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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-04
ltulans IS ancestors, not so very long
 ago'-Fhe Four Track News.
A DUEL TO THE DEATH.

mere is another finish to that con,- pat; finish that is even more final Ahe Knights have chased together the strong antlers have yielded a ,i++,o ''nuer shock of onset, but sprung to- gether locked, have locked so firmly, that there is no fencing, nothing but pushing and wrestling. It is as ,p each held the sword wrist of his foe Ill rlVeted clutch and when at length one or the wrestlers would spring back Tor defense or for a better thrust he ma himself absolutely bound to his foe with antlers interwlned, Trv as he may, he cannot wrench them free stronger or weaker, he is face to faoo Wlth sloWest death. Many time hava the two carcasses been seen thns ant4er bound. Several times havo whitehall deer been found where one was still alive, the other dead a dav or two, the stronger able to drag his fallen foe enough so he could eathov !. little food that could but prolonp b,s misery. More than once the first to die has been partly eaten by wolves which the other feebly struggled to avoid. A score of times I have seen the remains of this among the smaller deer, but only once have found if among the Wapiti
 1t is years ago now, away upon the head waters of the Greybull. where choicest Elk-lands sloped to Buffalo claims, in little valley where it all befell l saw the records and the proofs. Here was the narrowed earth where the fight took place, and here on the battle-ground the lankened forms of the knights, big and of even might. The wolves had picked their frames, but the peeling skulls were there with the two great pairs of branching gear inextricably locked and gripped and interlocked. In fancv's eve I saw the tragic end, and in the living eye saw not far away A skurrying herd of minds with the lesser bull that inherited what his betters had battled for in vain.- Scribner's.
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A rHREE FoRKs- cocKTA1II

q was standing in the barroom in a resort at Three Forks" said travel ling man, waiting for the proprietor to arrive, in the hope of placing a, small order. While I was waiting two cow boys, wrapped in fur coats, their own dignity and a reputation as the top riders in the country which stretches away toward the head of Willow Creek, came into the saloon, and, march,. ing up to the bar, demanded cocktail.
 'The bartender looked nonplussed for a moment, but he was not to be shut out so he grabbed the biggest glass he could find behind the bar and inn mediately got busy. If there was anything there he missed putting into that glass, from the salt and pepper sauce used to flavor the beer to the shipplngs from the ends of the cigars which he found in the cigar cutter. could see it, and when he had finally finished he had two big beer glasses full of the mixture.
 "The boys tasted the beverage and 1t did not taste good Each had un- llillUCItu tb blS gum HSlh dylully lOy ing with the weapons, they suggested that the bartender drink his own mix ture. It required some persuasion, but finally, to avoid trouble, he swallowed the contents of both glasses. Now make your will you would-be poisoner! shouted the punchers, and solemnly they put their guns back where they belonged, treated the house to the cigars and faded away into the dis tance, their horses hitting only the high spots as they disappeared up the valley.
 And I tell you, the eimpremptu bar tender had good occasion to make his will. For three or four hours he was the sickest man ever saw, and it took the services of a doctor, who worked over him for an hour or two, to bring him back to life again "-Anaconda Standard.
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new kind of plant life drifting in, a bad habit rampant, may have doomed the elephantise race.
 A more interesting question is. 'Did man see the mastodon?" It seems morally certain that he did.
 The evidence is that the mastodon lived here very recently and man was certainly here in very ancient times, that their epochs, therefore, greatly overlapped.
 There is an Indian legend that long ago a race of shaggy monsters was found in the woods of the upper Hud- son Valley. They were so big and powerful that they had no fear of the red mans weapons so his villages were ill daily danger. But tn Great Spirit, in response to the prayer of his children, came in person with his mighty bow and slew the huge giants one by one except the biggest of all; he escaped toward the Northwest, ito the land of the Great Lakes.
 There are not lacking those who see in this nothing more than memory of the days when the buffalo was found commonly in the country where the city of Buffalo stands, but the gen. eral opinion is that the size, the invul- nerability and the dangerousness of the legendary creature identifies it with the mastodon.
 There are elephant shapes on pipes and on pottery that probably date from prehistoric days, and there is at least one very good drawing of mas todon. It is known as the Lenape Stone from Pennsylvania. It was found near Doylestone, Pennsylvania, in 1872, and is a stone gorget or breast piece of a necklace, elaborately decora- ted with drawing of a mastodon be- ing hunted by men with bows and spear. The only doubt about 1t is it's age. There is no conclusive evidence that it is ancient nor is there any fact to prove it modern. Many authorities accept it as genuine drawing of a ma mmoth by prehistoric man who saw the creature with his own eyes. There are other crude images of the elephant in our land, and the opinion is gaining ground to-day that man and the Ohio mastodon were contemporary, that the Indian legend was not without solid foundation, and that the hairy masto- don of America was really hunted in the woods of New-York State by the
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ELEPHANT HUNTING IN NEW
 YORK,

The traveller passing through Orange and Ulster counties, New-York, on the west side of the Hudson is favored with number of views that are cele- brated for their variety and rustic charm. They make strong appeal to the artists, but their appeal to the hunter and naturalist is still greater, for this is one of the most famous ranges of the huge hairy elephants, once so widely dispersed in temperate North America. Here they were to be seen in long lines and numerous herds, vending their way from the breezy uplands where they rested in the shade to the richer bottom lands where they favorite food abonded, and even now as we pass we, may be certain that within a few miles of the train are scores, may be thousands of these mon- sters still lying in the shade, but--it is the shade of their tombs. Each of these long, flat bogs or low meadows, whose place and plan tell us that it was once a lake, has probably lying in it's mud a number of the great skeletons that were such a puzzle to the older world 
 of science. Many hundreds of times the farmers of the region, while ditching the old huckleberry swamps, have came across some big, brown buried logs, which, on being dug out, were found to be the bones of mastodon. Their numbers must, have been very great, for we find their bones more numerous than those of some animals we know to have been abundant. Pro- lessor Lucas informs us that mastodon skeletons are much more numerous in our museums to-day that are those of the African elephants, and that in the season of digging mot a week passes without one or more mastodons being unearthed."
 But what killed them? Certainly not man. They did not go the way of the buffalo. Some natural force, or some enemy that seemed puny beside them. We cannot even guess who or what, but we know from observation that a very little thing and very in- Eirect circumstance may operate to save or to kill a species. It is possible that a gadfly may have been respon- sible for the destruction of the Ameri- can native wild horse, that was a con- temporary of the mammoth; so also a
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OBITUARY Eorrs.
Michael TraEey.

The funeral of MichI Iael Tracey was held yesterday morning at S:SO o'clock from the residence of his cousin. James Maher, l1S Bailey strfet. A solemn requiem high mass Wa7 celebrated at g o'clock at St. FranciB' church, with Rev. Father Derwin as icelebrant. There were numerous floral offerings. The interment was in St. Lawrence. ceme- tery.
 The deceased died o4 pneumonia last Sunday after four days illness. He had been in this country but three months.
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PROPOSALS:
Department of Police Service, Room i,
 Police Building.
New Haven, Conn., Jan. 3. 19


 New Haven, Conn.,, Jan. 3, 1906. Sealed bids will be received by the Committee on Supplies, of the Board of Police Commissioners, up to 12 o'clock noon, Saturday. January 13, 1906, at Room 1, Police Building. For the removal of the gallery in the City Court room, the repairing of all walls and ceiling, the changing of the ventilation pipes, and repainting and decoration of the said room.
 Bids will be received only for the en- tire contract. Further information may be secured at the office of the Chief of Police
 The above proposals must be ad- dressed to the Committee on Supplies of the Board of Police Commissioners, and must be accompanied by certi- fled check for five per cent. of the full amount of the bid, payable to Jonathan N Rowe, controller. The Committee on Supplies of the Board of Police Com missioners reserves the right to reject all bids. All bids must be endorsed, Bids for removal of gallery in City Court room, and other repairs"
 By order
 BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSIONERS
 ARTHUR V. PHILLIPS, t4 Clerk
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= DEATHS.

FLANAGAN-In this city, Jan. 8, Mary wife of Matthew Flanagan. Funeral from her late residence, 42S Chapel street, Friday morning at S;So; Solemn requiem high mass at UPSON--In this city, January 3, Elean- or w., wife of Frederick C. Upson, aged 66 years, II months and 24 days.
 Funeral services will be held at her late residence, 105 Greene street, sunday afternoon, January z, at half-past two. Relatives and friends are invited to attend j43t ELLENBERGER--ln this city, Tuesday morning. Mrs: Esther North Ellen berger, wife of Henry Luctus Ellen berger, in the 32d year of her age Funeral services from her late resi- dence, No S90 QuinniDiac avenue, on Thursday afternoon at two o'clock.
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PLEASANT WHIST PARTY.

Club Entertained by Mrs. F. W. Latin
 rop.
 Mrs. F. w. Lathrop, of Howe street, entertained the whist club of which she is member at her home yesterday aft ernoon. There were twelve present. The prize winners were Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Weibel and Miss Els.
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Umbrellas
One Third and Half of.

OllC- lllIu dIlQ I1dlI OlI.
 Many of the higher grade um- brellas, such as we buy for Xmas-giving, are still here. Mems and women's umbrellas of such fine quality that they arc not much wanted. Rather than carry them over we will take a big loss just to turn them into money quickly. They are yours at these prices:
 $3.S5 for $5.5o to $6.5o Um- brellas.
 $2.50 for $3.75 to $4.5o Un- brellas.
 $1.75 for $2.25 Boys Um- brellas.
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PIANOS for sale. no matter what bar gains you may see advertised in this coIumn, and no matter under what pretext they are to be sold. we can sell you better piano for less price. we always have bargains Don't buy piano at any price anywhere, of anybody or take one for a gift before you call and look at the great variety III CnaIles Il; Loomls store, S33 Chap el street; 122 instruments to select rom. d5 cod If
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MRS. MARY FLANAGAN.

Mary Flanagan, wife Q Matthew Flanagan, file maket, died yesterday morning after few days illness. The funeral services will be held from the house tomorrow morrling at S:3O, with a solemn requiem high mass at St. Pat rick's church at 3 o'clock. The inter ment will be in St. Befnard's cemetery.
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MRS. BRIDGET CoFFEY.

Mrs. Bridget Coffey died at Spring. side home last evening at o'clock, Mrs Coffey had lived at the home for four years. Old age was the cause of death, for although she claimed to be only siXty-two years old she was prob ably much older. She was a weak minded old lady.
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Dist. of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.

Dist of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.
 January 3, 1906 ESTATE OF AUGUSTA M BEECHER. late of New Haven, in said District. deceased.
 Nellie C. Doolittle, of New Haven. having made written application pray%~ ing that administration of said estate may be granted, as by said application on file in this Court more fully ap- pears, 1t is
 ORDERED, That said application be heard and determined at a Court of Probate to he held at New Haven, in said District, on the Sth day of Janu- ary, 1906, at ten o'clock in the fore noon, and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and Of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given to all parties inter- ested in said estate by publishing this order three times in a newspaper hav- ing a circulation in said District.
 By the Court
 GEORGE w. CRAWFORD,
 jS Stp Clerk.
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MRS. ELLEN E. LEE.

Funeral services will be held over the remains of Mrs. Ellen F. Lee at her late residence, 57 Congress avenue, this afternoon at ? o'clock. The interment will be in Westville cemetery. She is survived by two sons.
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Ga1uycrs.
GEORGE w. ADAMS.

AttOrney-at-Law, and Notary PubIio
 792 Chapel Street., Room 2. Prompt Attention.
 Accounts and Claims Collected OF settled, on reasonable terms and De- positions taken, in any part of the U &. Hours from a. m. to D. m. also from to g p. m Monday and Saturdav evenings. Telephone 1462-4.
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NnTInM
NOTICE. THE NATIONAL NEW HAVEN BANK.

THE NATIONAL NEW HAVEN BANK.
 Incorporated 1792.
 The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of this bank will be held at their of January, 1906, for the election of di- rectors for the ensuing year and to con slider and to act upon proposition to amend the third section of the Articles of Association of said bank so that it will read as follows: The Board of Di- rectors shall consist of not less than five nor more than ten stockholders,
 Polls open from II a. m. to 12 m,
 EDWARD E. MIX. os tlIl Jay Cashier.
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Handkerchiefs,
Mussed and Soiled.

All 25c Linen and Lawn Hemstitched Elnbroider'd Hand kerchiefs, that were unused from handling during Christmas rush,
 Thursday, 17c
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FUNERAL OF MISS ANNIE WIN.
 GOOD IN GUILFORD.

I
 The funeral of Miss Annie Wingood, the younger daughter of Mrs. Josiah F. Crawford, of Sachem's Head. was held in the Third Congregational church in Guilford on Tuesday, The interment was in Alderbrook cemetery.
 Miss Wingood had been in ill-health for about year, and in early autumn the family removed to New Britain, hoping she might benefit by the change, but it proved unavailing. She was in her twentieth year and is survived by her mother, Mrs. Crawford, and one sis ter, Mrs, John Walston, of Guilford. Her father, John Wingood of Sachem's s head, died about fifteen years ago.
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Scotch Golf Gloves

A splendid all wool Hawick- made Golf Glove, imported di- rect; in greys, black and white value soc a pair,
 Thursday, 39c
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FwZ e a 5 ITO EEAs
 Bears the AThs Kind You Have Always Bought Signature as &>N1zzzm
Dist. of New Haven, ss, Probate Court,

January 2, 1906. ESTATE OF ULTIMA M. ROBINSON, late of Washington, D. C., owning property in said District, deceased The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and ap- pointed six months from the date here of for the creditors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said es- their claims within said time will be debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay ment to
 WILLIAM c. ROBINSON,
 Executor z B St., N w., Washington, D. c.
 j4 St
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IOc Counter

See our Special 1oc Counter.
 You will find useful and desir- able articles that were from I5c to 35c, Choice, 1Oc
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The Cloak Room

Medium and Light Weight Covert Coats, various lengths, just the weight for this mild weather and early spring wear, now half price. Prices were from $To.oo to $25.oo,
 Thursday, $500 to $12.5O
 Special prices for Thursday only on mink fur pieces. The natural mink, Japanese mink and Siberian mink. There is a re- duction of twenty-five cents on le dollar on them now. Thurs day they will be still lower.
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Kid Gloves, csc

Here is good 89c pair Kid Glove in black, tans and white,
 Thursday, 65c
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da2ants.

VAe ceAt a word for each insertion, ave cents n TOrd for full week. sevl1 times.
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Stationery

One-Pound Box of Station cry, So sheets and 50 envelopes value 25c a box,
 Thursday, 17c
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NT1FD

YOUNG ladies. both experienced and learners, in our winding, doubling and spooling departments. Apply at and Wall streets. ii 7t
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WANTED FOR u. s. ARMY

APwE. 9weea BODIED, o1dh unmarried men, be- United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can sneak read and write English, Apply Re- cTultlng Officer, S90 Chapel Street. NeW Haven; 756 Main street, Harr. ioaoi oe loz2 Main street, Bridgeport; A'o DanK street. Waterbury. Conn.
 j1-jne 30
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Back Combs, 25c

It has been said that the man who made two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow where only one grew before, would deserve better of man. kind than the North Pole ex- plorers. Equally entitled to your esteem is the firm who by the conjunction of alertness and di- plonacy effects purchase whereby you are enabled to buy for 25c what, under ordinary circumstances, must have cost soc. Such an opportunity comes your way Thursday.
 Mounted Tortoise Shell Back Combs, value soc,
 Thursday, 25c Combs, value $1.oo to $3.oo,
 Thursday, 75c Hens Wear
 Mems wool socks in natural, black and camel's hair.
 THURSDAY, 2 for 25c.
 Value 25c pair.
 Ribbed shirts and drawers, all sizes, value soc,
 THURSDAY, 37c
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WANTESD

FOR U. S. Army: Able bodied unmar. ried men, between ages 2i and RE, clllzens of United States. of good character and temperate habits. who gan speak, read and write English. AApply Recruiting Officer, S90 Chapel Street, New Haven; 66 State SISps. Straet Hartford; 1922 Main Street Bridge. port; l99 Bank Street, Waterbury
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WANTED.

AN honorable young man wants work
 at anything whereby he can make an aonest living. Address Work" This
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G!hL Tor general housework Ap- ply sos GROWN ST.
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Trimming Braids
Half Price.

This special chance to buy black, cream and white wool and mohair and gilt braids, straight and vandyked, at half Fprice is a splendid opportunity for dressmakers and those who have some gowns to fix over. They are in all widths from one quarter to two inches wide.
 Braids that were from 6c to 38c a yard,
 T1,,1~cJo1- i. +o 1n
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Wash Goods

Sc Ginghams, Thursday SC, 1oc Outing Flannels, short lengths, Sc.
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Hosiery and Underwear
Bargain Basement

Mems, Women's and Chil- dren,s Hose, Sc pair
 Boys and Girls underwear, ribbed and fleeced, for 25c, 19c and 39c.
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Patent Stove Brick are Cheapest.
MASsAGn.
THE NATIONAL NEW HAVEN BANK.
 Established 17h0

A semi-annuaI dividend of four per cent, free of tax, has been declared by this bank, payable on the second day of January, 1906
 The transfer books will remain closed fill that data NM ~ s.N.st.
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Dist of New Haven, ss. Probate Court.
 January 2. 1906. ESTATE OF PATRICK R. LYONS, late of New Haven. in said District, de- ceased
 of New Haven hath limited and nn- pointed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said deceas- ed to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect to exhibit their claims within said time will ba debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay- ment to
 PAUL T. KEHOE. JS 5tp Administrator
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
FOUR HUNDRED HOMELESS.
Secretary Reed Reports on the Dam
age Caused by Panama Fire.

The isthmian canal commission today re-
cetved the following cablegram from MT
Reed, the executive secretary. relative to
the fire In Panama:
Fire is said to have originated In the
kitchen of the Concordia. Estimated value
of property lost and damaged, s350,ooo; IN
surance, 10000. gold. Estimated number
of persons rendered homeless. AGO. including
about twenty-five canal employees, Ameri-
cans No lives lost.
.'waterworks system Of Panama proved
satisfactory. Fire was prevented from
spreading and communicating with Espa-
nosa drug store on the east side alley or
buildings on the north side Carrera Consti-
tuition, or wearhouse containing kerosene
oil Immediately back of Concordia, facing
Gale Allante.
There was a report shortly after the hre
broke out that the water had been cut on
from the city. Report due TO the failure OF
the fremen to get water from hydrant IN
the new main on the side of street not yet
connected. Sufficient number of streams
secured from ten adjacent hydrantI, all
available"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-02
CONSIDERING CANAL REPORT.
The Commission Hopes to Put in Final
Shape Tomorrow.

The isthmian canal commission today re-
sumed it's work of putting in final shape
the report which 1t Is making to Secretary
Taft, recommending a type Of canal and
transmitting the reports Of the majority
and minority of the board of consulting en-
gineers. There were some changes to be
made and some details of the report TO be
considered before it was in form for the
signature of the commissioners.
1t developed today during the discussion
that one member of the commission is in
favor of sea level canal, and he will sub
init a minority report It was foreshad-
owed at the latest meeting of the commits
sion that this member entertained views
which diverged from those embraced within
the report recommending lock canal, and
today the extent of those views was learn
ed. Although he may approve of the lock
canal contemplated by the majority recon-
mendation as the best type of a lock canal,
he will at the same time record himself in
separate views in favor of a sea level canal.
The type of canal recommended In the
draft of the report, as 1t now stands, calls
for an S5-foot level The commission hopes
to be able to put the report in final shape
tomorrcw for transmission to Secretary
Taft, who in turn will forward 1t to the
President with such comment or remarks
as he may desire to make, and the Pres
dent will forward 1t to Congress with his
views, together with all the documents, In
cluding the majority and minority reports
of the board of consulting engineers, the
commissioners recommendations and Sec
retary Taft's letter of transmittaI