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The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

state machine II Is as much as ones life is worth to question it's superior character Its members are immune from criticism, their words are the di- vine law and their persons are sacred; none other has motives to compare with theirs in integrity and unselfsh- ness We yentured the opinion during tho campaign that the impotence Of the machine was colossal, and that It's treatment of Governor Woodruff and hls policies was brutal enough 10 war rant it's destruction That opinion which was largely based upon an im- personal understanding of the sItua- ton, has now been made concrete by a personal understanding of the secur- lty that machine feels in It's power and the reliance 1t has upon the forces which are behind it to protect 1t. If the people of Connecticut ever had reason to throw off machine rule they have 1t now
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
THE NEW IDEA.

The president has again igdtcd the lamp under his channg-dis of ideas and, behold, another new and novel concoction! If only every one of MT. Roosevelt's tentative plans were as pleasing as those which hayc had tO do with tne conservation of resources, American newspaper editing would be vastly more harmless though per haps less exciting, as Editors Laffan and Smith and others can well testify.
 MT Roosevelt's latest idea, that for the conservation of the natural re- sources of all North America, includ- ing Canada and Mexico, as well as the United states, is really nothing more than the natural and legitimate extcn- sion of the conservaton-idea which was given birth at the recent gover- nors' congresses at the White house. The industrial and social inter-rea- tIonshlps of thls country with Canada and Mexico have long since been free ly admitted. The very fact that for years the postal rates over our north ern and southern border-lines have been the same as the rates within those border-llnes, is one proof of tlls very fact
 The conservation and utilization of waterways and forests and mineral de- posits is not a matter of isolated farms or counties. TO reach its greatest ef- fectlveness this idea must be extended to include not only states but nations. tf we are Co attain the best of results, 1t is quito useless to think of conscry- ing the trees of certain of our water
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
(sprlngneld Rcpubliean)

Had the sentencing to prison of Messrs Gompers, Mitchell and Morrl- son for contempt of court taken place prior 10 the election MT. Taft might have been defeated In October the attorneys for the labor leaders en- deayored to have the court hasten its judgment in the case and It was be- lIeved at the time that Mr. Gompor4 In particular would have enjoyed go ing 10 Jail for the sake of the political effect, with the Injunction issue so con spicuous in the campaign But the judges were wary and took enough time to- avoid political compicatlons, and President Roosevelt meanwhIlc' was left free to divide the labor lead CTS and court the labor vote for Taft without facing such an awkward situ- alton as seeing his admired friend John Mitchell sent to jail for nine months for violating labor injunction one can hardly help referring to this phase of the subject since it Illustrates so beautifully the fact that nothing eyer goes wrong for the republican party, especially in campaign tlme,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
Norwich Record !

As to the outcome of the trial all sorts of opinions are entertained, but few there are who approve the course mapped out by the governor elects lawyers Instead of meeting tho charges they are trying 10 show that the law under which the case ls brought ls unconstltutiona They want the law knocked out, and Y the supreme court would accommodate them in particular there would he no case left This would hc a neat way of shutting off evidence and keeping everything in the dark. The constltutiouality of law is usu- alls tested after q case ls tried under lt lt is not with the constitutlonality of the law that the trial court should dCal li should find out If the law as it stands was violated. Tho attitude of the Lllley attorneys s hurting their client In public estimation If he Is wrougfully accused they should vel como a chance to clear him and not attempt 10 hide everything hy Q techni- cality
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
lMaIorhnrY AmorIoanl

1T the corrupt practices act is good for anything, and Mr Lilley Is guilty, hc is moi likely to escape. 1T he IS Innocent, he K not likely to be convict ed. no matter how good the law may be. So much ot the discussion as to per secutlon of the candidate. or avoid aure of tbc real Issue by him, is use less. ln fact. newspaper discussion of the matter is not particularly timely or useful now There are good lawyers on both sides and they may be expect ca to fight the ease on both sides for all lt Is worth, corrupt practices aet with teeth is a desirable thing If in lta application there is discrim- iuatlon among offenders and II Is used for purposes pf persecution. that will quickly appear tt is an important thing Q test it thoroughly to see what it Is good for
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
CHRISTMAS IN THE nrTRosrEcr.

Merry Christmas it Is always spok- en of as such. vet how far from ''mer ry' it often Is, The great holiday just passed is ever a day of brilliant lights and somber heavy shadows, each In severe contrast 10 the other. The reading of the papers of the morning after this year again showed this con clusvolv
 What was their testimony? Christ mas, 1908. was a day of suicides and of shootings near and far, Here was man who could not make his wife happy because he was out of money and shot himself in the brain; here is another who did the same thing because he could not get toys for his children; down in New York a man killed another when cra2ed with Christmas drink; in Danhury q wom an who played the peacemakcr, was shot in the same place q nineteen ycar-old boy was found dying from exposure; and over in the streets of London small army of the wretched and unemployed, whom the Salvation army could only half accommodate with shelter, let alone with food. went marching through tho streets crying aloud to tho rich in their motor-cars. We want work. we want work"
 These are not pleasant pictures They do not seem al al Christmas like, vet they arc of Christmas and only protypes of similar pictures which could be recIted almost without number. Christmas has come to be 2 day marked by deep sorrow and heart aches with the one half primarily be cause it Is such day of merry happi ness and heartjoys with another half. The burdens of the distressed are unhoarable at any time, but they are particularly SO when about those who arc go distressed are those who have a superabundance of tho very things the latter so much want and need, Therein lies the great tragedy of life, the conditions upon which socialism Is founded and growing
 No holiday in the year perhaps marks this sharp contrast as does the Christmas day There are brave and | generous hearts who on that day give | heartily of their substance to the op- pressed, but theirs ls only an example of what human brotherhood might be, not of what 1t has yet come to be on Christmas day, by any means Were one really to analyze the three great 1 days of tho holiday season, the con | clusion might most readily be reached that of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years, the latter fig far and away tho day when all mankind comes together in common brotherhood 1 It is common saying that resolves are cheap. Let us rejoice that they are, that we do not have to pay a tax ! every time we make a good resolve | New Years is tho day of good re- 1 solves. Every man, no matter how poor can well afford to make good re- solves, whether he can buy Thanks giving turkey and Christmas gifts or l not, and it will do him good if he does, On the basis of good resolves, then, all men come very near to each | other this week and the lights and shadows are blended. May not one of those resolves be to endeayor each succeeding holiday season to make the lights of the Christmas days less strong where they have been most glaring so that some of their joys may be dffused wherein the past they have not shone at all?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
shington Post.

If the court were to send rich mon to prison for defiance of it's order there would be rejoicing In some quarters, not because justice had been done but because lt had been metod out to n- nuental cuprits. There would be no more the spirit of justice in such a sentiment than there would be in ro, ioiclng over tho sentences imposed up- on Messrs. Gompers, Mitchell and Nor rson not because of It's justice, but because they arc poor. The fair minded citizen will look upon the matter with out regard 10 the question whether the persons involved are rich OF poor Has justice been done? That ls the only question
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
LHHe Cipic Sermons---No. 34.
Increasing Interest n City Governments.

TINHE public is apparently reaching the opinion that h the government of cities is not the business of politicians, but the business of experts Many obsta cles obvious, such the firmly ntrenched munic
 pal machines and the great body of ignorant voters in cities, to which immigration makes it's constant tributions But progress is constantly being achieved and the people interesting themselves in the solution of municipal problems before It is time they did for the welfare of increasing percentage of the population of this country is affected by the charac ter of the government of cites,-Ncw York Tribune.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
tsnrInrfcld Rennbllcnn.l ]

Tn view of thc fact that the Lilley- ullman rase fig the first one of import ance that has arisen, the law as lt stands ought to be given an abundant opportunity to vndicate Itself The court proceedings should be allowed to run to . conclusion and. in case the act is not successfully attacked on con stitutonnl grounds the possibilities of the court as an engine of publicity in exposing corrupt practices In elections should be given the widest scope. Such a court ls based on sound, well-test- ed prlncipc II is not a yagary for it has the British and Canadian experience behind it It can certainly be made 10 work eTectlvely If conceded the op- portuny The mere power of lnvesti- gatlon and publicity which such 4 court possesses is In itself sufficient to serve as a deterrent to questionable methods in elections, and the moment that the law becomes firmly established and ifs possibilities well understood hy thc politicians pf the state tho standard of political practices will be elevated That tho election court would then be adopted in the other states of the Union is highly probable
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
"KEEP THE POT BoILING.r

The original intention of those who have had the excellent Red Cross holiday stamp charity fin hand and who have succeeded In making 1t tho greatest novelty of the 1908 Christmas season, was to end their lahors and the sale of the stamps with Christmas day, as has already been announced in these columns. Yet why this arbl- trary limit should be put upon the stamps we do not see. Their attrac- tive design, which Is the work of the well-knowu American artist, Howard Pyle distinctly carries with them a New Years greeting as well as a Christmas greeting. This week will see fully as many New Years postal cards sent through tho mails as last week saw Christmas postal cards Nothing at all stands in the way of the use of these little stamps on all of these cards or the extentlon of this pleasing and worthy charity until after the first
 The way the stamps have sold throughout the country has been noth- ing short of marvellous. Approxi- mately three millions have already been sold throughout New England alone The sale in New Haven reach- ed well over 100000 before Christmas week and no accurate returns of the number sold during the few days just preceding Mir santa Claus visit have vet come to our notice. Tn New York ! city the sale of the stamps was ma terially aided by the wonderful tuber- culosls exhibit now being conducted there In that city, in Providence, and in other cities, booths were set up in the postoifice corridors, which did land office businesses. one booth alone in New York city disposed of as many as 10000 of them,
 Why should not the whole country as enthusiastically take up the sug gestion made by Mark Twain, that the stamps be used in connection with New Years day, as 1t entered into tho spirit of their use at Christmas time ? Writes the famous humorist: Tn pay ing New Years bills, and also in post poning them, I will stick on q Red Cross stamp. If you will suggest in print that the whole country do the same, the Red Cross will prosper to your content. know this, for know that all America is warm at the heart and generous at this time of the year and will thank you for your suggestion and follow it"
 We read in the columns of our es- teemed contemporary, the Middletown Sun; The Journal-Courler deals in the stamps and the benevolent spirit there is rcd-hot," Never trucr words written The supply of tho Rcd Cross stamps on sale at this office has been ropl"nishcd tmc and again We still l have largo supply on hand for New | Years day use and shall be pleased to accommodate our readers The Red Cross workers are to be congratulated upon their excellent results Next year we understand, they will pro pare as many as 100, 000, 900 of the stamps and certainly they should bt made a permanent institution of the Christmas season along with Santa Claus.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
KICK COLUMN"

tUnder the above heading the Jour nal Courier Will be pleased to publish suchN letters as iis readers may desire 10 write it Address your letter Cd The Editor of the Kick column. Jour nal Courier New Haven Conn Write briefly and Co the point and alnuss send yonr right name and address without which no letter can be pub lighed)
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
JIM pARK~ STORE.

You know Jim parks2 He used to farm Ont Hopkins Corner way, We'll he got tired of planting corn, And cutting oats and hay, lt was too hard and dull life lIe said he could make more TO movo 10 town and open up
 A little grocery store. The opening mp was easy done, And things lust 'peared to swim, Nou work a farm, but keep store-- If seemed like fun to Jim His trade' He had more or less
 ' was hardly ever more- But times would better in the fall, And he liked keeping store one day last week [ called around, And found him dreadful blue, He'd kept the storo all right, but kept Tho things Inside 1t, too, The business suits mo lots of ways, But tell me how said Jim, "A man can keep on keeping store When il will not keep him
 Woman's Home Companion,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

A New York woman shopper who IS fond of figures has estimated that the time lost by customers each day in one of the large department stores in waiting for their change Is equal to the average time of labor for one per son for seventy days.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

ceivo a toy elephant iq only exceeded by our anticipation Of tho humorous way in which The Jester of Bedding will be sure to return thc joke with in- torest in the near future, 'Tis no easy task to get the better of this gentle man in this line.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

This year 12b5i women registered m Boston to vote for school committee Twenty years ago. when the privi- lege of voting at these elections Was first granted to women, only 900 reg istered, and for the following nine years the average was only little over 1000
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Motorists who suffer with cold hands while driving their ears may have re- lief by using A steering wheel provided with electric heat An English inven- ton describes steering wheel with q core that carries two electrically heated coils Insulated one from the other and from the outer rim.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

our delight at learning of the joke which R. J, Collier worked upon Mark Twain in sending him word that an elephant was coming as . Christmas present and in persuading him to ob- tain large supply of hay only to re-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
lRrldgennrt rnrmcrl

Mir Fox of New Haven, who brought the charges against Governor Elect llley, calls attention to the facts that Mir. Brown, of counsel for the accused, was a member of the corrupt practices commission and that Mir. Stiles Judson, also counsel for Mir Lilley. proposed to him h 1905 that he cF'oX) should draft a hlll incorporating the English ruurt Into tho Connecticut law
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
CMeridcn Journal1

Certainly it does seem, if the eleo- tion court hearing should develop evi- donces of crime. or violations of law. that somebody should be prosecuted, And just as certainly 1t would seem id be tho duty of the laws officers to learn what develops at thIs hearing and Co act If lt appears that there has been crime committed or violation of the cor rupt practices act
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
THE GnMrERs DECISION.
Various opinions Expressed in thc Hress.

Baltimore Suu)
 II is to be hoped the higher court will take advantage of the occasion to hand down an opinion that will determine definitely the rights of tho strikers. how far. they may go in persuadIns others not to talSc their places, how far they may go in pcrsuading others not to buy from A concern which has been boycotted and placed on vtho 'unrah' list and generally fix marks that lower courts may steer by in settling the constantly recurring disputes between labor and capital
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

The rich bachelor sighed and looked at the beautiful girl nxedly. Things are q slxes and seyens with me- feel one who could straIghten out my tan. Rled affairs and make life worth Ily- Ing again" Her glance spoke an in. terest which approXlmated expectation, "Yes?" Sho queriod softly, DO you know of any good, able bodied woman whom could get to clean house 2r--Bo- hemlan.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

The proposal to hold an international aeroplane competition in Russia next summer has been abandoned on account of lack of funds.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Glass and cement are both used as q substitute for wooden poles where the latter are attacked by insects and cll- mato,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

onng Wlte-Don you admire a man who always says the right thing at ths right time?
 Tho Spinsier-t'm sure l could If ever have the pleasure of meeting such q nlan,-Chcago News,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

A years death rate from tigers in In dia numbers 69S human beings and nearly 2900o head of cattle,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Askitt --IS your friend yankem a painless dentist7
 Noltt--Yos He's so busy he hasn't time to take pains with his victims. Chicago News
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Admiral Dewey, who had the whole country al his feet for months, gets but scant notice in the newspapers upon the occasion of his seventy first birthday.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Europe has 10000 newspapers, with Germany in the lead, England, how ever, has the greatest number of daily papers,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
CAUGHr ON THE WING.

Elderly Uncle "Dottie how do you like the little story book I sent yoli last week? Dottie (aged sevenl Uncle Rufus, it's punk. They don't marry Exchange.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

The Christmas season Is practically over Even those who have been bringing back their presents 10 the stores to exchange them as they hab- itually dc, have nearly an been heard from.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Isn't lt rather rubbing 1t iu," to speak in Che language of the ho poIloi to invite Great Britain 10 take an active interest in our plans for celebrating the victory of our Admiral Perry over their comtrymcn on Lake Erie in tho war of 1872?
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Speaking of New Years resolutions perhaps it might be well if the reck. less automobile maniacs indulgcd r a few. Life would he safer
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Tho electric lomotlve holds the worlds record for a mile with a mark of twenty seven seconds.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

r. ?. Nutting, editor of the Albany, ore, Democrat, is on the first vacation he has had since iS8l.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Tho electric fan for winter ventilar ton is quite as important as for sum mer cooling,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

You, seem to be a busy man." re. marked the chronic bore.
 Yes replied the man behind tho desk. I'm so busy l can't find time to meddle with things that don't con- cern me '-Chicago News.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
THE ELECTION COURT.
The Whole state Press Is Discussing
 It.

tNoW 3rIl0In TIorHIdl Tho question as to whether the elec- ton law was violated ought to be de- iprmined That Is the main point at Issue,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Alexander Troop, ira Is sincerely to bo congratulated upon his present ap- pointment to the clvil service board. lIc has tho ability to make himself of inestimable vamc to that board and we have not tho slightest doubt but that he will succeed in doing SC.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29
SAVINGS AND poINGs.

II Is said that the annual bird slaugh. ter for plumes and other decorations Is 300 00o000.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-29

Subscribers who fail to receive their Journal courier regularly and on time will confer favor on the management hy Immediately reporting to the Cir ruIatiOn Mnnnger, Telephone 39sf.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-01
THOUGHT CHILD WOULD DIE.
Whole Body Covered with Cuban Itch
-Cuticura Remedies Cured at Cost
of seventy-Five Cents.

"My little boy, when only an infant
of three months, caught the Cuban
Itch. Sores broke out from his head
to the bottom of his feet. He would
itch and claw himself and cry all the
time. He could not sleep day or night,
and light dress is all he could wear.
l called one of our best doctors to
treat him, but he seemed to get worse.
He suffered so terribly that my hus-
band said he believed he would have
to die. l had almost given up hope
when lady friend told me to try the
Cuticura Remedies. / used the Cuti-
cura Soap and applied the Cuticura
Ointment and he at once fell into a
sleep, and he slept with ease for the
first time since two months. After
three applications the sores began to
dry up, and in just two weeks from the
day / commenced to use the Cuticura
Remedies my baby was entirely well.
The treatment only cost 75c, and
would have gladly paid 500 If could
not have got it cheaper. feel safe in
saying that the Cuticura Remedies
saved his life. He is now boy of five
years. Mrs. Zana Miller, Union City
R. F.. ID. No. 1, Branch Co., Mich, May
II. 1906"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1908-02-01
American Wheat to Odessa.

A big shipment of wheat from New
York to Odessa, Russia, is an impor-
tant indicator as showing how the cur
rent of trade il sweeping In an unusual
direction and one that promises to
bring benefit to this country. Ordinar-
lily Odessa itself is a wheat-shipping
point, being one of the ports to which
the Russian grain fields are contribu-
tory, and Europe has been accus-
toned to depend on that region for q
large portion of its food supplies. This
year the Russian crop has not been
sufficient to meet home demands, and
the export trade has fallen on accord
ingly. The people Of that country are
buying instead Of selling foodstuffs,
and as Europe is always confronting a
shortage, the situation compels reli-
ance upon the new world, in which the
United States 10 the chief wheat pro-
Queer. Hence, remarks the Troy IN.
~ Times. the increasing shipments
abroad, the effect of which In the ag-
gregate must be to strengthen materi-
ally our credit and to increase the
favorable balance of trade.