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The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
OBSERVE NEW YEAR
Celebrations in. the Clubs Throughout New
 Haven.
SPECIAL CHURCH SERVICES
Knife and Fork Club Forced to Post pone its Banquet Till Later
 in January.

Tonight, New Years eve, will be celebrated throughout the city in the churches, clubs and cafes. Only one celebration has been called off, that of the famous Knife and Fork club, which last year decided to postpone it's banquet until after New Years so that Mayor Martin and other prominent men who would otherwise have to stay away may come.
 At the Union league, an exhibition of sleight of hand and legerdemain by A. c. Gilbert, the former champion pole vaulter of the world, will be fol- lowedsn < club dinner.
 At the Quinnipiaps club quiet en- tertainment is planned and at mid night the members will celebrate aft CT the usual fashion.
 The Elks wiM entertain their friends in the large club hall The celebra- tion will not start until about II o'clock and no one knows how long Ii will keep up. There will be a couple of acts from Polls and other enter tainment
 The Knights of St. Patrick will have a quiet time and New Years day will keep open house all day. During the afternoon and evening there will be musical selections The Young. Mems Republican club will also keep open house.
 The central Y M c. A. and the Railroad Y. M c. A. will keep open house all day to-morrow At the Railroad Y. M. c. A. a buffet lunch will be served from II a. m. to s p m., and there will be special bowling games as well as musical and socia features.
 In all the cafes and hotels there vii be special music and the dining rooms will be kept open few minutes over time in order that all may see the old year out.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
SUPERIOR COURT
 TO TRY STOWELL
Continued from First Page.)

(COnIlnQeQ rom f1TSI rage. Have known him over twenty years"
 During that time he has been em- ployed by your company"
 He has"
 Do you know what his reputation for honesty was?"
 Tt was very goodY
 How long did he work for the com pany?"
 About ten years"
 Samuel H. Barnes, of 522 Howard avenue, butcher employed at Schoen- berger's store, also testified to the good reputation of Stowell.
 Mrs. Leston on Stand.
 Considerable interest was attached to the appearance of Mrs. Sarah | Lesion on the stand, as she had re- gently agreed to give bonds of $S00 for Stowell After she had spoken ot Stowells character as being the very best wordy dispute arose between the attorneys as to the introduction of evidence as to the accused's s truth and veracity. The judge did not sus- tain the objection of Attorney Fitz- l Gerald.
 Roscoe B. Brown, a constable, was another witness to the good reputa- ton of the defendant.
 Stowell Testifies,
 Then followed the introduction oi Stowell to the stand, where he made good impression and was assuredly self-controlled and clear-headed throughout. FitzGerald began te question him.
 After preliminary questioning the subject was brought down to the night l of arrest, when it was ascertained that Stowell went to work at o'clock, as usual. and reported at 10 o'clock.
 Q. "Who was in charge when yor made your report?'
 A. Sergeant McGann.'
 Q. 'Who are the officers in charge at the station?"
 A. Captain Tripp and Sergeant; Herman, Doherty and McGann."
 Q. After making your report where did you go?"
 A. Went up Howard avenue to wards Columbus avenue, to Wes street, corner of West street and Go lumbus avenue, stopped there a coupl of minutes and went over West stree towards Bryant, As I got very nea the bridge this man Brunt overtool me. I said; Good evening" and tha 1t was a bad night, I said that ther was not much doing How is it wit you?' He said I was going pas Fredericks store and saw a couple c suspicious characters. I said; If could change this coat and hat woul go over there Then he gave me hl keys and told me I could get som clothes down in the All-Rail office.
 Q, What time was it when Nil Brunt spoke to you?"
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criminals he passed service boxes and did not call for assistance, Repeated N the prosecutor asked the question. ''Were his acts consistent with those of a public officer?"
 The dramatic point in his address was where he imagined the actions of an innocent man caught in such place. He claimed that it could not be likely that Stowell would have said he was there on complaint. Said the attorney, If he had been innocent ne would have said, Why, a man at the All-Rail | Coal company told me that he had seen two people over here and that the place l had been broken into some time ago, I and 1 came over to investigate.
 Attorney Fitzgerald succeeded 10 the l floor. He contended that the main con 1 tention was that, Oiheer StoWell haa 1 not lived up to the ideal of the police Iofficer He pressed the point that there was d greater duty for the judge than l finding probable cause. Up to cer- itain point Attorney FitzGerald made the most telling speech of the day.
 When he had finished declaiming upon the doubts that had been raised, which
 should protect the man accused, he 1 had impressed his hearers with the sa- i credaess of the unsullied honor of man. He pleaded that in face of doubt the defendant should not be bound over to the superior court. phasized the | fact that no one pythipg In past years agains act 9f i Stowell r
 The actions of
 found at the stor
 of 160 men, wh6
 lnaturally be of
 i that might cor In closing
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that officer"
 Twice I saw light In there and went in, He was working on the books. We had short talk. Both times it was little after o'clock"
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In the Churches.

In the Methodist churches through out the city various watch services will be held, many of them being pre- ceeded by social evening sessions.
 Instead of holding separate watch services in each of the Episcopal churches this year there will be a union watch service held at Trinity church on the green. The service will commence at Il o'clock and will be
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over shortly after midnight. Rev. Father Huntington of the Order of the Holy Cross, who will be at the head of the mission next month, will preach.
 The Christ church bells will ring out the old year, the musical selee- ions being appropriate hymns.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
WHAT CAUSES HEADACHE.

From October to May Colds are the most frequent cause of Headache. LAX ATIVE BROMO QUININE removes cause. ID. ". GROVE on pox. 25c.
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31
LOSES PUMP " cial Session of AL Blocked by No Quorum.
ND DEvINE GO OUT
Retiring Chief to Com Move for New We'll
 is Defeated.

l Richard B. Healey tricked
 m P, Studiey out of the
 having the crowning piece
 of his administration ad-
 night, when he, with the
 of Alderman James J. De-
 city clerk-elect, defeated an
 his honor to have the board
 In adopt an order appropriat-
 r the installation of an elec-
 and pump on the. green
 h the ambition of his honor
 lis improvement made, and
 aected that the emergency
 ould have gone through last
 night, had not Alderman
 fused to agree with his con-
 Granting unanimous consent
 ght at the public hearing by Aittee, to which the matter
 nitted, Healey still opposed
 rvement, Aldermen Homan, McKerness and Loos making M report in favor of it.
 as to come up last night, and tate it's immediate passage, .Studley had sent to the alder chamber an emergency message. anted the matter treated as an Sency matter, believing that 1t Rmportant that Francis w, Foley, new director of public works, Id be in a position to take up the Ter and dispose of 1t at an early {, in order that the new apparatus Ald be installed before the removal le pump next spring.
 ght of the aldermen were present the session should have been Ed last night. They were Alder Johnson, McKerness, HeaIey, Max Devine, Loos, Woodford, Dicker- and Russell. Two more members needed for a quorum. Alderman 4ley left the room when a start was sde by Clerk oswald A. Pallman to Eephone % Henry H. Townshend. Aomas H. Molloy and W. Perry Cur Is, and Devine went with him.
 E.McKerness and Johnson said that llley left the chamber purposely, in- bnding to sidetrack any. of the other idermen destined for the meeting Alderman Maxwell went out to hunt |lp< some of the other aldermen, and Failed to return to the city hall. There was now no sign of a quorum.
 The others tired of waiting in the rher, and after remaining there
 p'clock, President John "
 knissed them and said il
 no use to try to call an.
 pg for tonight.
 He aferw the old board of alder. len go out of office at midnight, but gne alderman said last night that g gneeting might be called in the interim and the emergency measure as to the Ielectrc engine and pump showed khrough. Alderman McKerness said.
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PILES CURED IN 6 TO IA DAYS.
 PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleed ing or Protruding Piles in $ to 14 days or money refunded. 50c
The morning journal-courier., 1907-12-31

This is petty politics; mighty small business"
 The political lines on the mayors proposed Improvement were not drawn until last night. Until last night AL derman Healey had stood against it alone.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
American Names

If we have some growing sense of
a desire to touch with poetry the ter
minology of our American towns we
have succeeded so far only in secur-
ing slightly picnic grove atmosphere
such as is given off by Lakewood or
Riverside.
The rich sentimentalism of the real
estate dealer has done what It could
considering the hurry he is In. If we
have new manufacturing suburb
the chances are We shall be too lazily
and fatty patriotic, call it Lincoln and
be done with it, or too crudely roman.
tic, in which case the secretary OF
the company will report to the direc
tors that he has had the place incor.
porated as Ivanhoe.
With the slightest dash of poetry
in his soul he might keep true to the
strenuous character of the place with
all its prospective labor agitations
and at the same time give a tinge OF
beauty to the situation forever by call
ing 1t Fretley. Or If 1t is a place where
hammers are to ring from morning tc
night, why not call 1t Stroke instead
of naming it Smithyille after the pres
ent chief stakeholder in the concern
Atlantic Monthly.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
MEDICINES THAT ARE HARMFUL.
Combinations Of Drugs Dangerous u
Not Used at Once.

Just one year from the time the
medicine was lost it showed up again
at the drug store. A woman brought
II in.
This bottle was left at our house
by mistake" she said.
The clerk read the name on the
wrapper and the date on the label,
then he called to man who sat lean
ing against the cigar counter with
his head propped up in his hands.
Captain" he said. here is that
medicine we had such a time about.
| don't see" he added, turning to the
woman, why you didn't bring 1t back
sooner"
Il didn't think Of It" she explained.
THE maid took it in one day when we
were all out. She thought 1t belonged
to somebody In our house II has lain
around there in cupboard all this
while. 1t never occurred TO us to re-
turn It unfit Just this morning, and
then it struck me you might be able
TO use IT,"
The man by the counter lifted his
head out of his hands.
Use it?" he said "Of course we
can, had the grip last year when
II was put up and I've got the grip
now can take that medicine as well
as a new bottle full"
mo, you can't" said the clerk.
Some druggists might permit you to-,
but we won't. 1t might upset you for
a month. Some medicines never lose
their healing power, while others not
only fail to produce the desired Of.
feet, but become positively harmful
after standing few months. The
| length of time a medicine retains its
efficacy depends upon the ingredients.
| Some combinations OF drugs keep on
good terms with. each other indefnitN-
ly, while Others get into row after
being mixed together for a while, and
| the man who swallows a dose of the
stun is apt to feel good deal worse
than before he took 1t. AS a rule
medicines that are quite sweet keep
their curative virtues longer than
those that are acid or bitter Most
any medicine can be taken in safety
six months after compromising, and
many will be all right six years hence
Those that are not good generally take
on curdled, milky appearance; but
That is by no means an infallible test,
and the person who wishes to save his
system uncomfortable complications
would do wei! to let old medicines
strictly alone"
The man looked at the bottle re
gretfully.
And that was an expensive pre-
scription, too" he said 1T seems q
shame to waste it"
Never mind" said the clerk. 1--WE
are willing to stand the loss. We
would rather do that than to take
chances on losing good customer
like you
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
NEW YEARS DAY IN CHINA.
The Breakfast Is a Poeslc and Re-
ligious Rite.

Except at the Chinese New Year,
which comes in February, 1t is very
hard to catch glimpse of children
in China Little beggars will run be-
side you for miles to earn one cash, "
a copper coin with square hole in
the middle of it, worth the twentieth
part of cent; but children who have
parents to care for them seem to be
kept indoors all the time. or only al
lowed to play in walled yards and gar
dens, writes Bertha Runkle in St
Nicholas. We used to say to each
other: why, where are the chill
dren? Haven't they got any?" But
at New Years we found out that they
bad.
This is the great holiday of all the
year in China, when everybody hangs
out flags and colored lanterns and sets
off firecrackers. eve borrowed on;
custom of firecrackers for the Fourth
of July from Chinese New Years.
All the people put on their very best
clothes, and the children the best Of
all, jackets and trousers of bright blue
or green or yellow or purple, the boys
and girls so much alike that you can
only tell them apart by their hair,
The boys, of course, is braided in a
pigtail, and the girls Is done up on
her head with silver pins, or, if she's
very grand little girl, with gold or
Jade. Thus decked out, the children
go walking with their proud papas and
mammas, and often go to the theater,
which is rare treat for them.
Perhaps Chinese children have romp.
ing plays together, but they al.
ways look as if they were born
grown up.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
Collecting His Bill,

One day last summer visitors to a
merry-go-round on vacant lot In the
outskirts of Philadelphia were very
much touched by the melancholy de-
meanor of a long, lean, lank individ-
ual who, suffering greatly, persisted
in riding repeatedly. At last some one
said to him sympathetically:
. you appear to be in great dis
tress."
: Yes" replied the man on the mer-
ry-go,round, this continual riding
round and round makes me seasick, "
We'll, then, why don't you quit
riding?' asked the inquisitive ques.
toner.
81 cant help it, replied the poor
man. The man who runs this mer.
ry-go-round owes me money, and the
only way | can collect it is by taking
it out in rides"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
II odors Only Were Nourlshinu

IF one could live on odors alone"
said Mr., Flatdweller, ut wouldn't cost
much to live In fiat.
For there's no odor of cooking
known that you can't smell here. The
dumb-walter shafts and the various
holes through floors and ceilings for
steam and water pipes seem to make
the whole building sort Of universal
smell conductor in which no cooking
odor is lost, in which all odors come
to all.
And so If anybody in the building
has roast turkey we know that, but
so, alas! do we know it full well II
anybody has corned beef and cabbage
or onions or fish. There is, indeed, a
'surfeit of odors, and as l said, II one
could live on odors what a place this
would be to board-such variety and
how cheap"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
New Years Calls.

The custom of visiting and sending
presents and cards on New Years day
is recorded almost as far back as his
tory goes. The practice of using visit
ins cards can be traced back for thou
sands of years by the Chinese. Their
New Years visiting cards are curiosi-
ties. Each one sets forth not only the
name, but all the titles of its owner,
and, as all Cinnamon who have any
social position at all have about a
dozen, II makes the list quite appall.
ing. These cards are made of silk or
else of fine paper backed with silk and
are so large that they have to be roll.
ed up to be carried conveniently. They
are, indeed, so valuable that they are
returned to their owners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
ONE CAUSE FOR SATISFACTION.
Drummer Found Something Good
Even in Railroad Accident.

A state senator of New York says he
was riding in the smoking car on a
little one-track road in the northern
part of the state two weeks ago, and
in the seat in front of him sat jew
elry drummer. He was one of those
wide-awake, never-let-anyone-get-the-
better-of-him style of men. Presently
the train stopped to take water and
the conductor neglected to send back
a flagman. A limited express, running
at the rate of ten miles an hour came
along and bumped the rear end of the
first train. The drummer was lifted
from his seat and pitched, head first,
against the seat ahead His silk hat
was TANNED clear down over his ears.
He picked himself up and settled back
in his seat. No bones had been
broken. Then he pulled off his hat,
drew long breath and, Strengthening
up, said: "Hully gee! Well, they didn't
get by us, anyway"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
UNCLE HAD THE FORMULA.
Probably Knew as Much About Water
as Did Fellow Townsmen.

81 was down in a little town the
other day.. said commercial travel
er. where a new system Of water
works had Just been installed. All
the drinking water for the town was
pumped in from an artesian well on
the outskirts. The inhabitants were
immensely proud of their new water,
and at every place ] stopped ! was
urged to take a drink of it, being as
sured at the same time with great i'm
pressiveness that it had been analysed
and found to be half hydrogen. This
mystic expression seemed to have a
strange fascination for most Of the
citizens.
Finally | stopped at the town
pump in the middle of the square In
front of the county courthouse, and as
/ worked the pump handle thought
would find out what an old negro
leaning against tree nearby would
say.
"'Uncle,' | said, is this good wa
ter?'
"'Sho'n he replied, with enthusi
asm. wy, sab, dat water is done been
scan'lyzed an found ter be hat hyra
phoby, sahr!"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

pledge, serN0 MIN wine with every
course, If you want him to hate =
woman, invite her to meet him every
time he calls, and tell him how suitR
BILE she would be"
And il you want him to love YOU
finished the bachelor don't ask him
to swear It, but tell him that he really
ought not to. The best way to man
age a donkey-human or otherwise
is to turn his head in the wrong di-
rection and he'll back in the right
one"
Then" said the widow decisively
We ought to begin the New Year by
making some irresolutons"
"Some-what?"
Vows that we won't stop doing the
things we ought not to do explained
the widow.
"Al right" agreed the bachelor
thoughtfully, "rn make an irresolu-
ton to so on making love to you as
much as | like"
You mean, as much as like, Mr..
Trayers," corrected the widow Sc
verely.
How much do you like?" asked the
bachelor leaning over to look into
the widows eyes.
The widow kicked the corner of the
rug tentatively.
Il like--all but the proposing" she
said slowly. you really ought to
stop that"
I'm going to stop it-to-night"
The widow looked up in alarm.
"Oh, you don't have to commence
keeping your resolutions until to-
morrow morning." she said quickly.
And are you going to stop refusing
me-to.night,' continued the bachelor
firmly.
The widow studied the corner OF
the rug with great concern.
And, went on the bachelor, TAX
ing something from his pocket and
toying with it thoughtfully, you are
going to put on this ring"-he leaned
over, caught the widows hand and
slipped the glittering thing on her
third finger. Now" he began. you
are going to say that you will"
The widow sprang up suddenly.
ooh, don't, don't, don't" she cried
"In a moment we'll me making prom
ises!"
we don't need to-" said the bache.
lor, leaning back nonchalantly, I'VE
can begin by making arrangements
Would you prefer to live in town or
at Tuxedo? And do you think Europe
or Bermuda the best place for the
Bermuda, by all means" broke in
the widow, 'and | wish you'd have
that hideous portico taken off your
town house, Billy, and But the
rest of her words were smothered in
the bachelors coat lapel-and some
thing else.
Then you do mean to marry me
after all" cried the bachelor tri
umphantly.
The widow gasped for breath and
patted her hair anXiously
Il meant to marry you all the
time!" she cried, but never thought
you were really in earnest and"
"Methinks," quoted the bachelor
happily, THAT neither of us did pro
test too much. We haven't made any
promises, you know"
Not one" rejoined the widow
promptly, "as to my flirting"
Nor as to my clubs
Nor as to my relatives"
Nor my cigars
"And we won't make any VOWS,
cried the widow, except marriage
VOWS"
And New Years irresolutions,
added the bachelor
Listen" cried the widow softly
with her fingers on her lips,
A peal of a thousand silver bells
rang out on the midnight air.
"The chlmes!' exclaimed the wild
ow. They're full of promises"
81 thought it sounded like wed
ding bell,' said the bachelor, disap
pointedly
Maybe" said the widow, IL was
only Love-ringing off. Los Angeles
Times.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

newspapers than that of any other Of
fetal; but the abuse of the press had
been so general that scarcely a man
in public life had escaped defamation,
and the act had been rushed through
both houses of congress by vote
which distinctly stamped 1t with the
approval of the whole administration
party. -Harpers Magazine
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1907-12-28

Little Edgar had been reading about
the beautiful paintings on the ceilings
and the walls of some of the great
cathedrals of Italy. Looking up from
his book, he said:
1T was too bad, wasn't II, father?"
What do you mean?"
about Raphael and Michelangelo
and those other painters not having
money enough to buy canvases to
paint on"
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poet Card Petition.

The National Syndicate of Railway
men in France has adopted a move
method of petitioning the president Of
the senate in favor Of a measure
which has been waiting its turn fo'
ten years. 1t has had 100000 post
cards printed and distributed to its
members, with a request that they be
signed and forwarded. Correspondence
addressed to the president of the sen
ate does not need to be stamped.