecticut and it's successor. the state of Connect icut. in the state library, Hartford, was completed Saturday morning. The number of portraits is forty-one, and the list begins with John Winthrop and it's present end is Governor Cooke. as Governor Lounsbury's portrait has not arrived and Governor MCLean's is be- ing painted. Of colonial governors there are no portraits of Haynes. Hopkins, Wylys. Weles, Webster, Leete, Treat, Talcott, Law, Roger Wolcott, Fitch and Pitkin; and of state governors there are no portraits of Matthew Griswold and Roger Griswold. Librarian God ard was in charge of the hanging of the portraits and also superintended the restoration of the canvases and will oversee the placing of the new name plates.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
UNITED WORKERS.

The United Workers will hold their annual sale of plain garments and bed linen at their rooms, 200 Orange street, on Tuesday, April 1, from 10 a. m, to 1 D. m.
 There is a large number of garments on hand and it is hoped that all inter- ested in the work of the society will attend the sale.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
DANCES TONIGHT
To be Given by Local German Socie-
 ties.

To be Given by Local German Socie-
 ties.
 All arrangements have now been cons pie ted and every tlinl is in readiness for the grand annual Easter ball to be given by the Cecelia Singing society in Germania hall on Wooster street this evening. The committee has spared neither pains nor money to make this ball noteworthy one, All members with their families and friends are in- vited to attend but no strangers will be admitted. Hauser's orchestra will fur nish the music for dancing and MT Sul- livan will do the prompting. The grand march will start at 9:90
 The following societies will hold dances tonight: Harugari Singing so- ciety, in Harugari hall; Arbeiter Maen- nerchor, in Aurora hall; New Haven Turn Yerein, in Turn hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
WALLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
DEATH OF GEORGE ". c ATES, WE'LL
 KNOWN BLIND MAN.
W. Burr Halls Condition somewha Improved-Petition Being Circulated to Have Church Street Gurbed and Cobbied-CO u,inss and Goinss.of ell Known Residents.

George w. Gates, the blind man, died 1 Friday evening at the home of E. H.
 Jones on South Elm street. Medical
 Examiner McGaughey was called and
 he said that death was due to heart trouble. MT. Gates home. where he had resided many years, was short f distance below Jones' place, and during most of the winter he had been at Mr. Jones home. He leaves sister, Mrs. Henry Allen, in Fair Haven; a brother, Andrew Gates; half brother, John Gates, residing in North Branford and a half brother, Charles Gates, living in Meriden.
 MT. Gates was born on February 29, 1924, in North Branford, and came to Wallingford to reside in 1847 and had lived at the lower end of South Elm street for upwards of fifty years. He became blind when forty years of age. He was twice married, his first wife dying when he was forty and his sec- ond wife dying when he had reached the half century mark in life. The Gu- neral services will be held in the Gen. ter street cemetery Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
 James Morrissey, a we'll known resi- dent of Lee avenue died Saturday af- ternoon after only a few days illness with pneumonia, aged sixty-four years. He leaves one son, James Morrissey, jr. The deceased came here from Hart ford about twenty -four years ago, and at one time resided in Troy, N. Y. The interment will be in Hartford. Services will be held here this morning at Holy Trinity church.
 Karl Arthur Engstrom of New York, and Mrs. Anna Charlotte Johnson. of Wallingford, were married in the M. E. parsonage, Meriden, Friday evening by Rev E. c. Carpenter.
 The T. A. B.'s will present "True Irish Hearts in the opera house this evening.
 Beginning with tomorrow the post office will open at 2 a. m. until Octo- Der 1.
 MT. and Mrs Ernest Flint, who have been visiting friends in town, have re- turned to Marlboro, Mass.
 F. A. Wallace, c. D, Morris.and c. w. Leavenworth are expected home this week from Arizona.
 James F. Hines, who has been visit- | Trenton, N J. to-day.
 Waiter Wildman is home from Seneca Falls, N. Y.
 The condition of w. Burr Hall Satur- day was reported as quite favorable and that he was able to sit up for a short time.
 Saturdays recorded real estate trans- fer was: L. H. Green to E. w. Gould, one lot on Fairview tract.
 E. J. Heineman is soon to open bak- cry on Hall avenue, west of Cherry street.
 F. c. Allen, of Washington, D. G., Is in town for few days.
 A petition to have Church street. curbed and cobbled is being freely cir- culated
 A petition is being circulated asking that the horse sheds in the rear of the Baptist church be done away with as it is claimed that they are not neces- sity and tend more to be a nuisance than anything else.
 The side-splitting comedy Railroad Jack" which will be the attraction at the opera house Wednesday evening, comes here we'll recommended ands promises to be the funniest show of the sea son.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31

Sweet Sympathy.-Mrs. Youngwed- Yes, MT Youngwed didn't feel at all well this morning, so I just made him stay home From the office.
 Mrs. Naybor-Indeed! notice all your carpets are up, and your back sheds painted, and
 Mrs. Youngwed-Yes I got MT. Youngwed to do all that while he was home to-day-P Philadelphia Press.
 Uncle William-Yes, Willie: have had my nose to the grindstone all my life.
 Willie-Is that what made it so red, uncle cle?-Philadelphia Record,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
APPOINTMENTS

By Bishop Tierney Announced Yester-
 day.
 Hartford, March 30.-Bishop Tierney of the Catholic diocese of Connecticut to- day appointed Rev. John Winters, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Hartford to be pastor of St. Mary's church in New Britain to succeed the late Rev. Father Harty Rev Michael Sullivan, of Kensington, will succeed Father Winters in Hart ford, and Rev. John Degnan. of Guil- ford, has been assigned to the church in Kensington.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31

Impossible.-Of all the clumsy brutes," cried MT Pettish at the crowd ed reception, that mans the worst"
 'Sh!" said her husband, that's detective"
 "T don't care. He stepped on my trail anG--''
 "Nonsense He never got on any body's trail in his life e"-Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-31
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.
A Ticket Nominated for the Local Elec
 tion

A Ticket Nominated for the Local Elec-
 tion.
 The local socialist labor party has nominated a ticket to be voted for at the coming city and town election. The ticket is as follows:
 Aldeermen-at-l large - Charles Sobey, Michael J Bomstead, Ernest T. Oakley, Joseph Marek.
 Selectmen-Timothy Sullivan, Chris tian Schmidt, Charles B. Wells. Consta bles-George Arnold, John P Johnson. John A. Larson.
 The local section of the party will hold it's annual Easter reception at the hall 349 State street this evening There will be a programme far' dincing, for which Murphy's orchestra will furnish music
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-04
PROMISED MONEY TO TESTIFY.
Witness Made Queer Statement in
Rice Case-JOnes' Testimony Cor
rObOrated.

New York, March "a. B. Cohen,
one of w. NJ. Rice's agents in Texas,
who was on the stand when court adj
journed Friday, was recalled today in
the trial of Albert T. Patrick, who is
accused of Rices murder. He told of
delav in his pay checks of July and
August, 1900. He corroborated the story
told by Charles F. Jones that there
was such delay. Jones testified that
he held back the checks at Patricks
direction and that he finally sent to
Mr.. Cohen two checks handed him
(Jones) by Patrick. Cohen identified
the checks in question. He said he
filled out the body of the checks and
mailed them to Mr.. Rice for signatures.
They reached him signed Sept. 10, 1900.
John Hoolihan, one of the hallboys
at No. 500 Madison avenue, said he saw
Jones leave the house at 500 D. M,
after having used the telephone. This
evidence was in roboration of
Jones statement that at about 6:15 he
left the apartment house after teIe-
phoning to Patrick to meet him at
the telegraph office.
Paul Tiesch, the night elevator man,
testified that when Patrick left Rice's
apartment he carried a valise.
He told me-" said Tiech, that
was remembered in Mr.. Rice's will, but
that had better not$talk about it, be-
cause Jones was not remembered"
HAS Capt. Baker paid you for the
statement you made in this case?" was
asked.
He promised to pay me for my trou-
ble," replied Tiesch.
The witness said he had talked with
Jones in the district attorneys office
Jones asked him to testify that Jones
had introduced Patrick as Mr.. Smith
but this the witness would not do. as
he had always known Patrick as Pat
rick.
Joseph Mayer testified that he was
formerly employed as office boy by
Patrick. Patrick told him to put all
letters marked wv M. Rice" IN his
Patricks) desk.
Did Patrick give you any instruc-
tons as to what answer you snculd
give when questioned at the examinh-
ton before Justice Jerome?" asked
Mr.. Caravan.
~ did not recall what was said, but
think Mr.. Patrick did say the oftener
I could reply, I don't remember the
better it would be for all con- srne l.
Were you promised any money for
testifying in this case?" asked Mr.
Moore on cross examination
MY mother was promised $780," re-
piled Mayer.
At the afternoon session two wit
nesses, John D. Bartine and John
Tri esdell. who We're examined relative
to the signature exhibits, pronounced
the conceded signatures to be genuine
and the disputed ones as :orgeries.