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0 NEW HAVE& MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER FRIDAY DECEMBER 2U J90I COPPER DIVIDEND IS CUT (Continued from First Page.) 1 jjd, so-far as this country is concerned, re still so, every copper wire, brass nd 'electrical- manufacturing concern lng run to Its full capacity. A large proportion, however, o the copper pro duced in this country has to find a narjcet .. abroad. The unsatisfactory rade conditions which have existed luring the present year in Europe, to .ether with the fact that the supplies if, copper to Europe from sources out '.f't this country have increased, have olatly caused a falling of in exports if"$Jout 65,000 tons. This decrease has it Borne degree been compensated for by increased domestic consumption. "By adopting" the policy of maintain 'ng a firm price a large proportion of .he loss arising from the decrease in ex ports has been borne by the companies lhbse shares are owned, wholly or in jiart. by the Amalgamated Copper com pany. This policy has in the past been .She. best for these companies, as the por tion of the copper which has been sold ias realized a larger profit than would ,ave. been realized had all the copper which had been produced been sold at a, much lower price. It has likewise pre vented fluctuations, which would tend to demoralize the business of manufact urers consuming copper. ' -"The officials of these various compa nies, after carefully considering the sit uation in all in its phases, decide that t would be better, in the interests of he, companies they represented, to re rain from forcing upon the market norc copper than was actually needed, s such action would only have led to abnormally ; low .. prices. The selling 'pents pf these companies were, there fore, instructed not to attempt to force upon the market more than was actu ally heeded for consumption, but to maintain a firm price. If officials of 1ther copper-producing companies had iken the same view of the situat'on Id.iiW'aintained a firm price there is ,ttle doubt that the present unsettled conditions of the market would have oeen In part, if not wholly, obviated. : "During the present month the Unit d Metals Selling company, the sell'ng agent for the companies In which the Amalgamated Copper company is in terested,1" has, notwithstanding these conditions, sold considerably over 100, '00,000 pounds of copper for future de ii.ry...; . . ' , "During the past two years the com panies, in Which the Amalgamated Cop per company is interested have equip ped their mines and smelters with the latest improvements and much modern ftiboriBavirig, appliances, and most of the companies have built the lare-est and best equipped smelter In existence, "his can be put in commission early in .e'new year, so that from now on the companies can produce copper at a cost that can successfully compete with any copper producer in the world. The fu ture prosperity of the copper business depends largely upon such a revival of 1 foreign trade as will bring the total iconsumptlon of copper nearer to the production than is the case at pres ent." . . FOR A NEW SEW$R IN PLACE. HOME Hearing Before the Committee Last Night. At the meeting of the sewer commit tee last night the petition for the abol ishment of the old private sewer in Home place and the building of a new sewer there was heard. Health Officer AVrlght appeared and spoke strongly in favor of a new sewer there. He said that the private sewer now there is In a most unsanitary condition. It was built when the Home Insurance com pany erected the two big blocks on Home Place many years ago. W. E. Chandler, who owns property there, but does not live there, thought that a new sewer was not needed, while Tax Collector Anthony, who owns two houses there and lives there was very much in favor of a new sewer. No recommendation was made last night, but the committee will meet again two weeks from to-night. Y. M. C. A. ENTERTAINMENT. Successful Affair Given in Warner Hall Last Evening Largely Attended. The second entertainment of the course given bv the Y..M. C. A. was held last night in Warner hall and was attended by a large crowd. Miss May Parker and her famous band of little pickanninies formed the attraction of the evening and they performed in a manner that was pleasing to all. The Instrumental work and the singing of the youngsters were especially fine and Miss Parker showed herself to be a talented finger. H Y PER ION tdec.g2o' Only appearance of the World's Famous Singer, Mme. Emma NEVADA And her Company of European Artists. PABLO CASALS, Violoncellist; LEON MOREAU, Pianist; DANIEL MAOUARRE, Flutist; HEATHE GREGORY, Basso. U20 It Seats now on sale. Trices, $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 THE SLY NOCTURNAL OPOSSUM. 1AGE SPEAKS TO BANKERS 'i4Coatlnued from First Page.) tem Is in the Isolation and entire sep arateness of the individual banks over the country. When a period of distrust or doubt comes over the land there is a reeking of personal safety through that funeral instinct of self-preservation which drives men in a confused mass over each other at the cry of 'Are' in .Se theater. I venture to suggest a (yrtema of coalition between individual members of the banking community through the country Into one central in ntitution. with convenient branches in t-.e larger cities, In which all banks -lould be related or Interested accord ing to their individual relative import ance, and which, in a certain sense, ould represent to the banking Inter est, of the country what the federal frovernment represents In our political system. Great prejudice exists, I know. ugalnst the aggregation of great wealth 'lr the hands of a few men. Happily, it Is the. law of nature that larger gains and better.' advantages can be secured to aggregated wealth by serving faith fully thecommon Interests than by ex ploiting the community through a sys tem of theft and robbery." The secretary, continuing, urged that there be a reform of the currency sys tem of the nation along the lines out lined in his report to congress, and de clared that there was no time more fa vorable than the present for the judi Clous revision of the laws. He told of the reduction of the Interest charge on ;the national debt, and, commenting up on it, said: "Tle cash uider the control of the i government is larger than at any previ ous time in its history so large, indeed, ' to cause anxiety In your minds and In the minds of those the more immedi ately i responsible for government 'finances. The financial strength of the government is now1 unsurpassed. Other nations, struggling with debt or Involv ed in the enormous expenditures inci 'dental to actual war or the mainten ance of great armies, look with envious eyes upon the happy condition of this people. But times change, events suc ceed events, and the brightness of the sun . to-day is often obscured by the clouds that arise to-morrow. In peri ods of strength and prosperity it is the part of wisdom to make provision against possible future periods of stress and strain." ELKES DEFEATED RUTZ. '.local Rider Lost After Pushing the ' Well Known Professional Hard. The 450 prize offered by Manager Poll Ways of a Curious Animal Described. The American opossum, representing the genus didelphys, is one of the most curious animals in the United States. It is the only one carrying its young In a . pouch or marsupium, like a kangaroo. : It Is the only animaj which can feign death perfectly in order to escape its enemies, and the expression "playing 'possum" is a well known phrase. It la also remarkable in that it hangs by its tail like a monkey. Its hands re- i semble those of a human being. It is 1 most liberally provided with teeth, and ; has a snout like that of a hog, eyes like thos of a rat, and hisses like a snake. , Edward Decker, an agriculturalist re- '. siding near Columbus, O., caught a fe- i male opossum last spring, and discov ered that his captive had in her pouch . an interesting little family of 12 little ones. His dog had been investigating i a rail pile, and suddenly raised a tre- j mendous outcry. Mr. Decker found the dog worrying the old opossum and do- I livered her from the jaws of death, but not until she had been severely bitten. : He dressed her wounds, took goad care. 1 of her and succeeded in raising to ma- ; turity every one of the 12 young ones. When first discovered the baby opos sums were about two inches long, hair- Jess and sightless. The dozen grew slow ly at first, their progress being retarded by the Injured condition of the mother. It was several weeks before the boldest of them, having hsd its eyes unsealed, timidly poked his white snout through the opening of the pouch and reeon noilered. By and by he ventured to crawl outside and hung by the long fur of the mother. Soon another and an other followed the leader on a tour of Inspection. After that the 12 came out daily, but were exceedingly timid, scuttling back into the pouch at 'the slightest noise or the approach of any person. One of the 12 managed to es' cape from the old corncrib where they were confined, and was gone for 10 days. Upon his return he was immediately set upon by his brothers and sisters as a renegade, and had his large, fan-like ears bitten off close to his head. The method of feeding the mother consisted at first of throwing in a pig eon, and later a fowl from the barn yard. The young opossums used to have fierce fights over their 'nocturnal meals, and In one of these wrangles one of their number lost her ear, after the style of punishmenf visited on the rene gade. This seemed to be the vulnerable point of attack 1n a 'posum fight. When they had attained the. size of rats the young bore a remarkable re semblance to these rodents, and when all climbed upon their mother, clinging to her hair, neck and legs, slv staggeved under the load. No other mother among the animals of North American bears such a burden, and her patience and tranquility under her manifold cares were edmirable. The photographer who succeeded in taking the half dozen fine lews of mother and family has given an insight into the domestic ar rangements of the oppossum family such as the world has never bad; for the opposum, although far from un common in the United States, seems to be little understood. Owing to the noc turnal habits, comparatively few people have ever seen a female with her young. The writer obtained from Mr. Decker four of the young oppossums when they were about one-fourth grown, and he made a close study of their habits. The oppossum is known to natural'sts I as being one of the most innocent and harmless of animals. In Its wild state, when attacked by" man or dog, it im mediately falls over as if dead, and no amount of beating or physical torture can make it cease "playing "possum." There is only one way In which the ani mal can be made to resume the sem blance of life, and that Is by throwing it into water. A cold bath will Instant ly cause it to cease feigning death and swim for life. In its habits this queer animal is a veritable sloth. The two things it likes best to do are to eat and sleep. It eats with great gusto and a carnivorous and omnivorous appetite. So eager were they to snap up a big beetle that one's fingers were in danger of being mas- self-constituted guardian, and became furious at the restraint put upon her movements. At first she tried to get away by stealth, sneaking away slowly and softly through the grass, and, when at some distance, would begin to amble at a lively rate. Her disgust at being pulled up with a sudden jerk was pro nounced, and she growled like a bear at bay, tearing at the chain with her feet and jaws and ruffling her long hair till it stood like quills upon the fretful porcupine. She never got over the memory of thai day, and always after ward slunk into a corner and crouched low to escape the hands reached forth to touch her. She never manifested any resentment, however, her only desire being to escape not'ee. The young animals spent much of their time In combing their long hair and washing their faces and hands. For the latter purpose nature has supplied them plentifully with salivary glands, and In taking a bath Blackie and her companions used copious quantltes of saliva. Their pedimanous extremities and their "fifth hand," the tall, were thus kept scrupulously neat, the hinds being always clean and rosy. The hair combing process is both interesting and amusing. Blackie performed this op eration pr'ncipally with her rear foot hands. With the right one she would begin to enrab just back of the ear, and continue until a point above the hips was reached. The work was finished with the front feet. The five fingers of the front extremity are supplied with narrow nails, as are also the four fin-, gers of the hands in the rear, but the thumbs of the latter have no nails. In walking a limb the thumb invariably goes on one side while the four fingers go on the other. The tail, besides being handy in climbing and In suspension, Is used while walking a limb, similarly to a rope-walker's balance pole. Young opossums may be carried around on the end of a walking stick and make gentle and Interesting pets. They possess nqne of the viciousness of that most diminutive of the bear spe- i cles, the raccoon, but on the other hand i seem to lack its intelligence. Natural ists charcterize them as the most inno cent and harmleps of animals. A. C. Carson In Scientific American. has been assigned. The labor is light, being distributed among so many, and as the underlying principle of the com munity is to promote the peace, com fort and happiness of the Inmates, the effort of living has been reduced to a minimum. The women have no politics, and do not pretend to be reformers. Nor do they interfere in any manner with the ', outside world. They enter the commu nity to obtain relief from care and anx iety, and to avoid all responsibility and everything that will Interfere with their tranquillity. If they become tired of their restful surroundings and desire to return to scenes of activity, they are al lowed to leave, but they forfeit what- I ever they have contributed to the com mon fund. Two or three nervous crea tures who sought the shelter of the community found that they could not endure its peaceful atmosphere and re turned to their husbands. One of them soon regretted her vacillation, but they would not allow her to come back again. Each woman is allowed her own reli gion. No attempt Is made to Influence the conscience. No religious or politi cal discussions are permitted. Cclcago Record-Herald. SCHOONERS STILL GROWING. AN ORIGINAL COMMUNITY. A Sisterhood of Women Who Have Found Disappointment In Marriage. In Mount Pleasant, one of the pretti est suburbs of Washington, D. C, there is a large brick house which shelters a unique community, consisting of twenty-five women under the government of Mrs. Martha McWhlrter. Most of them have found marriage a failure and have left worthless or incompatible hus bands to enjoy life in a sisterhood where each can do exactly as she pleases, provided she contributes her share to the general purse and does nothing to disturb the harmony of the family. They do not live lives of ab solute Idleness, but each performs a certain amount of labor under the di rection of Mrs. McWhlrter, who seems to be a woman of remarkable personali ty and executive ability. The community has gradually grown, and now consists of twenty-five women of thirty years old and upward, who are living what they consider an Ideal life. Each one who enters the commu nity surrenders to it all the property she possesses, and it goes Into the com mon fund, which is quite large. The I amount is unknown, and is estimated all the way from one hundred thousand to five hundred thousand dollars. They agree also to obey the orders of thefr I superior and submit to the rules of the ! organization, which are few and sim ple and are chiefly for the regulation of labor. Mrs. McWhlrter assigns the duties of her subordinates. There is only one man about the place, and he Is an aged negro. . . . He does the heavy out-door work, and the women are assigned to whatever they can do best inside. One of them is a physician, who not only looks after the health of the com munity, but answers calls from the neighborhood. Another is a dentist, who has a chair and a case of instru ments in the reception room of the house. . . . Others are seamstresses and milliners, although extravagance in dress is prohibited; and one is a shoemaker, who not only mends but makes the footwear of the household. Mrs. McWhlrter selects the cooks and the housemaids according to their tastes and qualifications, and thus far, she tells me, there have been np "kick ers." Every woman in the community has cheerfully accepted the situation and performed the duties to which she One Giant With Five Masts and An other With Seven Now Being Built. Twenty years ago a schooner that could carry 500 tons of coal was con sidered to be a good-sized vessel. Now there are afloat several four-masters carrying 3,000 tons or more, and a con siderable fleet of five-masters whose cargoes range from 3,200 to 4,600 tons, while the six-master George W. Wells carries close to 5,000 tons and the Eleanor A. Percy about 5,400 tons. Any one of the larger schooners has about the same carrying capacity as the average Atlantic freighter. Their 1 anchors are heavier than those carried by the old frigate of the navy, their Immense sails are hoisted by steam engines and their accommodations, fore and after, are luxurious compared with what was furnished 10 years ago. When steam heat," electric lights, steam foghorns, steam finches, bathrooms, mahogany furniture, velvet carpets, libraries and even pianos are carried In the giant coasters it might ?e?m that the limit had been reached In that di rection, but the limit In size has not yet been reached. There are now In process of construc tion two vessels of the schooner rig that will outrank' anything now afloat schooners. The five-master Is of wood, Boston which will carry more dead weight than either of the six-masters, and a seven-master at Qulncy Point, Mass., which will be the king of all schooners. The fivt-master is of wood, and is expected to carry close to 6,000 tons of coal, while the seven-master is of steel, and will carry about 8.300 tons. This monster wllj, be 375 feet long on the keel, and 388 feet on the load-water line and 395 feet on top, 50 feet beam and 34 feet 5 inches depth of hold. She will carry 38.Q00 suare feet of sail, and all her standing rigging will be of steel wire. She will have two large vertical boilers, a large steam engine In the forward house and five hoisting en gines on deck, steam steering gear, eteam heat and electric lights in the houses and In the hold. She Is expected to carry her cargo of 6.300 tons of coal on a draft of only 25 feet and 6 Inches. The only question seems to be as to her stiffness. A vessel of her length, It Is argued by some, is likely to be weak without the bulkhead system which Is used in steamship construction which, of course, a. coal schooner does not have. The builders, however, are confident that they can so brace and strap the vessel that she will be as stiff as mRny of the shorter craft. What would hap pen to her in case she should be grounded amidshjtp or be hung up at both ends in a. loading berth, is another question. Old timers say that a wooden vessel will give when strained, and then come back again as soon as re leased by floating, but that the steel schooner will surely break In half should she get nipped. The same pre dictions, however, were made regard ing the six-masted wooden schooners, and those long vessels seem to be get ting along all right. Nothing, apparently can stop the progress of the giant schooners. The bugaboo of the barges no longer Wor ries the owners nf sailing craft. The big schooners carry Immense cargoes, and even with half the number of men carried by square riggers of like size, are easily and quickly handled, make fast trips and coin money where small vessels would starve. The big schoon ers have ventured abroad, with good' results,, but .the coast . is their field and the coal trade their source of profit. Bangor Special. Ilrourlwny Tnbemucle Sottl, New York, Dec. 19. The Broadway Tabernacle church property, Sixth ave nue and Thirty-fourth street, was sold to-day by Trustees Cornelius N. Bliss and William Ives Washburn for $1,300, 000. Adjoining property was sold for $200,000. Absolute secrecy was maintained as to the names of the purchasers. It was announced, however, that on the site a twenty story hotel building will be erected to cost $3,000,000. The Broadway Tabernacle society purchased its site in 1857 for $78,500. WINE MICROBES. Germs Which Produce World-Famous , . Brands. Wine germs which make it possible to duplicate exactly the famous wines of Bordeaux, Burgundy or the Rhine in New York, Chicago or any other place are among the latest pets of science. And considering that the wine germ when carefully handled has actually been doing the work required of him It is safe to say that he has come to slay. French Sauterne wines, the Rudes- helmer white wine and the Lauciro made hundreds of "miles from the home of the genuine article and toned up through the instrumentality o the re-, speciive.wine germs nave aeceiveu ine most expert connoisseurs. Professor Alwood, head of the myco- loglcal laboratory of the Virginia Agri cultural Experiment Station at Blacks burg, Va., has been conducing some In teresting experiments with these germs and has succeeded in thoroughly estab lishing their utility. The germs are obtained from the dregs of casks which have contained the genuine wine, and those of each particular brand are placed for safe keeping in a substance prepared from Japanese Isinglass and fruit Juice. In this jelly-like mass the germs soon es tablish a colony. When needed sufficient germs may be removed with the tip of a sterilized wire Into a tube of steriliz ed fruit juice. After two or three days the Juice will be In full fermentation with plentiful effervescence. This pro cess Imparts to the wine the exact flavor, bouquet and characteristics of the wine from which the germs orig inally came. ' In France and Germany these germs are beginning to be cultivated exten sively. They can be packed and ship ped by mall to any part of the Contin ent, or even to far distant countries, by putting them Into liquid solution in a tightly sealed bottle, Professor Alwood hopes to induce the United States De partment of Agriculture to establish a laboratory for the culture and dissemi nation of these Imported wine germs of world-famous brands. For Cold Our handsome styles of Women's BOOTS FOR WINTER Provide protection against cold and dampness and afford Ease and Attractive Appearance; a com bination of qualities not found in other lines. 0ur , . Mannish Street Boot 5? I H "fl l L' THAT S I TRADE MARK ' ,S BRANDED ON EVERY Heavy Welted . double sole, extension edge, a Exact Reproduction of (his Stylo Shot, 0NPER.CE$3 A Pair. MARRIAGE IN FRANCE. for the race between Rutz anil Elkes ticated along with the shelled tidbit. A was won last night by the latter after a very exciting race for three miles, i, The local rider took the lead shortly af-("-""ter the hrs't. mile and held it for over 1 mile and a half. On the sprint, how ever, Elkes just managed to beat Rutz 's out anfl won the money by the narrow ' .-i -o .!,, Tlio timp for the three miles was 3 minutes 54 1-5 seconds. In the race between Butler and Saxon . Williams of New Haven, Butler won in "U minutes 48 3-5 seconds. This evening -Jiere will be several races. Richard Canfleld, the local amateur champion of 1901, will race Harry Hy another well known local rider, and t the other local race will be between t rvxA riiiiA. me local tuimieui isno and Carl Yentsch, the well ' Ptown road rider. ; ijilkea Butler will also ride. half-grown frog tied with a string and dropped under their noses precipitated a vicious fight for possession. The con testants tor the epicurean nioiael growled and snarled like so many dogs, and chewed each others' noses and ears in reckless disregard of sensitive feel ings and proprietary rights. The chaps whose noses were bitten hissed loudly, after the aspirate fashion of their kind. The four animals constituted two pairs. Three were gray, while one fe male was very dark. She was designat ed as "Blackie" and thrived amazingly, soon becoming larger than any two of the others. She was pentle but ex tremely sensitive and retiring. One day a collar and chain was put on her and she was taken for an outing in the fields. Blackie became possesed of a frantic de-sire to part company with ber The Voice of Health Calls the invalid to Carlsbad. The Carlsbad Sorudel Salt is nature's own specific, for diseases of the stomach and liver; for Anaemia with Constipation, Chronic Catarrh of the Stomach, Iiver Complaint, Bile or Jaundice. The indigestion of obese and gouty or rheumatic persons is1 usually cured by Carlsbad Sprudel SaJt while the melancholia and heavy feeling from dyspepsia is soon relieved. The Carlsbad Sprudel Salt is obtained by evaporation from the waters of the Springs at Carlsbad and contains the same re markable curative properties that liave made the place famous for centuries. Be sure you get the genuine imported article ; the neck of every bottle bears the signature of the Eisner & Mendelsou Co., Agents, New York. More Than Half the Men and Half the Women Unmarried Benefits of Homes. It is a mere truism to say that the welfare of the individual, of society and of the state, is best served in mar riage, and by early marriage,. too. The fact has been established for forty years that the death rate among all married men over 20 years of age is less than among unmarried men, and that the death rate among all married women over 25 years of age is less than that among unmarried women. The home being the cornerstone of civilized life, society is enriched by the multi pllcatlcfn of homes, and impoverished when they are not In normal proportion to the total population. Only within the past few years has world-wide atten tion been drawn to the startling fact that the wellbelng of a mighty nation Is menaced by the predominance of celibacy. More than half the men and half the women of France are unmar ried. The foreign Immigration into France. is to-day greater than the nat ural Increase of its own people. The excess of births over deaths in any year among those many millions amounts to only about one-half of the population of Newark, N. J. The re sult Is that, while other nations of Eu rope are rapidly Increasing In popula. tlon, France Is almost stationary. While a century ago Frenchmen com prised a fifth of the European popula tion of the world, they now form only a tenth of It. The Importance of their country as a world power is not grow ing. Their international commerce lags far behind that of other nations; How empty Is the boast of rattle-pated ora tors that France will some day glorious ly avenge Sedan when she can add only 300,000 conscripts a year to the army, while 600,000 recruits are annually en rolled across the Rhine! We shall speak later of the mistaken motives, the pol icy, ruinous alike to the citizens and the state, that induce many of the French to restrict the number of their children, and half of them go through life unmarried. France is to-day an ob ject lesson from which the whole world may derive warning and Instruction on the questions of marriage and the fam ily, those greatest of social Influences. From Ainslee's. Did You Ever hear of any one giving as a holiday gift, a hand-i some "" ' '' ' " I Reading Light with a Welsbach burner and decorated shades or even a Gas Range of the kind we sell for $10.00 and connect up without extra charge. This is simply a question with the tone of a sugges tion. THE NEW HAVEN GAS LIGHT CO.. Salesroom, 93 Crown St. Telephone 144. New York, New Haven and Hartford it. Li. December 1, 1901. NEW YORK. DIVISION. FOR NEW YORK "4:05, 4:B0, x6:10. x7:00, 8;Q0, x8:10, 8:30, 9:3E. xl0:30 a. m., 12:10, 12:15, 1:S0 (parlor car limit, ed), '1:35, 2:00, 2:30, 3:00, '4:00, 4 17. 4:30, 5:10. 5:35. 6:10. 6:30. 7.10. S in 8:15, (Bridgeport accommodation), 9:10, 8:16 p. m. Sundays 4:05. 4:50, x8;00,' 8:55 a. m., 2:30, x4:30, 5:10, x6:15. 'lilO, 8:10, '8:30, 9:10 p. m. . FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem River 1:05, U:35 v. m. fdailvl. FOR BOSTON Via Hartford ami Wll. llmantic 10:03 a. m.. 3:S5 t. m. For BOSTON via New London and Providence 2: 10. 2:20, Ul:35 (parlor' car limited) a. m., 12:05, 2:47, 4:05, 4:65, 6:55 p. m. Sundays 2:10, 2:20 a. m 12:05, 2:47, 4:65, 6:65 p. m. FOR BOSTON via Springfield n:10. 11.05 a. m., i:45, 5:52 p. m. Sundays 1:10 a. m.. 5:52 r. m. HARTFORD DIVISION. OR MERIDEN, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD, etc. 'jao, 6:40. 7:52, 9:35 . a. m. (to Hartford), xl0:03 (to Hartford), 11:05 a. m., 12:03, 1:45, 3:10, 3:55 to Hartford), 6:00, 5:52, 6:16, 7:00 ' (to Hartford), 8:00, 10:00, 11:15 (to Meriden) p. m. Sundays 1:10 a. m.. 12:08, 6:52, 7:00, 8:28 p. m. ' SHOltE LINE DIVISION. For New London, etc. 2:10, 2:20, ' 7:48, 10:08 (to Guilford) 11:05, "11:35 (parlor car limited) a. m., 12:05; 2:15, 2:47,4:06, 4:55, 5:16, 6:16, (to Saybrook Junction), 6:55, 11:20 (Guilford acc.) p. m. Sundays 2:10, 2:20 a, m 12:06, ' 2:47, 4:55. 6:65 p. m. AIR LINE NORTHAMPTON DIVI SION. . . ' For Middletown. Wiinmantin. tn 7:35 a. m., 12;55. 2:33, 6:00 p. m. Sun days 7:15 p. m.. Connecting at Middle- ' town with the Valley branch and at Willimantlc with Eastern district and C. V. R. R.; at Turnerville with Col Chester branch. For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls, Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hartford and intermediate stations 7:60 a. m. and 4:00 p. m. For WeBtfleld and in termedlate stations, 6:57 p. m.' . For Farmington, New Hartford and points this Bide 7:60 a. m., 12:04. 4:00. 6:57 p. m. BERKSHIRE DIVISION- 1 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonla, etc. 6:15, 7:00, 8:00, 9:35 a. m., 12:05 noon, 1:10, 2:39, 3:57, 4:40, 5:30, 6:65, ' 7:50, 10:00, 11:30 p. m. Sundays-8:25 a. m., 3:80, 6:40, 8:30 p. m. For Waterbury 7:00, 8:00, 9:35 a, m 12:05, 2:39, 6:30, 7:50, 11:30 p. m. gun days 8:25 a. m., 6:40 p. m. For Winsted 7:00, 9:35 a. m 2:39, 5:30, 7:50 p. m. Sundays 8 i 25 a. m.. 6:40 d. m. For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown, Danbury, Pittsfl'eld, State Line 6:10 a. ' m. via Bridgeport, 9:35 a. m 3:57 p. m. For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincln nati, St. Louis, Chicago and thii West via State Line 6:10 a. m. via Bridge port, 9:35, a. m., 3:57 p. m. For Litchfield and points on Litch-' field branch 9:35 a m. and 3:57 p. m. (via Derby Junction). Express Trains. xLocal Express. C T. HEMPSTEAD, General Passenger Agent. WASHINGTON. Holiday Tour via Pennsylvania Rail . road. December 26 has been selected as the date for the Personally-Conducted Holiday Tour of the Pennsylvania Rail road to Washington. This tour will cover a period of three days, affording ample time to visit all the principal points of Interest at the National Capi tal, including the Congressional Li brary and the new Corcoran Art Gal lery. Round-trip rate, covering rail road, transportation for the round trip, hotel accommodations, and guides, $11.30 from New York. $13.00 from Tren ton, and $11.50 from Philadelphia. These rates cover accommodations for two days at the Arlington, Normandie, Rlggs, or Ebbltt House. For accom modations at Regent, Metropolitan, or Nationul Hoel, $2.50 less. Special side trip to Mount Vernon. All tickets good for ten days, with special hotel rates after expiration of iiotel coupons. For itineraries and full information apply to Ticket Agents: Tourist Agent, 1196 Broadway, New York: 4 Court Street, Brooklyn; or address Geo. W. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel phia, Ml mil! New Haven Steamboat Line. For New York, the South, and Wast. STEAMER CHESTER W. CHAPIS. ' in commission. Leaves' New Haven 2:15 a. m. dally ex cept Monday; due New York about 7:00 a. in. Passengers may g(4 on board at New Ha ven any time after 10:00 p. m. Returning, boat leaves New York 4:80 p. m., dally except Sunday; due New Raven about 0:00 p. m. Boat arrives and departs from Belle Dock. New , Haven, and Pier 2D, . 10. R., foot of Peck Slip, New York. v Tickets and all Information nt offlee of Bishop & Co., 703-705 Chapel street; ,W. E. Morgan, Agent, Belle Dock, and at Purser's Office on Steamer.' .. n20 STARIN 1 New Haven Transportation Co. DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY. Steamer JOHN tl. SXAIUJN, c'uptaln Mc Allister, leaves New Hftven from Sturlo'i Pier, foot of Brown street, at 10:15 p. m.. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steamer ULKN ISLAND, Captain Thompson. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The STARIN leaves New York from Pier 13, North River, at 0 p. m. Mondays, Wednes days nud Fridays; the GLEN ISLAND Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Vara 75 cents; Excursion Tickets $1.25. State rooms, $1.00. Tickets and staterooms for sale at J. B. Judson's, 856 Chanel street; Peck & Bish op's, 703 Chapel street. Free stcge leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train and from corner of Chapel and Church streets every half hour, commencing at 8:80 p. m. Through freight rates given and bills of . lading to all points West, South, and South west. C. H. FISHER, Agent - Order your freight via Starin Line. THE Levi C. Gilbert CO. . 1 14 CHURCH STREET. AMERICAN LINE. - NEW YOUii. OOblliAAU'Xo.V.-LONDOU Phlla., Dec. 25, 10 umlSf. Louis. Jtfii.l.-.lOnm Nf. l'nul. Jan. 1. 10 ninll'liilH.. Jan. 22. Iflnm Zeelaiul. Jan. 8. mmiijSt. 1'aul. Jan. 21), loam KLU blAtf LINE. ! NEW YOltK-ANTWlSKP-rAKIS. I suiting at ju noon. Vauderlaud, Her. 25SSeelnnd, Jan. S Haverford, Jan. ljFrlcsland, Jan. in I luteruutiou il JMuvigttCiou Company ! Piers 14 and 10 North Klvor. otlk-a 7a Broadwuy, cor. Rector St., N. Y.; Peck A Bishop, 702 Chapel St., M. Zunder & Son.-, 253 State st., Newton & Parish, 80 Uranga , at., T. H, Pease Son, 102 Church at., New 1 Baven. , 45 od SOUTHERN WINTER RESORTS Can be comfortably and easily reached via the 01D DOMINION LINE And Rail Connections. Through tickets to Aeheville, N. C, Charleston, S. C Hot Springs, Vs.. Jacksanviilc, Fla., St. Augustine, F!a., Palm Beach, Fla., Pine Bluff, N. C, Pinehurst, N. C, Southern Pines, N. C, and all other principal points in the South. '. ; . , Steamships sail daily except Sunday, from Pier 26, North River, New York, for Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Va. For rates, schedules, etc., apply to Old Dominion Steamship, Co., S1-S5 Beach St., New York, N. Y. H. B. WAIKER, J. J. BROWN, G. dl2 Cm T. P. M. A. A