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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
THE RIGHT TO KILL.

The state of Connecticut has indulg- ed in another hanging at the states prison and an expectant public, which has been brought up in the belief that 1t possesses the power to kill, is prom iscd somo more like entertainment within short time There are more men confined in that institution under the death penalty than eyer before in the history of tho state. which would seem to indicate that the death penalty is not wholly effective as deterrent, whatever may be said of il as a means of disposing of miserable human trash
 It cannot be possible as the years multiply, that Connecticut will adhere to its insensitive policy of applying the principle of an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth. It is not sentimentalism which prompts the consideration of the barbarc practice; 1t is q genuine re- 6 cl VI lpI NllN llilfl Nl aus 'l lhlIlhll nature, which must be more and more encouraged if any given community is to live up to the best there is in it, The right of the individual to take human life is denied and it is proper that so- ciety should exact from the murderer some definite sacrifice, in order that 1t may protect itself against a brood of murdercrs. but it certainly does not follow that what an individual cannot do group of individuals can do. So- cety run on that theory in all of It's ramihcations would soon come upon q kind of civilization, which would make for retrogresslon, if not for something worse.
 The whole question of the alleged right of state to kill finally gets down to what Is both morally right and ad- vantageous to do, not what a law mak ing body may say is legally right to do and theoretically beneficial For its own moral welfare state in this twen- tieth century ought not to take life formally because life has been taken informally. A state should be even more careful Of it's powers than man is of his independence, for while the individual is, limited in his ability to iniure the state can by mistaken act do society fearful harm. Every thoughtful man must, if he stops and thinks about it, feel touch of humili- ation, if not depression, when he reads in his newspaper the account of q e- gal killing, for ii leads to q considera- tion of the forces and elements which may have stood back of the criminals act, and which may to that extent of- fer some kind of an explanation which
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
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A Chicago trust company president
 has made some observations on col legc graduates as business men which
 should be of some local interest. He is c. B, Riley president of the Chicago Title & Trust company. It is rather difficult 10 follow his reasoning. In one breath he says "I have no doubt that man with training in imagina- ton derived from d college education can advance rapidly" and in the next he says: "Tne best man in husno oss is the man with the greatest imagn- ation. The strongest asset q business man can have is the power of seeing what might happen, He must also have the moral courage to go broke If necessary, and not to resort to crooked work to keep ahoat" He seems to preclude the possibility that d college man may have the innate ability not to go broke, but still to re- sort only to legitimate business meth
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

son has como from tho northwest woods, and will bring Joy to thousands Of ehIldren--thore are plenty of Christmas trees, Persons who do not think q great deal about Christmas trees may be surprised that thIs < news but those whose business it Is to deal in Christmas trees will explain that n Christmas tree cannot be cut like q cord of wood, It must be the right kind oi tree 1t must be in sense ae- cesslble, and it must be of proper sl2e and, above all of tho proper shape Scraggy trees lop-sded trees or un- gainly shaped trees will never do for Christmas, It was the news of the forest fires Chat upset the local deal- CTS, Ono forest fire can sweep away more Christmas trees than would be re- uuIred by hundred Christmases, Re ports come in that last falls fires had destroyed worry large portion Of the supply figured on for this year, and when the news was made public both parents and dealers began to grow ap- prehenslye, However, the supply Is go- Ing to De quite equal to the demand, ihn upDlprS gAy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
The Coming Secretary of state.

tBoSton Transcript
 Mir. Knox. neither as d public man mar as q senator can be ClaSsed with John sherman or Blaine, much less with Webster who twice exchanged his seat in the senate for the secretaryshlp of state, He nevertheless has been an influential senator, and has served long enough In the senate to acquire the senatorial traditions and the regard of his colleagues, socially and politically. It is. therefore, a fair inference that he will carry into his new position not only a fair knowledge of senatorial views and standards, but an earnest purpose to work with the senate. He is likely to keep pace with it much as Secretary Root has done instead of antagOnizlng it as Mr. Hay did. Mr. Knox has had no direct diplomatic experience but neither had some of the most disth- guished of those who will be among his predecessors when he shall have taken his seat in that modest office whence olD foreign relations arc dl. rected. He Is not one to display the big stick, except in a great emergency but he will go softly and probably far.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
PRECAUTIoNARy HINTS.

ABOUT THIS TIME
 Papa remarks. lrrelevantly, CeYes cast dnwn), 'l haven't seen q tie like In any shop in this whole town" ABOUT THIS TIME
 the Minister Drops in Co call on Mother dear, And hints that he Is well supplied With slippers gifts of yesteryear ABOUT THIS TIME
 big Brother Jack Declares. Cigars no more | smokei A pipe whlff. now and then perhaps! No, Mother; thls Is not q joke ABOUT THIS TIME
 Poor Mother dear Perplexed is and inclined to sigh, How strange, that each should sho distate
 For just the gifts meant to buy!'
 New York Times.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

A newspaper in Minneapolis is ur- gently favoring a revival of the old time and highly enjoyable custom of New Years calling on the first of next month. It publishes list of such ladies as will on that day be glad to 'receiye' in the good, old fashioned way. 1t remains to be seen whether the custom will be materially revived by this means, We should like to see it revived not only in Minneapolis but in New Haven and elsewhere, but conditions have greatly changed since the days of our fathers. The latter had both the time and the inclination to go to teas.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
Legislator Roosevelt.
lNoM nrltaln Ilerald.l

Tho talk of electing Theodore Roose- welt jr, q member of the next legls lature Is decidedly premature, to say the least There Is always some one to "slop over on such things, and there is an apparent inclination to do II In this case. Young Roosevelt Is a new comor to Connecticut, in fact SO new that he isn't eligible to be an elector. and the talk of sending him to the egs- latme doesn't even sound well He has and that ought to be enough public honor to bestow on him for awhile, not that he isn't q fine young man, but because the disposition seems to dc him honor on account of his father That isn't sufficient grounds for election to office In this state.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

would suggest q different and less brutal revenge than hanging.
 The elimination of capital punish ment goes hand in hand with the other CT improvements in the treatment of the criminal class, which now receive the approval of all people who have in- quired seriously into criminology. It may for a still longer time be evaded, but il cannot permanently be evaded When society realizes that 1t has Itself sinnod when 1t takes a human life, no matter how degraded that life was, it will turn from the practice as nause- ating recollection and be the prouder of its awakening.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
Whnt the stnmps Mean.


 What does the Red Cross Christmas stamp mean? II means that you arc asked to spend one cent more on every Christmas present that you send Ii means tEat this tiny fraction of money multiplied by thousands will yield q noble sum for the maintenance of a great work-open air day camps fot the cure of tuberculosis It means that you extend the circle of youl friendship until 1t embraces the friend. less, and that your good will reaches beyond the few whom you love to tht many whom you are bidden to love It means that the spirit of Christmas stlrs in the heart of ChriStendom ana that you respond to this spirit by link ing your Christmas gifts with the cause of the poor and the i'll, with the work of wisdom and of mercy.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
The Empty Stocking.
Resolve That This Year 1hereH Be
 Something In #.

nO you know of any little stocking that bids fair to D be empty Christmas morning For just min ute stop your days work, stop worrying about what you'll get your own youngsters your friends stop speculating what you going to receive and solve that there shall be something in that stocking, Oh, it doesn't matter much what you put in bag of candy will not represent glucose only. china doll will not stand for plaything alone You will put in good deed that will better you You will teach young soul that not all is friendlessness and neglect but that there is abroad in the world spirit of love and good will-old Santa Claus. You cannot neglect, love lessness and inhumanty, and reap from such sowing generosity, gratitude goodness and other things that make people truly great Keep the picture of The Empty Stocking in your heart and take your heart with you to the bargain counters Waterbury Ameri
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pendent spirit of criticism or support justifes communication
A BACKWARD STEP,

There is no church denomination in America, we believe, which has done better or more practical home mission ary work than tho Episcopal church Perhaps 1t s because or that very fact that an announcement recently made by by the vestry of Trinity church, New York, the richest parish by all odds, in the country today that 1t in- tends to close its St. Johns chapel on Varick street and sell the property comes as a distinct surprise
 The general history of the church in the city of New York has been one of continual movement uptown, just as has been the history of the business and best residential sections of the city. The poorer sections of the city, with all their squalor and suffering and ungodlness, have tended, on the other hand, to remain where they are. It has been that very fact, more than any other, which has materially contributed to their sqnalor and poverty The sec- tion of the city where St. Johns Is has, like many another downtown section of New York, continually gone down the social scale until today the edlncc stands isolated from the majority Of the houses of worship of the city. But where 1t stands 1t is today moro need. led to do the real effoctual work of the church than 1t could possibly he if it were moved northward following the movement of wealth and society.
 It would be an entirely different pro-
 position were the chapel unused and unattended, but those who have re- gently frequcnted 1t have reported its pews well-dlled and the spirit among its laity of the best. It seems nothing short of churchly short -sightedness to allow the building to tear down these walls. Even were 1t not paying expenses certainly Trinity par ish is rich enough to support hundred such chapels outright The question is whether the very rich churches are to entirely overlook the prime objects of the church, which is the advancement of the kingdom of God on earth, or whether they are primarily to look out for their financial and social status
 The proposition to tear down St. Johns has made a big stir in New
 York as 1t should lt is to be hoped
 that the members of the vestry of it's
 mother-church will realize the respon- sibility which lies on their shoulders. Not only Is St. Johns in an excellent
 position to do effectual religious work, ! but its influence upon civic-feeling and public sentiment must be considerable, if we bear in mind the intimate rela- tionship of the church and good citizen ship which Governor Hughes recently pointed out, As he said, There are in
 churches, in synagogues, in various as-
 sociations, religious and not religious,
 civic, social under all sorts of ban
 ners, a host of men and women who
 are devoted to the attainment of what
 is right and just, and they wIll attain
 it, both with regard to the government
 of the city and with regard to the gov
 ernment of The state. St, Johns
 should remain where it is
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
The Brick sidewalks.


 To the Editor of the Kick Column:
 We have laws which require that householders and landowners must see 10 lt that the walks In front of their promises are kept free of snow and fec In winter time The reason for this provision Is perfectly obvious. If any body falls on these walks they gener- ally bring suit against the city for large damages and not lnfrequcntly they obtain worth while verdcts, For this reason I. along with any number of other New lIayeners, have had police men order me to have my walks clear ed do not resent ths for l know what the necessity Is.
 But what want to ask is this: If the city can order snow and ice remov- cd 10 make sidewalks safer for pe- destrIans why can fl not likewise or- der the kind of pavement on these walks changed? New Haven, unfor- tunately has any number of these in- struments of torture which are known as brick pavement In summer these are horrible to walk upon. Doctors have 'old mo that they materially con- tribute 10 weaken the ankles with all their many Irregularities. But In win ter lime they are unfit to be used When ice Is on them. it cannot we'll be removed, and their many different surfaces make them extremely slippery. When the fec and snow begin 10 melt, they are series of puddles. and con- tribute to countless wet feet Cannot the city prohibit brick pavements? And if II can, why doesn't lt! I'd like to see this matter put up to the city oni- cials.
 NEW HANENER
 New Haven Conn. Dec IA 1908
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
OUR CONTEMPORARIES
Close to the Wind
lMIldlnioMn Smn. ]

They are running pretty close tO th wind, financially speaking down il New Haven. The cash in the city treas ury is so short that the snow give the city hall officials palpltation of th, heart because they fear big snop storm would exhaust all the availabl cash to remove 1t and leave the treas ury bare of funds. How comfortable we can feel here In Mddetown witt few hundred dollars to the goo tucked away by the republican ad ministration for a rainy day. Evei ex Mayor Fisher exclalms: How al, they do lt2'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
"KICK COLUMN"

tUnder the above heading the Jour nal-Courler will be pleased 10 publish to write H. Address your letter to The Editor of the Kick Column, Jour nal Courier, New Haven. Conn Write briefly and 10 the point. and always send your right name md address, without which no letter can be pub- lished)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Mrs Regan Shure, n dhrop now an thin, Is comfort, but, Mrs Iinnessy, arn't yc afraid yo'll git th' habit?
 Mrs Hennesscy NiVr bitl Me ould for-rty years past an he's niyer got tn -ENchange
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
ron THE BREAkFAsr TAnLE.

The Artist-All I need sir. is an opening"
 The Edltor--Good, Try the one you've Just come through The Sketch.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Women as stenographers have been greatly increased In number in New York city during the last year, and there are now about l,200 of them.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Don't weep Elizabeth, When | am dead you will find another husband.
 No, Edward, I'm too od--you should have died ten years o,'-MegGon. dorfer Blattor.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

The prices for corn it Is expected, will range from one dollar an ear up to Slh0 to s3e0 for ten-ea samples,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Whats that curious looking charm you are wearing on your watch chalnT
 'Fnat Is our new coat-of-arms-- chauffeur rampant policeman couchant, Justice or the peace eXpoctant Mon treal Standard
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

The public lands vacant and subject to settlement in the United States on the first of last July amounted 10 774,- 9s5 06g acres
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

A ferry boat in use in the harbor of Glasgow Is supplied with deck which can be raised and lowered seventeen feet In fact. 1t Is floating elevator. This feature is necessary because of the difference of the levels of the two landing stages made use of by the craft.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
SAVINGS AND DOINGS.

The last figures obtanablc show that the per capita wealth of this country Is tl,3l0l1
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

The streams of the Himalaya noun talua will soon be engaged In tht prosac work of turning wheels
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

she--.l heard you singing in your room this morning.
 He--Oh, sing a little to kill time. She---You had good Weapon,- f'S- change.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

All the women prisoners al the Clerk enwell sessions recently appeared in the dock wearing their hats, The rule of mo hatplns" was strictly enforced, but
 their absence In no way troubled tho women Indeed, one balanced hat more than six feet in circumference without the slightest trace of anxiety, How she did onlH q woman could tell.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

She-l have no use for the man who pulfs pipe, He--Nor l for the woman who puffs her hair. Boston Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

New York city hotels arc now enter taning IS per cent more customers than they were one year ago,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Subscribers who fniI to receive their .Iomrnni- Courier regularly md on lime will confer Il fnvor on the management by Immediately rcporting to the Clr- cmIntion Mnnnger. relcph0nc WSl.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Hc--My only ambition is to make you love me.
 She--It shall never be said, Mr. Sap leigh, that I robbed you of your am bition - Exchange,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Auction sales of thoroughbred cattle and swine are not uncommon in the west. but an auction sale Of thorough bred corn wheat and oats will be . novelty to many of the visitors at the national corn exposition at Omaha. other grain and grass seeds will be offered for sale to the highest bidder,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Kilby--I did a very absent-mlnded thing thls morning,
 Street--What was it?
 Kilby--Offered a tip to the man who shaved my note,-EXchange.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

New York has the greatest number of wage earners of any state in the Union Pennsylvania is second
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

The building trade has the greatest number Of strikes. The coal and coke industry comes next.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

trceman--Tve been looking at your wife, Henry, What firm chin she has.
 Peck--It may look that way, but l assure you lt oscillates on the slightest provocatIon Exchange
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

Professor-What is your idea of the theory of Natural Selecton?"
 Flippant Frlend-Chooslng sill, umbrella from the hall rack and leav- Ing q cotton one.--Boston Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
pient, of Christmas Trees.

Minneapolis Journal) The huast nossihla naws of the sea
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22

bic has of recurring to a subject tha has been dropped.
 Brlggs-I'Ve noticed that. Wabble trains of thought seem to arrive In sec lions,--Boston Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-22
Good Pocket Knife
Fine Table Cutlery

All the boys and girls will tell you o two other lines which appeal to them 1T particular and those are
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-31
Lo de Catan0
Ell RoBo DE Los EsPEJos

Para prestidigitador, que da cuatro
vueltas Y raya los mas conocidos do
fuera, hay que presentar 4 Carlos Ayu-
SO, quien con una agiliaad sorprenden-
te, digna de mcjor suerte, hizo desapa-
recer los grandes espejos del Casino de
Cataiio No contento el ratcro con lle~
varse 10 ajeno, los traslado una lam
cha trayendolos i San Juan, y desds
este sitio Puerta de TERRA, parada
n y media, donde tiene su RESIDENCES
una amiga de Ayuso.
Y todo este, La policia de Cata1C,
que reparte macanazos diestro y si~
niestro los ciudadanos pacfficos, dejm
en- descubierto Ayuso para que pue~
da realizar I'm robo sorprendente y has
tn novelesco
Ayuso entra en- Ell Casino de Catano,
descuelga dos grandes espejos de 25
dollars cada uno, los trasborda un
carro, los conduce al bote que le aguar-
da, sale para San Juan, va en- IA ciu~
dad arramba con los espejos haciA
Pnerta de TERRA, con una solemnidaS1
majestuosa, sin cue Il old avisor, pers-
picaz dc La policia sepa NADIA, adivins
NADIA
Pero La detective, que sabe mas que
Ayuso, le sigui6 la pista y esta mafiana
cayo en- poder del teniente de Ii secre-
Ia senior Quinones y del cabo Vargas
quienes han recuperado los cspejos.
Ayuso ingres6 en Ia carr
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-31

a creclente confusion de mardO ,estaras ALI
guro qae en- la calle.
No 10 81, mio; pero retirare 4
El tenderc drge suyo mirada de eonster-
naci6n, da los buenos dias il NJ Weeve M Guppy les
dice que alegre de verles salvos acompana
muJer, que sale del cafe.
A1n ha anochecdo por Ia insistencia que mis-
traH Suagsby le mira fjamene desde Ia mafana,
de La pare de responsabdad que ha asumdo La
catstrofe de que haba todo ell vecindaro Este
miento e tanta angusa que e Ia idea de r
entrgarse la juscia pedr que 10 former causa para
que e absuelvan nocente sufrr todos los rgores
de Ia ley, 81 verdaderamente culpabe
M. Weevle NJ Guppy terminado q almuerzo
dar paseo por Lincoln s-Inn Ia esperanza de que
bre quara de cerebro las telaranas que obs
NO podemos encontrar momento mas favorable pa
hablar ratio sobre punto que indispensable
arreglar cnanto antesdiee NJ Gunpy, despues De
aire pensativo los cuatro ados de Ia plaza
William Guppy-responde M, Weevle, lanzandole
mirada sangrentas trata de conspiraci6n t.
trabajo de habarme estoy cansado de tus
piracones, quero tomar parte ningma otra. Es
toy seguro de que pronto arder volar
como NINA cnya mecha Sc ha pegado fuego
Este aserto tan desagradable para M Guppy que
responde tremnla en- tono dc reproche:
Tony creia que los acontecimientos de Ia noche pa
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1908-12-31

cada vez esta mas por la mirada de s

cada vez estz deseoncertado por la irada de
mn1jer
En- efecto espantoso-responde severamen1e mis-
fress Suagsby
-Qqerida mia-diee esposo voz lastimera.-en
nombre del eieIo habes esq amargura
aires ojos mquisidores tSupones he sido
causa de muertef
NO 10 se-responde mistress Suagsby. = -
Ell desventurado endero despues de rapido examen
de triste posic6n podrfa arrnar tampoco no
haba contribuldo aquela muerte Esta complicado de
tai modo en- un sombro mserio ha tornado sin quererlo
ana parte actva certo asunto tenebroso,
uy possible que sea c6mpce indirecto de aque acontec
miento
-Querda-dice enjugandose la frente Ell panuelo
con voz ahogada-no podrfas explicarme por que tu
cya conucta es generamente de clrcunspeccon es
crupuosa has venido cafe antes de la hora de al
morzarf
-lY por que has venido taf-le pregunta, su vez
mistress Suagsby.
-Querida mia nnicamente por saber la verdad sobre
la fatal desgraca ocurrida infelz NJ Krook,
contarte los porenores de ella mo mentras amor
xases
No 10 dudo NJ suagsby. Me contais tan exactamente
todo 10 que sabeis
-Todo 10 que Sc, quer.
Desearfa que volyieras casadice mistress Suagsby,
con s6nrsa sniesra despues de contempar moments