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The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
COMMENCEMENT GADBLE

It is well that the excitement caus- ed by the Republican national conven- ton, and which will soon be followed by that provoked by the Denver con- vention. detracts attention from some of the remarkable thirge being said by commencement week officials. It would not be for the advantage of all con cerned if some of this gabble was talk en seriously by men and women, who are persuaded that only wisdom flows from the mouths of college officials.
 Tn his baccalaureate address to the graduating class of Tufts college, Pres ident Hamilton of that institution warned the young men, soon fortunate ly to pass from under his control, that the most dangerous enemy liberty has in the twentieth century Is democracy. Democracy" he said, exchanges the tyranny of the few for the tyranny of the many without any advantage to the liberty of the individual" Commence ment week philosophy of that order ought to send forth into the world bunch of lively American citizens. It virtually tells them not to be fooled by the free institutions of the country, not to take seriously the deeds of the founders and martyrs and not to let the colors in the American flag dull their superior knowledge of life. It would not be strange if as result of this remarkable observation some of the graduating class at Tufts joined the colony of parlor socialists in New York.
 President Stanley Hall of Clark uni- versity tells his young charges that 1t has been proved beyond a doubt"
 that woman has two or more souls, the commanding soul rising at times with out the knowledge of the other op- pressed souls There is clearly a req son for offering some of the graduat- ing students of some of the American colleges the assurances of our most dis tinguished sympathy and to suggest to others the uninterrupted reign of
 sanity at Yale.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
COST OF OFFICIAL STATION.

If reports are true, discussion of whether Governor Hughes of New York likes or dislikes public life, in connection with speculation as to his political future, is entirely beside the mark. His retirement to private life is forced upon him as problem which relates to his ability to pay the cost As president the cost of main tenance would cease to concern him, but in any of the other offices with which his name has been mentioned 1t would at once arise to embarrass him.
 As governor of the state of New York MT Hughes Is given a salary of s10,O00 and required to live in an ex- eeutiye mansion at Albany which easily eats up more than the total receipts from official service. It Is
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the city fathers in Hartford a season or two ago, and the ever increased sat isfactlon that the good people of the Capitol city are feeling for this the ideal voting system, and It must be ap- paront that New Haven Is surely talk Ing the right move, There are over ITO cities and towns in the country that use the machines now,
 Bridgeport Is to pay for its machines ot exactly the same rate that has been asked of New Haven, namely, $500 each. Both cities are to be guaranteed by the company against any suits for in- Judgements brought by other concerns, In Bridgeport, as in New Haven, bonds are to be issued for the cost of the ma chimes, These will be paid off in ten yearly instalments, Bridgeport Is to adopt the plan of paying these install- ments out of it's election expense fund each year, plan suggested by the city auditor who declares that the machines will prove saving of 5000 q year for the city. In New Haven 1t has been es- timated By Alderman Miller that the voting machines will prove saving to the city of from s1,OoO to sl,2Oo a year,
 
 This estimate it may be believed, Is putting 1t mildly. In addition there are many election expenses that will be saved and that ought to be considered. Not the least of these will be the in divldual expenses of the various party nominees heretofore with the "sticker" system of ballots. Each nominee has had to have printed vast quantities of stickers and special ballots. The ex- pense of distributing them all over the city has not been inconslderable. Be sides all this, the old system of ballot ing has required the services of per sonal representatives at every polling place to give out stickers, instruct the unlntelligent vote, and watch out for the interests of each candidate general ly. Totalling these expenses with each nominee, an estimate of many thous- ands of dollars that will be saved does not seem to be too. great.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

said that he has spent several times his salary since he took office, and that If he is to accumulate compete ency for his family to care for them in event of his death he must once more put his nose to the grindstone and labor, It is an open secret that there has not been governor of the state of Connecticut, who has been able to live on his salary for many many years. Connecticut has since 1885 paid it's governors the princely sum of s4,000 year, which probably In no case has covered the expenses incidental to the holding of the of- flee. No governor has been able to meet the expense of the office and support himself and his family at the same time out of the states allow ance.
 If the people of state want the Illhll lp S'lNC llltlll III llldl idDulllg III whom they have faith, and upon whose judgment they rely, they must pay him living salary, The honor of the office has never so appealed to the butcher, the baker and the candle stick maker that 1t relieves the occu- pant of 1t of the pressing need of buying and paying for the necessaries of life. The alternative of failing to pay salary sufficient to support governor Is having for governor, eith- CT man willing to support 1t out of his own fortune. or man, who pos sesses no adequate notion of official and personal dignity. The states of Connecticut and New York cannot af- ford to face such an alternative, even when the standpoint is that of cold dollars and cents. The governorship of this state should carry with 1t d salary of not less than s10,000, While that of New York should carry with 1t not less than s25,0OO. Even then the incumbents of the office should have to practice economy in many ways. The cost of official station Is a real thing. that is station of the major grades.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
A WISE PHILANTHRoPlsT.

mat lHe Country-Slue movement about to be inausurated under the auspices of the National Association for Mental Hygiene. outlined and ad- yocated in "A Mind That Found It. self" which, as the readers of this paper know. Is the work of a native of this city, will be productive of im- portant results, Is indicated by the recently announced gift to John Hop kins hospital and university of psy- chiatric clinic. This clinic. or psycho- pathic hospital, given by MT. Henry Phipps of Pittsburgh and New York. will be the first institution of It's kind in this country to be brought under the absolute control of a university; and, best of all, 1t will be liberally en- dowed and therefore unhampered in It's activities.
 Though the amount of Mir. Phipps' gift has been withheld. at his request, it will no doubt amount to more than half a million dollars, and, In addition, Mir. Phipps will provide for the maintenance of an efficient medical and nursing staff, including salaries for professor of psychiatry, assist ants. and other expenses for period of ten years.
 The establishing of an institution wherein nervous and mental diseases will be treated and studied in the most scientific manner, and that, too, in a building which will become a part of q great general hospital, is an event of more than passing interest. We feel safe in saving that it marks the be- ginning of the end of abuses, and de- flclencies in treatment, which Mir Beers so convncingly describes in his book The work that may be done in modern psychopathic hospital will strike at the very root of the evils existing to-day in the treatment of the insane Indeed, the establishment of such hospitals, in each state in the union, holds out the only hope for preventing, and perhaps conquering mental disorders, for in these institu- Af l,,A, criminately committed to hospitals for 1 the insane will receive treatment which will restore them to health and society without having had to under | go the ordeal of commitment and needless incarceration in such institu- tions.
 If the Society for Mental Hygiene the national and independent state so- cieties, of which the Connecticut so- ciety, now in operation. is the first to l be flnished-do no more than call the attention of philanthropists to the rich but heretofore neglected field of nerv- ous and mental diseases, these organi- zations will more than justify their existence. That a campaign of edu- cation, such as that planned, will di. vert to this field part of the many millions of dollars given each year foi charitable purposes, Is a foregone conclusion Americans able to give are, as a rule, not slow to give wher the ne3d has been brought home tc them. If persons of wealth in Con. necticut doubt the need for a prompt establishment of psych opathic hos. pital within the state preferably al Yale university, they will find that tho need exists, and Is urgent, If they vii but investigate. The prompt found. ing of such an institution will go fai toward enabling Connecticut to holt the lead already taken in the impend ing movement for mental hygiene.
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not agree to the test cases, He declared that the racing men have already "sweetened' the judge before whom the eases would be heard and even that he had already written out hls decision,
 Aside from whether any judge would be partial or unfair In his decisions or not, there seems to be good reason to hope that there will be test case as soon as possible, If the constitutionai- ty of the new law Is questioned, It's eff fectiveness certainly cannot be great until every shadow of a question is re- moved; and 1t should be the concern or the governor and the district attor- neys to see to 1t that test case Is had, 1T necessary, fighting the many we'll paid lawyers of the racing men. But IT, as tho district attorney for Kings county in which the Gravesend race track Is located, said, a judge has been bought up to render an agreeable de- cision, then there is double cause to proceed with a test case at once and follow 1t up later with more thorough test" of the judge himself at the in- stisation of the governor This last con tinsency would promise many further developments of interest in this race track connection and Governor Hughes Is not the man to be expected to fear It's results, If he could fight the wealthy Insurance companies to q standstill there should be no cause for him tc quake when facing a few race-track en. thusiasts.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
BRIDGEPORT AND NEW HAVEN,

The aldermen who voted in favor of the voting machines Monday night may find renewed satisfaction, if they feel at all uncertain as to the wisdom of what they have done, in the vote Of the Bridgeport board of aldermen on the same night upon the identical subject, which was even more decisive than the vote here in New Haven. The New Ha- ven aldermen by a vote of thirteen to five decided to get forty-three voting machines; the Bridgeport alderman decided the same night to get thirty three machines of the same identical make. Add to this the similar vote of
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Governor Hughes stand.
Waterbury Republican,

Public office has cost Governor Hughes much money. He doesn't like It. and to succeed Is for him hard job, though he gets there, He can't have the presidency, won't take the vice presidency, and doesn't want to be gov ernor again. Either he will have to be permitted to retire to his profession or he must be elected and made to serve without his consent. The latter alter native will not work with a man of his disposition.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

TO commemorate the signing of the terms of peace between Germany and France at Frankfort on the Main in 1871 the Bismarck monument was un- yelled in that city on Sunday, which was the anniversary of that historic oc- currence. The monument was designed by the late Professor Siemerng and was executed by his pupils under the supervision of Professor Menzel, It represents the iron chancellor in the uniform of a cuirassier helping Ger mania to mount charger. At the base of the group, of heroic proportions, are Bismarck's words: Let us but place the German empire in the saddle--it will ride of itself
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Advantages of inc Gan and Gown.

Superintendent Beede of the New Ha- ven public schools favors plain clothes for graduatIons, and he has good req sons for the same. It is matter how ever, in which few school authorities presume to dictate and which Is gener- ally left to the ones who are to wear them and to their parents who h ave to foot the bills, Where the rich and the poor vie with one another m this par ticular the advantage of the cap and gown Is evident. Some ciasses have settled the problem satisfactorily by agreeing to adopt one style and one kind of fabric.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Summers ComIn'.

When the honey bees am buzzln' In the apple blossoms sweet, And little chickens by the dozen Am a-runnln round your feet: When the breezes am a-hummin', When the sap am upward runnin'. You may know that summers comin'. With Its flowers and It's heat When the trout am hungry, bitin' lIn the creek down fin the wood; When the crows am cawin, fghtin' Zach other bout their food; When you once begin to potter Cause the sun am gittin hotter Then you know the summers got her Self goin' sure, for good. When the flies, the bugs, and skeeter: Halnt a-losin' none their fame, And the hired man runs the heater Till you want to say a name. When you find your nerve is goin Cause the garden needs Ii hoein', You well know for all your blowin That summers jes' the same
 --Leslie's Weekly.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Degrees Bring Gifts.
(Meriden Journal.)

So far this year the colleges of the country have received $23,O00,0O0, and announcements are being made every day of new gifts. But 1t Is a rather curious fact that the secondary schools, which have four times the attendance of colleges are almost ignored. A con temporary thinks 1t may be because secondary schools cannot confer de- grees,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

Rich stores of radium, indicating larger deposits than any yet known to exist in Europe. were found by Profess or Joly during the construction of tho slmplon tunnel. The chief source of radlum has hitherto been Jachimstal, North Bavaria, where a few grains are yielded for every ton of pitchblende. Radlum Is worth $90o,)00 a ton, but that amount Is not yet forthcoming. A ton says Sir William Ramsay, would boil away 200 pounds of water every hour and would cook and supply baths for a large family for 20 generations without showing any diminution of its power.'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

Camille Flammarion, the French as- tronomer, accepts the theory that there Is life on the ruddy planet. After re- ceving from the Lowell observatory a number of spectograms giving evl- denoes of the presence of water vapor in Mars, he says: Mars has neither our climate, our temperature, nor our atmosphere II is. besides older than the earth by several millions of years. am absolutely ignorant as to what its inhabitants are like. for that does not belong to the scientific Knowledge If our time--it belongs to the science of to- morrow"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
No NoiseIcss Opening Gun.
(sprlngneld RepnhlIcan.l

ISpTIhEHeId KepubIIcan,)
 If Hiram Maxim's noiseess gun could be applied to our country's political wars presidential elections might be- come more endurable once in four years But imagine noiseless open Ing gun in political campaign. MT. Bryan and Mir, Roosevelt would never be reconcied to 1t.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

Who could suggest better weather than we are having these days, even if it were being made to order? The days are almost cloudless and when 1t rains it is at night when most of us are sleeping. What, indeed is so rare as a day in June, 1908?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
SAYINGS AND DOINGS.

Rats as disseminators of disease have long been the plague of great ports. London. with colony of b4,0oo, has undertaken to extermnate her rodents in six months. Some 15,ooO of the num- her have already been slaughtered in the huge storing sheds at Tilbury docks. The remedy employed is a taste- less germ placed on potatoes in the rat runs. After eating the poison the rats contract a fatal wasting disease which Is also highly contagious to other TO- dents
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Convention insurance.
(Boston Transcrlpt.)

It may be somewhat reassuring to those left behind'' to know that many If not most of the delegates from Massachusetts to the convention at Chi cago took the precauton to have the time of their absence from home cover cd by accident insurance.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Trust Busting,

(SprIngfield Republican)
 Yale's LJ n. for J. r Morgan may signify that in President Hadley's opin ion, there Is a limit to trust busting.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Hard to See.

II Is hard to see why Yale should make MT, John Plerpont Morgan an LL. D., unless she wants building some day, His son, MT, John Plerpont Morgan, jr., is a graduate of Harvard.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17
Morgan, R.I,. D.
lIlartfnrd rimeaA

It is said that Yale is to confer the degree of LL D. on J. Pierpont Nor gan Wouldn't the degree of R.R D. be even more appropriate.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

The New York World wants to know if, after all, 1t Is a knot-hole and not a plank they are preparing at Chicago. Really we should imagine that something more than knot-hole would be required to hold up Mir, Taft if he Is the nominee. He is no feath- er-weight.
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where does he get his money?' q don't know where he gets his, and don't care, What l am interested in is Knowing just how he gets mine. .'-- Nashville American,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

Maxim with his noseless gun might be able to rob the Fourth of July of some of It's earsplitting feat ures-that is If he could induce Young America to prefer his new re- volvers to the old noisy ones-but even then there would be the same didn't-know- it was loaded fools to con tend with and the same suffering and deaths that come because of their carelessness.
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D by Yale, and Yale Is hoping he will not forget 1t, Indeed, 1t Is hoped he wlI handsomely remember It.
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we can live on bread and cheese and kisses That seems economical enough. And If the cheese be llmbur- ger we can even dispense with the Kisses. "--Cllpped.
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"If you want q plenty of plums' re- marked the political horticulturalist, you have to graft Exactly, agreed the practical politician, "so you do.'- Baltimore American.
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Your son tells me he Is going to take lessons to cultivate his memory" T hope not, answered Farmer Corntossel "he can remember every fool tune that was ever whistled "---Washington Star
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
A Mucb- Yale Victory.

(Willimantic Chroncle,) About this time expect word from Gales Ferry that the Yale crew is growing stale.
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Princeton wins? Now the trouble seekers will be more than ever con vinced that the game In New Haven last Saturday was given to Yale so that there might be a third game in New York to pay the extra expenses of the MeHorial day fiasco that ended in the rainS
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The Texas delegation Is said to have brought a pair of trousers for the presidential nominee that are made of mohair. the product of clip pings from a famous anRora goat and are tailored to fit Mir Taft. Incident ally it is hoped to focus some atten- ton upon the angora goat industry of Texas. If MT Taft's nomination were not so certain. the possibility of slim Mir. Fairbanks or short MT Cannon trying to fill them would suggest some amusement.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

Bobbs- Why do those two girls both hate you SO? Slobhs-I told them they both looked alike.-Phlladelp Rec ord.
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Remembered,
{ lAnsnnin SentinnI

- IHITHUITIH pUITITHVTJ
 J Pierpont Morgan son of Connect icut, Is to be given the degree of IL.
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St. Casimir's church in Worcester has had financial complications due to bad bookkeeping and the bishop has ordered cash registers set up at the doors and that 1t be made a pay as-you-enter church. Rather novel idea Evidently the parishioners when they cast their bread upon the waters for sweet charity's sake want to be sure that the credit for it re- turns to them at least one-fold
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why do you set your alarm clock? You never get up when 1t ringsl" NO.
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JUST TO LAUGH.

Have you read my last poem?" Frlend--"1 trust that I have, Judge.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

It seems to be the trick nowadays to have plenty of material from which to select nominee, judging from the vice presidential complication at Chi cago. Hon. Stiles Judson is at present governor pro tenn. of Connecticut. Why not consider him along with Lake, Lilley and Woodruff. Says the Hartford Post: "It has been a long time since Connecticut has had an elected governor who could fill the ex- alted position with more dignity and credit to the state than this same handsome Stiles Judson." Put that In your pipe and smoke it
The Huttig news., 1908-04-11
SKIN TROUBLES CURED.
First Had Itching Rash-Threatened
Later With Blood-Poison in Leg
Relied on Cuticura Remedies.

"About twelve or fifteen years ago
I had breaking-out, and it itched,
and stung so badly that l could not
have any peace because of it. Three
doctors did not help me. Then used
some Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Oint-
ment, and Cuticura Resolyent and
began to get better right away. They
cured me and have not been bothered
with the itching since, to amount to
anything. About two years ago I
had la grippe and pneumonia which
left me with pain in my side. Treat
ment ran it into my leg, which then
swelled and began to break out. The
doctor was afraid it would turn to
blood poison | used his medicine
but it did no good, then used the
Cuticura Remedies three times and
cured the breaking-out en- my leg. ]. F.
Hennen, Milan, Mo-, May Is, 1907"
The Huttig news., 1908-04-11
HOW TO APPLY PAINT.

Greatest care should be taken when
painting buildings or implements
which are exposed to the weather, to
have the paint applied properly. No
excellence of material can make up
for carelessness of application, any
more than care in applying it can
make poor paint wear well.
The surface to be painted should be
dry and scraped and sandpapered
hard and smooth. Pure white lead
should be mixed with pure linseed oil,
fresh for the job, and should be well
brushed out, not flowed on thick.
When painting is done in this manner
with National Lead Company's pure
white lead Grade marked with "The
Dutch Boy Painter") there is every
chance that the job will be satisfac-
tory. White lead is capable of alb
solute test for purity. National Lead
Company, Woodbridge Building, New
York, will send testing outfit free to
any one interested.