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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
TO DEEPEN HARBOR.

Major Taylor Asks for Information
 Wants to Know What Size and Draft
 of Vessels Are Likely to Use the
 Harbor.
 The board of harbor commissioners has received communication from Major Taylor of the United States corps of engineers at New London asking for all information that will help him to decide whether greater depth of water in needed in the main ship channel in New Haven harbor. In the river and harbor bill approved. March last survey of New Haven harhor was authorized for this pur- pose.
 Major Taylor particularly wants to know about the size and draft of ves- ses that enter this harbor and what size vesses woud seek this harbor provided greater depth were avail able, also if there have been any vessels deterred from coming to New Haven and if any Industries here are suffering on this account.
 In his communication Major TayloH touches on the recent controversy be- tween Congressman Sperry and the harbor committee of the New Haven Chamber of Commerce as follows:
 Whether or not New Haven harbor has had more or less money than orh- CT harbors, or whether 1t has as many dollars appropriated for 1t in propor- tion to its population as other cities have, are not arguments, so far as I am concerned, for recommending any additional appropriations. These may be good arguments from a political standpoint, but with me it Is purely question of whether or not the needs of commerce demand greater depth"
 Major Taylor adds that on account of limitations in the river and harbor bill this year no portion of the har- bor above Tomlinson bridge can be considered.
 At the next meeting the board of harbor commissioners will probably recommend to the engineer that the depth of water in the main ship chan mel from southwest ledge up to Belle Dock be increased from 1T feet at low water mark to 20 feet at the same stage of the tide It is stated that two or three of the local fleet of coast CTS cannot come to their home port because the water in the channel is not sufficient to float them when they are loaded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
HOW CHEMISTRY DETECTS IVY
PHOID.

In his article on "The Making of Medicines" Harpers, Professor Robert Kennedy Duncan tells of an extremely important chemical test to determine the existence of typhoid.
 "one great laboratory concerns it. self. for one thing, with the typhoid agglutomer' for the diagnosis of ty- phoid fever, one of the greatest tri- umphs of applied bacteriology. The method rests upon the original discov- cry of Vidal that the blood-serum of @ typhoid patient differs from normal blood in this all important fact that when brought into contact with living typhoid germs 1t causes these germs to cohere into clumps or colonies, to 'ag- glutinate,' There thus arose method of detecting typhoid fever depending, however, upon the use of a powerful microscope and, what made 1t impos- Slule TOT pnyslCldHS, d continually re- newed supply of fresh typhoid germs as test reagents, But notice the pro- gress: Next 1t was discovered that this clumping' effect of typhoid blood upon typhoid bacteria was just as efff- cient when the typhoid bacteria was dead, and, finally 1t was observed that when the blood serum of a typhoid pa tient was added to liquid suspension of the dead microbes in test-tube, these dead microbes cohered to an ex- tent so extreme thatpthey fell to the bottom of the tube in a mass visible to the naked, unaided eye. Because of this fact, this firm now sends to phy- sieians in the remotest parts of the country 8 pocket apparatus contain ing an ounce vial filled with sterilized dead typhoid germs, together with ac- cessory apparatus, so that the physi- elan may determine whether the pa tient's blood will cause these microbes to 'clump'-to determine, in fact, whether the suspected patient has ty- phoi1 fever"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
1905 GLASS DANCE.

The annual dance of the class of 1905, New Haven high school, was held last evening at Republican hall. The affair was a grand success.
 The music for programme of twen- ty dances was played by Dexheimer's s orchestra. The dance was over about i o'clock.
 The officers of the 1905 class are as follows:
 President-Edward W. Manning.
 Vice-president-Charles G. Ham, mond,
 Secretary-Miss Mary c. c. Doran.
 Treasurer-Miss May E. Alvord.
 The committee of arrangements was composed of Loretta c. Frey, chair man; William F. Dexheimer, Rupert B. Turnball, Clark L. Sweezey and Miss Frances Sherdman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
SETTLEMENT EXPECTED.
Railroad Trainmen and Conductors
 Still in Session.

Railroad Trainmen and Conductors
 Still in Session.
 Tn Odd Fellows hall yesterday morn ing joint meeting of the grievance committees of the Brotherhod of Rail- road Trainmen and the conductors was held, at which several officials of the New Haven road were present,
 These two committees have been in town for three days, holding meetings and conferences relative to the renewal of their agreement with the New Ha- ven road, which expired April 1.
 An official of the trainmen said yes terday morning that an early settle ment was in sight and that the men would, he had been assured, receive their demands. He did not care to state just what the nature of these demands are, and would not do so un- til a final adjustment had taken place.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

ural manner The ball room of the house, so hospitably opened for this occasion, Is ideal for the purpose, and its capacity was fully tested by the company assembled.
 The pictures most graphically repre- scented life in Mexico.
 Mrs Hovey is of the class of 's6, Mt. Holyoke college She accompanied MT. Hovey to Mexico, who was sent in the interests of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
SINGING EvANGEL1sTs.

Coming to West Haven Next Week
 Thursday.
 The Rines brothers, the singing evan gelists, wilo are coming to West Ha- ven next week, will not begin their meetings in the borough until Thurs day, April 25, instead of Monday, as was first announced. Owing to the en- thusiastic meetings they are now hold ing in Pay Shore, L. l., they have been urged to remain there few days long CT than they had expected to- Ibis will not shorten their stay in West Haven, as they have promised to stay the full two weeks, and possibly longer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
MUNSON PRIZE DEBATE.
Was Held at the Law School Last
 Night.

The annual Munson prize debate was Iheld in the auditorium at the Law Ischool building last night. The winners were: H. B. Jamison, of Gloversville, N. r., first prize of $50; w. P. Arm strong, of Coffeville, Miss, second prize of $SO; T. J. Molloy, of Hartford, third prize of $20.
 The presiding officer was Ferdinand DSops, who Is the president of the Kent club. The subject for debate was: Resolved, That United States senators should be elevted by popular vote of the people,"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN.

If you have pains in the back uri- nary, bladder or kidney trouble and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for women's ills, try Mother Gray's itAUS- TRALIAN-LEAF." It Is a safe monthly regulator, and cures all female weak cerations. Mother Gray's Australian Leaf is sold by druggists or sent by. mail for 50 cents. Sample sent FREE. Address the Mother Gray O., Le Roy,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Miss Margaret Draper and cousin, Miss Louise Baker of 8sO Chapel street, have returned from very pleasant vis- it with relatives in Tomaqua, Pa.
 Mrs. Frank Tester and daughter Ruth are spending few days with rel atives in Branford.
 Mrs. H. c. Mabie, wife of Dr. Mahia Of Boston, Is the guest of Mrs. Edward M, Armstrong of 724 Whitney ayenue
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
MEXICO.

The lecture by Mrs Hovey and the reception following, given by Dr. Dole In her honor, made most delightful evening. The lecture was full of inci- dent, told in a most charming and nat
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Private messages received in New York yesterday from business interests in the territory affected by the earth quake in Mexico show that these in- terests suffered no damage at La Dicha, in the Mexican state of Guer- rero, during the earthquake of last Monday. Extensive business interests in which Americans are concerned and employed at Marques on the Pacific, although only about twelve miles from Acapulco, escaped damage.
 As there was no loss of life at La Dicha or Marques the alarm felt as to the safety of American mining engin- eers employed in that district is ap- parently unwarranted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

The Church oe the Redeenler. Orange street, corner Wall--WatSon Lyman Phillips. D, D. pastor.--Preaclsing at lO:sO a. m. Sunday school 3: 12 o,clock tan EMdeavor at 6:30 p. h. At Welcome Hall, Oak strest--Sunday school at 2 D. IT. Gospel meeting at 7:sO ?. m. 9
 Church of the Messiah (First Univer- salist)-Orange street, near Elm-Rev Theodore A. Fischer. pastor. Sermon by the pastor Sunday morning at 10:80 o'clock. Sunday school at noon. Young peoples devotional meeting at s:sO p.I m. The public cordially invited to all of the services There will also be evening services during the Lentsn season. tf.
 Center church-Rev. Newman smyth, pastor.-Morning service at 10:30. De- votional service at 1 D. m.
 Trinity Church-Third Sunday after Easter; a. m, holy communion; 1O:30 ?; m, morning prayer and sermon by Rev. Charles o. Scoville; 12:11 Sunday school; 7:S0 p. m, evening prayer and sermon by Rev. William P. Downes; Thursday, St. Marks day, II a. m. holy communion,
 Trinity Methodist Church Dwight and George streets), W. H. Kidd, pas sermon on Known by Fruits" Kin dergarten at the same hour. Sunday school at noon. Epworth league meet ing at 6S0 Evening worship at 73O with sermon on Paving Religions Price"
 Dwight Place Congregational Church
 Rev. Wm. W. Leete, D. D.. pastor 10:S0 and 7:S0, preaching by the pastor in connection with morning and even ing worship; 12 m, Bible school 6:3O p. m., Y, P. s. c. E. meeting.
 United Church (North Church on the Green)-Morning worship at 10:30. Sermon by the pastor, Rev, Artemas J Haynes MT. Haynes attended the Peace Conference in New York this past week, having been appointed by the mayor as a delegate from this city. Ills sermon Sunday morning will be of the nature of report. Subject."The New Ideals of Patriotism" Sunday school at 12 m. s Christian Endeavor at 6;16 ?. m; Chapel service Tuesday at 7:46 D. m.
 First Church of Christ, Scientist The services of First Church of Christ, Scientist, are held Sunday 1t 10'30 a. m. and 7:90 D. m. in Republican hall Temple and Grown streets, entrance on Temple street. Subject Probation After Death" Golden text For I know that my Redeemer liveth. Whom I shall see for myself, and mine
 eyes shall behold, and noth another."- Job 1925, 27. The Sunday school meets after the service The Wednes- day evening testimonial meeting Is held at 8 o'clock A reading room maintained by this church in the Nal lev building, 902 Chapel street, is open daily from 10 a, m, to D. m, exoept Sunday, on Wednesday from 1o a. m. from 7;S0 to g D. m. A cordial welcome to all.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Charleston, s. C., April 1s.-A slight earth tremor was felt here to-day. No damage has been reported.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
HOUSES UNINHABITABLE.

Ayutla, Mex, April 19.-seven per- sons were buried under wreckage and killed at this place by the earthquake of April 14,-The wounded number t1ir- ty-seven.
 Many buildings were thrown down, and those which are stili standing are in danger of falling. None of the houses lis habitable, and the citizens are camp ed under improvised tents. The losses are estimated at $200,00O
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Dwight Place Congregational Church
 Rev Wm. w. Leete D. D., pastor 10S0 and 7:30, preaching by the pastor in connection with morning and even ing worship; 12 m, Bible school; 6:SO p. m., r. P. S. C. E. meeting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20
RELIGIOUS SERVICES

The Church o' the Redeener. Orange Phillips. D, D. pastor.-Preaching at 10:20 a. m, Sunday school 3. 12 o'ciock noon. Young Peoples Soc,aty of Chris tan EMdeavor at 6:30 p. h. At Welcome Hall, Oak street-Sunday school at 2 D. IT. Gospel meeting at 1:S0 ?. ID. tS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Trinity Church-Third Sunday after 2. m, morning prayer and sermon by Rev. Charles o. Scoville; 12:1J Sunday school; 7:S0 p. m, evening prayer and sermon by Rev. William P. Downes; :; Thursday, St. Marks day, II a. m. holy communion, N
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-20

Potsdam, Prussia, April 19.-The seis- mograph of the Geodetic institute again registered two violent earth shocks last night, estimated to have occurred about 5000 miles from here. The shocks felt at Manila this morning were probably the disturbances recorded.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-14

known as "clog an eadhacta phat-
raic ("The bell of St. Patrick's will.")
1t Is six inches high, and is made of
Thin iron plates riveted together.
Doubtless it was plain enough in his
day, but now 1t is set with gems and
adorned with gold and silver filigree.
When crowd gathered, Patricks
wont was to read his text in Latin,
then to translate it into the Irish
tongue. After this he preached a
plain, earnest sermon, couched In
terms that all could understand. On
one occasion when he was preaching
in the open air in the presence of the
king, he perceived that the doctrine
of the Trinity, the oneness of the
Father, Son and Holy Ghost, was not
grasped by his hearers.
STOPPING down, he plucked leaf
from a shamrock at his feet. He
showed that each of the three leaflets
was perfect leaf in itself, yet to
gether they formed but single leaf a
fit type of the Godhead The illustra-
ton made a profound sensation, and
to this day
When Erin's sons go marching down the
street, and fair ones lean
From balconies. with glowing cheeks 10
hail the flag of green;
The while they love their native land
from south to northern bay
They wear a leaf of shamrock green on
each st. Patrick's Day"
For five years Patrick preached the
gospel with small success. Then King
Leogaire Mcneil and his court of
sages became Christians. The com
mon people followed them, SO that
the nation may be said TO have
changed its faith in day. There
must have been something singularly
winning about the man. The king
heaped honors upon him; the pope
made him bishop, and the naughty
ollamhs, or court sages, submitted
their rites and rules to him for revis-
ion. There was nothing of the fanatic
about Patrick. Ho prohibited the
Druid mysteries. magic and incanta.
ton, but left everything else az it
had been.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-14
GREAT RATS ON OCEAN.
Immense Loads of Timber Trans
ferred Over the Sea.

Nearly as large as the largest trans.
Atlantic liners are some of the huge
sea RATS by means of which timber is
transferred from the Columbia river
and Puget sound to San Francisco or
southern California. Occasionally
these bundles of logs measure $50
feet from end to end and contain as
many as 5000 pieces of timber. To
fasten such raft so that it will with
stand the force of the seas to which
1t Is exposed in the trip down the
coast no little engineering skill Is re-
quired. AS the cigar shape offers less
resistance to the force of the waves
than any other, this has been adopted
In order TO pile the timber in this
form a huge skeleton or shipway is
constructed. This is practically a
cradle, which Is moored in the water
adjacent to the boom where the raft
timber is confined. By means of
lifted from the boom singly and
placed in the proper position in the
cradle They are so adjusted as to
overlap each other, the plan followed
being somewhat similar to that in lay.
ing brick wall the end of each stick
being placed opposite the center of
the one adjacent to it.
After completion the raft is wrapped
with iron chains dashed around it at
intervals ranging from IL to 20 feet
apart. These chains are composed of
one and one-half inch links and the
ends are toggled together after the
chains have been stretched taut by
hand or steam windlass. To prevent
the chains from slipping iron staples
are driven through the links into the
outside poles. In addition TO the
chains, however, side lines" as they
are called, consisting of wire rope, are
stretched around the raft betwe>-i the
chain sections, so that when the
wrapping is completed the mass of
logs is bound together very securely
When the wrapping is finished the
raft is ready for launching.
In building the raft two two-inch
chains are stretched lengthwise from
end to end through the center. One
OF these is bolted to sort of bulkhead
at one end, consisting of band of
iron, which is fitted around the pro-
jecting ends OF the outer pieces. The
other chain is connected at the for
ward end with the towing hawser and
secured inside the raft by lateral
chains. To move this unwieldy bulk
two powerful steamers are usually d..
rectly ahead and the other to keep
the raft In the right course.
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sick with anxiety, but at last vowed
to go, when he at once began to
mend Il sold my nobility for this
nation (the Irish)," he says, but am
not ashamed, neither do | repent. ]
became servant for Jesus Christ"
Now In those days, Ireland had
high civilization. At the kings court
were many bards and sages. Each
OF these had studied IL long years he.
fore he could put on the white feather
trimmed robe of his order, or the six.
colored dress that IL was lawful for
none but the king or an Illamh fila "a
wise mani to wear.
Patrick saw clearly that, to convert
the nation, he must first reach the
King and this powerful court OF
learned men. He must be educated to
do this So for some years he buried
himself at the school or church OF
Candida Casa so called because
Bishop Ninian had built 1t of beauti-
ful white stone This was in south
Scotland, and Ninian, noble-bor edu.
Gated at Rome, and who had himself
converted the south Picts to Chris
tlanlty, was OF all men the best quail
fed to train ardent and enthusiastic
Patrick for his life work.
He was nearly, or quite, 30 when he
reached Ireland, which he vowed
never to leave. At first every obsta-
Gle was thrown in his way, and once
he was thrown into letters. Nothing
daunted, he preached on every hill and
plain. He used to ring hand bell TO
call the people together. This queer,
four-square bell of Patrick's is still
preserved at Belfast. 1t was long
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-14

across the channel into Ireland, and
there sold them for slaves. Patrick
was sold to petty chief, Milcho, who
the Slemish mountains. He was set
to herding cattle, and for six years
was out on the lonely hills, nearly all
of the time by himself
In his Confessions" he tells us
that he prayed "a hundred prayers In
the day and nearly as many at night
In the woods and in the mountains /
remained, and before the light I
arose to my prayers, in the snow, in
the rain for the spirit of God
was warm in me-"
Near the close of the sixth year.
when he was a young man of %, he
had the first of his remarkable
dreams. He thought he was told to
return to Britain, and that he would
find ship waiting for him at the sea.
shore. Nothing doubling, he made
his way down the glen to the beach
and sure enough, there was a ship at
anchor. He was roughly refused pas
sage. Turning away, he fell on his
knees in prayer, when one from the
ship came to him and told him to
come with them. The channel was
crossed. but he lost his way. He says:
In 81 days, by land and sea, wan
iering in desert place." he reached
home, where he was joyfully re.
ceived.
After an interval, Patrick had an.
other of his vision-like dreams. He
thought a man from Ireland by the
name of Victor came to him, with his
arms piled full of letters. Patrick
opened one of these, and il began:
The voice of the Irish" Patrick con
tinues: While repeating the words
l imagined | heard In my mind the
voice of the inhabitants who lived
near the wood of Fochlad. on the Irish
coast. and they cried: We pray thee.
holy youth. to come and henceforth
walk among us
Patrick thought this dream a call
TO carry the gospel to the Irish, but
mis- people besomght him with tears
and persuasions no, to CO. He grew
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-14
SAINT
PATRICK

1t Is said that no other people under
heaven have so scattered to the four
quarters of the globe as have the
Irish. Wherever they have gone, they
have taken their veneratlon for the
patron saint of the Emerald Isle, and
upon the seventeenth of each recur-
ring March have worn the shamrock
and bit of green ribbon that tell their
loyalty.
Paul was the greatest missionary.
The next greatest was Patrick. of
whom Protestant minister once
said: "The Catholics cannot claim
Patrick alone He belonged to the
church universal, and in any age, in
any country, or under any circum-
stances, would have been a saint"
This is the story of this remarkable
man.
While the Romans were masters of
Britain (England) there was living
near the Scottish border Roman
deputy or magistrate by the name of
Calpurnius. His father. Potltus, had
died priest. Calpurnius himself was
n deacon. and his wife Conchesa was
said to have been a near relative of
st. Martin of Tours. The son of
these good people was named Succat.
He was sometimes called Patricius,
L. e., patrician or noble-born, and In
time this name supplanted the other,
and became shortened into Patrick.
About A. ID. All band of Picts
from Scotland raided the country Just
south of Severus well and captured
large number of men, among them
Patrick, now a boy in his sixteenth
year. They carried their captiyes
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-03-14
Rockefeller's $32,OOO,OOO
Gift to Education

ers would quickly sum nm 70 ~ -
cational gift figures.
'u ray Interest on National Debt.
some OF the things that sS2 900 600
"ou'u 40 IN making history illustrate
SlrlMngly the power of individn,I
wealth. That much money would nav
lor me running of the governments ~
denmark and Greece combined for .
sod. countries that maintain royal
FAMILIES that are related to nearly al,
me thrones of Europe. 1t is several
hiiiilons more than the annual row
ehue OF eithe. Norway or Mexico and
lar exceeds the income of a lot of
Secohurate nations. With it he could
pay the interest for wear on tho N.
llohal debt of the United States In
1906 this gift would have liouidated
me nations entire national debt
even now by little more than doub.
ing the amount Mir Rockefeller could
render Norway financially free and
perhaps win the Nobel peace prize
Mr.. Carnegie believes that books af.
lord the best education. The best
books that were ever written. those
OF the kind that are found in Sir John
Lubbock's list of one hundred hest
BOOKS, can be published and sold to.
day for % cents each. Eight of such
volumes would cost two dollars. Mr.
hockefeller's gift would place such 4.
nucleus of an education in the hands
of every child of school age I'm the
United States, or It would place them
as library in possession of every fam.
lily in the country.
1t costs about $40 a year to educate
child in the public schools of small
communities. The interest alone IN
the Rockefeller donation amounts. al
iYe per cent, to S1,6CO,OOO a year.
That sum would give education each
year to $4,000 children. 1t would more
than pay the entire cost of teaching
New York Citys 100000 children for
a year
Turning aside from educational fig