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The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
A CLERICAL nrFICE.

The friends and family of James J. Carr, the local registrar of vital sta tistics, whose sad death was an nounced yesterday, have reason to be pround of the esteem In which he was held by the citizens of New Ha- ven, For twenty years he continued to do his work efficiently day after day, month after month, and year after year only to be reelected at each fresh contest Others aspired to the office but 1t was impossible to dis lodge him The imagination of the electorate could not be fired by an ap- peal to remove him that another and unskilled applicant might be given the place, In his case at any rate the voters of New Haven preferred trained to an untrained man,
 The fact Is significant of the spirit Tn which the voters of this city would regard the great majority of the of fees in their local government If they understood how equally clerical they are In character, The tax collector ship could, for example, be added, the commissioner of public works, the | city clerk, the town clerk, the judge of probate, and so on, all of the offices which have nothing whatever to do with the enforcement of given pub | lie policy which has been approved at the polls. These offices are purely clerical in character and demand for their occupants efficient men, who when they are once placed there and have given the necessary evidence of their usefulness should be retained during good behavior and effective service
 It can now be seen that little pur- pose would have served in turning MT Carr out of office for the unbusi- nessilke purpose or putting another in. Not only would the government of New Haven have suffered from these frequent changes, but efficient men would have been moved about on the political chess board and probably weakened as workers In the commu- nitV Ono of thn trn uadipe of npIitioaI life Is the brutal manner in which clerks are compelled to go in or out of office as the shifting winds com. ing to do with the need for a change in administration. The career of Mir Carr should be remembered by tn, voters
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
The Man for the Jobs

AippShil
 A reader calls our attention to the fact that Brother Charles, who is now bossng the Bryan Weekly Commoner in Nebraska, formerly ran a livery sta ble, and did fairly well at 1t until Brother Will lifted him out of the liv. cry stable and placed him in the Com moner office.
 Well, what of 1t? The question is, Is Brother Charles doing well as a pub fisher? Does he know what 10 accep, and what to reject? Is he able to fol. low Brother WITS Ideas without know. ing what those Ideas are? Is he sufli' ciently endowed with mentality 10 re- alze that the paramount issues of to- day are the bargain counter issue o tomorrow? Can he sort the goods ant make an attractive display?
 Brother Charles showed good sense in getting out of the livery business It Is net what it was. The motor cal has made the top buggy look like relic As long as Brother Charle could not see his way clear to gettinl Into the garage industry, he did wei to take hold of the Commoner
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Desertions from Mr. Bryan.
Providence Journal)

VT ARN bbulHhiAi
 That any gains Mir Bryan may make from the ranks of the more radical republicans are likely to be offset by equal If not greater losses from the ranks of the more conservative demo- crats has been pointed out by various observers of the situation. It Is cer- tainly matter of significance beyond the common when an influential journal like the Baltimore Sun---a Journal which, though of independent temper has long given general support to the democratic party-announces its pref erence for Taft Tt Is our delibera @ judgment" says the Sun, that for the next four years the material interests of the people of this country would be safer with MT. Taft at the head of the national government than with Mir. Bryan" The Sun, to be sure, has been no great admIrer of Mir Roosevelt II thinks that abuses can be rectifed without recourse to the Big Stick, and 1t argues that Mir. Bryan's Big Club would be no better instrument. In otn- CT words, it would have the best fea- lures of my policies carried out by the saner mind of Mir. Taft
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

As the months pass and the work of the Consumption Relief society de- velops, the city is sure to appreciate more and more the truly altruistic work of Brother Gunshannon of Hart ford. His exhibit at the Organized Charities building on Sunday was an instructive one and it shows that his work is as practical as could be ask cd for. Led by him and the newly formed society It may be confidently expected that the hard fight against the great white plague in New Haven will be a success.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
CHINA AND JAPAN.

At the time when the American bat tleship fleet set sail from Hampton Roads for it's long trip around the Horn, there were not few in this country who believed that the secret purpose of this government was to make a show of force against Japan in view of certain rumors of ill-feeling toward us among the little people of the Flowery Kingdom. Since then it has become apparent enough that our diplomats at no time had any definite plans in mind for the fleet other than a globe -circling cruise that should give our sailors and officers of the navy a vast amount of tirst-hand knowledge of world conditions that could not as well be taught them in any other way.
 Now that the American fleet Is near cruise, Is the logical time, if ever that there should be a revival of the Jap- anese war talk of last fall. News dis patches to and from Tokio have been keeping the cables tolerably hot with in the last few days dealing with the situation, but the more the real truth of the matter Is made known with lat CT and saner dispatches the more Is
 1t made clear that some newspapers here and In Tokio have been largely responsible for the talk by construct ing such congregations as would have been impossible had Japan been near CT to us. The "yelows" in this country
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

were with considerable justice accused of bringing about our war with Spain, but the country has learned its lesson and will not as easily be trapped in similar way again War is now too terrible a thing to be endured and if commercial and other dsagreements must come between this country and Japan, as seems quite inevitable both countries ought to be progressive and enlightened enough to see the falsity of arms and the sanity of peaceable arbi- tration. IL Is pleasing to read that Count okuma, of Japan the very man who was quoted as laying especially emphasis upon the presence of tho American fleet in eastern waters as significant of an anti-Japanese feeling in this country, is now saying "No one will endeavor more earnestly than my self to cultivate cordial relations with America because I realize that only through such cordial relations can Japan hope to become really great nation"
 On the other hand, the great ad- vantages to us that would acrue with a creditable alliance with China are not to be denied. If Japan has advanced almost in a day from seclusion to be a world power, China's promise is scarce- ly less rosy. There Is reason to believe that the Chinese millions are beginning to awake to a realization of their pos abilities in the world and are longing for greater liberties. With the death of the Empress Dowager, which may be expected soon, many Europeans in China are looking for a revolution, hoping that 1t will be bloodless one. They believe that it will bring about an end of the present Manchu dynasty | anu result III Il HdllNt 0HlHcSt NlSelpy being put at the head of the govern ment If that results, China's advance will be a rapid one and it is to be ex- pected that treaty would advance our commercial interests in proportion.
 Japan undoubtedly has her eyes or China as a commercial field. Japanest there are already putting many for eigners in China out of business. Thi' tendency Is sure to make great inroad' upon our far eastern commerce, O
 which we have been awaiting grea
 things. If this country is to take al active hand in the imminent problem
 of the mastery of the Pacific, 1t mus
 take active steps and not sit idly b! and watch some European power sob
 ble up the goodies The time is fa9 Approaching when we must make a de
 cided choice. Asia's day Is coming
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
And Roosevelt Would Interfere.
(Boston Transcript. )


 The Manufacturers Record of Balti- more, which has beens making special Investigation Of the subject, finds that between 1900 and 1907, the value of farm property ln the United states ad- vanced from s2j,i3o. 100000 to s2s,o7T,- 100000, a gain of thirty-seven per cent. though the number of persons actually engaged In agriculture increased but fifteen per cent. The value of agricul. tural products per capita of agricul- turallsts rose in the sam time from si5l to s6ls: and on the same basis the value of farm property Increased from sig5S to s234i. Comparison extending over a longer period Is generally con- firmatory of tho steady progress of farming. accelerated within the past ten years for products last year were of three times the worth of those of 1870, while the number Of persons em- ployed in or associated with the pur- suit has doubled Analysis reveals the period of lse0-96 as that of the lowest point of depression. all things consld- cred The value of farm products per capita of the population sunk 10 sSa and while the output per pita of az rlculturists, being s2S7 was slightly better than in 1890, il was almost $40 less than in 1870
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
CHartford Courant.1

NliHfllpFu NuuthHttl
 We are still hoping to escape civil war and that the democratic party will not be so sadly weakened as 1t would be by tbe sudden death of the esteem ed editor of the New Haven Journal Courier But thefslgps continue to in- dIcate trouble with hIm ns ,a storm een- ter Only Thursday we reprinted a paragraph from the "J.-C," which threatened certain congenltal liars in New Haven with the punishment they deserve Now the scene shifts and the hostilitles are developing between Wa terbury and New Haven, and between the sweot-tempered Editor Chapin of the American and the excited but lova- ble Editor Osborn of the Journal-Cou- rier which Is Just now enjoying an in- crease In circulation that seems to wor- ry some of its contemporaries.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
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The first announcements of the sea- son of theatrical productions to be presented in New Haven are being an- nounced. Soon the season of thea tries will be with us. Each year brings the high hope that the offer ings will be far in advance of any thing New Haven has had in the past. Yet to bring that about cooperation on two sides is necessary, The pub lie must offer enough patronage to warrant the productions and the pro- ducers must offer such productions as will warrant that patronage, Too long has New Haven been "dog town" theatrlcally.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
EXPENSES OF DELEGATES.

It Is no news to those familiar with [ the organization of the state nominat- ing conventions as of other nominat- ing conventions in which several towns are represented, to learn that the travelling and hotel expenses of delegates are in many instances not paid by the delegates themselves. They are paid by those interested In controlling the conventions. Already most of the hotel accommodations of the city of New Haven have been be- spoken by the agents of active candi- dates for office, though but compara- lively few of the delegates have been chosen yet
 When the commission appointed to inquire into the extent 10 which cor rupt practices prevail in the states of the union, and what steps have been taken to resist them, began It's work, the fact was borne more and more in upon them that convention expenses constituted one of the most odious forms of political corruption. It was, 1 and still Is, tacit understanding on the part of altogether too many dele gates to state conventions of both po- 1 litical parties that their expenses would be paid for them When they arrive at the convention city they find rooms assigned them and when they depart they do so without saying good bye to the hotel cashier It was to meet this evil, which at the outset destroyed the force of moral suasion, that the commission reported to the general assembly an amendment to the corrupt practices act in effect making these charges upon candi- dates for office impossible.
 The method of suppression adopted
 by the commission was to lean on the principle requiring from delegates to convention a statement of their ex-
 penses to be filed with town clerks
 after stated time. The proposed
 law read as follows: Every delegate to a nominating convention shall with
 in fifteen days after such convention,
 file with the town clerk of the town
 in which he resides an itemized sworn statement of the expenses incurred by
 with such convention and in connec-
 ton with his appointment as delegate
 thereto, and shall state who paid
 them, and, If no such expenses were
 incurred, he shall so state, and If for !, any such expenses paid or incurred
 by himself he has been reimbursed
 or promised reimbursement he shall ! so state and by whom" A penalty
 was provided for the failure of the
 delegate to file such a statement
 , It was doubtless sckening to the !. members of the commission that sucf law had become necessary In Con necticut but there was no escaping l the fact that the practices complained . of were of frequent occurrence, Why , the committee on judiciary though l this simple provision united to tn, needs of the state of Connecticut ha, ; never been explained It Ia worth, 5 of note now only because 1t again H. , lustrates how difficult 1t is to persuade the general assembly to walk arm 1T , arm with other states of the union ir protecting the electorate from ma Z chine domination.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Very Fells--itous.

Felis sedit by a hole, Entente she, cum omni soul,
 Prendere rats. Mice cucurrerunt trans the floor In nuemro due tres or more,
 Obliti cats Felis saw them oculis, 'Ill have them, inquit she, T guess,
 Dunn ludunt' Tune fila crept toward the group, "Habeam dixit, good rat soup
 Pingues sunt.' Mice continued all ludere, Entente they in ludum were,
 Gaudenter. Tune rushed the felis Into them, FL tore them omnes limb from limb,
 Yiolenter,
 MORAL. Mures omnes, nunc be shy, Et aurem praebe mlhi--
 Benigue. sit hoe satis-"verbum sat" Avoid a whopping Thomas cat
 Studiose.
 New York Tribune
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

To think of Fighting Bob" Evans as on the retired list, and q man over sixty years old is quite impossible. He, like every other naval hero and public idol must continue to be young man in the eye of the public. Forty-eight years of service in our navy Is pretty good record Forty eight years of such service as Fight ing Bob" has given his country is phenominal. He has earned his rest and deserves It.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Strong Blows for Temperance Struck.
 (BridReport Poet

The national convention of the Cath ollc Total Abstinence Union, which is in session in New Haven this week, promises to still further advance the cause of temperance reform all over the land, The most noticeable feature of the convention so far has been the recomme endations made by the very em- inent leaders of the organization most of whom are of the priesthood, In nl- most every instance these shepherds of the flock advised the most stringent rules in dealing with those who en- gage in the sale of intoxicants, This is of marked significance, because it would seem to indicate that sooner or lator the great church Itself would aA-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Summer Sale.

sI.5O, s2 and x2.50 English Glos sa
 (BrOken lots) xi. A and s5 Automobile Gloves, ". ss nnd S35 Automobile Coats, Hnii Pric@ SEQ and s35 Hnincoats up to size A'N
 Half Price. . s5, s7,5O, sio and s25 Hath Wraps, Half Price. s50 Imported Dressing Gowns, Haif Price. Guyot suspenders, Half Price. Broken Lots of S3.T5 per dozen coiinrsf S1.50 dozen, S1 fnncy border English Linen Hands
 Ecrchiefs, soc. ench. $3. $5, a650, SiO md Ri5 Automobiio Lap Robes, Half Price. m, $i15 nnd S2.50 French Half Hose SL
 pair Broken Lots of Shaker Knit swentersi Hnlf Price. Light and medium weight underweari
 Hnlf Price. VI English Belts, Huff Price. VI to &3.50 Scarf Pins, 50c. - aoc' Ter cake French soap made ny
 "vlolct." 17c. Also some fine Cnnes nnd Umbrellnss
 Half Price. We have \ small assortment Of SI
 shirts Rnd Ire. Half Hose. store store Closes satw Jay Ut ?. m. Other days at D m.
 CHASE & co.
 oUTFTTTERS FOR MEN. Y
 l0lS and 1920 Chapel Street.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Exactly So.
(WaterhurY American.

Waterbury American.)
 We agreed in advance with the Prov idepce Journal in the article which 1t considers that there is no value, ex- cept habit and convenience, In the practice of not re-electing our govern ors There Is nothing to prevent a change now If the people want 1t, ex- cept the superior power of organiza- ton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

"Confound the luck" hlurted the great artist as he tossed his brushes about in confusion,
 What Is the trouble, dear?' asked his little wife
 Why, here had a beautiful picture of Chicago, and now l have spattered black paint over half of it, The work is ruined"
 Cheer up. dear Just rub the black all over the canvas until nothing IS visible and then call 1t picture Of Pittsburg."
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Certainly Not.
(Naugatuck News,)

VNdUEHtUCK NEWS,1
 Editor Osborn of the New Haven Journal-Courler does not propose to al- low anyone to make any false state ments relative to his efforts to pre- vent Congressman Lilley from securing the nomination for governor.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
Lillcy Buttons Are Free.

Campaign buttons are again in the market and 1t is up to the voters wno desire to wear them to pay their money and take their choice
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Not So Sure Nn,r.

V4NVT WTVT ' Do not think that Lilleys chances are
 sure. Walk right out to the caucuses
 and make them sure.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

Pearl Gin surprisel-what? You let surprised Don't you know the rules of our club firmly state that any girl who lets 2 young man kiss her will be suspended7"
 Ruby-Well was suspended dear. I was in A hammock,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

Mrs Van Horn. She claims to be q prominent woman
 Penelope--P Pooh Why she cannot boast of even one camera being smashed when she appears in public,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

Inside of twelve years New York promises to be the largest city on the earth. It is now growing more than six times as fast as London.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
JEsTs AND JOKES.

Pa-Yes Ostend, old Ponce de Leon went into the wilderness to find tho fountain of youth.
 Ostend--Gee pop Was 1t a soda- water fountain
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

The number of sugar factories in operation last year in Russia was PTS.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

The baccius of typhoid fever Is so minute that drop of water might con tain millions.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

Official tests of gas meters in New York city show that the defective me- ters give the gas companies the benc- At of the doubt, that is, where there Is one that is too slow there are two that are too fast
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
SAYINGS AND DoINGs.

Florida produces the finest lead pen ell cedar In the world.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

An attempt at locomotive construc- tion is to be made in Japan.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18
A Pleasant Interruption.

sume more radical position in tho same direction
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

prlscilla--Thore goes that naughty
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

All of the Doroughs of New York city have advanced their tax rates and Richmond Is at the head of the list with sl.711 for each S100 of assessed value.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

New York city pays large funeral bill It costs the city s32.50 to bury each of the unclaimed bodies that pass through the morgue, and there are about 9,400 of them in the course of a Nnlr.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

Chopin hated playin- at social fes- tivtes To lady, who, after the dln- ner, asked him to play, he answered.. "Ts 1t really necessary? I ate so It. tie "
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

New York is growing rapidly in it's population of millonaires. There are about 200) of them now, while there were only thirty quarter of cen tury ago.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-08-18

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL. osaued Thursday. One Dollar Year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-10-01

having claims against the estate OF
said deceased are hereby required to
present them. with the proper voucher
within six months from the date ~
this notice. to the undersigned admin
istrator of said estate. at the office a:
the United States commissioner in
Nome in said Cape Nome Precinct. un
der the penalty that claims not pre-
sented within six months after the first
publication of this notice cannot h,
paid until the claims presented withi,.
that period have been satisfied
Date Of this notice. August 81. 1908
CHARLES +. ASHFORD,
Administrator of the Estate
OF JnSn H. Ashford de
ceased.
s-24-1-S-15-Th
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-10-01
HEARST and
BRYAN FIGHT

Chanler. in suit against me. stated
in his affidavit that ne had seen Mr..
Bryan at my house. and 81 the visit
was inadvertently made public. That
visit was without result. as | purposrly
avoided politics.
shortly after | received an invita-
ton from a friend Of mine to dinner
When | went to the dinner found Mr.
Bryan. After the dinner Mr. BRYAN
stepped aside with me In the hall and
said exactly what | said he did.
Il wish he had not said II. was
surprised and Inundated by the prop
osition. 1t showed that Mr. Bryan had
no appreciation or conception Of the
work had done for him. or of the rea-
son had worked so hard and made so
many sacrifices in the cause. II showed
that he considered me merely a traitor
working for some personal advantage
or promotion in politics left the
house Inundated. as say. but more
than ever opposed to Mr. Bryan. more
than ever convinced that I was right
in opposing him."
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-10-01
MI E:RS
RECORDED
EMBER 80.
Proofs OF Labor.

'iorfer lumy Forks. Polar Bear.
itr,aa. oroh-r. Dl- Fraction. Grn
fr..f.HH. TrN sroup Puritan group.
1mu.#aaa .aJ Minneapolis all situ-
..aa = ~ adI=Hlns Silver creek and
Australian N abof,. 40 . above.
$50 -Aat. ~ . above. aud M 5
lbns, AUSTRALIANS situated ou Gold
Hu.a ,t-,E. for Year ending Dec. 81.
teo> S. O.. smith.
aer andue bee. ~. Iao>. Victor \.
fHlrt
Na Laura guI,h. fpr wear ending
,., a. lso>. u a. Rergstrom
Reindeer. Irft limit IF L.iudhlom. for
,,f HJug b.. FL. lao>. Charles r.
um
Ilarl Times bench. an silver creek.
for var ending Dee. 81. leoS. J. \.
Hu-fer9a
IA Ia p,vfer creek. for year end
Ing De- 81. lanS. Cans I.austen
Abiei- q. group left limit Of Nome
river. fer Year ending Dee. Il. l9oS:
BarNs Eeown
Renewal Of Mortgage.
Mortgae" # oct =. 1905. by Christ
I.au~"n toe. z. Rawden.
Mortgage.
John II Eoruaoldt Ia ". y Mat
beck. one-ffth interest in Bacon claim,
NIpfa claim and No Moran guich;
S'it. "a. l9aS
Lease.
u. " Mckay 10 \. \. Leopold. Nos.
ana 10 above Discovery on. Big Hur-
rah. Inlv Il. 1905
Agreement.
f. r. Dunn and f. L. Blanck ct al,
"n"-haH interest in No. below Good
Luck. Anvil creek; Sept. %, 1905
Water Appropriation.