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a puff of flame and from the engine room came roar like big gun. Then followed a lot of little crashes like Calling gun and punctured at ire quent intervals by the big pieces.
 We were all afraid to go near the engine-room until after the storm had passed and then we were certain the entire place had been destroyed. But to our surprise we found not a single thing damaged, but the lightning ar resters were smoked and blackened, showing the heavy duty they had per formed. Storm after storm passed with the same result, but we soon mustered up courage to go into the engine-room and see the fireworks and it IS sight that will never be forgotten. With ey- cry flash and roar of the lightning the room seems filled with flame. First comes the monster crash and then there seems to be a spluttering back ward and forward as that particular discharge balances itself Then comes another big gun before the first has finished and thus it keeps up until the storm has passed.
 With every storm we expected the neW-fangled arresters would break down, but they didn't The final test came late this summer with the grand est storm and display I have seen dur ing several years stay on the summit We could see the cloud bank coming and I got d couple of photographic negatives of it before it struck the peak. But when the trouble began it was awful for about l , minutes. When it had passed we made a thorough ex- animation and found absolutely no damage of any sort except that every telephone on the peak line had been burned out. But these, of course, had not been protected by the lightning arresters on the lightning circuit"
 H. H. Buckwalter. who planned the installation, said last night that the ar resters used were the regular General electric magnetic blowout construction but the peculiarity was in the way they were placed on the lines. This type of arrester,' he said, had been on the market only a short time before they were installed. and I believe the test on the peak was the most rigid possible to secure. I saw one of the storms up there year ago, and l know when l have had enough. Toe much is, plenty of that sort of thing. "
 --Denver Republican.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
CLEVER CHECK SCHEME.
Young Man Got Clothes and Change
 on It.

Charles K. Billings of SS4 Whitney avenue on Dec. 3l placed check for Sl5O in his pocket before leaving a Church street office and walked to the depot On reaching the depot the check vas gone. Whether 1t was lost or stol- en MT. Billings did not know and he notified the Union Trust company. on which the check was made payable.
 On the same day that the check was lost a well appearing young man called at the tailoring establishment of Wal lack Brothers, at 902 Chapel street, and he purchased a suit of clothes and an overcoat
 He said that his name was Charles K. Billings and hat he was a relative of the well known attorney. Also thai he was student in the law school He then presented the Billings check.
 The suit and the overcoat cost $50 and the young man asked that the hundred dollar balance be given him in check. This was done, a Wallacl company check being given him fol SloO OF the Yale National bank
 The young man took the clothes and lost no time going to the bank and having the check certified. He then disappeared
 As the check is certified the young man, wherever he may be, will ull- doubtedly have no trouble in cashing it. It is thought that he is holding it at present, so as to keep the authori. ties from tracing him by It.
 When Wallack & Co. attempted tc get the check cashed the bank, pre-. viously notified by Attorney Billings refused payment. Whether or not tho Wallack company will lose the amount of the check is a question which tn, civil courts would have to decide.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
TWO TRAINS SAVED.
Manufacturers and Business Men Win
 Their Point From Railroad.

The result of the conferences held hy manufacturers and business men along the Northampton division of the New Haven railroad and General Superin- tendent W q Bierd was an announce ment by the railroad yesterday that instead of discontinuing four trains on the Canal road, the company will take off but two The road's announce ment issued a few days ago mentioned foYr passenger trains that would be afnulied
 The trains which will not be taken off, as announced. are the 12:20 noor out of this city for New Hartford and the train from that point which ar rives here at 3:43 p. m This conces- sion satisfied the compliments along the division and with the exceptions noted the new schedule VIII take effect Sunday.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
TRANSFER EXPLAINED.
Afterwards Finance Board Voted to
 Make IL.


 The board of finance met at 9 o'clock in City hall yesterday morning to con- slider the question of transferring $423 to the police payroll account for 1901 The matter arose at the meeting on Thursday night and Mayor Martin wished an explanation of why the transfer was necessary. Accordingly the meeting was called for yesterday morning, and President Ulman and Clork Phillips of the police board ap- peared before the financiers to give the desired information.
 It was explained that last october $500 was taken from the police payroll account and devoted to other purposes, otherwise the account would have been large enough to close up the year. The mayor said he thought it would be a safe way where a shortage in any ac- count seemed likely to arise, to not wait any longer than ueressary before appearing before the board of finance to have provision made for the short age, He said the appropriation in any lnstd1te SHouiu not pc exceeded, ana that money should be provided before bills arc contracted.
 Commissioner Louis N. Ullman said that the total police boards fund oi last year had not been exceeded
 The mayor wished to know about the extra number of men put on the force last year. The allowance had been 10 but the records seemed to indicate that IS had been put on.
 Ii was pointed out to him that only II extra men had been put on last yea.
 The finanCiers voted to transfer tho s493 needed for the payroll, from ths heating and police alarm accounts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
GENERAL SHIPPING NEWS.

New York Jan. 3-sailed: Steamer Pannonia. Liverpool.
 Cape Race. N. F, Jan 3.-Steamer Furnessia, Glasgow and Neville for New York in communication with the Marconi station 150 miles east at noon. Probably dock about D. m. Monday
 Halifax, N &, jan. 3-Arrived Steamer Mongolian. Glasgow via Liver pool for Halifax and Philadelphia.
 Queenstown. Jan. 5.-Steamer Baltic. New York for Queenstown and Liver pool. PIP miles west at 6:S0 a. m Will probably reach Queenstown p. m.
 Liverpool. Jan. 2.--Arrived: Steam CTS Saxonia. Boston: 3d. Mauretania, New York via Queenstown.
 London. Jan. S.-Sailed: Steamer Cestrian. New York
 Smyrna. Dec. 27.-Arrived: Steamer Noraifis. New York via Naples.
 Liverpool, Jan. 3.-Agrirsa Steamer
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
New York New Ha pen 6 Hartford
 Railroad.
DECEMBER e2 Ino7.

no., DECEMBER p, 1907. xsts FOX NEW HORk@'4:2O. 'a:45. .sss sss 'iS iSos S7se ioss ssoe Asso' m ,sss sss .s:52. .I4:22 4:s5. .5:c$S, ;aS$S 5:5S. sS .S:os.. '6:42. '7:0S. *7:52, *llS:22, s9:03. 9:2O D. m sundays-'4:20, +4:45. x7:55. '8:50. q 4.s5. m; :5., ai2;eG, 9s,o '1;Ss5; .2:os, sss. '9:O3. 9:2O Q. m. " ''''' :, ror in Washington via Harlem River 'l:oo, ?. m. *12:00, night, daily.
 For Boston via Hartford and Willi- mantie1'lo.O7. anti a. m. *4:o5 D. m. pro9idencsasn 1i bcs.on yin Sew London and a m-, 'l2:o5, sII2:42. s2:55. .4:2o, .4:5s. .*2:2o. *2:s5 a. m. *12:O5, 12:55. .4:53. '7:05 ?. m.
 .,i,iI For Boston B. n :. viz VI. Springfield .1:lo. days--+1;1) a. m. +1:45, s5 :4s D. m. x400, 6:35. 7:45, *lO:07,I +11:l1 a. rn.. xl;So, *l;45. S:1,, *4:O5. x5:oo. '5:46. eivS sSd sto Hartfdrdl, 7;lo. xs:1o. s;52 p. III. ssiuataaa-Ai;lo, i.ta ss-1s , ,o xs;o5, xi1;4b a. m. 7i7. 11:1s, (to Saybrookt :Il1i:sS. a, m. .l2:o5, *II24a, s255, 3:o5. .4:2o, *4:53. 5:3S, 6:1O, (to Saybrook). m ''fs sunda d;oS: li:s9, (to saybrook). D. s,o .AVp G-oO, S.0Z, a. U1.. sl2:05, 42:55. *4;5S, h7:O5 D. m. TOT Mfddletown, Willimantic, Etc. -SS -So a. m. 12:5S, 5:55 p. m. Sundays-
 For sheIburne Falls, Etc.--7:44 a. m. i1;ao, M, Sto New Hartford). 4:o1. 5:54, (to
 For Waterbury--6:50 (via Naugatuck Junction., S:0o,. 9.S2 a. m. 12:Ol, 2:s5. lli5 a; m. GAS. $50 ?. m.
 For Winsted--6:50 (via Naugatunk I;4o p m. Sundays-S:25 a. m.. GAS ?. m. '
 For Pittsfeld and Intermediate Pointn. p,oG 1yla D syia BridEepartl. 9:S2 8. z,ase;ll x Fs5s tv1a Bridgeport) a. m.
 For Litchheld-9:S2, a. m., 4:0E D. m. Suhdays-1 155 !via Bridgeportl a. m.
 Express trains xLocal express,
 IlParlor car limited
 w. c. BIERD, F. Q. COLBY
 Gen. Supt. Asst. Gen. Pass. Axt,
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move the muzzle from officers.

move the muzzle from officers. It could let in the needed light. The thing has now gone too far to be hush ed up. We arc entitled to know all the facts. If the country is not get ting such warships as it ought to have for the millions it is spending upon them, the truth should be brought out, even if the result is to lay the axe to the root of the bureaucracy.-New York Evening Post
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04

The woman was lightly clad and rinched with the cold.
 Have you no heart2' sine asked. None The mans answer was gruff. almost harsh.
 None whatever"
 Absolutely none
 Then l guess you may give mo a pound of liver. South Bend Tribune.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04
xSM ,',', "A",ss U, x.'u RECORD uora'

ARRIVED. Sch Altoona. Cooper, New York. Sch George and Albert Fairchild, New London. Sch Charlotte. McClintock, Onset.
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West Indies & Orient,
StsrIn's N.Y,&N.H,JIne

DAl.-l E4ALkfT oAaonDA,. eASSENGER .xNU kRhkGHI SERVICE Leaves New Haven s.J0 ?. in, Star.u Pier, foot Of Brown Street. Leaves New Fork 800 ?. m. Cortland Street. Pier Nc. la, \. R. Fs-s Sc, excursiI1 tickets 3I.25. Rooms a. Take Chaps nl Street cars to Brewery street
 0. U. FISHER. Age04
 00W Bavens CJnA
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Caledonian. Boston for Manchester.
 Hamburg, Jan. 3.-Arriyed. S14a0GG Pennsylvania, New York
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W|'Sn New Haven Line U1bsmeM EnQNEw YORK. THE xLVoaWanY TunSOUTH AND WEST
 HdMAANY FARES RENIICEN

STEAMER NEW HAMPSHIRE.
 From New Haven-Leave Belle Dock daily. except Mondays 1:S0 a. m.
 From New York-Leave Pier 20. East River foot Peck Slip.- 500 p. m. daily except Sundays. Time between New Haven and New York about five hours. Tickets and stateroom at Bishop c Dock and on Steamer.
 GEO. c. BLACK, Agent. New Haven.
 F. C. COLBY. Gen. Pass. Agt. N. Y.
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JEWELLERS.
beauty and brillianey of q DIAMOND

depends more or less upon being prop erly mounted A good many of the new ring mountings have the clamps lined with platinum which gives the stone white and clearer appearance.
 We remount diamonds or can make you an entire new mounting.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-04

It is not what you PAY for a thing, but what you GET for what you pay, that counts.
 Quality and Good Value are In every item in our stock.
 Guard Chains set with fancy stones.
 Gold Beads, singlt and grad uated strands, from S10 up.
 Gold Necklaces mounted with pearls, sapphires, topaz, etc., $16 to $38.
 Sterling Toilet Ware Combs, Brushes, Mirrors and Manicure Sets.
 Cut Glass Vases, that every one appreciates, and beautiful pieces of Pouyat China.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
HOW LONG IS A METER?

One of the Nobel prizes has been awarded an American
university professor, Albert A. Nicholson.
Do you know what he did to get it?
Oh not much-that is it doesn't seem very much the
first time think of it.
He only predetermined the velocity of light and found
out exactly how long meter was.
He began this back in the 70s. He has been study
ing it ever since. He proved by himself that the mean
value of the velocity of light is $4,000 miles second
But that wasn't enough for this nquistve man Light
rs made up of different coored rays and he wanted to
know how fast each of these travelled After while
he found that the length of light wave varies from
l37oOth of an inch for the red ray $4,000 til of an
inch for the violet ray Then he kept experimenting
until his measurements accurate that there
no mistake OF more than part in 100000 and that
even the properties of the ether around should change
it would be 100000 years before it could change
enough to affect their accuracy.
Then he determined to discover Just how long meter
wasyou know the unit of the French measurement sys
ten.
Ii you want to measure meter for yourself all You
have to do is to cut piece of metal long as
red waves OF the spectrum of cadmium equal to $685.
I49I OF the green waves to 20833721 of the blue
This is the kind of thing you find from one little
journey into tiny realm of what is called Science
Doesn't 1T make you begin to how wonderful the
world isl
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
MAN AND SUPERMAN.

Have you noticed, in reading how certain SEN
tence often will detach itself from all the rest and fasten
itself in your mind? 1t is if there peculiar and
private understanding between you and that particular
thought, as if the when he wrote it somehow
expressing unutered thought of your and saying
it apy and perfectly that it strikes you strange
that you expressed it yourself in those words
sentence in of the recent articles by Dr. Latson
to with this effect You may recall it, It
'Every birth fresh startGods promise of the Super
man.
What is the Superman? You know-the Overman,
the Moret man, the Animal and even the Thinking
man plus the Soul man. The highest you could
attain, a machine, and intelligence, and i'm
mortality, that is yourself as Superman.
A onelegged man cannot be perfect physical being.
He lacks OF the necessary parts. An uneducaed
thinking cannot be perfect intelligence. He also is
lacking Of his necessary parts The intelligence is
waiting there to be developed but it is just though the
physical had persisted in hopping around foot
&c. it to u.s. the who refuses to recognize his
Soul to let assert self-he cannot be perfect man.
either because he is ignoring splendid part of himself
gust much the physical might ignore his leg
the man able to think might ignore his mind.
Some doctors say, 'There is soul. have dssected
The whole human body many times I find heart and a
Rrain but have found any soul. More than that
there ISM any place for soul'' ,nu.
They think this is argument.
But they never found any conscience, either They
never found any AMBITION any motherove any
personality. They dissected the thing that had
made that dead different from all other They
found what life washey found only its phe-
nomena Where did it come from? Protopasm Where
did protopas from? They don't know. Then what
is life? Where in the body is the fe They found
it, they looked only at the cells where it manifested
So if they couldn't find the life, which is merely the
force that anmates the body how could they expect to
find the SOUL which is the lord of the life9
No. you look at the dirty sprawling baby of the Sums
Then look at your rosy checked boy After that look
at yourself
In each of You three there is the physical which is the
mere common man; there is the intelligent which is to
animate the and guide him and direct him;
and there is also the immortal to inspire and uplt the
rest.
And not only you and your baby and the dirty infant
of the back alley, but there millions besides you
three and every is Gods promise of the Superman
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dence of friendship. "It would be a
sacrifice"
You keep still" interrupted OAR
nell. you've had your chance, and
it's my turn. The automobile cam
paign will go on exactly as before"
The Old Man laughed.
Now, what do you think of
that" he exclaimed. "a declaration
of independence by a political
child! Why, Darnell, addressing
the young man directly, you'll
simply force us to drop you. too
In his earnestness Darnell rose
and leaned over the table toward
the Old Man.
"Mr. Bell" he said. "You won't
drop me because You can't; 1t
would make too much talk of a dis
agreeable kind and you know it..
You've made too much Of feature
of me for that. You're afraid to OPP
pose ME openly; you're afraid to
even give the appearance of with
drawing your support"
There was so much of truth in
this that the Old Man did not care
to argue the point.
81 don't want to oppose you at
ALL" he returned, land, as long as
you keep out Of the Eighth, you'll
have the hottest kind of support
as that a threat?" asked Darnell
The Old Man laughed uneasily.
Better call it promise" he
suggested. well be with you in
your own ward. 1fYou can't expect
to dictate to us how to run the cam
paign elsewhere"
And you can't dictate to me"
returned Darnell. Il like to see fair
play, and Mason isn't getting it.
like to think, too, that no matter
of expediency Will make me false
to friend, even in politics."
Bell is your friend" urged Ryan.
when it serves his purpose to
be-" retorted Darnell. HE wouldn' t
stand by me one minute, If he
could gain anything by forsaking or
opposing me. His is the Friendship
of convenience of utility"
stop that" cried the Old Man,
| who felt this shaft so keenl5 that
] it resulted In mOmentary-but
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22

Mason was very white. He did
not conceal from himself that this
meant a great deal to him, for he
practically despaired of election,
and the campaign already had cost
him something-not much, perhaps,
for another man. but considerable
for him. And defeat would be a
bitter disappointment to the little
woman at home.
You will withdraw from the
Eighty entirely" the Old Man went
on, still addressing Ryan. There
will be others to look after the city
ticket there, but, so far as our peo-
pie are concerned, Mason will be
eliminated from the campaign"
"Oh, no, he won't" interrupted
Darnell He spoke very quietly
making no change in his position
but there was determination in his
tone, and the Old Man turned to
meet his gaze. my part Of the
campaign" continued Darnell, will
be continued just as heretofore"
Don't be a fool, Darnell!" eX
claimed Ryan.
81 don't think I am the one who
is doing the foolish thing" return
ed Darnell.
You'll wreck your own chances
without helping him." said the Old
Man, when he had recovered from
his establishment
"Im willing to risk it." retorted
Darnell
81 can't permit it," broke in
Mason, deeply touched by this eyi
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
She expects to sail early in the

She expects to sail early in the
fall
She speaks perfectly English and
is having Hebbel's Der Niebelun'
gen" translated into English with
the intention Of appearing in Brun-
hide. 1t Is expected the kaiser will
attempt to retain ner in Berlin, as
he esteems her in the highest de.
gree She wears a bracelet, his gift,
which has his portrait surrounded
by diamonds. Two other bracelets
highly priced, are the gifts of the
emperor Of Austria and the emper-
or of Russia
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
FRAU ROSA POPPE.

man stage, favorite of the kaiser, Is
to leave the Royal theater, where
she has reigned supreme for 20
years, and visit the United States
TO appear in classical German plays.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22

only momentary-display Of tenn
per- IL can overlook a good deal in
a hot-headed boy, but can't stand
everything. And 1t might Just as
well be understood now that | am
running this campaign. The mat.
ter stands right here, Darnell: If
you go into the Eighth, we drop
you at the ward boundaries; as long
as you stick to the Twenty-fourth,
we're back of you. That's final"
I'm that case" exclaimed Darnell,
angrily, as he picked up his hat, 81
serve notice on you now that I'll
finish out this campaign-every
minute of tin the Eighth ward"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
CHURCH KEEPS CHANGE

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Orders
have been issued in a number of
Roman Catholic churches direct
ing ushers who take up collections
to discontinue giving change to
those who do not have coins of the
denomination they wish to con-
tribute. A large number Of coun-
terfeit coins have found their way
into the collection baskets.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
VERY SHOCKING MAN

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22.-For
Is minutes Charles Serritt shocked
the neighbors by taking bath In
the front yard under the hydrant,
allowing the water to run over his
nude body. He was "pinched."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
JURORS JAG EXPENSIVE

NORTH YAKIMA Jan. 22.-Be-
cacuse juror was drunk three
nights during recess in the trial of
Joseph Flannery, the halfbreed
charged with killing his wife.
new trial has been granted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
THOMPSON GOT DECISION.

Maurice Thompson secured a de-
cision over Fred Ward In Oakland
the other night and the sports hiss
- Referee Fiddle Smith. as draw
Nas expected.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
MAN. WHIskEY. ASYLUM

BAKER CITY, Ore. ain. go.
P. Arthur, one of the brightest
lights In the legal profession, has
been sent to the insane asylum on
account OF drink.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
BIG CouGER KILLING

COLVILLE, Jan. 22.-Guy Mont
gomery. farmer of Narcisse creek.
killed five cougers last week near
his place. He received a bounty
Of SIS,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-18
WATERFOWL JOTTINGS

w. J. Munson is very i'll with the grip.
 H. Hashednon visited friends in Cheshire recently.
 James B. Woolson has purchased two new automobiles.
 Henry L. Rowland is having his summer home enlarged.
 Mrs U. Proctor and son of Wood bury visited friends here recently.
 The Knights of King Arthur held a meeting in the chapel Monday night.
 The K. o. K. A. basketball team played the Litchfleld High school in Litchfield last night.
 Father Martin of Waterbury will deliver the sermon at St Johns church this evening.
 H. w. Peck has rented She ole Patrick Doherty place recently pur- chased by B. c. Atwood.
 Harry Connors of Woodbury will take the place of Charles Perry as book keeper in F. N. Barton's office.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-18
Lived Alone Forty Years.

St. Louis, March 1s.-It was learned that Russell Riley. artist and litera' teur. who died here after forty years of seclusion, was assistant secretary of the Confederate navy during the civil war. He was at one time an as- sistant of General Robert F. Lee, who is said to have given him one of his swords at the end of the war. He is also credited with several paintings showing marked skill. A search will be made for his relatives.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-18

of the Bromley News and pointed out what he considered its virtues He said four pages was enough for a daily paper. although he admitted that occasionally it might ba neces- sary t0 print eight pages. IL vas not sane idea, in his opinion. tEat the general reader should be made tO wade through so much as he has tO tO get al the news. He pointed out that the paper and type were good. said the upper right hand cor ner of the page vas the most vaIu- able place. argued that 0ne-shird of a column advertisement in his paper vas equal to a page in a large news paper. and defended his theory that neWspaperinz could be learned out side a newspaper Cface-