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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
THE P. & F. CoRBIN CoMPANY's s
 SOUVENIR.


 The P. & F. Corbin company of New Britain has published very handsome and interesting illustrated souvenir. It is history of the concern compiled by J. B. Comstoclx, bound in green and lures of men prominent in the company, buildings, etc. The frontispiece is alle- gorical, illustrative of the company's fifty years of progress and showing a young mechanic with hammer in one hand, pincers in the other and an anvil by his side, gazing on the buildings of the modern plant, while off in corner is the original building that would at tract no attention now among so many others. The book is issued in commem- .oration of the f1ftieth anniversary of the founding of the house on February IA, 1854. Of it's history the Hartford Cour- ant gives the following succinct and yet comprehensive account: Philip Corbin, the founder and head of the house, is the subject of the first sketch He was born in Wilmington October 26, 1924, and traces his ancestry back to Robert Corbin of Normandy. In the American branch the line traces back to Clement Corbin or Corbyn of Rox- bury, Mass, whose son rendered valua- ble service in King Philips war in 1875. From the earliest known records the family has contained men of character, setting their impress on the time in which they lived and leaving records of public and private service in the arch- ives of the church and stateA Philip has been a leader from his youth up. He was living in West Hartford when, at the age of nineteen, he went to New Britain, March 1S 1S44, to secure work in a factory, and on March IS, 1S44, he began work in the shops of Matteson, Russell & Co, afterwards Russell & Err win, for a contractor named Charles Burt, receiving fourteen dollars a month. Out of this he paid his board and then he sent the rest to the familys In the fall of 1844 he went to work for Henry Andrews, who had contract to make locks for North & Stanley. In the same shops was lock contractor named Bucknell who took pains to teach Philip good deal about lock making. Soon afterwards, backed by Mr. Bucknell, he entered bid for mak- ing plate locks for North & Stanley and got the contract. So Philip began his career as a lock maker and employer of labor, and his work was so we'll done that the next year there was no ques- tion of giving him the contract. His brother Frank, seventeen years old, was then taken into partnership with him. They worked under contract for North & Stanley until May 8, 1S4s. Tn the summer of 1S4S the two brothers and Edward Doen formed a co-partner- ship under the name of Doen, Corbin & Company, and built a shop in the spring of 1s49 that was ready for operations. Four months later MT. Doen sold out to Mrs. Corbin's father MT. Whiting, and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
MOROCCO FARMS AND FARMERS.

MOROCCO FARMS AND FARMERS.
 To American eyes a farm in Morocco is hardly to be distinguished from the surrounding country. One sees no barns nor granaries, nor scarcely any sign of cultivated fields nor fence lines to de- fine where the farm begins or ends. The Moorish farmhouse looks like a se- ries of crumbling walls, not connected; but in different sections of the tumble down pile are three or four small, nar- row rooms, with no windows and poor. apology for door. This is the preva- lent style of dwelling throughout the country, with the exception of a few out-of-town residences of the rich and powerful. For even if a farmer should possess any wealth he must hide all ev- idences of it lest he attract the rapa- cious eyes of governmental authorities. Even the little harvests the farmers have to hide away in pits to screen them from the jealous and greedy eyes of the tax-gatherer. The farm imple- ments are patriarchal in their simplici- ty; few boughs tied together, weighed with a heavy stone, and drawn by a mule or camel, constitute the farmers only harrow. His blow is but a forked stick. Yet, though the soil is only scratched with such poor implements, it is so fertile that it yields abundant har- vest in proportion to the small amount of labor expended.
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Saturday. February 20. 1904.
sLW ADYERIISEMLNrs ro-DAF.

I'd2 A Chinese Honeymoon-Hyperion. Black Clay Suits-Davis < Co. CalIf0rnia-Southern Pacific l.. R. Candy Priees-Boston Grocery Co. Closing Out Sale-Harmon Brothers. l Olive Street. Final Reduetion-Wm. Frank & Co. -Nuts-At Grocers. Gas Rights-Newton & Parish. Hotel Rudolf-Atlantic City, N. ]. Hotels-The St. Charles Hotel. Inyestments-The C. W.sScranton Go. nsurance-Prudentia Life Ins. Co. Jamica-H. E. Sweezey, Agt. Kid GiOVes-The Howe X StetsOn Co. -Handbag-77 Kensington Street. Royal Baking Powder-Grocers. Spring Opening-Brooks c Co. Saturday-The Chas. Monsop Co. S0rosis Shoes-A. E. Greenwood. School of Style-The Edw. Malley O.. The Mems Store-GambleDe Co. The Earl of awtucket-Hyperion. The Vinegar Buyer-Hyperion. Zaza--The Grand. Wanted-Two Men-Tontine Hotel.
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while There ts L,fs There is Hone

I was afflicted with catarrh: could neither taste nor smell and could hear but little. Ely's Cream Balm cured it. Marcus G. Shautz, Railway. N. J.
 Cream Balm reached me safely and the effect is surprising. My son says the first application gave decided relief Respectfully, Mrs. Franklin Freeman, Dover, N. H.
 The Balm does not irritate or cause sneezing. Sold by druggists at 50 cents, or mailed by Ely Brothers, 5s Warren Street, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-20
OPTED ROADS

There are $50 miles of oiled roads in California. This state was the first 10 make use of crude petroleum oil in road improvement, it having thus far hardly passed beyond the experimental stage elsewhere. It has been, however. a marked success in the West.-Coun- try Life in America.
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Local weather Report. New Haven. Feb. 10.
Bris. Mention.


 High water to-day, 1:09 a. m.
 Mrs. E. Stark Thomas will entertain the Saturday Afternoon Whist club to- day at her home on savin avenue.
 The interior of the Congregational church. Clinton, is now undergoing re- pairs, decorating the walls, etc.; also some improvements are being made in the church parlors.
 The game that was to have been played last evening at the Anderson gymnasium between the High school and Olympic clubs of Branford was can- celled by the Olympic team.
 The selectren of the towns of Bran- ford and East Haven have agreed on a drawbridge over the East Haven river. This will cost about $11,00O, and puts an end to discussion of long standing and some litigation.
 Deprived of the fine trophy cups which were offered for wrestling by Dr. Seymour of Derby to Yale, the devotees os the sport have raised funds suffi- ciently large to purchase new cups, and this year there will be prize awards as before
 Patrick Briniey, an old resident of this city, is critically i'll at his home, 246 Chapel street. MT. Brinley was stricken Thursday night with apo plexy. He is sixty-one years of age, and for many years has been employed in the Belle dock freight department of the Consolidated road.
 The committee on ordinances will hold a public hearing next Thursday night, February 15, in relation to the proposed new ordinances that have been drafted, including the voluminous build ing ordinances. Builders, architects and owners Of buildings will attend the hearing and present their views.
 As soon as the spring weather comes the New York, New Haven and Hart ford road intends laying upwards of 20,000 tons of steel rails along it's sys- tenn. This is part of an equipment or dered last year but which was not for various reasons delivered in time to use besore the winter season.
 Dan A. White of Brockton, Mass, for merly general organizer of the Iron Moulders union of North America, will address the Iron moulders this evening at Trades Council hall, Insurance build- ing. Sunday evening MT. White will speak at Union hall, Orange street. His { subject will be "Workmen! What An swer to the Courts? ?"
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IEEATHER RECORD.

Washington, D. C., Feb. 19, 1904, s p. m. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday
 For Eastern New York: Fair Saturday and Sunday; fresh north to northeast winds.
 For New England: Fair Saturday; Sun day fair, warmer; fresh to brisk north winds becoming northeasterly Sunday.
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noTIcE To suBscRIsERs.

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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31
n Nation'
Stamps

Before the Introduction Of the pcs.-
age stamp It was the custom TO take
letters to the nearest postomca end
prepay the postage in cash, the post
master then stamping such mail mat
ter as prepaid. The introduction cf
postage stamps for regular issue took
place in Great Britain May 6, 1910, and
was the result Of the earnest efforts
Of Sir Rowland Hill. Sir Rowland did
not attach so much Importance to the
adhesive label as to prepaid envelopes,
and his fame rests on the envelopes
engraved by W. A. Mulready. rep.e-
senting Britannia" sending letters ID
all parts of the world These were
first placed on sale May 6, 1870 The
envelopes were received with ridicala
throughout the United Kingdom and
were soon dropped out of use, the adj
hesive label taking their place. TIE
example Of Great Britain was first i'm
itated in the United States, where the
proprietors Of local delivery companies
began to sell postage stamps 70 their
patrons as early as 1912. The first
one was the City Dispatch Post, opes-
atins in the city Of New York. In
August. 1912, the United States gov
ernment bought the entire outfit, re-
tanning the design for the postage
stamp, a three-quartar face portrait CT
Washington, changing the inscription
to read United States City Dispatch
Post" The first stamp Of France was
the head Of stern-looking woman,
and was meant to represent liberty.
The present stamp used in France rep
resents two figures, Commerce and
Mercury, clasping hands across the
globe. For most Of her colonies
France issues a special stamp with the
eagle of the empire upon it, but there
are several exceptions The island OF
Reunion has an open rose, and Guade-
loupe has a small stamp with the va ue
alone marked on IT, Bavaria, which
issued stamps in 1S49 marked with
armorial bearings was the first of the
many states and principalities which
now constitute the German empire to
adopt the neW system. Prussia and
Hanover followed in 1850, with the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31

There is a time in every mans edu-
cation when he arrives at the convic-
ton that envy is ignorance; that imi-
tation Is suicide: that he must take
himself for better OF for worse, as his
portion: that though the wide universe
is full Of good no kernel Of nourish-
ing corn can come to him but through
his toll bestowed on that plot OF
ground which is given him to till. The
power which resides In him is new in
nature. and none but he knows what
that is which he can do, nor does he
know until he has tried. Not for moth
ing one face. one character. one fact
makes much impression on him, and
another none. It is not without pre-
established harmony, this sculpture in
the memory. Tho eye was placed where
one ray should fall. that 1t might tes-
tify Of that particular Emerson.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31
Pc-tNgo T. ark
Intro GUcod by
Britain IL 1870.

pori-lt CT Frc~eriek Wiliiem ~. c-d
the regal arms. AID Baden. Wu~t M
berg aLL Saxcny in 1851 with their o ogn
stamps. kazt-.a had frst 1850, tl9
couble-headed eagle. Later tha eagle
wss replaced by the head of Mercury,
which. in 1858, wss altered irt1 tae
head Of Frames Jos -. The stamp OF
Holland. which lore the head Of ths
re.gniag king, william ILL., on the fist
Issue. Is now DISTINGUISHED by numes-
ais oaly. On the italien stamps are
Italian towns va AUs.r.an stan ps,
showing the lcag d1minion Of Au--
tria over parts Of icy. On ssrlc cf the
cd stamps are marked the keys OF
st. Peter, surncunted by the m't-r OF
the bishop cf Rene The ea lie t
Greek stamps aIa datsd 1851 ald have
on them the head cf Mercury ia ms
winged cup. Tic Turkish stamps are
dated 1892 and aear the Signature OF
the reigning sovereign, Abdal -e@.z
Khan, placed sbsve the GEESE mt mo1n-
On eli the later stamps ere tae cres-
cent azd star Balgaria was declared
independent of Turkey in 1873. Her
first stamps bearing the royal arms
were Issued in 1873. lion ramp9nt,
with a crown on its head and large
paws. The Russian stamps have 70 v1-
riety Of Dorta!ture; they are all alike
stamped with the doa5le-headed eagle.
Finlgnd issues its own stamps. They
bear the arIs Of the country on
sh.eld, with tAs.e valuation ia lSopeezs,
the Russian coin. Norway and Swe1-
en- happily have known cniy peace
since the tine stamps were first IN
troduced. The portraits Of Oscar I and
Oscar IL. alternate with the arms of
Norway; while tae Swedish stamps
have the shield with the Swedish arms
For DenmafI there is a stamp with a
crown. supported BY crossed Swords.
The federal administration Of swltz-
erland did not issue postage stamps
until 1885, and most OF them represent
Helyetia as q robed figure holding the
shield with the Swiss cross cep csed
on it in one hand, while in the other
she grasps a sceptor. On all the Chi
nese STAMPS IS a dragon, the natiorsI
emblem G royalty.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31
USED IN JEwELRv.

Consumption OF Gold and silver in the
Arts and Manufactures. .
The director OF the mint at Washing
ton has for many years made an esti-
mate of the amount OF gold and silver
consumed in this country in our indus
trial arts and manufactures, which
estimate has been based upon the bull
lion supplied by the mints and assay
offices, as well as the figures from pri-
vate refineries and manufacturers 70
whom II 1uiry has been sent on this
subject. For the last decade, however,
experts have seriously questioned the
estimates of the coin in circulation and
coin consumed in the arts, as made by
the bureau OF the mint on these figures
and on the table based on an elaborate
investigation made in 1885. TO remove
all doubts on this subject and to ac-
curately determine the consumption
OF gold and silver, both bars and co
in the industrial arts in the United
States, the director of the mint las;
December, sent circulars to jewelers.
throughout the country, asking as
favor that the jewelers. fill out the
blank showing the amount of coin or
bars, god or silver. which they con-
sumed, either in their repair work or
in manufacturing. The returns from
these inquiries, though by no means
complete, served to make much more
accurate the figures on the consump-
tion OF gold and silver in the last re-
port Of the director Of the mint, and a.
effort will now be made to obtain
even fuller returns for the next report
With this object in view circular
and blank, similar to that sent out last
year viii be issued in January to al.
manufacturers using gold or silver. as
we'll as to all jewellers, including those
who do even the smallest of repair
work. with the request that the re-
cipients fiji in the figures required. In
doing this the jeweler may feel sure
that his figures will never be used
except in making a grand total and
will be held strictly confidential by
the treasury department. Among the
reasons which it is believed caused
persons in the past to hesitate in an
swering these inquiries was the fear
that they had in using up coin, mad
yertently violated statute and that
an admission Of this fact might be used
against them. Such a fear, however, is
absolutely without foundation, as
there is no contention that the use OF
gold coin in manufacturers is con-
trary to law. The only object in ask
ing for the information is to euab.e
the treasury department to estimate as
accurately as possible the money
now on hand by determining the
amount of United States coin lost an
nualiy by being melted up for manu-
featuring purposes. 1t is not claimed
that any manufacturer is required by
law to give the information, but, as
there is no reason why he should not
and every reason why he should, for
the benefit of all it is confidently hoped
that the responses from the jewelry
trade to the departments new circular
soon to be sent out, will be as complete
and satisfactory as the authorities OF
the mint can desire.-Chicago News.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31
6be Stars in February

longing to "Cauis Minor" (the Little
Dog) which is listed among the South
ern Consultations.
Following the Eastern line Of vision
down to the horizon. we behold the
missing star Of Leo, clear square
above Regulus, a royal star Of the
first magnitude Below, to the West,
appears AL Fard Tor Cor Hydrae), sec
ond magnitude star of Hydra" 1.-THE
Sea serpent), the only orb belonging
to this extended constellation to be
seen early in February. Further West,
Sirius, the finest of all stars. dazzles
us with its necessarily twinkling brill
liancy; the other fine stars OF the
CAMS Major (the Great Dog) square
are put out like Insignificant rush
candles besides this great luminary.
Phact (third magnitude) of "Columba
Noachi" (Noahs Dove) shines near
the horizon, between the Great Dog
and the lower Star Of "Fluyius Erld-
anus (the River Eridan) whose top
star is a close neigh5or of the first
magnitude star Rigel Of Orion For
the center Of our Southern Aspect in
February is occupied by this magnih-
cent Constellation, the one which con
tains c.osely grourel, the llrgest NUM-
Der Of exceptional beauties.
The triangle of the zodiacal constel-
lation Taurus (the BulD with Aide
baran first magnitude and Nath
shining divinely. Above, the Pleiades
throw their pure, caressing glamour;
they are affectionately called by the
French peasants the Hen and her
Chicks" Almost in a line, down to
the horizon and hugging the Western
limit, we see Hamal ard Sheratan, Of
Aries ithe RAM Menkar, Mira
Ceti and Benten Kaitos Of "Cetus"
(the Whale or Sea Monastery. The
three insignificant stars OF the I'd acal
Constellation Pisces" (the Fishes
cross the West above Mira. And thus
is completed our inspection of the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31

Horse) the only luminaries OF this
beautiful constellation naw visible. To
the left OF the middle star. Alamak, Of
"Andromeda. shines" Cassiopeia" (the
Seated Lady, half reversed now, the
TOP Of the N looking Westward next
to it,the faithful King cepheus," and,
In line with its star Alderamin. shines
lonely, close TO the horizon. Deneb. OF
the second magnitude all that is left
now Of the great Cross Of "Cygnus"
(the Swami. By the way. that word
Deneb meaning in Arabic The Tall"
is met with in the names OF several
important stars; thus we have Deneb
Algledi In the tail OF "Capricornus"
lthe Sea Coat. Deneb Kaltos. in the
ta.l OF "cetus' lthe whale) Denob
Aleei, one OF the beauties Of Leo"
tthe Lionl. Returning toward the
Zenith. VIC notice directly under
Auriga, the Insignificant constellation
"Camelopard" lthe Clrafel and toward
the East, Lynx" tthe Lynx another
small affair. added by the great Ger
man Astronomer Hevc,ius (l6ll-lGS7).
to the list Of the noblef Asterlsms or
COMPLICATIONS. The Pole Star In
straight. horizontal line with the
Pointers Of the Great Dipper IS about
halfway between Alderamin OF Ce-
pheas, and Dubhe the largest star OF
the Great Dipper Looking downward
under the Pole Star, we flnd the body
Of the Little Dipper-its Chariot" to
be more exact-and lower yet. the
many folds OF "D~aco" (the Dragcn)
ending with Alwaid and Etanin, elus-
tered together close to the horizon.
Following that line Westward. we
behold Nekkar a third magnitude star
OF the constellation "Bootesr (the
Herdsman): next month We shall gaze
upon the gem OF this asterlsm. the
superb Arcturus Continuing to the
East. here Is "Cor Carroll tthe Heart
OF Charlesl. so called Ia honor OF King
Charles /. OF England. under whose
reign II was discovered. BY the way.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31

A movement is now on in New York
which is being earnestly supported by
prominent architects throughout the
state and is watched with interest by
members Of that profession in all OF
the larger cities throughout the coun-
try. The scheme, which is in the
hands of the Architectural Lesgue OF
New York, is to secure the enactment
OF law which shall require architects
to pass an examination and register
with a state board before they can
draw plans for the erection Of build
ings. The proposed measure would
prevent self-constituted architects
from drawing plans for buildings inn
properly constructed and dangerous to
the pubic.
A prominent metropolitan architect,
in speaking of the proposed plan. re-
Gently said: THE idea is to place
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31

The few smallpox cases ia this city
have bred an astonishing crop Of ru-
mors. says the New York sun. A wo-
man created disturbance in one OF
the largest dry goods stores in New
York a week ago by expressing the
suspicion that a slight rash on the face
of the girl who waited on her was
smallpox. A physician was summoned
and he pronounced the girl we'll The
mere suspicion which had been ex-
pressed by the woman in a voice loud
enough for other women to hear. was
the basis of a report which went al
over town that one Of the employees
of the store had beer taken home sur
fering from smallpox.
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A Scheme to Safeguard
the Public from
Lncompetents

somewhat eimilar safeguards ar uld
architecture as those that now limit
the practice Of medicine, dentistry and
like professions. As it is both a sci-
ence and an art, the call for some lesal
restraint on its indiscriminata practice
is insistent Where art is net con
cerned at all, as in the construction or
some manufacturing buildings and
tenement houses, the need of scientific
ability is more apparent. In lasge
cities there are usually restrictions
which forbid the construction Of such
buildings as would prove menace to
public safety. But these restrictions
can be eluded by unscru2ulous per-
sons, backed up by the plans Of eo-
called architects grossly ignorant of
the laws of mechanics that limit the
strength and bearing capacity OF
structures.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1904-12-31
RILEY AND VIOLIN.

WHY the HoosIer Poet Has a Weakness
for the Instrument
1t has been noticed that at all the
entertainments given by James Whit
comb Riley there is always a violin
SOLO on the program. There is never
an exception to the rule. His manager
says that the custom is followed out
Of Difference to Riley, although it is
not known that he ever requested such
a favor. There is a story back of that.
1t appears that Riley's ambition early
in life was to be a violinist. He is quot
ed as saying that an accident spoiled
a mighty fine fiddler to make a second
rate poet. but then people may not
agree with him on that score. When
he was a young man he exercised a nd
die a good deal. 1t is said that when
he began practicing out on the front
porch the neighbors went in and closed
the doors and windows, no matter how
hot it might be, but that may be a
SANDER At any rate, Riley wanted to
be a violinist, and was getting greatly
wrapped up In his studies when be met
with an accident which caused the loss
Of his left thumb. This made it i'm
possible for him to pursue his vi-na
practice, and the songs that were
struggling for utterance through the
medium of the violin found escape
through verse, and the world is better
OF on account of the accident. Riley's
managers know Of his weakness for
the fiddle. and that is the reason there
is always a violin solo in the entertain
ment program.-Chicago News.