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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
New yenr's Eve.

To the Editor of the Kick Column:
 hs write New Years eve is not far aleai Every year sees that occasion more and more generally celebrated do not object 10 that It is worthy of celebration, Of merry making anl of considerable solemn thought. What New Years eve celebrations should not degenerate into in New Haven should be such orgies as are yearly the cnso nowadays in New York and other largo cities The goings -on' In some of the New York restaurants as the year is rung in are unworthy ot description, It seems 10 me that at that moment our thoughts should be seriously turn. cd to inc year to come and our ro- latlon to it not 10 high -jinks of the most frivolous character Don't let us let Church and Chapel streets on New Year's eve degenerate Into a second Herald square, A. $, D,
 New Haven, Dec 2s, 1908.
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THE PASSING YEAR.
The old Year.

The twilight of the dying year Descends upon us all, The while we sing. the evening gloom Doth lower and appall. c fain would we delay farewell To bide a moment yet Within those walls where echo still Those words Lest we forget Should fate ordaln thee blessed wlthal, or thine be dim regret. May then thy heart turn back the page Where dwels Lest we forget"
 Chicago Record Herald.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
Do u, Governor Woodruff.
lWaterbury Amerlcan.)

N"''i''' y anu iie"'''
 What a store of accumulated wisdom and experience what a momentum of increasing power a governor of the state of Connecticut would possess, if each succeeding governor could ap- proprlate and utilize what his prede cessors bad learned Let Governor Woodruff begin and hand on AS much of his equipment as he can pack into a single message. Governor Lilley may or may not he able to use it all, But he, and the members of tho legislature, and the citizens of the state, would all be better Informed about needed poll ces and how 10 get them Into opera ton.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
"KICK COLUMN"

(undor the above heading the Jour nal-courior wili be pleased to publish such letters as its readers may desire Co write It. Address your letter to The Editor of the Kick Column, Jour nal-CouricG Now Haven. Conn" Write briefly and to Inc point. and alwn.s send your right name and address, without which no letter can be pub- lishudl
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

1908
The Farewell Of the OM Year.

k RAW nigh friends and do not gricyc D For leave tonight; I'll wander alone in space And upward take my flight The bells will toll, my soul will To join the other years; Remorse will follow In wake Regrets and bitter tears. One year ago to you, Ger momtRin vale and dale made glad hearts, l made sad hearts, My hope was--not to fail. And Of joys have come And laughter sprung from tears The seeds that l have sown youll In brighter, after years ope your doors, lead fin my child, Now Year be pridc shades fall fast, the night winds sigh The Armament my guide, the distant silyery chimes, That speak my funeral knell-- They usher in my happy child Bring sad farewell
 A C. RUTH StEBKE JENNINGS
 the Journal Courier.
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oUn CONTEMPORARIES.
Not Applicable.


 Mir. Lilleys counsel has raised a strong point against the ineligibihty section of the corrupt practices act. It is that this section violates the consti- tutlonal provision that electors shall be eligible to office until convicted of cer- tain particular crimes
 We do not understand however, that the penalty of ineligibility Is made ap- plicable to gubernatorial candidates, by the act, or that the unconstitutionality of this section invalidates the whole net.
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y, December at, 1908.
kIoUs HUMAN NATURE

who remarked casually to
 br that this is a queer world
 .ntly reminded that 1t is not
 which is queer but the peo-
 in It. Illustrations are con
 occurring which support the
 ! the rehuke. Two. to which
 refer, are close at hand,
 interview with reporter of
 York Sun, Francis J. Heney,
 Francisco graft hunter. who
 bt in the court room by one of
 fling tribe, gives very human Ition of how often the unexpect- ms up to accomplish what per Icy and a good case cannot ao- fish. It appears that before the bullet was lodged in Mir. Heney's the people of San Francisco had h to tire of graft hunting and 
 ready to retire from the task of ming the city for the sake of ging what had not been achieved. nuki0g of the shot which was fired
 MT. Heney says: Tn itself
 not much except in so far as
 lrns me. but you would be sur
 to know how that act reused
 cent folk of San Francisco and
 lized the sentiment behind me.
 I was lying with the doctors 2 for the bullet more good was Bht behind the cause that I have working for than could have wrought in any other way" In
 words 1t took a catastrophe to eh the interest of tho people of Pacific coast city in the task of lcal house cleaning. The cause f was not sufficient to keep their husasm and their determination ize.
 frightful catastrophe in Southern ly, which in It's horrors outruns |ything known to Christian civiliza- bn, has suddenly turned the ships of war of all nations into carriers for the relief of the distressed. They are being driven through the waters. not for the purpose of catching an enemy unawares, but to succor to the needs of a people fearfully stricken. Soldiers reach for their guns, not for the purpose of killing, but for the purpose of saving. All of the lmple- ments of cruel war have become the tools of blessed protection and so the latter have become marvellously duplicated and in turn reinforced by the money of every nation. The threat of another has lost its interest and the handclasp has become uni versal. The spirit of human brother hood has been awakened, not by the Knowledge all men have of the folly of controversy, but by solemh and dreadful adversity. What pity it is that one must see his brother In dire distress before one is ready 10 rush to his relief Truly 1t is the people in the world who are queer.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

"So you are going to marry Swell hed2" asks the erstwhilA suitor. T am." replies the beauteous creature,
 I don't see how--pardon mo for be- Ing SO frank--I don't see how you can admire him at all. He Is so insuffera- bly, conceited-"
 Well. if you were engaged to me t would make you insuffrably conceited urself!"-Chicago Evening Post.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

A New York newspaper printed an article of some length on Monday which told how John D Rockefeller very politely invited lady to share his pew with his family at the Fifth ave- nue Baptist church when there was no room elsewhere What fun 1t must be to be rich and have ones every act recounted
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DO you believe that the world owes us all a llving?"
 Yes, but the smarter fellows are col- lecting the debt for us on an so per cent. commission" n."--Boston Transcript What did you give your wife for Christmas?"
 "A jar"
 What kind of a jar7'
 She expected a set of furs--and didn't get it,"--Boston Transcript.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
IN LIGHTER VEIN.

Hicks-Youve heard of the ancient custom of having a skeleton at the feast?
 Wicks-Ancient We have one at our house the day after Christmas"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

American flour ls welcomed in the Netherlands because of it's peculiar value for bread making in connection with the h6me-milled soft wheat Hours, with which 1t Is blended by the bakers.
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ment who was shot in san Francisco, will probe the Pittsburg scandals. The American people love brave man and he will have their sympathies in his new field of work
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

A current magazine suggests that there is a fortune in store for the man who first invcnts q contryance where In tea, coffee and cocoa can all be made at the same time That is a good idea At breakfast father wants coffee, mother tea, and the children cocoa What about those who drink uear-eoffees?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

The government of Austria makes special Inducements to farmers who will reclaim waste lands and make use of them
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

Gin is still used as medium of ex- change in some parts Of the Niger coun- try in Africa, but the government dis conrages 1t. owing to the extreme con- servatism of these districts the task Is difficult.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

'I suppose you have read Shake- speare's workse" said the young man from the East,
 Yes, all of them." replied Miss Fits of St. Louis that is, unless he has written something within the past year,"-Chicago News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

The department of agriculture and commerce in Japan Is being prevailed upon to grant a sparrow destroying subsidy, as in some parts of this dis trict the English sparrow Is becoming a pest, having devoured the rice crop.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

The last unbroken resolve of a year ago may be broken to-day Tomorrow ushers in the new slaughter
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31
SAVINGS AND DOTNGs.

Only seven metals were known in the days of Columbus. There are now Gfty-one in use.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

"Bridgets felly sent her ring Christmas"
 "Phwat koind nv a shtone?" Shamrock"
 "Thots no shtone." "Shurel Ut's paste imerald, ,"--Ex- change,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

Subscribers who fail to receive their regularly and on time Inpfer favor on the management
 ,iinteIy reporting to the Cir-
 anager. Telephone S0s1.
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Next summer 1t is proposed to ask many artists throughout the country to submit designs for next years Red cross Christmas stamp Although it Is the idea behind tho stamp and not ifs appearance which has made It so pop. ular, its design is of some importance While Howard Pyles design has been excellent, 2 change might prove inter esting It would at least preclude tho uae of left over 1908 stamps
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

A variety of verses of improved qnal- ity have reached the Municipal Suffrage league of Chicago in the Sl00 prize con test offered for the best "battle hymn to he used In the women's cause. feature of the offering Is preponder- ance of women writer's
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

A certain minister in the Windy City has said that hell is no worse than Chicago A writer in Hlarpers Weekly says. Life has become cheaper in New York than in tho widest western min Ing camp New Haven remembers a certain lady who said she would rather send her son to hell than 10 New Ha- ven to college and realizes that 1t is now numbered among the mighty.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

Ii is understood that Francis J. 1Ieney, the investigator of the govern
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-31

The czar--I will build two big battls- ships
 John Bull will build four, The Czar-1 will built eight. John Bull-I will build sixteen, The Czar--Let us have peace.--Ham- ilton (canada) Spectator,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
Mr.. BRYAN'S ADVICE

BRYAN has more been telling Chicago people
MI they ought think if they desire his approval Among
lVI other things Mr. Bryan observes that he does
much of those democratic editors like Wat
who have been saying things about him. What are
heyse intrusive soothsayer? Just rather
like the OF AN editor says Mr.. Bryan, "has
right public opinion than the humbest private Very
true but the doctrine appears beg the question 1t
ably fair example of Mr. Bryans scheme of logic.
Then Mr. Bryan compares himself with Roosevelt and states
his position in these words:
He
federal of to
regulate doing business within the The
made this mistake largely because he leans the Hmonn
belief would
The president would
which
has shown itself subservient the predatory
all federal regulation
should be added regulation substituted for
Mr.. Bryan ought read the decisions of United
States which demonstrate the failure
aon regulate transportation any reasonable way The
strong for national control and regulation of lies
the fact that they engaged interstate commerce there
FORE the general scheme OF legislation affecting them
constructed broader basis than founded local
sectional considerations pudce The legislation of
year affecting railroads always pracable and it
ended disaster The court has wiped off the books
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
SNEAK JOURNALISM

CONSIDERED the light of accomplishment and performance
the Cans syndicate of neither important
formidable AS example is useful and suggestive. The
policy of the syndicate indicate the desperate
higher ups California and the making
corrupt all mediums of publicity The syndicate
furnishes example OF the literary bureau that finds its inspiration
in the breeches pocket.
has been said that the syndicate formidable
up pretty poor rarely beyond the field of silly
and cowardy nnuendo The quality of the supplies
be hired the achrou tactics of the syndicate
The resignation OF Mr. Edwin Emerson from the dtorshp of the
Fresno Herald is in point
The letter Mr. Emerson from Mr. Irvine who has general
direction of all the syndicate printed these columns
yesterday illustrates striking way the tricky policy
of the Cakns management Giving Mr..
plan compromise Mr. Chester H. Rowell
Republican Mr.. Irvine wrote:
We you interview,
definite signed statement by of Them possible and this be
slightest information concerning the fact that intend something
derogatory the president in opposite column.
We have attack the administration by who
the Mckinley Mr. Cakns
have article of
appear by great
would be talked about all the
This shabby little trick gives of
deteriy of his plan this will close his Rowes) pre-
him from attacking for making the attack
president How is that for a Aleck?
OF course the Calns formidable Their
and their devices show them be of capacity
coward spirit There is the ambition stab enemy, but
courage enough do except victims back be turned
Congressman Englebght sor last accountsthe vice
president of the Cans syndicate One is permitted
what Mr. Engbrghs constituents think the of
journalism expounded by his managing editor.
To the innocent bysander might that the higher
had made poor They getting results
quite OF the character they hoped for That however
The only of the public that Of tainted
purchased opinion shall be marked and branded.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28

the will enormously the effective mobility
the navy
On the commercial feature Mr.. Stevens is quoted
Granting total will
this will be So000O0 which
fund of S000000 80
1160000
This applied
$50 highest suggestedwoud
charges thirty year
Plainly
toll calculated make itself sustaining would be simply prohbtory
The obvious criticism of this showing that there
whatever for sinking fund of $OO00OO year other
No railroad nowadays thinks OF providing
sinking fund bonds In all where the franchise
perpetual sinking fund become obsolete
if the plant the investment In another you
might well talk Of sinking fund retire the of all the
postofice buildings in the country.
1t interesting to learn that the Manchester ship canal paid
all interest charges the investment for the first 1907
years operation The Suez
great commercial It's shares pay Is
this promises become greater because
much higher ratio than We need worry about
future of the Panama canal.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28

FRS. CHARLES KRAUTHOFF en-
IN IN tertained at bridge yesterday
N afternoon in her apartment a. at
= the Stewart. Mrs. Krauthofr's
guests were 20 of the smart sets
matrons and maids The rooms
were decorated with masses Of
spring blossoms. and exceptionally
pretty prizes made the contest an
interesting one. Major and Mrs
Krauthoff will spend a part OF
this summer. as they did last, in Mill
Valley.
Jack Casserley. who with his wife and
their three small children has been for
some weeks a guest at the Peninsula
hotel recently became the owner of
the old Drysdale place at Highland
park in San Mateo. This estate. which
has been for several years the property
of Eugene de. Saba, is one of the pret-
tiest in the southern town, and well
adapted for the informal entertaining
OF which the Casserleys are so fond.
They plan to make their home there
summer and winter.
Miss Helen Corbet and Alick Curlett.
whose engagement was announced
January last. have selected June for
their wedding day. Miss Corbet is the
laughter Of the Burke Corbets, whose
home in Scott street is one of the most
hospitable in the city. The wedding
will be a home affair, and promises
to be one Of the prettiest of the
seasons house weddings. Mr. Curlett
is. a son OF the well known architect,
and associated with his father in busi-
ness. The young people will make
their home in this city.
Miss Pansy Perkins and her cousin,
Miss Alma Perkins. have been spending
the last few weeks in Atlantic City.
Later they will visit the Misses Shaw
in New York The Misses Perkins will
sail for Europe late in April, return
ing to California in August.
Mrs. Russell H. Cool has given up her
own house and plans to spend the
ear at her new home, 'Dotswood."
lear Los Gatos. Mrs. Cool will be hos
ess at a houseparty at "Dotswood'
his evening
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Camm have
leased the Grant home in Mill Valley
for the summer season. and will take
possession about the middle OF next
month.
Mrs. Adrian Won Behrens is in town
for a day or two. having come down
from her Chico home to visit friends
across the bay.
Miss Dolly MacGavin, who has been
visiting Miss Frances Martin in
Ross Valley, will return to town
today. Drummond MacGavin and
Barbour Lathrop. who are travelling
a rouud tha World at
giers.
The William Irwins and their daugh-
ter, Miss Helene. will leave town tomor-
row for New York, from where they
will sail at once for Europe. Miss
Irwin will be missed from the sum
mer's merrymaking, in which she has
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28

~ NE hundred of the new rifles
with which the organizations Of
~ the national guard of Califor-
mia are to be armed have
arrived at superior headquarters in
Sacramento and are being distributed
in the proportion of two to each COM
pany, that the members may use them
at the targets. The companies will re-
ceive full equipment by the end of May.
The new weapon, which is that fur
nished the regular army, is known as
the Rock Island national rifle. 1t is
bored TO use ammunition now In use.
The arm is provided with new style
of gun sling and bayonet. The latter
is six inches longer than the old one,
and is a formidable weapon when not
attached to the rife. The old style
metal sheath has been discarded and a
stout leather one substituted. 1t holds
the bayonet so firmly that 1t cannot
slip IL the soldier has to go through
brush that might catch 1T. yet by a
simple arrangement it may be released
in moment to be placed on the rifle.
formerly used. and it will be issued TO
all branches of the service.
The committee which is seeking an
armory for the new regiment to be
formed in San Francisco visited a num-
ber of places last week and found
two that suited. No options were
taken. however, as the committee
wishes first to ascertain IL 1t can procure
sufficient funds to furnish either place
and put ii in condition for military
purposes. The committee wille.yisit
large number of persons who are In
terested in the national guard and anx-
ious to secure a regiment for this city,
to ascertain IL 1t can raise the amount
required.
second muster of Company H of
the Second infantry has been ordered
for the night of April 10. Some time
ago the Inspector visited Napa, where
this company is located, and found it
far under the standard. The explana-
tion given for that condition was that
Captain @. c. Gardner, the commanding
officer, had rendered his resignation
and that the company. which had run
down. was in process of reorganization.
Since then the resignation OF Gardner
has been accepted. and Second Lieuten-
ant p. S. King, who was placed in
command, has been at work building
up the organization and expects to
have it to the minimum number by
the time set for the inspection.
The members of the guard in Sac
ramento are not fred with ambition
to take the examination for second
lieutenant in the regular army. upon
invitation from the war department
They assert that the list of questions
is of such a character that there is
not man in the guard In the capital
who can pass 1t. One of these soldiers
said q few days since.
II do not believe that there is a
professor in the schools here who
would not f1uke IL he should go up
against the list of questions. Nobody
connected with the guard here will
try for the job. Washington has sim
ply passed out a gold brick, knowing
full well that no one will reach for
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
Bamboo Groves Decaying

Consul General Henry B. Miller Of
Yokohama quotes a published state
ment that the supply of bamboo in
Japan Is gradually decreasing. as bam-
boo groves have been attacked by
certain disease which causes them to
decay. The Kobe bamboo guild has ad-
dressed a memorial to the minister for
agriculture and commerce, asking that
measures be taken for the encourage
ment of the cultivation of bamboo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
Answers TO Queries

FERRY-G. B., Oakland. Cal. When
was the first ferry between San Fran
cisco and Oakland established?
The earliest record that this depart
ment has been able to discover Of a
regular ferry between the two places
named was in the latter part of 1851
or the early part of 1852. 1t was un-
der the direction of Charles Minturn,
one of the earliest steamboatmen of
this city. The boat used as a ferry
was the Red Jacket which left this
side three times day---9:30 a. m.,
f:30 p. m. and $40 p. m.-from Cum
ningham's wharf off Battery street
north of Broadway. The trip was
made in one hour by going through
the estuary and landing passengers
at the foot of Broadway, Oakland. If,
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28
A Remedy for Pneumonia

Editor Call: Kindly publish. for the
benefit of the public, the following alb
solute cure for pneumonia, even in it's
last stages:
Saturate ball of cotton the size of a
one inch marble with spirits of alcohol:
add three drops of chloroform to each
ball of cotton. Place between the pa
tents teeth and let him inhale Is min
utes; rest 10 minutes and repeat the in
halation for "a times, taking longer
rests If needed. Change cotton often.
Keep on until we'll. which will be in as
hours. Nj. A. REDDING.
1913 McAllister st
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-28

however, the steamer got caught at
low tide on the hog back" bank of
mud in the estuary, she would have
to wait for the turn of the tide and
would be from two to three hours late
HORSE RACING BETS-A. c., City
This correspondent asks for decision
as to bet at horse race.
The query department answers
questions Of general interest, but does
not decide bets.
CANAL-W. r. D., Fort Mason, Cal.
Gould a canal be built so as to connect
the great lakes with the Pacific ocean?
With the engineering skill of the
times such project could be carried
out.