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THF, MORNING JOURNAL COURIER, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1908, -- -T T vn at -nv . . r.r.jfr ""O'-lk m JOURNAL-COURIER ni:v hu'KX, row. i-imiii(I'i1 mm. THIS CAIIIUVfiTON PI HMIING CO. Delivered by Cnrrlcri In Hie rit.T. VI rmtn n week, nn renin n month, (fit fur Ix moiiUiN, tftt it jfnr, Th "nm li-rni hj Kl nil. MiikU' l'nilr. 2 coiiIk. Tele'plionrs, r.niToiiiAi, Konn, mi. lM'SlNKSS OKI'M K, ,KM. THR WE!?K1,T .101 nAf tunned Tlmrsilnv, One Dollar n Yrnr. J. IV. f'nrHiiefon PulillHlirr E. A. Street TIiinIiiprh MntWKpr T. IS, l' Xoriniin. , , Ailvcrllslim Mniuiiti'r IV. (J. OMliorn r.illlor-ln-Oil.'f A. J. Sleinnc Mininglng Rrtltor Tnul llurniMt V'Uy Keillor SiiIh erlicri wlio rail In rt'crht tliclr fntiriinMntirlc r regularly nnil on lime will eo n f i' i' a fnor on flip nianiiRPiiipnt iy liiiuii'illiilpi.r ii'iKii'lliiK the Clr , rilliillnn Mnnnuer. Ti-lruhoiir 31)81. The Journal-! enirli'r IN for Knit- dully to Xfw Yirk ('II y nl Iloiulliig'ii Venn Stands, (diner JlRlli Street nnil nroiiil. Ty, nl !.'!)( h street nnd tlmn Unity, n( 1 f'urk I'liicr, and Brunei (en I nil Slimel-i. TIiii'mIim, I) inlicr .1, ItWS. STI IIHOHN l' I S. Tlnmghtful citizens, inul e(inilly thoughtful members of tli" incoming Ronernl assembly, will nd niueli lo In terest nnd concern them In thp aninnil repoi'ts of the sl;ite treasurer nnd state comptroller this your. They point to thp fact, not so much Mint l"nnn"ctl"iit is iilrcudy in a lliiaticinl condition to call for serious investigation, a. that (lie tendency she lias taken on Is to wards a condition which may sooner or later call ior either marked retrench ment In expenses or mi increased rev enue. So far a.s the treasury is concerned, the report shows that the .state spent last year in excess of lier revenue $S 1 (3, -OflQ. This brings the funded debt of 1he state to $S7l,lO) iiiirl the net debt to J."i4S,5Sti, This Ik by no manner of means an alnnniiiR .showing compared vlth many other states, which have on tile whole folli wed a less thrifty pol icy, but It does nevertheless supnest the need of prudence In the manage ment, of affairs, a Is true that many of the Items, which have brought the expenses of the year up to a law Mk ure, may bo called unusual and not to be. soon repeated, but, the fact remain that there are always unusual demands upon the public purse and they are es caped ouiy oy uic eNercise oi me snarp- est judgment. There Is, for example, u widespread nnd Intelligent demand for a state, reformatory and should It be grntified, in accordance with the conservative report of the commission which reported four years ago, there would be immediate need for an addi tional half million. Some Idea nl' the way expenses have increased in the state in ten years may i be gathered from these figures, while at the mini1 time they suggest of them selves the Approach of the time when a more business like administration of the public purse will have to be Intro duced. Contingent, expenses have grown in that number of years from $lT,oilii tn ever .?l."ii;.0iin. The cost for car ing for .-late pauper has run up from $1,0110 to $:!l.oon. 'i'h,. needs or the hu mane institutions have increased from '$:iM,oii to SIK'ii.uiiii. ''he agricultural in terests of lb" slat", which ten years ago, were satisfied witli $S.noi), used up $i:!fl,aiiii dining the lat llscal year. Nearly Iwenly thousand dollars more was speul last year in ;l;e printing of public documents than was sp, ui t"ii years ago. The same proportionate increase i.s shown In llie expenses of the llsh and game commission. Mood roads take Iwlce as much money and more today Mian May did that, number of years ago. The total increase in expenditures, nol including state bonds and intore.ii, in top yiuirs lias been over $::.iiiii,i"iii. i it her expenses con nected with Mie Judicial department, the department of education, the com mon schools and llie normal schools and the stale library have gulic sky ward with the rest. ft. Is not so clear where the addi tional revenue will couio from If a con tinuance of the liberal policy ,s assur ed, or even assured In part. The bulk of the income of the stale In now de rived from the corporations. There are a. few other sources of reasonably large revenue, but I hey are not Important enough In comparison lo make reliance upon them possible. It i.s a question whether the telegraph and telephone companies, which pay only a, little more In excess of the fees received from automobiles, pay enough, but as n general proposition It would lie against public; policy lo tax the corpor ations more. They rolled from the public and an extortionate tax would therefore become ti tax on the .service, which the public must receive to trans act Its business. So that, while there is no theoretical limit to the expenses the state may create, there is a practi cal limit to il.s ability to obtain rev enue. Its ci'cilH Is tlrst class, lull even that, may become in pa i rod In public opinion before it. Is nolo, illy e.vba usleil by a failure nn llie pari of the state to inl i'oiIiicc more and more business method. i id' doing Hi" penplo's business. ' Tlie point, in other tons, involved In t iiia i.ort m u Htudy of Ui tlimncial (ninlli ion ,if Dir. slate, ii r i I nil I m- dl.lli'enl' of ( 111 llH VTH :HI1 tl 1 lilll rather III" pressing need of iisi'i-rtsiiniiiic whether every J n."l. dollar llinl-t it way 1 1 1 1 Mm iremmry ami nviy ,ullnr llmls ItH wny mil Jimily. Tli" Main roui inNsiiiii nn i'M i'iiU innl x 1 1 1 1 1 -, : , which it j i c I lis li'pnrl. - i crl 1 1 "iii'ri iifi", ! showed how ii round half million could III' MUVell Without Impairing Mi" cllli i- i 1 1 , ' y nf govrniiiioiit. ( ln "fiiiir WihmI I'llff llllllll! si'VlT.'ll V""illllMl"llilil lions lo III" Rcni'nil :iss"inbly, vvhli'h hail I'm' their purpose Hi" operal Ion nl' Mi" goviTiiiiuiit nl less cost. , II nut, un der tllf'SO I'h'cuinsluiu-i -1, f it"c 1 1 m I III hllg- grst that ii re-opening (if Mi" stibjert Is In order nnd Mini fur Mi" purpo.se uf knowing that 111" li"si business Judg ment prevails ill Ml" present Mine'.' , would seem so, from motives nf ju-iiil-ellee Hleinc. V. l l,Htli AMI TIIK T Mill 1'. The serious charge has boon made hy James W, Van Cleave, president of the National Association of .Manufac turers, that the congressional comnill- I tee on ways and means that Is now holding hearings in Washington upon the tariff (iic.sli in, has had no real Intention from the tirst of offering anything other than a bogus revision of the tariff to congres.s when next. It meets. It would he a momentous evil, did this committee go about the important problem of tariff revision without the intention of accomplish ing anything of real reform. If that were the case, It would reflect not only upon the committee and the congress from waicll It has derived its status, but also upon the republican admin istrations of Mr. Roosevelt and A I v. Taft. both of whom arc pledged to bring about a substantial and credit able tariff reform. It Is curious that Alt'. Van Cleave should t a U Ibis stand in icv of llie fact that, in the campaign lher were no more ardent supporters of the Taft ticket and the republican national platform than no and his association. If Air, Van Cleave has reason to be lieve the republican party has no in tention nf bringing about real tariff reform before its committee has vicarcely taken up the matter, why was It, then, that he so assiduously urged Its support '.' lie bases his belief upon the fact that he heard the com mittee did not send out sudicient not ice of Its hearing. to the manufactur ers of the country. "1 am told," says he, "that only about I (Kl of the L'.'.O,- 000 beads of factories in th ntry received notice to appear before the committee. In most cases the notice which they received was too short to allow them to present carefully pre pared .statements," Is It fair to suppose that the com mittee would have had to send a spe cial and Individual invitation to otcry man Interested In tariff reform any where In the country, asking him to please appear at the hearings, in or der to innke everything appear per fectly above-board to Mr. Van Cl'-nve'.' It was far from a slat" secret that these hearings were to be held. The fact was proclaimed long in advance in every paper In the land. If the manufacturers, with whom th" tariff moans most, have not had the interest to appear at th" tariff hearings wit i out a special invitation, they have lit tle right to kick about things being bogus, Then, again, what Mr. Van ('lease, who sets himself up as such an au thorily on this general subject, says would have far greater weight if he himself .showed a little more willing ness o share his knowledge with the committee, c has had a special in vilatlon to appear before the commit tee, and thus be has no excuse, but still he has .shown no willingness to do so, and Chairman Vnyno has open ly expressed his determination to re cpiest authority from congress to sub poena him and others, who have been harshly criticizing the coinmlllee. and liius make them appear lo tell what they know. Air. Payne has asked the c ntry not to pro.hldgo the work his commit tee hfls in band ami his request Is worthy of consideration by every fair minded man. The task of reforming the tar I IT Is not. a pleasing one at. best. All cannot be .satisfied. The commit tee can only do its best. l,ot lao fu ture he judged when the lime conies. uoMiowAitu) not Ml. Although niuklnK n" apparent i 1 1 n 1 1 K ' ' hi it." vvorhl-c'h'c'liuK (-rm rs. the Amri'icati battleship has at. las; really "turned" toward mine wilh its second departure from Manila. Now events will crowd each othe r in quick succession the Indian oiviiu, the Suck, sunny southern lCurope, and, fin ally, the dash across the ocean in time: to be revicwi'd by President Kooscvelt, who bade 1,1m nn iho'-meii Godspeed last, December, before he .shall 'wive, stepped down from his hii?!i otllce. Tim wonderful trip ha.s literal ly proved to be the big' event of a. life time with many, if not with most of th'' men of the fleet. vSuch sights, such, ovations as few sailors of any navy are privileged to witness, they have seen time and HKain in S"til Ii AmiTi enn, on our I'tii'ilie coast, 'In too Kar KaM, and in i.ln isiiin.l iieirts, Smm ovations il H ill he their ureal lunily to wii.io'.ss many nmr liefore hey ciph I their na I h e The w eh'eimcK of Kuniie may cblereil by 1 1 i i 1 1 i ami by Us i niior- Kliorex. ee co n- carcely lctw significant than the, we huiin; of THE CHRISTMAS STAMPS. Where and How It Is Hoped They Will Be Used. T HE following' statement, made by the promoters of the Christmas stamp movement of the American National Red Cross Society, of which President-elect Taft is president, explains all about the iscs of the little stamps on sale at the Journal-Courier office : "We want all factories to use the stamp upon their payrolls at least once during the holiday season, and to put it upon all their correspondence. We should like all department stores and other stores to use at least one stamp upon packages going out from their stores, We should like women's clubs to take up the sale of i$oa" j the Orient, giving proof of the good will of all nations toward the- 1'nlted States. It was a praise-worthy decision on the part of the authorities to come to anchor once more In Manila harbor before starting the long, homeward trip. When that port was visited by the Meet, not long ago It was In the tin s of a cholera epidemic. I low serious a matter It would hav"h"cn had that dread disease gained a foot ing among the sailors may be imag ined. Hut, While the licet of sixteen white and buff colored tloating fort-j rosso." has boon to Japan and China, remarkable work has been done In .Manila in wiping out every evidence of the c holera. The completeness with which the medical men have won their victory has been shown by the ready decision of Admiral Sperry to make a second visit and even to allow his men to land, if only for a short time, It would have been too bad had our Jackie s boon unable to visit .Manila. That port is, or. at least, should be the one of greatest interest to them nnd they, in turn, should he more vit ally Interesting; to our newly acquired countrymen there than tii" men of any other navy. The Hiilippinos 'are now as much a part of us as are the Hawaiian, Manila has quite as much Interest in welcoming the boats as Honolulu. It was Utile more than to bo expected that the waterfront of .Manila was allutter with thousands of handkerchiefs waving farewell and (od.spocd on the day the boats weigh ed anchor to leave in spite of the pour ing rain which wa.s falling. The long home-going pennant will have a particular signillcanee waeii It Is flung to the breeze, our men will be sorry to return. In a way, and yet it is safe to assert that lliev will b" never so happy during all the trip as when, next I'Vbruarv, they sight t.m blue Haloes of Hampton Ho.nK HOIIMIVS ( K, The' "fc nt le-men's a K reemrn I , " just entere',1 into between this country and .Japan, must 1 - n muse' for sincere' sat isfaction on the part of eveiy diplomat and cxi'eiitlve riineerned with il. (in the other linnel, we doubt not but It will come as a hard blow lei ljeuten ant ami -i 'ontrcssma n Ilobson because of his ji n.troist ii' polb'ies vvhbb are so near I his heart. Mr. Hobson's pre dicament is the more embarrassing In view of the' fai't that the announce me'iil of the' International HKreement has been met with almost universal approval both here and in Japan, as well as in Kuriipe, The only ilisi'onbint note that, has conn' to our noti' i' in that of the Ittiss eel' SI. I'dersburK. The Huss has con tinually preached . war bet ween the 1'nitcel Stale's and Japan and is thus ipiHc worthy of classification with Mr. Ilobson In this country and with Prince nkiimn In Japan. Its argument is Hint the new agreement, nmalis that the in evitables iv ii r will be postponce! for a few years, until the end of Mr. Tuft's administration and that, in Ihe mean time, the Pulled State's will be per fecting: its fort mentions on the Pacllle coast and In Its Island possessions, j , -Pn nr j ,n h would be a paylnr ' prop wbilo ,lHpn. on Its part, will be j ""! "''.'J I"'"'- Thry wouhl he as straightening out Its financial difficul ties, which came as the result of the, late war with Russia, as best II may. "The ouli'imii' of a naval conflict to day 'between tlie I wo countries," says the Kuss, "would be uncertain, but, under cover of tills new agreement, each will push its war preparations to completion." We must not be surprised if our war lord, i.Mr, Jlnbson, pounces upon this ar Ktttnenl. and palms it, off on tin country at large; for nil il. in worth. It Is best for the country to be: prepared for him. Coiii-'lslritcy i.s not wholly an evil and iMr. Ilobson Is consistent, but no one can help re'llcct Inn lo what worth while ends thin Ilobson consistency and this llohson cni'i'Ky would come', if only il were I'liriilliil in some worlh vv hili' liieli'uvor. m A lev,, cent post.., has now bee,, an- lie line. -ii between this country ami Cor- , many, ruts ma rKS aimt her si op t own ret a unive rsal two cent postage the' world over. Kraicr, Italy, liusslu and Spain limy well (jet in linu next. stamps among their friends. We want school children and teachers to assist. We want Sunday schools and churches to co-operate, In every possible way we want to extend this movement, Philadelphia and vicinity expect to sell 10,000,000." The bids for establishing the Hi rt 11 lon .system at the local police head quarters have been opened and one of them accepted. Soon the local .sleuths will be able to make use of this sol cntlllc means of establishing the Iden tity of guilty ones. Steps should ut once be taken to obtain matrons for measuring the women, el.se n ' scandal similar tn that recently discovered In Hrooklyn, where policemen wore found jto be making those physical examlna Hons, may be developed at Hie local police station. I'olleewomeii arc being advocated he fore the board or aldermen of nayonne. N. .). Little by little the ladles are taking the so-called male occupation!! from the men. The Idea of police women Is, perhaps, the latest. We sup pose, In case they are established, they will ho spoken of as Itayonne's "pret tiest" rather than "handsomest." We can foresee fun for the coppers o' nights whore the beats of the police men and policewomen meet. The seriousness of the new font and mouth disease which has been discov ered among the cattle Is happily been made much less by reason or the very earnest efforts of the authorities both In ibis country and In Canada to do nwny with any animals found with evi dences of It upon them. Secretary Wil son has estimated that over 1,000 ani mals have been destroyed In this coun try already by order of the Inspectors. The now squeegee" machine for cleaning the streets certainly looks as queer as its name Mounds, but for all that it may he able to do Hie business in line shape so Klve It a chance. Heaven knows our streets, most of them, need enough. n good cleaning badly tit' KICK COLUMN." ruder the above heHelinif the ,lour n.il Courier will lee plensei) .to publish sni'h Idlers us Its readers mav ib-sh-,, lo will II. Aeblvess your Idler to "The Keillor o Hip ,.; Column. ,onr. mil I'oiirb'r, Neu Maven. Conn." rile briefly and to Hie point, ami iilnn.is semi jour rlKbl lliinie nnil llililrrs. wliheiut which no letter ran be imb Itsheel.l 1 tanlii (he l:ilitreieil l.lnp. To the Keillor of Ihe Kick Column: As yon must have linmvn, the resi dents of Hie Kdaeivneid avenue district of the city were n er.loyed recently lo llnd (hat the trulley I'oinpaiiy hail' In stHnti'd n system whereby two cars. Insleael of one, were to lie roil everv eveoilni; on a twelve minute headwa'v elurlnii the "rush hours." The I'Xlrn cars have' romp ami are at present rbdnn valiant service. Kven they have Meet proved snlllelein m serve Ihe section as II should be served, he lm rrowdPel everv evening till they are often InsulTei utile. Unmv this from cxperleni'o, having ridden on lliem every evening. The way thiv are be in patron l7.ee! shows, In my opinion, how many people (here are who have been In the.' habit nf usIiir the W'hallev avenue or Ihe Chapel street ears In' sleail of the l'Mnewooit cars because of (he poor service on the latter. These' people can and would use the Kilo. wooel line If II were ma.le emlurable. I slumlel think Ihe trolley I'ompiiny woeioe le-niie emi' IJeM, llley seM'V'e no belter community with any of Ihelr ji'iirs limn with these, anil yet these I are ihe mirest without an excepllon of i iin.v in the city. Idxwedl avenue even i Rets beter service and heller cars than I ilo we. Why cannot double Irtmlt cars I he iced on the KdKi'WOinl line, They have to be used during the severe weather of winter when tlm small cars cannot Kr thrnuRh Ihe snow. If the 'conii.anv has not tt :e-u 11 .a,..,.ia line In the elty. If the present curves will not allow bin ears to he run enn llniially, channe the curve's or nut In double tracks. Anthorltv could he Kot from the city for the bitter move, 1 venture to assert. The Kilgevvooe avenue community Is being helel back In lis legitimate Kfowth because of this service, and II Is 1 1 1110 It was all ended, Ki'xncwonn. Wintlirop avenue, liecember I, ItlftS, "T. I," Answered. To the Keillor of the Kick Column: I am somewhat surprised nl rending Ihe ni'tie'le over the signature of T. K. in tin' Kick Column of your Issue' of Tuesday, reganllntt Ihe 'condition of Chapel nine!, between Church and (ir n ii ire. The "wooden and two-story biilhliiiKs' on that block are the cause of 1 he kick. To (lie besl of my I'i'colli'cllon Ihe last woodi'ii building in thai loi'alhin was leinoveil at least twenty vears ai,'o. lend Ihe speil Is niiw occupied by the biiliilliiKs of Ihi' Institute anil the Muhlfebler store, bulhlliius that would do credil to ii ii v city I know anything about, nnd. us I'or 'two-Mury slrue lures," vvllli Ihe cNecptlnn of die Town seinl bank, al eeii'iii'i' of lii'iiniri' street 1 I elon'l think ihei'e ha" been a building- '. nf I but Hlvle on the block for tlie het j '"jf , ,, H , ki,,ke,-" should be betted' r ei ii,i hi 1 1 d Willi b-n-a lilies and tlie subject kiekcel about before mm; r.u nn Ihe kick. The obi Knvlnu- Ile'i'l I'd II eel In Huvy Crocked!, "He sure you nre right, then jrn nhead." Is iui(e appi.i'uble in mis ease, ii. N. M. I New ilaven, Dae, 1, mos, oi n roM'Kiron nircs. iMiiroiiN lliillllng, (.Hartford Times, If Mi" ivpnrl from Walerhiiry that ( Jove nor- Kb'i'l. Mllley Is planning to I i i o 1 1 1 u 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ciiinprehpuslve scheme of excise reform Is true, there Is likely 10 he a vigorous milling" nf dry bones on Capitol hill this winter. ( Iii'InIiiiiin lluilng, ( Springfield Republican, .Many thought fill people ha ve, adopted the practice o buying Christinas gifts early so Mint by so much the pressure upon tired clerks at llie last moment may be lessened. More of us ought In do likewise, Beyond this ennsldera llon of thought for the si ore people, there Is the pence of mind which fol lows forehanded action nl all Mines, 11 Is a good Job done when the Christ mas presents have been stored under lock and key before Ihe annual crush of Iradlne;, sets In, and your own nerves are under strain as well. The lliillmi In American 1'nlltlo. ( Boston Traveler, ) There Is nothing to fear In the entry of Ihe Italian Into our polities. He has a imlural adaptability for polities, Tie hates slavery because he lias been sub jected for centuries to oppression. De spite his struggles to earn a living Mild to get family and friends from Italy, phis unfamlllarlly wilh the Kng llsh language, he quickly shows a re alization of tho. use and power of the! ballot, and Is eager to become hatura'l Izetl. 'The Italian leaders sciem win and swing organisations with the skill and dexterity (rained from observation of their political predecessors, no detail of whose met hods they cannot compre hend and Improve upon, Tin1 Niirwery Vrnlnrr, (Hartford Times.) Mr. Munsey's venture Into Sunday afternoon Journalism In the national capital Is an interesting experiment. Washington is overloaded with .Sunday morning newspapers, Four of theni, with their bulky contents, are , now In Ihe Held. They are too much for the city to assimilate. Mr. Munsey plans lo relieve ;he pressure on the Sunday morning field by Invading the Sunday afternoon Held. It won't take Air. Munsey long lo Unci out. whether there Is u genuine public demand for a Sunday afternoon paper. If the sheet Is wanted It will slay. If the public doesn't cry for It. as the children an reputed to cry for a certain proprietary medicine. Air. Munsey will fold his tent like the Arab and as quietly steal nvvay. eiilnn'H (iovpriimriil ( liaiige. (Brooklyn Kagle. I Anything like a wholly representa tive fuel responsible government Is Im possible In China under the present eon (lll Ions of popular Ignorance, supersti tion and Indifference, but II Is not Im possible that some loader shall arise! who will fuse the Intelligent classes In a demand for a modernized govorn mi'iit. b, which an end may be, put to the- corruption and inefficiency now pre vailing. Kdueated Clilnnnien are not unmindful of what has been nedilcved by their neighbors, the Japanese, nor can the movement for free government In Turkey and Persia have been with out an effect upon them. Tt will sur prise no one should they seize the op portunity presented by the removal nf the dowager empress and press their demands upon the regent even so far us to precipitate n complete revolution. VIrIIiiiicc of l et, (Ansonbi Sentinel.) The vigilance of Attorney l-'ox of New Haven In enforcing Ihe provisions of the corrupt practices act, promises to he of pre.it Interest to Connecticut, especially as Just such work lis be is doing Is needed, and there are few, apparently, who are willing to pick it up and carry it through. There Is no more Important work In Ihe state than that of seeing to II thai the provisions of Mils net are carried out according lo the Intent nf the f miners. Moreover, It Is probable there are few legal un dertaking which Involve greater risk of personal popularity. Why this Is so is hard to explain, unless It Is be cause there are so many tied up lo politics nnd Its participants are so In-ter-leagui'il that nn attack upon any one nf theni. even though It Is made In behalf of good government. Is con sidered a reflection upon nil of his bed fellows. Ki iii I'lto ui o. Note Ifnn. Timothy I,. Woodruff's rrlemls say dial If he rpluiiilshes tlie I'nlte-d Slates senu iorsb Ip he must have a iiild pro iUO. i ii,. What is a iibl And what Is a iiio Thai Tltnolhy Rets If lie deosn't go Hutting In tee be senate show'." Say, Is a epild the same as a rUO'.' II Is? Well, now. we want lo know What ii. the dickens is n nun? What's Hint you say? A (iio Is a. fluid.' Aw. pipe the' jolly! You shouldn't kid A civil eiuesllon like that; by gosh: Tills Is too serious for a Josh. If a eiio Is a (ubl And a unlet is a 'uo, Some inieusanus oi peoiue i ner to know If he geis the oubl will It tickle him Tlie same as (iio would. They don't want Tim To do aiivlhlnit he never did Hy taking n nun which he thought was H elllel. And lifter a while wake up to Hud That a epic wiir a very different klml (if a sctiap from a nttld, nnd he llael been iitleldeil out of his rlehls, h v gee ! That's bow It stands, and Timothy fi. Will never he satisfied with a smell. Which is why the people want to know If a epio Is a uuld Is a uulel a 'I'")? Nevv York World. HAHMIS M tmiXi. Snlellers of Berlin hulll ((,' pontoon bridge across lh- river Spree In forty minutes recently. The famous Kae-hlne rapids of the St. Lawrence sre to be spanned by a bridge, and Uic clianne'i Wlilcneel, The iiiost approved design of storm door construction represents an Invest tin nt of no less I ha n $2,100. A 4O,O0O wireless telegraph plant is being erected at Newport, which will have a working radius of 1 . 2 r 0 miles. An nllonipt to establish a municipal brewery In llerlin resulted in a, dismal failure. It did plenty of business but lots money. As a, proof of the lasting eiunlities of cypress, a coflln recently vva,s excavat ed at New Orleans which had been burled since I soft, yet the wood was as sonnel as when new. A new lee cream freezer, by using a glass can, claims to do away with the arduous labor of turning- crank and freeKcs Its contents by packing In crushed lee and salt. In a once famous tea district of fn- clla the I'ulllvallon of rubber has driven , tlie production of the former to second I place, nearly 17,000 acres being devoted' to riibbcr plantations. GEMS ' GOLD IMPORTERS Cryfea- " vr-m II II KA It P A !T IHfJKJITKn. Scribbler Wbnt is your Idea of a ueeoisfiil pnet? Sera wler--(hie who Is able to earn his living at something else. I'll Hade I ph In It coord "Ibivo you lived In Ibis Imvn very long. Allss Hen r'."' "Of course not! Ho I look old enough to have lived any where very long?" Cleveland Leader, Airs, river -Have yon had any expe rience ln'tnklng care of ohlhlieii'.'" Ap plicant No, ina'ain. Herelulore I ve mils- worked for the best families.--Puck, "Nature plans well for mankind."; "As to how?" "(lives the men ears tine for bunging spectacles over, and! Ilia iRtlles tresses suitable for pinning hats to." LoulHvlllc Courier-Journal. "This," said a. (earlier to lier class of sniaP arithmeticians, "Is a unit. She held up a pencil. "This book Is a unit, ton." said she. ,"And these are units. And she showed I hem a, ruler, a flower and an apple. Then she peeled the apple, and, holiling up the peel, said: "Now, children, what is this?" Silence. "Come, you know what It Is," she urg ed. Little Hill's hand went, up slowly, "Wall, William." said the tenoher. "PIimUio, ina'ain, Ihe skin of a unit." Philadelphia Record. READY FOR CHRISTMAS REGARDING PRICES Sometimes people have paid us the compliment of being "high priced." We Bay "compliment" because the statement has been usually qualified by a remark to the effect that "we know you have good goods." The terms "high-price" and "high-grade" have been used synonymously. But as a fact we are also' "low-priced." Compare our regular prices on standard goods with those of other and larger stores and catalog houses and you'll find them as low as, or lower than, the other fellow's. But it is manifestly unfair to compare some of the stuff that is sold during the Holidays with the goods we sell year in and year out and on which we have built our reputation. , In the matter of Cutlery, Tools and Kitchen Goods we stand alone locally both as to quality and assortment. And yet, grade for grade, our prices are low and not high. That's something to remem ber in buying Christmas Gifts. Pre-Holiday Shopping In accordance with a KrovvInK sentiment In favor of early holiday shopping, wo have received a large stock of beautiful tilings that are suitable for gifts and which Include the new est things in cut glass, brass ware, brlc-a-brac, antique silver, (reproductions), Shef- j field plate, etc. j This Is a most opportune ' time to have your Christ mas picture framing done before the rush begins. We will gladly hold the work till you order It delivered. Visitors Always Welcome. F.W.Tiernan&Co 827 Chapel Street Furniture For Christmas Gifts. J. Furniture is one of the most substantial and lasting of Christmas gifts. You will find dis played on our floor most everything in the way of Furniture, and a great many styles and designs not obtainable elsewhere. The wise people do their Christmas shop ping early. You will save yourself a lot of an noyance and stand a better chance of being suited by joining the ranks of the early buyers. THE BOWDITCH 100-102.104-106 The Yale National Bank. Corner Chapel and State Streets. YOUR VALUABLE PAPERS are constantly in danger of being destroyed by fire if kept at home, Security to Depositors, $1,200,000.00. Safe Deposit Boxes, $5.00 Per Annum Upwards. 'SILVER 'CHIN A' GLASS 'ART WARES 1 j She "The man I wed must h very ' near an angel," ! He "Here I am, v ery near one." j She "oh, you doHr," -Louisville Her aid. RAIN COAT L FO nana Easy m Good ones at $8 and $12. Rubber Coats, feather weight and heavy, at S3. 50. Fair weather on 1 football day and other days left us overstocked. Chase & Co., Outfitters Fop Men. 1018 and 1020 Chanel Street. The New Model Todd Corsel Solves the question ol the long, slender, graceful lines demand-, ed by the present fash ion. Elastic stocking, etc- Henry H. Todd ZR2-2S4 YORK IT. Headquarters for Emerson, Mntluishek, Mclilln and Strii h & Ztldlcr Tianos. PIANOS FOR RKNT. Tlanos Tuned, Moved and Polished. , CHARLES II. LOOMJS, 837 ChaDel Street - EARLY CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS. Kodaks and Cameras Premo ... 4.50 to 25.00 Kodaks .. 10.00 to 35.00 Century . .10.50 to 50.00 Graflex 75.00 up Beauvine 1.00 to 9.00 Expo Watch 2.50 Blair 4.50 EVERYTHING OPTICAL viHarveyilewisz Opticians 861 Chapel St. New Haven Stores at Hartford it Springfield FURNITURE CO., ORANGE STREET. JEWELERS