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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-13
PREFA II ID.

Maude-Which would you rather be
rich or handsome?
Clara-Well, I'd like to be rich ALSO
Chicago Daily News.
MISUNDERSTANDING, let us have Lit
tie Drops of Water again, and do,
please. put little spirit into it.-Glas-
cow Evening Times.
Director-why have you such conf
dence in the new cashier?
President-He drinks, smokes, goes
fishing on Sundays and never lived in
the suburbs.-Brooklyn Life.
"Helen's mother looks as young as
she does"
"Helen's mother has had very little
trouble. Her husband died soon after
they were married "-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
You married me for my money" she
exclaimed angrily.
AS for him, he refused to lose his
temper. You must have been looking
at yourself in the glass;" was all he
said.-Chicago Post.
Does draft give you cold chills
down your back?" asked the philosoph-
err.
ut does" replied the wise guy" when
my bank account Is overdrawn. Gin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
There's a gentleman. without, SIR"
said the precise clerk, entering the Of
flee of the coal merchant.
Without what?" asked the facetious
merchant.
without coal, sir!''-Yonkers States
man.
''Smithers never lights one of his ci-
gars. Just keeps 1t In his mouth and
chews the end. I've often wondered
why"
you wouldn't II you had ever smok-
ed one of them" Cincinnati CONNER
cial Tribune.
Waiter How would you like your
oyster stew, sir?
Krusty-Serve it without.
Waiter-Beg pardon, sir. Without
what
Krusty--Without your thumb In it,
Philadelphia Press.
Poet-Good news, dear. That poem
of mine
His wife-Has some one accepted it
at last?
Poet-No, but heard to-day of a
new magazine that haven't yet sub
mitted it to.-Philadelphia Press.
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government and propnetorship Of the
Cocos-Keelfng to his son. The present
owner and ruler of the island, ]. G.
Clunies Ross, is the third in succession.
He was studying engineering at Glas-
gov when his fathers death called him
to the fore fifteen years ago. Aban-
doning his European ambitions, he set
tied in his kingdom, married a Cocos
wife and devoted his life to the welfare
of the natives, who are his children
rather than subjects. The work Ct the
ROSES in thus ordering these East In
dian islands forms fascinating story,
and the Cocos-K Keeling group, though
generally unknown, is perhaps the most
picturesque in the British empire. The
little shaped cluster of is
lands, three days steaming south Of
Java. are blessed with a perfect eli
mate, luxuriant soil and man here is
seen at his very best.
The inhabitants number about six
hundred, of whom four hundred are Co.
cos born and the remainder coolie la
borers from Java, Under the rule of
the Roses, the only white residents,
schools have been established, and all
the islanders are well educated, the
schoolmaster-in-chie being A. Ross, a
master of arts of Glasgow university.
Every male is also trained to work in
brass, iron and wood, and is skilled
artisan. Every Cocos girl similarly
serves a term of apprenticeship in
Clunies Ross house, learning sewing,
cooking and the whole round of domes-
tic art under the tuition of his wife.
Formerly the Cocos parents used to ar
range their children's marriages, but
under the new order each man and Wo-
man is a. free agent and chooses part
ner according to European usage.
Marriages are celebrated according to
the Mohammedan law, but polygamy is
prohibited, and there have been only
two divorces in the last fifty years.
There is neither jail nor policeman, for
crime does not exist in these islands.
Opium and alcohol are forbidden, and
the willy Chinese is also excluded. Vac
cination is compulsory, and no sales are
made by barter, for Mr.. Ross will not
allow money, holding it to be the root
of all evil
L VI IiIC dSAstlAA SOAAStsb Al
gathering cocoanuts and preparing
their oil and copra. Beche de mer and
bark for dying are also exported by a
chartered vessel, which calls naanally
for the purpose. Provisions are
fetched once month from Batavia, but
rice is the only food largely imported,
for fruit apounds in the islands, poultry
is plentiful and the sea teens with fish.
The gentle and handsome native leads
life idyllic in graceful content and
happiness under the parental eye of
Ruler Ross Ill. He carefully guards
his little Utopia against the introduce
ton of European customs with their
attendant ills. Christmas Island, close
by, is similarly ruled by his brather,
Andrew Ross. Coffee flourishes there,
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who Plants IA free.

He who plants a tree
Plants hope,
Rootlets up through fibreS blindly gr0pe;
Leaves unfold into horizons free.
So mans life must climb
From the clOds of time
Unto heavens sublime.
CanSt thou propheSy, thou little tree,
What the glory Of thy b0ughS shall be?
He who plants tree
Plants a joy;
Plants comfort that will never cloy.
Every day fresh reality.
Beautiful and strong,
To whose shelter thrOng
Creatures blithe with song.
II thou cOuldst but know, thou happy tree,
OF the bliss that shall inhabit thee!
lie who plants a tree.
He plants peace.
Under its green curtain iargonS cease,
Leaf and zephyr murmur s0othingly;
Shadows soft with sleep
Down tired eyelids creep,
Balm of slumber deep.
Never hast thou dreamed, thou blessed
tree.
OF the bsnediction thou shalt be.
He who plants a tree.
He plants love;
Tents Of coolhess spreading out above
Wayfarers he may not live to see.
Gifts that crow are best;
Hands that bless are blest.
Plant: Life does the rest.
Heaven and earth help him who plants a
tree.
And his work its own reward shall be.
Lucy Larcom.
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HAPPY ISLANDS.

Benevolent Scotchmen Rule Them.
A way from the ordinary track of
ships, and blessed with a splendid eli
mate, are the Cocos-Keeling Islands, in
the Straits Archipelago. Their history
is as strange and romantic as their
present life is curious and unique.
In 1926 a Scotch sailor named Ross
landed and, seeing that the isles were
very good, he took possession and set
tied there with his family. The ma
tives were gentle and teachable, so that
Ross had no difficulty in making HIM
self their ruler. In 1851 he hoisted the
Union Jack as a precaution against the
visit of a wandering French man-of-
war, and six years later the isles were
formally annexed by the British gov
eminent. With rare tact and wisdom
Ross devoted himself to governing the
people over whom he had so quantity
established himself as king, and on his
decease he bequeathed his mission Of
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to abide by constituted authority would
be even worse.
Perhaps the protest of the News will
be futile. These are new times. and
there are new customs. But there are
some now living who can remember
times when if children had felt COM
PEELED to strike against their dear
teacher they would have been struck at
home in way that would have called
their attention to themselves and made
some of their rights" and wrongs
look different.
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The Boston Herald feels moved by
some recent events to remark: One of
the commonest mistakes in the annals
of crime and of searching for crimi-
nails is mistaken identity. And such
mistakes are frequently made by the
most innocent people. Some remarkable
illustrations Of this sort of fallibility
can be found in the accounts of the ia
nous trial of Professor Webster. A
number of highly intelligent and re-
spectacle witnesses there testified I'M
der oath that they saw Mr.. Parkman on
the street after he had actually been
murdered, The fallibility of the human
faculties was further illustrated in that
trial by the testimony of Professor
Webster's family, which would have
established an alibi for the defendant
had their testimony been accepted as
correct. And yet it was not commended
that they had deliberately perjured
themselves, but that they were inno-
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and so do rats and cats, almost to the
extent Of a plague. Hitherto these
atoms Of British have enjoyed serene
isolation, but the new electric cable
from Durham to Adelaide touches at the
Cocos-KeeIing and Christmas islands.
so that they are now linked with the
greater world, not, it is to be hoped, to
the spelling of their arcadian character.
Pail Mall Gazette.
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GRIMES OF coMFORT.

Prohibitionists can extract much
comfort from political victories which
are comparatively small. They have to
if they have any, and they have become
experts at it, They are decidedly
cheerful over the fact that Oliver w.
Stewart, Chairman of the national Pro-
hibition committee. was successful in
his campaign for the Illinois legisla-
ture. He was candidate in the Fifth
district, which is in the heart of Chi
cago, and, according to incomplete re-
turns, polled more votes than either
the successful Republican or Democrat
the district being entitled to three
representatives. He made a spectacu-
lar campaign, with tents. automobile
band wagons, megaphones and ban
ners, and complete returns will proba-
bly, give him nine thousand votes.
The election of q Prohibitionist in
rum cursed Chicago is certainly an
achievement. 1t may also be noted
that Prohibitionist justice of the
peace was elected in Mcdonald county,
Missouri. Is the star of Prohibition
taking it's course westward?
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Gently mistaken. That such was the
fact was subsequently established by
Professor Webster's confession, in
which he stated that his family had
erred in their testimony concerning his
whereabouts at the time of the murder.
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Easy come, easy go. Tod Sloan, once
king of jockeys, having made $S75,OOO in
one season in England, is without funds
in Paris.
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The Insurance Press has been max
ing inquiries through the State insur-
ance departments regarding the num-
Der Of women engaged in business as
fire and life insurance agents. No re-
port is given for Connecticut. The lar
gest number reported from any State
is forty-five, from New Hampshire;
twenty-eight for life, eleven for fire
and six for casualty companies. Near
" every State department replying to
the inquiry reports from one to dozen
women agents. Several departments
reply that it is too much trouble to
pick out the number Of women in lists
of names of 10000 agents or more, and
in some cases the reply is that many
women are registered only by their in
itials and it is impossible to make a
correct list.
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A new system of checking snow re-
moval in New York will be adopted this
winter. Snowfall area maps have been
prepared, and the contractor will be
paid on the basis of the area cleaned.
The amount of snow removed will be
determined by the official reports Of the
weather bureau as to the snowfall. One
local objection to this plan is that it will
leave large number of city ''inspec-
tors" without well-paid job.
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The best security IN
tie qVorld q0sth the
largest guaranteed
income.
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.,
of New York, has $751;, s3S,o7I of
invested assets and grants annuities
for life upon the following terms f:
For each $1,000 deposited an
annual income will be paid
at age 90 of $ 1881
IS II2,6I
10 1917
= l ISs,7S
Rates of interest paid by Savings
Banks and other frst-class invest
ments are now SO low that the
income on the savings of a life
time is often inadequate for frugal
support in old age. By the pur-
chase of an Annuity in the Mutual
Life Insurance Co., many persons
who are now obliged to deny them
selves many things they have been
accustomed to, can enjoy liberal
income for life. i
Apply to !
MmMMe<sS
No. HoApLEY BUILDING.
New Haven, Conn.
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A new apparatus has been invented
for electrocuting flies. 1t looks some
what like a gridiron, placed vertically
with horizontal shelf hanging be-
meath. The gridiron is composed of
wires which are connected with an
electric battery, and the wires are so
close together that a fly alighting can
hardly fail to stand upon at least two
of them at once. The wires being alter
nately negative and positive, the in
sects, by the mere act Of alighting upon
the machine, completes a circuit and is
instantly killed. At intervals the hor-
izontaI shelf may be removed and the
dead flies brushed off.
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The Norwegian government has come
to the conclusion to establish govern
mental committee to deal with the tour
list question. One part of it's work will
be to spread knowledge of Norway
ais a field for tourists Of other coun-
tries. and the other will be to regulate
and control the country's arrangements
for tourists. This last programme is
rendered necessary by the growing
complaints made in recent years against
hotel keepers in Norway. Public opin-
ion has been very strong on the sub
ject, as it was felt that the lack of
courtesy or consideration for strangers
shown by incompetent hotelkeepers was
calculated seriously to injure a grow
ing source of the country's revenue.
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Much comment has been caused in
Germany in connection with the ap-
pointment Of Friedrich Kraus of Graz
as successor to the late Professor Ger
hard of the University Of Berlin in one
Of the most important chairs of clinical
medicine in Germany. Kraus is an Aus
trian, and there seems to be eonsidera-
BILE Jealousy between Germans and Aus
trians. It is pointed out that for near
" century no Austrian had been APP
pointed an ordinary professor in the
medical faculty of Berlin. The nomi-
nation Of German to a chair in Aus
Itria is more frequent, two notable in
stances being Nothnagel and Brucke.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-11
YOUNG GIRL s SAD CASE
POLICE COURT HEARING OF LILY
HINES BECOMES INTERESTING
Witnesses Are SeIf-COnvicted of Per-
jury-GirI Will Probably Be
Sent to Training
school.

The case of Lily Hines, charged with
incorrigibility, came up in police court
yesterday and promises to bring forth
some important developments. It has
already resulted in the issuing of a
warrant for the arrest of Frank HanIey,
and the girl will probably be sent to the
training school.
1t appeared on the testimony taken
yesterday that Hanley had induced the
girl, who is but fourteen years of age,
to go with him to the home Of Mrs.
Elodie Huygins, Cos Thomas street, where
she lived with him for three days.
Mrs. Huygins took the stand and swore
that Hanley had not been in the girls
company while the latter was stopping
at her home. She was very positive in
her testimony, and although Assistant
County Attorney O'Neil understood the
true state Of the circumstances, he was
unable to Shake her testimony.
Mrs. Florence Henry, who was an in
mate Of the Huygins home at the same
time, took the stand to corroborate Mrs
Huygins testimony When she was sub
jected to close questioning, she broke down
and. confessed that the testimony she
was giving was false.
Judge Hine then threatened to commit
Mrs. Huygins to jail for perjury, and
she broke down and admitted that Han
ley and the girl had occupied the same
room for three nights
Hanley has disappeared, but a search
to locate him is being instituted He
is forty years old and is a relative of
the girl He is married and his wife is
living in the city.
The case was continued until this
morning, when it is likely that the girl
will be sent to the training school.
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WARRANT FOR DOW
STREET CAR SUPERINTEND-
ENT TODAY
THAT SMOKE TROUBLE AGAIN
The Health Commissioners Means
Business This Time, and Says
No More Leniency viii
BE shown.

Supt Dow Smith, of the ST. Paul city
hallway company, will be invited today
to appear in the municipal court and
explain why he persists IN permitting the
company's smoke stack on Hill street
to smoke SO badly.
The warrant calling for Mr. Smiths
arrest was issued late yesterday after
noon at the instigation Of Health Com
missioner Ohage, and if he Is in the citv
To-Day VIII be served without delay. This
IS the fourth time the company has been
brought into the police court to explain.
Twice it was fined and the third time
released on a promise to do better.
may serve that warrant myself"
said Dr. Ohage yesterday. There are
only two stacks in the city that violate
the smoke ordinance persistently, and
one Of them is the railway power station
under the hill. No more Ieniency will
be shown"
Both the doctor and Mr.. Smith occupied
ADJOINING chairs at a committee meeting
yesterday afternoon, and the conversation
included remark on the part of Mr..
Smith to the effect: "I guess that chin
ney is doing little better now" ooh,
yes, returned DR.. Ohage, "the hole in
the top wants to be a little bigger The
smoke can't get out fast enough"
what child-ike innocence" remarked
the doctor, after the meeting had ad-
journed. 81 wonder if Dow knows I've
got a warrant for him in my pocket I
hope he will remember our little chat
tomorrow"
Speaking Of the matter yesterday, DR..
Ohage said: 'Mr. Smith says that the
poor service that has been complained
of so bitterly is in part due to the smoke
ordinance, but I am ready for him on
that point, as l have taken occasion to
observe that the stack emitted more
smoke on the day that the service was
at its worst than on any other"
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CAR LINE TO PHALEN
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON STREETS
RECOMMENDS ORDINANCE TO
THAT EFFECT
DOW SMITH RAISES PROTEST
Will Go Before Council Thursday,
and 1t Is Expected Company
Will Be Ordered to
Extend Line.

The committee on streets of the as
sembly yesterday agreed to recommend
for passage the ordinance demanding Of
the st. Paul City Railway company that
1t extend its tracks to Phalen park
Supt. Dow Smith was in attendance
and objected, saying that his company
had other big improvements in view for
st. Paul and did not wish to be ham
pered by this extension at this time He
acknowledged that under the cOmpanys
agreement with the city it would uIti-
mately have to make the extension, but
held that the place was a park in name
only no improvements beyond acquir-
ing the ground having been made.
Assemblyman Nelson and Aid Holt,
both residents Of the First ward, said
that their constituents demanded the
Improvement, that it was coming to
them and that they should have It. Both
pleaded for the approval of the ordi-
nance and finally had their wishes ac-
ceded to.
Under the terms of the original ordi-
nance the company has a year in which
to do the work. The ordnance will go
before the council Thursday and it is
expected will receive little opposition.
The park board has promised to see that
the grounds are supplied with a pavilion
this year. The action Of the committee
yesterday practically means that the
extension will be made in time to be
used for the opening Of the regular park
season next year.
Supt. Dow Smith says his company will
be compelled to spend this year for paw
ing alone nearly $15OO0 Trackage re-
pairs and improvements will call for an
other $4,000.
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BRISK BLAZE AT HAMM'S
ADVERTISING MATTER DESTROYED
AT BREWERY-LOSs $1,000.

A fire in the advertising department Of
Hamm's brewery yesterday morning
damaged the building and contents to the
extent of $1,000. OF this loss 5000 is on
pudding and $500 on contents. The loss
is covered by the blanket policy carried
on the entire establishment.
About 10 O'Clock yesterday morning w,
Il. Williams, the advertising manager of
the company, smelIed smoke in his office
IN the northeast corner of the building
On making Investigations he found that
the DulldlnS was on fire and the alarm
was turned in. 1t was only five minutes
Until the first engine arrived on the
scene and began to fight the flames.
Olher engines arrived and in a few min
utes the fire was eXtinguished
The blaze started from an overheated
stoveplpe Leading to the chimney. 1t
caught IN the ceiling and burned to the
walls. The damage to the building is
difficult to estimate at the present time,
as II cannot be told just how much the
structure Will be weakened by the burn-
ing of the joists. 1t is safe to say, how
$685. sS9r' 'nat the damage VIII not exceed
A large amount Of advertising material
was stored in the part Of the building
harmed by the flames, but the water
reached some Of it and caused consider
able damage. Mr.. Williams said that
$4OO would easily cover the loss on adj
Vertising matter.
When the fire broke out Mr.. Williams
took a fine painting which was hanging
near his desk and hurried from the
pudding. This picture is valued at 81 900.
pelng the work Of one Of the Italian
masters. 1t is the painting from which
the l9O3 advertising calendar will prob
ably be made. Not only was this picture
taken from the office. but the typewriter
and other articles of value were carried
out as soon as possible.
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DINED AT THE CHURCH
ANNUAL BANQUET AT ST. JOHNS
HELD LAST NIGHT.

The annual dinner to the men of the
congregation of st. John the Evangelist
took place last evening in the guild
rooms in the basement of the church.
This yearly dinner party is a custom
which was inaugurated last year, and is
intended to bring the men of the church
together on social footing and promote
frierdliness among them. Last evening
there were present about no, a large pro-
portion of whom We're the younger men
of the congregation.
The dinner was provided by the ladies
of the church, whose culinary skill was
manifested in eight courses, and whose
artistic culture found expression in the
tasteful floral decorations of the tables,
both of which achievements were appre>
ciated and enjoyed by their guests, and
inspired much complimentary comment.
z. A. Severance OBLIGATED as tOaStmas-
ter of the after-dinner programme, which
consisted of music and informal ad-
dresses. The first speaker was Bishop
Edsall, of the diocese of Minnesota, who
briefly expressed his pleasure at meet
ing so many of the men of St. Johns
church socially, and said that he felt a
warm interest in this church and this
Congrega ton, and would be at all times
ready to further the, interests of the
church in any way in his power.
Rev. Theodore SedgWick, rector of the
church, explained the purposes of tho
annual dinner with a few humorous re-
marks as to the apparent difference of
some of the members of the congregation
who were not present.
Rev. DR.. Taylor, Of the UniEersalist
church; George r. Folds, w. c. Rrad
and DR.. Arthur Sweeney were also called
upon and responded with brief addresses.
The speeches were interspersed with
music consisting of a quartette, by
Messrs. Foster, Baker, Gould and Perry;
tenor solo, B. S. Cowan; baritone solo,
victor DeCamp; pass SOLO, ); Perry. and
a character sketch by Charles S. Farm
ham