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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-07

1t is reported that several French
dealers have recently visited the Unit
ed States to buy stock for an alligator
farm which they propose starting in
the south OF France. Alligator skin
has become 50 highly priced through
out France that the animal dealers
believe it will pay well to raise the
alligators on this the first farm OF its
kind in the world. Not long ago Pres
ident Loubet received a present of a
hunting suit OF alligator skin. This is
said to be growing scarcer yearly, and
there IS always a great demand for it
for boots, shoes, handbags, writing
pads, portfolios and toilet articles.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-07

DISTRICT OF NEW HAVEN. s.. pro-
bate Court February I'd 1906
Estate of JOHN NJ. HALL, late of New
Haven, in said district, deceased.
The Court of Probate for the District
Of New Haven hath limited and an
pointed six months from the date
hereof for the creditors of said deceased
| to bring in their claims against said
estate. Those who neglect to exhsbi,
their claims within said time win be
debarred.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment to
JOHN l.. HALL,
JULIA w. HALL
fast Administrators.
CAS- IT @ 80 z A..
Bears The ,Iha Kind You Have Always Bouetf
Signature e 6<J11NzZ9
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-07

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
Issued Thursdays, One Dollar n Year.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-02-07

Judge Blank, justice Of the peace
from the Kechi Hills of Oklahoma, was
called upon to perform the marriage
ceremony for a young couple. The
Judge, being from Arkansas, where
ministers usually off1ciate on such &C.
casions, was at a loss to know how to
proceed, butt as the Chickasaw Express
reports it, he rose to the occasion. He
commanded the couple to stand and be
sworn as follows: "Do you each SOL
emily swear that you will obey the
Constitution of the United States and
the constitution of the great State of
Arkansas, and perform the duties of
YOUR office to the best of your ability,
So help you God?" The couple nodded
assent. The judge continued: ''Then
by the power in me vested by the
strong arm of the law, pronounce you
man and wife, now, henceforth and
forever, and you will stand committed
until the fines and costs are paid, and
may the Lord have mercy on your
souls!"
The War department is in receipt of
claims from people who want damages
as the result of heavy artillery practice
with the guns and mortars of our coast
notifications. Many of these instances
date from the joint army and navy
manoeuvres at Portland, Maine, in 1901;
but there are claims of this kind al!
along the coast, and it is becoming one
Of the serious questions under what cir
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01


Challoner wheeled upon him. Lord,
yes" he said. Given In Texas there
aren't many would turn down Steve
Challoner. Ever hear Of the Tomahawk
Ter ranch? Pretty complete outfit, IL 1
do say 1t myself. 1t DOM. neGlly lack
much but a mistress, and thatit's go
Ing to have, sure as this Miss Jocelyn
shows up as any sort of Texas timber.
She ought to be that. This little old
state OF Tennessee raises about the best
going. That's what made me wait so
long. I've been knowing I needed n
wife ever since the Tomahawk Ten got
to q fall draft Of 1000 steers, but some
how l couldn't fetch 1t to como up here
after her. Now-well, 1 don't think I'm
going homo by myself, not even IL I
find the wind blows the way / think It
does.'
"How Is that2" Frank asked.
Challoner laughed. "Why, that you've
gone n u me out before ever ] was
rightly nj In" he said. "1An't that
about right?"
II don't know" Frank interrupted,
but" doggedly, If you'll come along
with me We'll very soon find out"
s you're going to see herw Chal-
Toner calculated, with a whistle. Then,
rubbing his hands, but you haven't
told me IL word about yourself"
Frank ran into Il brief account OF
himself as they swung along the street.
Challoner listened attentively md at
the close asked: "Now, one thing more,
are you right sure you amt m%ortgaged
property? I don't see how you can
help being, living here where folks
can't do much but marry, specially wo-
men. oh, no, 1 thought SOL noting
Franks frowning flush. "Now you
speak up-the whole truth-bcfore we
go a step farther together"
"Would you ruin your life to please
other peoples" Frank demanded.
Challoner looked at him narrowly.
N man ruins his life except by doing
wrong" he said. Tell me the whole
tale, then 1 can Judge"
Gee, but you are In a sort OF q boIr'
he said when he had heard the tale.
Then, with Il swift smile, but 1t
oughtn't to he hard to get you out,
with two men wanting to marry and
two women ready to he persuaded"
you don't mean?" Frank began,
reaching for the other hand. Challoner
returned the clasp, but said oracularly,
"Wait until I've seen 'em both; no buy
Ing pigs In n poke for yours truly"
Then there was silence until they stood
l d by side upon the Craig piazza
shaking hands with the two young We.
men, whose conclaye they had inter
ruptcd. Five minutes later Challoner
managed to wink at Frank unseen.
And when after supper they marched
away arm in arm he burst out: TITS all
ri~ght-mighty r~ight-old sonl I'm with
you to the last cartridge. Jocelyn has
got the looks, but somehow that Amy
bunch Of calico Is just the size 1 want.
We've got II whole months time to
work in. Ought to be a pair of wed
dlngs at the end of It,"
There were n pair of weddings, al
though they waited until fall. When
they came off Amy was 30 happy that
she made a beautiful Mrs. Challoner,
II Mrs. Palmer, Sr., was nearly rs
much In love with JOcclyn as her bride
groom SON
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she said severely, but with twinkling
eyes. ~ don't deny grudgipg Frank to
you. What woman could2 But you
have possession, which is nine points
of the law, not to speak OF vested In
tercsts. You two were betrothed in
the cradle, I've always heard, by your
respective fathers"
"Oh, that was all n joker Amy said,
but blushed and brIdled delightedly.
Amy was a pretty enough girl unless
Jocelyn were by to put her out OF
court. Jocelyn was tall and twenty,
light on her feet, lithely rounded, II fig
ure Of grace, vital everywhere, most
Of all in her peach tinted face and
laughing eyes. In the three weeks
since she had come home she had sub
Jugated half of Lynnville-women no
less than men. What wonder that she
had swept Frank Palmer off his feet!
He was a rich mans only child, spoil
ed of course, but a decent fellow
enough, dutiful to his father and ten
DERBY affectionate toward his invalid
mother. He had intended to marry
Amy ON purpose to please his mother,
who was fond Of the girl and had
grown to depend o her greatly. Now
he had decided she would be much
fonder Of Jocelyn before six months
were out. How could sho help IT.
While the two girls talked of him no
was saying this ITO the sick woman,
who answered him with only silent
choking sob and wringing of wasted
hands. The silence irritated him to
the point Of action. He went out Of
the house far from gently and swung
along the tree bordered street, yes
down, SO intent upon his GRAND he ran
fairly into n tall, s%unburned fellow who
stood irresolute upon Il corner.
mo harm done; rather good" the
stranger said n, answer to his apollo
giles. at least L reckon so. 1t gives
me n chance to speak to o without
seeming like Il confidence man. / ought
to be ashamed to say 1t, but the fact Ia
I'm lost-lost In Lynnville, where I
was born n long time ago. The Lynn
Vile 1 remember was another sort Of
~place-used to be II public square,
where the turnpike went down toward
the river, with n market house and
Courthouse
They've gone out to meet the rail-
road" Frank explained, smiling in
spite of himself.
The stranger said, HIM" then
plunged into the middle Of things with:
Say, what sort of proposition is this
Craig girl-Miss Jocelyn? You're bound
to know her IL you live here"
'She's most adorable" Frank IN.
swered, smiling.
The stranger looked ut him, also
smiling, but shrewdly. IT'S plain she's
run her brand OH YOU, young man." he
said. S you up and tell me who you
aref And how you're fixed? No harm
meant. I've got n good reason for ask
Ing. My names Challoner. I've come
all tho way up here to sort Of even
things. When l got the straight story
Of my great-aunt's will and knew how
Internally she had treated the Craig
girl 1 said to myself, Steve, It's up to
you to make tracks up there and marry
that poor thing"
Sure you a do it, Frank asked,
II stormy red flashing into his face.
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T,.e phonoernph rorencen.

Photography Is thus described in the
April number, 1882. Of the Courier Yer-
liable, n little monthly publication in
which novel fanCics were frequently
aired: Captain Nosterloch has return
ed from his voyngc to the southern
lands. which he started OIL two years
and n half ago by order Of the states
general. He tells us, among other things.
that In passing through a strait below
Magellan he landed In n country
where nature Inns furnished men with
n kind of sponges which hold sounds
and articulations as N gponges hold
LIQUIDS. SO, when they wish to dis
patch q message to n distance, they
speak to II OF the sponges, take them
up gently and press out the words that
have been spoken into them and learn
by this admirable means all that their
correspondents desire to know"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01
TWO PAIRS
BY Martha
McCulloch- Williams
Copyright. 1904. by rl.r.A. MscuuosA.w a,.u


"a hundred dollars! And her dog
and her cat! 1 call that a shame-a
burning shamep' Amy Watts said, hold
ing out her hand to Jocelyn, ostensibly
sympathetic, but with a CLEAN of sat
fsfaction In her eye.
II DON'T" JoceIyn seid stoutiy.
"Aunty Berintha never promised to
make me her heir. She did all she
said and more-gave me my education
with a lot OF frllls In the way OF ex-
tras-dressed me we'll and gave me
also a chance OF earning her money.
1 wouldn't take it,
"Why, IL don't understand" Amy
began. Jocelyn laughed softly. "The
earning would have been easy-to some
girls" she said. cit only meant being
a missionary. You see, aunty felt that
h herself ought to have gone-she
thought she had heard a call that way
but her terror Of men and water was
such she never could venture to an,
swer 1t. She wanted me to I'LL the gap
which. II thought she had left In the
ranks. Then, too, the poor old dear
knew I'd spend her Money Il I got 1t
without the mtssionai. career in hay
Ing good times. And The did 80 hate
good times! She simply couldn't DO
happy unless she was very miserable"
You stayed with her nine years."
Amy said in q voice of awe. Jocelyn
smoothed out her black gown and said
cheerfully: Eyes, and I'm glad Of II.
Toward the last she chung to me pitt
f~ully-called me her comfort, and all
that. But 1t broke me all up to have
her ask my pardon for the will, as
though 1 had q right to be hurt over 1t.
i've lived so useless, child, / had to do
a little good at the very last she said.
Sc her dear missionaries got everything
but the place, and the family silver
= they went to G Challoner down in Tex
as, the last Of the name. She hoped he
would come back to live on the place.
Somehow, in spite OF all her cranki-
ness, she kept the feeling OF race. I'm
not real blood kin of hers, you know
only her stepmother's grandchild."
"When is he coming-this Texanf"
Amy interrupted.
Jocelyn laughed roguishly. mot at
all, 1 suspect, Amy-Mamy. You'll have
to put up with Frank Palmer after
all, for ven IL Mr.. Stephen Chailoner
should come he is likely to bring a
Mrs. Challoner along. Early and often
is the Texas motto when 1t comes to
matrimony, and he's all of thlrty-1ye."
"Frank has no eyes now for any
body but you," Amy said, trying to
mask spite with playfulness and sue
ceeding rather Ill.
Jocelyn gave her a lex look. In.
wardly she whistled, n favorite trick
of hers In case OF great surprise. "Un-
less you take that back right straight
I'll bundle you out, neck and CROP"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01
STUDYING LAW.
The lawyers Omee Not what Ie
OHc0 Was For Stuaents.


ORco Was For staaents.
Questions regarding the study of law
were sent out recently to many law
yers OF Illinois by the University Of
Illinois and elected 1000 replies. From
these 1t appears that the days of study
Ing law In q lawyers Office have pass
ed away. Very few of the offices have
any law students at all. Many Of the
nblcst lawyers expressed the opinion
that study I'm Il law Office Is an absolute
waste of energy. Nearly all the sue.
cessful law firms declared that they
had no time to devote to young mon
who desired to study law and that such
young men were n nuisance In the Of
flee. Thu only young man they could
use at all was n who had already
passed his examination for the state
bar and who was willing to work for
nothing for n year or two In order to
got the experience which comes from
n large office. Out of the 1000 replies
only seven favored preparation for the
bar in n lawyers office.
Another striking result of this lnvcs-
tigation is found In the answers to the
questions ne to the proper degree of
preliminary education a student should
have before entering the law school. A
majority OF the whole number urged
that every n taking up the study of
the law should complete n full college
course. or the others n majority were
In favor Of at least two years In col
lego. There was a practical unnnim-
ity that the completion Of a -four years
high school course was the absolute
minimum which was at NIL acceptable.
1t was the general opinion TINT, hav-
Ing ace entered the law school, the
young man should give his entire time
to the work of the school and not at
tempt to combine 1t with work In n
lawyers Office or, indeed. work In any
other place unless that was absolutely
necessary to pay expenses. Ono law
yer declared that II was a poor school
that could MT keep Il student busy all
the time, and If Il hoy found himself In
such a school he ought to leave 1t for
one which could keep him busy.-Chi-
caGo News.
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Won Singular Suit In Edseiieid,
EpcEFIELp, Oct. 10th.

A suit to recover the value OF a house
burned by it's tenants while IN a III oi
insanity, the first suit of the kind ever
tried in SouthlC Carolina, resulted in the
award of $3.50 to the plaintiff at Edge
field to-day. $50,
The action arose from the terrible
tragedy at Trenton about a year ago
in which b. b. Hughes was supposed
to have killed his family and himself.
The question was whether Hughes will
fully set fire to the house. Witnesses
testify that he was financially embar-
raised. The jury decided that Hughes
was responsible for the deaths n the
fire and returned a verdict for the
plaintiff.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-11-01

Standard Drills in short lengths worth 8 cents every
where. Our price 6. cents.
Extra good, yard wide, Sea Island: Worth every
where Y cents. Our price 81 cents.
52inch Broadcloth in the best quality to be had for
price, $1.00,
36-inch black. Taffeta Silk the kind that sells for $1.0O
everywhere. Our special price 80 cents.
36-inch guaranteed black Taffeta Silk, the $1.25 kind.
Our price $1.00.
We have the greatest line of value in beautiful black
Dress Goods that we have ever shown you. Should see
before buying. Prices 25 cents to $3.50.
Extra heavy 42-inch Cheviots in black and colors
No better value for the price, so cents.
All Wool 9 OF. Jeans, the best value in Laurens at
the price, rs cents.
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LADIES' DEPARTMENT

Ladies extra heavy ribbed cotton Vest. Special good
In bleached and unbleached. Price rs cents.
Heavy full size cotton Blankets. Worth everywhere
.25. Our special price $1.00.
All wool 1914 gray Blankets. Good smooth quality.
Price S.. SO.
The best Hose on earth for boys. Extra heavy Black
Cats. Price 25 cents.
American Lady Corsets in all styles. Price $1.0O.
Ladies very fine pure Linen hemstitched Handker-
chiefs. Extra value for the price, 10 cents.
F. w. L. Kid Gloves for Ladies in black and all the
colors at $1.00.
Don't miss our line of Cloaks. We have the best
styles and prices,
Middletown transcript., 1905-01-07
WARWICK

Our public schools reopened on Tues
day last.
Harry C. Aiken, of Middletown, was a
caller in town Tuesday.
Mrs. William Vinvard and son Jesse are
visiting in Wilmington.
Mr.. Perkins s. Stats will start Tor Col
orado on Monday next.
Junior Christian Endeavor prayer meet
ing tomorrow at o'clock.
Early Mass at St. Francis Xavier r. G.
Church tomorrow morning
Misses Will and Josephine Aiken, of
Delaware City, were visitors in town the
past week.
Mr.. Uric P. CHM removed from "Fair
Oaks" near town, to farm near Odessa
on Tuesday last.
Miss Elnora r. Finley. of Aberdeen,
was the guest of Mrs. Wilson Merritt dur
ing the past week.
A peculiar kind of disease is going
around among horses. Veterinaries claim
it to be humor in the blood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ID. Wilson were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. Spear, on
Bohemia Manor, last Wednesday.
Mr.. James S. Merritt, Jr., son of Dr.
James Merritt, of Colts, removed to his
fathers farm on the suburbs OF town, and
will engage in farming during the year.
Mrs. SaIlie Gunkle and daughter. Mrs
Bessie entertained at dinner on Monday
Mrs. John F. Earnest, of Sassafras; Mrs.
John r. H. Price and children and Mrs.
Simon Duryea, of near town.
On Wednesday evening next the fol-
lowing officers will be installed in Wash
ington Camp, No. 8, P. o. s. Of A: P. p,
Powell; President, E. N. Manlove; Vice
President, Edgar Bishop; NJ. of F., T. C.
Lynch; Recording Secretary, w. J. Lof-
land. Jr.; Financial Secretary, A. R. Mer-
ritt; Treasurer, R. B. Merritt, Jr; Conduc-
tor, Hanson King; Guards, M. E. Man
love; W. T. Vinyard, John Holden and
Louis p. King.
Middletown transcript., 1905-01-07
WILL REACH AN AGREEMENT

DOVER, DEL, January 5th.--While the
deadlock over the organization of the
Legislature remained unchanged to-day
there are unlnistakable signs that crisi,
in the rupture between the Union Re
publican Assemblymen will be reached
on Monday next, until which time Senate
and House took recess. Tentative ses
sions of both branches will be held to
morrow and Saturday in order to pre-
serve the continuity of the Legislature
and to safeguard against any question
OF regularity.
Whether the crucial lining up OF Unior
Republicans for and against giving the
Regular Republicans the first choice and
one-third of the legislative offices will
result in an organization being effected
in Sepate and House is still an oper
question. One thing is certain. A Reg
ular Republican cannot he elected presi
dent pro tenn. of the Senate by Repnbli.
can votes il six of the Union Republican
Senator'S bolt the Union caucus and ad
here to the intention. az expressed by
Senator Connor and Senator L. C. Moore
to vote for nobody other than Union
Republican for president pro TEN.
Some OF the Union Republican Assem-.
blymen who are striving to Danish fac.
tionalism and bring about united party
incline to the opinion that Senator Con.
nor and his answering six will unbend
enough on Monday or some day of mex,
week to permit of Senator Geotge w.
Sparks being chosen president ,gfo tenn.
of the Senate, Representative William
D. Denney, being elected Speaker of. the
House. 90 that plans for ceremonious
Inauguration Of Governor-eject Preston
Lea can be made and the wheels Of lepis.
lation be set in motion.
Middletown transcript., 1905-01-07
sAssAFRAs

Mr.. Jacob T. Shallcross was in Phila
delphia this week.
Mr.. Thomas Stradley removed his fam
lily 70 Galena on Monday.
Mr.. Frederick Boyles, Of near Middle
town, visited friends here on Sunday.
Our schools resumed work on Tuesday
morning after the Christmas recess oI
ten days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Griffith are enter.
tanning her brother, Mr.. Patchen Hyrons,
of Wilmington.
Miss Elizabeth Davis, of Red Lion, has
been visiting her cousins, Misses Helen
and Mary Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Robins have re-
turned from ten days sojourn with
Philadelphia relatives.
Miss Alice Dreka visited Philadelphia
several days this week. She was accom-
panied home by Miss Ruth Mitchell OF
that city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dreka rendered
their daughters, Misses Tresa and MAY, a
party on Thursday evening. A fine col
lation was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shepherd rendered
their daughters, Misses Helen and Mil
dred, party on Tuesday evening. An
enjoyable evening was spent. An ele-
CANT collation. was served.
A very pleasant party was rendered
Masters John +. Jr., and Douglas Ernest
by their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
Ernest on Saturday evening. Dancing,
games and music were indulged in and
a delightful time was had by all.
Middletown transcript., 1905-01-07
COST OF PORT ARTHUR SIEGE

"Now that Port Arthur has
passed from the hands of the
Russians to the care of the
Japanese there is an effort made
to estimate the cost of the siege
in men and money. Naturally
there is a disposition to exagger-
ate, and not until the war is
ended and the official story is
given to the world will it be
known what Japan spent to SUBJ
due the Russian themselves have
wasted.
According to the figures al
ready set forth it is claimed by
the Russians that the Japanese
spent at least 500, 900, 900 to con-
quer Port Arthur, and at a loss
Of 80, ,OOOmen killed and wounded.
What percentage of the Japanese
was killed is not set forth. On
the other hand tits related by the
Russians that their losses were
only 80, 900 in killed and wound
ed, but to this number must be
added the twenty-five thousand
who are now held as prisoners of
war. So far as Port Arthur is
to be considered it is said that the
estimated cost of the wonderful
but ineffective Notifications, and
the money invested there,
amounted to the tremendous total
of $500, 600, 900. The siege last
ed 221 days, so that the destruc-
ton went on at an awful rate.
Besides, Russia lost seven battle
ships, four armore cruisers, six
protested cruisers, four gunboats
and other minor vessels. Then,
to the account must be added the
warships lost by Japan. There
fore the total cost of the siege
will probably aggregate $500,
100000. And the question the
world is now asking is: Does it
pay to destroy such a vast guam
tity of wealth simply to demon
strate which Of two nations is
right or wrong, or which of two
nations is superior from a physi-
cal point of view? Arbitration
should have settled the dispute.
Nea0s.
Middletown transcript., 1905-01-07
THE EXPLOITATION OF GOOD ROADS

''The developement of rail
roads is largely responsible for
our dirt roads persisting with all
their primitive defects to the
present day. The idea of good,
hard post roads, built by the
Federal Government, had scarce.
ly taken root and begun to bear
fruit when the steam railways be-
came interstate post roads and
the United States Government
went out of the business of road
building.
''The new good roads move
ment has the sympathy of rail
road managers and the active as
sistance of some of them. The
National Good Roads Association
has enlisted the services and as
sistance of several important
railways in its campaign of edu.
cation. The South is the favor
ite field for this sort of exploita-
ton. A special train carries the
machinery for sample road build
ing here and there. If the
people accustomed to bad roads
can see for themselves what a
good road is and what it means
they want good roads. 7 Thefrst
train of this kind in this years
work will leave st. Louis on Jan.
uary 9th, over the Missouri, Kan.
sas & Texas system on its educa-
tional campaign. On January
Goth and 21st a good roads con-
vention will be held in Jackson
vile, Fla, in which it is expected
that Governors of States and
presidents of railways will unite
to further the cause of good
roads.
"The railways are interested
in good roads because the latter
act as feeders of the railways.
They develop the territory
through which they are built and
increase the productive capacity
by greatly diminishing the cost