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Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18
What They Say of Us.

We arc glad to see that Col. Harden hergh has become proprietor of the Conn. Western News. Ii we are not very much mistaken he will make good "squAre'' journalist. .-LttcAfeld Enquirer.
 - The Conn. Western News has change hands and gone into tie possession of Col J. B. Hardenbergh of Canaan. We wish the News under it's new management 9 pros"rrous and happy future.-Neao M5l ford Gazette.
 The Conn. Western News. published at Canaan. has been purchased by Col. l. B. Hardenbergh, late Senator from tn, seventeenth District, by whom it will here after be conducted. The News has been Ii bright local paper, and fills want in that section ot the state.-HorJorI Post
 Mrs. J. L. Pease has sold the Conn Western News, at Canaan. to Col. and law yer J. B. Hardenbergh of thatSplace. The News has been greatly improved since it has been under Mrs. Pease's management. ana she IS to be congratulated on her suc- cess The paper is to be continued as here totore, and we wish the new proprietor abundant prosperity. Berkshire Courier.
 Mrs. J. L. Pease of Canaan, Ct., an oLihouAOCo Cuc Sdlc Ol Ln6 CODDs w 6Stefn News to Col. J. B. Hardeubergh of that village. The News was started at Sails bury July IA. 1871 with a small circulation hut has been steadily growing till it now compares we'll with any weekly in Western Connecticut. Under it's new management we shall look for no falling off in it's inter- est and value. Lee Cleaner.
 The Conn. Western News has been purchased by Col. Hardenbergh of Canaan. and will be conducted as an independent journal, The Col. announces his intention ot speaking out in meeting on all subjects that demand attention. Correct. We firm y believe that vast majority of people re- spect an Editor who has something to say water" course, and a feeble attempt to please everybody, by always sittil astride the fence, generally succeeds in disgusting those whom it is designed to please. "Hil straight from the shoulder Is a good motto if judiciously carried out.- WogcottosUt ReqSster
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The Financial Question.

That is the great problem now before tl e country. For more than five years we have been suffering under a general business prostration and stagnation, such as was scarcely ever known before 10 the oldest in. habitsnt. Our commerce is destroyed, our manufactories are idle or languishing, our merchants are unable to find customers our farmers can scarcely get enough to pay their taxes, which have been grind ing them like the mills of the gods, ''slow but exceeding fine," and our laborers seek in vain tor work with a hard winter before them and their children crying for bread. All business seems par alyZed in every limb-even that important business which is so essential to the welfare aud happiness of every community (of course we mean the law business) seems to suffer from general debility, and if lawyers couldn't find some other business to help eke out, such as being Governor, or postmaster. or It presentative, or newspaper publisher, Or something of that kind we don't know what they would GO. Statesmen and fnanclers, Congress and Legislatures have tried to solve the problem, but in vain. Ev- en the Greenback movement which promss- cd so much, especially in this town, seems to have left it as far from solution as ever. Hard times still continue and are getting more 80 all the while.
 We have made up our mind that this thing has gone far enough and that there must be a change, and we can see no other way than to take off our coat and wrestle with the problem ourself. We have resolved that there shall be a 'resumption''-of bet ter times, if not of specie payments about the beginning of the new year. Our secretary of the treasury (his name is not John Sherman by any means, although
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It may be JoEn) has studied the question up pretty thoroughly and thinks it can be done And as the first step in that direction eve. gre willing 10 begin al home and practice what we preach) and to bring THE NEWS, notwithstanding the hard> times, within reach of all classes of the people, the poor
 8 we'll as the rich, the laborer as we'll as the bondholder, we have determined to re duce the subscription rates of the paper to hard times prices and to make it one of the cheapest as well as one ot the best papers ID the country. We do no, publish he pa Der to make money out of it. All we ask ls enough to pay expenses Our motto is Pro Bono Publico" and our ambition is to publish A good, cheap, family paper which shall be each week welcome visit or at every firesde.
 F'Om and after the lst day Of January next the subscription price of THR NEWS will be one dollar and .titty cents year. paid in advance. The present subscribers may avail themselves of the reduced rates by paying up to the first of January at the present rate and prepaying for another year tt the reduced rate, end if anyone has pre- paid at the old rate we will extend the time of his subscription SO as to cover the differ ence between the old and new rates. To any person furnishing us .tiUe new subscrib- CTS for year or more we will send copy of the paper free for the same period. Now if our friends will encourage us Tn the good work and will furnish us with some material aid, we think we may confident. ly hope that prosperity will again return to our beloved country and that we will ali soon be enabled to join In the good old song, ''Hard times, hard times, come again no more." Who will be the first subscriber at the reduced rrice and who will get up the first club
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Dr. ScOville i'm California.
SANTA BARBARA. CAL | SABBATH EVENING. Dec. 1. 1878


 SABBATH EVENING, Dec. l, 1878
 FRIENDS AT HOME You will see by the date of this, that am safely landed in the port for which started on the 18th day of last month. I arrived here last Friday evening about o'clock, after jonrney of eleven days. Found the Dr. awaiting my coming at the wharf. Had a delightful trip until left San Francisco by boat for San,a Barbara. The sea was very rough, the boat light and narrow one, which pitched and rolled fearfully. Brfore we had cross ed tue bar was dreadfully sea sick, and re- manned so most of the way, being com peled to keep my berth. To begin back to the time left the station at Ashley Falls Tuesday p. m.. reaching Albany early in the evening, l took quarters in palace car and found myself the following morning in Cleveland, Ohio. much refreshed by com fortshle nights lest. Thursday the Fist at about o'clock a. m. reached Burlington. Iowa right side up," through Council Bluffs to Omaha st 9 o'clock, Friday morning, leaving there for San Francisco at 1l.4O. Slept better on the cars than ip hotel. At Sidney. Nebraska, Saturday morning. the 23d, I breakfasted early in company with some acquaintances formed on the route. We were favored with the finest weather imaginable. Here the plalns are uncultivateo, and large herds of cattle are fre qutntly seen, also extensive fires on the prares. Sunday the 54th finds us at Green River, Wyoming Territory, having crossed the summit of the Rocky mountains about dusk yesterday. Saw but little snow here, but at a distance the mountain tops were covered, and presented d fine appeal ance in the morning sunshine.
 Tell the Col. this is the place to purchas e farm. The country here far surpasses anything we saw between Providence anG New Bedford. The crops can be SO easily gathered. At San Francisco I had tEe good fortune to meet Mir. Smith, former ly from New Marlboro. who spared no pains to entertain me with sightseeing and information about the city. Last evening MT. Beckwlth recently from Ct. Barring ton called. People from the East who meet here seem almost like old acquantances, al they may never have met before. suppos, you would like to know how like Santa Barbara. cannot say as to that, having been here so short time-cannot form au opinion really-but fud it somewhat unlik. what my imagination had pictured it, how. ever. Rode l5 miles yesterday with Dr.. Knox to visit patient. The roads most of the way are good, but quite dusty, there having been no rain since last April Fields are looking dry and barren, nothing green excepting evergreens Mercury stands at 80 to-day. J. SOoyILLE
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The strike among the men at the pack ing houses, at the stock yards in Chicago, k confined to only few houses and to only one class of men, the scrapers. These art the men that handle the hogs first, aftei coming out of the scalding-tub. Their pa, is $2 75 per day, aud they want $500. Each gang ot men (about 12 in gang ot scrapers) handle about to hogs min n- ute. and if this gang of men stop every otb- CT department is compelled to stop, and once the market is flooded with hogs, as th, receipts are from 10000 to 30, ,00O per day and one packing house like Arnold & Co.,. kill 5000 to 10, 900 every day. It is though by some to be dodge with the packers tt flood the market and reduce the price. They are only worth 2 l-2 cents now. Int farmers can't stand much more of 8 come down. J. E. INFER.
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A REMARKABLE RESULT.

IL makes no differ,nce how many Physic- ians, or how much meolcine you have tried, 1t is now an established fact thai German Syrup Is the only remedy which has sisen complete satisfaction in severe cases of Lung diseases. It is true that there are yet thousands ot persons who ere pr disposed to Throat and Lung Aff ctiCns, Consump- ton, Hemorrhage, Asthma, Severe Colds settled on the Breast Pneumonia, Whoop- ing Cough, &c., who have no personsl knowledge of Boschee's German Syrup To such we would say that 50,0O0 d,zen were sold last year without one complaint, Cunsumptives try just one bottle. Regular size 75 cents. Sold by all Druggists in America,
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Edgar Allan Poe's melancholy end was alluded to ai the session of the grand lodgt of Good Templars in Richmond, Va, last week, when up popped Dr. Mason. who at tended Poe Tn his last illness at Baltimore. to say that the eccentric poet died like gentleman For days before his death, th' doctor said, Poe utterly refused stimulant' of all kinds to allay his nervous excitement and died sober man, truly penitent for hif fast career.
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their work be, for they must ever be cry. ing Repent ye for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" They must never cease trying to 'turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the dlsobedient to the wisdom of the Just."
 After evening prayer the Rector explain, ed in short address the fitness of our dec orating Gods house with symbols of joy and gladness at Christmas, when Christ the Son of God was born into the world.
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 criber shows the time to which the sub
 icriptfOn IS paid thus. k. 5. smith 5Ju,79, udicates that Mir Smith has paid for his paper IL July 5th, 1879. It is hoped that s9bscrlDere VII ,ee to it thai their account, as indicated by tht tate on their papers, is always correct, and whei
 hey pay tor a renewal of their subscription, vii observe whether their date is changed to indicate ne proper credit and in the event of an error. t'
 nform us for correction at once. No claims 10 :rrors in these accounts will hereafter be conslo dsA v . after the payment is claimed to have beeI made, the regular receipt Ot the paper with the late to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereen, is prima facie evidence of lts ac .eptance as correct.
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who was disappointed or dissatisfied with the entertainment. The negotiations, be- tween the old gentleman and the company resulted in the redemption of baggage and paying of the board bill, with the loss ot the salaries of the company, who forfeited each about three weeks time and Sunday evening the party took the mill train for New York, leaving Canaan, H wiser set of Merry Bishops than they en tered it.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18
CANAAN, CONN.
WEDNESDAY,, DEC. IS. 1s7e.
Omnfa VincIt Amor

Come once more in faith my darling, Let the past forgotten be; Do you know my dear love your Love you darling, only thee. Words in jest are lightly spoken, One by one like leaves that fall; And they touch the heart-strings harshly, Flu' tering by, beyond recall. Still, I ask of you, my darling, Let the past forgotten be? Pass not with so careless greeting, For love thee, love but thee. Pardon, for the wrong I've done, dear, Humbly now sue from you Come once more and tell me, darling, stLittle one, wait, so true."
 ssCEcIL." Lakeville, Conn. Nov. 26th 1878 If ssdarling" don't come back after that h ought to be ashamed of himself. ED.1
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LOCAL NEWS.

*x* We shall feel greatly obliged tb any O. our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence oi interest which may come under their notice.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18
During the few months of my absence

During the few months of my absence I leave my business in charge of Dr. 0. W Camp of Canaan, Conn. Anyone desirous of consulting him can do so two days of each week, Tuesdays and Saturdays, be- tween the hours of 10 a. m. and Dim. at my office, or word left at my office will be forwarded to him at once and receive prompt attention. J, SCoyHLE M. D.
 Ashley Falls, Mass.
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r,oru.ct,c,r Wevtorn Nevvm.

Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtained at Graham's Drug Store, Salisbury II Marble New Hartford. I, ,ornell $ Hoyts store, Lakeville ]. Turner, Falls Village
 Iumphrey's Drug Store Canaan Post Office, West Cornwall The Emporium" West Winsted W, A. Roberts, East Canaan D. L. Pratt, southield and Mill River Welch & J,hnson Norfolk
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AT CHRIST CHURCH.

The usual services were held in Christ Church on Sunday last. At the morning service the sacrament of Baptism was also administered to four children. The sermon was from Malachi, Sd part of V. :: "B,- hold will send my messenger and he shall prepare the way before me" and Isaiah, xl, 8 'sThe voice of him that crieth in the will derness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert highway for our God" The preacher showed that these words were spoke of John the Baptist, who is called the goice while Christ is the qoord. Three questions suggest themselves: By whom was John sent? Why was he sent? How did he fulfil his return? The "Behold will send 1ty messenger" hence John was sent by God Himself. Secondly, it also decleres why he came. 'He shall prepare the way before me" says the proph- ct Malachi, and Isaiah declares the purpose by quoting the B"ptist's cry. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God" Lastly, John accomplished bis mission by calling men generally to repentance and the show ing special classes what they in particular needed to do.
 Such was the forerunner of Christ at his first coming 10 sG0e the world. Such the mission and the work of that forerunner.
 But as we look backward we must not forget to look forward also Christ will come again to judge the world. The same work of preparation must precede hie sec ond coming as did pave the way for the first advent. This work is to be done by the s'ministers of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God" These are sent 6y God to carry on this work of making ready and making straight highway in the hearts and affections of men for our God, even Jesus Christ. Their mission and commits sion are similar to the Raptists. So must
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Correspondents Please send Tn you communications one day earlier than usual for next weeks paper, as we desire to pub fish Tuesday instead of Wednesday, the latter being Christmas.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18

-Go to Watson's Block Barb.r Shop foi a good shave or hair cut. Bay rum and tonic free. adv. 1w. List of letters remaining in the Canaan post office, advertised, Dec. II. Mary M. Smith,
 Clarence B. Cook, Esq, Mr. Gro. Porter, Chas. c. Wright.
 A. T. RoRABAoK.
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AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

The theme in the Congregational church was classification. Justification is an in stantaneous act; sanctifitation is progress sive work. Justification is not acquital, or pardon simply, but lestoraion 10 favor and friendship with the judge. The grand conditions are faith and repentance. These are twin sisters; neither Can exist without the other. Works are not third sister, but the other two in living exercise. Works will follow us and be the measure of our reward. We may be saved by faith, but saved men will not be equally happy in heaveA. It is as if q benevolent person in. vited needy ones to his door. Some bring large vessels and others tiny cups. Each carries his vessel away full, but he might have rt celved more The more abundant the works the larger will be the reward. Every man by bis life is making his own meaSllle.
Connecticut western news., 1878-12-18
The Sunday Sermons.
AT THE METHODIST CHURCH.

Key. Mir. Barden preached in the morn ing from Luke, xxiv, 32. 8 part of the Sun day school lesson for the day. The subj: ct was ''Fellowship with Jesus"
 The speaker introduced his subject by reference to the resurrection of Christ, and the circumstances which led the disciples to utter the words of the text. Fellowship with Jesus is always sutject of deep in serest to the Christian. Christ says to his people in every age, Il am with thee al way" From this we learn that fellowship with Him is not impossible, though in per- son He is absent.
 lst. This fellowship is to be sought af- ter. Christ turned in with the two disciples do so. Ii we would have Jesus come into our hearts and homes and abide with us, we must constrain Him by earnest prayer and supplication.
 2d. Such fellowship is precious and pro- duces joy. "D,d not our hearts burn. etc." To appreciate the burning we must think of the circumstances that had led to their sor- row and dependency. They had trusted that Jesus would redeem Israel, but now He was dead, all their hopes crushed. But as the stranger talks and opens to them the Scriptures, and they begin to understand them, new hopes were kindled and their hearts filed with joy and gladness. There are many things in this life that conspire to produce despondency. We are not always in the sunshine, not always on Mount Ia Dor, but we have dark hours and gloomy days. But the hour comes when the clouds depart and we have the fellowship of Jesus, and as he talks to us by the way sour hearts burn within us."
 3d.. Such fellowship will fit us to work for Jesus and make us anxious to do it. How eager tbe two discit les were to tell of the new joy that filled ther souls. They rose up that very night and went ok to Jerusalem to tell the story. So those who have found the Savior should be willing and anxious 10 tell their friends. Aud the closer our fellowship with Jesus tue more His love burns in our hearts; the more ea- ger tO spread his love abroad.
 The evenings subject was Gods love for the world," founded on John, iii, l6 The sur ject for next Sabbath morning will be from Luke, xxiv, 46-47.
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 It is good sign Of improvement in the morals of the people when they discounte nance petty lotteries in church festivals. There is no real difference between the wip- ning ot an article in one of these ''chance" games aud a successful throw of dice or any oth,r style of gambling the lucky ont in either Case takes other peoples mon, y without giving anything in return. Many church societies have done away wi:h this once popular mode of collecting funds, but few still adhere to it,excusing themselves nn the principle tbat ''the end justities the means; ;" d solt of doing evil that good may come" The skill with which these things are often managed IS quite rema!ka- be One of the favorite ''colll cting dodg- es' is to send out one or two young ladies with fancy dressed doll, or an overgrown pin-cusbion,. or s. me other article to solicit ''chancss" from their gentleman friends,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-30

There are not wanting indications
that the opponents of the indepcnd-
ent republican movement in this Dis
trict are preparing to make oonsid-
crable application of the party lash
in localities where they deem it expe-
dent, to secure the success of a can
didate who cannot command the I'M
divided strength of the party. But
they also intend to make the most of
the tiimsy and plausible arguments
which partizans are wont to use when
they wish to "bulldoze" the disaffect-
ed element of the party into support
ing all Objectionable nomination. BY
some means, best known to them
selves, they are procuring the publ
cation of articles in papers outside
the state, i'll which the general inter
csts of the republican party are rep
resented as of greater moment than
any grievance which a large section
of the party may wish to redress and
we are told that irregular" nominal
tons must be supported without ref
erence to any of the circumstances
under which they are made. This
declaration Is made by papers that
have not always held the same ground,
and which have often made threats to
bolt certain nominations if they were
made. More than this, the opponents
of Mr.. Barlow in the late canvass,
are procuring the publication in out
side papers Of the ISLANDERS and false
insinuations which they circulated be-
fore the Hydepark convention, but
which have been SO oonolusively re-
futed, that they dare not use them at
home with the same boldness as be-
fore. We are further told by this
class of papers that the republicans
who refuse to support Gen. Grout
have no prctext for such action, be-
cause his nomination was fairly made.
1t seems to us that the disaffected re-
publicans are better judges of this
matter than their opponents, and they
have not inaugurated their indeperd-
ent movement without ample and just
reasons for their conduct. The pa
pers outside the state appear to have
an erroneous idea of the political sit.
uation in this District, but we think
that coming events will serve TO en-
tighten them somewhat, We have to
suggest, however, that it will be quite
as well for them to attend to Their
own politics, and cease to discuss
matters about which they display SO
much inexcusable ignorance and,
also, that they will cease to publish
the stale and exploded ISLANDERS
against Mr.. Barlow, if they wish to
maintain a tolerahly good reputation
for fairness and decency,-Er.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-30
ISLAND PoNp, Aug. 26, 1873.

We learn that reports have been
extensively circulated throughout this
county to the effect that the republic
can candidate for Judge Of Probate
has entered into bargain relative to
the appointment of Register, to
whom he has agreed to give up the
business of the Office, etc. We are
authorized to deny all such state
ments. Mr.. Storrs has not made any
bargain, arrangement or agreement
with any one. These reports were
got up and circulated solely to injure
Mr.. s. in the coming election by the
influence they might have upon such
voters as desire a change in the man
agement of the Probate Office, and
are utterly without foundation. Mr.
s. will, if elected, perform the duties
Of the Office himself, and win, as the
Statutes Of VI. require, "hold Courts
at such fixed times and places in the
District as shall be most convenient
for those interested"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1878-08-30

malice prepensc and uforethought,
but as the Editor of the Free Press
employed him for that purpose the
latter is to be held responsible. But
while those who support Mr. Barlow
in this content may be righteously in
dignant when they read the lying
state nents of the Free Press, they
can see that the paper by falsifying
facts is committing serious blunder
and damaging its own cause. If
Gen. Grout knews anything about
how a campaign should be conducted,
he will lock up the Free Press estab-
lishment, aud throw the key into the
deepest part of Lake Champlain.