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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Seectmen of the Town of North Branford. Conn, until 2 D. nl., of Monday. April 11th, 1904, for the groding and con struction of two sections of road in the town of North Branford in acordance with the plans and specifications approved by the State Highway Commissioner.
 Bids shall state the price per linear foot forfinished road complete; the town through missioner, reserves the right to increase or diminish the number of feet to be improved after the contract is let.
 The Surety Company bond or certified check in the sum of not less than one-third of tle cost of the work, which must accom- nany each proposal, shall indemnify the town mon the bidders refusal to sign the con tract at the prices he submitted and fur nish like bond for the performance of the work. In case the bder shall refuse to sign the contract, he shall forfeit from his bond ar check a sum equal to the difference fn nrice between his bid and the next lowest bidder, or if he Is the only bidder, the low est bidder on q re-ndvertisement
 Plans and specifications may be examined at the office of the first selectman, at the at Hartford or at the office of A. E. Hfll' engineer, Mo- 100 Crown street. New Haven The selectmen, and the Highway Commits sioner reserve the right to reject any and ali Dated at North Branford, Conn.,, March '-s'' '-s HERBERT 0. PAGE,
 D. M. FOOTE,
 z. J. WARD,
 Selectmen, Town of North Branford. a1-6t
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SOUSA'S BAND.

To speak of the excellence of such a standard musical organization as Sou sa's band would be like affirming that coal is black. Their concert at the Fly
 perion last evening was enthusiastical- ly received, and nearly every number
 was encored. The great band, filling
 the stage, was in good condition, ren-
 dering the selections with delicacy and feeling, showing their great power, or as difficult a thing, holding it under careful control. Miss Jessie Strauss, the violinist, charmed the audience by her playing. New pieces presented by the band were, Ballet Scene from the
 Greeks by Massenet and novelette, "Once Upon a Time" from the cantata Princess May Blossom," by Liza Leh- mann.
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AS OTHERS SEE US.
Foreign Insurance Press Does Not
 1r, 4 o p; rr;

Foreign Insurance Press Does Not Marvel at Our Big Fires. | Under the heading of Fire Hazard in the United States" our contempor- ary, L'OEsterreichische Revue, publish es a long article in which it observes that the recent Baltimore confiagration has naturally attracted the attention of European insurance men to the risks from fire in the United States. It has asked, among other questions, how it is possible that, in large city like Balti- more, possessing a. remarkable fire de- partment and water pipes in all the streets, an entire quarter could be de- stroyed by the fire, causing millions of dollars in losses.
 If one wishes to formulate the reasons for these. exceptional risks, one might condense them all under the unregu- lated liberty of all the commercial life, which is the cause of these hazards. It 1 is an acknowledged fact that every one in America is absolutely free to have in his property or on his prem- ises whatever seem good to him. He can, if that so pleases him, and if he 1 thinks it possible to do it, build his
 house up to the skies and employ to this
 end any material which appears to him
 most proper to accomplish it. He can
 construct his buildings absolutely fire proof or else he can use in their com
 struction as much wood as his archi- i tect thinks well; he can heap up and accumulate in his storehouse stock and
 chandise-quantity and quality left
 to his free volition-while in Europe these warehouses are subject to cer-
 tain legal and administrative regula-
 tions; he can erect fire walls, entirely l isolating it from the whole. neighbour l hood, as he can also, if he judges it ex-
 pedient, set his merchandise up against
 the property of his neighbor, without
 the least separation; in a word: No
 property is subject anywhere to be sub
 mitted to preventive measures by the police
 It is the principle of '1et well enough alone'' in all it's force.
 l Without finding fault with this liberty which is such good thing in political and social economy, it must be confess
 ed, however, that 6 certain regulation
 is quite necessary at times, especially
 as regards the construction, the purpose
 of the buildings, their height and their
 contents. But in America the adniris-
 trative prescriptions regarding these
 points are wholly defective, and where
 they do exist they are 50 old that they
 are obsolete.
 l The city of Boston, for example, has
 even to-day certain quarters, distant
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GRACE CHURCH, FAIR HAVEN.


 GRACE CHURCH, FAIR HAVEN. Grace church. Fair Haven, elected last night as follows: Senior warden, ". C. Rowe: junior warden, Thomas Rogerson.
 Vestrymen-Captain J. E. Reeves, Ar thur J. Weld. Sylvester Gilbert, Edwin H. Fenton, John Keast, c. H. Smith, H. H. Nettleton. F. J. Chatterton, w. $. Welton. Arthur Sherwood, F. E. Hull, H. H. Smith. F. J. Chatterton was reelected clerk. w s. Welton was elected treasurer in place of Arthur Sherwood, resigned. Delegates to diocesan convention-W | S. Rowe. Thomas Rogers; substitutes, Arthur Weld, H. H. Nettleton.
 The Easter day collection at Grace church was s400. ! The resignation of Rev. Mir. Riddle as rector Of Grace church is not yet off cially before the church, but action or the subject will probably be taken al the next meeting of the wardens an6 vestrymen. St. PauTs and St. Johns churches l hold their annual parish meeting ir May.
 May. as do also Christ church and St James, church.
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ANNUAL PARISH ELECTIONS
HELD AT VARIOUS. EPISCOPAL
 CHURCHES LAST NIGHT.

wardsns and vsssrymen and Delegates
 to the Diocesan Convention Chosen
 Officers Chosen.
 The annual meeting of Trinity Epis- co9al church was held last evening at the parish house of the church, Rev. Dr. Baker presiding. There was no bus mess of note, other than the election of wardens, vestrymen and delegates. clerk and treasurer. The election re- suited as follows: Senior warden, Charles E. Graves; junior warden, A. Heaton Robertson; vestrymen, William W. White, Edward c. Beecher. Willis E.. Miller. George H. Futile, Sherwood s. Thompson, William E. Barnett, David R. Alling, Benjamin H. Cheney, John c. Schwab, William w. Farnam, How ard c. Vibbert. John Edward Heaton, William T. Fields. Horace G. Bascom. Mir. Bascon was elected in place of the late John H. Platt, this being the only change.
 Delegate to the diocesan convention: Charles E. Graves. A. Heaton Robert son; alternates. Howard c. Vibbert. George H. Futile.
 Treasurer, Willis E. Miller.
 Clerk, Edward c. Beecher.
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ToLsToI ON THE WAR.
First Duty of Thlaking Beings Is to
 Abolish II,

Abolish II.
 Paris, April IA correspondent of the Figaro cables an interview with Count Tolstoi on the subject of the war, in which the author declared that the first duty of thinking beings was to abolish the war. He refused to admit that a Russian victory would mean the spread of civilization and said he was not con- vinced that civilization was found in Europe merely because the Europeans had created artificial needs such as rail- ways and telegraphs. adding, ''it is not by these modern inventions that we must judge the development of the hu- man mentality"
 Asked whether he had not made some reservation on the subject of the prac- tical application of the ideas, which he preached, Tolstoi said: ITO be quite sincere. I am not entirely freed from the notion of patriotism and I feel that it persists despite myself owing to atav- ism and education, but when I examine my fundamental duty say unreseved- ly that no reasoning in the world stands before the reasons of humanity and my conscience tells me that slaughter un- der whatever pretext is execrable, that war is a monster scourge and that everything leading to war is to be ut terly condemned
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NEW MAYOR CONGRATULATED.
Judge Henney of Hartford Member of
 Quinnipiack Club

 Judge Henney of Hartford Member of
 Quinnipiack Club.
 The election Of Judge William F. Henney to the mayoralty of Hartford yesterday gave pleasure to his many friends in New Haven, and the Courier office was called up by telephone many times by inquiring friends who were anxious to find out how the election went. Judge Henney is a. member of the Quinnipiack club of this city and is a brother of John Henney of this city, general superintendent of the motive power of the Consolidated road. When the election of Judge Henney was an- nounced President George H. Ford of the Quinnipiack club sent the following telegram to him;
 Judge Henney, Hartford: Your as- sociate members of the Quinnipiack club of New Haven send you their cor dial greetings and congratulations.
 Signed: George H. Ford.''
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EMPTY NOW
H ow One Woman Quit Medicine.

While coffee user my stomach lbled me for years says lady of 1mbus, O., and I had to take medi-
 all the time. I had what l thought
 the best stomach medicine l could
 had to keep getting it filled all the at 4Oc a bottle. ! did not know tt the cause of my trouble was, but
 dragged along from day to day suf- ng and taking medicine all the time. About six months ago I quit tea and ee and began drinking Postum and ave not had my prescription filled Ie. which is a great surprise to me I it proves that coffee was the cause ! II my trouble, although I never sus- ted it.
 INhen my friends ask me how I feel ke I have been taking Postum, I say, Itell the truth I don't feel at all only t I get hungry, and eat everything ant and lots of it, and it never hurts and am happy, and well and con- ted all the time.
 could not get my family to drink tum for while, until I mixed it in a e coffee, and kept on reducing the punt of coffee until I got it all Post
 Now they all like it and they nev- pelch it up like coffee.
 We all know that Postum is q sun he maker, I find it helps one greatly
 we do not have to think of aches
 pains all the time and can use our ds for other things" Name given Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich. he one who has to bother with coffee es and pains is badly handicapped he race for fame and fortune. Post is wonderful rebuilder, There's a eaSon.
 ook in each pkg. for the famous lit- book, "The Road to Melville"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05

from the center of the city. constr S d tentirely of wood, and, although the new sections of Baltimore are cut by broad avenues with very free space, there are others which leave more to be wished for
 In New York, even. there are old sec tions composed of worn-out ruins lean- ing one against the other or having very little clear space between them. There are occasionally veritable fire traps and one easily sees with what rapidity fire spreads if ever it gets started these. There are some things, considering the eminently practical mind of the Americans, that are done rather astonishingly.-From L'Argus of Paris.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05
sUNLIGHT SEWING scHooL,

The Sunlight ewing school will hold a rummage sale beginning to-day, April 5, at 10 o'clock. If any of our friends have any cast off clothing or wearing apparel of any sort of which they come across in their household cleaning, their gifts will be greatly appreciated.
 We are making an effort to raise the means to carry on the work for the coming term. Our rooms will be open from 10 a. m. to p. m. on Tuesday, April 5, to Friday, April 8, for the re- 'ception of goods and for our sales.
 Send goods to 95 Eaton street or 17S Dixwell avenue, Mrs. ". D. Andrews.
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| NAwFUL JAPANESE CUSTOM.

A NAWFUL JAPANESE CUoIOM.
 It was custom in old Japan to bury living retainers, servants, and even horses, upright in a circle round the grave of a member of any imperial or noble family. The heads of these poor whetches were left exposed, and their cries of agony during their lingering death could be heard night and day. This awful custom was changed by a tender-hearted ruler in the second year of our Christian era, rough clay images being substituted for the living beings; but so late as A. D. 646, another Em- peror had to legislate against the re- currence of such living burials. St. Jame's Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05
TWO STILL. ALARMS.

The firemen of No. Is house were summoned to Clancey's bottling works on Liberty street at o'clock yesterday morning. There was slight fire, which was put out with very little damage.
 There was a. grass fire in the rear of 35 Clark street yesterday noon, and the men from No. S's house put it out.
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Shipping News.

New York, April 4.-Sailed: Steamer Pala. tia, Naples and Genoa.
 Gibraltar, April 4-Passed: Steamers Pe- rugia, New York for Lsghorn and Marseilles Umbria, Genoa for New York.
 Gibraltar, April 3.-Passed: Steamer Citta di Torino Genoa and Naples for New York
 Genoa, March 31-Arrived: Steamer Lom- bardia, New York via Naples.
 Bremen, April 4.-Arrived: Steamer Main New York.
 Boulogne, April s.-(Not 22d). Sailed Steamer Ryndam for Rotterdam, New York
 Naples March 27.-Sailed: Steamer Sicil ian Prince. New York (and passed Sayres April ?.
 Hamburg, April 1 Sailed: Steamer Pre- toria, New York;
 Cherbourg, April 3.--Sailed: Steamer Bremen Cfrom Bremen and Southampton} New York
 Genoa, April 4.-sailed: Steamer colum bia, New York.
 Lizard, April 4.-Passed: Steamer Mesa ba, New York. for London.
 Plymouth, April 4-9:15 D. m.-Sailed Steamer Patricia, from Hamburg and Bou logne, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05
Use AIIen,s Eont-Ease.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes. Your feet feel swollen, nervous and damp, and get tired easily. If you have aching feet, try Aliens Fo0t-Ease. It rests the feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. Cures aching swollen, sweating feet, blis- ters and callous spots Relieves chilblains, corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Try 1t to-day. Sold by all druggists, 25c. Don't accep' any sub stitute. Trial package FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted. Ee Roy, N. Y.
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The Chatheld Paper Go. sfa4s sgsssos s59ss4 Most Complete Line of Paper and Twine in State

Miss Margaret Barry will give q whist os six tables at her home, 13s West street, Tuesday, April 12.
 The Tribune Sunshine society will meet at the City Mission House this af- ternoon at o'clock
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05
K. OF F. CONTENTION

To be Held -Night-Work by Amer
 ica Lodge.
 Tonight the first district convention of the Knights of Pythias will be held in the Blue room of the Masonic Tenn pie, corner of Union and Chapel streets at which time the first rank will be conferred by the degree team of Amer ica lodge on a class of about fifty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05
PORT ARTHUR AGAIN
 UNDER JAPANESE FIRE

(Continued from First Page.)
 The Chefoo correspondent says the Liao river is extensively mined and that twelve stone laden junks are ready for sinking at the entrance of the river at a moments notice. The guns of the Russian gunboat Sivoutch have been re-shipped.
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sT. THOMAs, cHTTRCH.

The annual parish meeting of St. Thomas P. E. church was held last ev- ening at 8 o'clock, the rector, Rev. Will liam A. Beardsley, presiding. The cleo tion resulted as follows: Senior var den. Joel A. Sperry; junior warden, George Rockwell.
 Vestrymen. Frederick N. Botsford, Jonathan w. Pond, Dr. Charles A. Lindsley. Burton Mansfield, Frank H. Sperry, John B. Judson. Louis A. Mans field, Professor Andrew W. Phillips, Dr. c. Purdy Lindsley. Edward N. Peck, George I. Bassett. Charles E. Rounds. Dr. John P. c. Foster, Hervey J. Kel- logg, Clarence B. Bolmer, John L. Blinn, Frederick J. Kingsbury, Jr., Arthur s. Bradley. Walter Pond.
 Treasurer. George J. Bassett; audi tors, Elliott Littlejohn, Francis c. Coley.
 Delegates to the diocesan convention were Burton Mansfield. Dr. Charles A. Iindsley: alternates John B. Judson, | George J. Bassett.
 Clerk, Edward N. Peck.
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any man who says "the fools are all dead yet thereby proclaims to world that his wife isn't a widow
 Etimore American.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-05

Instructor Cat night schooD-cive an example of an unfinished sentence.
 Shock-headed young inan-Go to!-- Chicago Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29
THE EVERGREENS.

White Pine.-Five needles in a bun
die: scales OF cone thickened at the top.
Scotch Pine.-Two blush green, short
needles in q bundle.
Fir.-Erect cone; fat, spreading nee
dies scattered singly.
Austrian pine.-Two long. dark green
needles in a bundle.
Norway Spruce. - Large hanging
cones: scattered needles point all ways
Hemlock.-Small hanging cones: rai
spray.
Larch.--Alany needles In a cluster
fall OF each year; erect cones.
Red Cedar.-Bluish berries: sharI
prickly spray.
Arbor Vite.-Flat branches: cone:
few scaled, and only two seeds undei
each.
White Cedar-Cones roundish, witt
four TO eight seeds under each.
Pitch Pine.-Dark stiff needles ar
ranged in threes.-Boston Post.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29

A member of the house, discussing
the postoffice troubles the other day.
observed that Congress had started
out to investigate the postofiice de-
partment, but that it had ended in
the postofiice department Investigate
ing Congress, which moved Represen-
tative Henry, of Texas, to a cloak
room reminiscence.
That said he, sis like the old
story of the man who had a sick
mule. He went to a veterinarian
and asked tor some medicine for the
animal. The veterinarian gave hin
a big pill, with instructions to blow
il into the mules throat with long
quill.
How did II work." the veterin
arian inquired when next he saw tn,
owner of the mule.
Work. rejoined the owner 9Th,
only trouble was the mule blew first.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29
Discomfort With Work.

That there is much discomfort with
work among the so called middle
classes in America is due in large part
to the pampering OF children. TO the
supplying of their natural and artificial
wants and 10 the sentimental idea that
their day OF toll will come soon
enough" In general, work is not n
curse. but blessing-a positive means
of grace. One can hardly begin too
early TO impress upon children lessons
OF self help by tasks appropriate 10
their age and forces and 10 beget in
them scorn of idleness and OF depend
enee on others. To do this is TO make
them happy through the self respect
that comes with the realization of pow
er and thus TO approximate Tennyson'
goal OF man. Self reverence. sell
knowledge. self control.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29

"Well, Bobby, how do you like
church," asked his father as they
walked homeward from the sanctu-
airy, to which Bobby had just paid
mis- first visit.
''It's fine CALCULATED the young
man. "How much did you get, faith
err"
''How much did get? Why, what
do you mean? How much?" asked
the sstonished parent at this evident
irrevereuce.
"Why don't you remember wher
the funny old man pass the money
around? only got ten cents"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29
GETTING IN THe WALNUfs.
Al Industry That Closes California
Conniry schools.

tOuntFy ecbooiss
The first English walnut orchard in
California was planted with seed from
the Los Angeles mission gardens. where
the padres had started few trees with
nuts Brought with them from Spain.
The undertaking was a success from
the frs and the acreage OF walnuts
has steadily increased. The walnut
trees early age OF bearing. its long life
and the steady demand for its product
tend TO make the enterprise deservedly
popular.
The walnut tree begins to bear when
six or seven years old. and nothing is
known definitely Of Its age limit of
bearing. Fabulous stories are told OF
trees i'm Spain one or two centuries old
bearing enormous crops. The oldest
trees in California are still bearing. but
deductions from the short history al
ready made show that the tree is in its
prime from its twenly-ifth TO its ihir-
tieth year Fifteen hundred pounds OF
nuts 10 the acre is good average yield,
making seventy five pounds the average
weight from one tree.
The harvest time begins about the
middle OF September and lasts nearly
six weeks The nuts begin TO fall with
the leaves. and the perfect cultivation
under the trees leaves no chance for
them TO lose themselves among clods
/ or weeds. The brown dead leaves
| alone hide thu nuts. Under normal con-
ditions they drop free from the outer
husk. or hull. through its irregular
Naa.- "A
up Is simple matter. Sometimes the
trees are well irrigated just before har-
vest time to insure the clean dropping
OF the nuts.
Boys and girls. men and women. Jap
aneSe and Chinese. are all pressed into
service. and on hands and knees the
great orchards are gone over. not once.
but several times, on account OF the ir-
regular ripening OF the nuts. The trees
are occasionally shaken during the sea.
son TO loosen the nuts. and before the
last cleaning they are pooled" to starr
the very tardy ones. This is done by
long. coarse bamboo poles. whose light
weight makes them easily handled.
In certain rural districts the public
schools close regularly for a 'walnu
vacation" The help OF the children II
needed. and the children are nothing
loath TO replenish their diminished
purses. Pals. cans and gunnysacks arr
scattered among the pickers, and whel
the bags are full they are carried 4
the drying grounds, where they ar
spread out on slat trays to dry.-Re
view OF Reviews.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-03-29
TO THE REPUBLICANS
OF the Eighth Congressional Dis
triCt of Ohio.

convention of delegates representing the
of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict. Is hereby called TO meet in the city OF
Findlay. ON
TUESDAY. THE 18TH DAY OF APRIL. 1894.
BEGINNING at 10 O'Clock of said day. for the
purpose Of nominating candidate for Con-
greSs in said district. the nomination OF a can
didate for presidential elector. snd for the
election OF two delegates and two alternate
delegates to the Republican National Con-
Vention to be held at the city Of Chicago. on
June 81 next. and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come before
the convention
Each county will be entitled to representa-
tion in said convention on the basis of one
delegate and one alternate for each one hun
dred votes and for each fraction OF 20 or more
votes cast for Myron T Herrick. for Govern
follows:
Champaign County. 3i29 votes. "A delegates
and - alteruateS-
Delaware County. SS5a votes. 3 delegates
and S6 alternate>-
Hancock County, 1858 votes, 20 delegates and
- alteruateS-
Hardin County. asa votes. a. delegates and
g alterua1es-
Logan County. 4isn votes. Il delegates and
4 al alteruates
Union County, sssS votes, :, delegates and
i X alternateS-
The delegates and alternates to said Con-
| vention shall be chosen in such manner As
i shall be designated by the County Central
Committees OF the several counties compo>-
Il ing said district
4 The temporary organization as selected by
the Congressional Committee j. as follows;
ChaIrman-Hon- Arthur II. Jones of Della
/ ware
| Secretary-James r. johnson. OF 1rbana-
Sergeant-at-Arms-JO W. BLY, of Findlay
BY order Of the Congressional Committes
OF the Eighth Congressional District. the altl
day Of February. 1894
4 SIS DEATON Chairman.
l r L WOODRCRN.
1 THEO. TOTTtN.
". L. BOWMAN.
4 A. :. CONKLIN.
4 ]. {. HOVER. Secretary.
Feb. a 1904.