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Connecticut western news., 1880-03-24
FROM THE PEOPLE.
A Correction.
BY REV H. s. BALL.

ED. NEWS Very well do I remember the incident alluded to by "Veritas,", in the NEWS of March 10; but either the memory of ''Ver- itas" is very treacherous, or the fog in which he shrouds himself when he writes is so dense as to prevent seeing clearly. Qt is doubtful whether he remembers how to sing "Roys wife of Auldurenach.' The incident is substantially as follows The individual who did the chopping was never wood- chopper but worker in iron, and at the time, hammerer of iron for the pudding furnace had never chopped cord of wood in his life at that time, unless the chopping was done before he was 12 years. Something oc- cured to the shaft of the wheel which run the hammer, and the workmen must lie by week or two. The hammerman thought of going elsewhere to work. 'No," said MT. Bostick, "If you want to work will find you an axe, give you twenty-five cents cord for all the wood you will chop on the east lot The offer was readily accepted, the axe pro- cured and put in first-rate order, and Mon- day morning with axe on his shoulder, the new chopper started for the woods It was the pleasant month of May. Less than half a mile from the woods, what was called the flower Forge" the chopper cut down a tree, chestnut second growth, tall straight trees, no limbs till near the top; a stick or two was cut off, and an adjournment had to the forge, pipe smoked, peat hammered. and back to the woods. Thus four days passed, and Friday the work of piling the wood con- menced The chopper thought he had cut about cord 8 day; the pile looked quite large. It took all day to pile it, it would fall down as fast as it was corded up, but patience and perseverance at last prevailed, and the amount was one cord and c quarter. It was question whether it would stand up to be measured. 'Mr Bostick," said the wood- chopper that evening at the store, "Will you come down and take up my wood in the morning?" "No" said MT. B., "Wat till next week, and have only one job of it." ''No, want to know what I can every week, " said the man. "Well, will take it up if you insist upon it" said the agent. 1T need my pay" said the wood-chopper. The next morning Bostick started early for the woods. There he fonnd the chopper sitting composed ly on stump smoking his pipe. ''Where IS your wood 2" asked the agent. "There. said the chopper. "Where?" ''Why there P 'Where the Devil is the wood you have beer chopping?" "There in those three piles. The agent left. He did not measure the wood nor pay for the chopping. That thirty-on cents is due get.
 Practical joking is rather mean business
 and told the chopper that it was too bad tc } make the agent travel about one mile out o
 his way on by far the busiest day of the week
 to measure a cord and quarter of wood w.
 hope the wood chopper has profted by ou reproof.
 Ft. Jackson, March 1880.
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able. I am living with Mir. s. Gan American) or as they say here, he and I are running a mess. He has very pretty house tor bum golow, as it is called.) It IS two stories high, about 12 by "A feet, with wing running out back for bath house. It has also small house about 10 feet square in the yard, called the cooks house, in which the cook lives, and does our cooking. Our cook has had sevt ral years experience in the English families in this place. He has a wife but no children. They cook and do the waiting. The custom is to take light breakfast cup of tea or coffee, two eggs and small beef steak. At noon we have very substantial meal, but dinner is at 6 o'clock In the evening. Every meal, or any eating is called chow. The morning meal is mentioned as your cup of coffee, tiffin at noon, and dinner at night. At tifin we have first coarse fish, second fowl or game, and third, beef in some form, afterwards dessert of pastry and fruit. The fish and beef are the best ever tasted. Japan Is noted for it's fine beef, and Kobe is the centre of the beef raising dis trict. There are very few Japanese that eat beef or game of any kind some eat pork, but in the main they eat rice and fish, Dinner is always commenced with soup Gas at home the fish, game and beef follow, afterwards dessert. We have the best asparagus you can imagine. It is cut about three inches long, and is as tender can be. Living as we do, is much cheaper than boarding at the hotels. The Cherks mess together; there are great number of them, as & large majority of the foreigners live as we do.
 This is the season for out door sports. There is cricket, boat racing, walking, running. and shooting matches. MT. s. has sent to China for two ponies he and & MT. H., Scotch su- perintendent of the railroad, are going to have a pony carriage together.
 I have very little to do, as coolies are hired for about 16 cents day, and have as many as want of them. This is most beautiful person can like away from home, this is the place,
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The Model Railway

There is no link in the chain of railway across the American content, from the At lantic to the Pacific Oceans, that has played 50 directly an important part in that great continental railroad, as the link of five hun dred miles composing the Chicago & North Western Railway, from the inter-continental metropolis -Chicago-to Missouri river at Omaha.
 In starting westward from Chicago, it was the pioneer to connect with the Union Pacihc
 alway it virtually made that road practicable ald was substantially the father of it. It thus earned its well described title, ''The Old Pioneer That it in a measure exhausted itself financially in it's rapid and forced con- struction across the then unsl tiled but rich prairles of Illinois and Iowa, accounts for the fact that it was for some time as it's later day
 md would. be rivals smilingly put it, Ca streak If rust" let its history, on a review, shows iG to have ever been, as to time and to ab- sence of accidents, ''Cunard line" for safety, speed and regularity at terminal arrivals. This may be accounted for from it's having less gradients and curvature than it's new competitors to Council Bluffs, at the same time being the shorter or inside line. It star ted it's trains last from termini and arrived first. It has ever been the most accommo- dating for the through passenger. This much for it's past history.
 The last two or three years in it's roadway. it's rail, it's equipment, has witnessed tn most wonderful change of any road in the east or west. It is now the First-Class Railroad; second to none, the equal,we think the superior of any, which justly entities it to the appellation, The Model Railroad. Gravel ballast, white oak ties, steel rails, stone cul- verts, iron bridges frst-class engines coaches that are airy and elegant for comfort, having Miller couplings and Westinghouse steam brakes, and attached to ca h train is one or more of those marvels of splendor, the Pull man Palace Ht tel cars, in which the trav- eler eats and sleeps in mere luxurious apart ments than old world potentates ever dreamed of The matchless track, the scientific equipment, has won for thls road, for it's ease and comfort that mead of praise, the triumph of art in railway travel. It's praises should be ever sung in the far Orient and especially those near lands that owe so much to the continental railroad Colorado, Nevada and California, and the distant occldent-th that all may know of it's well deserving of the public's patronage. Quite in place will it be here to say, that that much travelled, observant and skillfll officer of the United States Army, Major-General Irwin McDowell, in passing over it the other day, on his way to San Fran sisco, was pleased to say of it: ''1ti the
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GENERAL STATE NEWS.
South Lyme has white crow.

South Lyme has white crow.
 Fifteen foxes were killed by four Goshen men in one day recently,
 The Greenwich Go. at New Hartford are to advance the wages of their employees 10 per cent.
 The report that the Wheeler & Wilson Baud of Bridgedort were about to disband is denied by the leader.
 Jerome Chase ot New Fairfield was bitten by dog few weeks since, and died of hy- drophobia last Tuesday
 The dedication of the new armory at Hart ford Tuesday evening was celebrated by re- view of the lst regiment by Gov Andrews and staff.
 The bullet that was fired into Col. IUpham's (of Meriden and the Fifteenth c. VI shoulder at Newborn eighteen years ago worked out Monday evening.
 Two young glrls were pursued and insulted by couple of tramps who belong to gang bivouacked near Stamford, the other day, and both are seriously i'll in consequence of the fright.
 The badly-eaten body of broad -shoul- dered, 200-pound man, probably one of the ill-fated crew of the Guisborough, was washed ashore at Greenport l.. l., last Sat urady night.
 Henry D. Averill, general ticket agent of the Housatonic railroad company, was re- gently married in Brooklyn to Miss Anna D. Barnes, daughter of the late Charles l.. Bar. nes of that city.
 The second trial of Buchholz at Bridgeport, 1 for the mnrder of Henry Schulte, at Norwalk closed Thursday,in disagreement ofthe jury as follows, on the 5Sth ballot murder in the first degree. g.; second degree, 2; acquittal, The third trial is set down for april 18th.
 Patrick Pagan, of l15 Lafayette street, New Haven, ate thirty hard-boiled eggs Wednes day afternoon. It took twenty minutes fol ! the man to consume them. Neither salt pep. per, nor drink of any kind were induiged in while the eggs were being devoured. A small wager led to the affair, which took place in g l grocery.
 P. T. Barnum, when recently asked wheth CT he would be candidate for mayor o Bridgeport with an assured election, replied No; if should ever accept the nomination az in, it would be under the assurance that would not be elected. had rather be goo6 snowman than a poor mayor. Besides I am old enough to know better than to accep, | any more offices"
 The recently organized Society for the Pre- vention ofcrime at Bridgeport has commenced business actively. The other day they no tiied the proprietor f a coal yard that he must stop working several horses whicl were complained of as unfit to work. The society attended to another case the same ] day, that of man using lame horse in cart ing.
 A wealthy man not many miles from Nor wich, made a will leaving his large property to trustee for his son Subsequently h, called the boy m, and reading it to him il n uired. if he coulC suggest an improvement well, father, Said the boy, 't your intentions are right, as things go now-a-days, it seems | to me it would be to my advantage if you would make the other fellow the heir and transfer the trusteeship to me-" Later, { he old gentleman was cogitating over tn matter, he muttered Bob is clear. headed boy," and then he cane He'd the trustee claus ( | of his last will and testament
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GOingy Who aSidSl

The following is partial list of the ''mar- rag cable portion of the male population ot | our village, prepared for the NEWS Ill accord ance with 'Evangeln,' suggestion of last week. The list embraces all styles and sizes of youth, old ba achelors and widowers who are in the mar set, and E'Evangeline" and her fel low sufferers ought to find something suited | to their mind" among them They certainly present magnificent array ofintellcct, beauty and fine opportunities Several districts haven't been canvassed yet. Milton Roraback. ''Insure against acci- dents." About 45; brunette. weight 200 broad shouldercd. and the picture of ''protec- ton ;' is matrmonially inclined pretty level headed, and solid ( n tie urrency question. Lorenzo Lawrence. Wants but little here | elow, but wants that little soon; bachelor, nut old enough to know better; worth $50,- coo, and s'Barkis IS willin
 Silas KnickerbocHer Brunette; healthy, wealthy and wise; true as steal; would lie at the point of death to gain his point.
 George S. Fuller. Rising young merchant ; aesthetic tastes president of the V. l. A. :; modest, and the ladies say bashful, but hides his embarrassm behind thrifty mustache. Dr. J. D. Clemans. "The way he long has sought"-to avoid winning ways and pleas mg withal strictly temperate lots of money ; smokes 15 centers and wears No patent feathers; would make model husband; has lodged Cupid's darts till the little fellow IS til ed of shooting at him orders left at Camps drug store:
 FI6u NluCbIc. 1Hllity npouV OO good looking, and a great worker; lots of lady admi CTS, but he doesn't know it; rare chance for the right one
 Ed. Prescott. Meat merchant; blonde : wears good clothes and doesn't smoke, drink nor tiirt willing to adopt wealthy iather-in- law.
 Clarence Humphrey. ''To know him is to love him y vey deliberate has just erected a new house perhaps the handsomest man in town about feet tall, and weighs 75 lbs. ;; well posted, and plenty of money enjoys oke-on the other fellow.
 Fred. Lawrence. Bonde about 30; mar vel of physical auty, and intelligence; weighs about 160. sports a stovepipe hat, Burnside cut" whiskers, drool ing eyelids; crack check CT player; good staying qualities and holds first mortgage on responsibility stands head and shoulders above all competi tors in his own estimation.
 Billy Humphrey. 36 strawberry blonde; life size on a small scale is willing to com init matrimonv, and has one eye on a building lot, and the other looking Westward ho; homo talent stands poor show, but it's worth a ven ture.
 G. B. Gardner. 2S; real nice little fellow just embarking in the furniture business on account of throat affection, he experiences great difficulty in speaklng-the truth; Evar geline must speaS quick, for he's going going.
 Frank Peet. Widower, about 28; bloated bond holder his purse is ever open to the
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gaze of the needy wears Paris clothes, and don't deny it secretary of fTobey Hill ore bed, and will be rich find for the lucky finder.
 Irving Ferguson, 29; small, but ''stand from under;' accomplished dancing master; is willing tojump into the matrimonial hopper, and go through the mill, providing ''the miller aint to home;" Tilden man, and can talk politics.
 Frank Hitchcock. sedate and melancholy i; about 26 has good understandings 10, we believe; is shocked by profanity and vul, garity. and quotes scripture fuently; is economical, and good tinancier. Sherwood Cummings 21; moral young man; just as nice as he can be; educational hankerings; has calamitous propensity for watching the ladies cross the muddy street 1; nothing false about him but his upper teeth the mustache is genuine. Grove Knlckerbocker. 24; fertile imagina- sical abilities talks about the ladies, but goes two miles out of his path to avoid meeting ! them has some money, and will make good ! catch for somebody.
 | is coy and shy, and Evangeline must approach | warily weighs about 200, and will cast his | first vote for Tilden next fall :; side whiskers | make him trifle op-shouldered l; is smoth- cred with bouquets every time he appears on l the stage.
 Charles Moore. Judge Granger's right hand man quit smoking pipe when he had ac- | cumulated $1 ,000, which was about three years ago; consistent church member, and has judicial aspirations.
 | Reuben Mcintyre. 24; not afraid of work could lie down beside it and go to sleep; is 8 Congregationalist by profession has travelled | extensively, and had exciting adventures car
 stand grief; has no objection to putting his neck in the moose if the right one comes along
 Jerome Root. 20 pugilistic and squand. thrift; "can kick the yellow cover off a ham , says 20 cords of cross cut wood will burn car
 load of lime is thoroughly conversant witt domestic duties, and can wash dishes and darr stockings.
 John Robinson. Honest John ;" handsome
 and Intelligent; good gard ner with plent. l of money wants 8 fife to lease his sorrow
 and his woes; wash his victuals and cook hii
 clothes"
 Horace Humphrey. Counte nance changes
 with the weather; expert horseman; has thu
 patience of Job, the wisdom of Solomon, and
 the prospective wealth of Cresus.
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LIVER DISEASE.
CHRONIC LIVER DISEASE.

GoDEY's LADY's BOOK FOR APRIL opens wvh a most charming scene from"The Ran ger,' group of three graceful maidens the laughing faces of two throwing into strong contrast the sad countenance of the third. It is one of Darlev's happiest efforts, The fashions are tempting enough to coax all the dollars from the purses of the fair sex to array them for April's capricious sunshine; and mothers will find the boys suit in the dia- gram blessing in it's simplicity and comfort. The new serial, "Glenerchan," begun in this number opens with interest, and promises to rival it's predecessors in merit. The heroine is perfect specimen of the American girl Of culture and refinement, while also possessing courage and determination, and all readers will watch with interest for the result of her s'home mission" The other literary contri- buttons are fully up to the high standard of excellence the publishers seem determined to maintain.
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Easter Morning.
CT the purple mountains

Over the purple mountains
 The Easter morn breaks clear, And the sunbeams come as brightly
 With their voiceless faith and cheer, As to the waiting women
 Came the light t of that hallowed day, After the night of watching
 At the grave where the Savior lay. AS sweetly and as freshly
 Our Easter blossoms bloom, As those in that sunny garden
 Beside the Savior's tomb, Teaching the same glad lesson,
 That life must upward spring, That to immo rtal flowers
 No taint of earth can cling. O, risen, glorious Jesus,
 What have we now to-day, What gift of love and service
 At Thy pierced feet to lay? Only our hearts, dear Master,
 But we offer them to Thee, Praying that Thou wilt plant therein Lilies of purity. Thou hast robbed the grave of terror, No more we fear it's power, Death is dethroned forever,
 Since Thy resurrection hour. o happy, holy Sabbath
 That saw our Lord arisel He waits to welcome His redeemed Beyond the starry skies!
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BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

Pittstield has several cases of scarlet te .er
 Telephone wires are being put up in G B arlington.
 The Smith Paper Co., at Lee are building c nal 200 feet long and l6 feet wide.
 Thirteen women have been registered to vote for school committee in Pittsfeld.
 Mrs John H. Coffng and Mrs Geo. Churcl of Ct. Burlington have returned from their Southern trip.
 Mir. Egbert Hollister, the veteran merchant of Ct. Harrington, has been town clerk O. thai town since 1856, 24 years.
 The Kellogg steam power Co. of PittstelG are soliciting Connecticut clock company to remove their works to Pittsfield
 The family of Justice Field, of the United States Supreme Court will make Stockbridgt their summer residence the coming season.
 Ct. Harrington has organized Review Club, composed of ladies and gentlemen, wht will subscribe for the leading magazines 0 America and England.
 Several Plttsfield men have given Rose M Harding, the young cornetist, silverplated B-hat cornet with gold bells, costing $1lO and patent music stand
 An eight-years. old son of Sheriff John C. Smith of Sheffield threw a pitch-fork upon a hay now the other day and it slipped back, q tine striking the lad in one eye. It is feared the sight will be destroyed
 Frank Noble of Pittsfeld I6 years old, has recently received through Senator Dawes an appointment in the navy, to learn navigation and get general nautical education, and he sailed the other day in the Saratoga for Liver pool and cruise about the Mediterranean sea. He will return in November.
 The gold medal gymnastc prizes offered by MT VanLennep, principal of Sedgwick in. stitute, at Ct Harrington were aw arded as follows. Heavy gymnastics, B. W. Crissey best light gymnastics, R. Molineux; club swinging, first prize, P. Griffith, second prize J. Boax parellel bars, c. Brewer; general excellence, 0. Gibbs.
 At Pittsfeld over l5O teams have been employed the past few days drawing ice to the depot from the various ponds where the harvest is going on. The farmers are finding in it an opportunity to earn $4 and $5 day for their teams and some of them go from Dalton, Hinsdale. Lee and even Williamstown to Pittstield. An estimate makes no less than 5 firms engaged in the ice business, and that $lOO,0nO will go into Berkshire county on account of the ice harvest Eighty cars were loaded Tuesday at Cheshire reser voir and 50 at the Pittsfeld depot.-RepuJ, hcdn.
 The Town Hall lot is to be ornamented with fit companion to the Soldiers Mon ument, an interesting relic of the war of 1872, nothing less, in fact than large cannon rom the deck of the ill-fated Macedonia, cap tured by the higate United States, under
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san,e ReSl NWnSsx.

You have seen persons afflicted with erysip- elas9 Well, it is an awful thing. It disfgures the face almost beyond recognition and is as dangerous as it is repulsive, It often causes sudden death, and is sometimes called ''St. Anthony's Fire" MT. s. B. Carpenter, of Grandvllle N. Y. had it in both legs, and was cured by the use of Dr. David Kennedy's "Favorite Remedy" His health is now per- feet. "Favorite Remedy" is the very life of the blood. It cannot hurt you and is sure to help. Tell your neghbors so. Get it of your druggist or write to the Doctor at Rondouk N Y, enclosing One Dollar for bottle.
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finest road I ever travelled on, either in Europe or America"
 The road has additional praises to those of it's excellence of construction, natural location and perfect equipment, the esprit du corps of it's employees enos a charm in their care, at tention and gentlemanly department, which adds the cap sheaf grace, to it's material perfection.
 For the year past it was road without a terminal detention. Its greatly increasing through travel and immense way buisness will soon require double track -Repu6lican, Dec. ', 1878.
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FARM FOR SALE.

ON account of poor health. now offer my V Farm for sale. Located in North Canaan, about five minutes walk from the Canaan de- pot of the Housatonic and Conn Western R, R. The farm contains about 100 acres, with buildings in good repair. Location one of the best in the town. Running water in barn and barnyard, from spring on the place: The House has good We'll and Cistern, and is also supplied with water from the village Water Works, which can be taken all over the house, 90 as to furnish all the modern conveniences that can be obtained in the city, Price low, md terms made easy. Furniture, Stock and
 37tf S. A. BENNETT.
 Dated at North Canaan, March sth, 1880.
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q. WV. SG OVRK,l,E.

FURNITURE AND NDUNDERTAKING. Up
 II holstering in all it's branches. Undertak- ing speciality. am prepared to furnish Cas- kets and Collins of all kinds and styles at pri- ces that defy competition. Robes, Flowers, Gloves and everything requisite for burial pur- poses furnished at shortest notice and lowest prices possible. The dead prepared for burial and ice or chemicals used when needed, free of charge. Refers, by permission, to Rev. J. F. Gleason, Hon. Robbins Battell, J. N. Cowles, L. L. Whiting, Joseph Selden and Welch & Johnson of norfolk also to H. c. Allyn of East Cnaaan. Residence and shop on the "Green," near R. R. bridge, Norfolk, Conn. 1y42vols
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Commodore Decatur, October 25, 1912. At the time of the engagement the Macedonia carried forty-nine guns, and was commanded by Captain Garden. This gun, with others, was turned into the Brooklyn navy yard, where the late George R. Ives purchased it and sent it to town. Mir. Ives sold it to MT. John O'Brien, who in turn, finding it some- as old iron. Learning of this a compa, v of thirty gentlemen "chipped in" and purchs sed the gun, together with the carriage on which it was originally mounted. The carriage will be repaired and repainted, and the gun properly remoupted under the shadow of the monument, and the bronze wings of the angel of victory Courier.