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The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Bryan Is equally assured Chat he will be elected In like manner the minor parties are expressing tho greatest as suranccs of marked success at the polls the Socialist party predicting 100000 votes, and the more sangulnc, 2,oOO,OoO votes,
 Tho fact is the estimates in general arc rucsscs ot the state of public opln. ion Faith s good and SO is buoyant hope They constitute great part of tho battle, but noed reinforcement by tho sort of work that lustiics the faith X candidate may bc attended by im- monse crowds wherever he goes He ls applauded lustlly. tho band plays "Iail to tho Chief and thereby the candidate receives the impression strongly that he ia practically elected already TO lcan too heavily on this Idea may be found 10 hc delusyt Great crowds followed Mr Bryan during his preceding campaigns, but Mir Bryan was not elected
 No mortal man can at this stage de- clare who Is elected unless he has an accurate knowledge of thc Independent vote, ana thls is always me uncertain quantity It is tho independent voter who ls weighing tho Issues of the cam pain nud is wasting very little time lon the fireworks of charges and coun- ter-charges. This period Of mll and setting down to inc real business Of the campaign is the tlmo too when tho independent voter is doing his mos, se- rious thinking The regular party man can be depended on to vote for his
 party right or wrong. for he is accus. toned Co lot hls lcadera do hls thnk- Ing for him TO address tho mind of the independent voter and 10 help him to Inform hls Judgment Is tho peculiar task of public speaker With inc general sprcnd of intelligence in a com .munity thc independent voters arc be coming moro numerous and are tho
 factor in determining elections
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
THINKING AND PLANNING.

' There seems to he an ominous sl- once ovcrtaking the political campaign, period of thinking and planning in for the steady, hard pull on which a campaign usually enters in the few weeks preceding an election These few days witness the natural re- action after tho terrific onslaught of letter writing, which really added no- thing of value to the discussion of the vital issues of the campaign Through it all, t is to be observed, Judge Will liam II Taft continued evenly ~on his way, refusing to be drawn into the general course of crlmlnation and re. elimination The whole affair at the most was a Aggression as far as a dis- cussion of issues was concerned and a dyerion as far as the general public was concerned
 But now the hard work Is about to he undertaken, and yet ln some quart CTS there is a disposition to regard the contest as already settled Mir Taft is said to have declared his faith in his election, and it is to be admitted that faith is an element of power But Mr.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
rHE SITUATION

The political struggle has at Inst reached n elago where the managers deem lt necessary 10 scare tho voters who have thus far declined to ahIN more than a passing lntofcut in the campaign Straw votes wo belua taken which one doy suggest tno oloer tion of ono ticket and the next doy that of the other The lack of ulor- est in registration would nppoor to inc dlcoto the sullcnuoss of the electorate, and go on,
 Tho roal fact Is thnt tho election thIa year ia unprecedented in most or its dominant features. Money ia scarce, Che candidates are well known men whose records havo boou made and the party platforms fhow no such difference in outlook as to invite close serutny Sponblndlng appears to have fallen upon evil days and the newspapers have taken ita place, Peo- pie arc thinking and arriving at con- elusons but they refuse to bc stam- pedod one way or the other. They are not indifferent because they are not shaking their fists in the faces Of their nelghbors and In other ways showing undue excitement.
 This ls all that 1t should Dc, If 1t means anything 1t means that mon have Independently thought the slt- nation out ana the men who relate to it ona have made up their minds what to do It is healthy electorate which aots this way and whatever tho out come t means that the country VIII face II with spirit and determination and with Increased commercial suc- cess. The political humbug ls a drug on the market, Truth unmasked walks in the market place 'Tls we'll
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
rNnxousAnLE CONDITIONS.

The attention of the proper city au- thorltles ls called 10 tho letter of reader of The Journal-courler, printed elsewhere on this page, which objects 10 the incxorable conditions which have now long existed in the vicinity Of tho new Grnnd avenue bridge over thc railroad cut Taxpayer" os he chooses to sign himself is far from be- Ing alone in hls opinions on this mat- ter. The locality referred @ by him hna long been an cyesoro and Q menace 10 travel In q diRnIaed and justined manner "Taxpaycr' asks how long such conditions as these vIll continue and who the responsible party or par tics arc. Who can answer him2
 Many another city with ha' thc civ- lc prdo which New Haven brides il- sef upon, would not allow such an eyll as tlls 10 continue for . day Why should New Haven? Recently there were some dangerous holes in the asphalt on church street In the ylclni- ty of Court street several times the attention of the city authorities was
 alled to the matter by this paper, but atlll the evil was allowed to continue. Finally ono night an expensive auto mobile ran into one of the holes and broke fits axle Then and not till then were the necessary repairs ordered, but in thc meantime a suit for damages Of considerable amount hnd been lodged againr Inc municipality
 We would be loathe to lnsInuatc that the present city administration has proved itself better or worse than its predecessors, inasmuch ns we have great confidence in ihe ability of most of the men who are part and parcel Of t. But certainly such evils as that referred to on Church street, or the swimming poo' at the corner of Grand avenue and state street as our correspondent prefers 10 call it, or the utolerahle delays there hnve been in connection with the laying of the new wood poyements on state, Center Meadow and other streets this season must be done away with It |s up to' ] the city authorities to soc that they are lt would be sorry day for New l Haven in every regard should lt be. come truly and permanently "a sleepy old town"
 It ls very well for the blame to be put on the trolley company for moi having laid lts new rails over th, Grand avenue bridge as soon as was expected thus holding up the laying o a suitable pavement, It Is very well tr say it Is the contractors who are keep ing many of our streets in the center of the city torn up from one end to tht other for months at tlme, but if i' not at all difficult matter for thO proper city authorities 10 compel thes, "dilly- dalliers" to hasten their ina
 provemcnts whenever lt IS necessary Grand avenue and Meadow streets, a
 the only legitimate avenue of travel t'
 Fair Haven and the depot respective
 ly, are important streets These delay
 must no longer be tolerated
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
nN.A VISIT.

When go to my Gram'mas am She gets done kissin' me I wonder what's 10 happen mex. CDou't have to cite uo Golden Tex Al Grammas no, sir-eeD My Gramma. she puts on her specs tThnt sos at she can seel More like hlg fnther ev'ry day; Don't favor his mas folks she'll say "A mite it 'pcnrs to me. My Gram'pa when wo go outdoors To give th horse his feed An marks it where I've grow'd somt I'm growlu like 2 weed'" My Gram'ma knows lt's dreflo hard For busy folks like me To have to stop ai take a nap. An so 1 sleep right on her lap; An after we go see If Mir Gingcrsnnp s home
 Hc has q rnuu tim house An | onu help myself 10 come" An mustn't drop q single crum So's not ,o call th mouse. My tirpn'pn says I'll help him lots If rll hunt round an see Wlch pocket got his wlntergreens An peppcrmnt0 1 know he means Hls oDndv' some for me' Wen I'm all grow'a up tall nn big | don'i know wlch I'll be- A Gramm or a Grampn, cause They're bof so good tn mo'
 larpors Weekly
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
The pc-ll of n New Dance.
Cleveland Plain pealer)


 'Gf the young people allow thls barn dance craze to grow, remarked q well known local architect, buildings here will have to be erected much more sub. stnntially than heretofore that Is, all buildings such as private homes or clubs Where dancing Is carried on, There Is a jump and q swing about barn dances that will cause swayiug Of the beams in even the most substantial frame houses. With a whole crowd on the floor et once and skipping up and down on the floor right together with the music, you can imagine what might happen You know how necessary it is sometimes for company of soldiers to break step when crossing bridge. lf this dance continues popular it may be necessary for some of the dancers to Keep out Of step with the music know of one dance out al tho colonial club Inst season at which the barn dance numbers had to be stopped, the buildings swayed go noticeably'
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
The c, \. q.

tW1terhurY Republican,
 II is n good many years since the peorlo of Connecticut had such q chance ~ 5ce thc National guard In lts full strength and probably most ot tho great throug at the military parade on Thursday never had that chance bee foIt and must have been surprl1ed at the numbers, equipment and spirit of our citizen soldiers There were over 3,oaG Of them u line not an army, but strong brigade complete in itself, with all branccs pf the service repre- scented and ready 70 take the field And 5000 men is grent many too, when you sec them all at once. Two regi- uneuts of infantry q troop of cavalry battalion of coast artillery, 0 com paay of field artillery, a battalion of naval reserves and a signal corps, to- gether with the semi military orga iza- iions. also oi Connecticut, make fine showing The regulars Of the coast artillery also in Inc, with their su- perior trainiug did not march or ma neuver any better than the militia. and with uniform equipment it was not possible 70 pick out tho amateurs from the professionals by their behavior on parade The time, the hard work the money and the men that go 70 make the e, N C. what II is are put to good use.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

In their consideration Of Ire appara- us of an up.to-date kind the fire com- missloncrs have the hearty support of every citizen in New Haven who for one reason or another realizes inc vi- tal importance of the beat Of cquip- mcut in fighting fires As chief Fanch- CT says me day of the old steam Are engines ia fast drawing To a close in modern municipalities 1T tho fro board can see its way clear to get gasoline apparatus such aa made m excellent showing al tbc recent con vention of fire chiefs they are on the one right path lt is T sorry economy to be satisfied with anything less than the best In thc fire department.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
Conditions at Grand Avenue prlngc.

Conditions at Grand Avenue Bridge. Editor of the Journals Courier.
 Dear Sir: For several weeks have noted most wretched state of affairs at the corner of State street and Grand avenue namely mud in abundance at the crosswalk and in the roadway. an almost impossible sidewalk on the east side of Grand avenue, and since the recent rain, a swimming pool at the further corner. How long is this state of affairs to continue and who is responsible for tt% Is there no competent authority in this sleepy old town who can and will wipe out such nuisance?
 TAXPAYER.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
Empty words.

IWNICrbNrY AmefIfOnl
 Long acquaintance with him as @ shrowd business man has lea many @ contemplate the Hon George r.. liley ns a shrewd buyer and seller with m occasional manifestation Of mastery m practical politics As an llluminant of the other sdo of his character ,-thC aesthetic, ldcalistic perhaps emotional gidewc have to-day thls eWgramatic phrase from his speech at the unveil l- Ing uf the Natertown monuments so long as we erect memorials to those Who have raised the level of manhood, we have ideals, and SO long as we have Ideals, we strive to have their vlrlyes II ls graceful expression of q gralilF' Ing aCntimCnt
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
nhonr lsInnd md conncctIcu..

ITTnNIUNUNC IWNIHdNT
 Colonel Wattersons paper says that there are two debatable states at least in New England Connecticut and Rhode Island They may be debata- hlc," in the sense that anyone who has the leisure and inclination to do so Is at liberty Go debate Mir, Bryans chances of carrying, them but to experienced observers on the ground t is at least as certnln that they will vote for Mr. Taft as that Kentucky wlll1 go demo cratic Colonel Watterson and his as. soelate rainbow chasers might as well make up their minds that New England will present an undivided republican front to the Test of the country. To think othewise Is to befray ones neg lect of the election figures of recent yenrs and ignorance of contemporary conditions
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
Voting aS e Duty.
No Hope of Downing the Bosses Unless the Citizens
 RegStor--That They Are Not Doing.

A CC0RDING to the reports from various states, IA registration is falling off, with the result that - larger proportion of the voters than usual will fail go to the polls Such disregard of the duties of citizenship is serious evil It can result only as non attendance at has resulted in the undue infu of those who make living out of politics Prob ably most of the absentees consider themselves good citizens; probably they are good citizens so far as in telgence and dsinterestedness goes But if they do not exercise their right to vote they make themselves responsible for the conditions against which they are won't fervently to protest Other forms of government may be effective without extended suffrage but 1t s of the very of democracy that each individual should contribute his share to the welfare of all, and the primary of doing this is to cast conscien tous and intelligent vote,--Providence Journal.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Upon the campus the boys are show ing the good old Yale spirit by hanging up Autographs of Yale's candidate for the presidency Of the United States in their dornntory windows The Connoc- tlcut undergraduates might well go <Arther than that and hang up likewise pictures Of that other Yolensian, Judge Robertson. who deserves their heartl- est support
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Tehcher--Tcl me someone in the Bl- ble who was shut in Willie
 Willie-Jonah,
 Teacher Now Freddie, who was Noah? <
 Freddie Noah was the first weather prophet, When he said it was going 70 raln nobody believed him
 Fraukle- Say Tommy who wnS that man in the Bible who wnNod fat te0ch- CT was tellln uS about?
 Tdhmy-- -0unnO-- less it was fAuncft- cOus Pilate- -Boston Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

causc for subsequent conferences from time to time. AS the springnold Re- publican hns said Light Is break Ing, and New England proposes % stand together in the full blaze thera. of. It is we'll"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

A certain professional automobile driver covered 25O miles in 2l9 minutes at Il certain place on Long Island Sat urday with certain machine What has he provcd2 Certainly not that the car he guided Is necessarily the best for the average automobllist because of this very feat on the other hand, the lives of a considerable number of peo- pie were ncedlessy and seriously en- dangered
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

rests upon the fact that no was able % Impose upon his enuntrymen some eccentric spelllngs without pathological lustitcatI0n There ought 10 he q proc lamntion from the while house in com function WIlh lhc hnppN neea.Ion
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Ten thousand pairs of shoes are pro duted daily from single eastern fac tory Every twcnty-four hours it uses the hides and skins of i,S00 kids, 300 horses and colts, 300 calves and 425 si ierrB.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
oIn CONTEMPORARIES.
,Tuat the same.
CMerlden Record

I+NfjluHl ihetDIVsJ Yale and Harvard have both begun secret football practice. but the anx- ions world will get columns and col- umns of dosrriptIona of it just the same,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
Eccentric spcillngs of Webster.

Providence Journal)
 There have been other photographers. but the fame ot Noah Webster. which IS to be celebrated this week largely
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

one writer calculates that Americans this ynar have spent s7.5ooOo0 in Lon. don Al one of the largest hotels which has housed 6,600 Americans since March the average bill has been t25Q
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

An cnterprisng typewriter concern Is making arrangements 10 supply hotels with machines whereby the guests, by deposlting dime in an attachment placed on the typewriter may have the use of fl for half an hour,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
SAVINGS AND DOINGs,

That ono fourth Of Alaska is a conl field fig announced at Washington by Alfred II Rrooks chief geoloEist of'the Alaskan division of the geological sur- ppN.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

The bloody episode which took place In tho Greek church in New Britain on Sunday was certainly not at all aug- gestive of the Christian motto "Pcacc on earth"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
A MpUNINI.'s JOKES,

Motner-Tommy why don't you try to talk to those other children in their own language2
 Youthful Briton Whats the good? II only encourages them, Punch
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Sir [ know what you are. cried the disappointed and angry girl You are nothing but a j1y
 "But I'm not a poppiu tay' he piped as he ntted through the door--Bos- ton Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

There were 2,2l4ls hundredwelght of iade and padoito taken out in the Mpitltyinn district mines Burma, in 90G, which was valued at S3g 309, and 2.G8b hundrodwoight in l905, valued at Sql,842, which shows a decrease for soc. No figures for 1907 arc vailable,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

He-Qwd Georgo.s wooden leg bin giving Q ain latolr'
 she-DoH't you be 90 foolish, Wlllum,
 Hp-Oh. av--eure enough is oWd womaU Olu a-Whoppin' e vi lt.-Lon. don Opinion
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

The output of rubles in Burma during 1907 amounted to 212S36S trucke, val ued in Magok books at 57T325, The royalty, revenue for the year was spe, good the hrat year, falling away dis couragiugly towards the last of the year.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13

Bell Boy Cknockng al door)--six o'clock. sir. boy why didn't you tell me that be- fore,--Boston Transcript
The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-13
Picture Frame T ak

A coat doesn't make mnn, nor does merely stick ing four pieces of moulding together make picture froine, according to OUT standard With us the framing of pictures is m art. Each order Is carefully studied nnd the picture when framed we guarantee will please our patrons. We offer suggestions ns to the selection of mouldiugs, mDts, etc.. gladly without charge md submit prices for doing the work, hut there Is no obligation, i'm piled or otherwise on you to lcnvc your order. Whit we wnpt Is the opportunity of showing you whnt we cnn do.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-14
xzrrLE-oH-DEAR.

Bee, what q wonderful garden Is hers,
Planted and trimmed for my Little Oh
Deari
Posies SO gaudy and grass Of such
brown
Search ye the country and hunt ye the
And never yen meet with garden so
As this one I've made for my Attle-Oh-
Dearl
Marigolds white and buttercups blue,
Lilies all dabbled with honey and dew,
The cactus that trails over trellis and
wall,
Roses and pansies and violets-all
Make proper obeisance and reverent cheer
When into her garden ste2s Little-Oh-
And up at the top Of that lavender tree
A silver bird singeth as only GAIA she;
For, ever and only, she singstn the song
II love you'll love you r. tho happy day
long;
Then the echo-the echo that smiteth me
y here
7 love you, love you" my Lttle-Oh-
Deari
The garden may wither, the silver bird
fly
But what careth my little precious, or 1?
From her pathway Of flowers that in
springtime upstart 49,
She walketh the tenderer way in my
heart
And, oh, it Is always the summer time
here ..' M..z-
With that song Of II love you" my Little
Oh-Dear!
Eugene Field.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-02-14
ENGLISH SPORT rs WORK.
Not Much Play About Hunting I'm
Scotland, Says a Boston Man.

Not Much Play About Hunting I'm
Scotland, Says "a Boston Man.
THE Americans who think that En-
glish sport is play made easy have
something to learn" said John Mason
Little, who returned to Boston this
morning on the SaXonia after month 8
shooting in Scotland, Il know that the
notion prevails over here that the En-
glish go in for their sport in a spirit
Of enjoyment while we are supposed to
make hard work Of it. That is pretty
dream. AS matter Of fact, the En-
glishman turns his sport into the hard
est kind Of work. 1t may not be pro-
fessonalism, but their golf and their
hunting are undertaken In dead earn.
est
Since early in September, when b.
went to Scotland for a vacation from
business, Mr. Little, accompanied by
Mrs. Little and his two daughters has
been in the Scottish highlands at Beau
fort castle, the country seat Of Lord
IIovatt, which had been leased for the
shooting season by Mr.. Littles son-in-
law, Charles w. Ogden of New York,
says Boston Transcript.
1.-THE Englishman who Is stalking
deer in the highlands may think he Is
having an easy time because he has
never been used to anything else, but
shooting in the Maine woods Is holi'
day compared to the scramble up hill
and down after those Scottish deer. In
the course Of days stalking you are
fairly sure to cover fifteen or twenty
miles, while even If you 60 out fol-
grouse, the tramp from cover to cover
will take you ten miles before you know
it,
The economic condition Of Scotch
lands Mr.. Little found especially inter
esting to a stranger. practically the
whole Of rural Scotland" he said, lis
leased, at all events, during the hunt
ing season. The hunting lands are sc
valuable that there is hardly laird
of them who can afford not to rent his
estate for the shooting"
Mr.. Little said that the most forcible
illustration Of the difference between
the old country and this was furnished
nv a servant in the castle which he wa:
occupying. He spoke to a maid to tel
her that his telephone bell was not IT.
order. She seemed not to comprehend
he repeated that his telephone bell wat
not ringing, and asked: "Do you I'm
derstand2"
"Ah'm takin' noatice, SIR" said the
girl land Ah'll write the manager di
rectly about It'll"