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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18
FRENCH HOTELS.
The Nat ives Demand Certain Comforts
 but No Gewgaws.

The Nat ives Demand Certain Comforts
 but No Gewgaws.
 The French desire in hotels the es- sentials of a high civilization and not the gewgaws Dislike of ostentatlon is as strong in the common people as in the educated.
 Every one is satisfied with a hotel that can offer airy rooms, clean beds, with immensely long upper sheets that double nearly the whole way over the quilts springy mattresses and chimneys free from return smoke.
 The sitting room furniture may be extremely plain. Objection will not be made in country or seaside quarters to chairs, fanteuils and even sofas in cane,
 Each meal may be served on a table covered with dark oileloth. The white damask table cloth Is reserved generally for dinner. The veriest lout requires a napkin at all his meals.
 French children are on a different footing from English children, says London Truth. There Is no nursery in France, except in houses where there is snobbish Anglomania, Nor is there a "children's dinner' either at home or at hotels. Having company Is not a treason to exclude the child or the one or two children from the table of the grown up persons.
 The disadvantage is that food un- suitable to extreme youth may be sometimes taken: but with a little management a milk soup and a sweet entre1nent may serve to blunt the ap- petite for beating dis1es. The advan- tages are that the child uneonsciously iitates the manners of the adults with whom he dimes, and learns to express himself in a natural manner with neat elegance
 One hardly ever sees more than a couple of children in a French family. A whole tribe of near relatives go to- gether to the seaside or country ouar- ters in the holidays. The grandparents are included
 If the child or children of family are small, a bonne is of the party. She ihas too govern her charge or charges by moral suasion. The law severely forbids corporal punishment and pub lie opirion supports it,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18
BASKETBALL
Schedule Announced for the Season of
 1906-07.

Schedule Announced for the Season of
 1906-O7
 The following schedule has been ar ranged for the Intercollegiate Basket ball league for the season of 19O6-07. Saturday, December 15-Pennsylvania vs Princeton at Philadelphia.
 Wednesday, December 19-Columbia vs. Princeton at New York.
 Thursday, January 10-Pennsylvania vs. Princeton at Princeton.
 Friday, January 11-Cornell vs Co lumbia at New York.
 Saturday, January 12-Cornell vs. Harvard at Cambridge,
 Wednesday, January 16-Columbia vs. Princeton at Princeton.
 Thursday January 17-Harvard vs- Pennsylvania at Cambridge
 Friday, January 1S-Princeton vs. Yale at New Haven.
 Saturday, January 19-Harvard vs. Princeton at Cambridge.
 Friday, January 25-Pennsylvania vs. Yale at Philadelphia,
 Saturday, January 26--Cornell vs. Yale at Ithaca,
 Friday. February 1-Harvard vs. Yale at Cambridge.
 Saturday, February 2-columbia vs. Cornell at Ithaca,
 Wednesday, February 6-Yale vs. Co., lumbia at New York
 Thursday, February 7-Cornell vs. Pennsylvania at Ithaca.
 Saturday, February 9-Princeton vs. Cornell at Ithaca.
 Friday, February 15-Yale vs Cornell at New Haven.
 Friday, February 15-Harvard vs. Co., lunbia at New York
 Saturday, February 16-Cornell vs. Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
 Saturday, February 16-Princeton vs, Harvard at Princeton.
 Thursday, February 21-Columbia vs. Pennsylvania at New York.
 Friday, February 22-Harvard vs. Cornell at Ithaca.
 Friday, February 22-Yale vs, Prince ton at Princeton.
 Saturday, February 2S-Harvard vs. Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
 Tuesday, February 26-Columbia vs. Yale at New Haven.
 Friday, March 1--Yale vs. Pennsylva- nia at New Haven.
 Saturday, March 2-Harvard vs. Co., lumba at Cambridge.
 Friday, March S-Pennsylvania vs. Columbia at Philadelphia. Saturday, March 9-Haryard vs, Yale at New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

A decidedly stirring story Is 'Pel- ham and His Friend Tim" by Allen French, the well-known and popular writer of stories for young people, and which is published by Little, Brown and Company, with handsome illustra- tions by Oh. Grunwald. It is a vigor- ous, exciting story which is centered around mill strike, which is fomented and guided by fraudulent and ini- quitous labor agitator. There is a olownish abettor of the strike whose chief talent seems to be stone throw ing, and the young heroes of the story make it warm fof him. The story of the strike and the difficulties that be- set a generous, high minded employer will interest older people as well as the younger crowd. The story is well told and full of interest and exciting sltua- tons Price $1,50.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18
handsomely illustrated, the pictures thirty-seven. Price $1.5O.

handsomely illustrated, the pictures numerous, thirty-seven. Price $1.5O.
 My Trip to New York" is a hand some little book made up of over one hundred illustrations taken from an artists note book, together with short descriptive matter and blank pages for personal comments and remarks re- garding the scenes presented. About one-half of it is made up of sketches of the principal points of interest in New York and the illustrations. The rest is left blank for the personal coments. The reading matter takes in all the chief places of public interest in New York, beginning at the Battery, and includes also Coney Island and the chief sights of Brooklyn also Among the blank pages to be filledsare three for the Metropolitan Museum and twenty for Coney Island Hundreds will no doubt be glad to get the skele- ton book in which to jot down their impressions in seeing New York for their future reference and as d perma- nent souvenir. The price is only one dollar and F. M. Buckley and Compa- ny, New York, publish it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

A charming story for lovers of birds is "The Story of Scragglcs," by Pro- lessor George Wharton James, a little song-sparrow which Prof. James found weak and crippled and unable to fly, and took to his home, where it was tenderly cared for and became his con- stant companion, perching on his foot or nestling in his hand while he was writing his noted book In and Out of the Old Mission of California;" which by the way, was dedicated to this self same Scraggles. The little birds nat ural instincts of companlonshlp being blunted by it's environment, the bird seemed to become partly human and sought protection, warmth and food from its benefactor, who found its ways inexpressibly fascinating, and succeeds in conveying their charm to the reader.
 The photograph which faces the title page of the book shows big man bending over the tiniest of birds sitting fearlessly at its ease on his foot The book is attractively published by Lit tie, Brown and Company. Price $1OO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18
STATE LEAGUE AVERAGES.
OFFICIAL FIGURES FOR 1906 OF CONNECTICUT ORGANIZATION,

Local Club Was Highest in Fielding and
 Second In Batting-BurlIe Best Hitter
 With Average of 349 - Sherwood
 Leads in Fielding at Third Base and
 in the OutReId--GoOd General show
 ing by New Haven Team.
 s. W. Challenger, the official scorer of the Connecticut Baseball league has made public the batting and fielding averages of the players of the league during the last season, also the list of the extra hits, stolen bases, etc. The club batting and fielding averages are also given, Springfield leading the league in batting with an average of .257. and New Haven topping the list in fielding with an average of .96l. New Haven is second in club batting and Holyoke, the runner up in fielding
 Burke of New Haven easily leads the league in batting, his average be- ing .S49. Of the other regular players, Ladd is second, the Bridgeport center fielder having a mark of .321. The fielding honors go to the following: Catchers, Hughes, Waterbury, 994 pitcher Peloquin, Norwich, 1000; first basemen, Massey, Holyoke, ,991; seond basemen, Fitzpatrick, New Haven. .962; third basemen. Mccormick, Holyoke, ,942; shortstops, Wagner, Waterbury .95O; outfielders, Sherwood. New Ha- ven, 1882. The averages follow:
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

A very interesting set of legends is presented, all beautifully illustrated in Long Ago in Greece" by Edmund J. Carpenter Little, Brown and Com pany). These beautiful legends from the Greek classics are exquisitely told by Mir Carpenter and cannot fail to highly interest young people and older ones too. There are twenty of these famous stories all closely like the orig inal tales. They will be found an ad- mirable preparation for higher and larger flights into the realm of Grecian mythology. The illustrations are from the famous paintings and sculpture. It is indeed "a book of golden homes with the old story tellers." Price $1.50,
 "In Eastern Wonderland" by Char lotte Chaffee Gibson; illustrated from photographs. Little, Brown and Com pany, Boston.
 Young people will take delight in this story of an actual trip around the world made by three children, Alice, Fred and Charlotte, accompanied by their father. They went first across the United States to San Francisco, stopping at Buffalo, Chicago, Denver and Salt Lake City, 'seeing the sights on the way, including the Great Salt Lake. They sailed for Japan in one of the Pacific Mail steamers, and en route had very pleasant rambles and drives around Honolulu. Much of interest is given regarding what the travellers saw in Japan, both at Yokohama and To- kio. At the latter place they saw the Mikado's Palace, but could not enter, the Mikado being away. Next day, however, they dined by invitation with real prince. The customs, legends, etc, of the Japanese are briefly touched upon in passing From Japan to Chi na, thence to Ceylon, thence to India, through the Red Sea to Egypt and thence home Much of interest is giv- en regarding the different countries visited, and the book is profusely and
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

Lily F. Wesselhoeft's stories of na- ture and animals have won we'll de- served recognition. and parents will do well to include all the various books by this versatile author in their selection of gift books for children, Her latest, just issued by Little, Brown and Com pany her publishers, is Ready, the Reliable a story of dog and his ad- ventures with his little Mistress Mar gery and her young relatives. Ready has strong dog who had taken refuge under the steps at Margery's home, whence he was coaxed out and adopted as pet. The story abounds In interest and is sure to entertain, and shows how diversity develops the energy and awakens the sense of responsibility in children. Price $1.50,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18
THE NEW PUBLICATIONS
SOME OF THE LATEST BOOKS
 OR THE SEASON.

SCupid's Middleman' by Edward B.
 Lent--"Afrnirs of state," by Burton
 E. stevensOn--"LOng Ago in Greece,
 by B. J. Carpenter-"In Eastern Won
 derland,' by Charlotte c. Gibson----
 "My Trip to New York"-"The Moral
 Damage of War;" by Rev. Walter
 WaIsh-Other Notes.
 A jolly book full of quiet, quaint hu- nor is that by Edward B. Lent, whose previous book, Being Done Good" att tracted much attention and made de- cided hit. His new book is entitled "Cupid's Middleman,' and it is hand somely published by Cupples & Leon, New York. The book grows in interest as the reader proceeds, and the wind up is eminently satisfactory and en- joyable. The new volume strikes a different vein from it's predecessor, but, like the other, is pervaded with charm ing hnmor Benjamin Hosley is Cu- pids Middleman and writes love letters for his chum a big and manly fellow, Jim Hosley, to whom letter writing of any sort is a great bore; and a dozen or more of the missives with copious poetical quotations, are given in full in the text. The letters are a marvellous mixture and very cleverly compounded. All works we'll until Jim falls in love in reality and then trouble begins. Jim surrenders his heart to the beautiful and wise Gabrielle Tescheron, daughter of wealthy wholesale fish merchant of New York, of fiery temperament. Then it is that the course of true love does not run smooth and all owing to those fervid fake love letters. Besides Gabrielle's father conceives an aver sion to Hosley being misled by false reports. The fun soon becomes fast and furious and all sorts of comic situ- ations, including bogus discoveries by hired detectives, the escape of the irate father to the 'seclusion of Hoboken villa, a fire, a rescue, scenes in a hos- pital where Jim and his friend Hoskins recover from serious injuries, and the final climax wherein Hopkins elo quent pleading for Jim and his fur nlshing the key which unravels the web of mysteries and misrepresenta- tions in which Jim has unwittingly be- come entangled, is furnished in high ly dramatic and amusing scene. The climax is very satisfactory to all con- cerned except the mercenary detective in the case. MT. Lent, despite the sad handicap of permanent invalidism, ra diates cheerfulness and humor throughout the pages of this highly entertaining volume, and further sto- ries from his pen will be welcomed The book is well illustrated by H. B.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

died A hundred books and pamphlets, old and new, should be placed, at slight cost, within reach of everybody. These books should be in. every libra ", in every newspaper office, in every minister's study, on every teachers ta- ble, in the hands of every man and wo- man who shapes public opinion; and they should serve and supplement the efforts organized. or to be organized, in school and church and business Uni ting with a few friends and htlpers in work which we trust will rapidly grow, winning new helpers and eX- banding into new and larger fields, we have during the last three years issued the following works, as the beginnings of an International Library, under the editorial direction of MT. Edwin D. Mead; and we hope to add rapidly to the list such works as will best ad- vance the worlds better organization. These books are sold at nominal prices purely in the interest of the peace movement; and we ask the earnest CO., operation of all friends of the cause in securing for them the widest circula- tion."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

For an evenings diversion the reader is heartily advised to secure copy of Burton E. Stevenson's new story, Affairs of State," published by Henry Holt and Company. This is a highly entertaining story and adapted to the, stage; it should make a great hit as farce comedy; the story doesn't lag nor drag, but holds the readers in- terest and attention with it's rapid suc- cession of diverting incidents and pleasant surprises. The scene is the land of wind-mills at the miniature Os- tend of Weet-sur- -Mer. At this quaint watering place two bright, entertaining and beautiful young American girls, daughters of a successful and rich American operator in Wall street, who Is abroad for restored recuperation The young ladies become involved in a battle of diplomacy which threatens the peace of Europe. All ends we'll and the American girls are winners. Love humor and exciting situations abound in this bright and diverting story. Price $1.50
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-10-18

Anna Chapin Ray, of this city, in her attractive new book, Janet and Her Winter in Quebec" cannot fail to please the young people who sean the pages of this charming book. Janet and her brother Ronald, whose home is in Quebec, make the acquaintance of brother and sister from the States who spend the winter in the old Canadian city AS the reader follows the ups and downs of the friendship that this quartette form for one another he will find his interest held to the end of the tale, which is told by the writer in her own tnimitable, breezy style. Lovers of football will be specially interested in village football player who figures in the story The book is published by Little, Brown and Company. Price $1.5O.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

Here the cliffs Were fifty or sixty feet
high, and in some places exchanging.
jumping off his horse, and leaving, the
animal to its own instincts to preserve itself
if it could, he hastily scrambled up the rocks,
and we followed his example.
1T was not an instant too soonl
Not far from the summit was ledge Of
rock, projecting from which grew a cotton
wood tree. It was kind Of shallow cave,
and we had hardly reached its shelter. when
the awful tramp of the countless hoofs above
shook the granite rocks whereon we lay; and
presently the horrible scene have just de
scribed was here re-enacted on more awful
scale.
"And there we crouched, watching the
stream of living creatures falling down in
front and on both sides of us, until the space
below was one vast scene of mangled remains
Those which reached it unhurt rushed to
the river, only to perish in the soft, broad
margin Of clay, in which they were begged
and smothered in immense numbers.
Altogether, the gauchos computed that
probably not far from eight or ten thousand
head persisted on that terrible night. The
frenzy of thirst which impelled them was
such. and the scent of the water appeared to
render them so ungovernable, that vast num-
bers seemed to me to make no pause whatever
but wildly leaped into the valley below, as
if quite unconscious of the fatal descent be-
fore them.
There had been hut on the plain, not
far from the edge of the cliffs, on the preced
ing evening, but its two inhabitants had
with their child, been surprised in their
sleep, the clay walls had given way under
the pressure, and we found their remains
or rather the fragments of them-trodden out
of all human semblancc lying amidst the
ruins.
Never shall I forget that terrible night. or
cease to feel grateful for the Providence that
so mercifully preserved us"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

chased and imported number of sheep, when
the great drought visited the country. All
the smaller rivers were either dried up or
else rendered so salt as to be useless, and
the: larger ones were terribly diminished.
Nearly the whole of the back country was
at last deserted and every one endeavored to
save some of his stock by migrating to the
main streams, where still some trifle of herb
age could be found here and there.
We were better off than the rest, being
or rincon,' that ls, place nearly ihclosed
by bend of the channel, while deep back
water running through the other part almost
incessant care and watchfulness, to prevent
being invaded and overrun by the starving
cattle which came straying in by thousands
from all parts.
''The few sheep we then had were stationed
at the place where we shall sleep tonight; but
as the. feed there began to fail. we were
obliged to bring them to the main hacienda,
which was then on this river.
"I was engaged on this service, and had
a lad with me, the son Of one of our gauchos
q. e.. men in charge of the herds), who had
also accompanied us to the end of our first
days journey; but he had then left US, to ride
back again for some purpose or other, prom
| ising to overtake us next morning
Il had watched the sheep during the first
half of the night, and the boy had risen to
light, l remember, and nearly as light as day,
when l was suddenly reused by the voice Of
Iago, my companion.
"He had rushed to the horses, which we
had kept tethered by their lassoes, lest they
should stray for feed. The sheep were lying
peacefully enough grouped in hollow, and
seeing they were all right, and being still not
half awake, / peevishly demanded what he
meant by disturbing. me.
"He put the horses bride in my hand, and
merely said Listen' and then hastened TO
snatch up and arrange the different materials
of my saddle, which also constitute the bed
Ion which the gaucho sleeps
"And now, indeed, | observed that the
horses were in state of great excitement,
and on the night breeze there rose sound
which, when Iago explained the cause made
me hasten to help in the preparations for iii.
stant flight.
"Though distant. it was a roaring, thun.
dering noise, which my companion said pro
ceeded from countless number of wild cat
tie, which, maddened by thirst, were rushing
down from the parched interior districts "a
the river.
81 was going to rouse the sheep, and drive
them before US; but the boy insisted that this
would only insure our own destruction, and
would be useless besides.
Z" The river he cried, is five miles from
herel Come at once, or we shall perish!
"But l was determined not to sacrifice my
uncle's cherished stock without at least an
effort to save them. Once on my horse
Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-07

thought | was safe enough, and could at the
last moment, simply by galloping OF, save
myself.
II did not know that the thunderous sound
which every moment rose louder and louder,
and above which could now be heard the
hoarse bellowings of innumerable maddened
creatures, proceeded from vast body of cat
| tie, the front ranks of which reached right
across the great bend of the stream, and that
for miles to our right and left the infuriated
herd extended, hemming us in, that there
was no other resource but fight to the river.
Il tried to get the sheep into a run, but
simply would not hurry themselves. Many
valuable minutes were thus lost, during
which the boy, Iago, at other times taciturn
enough, stormed angrily at my folly, and at
last threatened to set off without me. So
away we went.
Before we had ridden couple of miles,
however, we saw horseman coming obhquely
to the direction of the advancing herd. II
was lagos father in search Of us. The part
we were making for across the river was, he
said, already filled with countless beasts, and,
indeed, the thunder of the tramping of their
myriad hoofs on the baked soil was plainly
audible ahead of us. Without a moments
hesitation, the old man, putting spurs to his
horse, called on us to follow him.
What ride that was! We were obliged
to keep nearly parallel with the mighty ad-
vancing host, which we at last came so near
that the forest of tossing horns, cleaning in
the moonlight through the clouds of dust,
became only too terribly visible.
but we were rapidly nearing the river.
So close was the wild race, however, that as
we descended the bank the part of the ad-
vancing line which was nearest to it reached
it at the same moment
"These had descended the bank at an ac-
cessible place-almost the only one for miles
where horseman could gallop down. Only
fancy the scene, then, as we tore furiously
down the border of the stream to reach the
spot the old gaucho was making for!
"On our left were either cliffs or very
steep banks down which soon came roaring,
tumbling and crashing on to the granite bed
below, the bodies of all the front ranks. In
hundreds and soon in thousands, the help.
less animals, pushed on by the maddened
myriads behind, fell in one living cataract,
and their outeries, as they lay with their
limbs fractured, and as fresh victims, still in
one incessant stream, poured down on them,
were truly awful to hear.
Approaching the river in bend, as they
did, the two ends of the advancing line
reached it first, the rest being yet at dis
tanee, so that as we galloped on, this living
cataract at first accompanied us. Soon, how
ever, we shot ahead and reached the spot
the old man was striving so hard to make
We did so only a few minutes before the
dreadful advancing tide Of life about to pour
down it had reached the same place