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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
sorHERN APPROVED.
Yale Associations Selection Of Wilde
 Play for Prom. Week.

The approach of Christmas recess finds the Yale Dramatic association hard at work selecting the men who will compose the cast for it's annual prom. play. The comedy chosen for this years production is The Import ance of Being Earnest" by Oscar Wilde.
 Among the many who have express- ed their approval of the association's choice Is E. H. Sothern, the well known actor, who visited New Haven last week with his new play. While here MT. Sothern showed great interest in the progress of dramatics at Yale and was particularly impressed by the advantages offered to undergraduates by tho great variety of plays that have been successfully given by the Dra- matic association. Concerning the play that will inaugurate the prom. festivi- ties this year, MT. sothern said: T think the play, The Importance Nof Be ing Earnest Is a charming piece and the dranatic club should make 2 sue cess of 1t with proper training. It is extremely we'll adapted to such g club
 With its excellent reputation to maintain and with such words of com Imendation from one of America's fore most actors, the Yale association Is putting forth all it's efforts to make this years play even a greater success than was last years production Of
 The Amazons."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
CONGRESS ADJOURNS
Little Business Beyond Listen ing to the Presidents
 Message.
MANY BILLS EXPECTED
Speaker Cannon Announces the Banking and Currency
 Committee.

Washington, Dec S.-The annual message of President Roosevelt was read to-day in both houses of congress, and practically no other business was attempted by either body beyond lis tening to the message.
 The house did not, to-day, follow up the lead of yesterday in the matter of introduction of many bills, but some measures were presented. Tn the sem ate so far no bills have been introduced but there is scarcely a senator whose desk Is not we'll covered with these documents, and it is probable that the flood will break out in that body to- morrow.
 Speaker Cannon treated the house to a slight surprise in announcing the membership of the committee on bank ing and currency. This advance for mation of that committee led to the conclusion on the part Of many that 1t was his intention to press financial legislation but those who are close to the speaker say that his only purpose was to offer a depository for petitions and letters bearing upon the currency question.
 Both the senate and the house ad- journed almost Immediately after the conclusion of the reading of the mes- sage. The house adjourned until Thursday when it Is probable 1t will again adjourn for the week.
 MT Gore and Mfr Week, the two gentlemen chosen by Primary election to represent the new state of Okla homa in the senate appeared on the floor of the senate and occupied for some time the seats set apart for them, listening to the presidents message.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
BEGAN YOUNG
Had "oofHee Nerves" from Youth.

"When very young began using coffee and continued up to the past six months" writes @ Texas girl.
 T had been exceedingly nervous, thin and very sallow. After quitting coffee and drinking Postum Food Cof- fec about a month my nervousness disappeared and has never returned. This is the more remarkable as am a Primary teacher and have kept right on with my work.
 My complexion now is clear and rosy, my skin soft and smooth. As a good complexion was something had greatly desired, I feel amply repaid even tho this were the only benefit derived from drinking Postum.
 'tBefore beginning its use I had suf- fered greatly from indigestion and headache; these troubles are now un- known.
 'Best of all, changed from coffee to Postum without the slightest inconve- 7lience, did not even have headache. Have known coffee drinkers who were visiting me, to use Postum week without being aware that they were not drinking coffee.
 T have known several to begin the use of Postum and drop 1t because they did not boN it properly. After ex- plaaning how 1t should be prepared they have tried it again and pro- nounced it delicious"
 Name given by Postum Co.,, Bat tie Creek, Mich, Read the booklet ''The Road to Wellville," in pkgs. 'sZhers's Reason"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
NAVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
(New York Evening Post.

(NeW York EVenlnR FoStl
 The truth is that the modern ship Is a floating machine shop, and her crew ought to be treated as high-class me- chanics, and not as were sailors in the time of Marryat. Then they were in- prisoned on board of men-of-war,
 if they were convicts, and certain to get drunk or desert if allowed to go on shore. Today confinement on a modern ship Is more irlSsome in some ways than in olden days, because the friends of sailor nave SO many more pleas- ures and opportunities than did the corresponding classes a hundred years ago. Moreover, sailors are today dressed as they were a century ago, and are often compelled to change their clottes--if they are in the engineering department, six times a day, or more. them wear their working clothes all day and change to clean at night. He would compress all work into the hours between 8 a. m. and p. m. and then devote the rest of the twendy-fcur hours to sleep and recreation, If the ship is In home port he would allow all but one quarter of the crew to go ashore every night, and let as many in the morning. Chronic eave-brealcers as wished to stay away until [ o'clock could be speedily discharged. Finally Rear Admiral Goodrich would have congress permit the navy to punish of lenders by imposing fines, as in done in the army, and would do away with the deprivation of liberty as punish nent, All of which appears to the civ- ilian ashore sound and sensible, in keeping with the times The wonder is that such views have not long pre- vailed. They will work marvels when they do.-New York Evening Post,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
rcE CREAM FoR CHrNA sEAs.

With the steadily increasing de-
 mand for American-made ice cream
 en route to and from the Orient, an industry has sprung up in California
 which furnishes to nearly all the ships
 of the trans-Pacific lines ice cream in large blocks sufficient in quantity and
 frozen solidity to last the entire trip to Hong Kong and back to San Fran cisco again,
 To cater to this demand plant has been constructed in which the ice
 cream is frozen without the aid of ice applied in the usual way. The substi- tute is cold brine, which circulates ground the freezing tanks after com ling in contact with ammonia pipes. By this process ice cream can be turned out at the rate of a batch every eight minutes. The capacity of the plant is I1 900 gallons per daC--Popnlar Me Ichanics.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
ANYWAYS EAT POISON.

IL is a curious fact that some poisons which are deadly to human beings do not harm animals even when taken m very large quantities.
 The hedgehog Is practically poison- proof. This hriskly little animal can eat enough opium to keep a Chinaman m dreams for two weeks ard then wash down the meal with enough prussic apid to wipe out several battalions ot soldiers.
 As for arsenic, corrosive sublmate and cyanide of potassium, 1t Is said that the animal will eat these poisons without showing the slightest signs of sickness.
 One hes good treason to wonder whether man really did spring from the monkey after hearing of the way In which these animals can take strych- nine. It has been found that a monkey absorbs an amount of this poison which would kill two strong men with out showing tic least effect.
 As for rats, they are not so immune and there are hundreds of compounds wich will send them out of the world. But there Is one, a half grain of which will kill man in three-quarters of an hour, which has absolutely no value as rat killer. This Is digitalis. IA rat can eat as much of this as he wises.
 Oxalic acid will not poison the chick on, because the intestInes of the fowl contain calcium carbonate--or as 1t is popularly known, chalx--and this is the antidote which physicians administered to the human being to save his llfe
 Opium exerts no Influence on pigeons, and goats can take the juice of the hemlock, which has long been on the poison list so far as humans are con- cerned. .--Philadelph Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
The Lunch Counter
Is the Cause of Dyspepsia and Indi gestion, Cakarrh of the Stomach
 and Heart Disease.
Nine-Tenths of Those Who Eat There Bolt Down Their Food.

Nne-Tenths of Those Who Eat There
 Bolt Down Their Food. The next time you eat at a luneh- counter just you watch the people op- posite. Look down the whole line and notice how they bolt down their food, washing 1t down with hot coffee or cold water. First they take a large bite then a drink, bite and drink. hur- rying through their meal in five or ten minutes.
 Many of them don't know the cor rect way to est, while others are so intent on money-making that they win not take the time to eat properly. The lunch counters create a great demand for stuart's Dyspepsia TaD- lets, for every one now knows that they assist the stomach in digesting the food that has been suddenly forced down into It.
 Health should be the first thing sought for in the battle for existence.
 With a sound body all things are possible to man, while ill-health hand leaps him.
 The dyspeptic is usually grouchy and cannot meet his fellow-man in the proper spirit to win his confidence and esteem. Many a fine proposition has failed because dyspeptic was back of it.
 Your brain does not work right where dyspeptic conditions prevail neither does any organ of the body.
 Get your digestive apparatus in per- feet condition first and all will go well with you.
 Take Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets un- til you cure yourself of indigestion, ca tarrh of the stomach and dyspepsia, and your heart liver, brain and all the organs of the body will perform their functions properly and you will be in sound health.
 Don't give up in despair, but get right and all things will come your way and fortune will again smile upon you.
 You can purchase Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets anywhere on earth. They have become family necessity everywhere.
 They are 50 cents per package.
 Send us your name and address to- day and we will at once send you by mail sample package free. Address F. A. Stuart Co, 15O Stuart Bldg, Marshall, MiehL
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
IrFE,s GREAT OBJECT.

The great social object in life is to get. something worth having out or other folks. What you can try to get depends on what they have got, put almost all of them have something if only you can get 1t. And there is no other way to get it except by swap ping. You must have something to give in exchange that the other peo- pie Want-kindness wit, afrectlon' knowledge, news-something that has an exchange value. Accordingly II we have social aspirations for our children we take what thought we may-and do well to take it-thai they shall have due store out of which to make these profitable exchanges, Ii is better that they should have 3 reasonable abundance to trade witt than that they should be exceptional- ly shrewd in the trade, for too keen an eye for profit in social dealings
 works to the prejudice of joy after all | that in these concerns is the main consideration. To be eager to give is wiser social policy than to be over solicitous to get, or overprecise in ex- acting what we may consider to bt our due. To labor to create obliga- lions which will presently have to be liquated Is not as wise a method oi pursuing happiness as simply to try to diffuse joy and taste it as it goes
 Bread cast upon the waters of society brings its best return to those who find their pleasure in dispensing it and tie no strings to it. and are care less when or whence it is returned.
 It belongs to us as parents to raise the children we have got, taking them as we find them. Even if they are 1 not what we expected, that does not at all relieve us of responsibility. Sc
 far as we are concerned they hal indisputable right to be whatever they are, and while they may have fair grounds to grmnble at us, because they are not different, we have no ground at all to grumble on that ac- count at them. To make the best ot what we have got Is the parental aim but what that best is must depend upon the child Good of the kind gives satisfaction. What the kind is---l won't say does not matter, but at any rate 1t seems not to be vitaily import ant since it takes all kinds to make the world.-E. S. Martin in Harper's Magazine.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
4 FREIGHT TRAFFIC WAR
NEW ENGLAND THREATENED
New Haven Road Charged With Discriminating in Favor of
 Pennsylvania Road.

Growing out of the complications resulting from the New Haven roads withdrawal from the American Rail- way association is created situation threatening serious inconvenience to New England manufacturers, unless some definite action is taken at once. The discussion involves the New Eng land railroads and four large systems terminating at New York. The latest phase in the action of the New Haven road diverting all freight received from the Jersey Central, Baltimore and Ohio and Philadelphia and Read ing railroads at Jersey City to the Poughkeepsie bridge route is taken by the roads in question to mean prac- tically an embargo on their freight traffic. President Mellen's officials declare the New Haven's action sig nifies only an attempt to relieve con- gestion at the Harlem yards.
 It is said that 300 cars are received at Harlem via Jersey City daily, and 1t has been thought best to divert the 800 coming from the other roads to facilitate shipment. Local manufac- turers say, however, that it will great Iy hinder and may possibly prevent in terchange of commerce between New England, particularly lower Connecti- cut, and the territory covered by the three roads discriminated against. This section includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Western Maryland.
 1t is agreed by all that If there Is such congestion at Harlem as would warrant the diverting of 22 per cent of the trafic to Poughkeepsie the New Haven road Is justified in the curtail- fnent, but it is equally affirmed that the road is practically discriminating against the three smaller roads in favor of the Pennsylvania. A more euuable method, 1t is declared, would be to divert certain classes of freignt received from all the roads, forward ing by way of Harlem all perishable and similar freight.
 A statement issued by the Jersey Central en Monday says in part
 ''What the notice of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad with regard to cancellation of their rates with the Jersey Central, Read ing, Baltimore and Ohio and other roads which now reach New England by way Of Jersey City and the New Haven's Harlem terminus means, if it goes into effect, is that all through traffic in carload lots between points on these railroads and New England will be terminated"
 This threat is not taken seriously in railroad circles, but matters are ex- pected to come to a head at once.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
srnrIoNAr RooKoAsE soHooLs.

As aa aaxenerai thing New York city finds itself unable to supply room for all its children in the schoolhouses when the school year opens. This year, however, It has been able to get more children than ever into school rooms by expending large sums of money and resorting to various expe- dlents One of the unique varieties of school buildings is the portable school house, with about twenty of which the city has provided itself They are found of special value in regions which have grown up quickly remote from established buildings, yet which demanded some of the school facilities on which the city spends it's money
 These houses are spoken of as s'seetional bookcase" buildings in New York. Each has seats for 50, with wardrobes, and light coming over the left shoulder, according to the most aproved style, through windows of prismatsc glass. Lined with cold proof material and heated with a stove. these houses will afford the children a comfortable winter in the kind of structure that the pupils of a boom town on the western plains use.
 The building is put together with bolts 80 that 1t can be taken apart readily when its usefulness in one place is exhausted and it is needed in another. The city owns something less than a score of these portable schoolhouses, which cost it not more than $500 each. They are scattered through the boroughs of the Bronx Brooklyn and Richmond.
 Six hundred and thirty-seven thous- and, three hundred and eighty-seven children are enrolled in the schools of New York city.--Pathfinder
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
MANY HORSES FALL DOWN
ICY STREETS EVERYWHERE
Dobbin's Life Nothing But Ups and Downs Yester-
 day.

Yesterday and Monday were truly days of misery for Dobbin. For the poor horses of the city life were truly one varied story of ups and downs. Had they been asked whether shoe leather or shoe-iron can wear the more slippery, they would have replied in the most emphatic horse-talk at their com. mand that the horse-shoes had cer- tainly showed that they had won that distinction. No matter how many be- ings bipedal came into close, sudden and intimate contact with the ground during the two days, the quadrupedi outnumbered them many fold.
 The fact is that the horse owner! of the city had been caught unawares
 after the long period of mild weather this fall, by the sudden snowstorm
 and the horses, on carriages ant trucks, had to suffer the consequences The horseshoers were simply swamped with business from their customers
 who wanted them to sharpen the shoeI of their beasts. tAll could not be done; loads and doctors simply had to be got about town, and the result was tfa' every street had it's scenes, comic and serious, connected with the poor, un. fortunate horses.
 Out on Trumbull street, at about [ o'clock last evening, a lady with a baby carriage was unbraiding an ex- pressman, whose coffee-colored horse had fallen on the slippery asphalt quite as if he must have known that if he should drive through that street, which to all appearances offered no more dangers than the others there abouts, that his horse would unsuccess- fully essay to loop the loop in his in- firm old age. Then she proceeded to tell the driver, a policeman and a help ing hand or two that happened along the most approved method of getting the horse up, and, while standing afar of, to assure them that they were towards, one and all, and should notlbe afraid, for everybody knows that a horse cannot kick when it Is down.
 Monday afternoon there must have been easily as many is fifteen horses go down on the new pavement in the vicinity of Broadway and Elm street. There were as many more accidents of similar nature yesterday This pave ment has proved an uncommonly se- cure one for the horses feet during the summer time, to the great satisfac- tion of the flremen at No SIS engine house who have to go over 1t at a good rate of speed at nearly every alarm. But 1t does not seem to have the same satisfactory qualities when there Is a thin coating of fec or snow on ft
 Other points where trouble was fre- quent were the hills on Chapel and gam streets, between Temple and Col lege streets. Orange street, and the many places in the factory districts where the agreements are irregular.
 When the next snow storm brings slippery streets In its wake the horses will undoubtedly be prepared and in better shape. In the meantime there will he plenty of work and to spare for the horseshcers of New Haven among their customers who have not as yet learned the lesson of thorough pre- naredness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
LECTURE FOR KNIGHTS.
Thomas S. Lonergan on Catholic
 Achievements in America"

All Knights of Columbus are cor dially invited to lecture, under the auspices of Loyal council, No. 80, by Brother Thomas s. Lonergan, of New York city, at K of c. club rooms, 139 Orange street, next Friday evening. Brother Lonergan's subject will be "Catholic Achievements in America. '' The lecturer is historian of the Colum- bian Fourth Degree assembly of New York, and is an eloquent speaker. A smoker and musical entertainment will follow the lecture. All Knights of Columbus are welcome.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
GOT DRuNK ON BREAD

Winsted, Dec. 3.-Jailer Babcock, of Holland county, has ordered every loaf of bread brought to prisoners to be fn- spected He thought 1t strange that certain prisoners got tipsy, kept a watch on visitors and caught wo- man smuggling John Barleycorn into the jail in loayes of bread A pint bottle made the staff of life so heavy the jailer became suspicious and opened it.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
NEW HAVEN MEN PASS.

Hartford, Dee. 8.--Of the candidates who took examinations at the last meeting of the state pharmacy board here the following have passed: c, H. Eggleston, sharon; Morris schipper, New Haven; R. D Judson, Woodbury; F. & Cornell New Haven, and Warren T. Sherwood, Southport. At to-day's session of the board fourteen candi- dates took the examination.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
HORSE THIEVES AT WORK.

North Sterling, Dec. 3.-The barn of John Steere was broken into during the night and valuable horse stolen by robbers, who, it is thought, are the same that have been operating in this vicinity of late, where a number of horse thefts have occurred.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
PURE FOOD LAWS.
Dairy Commissioner Noble to Speak
 Here December 10.

Hartford, Dee. a.7A meeting of the state pharmaceutical society will be held in New Haven, December 10, when an address will be made by Iairy Commissioner Noble on the pure food laws. He will explain in detail tha workings of the law in this state, so far as it concerns druggists.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
BEoKwITHs FOR 1908.

Beekwiths Almanac has made its sixty-flrst annual appearance on the streets and in the stores. The 1908 edition has 172 pages included in which is the usual supply of interesting spec ial matter. local and otherwise, that has ever been a feature of this famil. far and popular work
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
GRIFFIN WORKED FOR sMEDnEY
Pardoned Prisoner Was Sent Up for
 EmbezzIement Two Years Ago.

c. E. Griffin, who was pardoned by the state commission after serving two years of an indeterminate sentence, Monday, formerly worked for Smedley in this city. He was sent up for the embezzlement of from $2,00O to 5000 from the Smedley company. It was shown that most of the money went to care for an invalid wife.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
BRYAN IN WASHINGTON.
Moves About but Says Visit is Without
 Significance

washington. Dec. s.-wilIiam J. Bryan spent an hour or more in the marble room of the senate to-day ex- changing courtesies with senators Most of the democratic members of the senate called to pay their respects, as did also number of republicans. Mir. Bryan declared that his visit was without significance. He leaves to- night for New York. whence his wife and daughter will sail soon for Flu rope
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
MOTTO BACK ON COINS.

Washington, Dec. 9.-Bills were in- troduced in the house to-day by MT. James of Kentucky and by MT, Shep- pard of Texas to restore the inscrip- tion Tn God We Trust" upon the coins of the United States.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-04
BEAR FoR pREsIpENT.

Birmingham, Ala, Dec, S.--A black bear addressed to President Roosevelt is in the express office here on route to Washington from Mobile It was killed in South Alabama.