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Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
TrdveNers Guide.
HOUsATONIo RAILROAD.

HoUSATONIC RAILROAD. Shortest, Quickest and Cheapest Route to Nc. Adams, Albany, Troy South Norwaik, Stam- 2,u, chatham, Hudson, Saratoga, Utica, home, syracuse, Auburn, uensva, Roch- esser, bunalo, Suspension Bridge. Ni-
 agara Falls, Cleveland Detroit, Tole- ~ -. do, Cincinnati, indianapolis, ohi- q" cago, St. Lotus. Through Tickets Sold and Baggage Checked TOT above points at Union Depot, Canaan. Also Tor Philadelphia, Baltimore, and
 Washington. Purchase Tickets
 via housatonic Line.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
.aaw.scovIhLE,

TUkNETUREANDU NDUNDERTAKING Up-
 F hpastssing in ell its branches. Undertak- ksfs and Eoa6ns of alt kinds and styles at pri- ess that Is3y competition. Robes, Flowers, 0aoyss and everything requisite for burial pur- pcses furnished st shortest notice and lowest psie% possible. The dead prepared for burial snd iss or :shsnieais used when needed. free of shAxRs. Refszs. by permission. to Rev. J. F. q3esSon, Hon. Robbins Bsttel, J. E. Oowlee, 2. |. Wkitihg, Joseph Selden and Welch < 1eAnson of norfolk also to H. o. Allyn of East Cnsa&n. Residence and shop on the s'Green. nGM Q. B. bsidge, Norfolk, Conn. 1y42vols
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
: R. F. SEYMOUR,

INGUNDERTAKER, Baskets, bur " kl robes and everything pertaining to the basiRess st the lowest possible prices. deliver s4 aA residences without extrs charge. Per aeaAl attention given to preserving the dead. \ haxs chemicals and the most approved ice- chest end every facility for keeping bodies, seA win take chsEge of funerals when desired. 36Aaepcee by pAlnissien. ". W. Welch, N. N. Ces1es, J. B. Eidridge, E. L. Gay Rd, B. l. Crissey.
 ksmpaes may be seen at my house or at SpAfks 6 Cos. store at any time.
 H6eHolk Conn. March 1879. Alt
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
JOBBING

GEO. P STRONG. , Canaan, May z, 1879. Um45
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
!, MARRIED.


 At EAsmsad, Oct 4, by Rev R. Hunt, Egbert Bs Gfosiien te- Flora K Harris, all of Shef. Atths residence of the brides sister, Mrs. R N.. Cochrane, at West Cornwall, Oct II, by Rsx. C. E Fitch, Frederick W. Yutzler te Ms Maggie Carter. all of West Cornwall .l r-r,s DIED.
 Asaoshs Oct ?. Gen. Noses Cook. aged 7z Al Go.hss, Oct, g. Emma, wife of Nose. Cook, aged g2 years, ... t. On Battle RA, Sept 2s, Cora, wife of Walter Kellogg aead 2l years y ..-..,..-s ...-, Al Falls Village, Oct 6, Geo. R. Lloyd, for. .Tsli. yii.ss' s.p' s ss, H.. s cr.nd.ll fasl., dH q afaadal aged 7s years. .s
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
BRIDGEPORT.

CAPT CHAS. WEEKS. CHEAPEST ROUTE TO NEW YORK. Will leave Bridgeport every night (Saturdav excepted), from Steamboat Dock, at II o'clock. arriving in New York about o'clock next morning. Returning, will leave New York every morning Sunday excepted), from Pier S5 East River, foot of Catherine-st, at II 30. Freights received and way-billed through to all stations on the Housatonic railroad ct very low rates. Tickets can be purchased through to New York less than by all rail- road, and baggage checked through from all trains.
 P.S. The evening Milk train on the Hous- atomic railroad connects with the Steam. CT Bridgeport.
 JOHN B. HUBBELL.
 Superintendent.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15

NJAUGATUCK RAILROAD.
 Commencing June }, 1878. ,'rains Of Conn. Western R. R. leaving Csnaan at 600 &. m. (Mondays). 9.34 &. n. and 800 p. m. connect st Winsted with
 Naugatuck R, R, trains as
 follows: j.00 &. m. with the 700 Q. m. train for New York (Through carl, New Haven (ThrouRh carl, Waterbury and Bridgeport. >34 &. n with 1.05 p. m. train for New Haven (Through carl, New York and Bridge port.
 LOO p. m. with 40 p. m. train for New Haven. Bridgeport and New York. GEORGE w. BEACH,
 Superintendent.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15

GOING EAST. TRAINS LEAVE CANAAN Si0 Il. m. Leaves Nlilc at 6uN d. nl., lake, vile 6.35 and Salisbury at 6. 55 &. m. 9.34 a. M. Connecting at Winsted for Water bury and Bridgeport. At Simsbury for New Haven, arriving at 1.36 p. m.-sav- ing 10 miles distance over any other route, for Westfeld, Northampton, Will iamsburgh and Holyoke. At Hartford with Express for Springfield and Boston, and all po,nts North and East arriving h Boston at APO D. m. also for Wiiii- mantle, New London, Providence, New York. Leaves Miilerton at $50, Lakeville .oS. Salisbury 9.11 a. m. 500 p. m. Connecting from Albany. At Wins. i' ted for Waterbury and Bridgeport. At Simsbury for New Haven, Mestfold, ol- yoke and Northampton. At Hartfold for Willinantic, New London, New York, Boston, and Saybrook, via. c. V. R. R. Leaves MilI-rton at 2.15, Lakeville 23l, Salisbury 2.36 p. m.
 S.16 D. m. Leaves Millcrton at 7.30, Takeyille 7.4S, Salisbury 753 p. m., for Winsted. passengers leave New York at 8. 50 D. m., connect with this train.
 eco &. m. [Monday mornings only.1 Leaves ''' ''h Millerton at s. IS a. m. connecting at < A Canaan with ho&se toric train rorth. At Pine Meadow fOE New lIav,u4aIrivinc al 915 nn., ami for New Iurk. Al Sis,s- barry for W Gstfield and Northampton and arriving in Hartford at s.34 a. m. For time at way stations and connections see WALTER PEsRCE, J.F. JoNEs, ' -' Genl Ticket gent. Superintendent.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-15
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT.

ooMMEh ARRANGEMENT. 2s TRAINS LEAVE BRIDGEPORT, VIZ: 6.0O .. m. Freight Train (passenger accom-.
 modationsl for Harrington Monday, Wed.
 nesday and Friday.
 Leave Canaan 10 p. m. LULU Q. m. Passenger Train for Pittshsld. CT.
 irving at 2.25 p. m. With Through Car
 leaving New York at sos 6. m.l Leave
 New Haven at 9S8 c. m., with through
 car from Bridgeport for Albany, arriving
 at 2.50 p m. Train arrives at Saratoga at 6.45 p m. Connecting at Albany with S1O P. m. popular Chicago and St Loa.s express, arriving in Chicago at 500 the next p. m.
 Leave Canaan at 1242 D. m. 4.5o p. m Passenger Train for Pittsfeld, arriv- ing at 9.O5 p m. With Through Gee
 leaving New York at 8.O0p. m.) Leave
 New Haven at S.46 p. m. Connecting at State Line for Albany and the West, as.
 irving at Albany at Iu.05 p. m., Saratoga at 230 midnight. Leave Canaan at 7.31 p. m. FROM FALLS VILLAGE. 5.4S 8. m. Special Passenger Train for Pitts
 field, arriving at FAY 6. m., Albany, S.bS &. m.
 Leave Canaan at eco a. m.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06

CONFESSION AMONG PRIMITIVE RACES.
Confession was common, not only in
Mexico and Peru, but among widely
remote savage tribes, being closely
connected with the belief in the power
Of sin to cause, and of priestcraft
to cure, dangerous sickness. The Car
rier Indians of North America thought
that the only chance of recovery from
sickness lay in disclosure before the
priest of every secret crime committed
In life, and that the concealment Of
single feat would meet with the pun
ishment of instantaneous death. The
Samoan Islanders, believing that all
disease was due TO the wrath of some
deity, would inquire of the village
priest the cause Of sickness, who would
sometimes in such cases command the
family TO assemble and confess. At
this confessional ceremony each mem.
ber Of the family would confess his
crimes, and any Judgments he might
have invoked in anger on the family
or tho invalid himself; long. g.concealed
crimes being often thus disclosed. In
Yucatan, confession, introduced by
Cukulcan, the mythical author Of their
culture, was much rcsorted 10, las
death and disease we're thought to be
direct punishment for sins committed"
The natives Of Cerquin, in Honduras,
confessed, not only in sickness, but in
immediate danger Of any kind, or to
procure divine blessings or any impor-
tant occasion. SO tar did they carry
IL that, il travelling party met a
jaguar, or puma, each would commend
himself to tho gods, confessing loudly
his sins, and imploring pardon Il the
beast still advanced they would cry
out; 1--WE have committed as many
more sins do not kill u.s.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
ABRAHAM LINCOLN AND DAN
RICE.

The 81. Louis Republican recently
gave an account of the intimate rela
tions OF Mr.. Lincoln with Dan Rice
the American circus clown, that illus
trates the tastes and manners OF the
late President. Vouching for the
story as "unimpeachable, and alludiDg
TO the early acquaintance Of Rice and
Lincoln, the Republican says:
whenever Rice visited Washington
with his show during the gloomy years
from 1861 to 1865, he was invited to
come to the White House after the
evening performance, and usually the
Presidential carriage was waiting for
him, so that he might get there as
soon as possible. Lincoln received him
in his private Office and all ceremony
being laid aside, the two would ex-
change stories and jokes, live over by
gone times and scenes in which the
humorist predominated, and have u
mutually ref eshing season of it. On
one Of these occasions when, as usual,
orders had been given to admit nobody,
a card was brought up. Lincoln re-
buked the servant for the unwelcomed
interference and then looked at the
card, said, "Well, Dan, there's no help
for 1t we must let him in. He's a big
bug from Massachusetts, and it won't
do to deny him now that he's sent his
name. But you stay, and I'll soon get
rid OF him." Accordingly in a few
minutes genuine representative of the
highest respectability OF Boston made
his appearance and saluting the Pres
ident withprofound dignity, announced
himself as committee appointed to
present set OF resolutions lately pass
ed at large Republican meeting in
his State. These resolutions, as Lin
coin knew, embodied a rather severe
criticism of Administrative policy, at
that time too mild TO suit the Massa-
chusetts "stalwarts.n Listening at
tentively TO the preliminary remarks
of the Boston gentleman, he took the
paper but without making any reply
to the contents or comments, said
"Beg pardon, Mr.. - but before we
proceed further, let me introduce TO
you my particular friend, Mr.. Dan
Rice" Dan stood up and delivered
his best bow, but the committee was
struck dumb with amazement and in.
dignation. To be introduced to a cir
Gus clown by the President of the
United States was too much for him.
He grew red in the face, stared first at
one and then at the other, and at last
managing to stammer out few words
of leave-taking, departed in haste. As
the door closed upon him, Lincoln
turned to Rice with hearty laugh,
and said "Dan, wasn't that well done2
Didn't it take the wind out of him
nicely" Dan admitted that it was a
perfect success, and the interrupted
conversation was resumed with re-
newed zest,"
Some people possessing very loyal
natures may be ready to dispute this
fact, but little reflection will consoli-
date facts sufficient TO convince the
most skeptical on Lincoln's levity.
Please recollect that the circus clown
as an especial favorite was in perfect
harmony with being shot in theatre
on Good Friday night. Who was most
out OF order Lincoln, or Booth ? We
say that both treated the people alike
they insulted oil by their gross de-
pertinent.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
HOW TO KEEP COOL.
SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS.


Correct habits of body and mind
will antagonize and generally over
come the most persistent efforts Of the
sun. Avoid heating food most peo-
Pile allow the palate TO determine what
they shall cat and how much, which is
as foolish as to allow the family fire to
select such fuel as best pleases it
gunpowder, nitro. glycerine, etc. Do
not increase your physical tempera-
ture, particularly that of your head,
by drinking alcoholic beverages when
water does not suffice as drink con.
suit your physician instead of bar
keeper. Use water internally with fire.
quency no ono can get rid OF super
fuous heat through a skin, the pores
of which are tightly sealed. If you
have great many cigars that ought to
be smoked before they grow dry and
tasteless, give them to your enemy, it
is better that his liver be dcranged
than yours, for torpid liver induces
weak hot head AT least once day
take exercise enough to cause free per-
spiration; the one who perspires most is
always the coolest; the soldier on drill
IN wooden clothing under a hot sun,
with the thermometer in the nineties, is
more comfortable than the lounger in
white linen, and sun umbrella who
looks at him. II you have first rate
thing to get angry about, lay it care
fully away until cold weather. DO
not worry; it is frightfully heating as
well as physically extravagant. Sleep
regularly and iull hours, resisting the
temptation to sit up late because the
evening is the only cool part Of the
day. A hundred other suggestions
might be offered but tho above, if fol-
lowed, will enable many heatstrick-
en- mortal to imagine that this is not
so drcadfully hot Summer, after all.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
CLEARFIELD, Pa, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1879

gentleman's dress boots, has been
known, through not having been put
in the case, TO varnsh the inside of the
boots as well as the out; and the
equally careless placing of a forgotten
packet of violet powder at the top OF
well filled trunk has worked state
Of things within that trunk more easily
imagined than described
When travelling always take pencil
and postal cards along 1t IS often in
convenient TO write a letter, but a
postal card message may be scribbled
under almost any circumstance. A
pocket in your underskirt, put in in
the oldiashioned way, is a safe place.
Your ticket should be kept in a
more accessible place The belts and
bags now worn are useful for this pur-
pose, as well as for holding loose change
and other small articles A small flask
Of good brandy and fresh lemon are
useful in case OF sudden sickness on
the route, where il is often difficult to
procure either. Do not drink much
ice water. Dogskin gauntlets are best
for travelling next come those Of un.
dressed kid and Lilse thread. The
veil most used is of grenadine, two
yards long, tied around the hat, the
ends crossed behind and brought round
in front as neck scarfe Provide
yourself with railway guide and with
reading matter for the journey. Your
fan should hang at your side. A lady
travelling alone will find il advisable
always to take the parlor cars, since
she thus secures seat to herself and
the services OF theporter when required.
Besides, the class Of people who travel
in the parlor cars are usually the best
on the train. AT night a sleeper is
almost absolutely necessary.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
HINTS FOR LADY IRA VELERS.

-.
A iady should Always PACK her own
satchei when preparing 70 travel IN
10 this, II there Is apossioiiity thht sne
may be separated from her trunk ior
a night, should be put everything she
will need Tor twenty'iour hours III
she is to sleep on the cars a dressing
sack IS preferable TO an ordinary night
robe, since lew ladles IKE 10 undress
entirely on the tram, and many re-
move only their outer garments.
convenient dressing case oil hnen' win
pockets Tor holding brushes ana other
toilet articles, may DO rolled up, ana
occupies the minimum space possible
Another arncle useiui ior travelling IS
a case Tor wraps etc lnis case must
DO carried IN a snawi strap. ~ not
only serves 70 protect snawis' elc''
from dust, Out can DC USED 70 hoId va
rious Articles on 'no Journey. ~ de'
slreu, a pocket may pe inauo on Inc
OUTSIDE open AZ ootn enus 70 nolu hn
umprelia, anu an ins'uc PocNc', ln 'nleo
or iour compartments - ior caruS' st ssa'
uonery, ana otner snla'l ar,lcles. oP,
on an emergency u greas aeai Da may ~ W
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
NEW SERIES--VOL. 90, NO. 80.
HOW A HOUSEKEEPER MAY
NIMPLIEY HER HORK

There is one subject well worthy the
careful study OF every housekeeper
and that is, how she may simplify
work. If she will sit down daily with
pencil in hand and jot down items as
they occur to the mind when running
through mentally the days routine,
she will sec whore time, strength and
labor may be very properly saved. A
simple pudding for desert takes much
less time to make than a pie or two,
and is far more healthful and quite as
appetizing. Yet, how many women
slave over hot kitchen stove baking
pies interminably for the family din.
ner. To be good, nearly every kind of
pie should be eaten the day it is baked I;
so the same process needs to be gone
through with every morning Some
sadly pampered households make this
demand on housekeeper's strength
three times day, and unusually reap
the fruits of their folly in miserable
years of dyspepsia and hundred kim
dred ills.
1t is mainly in cooking that house
wife can save herself, and that too with
equal profit to the family purse and
health, Simply cook vegetables in
abundance, bountiful dish of oat meal
with rich milk, and sugar, if you like
it, bread and butter, and meat OF some
sort, make bill OF fare fit for a prince
Indeed, the little princes across the
ocean are much simpler than our chill.
dren, and are not allowed TO taste the
highly spiced, elaborate dishes such as
our good housewives set daily upon
their tables. High physical culture
and long lie are considerations for
possible heirs to crown, ! am sure
we mothers desire quite as strongly to
see our children grow up strong and
beautiful, and that length of days may
be granted 20 them. Let us strive to
do nothing that shall work against
either, and let us be equally careful to
avoid shortening our own days, by un-
necessary over work.
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
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Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
A N HISTORICAL REMINTS.
CENCE


An exchange relates the following:
On the same day in 1926, the memor.
able 4th OF July, Thomas Jefferson,
the author Of the Declaration of Inde-
peDdence, and John Adams, the ablest
advocate on the floor of the Continen-
tai Congress, both died, the one in
Virginia and the other in Massachu.
sets. A few days afterwards pub.
llc meeting was held in the city of
New York to give appropriate ex.
preston to the great loss the country
had sustained in the death OF two of
her most honored and patriotic sons,
and Rev. Stephen N. Rowan, the ora.
tor of the day, recommended in the
course Of his address that "a copy of
the Declaration of Independence, ele.
gantly engrossed on parchment, be
transmitted, ere it be too late, to the
venerable Charles Carroll, of Carroll
ton, its sole surviving signer, to be GER
titled by him and used by our Com.
mon Council on every succeeding cele-
bration of the 4th of July" This sug.
gestion having received the approval
of the Mayor and Common Council,
Mr' Rowan, IN company with Rev.
S9hn ulpsoh, OF baitlmore, visited,
MI Carroll at MS nome IN maryland
on the I'd of August, 1926, exactly
fifty years TO a day after he had sign.
ed the great charter OF American ilD-
erty. Mr.. Carroll, then ~ years OF
age, received his visitors with great
warmth oil ieellng, ana after they had
made known the OBJECT oil their mis-
sion and presented to him a quarto
volume containing the Declaration OF
Independence, executed in the neatest
style OF penmanshlp, he appended to
1t his certificate OF appreciation. This
copy OF the Declaration, with Mr..
CarrolTs certificate, is carefully pre-
served in the library OF the City Hall,
New York, and is used as originally
designed on every celebration OF the
4th OF July Following is the certit-
cate written by tho venerable patriot,
Charles Carroll, oil Carrollton, the MIN
listers named therein being the wit
nesses;
"Grateful to Almighty God for the
blessings which, through Jesus Christ
our Lord, He has conferred on my be-
loved country in her emancipation, and
upon myself in permitting me under
nj rau m atanQag Ot marcy IN live To the
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-08-06
MORE CENTENNIAL.
oRoUNDs-YoRKTowN.

The surrender of the British Com
mander-Lord Cornwallis-at. York
town, in October, 1881, was the great
est event of the American Revolution.
The editor of the Philadelphia Record,
in alluding to this approaching Cen
tennial, says:
Philadelphia should heartily re-
spond to the movement already in pro-
gress in Virginia toward BETTING
commcmoration, on the historic field
of Yorktown, OF the hundredth ami
versary of the surrender Of CORVALLIS
1t does not occur until October 10,
1881, but it is not too early to take the
initial steps for making that Centen-
nial the crowning demonstration of the
series Of Centennials which, begin
ming with Lexington and Concord, and
Bunker Hill and Mecklenburg, in 1875,
have done so much in the last four
years to revive American patriotism
and to reawaken the slumbering spirit
of fraternity among the people of the
different States.
The observance in this city of what
is known pre-eminently as the Centen'
NAL year OF American Independence
extended from May to November, and
was marked throughout with a pomp
and grandeur which well accorded
with the dignity of the occasion.
Hither, as to Mecca of Freedom,
came not only the patriotic citizens OF
every State of our great Republic, but
the lovers Of liberty from all lands I;
and the world did meet homage to the
sages and heroes who launched our
Ship of State on the waters Of an un.
known sea. That very much was
wrought toward a reconciliation OF the
estranged sections Of tho country and
in effecting a cordial restoration, not
yet completed perhaps, OF the ancient
amity, there can be no doubt
But the declaration Of July 4, l776,
without the victory Of October II,
1881, would have been only an empty
and idle array of brave words. II was
the sword of Washington that made
the pen of Jefferson immortal The
prowess of our arms gave effect to the
wisdom and patriotism Of our Revolu.
tionary statesmen and won for us q
place among tho nations. The field Of
Yorktown transmitted into fact the