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Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

HARpER's MAGAZINE for August is bright summer Number. From "the laverock's song" amid the fields of Ayr, which LoNarEL- LOW seems to hear as he writes of Burns in the opening poem, we are taken by PHILIP O. SULLIVAN to the pastorial hooks about New port and in his beautiful idyl we hear the ''pipes of Already" Certainly Miss Oakley must have heard them when she made the ex- quisite drawings which illustrate this charm ing pastoral. Then. in REgEccA HARDING DAv1ss "By-paths. in the Mountains" we catch 0 more robust strain from the farms of Pennsylvania and the heights of the North Carolina Black Range. Mir. CONWAY, with another and older song, lures us across the Touraine--the garden of France-recounts the legends associated with St. Martin. Both Mrs. DAvIs's and MT. CoNwAYs articles are beautifully illustrated. Between them has been placed NORA PERRy's fine poem, "Henry of Navarro before Paris" with masterly il- lustration by Fredericks.
 Following Mir. CoNwAY's Martin Summer notes, MT. CHARLES B. CHASE contributes an illustrated article on "The Cruising Canoe and it's Outft'-a very timely as well as in- teresting paper, in view of the Canoeists' Con- yention about to be held at Lake George.
 WILLIAM BLACKS "Yachting Romance" pro- longs the enchanting summer melody; and the short stories -"Mr. Tolman," by FRANK R. STOCKTON, and GA Boating Adenture," by JOHN EPSTEIN CooKE-are in complete harmony with the scheme of the Number, adding a glow of romance to its other varied charms.
 EMILY HUNTINGTON MILLER's beautiful Boat Song'' is 0 graceful expression of the same spirit.
 HENRY JAMES, Jr., contributes the seccnd part of his new novel, "Washington Square J
 and BLAoKMoRE's "MaryAnnerly" is concluded In the Etaor's Easy ChaT MT. WILKIE
 COLLINS article on International Copyright is discussed. Among the other topics treated
 are Nominating conventions, Madame D'Arb- | lays Diary, the Passion Play at Oberammer- | gau, Weather Talk, and Henry James, Jr. The Literary Record is very complete | summary of recent books, and the Drdaeer is | unusually entertaining.
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

GoDEY's LADY's BOOK FOR AUGUST comes to us full of fresh, breezy matter, welcome guest upon midsummer day. From Dar- ley's exquisite picture to the eagerly sought chitchat on fashion it is full of interest, and the closest scrutiny will fail! to find one dull page, The fashions are so numerous that every taste must meet with it's own re- quirements, in preparing wardrobes for home or the resorts of travellers in the hot season. Seaside costumes and mountain dressers, the simplicity of country dress, or the elaborate toilet of the watering place belle can all be modelled from the illustra tions given in Co., dey, and clear directions accompanying them. The literary matter is rich and varied, con taining sparkling stories and exquisite poetry from the pens of such popular writers as Es- telle Thomson, Christian Reid, James B. Marshall, S. Annie Sheilds, Caroline Meright, and others In every department there is to be found matter valuable to the fair sex, for whom the magazine is especially intended, and we are sure our opinion will be indorsed by every reader of the beautiful number be- fore us.
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
R. IF. SEYMOUR.

FURNISHING GUNDERTAKER, Baskets, bar I ial robes and everything pertaining to the business at the lowest possible prices. deliver ed at residences without extra charge. Per- sonal attention given to preserving the dead. have chemicals and the most approved fees chest and every facility for keeping bodies, and will take charge of funerals when desirsd. References by permission. W. w. Welch, Nj. B., J. N. Cowles, J. B. Eldridge, E, L, Gay. lord, R. I. Crissey.
 Samples may be seen at my house or at Sparks X Co.'S. store at any time,
 Norfolk Conn. March 1879. At
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

the field where fell the monarchy Che built by | usurpation) in day, "to baptize the prince in ire," to save the departing power he held, and fortunately which died with him. Had this prince returned with military glory from Zululand, it acdS not to benefit his benefac' tor queen that sent him away with her bless ing, but it aodS meant to create a power in his native land that would rob liberty and Republcanism ofits power, and foster him as the Emperor of France, reinstating that woman of fashion again as dictator with him, over the unfortunates of a country that has shed oceans of blood, and give millions of lives at the caprices of the Bonapartes. To the people, his life was strife, his death peace, and source of congratulation, even though he may have died hero.
 The English queen, with her love of the boy, and sympathy for his mother, could hardly have found place where the cenotaph of the youthful grand-nephew of the great Napoleon could rest so unkindly as in St. mantles of all England's knights of the garter, Under the same roof lie not only the nearest royal kinsman of Victoria herself but the defenders of England against the assaults of these same Bonapartes and France. It will lie in sight of those dearer yet, Henry VIII and Charles T.. < The .princess Charlotte sleeps there, and England's sons, four cen- turies ago laid there Edward ", with great funeral honors and heaviness of his people '" The English queen in her womanish freak could not have placed it where it would have hurt so keonly and made so elegant witness of "time's ravages," and left the memories of the English so fertile with the history of four centuries of the rise and fall of royalty in cratic France COMMUNE.
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04

subscription Accountable date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber. shows the time to which the sub. scrtPtiOn Is paid; thus, R. B. Smith 5Juls0, indicates that MT. Smith has paid for his paper to July 5, 1SS0 It Is hoped that subscribers will to 1t that their account, indicated by the date on their papers, Is always correct and when they pay for renewal of their subscription, will ob- serve whether tnetr date is changed to indicate the form us for correction at once No claims for er- in these accounts will hereafter be considered unless presented within thirty days after the payment is claimed to have been made, as the regular receipt the paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed d cOrrack
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
Dr..TamMers

Dr. Tanner begins the 3sth day of his fast at noon to-day. He is quite weak and irris- able, but confident of finishing his 40 days. He has lost about 3l pounds of flesh.
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
LOCAL NEWS.

s.s We shall feel greatly obliged to any of our friends in the county, or elsewhere, who will send us particulars of any occurrence of interest which may come under their notice.
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
CORRESPONDENCE.
Clayton.

Clayton.
 MT. Robert Taft and family have returned from the seaside Fever and ague seems to be going the rounds this summer, quite number of new cases are reported here within the last few days.
 Miss Jennie Ladd and brother, have re- turned from Bridgeport where they have been visiting for the past few weeks.
 ASTERTSK
Connecticut western news., 1880-08-04
BORN.
M A R RTE D.

At Odebolt, Iowa, June 22, a son to Ward and Nancie VanDeusen.
 MARRIED. At North Egremont July Fist, at the residence of the brides father, by Rev, R, Bennett, Charles B. Hatfield of Odebolt, Iowa, and Miss M. Nellie Joyner of Egremont.
 DIED. -..s At Lakeville, July 32, Mrs. H. A. Harrison, aged "A. At Goshen July 2sth Calvin Futile aged 71 years.
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Extra Copies of the NEWS can be obtainedat
 Graham.s Drur Store, Salisbury Cornell 0 Hoyt's store, Aakevhle Henry Crandall, Jr. Falls Village c. Fl. Crane, sharon. Humphrey sDrug Store Canaan Post ofice, WestOornwan. The"Emporium,' West Winsted. W, A. Roberts, East Canaan D. L. Pratt, Southaeld and Mill River Welch & Johnson, Norfolk
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Sharon.

sharon
 Mrs. c. H. Crane has returned from her wis it, which brings smiles once more to Charlie's face.
 For the accommodation of the travelling public we insert the following notice:
 WHITE STAR LINE. Leave Pier No. 29 Nudge Town.
 Midget Tuesdays 23O p. m.
 Messenger Fridays lO30 a. m. Direct route to and from Liverpool and Lon.
 don
 T.. A, Bates Capt.
 H. 0. Rowley Pilot,
 O. H. Crane Midshipman,
 Geo. R Skinner list Mate,
 Dan. Leach 2nd Mate. This line of fast steamers have all the latest improvements, both for speed and comfort, Carries no cattle, sheep, or pigs. 'It shall be the peoples line" We have engaged old and reliable seamen. Meals on the Ameri- can plan; our chief cook the Honey of the land. Steerage tickets to and from alllparts of Flu rope at low rates. For other information ap- ply at Company's office.
 GEO COLE General Agent. A barn of Mir. Austin Oartwrights was burned by lightning on Monday night. Insur- ance five hundred and fifty dollars which vii not cover loss Same day large tree stand ing in Mir. Reeds yard was struck. Miss Ella Foster, MT. Wm. Foster, and MT Judd of Brooklyn, are visiting at l.. A Bates.
 Picnics are all the go, and from all accounts we should say those who attended them had fine time.
 MT. B. B. Hotchkiss who has been in Flu rope the past ten or twelve years, is visiting relatives here. GnILEE
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We have very Urge stock from which to select, all made from the very best material and In the most fashionable manner, and we now offer the same at such prices as will enable the public to secure the greatest of
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
Nature and the Poets.

The poetic interpretation of nature,
which has onie to be d convenient
phrase, and about which the Oxford
professor of poetry has written a book,
is, of course, a myth, or is to be read
the other way. 1t is the soul the poet
~interprets, not nature. There is moth
ing in nature but what the beholder
supplies. Does the sculptor interpret
the marble or his own ideal? Is the
music in the instrument, or in the soul
of the performer Nature is a dead
clod until you have breathed upon it
with your genius. You commune with
your W soul. not with woods or wa
tiers; they furnish the conditions, and
are what you make THEM. Did Shelley
interpret the song Of the sky-lark, or
Keats that of the nightingale? They
interpreted their own wild, yearning
hearts. The trick of the poet is always
to idealize nature-to see it subjective-
". You cannot find what the poets
Hnd in the woods-uutftyon-takeTth
poets heart to the woods. He ices ma
ture through o colored glass-sees it
truthfully, but with an indescri oable
charm added, the ~aureole of the spirit.
A tree, a cloud, q bird, a sunset, have
no hidden meaning that the art of the
poet is to unlock for us. Every poet
shall interpret them differently. and in.
terpret them rightly, because the soul
is infinite. Millions nightingale is not
-Coleridge's; Burns daisy is not Words
vorth's; Emersen's humble-bee is not
another's; nor does Turner see in ma
ture what Tintoretto does. nor Vero.
nese what Correggio does. Nature is
all things to all men.-John Bur
roughs, IN S~cribner's Monthly.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
victor Hugo on the FIXTURE.

Victor Hugo, as Honorary President
OF o secular education congres in
France, addressed to that body q rhap-
sody, In which he said: youth is the
future. You teach the youth, you pre-
pate the, future. This preparation is
useful, this teaching is necessary to
make the man of tomorrow. The man
OF Tomorrow is the universal republic.
The republic Is union, Unity; harmony;
light, industry, creating comfort, ab0li-
ton of conflicts between man and man,
nation and nation, abolition of the law
of death, and establishment of the law
of life. The time of sanguinary and
terrible revolutionary necessities is
past. For what remains to be done the
unconquer-b bile law of progress sufices.
Great battles We have still to fight
battles the evident Necessity of which
does not disturb the sirenty of thinkers,
battles in which revolutionary energy
will equal monarchical obstinacy, bat
ties in which force Joined with might
vii overthrow violence allied with
4.urpatioD-superb, glorious, enthusi-
astic; decisive battles, the issue of
which ID hot doubtful, and which will
be the Hastings and the Austeflits of
humanity. Citizens, the time of the
dissolution of the Old World has ar
rived. The old despotisms are on
demned by the P~rovidential law. Every
day which passes buries them still
deeper in annihilation. The republic
is the future."-Sacramento Record.
Union.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
Improved Methods Of Execution.

It is not surprising that from time to
time attention is recalled to the bar
barous nature of the mode of executing
the death penalty in this country.
Hanging by the neck till the criminal
ism it is the most primitive, the most
various, the least prompt and uniform
and certain of the modes of execution
which have been or could be devised.
If the object of an execution nowadays
be to insure the rapid and certain death
of the criminal without any probable
ity of intervening accident, delay or
torture, hanging by a cord and trust
ing to the rough adjustment of
weight and fail which the " eye and
experience" of an ignorant hangman
can afford, is the most fallible of meth
DDS, and must of necessity from time to
time lead to painful scenes of torture.
The garotillo is, perhaps, of all exist
ing foreign methods of legal execution
the most rapid and certain; but with
out proposing any one substitute for
our own responsibility-whether the
ca bonic acid chamber, the massive
electric discharge, or any other method
it is certain that any scientific man or
commission could very speedily devise
prompt and bloodless certain mode of
execution which would be free from the
clumsiness and uncertainty of hanging
The retention of this ancient relic of
past barbarism is not creditable to our
Observation-Disclosures Medical Jour
nal,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
A Uueef Posthnmous Tribute.

There was d nervous and nettlesome
old lady passenger in a Pawtucket car
Tuesday morning, and no amount of
assurance hat she should be mott
fed when Cemetery street was reached
would keep her quiet. She sat OF air
most of the time, and over and over
again she Intercepted every passenger
as to the precise moment when the car
would reach the cemetery. In due sea
son the car did reach the cemetery, and
the conductor, and no less than six
passengers informed her that she had
reached her destination. 3Lor' sakesI"
she exclaimed, "Im not a-going to get
out. I heerd that poor old Jim Trip,
who married my husbands half-sister,
and who is buried here, had got ahead
stone sot up over him, and, as the poor,
old, over-worked critter never had
nothing while on airth but a pair of
overalls and q buek-saw,. [ kinder
thought I'd like to look in on to his
grave arter he had come into his prop
erty."1ProUidence Journal.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
A Trying Time

To the ordinary lad, entrance into
society is a fiery ordeal. 1t is a great
trial either for a tender or a ripper age,
for an overgrown boy to go to a door,
knowing that there are a dozen girls
inside, and knock or ring with an alb
solute certainty that in a few moments
all eyes will be upon him it is a eve
test of courage to go before these girls
and make the tour of the room without
stepping on their toes, and to sit down
and dispose of his hands without put
ting them in his pockets is an achieve
ment which few boys can boast. But
even if he acquits himself tolerably well
during the evening, his trials are not
yet over. The time for breaking up
arrives. The girls don their moods and
put on their shawls, and look SO saucy
and mischievous, SO indispensable and
independent, as if they did not wish
anybody to go home with them. Then
comes the pinch, and the boy who has
the most pluck goes up to the prettiest
girl in the room, with his tongue cling
ing to the roof of his mouth, and, crook
ing out his elbow, stammers out the
words, "Shal I see you homer" She
touches her fingers on his arm, and
they walk home, feeling as awkward as
two goslings. Well, life has its trials.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
Aiaska's Big River.

Alaska explorers report n of the
largest rivers in the world, the Yukon,
as navigable for steamers, and at 500
miles from its mouth it receives a very
LARGE navigabie tributary. The basin
formed by the confluence is as large as
Mississippi. Indians are every
where, and the war between the tribes
is a fixed institution. There is snow for
six months, and without roads dog
sledges find good travelling. Game
abounds, and Indians have an easy life.
From seven to nine dogs make a team,
the odd being the leader. The
driver has to watch this dog. If itgets
on the scent of game it is of, and the
team is demofa1ized. OFF they scamper
through the woods and thickets, upset
ting the load, smashing the sled, tear
ing the harness, and giving the boss
days of hunting to restore the statu
~quo.- So 4ast-leoun4ryytEaveTse by
navigable waters, will soon tempt rest
less and speculative Adventures to ex-
plore it. Yankee wit will not fail ,
find profitable sources of commerce.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
A Term of a

In some European countries it is Gus
tomary to hite graves for a term OF
y, ars. When the first lease expires
The term is renewed if possible: but ii
there are no means of renewing the
lea e. or the relatives are forgetful, Oh
the family extinct, the remains are
taken up and buried again in acommon
trench, or relegated to a catacomb,
as the case may be. In some of the
burial grounds of Paris the condition
of things is really frightful. Here the
ground has been used over and over
again, till it has lost not only all its
original antiseptic properties, but has
become a distinct source of corruption.
Tt is no uncommon thing for the grave
diggers whose unpleasant duty it is to
exhume the bodies which have been
buried for a longer or shorter time to
suffer from the miasma arising from the
graves they are opening, and it has been
moro than once suggested to the mu-
nicipal council of the city that these
men be supplied with pure air while
working. as divers are supplied.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
How Indians Uet Their Gold.

A Bodie (Cal) News reporter no.
ticed several squaws panning out gold
dust in small pools of water formed by
the damming up of the flow
from the Standard mine. Some
of them were quite expert, handling
the pan like an old gulch miner. One
of the squaws finished washing out a
pan Of dirt while the reporter wa pres
emit. A small quantity of very fine
gold, mixed with sand, remained in the
pan after the dirt had been washed off.
From some hiding-place in her tatters
she took out a piece of buckskin with
a small amount of gold and black sand
tied up in it. This she united, placed
in it the dust she had just PANIED out,
and returned it to its former hiding
place among her rags. Looking around
to see where the dirt cameron, sey-
eral Indian braves and boys were OBJ
served digging and scratching in the
old dumps lying near by. The braves
get the dirt and the squaws do the
banning out.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
Injurious.

Too much sleep blunts the nervous
system; impaifs memory, enfeebles
muscular energy, and is apt to produce
inordinate fat. To sleep much is not
necessarily to be a good sleeper.
Generally they are the poorest sleepers
who remain longest in bed :thst is, they
awaken less refreshed than if the time
of rising were earlier by an hour or two.
While it is true that children and
young people require more sleep than
their elders, yet 1t should be the care of
parents that over-indulgence be not
permitted. Where the habit is for
children to lie in bed until 8 or
9 in the morning, tbs last two hours,
at least, do not bring sound, dreamless
sleep, where the hour of retiring is
8 or 9 in the evening, but are
spent in ~S"dozing," and, in fact, such
excess cannot fail to insure harmful
results, and establish habits of in
dolence which last through a lifetime.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
At,.c,inr Ea,.op.

A special from Paris says that Count
De Moncel, a well known French scien-
fist, publishes a letter in the Temps
ridiculing Mr.. Edison's electric light.
He says that the idea is borrowed and
the success doubtful. He also abuses
the Americans in general for their un-
ceremonious fashions Of treating Eu-
ropean inventions. Count De Moncel
is himself an inventor. He is
recognized in France as a high authority
on electric science. EIe has invented
electric monitors for railway trains,
electro automatic regulators of the
temperature, and apparatus for print
ing by telegraph. He is a member of
many scientific societies, and was dec
grated with the Legion of Honor in
1856. He has written works on meteor
ology, magnetism and electricity.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
rhere i. Always Room At the Top.

Daniel Webster once said to a young strug-
Cling lawyer +" Young man, seek for eminencs
in your calling--thete's always room ut the
top" This remark has passed into d popular
proverb, and has received another illustration
in the wonderful success, of the "95 Per Cent.
Sterling Rubber Boot When the Candee
Co. first put these g0ods-un the market, mere
was a general prediction of failure, on ac-
count of the relative high price necessarily
asked for a boot of such quality. But the
utter worthlessness of all other TIbber boots
had filled the community sadignation,
and the fact that the company had themselves
faith enough in the goods to give q three
months warrant on them, and to stamp that
warrant on the boots, and to provide a place
for q permanent record of the date of sale SO as
to fix the duration of the warrant, showed a
degree of confidence and good faith which
tempted buyers to give the boots a trial. And
a trial so fully demonstrated the great worth
and economy of the boots, that they are
gradually displacing all the cheaper goods.
Solid merit always wins.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1880-01-15
STOCK MARKETS.

CNCNNATI.-Beef Cattle-Common, 1.5o@2c.;
fair to medium, 2.1o@2. Soc. good to choice butcher
fair to good dairy cows, 3@3L5c.; fair to good heavy
oxen, 75c. common to fair stockers, 2.25@2.S5c.,
and good choice do, 8.25@4c. H~ogs-Common,
S.660f.' &C.; fair to good light, 4.25@44c., fair to
good packing grades, 41O@4.3oc, and selected butch
ers' qualities, A. @4:45ei - to iair.
2%@5Hc., and good to choice, SA@4Nc., and iair to
Common to fair, S1z@41ae. and good to choice, 4
65 Nc. per ID. gross.
NEW YORK.-Beef Cattle-Dressed beef $40
FLc.: Texas sides, %9sc Sheep and Lambs-Mar-
tet hrmer at 4@6c. per ID. for sheep, and 6.6o@
Sc. lambs, and fair TO good lambs at 4.so@6c.
Der ID. Hogs-hye, S4@5.
AS LIBERTY, PA.-Beef Cattle-.EItra cattle
ut 81 50a5 per 100 lbs. Sales made Of lair to GOOD
cattle Mt a 90@4 IS; common, $394 per 100 lbs
Hops-Sales made of Workers at "a 50@4 60 per 100
lbs; Philadelphia hogs, 81 so@5.1o. Sheep selling at
f3@k 90 Per 100 lbs