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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-12
THE BOARD OF FINANCE.
Important School Matter Settled at
 Yesterdays Meeting.

The board of finance held its last af- ternoon meeting yesterday and from
 now on the meetings will open at 7:3O in the evening. At yesterdays meeting the board voted to adopt the recom- mendation of Corporation Counsel Dag gett on the matter of raising funds for the support of the new South school district, which was voted a part of the New Haven school district about six weeks ago. Corporation Counsel Dag
 gett suggested that 1t would be advisa-
 ble to vote that the moneys received during the current year by the city treasurer from claims outstanding in favor of the South school district and by taxes laid by that district for school
 purposes be disbursed by the treasurer
 and applied upon the order of the South school district for the expenses during the current year of the South school
 district, and that money so received by the treasurer may be so expended by the board of education without refer ence to the appropriation made for the
 city school district for the current year. This suggestion was passed after dis cussion on the following, which was of- fered as an amendment. but was voted down:
 "Voted-That the department of edu-
 cation be and is hereby authorized to expend sufficient amount for the nec-
 essary repairs and running expenses of
 the newly-acquired South school dis trict from September f. 1902 to January 1, 1903. and bills contracted for such
 purposes, when properly approved by the department of education and the
 board of finance, shall be charged to Contingencies in sundry acts, depart ment of the controller"
 The regular weekly bills were approv- ed, and aside from the vote of the board changing the meeting time from 4 o'clock in the afternoon to 7:3O at night
 there was no business transacted. The
 meeting adjourned at o'clock.
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section has suffered from that decline more generally or more conspicuously than the South.
 It seems therefore, neither reasonable nor timely on the part of Southern newspaper to warn the people of New England that politically they are de- terlora ting; that industrially they are losing their grip; that their manufac- lures are going toward the equator, and that the South is outstripping them in the race.' Though true, such warn ings would savor little of charity or bfotherly kindness. Yet, if no better basis for them can be found than the comparisons which have set the Times Democrat to pondering over New Englands decadence. they will not long disturb that sections confidence in its capacity to impress itself upon the nations growth and policies, or to maintain its useful and honorable role in national life. Stone throwing be- tween the section should be discouraged. Least of all should it begun by section which is forced to conduct hostilities from within house of glass. New York Tribune.
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A BATTERED HIGHWAYMAN.

The man-o'-war hawk is somewhat large bird and an expert fisher but he does most of his fishing in the air. When the booby bird comes home from abroad he finds the man-o' war hawk "layin' for him." and however persis- tently he may seek to escape by dashing flight, with much screeching and screaming, he finds that before he can safely set foot on the land he must dis gorge fish or two, which the swift pursuer adroitly catches in the air. It seemed, however, to be generally under stood, as modus vivendi, between the fisher and the pirate birds that their contentious were only on the wing, and that, once on land, they should dwell peacefully in their separate camp ing grounds.
 The boobies are awkward and un- wieldy on land, and may be easily cap tured. They rarely seek to escape when man approaches, but, accust omed to meet the demands of their familiar ene- my, the man-o'-war hawk, by disgorg- ing fish in the air. they freqently re- sort to the same process and lay at the feet of the intruding stranger what stock of fish they have available. The man-o-war hawks turned this practice to their own advantage by following af- ter any man who might appear among the nesting birds, circling in the air just overhead, ready to pick up the fish which the frightened boobies might give up as a peace offering. The man-o'- war hawks were generally eager for anything, and would hover closely, ready to take from the hand of a man whatever he might toss in the air. On one occasion one of these birds swiftly snatched notebook which lay for moment on the ground, and sailed away, dropping it, however, on finding 1t to be neither fish nor rat.-Century Magazine.
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A TRICK OF INDIAN THIEVES.

In some of the thieves schools in In- dia 8 regular course of training is gone through in the art of "poucfing," or concealing articles of value in the throat. The Englishman, a newspaper published in Calcutta. thus describes the process:
 "At first small piece os lead. at- tached to thread, is swallowed and guided by the action of the tongue to the orifice of the sac In the throat. As soon as this has been thoroughly learned the lead is coated with lime. This eats into the sac and enlarges it. The size of the article to be pouched is gradually increased until 1t is said that many of the Indian thieves can pouch eight or ten rupees at once. ."-Toronto Mail and Empire.
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DEMOCRATS MEET.
State Convention Delegates Name Direr ent Committees.

ent Committees.
 The New Haven delegates to the democratic state convention met last night in the Leffingwell building, and chose members of the various commit tees that will represent the Eighth sen- atorial district in the coming conven- t1on. The meeting last night was pre- sided over by Colonel N. G. Osborn and the secretary was David F. Fitzgerald.
 The following was the choice of the meeting: For vice president, John H. Dillon; honorary secretary, David E. Fitzgerald; committee on resolutions. Thomas l. Kinney; committee on ere dentials, John J. Lane; committee on permanent organization, Septimus c. Fleetwood; state committsean. James F. McGann.
 It was voted to have these names pre- scented to the convention by Colonel Os- born.
 The delegation is said to be solid Cary delegation and it's members are the following:
 N. G. osborn, Albert Widman, John J. Mcfarland, Frederick Holcomb, John H. Dillon, John W. Hut, David F. Fitzgerald, H. w. Sanford, James T. Moran, Edward G. Frederick, Henry c. OSuliivan, James P. B. Ricketts, Cornelius H. Conway, James c. Ker- rgan, Septimus C. Fleet wood, James N. States, Robert A. Hollinger, Conrad Weiss, James P. McGill, Joseph R. Manning, John J. Sullivan, Edward T. Mullen, Thomas c. Bracken, James T. Devine, John J. Lane.
 They were all present or represented at the meeting last night.
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NEW ENGLAND HOLDS ITS OWN
The South Should Not Throw Stones
 From 8 Glass House.

The South Should Not Throw Stones
 From Glass House
 At moment when the Presidents trip through the New England gives that section the undisputed centre of the political stage, it is curious to find a representative Southern newspaper commenting in all seriousness on New Englands decadence as a factor in Americana public life. To the New Orleans Times Democrat it has been given to discover that "the standard of statemanship in New England has in recent years been tremendously lowered. and that the representatives of the old Puritan balliwicks have come to weigh lightly in the political-scale:" To enfOrcG such a conclusion this New Orleans critic institutes series of comparisons between the New England leaders of the period from 1870 to 1890 and their successors of to-day. In the first list it manages to crowd Sumner, Fessenden, Blaine, Reed, Dingley Morrill, and Edmunds, and with their disappearance from the political arena i: contends that the vitality of New idAlb ldllOLdI has been forever quenched. To exalt the past at the expense of the present is always spacious and often a con- vincing rhetorical device. But even conceding the validity of the Times Democrats form of argument, it is not easy to see, on it's own showing, what Tremendous" shrinkage there has been since 1890 in New Englands relative in- f1uence in public life.
 How would the South fare if similar comparison were instituted between ita representation in the Senate from 1180 to 1890 and its representation now? No Southern critic could well admit that the Gulf States had strengthened themselves politically in replacing Eustis and Gibson by McEnery and Foster, Lamar and George by Money and McLaurin, Hill and Gordon by Clay and Bacon. Would the Times-Dem- ocrat itself assert that southern states manship had not deteriorated through the substitution of Tillman for Hamp- ton, Of Simmons for Vance, of Me- Creary for Carlisle, of Carnack for Harris? If, in fact, there has been ade- cline in the quality of national leader ship in the Senate or not out of it, Within the last decade, certainly no
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-12
IRON WORKERS STRIKE.
Another Offer Of Berlin Constructio on
 Company Refused

Secretary Riley of the Iron and Bridge Workers union spent most of yesterday in Ansonia in conference with the leaders of the union in that city. He stated last night that the Berlin Con- struction company had made similar offer to the men engaged in the work of erecting the new addition to the Far rell Foundry company as they had t6 those on the job for the Chase Rolling mill In Waterbury. This offer was practically an accession to the demands of the men for a nine hour day and pay of forty cents an hour The conclu- sion was reached that none of the men will return to work until their union has been fully recognized by all com panies which have contracts in the state. They intend fighting the strike to the bitter end, if necessary, but are of the opinion that the attitude of all companies concerned will soon change and that it is only a matter of a few days when all demands will be granted. For the present. however, the situation remains unchanged and none of the men have returned to work on any of the contracts with the exception of those employed by the Pennsylvania Steel company on the work of con- structing the new bridge for the Con- solidated road at Bridgeport and they began again yesterday morning.
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New Haven Steamboat Line
 For New York the South and West. Steamer Richard Peck
IN COMMISSION

Leaves New Haven 2.i5 a. m. daily arcant Mondays; due New York TOO a. mi -ss sss
 Passengers are privileged to board steamer at New Haven at any time after 10.00 p' m. From New York steamer leaves 4.30 D. m. D. m. On Sundays, until September 14. steamer RICHARD PECK will leave New York at 9;30 a. m.. returning from New discontinued after September IA Steamer arrives at and departs from Belle Dock. New Haven, and Pier 25 E. R., foot of Peck Slip, Nav York. '@.s - "
 For tickets and staterooms annlv ats t,,e office on Belle Dock, also at Bishop & Co.'s, 7o3-705 Chapel Street, or at Purser's office on steamer. Y. 7I9|~5
 W. E. MORGAN, Agent, Belle Dock.
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STARlM'S <, New Haven Transportation Co,

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.
 Steamer JUAN A. STAhIN, Captain Mo Allister, leaves New Haven from StarIn's 's Pier, foot OS Brown street, at l0:i5 b. u,..s Sundays. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamas EkASrUS CORNING, Captain Thompson. Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays. The North River, as 9 p. m. Mondays, Wednes. days and Fridays; the ERASTUSl CORNING Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare rooms, LOO
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at !. B. 5ndsons, S56 Chapel street: Peck 6 Hiah. the depot on arrival of Hartford train and From corner of Chapel and Church streets eyesr half hour. commencing at S:S0 ., m.
 Through freight raIes given and bifis of vest. c. H. FISHER, Aren't.
 Order ycsf ereight via etzrtn EaA
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T see that a young man can get a college degree now in three years"
 Whats that for?"
 T duno. Maybe it's to enable him to get a street car conductors job year earlier. Plain Dealer.
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Free for all Pacing-Special. Greenline. br g, by 0nline, Leich.. 3 i 1 Fred s. Wedgewood, TO h, Billings. 1 3 ? Shadow Chimes, b g, Smathers... 2 ? 3 Time 2:09S, 2:O7az, POS.
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DAN PAToH FAILS.
Unable to Beat the Reoord-Goss Mile in
 2.OOl-4

Syracuse, N. r., Sept. Il. - Under weather conditions that were considered favorable with the exception of a slight breeze that bothered bit in the final quarter Dan Patch with McHenry up went for the record, 1:59A, at the state flair grounds here this afternoon. Patch went the half mile in :O59A, which was the best he had ever done, except at Readvflle, and excitement reached a fever heat in the crowd of 3O,000 people watching the event, for it was thought he stood a good show to beat his own record of 1:591a. The third quarter was done in good time, but facing the breeze on the home stretch he lost time and finished in 2:00A. The time by quar- ters was: :291a, :591z, 1:3O, 2:OOA.
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Races to wagons:

Free for all Trotting-Special. Lord Derby, b g, by Mambrino King, smathers ....'....... ............... The Monk, br g, Billings. s.............. Time by quarters:
 ;351e. 1:os, TAO, 2:09%.
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To beat 2:O5%-Snaciol

To beat 2:05a4ASpecial. Lord Derby time by quarters: :32A, 1:04, The Monk time by quarters: :33, 1:O4, 1:S5k, 2:06A
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-12
aWanna Stake-2:10 Pacing-Pl
 $2.000-Three in Five.
2:1S Pacing-Purse $1,0Oo-Best Three ip
 Five. Buck Thorne br p hy Epthornp

PIP Trotting-Purse $2,000-Three in Five. Hawthorne, TO n, by Jay
 Bird, Hudson ........... 4 1 1 Miss Whitney, n, Me
 Donald ........ ...... 3 2 5 2 Palm Leaf, b z, Mccarthy ? 1 I $ Leola, b m. Saunders. ..... 3 ; 2 5 r Dan T., b g, Manville. ..... 8 5 r Robert J., b E. Lee. ....... d
 Time 2:10A. 2:09%, 2:13, 2'11%, 2:13A, 2 14M
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2:14 Pacing-Puse $1,O00-Three in Five Home Circle. b g by AXtelL

Nuckols ....... .............. 1 1 Little Sphinx, b m, Wison.... 2 6 8 Brown Heels, h, Dodge. . G 5 5 knox's Geiatine Queen, m,
 Garnet. oh m, Miller ......... d Striga. E, A. Mcdonald. COG. ? q
 broSle ......... .............. ; . s Time 2:11l5, 2:10A, 2:11%, 2:11A.
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NOT ALL REPUBLICAN.
KINGS AND EMPER0RS WHO
 HAVE FLOURISHED

On American SoiI-Half a Dozen Have Reigned On Our Side of the World Within the Last Hundred Years Four of Them Have Been Confined F to Haiti.
 Especial Correspondence of the Journal
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-06-11

chance. That Is why Holsters are 50
scarce.
Several schemes have been tried
tending to educate the lobsterlins to
better things and to reserve the eat.
ing of mankind. The latest. and the
only one that has met with success. Is
now in operation at the Wexford cul'
ture station. 1t has been successful
because 1t doesn't give the lobsterlings
time or opportunity to fight or eat ono
another.
AS soon as they are hatched the little
Holsters are placed In q big circular
net and let down under water along
side the Fish Commission boat. They
remain in the net until they are old
enough and wise enough to know bet.
ter than to fight and devour one an.
other. being constantly churned around
and around by set Of paddles In the
ne: worked by machinery from the
boat.
The churning process keeps the lob
sterlings constantly moving around
and around the net day and night. II
the machinery was to stop the young.
sters would promptly make for one
another and begin fighting. AS 1t Is.
the machinery doesn't stop. and SO the
Holsters have too much to do dodging
the paddles and trying to keep head
on" with the current to engage In
pitched battle.
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It was In the middle Of a square. and
In the very centre was q most beautiful
fountain. Countrywomen from the sur
rounding hills made daily pilgrimages
to the market place. dressed In Gor'
geous colors. to sell the produce Of their
lands-oranges. bananas. vanilla beans
and cocoa. The fishermen were accus.
toned to lift their boats bodily out Of
the water and convert them into tenn
porary stalls. where were sold the many
hued fish Of the troplc sea.
Back from the city proper a mile or
more by what was fine road lay the
little village Of Morne Rouge. 1000 feet
up the mountain side. The village
shared the fate Of st. Pierre. and 1t Is
believed that no one of Its Inhabitants
survives. The road to Morne Rouge led
by the wonderful and natural botan-
ical garden known as the Jardin des
Plantes.
The natives Of Martinique. especially
the women. have been described by all
travellers as Of remarkable beauty and
symmetry Of form and feature. They
mature carly and live their lives rap
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A New York doctor said the Other
day that "indigestion has been respon-
sible for more than one lie. and Its
cure has often been followed by re-
turn to truthfulness."
At the same time, his theory mustn't
be carried too far. 1t will hardly do
at this date to excuse Ananias and
Sapphira on the ground that they were
confirmed dyspeptics.
And Is chronic indigestion to explain
the remarkable romancing ability OF
the veteran fisherman?
Besides. 1t would be cruel to rod
young George Washington Of oil credit
as the boy-who-couldn't-tell-a-lie.
on the score that he was the possessor
Of an excellent digestive apparatus.
Perish the thought-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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Rubber Forests OF venezu Ella.

Along the River Orinoco the caout'
chouc, or rubber. trees are scattered
about In families. In forests composed
Of many other valuable woods. The
man engaged in the collection Of raw
rubber make entrances into the thick
forest on the banks Of the stream and
then open tracks penetrating the leafy
wilderness. They find from 100 to 200
rubber trees along the course Of each
Of these tracks. although the distance
seldom exceeds two-thirds Of mile.
The milk, which Is white when 1t Is.
sues from the tree. is coagulated with
smoke into dark balls. weighing about
forty-four pounds apiece. Recently
the planting of rubber trees has become
a considerable industry In Venezuela.
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compact. with narrow streets, and un.
healthy. The upper town was cleaner
healthier and handsomely laid out.
There was in the upper town a fine
botanical garden and an old Catholic
college, as well as fine hospital
There were four banks In the city
The Banque de Ia Martinique. Banque
Transatlantique. Colonial Bank Of Lon.
don and the Credit Foncier Colonial.
There were sixteen commission mer.
chants. twelve dry goods stores. TWEEN
ty-two provisIon dealers, twenty y-six
rum manufacturers. eleven colonial
produce merchants. four brokers and
two hardware dealers.
The Island Of Martinique has the
name general characteristics as Its
nearest neighbors, with some peculiari
tdeS Of its own. Its extreme length Is
about forty.fve miles from northwest
TO southeast. and the main part Of !,
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r EClPE T. s

Iced Strawberry Compote-Pick over
carefully and put on ice. in a deep
glass dish. three pints Of perfectly ripe
Strawberries. Make gill of rich or
angc sirup. add pint Of sauterne. and
freeze like q sorbetto. When ready
to serve heap over the chilled berries;
spread with = meringuc and serve.
Scotch Cakes - Put In 4 bowl two
cupfuls of -four: rub in 1t three-fourths
OF cup OF butter. then add one cup
of sugar and two small eggs. beaten.
and one tcaspoonful Of cinaInmOn: mix
these together: roll on 4 Toured board
quite thin: cut with biscuit cutter:
bake il moderate oven fifteen min
uteS.
Egg Rolls-Ru3 two tablespoonfuls
OF butter iuto two cupfuls Of flour: add
two lablespoonfuls OF baking powder.
one teaspoon Of sugar and half q tea
spoon Of salt: beat one egg. add 1t to
half 4 cuptrl OF milk; pour this over
the -four: mix 10 dough: roll ou: Oh
a toured board: cut in rounds; bake
in ] not oven fifleeu minutes.
White Cabba:c Salad-Take snail
head OF tender white cabbage. remove
stalks and ribs and cut the leaves III
narrow strips: cut thin slices Of bacon
into small squares and fry them until
they begin to color: move the pan TO
the side of the range. pour in L cupful
OF vinegar and one OF water. season
with salt and pepper and little celery
salt and sugar. Place over the fire and
stir until IL comes TO boiling pont.
Hcap tile cabbage lightly in salad
bowl or dish. pour the dressing over 1t
and toss lightly before serving.
Macaronl. with Creamed Cheese
Warm L tablespoonful OF butter. with
OLE cupful of grated cheese: rub them
together with 4 spoon: add two-thir'ls
OF cupful Of milk. little ut n time
rs the cheese becomes hot: do not let
IL reach the boiling point. Cheese and
butter will combine when warm and
the milk added gradually dilutes them.
making l rich. creamy sauce. which. Ii
boiled. separates. Have the E,acaroni
boiled and placed on toast cut In small
pieces: pOnr over TIC crcame4 cheese
and serve l0t.
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a In the shape Of an oval with rough
edges. Its greatest width being fifteen
miles. At the lower end Of this main
part the old Fort Royal Bay-since the
French Revolution called Fort de
France Bay-cuts In so deep as to come
within six miles Of meeting the inlets
Of lie Robert and Le Francois on the
other side.
The whole area Of the island, NEAR
400 square miles. Is mountainous. Be
aides Mont Pelee. there are farther
south and about midway Of the oval
the three crests Of Courbet. and al
along the great ridge are the black
and ragged cones Of old volcanoes.
The mountainous interior Is torn ant
gashed with ancient earthquake up
heavals. and there are perpendicular
cliffs. deep clefts and gorges. blacs
holes filed with water aud swift tor
rents dashinS over precIpices and fall
Ing into caverns-ln word, all the fan
tastic savagery Of volcanic scenery
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How the Captain Knew.

On the Chattahoochee River. IN
Georgia, In the oiden days steamer
used TO run down the river into the
Appalachicola and thence to the Gulf.
meeting. of course. any number OF n
ligators EN- route. One day some ladies
were standing by the pilothouse on the
upper deck watching the big reptiles.
Captain" asked one Of the ladies.
"is the alligator amphibious:"
The captain scratched his head for
moment In thoushtfulness. "ieS'm.
yes m" he finally replied. Il think he
Is. Hell eat n boy in minute.
The Evening Wisconsin.
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Remarkable Cork Ou,put.

The production Of cork In the world.
estimated ut 1000 metric tons IA me-
trio ton equals :204 pounds avoirdu'
pois). Is confined to Portugal. Spain.
France. Italy and North Africa tTunis.
Algeria and Morocco). The area OF
French forests. including those In
North Africa. really producing cork is
more than one-ha!f Of the total extent
of cork forests. These forests are com.
posed mainly Of cork trees. intermixetl
with pines and evergreen OAKS. The
demand for cork increases from day
to day. and II is added that France.
the United Kingdom. Germany. Rus
sia and the United States absorb
eighty-ive per cent. Of the total pro-
duction Of cork.