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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
JOHN w. CHRISTIAN
Was Born a slave-served in the Thlr-
 tieth c, V.

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 John w. Christian died sunday morning at his home, No. Is Huntiey Place, Hartford. He was born at Richmond, Va, in Tepruary, lSS9. Il father was born slave and remained loyal to his master and his master s family all through the war, and always showed a dislike to the Yankees. AT fer the war his master became very poor and his father divided with him of his own means to help him along.
 Tn 1862 John ran away from Rlch- mond to join the Union army and he used to tell the story how he got through the lines. He went to the headouarters of confederate colonel and asked for a pass to go and see ms wife. who was near the northern plcket line. The colonel asked him II ne wasn't afraid the Yankees would catch him. He replied that he had no use for them. He passed rom inc 'o line and was finally taken in py q northern ricket He enlisted in the Thirteenth Connecticut regiment under Colonel Henry c. Ward, and served
 
 through tn: war, He was mustered out of service in Hartford in lS6o, tie was in the famous charge on Peters' burg and r General Burnside, Whef the eolorod troops tunneled under the entrenchm9l t1d blew them up F9' the past twenty years he had been em' nloved by the Nd1tford Fire Insurance company, ard was held in high esteem bv officers and clerks He was -ay earnest Christian and loyal patrlo' and never tired of expressing his inter est in beth church and country. H' loaves F brother in Philadelphia; M aunt, Betty Christian niece Mrs T,ouise Wheldon, and cousin, Mrs Morris Mitchell, all of this city.
 Mr Christian was formerly mem her of Robert 0. Tyler post, G. A. k He was a member of the A. M. E. Zlol church, from which place the tunera will he held Tuesday afternoon at S:'Sl Hartford Times.
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theft, each fined s7 and sent to jail for thirty days.
THE CONNECTICUT AGRICUL- TURAL COLLEGE AT sTORRs.

TUHRAL COLLEGE AT STORRS.
 Professor John L. Trueman, of the University of Illinois College of Agri- culture, has accepted the professor ship of dairying at the Connecticut Agricultural college, He will assume his new duties April 1, 1907.
 The following data regarding Pro- lessor Trueman's training and experi- ence may be of interest; He was born in New Brunswick, Canada, De- cember 19, 1870. He lived on his fath- CTS farm until he was twenty-one, his schooling up 10 that time included two years of attendance at the Nova Scotia School of Agriculture. He graduated from Cornell university with the degree B. s. A. in 1895. In September following he went to South Dakota as instructor in dairying and assistant in the experiment station. His stay there was interrupted by a change in politics, the state insutu- tion in South Dakota being strangely and unfortunately subject to political movements The populists came into power and he, with a number of oth- CT instructors, was removed In 1851 | Professor Trueman went to Chester county, Pennsylvania, to take charge of a five hundred acre dairy farm New buildings were put up under his direction. He had full charge of all farm and dairy work, seventy scoW
 were kept, and certified milk was pro- duced for the Philadelphia market In 1900 he went to Lackawanna coun' ty. Pennsylvania, to take charge of farm belonging to Mir. J. A. Linen ol Scranton. Having had advantage O this further successful experience Professor Trueman accepted a posi-
 tion at Cornell as assistant to Protes
 sors Wing and Pearson Under Fro
 lessor Wing he taught feeding an(
 stock judging. He had full charge Q
 the laboratory work of ProfeHso
 Pearsons classes in butter-making 10
 the regular long course men. He gay all instruction on the subject "Clt,
 MIX Supply Tn April, 1905, he wen to the University of Illinois as Tn structor in dairying, and first assls
 tant in dairying at the experiment. sta tion. In 1906 he was made assistan r professor of dairy husbandry in tn / University of Illinois. In course l thl ' year he has one hundred and tiftee
 men. At Illinois there are six men l 7 the department of dairy husbandr . alone, and he has had an excellent or l portunity for going thoroughly into h
 particular speciality, the city milk SUI
 ply. When Dean l.. H. Bailey or Coi
 nell set about producing the new EI g cyclopaedia of Agriculture, present. I to appear, he invited Professor True r man to furnish the article for that CT I cyclopaedia on Selection and Manage 2 ment of the Dtiry Herd"
 Professor Trueman has the unquai e fled endorsement of Dean Davenport r the University of Illinois College
 Agriculture, and of Professors Wll
 and Pearson of Cornell. He should
 an exceedingly valuable addition to u g dairy assets of Connecticut.
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AIMED AT BUSH.

People of Orange are considerably in terested in bill introduced by request of Senator Thompson, of West Haven This bill provides that the prosecuting attorney of the borough court of West Haven shall be elected by the general assembly instead of being appointed by the judge of the court. This bill was introduced by request of Attorney George w. Adams, of West Haven and is said to contemplate the possible re- tirement of Prosecuting Attorney Bush Apparently those in favor of this reso- lution are in favor of the reappoint- ment of Judge Bryant, but want to take away from Judge Bryant author ity to appoint the prosecuting attorney presumably expecting that if that au- thority continues in him he will reap point MT. Bush.
 There seems to be very little prooa' bility that the general assembly vii change the existing law.
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CITY couRT NEWS.

The cases which came up before the city court yesterday were disposed of as follows:
 John L. Clark, breach of the peace nolle. frederick Barnes. tdleness, continued until to-day.
 Tony Cardella, idleness, twelve days in jail .,, days in jail ., John Ivers, idleness, ten days in jail Philip McGivney, theft, discharged. Peter Donegan, trespass on street railroad property, continued to Janu' ary H.. Francis T. Garvey, breach of peace continued to February 16.
 William H. Dunn, breach or peace continued until February 16
 Hazel Trovoy Mary Day and Mlnni' Welcn, disorderly house, continued un til co-norrow.
 James F. Dwyer, theft; John o. Nc Ginty, theft, and Edward L. Riggs
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B. L LAMBERT DEAD.
VAS WELL KNOWN RETIRED
 REAL ESTATE DEALER.

Deceased Came to New Haven Young
 Man and Was Actively Engaged in
 Business for Thirty-six Years.
 After some years of poor health and few months of distressing illness, Benjamin L. Lambert, for many wears a prominent real estate dealer, passed away about 10 o'clock yesterday morn ing.
 Mir Lambert was born in the town
 Orange and came of most excellent stock. His father, also named Benja-> min L. Lambert, enjoyed many dis functions, being teacher In the Milford academy, representative in the legisla- ture from the town of Milford, and town clerk. His mother was Eunlce Hemingway of Woodbridge.
 The deceased came to New Haven as very young man, following the example of his brother, the late Deni- son D. Lambert, in learning the build er's trade. with whom he afterwards worked in the south for a time erect ing houses and mills.
 After few years spent as building contractor in New Haven in partner ship with the late Samuel Judd, and later as superintendent of the English & Holt lumber yarl, he took up the real estate business in 1871, and con. tinued it until year or so of his death His home at 12 Eld street was built under his own supervision in the late sixties. He had occupied 1t ever since.
 In 1852 he married Susan Antoniette Treat, daughter of the late Jonah Treat of Orange, who survives him
 MT. Lambert was man of unirn- peachable integrity and upright life. He was gifted with geniality and kindliness of manner which most pleasantly impressed the thousands of I people with whom he came in contact in the course of his sixty-six years in the real estate business. He was a prized member of the Church of the Redeemer
 His only child is Mrs. Rev. Theodore B. Willson of George street.
 The funeral services will be held on Friday afternoon at o'clock in the lecture room of the Church of the Re : deemer. Rev Dr. W. l.. Phillips will officiate.
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ENGINEER ON TRIAL.

The trial of George o. Devine, of West Haven, the engineer of the train which smashed into gravel car III the Cedar Hill yards some weeks ago, was continued in the criminal superior court yesterday. The trial was begun last Friday.
 In the collision between the trains three Italian laborers were killed. It is alleged that in backing down his train Engineer Devine ran past signals. He is charged with manslaughter, and the state is trying to prove gross neg ligence on his part.
 The defense yesterday put on testl- mony to show that the accused did not ignore the signals.
 Engineer Devine is an old man ana very faithful New Haven road engineer for many years, and much sympathy is fell for him by all those who know him.
 The trial of this case will probably last to-day, and after this case is dis posed of the jury will be excused until January 27.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17

NATURE AS A HOUSEWORKER. At Reykjavik, Thingvellir, Geysir and Hekia, in Iceland, according to what w. G. Fitzgerald writes for the Technical World Magazine, common sight is to see the native women doing their washing in the fast-flowing streams of almost boiling water. The tiny municipalities have erected spe- cial troughs to facilitate this; and on Investigating the work closer one Is amazed to find in some cases that the ice-cold river and the boiling current run side by side in the same bed.
 Every Saturday morning the women Of Reykjavik go down to the steam' | ing steam with bundles of clothes on their heads, and they wash in com mon like the women of Switzerland pr rural France.
 At Wakarewarewa, in New Zealand, one finds nature as an aid to the house wife in excelsis. The amount of hot mineral water is enormous; millions Of gallons are bubbling and hissing and seething all around. and even if you
  your walking stick it spouts steam ana fills with boiling water in a moment or two,
 The native women here go to nc trouble whatever for hot baths, for the weeks washing, for housecleaning, for washing up dishes, making tea, cooking all meals and even lighting fires.
 1 A Maori wife's method of cooking ir natural steam hole at Ohinemutu IS thus described; She has sunk a kind of box, and the viands to be cooked are placed on slats of wood at tht bottom of this. Next she puts the llt on and covers the whole with sacking and in an incredibly short while thf whole dinner is most perfectly cooked as though it had the benefit of th' most modern cooking appliances.
 Experts declare that native ham' x cooked in this way develop delicac! of flavor and tenderness unknown else : where,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
R1TTr ,pR. DISCHARGED.

Frank Butler, a joiner of Highwood, who discharged firearms within city limits, was discharged in the city court yesterday by Judge Tyner. Butler was arrested because he had fired revolver in Newhall street, near his home, on Saturday, January 5. He accounted for the firing as accidental. He said that he had taken the revolver to raffle it, heinz in need of money, but could not bare to part with it on account of his having had it for nearly twenty years. He was going home, when he recalled that one of the chambers was loaded He pulled back the hammer, holding Il with his thumb while he attempted tc remove the cylinder. His thumb slipped and the weapon went off.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
LOS ANGELES WONDERFUL
 GR0WTH.

We are indebted to Henry N, Beech CT of Los Angeles, Cal. for a copy of the Los Angeles Express containing facts as to the wonderful growth of That city. MT. Beecher has been res ident of California going on twenty years and has seen great changes in Los Angeles during that period The Express says:
 Los. Angeles has led all cities in the United States in increase of bank clearances in the past year, The au- thorfty for this assertion is the annual report of R. G. Dun X Co.,, just issued.
 Not only Is the city prosperous in a financial way, but t also leads in in- crease of building permits and postof- fee business Freight business of roads running in and out of Los An geles increased 50 per cent, whole sale business has grown from 30 to 4o Der cent and credit conditions never were better. The report continues;
 The holiday season was marked by splendid trade, never was demand for high class goods so great. Early rains have come bringing confidence as td the crop results for the coming year Johrbers' stocks that were depleted by heavy fall trade are getting in shape rapidly for anticipated spring de- mands.
 Prices for all fruits and agriculture products are higher than ever before The value of the principal products Q i so,thern California for the year is es timated at about $l4O,0O0,OOO. A mos gratifying expansion is shown in man ufacturing interests, $5OOOO,OOO beinl nlaced as value of our mlscellaneou manufactured products, Citrus fruit and petroleum rank next as wealtl producers, credited each with $2OOoO, 900.
 The citrus season of 19O5-6 was emf netly satisfactory to growers tn nrlces uniformly good, the markets un lisually free from disastrous slump' Tn september was realized the highes price ever paid for a straight carloa of California lemons Selected bran 3oOs bringing at auction $s.S7 1-2 to Sl'
 The present status of the oil indus rty shows great reaction from depres sion of past three years. Markets hay fheeu extended until supplies for stol age have been exhausted and deman
 is now far in excess of supply. Deve opment work is again active, long cor
 tracts have been made with Japan an Chili. and with the completion and oI 2 eration of the Panama pipe line shiT ment has begun to Atlantic coa' r points. The value of grain and ha l products reached nearly ,OOO ? From every section of Southern ca ) ifornia comes the same report of il
 oreaslng population, the building
 many homes, of expanding busine
 and material increase in property va
 ues Locally striking features of u - year were increased in number
 manufacturing plants, the establishi1 = of stronger. commercial relations wi = the great southwest and commenc { ment of preliminary work on u S Owens river project.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
sTEINERToNE PIANO COMPANY
 OPENS NEW WARERooMs.

The popularity of the Steinertone piano and the demand for it have re- suited in the opening of warerooms for the sale of these wonderful pianos, They are now to be found in the stein- ert building, corner of Orange and Court streets.
 We must cheerfully approve of this chance in giving the public an oppor- tunity to examine the artistic qualities of these well-llnown pianos. Purchas- CTS are reminded of this, and it is an additional stimulus to the prosperity and commercial advancement of our city.
 The Steinertone Piano company also represents and offers for sale one of the most popular pianos on the market. It is of no less celebrity than the Hard man. This instrument has been known for almost half a century in this coun- try. and thousands of Hardman pianos are to be found in use all over the United States. There is no piano that enjoys greater popularity in connection with the reasonable price than tht Hardman. Here in our city are to be found many hundreds of them, and we trust that the Steinertone company vii henceforth increase these numbers.
 The Steinertone firm offers, further. more, another product of the Hardmar factory, piano which is called thu Harrington. This instrument is of low CT price than the Hardman, and has be- come to be very popular.
 The Hensel piano will represent i lower priced piano for those who wisl to obtain the best instrument for tn lowest price, This announcement mus be received with joy by the piano-pur chasing public.
 We are informed that there Is a de mand for automatic self-playing pianos This instrument is represented to tn public with the Hardman Autotont which is claimed by the manufacturer as a very marvellous combination of
 piano with an automatic apparatus in
 cased and invisible, but of the most de
 lightful tonal powers when in actior
 The autotone piano can also be use . for hand playing.
 The autotone attachment is als
 found in the Harrington. |, We refer to the advertisement n these columns of the Steinertone Plan o company
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
TICKETS ARE SOLD.

Big Demand for Business Mems Ban
 quet To-Night.
 The committee in charge of the an nual banquet of the New Haven Busi- ness Mems association stated last night that the original two hundred tickets are more than oversubscribed for, and that from now on those who have not got their tickets will have to take chances on whatever extra seats there are.
 The affair promises to be one of the most successful ones ever given by the organization. It takes place at Har- monie hall tonight, opening at 6:3( o'clock.
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YALE DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION.
Large Audience Indicated for s,The
 Arnazons."

ldIE6 Au0kCllCG lAOlCSACd 1Ol liAS
 Amazons."
 Seats are now on sale for 'HThe Anna zons the comedy to ssc given at lllUv Hyperion theater by the Yale Dramatic association next Saturday evening. Unusual interest has been displayed by the students in the advanced sale, which shows the audience will contain many promenade girls, making a bril- liant spectacle.
 A new member has lately been added to the cast. Though not a speaking part, it will be taken by one who is sure to draw good round of applause. It will be taken by a handsome setter dog, the owner of which, A. Shilling law, of this city, has most kindly grant ed the use for the night of the per- formance Dixon, for that is her name will accompany Fitton, the gamekeep- CT, while he is on the stage.
 The University orchestra, under tt able direction of F. T. Kelsey, 1907, has prepared a most attractive programme which it will play between the acts.
 The following ladies have kindly con sented to act as patronesses: Mrs J. c. Adams, Mrs. F. w. Baker, Mrs z, $. Baldwin, Mrs. J. M. Berdan, Mrs. C.. M. Bakewell, Mrs, J, K. Beach, Mrs. William Beebe Mrs. T. G. Bennett Mrs T. H. Bishop, Mrs. Benjamin Cheney Mrs. R. H. Chittenden, Mrs. E, g.. Dana. Mrs. c. $. DeForest, Mrs. Clar- ence Deming, Mrs. F. B, Dexter, Mrs. Timothy Dwight, Mrs. H. F. English Mrs. G. B. Farnam, Mrs. H. w Far nam, Mrs. Samuel Fisher, Mrs x P. C., Foster Mrs. A. T. Hadley, Mrs, Charles Hastings, Mrs. Thomas Hooker, Mrs. D. B. Lyman, Mrs H. R. Lang, Mrs. A. A. Beers, Mrs. J. K. Blake, Mrs. Wal ter Camp. Mrs. Edward Gruener, Mrs. I. w. Mansfield, Mrs, Phelps Montgonl- cry, Mrs. w. c. Mixter, Mrs Charles [ S. Morris, Mrs L. B. Morris, Mrs. J. H. Niemeyer, Mrs Horatio Parker, Mrs, F. c. Porter, Mrs. J. Porter, Mrs. Berr nadotte Perrin Mrs. H. w. Ring, Mrs E. B. Reed, Mrs. H. B. Sargent, Mrs, [ c. Schwab, Mrs. T. D. Seymour. Mrs. E. G. Stoddard, Mrs. A. B. Squire } Mrs L. F. Stoddard, Mrs c. H. Town- 5 shend, Mrs. w. R. Tyler, Mrs. Williston } Walker, Mrs. J. E Weir, Mrs. J. E Wheeler. Mrs. A. M. Wheeler, Mrs. Bl
 Whitney. jr., Mrs. W. D. Whitney Mrs. P. N. Welch, Mrs. w. F. Williams
 Miss Edith Woolsey and Mrs. H, F = Wright.
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RAILROAD OFFICIAL OPERATED
 UPON.

Word was received in this city yes- terday that George L. Connor, passeh- ger traffic manager of the New Haven road. is rapidly recovering from an op- eration for appendicitis which he un- derwent at the Presbyterian hospital in New York a few days ago. It is now thought he will be able to return to his office work here next week,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
DELAYED FROM BUSINESS.

Wheel Coming Off Car Yexes Teach
 CTS, Students and Merchants.
 High school teachers and students and many merchants were delayed on Tuesday morning by slight accident to one of the Grand avenue cars at the corner of Grand avenue and Frank lin street. The car was due at the cor ner of State and Chapel streets at SHE O clock. A nut fell off one of the wheels of the car causing the wheel tc come off. This was very disagree able time for such delay and the passengers were sorely vexed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
MRS JANE M DOWNS LEAVEA
 $2O0,OOO.
Engineer Devine on TriaI-Judge Shum- way Coming-Aimed at Bush--Butler Discharged-City Court News.

way COming-Aimed at Bush-Butler
 Discharged-City Court News.
 The will of Mrs. Jane M. Downes, who died January 5 at her home, S45 Whitney avenue, was offered for pro bate before Judge Studley in the pro bate court yesterday. The personal es- tate amounts to $2OO,0OO, and in addi- tion there will be large amount Of real estate shown in the inventory, Mrs. Downes holding property in vari- ous cities.
 The executors named in the will are former Chief Justice Torrance, of the supreme court, and John I. H. Downes, a son of Mrs. Downes. Judge Torrance being dead, the estate will be attended to by MT. Downes, the surviving execu- tor.
 The estate of Mrs. Downes is left to sons and daughters. They are; Mrs Helen G. Atwater, Mrs. Catherine J. Whiting and John I. Fl. Downes, ot this city, and William Downes, of Bos- ton.
 Mrs. Downes was the widow of Will liam E. Downes, who died February 1904. The records of the probate court show that he left an estate valued al S462,192.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
DIR. STARR PASSES AWAY.

Word has been received in Milford of the death of Dr. Theodore Starr, oi South Norwalk, but for many years a resident of Milford Dr. Starr passed away from old age. The funeral ser vices were held on Sunday, the inter- ment being in Bethel.
 Mrs. Starr is very i'll and her friends fear that her recovery is not possible pr. Starr was a member of Volunteer council, Royal Arcanum, Milford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
MEET ON ANNEXATION.

The Highwood and Hamden Plains Improvement society will hold meet ing at Ladies' Aid hall, Dixwell ave- nue, Hamden, next Monday evening. Action on question of annexation and new voting place in the south end of the town of Hamden will be taken All residents arA renuested to attend the meeting,
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Bones-Why are you crawling under the machine? There's nothing the mat ter with it.
 Jones-I know it. but there comes Brown. If he sees me with this auto he'll expect me to pay him the money l owe him.-Deroit Free Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17

Young father Cat department store)- I don't know exactly what to ask for, but want something for the baby to cut his teeth on.
 New salesman-You'u find the files in the hardware department on the sixth fioor.-Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-17
srEn TALENT.

Had the Hon. MT. Raisuli been born in Ney Jersey instead of Morocco he would doubtless by now be engaged in some profitable Christian business under the great white dome at Wash ington. As 1t is he holds paltry governorship in Moorish province, whither a simple Sultan persists in despatching coast artillery to drop blank resignations into his camp. But Raisuli won't resign, because the Jus tice of high heaven is on his side. The Moroccan Government is pestering him because 1t has an aburd prejudice against organized piracy. But Ralsull | is made of sterner stuff. He will not resign. Not while there is a tourist to rob or a mosque to blackmall Breathes there Moor with soul SC dead who never to himself has said
 "This is my own, my native graft?' Like many another poor but dishones' Ipolitician Raisuli is g devoted family man. Even in the heat of battle h' thinks of his home often--ofter enough to go round. And does he no indulge himself in deeper, sadde'
 thought, such as: Would it not hay
 been better for me to have gone int
 insurance as a young manY"-Fron Golfers.