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time dat he plumb fergit ter wash his years.
Mis- Efalent she wuz a mighty ptickler Oh
lady an she call out after him an tell
him bout hit She say: Gracious ter good
ness! Mistah Efalent, tain poss' ole you
gwlne mongs' all dem pryin'. perrin creeturs
wild dem dirty years? Fer de sake er yo fam
bly,, come back yer an fix y'se'f nice an
proper Efalent he let on he ain year her.
jes' lax mems does sometimes Wen der
wifes Is talkin' at 'em. an 'twan't mon
thee winks befo he wuz outer sight an
yearin'.
Bout dat same time Hyar' he wuz primp-
In hisse'f up fer de meetin'. 'kase he wuz
mighty kyareful bout Akin hisse'f UP nice
an clean He washed his face wild his paw
an licked his fur down an den got OF Mis-
Molly Hyar' ter wash his years hussef. an
all roun' behime 'em sos't de folks whar
set behlme him in de meetin KANT excuse
him er not be,n' neat. Den he had some
notion err lettin' on dat he wuz single an
flynn roun' 'mongs' de gals a III. SO co'se
he wanter look mighty spruce. Las he
start of an git down ter de river bout de
time Mistah Efalent git dar.
He bin wunnerin' ter hisse'f how in de
name er goodness he gwine git over de
river. an ven he see de Efalent he say ter
hisse'f. he do: 1 sut'n'y Is de gretes' man
fer luck dat uver hoped on TO- laigs. Dish
yer whar gwine git cross widout even so
much ez gittin' paw wet Wild dat he
walked up ter de Efalent an 'menced
muchin' him. 'Howdy. Mistah Efalent.
! sezee. L hope fms you well an in de en-
Jyment er good healt. You so greet an
gran. sub, dat reckon W en- you does git
Misty hit boun' ter be a pow-ful big one.'
Watts dis a-talktn' at mer seq de Eta
lent sezee. an he look all roun fur an
near an las he seed Hyar' settin down
mos unner his front footses an cuttin' one
eye up at him, sassy ez YOU please. 'Fo'
gracious! sezee. look out DART Ill mo- n I'd
a-tromped on you. sho'! Who ia you. any
hows?
Den Hyar' he 'mence ter 'spiain hisse'f
an tell whar he wuz gwine an baig Mistah
Efalent ter tote him cross de river Hit
sut-n'y wuz sight ter mex you laugh.
dey tells me. ter see dat III Teller settin' up
dar on his hanches. hatd th'owed back so't
he cu'd look Efalent in de eye, an tongue
goin' same'z mill-clapper- or Efalen,
stood dar sauintin. down at him an ns'nin
| fippitty-iap. fippitty-fiap. an his trunk
wuz jes' a-wavin' an a-weavin' an a-curl-
| in roun thu de air.
Las Hyar he stop long 'nuff ter 81,
| BRET. an Efalent he say sezee. 'Shucks
| man. KANT stop to tote you over de
/ river: must be at de meetin' on time'
"Iawsyr Hyar' low. tain gwine tech
you long ter tote q III Teller lax me-
| ''Dat mex Mistah Efalent laugh an he
| say, sezee. How sech a III Teller ez you
gwtne stick on my backT
"Oh. nemmine.' sezee: I tell you de gay
/ we kin fix hit. Jes' you teck an putt ne
Inside er one'r yo' years an let de mar
| down over me ter keep me in. an ! Soun
\ you. go over safe an soun'.'
"'An right seq de Efalent, sezeA aa' n
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banged his door and slid down the banis-
ters TO breakfast. AS the last half Of the
twenty-nfnth strawberry disappeared he
said: Mother, I wish you could afrord
to buy me a horse to go with this Jockey
cap l can put on the cap and play morse.
but l wish my playhouse was as real as
my real cap" Just then there was pecu-
liar clatter of hOofs in the street ana Jerry
rushed out to see.
Right opposite his house was an Inn.
where the swells on horseback who had
been riding on the boulevard often stopped
to rest .
This time Jerry saw beautiful chestnut
mare. followed by a black horse. stop at
the steps of the Inn The rider of the mare
dtsmourted tossed his rein to the groom
and said: Take Lady Bet to the stable
for q rest and come around in half an
hour Then the gentleman ascended the
steps and disappeared within the Inn. Inc
groom had trouble with Lady Bet; she
backed. tossed her head. champed her DIT.
paved and pranced around. and objected
in every way she knew to being led.
The groom saw Jerry. Here. boy he
said. hop on and drive her; this mare
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One Of Jerry's Adventures.
BY JOSHUA F. CRowELL.

1t was Friday morning. June p, 1903
Jerry arose promptly at and one-thlr-
teenth O'Clock. yawned some. stretched a
little. opened one eye, then shut 1t, opened
the other eye and looked out of the win
dow The world was all there, Just as he
had left 1t the night before. but so fresh
with the morning. and so glorious with
sunshine that 1t looked like a. new place
Gee said Jerry. what a morning for
adventures
He dipped the tip of his foretinger into
his water pitcher and gently touched his
cheek; he put on one stocking and rubbed
one eye, then he put on the other stocking
and rubbed his ear. All his clothes were
inside out and his shoe laces tied In hard
knots so IT took time to dress, also a great
many "Gees!
Finally he put on a bright red necktie
with u horseshoe pin. took his jockey cap,
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At the Big House.
Mr.. Hare and Mr.. Elephant.
Downright. 1904. by the Bobbs Merrill Comps

One day Aunt Nancy was making little
KITS toilet, trying her best to wash his
neck and ears while he fidgeted and lodged
and stood first on one foot and then on the
other, and declared, after the manner of
small boys that he was not dirty. and II he
was. he perferred being So
We'll eff uver l 'spected ter year chill
er my young Miss talkin' dat scannelous!
she exclaimed "Anyb'dy mought think
'twuz one'r dem Thompson chiHen, on'y l
nuver knowed 'em ter talk so much lax
po whitetrash Who uver year or de
quality gwine roun' wild dirty years? Hit
minis me er de time wen Mistah Efalent
Don wash his years. Sho! you kin stan ter
lissen at tales. kin you? Well, now, you
jes' hol right STILL lax good III boy. an
femme git inside dis urr year. an I'll tell
you de tale wiles go long"
Here she commenced a not too gentle at
tack upon the other ear. holding him firmly
by the burning member already cleansed.
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every fellow take an extra apple 50 that
when we all eat apples Lew will have sew
eral left for himself. The rest OF the
things we can talk about later. Well let
him know that IL he has lost his mother he
has found some good friends. and IL any
boy in town dares 10 say Quincy" to him
again, why that boy will haS6 to settle
with u.s."
All the crowd clapped hands at his speech
and then they scampered of for supper. to
meet Immediately afterward.
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DOODLE ACRoSTIC.
I. Sorrows
2. UsurP
3. NementO
4. Memoir
8. Escort
g. r 8
SUMMER SPORTS.
DIAMOND.
= CAN
3. COMET
A. CAMBRIO
g. NERYE
:: T
WORD SQUARE.
1. RASH
2. AXLE
8. SLOW
4. HEWN
BEHEADINGS.
!. Brisk. 2. Craze. 8. Clean. l. Flea.
NUMERICAL ENIGMA.
Labor day.
PRIMAL ACROSTTQ
1. Fresh
2. Round
8. Under ~
f. Impel
8. Tease
FRUIT
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BEHEADING6.

BEHEADING6.
Behead:
I. Slow and leave want.
2. The stem of a plant and leave to speak
8. color and leave aged. sf
T. Free Of access and leave a writing Implement.
STAIRS.
When the following words have been guessed and
placed under one another the stairs made by tax.
ing the first and second letters Of the Arst word
the second and third letters of the second word
etc., will spell almanac.
1. A boat. 2. Faint. 8. Immediately folIo,yins
the first. 4. Round
HIDDEN VEGETABLES
l. The dog Spot, at our house. Ii very bright.
2. Do IT, Mac, or not, Just you please
8. Let that dog be. Eta.
4. The first time will be awful trial
WORD SQUARE.
1. To worry. 2. A howl. 8. Ease. Z. 4 largo
woody plant.
DIAMOND.
I. A consnnant In ''mitten." 2. Suitable A.
Power. 4. The definite article. s. consonani
In ''nitten -
FIVE NOTED SEAS
1. Sea is a sailor.
=. Sea sewe.
3. Sea Is by the sea. +.
1. Sea makes food palatablo.
8. Sea forms place to sit.
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Dream"

as she told the story OF the careless Mr..
Elephant. while Janey and Ned listened
with a less chastened enjoyment than that
of the little boy who was having his ears
scrubbed.
''Cne time" she said, "dar wuz gwine be
o big meetin' 'rnongs' dc creeturs. an Mis-
tab 4, lent - % anxious ter gis dar on
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directed to write to the manager Of the Es-
sex club. accepting their challenge and Of
fering a choice of dates.
The beaming delight with which he
hoped away on his crutches to begin his
duties at once more than repaid those who
had elected him for their unselfshness.
Only Elton Parker looked about him with
frownag brows. He had twice been passed
over and he was very angry.
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Local Weather Report. New Haven. August 2S.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day, 1O:11 p. m.
 The proposed meeting of the repub- lican state central committee will not be held until next month owing to the fact that so. many members are away on vacation.
 The condition of Miss Agnes L. Hall, who is i'll with typhoid fever, was un- changed yesterday. Miss Hall is sis ter of Former Assistant City Attorney George E. Hall pr. c. P. Lindsley is in attendance and two trained nurses
 Judge R. H. Tyner of the city court returned home yesterday from vaca- ton. He is slightly indisposed and was compelled to spend the day home.
 The thirteenth annual reunion of the Fairchild- Camp family will be held at Savin Rock tomorrow, A large mum Der of people will probably attend the affair, since the family is well repre- sented In this state. x Mrs. Jennie Dimon of 693 Dixwell aVsnueSH%ho has been seriously i'll for several weeks, has so far recovered under the skillful care of Dr. Charles Rowland as to be able to leave to-mor- row for a two weeks stay on the Litch- field hills Mrs Dimops many friends will hope for her full restoration to wig orous health. The children of John E. Bassett of Church street will accom- pany her. < ..@.
 The Consolidated Railway company is preparing to expend about $4O,0OO in improving the Winchester avenue line and work will begin in few days. } The company has purchased S34 tons of steel rails and as soon as they arrive will begin work. In order to improve the service it has been decided to double track the line from Chapel to Sachem streets. The travel on this branch has increased rapidly in the past few years.
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R.u.E.
INSPECTING MODIFIED PLANS.


 City Commission Has Railroads Prop osition for Cut Improvements. Plans of the Consolidated railroad for
 the utilization of the present railroad cut under future Improvements were submitted yesterday to the members
 of the commission representing the city,
 The plans were brought before the commission at a meeting held in city hall yesterday afternoon and are. the ones which the railroad company calls
 the modified plans referred to at the
 conference between the commission and
 President Mellen last week. They were
 examined by Mayor Studley and the
 two members of the board of aldermen,
 and City Engineer Kelly was on hand to assist the commission in explaining
 the plans as they appear on paper. The next regular conference with the
 railroad officials will be held on Thurs
 day. 4..
 In view of the purchase of additional
 property on Union street and the prob ability that the cut plan will be adopt
 ed, a citizen yesterday made the sug-
 gestion that the extension of a street from Court street to Water street be taken into, account. It is believed that this improvement should be made at
 the same time. As the railroad com pany owns almost all the abutting property along the line for the exten-
 sion of Artizan street, the expense would be a small matter and an impor-
 tant avenue from Grand avenue to the 1J Ia
 Mayor Studley said yesterday that 1t
 was doubtful If the commission would
 be able. to make report at the next
 meeting of the board of aldermen. Some of the members of the city commission when interviewed last night stated that it had been decided to hold another conference with the
 railroad officials tomorrow and also on
 Thursday. It was further stated that as yet, as far as the city was con- cerned all twas at sea" and that rioth- ing had been decided upon. Asked as to the exact proposals offered by the plans the members refused to make any statement. Tn reply to questions it was. however acknowledged that the recent purchase of property on Union street would be necessary were the new plans adopted. The new plans
 would also make difference in the grade. Asked if by this was meant
 that the grades would be required 8 per cent. or under a definite answer
 was not given other than that the
 grade would be less than 3 per cent. in
 some places.
 The members stated last night that 1t would undoubtedly take considerable time to give the matter proper atten-
 tion and it would be impossible to
 make any report to the board of alder
 men at the next meeting. No special engineer has yet been hired by the city
 as he has not so far been needed. If the need arises such man will be pro- cured.
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JAPAN SAID 10 HAVE
 WAIVED AN INDEMNITY
Continued from First Page.)

Island of Sakhalin, leaving the Ire l demption" price of it to arbitration by
 mixed commissicI, was received too
 late here tonight to reach the general
 public, but it's significance was instant 1 ly recognized in the few quarters where 1 1t became known. E
 There is every reason to believe. judging from the official expressions consistently given out by the foreign office since the beginning of the nego- | tiations at Portsmouth, that this pro-
 posal by Japan to waive the question
 of indemnity goes far toward removing.
 the last and. according to official ex- plantations, the only stumbling block in
 the way of peace. | The foreign office has said that every
 disputed point between Russia and
 Japan, with the exception of the pay ment of indemnity, had been practical | ly arranged on a basis satisfactory to
 both sides, but that Russia would never pany any indemnity. If the latest pro- posals of Japan mean that she valves
 all claims to indemnity of any manner
 or description, given up all idea of re- lpE tLlE CApSllSGH Ol CllS'
 war in any guise whatsoever and in
 place thereof is prepared to accept for. the restoration to Russia of the north,
 ern half of Sakhalin redemption price
 to be fixed by an unbiased commission,
 this price to be determined upon the
 actual value of the island and not to take into account Japan's war ex-
 penses or to carry a concealed indemni- l ty to Japan, there is reason for the
 assertion that in all probability, Jap ans proposal was never understood
 here in this way, and or the deduction, according to the Russian official state
 ment that the stumbling block to peace
 can be removed and that there ought
 to be new and promising basis for the continuance of the negotiations.
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NEW HAVEN OPERA HOUSE.

"The Smart Set" held the boards at the New Haven theatre last night and gave one of the most enjoyable per- formance ever witnessed at that popu- lar play house. The company is com posed of colored people entirely and the number is nearly a half hundred "The Smart Set" may be characterized as a spectacular or burlesque comedy with an abundance of opportunities for the introduction of singing and dancing which is the greatest engagement of colored people. The members of the company of "The Smart Set" are cer- tainly past masters in this art and their work last night aroused an en- thusiasm was was well nigh tumult- uous. The large audience demanded encore after encore upon the singing and dancing specialties. This was es- pecially so in the second act, where a carnival of buck and wing dancing was
 held. Some exceedingly difficult steps were executed and all the work was characterized with artistic finish.
 The play itself is in three acts and these are simply enough of a story to carry the action. s. H. Dudley is the leading comedian, and as George Washington Bullion from Bowling Green, Ky, .astray in Honolulu, he is a r hit. His work was along new and orig
 inal lines and his very appearance on
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OILY FILINGS ON FIRE.

At Commerce Street Junk Shop Where
 Department. Has Been Summoned Several Times.
 Late last night the fire department was summoned on bell alarm to the junk shop kept by H. Lapides at 192 Commerce street. There were some oily filings and some waist kept in a shed and these ignited through spon- taneous combustion and set fire to the wood work. A still alarm was sent to No. Is house, but before they could ar rive there some one else saw the blaze and sent in a bell alarm. The fire was quickly extinguished and the damage was slight.
 The firemen state that this is the third time they have been summoned to this same place for the same reason in about two weeks.
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THE SHERRY DINNER.

Big Affair to be Held at Cosey Beach
 This Afternoon.
 Preparations for the Sperry banquet are all complete and the sale of tickets has been discontinued. The start will be made from the club at o'clock this afternoon in special cars. Dinner will be served at the Momauguin at o'clock.
 The following acceptances have been received and will be among the speak CTS
 Lieutenant- Governor Rollin S. Wood ruff.
 Hon. Morgan G. Bulkeley, United States senator.
 Hon. Marcus H. Holcomb, speaker of the last house.
 Hon. Michael Kenealy, chairman of the state central committee. Hon. N. D. sperry, member of con- gross.
 Hon. Theodore Bodenwein, secretary of state.
 Hon. J. F. Walsh, state treasurer.
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the stage was the signal for an out burst of applause. His funny sayings and doings were all immensely appre- eiated. The chorus singing was of an unusual nature. while the solo work of Ella Anderson, John Bailey, Marion Smart and Edward T. Harris was all very fine. There is also an eXcellently balanced male octette-
 The costumes and scenic effects were numerous and beautiful, and added their share to the success of the pro- duction.
 ''The Smart Set' will be repeated to- night and tomorrow night with We'd nesda:; matinee.
 On Wednesday evening a buck and wing dancing contest between members of the company and any local celeb rites will be held. Suitable prizes will be offered, and it is certain the contest will be of much interest.
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SOLVING AMTSFERF.
Evidence of Identity of Man and "
 Who Deserted Children.

1 Albany. N. T., Aug. 2S.-EFidence |. gaFuing the identity of Mir. and NIT
 John ". Rogers, who went out of {!
 isn r.:'ck here Friday night
 leaving their two little boys-one
 --->- "A :4H months and the other 'sf
 years, in the case of a chambermaid
 steadily accumulating, but their wher abouts is as much mystery as ever ] The belief that the Rogers went |
 New York Thursday and sailed on {.
 Campania for Europe was disposed (
 this afternoon when Edwin H. Low. , steamship agent with whom they ha
 mad some correspondence about book Ing passage, telegraphed that noboC
 answering to their description had sail
 ed on the Campania or any of the otht liners that departed on Saturday.
 The 9oliee are now working on th theory that Rogers and his wife a:
 still in Alban.' or near at hand Thei
 IS nothing to show why they shout
 wish to abandon their children delib erately. on the contrary, letters foun
 ln their rooms at the hotel and the be
 havior of the elder boy Rex, demon , strates that up to this time the youne
 sters were tenderly cared for. One 0 these letters. evidently cherished b, i Mrs. Rogers, was written for the chil, to his mother by some grown person In ia Rex sends loads of kisses.'' To
 day when one of the sympatheti housekeeDers at the hotel wanted kiss Rex he declined the. honor. '. never let anybody but my mamma i 1 . explained. | Both children, are exceptionally al 5 traetiYe. Strategy had to be. used thi
 afternoon to get. Rex to leave his bab
 brother. Rex was taken, to the Alban.
 orphan asylum while the baby went | st. Margaret's home for very youn, ctildren. The older boy shed his frs tears when he found his brother was t
 be taken from him. ~l l.. | Advices from. Washington confirm th belief drawn from the papers Roge,
 left In his room that he was vice pres ident of the Congressional Correspond ence5 club. He remained in that pos | ton for two months when, it is sait he had a disagreement with his part I
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OUTING FOR THE POOR.

Salvation Army Arranges Excursion
 for Mothers and Children.
 The branch of the Salvation army in this city will to-day give an outing to about 300 of the poor mothers and chil- dren of New Haven. They will be talk en to Lighthouse Point on special carsr which are to leave Congress avenue and George street at 9:30 o'clock. Start CT Donohue will have charge of the car arrangements. Adjutant Chamberlain, who is commander of the local branch, planned the affair.
 The money needed for this enterprise has been raised by the Salvation army through men. placed on prominent street corners to collect from passers-by. Enough has been raised to assure the success of the enterprise.
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Hartford.
*Batted for Parkins in ninth inning.

*Batted for Parlzins in ninth inning.
 Score by innings: ..>.. s& .Fa New Haven...1 l 0 0a1 i 0 0 *-4 Hartford ....O 0 0 10 0 0 0--l
 Summary: Sacrifice hits-Corcoran Bnyan, Parkins. Stolen bases-Sher- wood, sanfranandre, Luyster. Three base hit-Luyster. Struck out-By Corcoran 6, by Parklns 3. Bases on balls-off Corcoran ?, off Parkins 8. Hit by pitcher-Noyes. Left on bases New Haven g, Hartford 6. Time of game-one hour and twenty minutes. Umpire-smink. Attendance
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ner. and left the city. Charles H. Cole man, of the New York law firm of Quigg, Bostwick and Coleman, while here to-day said that about a month ago his firm emnloyed Rogers as an ex- pert stenographer He left their em- ployment about a aweek aga,
 Thus far nothin ghas developed to in- dicate that the Rogers are fleeing from justice One theory upon which the
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New Haven, August 2s.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

August SpeciaIs-Hamilton & Co. Aliens Foot Ease-A1len $. Olmsted- Acquire the Habit-S. $. Adams. Baseball-Savin Rock Grounds. Brass Beds-Bowditch Furniture co. China Closets-Brown & Durham. For Canning-E. E. Nichols. For Rent-Houses-Joh T. Sloan. Loans-Lomas & Nettleton.
 Probate Notice-Rose c. Baum. Your Headache-Try POstum. Oxford Ties-Gamble-Desm Co. ed-Man-Strouse Adler & Co. Wanted-GiFl-15 High Street. Wanted-Typewriti
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STOLE SOME POTATOES.
Son Arrested Some Days Ago and Nc

Son Arrested Some Days Ago and Now .z. the Father is in the Tolls.
 Some days ago Detective Frey arrest ed William Gwinnell jr., and Alfred C.. Vane for, idleness, as he suspected them of having, stolen vegetables from Farm hams in Westville. The case was con- tinued, and since then the police say that the men have confessed. Yester- day afternoon Detective Frey saw Will lliarl GWinnell, ST., with a bag full of potatoes which he. had taken from the same place and he was also placed un- .MAe1 1AAc2ts ..@.l ' t. --.- .-.. -na
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games here on Saturday. Manager Danaher is also trying to have the game which New Haven is scheduled to play in Norwich on Thursday transfer red to this city and a double-header played. As Holyoke plays here on F'ri- day, this will make a great baseball week locally.