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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
ARTIFICIAL.

Yeast-"What kind of men get the most enjoyment out of fishing?" Grim sonbeak-"Why, liars, of coursev'--- Yonkers Statesman.
 q got my eyes and nose full of dust yesterday, and every muscle in my body aches Tong auto ride, eh?" Nope. Beating rugs. s."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
 - When was their engagement nader" While the were singing in the church choir" What was the cause of their divorce?" Singing In the church. choir. Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Mrs, Newcome-"My husband has been collector of curios and old relics for number of years" Mrs. Knox Indeed! I have often wondered why he married you. Chicago Daily News.
 IIiggips--"I understand your son is pursuing his studies at college?"
 Wiggins-"Yes; but from what I can ascertain, I don't believe he will ever catch up with them, ,"-Chicago Daily News.
 Young Droppin-"Goo morning, Mrs. Wuzzintraid; are the daughters in?"
 Mrs. Wuzzintraid-'N MT. Droppln, they're all out this morning."
 MT W.-"But we'll have some in the next time you call, sir. Life.
 ''I feel,' he said, as he laid the morn ing newspaper aside" that my coun- try has called mel" Make no mistake, dear said the wife That's olA Jones blind mule braylng for oats. He'll feed 1t directly! Consti- tuition.
 Shopping by mail," quoted Mrs. Gaddle, quoting from the advertise ments in the paper. How ridiculous!' Why so?" inquired her husband. "Why, how can one shop by mall? You can only buy things by mail. l."- Philadelphia Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
OH JOY!

Though the April showers didn't bring the usual quantity of May flow CTS, and though the meriment which the poets have succeeded in tacking on to the month of May has apparently fallen off, there Is still cause for glee enough to last through the month, even if it should persist in being as gloomy to the end as 1t has been so far. The people of this country have been through a long, hard and expensive winter. And yet in spite of 1t all, they have a larger per capita now than they had when they began to dig into the coal bin. May 1 the per capita was $3416, and please do not omit in sing ing the sixteen cents.
 There Is but one thing to say in view of this highly pleasing condition of things and that is, Oh joy! As long as our per capita continues to increase we can feel richer, and feeling richer Is almost as satisfying as being richer, and sometimes much less troublesome. If the per capita should begin ito de- crease we should then have some cause for melancholy, unless the cost of liy- ing and dying should decrease propor- tionately,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER THURSDAY MAY 1907

clearly possible to sin'yw this when an emergency arises that the rule can safely be made that, in all other in- stances, open sessions of all depart ments of government should be ob- served. In the ease of the city of Hartford, in this police case, which in itself is of no real consequence, only as mishandling it makes 1t of eonse- quence, a real injury has been done 1t. The policemen who are guilty of vio- lating rules and who have been dis chargei from their berths have cer- tainly not been benefited, so if the pur- pose of the secret session was to shield them from misfortune 1t has been dis astrous in the extreme. So the story runs everywhere and the lesson is all ways the same, The farther the move ment away from responsible methods of doing the public's business the worse the consequences to all concerned.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
THE sHRrEHA1TH APPOINTMENTS,

We spoke In yesterday mornings is- sue with regret of the appointments made by Sheriff Hugo to deputy posi- tions, to places in the county jail and in the county building, not from the point of view of the inefficiency of any one of the appointees but from the point of view of the revelation 1t made of the power political understanding, in which the people have no share, possesses to give further currency to an idea not unfamiliar In these parts, that principles of government, which have their roots in the right of the people to govern, have been played falsely with for many years. It is tho perversion of republican ideas and pre- cepts under democracy involved which gives the supporters of 1t grave concern.
 It is not altogether a question of machine politics. There has to be a certain definite amount of organization in every political institution, and men have come more and more to realize that 1t must be submitted to If progress is to be made. It beats un- organization altogether, as Thomas B. Reed demonstrated when he was speaker of the federal house of repre- sentatives. Having been charged with undertaking to enforce the arbitrary habits of Czar, he let the house gov ern itself until in sheer desperation the members asked to be once more brought under the yoke of organiza- tion, displeasing though 1t was to be deprived of the right of open debate. Here in the county of New Haven we have seen official honors distributed In a manner to suggest a deal rather than that independent spirit enforced which the voters had right to expect from the new sheriff. It is that fact which brings under discussion, not the kind of service we are to have under the administration of Mr. Hugo, but the meaning of the political methods which confound ones fundamental un- derstanding of the right of the major ity to govern. Generosity in the dis tribution of honors as shown in the destruction of party spirit, under one set of conditions, as In the case of the civil service, where the element of as- certained fitness determines, produces distinct result but where another set of conditions determine, which are in themselves pawns in a game to keep the people out Of their own, as a prin- oiple of democratic government, it is
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
STAR CHAMBER PROCEEDINGS.

The city of Hartford has an issue on
 its hands which has its interest for every city in the State where the mis- taken notion prevails that officers of the municipal government, whose duties are administrative in character, pos
 sess the right to conduct the peoples business behind closed doors The
 newspapers of that city have had oc- easion before to discuss the question
 from the point of view of the impro-
 priety of star chamber proceedings but
 without effect. Now it has case of administrative misconduct which drives
 the point at issue home.
 Charges were recently brought against members of the Hartford po- lice force for violation of the rules and regulations of the department. They were of a serious nature and naturally led to the formulation of the
 charges, and to the organization of the board of police commissioners into
 court of review. When the evening set for the hearing arrived, Mayor Henney protested against a hearing held be- hind closed doors but to no avail. The result was the enforcement of dis ciplinary measures unaccompRnied by any public knowledge of the testimony taken in the course of the examination of the guilty officers. Says the Courant. If the testimony had been spread out yesterday morning, the public, who hire the police and for whom the com- missioners serve, could have had a picture of conditions that would have
 done the whole community good. In-
 stead all this is carefully secreted. It Is wrong method" Says the Times: ''The whole moral effect of last even- ing's procee iings upon the police force of Hartford was largely nullifed by the boards strange insstency on secrecy. Action, which could have had splen- did disciplinary influence upon the whole department, lost half it's value
 by the preference of the commissioners for darkness over light. An oppor-
 tunity was forfeited, an occasion sacri- feed"
 These views of the necessity of the government courting publicity in the
 widest sense of that term run along on
 all fours with what we have to say elsewhere of the strange action of
 Sheriff Hugo in organizing his official family. There are times doubtless when open sessions of an administra-
 tive board might work an injury to the
 best interests of the city, but it is so
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
NO SUCCESSOR TO MRS. tDDr.

Alfred Barlow, an able and judicious publicity agent of the Christian Scien- lists, says something highly interesting and important when he says this: The rumor to the effect that there Is strife in the Christian Science movement con- corning the leadership, which has per- iodically appeared in the public press and which has recently been revived, has not become true with age but Is quite as much a myth now as it was when first put into circulation. It is quite as much out of place to talk of @ successor to the discoverer and founder of Christian Science as 1t Is to talk of a successor to the discoverer of America Moreover, there is nothing in the posi- ton of the revered pastor emeritus of the Christian Science church which could be succeeded to by any man or woman. Already Mrs. Eddys teach | ltlbs2 ArdFNt III 1 ldl EC AlASeASAANg bNNNA'N~ her successor, and she will never be succeeded by anything else than the spiritual influence she has planted in human consciousness.
 This seems to us true and necessary description of the situation. It is not ] at all likely that anybody will claim to be a successor to Mrs, Eddy. Some strong man or woman may by reason of his or her strength, get large fol- lowing among the Christian Scientists after Mrs. Eddy has gone, but that will be all. There may not be even that. It will also be interesting to see how long after Mrs Eddy's death Christian Science and Christian Scientists will continue definite and coherent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. Issued Thursdays, One Dollar Year
SOME TALKING MONEY.

Money talks, say the sports. MT. Henry c. Rowe, who is always and persistently interested in harbor im- provements, has deposited $50, 900 in one of the New Haven banks. This money is talking money. It says that if 1t can be discovered that the report of the committee on harbor is not true the $5o,O0O can be used for dredging our waters" provided like amount of talking money is deposited by "our op- ponents," to be used in the same way if it can be discovered that the report is true. Our opponents" it may be explained, seems to mean those who believe the assertions of MT. Verrill and Mir. Martin contradicting the re- port.
 So far, if we are rightly informed, no $6o,0oO of talking money has been de- posted by the opponents" And per- haps none will be. If it should happen that none is, possibly 1t will not be an unmitigated misfortune. Of course s50,OOO rightly spent would do four waters" some good. But would 1t ever be spent? It is well to bear in mind that talking money" is sometimes like talking men. It is not given to action. There are $50,00o already up and talk ing With $5O,OOO more up and talking the other way. perhaps none of it would come down to practical use. There was much more or less futile talk both ways and all ways before tbe money began to talk What will happen If men and money both talk, and at the same time? Wouldn't there be a hot summer and a cold winter, much sickness and many deaths?
 Some are saying that such a settle- ment of a large and long dispute as that proposed by the talking money MT. Rowe has put up is hardly digni- fled enough for New Haven. To this 1t might be replied that such a settle ment would be as dignified as the dis pute has been at times and In spots. But if such a settlement would be thought undignifed 1t would be a good plan to let the talking money that is already up continue its remarks until it grows weary and goes back into it's hole. It wouldn't talk forever with nobody or nothing to talk to.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
4 WISE MAN IN KANSAS.

There are people who go through life so carefully and cautiously that they don't get into much trouble. It is aver red that a man became Governor of Connecticut because he was in the habit of listening patiently and quietly tt everybody who talked to him, and when his opportunity came he would solemnly and fiatteringly remark; "There's a good deal of force in what you say" There Is a man out in Kansas who may never be Governor of the State, but he will probs bly, get somewhere if he keeps going. He was a witness the other day in Kansas City court The judge asked him this question: "Why did you not go to the aid of the defendant when this fight oc- curred?" Because" answered the witness, q didn't Know which one of them was going to be the defendant"
 A less wise and cautious man would perhaps have pitched into the fight without due hesitation and got licked himself. The Kansas man waited un- til he saw who was going to be the defendant, and then. as he didn't feel called on to try to change the situation, he went his judicious way toward a witness fee and reputation for know Ing when not to butt in"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
EQUITY BEFORE PULL.

The announcement that the new Sec- retary of the Treasury has appointed 8 commission of experts to report to hdm the most feasible scheme by which the millions of money the government has to lend may be distributed equit- ably through the country will make a decided stir in some quarters. It means that these large deposits will no long CT be made on the basis of personal and political pull. At the present time the banks of the country hold $17O,00O,0O0 of public money This vast sum was distributed largely by Secretary Shaw A large proportion of it is held by na- tional banks in New York City. Here- tofore these deposits have gone large ly by favor, The secretary of the Treasury has absolute discretion in the matter, being merely required ito see that the interests of the government are protected by the deposit of certain specified securities. There has been much talk In the past regarding the disposition of these funds 1t has been repeatedly charged that the National City Bank of New York has been fa- vored over other institutions by large loans during pinch times in Wall street, when rival banks could get little or no aid from Washington.
 The new Aldrich law provides that these funds shall be distributed "equit- ably" but gives full discretion to the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
SHERIFF HUGo's APPOINTMENTS.
(New Haven Evening Union.)

To individuals who are not selflishly interested in county appointments or the plums of office, study of the list made public would be pretty apt to force the conclusion that there had been something of political deal mads in this county during the interesting period following MT. Hugo's nomination by the Democrats.
 And 1t can't be said with any respect for the facts. in the light of subsequent developments, that the Republican leaders in New Haven county, occupied a very modest place in that apparent deal. There might be conservative Democrats in the county. who would venture the opinion that the Republic an managers sat pretty we'll up toward the head of the table when that evident political understanding was had.
 MT. Hugo is a good citizen, and un- doubtedly means to do about what is right as a county official but when he finally decided upon his official appoint ments, that same coterie of Republican advisers were not far from that hand which guided the pen which wrote the names of the lucky prize winners.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Tho Finish.

What e'er the enterprise you start That gleams with roseate hopes so
 gay,
 Some mercenary plays a part And coldly calls you on to pay. The glow of poetic soul
 Must pale and flicker, fade and fit, Unless he has the price of coal, This is the finish: Please remit" In hours of grief or friendly cheer, And cen midst heroism's thrill, Some heartless one Is lowering near In waiting to present bill. Though we quote maxims sagely bland, Though we extol the man of wit King Midas wields the scepter, and This is the finish: Please remit"
 Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

time for the people to sit up and take notice.
 This Is a government by parties un- der which we live, and while earnest men are constantly at work to reduce the number of offices to be filled by popular election, in order that the more important ones may receive the atten- ton they deserve and must receive, thus simplifying and concentrating the real democratic sense of self govern ment, the principle must still obtain among elective offices that actual re- sponsibility must be fixet; the voters must know where to look to punish the unfaithful and reward the trust worthy. The unpleasant impression made by these county appointments leads one to wonder if they were made to seriously improve the public service, or to further strengthen a political machine, which cares more for the per- petuation of its power than for any thing else. There Is no possible way that we can see under the proposed or ganlzation of the county government to hold any party responsible, and to this extent, therefore, the people are to be deprived of a source of protec- tion which has been supposed to lie at the very foundation of their govern ment. For whose benefit, may we ask? We are not at all advancing the doc Urine of partisan control, or appealing for the revival of the old Jacksonian theory that to the victors belong the spells, though we have seen no dis position of the party generally in power to discard 1t. We are wonder ing what the reasons are which have led a victorious candidate at the polls, who was presumably victorious be- cause he was popular and efficient, to so organize the county government as to recall other phases of county gov ernment which turn rather on political pull than the public good. It is inn possible to get away from the sus- picion that one deal has given birth to another and that the voters have been fooled again as perhaps they like, but not as the theory of demo- ocratic government provides they should be.
 We are solennly of the judgment that the voters of this county and state have two undertakings ahead of them, which will prove to be essential to their political welfare. The first is to cut a large percentage of the offices they are now asked to fill by election methods, though they are necessarily unable to pass mature judgment upon the possible usefulness of the candi- dates for them. Where is no necessity, for example, for the people of the state to ballot for any State officer other than the governor and lieutenant governor, nor is there any reason for the people of the city of New Haven ballotlng for controller or registrar of deaths, births and marriages, mere clerical positions. Having reduced the number of offices to be filled, those elected should be personally and partisanly held respon- sihle for the character of the govern ment given. We shall then have no such suspicious divisions of the spells of battle as we are now asked to en- dure without complaint.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
4 HrAgED TERM AT THE CAPITOL.

The perfervid gentlemen who thought
 it was laid upon them to demand" an
 investigation of Governor Woodruff's
 charges" have changed their minds,
 Tor had them changed. They no longer demand, or even request. So the State Is apparently going to escape that mess Meanwhile, things continue lively at Hartford, and the public bust
 ness drags it's slow length along with more friction than usual. When the gentlemen who are so vociferous were
 a good deal younger and just as voclf- erous they were told to stop quarrelling and go to fighting. Of course 1t wouldn't do to tell them that now, but we do believe 1t would please the peo-
 pie if they would stop vociferating and
 go to work To be sure, the season is late, but that is no reason why the ses- sion should be. And the prevailing heated term in the legislature is as in- appropriate as the prevailing cold and wet term outside,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Secretary in deciding what is "equit- able" It is understood that Secretary Cortelyou has no fixed plan in mind re- garding the manner in which these loans are to be made in the future. He has instructed his commission to go over the entire ground and report to him as many propositions as seem req sonable for the equitable distribution of the money through the var ious States and territories. As there are 6,4f4 national banks In the country, and as only a small percentage of them now receive government deposits, while all would like them, the matter is i'm portant to many.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Speeding the Lingering Guest, Moth CT (to her little son, playing horse with visitors uribrella)-"Don't ride away with Mrs. Boreham's umbrella, Bob- bie-"Why not, mother? I won't hurt it." Mother-"You might, dear. And, anyhow, she'll be wanting it directly" Punch.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
SAYINGS AND 0INGS.

Just as the theory that there are canals on Mars has got established, scientist appears who Is trying to prove that there are no canals on Mars after all, but that the things which we think are canals are merely illusions caused by defects in the human eyesight
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
AboNnar1;s "7he Queen of Ta6le Waters

made the first of a long series of inef- 1ectual efforts to recover the treasure, the last of which was made by Earl F1tzWilliam year and a half ago. some of the members of this expedi- ton were injured by a blast, 1t was said, but there were apparently we'll based stories ahoat that Earl Fitzwil- liam's party had come into armed con- fiict with a rival searching party The only man to discover any of the bur- jed treasure of Cocos was man nam ed Keaton, who found jewels worth about $S0,OO0. he gave his secret to a Captain Hackett, who, in turn, be- qteathed 1t to Admiral Palliser.
 Catering for the inmates of the Lon don Zoo" is formidable work, and the food bill for the last year gives a remarkable insight into the variety of the dietetie requirements of the so- ciety's menagerie. Altogether, the to- tai cost of the menu was $19O0O, and the items include 2,224 pounds of beef, SS,S00 pounds of biscuits, 2S,69S eggs, 74S gallons of milk, 2S00 tins of preserved milk, 4,o15 founders, 12,1SO plaice. 1000 herrings, 90,254 whiting, 2,555 pints of shrimps and S4,2S2 parts of fowl. In addition, there were 524 pounds of sug- ar, 7S jars of meat extract, SIP lemons, $500 pounds of monkey nuts, 52O bu- shells of greens, 11,9OO pounds of pota- toes, 4,5S9 dozens of bananas, 6456 or anges, 2,4l4 pounds of grapes and D. 946 quartern loaNes of bread. It Is in
 teresting to note that the rice and pre- served milk, of which much larger quantities were used in the last year than In 1905, were required mainly for the young elephant, the young Indian and African rhinoceroses and the young hippopotamus.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

No wonder 1t Isn't easy to play chess expertly and victoriously. Edwin An- thony, in an article published in the Chess Players Chronicle, computed ap- pro xlmately that the number of ways of playing only the first ten moves on each side Is 1e9,5is, BPS, ,1oo 544, 900, GOO OOO, O00, GOO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Baron Rosen, the Russian ambassa- dor to this country, Is a chancellor of the Russian empire, court chamberlain, and a wearer of the orders of St. Vlad- imir, St. Ann and St. Stanislaus, In addition to his special training and ex- perience as a diplomat, he is an accom- plished musician, and speaks English, Russian, French, German, Italian and Japanese.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Stunped.

If the most resourceful weath- CT paragrapher in New Eng. land shows some sign of wearing in these latter strange days of May furn- aces and Spring sore throats, 1t is not strange that the shirt market breaks. But the drop may interest the investor in wearing apparel. We received our spring SUD- ply of ready-to-wear shirts three months late. Then Spring lost herself. Then our regular $2. So and S2.oo came down most uncere- moniously to $I.5o.
 Mighty good shirts, too. Chase&C Co.,.
 1918, 1920 Chapel St.