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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
DAY LABoRERS' PAY.

It was an enlightening debate which took place at the meeting of the deci- mated board of aldermen Monday evening over the proposed increase in the pay of the day laborers employed by the city. The account printed in The Journal and Courier was inten- tionally full and complete, and so far as that goes only illustrates it's policy of Keeping it's readers informed of the manner in which that branch of the city government conducts itself.
 The proposition before the board of aldermen was to make $2 day the minimum wage to be paid the laborers hired by the city to do day work. In so far as the proposal expressed gen. erous interest in the welfare of city empoyes, it was commendable, but if 1t is to accomplish no more than some of the aldermen claim can be accom- plished by the favorable vote, nothing substantial has been achieved for the laborerE Alderman Townshend, for example, declared that the proposed in- crease would benefit no one. The ap- propriation for the year has been made and without additional action by the board of finance cannot be increased by vote of the aldermen. In other words the action of the board reduces itself to an achievement in bookkeeping. It voted to increase the pay in the man. ner suggested and now, according to Alderman Townshend, the laborers will be employed fewer days in order that the appropriation may not be exceeded.
 Alderman Curtiss, while agreeing with Alderman Townshend that the ac- tion of the board would not benefit the men, aded the statement that the city's system of paying it's day laborers was semi-charitable In character That is to say, that in giving these men the work assigned to them the city does so out of a feeling of commiseration; that if strict business principles were enforced many of them would not be hired at all, while but few would get more than a pittance since their labor is costly. Alderman Loos did not un- dertake to deny the assertions of eith- CT of the aldermen who had previously spoken in opposition to the proposition, but he did lay down the general princi- pie that $2 a day was the least the city should pay it's laborers, and that the city officials who hire them should see that they produce the equivalent of that amount in money in labor. 1T don't see," he is reported to have said ''how I.can consistently vote to hold up the bill to give the laborers $2 a day. It is up to the officials to see that they earn it." Alderman Woodford observed that his study of the work done by the employees of the city in this humble capacity had led him to conclude that they were dear at one dollar day
 The striking feature of this debate was the general agreement that the city's method of hiring day workers is shiftless and costly It may be very seriously doubted if the city gov ernment has either a legal or a moral right, in view of it's charity depart ment, to employ it's street cleaning de- partment, for example, as a means of duplicating its charitable perform ances. We agree to the humanitarian
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
Worthy of Approval.
(From the Waterbury, Amerlcan:)

lFrOm the Watefbury American.}
 There is al certain eloquent good sense and filial loyalty in this state- ment by Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk Numerous inquiries are being made as to whether there will be any change of dates for rehearsals or concerts on ac- count of the death of my father. There will be no change in any of the dates ing of patriarch in music and poetry than by the practice of his favorite. art under such exalted conditions as pre- vail at our annual concerts, and we trust that the occasion will be one of rejoicing and thanksgiving for the long things
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
NOT QUITE PERFECT YET.

Strange how good laws sometimes work. The enforcement of the Fed eral pure food laws has resulted in convincing quite number of butchers in various parts of the country that they can afford to reject Federal in- spection, in order to sell uninspected meat within the limits of their own States. State Food Inspector McGuirs says the people of New Jersey are eat ing more poor meat than ever before. He says this condition has been brought about because rigid food in- spection brings less meat from the West, and the people of the State are dependent largely on the output of lo- cal slaughter houses. He says that in some instances cattle rejected at the big plants are being being sold to smaller slaughter houses, where there is no inspection. It is also said that many of the smaller houses kill mon key" calves and diseased cows, no longer profitable for dairy purposes. MT. Mcclure adds that his inspectors are doing all they can to abolish these unsanltary conditions, and inspections are being made as rapidly as possible, and the "unsanitary" places will be made clean.
 | So Federal inspection must be sup plemented by local inspection if the people are going to be well cared for i The problem of living and dying is growing more and more complicated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
TIME TO coME OUT srRoNG.

When Mark Tapley was especially under the weather he felt that to be especially the time when 1t was laid on him to "come out strong" If Mark was right, and history and other things in- dicate that he was, now is the time for those who have been hoping for and expecting a merry month of May to come out strong. There are only nine more days left in the month, and there has been only one real May day so far. So If the nine days left are all real May days about one-third of this month of May will be May. Let us therefore root" heartily for the rest of the month. If we don't happen to get it all we shall get something. Of course we may get pneumonia or something else equally encouraging, but never mind that. We may also get some merry May. That is the thing to hope for and "holler" for Therefore here's hoping and expecting. onward, Chris tian soldiers!
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

Greater New York is growing all the time, but friend of the dumb animals sends a communication to the New York Times protesting against the manner in which the DOT car horses manner in which "the poor car horses are treated on rainy day"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

Indian owners. For this class of work excellent horses are employed
 Thus does the Indian make respecta ble progress. We may soon hear of Indian lobbyists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

The goverhrhentS fisheries station at Detroit reports having taken S19,OOO- O0O,oO0 pike perch eggs at Detroit and 7SO,O 900, ,O00,000 at Put-in-Bay No wonder there are few fish stories.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

The Duke of Westminster has begun an experiment in dust laying on six miles. of drives in Eaton Park. The process adopted is known as Transpa, which has for its basis pure tar. The tar is sprayed in the form of a filmy vapor at steam pressure of 17O pounds, which drives it two inches deep into the road formation, and will, 1t is believed, not only hold down dust in dry weather, but make the road waterproof in wet weather.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS A WEEK. 50 CENTS A MONTH. s3 FOR SIX MONTHS, s6
 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. GENTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

Those who are sad because they { haven't "cut any Ice" lately needn't feel wholly discouraged. There may be ice for them to cut before the end of May.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
EaMratapm.

MIR. FREDERICK WELD will engage the services of limited number of good singers for corus choir. Voices tried at lS9 Orange St
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

The child labor law passed at the session of the Idaho legislature pro- hibits the employment of boys under sixteen years of age as messengers. The result has been to give telegraph managers in the larger places of that State lots of trouble. Young men over sixteen years of age do not care to en- list as messengers, and hence gray haired men are being employed, so far as they can be enlisted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

The German workman who has been sentenced to nine months imprison- ment for sticking out his tongue at the Emperor has discovered that the tongue is a member that can be ruled.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22
SAYINGS AND DOINGs.

White horses are not now used in the German army, the introduction Of smokeless powder having made them too conspicuous,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

That is an interesting variation of
 the imprisoned toad story which comes from Englewood, New Jersey, where it | is thought that perhaps Henry s, Brice and his father before him would not
 have slept so soundly in the old fam fly bedstead had they known that a toad had made his home in the head
 board from the time the bed was built, almost 100 years ago, until it was
 broken up the other day. One of the posts was so full of knots that Briee was compelled to saw it in two. In doing so he found that it was hollow, with a plug in the end, As the post parted a toad, almost white, fell out on
 the floor. It seemed weak, but lit-
 tie meat soon restored it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

In the rear of the Philadelphia libra " is beautifully planted plot of ground, which is overlooked by a porch at the rear of the building, to which access is through the Frnech windows of the library building, In the wall by the side of this porch is the inscribed cornerstone, which bears tribute to the young artisans who founded the library, at the suggestion of Benjamin Franklin, Near by is the broken stone that once formed the inscribed part of the pedestal of Franklin's statue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

At a meeting of St. Peters church vestry Stockton, England, MT. T. Will kinson complained that the vicar had, after a wedding celebration, begged a subscription for the church from the bridegroom. That, he thought, was a wrong proceeding, as when 8 man was being married he would not have the moral courage. to refuse such re- quest. The vicar, having ruled the question out of order, stated that he was a free man, and would ask whom and when he liked for a subscription. MT. Wilkinson persisted in speaking and the meeting was adjourned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-22

NEW HAVEN, CONN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
SPIDER ARCHITECTURE

calls evolution. in the art OF web making among
spiders.
The common house spider spins a web quite differ
ent from that OF the garden spider. The house
dark corner with irregular sheet of closely
meshes spread before it. The tube is the spiders
IS It's The wolf spider makes tubular hole
with a hinged door for refuge, and spreads no
snare, relying entirely on its prowess 70 over
come the unsuspecting victim. Still another species
OF spider constructs far simpler tube without any
lid or door.
According to distinguished naturalist at Wash
sent many stages of development. This natural
list IS of opinion that at the beginning the only kind
of web that any spider knew now spin was a sim
pie cocoon intended TO protect its eggs. Then a
web for the protection OF the spider itself from its
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

enemies was woven around the cocoon
had opening for ingreSs and egress. aH.
webs. intended for use only during the time
eggs are Matching. are still spun by some ST.
spiders.
The next step was the development of i
IL has been suggested that this may have
from The accidental spinning of threads oyu ~
around The opening OF a tubular retreat SUIT.
a cocoon. This was further developed IN III
spread net of the house spider, and it reac
highest form when the garden spider learned
struct its beautifully radIated web
In all this there may be diSccrucd some
hlauce 20 the progress OF architecture amor- --
The earliest representatives of the human rae.
content 10 dwell IN caves and rudclv COn$-.
hutS. Then more elaborate dwelling place
buildings intended for other purposes, ve-e --
StruCted. until, by successive steps, advance. IS
has the spider. We have arrived at the tc"ai .--,
palaces and houses of civilized life
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

~ To one who has spent much time in the country
N can have failed To observe and admire the
beautiful webs of the little garden spider
These webs circular in outline with radiating threads
running from center 10 circumference and support
ing series OF concentric lines, are regarded by
nAturaists the highest architectural achievement
OF the spider
The maker of the web sits at its center where
the slightest vibration caused by the struggles of
an entanged victim is instantancously felt. The
threads are so fine as almost TO be invisible in
some lights and at the time strong that no
insect too powerful for the spider to overcome
is able to break them.
How did the spider learn the art of making these
webs Their great ingenuity and perfection OF
satisfied with the reply that it is a matter of in
stnct. He learns that there wide differences
to be found among the webs of different spiders,
and his observations lead him to think that he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

s,ron,, I never could have done it I'd have weak
e1ed and LEI up on him long before he'd got ha-
what was OWN But he was bound TO have II all,
and there's sayln he wa n I game ABOUT 10 ~
the last tried TO tell him he'd had enough, bur
as long as he could keep on his pins he kept hoPn
70 get in lust one me; 50 l finally mas 20 drop
him with a stiff one behind the ear
Course if we'd had ring gloves on he d looked
ike he'd been on the chopin block; but with the
has him ali washed of and up in a chair. lookn'
not much worse than before. except tor the eye
syelin's. And what do you guess IS the hrst thing
Say, McCabe." says he, shown out his paw
you're all right, you are
So SAYS l. III thought YOU was any judge
- L-1ovv saws he Nobody likes me
oh well. says l. i amt rubin it in guess
there's white spots in you, after all; even II You 90
He pricI,s up his ears at that and wants 70 know
how and WIN Almost before / knows II We We
drifted INTO heart 70 heart talk that halt hour
before you'd have said couldn't have happened
Lanqdon amt turned cherub; but he's whole Tot
mider and ne takes IN what I've got to say as Il II
Tber[ an so. saws he But I've got 20 Do
so1uech hing, Do YOU know what I'd Ike best
/ couldn't guess
I'D Ike 20 be in the navy and handle one et
those big thir-een-Inch guns, says he
Why not, then: says /.
Il don't know how 70 get IN, says he d 80
You're as good as there now. then, says J.
There's a recruirin' office around on Slxrh-are..
not I'VE blocks from here, and the sergeant S 7---
thin Of a friend of mine Is It go:
" II Is, SAYS Langdon.
Hanged il he didn't mean it TOO, and before he 1
change his mind we've had the papers all -s
out
In the rnorn:n / phones Pembroke, and he .ss
around 20 lug me UP while he breaks the re I'D
NAV for he says she'll need lot OF calalin d r
was IookIn Tor nothin less than cat tts, too --l
saw She don't even turn on the sprayer.
The navy" saws she Why, how sweet 3,
I'm So glad Won't Langdon make lovely o-- .-.
r,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

back for few of them grants he chucked at me.
And who do YOU suppose showed up AT the STUDIO
next forenoon; Him and nav; She smlln all over
and tickled TO death TO think she d got nm there
Langdon actin like a bear with a sore ear.
Maybe YOU hadn't better wait, says to her;
Oh YES SAYS she " am gong 10 stay ana
watch dear Langdon box, YOU know.
Well unless | ruled her out flat, there was no
way OF changin her mind; 50 had to iet ner
stay. And She Langdon box. oh, yes! For
an amateur, ne puts up ta'rly gGod e\Ihol.'oH on
and as | didn't have the heart 70 throw the hook
into him with her slttn there lookln SO eheeriuI.
about all does step around and block his swings
and labs And say. with him carryn his guard
high and lcayin the way TO his meat safe open halt
the time 1t Was all | could DO 10 hold myself
The only fun gets is watchin Swiftly Joe's face
out of the corner OF my eye. He was pipin US on
from the start First his mouth comes open tooi
or $50 rs he secs me let chance slide, and when
misses more oVcnIu S he takes ON "a look Ike some
one had led hm ripe egg.
I.agion !, havln the time Of his life He can
hit a~ hard as he likes and he don get Int back
Must have seemed real homcke 20 him. Anyway
soou's hc dopcs it ont that there amt any danger
tlockin' and duckin' | has my hands full.
lust hpw Langdnn has It sized UP coudn make
out but ike AS NOT | made Somcthn OF a nat with
HIM ru, IL down that way when he shows up one
afternoon with his bubble and offers take for
srin l. was $50 unexpected 20 ind hum tryn 20 do
somethiu agreeable that | don't feel like ought 20
throw him down 50 pulls on a sweater and climbs
IN next 10 the 4tecru wheel
There want anything fancy about Langdon $
oil wagon He'd had the touneau stripped of, and
lcft lust the front scat-no vanished wood. only "a
coat Of primn paint and a LAYER OF mud splashed
over that But we hadn't gone dozen blocks be
fore avn wise the fact that npthn the matter
with the cog wheels underneath
Kind OF a high powered cart, amt 1t. says |
only ninety horse says langdon lerkin Us
around Broadway car So fast that we grazed both
end, at once
You needn't hit er up ON my account SAYS |,
a we scoots across the Plaza. maxim cab horse
stand ON his hind legs to give uss room
and he does some monkeyin with the lever.
Maybe ii Central Park; but 1t seemed to me
Ike bein shot through Christmas wreath, and the
next thing knows we're tearin up Amsterdam-avc
Say, can see en- yet, them folks and wagons and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07

grin-if YOU could call II that -tckerIn on ana OF
his thick lips | don't wonder men shook ther
fists AZ us and women turned white and sick as w,
cleared EN- by the thickness OF a sheet OF paper
expect We left string OF CuSs words three blocks long
don't know how far We went or where II wa
all nightmare 10 me- Just a string OF StSI7 'til1
visions OF what would be IN the papers next day
after the coroners jury got busy But somehow
we got through without any red on the tTeS' an'
pulls uu in front OF the studio dldn Jump out II
= hurry ike wanted 10 needed a minute 10 think
for IL seemed 20 me something was due some one
Nice little plaything YOU We got here. says
And that was Il great ride but Slttn still s.
long has kind of cramped my legs, Don't feel llh
Ernberin' up a bir with the mIttS do YOU:
I'd lust rs soon, says Langdon.
| was irwin not 20 look the way telt, hut "hei
we'd sent Swiftly down 20 SIT IN the machine, AM
Id got Langdon peeled OF and stand1n ON IN
mat with the spring lock snapped between mn
and he outside door IL seemed too good TO be true
I'd picked out old set OF gloves that had IN
hair worked away from the knuckeS some, tor
wa mt plauuin on any push ball picnic tins time
lust 10 stir his fghtin blood. and partly 50
could be sure | had good grip on my own temper
| let him get in a few faccrs ON me. Then open
up with the side remarks Id been thlnun over
say, Laugy. says |. side StepPm one OF III
swings for my Jaw, posin YOU Hlt some
them people. ehs Sposin that car OF yours IA
caught one of them old women-bltfl- that (:
and lets goa Jolt that fetcheS him the cheek BON
Ugh" says Langdon, real surprised But !
shakes his head and comes back az me
" Ever stop 10 think, SAYS /. how one OF thel
kids would look after you'd got hlrn-so: and
shoots the left into that bull neck of his.
" S-s-s-Savi' sputters Langdon. What do yC
think YOU Re doing. anyway:
Me-" SAYS I'm Just tryin' 20 get fe
points on the bubble business Is 1t more fun
smash EN- in the ribs -bang'-hke that, OR
Slug EN- in the hcad-hd'- SOP That's right, sol
come in for more. Its waItin'. There, Jarre
Your nut a bit that one did. Ell; Yes, here's u
mate 10 IT, There's plenty more ON tap. Oh, new
mind the nose claret. tn wipe OFT. Keep yol
guard up. Careful now You're swingn Wild
And. as / was >ayIn there YOU ran into that one
this bubble scorchtn must bc great sport VII,
YOU dou't-bitt'-gct em-bIu.-you can scare e.
10 death eh. Wahhly ON Your feet. are yo,
That's the stuff Keep it up. That eyes all RICH
Ones all YOU need to see with. Gosh' Now YOU
got a PAIR of en-.
If it hadn't been for his comm in ugly al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-07
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR APRIL Z. 1907

things we missed-wOmen holdin
kids bv the hand, old ladies step
pin out of cars, little girls runnln
across the street with their arms
full of bundles. white wings with
their dust cans, and boys with de
livery carts. Sometimes Id Just
shut my eyes and listen for the
squashv sound, and when It dldn t
come Id open EN- and figure on
what would happen If should
reach out and get Langdon S neck
in the crook OF my arm.
And il want my first fast ride
in town, either But Id never
been behind the lamps when a
two-ton machine was bein' sent at
a fiftv-mile clip up a street crowded
with folks that had almost as much
right TO be Twin as We did
II was a game that suited Lang
don all right, though. He's squat
TIN behind the wheel bare headed,
with his ketchup United hair plaS-
tered back bv the wind, them pur-
pie ewes shut 70 a squirt his under
law stuck out. and kind OF halt
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-17
AN INNOVATION HERE.

To have shoes repaired while you
wait will be convenience to men and
women who are in a hurry. An estab-
hshment of this kind, replete with the
best machinery for the purpose, has
been opened by Ben. Viekers on Union
street Just mauka of Hotel street. Mr..
yickers has been IN the employ of the
Manufacturers Shoe Co. for the past
ten years, having entered as errand boy
and advanced to the position OF head
salesman during that period. He -
thoroughly acquainted with the shoe
business, knows good piece of leather
from an inferior one and, better still,
knows how TO buy so it viii be to the
advantage of the customer as well as
himself The eight machines In the
Vickers shoe repairing shop do every
thing needed in manufacturing or re-
pairing shoes In less time than IT
takes 10 walk couple of blocks ne viii
have your shoes put IN thorough repair
through the aid of the different ma
chimes. for in from fifteen TO twenty
minutes a pair of old shoes viii be
made as good as new. And the prices
are lower than you have ever paid any
where FOR the same class of work. The
store viii be opened on Monday and
Mr.. Viekers naturally expects large
patronage
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-08-17

reported the rise in the arteslan wen
.v<teua. If the rain falls on our green
hills and flows seward IN Hoods: tan an
inc bridges that may be insurhelen'ly
constructed. whv Is It that the reser-
voirs under ground from 400 TO 6oe feet
are - soon raisedl Is 1t net because
the underground system Of reservoirs T!, Is =
supplied by natural eondnIts W. ~
Sometimes. even mud is mixed with
the artesian well water, and the pumps
must be stopped until the water settles,
and is less rolled. This only happens
when the ground is cracked ana eapa 0ie
streams. which perturb the water IN 1ne
underground reservoirs
AS to the fitering OF surface water
would leave that TO expert men "Ao
can scientifically examine and eonstruct
a suitable plant or system for our
thirsty people. ,o,rr
ONE OF THE PEOPLE