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The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
FORMS WATER CURTAIN.

The public library building in Chicago
is protected against the invasion Of fire
from the outside by means of q so-calIed
water curtain"
At the top of the building is system
of tubes. through which water. supplied
from tank. can be caused TO flow over
the outside walls. On one occasion the
efficiency of the water curtain was tested
by the fire that consumed a large spice
mill adjoining the library building
The water being turned on. the outer
walls We're Immediately covered with a
liquid sheet. which. as the temperature
was low, became eventually a sheet Of
ice
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
FatiEue-toxIn Resembles Opium.

The fatigue-toxin obtained by WEIGH
ardt from the muscles Of tired animals
has been now extracted by him from
such vegetable substances as opium.
poppy-heads. and curari. and has been
also prepared by oxidizing albumins
When swallowed. the vegetable toxin
yields the same fatigue effects as the
animal toxin.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
Old Mines win BE Reopened.

have been closed for more than cen
tury. are to be worked again. A COM
pany, it is stated is being formed for
the purpose of acquiring the property
and erecting a plant for separation. as
well as for smelling the ore.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
The Largest Morning Circulation.

All advertising contracts made by The
washington Herald are based upon its
bona fide circulation-a circulation in
Washington larger by thousands than was
ever before attained by any morning |
newspaper at the Capital. Its books are
open.
The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
RENT HIGH IN CHINA
Cost Of Living Increases in
the Celestial Empire.
CONSUL GRACEY GIVES FACTS

Provisions and Current Expenses in
TsinEtau, Shanghai, and HOngkOng
as Great as in Western Cities-serS
WANTS Whges Advance Nearly 100
Per Cent in Ten Years.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
SHOW NolR CuioRs.

some few days ago q New Hayoner who signed hls name "Truo Blue" wrote this paper urging every one in the city to fling out Yale flags today in in greater numbers than has ever been done before. True Bmc's' appeal should be met with a ready and en- thusla#tlc response. Never has the city had tha opportunity to welcome so many thousands of visitors at the time of big football game, our cor respondent says he ie not himself a graduate of Vale, but ho feols along with all other good New Hayonors, that thc city owes much to the college and tho college owes much to tho city -thoy arc now luscparahlc and should be loyal each to the other.
 IL win be & pleasing impression |whtrh ouj visitors will carry away with |thcm f. they see every home and busi' |uces house in this city today swothod lin tho inspiring blue which Is SO doal to the Mon of thc Fence, New IIa. ven is now far too hir to be cass., among the university towns, such az
 Prnccton But Now Haven has not
 and let us hope if never will, out. grow its Vale enthusiasm, If It can
 not he clasaod as a university town, i .ahould he glad and proud to bo classot as university city New Haven f for Yale, first, last and always There
 fore let the vatchword today be; Ou
 with the Rlue in every street on cy
 cry house and store!
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
THE ELECTION CASES.

The universal interest and satisfac- ton which has been expressed as re- suit of the decision of the court yes- terday whereby heavy sentences were imposed upon those saloon dealers who had been charged with illegally open. Ing theil places on election day, was only to be expected Certainly, with such convincing testimony against the men, there would have been more uni yersal surprise, had the result been any different. Judge Tyner, as well as Mir. Fox and the others associated with him in bringing the charges. arc to be con graduated. There is a definite reason why saloons should be closed on cleo tion day Every good citizen must bo sensible to It.
 There are other vital election cases to come up There will be one today in which compllclty is charged against tho police; and there will be others later growing out of the vote buying incidents in Cheshire and elsewhere All of these cases The Journal Cour'el and good citizenship generally vii watch closely and expectantly IT them issues nre at stake which arc O l the greatest moment
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
The Physical Test.
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lCpIluguelu lktpuDlltdHl '
 The president Is lndulging in more of his physical test nonsense in order ing that all naval officers shall take a 5o-mile walk to prove their physical fitness for the naval service The hu- morists at one time predicted the es- tahllshment of a diving and swimming test in the navy, but the 50-mile walk on shore Is now preferred It Is for tunate for Fighting Bob" Evans, who has a crippled foot, that tho presiden, waited until after his retirement before establishing the pedestrian endurance stunt for -admirals, IS well as for midahipmCn and second lieutcnants Had v been enforced again Fighting Bob he could never have been per
 nittod to take the fleet around south America co the Pacific coast IL Is very possible that Admiral Farragut. who was G3 years old when he fought his
 way into Mobile bay with the federal fleet. could not have walked 80 miles in three successive days just before his last great victory George Dewey had entered upon his 6lst year when he smashed the Spanish squadron al Manila could he have passed the a0-mil walk examination when he was ordered tC sail from Hong Kong Who knows l The army and navy will heaye deer ! gighs Of relief when Mir Taft reache; | tho White House Al least. Mir Taf | will have the sense to understand tha' | subiecting officers of all ranks and age | and branches of the services to tn, | same identical tests In physical en l duranco is unreasonable. and that ma ! turcd judgment experience and spccla 1 training in an officer of either the army l or the navy may be more valuable (, | his government than leg action or abil | fly to ride smaruy certain distance 1 across country
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
THANKSGIVING DINNDps

II Is undenIably true and, in a way, highly regrcttabe that Thanksgiving has come down to us, through genera tIons upon generations, as day prim- arily Of eating With our pious fore fathers, who settled this wild coast, Che day had It's prayerful as well as ifs emasculBte side, but of late years by far the greater proportion of Us arc concerned with the prayerful side of the holiday only go far as we read of lt in the Presidents and Governors pro- Icamations
 IL is no new line of thought which Golfers Weekly follows up when it says that Thanksgiving has come to be a holiday marked by food "Artor loosoned girths," 1t adds, "wben at last, in the phrasinR of that traditional col loge girl, gastronomic satiety ad- monIshes one that he has reached tue ultimate stage Of deglutiti0n, there per haps Is to be traced often even pride in the accomplishment rather than the more suitable shame"
 But, along with the nrayerful and thankful side of the day, which we arc apt to overlook in spite of lts name there is another side very often for. gotten "Deglutition" may he al right in it's way, but there are hundred. and thousands all around us in this and other cities, for whom Thanksgiving i, not marked at all as a day apart from all others when dinner tables groar with good things 10 eat and drink These latter Include not only the indi gent poor but the helpless, unfortunate deserving poor.
 It is for the latter that the city mis- sionary association has just issued 1t. annual appeal for help and donations That the response will be a large one
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
\ HrmuriSabic Verdict.

TO the Editor of the Kick Column;
 Now that Coroner Mix hos decided that 1t Is not only lawful but emiu- ennv proper for automobiles to travel at the rate of fifteen miles an houn in the center of the city, after dark, with no lights worth mentioning, and that if we would avoid being killed, we must look both ways at the same time. will some ono kindly tell us what we can do?
 l'ntn aerial navigation enables us to get about with comparative safety we shall have to nnd some other way tn get off the earth unless we want to be put under it. D.
 New Haven, Nov 90, 1908
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
"TOOT8 8tLI,"

A gridlronod field that hugo stande de-
 fcnd With great grim gallows at either
 end. A bullying wind and q Frightened sky And . leather hall that goes dancing
 by
 The hour has struck again for the
 doughty football men. And lis "Fall, there, fall lad You're snatcbinG at the ball, lad! Again. now that's well done! QuicN now. quick man, Don't lie there lilSo q sick man Jtyclyl That's the trick man, pick
 mp your feet and rum" A-sprawl rull-length on the short
 brown grass They watch inc handling of kick and
 pass, And the slippery dummies squeak and
 swing Az each in his turn the tacklcrs
 spring
 And the veteran may sbirlt but tho
 novice, he must work, Whlic ifs "Scoot now. sCoot lad Leave your feet and shoot lad. That's the way to do If, lad. You're learning. learning fast, Low, get low. man. Mustn't go slow. man,
 That's the way to go, man, you've
 got the KndoF At lhSt HarlS now the whistles silver call, Line unN and tho center takes the The signals follow clear and quick For run and line buck, punt and trick While the coach trots close beside, To each error open-eyed. l And lts You end stay therel | Tackle under way, there. | Guard, you spoiled the play there, Don't stand like that and wait l What are you about. man7
 You might as well be out man as
 half Q second latoi' so the days go by and with each iu Comes something new for the men to
 learn But one great lesson is still the same. It's team play only that wins the game Nothng's done by one and one, but
 by all In unison For its Side by side, there Let the fullbdck guide, there l Half don't run SO wide, therel
 Never go alone. Hard, DOW, hard, man. Tackle, stick to guard, man Tackle, stick to guard man.
 And the boys who learn the lesson
 may use 1t when they're grownl J W, Linn in St. Nicholas.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
For Prudent pedesIrinp.

TO the Editor of the Kick Column;
 That was an interesting article in the Kick Column of your paper Wednesday, the lSth relating to tho corlrol of an automobile going leigh, teen miles an hour and stopped "wlthin ten feet" nftor the brakes were applied The article in question ap. pears to be incomplete, as t does not state how many feet the passengers went after the auto stopped Unless they were nailed to the seat, or the law oC inertia suspended for their ben eft they must have ambled quite a distance In returning to their auto.
 If seems to casual observer that if would be prudent for pedestrians to keep at least eleven feet ahead of . auto that is going at an eighteen mile clip, l.. B, FUTILE 2ll Mansfield St, New Haven, Nov i9.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
A pun1Ic snnv1cn coMmssIoN.

The report which the commission | appointed by the general assembly to inquire into the subject of public uhl- ltles Is ready to make, and which has been in condensed form, laid before the readers of The Journal Courier, shows conclusiyeIy that the work oG inquiry has been carefully carried on and that the counsel given Is based upon & thoughtful study of the sltua- ton as developed in consequence of Connectlcut's recognition of the prin- ciple of natural monopoly as it effects these corporations
 It is arranged that the railroad commission passes out of existence with the entrance of the public service commission, The new commission, which Is to be composed of three members, will be given extensive pow CTS of oversight and control, but not such as honestly conducted corpora tions ought to fear Jr dissent from In more than doubling the salaries now paid the railroad commissioners the reporting commission give ovi- dence of having realized the calibro of the men who must be drawn into the public service If tho item of efficiency is to dominate as it should. The cor poratons over which they will exer- else control are all of those which do a public service under a charter given them by the state
 Among the more important features of the report is the denial of the right of any new corporation to parallel an old one whicn is found to be giving adequate service, Another important feature is that which wthdraws all | charters now in existence after a stat ! ed time, unless 1t can be shown that the owners of them have either start ed to construct or are ready to begin to do so. still another provision of importance is that which protects the rights of minority stockholders whp feel themselves aggrieved by the man agement of a given corporation. An opportunity is also given the public to be heard In any grievance from which they believe they are suffering, The
 issuance of stocks, bonds, coup n notes or other evidences of Indebted ness is to be more scientifically con trolled In the interest Of the public welfare, In short 1t Is the manifest conclusion of the commission that there ls a need in the state of Connec- ticut for closer oversight of the pub He service corporations than has been exercised in the past
 Those who are interested In this proposed legislation will d5 well tC study tne report with a view Of watch Ing the subsequent attitude of tho leg lslature towards it. The battle is only just begun.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

as it always is. goes without saying Tb,ra ara especial reasons why 1t may Ina hoped that the public will give more freely this year than in the past. A long season of unprosperous times for one thing has resulted in more than inc usual number of needy persons now. one cannot well read the appeal of the city missionary, as printed In this paper Thursday morning. without a feeling of sympathy for these poor unfortunatcs on Thanksgiving Day. when in the homes of all those about them, who are richer in this worlds goods, there is plenty and to spare of the good things which satisfy the in- herman,
 "An order on your grocer will help reads the appeal. Money will he just as good" There should be no holding back by those who nan really afford to give. neither to this or any similar Thanksgiving charity We will not ap- preciato the difference between four teen and fifteen courses, or between let. ting ont our bolts two and three holes and, in addition. there will be less gasuonomic discomfort and more men tal satisrartion in having added q mite toward making the day happier one for those to whom it would other wise mean little indeed.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
CNow London Dayl

New Haven win be very important place on the map of the United States Saturday It is expected that 4O,OOO vIaItUrs will drop into the city to see the great Yale Harvard football game and as many of them come from a distance the people who dispense re- treatments both liquid and solid, in tho Elm Clty are figuring on disposlng of an uhsual amount of their ware and thus helping Co reduce the effect of hard times, There are other football games ot some mCment in this country, but Yale and Harvard furnish the blg game. That the struggle will be worth seeing cannot De doubted. Harvard is confident on account of the showing lts gridiron warriors have made against Carlisle and Dartmouth, but Yale's players will be lH the game as if their lives depended upon winning With such crowd watching their efforts, within such q short distance of the old university for whose honor they are lighting it can c1sily be seen that the Yale spirit will he inspired to most strenuous cyertlons
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
THE FOOTBALL GAME.
lSnrlngliold Irnlonl

ISprInRlieId VnIon,l
 With consideration and self-restraipt that were truly remarkable, several of former President Dwight's birthday callers yesterday waited to extend the usual felictatons before asking how he was going to bet on the Ysle-Hor- ward game
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
lAnsnnln Sentinell

Yale seems to be laboring under q financial hendlcap in not having q stadium that will accommodate the thousands who annually wish 10 witness these games. Their money Is ready In advance, rain or shine, and they will travel miles to be present, but be- cause of the lack of seating capacity and the consequent dearth of tickets the attendance Is limited and the hnan- cial receipts huid at much smaller sum than would otherwise be the case Such patronage as these games receive Is an indication nf public approval of the sport It has come 10 be recognized as furnishing the most interesting out door contests of the whole year.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
"KICK COLUMN. :"

Under tho above heading the Jour nal-Cpurier will be pleased to publish such letters as it's readers may desire to write il Address your letter to "Tho Editor of the Kick Column, Jour New Haven Conn" Write briefly and to Inc point and nIwnys srnd your right mime and nddrcSs, without which mo letter can ho pub
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
CNew London Day y)

II has been decided in Massachu setts that town and city authoriti have the right to exclude automobiles from certain streets, and 1t may be nec- essary to banish the machines from the business thoroughfares in Connecticut, If there Is not a greater regard shown by those who operate them. Human life is still considered more valuable than pleasure In this commonwealth, and if drastic law Is enacted the fault will lay at the doors of those who have so outrageously deported them selves thai 1t was necessary to take steps to safeguard the public
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

tracks together were permanently Cnot temporarily at the eleventh hour as now) repayed Incidentally if that had been done, tho street woull have pre- sontcd a more pleasing appearance 10 our many visitors.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
4 Letter from the Rockies.
The Feelings of Far Away Grad" to the Big
 Football Game.

Football Game "ls | sat by this table of mountain pinc staring absent mlndedly down, Twas flicker the candle cast line Brought me suddenly back to the town q only the line When Harvard plays YaIc,) Printed a columns top, Rut drank in the words as child drinks tale, Reading eagerly on without stop. "Tll came inc torn. ragged of thc scrap, Cutting of thc rest of the news, Which left me as bored rat in il trap, With terrible of the blues Though ! tried to shake the old Colonel off, tc clung to the back of chair, And he cut my feelings decidedly rough Until was tlln to declare. That the only relief for my morbid old mind Was to scratch of letter to you, Rehearsng the hackncyed and oft-undcrlned Remember the faded old blue? How trained and scfemcd and went where h led, That faded old bt of the blue. "I can see even now the muddy brown field Where " tackled and ran and were downedi Where the scrubs fought daily refusing TO yield yard of the coveted ground. feel hnt I'm up in the thick, And l hear the coach yelling out through University Down on the kick. And I prcss-tn that moment of doubt As wait for the snap of the brown leather egg To dasll-mS chair legs are out And I find have crippled It's or hind leg the ghost of that COnCls shout So boise myself the three legs left, To write in this desperate mood That I'll take up your offer, tho h leaves me bcreft Of the last cent I'm to the good .Nnd I'll journey the date you said, And I'll put up over the way, lnd I'll bring voice that shall wake the dead, Wherever they choose to play For resist this weakness of mind This for the Fray so book me n place wherever you find The Crimson and Blue will play
 From Walter Camps 'The Substitute"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
rhc Anto sItnntlnn ln Nerse.

TO he Editor of the Kick Column
 ONLY A STEP Only a step between the auto and death Length of henrt-beat, span of q
 breath, Think of it soul-but an nstant's
 flight From the quick auto and the judgment
 light, only rush--yct II moans the span Of Fates vast arc to the son of man. The parting paths and the choice to-
 day To morrow the Infinite, changcle}
 way. M R,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Look well to the windows Of your home before you leave to 20 to the game this afternoon While you are roofing for the blue, the second-story gentry will be abroad in full numbers and few of the police will be on hand to interfere with them in their chosen calling"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Our good friend and Harvard en- thusiast the Boston Herald, says in its usual trlte and facetious vein; "Cap'n Burr bristles for the fray" To this, in return, we are tempted to query: Isn't this 'Coy?"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Tho "old. dgniHed, and grey-haIred professor, who suggested that it would materially augment the seating-capac- fly of the football stands today if all the Yale boys held their sweethearts on their laps. had young heart and a twinkle in his eye, whatever his years, we reckon
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
OUR CoNTEMpOR ARIES,
(AnsonIn sontinel.l

To limit the speed of motor vehicles means a return to the days when town sherifs grafted all day Sundays from motorists, Is Connecticut willing to return to this evil?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

After regarding IL as true mollusc for many years, French scientists have found that snail-like creature found on trees ls the larva of species or hy
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Have you obtained your football tickets yet. and have you found you will be in the southeast corner of tho northwest stand, or something 10 that effeet2 If go, you will not lack com pany, and misery loves company"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

The recent Scottish trades union con" gross passed resolutions in favor Of old age pensions and in favor of compul sory intervention in labor disputes
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Tn London more fires occur on Sat urday than on any other day in the week and more in August and pecem- Der than in any other months,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Germany imported from the unitet States last year fresh apples 10 th' value of $569,26a, and dried apples tO the value of Sl,8sl90S
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

'I have written book that every body ought to read" said the author.
 I'm afraid 1t won't do, answered tho publisher. What the public seems to want now is book that nobody ought to read d"-Washington Star.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

By the way, have they decided that the players to-day shall wear big mum bers on their backs, much the same as the track team contestants do, In order that they may be distinguished one from another?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Experiments are under way in Boston with nickel-in -the-s slot turnstiles in elevated railroad and subway stations The idea is to save the pay of ticket sellers.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

The Lady-Tell me truly, count, do you think we American women are spoiled?
 The Count-Ah, madam! Eef you are spoiled now, eet must be zat you were very nice before.-Brooklyn Life.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Hurry up, Tommy" called mother from down stairs, We're late now, Have you got your shoes on?'
 Yes, mamma--all but one livery bOlNs Magazine.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
SAVINGS AND poINGs.

Sixty languages are in everyday use in Freetown, Sierra Leone,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21
FOR THE GAME.

Captain of Liner-This dish Is a se- cret of our chef.
 Passenger tresignedly)--I cannot promise to keep his secret,--Judge
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

A hen attalns her best laying capaci- ty in her third year. She will lay in an average lifetime from 300 to 500 eggs,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

The weather man promises good weather That Is a prime requisite for good football both as regards the play CTS and the spectators.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-21

Small Fred--Papa. are we going to have a galvanized iron roof on our new hOuscY
 Girlvanlzed! You mean gal vanized, don't your
 Small Fred-Yes: but teacher said we should say girl instead of gal - Chicago News.