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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
MILFORD.

Lewis T. Clark, Edward Gordon and Arthur Downes as committee of the mem bers of the Milford Wheel club have ar. ranged for some fine music to be rendered at the musicale given for the members only in the club rooms on Thursday evening. There will he violin solos, music by the Banjo-Mandolin club, vocal solos and duets.
 Thursday, May %, the trolley cars will begin running on the half-hour schedule from New Haven and Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Gould has presented 70 school text and reference books to the library of the Milford High school
 The present term of the schools will close June 20. The graduation exercises will be held in the Town hall on Wednesday after noon, June IS.
 Warren Burns has secured q position with John Dean of New Haven.
 Mrs. Nathan C. Pond has arrived in town after spending the winter, in Pelham Manor.
 Mrs. J. Watson King is visiting friends in Mt Vernon, N. r., for few days.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Seymour of Strat- ford have issued invitations to their many friends in town to attend the tenth ami of their wedding on May 30. Mrs Seymour was Miss Hattie Beers of Milford
 Dr. w. $. Putney attended the annual meeting of the State Homeopathic Medical society in Hartford yesterday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
REAL ESTATE RECORD.

Deeds Filed in the Town Clerks Office Yesterday. The following deeds were filed for rec ord in the town clerks office yesterday afternoon:
 Warranty deeds-John Hauser heirs to Peter Colgan, 56 feet on Asylum street; Richard Lynham, jr, to Philip Ludwig ct ux., 52 feet .n North Front street.
 Quit claim deeds--Phiiin Fresepius to Elizabeth F. Wagner ct als., 56 feet on Ashmun street; James F. Kelley to B. F'inette Rowe, 150 feet on Hamilton street; Margaret Cosgrove estate to Richard Lynham, ir., 52 feet on North Front street; Charles D. Barnes ct al to Emily A. Sanford 2S feet on Crown street; John Roland to Annie M. Bo- land, 40 feet on Orchard street; Sarah D. Barber estate to Sidney l, Smith, 53 feet on Dwight street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
MARY AXTELLES DEATH.
Coroner Decides 1t is Not a Case fol
 Him.

Coroner Decides 1t is Not Case for Him.
 Coroner Mix's investigation into the death of Mary q. Axtelle, the eighteen year-old daughter of Mrs. Thomas Ak tele of this city, formerly of Water bury, has been completed In his ffnd- ing the coroner says that although the young woman had been sufferer from tuberculosis in an aggravated form for over six months, her mother had pre- vented her from having the attendance of a physician and no doctor was allow ed in their home on Cottage street un- til after the girl had died. The coroner has decided. however. that he has nothing upon which to base a claim that Mrs Axtelle was in any way re- sponsibe for the death.
 Mrs. Axtelle, who has been living in this city since her divorce from Dr. Ak telle of Waterbury, had her daughter brought home from q convent when signs of tuberculosis were noticed. and it was claimed that afterward neigh bors were prevented from seeing the girl and no physician was called.
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news of the world and of the country
 and in addition a large amount of loca
 news, society events, obituary notices
 sports, movements of trade, politics, re. ligion and hundred other subjects ir which it's readers are personally in. 1 terested. If time was eliminated in ce-
 livery of such a New York paper tc l Chicago, it would not sell in that city
 because the local news that would be of
 so great value here would be of nc value there
 1 The paper of quantity can publish an edition at o'clock in the morning at 1 New York and sell in large numbers in l the afternoon in Boston. The paper of l quality could not The paper which
 makes any pretense whatever to its | quality is very much restricted. It cam not print objectionable advertisements. | If it did, it would be debarred from the best homes. It cannot print advertise
 ments of fake concerns, because its
 readers expect it's business ethics to 1 be on as high a plane as it's editorial | professions. It cannot insult the intel | ligence of its readers by the use of pos- | ter type or nominations in the way of pictures or colors. It cannot make statements reflecting on the character of individuals without careful investi- gation. It cannot lie. It cannot be dis
 honest It cannot print papers at 12 o'clock and call them an evening edi- tion. It cannot be braggart and ap- propriate the best portion of the paper in exploiting itself and it's own achieve ments. The paper of quality is pre- vented from adopting these and other practices of so-called modern journal ism. It must be conservative to de- gree. It must be fair and honest in it's reports and it must give all the news, leaving to it's readers to judge the proper amount of emphasis to give to each item.
 Can any one doubt the value of such papers to the advertiser? Is it not true that the thinking, educated, influential public read such papers? Do they not go Into the homes to be read by father and mother and by the children? Are not the articles of the paper the topic of daily discussion in the family? Does not the quality of the paper and the character of the people who read it give character to the very advertisements that are published? Many an advertis- CT would give quadruple rates to be ad- rnitted to the columns of certain papers from which they are now excluded.
 After all, the local advertiser knows the best mediums. Study the papers in this country which seek the restricted quality circulation, and are not manag- ed by the affidavit man, whose only idea of success is large circulation, and you will find that the home advertisers are large patrons of those papers. This test alone ought to decide the relative value of quality as against quantity. Fortunate indeed is the paper that can have quality and a generous amount of quantity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
RUBBER COMPANIES ANNUAL.

Liabilities of s1,OOO,OoO Over Book As
 sets-Lower Prices Produce Gain 1T | Business
 New York, May 20--At the annua
 election of the United States Rubber
 company at New Brunswick, N. J., the present board of directors, with the
 members elected few months ago were elected.
 The annual report for the year to
 March 31. issued to-day, is entirely diff
 ferent in form from previous reports. The statistical statements are com prised in separate income accounts, and l balance sheets of the United States
 Rubber company and for all the sub
 sidiary companies consolidated with the
 United States Rubber company Presi-
 dent Samuel P. Colt signs long state
 ment of the years business. No com
 parisons of the figures are published. 1 The United States Rubber company S | income account shows net profit of | $5S,38l on operating account, and de- 1 felt for the year after charging off in- terest of $41S,10S. By charging off old accounts, a deficit of $1,110344 is car ried into the balance sheet. The con- solidated income account of all com panies shows a surplus for the year of $119,495 and profit and gross surplus of $42012. The detailed figures are elsewhere published
 Referring to competition, MT. Colt says it became apparent more than a year ago that prices were maintained at a figure which stimulated competi- tion, and the formation of new com panies and investment of new capital. Consequently, in January and Febru- ary, 1901, the directors determined that it was wise to make marked reduc- tion in prices, which brought the sell- ing price of the standard grades of goods down to about the cost of manu- facture. "The result of this reduction has been that the sales have largely in- creased. For the year ending March 31, 1902. gross sales were s45,917. .536, as against gross sales of $32,224,2 ,216 the previous year; and for the year ending March 31 1902, the net sales Gncluding miscellaneous goods) were $25, 4S6, 15059, as against $20.S53,s3394 the previous year.
 President Colt said in his report:
 Among the advantages of consolida- tion realized may be mentioned econo- mics In manufacture, resulting from each mill having the benefit Of the methods employed in other mills. ?. Consolidation purchasing of certain material 3. Reduction in selling ex- penses. 4. Better supervision of cred its
 Among the advantages anticipated. but not realized. are: l. Advantage in purchase of crude rubber. 2. Distrihu tion of manufactures among the va rious mills
 The problem now before us is how to and market a large pro- duct of goods at a fair margin of profit.
 Your president feels that the policy Of the company should be broadened to meet present conditions, and he recom- mends an enlarged policy in the mar keting of our product
 The following was the ticket re-elect- cd F. c. Benedict, Middleton s. Bur Till, Samuel P. Colt, F. S. Converse, H. K. Converse, Costello c. Converse, James B, Ford. J. Howard Ford, Frna- cis L, Hine, Henry L. Hotchkiss, Les ter Leland. Frederick c. Sayles, Fred erick M. Shepard, Francis Lynde Stet~ son, John D. Vermeule.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

lowance during the litigation. Mrs. Laura May Baum has sued John Ed ward Baum for divorce on the grounds of lntolerable cruelty. The defendant was ordered on March IA last to pay his wife $4 a week for support until the case is decided. Mrs. Baum has been living in Bridgeport and receiving her $4 regularly. Lately she removed to Mantle, and the husband thought that since she was so far away he ought not be compelled to pay so much The hearing was held in the judges office and ending in the amount being reduced to $3.50. Attorney Goodhart appeared for Mrs. Baum. Mrs. Baum was allowed the custody of her fifteen months old child.
 Dr. Francis Bacon was the principal witness for the plaintiff yesterday in the suit for $100o0 damages brought by Samuel Dolph of Guilford against the Consolidated road. Dolph was struck by an express train at the Gull ford crossing on July 19, 1899, and bad 1y broken up Several of his bones were broken He was thrown twenty four feet by the locomotive.
 The physician examined Dolph about a year ago and again recently. He said that Dolph at the last examina- tion couldn't recollect that he had ever been examined by the doctor before. His loss of memory was striking and his power of perception was less than it was year ago. said the witness. He stated that Dolph had progressive fo; 1,,r.o I>f dumbness of powers of observation.
 William P Hill and Samuel J. Gris- wold of Gullford described the accf- dent in which plaintiff was injured. Mrs. Bates of the same town testified that Dolph had experienced a loss of memory since the accident
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
NORTHFORD.

May 20-Mrs. Knowles, of New Haven, has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Carl Norberg,
 A dance social was enjoyed Saturday night in the Dwyer Brothers fine new barn, which was attended by a large number of our young people, who ripped 1t merrily to the music of the Marks orchestra until midnight, when the ladies served refresh ments to the gents, and an hour or two of social intercourse was enjoyed. These oc- casional barn dances remind the old citizens of the merry pastimes of our grand fathers days.
 concert and entertainment will be given in Association hall early in June at which the principal program will be rendered by quarette from North Haven, under the direction of A. B. Clinton the wellknown pianist and music dealer. An array of juvenile talent will also take part The proceeds will be applied to the organ fund of St. Andrews church.
 There will be q dance in Association hall Friday night.
 Whitney Blakeslee is in serious condI- tion from the pulmonary trouble from which he has been suffering for a long time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
BOY BORN IN AMBULANCE

Mary Braddock of Waltham, Mass, was taken from train at the Union station yesterday, ill. On the way to the hospital she gave birth to a baby boy in the ambulance. She is now at the hospital under treatment and her condition is reported as favorable.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
THE I.1oroR CA SEES.

In the Branford town court yester- day morning all the liquor cases, six teen in number, were continued for a week by agreement between counsel on both sides. These are the cases brought on evidence obtained by Detective Me- Clair and his men.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
AN IMPORTANT TEST CASE IN
 U. s. COURT.
Cases Before Judge Gager in the Superior Court-Dr. Francis Bacon an Import- ant Witness-Many City Court Cases-- The Liquor Cases In Brnnford Con- tinued for One Week,

tinued for One Week,
 In the court of common pleas, crim- inal side, late yesterday afternoon. the
 jury brought in verdict of guilty on the second count against Frank Quarz, the baker charged with cruelty to and neglect of his two children small boy and small girl. The second count was that charging neglect and it was on this that the verdict of guilty was found. Judge Hubbard sentenced Quarz to pay fine of $50 and costs and to two months in jail.
 Both Quarz and his wife were arrest ed on the same charges and taken be- fore the city court There for some reason which remains unexplained the case against the woman, who is the stepmother of the neglected children, was nolled. In the city court Quarz was fined $100 and sentenced to four months in jail.
 The action brought by the firm of J. D. Dewell & Go against John w. Mix, collector of this port, to recover $2,- 47S.07 paid at the local custom house in duties on molasses and sugar im- ported from Porto Rico In 1S99 was on trial yesterday in the United States court. The case involves a number of Interesting points and will determine the status of the island during the period the merchandise was brought to New Haven. Attorney J. D. Dewell, Jr., appears for the complainant, and the collector is represented by District Attorney Parker Judge Platt is hear ing the evidence.
 The complainants allege that on May 29, 1899, Collector Mix unlawfully de- manded duties on molasses and sugar. products of the island of Porto Rico, consigned to Dewell & Go. Part of the merchandise in question was brought to this port on the schooner Julia Francis. The compliments paid duties to the amount of $1,070.s0 or her cargo. On July 21, 1899, they were compelled to pay $1,405.27 on the cargo of the brig Resultado, which brought | molasses and sugar from Ponce. In both instances it is alleged that duties l swer epaid in order that the firm might l be able o get the cargoes of the | crafts.
 In the complaint the firm says that !. they were compelled to pay although | not liable to duties, the same not hav ing been imported from any foreign | country within the meaning of any | valid statute or executive order of the l United States, but were merchandise which, under and by virtue of the pro- visions of the constitution of the Unit ed States in that regard, must be ad- nitted to free entry in any port of the Knitted States.
 The defendant claims that the com- plainants voluntarily entered the car goes as imported merchandise at the port of New Haven, and also volun- tarlly paid the duties. It is also claimed by defendant that complainant did not enter protest within ten days after liquidation of the customs duties upon the cargo in question.
 BEFORE JUDGE GAGER.
 Before Judge Gager yesterday morn- hoa ar-in in thn |
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

Richard Stevens, three boys, were ar rested Monday night by Detectives Ward and McGrath, charged with burglary. All of the cases were con- tinued under $500 bonds to Thursday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

Burnetts Vanilla Extract has outlived criticism. It is the finest and purest vani1- Ia extract that can be bought Once tried, aIpaJ.~ used.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

BEFORE JUDGE GAGER.
 Before Judge Gager yesterday morn ing there was a short hearing in the Baum divorce case which ended in the judge cutting down the plaintiffs al-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

Every Butter Thin Biscuit package from Kennedy Biscuit works has kennedys name on it. This is evidence of genuineness. There are many limitations. Look for the name.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21
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Strawberries.

 Fresh berries received every morning direct from Delaware. Pint bottles pure LIME JUICE, 1oc. Native PIE PLANT. 20 lb. HAVANA PINES for the table or canning ripe, good size. 10c, for 25c. Get our dozen price. A great many people wait until later in the season and are almost sure to pay more for their Pines.
 Fancy thin skinned St. Michael oR- ANGES, only loo per dozen. Goods delivered free to any part of the city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-21

GOOD NEWS!-For this week we will sell Beef, Veal, Lamb and Poultry at great ly reduced prices. Give us a call and con vince yourself. Fresh Eggs 16c doz New Made Butter 23c lb., Pint Bottle Catsup 10c, Fine Teas BOG lb., Assorted Jellies and Jams, to close out. Sc. jar. E. SCHOEN- BERGER & SONS, Palace Market Ss-90- Congress Avenue. Telephone 120
The National tribune., 1902-01-09
... .PRANG'S...
Pictures

These finest of Battle pictures, of large
size leach 15x211a inchesJ, and in vivid
colors, showing details of uniforms, flags,
arms, fields, woods, and the smoke and
fire Of battle just as they appeared to the
eyewitness, have always sold for 50 each.
There are only a few hundreds of each
picture left unsold, and we have pur-
chased all of them for distribution to our
patrons. When these are gone the pic
lures will be scarce and command a higher
price. This prospective increase of value
is characteristic of all our premiums this
year.
II you, or your father, served under
Grant, or were in one or more of the en-
gagements that these pictures so graph
ically represent, you ought to have them.
We have no doubt, at all, after this sea
son, when these pictures are no longer in
the market, that they will bring So each.
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them. When they reached the edge they
ran upon the insurgents, posted behind
stone walls and in the cement easements
of houses. The Americans advanced
steadily. sharpshooting as they went, but
not taking to cover al all. On several Oc-
casions they tianked the stone walls and
made havoc with those behind them, and
in other cases they walked right up to
houses from which shots were being fired,
battered down the doors and captured or
killed the men inside. This fight cOntin-
ued for several hours, and covered a dis
tancc of over two miles, the Americans
setting fire TO every house as they passed
to prevent them being used as points of at
tack from the rear. At last the Tonio
Bridge crossed by the tram road running
to Malahon was reached. Here was a
formidable barricade of railroad iron, but
like all the other defenses this was cap
rured with rush, the insurgents melting
out of sight in the rice swamps across the
bayou the bridge spanned.
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Story of the American Flag.

Few persons have noticed the interest
ing evolution of our flag of the stripes and
the stars as depicted i'll the armory of the
Ancients (Ancient and Honorable Artil-
lcryD. at the top of old Faneuil Hall. Most
persons are familiar with the story of
Mrs. Ross and the making of the first fla z
of the free. But evidently it was not Mrs.
Ross who originated the idea of the
stripes. Down in the armory of the An
cients you will see the broad red flag
with the old English cross in its field. Next
a very similar flag, except that the broad
red becomes broad blue, with no red but
in the cross itself on the white field. Next
the white flag with its pine tree and ''Ap-
peal to Heaven" whence came our own
State banner. Then it would appear that
the fathers went back again, for the next
flag has the red and white longitudinal
stripes, but in the field there are the
crosses of St. George and St. Andrew,
worked out in red upon a white ground.
The next flag restores the blue to the field.
1t, too, has the longitudinal red and white
stripes and the combined crosses of st.
George and st. Andrew, as in the Brit
ish Jack, worked ont in red and white
upon a blue field. 1t was not until after
that. upon the assertion of independence
by the Colonies, that Mrs. Ross's flag ap-
peared. and apparently she only substi-
tuted for the double crosses the circle of
f3 stars upon the blue field. The red,
white and blue. and the red and white
stripes were all in the flag generations be
fore Mrs. Ross was born, as the collection
of the Ancients demonstrates
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New York, who came TO Washington to
recover, if possible, a priceless keepsake.
1t was the only picture of her soldier
boy-a tin-typc. He had given up his
life for his country while following the
flag in Luzon. and the picture had been
lost in the mails. She did not recover the
lost keepsake.
Package No. 157 was perhaps the echo
of some stranded transforming theatrical
company. 1t contained pink ladies'
tights. blonde wig and cheap tewelry,"
and was purchased by n roguish-looking
young woman. who may or may not be
one Of the stugc-struck maidens who are
so plentiful in Washington. No. 5OS4
contained variety enough. If not value, for
any curious purchaser. Its contents were
"a nickel dog chain. butcher knife, woolen
fascinator and three cheap pocket
knives 1t went to a second hand dealer,
whose store is in New Jerusalem along
ID street northwest.
In the catalogue Of books were many B-
bles, New Tcstaments, and religious
works, which were evidently sent through
the mails TO accomplish missionary work.
There were also a great variety of novels.
The foreign books included Russian
prayer-book, Italian devotional books, Bo-
hcmian Bibles. and Hebrew miscellaneous
works. An age-yellowed Bible had in
scribed upon its tiy-leaf:
"In life's troublous hours consult me
believe mel will be thy friend.
MOTHER"
When the jewelry schedule was reached
a new element became prominent in the
surging crowd about the auctioneer.
Shrewd-lOoking men, jewelers., pawnbrok-
ers, and secondhand dealers crowded to
the front and bought in many packages.
Package no. /, six silver teaspoons,
brought its full value by weight. Then
followed gold rings, fCur-de-lis scarf pins,
good watches and damaged ones, gold
nugget, fountain pens, cuff buttons,
brooches, and many other articles of
value. The very last article on the list
was siiver-mountcd gavel, and the young
man who purchased it raped sharply on
the back of Il chair and exclaimed:
Il move we adjourn
The crowd scrambled out of the build
ing and the Dead Letter Office sale of
1901 was at an end.
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1t was by the fire of our own troops at
this point that Lieutenant of n Montana
company was killed. His company had
been ordered back from Calocan. four
miles north, to attempt to cut off the re-
treating insurgents, but came within the
crossfre of the Americans. Meanwhile
the insurgents lost themselves to view in
the swamp that borders the bay, the
same through which they had made their
way into the city the day before. and sue
ceded in reaching Malabon, such of them
as had not been killed or captured. the
total of the killed exceeding 100 and the
captured twice that number, most of the
latter being uniformed conspirators of the
city who had joined the regular insur-
rectos after they had entered the city.
OF the Americans one man was killed and
several slightly wounded.
And thus the celebration of Washing
tons Birthday ended, and with it the last
The National tribune., 1902-01-09
Artificial Limbs for Veterans.

Senator VIM. E. Mason has introduced
n bill directing the Secretary of War, to
furnish an artificial limb, or the value
thereof, once in every three years, to all
veterans who need it. This is an amend
ment to the statutes, and practically gives
the veterans who are pensionable under
the act of 1880, the same rights as those
who now receive artificial limbs under the
old law. The limbs are to be furnished
under regulations prescribed by the Sur
geOn-Gencrai of the army.