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NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1900 3 BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL ANOTHER HANDSOME WINDOW PLACED IN CENTER CHURCH. By Miss Mary E. Mersick In Memory of Her Mother, Ellen English Mersick -The Subject is "The Angel of Praise" -Erected at the South 'Side of the Church. Another memorial window is being placed in Center church and will probably be completed to-day. This latest addition to the number of beautiful windows which adorn the church is presented by Miss Mary E.

Mersick in memory of her mother, the late Ellen Louise English Mersick. It is directly over the Hotchkisg memorial window erected not long ago on the south side of the church. The subject is "The Angel of Praise." The window is a little over nine feet in height and was designed by Joline B. Smith of this city, the well known art glass artist, who is also superintending the contsruction. Mr.

Smith designed the Hotchkiss memorial window. In the center of the window is the figure of an angel flying, the winged figure being in golden brown surrounded by a green drapery and a golden streaming ribbon inscribed with the text, "I will Praise Thee Forever." The figure is between marble columns done in green and blue. The color effects are wonderfully beautiful, especially when the sun shines through. The material of the window is American opalescent glass instead of the old fashioned flat glass, in which the shadings of color are secured by painting. In the opalescent glass the shadings are secured by means of what is known as drapery work--that is, the glass is thickened and the light shining through the thicker portions gives the desired effect, much more beautiful than that secured by painted flat glass.

At the bottom of the window is the inscription "In Loving Memory of Ellen Louise English Mersick." THE SETON-THOMPSON LECTURE. Ernest Seton -Thompson, who will lecture this evening at Warner hall on the "Picturesque Side of Wild Animals," is the government naturalist. at Manitoba and a man of many and varied experiences. He was born in England but lived the greater part of his life in Canada, where he graduated from the Toronto Collegiate Institute. At present he makes his home in New York city.

His lecture to-night will begin at 7:30 and will be one of great interest. to young and old. His stereopticon pictures--some of them from photographs, other from his own drawings-add much to the effectiveness of his talk, and delight the children. He shows bears, foxes, coyotes, rabbits, prairie dogs, deer and elk and the queer tracks the wild animals make in the snow. But the most unique feature is the lecturer's imitation of animal cries and calls to their little ones.

Skinner- Wring. Conductor William G. Skinner of the Fair Haven and Westville road will be united in marriage to Miss Bessie Wrinn of Elm street at the home of his parents, 7 Waverly street, this evening. Rev. J.

Brinley Morgan of Christ church will perform the ceremony. Only the near relatives of the couple will be present. The happy pair have been the recipients of many beautiful presents from friends. SERMON AT MISHKAN ISRAEL. Rev.

Mr. Dickerman of the Church of the Messiah in the Pulpit. Rev. W. F.

Dickerman of the Church of the Messiah preached at Mishkan Israel last evening from Proverbs 13:7. In the course of the sermon he said: "We must know the bent of our abilities. The lesson of religions means for us that we should use what we have for 'from him that hath not shall be taken away that which he The utter loneliness of the human soul in its true inwardness is most awful. This from misunderstanding. Much of life's way we must walk alone.

If we have not resources in this inner life lonely indeed is our lot. And why? We have not stored up wisdom and strength in ourselves for the day of trial. It is then that we ask our hearts what they have within there 1 for us in the hour of trial. Poor indeed is he in whose heart there is nothing. What to do in the hour of stress is best known to the resourceful--and it is not to wring the hands and beat the breast.

Sometimes he who alone is in the best of SOciety. The poverty of mind of those who dread to be alone suggests a desert. We should have material for meditative entertainment in every occasion solitude, something stored from days of plenty, deposited from philosophy or literature or science. Better still, some imaginative thought of our own, some speculative, meditative habit of mind. Men mask their thoughts behind the thoughts of others, but other men respect the truth and sincerity of the man self confident because of his inward store.

Self confidence is the badge of strong and pure manhood and womanhoodie are responsible to heaven for the self that we really are--the inner self. Unfortunate is the eavesdropper who listens to others for directions as to himself and has no mental capital of his own. God shall require of us our every resource some day. No discharge, no truce in this battle of life. If we have learned to lean upon others we must one day walk alone.

and ill will it be for us in that day alone on an island of circumstance which we cannot understand or explain with no face to pity and no hand to save. It is then that we need these resources when we fall back on our naked selves as we are. So then "By thine own soul's law learn to live." A PAPER BY JUDGE BALDWIN The regular meeting of the Connecticut Historical society will be held in Hartford on Tuesday evening, March, Judge Simeon E. Baldwin if this city will read a paper on "The American Jurisdiction of the Bishop of London in Our Colonial Era," at 8 o'clock in the hall of the society. liberal number of motion pictures taken by Mr.

Holmes in the lands which furnish the subjects of his lectures. The sale of course tickets is now open. Prices, $3, $2, $1.50. Single tickets, $1, 75 and 50 cents, now be obtained at the box office. Grand Opera House.

The popularity of that splendid melodrama, "The Gunner's Mate," was most thoroughly demonstrated at the Grand Opera house last night. Long before the curtain rose on the first act the "Standing Room Only" sign was out and when the overture was played the auditorium was packed from pit to dome. It was the first night of the return engagement of the production and that the piece won the hearts of the public was by the audience. "The Gunner's is certainly deevidenced, serving of the hearty reception given it. The production is not a war as be expected from the title, but several scenes of action are on the U.

S. S. New York. Among others who participate is Herro W. Fero, who for five years was bugler in Admiral Dewey's fleet and was at the battle of Manila bay.

The thrilling work of the hero, Clement Carroll, the gunner's mate, in entering a seething furnace, repairing a bolt in it and thus saving the whole ship from destruction was cheered to the echo, while the frolic the happy sailors in the glimpse of "life between decks' added much to the lighter side of the play. There will be another performance and matinee this afto ternoon. The Crane Brothers' Grass Hoppers Burlesquers of twenty-four people will begin a three days' engagement, commencing Monday, March 5, 6 and 7, at the Grand Opera house. This contains the best artists in the company. ville stage; among the many are the well known comedy pair, Hastings and Wright, the Mudtown Rubes.

Crane brothers, McCale and Carew, Agnes Miles, Demming sisters, Harry Belmont, and Nellie Lytton, Marie Henry and a singing chorus of twenty pretty girls in the funny and ever popular burlesque, "Naughty Anthony," introducing all the latest New York hits and the socsa girls, the models and stocking scenes from "Naughty Anthony" and all the latest songs, dances, comedy and music introduced with the Grass Hoppers Burlesquers. Seats now on sale. Regular prices. Poll's Wonderland Theater. There is but little time left for those who have not already done so to witness the wonderful act of the trained sea lions and seals now at Poll's, for they will leave to-night after the show.

The act is all that has been said about it and is interesting and instructive as well as amusing. The vaudeville bill accompanying the feature is a rousing string of fun, led by Press Eldridge, the jolly comedian. Others in the bill are Duffy, Sawtelle and Duffy, John and Nellie McCarthy, Laura Comstock, Giacinti della Rocca, the violinste: Weston and Yost, Margaret Rosa, Bertha Wagner and the Dutch pickaninnies and the Deagons in illustrated song sketch. Next week's biil will be full of typical vaudeville, presenting Charles T. Aldrich, the funniest of tramp jugglers; Williard Simms, the impersonator, assisted by Jennie Crawford; Lelliott, Bush and Lelliott, the Australian musiclans; the Saville sisters in brilliant prismatic dance: Ascott and Eddie, Clifford and Dixon and many othere.

Prices: Matinees, 10 cents and 20 cents; evenings, 10 cents, 20 cents and 30 cents. Ladies at matinee 10 cents. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. List of Successful Candidates Announc- ed Last Night. The civil service board met last night and completed its work on the recent examination.

There were fifty-five applicants for the examinations, two of these withdrawing before the examinations were held, and out of those who took them fifty-one passed and made excellent showing. The averages were generally high, one applicant for sewer inspector etanding 99 out of a possible 100. Seven clerks stood over 90. and three taking the examination for pavement and sewer inspectors stood 96 or over. At present in the department of public works there are eighteen vacancies, divided as follows: Two assistant superintendente of streets, six sewer inspectors, six pavement inspectors and four inspectors of streets.

The following were the successful candidates: For -Florence G. Powers, 79 Haven street; Ella R. Kamer, 89 Greene street; Nellie E. Hussey, 218 Pine street; Anna L. Stammers, 210 East street; Alice B.

Carlton, 94 Crown street; Ida G. Carmichael, 115 Rosette street; Alice M. Chapin, 605 Whalley avenue; Alice M. Perrin, 35 Clark street; Stella M. Shannon, 55 Bishop street; Mary J.

Stanton, 112 Hamilton street; Mary M. Carroll, 293 Wallace street. Clerks -Gertrude P. Bauer, 155 Perkins street; Andrew W. Murtagh, 89 Hill street; George T.

Shanley, 928 Chapel street; William W. Ward, 171 Chestnut street; Peter McHugh, 197 George street; Harry L. Clark, 50 Salem street; Ernest Potter, Quinnipiac avenue; Leo J. Boyle, 110 Olive street; Joseph G. Faulhaber, 460 Congress aveJames H.

McKenzie, 50 Aeylum (street; Ambrose J. Welch, 672 Whitney (avenue; Albert Koechler, 123 George street; James E. Rodgers, Branford; William H. Dacy, 52 Crown street; Robert E. Keating, 445 Davenport avenue; Francis T.

Wade, 165 De Witt street; Frank W. Igo, 29 Admiral street; Francis J. Taylor, 47 Davenport avenue; Michael F. McMahon, 84 Goffe street; H. M.

States, 178. Columbus avenue; Frederick R. Staub, 110 Nicholl street; Katherine J. Close, 85 Market street; Henry F. Watson, 500 Whalley avenue.

Aseistant superintendent of streetsJames F. Donahue, 161 Dixwell avenue; Cornelius Kiernan, 98 St. John street; Patrick Welch, 100 Blatchley avenue; William Klaus, 55 avenue; Andrew J. Hatch, 226 Boulevard; Frank P. Cafferty, 31 Summer street; John C.

Thompson, 152 Edgewood avenue; James Harriman, 272 James street. Inspector of pavements--Morris L. Hugo, 83 Townsend avenue; Patrick Maher, 283 Sherman avenue; William J. Bradley, 9 Walnut street; John H. Slater, 1515.

State etreet. Sewer inspectors -Vincent Maher, 283 Sherman avenue; Bohn, 470 Congrese avenue: John H. Slater, 1515 State street; Michael F. White, 64 Asystreet. Silk and Cotton Waists.

HAMILTON 155 CAPEL ROYAL The Absolutely Pure BAKING POWDER Made from pure, grape cream of tartar. Cream of tartar is refined and powdered acid of grapes, the most healthful and pleasant of all fruit acids. Professor Prescott, University of Michigan, says: "I believe that the acid salts of fruits are the most wholesome and important constituents of the food of man. Not all natural substances are wholesome articles of food, but cream of tartar has a high rank as such." This expensive fruit acid is employed in making Royal Baking Powder because of its absolute wholesomeness, and because of its value as a food substance. Alum would cost but one-tenth as much.

Alum, however, is a poison, which cannot be used in food without endangering life. All cheap baking powders contain it. Think of feeding it daily, as the makers of the cheap, alum powders would, to delicate women and children! ROYAL BAKING FOWDER 100 WILLIAM NEW YORK, suddenly Wednesday, was held yeeterday afternoon from his late residence, No. 52 Asylum street. A large delegation from the Veteran Firemen's association, of which the deceased was a member, was present.

Many beautiful floral tributes attested the high esteem in which he was held by his friends. The bearers were G. W. Corbusier, H. T.

Mix, Jerome Haywood, John M. Pardee, Henry C. Howd and James Walters. Rev. Mr.

Eggleston, pastor of the Grace Methodist church, officiated. The interment was in Evergreen cemetery. GEORGE W. CORBETT. ORITUARY.

Funeral of James Brown. The funeral of James Brown, who George W. Corbett, an engineer in the employ of Consolidated road for over thirty years, died Thursday night at his home, 65 Spring street. Mr. Corbett retired from active service a year ago.

A few months eince he became a sufferer from gangrene and he was obliged to have one of his toes amputated. He had failed rapidly since the operation. Mr. Corbett was in the navy during the civil war. After twenty-six years on the day express between this city and New York Engineer Corbett was assigned to the White Mountain express between New Haven and Springfield in recognition of his faithful servicee.

He took the run during the summer months during this period of service, and finally, about a year ago, retired altogether. Before he entered the employ of the Consolidated road he had been an engineer on the Old Colony, and never during his long career had' he met with an accident, nor did his train ever kill any one. He was one of the most widelyknown and universally respected railroad men in the state. RUBBER SHOP CLOSED. Probability of a Shut Down Until April 1.

The large rubber manufacturing plant of the L. Candee company here was closed yesterday, and the officials of the company say that work will not be resumed until April 1. More than 1.250 employes are thrown out of work. When business is bris ka force of 1,500 hands is engaged at full time, but for the past few months the number of orders on hand, owing to the extremely mild winter, has been unusually small and the factory has been running only five days a week. Durig the temporary shut down the usual spring repairs will be made and it is said that by the time work is resumed a sufficiently large number of orders will have been received to insure steady operation for some time.

NIGHT SCHOOLS CLOSED. The night schools closed the winter term last night. At the Boardman school special exercises were held and sixteen diplomas were presented to those who have satisfactory completed the work. The diplomas were presented by James T. Moran of the board of education.

Addresses were made by Mr. Moran and Superintendent C. N. Ken- dall. If the Baby is Cutting Teeth Be sure and use that old and well-tried remedy, Mrs.

Winslow's Soothing Syrup, for children's teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle. d11 MFW wly STEADILY INCREASING. Our Tea and Coffee Business.

WHY? Because we handle the finest grades of Teas, Coffees and Spices imported, and cater to please that class of people that want and appreciate a strictly first -class article, We make a specialty of the finest grades of Java and Mocha Coffees imported. Coffees roasted fresh daily and ground to order. Headquarters for Sir Thomas Lipton's celebrated Gaylon Teas. GOODWIN'S TEA AND COFFEE STORE, 344 State Street, Yale National Bank Building. We regard KOAL as the apple of our eye.

Its uniform goodness, fine burning qualities, brands it the best coal sold. W. F. GILBERT 65 Church Street, Opposite Postoffice. THE DRY GOODS ASSOCIATION.

The Early Closing Movement--New Committees- Other Business. The Dry Goods association ret last evening in the Ineurance building to discuss the early closing movement and to transact other new business. The association has for its objects mutual protection, increased efficiency of service and the general conservation of the interests of employers and employee. Eighty-four new members were admitted. The committee on the early closing movement reported encouraging progress, and expressed a hope of ultimate success.

Four of the largest firms have promised signatures to the closing agreement. The following committee on memberchip was elected: M. W. Meaney of the Edward Malley company, T. J.

Veazy of the Charles Monson company, H. C. Horton of the Gamble-Desmond company and E. C. Nettleton of Howe Stetson's.

A committee on regulations and bylaws was elected, consisting of F. A. O'Neil of the Edward Malley company, G. Billerwell of the Charles Monson company, G. E.

Payne of Howe Stetson's and J. F. O'Grady of the GambleDesmond company. There is a probability that the interests of the local association will become identified with those of similar associations in other cities. TEUTONIA MAENNER CHOR.

The Teutonia Maenner Chor will give an entertainment and concert in its hall on Crown street on the evening of March 18. On the evening of March 29 the society will give a fancy dress ball in its hall. SMOKELESS POWDER OUT OF MATCHES. An ingenious way of getting a smokelees powder out of the head of Japanese matches has ben disclosed in the Philippines. A.

report received at the War Department from Panay, Visayan Islands, says: "The robber bands which are now devastating are badly armed and are arrant cowards, but cruel and take no prisoners. An illustration was given a short time ago in the fate of three soldiere, who, having made themselves stupidly drunk on tuba, the distilled sap of the cocoanut trees, were left behind by the command. Their throats were promptly cut by the bolomen. patrol party of ten or twelve Electric Coats, BEST GRADE, made to order for one week at the low price of THE BURGESS $35 FUR and HAT CO. 751 Chapel Street.

The engagement of Miss Gertrude B. Rowe of New York city, formerly of New Haven, to Harry Trumbull Clifton, Yale '95, of Washington, D. is announced. Isidore Troostwyk of Yale will be the soloist at a concert in Torrington, no Monday, March 5. The other artists to appear are Miss Elizabeth C.

Gaffney, soprano, Ericsson F. Bushnell, bass, and Henry Rowe Shelley, organ- ist. BISHOP GILBERT DEAD. PERSONAL JOTTINGS. St.

March The Rt. Rev. Mahlon N. Gilbert, bishop coadjutor of the diocese of Minnesota, Episcopal, died here to-day. Bishop Gilbert was fifty-two years of age, a native of New York state.

He has been assistant bishop of this diocese under Bishop Whipple for the twelve years. His wife is reported probably at the point of death at Faribault, having been an invalid for some years. FUNERAL OF MRS. ANNA A. JANES Held from Her Late Home Yesterday Afternoon.

The funeral of the late Mrs. Anna Janes, widow of Edward Janes, was attended by many friends including Grand Army members and friends from New York, New Jersey and Hartford, from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Barger, 19 Wall street, at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The Rev. Dr.

William Beardsley of St. Thomas' church and the Rev. Dr. Edwin S. Lines and the Rev.

Mr. Phillips of St. Paul's church, all of whom had visited her during her lingering illness, conducted the impressive funeral services of the Episcopal church. Among the many beautiful floral tributes were an elegant wreath of smilax and violets, and also a bunch of Easter lilies from her daughter, Mrs. Georgia Barber: an exquisite cluster of white roses and carnations from her granddaughter and husband, Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Scott: an immense most artistic leasel of Easter lilies with maiden hair ferns tied with purple ribbon from William Harley Moore; a beautiful wreath of English violets and maiden hair ferns was a graceful tribute of sympathy from the associate teachers of Mrs. Barber of Washington school in her great bereavement; a lively bunch of hyacinths and ferns from rooms 8 and 10 Washington school also a handsome bunch of ripe wheat and hyacinths from one of Mrs. Bar- ber's ex-pupils and his mother, Mrs. R.

Minor and Master Fred William, floral flag from Mrs. E. Prescott and daughter. The interment was in Evergreen cemetery. THE STATE Y.

M. C. A. MEETING. Some Recommendations Made by the State Committee.

The annual meeting of the State Young Men's Christian association was held in Hartford Thursday afternoon in Jewell hall, Prof. Frank Saunders of Yale university, presided, and W. E. Fenno, secretary of the Railroad Y. M.

C. A. in this city, conducted the devotional exercises. The recommendations contained in the report of the state committee are as follows: One- -That district work be continued on the same lines as at present. Two--That an effort be made to induce the churches to set apart one Sun- day each year to be called "Young Men's Day." Three--That junior work be given more attention.

Four- That an effort be made by the associations to develop a personal workers' corps. Five--That the associations emphasize more strongly the object of bodybuilding in the gymnasiums, and that they endeavor to regulate more perfectly the sports of the department. Six--That a state advisory committee of the usual number be chosen for the coming year. Seven--That five men be elected to fill the places of the members of the state executive committee, whose, terms have expired; also that one man be elected to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of M. G.

Stanley. Eight--That such associations 88 have not yet been incorporated take steps towards that end as soon as possible. In the evening there was an informal banquet in Jewell hall, given in honor of Mervin C. Stanley, the retiring recording secretary of the state executive committee, Among the speakers were Charles A. Jewell, H.

S. Walter of New Britain. E. T. Bates, state secretary; John T.

Manson of New Haven, W. A. Smith of Bridgeport, J. W. Cook of Bridgeport, D.

R. Howe of New ven, Walter R. Downs of New Haven, E. J. Steele of Torrington.

ENTERTAINMENTS. Hyperion Theater. The Hyperion was packed matinee and night yesterday. At the matinee "Fra Diavolo" was splendidly rendered. "Fra Diavolo" is one of the most dramatic, picturesque and tuneful of the standard operas, and to hear its pretty airs is always a pleasure.

Several of the old favorites of the company were in the cast and the chorus was up to all requirements. Gus Vaughn appeared to advantage as the bandit chieftain, and Harry Lane and Harry Hermsen made the most of their opportunities in the low comedy parts of Giacomo and Beppo, respectively. Zerlina was splendidly sung by Miss Ethel Vincent and J. E. Conly was good as Lorenzo.

At the evening performance by request "The Bohemian Girl" was again given. At the matinee -day "Boccaccio" will be sung and at the concluding performance this evening "Merry War" will be sung. Curtain rises at 2:15 for matinee and 8:15 in the evening. Reserved seats for matinee and night are now on sale. Regular prices.

Burton Holmes will begin his seventh annual course of lectures in this city at the Hyperion Monday night, subject "Manila." The unusual variety and latent interest in the subjects themselves accounts partly for the addition of the extra series and the overcrowding of Central Music hall, necessitating several extra lectures last season, further justifies Mr. Brown, his manager, in thus extending his number of appearances here. During the entire season Mr. Holmes has but four days, besides Sundays, which are not already booked, and Mr. Brown states that many of these dates could have been booked thrice over.

New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Brooklyn-in fact larger cities have re-engaged this young Chicagoan for the coming winter. His subjects at Central Music hall are as follows: "Manila," "Japan Revisited," "Round About Paris," "The Grand Canyon" and "Moki Land." All will be illustrated in colors and with sent after the stragglers, we learned afteward from native sources, ran into an ambuscade of some two hundred surgents, who did not even dare to tack, for they said the country was open and they would be hurt. Eight or Americans can go anywhere, but a man alone is in great danger of being shot from ambush. "The natives of the Visayas have many guns, but a greater need of ammunition. A curious trick has been discovered, which shows their rascally ingenuity.

For a long time we heard quantities of Japanese matches coming into Iloilo, and nobody could guess vhy. SO many millione should be received. Finally it was suggested that heads of these matches made a good explosive. "Experiments were made here, and we found, by rubbing the compound from the stick, that a highly smokeless explosive was obtained, of higher power than black powder, giving a velocity great that the lead bullet stripped but even entering sideways penetrated about five inches further into sand than was the case with black powder, the bullet entering point on. "As the rascally insurgents slip out of what little uniforms they wear, h'ce their guns and bolos, and come in dressed in the usual white shirt and trousers as amigos smiling and friendly, they could readily obtain all the matches they required for the next correspondence to The Chicago Tribune.

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