Connecticut western news., 1879-08-06

thing still more practical, being both "a mes sage and a token" The token consisted of some splendid tubers-vulgarly called pota- toes. The message was that they might stimulate us in our ''iaudable efforts." Thank you We hope so-we need little in this ter ribly enervating dog day weather, but we trust they will not stimulate us to make any more quotations. The size of the potatoes is certainly all that could be desired. The qual- ity we will have to leave to our better half whois the better judge. But if anyone wish es more particular and useful information about them than we can give we have no doubt that Rev. MT. Bodley, who takes deep interest in agriculture and horticulture, and matters of that kind, will cheerfully impart it.
 Talk about fast time and your trotters and flyers. Pshaw! there never was taUer time made than was made the other day by certain newspaper man living not thousand miles from this office, never. Never? Mo- never. What never? Well, hardly ever. He was in West Winsted on some business and was anxious to take the 11.45 train for Canaan, but having few minutes to spare he dropped in on Squire Hurlburt, the scribe of the District Court, who, being in one of his blandest and most genial moods Che had just received some fees), commenced telling one of his side splitting and time-beguiling g-o-a-ks While yet in the midst of it-about the point where the laugh comes in-the whistle blows and the train rushes past. The Squire ceases and slowly rising to his feet with great calm ness exclaims eff you are going to take that train you have no time to spare" No time to spare" !" No, guess not; the train is in the depot; it will remain there perhaps half a minute; the distance is about quarter of a mile, part of the way up hill and with some sharp curves But there is nothing like making an effort and our Knight of the Scis- sors resolved to do or-fail in the attempt Seizing his cotton umbrella, he cleared two flights of stairs in about two bounds and flew (that is the term) up the street and up the hill to the depot. Without halt or skip or a break, but with tremendous strides, he reach es the train and has about half minute to spare (be the same more or less), thus beat ing time. As he was going up the hill Broth CT Vaill of the Herald was coming down. and as he beheld the streak stretching up that hill blank astonishment suffused his ever pleasant countenance. But like true sportsmen he immediately cleared the track and took out his stop watch (with which he times his flyer on the Winsteddriving park to note the time. When the train is safely reached and the race is won he heaves sigh of relief and with significant. shake of the head resumes his jour- ney down the hill-appar ently lost in medita- tion. This may seem like a pretty tough story and probably we shall be taken to task for publishing it, but if we don't Brother Vaill probably will, and we are bound to get in ahead of him. There is nothing like enter prise in successful journalism, you know
 We have received from the Rev. Mr. Bod ley Gin the same kindly spirit we trust in which it was written) communication criti- cising couple of articles in the last NEWS on account of some quotations or interpretations of scripture and an attempted imitation of tie "style of the Bible' in one of them. We ad- init the justice of the criticism, and although we were not the author of the articles in ques- ton or either of them yet we acknowledge our responsibility for anything that appears in the paper and confess that we should per haps have exercised severer censorship. This we shall endeavor to do in the future. The Tight use of Gods word' is certainly very wrong anywhere and at all times and it evinces, to say the least, the want of proper appreciation of what belongs to good taste, thoughtlessness and not of any intention to be ''blasphemous. This, though no justifca- ton, may sometimes be considered in extenu- ation. People do not always appreciate the responsibility and the perplexity, the care and anxiety of an editor. While he cannot do everything himself, yet he is responsible for everything. While he speaks with 'mani- fold tongue" to thousands of readers, yet he sect and creed and of every profession and calling, all pointing finger at his poor devot- ed head to emphasize the significant exclama tion, "Thou-" (there, we had almost put our foot into it again. It shows how necessary it is to set @ watch upon our mouth and to be circumspect in all words, deeds and actions. ) Upon the subject of the great responsibility of an editor, we quote the following apt words of MT. Bodley, but we wish it to be distinctly understood that we are not responsible for the quotation :-
 The editor of newspaper rests under an aw full responsibility, for he dissemlnates good or evil through his press to degree far beyond what he knows or thinks. If the wordsof St. James are true of the tongue of single private man, how much more so of that mdnyotd tongue the press.
 "Behold Low great a matter little fire kindleth! And the tongue is fire, world of iniquity, So is the tongue among our mem- bers, that It detileth the whole body, and set teth on fire the course of nature"
 fear, therefore, not alone for the bearing of this hurtful practice upon you, but upon the whole community.
 As rule there is great inclination every where to make light use of Holy Scripture, and such publications as the enclosed countenance and encourage it in our own midst.
 Not as a self-appointed censor of the press at large or of the NEWS in particular, my dear Colonel, do thus address you, but because of a sense of stern responsibility to warn you, as member of the little flock over which I am placed, and besides to protect the other men- bers, both old and (more especially young, from all hurtful influences of every kind and description.
 Hoping you will understand the motives of one than whom no man is more really interest ed in your welfare, both temporal and eternal, remain,
 Your sincere friend and pastor,
 HARRY I. BoDLEy.
 -Ifanybody doubts the dexterity of news paper man in driving horse, let him examine the tracks made by blackboard near the Wadham place Monday evening. This is how it came about: Nat. Stevens fast horse and