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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03
RIGHT HERE IN CONNECTICUT

RIGHE III EhE IN CONNENAAC ~
Perhaps Uncle Sam hasn't enough
good land left to give us all farm,
but there is still much unused land in
this country. In Virginia alone there
are 100000 acres lying idle. The
State commissioner of agriculture is
working to attract immigrants from
other States of the Union, and evident
ly the effort has begun to bear fruit,
for over 2,4O0 settlers have arrived there
from the North and West in the last
year. Property values in the State, it
is said, have increased $1S5, 900 in
five years. Numerous bulletins have
been sent out to advertise the resources
and opportunities of the State. 1t is
declared optimistically that every acre
Of the land now untitled can be made
to pay profit to the man who engages
in simple, practical farming.
This is enterprising, and Virginia de-
serves to profit by her enterprise. But
a man who can do simple, practical
farming needn't emigrate to Virginia
to do it. He can do it right here in
Connecticut, and probably as proftably
here as he could there. There is much
onnd land IN Connenttcut which is not
being used to advantage, and we invite
the attention Of those who want to "lo-
|cate' to It, In addition to the land they
Win find many other things here which
are worth having.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03
FLOWERS USED AS FOOD.
Important Articles Of Diet for People
of Many Parts of the World.

Important Articles of Diet for People
of Many Parts of the World.
The lotus eaters of old, they tell us,
were not flower eaters at all. What
they did eat was the fruit Of prickly
shrub, the jujute tree. This fruit is
still eaten by the natives in parts Of
Egypt, and apparently without any re-
markable effect But a native wine is
made from the juice. But If we must
give up the Lotaphagi as flower eaters,
there are, says the London Globe yet
number of blossoms which are really
eaten at the present day.
There is, for example, the globe arti-
choke the thistle which, according to
Alfred de Musset, has cleft the ass's
jaws to be flooded with sauce in the
bishops silver dish" For it Is the un-
opened flowers of this plant which APP
pear on our tables as vegetable. If
they are left on the plant they open out
into handsome purple blossoms And
then there is the caulifiower, which DR.,
Johnson is said to have called the
Finest flower in the garden This is
truly a flower that Is eaten, for the
snowy vegetables served at our table
are the unexpanded flowers Of varie-
ty of cabbage
Gloves and capers, too are familiar
flowers that are eaten. The former are
the immature blossoms of plant of
the myrtle order, growing in the Mo-
luccas.It is a beautiful evergreen tree
thirty or forty feet high, with crimson
flowers. The buds are first light col
ored then green and afterward red
at this Stage they are gathered and
dried. The little round knob in the
center Of the Glove Is the unexpanded
crimson blossom. The familiar TRIM
| mings for the boiled leg of mutton art
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL,
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants, Rents and other
small advertisements. One Cent Word.
zach insertion. Five Cents Word for
. full week.
Display advertisements, per inch, one
insertion, $3.50; each subsequent inssr-
eion, 40 cents; one week, $500; enc
pAonth. $40; one year, $40.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

many SCuUOl SNlAuESM AEG OACAASs
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
children, used by Mother Gray, a nurse
in Children's Home, New York, break
up colds in "a hours, cure feverishness,
headache, stomach troubles, teething
disorders, move and regulate the how
els, and destroy worms Mrs Emily
Maronn, Meriden, Conn, says: 1T Il
the best medicine In the world for chill
dren when feverish and constipated.'
Sold by all druggists or by mail. Csc.
Sample sent FREE. Address Aliens.
Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03
WICKED AND ADU1rGRArED.

Indiana Is surprised and disguised.
The State Board Of Health has been
investigating and Il was shown that
Of the drugs and food products s5ld in
Indiana II per cent. were either short
in the standard Of quality, Of. absolute
ly adulterated Three hundred In
diana druggists were notified that they
were selling adulterated goods and
thereby violating the law, and that
they would be proceeded against I'M
less they abandoned their practices.
Forty-seven per cent, or nearly half,
would seem to be a very high average
for the authorizations, but in many
articles the percentage was much high
err. OF the baking powders, So per
cent. were found adulterated or below
standard, So per cent Of the canned
meats. So per cent. o. the lard, so per
cent. of the carbonated drinks, 81 per
cent. of the 1ellies, jams, fruits and
preserves. SO per cent. of the fruit ex-
tracts, "a per cent. of the wine, So per
cent. of the vinegar, SO per cent Of the
catsup. The worst, however, was the
whlskey examined, not single sample
of which the Board of Health found
free from some objection.
OF course there Is nothing like this in
Connecticut, and Indiana is fortunate
that she isn't going to have any more
of it.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

A western man claims to be the
champion corn husker. He says that a
short time ago he visited his brother,
who runs farm, and he took a team
and went in cornfield and began
husking. and when he got to the end
of row he had to wait fifteen minutes
for the corn to quit falling in the
wagon.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

The talk is that reintroduction of the
hour glass figure for women is threat
ened in 1907, as dressmakers are push
ing the wasp-waisted pattern Of fem
mime humanity. Full, round skirts and
hour glass corsets will, it is said, be the
features Of the coming season. Shirt
waists, straight front corsets and ath-
leticism must go.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

there is enough at stake. any one can
apply to the War department and get
a confirmation of the Character Civ
en- on the discharge
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N The War department has inforn1a-
ton from western people that former
soldiers have been changing the
"characters" of their discharges in
order to obtain work. 1t appears that
when an ex-soldier presents a dis
charge marked excellent he stands q
good chance of getting job, 1t has
been found that some of the discharges
presented by applicants have been
changed, and in g. sample sent to the
WAR department the erroneous spell
] tna OF the word excellent" together
with the bad writing showed plainly
that a bungling forgery had been COM
Il anitted. 1t was calculated to deceive
no one, but in any event. the War de-
4 partment is not authorized to proceed
i against former soldiers who tamper in
" This way with their discharges There
Z IS no law to reach them, and it is not
!. believed that enough of such cases ex-
slist to warrant special means of looking
latter the culprits. OF course, when
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

he enters it. 1t would also be extreme
ly encouraging if al the States had
solvent governors.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

More bad men for good roads The
State of Michigan is engaged in carry
ing out a good roads policy, and 1t is
proposed to have the State establish a
branch prison with Accommodations
for not les than 1000 prisoners to be
used for crushing trap rock for the
roads. The plan receives the endorse
anent of labor unions.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

1t is proposed to the government to
remedy the deficit in the postal reve-
nues by charging more for carrying
second class mail matter The publish
ers Of the country, who are affected in
this matter, think that the better way
would be to reduce the amount paid
the railroads for transporting the mails.
They say that, according to the esti-
mates for 1907, the government will pay
almost $S2, 900 900 more than the express
companies would pay for hauling an
equal tonnage. zone of the chief needs
Of the government is an expert traffic
manager" said w. D. Boyce, the Chi
cago publisher. TT then would get
jas good rates as the express compa-
MES"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

Simon Guggenheim will be the sixth
Jew to sit as a member in the United
States Senate. The first Jew chosen to
that honor was David Yulee, who rep
resented Florida from March, 1910, to
March, 1853. He was born in the West
indies and his name was David Levy,
BY which he was known when he was
elected as a member of the House of
Representatives in 1S41. The second
Jew in the Senate was Judah P. Benja-
min, who served from 1852 to 1857. He
also was born in the West Indies. He
represented Louisiana. Benjamin F.
Jonas was born in Kentucky and rep
resented Louisiana in the Senate. Jo-
seph sinon was a Senator from Oregon
from 1898 to 1908 Isldor Rayner was
chosen as a Senator from Maryland in
1904.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-01-03

Over a period of five years the mum.
cipality of Toxic will! spend $2,500,000
to Increase and repair the primary
schools of that great city. On May 81
last the children of school age number
ed $4,000 Those attending school
numbered s7,97O in the primary schools
afld .s22.Ae7 in the secondary schools. To
h5use this great number Of children,
In addition to Government schools.
there are 112 schools established by the
municipality, in which the pupils num-
Der asoS7.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Business Very Quiet-Two tall
ranchmaD bought seats in the back
row in the balcony Of a city tfeater.
One Of the ushers chanced to be
standing near them while heawas
not busy and accidentally overheard
some of their converse tion. Before
the curtain lose they talked ab0u.
various things in the theater. While
the orchestra was preparing to play
its overture one Of the ::ranchnen
said: Jim, what do you s'pose all
the red lights with EXIT over'em
IS for?'' n
& II amt sure, but + think I know z z
was the reply.
well, what your idea?'
THAT there 'E-x-i-t' is French
talk for, Saloon ] think" said the
other. Them doorways lead to some
place where you can get a drink. '' l:s
The one who had asked about the
exits looked at3 the red lights q mo-
ment. g Josh! he said finally, that
ssaloonkeeper assure enterpf{s but
SitS dom look 10 me Ike he's doin'
much business. a
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

More Snow A bout six inches Of
how fell Tuesday and last night,
Ading to the already heavy fall. The
ow is deeper than at any time for
}n years, and tina fall promises to
'fanal il not surpass the famous snow
swinter of 1895. Excepting that year,
the present snow fall is The greatest
zone in ls years, so N. Oak. old timers
Sclaim. The weather is mild, the
mercury ranging above 20 degrees.
N(The snow yesterday was moist and
heavy. The farmers..find that it vii
Jake a lot OF feed to keep their stock
1his season, although yesterday horses
lwere able to reach grass on the prair-
les by paving away snow, on the
most exposed places in the fields. The
railroads expect a great deal OF
trouble with drifts II the weather
Aurns cold and the last snow fall is
Whipped around by winds. The clean
(ng of sidewalks and streets was a
Zig Job today. Net until Saturday
fast had there been any snow in the
,lwin cities. but Saturday night and
Sunday a heavy fall occurred all over
southern Minnesota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Had to pay Cash Fares-At MD
night Monday the inter state CON-
merce law went into effect applying
to. railroads some new conditions.
The prohibition of passes for inter.
state use is among the features and
the railroads construed the ruling
carefully. Those persons who were
using 1906 passes or any transporta-
tion that. expired Dec, 81, last year
found themselves forced to pay fare
in cash after midnight. Heretofore
allroads would carry a traveller using
rass 10 his destination If the trip
was pequn before Jan. lst bit yester-
day this custom was stopped. Nom
day night on the Northern Pacific
trains several passengers were put off
because they had no money to pay
their fare and did not know the rul-
ing of the commission in regard to
expiration Of passes. One woman on
No. 3 was obliged to put q "plaster"
on her baggage fol $50, another man
was awakened from his berth and
made to pay $50 after midnight for
his ride home to Montana. There
was much ''beefin1'' but the train
men had positive instructions to en-.
force the new law, and did SO.
- . 4 4 II. d .
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

T Death Of Bessie Porter Follow.
ing all attack Of appendicitis and an
operation for same, the death of Miss
Bessie, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. @.
d. Porter occurred Saturday at S. p.
NJ. at the city hospital. The de-
ceased was taken Ill the Sunday pre-
2vt0us, and operated on at the hos
spital. It was supposed That the pa
.tient was doing well and no fatal
consequences were anticipated. Seri-
Gus complications however resulted
and the third day the hopes for a
speedy recover were blasted and the
patient rapidly grew worse, death
occurring as above stated. She was
a bright, strong, actiye girl, and her.
sudden death was a great shock to
all. The funeral was held this after
noon at the NJ. E. church anu inter
5ment at the jamestown cemetery.
Some nine years ago Mr. and Mrs
Porter lost u -. Harry, from the
same disease. .Il'hgs sympat tby Sofs all
Is extended g the lsasily their
,berea yeme1t. q
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Artesian ells; Reliable The
Leeds News Is "a eating an i artesian
] well for town Spurp poses. Darlington
and Harvey have srecently s. completed
city wells ana will i: install water
works, and Fargo d; about to do 4 the
same. The belief that artesian veil
supplies 81 water q ere / very m uncertain i
seems to Sbes sdispr ved3 ~ ] experience
both this stafe and South Dakota;
Iyahpeton has Just co omp pleted al 1.
tesian well but being % the edge of
the eastern artesian basin the pres
sure was not great but a3Rood supply
3off "a ater was obta ined The flowing.
wells ot The games river valley which
Ihaye been fnnning i cont nously forr
sIssea ~ ars slsov Tint tly III inexhauStible
S0lpP IT. II 80 @ ltllst ttlle surface useful
forS snd mlhl1l aotheIs p,u.pqisie,s ANA
xslellslin lil a q osinki 4
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03
IMPORTANT LEGISLATIVE ACTS
OF CONGRESS TAKE FORCE
WITH NEW YEAR.
ISSUANCE Of PASSES FORBIDDEN
ONLY EMPLOYEES OF RAILROADS
AND THEIR FAMILIES RIDE
FREE HEREAFTER. "

Washington, Jan. 2. = Tuesday
marked the beginning of the life Of
several legislative acts of congress
important alike to the nation as a
whole and to the citizens of the Dis
trict of Columbia. These are the free
alcohol law, the pure food law, the
anti.pass section of the interstate COM
merce law, the modification of the
navigation laws to simplify enroll
ments and licenses and law with
reference to the licensing Of druggists
in the District of Columbia.
The pure food law contemplates bar
ring from interstate commerce all
foods that are injurious to health. The
free alcohol law is intended to assist
farmers and smaller users Of power to
have fuel that in efficiency and cost
shall be cheaper than gasoline or kero-
sene. The anti-pass provision of the
interstate commerce law forbids conf
mon carriers, directly or indirectly.
giving interstate free tickets or passes
for passengers except to their EN-.
ployes and families. agents Of the car
riers and their surgeons, physicians
and attorneys, to persons engaged In
religious and charitable work and to
certain other specified classes. Fir
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

"Serg't Kitty''at the Opera House
AS comic opera, "Serg't Kitty
is charming and graceful, the musical
numbers abounding in real melody
and the choruses merry and strong.
1t is a real comic opera we'll separ-
ated from the ordinary musical
comedy" Of mere jingle, AND rendered
by a metropoli :an cast, made a bril-
liant opening OF the house under its
new management. Dainty Helen
Byron, the star, shared the plaudits
of the audience with James McEl-
hern, who as the vain and inconse-
quent captain played the chief COMIC
role !, the latter, after his clever topical
song, "The One Love Best Gave
That to Me-" making short curtain
speech, praising the opera house and
its facilities and thanking Manager
Beck for the courteous treatment
given the company. He prophesied
a continued good fortune to the
house, and the presentation OF the
same high class drama as before. The
Captains mimicry was droll, partic-
ularly when parodying the gossiping
shop girl. Miss Byron proved pi-
quaint .Serg't Kitty and her waltz
song 'sLove' 'and sOh Kitty" showed
her possessed of sweet, highly culti-
waited voice. The plot, full of'mistak-
en- identities was interesting and
well balanced, tile chorus and cos.
tunes good to look at. The neat play
will be "The Bankers Child' Sat
urdU night, jan, S.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Married at Jamestown--Married
on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 1907. Mr.. Al
bert j. Olson and Miss Elizabeth
Grandfield both of Medina, at tho
catholic church al Jamestown, Rev
Farther Duffy perfoI ming the cere.
mony. They we're attended by Mr.. NJ
r. Olson, brother Of the groom and
MISS Rena Purdy Of Casselton. The
bride has been one of Stutsman coun-
ty's most successful teachers the past
four years and has many friends
and acquaintances. The groom Is one
OF the most popular and successful
business men of Medina.
After sunptrous wedding dinner
at the Gladstone, Mr.. and Mrs. Olson
departed for short trip to Mime
sofa and Iowa, and will bo at home
TO their friends at Medina, after Feb.
lst. Ali join In wishing them long
and prosperous life.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMtS.
SION TO INVESTIGATE THE
BLOCK SYSTEM.
PRINCIPLES or THE PLAN VIOLATED
SAID ovERWoRkEp AND UNDER.
PAID MEN ARE EMPLOYED
TO SIGNAL TRAINS.

Washington, Jan. 2.-The interstate
commerce commission has reached an
agreement to investigate the block
signal systems on both the Southern
and the Baltimore and Ohio railways
in view of the recent disastrous cd-
lisions and derailments on those roads
attended by serious injury and loss Of
life.
The first hearing, which will be pub
lie, will occur in this city Friday,
Jan. 4.
The commission will make its in
.vestigatioI, under a resolution Of con-
gress approved June 80, 1906. empow-
ering the interstate commerce COM
mission to report the use and neces-
sity of block signal systems and ap-
pliances for automatic control of rail-
way trains in the United States.
Statements made by experts Of the
commission indicate that the people
have been misled into the impression
that the block systems of this country
are adding greatly to the safety Of
travel. To the contrary, the experts
say these systems have had no such
effect. The commissions statistics
prove that a constantly increasing
proportion of accidents occur.
The explanation given by the ex-
perts is startling. They say that the
principles of the block system are
fagrantly violated; that more and
more Du5ins.s is sought ct the ex-
pense of safety; that overworked and
underpaid men are placed In the tow
ers to signal trains; that excessively
long hours for these men and the low
quality of service that can be secured
for the wages paid combine to nullify
the benefits that ought to be derived
from rigid enforcement of the block
system:
The latest figures of the casualties
in the wreck at Terra Gotta Sunday
night place the dead at fifty-three,
with three score injured, suffering
from wounds and fractures. Several
of the most seriously injured are ex-
pected to die and the death list may
yet reach sixty.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Coroner's Jury Blames N. PIN
the Hawley accident the coroners
jury found that the operator was a
young man who testified that he was
not accustomed to block signals and
did not know how to operate them.
The engineer Of the stock train testi-
hed that the injectors of the ingine
did not work and he had TO stop to
clean them ard the pusher ran into
the rear end of the train during the
time.tEe valves we're being clean from
dirt. The company was blamed by
the jury for employing an operator,
not familiar with tho block signal
work, tile verdict being that the
said accident was due to the failure
OF the operator, ". D. Cummings,
to give the proper block signal to
said pusher engine which block sig-
nal he did not understand. Brake
man Leo Demond testified that while
they were stopping he heard the en-
CINE approaching and ne hurried up
the track to signal the pusher engine
but that he had not reached the
curve until the engine came In sight.
Engineer Hughes testified that the
stock train had stopped on the curve
just east of Hawley and that he could
not see the lear end OF the train,
until he was thirty car ]enthgs
away from the rear of it.. OF the in
jured men the two Brucket brothers
left for their homes at Lat, Mont.
The other two men, Austin Pierce
and John r. Stout, will remain at the
hospital for some time as their con.
dition is still precarious, although
they are both resting easy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

''The Bankers Child"-Harrv
Shannon's comedy drama, ''The
Bankers Child" which made such
a big hit during the past five seas
ons "'ill be seen at the Jamestown
opera house, Saturday night. The
play has been rewritten somewhat,
more comedy added, while the story
remains just the same. New special
ties will be introduced. The little
Berry sisters, the bright little stars
OF the company, ,are better than ever.
A strong company has been secured
by Manager Shannon. 1t will be we'll
to secure seats at once for this popu-
lar attraction. just one night, Sat-
urday, Jan. 5th. Prices SO and 75cts.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-01-03

Beresford Left q Million - The
body Of Delavel Beresford, the bro
ther Of Lord Charles Beresford of the
British feet will be sent to England
the 500 road having emt'almed the
body which vas taken from the
wreck at Enderlin. a dispatch from
Ell Paso, Texas, says: The will of
Lord De]avel Beresf0rd, brother of
Charles Beresford, lord admiral Of
the British navy, who was Killed In
q railroad wreck at Enderlin, N. o.. /,
contains bequest of 500 60 Flora
Wolf, the nergo woman with whom
Beresford lived for four years in Mex
leo. In El Paso, the Wolf woman
was known as Lady Flo.'' Reres-
ford frequently visited 81 Paso, but
had friends here. He associated with
hack drivers, baltenders and others
of that class. He leaves two ranches
In Mexico containing q total Of 49,
900 acres, land in New Mexico, Ell
Paso and Canada, the estate being
valued at a million dollars III q. " 545 !,
All but the slO. 900 Is left to his
brothers, Lord Charles and Lord Mar
Gus and Lord Charles Is made exc:
scntor. tN5il