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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-23
SNOW AND ICE BULLETIN.
Weather Bureau Gives Some Interest
 ing Facts Under This Head

eather Bureau Gives Some Interest,"
 ing Facts Under This Head.
 An official bulletin from the United States weather bureau has been issued. giving the conditions of the country in regard to ice and snow al s D. in. on December 1s.
 The report in part is as follows:
 The area covered with snow at 8 D. m. on Deeecber 19 reached from the Missouri valley to the Atlantic coast, the southern limit extending into KenS lucky and North Carolina, The greater part of the winter, wheat belt Is covered to depths ranging from one to five Inches. while the Atlantic coast dis tricts from central Virginia to southern New England are covered to depths ranging from three to twenty inches, the greatest depths being reported from stations along Long Island Sound.
 The present snow area is much larger than that of the corresponding date of 1903, and over the central valleys mid de Atlantic states and New England the depths are materially greater, but over the northern portions Of the upper lake region and thence Jestward to the northern Rocky Mountain region there is now less snow than at this date last year.
 There has been general increase In the thickness of Ice in all northern dis tricts as compared with the reports of the I2th Instant. Tn the rivers of north. ern New England lee now ranges from ten to thirteen inches, aiN increase of from one to five Inches over the previ- ous week, and 8 corresponding increase l is reported from stations on the great lakes and on the upper Mississippi and upper Missouri rivers, the two rivers last mentioned being closed considera- ply farther south than on the 12th. There is now decidedly less ice than at the corresponding date of last year l in the western lakes and rivers, but
 there is considerably more in fle rivers of the middle Atlantic states and New England.
 The bulletin shows the curious fact I that New Haven had sixteen inches of
 snow on the ground at the time Of the
 report, while Hartford had only eight. l Kingston, R. T., is the only station giv-
 en where more snow is reported than at \ New Haven. Kingston has twenty inches.
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December 10, i90l.

December 10, 1904 For .sa New York-s4:3S. s4;50, x5.59, SSsS, 195.gs s;oo. xS:Io S:SS. "9:s5. 10:s0 m. s4:09- .n .sS tsazs, l;2I. s2;ls, 2;4e, .3:5s. ea.s ea1s sto Erfdgeport), s7:10, sS:O2, sJlS:25 2.gS, 5sl5 pm. Sundays-s4.s8 s4.50 S,e9g s.s5 a.me s2:10, ~2:1S. 4:35. .s5:l2, Ae,io, st;So. 'S:02. S:S0, s9:05 p. m.
 For Washington via Harlem River .l2;52pm.. s12:00 night daily.
 For Boston, Worcester and Provi- qqeelnese, qeins, Via, Hartford and Wil1imantic- lO:0z a. In.. 4:O4 D. m. p Fer Boston via New London and ar9glase9ace-.225, 2, s9 ac6E 2;55, 7:47s sli11:4l. am, .12;05, s2:5s. s5:0s, .7:O1 p. m. -
 For Boston via Springfeld--s1:1s. .iv;25 a. m :45s s5:55 pm. Sundays- l:lS a. m, s5;55 p. m.
 io r"r hartiora, Springfield, etc.--.I:15, ;45, 800. s4:04. x5:07, ss5:4S, s5:55. x5:5S tto Hartford), s6:25 (to Merlden9' xI:O5 tto Hartford), $40, 10:05 pm. 9ila s94nloaay-sl :l5, xs:05 a. m, 12:10. s5:55, ss1 EiF 7s7 Nsy JSS JtSedoP 1to sts s.v6roo ss2S. s2:5S. s:io s4:2o, .5:Os, @ 5:15. 1ays SIS it tto sayprookJ, ejl6:4f. *7:01 pm. Sundays -.-.2;25, *2:55 a.m., *i2:05, '2:5S. s5:0s.
 For Middletown. Willlmantic, etc., 7:S5 am, 1:0O, s5:e5 (to Worcester1, l 6;0S pm. Sundays-7:2O p.nn
 For SheIburne Falls, etc-7:5O am. l 1z;15 Cto New Hartford). 4:04. $500 (to
 For Waterbury via Cheshire--s:a0 a. l m, 40, zoo pm. Sundays-9:00 a. m, 1 2:55. S:05 pm.
 For Derby and Ansonia--7:0e, 800. S:s5z, $40 a.nns 12:1O. 2:s5, s4:O5z, 5:2O. 1 TAO, l1:S0 pm. Sundays--Y 50, 11:40. am, 3:SQ. 6:S0; 8:30. pm.
 For Waterbury-7:0 S:6O. $40 a.nL, 12:lO, 2:35, 5:20, TAO. 11:30 pm Sum days--S:S 11:40 a.m., 6:30, S:30 pm. | For Winsted-7.00. $40 am, I2:10 2;35s 5i20, TAO pm. SundaysT-S:30 a. 1 T1i., 6:30 pm.
 For PittsfeId, and intermediate | points 550, lvia BridgeportJ. 5:35 a. m. 4:05 pm. Sundays--7;50s via B'p'ty 2.m
 For Danbury, via Derby Juncttcn-- 1 s:35 am, 4;05 p:Fn.
 Via Bridgeport, 5:50 a.fn.s 5:25 pm.
 Via South Norwalk-4:50, S:SS a.m.. 12.02, 2.40s 5 ;12, 6:02 pm. Sundays 7:50 am, :15 pm.
 For LitehfeIu-9.35 ann, 4:05 p.m- Sundays--7:50 (via B'pt) am
 *Express Trans. Il Earlor car, limited I gro Derby Junction.
 xLocal Express. i o. M. SHEEsAHD, c. F. HEaiPSTEAD,
 Gen. Supt. Gen. Pass. A9ts
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X GuNN NOBODY IS AFRAID OF.

A GUNN NOBODY IS AFRAID OF.
 The late Mrs. Burlington used to say she was afraid of a, gun without lock, stock or barrel. But if the tinlid old lady could see the Gum elastic book" case at Brown & Durhanl's 1t is highly probable that she would be willing to get very near it, even when 1t was loaded--with books. These Gums go of, ff' too, just as fast as the people are shown their real superiority over every- thing oS tho kind now on the market.
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"A FEW POINTERS.

The recent statistics of the number of deaths show that the large majority die with consumption. This disease may commence with an apparently harmless cough, that can be cured quickly by Kennp's Balsam for the Throat and Lungs, which is guaran- teed to cure and relieve all cases. Price 25c and soc. Sold by all druggists. Sample mailed free. Address Kenp's Balsam. Le Roy, N. N.
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Starin's N. W & N. N. Line.

DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.. 1sss < Leaves New Haven l0:15 p. ni., Starins Pier, foot of Brown Street. Leaves New York, goo D. m, Cortiandt Streer5 Piers. No. IS N. R. Fare 75c., excursion corner Church and Chapel Streets. 8:S0. to 1000 D. m.
 c. Fl FISHER, Agent, g16-tf New Haven, Conn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Delivering the Mails.

The letter carrier is the most oblig-
ing Of men. He takes the greatest Of
pains to get your letters to you at tha
earliest possible moment, and with the
least trouble to you. But the men and
concerns who get the most mail go
after it themselves. Several of the biz
concerns of the city keep heavy trucks
engaged in hauling their mail to and
from the post Office, and in some cassa
one truck Is not enough to accomplish
the task.
One big concern in the city receives
an average OF more than $4,000 letters
each day. No one mail man could pos
sibly accomplish it, and two trucks are
kept busy at the task most Of the time,
while two more carry the replies back
to the post Office.
II all the newspaper and periodical
mail was dropped into the letter and
parcel boxes on the street corners, Il
would almost necessitate the doubling
Of the collecting forces Of the city. In
stead Of doing 1t this way, however. the
various companies engaged in the print
Ing and publishing lines, as well as the
merchandising lines. keep their own
mail collecting wagons, and the rush u
so great that these wagons sometimsa
have to stand for hours waiting their
turn at the door of the post office.
Truly the Chicago post office II .
wonderful institution, second to none.
It takes q business man and business
methods to handle 1t, and at the present
time 1t has both.
WRIGHT A. PATTERSON,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
USES THE SKY AS MIRROR.
Miragsoseops the Invention Of Man
In Pueblo, Col, for Purpose Of
Preventing Wrecks.

Among the many recent devices de-
signed for the purpose Of preventing
railroad collisions by giving timely
warning to the engineer in the cab Of
the presence Of another train within the
danger belt, one Of the most ingenious
is the invention Of Sherman M. Hobson,
Of Pueblo, Col. who is the state agent
for the Colorado Humane society.
This device was called to the attention
Of President Loree, Of the Chicago, Rock
Island g Pacific railroad while making
an ohdcial visit Of inspection over the
southern part Of that system recently.
He became interested in the contrivanoe.
It is said to make use of the principle
Of the mirage and for that reason IL
called the mirageoscope. The inventor
claims to have worked out effectively
the theory that the sky forms mirror.
His apparatus reproduces reflections in
the sky and enables the operator to sec
the whole country within radius Of six
miles from his position. A train of cars
equipped with the mirageoscope, there
fore can be forewarned six miles ahead.
Although Mr.. Hobson does not claim
that his instrument is in perfected
condition, he says that he has on several
occasions prevented train wrecks by its
use. The mirageoscope enabled the
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad company
to capture q would-be train wrecker and
at another time 1t detected an incendiary
In the act Of setting fire to bridge.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
GETTING A JAP HAIR CT.
Little Brown Barber Is in Many Ways
Superior to Talkative Artist
of America.

On returning to the hotel INDUCED
In Japanese hair cut for the first
time, says Brooklyn Eagle cor
respondent. Here you don't go
to the barber shop The bar
Der shop comes to you A very
serious-looking young Jap with sober
hued kimono waiting upon me at my
room at the hotel, and undoing his
barbarous instruments, deity and
skillfully executed very good modern
hair cut in very short time He did
not tenderly rub his hand over that
little bald place on the back of the
head (most all old boys have IT, and
enlarge on the virtues Of his inimita-
BILE hair restorer, and tell you how
much brighter life would seem to you
II you would only invest in bottle
OF 1t, nor did he enlarge on various
themes to display his conversational
powers, but confined himself strictly
to his professional work. In some
respects Japanese BARRIERS are prefer
able to those of our country. Possibly
this superiority may arise from tho
fact that as they do not know our
language they could not indulge in
the customary fairy persifage" If they
wanted to.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
STUDY OF VARIABLE STARS
Constant Growth Of Photographic As
tronomy-Discovery Made by
Madame Ceraski.

Photographic astronomy has grown
constantly in Importance as 1t is more
widely practiced, says the Springfield
Republican, and it ia always worthy OF
note when such a thing happens as the
discovery of new variable star In the
Little Bear, made by Nine. Ceraski in
her examination of photographs taken
at the Moscow observatory. Nearly 80
stars have been shown to be either GER
tainly or probably variable by the ex-
aminations made by Mrs. Fleming and
Miss Leavitt of the Photographic plates
taken this year at Harvard observatory.
OF what consequence are these discov.
cries? We do not know as yet, but that
there is something of moment concern
ing the constitution Of the universes
involved in these riddles Of the heavens
is sure, and at some time that some
thing will arrive nearer solution. Even
at this age the immediate use of such
additions to knowledge has ceased to
be questioned. Astronomy is magnifi-
cent region in which the ideal will al
ways reside.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
MOST POISONOUS DRUG.
Uyanid Of cacodyl Has This Distinc.
tion-In Time May Be Used
as Medicine.

A drug known as cyanid Of cacodyl Is
the most poisonous drug known to man.
It was discovered long ago by French
chemist. says Medical Talk, but attention
has been called to it quite recently by
an English chemist, named Scott. This
drug is a thousand times more poison
Gus than pure prussia acid. When ex-
posed to air It gives of slight vapor,
which to inhale is death. One millionth
part of a single grain Of the drug ex-
posed in an air-tight cage is sufficient to
kill four dogs instantly. And yet in
spite Of its poisonous qualities and it,
terrible power to destroy human life. the
doctors may find some way to use It
rs q medicine. It would be too bad
to let any poisons get away. Some man
ner must be contrived to use them all.
else what is the use Of having poisons.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Caesar and his
turnout

pected me to see what went on in the
black interior of house whose ex.
terior is barely discernible at night
across the street?"
"Then you cannot aid her?" l asked.
With light bound he leaped into the
carriage. AS he took his seat he polite
~ Remarked:
II should be glad to, since, though not
a Moore, she is near enough the fam
lily to affect its honor. But, not hav-
ing even seen her enter the house, 1
cannot testify in any way in regard to
her. Home, Cesar, and drive quickly.
do not thrive under these evening
damps."
And, leaning back with an inexpressl-
BILE air Of contentment with himself,
his equipage and the prospect Of an
indefinite enjoyment Of the same, the
last representative Of the great Moore
family was quietly driven away.
ITO be continued,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
BIG SEA SERPENT is SEEN.
Passengers on an Ocean Liner Report
Strange Monster Estimated
at 100 Feet Long.

: The French liner La Lorraine, which
recently arrived at New York from
Havrs. brought the finest sea serpent
story Of the decade. It was on a Sun.
day, according to the passengers, whom
the great ship was blowing through
the water at 22-knot clip. that the
monster was sighted about mile of
the starboard bow. The morning was
ideal for sighting strange things at
sea, and most of the passengers were
on deck looking for them.
When the sea serpent came to the
surface. say the passengers, 1t was 40.
companied by what looked like a big
waterspout, but which. 1t later trans
pired, was water cast into the air by
the gyrations Of the monsters gigan.
tic inns. For at least ten minutes.
these same passengers say. the sea SER
pent remained on the surface. after
which he disappeared for probably ten
minutes. after which once again he
came to the surface. this time remain.
Ing in plain view for perhaps quar-.
ter Of an hour.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
Yearly Business.

Chicago does heavier postal business
than any other city in the country. In the
money order department last year there
were 7,S32,290 transactions, amounting
to $135 039.420.97. Big as the holiday
business always is, tne record day came
in the spring, instead of the winter.
On the 7th of last April in the money
order department there were 54,095
transactions, amounting to $1,32S, 661. 16.
When put in colo figures it is hard to
.ealize what the figures mean. More than
$3.50 900 passi2. through this one sta
ton OF the government postal depart
msnt: more than 100000 people receiv-
Ing or sending money. Small wonder
that there Is a cry for increased once
help. The wonder is that the help pro-
vided is able in any way to care for SO
great business.
For people who like to speculate on
the meaning of figures there are rev
more interesting documents than the
annual report of Postmaster Coyne. He
deals in figures of a monumental klno
In his last report to the department a.
Washington he says:
1.-THE Chicago post office sells on al
average Of about SIS 900 worth of stamps
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
DOG TRAVELLERS HARNESS.
Orders for Canine Gear Begin to Pour
In When Summer Exodus
Starts.

Harness makers have their harvest
as soon as the summer exodus begins;
and then orders pour in for dog harness.
The only dog harness to be purchased
ready made is built for toy dogs Of the
terrier type, and so the owner Of a dog,
of larger growth 10 compelled to have
his harness made to order. And this
harness is an absolute necessity In the
dogs travelling outfit. Cruel as 1t seems;
to the dog lover. all railroads refuse to
carry dogs as anything save baggage.
and so the pet dog has to be tied up in
the baggage car. The uninitiated ask
II this business cannot be done by means
Of collar and leader. Not so. Nine
times out of ten dog excited by trav-
cling will slip his collar and cause no
end of hubbub in the baggage car.
but he can't slip the proper harness.
which is securely strapped behind his
forelegs,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
CHICAGO Is A WONDERFUL
CENTER FOR MAIL.
SOME REMARKABLE FIGURES
One Million Letters Day in the Out
going Mail-Heavy Business Done
at Branch stations-Money-
Order Statistics.

Chicago.-August is play time at the
Chicago post Office. 1t is then or never
for vacations for the postal clerks. the
letter carriers, the wagon drivers, and
all the other various employees that
go to make that complex machine-a
big city post office.
Not that there are no letters, no pa
pers, no merchandise, no money orders
and registered packages passing through
Chicago at that time, for there are, but
comparatively speaking there are but
few of them. In August the number
OF letters mailed in Chicago each day
will drop down to around 100000; there
will not be over 10 tons of newspapers
and magazines, and not over 80 tons
of merchandise passing through the Of
nee every "a hours. These figures mean
but a mere pittance in the way a
work.
Postmaster Coyne says the post Of
fee is like calendar. Even the hot
days are not SO sure criterion of the
season as is this mere pittance of mail
that comes in when the business man
- SuoIA06 ZIG NY Ill Lie Sduduldu ldheS,
swinging the golf clubs on the links, or
doing the two-step at Newport 1t is
certain evidence that the typewriter
girl is taking her month away from
town; that the Office clerks are playing
havoc with maidenly hearts at the sum
mer resorts; that all Chicago has gone
holiday making, and left virtually
nothing for the postal man to do, and
why should not he, too, have holiday
August is not a business month in
any line. More and more is it being
given over to pleasure, and in no way
is this shown so quickly as in the mail
receipts at the Chicago post office. The
wholesale and mail-order houses prac-
tically quit looking for business at that
time and settle down to enjoy the pleas
ures of the season without thinking OF
troublesome business cares, and their
languor gives the post Office rest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
The substations.

Continuing, this same interesting res
port says Of another phase of the Chi
cago post Office:
'"The ordinary observer has no ade-
Quate conception of the size of the Chi
cago post Office. 1t is not generally
known that there are AZ branch sta
tons in the different parts of the city.
all under the jurisdiction OF the post
master. Many of these branch stations
compare in volume Of business trans
actions with some Of the chief cities
Of the United States; for example. the
board Of trade station. employing II
clerks and rs carriers, did business
last year Of $935,277. putting it in the
same class with the city of Buffalo.
"The Monadnock station, with seven
clerks and four carriers, did business Of
$S26,70S, placing it in the list of post
offices of the country with Kansas City.
"The Stock Exchange station ranka
with New Orleans and Denver.
1.-THE station at Cottage Grove avenue
and Fortieth street. employing IA clerks
and IS carriers, does the same business
as Erie, Pa, and the Twenty-second
street station, with IL clerks and 80
ca1riers, is the same size as Springfield.
ILL.,, and Elmyra, N. Y.
I'm addition to these stations, there
are 203 substations, or, as now desig-
mated, numbered stations, located prin-
cipally in drug stores, each under the
supervision of clerk in charge, all un-
der the jurisdiction and direct control
of the postmaster. Some of these do
a business that compares favorably with
large cities, notably No. 1876, located
in the store of Marshall Field 4 Co.
This station was established on January
1, 1903, and ranks with cities of the
class of Bloomington, Joliet and Dan,
vile, ILL.,, East Orange, N. J., and Au-
burn, N. Y. During the year there
were issued from this station 7,012
domestic and 1874 international money
orders. amounting to $55,792.S6;
stamps sold to the amount of 367.-
561.10; and 2,625 pieces of registered
matter handled.
"The Jackson Park station ranks
with some of the larger cities of our
country, with but ten larger offices In
the state of Illinois, two in Minnesota
and two in Nebraska"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18


about $4,000 worth of envelopes, and re.
ceives about $4,000 daily from second.
class matter, making total of receipts
OF $4,000 per day. OF this sum about
$1,000 are for precanceled stamps; that
is, stamps that are Cancelled in advance
of being placed upon mail matter, Saw
ing a delay in dispatch of mail and in
convenience in handling after ready for
dispatch. OF this latter sum, one firm
alone buys nearly $4,000 worth each day.
Another firm placed an order with VI
on September last for l 300, 900 pre-can-
celed one-centstamps. The largest check
ever received by the Chicago post office
for pre-canceled stamps was for $685.
900; the largest days sale of stamps and
envelopes amounted to $4,000"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
CHILDREN T0ILE2s.
YOUNG WORKERS FORM SIX PER
CENT. OF THE TOTAL.
Census Report Shows That 1,75o, 17s
Boys and Girls in the United States
Are Compelled to Work
Tor q Living.

A special report Of the government
census bureau shows that 1,750,178
children in the United States are COM
PEELED to work for their living. They
form more than six per cent. Of the
total number Of workers, and the boys
outnumber the girls almost three to
one, the figures being 1,364.411 boys
and 4s5.7s7 girls.
That the American nation is not
made up entirely Of workers is shown
by the total. 29.o73,233, which is only
one-half Of the population Of ten years
Of age and over and about two-fifths
of the entire population. Still, the
proportion of workers has increased
almost three per cent. over the former
statistics.
In spite Of the constantly increasing
immigration. the proportion of foreign
born in the working population has
not increased.
The extent to which the world OF
business is drawing people from the
country is given emphasis. Manufac-
turing, trade and transportation and
the professions show constantly in
creasing numbers OF workers of both
sexes, while the agricultural class rep
resents diminishing proportion, al
though 40 per cent. of the workingme1
Is to be found on the farms.
Domestic woes of various sorts have
a great deal to do with woman's inva-
sion of the business world, for the CEN
sus man states that IS per cent. of the
divorced women are working and 80
per cent of the widowed. American
married women are class of house,
wives, for the records demonstrate
that only six per cent. can be classed
as breadwinners. This is shown still
more conclusively when it is shown
that 81 per cent. of the single women
are pursuing gainful occupations,
which would indicate that few remain
at work after marrying.
The figures in the report do not bear
out the general complaint that house
hold servants are scarce. About 40
per cent. of the women employed ara
In domestic or personal service, against
Is per cent. in manufacturing and me-
chanics and only nine per cent. in
trade and commerce. The professional
women comprise only eight per cent.
Of the workers.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-10-18
salvation Army's Band Property.

Salvation Army's Band Property.
The instruments the Salvation Army
bandsmen use, IL put at an average
present value of s5, are to be esti-
mated at ss6,3s5. The music for each
man to be complete costs Ell 14s. 3D..
and the cost OF tho pouches in which
to carry disable quantity Of that mu-
sic, II put SO low as So. each. means
the outlay of R4815. The army's
band property, taking into account the
instruments. the music, the pouches.
ETC., represents about 100000. The
bandsmen's weekly subscriptions to-
wards meeting the bands expenses, at
an average Of I'd. per man. come ia
over 97,3s4 per annum.