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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
HONORS GLASSWARE.
At Decenninl 1897 Holds Service for
 war Hero.

One of the best illustrations of the true Yale spirit was shown last even- ing when the class of 1897, back for it's decennial, gathered under the memorial arch between .Durfee hall and the col- lege church to devote, a few moments in honoring their classmate, Theodore Westwood Miller, who was killed in the Spanish-American war. A few re- marks were made by one of the mem bers of the class, and then the whole body sang Bright College Years" and "The Star Spangled Banner"
 The dinner of '97 was held in Warner hall early in the evening, Attorney Robert L. Munger, of New York, act ing as toastmaster. Huntington Will son, one of the assistant secretaries of state and a former secretary to the Japanese legation, spoke from the toast ''Decenniar' and sang song in Japan eso, United States District Attorney Lyman M. Bass responded to the toast "Y9le," and F. M. Crosby spoke on 'oThe Wide Wide World Joseph L.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
ssO.OOO on Forged Notes.

Harbin, June 25.--A revolutionist, dressed as an officer of the frontier guards to-day drew $30,OOO from the Russo-Chinese bank on a forged check. and decamped.
 Vladivostok, June 25.-The Russo Chlnese bank paid out to-day $50,0)0 on a forged check. The man to whom the payment was made has not been captured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
IS SEVENTH ARREST.
Philip Harris Has So Far Escaped Any
 Sentence.

Philip Harris, colored man, seem ingly with charmed career, in regard to relations with the department of justice at least, was arrested for the seventh time in his career yesterday afternoon. Special Railroad Officers Lawrence and sposa brought him in charged with the theft of three oil cans from the commissary department of the New Haven road. In each of his six previous arrests Harris has ever es- capped punishment being five times dis charged by Chief Wrinn and once freed through suspension of judgment. Phillips is thirty-eight years old and resides on Fair street.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
HORSE FALLS INTO CUT.
Dies as Result of Twenty-Foot
 Drop.

A horse belonging to c. W. Blakeslee & Sons fell over into the cut near os- born street yesterday afternoon, drag ging with him the cart to which he was hitched. The animal was so badly injured that he had to be killed
 According to the story of bystanders, there was no one near the horse at the time of the occurrence. He acted as If suffering from sunstroke, reeling and falling over the concrete wall into the cut twenty feet below.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
FINAL EVENTS TO-DAY.
Degrees VIII Be Given at woolsey Hall
 This Morning.

With the exception of the Yale-Har- yard boat race on the Thames to-mor- row. the final commencement exercises of the year will be held to-day, com mencing in the morning with the pre- sentation of degrees in Woolsey hall, Besides those to the graduating class. which is one of the largest to ever leave Yale, there will be several honor ary degrees announced.
 The procession will form on the cam pus and proceed to Woolsey hall, the students, faculty and graduates In the order announced in yesterdays Journal apd Courier,
 At o'clock in the afternoon will be held the alumni dinner at the univer- sity dining hall, and from to in the afternoon the president and Mrs. Had ley will receive at Memorial hall.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
MILLER GETS CUP.
1904 Gives Award to New York Man for
 Class Boy.

The triennial dinner of the class of 1904 held at the Republican club last night was of short duration, the mem bers being anxious to take part in the formal celebration outside. Herbert Miller of New York was presented with $15O loving cup for being the father of the class baby. John C. Kit tie of California, was given cup for coming the longest distance to the re- union. Following the dinner the mem bers of the class secured automobiles and toured the city, lighting up the thoroughfares with red fire. The com mittee in charge of the dinner was Burnside Winslow, H. L. Foote, J. c. Kittle, P. S. Ney and A. H. Olmstead.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
sTABBING IN BRISTOL.
John Lash Probably Fatally wounded
 by Irate Husband.

Bristol, June 25.-John Lash was probably fatally stabbed tonight, and Carlo Cantio is under arrest charged with the stabbing, It is alleged that Cantio, on returning to his home to- night found Lash there with his wife, and that the assault immediately fol- lowed. Lash has nine inch gash in the abdomen, which also cut the intes- tines, and had another slash over the right eye. He is now in the Hartford hospital, in what is believed to be g. dying condition. Cantio will have a hearing tomorrow Both are Italians
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
WEATHER RECORD.

Washington, June 2B. 1907.
 Forecast for Wednesday and Thurs- day:
 For New England; Thunder show CTS Wednesday afternoon or night, cool CT except in east portion; Thursday fair, fresh west winds.
 For Eastern New York: Thunder showers Wednesday, afternoon. and probably Wednesday night; cooler Thursday; fair; fresh winds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
Three Laborer. Prostrnted.

New Britain, June 25.-Three Italian laborers employed by a sewer contrae- tor were prostrated by the heat this afternoon and were removed to the hos pital, where they are in a Precarious condition,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
TRAIN HITS AUTO.
D. F. Lord, Boston Adevertis,n
 Agent, Killed.

Franklin, Mass, June 25.-Benianaip F. Lord, of Waltham. was killed i, an automobile accident at South Franls- In to-day. Lord, accompanied by E J. Boyle and Thomas F. Boyle. was taking a pleasure trip In an automobile hired in Boston The chauffeur was w. n. Roust. At the Washington street lcross- ing the party tried to cross the track ahead of 9 passenger train bound for Providence, and the automobile was struck by the locomotive. All the oo- cupants were thrown out, and Lord was instantly killed. Lord was about fiffy years of age, and was an advertising agent, with offices in Boston
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
SECURE CARNEGIE GIFT
Wellesley Raises s120,OO to Meet a
 Like Amount.


 Wellesley, Mass. June 25-During the exercises at Wellesley the announce ment was made by President Hazard that the offer of Andrew Carnegie, to contribute $125,O0O toward new n- brary building, on condition that the college raise an equal sum, had been met. Yesterday the library fund amounted to 66.OOO, but today gifts of more than $9o,OOO were announced, the largest contributor being Alice Beebes of the class of '96, who gave s75,OOO in memory of her father, John H. Beebee. The surplus Is to be used totward a fund to build a new dormitory
 Work on the new library will be be- gun at once.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
MERGER CONSUMMATED
Lines Combined With Central N. E.-
 MeIlen and Brush in Directory.


 Albany, June 25.-A certificate was filed with the secretary of state to-day consunmating the merger of the Gen. tral New England railroad, the New burgh, Duchess and Connecticut rail- road, Duchess County railroad, Pough- keepsie Bridge railroad and Poughkeep- sic and Eastern railway, forming the Central New England railway, with a capital of SS,500OOO. Of the stock $S,- 100000 is to be f per cent. non-cumula- tive preferred. The directors include J, Pierpont Morgan, George M. Miller, William Rockefeller and H. Mex. Twombly, of New York; Charles s. Mellen and G. J. Brush, of New HaI ven; Edwin Miner, of Moosup, Conn; William Skinner, of Holyoke; D. N. Barney, of Pennington; F. W. Cheney, of South Manchester, Conn.,, and J. H. Whittemore, of Naugatuck, Conn.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
EXPLAINS TO PRIEST.
Man Who Wns tO Marry New Britnin
 Girl, but Did Not Appear.

Girl, but Did Not Appear.
 New Britain, June 25.-Felix Agosse- lin, who was to have married Miss May Mulvihill yesterday, in St. Mary's Ro- man Catholic church at the same time that her sister and John Francis Ma loney were married, came to this city tonight and went to St. Mary's rectory to explain to the pastor, Rev. John T. Winters, the reason for his non- appearance yesterday. The priest re- fused to make the reasons given him public. Gosselin left the priests house with the expressed intention of goirg to the Mulvihill home but up to 1Ol o'clock tonight had not been there. Miss Mulvihill is at present in Hosyolxe and Mr Gosselin is said to have been visiting with her today.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
TilsOn win De Out To-day.

Pennington, June 25.-It was stated tonight that Speaker John Q. Tlson's condition has improved so much that he expects to be out tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
ASKED FOR ARREST.
Sixty Year old Man Wanted to Be
 Locked Up.

One hour after arriving in New Ha- ven Martin Dunn, sixty years of age, appeared at police headquarters last evening and asked to be locked up as drunk. Dunn was drunk, but not be- ing in a state he thought required cooli- ing, the sergeant told him to go out. Dunn then took his petition of Chief Wrinn, who granted 1t. Dunn arrived from Long Island City,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26

Ex-Mayor Sargent About the Same.
 It was stated last night that the condition of ex-Mayor Joseph B. sar- gent was about the same as during the last several days.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-26
WOMAN SENT HOME.
Stricken With Heart Affection in Chap
 eI Street.

Taken i'll at Olive and Chapel streets Amelia Taylor, a woman living on Quinnipiac avenue. was sent into police headquarters yesterday afternoon by Patrolman c. J. Eagan Dr, Spier ex- amined her and stated that she was suffering from heart disease. She was sent to her home in the police ambu- lance.
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Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
Whnn the Earth Quakes.

Some idea of the stupendous power
of the subterranean forces exerted by
earthquakes Is shown by the changes
effected by them In geography. Moun'
talns have been obliterated or new ones
formed, islands have been made or de-
stroyed, and whole stretches OF COAST
line wiped out For instance, In Sep
TENDER, 1850, on the lofty tablelano
about $50 miles southwest Of the City
of Mexico, a piece OF land four square
miles In area was suddenly raised ooe
feet. and numerous cones appeared
one Of them, the volcano of Jorullo
being nearly LOO feet high. Java In
1772 suffered in the opposite way, for
tract OF country fifteen miles long oJ
six miles broad was swallowed up en-
tlrely, a mountain Of 5000 feet being
reduced to 5000 feet only IN I'M
process
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
Hoo House Floors.

A good board floor, one that can be
kept clean and is elevated enough 10
allow a circulation of air under 1t,
would insure better health to the SOW
than the dirt floor covered with dust
and dirt, says the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Where the breeder Observation-Disclosures
his houses and lots he will find that II
is we'll nigh impossible to properly dis,
infect the dirt floor, and 1t Is almost
impossible to keep the bed clean and
dry when 1t is made upon dirt moor
On the other hand, disinfecting can be
easily and successfully done where the
floor is of plank, and the bed can DC
kept dry q good deal longer We have
noticed that In nine cases In every ten
of rheumatism among hogs the farmer
keeps his hogs upon the dirt door.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
HINTS FOR FARMERS
lneubating Eggs.

In order to raise chickens success
fully It is very essential to begin with
eggs which will hatch well and produce
strong, vigorous chicks. II thu, germs
are naturally weak. no amount Of atten-
ton and good care during the incuba.
ton of the eggs and the broodlng OF
the chicks will make up for the original
lack of vIgor. In spite Of all that can
be done the hatch will be poor II the
germs are weak, and many OF the
chicks which do hatch will die. As one
cannot determine by an examination
of the unincubated egg whether the
germ is strong or weak, the only thing
that can be done In practice Is to Sc
lect the breeding stock with such care
and give 1t such attention that eggs
suitable for Matching must OF necessity
result.-Bulletln West Virginia Station.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
CUTICURA
The Great Skin Cure and Purest
and Sweetest of Emollients.

Cuticura Ointment is, beyond ques"
ton. the most successful curative for
torturing, disfguring humors OF the SKIN
and scalp, including loss Of hair. yet COM N.
pounded, in proof OF wMcn slnsao
enointing with Cuticura Ointment, pre-
ceded by q hot bath with Caticura soap.
and followed in the severer cases by dose
Of Cuticura Resolvent Liquid or P.hs),
is often suficient to afford immediate re-
lief in the most distressing forms OF itcn-
ing. burning, and scaly humors. eczemas,
rasbbs- and irritations, permit rest ana
sleep, and point to speedy cure when
most, Il not all, other remedies and even
physicians fail.
comp,ete External and Internal Treatment tot
Every Humor OF Infants, Children ene Ae t1n sS,n
sIsts Of CSIticura Soap (25cl TO Cleanse t1e SAu
Cuticnra Ointment 5000 70 Heal the Ssn sna o
Coated Ps 25c per vial OF 60l 70 Purity me So sS
Sold throughout the world. Pottef Drus q N'eN-
C0rp.' Sole Props. Boston MAS .a,...o.. j
~ Mailed Free. Book on SKID Amfctions-
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
LIVING BY MUSIC.
Advantage Of Being Able to Play at
Least Two instruments.


A member Of a musical organization
who takes special pride In his skill as
O tuba player is also an accomplished
yiolinist.
every practical musician" he says,
"who expects to make his living as
the business ought to play at least two
instruments-one brass and the other
string. 1t often happens that a man
playing two instruments can secure
an engagement where he who plays
but one would be left unemployed dur
ing part of the time. Travelling COM
panles who take their musicians along
often insist on their doubling up-that
Is, playing brass In street parade or
In front of the theater and string In
strument in the orchestra. In the good
old summer time the demand is for
brass In the winter strings are In re-
quest, so at the change Of season many
cornet and horn players put away their
brass Instruments take up their fiddleS
and their bows and play at balls and
dances all the winter long.
Besides this, there is another thing
to be considered Every cornet and
horn player must look forward to the
time when his lip gives out After
years of horn playing the overtaxed
muscles of the lips become relaxed.
They are strained from the constant
demands made upon them by holding
them in a certain position. Sometimes
q player retains his embouchure for
life, sometimes 1t gives out suddenly,
sometimes there Is gradual deterlora-
ton in strength Of muscle and he hnds
himself playing worse than he did be-
fore and is compelled to realize the
fact that his lip is giving way. The
infrmlty is kind Of paralysis OF the
lip, somewhat resembling the serve
ner's cramp, which attacks the fingers
of the bookkeeper. The lips remain
otherwise in good Order."-Cleveland
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
clov.r n Valuable Crop

Glover Is good for feeding to live
stock and also splendid for renovat-
Ing or feeding the soil. There Is no
farm that is not capable Of being help
ed by the growing and feeding on II
Of clover. This is to be kept IN MIND
and put in practice. Cloverroots deep
ly and so gets large part OF Its sup
port from the subsoll and II the ground
Is well filed with clover roots when
the clover dies the enrlching OF the
soil by those roots must be immense
The roots produce n heterogeneous en-
richIng with the hay added.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10

People will treat you all right until
they become familiar.
Whipping little man does your rep
utation as a fighter no good.
You can't please everybody. A cheer
full person is a pessimists Idea OF a
fool.
The man who realizes the cowar1lce
of people can always put up a grea'
bluff.
You can live way off on a lonely
farm. but trouble will come to you ou
there.
When some men put a quarter In thu
collection basket 1t gives them a feel
Ing OF being real sporty.
The man who is really In love pay
very little attention to the ability or hi
sweetheart as q bread maker.
Don't feel bad II people do not agre
with you. You may not agree Wit
yourself If you stop to think 1t over
Atchison Globe.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
A LAND OF MYSTIC CHARM.
Beauties of Modern Syria as Seen by Q
Woman Eritsr.

Here is vivid description OF the
Biblical plain of Esdraelon, taken
from Mrs. 4. C. Inchbold's "Under the
Syrian SUM-" Instantly our gaze ana
with IT our hearts went out to the
strange beauty of the plain Of Esdrae'
lon. spread out just beyond the roiiing
ranges of the Galilean hills. 1t was
like some beautiful sea with Its softly
green pillows sweeping inland In broad
gracious curves between the bounda-
ries of its northern and southern hills.
And upon this limpid, seemingly liquid
surface rested big cloud shadows OF
deep yelled purple. The pillows were
the cultivated stretches of the plain.
and the cloud shadows indicated the
broken. TILED soil. When In reality the
shadows of clouds moved across the
beloved richness of the. great meadow
as 'ae natives called Esdraelon-the
eG'e.t .... sublime beyond descrip'
tiou.
or Baalbek the same author. says;
$50 overpowering was the frst impress
sion of Loneliness and awe crested By
the sudden sight of the giant pillars
towering in the mystic blue light that
instinct babe one creep behind the
nearest giant stone wall and hfde-hide
from the guardians. the geniL who
seemed to be lurking in the dark
depths between the fallen pillars, TO be
immovable as sentinels In the penum'
bra of the vast colonnade. But there
description fails. The wonders OF thai
whole magic area through. which we
wandered as under spell outstrir
expression.
1.-THE veil Of the supernatural lay
lightly alike on the untouched SURFACE
rs on the totally buried relics, now isid
bare by the persistent burrowing Of
the searchers after truth. Ghosts Of
the long ago lowered near. In the Ign
which transfgures all things earthly
with an atmosphere that Is supeFmun
dane they whispered strange tales o.
the phantom world, which at the mo
ment seemed vivid and real. but IN TN
brightness Of the morrow vanished q
a dream which memory yearns' In Van
to retain"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
The Balloon Plant.

One Of the curious devices OF nature
for scattering seeds Is seen In the bal
loon plant Of California. The fruit II
yellow and is little larger than an
egg. 1t has the appearance of an emp
ty bag but it contains a watery SUD
stance which evaporates or dries W
when the fruit natures, a sort Of ga'
taking its place This gas Is hghtel
than air, and the fruit fips back ane
forth IN the wind until II finally breaks
loose from its slender stem, rises int'
the air to Il height Of from seventy-nv'
to a hundred feet and sails away u
fall IN some distant spot and thus ex
tend the growth of its kind.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
ahsen Easy 70 Keep.

A few sheep could be kept on most
of our farms, and we would not miss
their feed In winter, and fhey would
destroy a great many briers and weeds
in summer. Where the stomach worm,
scab and dogs can be controlled there
Is no live stock that will pay near the
profit OF sheep. One man In Illinois
reports u profit of $505 from seven
acres of corn with rape sown at last
cultivation fed to sheep. Show me sew
en- acres Of cotton that will net that
much and leave 90 per cent Of the fer
tilizIng value Of the crop on the land
with no harvesting.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
SLEEP BROKEN BY
ITCHING ECZEMA
Skin OF Whole Body Covered for a
Year--Awfrl itching Kept Suf-
fersf Awake Half the Might
Tried All Kinds of Remedies but
They Had No Effect.
CUTICURA REMEDIES
A PERFECT SUCCESS

"I wish to let you know that have
used one set Of Cuticura Remedies
one cake Of Cuticura Soap, one box OF
Cuticura. but two yials OF Cuticurs
Resolvent pills - which cost me-
dollar and twenty-five cents in all. For
a wear have had what they call eczema;
/ had an itching all over my body, ana
when / would retire for the night it
would keep me awake hall the nlgnt,
and the more / would scratch, the more
Il would itch. tried all kinds Of rem,
edies but could get no relief. 4 friend
Of mine told me TO try the Cuticura
Remedies which l did, and am very 2,
glad I tried them, for was oomPlsyeiiSS
be troubled With the same disease. I
will cheerfully recommend the Cuticura
Remedies, and if l know any one WAT 2
shall be glad to tell them. Walter w.
Paslusch. 2O7 N. Robey St., Chicago
m. Oct. 8 and 16, 1906"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
Sheep Notes.

Do not let anything annoy the ewes.
Avoid feeding ration that Is consti'
pating.
Oats and bran make an excellent ra'
ton for ewes with lamb.
II the sire be so strongly bred as &c
lmpart his characteristics to all nls
produce. the flock will soon become
uniform IN appearance.
While sheep may pay better than any
other stor,. on poor, rough lands, II
well managed they will also pay OF
smooth. rich land.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
acnnsnieuous by Absence"

Tacitus, the great Roman historian
was the originator Of the phrase. Con
spicuous by his absence when, de
scribing the funeral Of Junia IN dis
"Annales," he said the images OF ner
famous klnsmen, BrlItus and Casstus'
shene by their absence. Lord Jonp
Russell popularized the phrase In Eng
land In 1859 by saying of Lord Derby's
reform bill. Zone provision is eonspicu'
Gus by It's presence, another by its ali
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10

On one occasion when he was busy
President Lincoln received q delega'
ton Of men who were endeavoring to
hurry the passing Of some petty bill
When they entered, Lincoln looked up
gravely and said:
"Tf you call the tail of sheep leg
how many legs will the sheep have"
Five" said the spokesman.
mo" replied Lincoln, 1T would only
have four. Calling the tail leg would
not make ii one"
The delegation departed In discom
Atura
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
Peace NEGOTIATIONS.

"Well," said he, anxious to patch up
their quarrel of yesterday, "aren't you
curious to know what's in this parcelF'
mot very" replied the still belliger-
ent wife lndlfYerently.
"Wrn. It's something for the one
love best In the world"
".Ah." Jelly Il suppose It's that smoN.
e~'s corDauion you said you wanted
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
Poetry.

"Why are poets so little appreci
ated?" asked the young man with long
hair. ma.
"Well." answered Mr.. Cumrox. TUT
this way with piece Of poetry; II yot
can't understand it you don't care C
read II, and II you can understand j
Won haven't any respect for It =
Washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
IIpbrelIa Filtration.

An umbrella carried over ne wo
man. the man getting nothing but ms
drippings Of the rain, signifies court
ship. wher. the man has the umpreiis
and the woman the drlppings IL indi
eates marrloge.-Bo Boston Transcript.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1907-04-10
CAPITAL Punishment.

mamma, did you love TO fiirt when
you were young"
II am afraid did, de r."
sand were you ever punished FOL. IT,
mamma"
"Cruelly, dear. married your Ia
ther."-Rire.