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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
MUST REMOvE POLES.

Acting on behalf of the warden and burgesses of the borough of West Ha- ven Attorneys Hoadley and Thomas yesterday secured from Judge Wheeler a mandamus compelling the Winches- ter Avenue Railroad company to re- move the wooden poles recently sur reptitiously erected on Elm street, West Haven, and to replace them with iron supports, throughout the three quarters mile stretch between the power house and Campbell avenue. The objectionable poles were put in position on Friday and Saturday last.
 At a meeting of the warden and bur gesses on May 10 vote was passed by which the company was instructed to replace it's worn out poles on the thoroughfare in question with iron posts, the company paying no attention to the ukase and going to work in it's own way
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18

for this novel attraction and therefore has decided to produce 1t by his own management and under his direct aus piees- And in doing this he realized the importance of producing this beautiful work with the very best artists obtain able by him. regardless of cost It will no doubt be interesting to show that Mir. Whedon has secured the service Of Miss Hatty Simms MaeCarthy, late prima donna of the famous Castle Square Opera Company. and three oth- fer first-class artists from that organ ization.
 The composer, Mr. Denison Whedon, is from the state of Connecticut, a graduate of Wesleyan university, Mid dletown, Conn. He was student in Paris and Rome. He was an editorial writer with the New York Sun"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
VAUDEVILLE HIS AIM-COLLEGB
 VARIETIES,

There is now in course of rehearsal in New York comic operetta known as College Varieties" librctto by D. Den ison Whedon and music by Alfred Sol- man. MT. Whedon's idea in composing this operetta was to have something en- tirely new to meet the demands of the high class vaudeville stage. College Varieties is lyric tom-foolery to be rendered in twenty-five minutes by four people, all women. The opening scene shows a female college dormitory with four jolly girls telling their experiences and amusing themselves by singing and dancing.
 The composer sees a brilliant success
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
YALE DRAMATIc oFFIcERs.

At meeting of the Yale Dramatic association, held last night. the follow ing officers were elected for the com ing year: Buell. Hollister, 1905, presi- dent; John A. Stevenson, 1906, vice president; James J. Hogan, 1905. man. ager; Frame c. Brown, 1905. secretary; Chester K. Brooks. 1906 treasurer.
 The following men were awarded charms: F. ". Glazier, 1904; H. w. Shelton, 1904; J. ]. Hogan, 1sO5; j. G. Rogers, 1905: S. R. Burnap, 1905; F. Ackert, 1905: R. w. Westeott, 1906; c, R. Hopkins, 1907; A. c. Brown, 1907; r. L. Daniels, 1907.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
BENNETT WILL CASE.

Judge Gager yesterday filed his find ing on William J. Bryan's appeal frim his decision excluding the sealed letter as evidence as a part of the will of the late Philo s. Bennett. Judge Cleaveland of the probate court, ex- cluded the letter, and on the appeal to Judge Gager of the superior court it was also excluded. The finding consists of twenty-seven typewriter pages and includes not only the decision in full but the attempt on the part of Attor- ney Newton to examine Mr Bryan on the witness stand, Judge Stoddard, for Mrs. Bennett, objected in every in stance, and Attorney Newton took twelve exceptions. The case will go to the supreme court.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
MICH souGHT FOR.

Five attorneys went to Newark this week to take a deposition in the But ton will case. L. E. Jacobs and L. N Blydenbprg represented the will, D. R.. Aryine the heirs. and Miss Susan o. Neil and John O'Neil represented Miss Welton. The suit involves the disposi- ton of house and lot left Mrs. Welton by the late William Button.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
TO COLLECT BOND.

Action brought by the state of Con- necticut to recover $500 from John E. Rohan, was tried before. Judge Bishop in the court of common pleas yester- day. the state endeavoring to collect on a bond given by the defendant for the appearance of Edward Bowman when wanted for trial oil the charge of having robbed a local concern.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
ALL FOR WIDOW.

Attorney Harry W. Asher yesterday filed in the probate court the will of the late J, w. Niederpruem, proprie- tor of the Heublein cafe at Church and Court streets. The will bequeaths all os the estate to the widow, Mrs. Ber- tha Niederpruem, and she is made ex- ecutrix.
 The property consists of the good will and furnishings of the cafe, and secur- ities. No estimate is made of it's value.
 The will was executed in Buffalo in 1896.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
WADDINGHAM SUIT.

After many postponements the case of Benjamin R. Kelsey against John C.. Punderford will be called to trial be- perior court to-day. Plaintiff seeks to recover $1,000 given as part payment of S2600 on the Wilson Waddlngham prop erty at West Haven the deal not being finally consummated. A counter claim of abou. $500 is set up by the defend- ant
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
BANKRUPTCY APPLICATION.

Fred A. Bassernan, a grocer and meat dealer at 1,243 State street. has filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States court. His fail- ure was precipitated by attachments made by creditors. The schedule shows that he owes $2,24S.5S and has assets amounting to $942.0S.
 Referee Henry c. Newton has as signed the matter for hearing on May 27.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18

Joseph Ippidiamante. charged with breach ot the peace, was remanded until May IS.
 Patrick J. Ganley. charged with breach O. the peace. was fined s5 and costs.
 John Grant and James J. Reilly were fined $ and costs for breach of the peace, and Reilly paid an additional fine of s and costs for resisting a police officer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
HAPPY WEDDING BELLS.

4 wedding of interest to many will be celebrated at noon to-day at 144 Whalley avenue. the home of the bride. The contracting parties are Frank Val- entine os New Britain and Miss Mill dred Mitchell The floral decorations are by Osterman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
SETTLED OUTSIDE.

The case of George o. Cruttenden, ad- against the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, was listed for trial before Judge Ralph Wheeler in the superior court yester- day. bu tthe trial did not begin as the parties settled the case out of court.
 There were no other cases ready for trial yesterday so Judge Wheeler ad- journed court till this morning, when
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
Better Than Spanking.

Spanking does not cure children of bed wetting. If it did there would be few ehil- dren that would do 1t. There is a consti- tuti0nal cause for this. Mrs. M. Summers, home treatment to any mother. She asks no money. Write her to-day if your children trouble you in this way. Don't blame the child The chances are it can't help it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18

made use of to his own pecuniary ad- vantage. and cessation of communf- cation between them was deemed ad- visable by her relatives and friends. Among the former is General George M. Harmon, her son-in-law, while MI. Hellyer and Mir. Mansfield are trus- tees for her estate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18

the case of Henry c. Newton vs. Will liam H. Aston and others will be tried. The suit concerns a dispute over the ownership of some property at Sea- breeze on the West shore.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
HEMINGWAY INVENTORY,

The inventory on the estate of the late Charles w. Hemingway of Lenox street. was filed in the probate court yesterday. It shows the estate to be valued at $515S5,eS The real property amounts to s6.500
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
DENsLoW,s ESTATE.

Arthur E. Carr was appointed ad- ministrator on the estate of the late Willis L. Denslow in the probate court yesterday. The estate is valued at about $4,O00.
 The administrator is an uncle of Le- roy Denslow, minor, of Readyille. Mass. who is the sole heir of the es- tate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18

Burnett's Vanilla Extract is the fixed standard of excellence. It has outlived criticism. It is the finest and purest ways ask for Burnetts Vanilla.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
FREIGHT AND DEMURRAGE
 CLAIMS SETTLED
Pertaining to the Schooner Ames-Ar- gument on Injunction Against Yale Man-Mandamus to Compel Removal of Wooden Poles in West Haven Many Estates in Probate.
Many Estates in Probate.

The libel for freight and demurrage of the schooner George H. Ames against cargo of yellow pine delivered to the Dawleys at Dawley's lumber yard in Norwich has been settled. The Yfrsighs was $2,0SS and the claim for de- Imurrage was S1,0O0. The freight was paid and $700 and costs were paid on the demurrage claim. Attorney J. D. Dewell, jr., of this city, appeared for the schooner and Arthur l.. Shipman of Hartford for the cargo. The conten- tion Of the owners of the cargo was that fnasmuch as the bill of lsding only called for freight no demurrage could be collected, and Judge Platt was ask ed to dissolve the attachment for the season. but after hearing argument on the motion the judge refused 70 dissolve the attachment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-18
INJUNCTION AGAINST STUDENT.

INJUNCTION AGAINST STUDENT.
 At the instance of Attorney Seymour c. Loomis, Judge Bishop yesterday ap- pointed Monday next as the date for hearing arguments for the dissolution of temporary injunction obtained by Charles Hellyer, Burton N. Mansfield and George M. Harmon, by which Ernest H. Hurd, a student in the senior class at Yale, is restrained from hold- ing any communication with Mrs. La- vinia H. Foy of 62 Dwight street, widow oc James H. Foy. MT. Hurd comes from Wilton, Conn, and has for the past two years resided at Mrs. Foy's home at the address given.
 According to the allegations on which the injunction was secured Hurd dur ing his residence with Mrs. Foy, who is about ninety years of age, had secured an influence over her of which he had
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
AN APOSTLE OF PAGANIsM.

Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, the 1896 martyr OF the
sacred of Is to l. whose present erie of influence
is presidency of Nebraska university is making fur
Their progress his journey from the tropics of radcasm
the arccs of cold conservatism. More than year
ago abandoned silverism later he appeared in the
prints high pliments for Mr. Rockefeller and
last week he mounted platform to advocate the killing OF
all sickly and deoTmed children. DR.. Andrews is mani
festly type mind which feels irresistible call
from within get the other side When surrounded
by gold bugs be silver bug; later translated
among bugsunder the very drippngs of Mr. Bry
ans caves were owing his place to Populistc
board regents-he felt that he must become gold bug
radical among conservatives and conservative among
radicals he is obsessed with notion of being peculiar
His gorge any generally accepted view and the
common sense of the many is bitter his taste
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
THE EVERY DAY JAP AT HOME.

Everything connected with Gilbert Sulvan's coun-
try of Pooh Bah Kateshaw and Yum Yum is now OF in
terest Fowery Kingdom turns out to be kingdom
of anything but redoubtable warriors. In little
book by H Irving author tells much of the
physical the Japs life He that the Japanese
are noted for possessing dispositions be
found anywhere the world Poteness and good nature
seem Unborn with the Japanese baby AS time goes on
and the child reaches adult age kindly disposition appears
to have increased geomerical ratio When Caucasian
applies physical training under Japanese teacher he
is required satisfactory proof to the
of his disposition Even after admitted to the
school, if the white shows too great tendency to
sudden anger politely requested TO seek instruction
elsewhere.
Anger it said poisonous rritant of the heart
upsets the nerves. and examination of japanese
vital viii show that heart disease and nervous
prostraton almost unknown in Japan as causes Of
death"
The Japanese are very fond of water outwardly and in
wardy Ages ago the samurari discovered that it was
beneficial the system drink large quantity Of
every day. AS for bathing the commonest Japan
laborerthe spend the greater part Of
his working hours hard abor-is in the habit
cleansing his body daily If he does not and the
fact known he is looked upon by his associates
being something OF pariah. During the por
ton of the year the esuey classes of the MkadOs
people take three baths day. The japanese attribute
their remarkable comparative immunity from rheumatism
to the fact that they water very freely.
Long ago the japanese became advocates the necs
sy OF abundance of pure air Mr.. Hancock says that
any subject of the mikado would smile the notion that
fresh air in any form could be harmful The japanese
eat fresh air with gUsto than they do food.
The samurar of old in the morning pass into
the outer air there number deep breaths The
time of the morning chosen just the
ing At this hour the air is purest In the coolest
nights of winter air crcuates through the native houses
without interference If the sleeper feels chilled he adds
bed clothing But the passage Of through
the entire house is never prevented"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
N !

So far the engagements due 10 leap year
are slow. The eligible bachelors have all
announced themselves as engaged 20 Ia
dies in the east Widowers with numer-
Gus incumbrance seem the only available
figures in the market And the worlds
fair at hand, too.
:-:o..o:-:
The friend who loves you when your
purse is empty often has something for
you to do for him that is OF as much
Importance as cash. Platonic affection is
more or less shaky.
-.o.. loI-
1t is not always the women who fiatter
one for favors. and having gotten them.
have far away expression when you
meet them.
One Wichita girl declares it will be
worth while to get married in time to
go TO the St. Louis fair. even If she has
to get a divorce afterwards.
-i;I..I:l-
4 cowboy sent q horned toad to his
sister in the east. There were five ladies
in the room when the express han opened
the box And in less thar five seconds
these five damsels were standing on the
highest pieces of furniture available.
There is nothing like being up-to-date
when you've got the price.
O..l-l.-D
a man without money is like linen
duster-only good for warm weather.
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Nine times out of ten when you hear a
young man denouncing the young ladies
for painting and powdering. he. as a
general rule. CANDLES and drinks. 1t is
a poor rule that won't work both ways.
d..I--i..D
If a false heart could be spit out occa-
sionally. like false teeth, many a person
would faint at the sight of the dirt.
l:!-l:l-l:l
They say the Mckinley club at To-
peka is tough joint. but so greatly is
the hypocrisy of the originatOrs of the
club admired, that it hasn't been dis
turbed
C)o-o(.)
Contrary to the ethics of prize-fghting.
it took many more words for President
Roosevelt to proclaim neutrality than for
war.
O-O"O-O
Killing any laying hen just now is as
short sighted as the old Latin fable about
the golden egg.
()-(1-(O
Since Dewey and Simpson Cor Schley)
set the naval pace by sinking a whole
fleet at once, the news from the Orient
is too tame to suit the cultivated taste
of Americans.
:'-I:i-I:
Spain is about the best qualified nation
on earth to send messages of sympathy to
St. Petersburg.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
SOMETHING WE ARE BEHIND IN.

Had there been the progress in road making
that place in other lines, the United States
would indeed occupy enviable position among the ma
TONS says Norrstown Herald But such, unfortun-
ately is the An Anticipated system has been
adhered farming communities generally that has pre-
vented progress this direction Education has been
great libraries have been founded the country
has reached pitch of prosperity hitherto unknown but
the subject of internal communication has been grossly
neglected There ought to be great improve
respect the country is to take its proper
place in the onward march if civilization.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
STATISTICAL FACTS NOT RoMANcEs.

Too many of the writer's for magazines too much
given to flights Of fancy upon the hand much
20 theory upon the other TO be reliable The magazine
for theoretic corollares and scientific deductions
daily newspaper for facts.
The following sentence appears in the Worlds Work
for February editorial by that handsome
monthly devoted the material progress of the world
pecialy the United States Of America:
Our dozen principal crops last year worth
than three hundred billions"
The population United States is about S0O0OOOO
probably somewhat exceeding that number So that $780,
OOo0o0,0Oo means far from $3.50 for every man.
woman and child in the country 1t would give every
family about $4,000 There is hardly any limit the
attractive analysis which might be of so vast sum-
But unfortunatelythe labor skill and ingenuity
Aemrican people together with all land and other nat
ural wealth which they have acquired in various ways
including conquest and occupation. have amassed only
about $3.50 for every nhahan of the country The total
possessions OF the 100000 or more Aercans are not
estimated by the best authorities about 100000 coo 0n
The figures given by the Worlds Work are beautiful.
but they not The value of the dozen
principal crops last year has been magnfed one hun
cred times. That is all
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
1ailu - = Il III E
M M. MURDOCH. Editor.

The American Humans Society mas
taken up the question of the protec-
ton of cattle on the western plains
of Texas Kansas, New Mexico and
Colorado From what is reported the society has an exag
gerated idea of situation Cattle men, from self in
terest will not permit die of thirst and star
walton if they can help it, Free range growing limited
per cent herds These humane societies as rule are
prone to go off half cooked" They too much in
the absence of reliable data At late meeting OF the
society mentioned held in Cleveland Ohio, Mr. E. A
Whitehead of Colorado submitted paper the starva
ton of cattle upon ranges Of the west He drew
fearful picture Of situation the Colorado ranges
where cattle by the millions he said "are allowed to
perish during the winter months" He wrote in conciu
sion: These cattle without food except the dead grass
they can paw from snow without water and exposed
to the biting winds and ice of winter hunting all
December to April without Hundreds of thousands
of them die while others reduced to skeletons
by the time spring and the melting gives
them access the grass The speaker said that half
million cattle had died a single ranch in Texas last
winter on other ranches half the stock lost and OF
still others the cattle reduced bundles of bones
and hide by starvation only the cattle starved
but they scken from hunger and thirst and cold and
then attened on crop grass and shipped to the
eastern market"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13

Radium has been credited Of late with all kinds of in
credible things especially along the line of cureas But
now comes Prof Pegram Of Columbia who says he has
solved the problem of perpetual motion with the new
metal He has started pendulum moving which BIZ the
aid of a radum tube would apparently swing forever
and he invites the world 10 and sec il Perpetual
motion has always been regarded absurdty by the
wise But science is concluding that the substances
whose strange manifestations lately been deve
oped foreign origin PERHAPS meteoric origin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-02-13
KANSAS CURRENTS

Mr.. Noah built q cycave at Bluff City,
last week. Who says there is nothing in
heredty?
The Chanute Tribune has purchased the
Chanute Oil and Gas Review 1t aspires
! to be IT in southeastern Kansas.
A day of prayer for colleges will be
held tomorrow. at Sterling
/. S. Boyer. of Scott City. offers a re-
ward for his copy Of Eugene Ware $
poems. Somebody borrowed it.
Roosevelts proclamation Of neutrality
wasn't admired To any great extent at
| Wellington it is said
The Port Arthur Of Wellington is the
Third ward Eight candidates in that
ward want the delegation.
The farmers have commenced overhaul
ing their machinery preparatory to the
spring work.
c. 3. Macdonald Of Caldwell urges
his constituents not to be put on with a
substitute or something Just as good.
He refers TO patent medicines anybody
bur a politician Will agree.
An OLd SCNQOl DlliH4uE II Ness 'it@ -
to be used as print shop. 1t will not
be the~nrst time a little 1~vil has been
lodged therein. however.
c. \. Cox died at Chanute Monday. he
was once member Of the Legislature.
and has been prominent in Neosho county
politics.
\ citizen Of Howard moved to Winfield
Ln =,
back in Howard the n@xt day. and II -
reported on good authority that the mas
ter viii have TO move hack To Howard II
he cares to enjoy that dogs society.
The great moral sheet Of Lawrence says
this Is not Henry Aliens gear IN Second
district politics. Now. watch every one of
those Lawrence papers claim this item
a their own
when To Prune~ Is an article in the
Mail and Breeze. Though good. Il came
too late TO do Farmer Bailey any good
Tho gang At Topeka shouldn't forgsy
10 send Speaker PTingle valentine to-
morrow. Any OF those cartoons viii do
Prairie dog poison Is said to be killing
the prairie dogs II should y put in the
hole
save your hides. advised the scoff
City News shortly after the wreck q the
machine 4 lap-robe man % that city
offered good prices for both COW And
horse variety in January.
No night work IS required n students
iu the Abilene schools. Health is the end
in view.
The News force attended spelling bee
a. Caldwell the other evening with TIE IN
evitahle result The schooi teachers "a ~
never have cause sGzsn 70 coEnpiaIa II
the News treatment q them
There's one girl n Wellington that leap
year shouldn't worry much. and shes
Mss vineyard.
Abilene Reaector- Victor MuusDek hzs
returned 20 Washington ard soseTuniT
gives i out that Kansas IL tor Rooss,-
veir- Ee dldnt think i - VIC
me traia that killed Mr. Martin 2;
H1tch.zsos ass going 81 SID -
twenty niles a. hour- TIE cogoca void
better repeal hat ordnance. limiting
srs..s. y = Eoai1 have i;s authority -
srz~fe1.
Fsur car loeas q horses we're EAlpEes
ous q Dickiason eoGnty last wsex fos the
east