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The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-07-23
cENTENARIAN CONNECTICUT
 MAN.

MT. Seymour, of Brockport. N. Y..,is of
 the Litehfield Family of Seymours. was not a, little interested in a re-
 cent reference to William H. Seymour,
 of Brockport, N. Y, who was reported in the caption os Active at 101" In
 my report of Connecticut at the Co lumbian Propositions 1s9S,,' the opening paragraph of chapter VI. is as follows: Connecticut was represented at the Columbian exposition by more than twenty-six thousand of her sons and daughters, as shown by registrations at the statee building Their ages ranged from upwards of four score and ten years at one extreme, to about five months at the other The oldest was William H. Seymour, born in Litchfield in 1892 (now a resident of Brockport
 N. Y.l, and the youngest was Miss Eli nor Houghton Bulkeley, daughter of Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley, whose
 birth occurred April 7, 1893. The inn practicability of obtaining an express sion in writing as to the views of Miss
 Bulkeley relative to impressions left upon her mind by the great event will
 readily be apparent; and as nearly Iseighty years have elapsed since Cep- necticut has had legal claim upon MT.
 Seymour, who removed from it's bor-
 ders in ISIS, it will not be thought
 strange if he is allowed to escape with
 the light task of eonfessing his loyalty
 to the land of his birth, confession he
 seemed to take pleasure in making,
 Judging from his repeated visits to the
 Connecticut state building, where he was induced to recount interesting in- cidents of his boyhood in the early days | of the present century.
 If it is true, as stated in yesterdays report, that MT. Seymour celebrated his
 one hundred and first birthday by ris- i ing at six o'clock, playing cropuet and winning several games of whist, per- haps he may be able and inclined to visit St Louis fair next var. Should
 he do so he will probably be the only visitor whose life began while that
 great domain known as the Louisiana
 Purchase still belonged to France
 am reminded to say that this remarks ble eentenarian is cousin of the Sey- mours of Litchfield (and of Sunny Jim Woodruff, leader of the demo-
 cratic side of the late house of repre-
 sentatives, whose mother was a Sey-
 mourn; also that Dr. Storrs Q. Seymour, rector of St Michaels church, went to
 Brockport last July to take part in the
 memorable event of celebrating that hundredth birthday
 J. H. 4yAILL Secretary Louisiana Purchase Commis- sion. s Hartford, July 21, 1903.
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SCIENCE NOTES.
Keep In The Fresh Air

Artificial heat will keep people from freezing, but there is no life in. vi tality. magnetism. electricity. sprink- ling the lawn will keep the grass from dying. Indeedthe lawn can be kept aid- ly green and vigorous by repeated sprinklings. But one shower of rain is worth more to the lawn than days and weeks of sprinkling.
 It is just so with the best that comes from the grate. It will keep person from freezing; indeed some people will thrive fairly well without any other form of heat but as rule sun heat is necessary to health. The sun does more than elevate the temperature. It brings to the body vitalizing agents that can not be produced by any artificial mtans.
 When person is well he generally gets in the pressure of business, enough of the direct rays of the sun to keep him well. As soon as person gets sick he is shut up and kept carefully away from sunlight. This is very wrong. The sicker a person gets the more he Is in need of sunshine.
 If sunshise and fresh air are neces- sary for the well. they are doubly necessary for the sick. sanitarlums and seaside resorts get the credit of making a great many cures that are simply due to sunshine. People going to these places spend more time than usual out of doors. They get well. They attrib- ute the cure to place rather than sun. Had they while at home spent the same amount of time out doors they would probably have gotten the same result The Scotsman.
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METRIc sYsTEM.

The radical defect of the metric sys-
 tenn, pure and simple, is that it pro-
 ceeds on the assumption that 1t is
 possible to have one unyarying standard
 of weighing and measuring for all uses.
 small and great. You might as well,
 hyperbolically speaking, ask the black
 smith to use the same tools as the
 carpenter, and a single tool at that.
 Why should we so limit ourselves? It
 is characteristic of the grand industrial
 race that uses French measures, that
 each trade uses the unit and subdivision
 most suited to it's purposes, with per- feet indifference to whether or not any,
 one else likes it. The reproach made against our system on the ground of it's compIexity seems to be it's greatest
 merit from the practical point of view.
 The majority of the arguments in favor
 of the metric system seems to be based upon the alleged greater facility in calculation. This is the least important of the requirements of a system of weights and measures. The first
 essential Is the ease and accuracy with which we can perform the act of weigh ing and measuring material objects, and lwith which the artisan can work to measurement, The measurer and handlcraftsman are the ones to be
 favored, not the cornputer. If the skilled workman in the machine shop lcan work to best advantage to inches divided by successive bisections, that 1 is the best unit for machinery. even if the office work becomes considerably more intricate. Engineering News.
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List. or Pa,ea,.

Issued from the United States patent office Tuesday, July 21. 1908. for the state of Connecticut. furnished us from the office.of Seymour & Earle, solicitors of patents. s6s Chapel street New Ha- ven. Conn:
 J. F. Barnett, jr.. West sufiield. ve- .hicle wheel
 H. A. Bates. AIiddletown. and L. J. Labrum, assignors to Summit Thread Co, East Hampton; cone-thread holder support
 w. A. Bernard, assignor to William Schollhorn Co, New Haven. punch.
 c. J. Galley, assignor to Russell & Err win Mfg. Co, New Britain. ball bearing knob shank.
 Same-Knob spindle.
 N. W. Crandall, Meriden, assignor to Russell & Erwin Mfg. Co, New Britain, paddock.
 F. K. Hickok. New Haven, garment supporter.
 ]. E. Knowlton, Putnam, garment hanger.
 W. A. Lorenz. Hartford, paper bag machine.
 J. P. o'Mara and J. s. Boa, Bridge port, device for striping and spotting pool balls.
 J. H. Pilkinton, Waterbury, clasp. J. H. Roper, Waterbury, drawers-sup- porter.
 G. w. Sheridan and ". A. Wheeler, Bridgeport, loose leaf binder. X j. A. Traut. New Britain, beam com pass.
 J. A. and F. L. Traut. New Britain, foldable rule.
 J. A. Waters, Stamford. heating ap- paratus for closed receptacles.
 T. F. Wilson, East Haven, assignor of two-thirds to J. P. Goodhart. New Haven. water still.
 DESIGNS. D. Bachle, Meriden, assignor to In ternational Silver Go, Jersey City; handle for crumlb scrapers or similar articles.
 Same Ornaments for vessels or simi- lar articles.
 Same Handle for vessels or similar articles (two patents.)
 Same Handle for receptables.
 Same Spout for receptacles.
 H. Hillbom, assignor to R. Wallace & Sons Mfg. CO. Wallingford, back for brushes, mirrors or similar articles.
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THE STATE GRANGE.
Field Day Meetings Held by the Con
 necticut Organization.

Field Day Meetings Held by the Con-
 necticut Organization.
 The Connecticut State Grange has ar ranged to hold the following field day meetings:
 By invitation of the Connecticut Chautauque association, one will be held on their grounds near Plainville July 2S. Addresses from 2:S0 to D, m. by F. A. Derthfck, master of Ohio state grange; c. H. Rice, lecturer of the Massachusetts statesgrange; also by Mrs. Mary w. Phipps, of Prospect grange. Be sure and wear your badges, which will admit you free to the grounds for the afternoon. The bus fare from Plainville is twenty cents, from Forestville ten cents.
 July 29th meeting will be held with Quinnebaug Pomona grange at Wild Wood Park, between Putnam and Dam ielson, and is reached by trolley from either place. Addressed by same per- sons who address the meeting July 2S. July 30 a meeting will be held with the New Haven County Pomona grange at Double Beach, and addressed by K. A. Derthick, master of Ohio state grange, and N. J. Bachelder, lecturer of the national grange. It is reached by trolley from Branford every twenty- four minutes. fare five cents; also by trolley from New Haven, fare ten cents.
 July 31 meeting will be held with Fairfield County Pomona grange, at Seaside Park, reached by trolley from Bridgeport. Addressed by same per- sons who address the meeting July 30.
 Special circulars will b issued by the several Pomana granges giving more definite arrangements, which are in charge of the local Pomona granges, regarding the meetings, including nut sic, dinners, rates and connections to these meetings.
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NoRTHFIELD CONFERENCE.
Invitation Issued to All Interested in
 tha Work

Invitation Issued to All Interested in
 the Work.
 The twenty first annual session of the
 Northfeld general conference for Chris 1 tian workers will be convened July 31. and continue through August 16. In
 past years these gatherings have af- forded a meeting place to those who are one in their love for the Lord Jesus Christ and devotion to His service. The basis of unity has been the recog- lnition of the atoning work of Christ i'll His death and tn hope of immortality in His resurrection. About the stand
 ard of an exalted Christ all have been united. It is the purpose of those to whom is now entrusted the manage
 ment of these gatherings to keep them loyal to these fundamental truths, that thereby their scope and usefulness may be increased from year to year. To all Christians, therefore, who are engaged in carrying on the great soul
 saving work begun by the Master Him self and entrusted by Him to His dis ciples for all time, a most cordial inyi-. tation is extended to be present at this conference, which will be addressed by various teachers having a deep knowl- | edge of Gods Word and a wide expedi- ence in His work In addition to those lWho have been heard from the North- 1 field platform in the past years there will be several new speakers this sea l son.
 It is earnestly requested that those who love our Lord, whether able to be with us or not, unite in prayer that during this season at Northfield Christ tmay be so ifted up that all present may
 be drawn nearer unto Him and thus made more effective in His service. l W. R. Moody. East Northfield, Mass, July 20, 1903, | A parial list of those who are to be present and speak includes the names iof:
 Rev. w. H. Grifffth Thomas, D. D., London, Eng.
 Rev. c. Campbell Morgan, D. D.,
 East Northf1eld, Mass.
 Rev. H. W. Pope, New Haven. Conn. Rev, A. T. Pierson, D. D., Brooklyn, E N. Y.s
 Rev. Henry G. Weston, D. D., ches- l ter, Pa.
 Rev. Samuel Chadwick; Leeds, Eng.
 Rev. H. c. Mabie, D. D., Boston. . Rev. William Lawrence, D. D., Chi cago, Til.
 Rev. R. A. Torrey, Chicago, III. Professor James Orr, D. D., Glasgow, Scotland. sa Dr. E. S. Niles, Boston, Mass. Rev. Len G. Broughton, D. D., Allan Ita, Ga. @ l The music at this conference will be
 conducted by MT. George C.. Stebbins, of
 Brooklyn, and Percy Foster of Wash jington, D. c. As in former years, there will be se- ries of post-conference addresses and special Bible lectures after the general conference. MT. Morgan taking the earlier and MT. Chadwick the later por- tion of the period, August IS to Septem- Der 1, will deliver this year at least six lectures a week. Professor James Orr,
 D. D., Glasgow, Scotland, and other en-
 inent Bible teachers will offer courses between September and 21.
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[artford, July 21, 1903.
ON DEATH OF POPE.
Knights of Columbus Cable Their Sym- = pathy on Pontiff's Death.

Knights of Columbus Cable Their Sym @ pathy on Pontiff's Death. , The Knights of Columbus, by order of its board of directors, have cabled their condolences to the vatican palace on the death of Pope Leo. The Rev. P. J. McGivney, the national chaplain, had the message transmitted through the apostolic delegate Mgr. Falconio, at Washington, D. c.
 Following was the message in full: Cardinal Rampolla, Vatican Palace, Rome. Italy:
 The Knights of Columbus of the Unit ed States and of Canada tender their heartfelt sympathy for the severe loss the Catholic church has sustained in the death of the great pontiff, Leo XIII. Edward l.. Hearn, 'fs
 Supreme Knight.
 The board of directors also voted that every member of the Knights of Column bus shall wear on the lapel of his coat, for the space of thirty days, small bow of purple ribbon, as symbol of our sorrow for the death of his holiness, Pope Leo XIII.
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NEW EDITION OF STATUTES.
Four Thousand to be Printed-cheap
 Edition of Public Acts for Free Dis

Four thousand 10 be Printed-Cheap
 Edition of Public Acts for Free Dis
 tribution.
 When the commission on the revision of the statutes finished their work a first edition of one thousand copies was printed by the Case, backward 6 Brain ard company. These copies were cheap ly bound in red cloth, and notice was given that they would be exchangeable for copies of the second edition bound in the conventional calf binding of law books generally and containing an en- larged index. This second edition of three thousand copies was soon ex- hausted by the distribution to state of ficers, judges, members of the general assembly, town clerks and others enti- tied to them under the statute proyi- sion, and also by the demand from cor Iporations, attorneys and others. A very considerable part of the edition also was used in exchanging for the cloth bound copies, which are to be de- stroyed. Some Of these have not yet come in for exchange for the perfected copies, although the privilege of ex- change has remained open.
 Comptroller Seeley has ordered a third edition os four thousand copies, calf bound. and 1t is now nearly ready fo lelivery by the Case. Lockwood & Bralnard company. It is believed that this edition will supply all demands for copies of the statutes for several years.
 The printing of the cheap edition of the public acts by the same company has been finished These pamphlets are for free distributions the public
 through the town clerks, and are the same as the regulation dark blue bound edition of the acts with the exception that they have no marginal references, or titles of the acts on the tops of the
 pages. The printers have given a far
 better edition than any issued in past years. the paper being better and the text clearer, because of the linotype work. The contract was for twenty five thousand copies for $1.190, on a ba- sis of two hundred pages, but will slightly exceed that amount, as the pamphlet, including index, has two hundred and nineteen pages. The pamphlets, however, cost a fraction un- der five cents each, which is cheap for the number of pages and character of the work.
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NOW HAS A DEPOT HERE.


 The recording of q warranty deed in the office of the town clerk transferring the property of the New Haven Beef company to Nelson Morris, ct al, marks the establishment in this city of a branch house of the Morris part of the Big Four packers of Chicago.
 The property which the beef magnate purchased is 51 feet front and 36x15 off Union street. Not only has the plant been purchased, but the business as well.
 At the office of the concern yesterday lit was said that N. II Andrew, who was the manager of the old concern and one of the heaviest stockholders, had been retained by the Morris interests as manager of the depot For some time past the New Haven Beef company has been a commission house for the Morris interests.
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CITY CauRT SEES.

The case of Mrs. Mary Baldwin, of Branford, arrested on a charge of shop- lifting in the Mendel & Freedman store, was continued in the city court yester- day to July 27.
 James F. Donahue, arrested on a charge of defrauding the New Haven Gas company by tapping the gas pipes. 2 had his case nolled on payment of costs
 S7.1S.
 Mary Pearle, alias McGuire, for idle- ness, was renanded until to-day.
 James F. Cunningham was charged with begging and breach of the peace against F. Smith. He was discharged on both charges.
 Julia Rogers was fined $5 and costs for drunkenness, and Mary Wolf and Mary Clark, found guilty of the same crime, were each sent to jail for thirty days.
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FATHER sLocuM THE ORATOR..

The Rev. Father Slocum of Water- bury, it was decided yesterday, will be
 the orator at the dedication of the
 Ninth regiment monument at Bay View park, August 5. Father Slocum Is one Eof the best known speakers in the state, and the announcement that he
 will be the orator of the day of this great celebration will meet with the ap- Eproval of all who have the success of
 this event at heart. He has established
 an envia ble reputation as a speaker and
 his knowledge of the famous Ninth reg |iment and it's important battles makes him a particularly good choice for this place of honor. Father Slocum has
 many warm personal friends in New
 Haven from his having been assistant pastor of St. Patrick's church here years ago, and very popular with all.
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GHAUHAUQUA ASSEMBLY.
LARGE ATTENDANOE---NEARLI
 ALL COTTAGES OCCUPIED.
Preparations Being Made for cere- mon,es of Rsossal'ion Day-Pro- oession wim be Impressive.


 The chautauqua assembly of Plain
 vile was opened at S:S0 o'clock yester- day morning with the usual chapel service. The Bible hour was con ducted at 8 o'clock by Dr. H. Frank
 RaIl, who took for his topic, Micah, the Prophet os the Poor" Commencing to-day the Bible hour services will be led by Dr. J. l. Hurbut. At 10 o'clock
 the cooking class convened for instruc- ton by Miss NJ. E. Robinson at the
 South Park building. Many of the
 young ladies present are interesting themselves in this course and d ainty dishes are served at each demonstra-
 ton. At the same hour Miss A. R.
 McDonneli of Hartford conducted the junor Bible horu at the Kensington
 house.
 At Il o'clock Dr. E. F. Bigelow in Istructed the nature study class, taking for his theme Plant Life. Dr.
 Bigelow is having decided success in
 his line oe work. due partly to the na- ture of the place. which provides nearly
 every specimen of plant life. During
 recreation hours tramps are taken to the neighboring fields in search for rare tplants and the class evinces much en- 1 thusiasm in the work.
 The popular lecture of the day was
 delivered at the auditorium at 2:SO yesterday afternoon by Dr. w, H. Nor
 gan, on What Yankee Saw in Ire land. Dr. Morgan described in very Interesting manner the manners, cus- toms and characteristics of it's people
 and the beauties of its scenery. At 1 o'clock the Rev. F. c. Fuller addressed hte round table and the junior nature study class was instructed by pr.
 Bigelow. Herr Buchler delivered a lec- lture in the health and voice course at 5 o'clock.
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coNsoLIDATED's EXCURSION
TO Manhattan or Rockaway Beach on
 Sunday Next.

To Manhattan or Rockaway Beach on . Sunday Next.
 The second Sunday excursion of the season from New Haven to Manhattan Beach and Rockaway Beach will be made on Sunday, July 26 On this date the steamer Chester w. Chapin will leave New Haven at 9:00 o'clock in the morning for Long Island City, where special Long Island railroad trains will be in waiting to convey passengers di- rect to the bachec. Landing will also be made at Pier 40, North River, New York. The Chapin will be due to arr rive in New Haven on her return trip at 10.3O p. m. Fare for the round trip will be $1.00 to either New York, Man haitian Beach or Rockaway Beach. X Number of tickets will positively be limited and should be purchased in ad- vance. Tickets and staterooms will be on sale at Bishop & Co.'s office, 7o3-705 Chapel street, commencing Thursday. July 23.
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cHINAMAN LOSES MONEY.
Detective Colwell Recovered it and Re fs,,1 o

Detective Colwell Recovered it and Re-
 ceiver the CelestiaPs Thanks.
 Tuesday afternoon Chinaman nam- ed Charlie Foo of 107 Grown street com plained to Captain Cowles of the detec- tive department that. he had lost "Ablout la thousand dlollarsn He explained, after some time, to the cap tain, that he had gone to New York this week and exchanged $43O in United States coin for about $1,000 in Chinese money. After returning to this city he visited several laundries and in some way lost the money. Detective Colwell found the money in the last place the Chinaman had visited. He returned 1t to the owner and received in return a long list of Chinese blessings.
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CONSTABLE SUES.

Waterbury. July 22.-Constable Will liam J. Rigney has begun suit against Alanson c. Craw and Elmer D. Tullar, of this city, in an action to recover a defendants in favor of the New Eng land Merchandise company of New Ha- ven. Rigney served the papers in this suit and attached the defendants prop ertv. Later the attachment was releas- ed on an officers receipt. As the judg- ment has never been paid suit has been brought by Rigney in the common pleas court of New Haven. Property in this city has been attached.
 Attorney slade, of New Haven, is counsel for Rigney. ."*.#. %
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BODY RECOVERED.

Boy Drowned in Mill River Tuesday Comes to the Surface. The body of Michael Cocerell, the eleven years old boy who was drowned lin Mill river Tuesday afternoon, was
 recovered by the searching parties yes-
 terday afternoon. Ever since the boy
 was drowned there has been continual |search made for the body, but it was
 not found until yesterday afternoon.
 Medical Examiner Bartlett viewed the
 remains and gave verdict of accident
 al drowning. The boy lived at 191 Ham, Hilton street.
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BIDS FOR COAL.

Assistant Librarian Refused to State
 What Offers Had Been Made for Win
 ter's Supply.
 The bids for the supplying of coal for the coming winter to the Free Public Library were opened yesterday after noon. The assistant librarian when ask ed as to what bids had been made and their amount refused to state, saying that they had not yet been acted on of- |ficially, &. s%a .
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.A NARROW ESCAPE FOR DoRY


 Argall Hull and friend, both of this city, during the afternoon yesterday came over from Morris Cove in Hull's dory, No. 2, of the Yale Corinthian club, to the Ansantawae club. They did not start on the trip back until o'clock.
 When short distance out they met a strong tide and unfavorable winds that seemed to make the boat drift to one side as rapidly as it went ahead. It was dark before they got we'll under way for the Cove. The boat was begin- ming to bowl along when a big sloop which was carrying no lights loomed up. Hull damned his tiller down hard and the sloop went by banging the bow of the dory as it passed.
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STRUCK BY TRAIN.

James O'Brien Killed on Track at Bloomfield
 E Bloomfield, July 22.-James o'Brien, section boss on the Central New Eng land railroad, was killed by a train here early this morning. The body was dis covered by a farm hand, who notified the station agent.
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NEW HAyENER sIJED

Hartford, July 22-Holden & D'Eso- DO representing H. c. Parrett, of this city, have brought suit against F B. Bradley, of Southington, a stock broker in this city, and John Moran, of New Haven MT. Parrett makes claim for danes of S2.5O0. The trial will take place in New Haven at the September term of the superior court.