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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

are sure to be washed away by any unusual food
that may o. and they the Colin {ne NJ
SOIL jr, the chief engineer of the New ork , NeW
solution of the difficult engineering problems con-
sequent upon these improvements is due, is posi-
tive, however that the road at this point is thor
oughly safeguarded against any such emergency:
He says that the work has been done so well and
substantially that it cannot be damaged 10 any
material extent by anything short of deluSe.
This improvement Of the Naugatuck hic has IS
been manifest throughout the whole system OF the
Company since the accession of Judge Charles NJ.
Hall to the presidency of the corporation Many
Of his predecessor Charles P Clark, of New
Haven, have been successfully undertaken and
and indeed as vice-president for many years prior
to his assumption of the presidency. he was the
revoutionizing the whole system of the company.
John NJ Hall born at Willimantic. Conn: on
October l6 1871 He is descended from George Hall,
who emigrated from England and settled at Qu1d-
mic, l. where he was Judge OF me General court
M Hail After attending the public schools, John
NJ Hail was a student for year at Dr. F1tch's
school, at South Windham. The following three
years he devoted to his fathers mercantile bust
ness. and then he entered Williston Seminary, at
Easthampton Mass with the Intention of becom-
1862 At Yale he was prize debater. the president
of the Linonian Society and member of Skull
later he graduated from the Columbia Law
School He continued his law studies in the office
in New-York city He began practice in Will
mantle. He was appointed Judge Of the Superior
as vice-president of the New York New-Haven
and Hartford Railroad Company. In November.
the death of President Clark. Judge Hall is in
direct touch with the work at Derby. being
having been the president of the New-Haven and
Derby division for several years Judge Hall was
of Willimantic. and they have three children. He
sas Peei d OF tne Connectcut house and
body and term as President of the Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

brothers there was caller at the tenement
He was big gruff man, and he wanted to know
why Jimmie" had not been In school his
mother rolled her brown eyes in wonder, ana
maintained that Jimmie had not missed day
at school. He starts each morning at o'clock
and he does not get back until very late, she
said.
Hes a truant then" said the visitor. 81 am
the attendance officer, and would like to talk
to him.
Jimmie" was speedily hauled out of bed and
led before the officer. clad only in a tattered
undershirt. He cried, of course, and said ne
was sorry. and promised never to do it again
He swore that he would go to school that morn
ing and every other morning, and on that prom
Use he was let off.
In spite of this he continued his truancy He
could have given no definite reason. unless it
was that he afraid to face his teacher.
This truancy fault seems to be largely habit.
easily acquired and harder to lose. His father
finally took him before the superintendent, who
held court at the New-York Truant School, in
East Twenty-thrd-st. near Third-ave. The boy
sat in gloomy silence while a dozen other truants
were brought before the fatherly looking Of
fetal. He heard them beg for mercy with tears
in their eyes and sobs in their voices He saw
them raise their right hands and solemnly swear
to attend school in the future or allow them
selves to be sent to the truant school. Then his
turn came.
"I have lose four days already from my work-a
to try to keep this Jimmie in school, his
father explained. He much-a too bad for me
an my wife to make-a mind"
There was rapid fire of questions, which de-
veIoped that his teacher had been good to him,
that it was a nice class and a good school.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

At Derby the Naugatuck River debouches into
Naugatuck Junction through much broader val
ley than that of the Naugatuck On either side
Of drift rise to considerabe height Here how
gives way to farming Some idea Of WHAT s t1rs
pendous task this double tracking of the Nauga-
bury is may be gained from the fact the aver
age cost in this country OF constructing first class
than 100000. whereas in this instance more than
the second track could be laid millions of cubic
yards of earth had to be removed. and much of the
rock. 1t has been necessary to cross the numerous
ravines and chasms with substantial culverts and
being swung across the Naugatuck at its junction
span the Naugatuck River at Anscnia, where the
recent burning of the bridge has made necessary
work 0--''l' .''-0 '''' a. ''e7''
Two of the most important features of the work
the elimination of the almost mountainous
grades and the reduction to minimum of the pro-
being lessened to twenty feet to the mile wherever
they exceed that measurement, and many miles of
level. All reverse curves are being taken out. and
the alignment is being made as nearly perfect as
one point an elevation of the old track becomes
made
At Derby where the double track leaves the old
the meadows for three miles TO Ansonia. pro-
a0F fa has bg been a & ps t9 T9e
many feet into. the marshy ground, in which a
the rails was then illed with gravel On Both sides
of the filing process has continued,
until now except for a short distance. there is
gravel fill from Derby to Ansonia twenty feet deep
and from two hundred TO six hundred feet wide.
Nearly half million cubic yards of gravel have
thus been disposed Of The edges of the fill next 10
the rivers have been thoroughly riprapped and the
tracks have been raised to a point least two
feet above the highest known flood line. The abut-
rOents have already built for the bridge
the Naugatuck at Derby There will be three
spans and three tracks.
The new union passenger station being erected
in the centre of the gravel fill will be a modern
yellow brick building, and the station to be
built at Ansonia will be almost its exact counter
part. These stations will be finished In the early
spring The present condition of the iron and steel
market is holding back the bridges but il is
pected that they too will be completed in the
spring.
Heavier rails are being installed all along the
!lne The weight of the new rails is seventy-four
pounds to the yard. and thew designed to sus-
tam the weight of much longer and heavier trains
stlan VIII. in all likelihood. be the road
Tor many years to come.
The people of Derby and Ansonia who have
zen me swollen waters of the Naugatuck wreak
obstruction so OFTEN in their midst inclined
lie sceptical of the staying qualities of the vast
aver MI over which the converging lines will run
ana on which the union station will be situated
Many confidently predict that portions OF the track
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04

"Then why did you play truant?" asked the
superintendent. There no answer Did
some other boys lead you astray" Jimmie
nodded What their names?
IF I tell they'll lick me- he whispered,
hoarsely.
Have YOU a mother?' was the next question
Tears from the boy was the only answer, until
the grim accuser. the attendance officer, spoke
up Yes he has a mother sick mother. he
is making her worse by misbehaving this way.
Her life is in danger.
Don't you love your mother?' the superm-
tendent asked the boy
Yes I do love her. he answered, softly rails
ing his eyes. which during the examination had
been glued to the floor.
Then why do you make her sick by running
away from SCHOOL,"
They let him cry for minute until he found
his voice II can't help it," he sobbed. THE
bows get me to- Lock up where l can't run
away"
So it was that Jimmie was committed to the
Truant School. which just now is in some news
prominence Alfred T. V. Brennan, who re-
Gently was suspended as principal of the school
for cruelty Furnishing pupils intrusted to his
care has been on trial before the Board OF ECU
cation. He has friends on the board who think
he has been mistreated, and they are making
hard fight for his reinstatement.
more important change in the management
of the truant schools was instituted by William
H Maxwell, City Superintendent of Schools
two weeks ago, when he appointed DISTRICT
Superintendent Clarence E. Meleney to super
wise the two truant schools In the future the
attendance officers will report directly to the
district superintendent, instead of the super
vising officer. This will divide the burden
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04
CARING FOR TRUANTS.
PUBLIC SCHOOL Plan.
Boys Career Who Plays Hockey"
Efforts TO Reform HIM.

In front of one OF the dismal looking public
school buildings on the East Side known to the
educational authorities by prosaic number. two
little Italian boys met one morning several
months ago a few minutes before school opened.
one Of them. who answered TO the name of
Jimmie freshly washed. and his clothes
were extremely neat. though patched here and
there. The general attitude of the other
careless from his overiong hair to a fresh rent
in his knee pants He was dirty as the
books which he carried loosely under his
Where you going. Jimmie?' said dirty little
Gus
Coin to school; amt you?"
I'm tired OF school, an don't like me teacher
declared Gus I'm goin' to hook it,"
The 'hooky cop viii get you,' was
''Jimmie's" warning.
Hell have TO nab me first"
Jimmie turned into the doorway. and was at
the head of the steps when Gus called him
back
Come an hook it with me- he whispered.
Wen go UP to The Bronx and play Indian"
Gee, I'd like TO. but 1 am scared to-
I'VE won't get caught. just for day con-
tinued the tempter. I've hooked it a hun
dred times. an only been caught twice. It's
lots of fun"
Just then the bell announcing the opening of
school sounded. Jimmie" wavered. He knew his
duty, to go into school and study. On the other
hand. there was the glorious fun of playing
Indian in The Bronx He weighed them, and
duty did not win.
They left their books a little candy store
a neighboring corner. and went west until
they came TO the street through which the ele
waited railroad finds its way. They followed it
block after block, going slowly. missing nothing
of interest in the shop windows the street.
Noontine came with the head of the island and
they satisfied their hunger by sneaking apples
from the pushcart Of dolefully decrepit Italian.
Presently they came to open country, where
the houses net built in solid blocks Still
further into The Bronx they went until they
came 10 fields and woods full of imaginary Ind
fans. with whom they fought desperately until
tired of the game. So il went until night came.
They were too tired to walk home but begged
carfare from the street They got their
books from the candy woman and went home to
sleep as only tired children can.
In the morning Jimmie" was afraid to return
TO school, and accordingly hooked" it again.
This time ne put in the day running about the
streets. He had no trouble finding companions,
boys who had never started to school, and were
out of reach of the truant officer.
The third morning before Jimmie got out of
the little bed in which he slept with his two
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which was so severe that it broke down the
health of Associate City Superintendent Hub
bard r. Yetman, who previously had charge.
But to return to Jimmie He found that HE
in the truant school was not entirely black he
learned that it was not intended as place OF
punishment as much place in which boys
were kept until they formed new haolts IL
was rather hard at first to be cooped up within
four walls and to do without play in the open
air The only recreation ground at the New
York truant school is a small court at the rear
of the building In this the boys are allowed
to march for half hour each day.
The one thing in which the boys take unquall-
fed delight is the gymnasium class, which meets
for an hour and half each afternoon, between
the close of school and the supper hour. 80
cramped is the truant school for quarters thdt
the dining room has to be used for gymnasium
purposes as we'll for a schoolroom An
other feature of the school in which the boys
take great delight is the manual training course;
where they learn to handle tools in wood and
iron and basketry.
For a time Jimmie" liked the kindly disci-
pline of the truant school, The food was oeIt ar
and there was novelty to life lived on sched-
ule more inffexible than a railway timetable
sometimes got a glimpse of the great outside
world when running errands for the motherly
matron
TO Ego on the hook again came to him. II"
went home telling his mother that he was out
or parole He was captured there the next
morning before he had time to get away. and
carried back to the school. AS an example to
the other boys he sentenced to transfer
to the Brooklyn Truant Home, to which, under
the new arrangement, all long term truants,
usually those who are serving a second term in
the school, are sent. 1t there that Trib-
une reporter met him the other day, and there
he will stay until the end of the school year.
The Brooklyn Truant Home is a roomy house
of brick in the centre of twelve acres of land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-01-04
PHILADELPHIA AFFAIRS.

Philadelphia, Jan. g (SpeciaD Such harmony as
exists in the Republican party in this city has
never been known before. Whether or not Boss
Durham has tricked Mayor Ashbridge in selecting
District Attorney John Weaver for Mayor the
nomination has been so generally accepted by
the independent element of the party that there is
no chance whatever Of opposition to his election
except by the Democrats
The Municipal League. which had been looked to
the leader in the revolt against boss dictation
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-25

miles. Peru and Bolivia are building
links in the chain.
In round figures, one-half of the rail
distance between New York and Bue-
nos Ayres is completed. This half is
in the United States, Mexico and the
Argentine. To fill the gap it is esti-
mated that SIZE, 100000 must be ex-
pended, or at the rate of about $32, 900
mile. The countries that would get
most of the railroad building would
be Peru and Colombia; in the former
1871 miles would be required-about
the distance from New York to st.
Paul-while only ISL miles of the dis
lance have yet been completed. Co.
lombia would need 1872 miles. of which
she has none now in operation. Guate-
mala would need $50 miles, of which
she has already 30. It was estimated
by the Cassett commission, on the
$175,000,000 basis, that $4,000, 900
would be expended in Mexico, SIS, O0O,-
0OOdn Bolivia, $66,O0O000 in Peru, &c.,
100000 in Ecuador, $4,000, 900 in Co.
lombia, s1S,00O,000 in Central America
and 100000 in the Argentine.
This is a stupendous undertaking,
and some time will elapse before a
cannon ball train made up of Pullmans
will be started at New York destined
to Buenos Ayres, but the twentieth
century may prove equal to the task
In question.
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TELLS OF 1853 CASES OF SEXES.

Special Gable to the Times Democrat,
London. March 2S.-Professor March
and of Marburg has accumulated the
largest number of brain weights ever
published He gives a thorough analysis
of 116S cases. He says the average weight
of the brain at birth of male child Is
800 grammes. and of a female child 1853
grammes. Although Professor Marchand
shows a certain relation between stature
and brain weight, the relation is very
inconstant. He concludes that the lesser
weight of a womans brain is not alone
dependent on her smaller sc2ture, as a COM
parison of both sexes of the same stature
shows q male brain is invariably heavier.
In a growing child. until it reaches u
stature of seventy centimeters, the brain
weight increases proportionately with
the body length, irrespective of age or
sex, After that the male brain begins
to outstrip the female.
The maximum brain weight is usually
attained about the twentieth year, when
the males average is about 400 grammes.
The female maximum is usually reached
about the seventeenth year, when the
average is 1876 grammes.
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NUUUt V0fVOU UI IOh pVI Udy.
THE CASTELLANES IN CHURCH.
The Count to High Mass and the
Countess to ST. Johns Episcopal.

Washington. March 24.-The Count and
Countess Castellane, who came to Wash
ington last Friday so that the count
might pay his respects to President
Roosevelt before sailing for Europe next
Wednesday, were obliged to give up their
plans for spending the day in driving
about the city and suburbs. The weather
was ahominable all day Sunday and they
were obliged to spend most of the time
In their hotel. Both went to church,
however the count to high mass at st.
Patrick's. where he listened to a sermon
by Archbishop Ireland, and the countess
to st. Johns Episcopal church. Tonight
the count and countess dined with
friends.
Count Castellane has made a very IA
vorable impression on all with whom he
has come in contact since his arrival In
Washington. He is a frank, unaffected
and democratic young man, we'll read,
conversant with all important topics of
the day, as we'll as those not so import
ant, and has decided views on all politi-
cal questions.
The count and countess expect to sail
for Europe tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-25
President Castro's RESIGNATION.

President Castro is reputed a rich
man, and he is said to be overload of
the delights and charms of Paris, and
he may have become tired of South
American politics with its intrigues
and revolutions. But politician rare
ly gives up power voluntarily, and it
is scarcely probable that the indefatig-
able Venezuelan president has resigned
with an intention of leaving office and
politics.
The chances are much better
that he is playing politics, not
leaving it, and that what he
has done meets some turn or
exigency in Venezuelan politics. There
are revolutionists there still, and there
are many conditions that we in this
country know nothing about. Only a
man who has studied the politics of
such state as Minister Bowen has
undoubtedly done, can understand the
situation. Undoubtedly Mr.. Bowen sees
through the situation, and he will not
talk.
But President Castro has consented
to withhold his resignation, at the re-
quest of the Venezuelan congress, and
tomorrow he win send in a new COM
nunication, and it may be another res
;gnation, or more likely 1t will be a
move in Venezuelan politics, of which
Castro is master, a past master in
the art. When the inwardness of the
resignation is made known, it will no
doubt be seen that President Castro
las outwitted his opponents in some
manner, winning over perhaps some
opponents, and strengthening himself
for a longer term of office.
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The Late Dean.

Dean Farrar of Canterbury, who died
last Sunday, was a favorite of the late
Queen Victoria, and would have been
made a bishop. it is believed, had 1t not
been for his broad church views" said
a churchman.
"Farrar was a most luminous writer
All of his works have passed through
many editions, and many of them have
been translated into French. German,
Dutch Russian, Swedish and Italian. In
1865 he visited America, where he re-
ceived hearty welcome from all
classes, and especially from the mem
bers of all religious denominations He
had taken a prominent part In temper
ance reform, in the diocesan council for
the welfare of young men. in the West
minister Seminary aid associations, in
the Westminster Sunday School associa-
ton (of which he was the founder), in
the formation of seaside camp for Lon
don youths, in the support of brother
hoods and in many other philanthropic
works AS dean of Canterbury he raised
much money for the restoration of the
cathedral"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-25
AN ALABAMA SHERIFF
Traces Fugitive Here In Real De.
tective Style.

From the New Orleans Picayune.
There is a real Alabama Cracker sher-
if here-Wood Campbell. of Phoenix City
and he is going Tack to his home with
Duval G.. Harris, whom he worked hard
to arrest.
Campbell is about the nerviest officer
in Alabama, and only a short time back
he had to kill a black desperate, who
had murdered a country sheriff But this
sheriff got another woman to learn from
the mistress of the fugitive where Duval
Harris was. She told him that the man
was In Pennington, Miss, working in a
lumber concern. But the deputy sheriff
there alarmed Harris by showing the
photograph of the fugitive.
OF course Harris fed but he left his
grip with VIII Fayard, who was working
there, and asked that he forward it here
and place 1t In the home of Fayard' 8
brother-in-law. on Villere, near Lafayette
avenue. for Fayard. without knowing
that Harris, who called himself Duval
Griffin, was fugitive, had told him that
he could stop there.
When the Phoenix sheriff got to Pearl
ington he found that his man had eft
but he learned of Fayard. who told
about the valise. 1t was almost certain
that Harris would go to the house, and
yesterday the sheriff got here and met
up with Detectives Dale and Roche who
watched the particular house and sue
ceeded in arresting Harris just as he
alighted from a car. The fugitive was
the most surprised man in the world
when he was arrested. But he told the
police that he embezzled the money, be-
ginning with spending few dollars and
keeping on until he could not replace
the money!
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WHAT 1T SAVES IN MILES,.

From the Philadelphia Press.
When completed the Panama canal will
save nearly 10000 nautical miles in a trip
from Philadelphia to San Francisco
around South America. At present the
distance covered by steamship route
from Philadelphia to Pernambuco, Brazil,
is 1896 nautical miles; from I 3rnambuco to
Punta Arenas, In the Straits of Magellan,
BIB; from Punta Arenas to Panama, 1892,
and from Panama to San Francisco, 3277;
in all, from Philadelphia to San Fran
cisco, by way of the Straits of Magellan,
and stopping at Panama, the distance Is
1903 nautical miles, of which amount
1l,S01 miles represents the distance be-
tween Philadelphia and Panama. When
;he canal is completed this 1851 miles will
be replaced by 1881 miles, which Is
the distance between Philadelphia and
Colon, the eastern entrance of the Pan
anna canal. Steaming via Colon and the
Panama canal. the vessel will have to
cover only 525S miles in going from Phil
adelphia to San Francisco, as against a
present distance Of 1903 miles. cut of
two thirds.
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AdmIrer of Miles.

General Miles talks of making Boston
and Massachusetts his home upon retir-
ing from the army of the United States,
in which he has attained the highest
rank" said a man who formerly lived in
Washington but who is now resident of
Boston. There would be fitness In this.
Nowhere has more loyalty been shown to
this distinguished soldier of the civil war
and the western plains than this state
has always displayed. He geban life as
a croekery clerk in Boston. Without a
military education save insofar as he
taught himself, he rose from the grade
of a second lieutenant of a company Of
volunteers through strenuous and sue
cessful service to become the general-in-
chief of the nations army.
ut has become the fashion In WASH
ington, both with the administration and
the newspaper correspondents. to decry
Miles and to depict him as a carpet
knight of small moment in practical af-
fairs. Against such a point Of view how
eloquent is this mans record of service!
Strange happening it was that brought
Colonel Roosevelt in position to rebuke
this grizzled soldier, whose brave strenu-
osity has been exhibited in deeds and be-
side whom the carpet soldier is General
year of military service. If he leaves the
army for the dignity which Massachu-
sets citizenship confers, he will make no
mistake, and we shall all be glad to well
come him and to applaud his choice"