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The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Prof. Otis Hovey of New York, for merly of Fair Haven and a son of Rev. H. c. Hovey. received honor from the Geological Society ui America at its meeting in New Mexico Monday last, having been elected its secretary. MT. Hovey has made extensive geolog- ical researches, including studies of the earthquake and volcanic eruption in the island of Gaudeloupe just after that disaster. He is recognized as one of the best students on geology in the country.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The Trip Around the World" af- fair given last evening by the Young Peoples society was a thoroughly in teresting affair and those who attend ed are loud in their praise.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

MT and Mrs Alexander Smith of Norton Park, Ill, were cent guests of MT. and Mrs. M. o. Babcock of South Main street
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

So fiercely has the fire broken out in the coal deposit at Cedar Hill freight yards that it has been found necessary to abandon reliance on water to put out the blaze and now the steam shov- els are removing the unburned coal from the pile which is blazing at the center and about which the fire is cropping out in places. All the good coal will be removed by the steam shovel d short distance, thus reducing
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Rev. Isaiah w. Sheath, D.D, pastor of the Grand Avenue Congregational church, received intelligence Tuesday night. that his mother, Mrs. Jacob Sheath, was very i'll at her home in Columbia, Pa, owing to a severe at tack of grip and was believed to be in precarious condition. Dr Sheath left yesterday morning for Columbia, not knowing whether he would find his mother alive or not Just about a year ago, Dr. Sneaths father. Jacoh Sheath, a prominent business man of Colum- bia, died. Dr. Sneath's absence at this time will prove very regrettable, not only to himself, but to his many
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

A pleasant family gathering was held at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Thomas NJ Bray at Stony Creek Tues day evening. The evening was devoted to friendly social intercourse and re- treatments were served. The company dispersed soon after the beginning of the New Year This evening similar gathering was held at the home of MT. and Mrs. William Spargo of the same district
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Joseph Allen of Quinnipiac avenue, who was badly injured in Brockett's saw mill q few days ago, is getting along as we'll as could be expected. Aliens hand was mangled by the saw and it was necessary to amputate the hand at the wrist
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

John Sullivan will be the organist at St. Francis church beginning next Sunday. succeeding Frank Tiernan who resigned. MT Sullivan is now or ganist at St. Peters church. Mir. Tier nan had to give up the position owing to his other business.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Yesterday there were three barges lying abreast at the wharf of the Gas company and the boats filled one half of the width of Mill river. The barges brought in over 1,200 tons of gas coal
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The rally day services preceding the evangelical meetings were held in the Fair Haven churches yesterday and proved interesting and helpful Grand avenue Baptist church was filled with people at the sunrise service at ' o'clock, which lasted one hour. In the absence from the city of Rev. pr Sheath. who was to have lead, the services were conducted by Rev F. c. Tullar. After praise service there was season of prayer in which many took part. Rev. MT, Tullar spoke on prayer referring to David's prayer for Q reviXal to Paul's prayer that the . Eiahs sssraiSkt be filled with the full ness of God, and to the prayer of Jesus in Gethsemane. Referring to the revival movement which is being looked toward to, MT. Tullar took an optimistic view and believed the ef- fort would result in great spiritual good. Prayers were also offered by Rev. Messrs. Pruner and Smith. At 10:30 there was another union ser vice at St, Andrews NJ. E. church, which was conducted by Rev, Charles c. Smith. There were also present Rev. Messrs. Brown, Tullar and Pru- ner. and all took part. MT Brown
 that the revival was likely to '-.~ 4 ethical, educational and spiritual development. Rev Mir. Smith spoke on what a real revival is. He based his remarks on the text; Wilt Thou not revive Thy work. O Lord, that Thy people may rejoice in Thee ?"
 At D. m there was an ther meet ing, which was really an overflow ser- vice, in the East Pearl Street NJ. E. church. It was conducted by Rev. R. b. Brown. Mir. Brown spoke on the theme, What it means to be like Jesus" and said this likeness would make the people more companionable chivalrous and self-sacrifcing.
 Last evening, the fourth and last service of the rally day exercises was held in the Grand Avenue Congrega- tional church and there was a large at tendance. Rev. F.. C. Tullar presided and the subject was, 'The Office and work of the Holy Spirit in Revival Ser vice" It was an excellent meeting and many took part.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The Southington w. c. T. U. will meet Friday afternoon with Mrs. J. ]. Blythe at o'clock. The topic will be Gods Dealings With His People"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Southingtons population increased wonderfully in the last year and, in fact, eclipses any former record. Dur ing the year 1S7 births were recorded.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

friends. from the fact thai he is so much interested in the special meet ings which begin at his church next Sunday. His many friends will be sorry to learn of his mothers illness and all hope that she may recover.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Town Cerk Richard Elliott has added $2,500 to the sinking fund.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

William Hurley has turned over s6,- TAO of tho borough tax to Borough Treasurer Elliott Considering the fact that taxes were not collectable until a month after the correct date, the new tax collector has done admirably well.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Among the floral tributes received by Mayor Martin at city hall yesterday was a handsome bouquet of carnations and ferns from the new director of public works, Francis w. Foley, and Mrs Foley.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Reyes was visited by him and he said he would do all in his power to get mail from Meriden. which, if possible, will be better as it will be more ire quent.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

Mir. Scranton, of the and 10 cent store in Grand avenue, near Poplar street. who lost his wallet with quit5 a sum of money few days ago, lMs very fortunately had it returnsd to him. The wallet was found <on the sidewalk in Church street, near Cen ter street, by two young ladies and the property was turned @Ter to the po- lice, who restored it -% its owner.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The installation of officers of Polar Star lodge, No. 77, l. Q. O. F.. took place at the lodge headquarters in Grand avenue last evening and was largely attended The degree team ex- emplitied the inltiatory degree, and the degree team of Croswell lodge were guests of the lodge After the exer- cises banquet was served.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The Congregational Sunday school has elected the following officers: Pres ident, Rev T. s. Dewitt vice-president John J. V. Cunningham; Herbert F. Thatcher, superintendent; S. V. osborn, ir., assistant superintendent A. B. Plant. secretary and treasurer, Arthur Bradley; recording secretary.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The concert and ball given by First division A. O. H., was well attended last night, and many out of town guests were in attendance.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-02

The County club gave a social and whist at it's rooms this evening.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Who cares3

The American people are afraid
OF nothing under the sun. Notwith
standing the horrors upon horrors on
land and sea. involving injuries to
hundreds Of thousands annually and
death to tens Of thousands, there
seems really to be nc In US
Excepting a mere handful Of nerve
wrecked invalids, who takes thought
Of what may happen when on business
or pleasure bent? Who stays away
from the theaters because a few oc'
casionally burn down, with great loss
Of life? Who demands a seat near an
exit? Who quits riding in railroads
because they kill 10000 passengers
a year and injure $4,000? Who looks
for a safe" seat? Who is afraid to
travel Is miles an hour?-New YORK
Press.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
A A :.
One Pennsylvania t.r...er Is Ccn-
WINGED OF the Fact.

Ezra Smith, a RocklaAd township,
Verango county, farmer, is a con-
vert to the general belief that q
rattlesnake can charm" domestic
animalS- His home is between
Floyd, Pa, and the Allegheny
river. He 10 the owner of a watch
dog tina. is a cross between a bull
dog and q st. Bernard. and noted
throughout that section for it's ccur.
age.
Mr.. Smith pastures his COW some
distance from the farm house and
b path lies through a tract OF rough
and uneven woodland. One recent
morning. accompanied by his dog, he
was driving his cattle to the pasture
field, the dog a little in advance. He
noted that the dog stopped suddenly
and stifened in every muscle and
made as pretty = point" as any bird
dog ever accomplished. The action
was 20 unusual that the owner also
stopped and watched the dog. Then
he called him by name, but the ami
NAL paid no attention to him, not even
to wag its tail. Mr.. Smith had q
good stout cudgel in his hand and
he pushed on to see what allied the
dog. Ahead of the animal, coiied
ready to strike, was a large rattle
snake, with only a few inches inter-
vening between the nose of the ~,
and he head OF the Shake. Mr..
Smith is no amateur WneL it cme 10
dealing with SNAKES, a..d beluie thu
nose OF his dog, he had gwen t =
rap over the back with has cIt el,
killing 1t instantly.
The dog showed every "ila.cd,iSl
that its queer action hal oeoli due 10
the hypnotic inliueA.e CT t.. T. or.
Until the Snake had been killed it
made NO move, but as soon as this
occurred the canine broke out inio a
prOfuse sweat and was SO weak that
1t dropped into a heap in a state Of
complete collapse. The dead sl.Ae
was five feet long and carried q
rattleS.
Mr.. Smith Is a man of veracity,
and has had a wide experience with
snakes, which are remarkably nunier
Gus in that section of Venango county.
He has no doubt that the peculiar &C.
ton of his dog was due to the power
exercised over it by the reptile and
not, as some profess to believe, due
to the benunbing effects of having
been stuck by the fangS.-Oil ClLy
Derrick.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Our Shirt Fronts,

Why do we wear our shirt bOSOm0
exposed? may seem an unnecessary
question, but the answer is found in
q queer bit of history. Nowadays the
white shirt bosom is worn by people
Of all classes and stations in life, but
only a hundred years ago the white
shirt bosom, with the starched ruf.
fes. which took the place of collar
and cuffs. was the outward and visible
sign of wealth and gentility. Linen
was very expensive, cotton had not
come into general use, and the inner
garments of most men were made Of
wool.
Linen, therefore, was the emblem
Of wealth; the man who could afford
q linen shirt was generally so proud
Of 1t that the tailors gave him an
opportunity of displaying it to the best
advantage. All gentlemen's coats
were adaptations of the military uni.
form, and at first were tightly but
toned from throat to waist, with high
standing collars that came up to the
ears. The men who fashioned the
clothes of our great-grandfathers
turned down the collars. rolled back
the lapels and gave the old gentlemen
an opportunity to show that they wore
linen instead of wooden shirts, and
30 we, however poor we may be, ex-
hibit our shirt fronts because our an
cestors gloried in their linen.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Couldn't Scare Them.

A Denver man who rents his motor
al by the trip or hour was seated in
the machine with a friend, waiting for
business, on a downtown corner the
other afternoon, when . young couple
from the country came up. It was
plain to be seen they were bride and
groom. The young man from the
country said they had just arrived
from central Kansas and wanted to
see Denver. He arranged for the
motor a man to take them for an
hours trip and paid the charges in
advance. The country couple took the
back seat. The drivers friend sat in
the front seat with him.
I'm going to have some fun" said
the driver in a low tone to his friend.
Tn going to run fast and scare those
hayseeds."
He ran to the east edge of town and
then let the machine out to the limit.
It rocked and jumped till the drivers
friend became alarmed.
"Say." he said, you'd better ease up
on it or you'll kill us ALL"
look around and see II the bride
and groom are scared" was the reply.
Before the other man could turn and
look the Kansas farmer touched the
driver on the shoulder.
Hey. feller." he said, here's anoth-
or dollar. Make her run fast, will
you?"-Denver Post.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
WITH RAPID FLIGHT
FATHER TIME KEEPS STEADILY
ON HIS WAY.
Too Slowly in Youth and Too Swift
ly as Age Approaches, the Years
Pass Onward Until the
Appointed End.

The eagle and the condor can Ger
tainly fly some, but" said the man
with frost in his hair, they don't be-
gin to be in it with steady going time.
"You see, the eagle and the condor
have to rest once in a while, while
time keeps a-plugging right along
there's something uncanny about the
flight of time.
And not only does it keep going
80, but as we grow older it seems all
the time to be speeding up; going fast
er and faster. You know how when
we were young the days seemed long
and the seasons interminable and the
years without end? While now the
mornings come and 60 and the weeks
fly by and the years we count with
little halt between, they 60 so fast;
and what with my increasing years
and the seeming quicker flight of time
as we grow older l find myself now.
for the first time In my life, in sight
Of the end; and this is a new and
serious awakening and an impressive
sensation.
You see, when we are young, still
On the upward slope of life, not yet
to the top of the hill, the whole world
seems to us yet to come and we ad-
vance to greet it joyfully. and Their.
when at middle life we get to the top
of the hill it spreads out all around
us, and Of the end we W think;
but as we go down the other slope
there comes, as l find there has come
gently to me now, a time when we
realize that our prospect is gradually
but surely narrowing.
ITO be sure we yNe ourselve every
year We cam; we are going to re Ions,
lived; not cut off at 70 or 80 or 80,
we are going to live to be a hundred
anyway, as we do not doubt: but wen
so w have passed the summit, we
have lived the greater number of our
years, and we are drawing now on the
steadily diminishing remainde-; and
when that idea once strikes you
squarely so that you take it in it gives
you something to thinE about.
DuS A1( W "OiAy WV ~ N"S
least little bit. You still have your
work to do. haven't you? Why, sure,
and you find in it ana in every breath
you draw a create. joy than ever Life
is mellower and ripper ard fuller Of
happiness. You cont waste time wor-
rying over trifing things. You come
to have wings OF your own now too, on
which you mount to take a wider sur
vey, to e with a clearer vision, and
you come back to your own corner
with a contentment you had be-
fore, a kinder charity.
Life is pleasant on this slope, very
pleasant; but / do wish l could invent
some sort of brake to check the fight
Of time. Talk about eagles and con-
doris! They are not in it for flying
with time!"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Corporation for the Blind.

A business corporation has beer
successfully established In Vienna BY
men who are totally blind. The com
pany manufactures brushes and has
kots and all its employees are blind
In the eight months Of its existence
It has filled orders aggregating $4,000
kronen ($4,600), making q fair profit,
and has enough orders on hand to
Justify the enlargement Of its work
shops. Sixteen Of the employees ara
skilled workmen and the company
wishes 1t known that its wares ara
sold ON their actual merit" that they
are put upon the market I'm fair com.
petition with the product Of other con.
Germs" and that the blind people want
business, not charity
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Keeping Account.

Congressman Champ Clark has q
story Of a Kansas City lawyer, lately
deceased, which illustrates the diff.
culties Of achieving q saving sense OF
economy.
1t had occurred to the lawyer short
" before his death to buy a memo
randum book wherein he would jot
down the items of his daily expendi-
ture, thus enabling him to compare
notes from day to day. and SO learn
to regulate his disbursements.
The book was bought. and after the
lawyers death, his executors, going
over his effects, came across it. One
Of them, interested to ascertain how
far his friend had been successful in
regulating his expenses. opened the
book, only to find themselves the sole
item:
ITO one memorandum book, Is
cents."-Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18

never een any side of the prince be.
fore but the rigid autocrat, and this
unexpected domestic picture upset me,
l could think only of the hideous wreck
and destruction that another half min.
ute must bring. / could just see the
curve Of the princess cheek as she
looked up, saying something that
could not catch. I could not endure It
l lost my nerve. l forgot my purpose;
l forgot everything but the danger,
and when the music was within half q
dozen bars Of the fatal phrase
opened the door.
THE piano stopped as l rushed In.
The prince stared at me. angry and
amazed. l brushed past him, tore
down the great head. and was back in
the corridor almost before he could
speak for wrath. / ran down the hall
toward the balcony, intending to throw
the bomb down into the garden.
"A blaze Of light met me a. l
stepped out through the French win
dow. The garden was full of torches.
There was q roar Of music from the
lawn. The band Of the Grenadier
Guards was serenading the palace
with the princes favorite air, chosen
out Of honor to the anniversary. In
my excitement l held the bomb stupid
ly in my hands. and before I could
drop It the orchestra crushed into the
fatal phrase. A furnace seemed to
burst up suddenly in my face. and
then l knew nothing. l did not even
hear the report.
Next I found myself on this bed,
and they told me I was a hero. But I
knew that l was . ~vacillating coward.
and, father, l implore the absolution
and forgiveness of the church-for my
broken faith to my comrades, for my
moment OF weakness, for having
spared q wicked life that l might have
destroyed"
The man glanced from one to ano-
thor Of his auditors with a half smile
at their horror-stricken faces; and
then the smile faded as II it had been
wiped from his countenance. He tried
to speak again, but failed. The sur
geon picked up his wrist.
''Is IL the last rally. He viii not be
conscious again."
The uniformed eQuerry looked
ACROSS at the priest, then At the physt
clan.
"All this 10 under the seal Of the
confessional" he said. "The prince
must never know" And the other
two mon nodded.
80 1t happened that . brass tablet In
the palace preserves the memory Of
the assassin who gave his life for his
sovereign And the band still plays
"Knowest thou that Land?" sometimes
in the gardens, but there are q few
men in the city who do not care any
more to hear that versioa q Coethe's
vorld-famous SONG
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
'orget it"-a1d to tie establishment OF
e l.sO .eIs the dy4l.g man hu,Mmed a
ew notes:

But 1t took me some time to decide
where to conceal the thing. l deter
mined to put it near the grand piano
n the princes private drawing room.
No one ever played there but himself
VI the princess, and she never in his
bsence, so that I vas sure Of produc-
ng my effect. Just above the piano
lung a very large boar's head mount
4 on an oaken base against the wall.
md finally took this down under the
retext that it required insect powder.
md carried it to my room. 1t was an
Easy matter to conceal my bomb In
ide the great skull. 1t fitted exactly.
and l restored the trophy to its place
,bove the piano.
by q lucky chance / was on duty In
he hall yesterday evening. The
prince and princess came from dinner
-ogether, which was a rather unusual
hing, and they entered his drawing
DOM. l approached the door and wait
ed. There was no one else in sight in
he great hall. Presently through the
closed door l heard the piano opened
and the princess, who is, l must say,
40 great performer, ratified through
wo q three Hungarian dances. There
vas another long silence. The door
iad not been tightly closed, and
3ushed it an inch and peeped in. AS
did SO 1 heard the first bars of the
expected song!
The prince was leaning over the
PIANO to turn the music, smoking a
igarette and smiling at his wife. Not
four feet from him hung the black
boar's head. He looked very hand
some and stately in evening dress.
II ought to have made my W es-
cape'at once. do not know what was
the matter with me. My heart beat SO
as almost to drown the music. / had
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
Kindness and chserfuInes..

Kindness is contagious. The spirit
Of harmony trickles down by q thou
sand secret channels into the inmost
recesses Of the household life. 1t is
hard to be angry in the presence Of
imperturbable good nature. It is we'll
nigh impossible to be morose In the
face Of . cheerful and generous help
fulness.-Henry Van Dyke.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1908-09-18
The Time for Il.

Mrs.. Knox-rve often wondered,
John, Why you sn0ro 30.
Mr.. Knox-I don't know: you'll have
to ask me.
Mrs. Knox-Ask you? What do you
mean?
Mr.. Knox-Ask me sometime when
In snoring.-Philadelphia Press.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1908-10-17
Application No. 1872.
NOTICE
OF Application for Permission to
Appropriate the Public Waters
of the State Of Nevada

Notice is hereby given that on the LIST
day of June, 1908, in accordance with
Section Is, Chapter XVIII. of the Stat
utes of 1907, one Alfred Day, +. +.
Smith and T. B. Gambel of Montelle,
county of Esmeralda, and State OF Ne
vada, made application to the State En-
gineer of Nevada for permission to ap-
propriate the public waters OF the state
of Nevada. Such appropriation IS to De
made from Cottonwood Meadow and
Mount Grant at points mi. SW. from
summit OF Mount Grant and miles r..
from Montelle P. o., by means OF reser-
voir. and 1000 miners inches feet per
second is to be conveyed to points OF use
bv means of ditch, pipe and hume ana
there used irrigation, mining and 40
nestle purposes and electricity. water
to be returned to stream at-yes. -
Date of first publication, sept ~
1908. - 1000
Date of last publication. Oct. ~ 1910
Signed: FRANK r. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer.
Proof of the publication OF TINS no.ics
must be filed with the State Engineel
kwithin 90 days from the above da.e' o.
1.-THE application will be declared void.