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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
DIED IN STAMFORD.
Dr. Mortimer A. Lewis, Son of South
 ington Selectman.

Dr. Mortimer A. Lewis, Son of South
 ington Selectman.
 Southington, July 31.-Word was re- ceived here last evening of the death of Dr. M. A. Lewis at Stamford, aged S6, where he was an inmate of Stam- ford Hall sanitarium.
 Mortimer A. Lewis was born in Huntsville 37 years years ago. He was son of Augustine M. Lewis, chairman of the board of selectmen of Southing- ton. He attended the Plantsville school and later General Russell's mili- tary school in New Haven from which he graduated to enter the Homeopathic college, New York city, where he re- ceived his degree as doctor of medicine. After practicing several years at Wards Island hospital he travelled, go- ing 10 Tacoma and later to Florida He was not of strong health and the Flor ida climate agreed with him. He en- gagged extensively in the orange bust ness, having several large groves, be- sides buying for northern dealers. The heavy frost of 1894 destroyed his F1ori- da Investments and he returned to New York where he engaged in the practice of medicine in which he was successful. In June, 1901, he was over come by the heat. Little hope of recov- cry was entertained, but during the winter his condition improved so that hope of recovery was revived. He vis- isited his father here several times About four weeks ago he was taken tc Stamford for treatment.
 Dr. Lewis had a large circle of friends. He leaves a widow who was Miss Mary Bassett of New Haven whom he married about eight years ago. His father went to Stamford to- day to arrange for the funeral.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
JOSEPH P McKINNON.

Word has been received in this city of the death Of Joseph P. McKinnon. of the Ninth infantry, U. s. V., which oc- cured a few weeks since in the Philip pine Islands. He was well known In this city. He was the son of Mir. and Mrs Michael McKinnon, of 502 Chapel street. He enlisted In this city Decem- Der 20, 1898, and was sent to the Philip pines, where he fought with honor. He was enlisted twice. taking part in the battle of Tien Tsin and the relief of Pekin. He was discharged December 20, 19O1 but re-enlisted in the hospital corps. The deceased leaves, besides his parents, one brother. James, and four sisters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
SCHICK WAS ELIGIBLE.
Case of Harvards Sprinter Decided
 Harvard Victories Stand,

Case of Harvard's Sprinter Decided
 Harvard Victories Stand.
 Yale's protest that William A. Schick, jr, the Harvard runner, was ineligible to compete at the intercollegiate games in New York has been thrown out. The registration committee of the New England Association of the Amateur Athletic Union has decided that he was eligible to compete in the Mott Haven games The committee will issue signed statement to that effect and it will be presented at the next meeting of the executive committee of the inter- collegiate association.
 Yale will in all probability recognize the signed statement of the New Eng land A. A. U. officials as the most legit- innate proof of Schick's eligibility. The result of this decision is that Harvard's S track victories of last June stand as clean and indisputable victories.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
NEW MAIL SERVICE TO-DAY.

Between New Haven and the High
 wood Whitneyville District.
 To-day the new mail service between New Haven and the Highwood-W neville district will go into effect. Four mails, instead of two, will be exchanged between New Haven and Highwood hereafter. They will be forwarded via the 6:15 10:03 a. nn., and 1:39 and 5l5 p. m. cars and the 11:33 a. m. Sundays. The mails from Highwood will be re- ceived in the New Haven postoffice at 8:33, 11:33 a. m. and 4:21, 7:57 p. m., and the 6:09 train Sunday.
 After to-day no mails will be ex- changed between the New Haven and Whitneyville postoffices
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
DRY GOODS MEN PLAY BALL.

At the Savin Rock Grounds This Af-
 ternoon.
 This afternoon will be bargain day at the shore. Two games for one adnis- sion. The first game will be between the Gamble-Desmond company and the recently organized Mendel & Freedman team, at ? o'clock. and following, at o'clock, will take place the Malley com- pany vs. Howe & Stetson game. Judg- ing from the enthusiasm shown by the employees of all four stores. the games will be witnessed by large and joyful crowd, each having their own color and favorites in the contest.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
MICHAEL EARLY.

A short service over the remains of the late Michael Early, who died in Middletown Tuesday, was held at the undertaking establishment of Cox & Henze, on Church street, yesterday af- ternoon at o'clock. The Rev. Father Walsh, of St. Johns church, conducted the services and the interment was in St Bernard's cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
KATHERINE z. cAFFERrY.

The funeral of Katherine z. Cafferty, the eleven-year-o daughter of Agnes Cline and Frank P. Cafferty, will be held this morning at the parents resi- dence, PAP Franklin street, at g o'clock. There will be a solemn requiem high mass at St. Patrick's church at 9:30. The interment will be in St. Lawrence cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
MRS. ANN D. QUINN.

Funeral services over the remains of the late Ann D. Quinn, wife of John Quinn, will be held this morning at 7:3O at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Donald J. Aiken, 106 James street. Lat CT services will also be held. at St. Fran cis' church at 8 o'clock. The remains will be taken to Branford, where they will be in St Mary's cemetery.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
FIGHT IN NEW LONDON ASSURED,

New London, July 31.-Contracts were signed here Wednesday by Joe" Vendig and "Bill' Crowley for the lumber to be used in the construction of the arena for the McGovern-C Corbett contest on August 29. Ground for the building will be broken on Monday. Efforts to prevent the bout have not been crowned with success. The peti- tion filed with State Attorney Solo, mon Lucas contained only forty-five names. The voting strength of New London is $500
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
FUNERAL OF MRS Jo5NroERE,

FUNERAL OF MRS. JOHN LOEBER. The funeral of the late Mrs, John
 1.oeber took place yesterday afternoon
 at 2:30 o'clock from her late home, 45
 Orchard street, and at o'cock from
 the Zion German Lutheran church, cor
 ner Davenport avenue and Ward street.
 A large concourse of friends gathered to pay their last token of respect to the deceased's memory. Rev. Fred erick A. Ottmann, conducted the ser vices, At the house short prayers were said and at the church the pastor de- livered funeral sermon, detailing the sleeper's Christian character and ex- horting those present to lead the Chris
 tian life she had led. Organist Max
 Dressler rendered appropriate music
 during the services. The choir sang
 "Nearer, My God, to Thee" in Ger
 man, very sweetly. After the services at the church the remains were taken to Evergreen cemetery, where burial took place in the family plot beside her
 mother, who died several months ago. The floral tributes were beautiful and included a cross inscribed Mamma, !" from the family; an anchor from the
 Ladies Sewing society of the Zion Ger
 man Lutheran church. of which the deceased had been valued member; a
 bouquet of blue asters from Miss Me-
 Carten, a neighbor; bouquet of pinks from Frederick w. Lutz; star from
 Miss Meyer, and a bouquet of sweet peas from Miss Harer The pallbearers were
 George Macheleidt, Frederick w. Lutz,
 MT. schwarz and Frederick L. Neebe.
 Stahl & Son were the funeral directors in charge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
HAS CHARGE OF MUSIC.

Irving J. Downey, the well known pianist, has charge of the music in the messenger boys entertainment next Tuesday evening and the very latest songs will be rendered,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01

MEETING FOR PEACH GROWERS.
 A field meeting of the Connecticut Po- mological society will be held at Barnes Brothers orchards at Yalesville on Au- gust by invitation of Messrs. J. N. and J. R. Barnes. These orchards, among the most extensive in the state, com prise about 200 acres.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-01
FREDDIE MIINZNER.

Freddie Miinzner, the ten-months-old son of MT. and Mrs. Clement Miinzner, died early yesterday morning at 15 Read street. The child had been afflicted with cholera infantum. The funeral will be held this afternoon.
The Conservative, 1902-04-24
and resumed his course up the Mis-

"The party now consisted OF nearly
sixty persons They embarked in four
boats, one of which was Of a large size,
mounting swivel and two howitzers.
All were furnished with masts and
sails, to be used when the wind was
sufficiently favorable and strong to
overpower the current of the river. Such
was the case for the first four or five
days, when they were waited steadily
up the stream by strong southeaster.
"Their encampments at night were
often pleasant and picturesque; on some
beautiful bank, beneath spreading trees,
which afforded them shelter and fuel.
The tents were pitched, the fires made,
and the meals prepared by the voya-
geurs, and many story was told, and
joke passed, and song sung round the
evening fire. All, however, were
asleep at an early hour. Some under
the tents, others wrapped in blankets
before the fire, or beneath the trees;
and some few in the boats and canoes.
son the 2Sth, they breakfasted on one
of the islands which lie at the mouth Of
the Nebraska or Platte River-the lar
gest tributary of the Missouri, land about
six hundred miles above it's confluence
with the Mississippi. This broad but
shallow stream flows for an immense
distance through wide and verdant
valley scooped out of boundless prairies.
1t draws it's main supplies by several
forks or branches, from the Rocky
Mountains The mouth of this river is
established as the dividing point be-
tween the upper and lower Missouri
and the earlier voyageurs, in their toll
some ascent, before the introduction of
steamboats,, considered one-half of their
labors accomplished when they reached
this place. The passing of the mouth
of the Nebraska, therefore, was equiva-
lent among boatmen to the crossing OF
the line among sailors, and was cele-
brated with like ceremonials of rough
and waggish nature, practiced upon the
uninitiated; among which was the old
nautical joke of shaving. The river
deities, however, like those of the sea,
were to be propitiated by bribe, and
the infiiction of these rude honors to be
parried by treat to the adopts.
cat the mouth of the Nebraska new
signs were met with of war parties
which had recently been in the vicinity.
There was the frame of skin canoe, in
, which the warriors had traversed the
, river. At night, also, the lurid refleo-
J ton of immense fires hung in the sky,
) showing the confagration of great
J tracts of the prairies. Such fires not
being made by hunters so late in the
} season, it was supposed they were
l caused by some wandering war parties.
2 These often take the precaution to set
The Conservative, 1902-04-24
Bradbury and Nuttall. Here we take

Son the 18th of April Mr.. Hunt ar
rived with his party at the station neer
the Nodowa River, where the main
body had been quartered during the
winter.
"The weather continued rainy and
ungenial for some days after Mr.. Hunts
return to Nodowa; yet spring was rap
idly advancing and vegetation was put
ting forth with all it's early freshness
and beauty. The snakes began to re-
cover from their torpor and crawl forth
into day and the neighborhood of the
wintering house seems to have been
much infested with them. Mr.. Brad
bury, in the course of his botanical re-
search, found a surprising number in
half torpid state, under the fiat stones
upon the banks which overhung the
cantonment, and narrowly escaped be-
ing struck by rattlesnake, which
darted at him from cleft in the rock,
but fortunately gave him warning by
his rattle.
woods in vast migratory focks. 1t is
almost incredible to describe the pro-
digious flights of these birds in the
western wildernesses. They appear
absolutely in clouds, and move with
astonishing velocity, their wings max
ing whistling sound as they fly. The
rapid evolutions of these 1ocks, wheel
ing and shifting suddenly as if with one
mind and one impulse; the flashing
changes of color they present, as their
backs, their breasts, or the under part
of their wings are turned to the spec
tator, are singularly pleasing. When
they alight, if on the ground, they cover
whole acres at time; if upon trees, the
branches often break beneath their
weight. If suddenly startled while
feeding in the midst of forest, the
noise they make in getting on the wing
is like the roar of cataract or the sound
of distant thunder.
"a flight of this kind. like an Egyptian
fight of locusts, devours everything
that serves for it's food as it passes
along. So great were the numbers in
the vicinity of the camp that Mr.. Brad
bury, in the course of mornings ex-
} cursion, shot nearly three hundred with
, fowling-piece. He gives curious,
though apparently faithful, account
of the kind of discipline observed in
7 these immense focks, so that each may
have chance of picking up food. Al
3 the front ranks must meet with the
greatest abundance, and the rear ranks
? must have scanty pickings, the instan
a rank finds itself the hindmost, it rise'
t in the air, flies over the whole flock ant
r takes it's place in the advance. Th'
g next rank follows in it's course, ant
r thus the last is continually becomin,
The Conservative, 1902-04-24
INCIDENTS OF WESTERN HISTORY
The Overland Astorians.


lied capital upon the scene. Along
with, or little in advance of, the gov
ernment explorer, came the solitary ad-
venturer, with his rifle and knife for all
resource and close behind them came
the money of the eastern investor, will
ling to risk his wealth in the chances OF
this unknown world, and involuntarily
fastening the breakup of the wilderness
by means Of that most powerful OF
chemical agents.
The first great adventurer in this line
was John Jacob Astor, the father of all
the Astors. They are known the world
over for their riches, gained through
ownership of New York City land; and
many know the story also of the poor
boy from Waldorf, on the Rhine, who
came to New York in 1888, and by 1909
was able to put million dollars into
the American Fur Company. Astor
found a historian in Washington Irving
and Irving's western books, long de-
spised except as literature, have lately
risen in the estimation of historical
critics for students who know both the
times and the places, have found that
Irving's statements may almost all be
checked exactly He proves to have
been singularly we'll informed, though
the atmosphere he throws over the
plains and the mountains has still a
dubious suggestion of romance and of
Spain.
Astor's plan was for tho founding Of
a second New York at the mouth of the
Columbia. Astoria was the result,
which had it's ups and downs and died
young, complete loss Ships failed
to arrive and everything went wrong
But as part of Astor's plan, party
made the journey to Astoria by land in
1911, and another returned in the year
following; and the record of these par
ties wanderings, as preserved through
the convenient Irving, will always be of
extreme interest, because they opened
up new country in each case.
Both these parties have come to be
known as the Overland Astorians. The
first was led by Wilson Price Hunt,
next largest stockholder in the company
after Astor, and New Jersey man by
birth. He had lived in st. Louis and
afterward returned thither. He was
postmaster there in 1922.
Hunt and his crew, composed largely
of French Canadians, made their start
in the fall of 1910; but they could MOI
get far that year, so they camped fol
the winter short distance above tht
present city of st. Joseph, and theil
leader returned to St. Louis. He joined
them again as early in the spring a.
practicable, with reinforcements, in
cluding two English botanists, Messrs
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01

The same openness of mind so notice.
able in the American youth Is totally
lacking In the foreign student, and lie Is
held to the facts In his books until he
has no breadth Of range. lie spends
much less time In the open air and
takes less cxhllarating exercise than
our boys. Add to this the scientific ven
tilatlon Of our classrOoms. the dash of
our methods. shorter hours Of instruc.
ton. more cheerful methods. periods OF
relaxation more frequent, aud 1t Is no
wonder our boys grow two inches taller
than the foreign boys when taken age
for age.
The American does not work colt
before he has grown. and 1t Is on this
idea that our educators refrain from
putting our students 10 the scvcrcst
mental test. We do not ask how much
can possibly be accomplished by a
child, but how much Is best for him.
The fullest answer to the whole Ques.
ton Is to compare the ages of the aver.
age college graduate. In this country Il
averages about % years. while abroad
It is about 90 years. and from that we
see that our pupils progress slowly In
an educational line NJ first. but after
the faculties are thoroughly developed
Il very rapid advance Is made. and we
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1902-02-01
AMERICAN SCHOOLS EXCEL.
Chicago Professor Gives Particulars o
Deficiency In European schools.
Tl,n s.,l,noll.ua.

Chicago Professor Gives Particulars o
Deficiency In European schools.
The American schoolbOy is two inche,
caller than the average European
schOolboy Of like age, writes Prof.
Watt. Of Chicago. am positive Of this
declaration after n tour Of inspection
OF the various schools of Europe, and
place the usefulness of the instruction
impaired. from an educational and n
hyglcnic point of view. rs follows:
First. the United States: second. Eng.
land; third. Germany, closely followed
by France and Russia.
There Is II great difference In the
school systems. but In two ways Is this
more noticeable, viz. inspection of
school work and its results. The system
OF inspection abroad has been develop
cd to such an extent that 1t is more of
Il science than an ordinary routine. as
In this country. The Inspector spends
Mt least day q month In each room,
making coplOus notes of both teachers
and pupils work. criticislng in open
class the deficient studies and com.
mcnding those that are satisfactory.
am willing to concede that IL Is pos
sible to be more definite abroad than
Mt home. owing to more specific aims In
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the minds Of both the educators and

the minds OF both the educators and
textbook writer's. Textbooks are rare
ly changed abroad. and a student is
taught rather to grasp and retain de-
tailed information than look for 1t In
himself. Binders, us 1t were, are
placed on his eyes. SO that he Is unable
to look sidewisc. Certainly these schools
are more advanced In theory than ours.
hue we surely excel them from practi.
cal side. We aim to impart a thcOreti-
cal and practical education combined,
and more nearly to procure the acme Of
usefulness IN after years. Then. too, the
natural tendency Of the American
youth to apply knowledge as soon as
acquired Is a superiority that greatly
aids the teacher to attain results. Prob.
ably, and most likely, the lack Of the
foreign student of this essential Is on
account of the system Of supervision
and restriction that obtain abroad. 1t Is
almost Il crime for n junior clerk to sus-
gcst IN Improvement to the manager
OF Il corporation and likewise 1t is con
sldered very bad for student to ad'
vance any ideas In class.
ANY one of the foreign schools Is bet.
ter equipped, more expensive to main
tain and better fitted 10 exert an infiu.
ence In the student body than ours, but
the medieval practice Of restrictions
places them beyond the pale OF our
work. Omittins the English schools.
any one of the Others has Il distinct ad-
la. r,
that reading and spelling are mastered
In three years. because words are
spelled us spoken. Many Of our pupils
are unable to read English after ten
years steady application. Arithmetic Is
much easier abroad, because the tables
are founded on the decimal system, like
our money, and require very little mem.
orlzing. 1t Is conceded that boy COM
ing out OF the preparatory school on
the continent Is about two years ahead
of our boy of the same age who Is grad
uating from our high school. While
this Is true, our boy has done at least
three years more work in mastering the
reading. spelling and grammar of our
difficult language with It's barbarous
spelling and numerous Irregularities of
grammar.
Then, too, our high schools take in all
classes Of boys who can afford to re-
main in school, because we are an cdu-
Gated people, while in Europe no com.
mon boys attend the secondary schools.
only those who are in training for pro-
lessiOnal careers and who are supposed
10 he specially well endowed mentally
enter those schools ut all. Again, the
matter of iittlng n pupil so that he is
able to step into an office as soon as he
is out of the high school Is not consider,
ed abroad as it is here. Little or no at
tentlon Is devoted to what we call com.
merclal training, such as shorthand,
typewriting and commercial law. This
Instruction Is only obtained by a Euro
- 49,. n l.. al
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Her Mind Needed u Rest,

lie was only Il ballroom boardcr per-
haps, and still he had some rights that
a chnmbermald ut 81 n week and found
was bound to respect. lie had been
waiting In the debris of u nights rest
for the young chamber lady to come
around and straghten things up. but
up to 1880 she had not appeared, and
rs 1t was sunday morning and he hat
II day IN no rather felt that he wOulu
like to see things In some kind of shape.
illness, so he went boldly out into the
hall, where she was chatting pleasantly
with the elevator boy, and addressed
her.
when are you going to fix m!
rOom!' he inquired in II tone showing
slight traces of irritation, but not IN
pardOnably rude.
"Oh, don't know" she responded,
with naughty toss Of her head; Il
haven't made up my mind yet"
This was more than he could endure.
Jaw, your mind be darned," he
growled; you make up my bed ana lei
your mind rest while.'-WashingtO
Star.
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l,esicy's Wauk,

Besies's WnukcRnn brew Com pany.
1t Is with pleasure that we call the
attention Of the trade, ana private fam.
lilies, to the fact that owing to the In.
crcasing demand for bottled ale and
porter OF undoubted purity and of the
finest quality, we are now bOttling the
same under our own supervision.
The frequent use of adulterants and
substitutes for malt and hops In the
manufacture Of malt liquors has re.
suited In an inquiry for an article OF
domestic manufacture, wholly free
from anything of q harmful or deletcrl-
Gus nature, and ut u price that would
commend its use to all. The failure
hitherto to obtain such an article has
led consumers to purchase imported
goods at high price.
Therefore we are prepared to place
on the market bottled ale and porter
uncxcelled In quality, equal In every
respect TO the imported, ut much
lower price.
Our goods being manufactured from
the choicest barley malt and the hest
hops in the market, no substitutes
whatever being used, and, being bottled
by ourselves ut Waukegan, enables us
10 offer to our customers an absolute
guaranty Of their purity ana quality. =
Families can obtain these goods Of
all the leading fancy grocers, the prln-
cipal hotels, restaurants and druggists.
BESLEY'S r'AKEGAN BREWING
GO.