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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
ENCOURAGING.

The decrease of wood from which paper can be made is leading to ex- periments with other fibrous sub stances. In this country it is thought that paper can be manufactured from cornstalks, cotton-stallis and sugar. cane refuse, and in Burmah 1t is be- lieved that the manufacture of paper pulp from the bamboo will be prac- ticable from commercial point of view. The prospects of an export trade for unbleached bamboo pulp appear to be favorable, having regard to the excellent quality of the pulp prepared under favorable conditions. It Is esti- mated that a ton of unbleached bam- boo pulp could be produced in Bur nah for s27, including manufactur- ing costs, interest and miscellaneous charges. This cost, supplemented by the freight to England and sundry dues, would be increased to $37 as the price delivered to London or Liv- erpool, and considering the quality of the pulp a profit should be realized, since wood pulp Is valued at $40 to $45 a ton.
 Which is encouraging. Perhaps we shall soon hear in this country that there is a plenty of good material for paper which can be utilized. It is to be hoped we shall. If anything should happen so that the Sunday newspa- pers couldn't afford to furnish as much dauhed paper as they do now it would be a misfortune that would be severely felt.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
The New Morals.
fNew York Tribune.)


 The new standards of right and wrong are, of course, extremely i'm pressionistic Whatever a man thinks is best for him Is right, just as what ever a man thinks Is blue Is blue, no matter if to nine out of every ten men 1t is red; or, just as under the new doctrine of 'pragmatism," whatever a man thinks is true is true. If your ego finds the marriage and divorce laws inconvenient, why, they are immoral, and that is all there Is to 1t. You have right to your own standards, for are you not an individuality" that most tremendous thing in the world Egos have more trouble with monogamy than with any other old fashioned institution, but as the new morality knows no abstract good or bad. and every individual is entitled to his own Impressions" of morality, 1t ought not to be long before some of our most exaggerated egos' will find 1t extremely inexpedient that they should have small or no means while other persons roll in wealth. The old moral notions about stealing will have to go and so with the other outworn pre-" judices that hamper an ego on it's up ward way. AS it Is now some Of our most contemplating egos are In jail, so painfully has the development of in. dividuality been restrained by the old social code of morals. The new nor. als are of the essence of liberty, Their great principle Is: Every man shall do as he. pleases; to do otherwise IS the chancel They have suffered too long from the shackles of society. An lex aggerated ego" Is the apex of human development
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
4 SERIOUS CHARGE.

At the field day of the Christian Clti- zenship Union the other day the as- sembly passed resolutions charging that large sum of money was raised by the liquor dealers of the State last fall to influence the General Assembly and that the funds were used for the purpose of attempting to corrupt leg islation." In the judgment of the Hartford Times if the charge is true the facts ought to be spread before the public. If the facts are not true the resolutions should be withdrawn.
 There is no reason whatever to doubt that the liquor dealers of the State raised a fund with which to protect their interests before the last legislature There are a good many req sons to doubt the intimation that the money or any part of it got as far as the pockets of the legislators. As is usually the case with funds of that character the members get the benefit of an intimate acquaintance with the lobby and the lobby hold fast to the cash.
 We quite agree With the Times, however, that if the temperance peo- pie have facts to prove their charges they should make them public
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
rnlt Rule Among RepublIcans.
Lrrnm Leslie,s weekly.)

tFrom Leslies Weekly)
 It was in the national convention or 1880 that the unit rule was formally and probably finally abandoned by the Republicans. William II. Robertson and some of the other New York dele gates wanted to break away from the instructions of their State, which would bind them to vote for Gen Grant for third nomination, and the convention sistained them. This weakened ConklinR who was the leader of the Grant forces In the convention and started inc feud between Conkling and Robertson, which had tragic conss.. nuences after Garfield, the nominee of fhe convention, and the victor in tho election, appointed Robertson to pc collector of the port at New York, me fight which this Robertson feud started split the Republicans in New Xork, hampered them in other States, gave Cleveland his immense majority Tor governor in 1882, and made him Presi- dent in 1884.
 No serious attempt has been made to restore the unit rule In the Republlcan conventions since 1880. The tndivid- uaI delegate votes as he chooses, re- rardless of the ukase of the bosses. In this respect Republican conventions are more democratic than are Democratic conventions Likewise they are more national. Through the unit rule State sovereignty aserts itself decisively in Democratic assemblages.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER TO- 1so7

ed this ultimatum; If these methods (of opposition to the charter) are continued, and if because of them the charter is defeated, I think that all the saloons of the city will be closed the Sunday after September 1T, and I think they will remain closed for three years and eight months. do not wish to be understood as making threats, but if the saloons of this city have come to the opinion that they can run the city it is time to restrict their power.
 In other words if "the liquor in- terest" of Chicago doesn't get out of the charter contest the law will be en- forced against it, and the protection | it has hitherto enjoyed will be taken away from it. Some inquisitive people will ask why the law shouldn't have been enforced before, and why the mayor should feel entitled to grant or withdraw the privilege of law breaking.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
THE CHECK TO BORROWING.

Some of the big cities of the coun- try are finding it hard to borrow money. Some of the big railroads are having the same difficulty. Big men are cramped. And the little folks are finding that usury is even a little more usurious than usual on account of the "tightness" of money.
 It's an i'll wind that blows no good There has been some pretty tall bor- rowing, "The future" has been dis counted in a way that was often more reckless than progressive. It will do no harm for all concerned to be com pelled to realize that money is mon- ey, and that it is not always wise to have things that can't be afforded. In- dustry and economy will bring the country out of the present pinch bet ter than more and more costly bor- rowing.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
The schoOlboy's Complaint.

There's no more barefoot days fer me, Ner fishin' in the creek, oh, gee! There's no more swimmin in the pool Becose-I have ter go ter school, IN maw, she says gotter Wasn
 comb my hair IN slick up n buy pair Of brand-new shoes wien reel Like red-hot lead n gimme toothache
 in the heel; .,. IN wear blouse pants all oaggy at the
 knees, IN new starched waists, n squeeze My neck into a collar stiff n white, Wich makes me almost wanter tTht, Becose it chokes n then some more N rubs the blistered places sore, N 'en 1 gotter wear hat With big, wide brim n awful flat, 'Cose Hats is good fer freckle spots My nav, she thinks at she knows lots. My maw-I know at she'll be glad, Becose she says I'm awful bad, IN track more mud in on my feet Than any kid upon our street. But Towser'u set n whine all day Becose he knows at I'm away. IN I must write till my pore hands
 numb,
 q wisht lat I was deef n dumb), N not play hooky n such stun, N wonder If She'll be a blum IN not be tardy at rollcau. Oh, dear, l wisht there warn't no school
 at all Mary Dillingham; in Indianapolis
 News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

If the purpose is to parade around on a visit to Secretary Metcalf's home at San Francisco and then return, and my information is that they are to return, see no objection, except the waste of s1.Ooo,OOO."
 Naturally widespread attention has been called to these statements be- cause Mr. Lilley is a member of the naval committee and it is quite likely that they may have such an effect as to call forth popular protest They are certainly the views of a practical man who is in touch with the needs of the navy. The Springfield Repub- lican is convinced that man who can talk with such independence should be governor of Connecticut, to which we agree, but may we ask what the need or excuse is of electing an- other Independent man to the gover- lnorship of Connecticut when show 
 of independence means his relegation to private life the moment the oppor- tunity presents itself? It is plain what is to be done to Governor Woodruff for daring to have views of his own, in their way just as indepe9dent as those expressed by Congressman Lil- ley He is to be punished for having
 dared to insist. The real friends of
 MT Lilley will hardly urge that he be
 given similar treatment, The kind ot
 governor the machine wants and pro-
 poses to have If possible is one who
 will look pretty and say nothing That is not the Lilley or the Woodruff pat ltern.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
EpuoArrovAL.

Policeman, that rufian took my wife's arm!..'
 "All right, sir. We'll search i'm at the station. Punch. Pa, why do people always talk about Dame Gosslp'?"
 Because it isn't polite to leave the e oft"-Chicago Record-Herald. The Yisitor-How old are you, Tom?
 The Boy-Aw, ma says I'm too young to eat the things like. an I'm too old to cry when I don't get 'em!-Tit- Bits. You refuse to sign those papyri?" T do."
 "Gee!" exclaimed Grecian gallery god. Desc mellerdrammers never has nuttin' neww-Washington Herald. Mir. Townguy-How long does 0 fish grow In year?
 The Guide-Wa-al, 1t depends on who's tellin' 1t an his eddication an nateral inventiyeness.-Chieago News.
 Why is 1t that 1t is so easy to gath CT an inquisitiye crowd in the street7 Is it because people haven't anything else to do?'' "No: it is because they'd rather not do -Lippincott's.
 Mrs. chatterton Is perfect talking machine"
 ''As a piece of machinery, though. she lacks one detail" What is that?'
 "The exhaust. -Baltin1ore American.
 Ajax had just defied the lightning.
 "Flne!" cried his wife, dbut wh.- do you always stick your head under the bedclothes at homer"
 Thus we learn again that prophet is without honor in his own house, New York Sun.
 How many inhabitants has Crimson Guich, according to the latest census?" inquired tho tourist. There hasn't been no census in Crimson Gulch," answered Bronco Bob. You don't suppose anybody would be fool enough to go through this town with note book askin' all them per- sonal questions, do you ?''-W Washington Star.
 Flow old are your" asked the jus- tice.
 T dunno, suh"
 Don't you know your own age?n
 No, suh,"
 That's strange" | You may think so now, suh," was the reply, but when you has been in the penitentiary as long as has you'll lose track CT time, tool"-Atlanta Con- stitution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
4 CHICAGo PERFORMAYCE.

There Is a curious situation in Chi cago. Mayor Busse has notified the or ganized saloon and brewery interests of the city that if they do not cease their opposition to the new city char ter, on which vote is soon to be taken, he will teach them something. The organized interests aforesaid feel, 1t appears, that under the new char ter, laws regulating them might be more severe, and hence their offense is defined as endeavoring to obtain a dominant position in the city and to defeat measures of public benefit that they fear might affect their business. The mayor declared that he had made a plain statement of his inten- ton not to interfere with the saloons as they had been conducted before him and that he had hoped to make if possible for them 10 be conducted in an orderly manner with all the privileges it was possible to grant such places when orderly" And he deliver
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
WORTH SAYING.

Time is money, and 1t is also sev- eral other things. So perhaps the ef- fort of the manager of the Keystone Telephone company in Philadelphia to save time does not merit some of the criticism showered on it. He has an- nounced a new rule whereby all oper- ators will cut out the please" in ad- dressing patrons, and the subscribers are requested to do the same. The traffic manager of the company com putes that the girls at the switch- board have said please" 9o0,00O times every twenty-four hours, and allowing half a second to say the word each time, this means 75OO minutes or 125 hours lost every day.
 Of course the subscribers, both those who didn't say please" and those who did, will for awhile miss the pleasant please of the telephone girls. Perhaps some of the girls who might have married rich men if they had continued to say please" right will not now marry rich men. But business" will be a gainer, and what ever interferes with business should and must go. And if Philadelphia, which has been called a slow town, has got so rapid that she can't af- ford to say please" any more it is time for the towns that have called themselves speedy to wake up. Cut out the please" please. Also find some way to cut out the line busy.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

It is already predicted that Presi- dent Roosevelt's next message to con gress will be 0 startling document Very likely. Only the Holy Jumpers could do proper credit to some of the Presidents startlers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

The Atchison (Kansas) Globe finds that when a man is so busy he can't look up this is what happens He is called to the telephone by woman whose voice sounds as if she were away off in Russia suffering with cold in her head, and talking with bed quilt over her mouth.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

Go to school cheerfully, Bub. If you don't you will never be President and hunt bears, wealthy malefac- tors" and other big game.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

Thirty mllllonsN of dollars Is the value of the orange and lemon crops this season to the ranches, shippers and railroads of southern California, as estimated by the two great fruit exchanges. So far this season 2e,4oe carloads of oranges and lemons have been marketed east of the Rocky mountains. Of these 2S,33e were or anges and SOTO lemons. Approximate ly one-third of the great sum received for southern California fruit goes to the railroads for freight and icing charges at the rate of about $SSo a car, or a total of about slO,O0O,OOo' The other $2O,O00000 is divided be- tween the growers, shippers and for charges of packing, etc,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

A Black Hand organization has been unearthed in Pittsburg. The black face there hasn't yet got or ganized.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

An ivy recently cost the members of the Baptist church at Marlborough, England, $9,O0O. It established itself in a crevice and gradually wedged the stones out of place, so that the re- pairs cost that amount
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

The free-arm style of handwriting, which is to displace vertical writing in the New York public schools, accord ing to supt, Maxwell has done away with copy books for good, so that mo- body can say that the change is be- ing made in the interest of some en- terprising firm of publishers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

Efforts are now being made in France to acclimatize there the camphor tree of Japan. These are made principally in the departments along the Mediterranean border. The climate there might prove to be ap- propriate to the cultivation of the camphor tree, the product of which IS so very expensive. The tree contains, in its leaves especially, quantities or camphor sufficiently important to GOV CT the expenses of extraction, ana It's cultivation might come to be remun- erative for the southern departments of France, which have suffered and are still suffering so much from the wine crisis
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

The plum crop is said to be all right. A good many politicians are waiting for the plum tree to be shaken.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10
SAYINGS IND DoINqS.

Professor Thaddeus S. c. Lowe of Pasadena, California, who in 1865 made the first artificial ice ever pro- duced in the United States, has just celebrated his seventy-ffth birthday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

The other day there was pre- sentation ceremony on the British cruiser Cochrane, named after the great admiral. Two Cochranes are officers of this cruiser and they joined with the rest of the family in giving to the cruiser a shield, The cere- mony brought out the fact that with in a hundred years six men of the name of Cochrane and of the blood of the liberator of Chili have held the rank of admiral in the British navy and that for twice as long every male Cochrane has become a member of the service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

At the recent exposition of the French Society of Physics exhibitions were given of an ingenious combina- tion of the phonograph with the cine matograph, whereby the figures on the screen were caused to go through all the motions of singing, while the sounds issued concordantly from the photograph, so that the Illusion was astonishingly complete.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-10

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursday. One Dollar Year.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25
THE NEwsBoYs' PIE.


u Took Man Who Looked Like Bling
ham to Find L.
Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! Two hum
dred aud fifty pairs Of little feet. keep
ing step. are marching to dinner in the
New York newsboys' lodging house.
Five hundred pairs more are restlessly
awaiting their turn upstairs. In prison,
hospital and almshouse the great
city i host and gives Of her plenty.
Here an unknown friend has spread 4
generous repast for the waits who ali
the rest of the days shift for them
selves 40 best they can turkey. ccf-
fee and pie. with vegetables to ill in.
Az the file Of eagle eyed youngsters
passes down the long tables there are
swift movements Of grimy hands, and
shirt waists bulge. ragged coats sag
at the pockets. Hardly il the file seat
Cd when the plant rises: II amt got
no pie! 1t got swiped on mel" Seven
despoiled ones hold up their hands.
The superintendent laughs-it Is
Christmas eve. He taps one tentative
" ON tho bullying shirt. What have
you here. my ladT'
me pie" responds he, with an limo.
cent look. II was scarf it would get
STOLE
A little fellow who has been eying
one Of the visitors attentively takes his
knife out Of his mouth and points It At
him with conviction
II know YOU be pipes. You're q
p'lice commissioner. seen yer picture
In the papers. You're Bingham
The clatter Of knives and forks
ceases suddenly. Seven pies creep
stealthily ever the edge OF the table
and are replaced on as many plates.
The visitors laugh. 1t was 4 case Of
mistaken identity.-Century.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25
KING HEaoD's ROOSTER.
The Legend Of St. Stephen, First Of
the Noble Army Of Martyrs.

The Legend Of st. Stephen. First Of
the Noble Army Of Martyrs.
Ever since that first Christmas eve
the cock has crcwed all night long on
the anniversary to Keep away evil
spirits, for the cock IL holy bird and
knowing one. There Is a pleasant
tale Of him and st. Stephen, the first
martyr, whose day is Dec. &c, close by
his dear Lords.
St. Stephen was King Herod's stew
ard, 1t seems, WHO served him in the
kitchen and at table. One night as he
was bringing in the boar's head for his
masters dinner he saw the star skin
Ing over Bethlehem. Immediately he
set down the huge platter and ex-
claimed:
mo longer, IIerod. VIII be thy sery-
ant, for greater King than thou Ia
born"
What aiieth thee?" cried the king
wrathfully. do you lack meat or
drink that you would desert my se:v-
ice for another'sY'
May" answered Stephen: ~ lack
neltner meat nor drink. but the Cniiu
that is born this night il greater than
all of us, and him only will serve
That IL as true" quoth Herod, smit-
ing the table with his fist, ms that this
roast cock on the platter shall crow be-
fore u.s."
Hardly were the words out Of bis
mouth when the cock stretched his
neck and crowed Justify, 'Christus ma
tus estw At this proof that Stephens
words were true Herod was SO angry
that he made his soldiers take Stephen
outside the walls Of Jerusalem and
stone him to death. And this Is the
reason why unto this day st. Stephea
II the patron Of stonecutters.-Abbie
Farwell Brown In Lippincott's Maya
Gina.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25
QUEER CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
Some of ths Things Found BY the
British Dead Letter Once.

Som0 OF tho lntngs ROUND oy the
British Dead Letter Once.
During the ten days preceding Christ
mas about 10000 parcels are handled
every twenty-four hours by British
postofiice officials, or approximately
l,750. 0O6 for the entire ten days during
which the rush lasts.
The contents of many Of the parcels
are, to say the least, somewhat Curl
GUS, says the Pictorial Magazine. A
hamper Of live leeches, for instance,
seems strange sort Of Christmas
gift. So does an artificial leg. Yet
both OF these were among the parcels
treated last Christmas. Another long
coffin shaped box excited suspicion on
account Of the odor emanating there
from. On opening 1t, however, nothing
more dreadful was found than young
alligator In a dormant condition. An
other evil smelling hamper was found
to contain no fewer than 300 dead
mice. while vet third inclosed de-
funct puppy consigned for postmortem
purposes to an eminent surgeon.
Christmas presents Of live animals
are constantly being sent through the
post notwithstanding the fact that the
practice is strictly prohibited. Pigeons,
rabbits, white mice, rats, ferrets, silk
worms. lizards, snakes, guinea pigs
and even on one occasion a pet lamb
have all been dealt with at some pc
Rod or other.
No longer ago than last Christmas
eve box was intercepted containing
$50 live frogs, and short time before
twelve healthy young adders were dis
covered in an innocent looking hamper
which was supposed to contain poultry.
Some of the Enclosures; are decidedly
sarcastic. or t:iis class was a two foot
long cane bearing the Endorsement: a
Christmas present for Johnny For
outward application only. To be we'll
rubbed In
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-12-25

A century or two ago there was Z
custom In Germany for all the parents
in Q town or village to send the pres
ents they designed for their children to
enc chosen Individual. who called at
each house clad in motley robe, a
mask and huge fiaxen wig. Knock
ing on the door, he called in loud
voice for all the good children to APP
pear apd receive the gifts which the
e'--'st Child. the Christ Kind,ein. had
sent them. This was the primeval
Kriss Kringle. Coleridae Describes this
custom and records that the bad little
children had 6 rod lett for their cor
rection. Brooklyn Citizen.