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Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
Seal Jackets and Sacques.

Sealskin jackets are shown in small sizes, smoothly-fitting as Jersey waists are, and are known as Jersey jackets, says Harper's Bdzar. These are for quite young ladies, are worn without any trimming, and cost as low as $75 or as much as $250, The popular seal sacque, which is always useful for long drives, for the country and for genera wear, is now made less clumsy in shape by being fitted more closely in the back and sides the fronts remain loose and straight, and have a coat collar that may be turned up about the throat, or else turned down to form lapels. They measure from thirty to forty inches in length, and when well fitted are very handsome either plain or widely bordered, as many of them are, with black marten, natural coon, beaver, or sable-tail trimmings. Hudson Bay sable borders, with tails in rows, and the mar row heading that is needed to complete them, are very effective on these sacques. In selecting seal garments the purchaser should make sure that in every part the pile of the fleece is made to turn upward, as it will then naturally drop downward and disclose its rich depths when brushing or stroking this fur, the movement should also be up- ward. The reader is also again warned against allowing seaIskin to be dam- pened; but when this happens, fur must not be dried by artificial heat, but by hanging out-of-doors, or else in a | cold room.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
A Study in Ballots.

Here are facts and igures not usually appended to election returns, says the St. Louis Post. The history of past elections teaches that the vote of the na- ton advances from President to Presi- dent by steps measured in numbers by ten per cent. The total vote of 1868 was 5, 5,724, ,654; of 1872 was 6, 465, ,805: of 1876 was SAP, 733; of 1880 was 9,210, 0,970. Add ten per cent. to this last total and the estimate for the vote which was cast lately would be 10,312, ,067, an approximation borne out by other calculations and which will be found not far out of the result. A ballot is piece of paper averaging four inches wide and ten and half long.
 One hundred and fifty ballots will weigh about a pound. Two hundred and fifty ballots laid on each other will measure about an inch. To prepare these bits of paper at a reasonable profit costs 90 cents for 1000. If the ballots cast to-day were placed end to end they would reach in a continuous line from Washington, D. O., to Fl Paso, in Texas, or they would stretch from Eastport, Me-, to New Orleans, as the crow flies. If one end of the long line of paper were made fast at Cape Flattery, the extreme northwestern promontory of Washington Territory, the other end would pass Kansas City, with enough miles to spare to reach Sedalia-
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
What to do with the Apples.

A new way to make an apple pudding is to make batter of flour, sweet milk, and one egg, with baking powder, in proper proportion. Pare and core six tart apples, stew them in a very little water until they are quite soft; then beat the apples into the batter. This is to be baked in a buttered earthen pie plate; it should be deep plate. This is to be eaten with cream and sugar, or if cream is an impossibility, use butter instead.
 Apple sauce is very nice if made in this way: Peel and core some sour ap- pies; remove the cores without cutting the apples into pieces. Make a syrup of sugar and very little water; put the apples into this, and cook them until you can pierce them easily with broom spliIit; then take them out of the syrup with spoon, or with something that will not break or cut them. Let the syrup boil until it is quite thick; flavor it delicately with vanilla, and pour over the apples.
 Apple dumpliDgs may be made inter. esting to the younger members of the family if the apples chosen are small enough to admit of their being prepared thus: Gut them into two parts, remove the core, peel the apples, fill the space in the centre with sugar, put the apples together so that they will appear to be whole, then wrap the dough closely around each apple. If the stems are Jeff on it is an improvement.
 Ifapples are decaying faster than yor can use them, apple jam may be mad, which will keep for several weeks. IL every pound of fruit weighed after it il pared and sliced, allow three quarters O 8 pound of sugar, and the juice anc grated rind of half lemon. Put tn, apples into jar, and set this in pan o boiling water. Let the apples stew un til quite tender, then put them into porcelain kettle with the sugar an, lemon juice. Stir until soft, and let i simmer for at least half an hour.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
A Pointed Reply.

I venture (says a correspondent) to send you pure specimen of crushing, contemptuous scoru.
 In our lunatic asylum at S. we had, few years ago, as medical superinten- dent and general manager, Q pompous, self sufficient old doctor with a very gushing manner and great obsequious- ness to any visitor whom he might deem worth cultivating. It was more than suspected that this paternal and benevo- lent manner did not always characterize his intercourse with the patients, but was donned only on state occasions.
 He had several hobbies aud would bore visitor dreadfully with his over done politeness and unceasipg stream of talk about the institution and his won- derful management thereof.
 On one occasion, after having been trotted all over the building by him to my great disgust, as had called on business, and my time was precious, we were approaching his own private apart ments, and on opening door discovered young woman of quiet, lady like ap- pearance seated in a small parlor and gazing through the window, with fixed expression of weary sadness, on the beautiful view of woods and lawn and river without.
 1 did not realize she was a patient, and there was no occasion whatever for the doctor to, disturb her. He spoke to her, however, in his blandish way, no doubt with view of properly impress ing me, and said, "Well, Jane, and how are we this morning?"
 She did not reply, but continued her sad and touching gaze.
 He repeated the question, and added, "Come, Jane, surely you know who I amp"
 She dropped the arm which had SUD- ported her head, turned slowly to look at him, and said with a sigh of weary scorn, "Oh, yes; you-you are the urbane and gentlemanly superinten- dent"
 The doctor and I left immediately Editors Dra1Uer.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
THE HOMESICK SOLDIER.
"Irs the Regiment! We're at Hame
 We're n Rt Hnme~


 Near one of our large cities there is a small asylum for aged blind men. It is a quiet, airy house, and stands inside of an orchard and old-fashioned garden. Under the trees and in the shaded alleys you may see the gray old pensioners sit ting together, telling the same stories for the thousandth time, feeding the poultry, playing with the janitor's little child. They have found rest and friendly quiet in which to wait until death, that silent, kindest friend of all, comes to lead them home.
 Among these old men was one Sandy McFarquhar, an old fifer who had be- longed to Highland regiment, and had strayed in his old age to this country to join his son. The son had died, his wife married again, and poor old Sandy, nearly eighty, crippled and blind, had been placed by some kind souls in this asylum. As he grew more feeble and nearer the end, old memories woke within him.
 ''lf could only once see the house where my mither lived p he would com plain perpetually. of I could throw my line in the Fay again TT
 As time passed, this homesickness grew intolerable. He babbled all day of his home, and woke from his sleep crying out familiar names.
 "If it were possible for him to bear the voyage" said the superintendent to some visitors one day, "it would only be right to send him and let him die in his native village"
 One of the visitors was gay young fellow of the town, with kind heart un- der his folly. He listened with dim eyes while old Sandy talked of the glory of his regiment.
 'Theyll be going hame soon. You'll hear the bands play as they march down the street a the old tunes: 'Roy's Wife, an The Cammels Are Comin;' an the girls'n rin out, an the bonnie children, an they'll a be there but mer'
 The young man asked a question as they left the room.
 "He will hardly last till midnight, !" was the answer of the physician.
 At dusk that evening one of the best orchestras ofstringed instruments in the city quietly entered the garden of the asylum. took their places beneath the windows and began to play. The dying old man raised himself in bed.
 "What's that? Young Lochinvar ? Hark Be still The Cammels Are Comin.' It's the regiment comin' hame the regiment-to Scotland l"
 The music rose higher. It was an old martial strain of triumph, to which he had marched many a day. He threw of the clothes and stood on the floor trembling, his arms raised high.
 "Its the regiment We're at hame we're a at hamer"
 They caught him as he fell. Sandy was at home
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
He Had the Receipt.

The Atlanta (Ga) Consultation tells this story: A country merchant stepped into an Alabama street bank several weeks ago, and stated that he wanted to buy exchange on New York for certain amount, naming the firm it was to be sent to.
 The money passed over the counter, aud the rustic walked away happy.
 The other day he came rushing back into the bank and demanded, angrily:
 "Why didn't you send them New York men that money left here some time ago?
 "You didn't leave any money here to be sent off," answered the polite cashier.
 "Durned if didn't, though" " madly yelled the merchant, ''an' they've been dunnin' me like thunder for it"
 My friend, you must be mistaken, firmly answered the official.
 "Mistaken, thunder I've got youi receipt for it." and he threw down the bill of exchange.
 He cooled down and apologized wher informed that the receipt" he had should have been sent to the house tha was dunning him.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
George Who

In the forthcoming account of their travels by the Prince of Wales's two sons, will Prince George remember an amusing incident which occurred at the ball given at Melbourne in honor of the young princess Early in the evening Prince George, having strayed from the rest of his party, was strolling listlessly round the bail room by himself. A young lady, seeing a boy in midship- mans uniform wandering about alone, went up and offered to introduce him to any ladies present if he wished to dance. The young Prince accepted, and the lady asked his name. George" re- piled he. "But George what ?" she asked him. Rather taken aback, the boy again answered, George" Don't you know your own name ?" the lady was on the point of saying, when it suddenly oc- cured to her that this was one of the guests of the evening; so, taking him under her own wing, she was not as general in her introductions as she had at first ntended.-LOnClon World.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
The MeteOrs of 1888.

"While engaged as a compositor on a leading New York newspaper on the night of Nov. 12-13, 1883, it was my good fortune" I" says James s. Drake, an employee of the Sunday Leader, "to be detained at the office in Wall street until a very late hour. It was a night memorable in history for the most bril- liant display of meteors ever witnessed. While busy at our allotted tasks, with the aid of sperm-oil lamps, suddenly the whole heavens shone as if in flames, and for several hours countless balls of fire flashed along the sky. The marvellous display of the Creators glory was gener- ally spoken of as a rain of fire When my duties were completed I proceeded up Broadway, which was as light as at monday, and throngs of citizens were still abroad at o'clock on the morning of the 18th. The splendors of that night will only fade from my memory when my faculties fail to distinguish the bril- liant noon from night which envelopes the landscape in gloom" In all sections of the country. from Maine to Georgia, came tidings that the people were awak- ened and watched with wonder the fall ing stars. Many fancied the earth was burning, and that they themselves would soon perish in the fiery furnace. The colored people in the Southern States, who were very ignorant, came out from their cabins, and often fell into wild convulsions of terror. They prayed, they shouted; they cried out, "The day of judgment has come P The beautiful sight continued until morning.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26

given in the morning. In the dining room will be spread the table, as usual for breakfast. Mrs. Kingston will lift the lid of the coffee urn and stow it with packages she will fiil the cover dishes in the same manner. On the platter she will put bundles containing fish hooks and tackling, bait boxes, etc., covering these with a large paper fish which Mir. Kingston made for the occa- sion. On another platter will be nice, ly-browned turkey, which the cook has omitted to fill with the usual spiced compound. Mrs. Kingston will substi. tute bundles, wrapped in oil silk, con. taining different kind of dressing, in the shape of articles of wearing apparel for the guests.
 There will be dish of baked potatoes from which the insides have been re. moved, and in each hollow skin she will put fancy card of Christmas greeting. Then she will take egg shells, the yolkE and whites having been taken ouI through small aperture at one end, and fill them with confectionery, pastinq white paper neatly over the opening.
 For her dish of fruit she will have apples and oranges. Taking out the stem ends of the apples, like cork, she will fill the centres from which the cores have been scraped, with nuts and raisins. The peel of the orange has been cut in quarters, two thirds down, and all the pulp very carefully removed. She will place tiny buttonhole bouquet within each one, and then confine with one or two stitches the peel at the tops.
 She will fold into each napkin an en- velop containing an imitation check for one hundred dollars on the Christmas Bank of the Western Hemisphere of the World, signed Santa Claus.
 The larger and more valuable presents she will place on tray.
 After the company shall partake of the delectable viands, prepared to satisfy the appetite for fun and frolic. Mrs. Kingston will be ready to gratify their appetites for dainty and substantial edibles, by most bountiful breakfast. If all these preparations are carried out, if the various odd tokens are finished, and served at breakfast table accord ing to the mothers plan, Fred, Fannie and all the Kingstons will be sure to enjoy a "Merry Christmac.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
Naval Expenditures of Other Nations.

Admiral Porter, of the U. s. Navy appends to his report to the Secretary of the Navy table exhibiting the ex- penditures of the leading nations of the world for the maintenance of their Navies during the last fifteen years, as we'll as for the construction of new ships since 1865. It shows that the expendi- lures for the maintenance of England were $8O5, 900, GOO; of France $630, ,OOO,- 900; Russia, $345, 100000; Italy, $142,- : OOO,OOO, Germany, $144, 900, 900; United States, $251, 100000. For the construc- tion of new ships England had expended $91, ,OOO, 900; France, $121, ,OOO, 900, Rus sia, $83. 900, GOO; Italy, $38,OOO, 900; Sweden, $14, 900, 900; Germany, $26, 900, 900, and the United States, $4, 907, ,454.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
No Removals to be Made for Political
 Reconsideration to the Clerks.

A writer in the Washington Sunday Herald gives emphasis to the fact that Cleveland is a civil service reformer. On this subject he writes
 "As to any point of policy in case of his succession to the Presidency he never spoke but once. He had been reading an appeal made by a Republican paper to the minor Government officeholders and department clerks, urging them to stand by Mir. Blaine. giving as a reason that they would all lose their positions in the event of Democratic success. Mir. Cleveland laid down the paper, and said with much earnestness:
 "'If there is any one matter to which I have given my fullest attention it is to reform and efficiency in the civil ser vice. When I came to Albany as Gov ernor found nearly all the departments full of clerks whose political predilec- tions were Republican. The State off, cials who came into office with me called upon me shortly after my accession and asked me what were my views in rela- tion to removals from public service for political reasons. One gentleman, whose department is perhaps the most important at the capital, said: My office is full of extreme Republicans, ap- pointed by Governor Cornell Now, what am to doP" I Ireplied, said Gov. Cleveland, ""You are responsible to the people for the good administration of your office. Your confidential subordi- mates should be selected with great care, and those you doubtless will appoint from your personal friends. There can be no objection to your making inquiry respecting the qualifications, zeal, and ability of your official force. If clerk is faithful and competent he should be retained, no matter what his political predilections may be-" During my term I have discharged no employees from the Executive Department for DO litical reasons, and many of Governor Cornell's personal following are still ir the service of the State. If I am elected President said Gov. Cleveland witf emphasis, the clerks in the great de partments at Washington who are fit fol their positions will remain in office Ability and zeal in the service will bt the measures of usefulness. The rulei of the Civil Service Commission vii govern all minor appointments '"- Cincinnati Enquirer.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
What we Call Our Drones.

One of the upper ten thousand, who was visiting America, accepted the hos- pitality of q gentleman in New York When taking farewell of his host, the latter asked him what he thought of the American people. "Well," answered the nobleman, "I like them immensely, but I miss something" "what is thatH' asked the Yankee. "I miss the aristoc- racy," replied the Euglishman. "What are they ?" naively asked his host. "rhc aristocracy |" said the nobleman, in n somewhat surprised tone of voice, 'why, they are people who do nothing, you know; whose fathers did nothing, you know; whose grandfathers did nothing, you know-in fact, the aristocrscy. Here he was interrupted by tho Ameri- can, who chimed in with, "oh, weyo plenty of them over hcrei but wo don't call them aristocracy-we call thom tramps."
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
To Write a Book.

Lieut.. Greedy, the Arctic explorer, has arrived in Washington and will be- gin work on his report at once. He e1- pects to be occupied for about year in this work, which will be compilation of all the scientific discoveries and ob- servations. When this is completed, he says, he will write book upon the ex. petition over his own name, in which will appear extracts from diaries and q full account of the party's experience during the time spent in the Arctic regions. In this he will tell the whole story of Private Henry's death, and give all the facts which have come under his knowledge concerning cannibalism at Cape Sabine.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26

OUR SIGNAL SERvIoE.-Gen. Hagen, Chief of the Signal Service Bureau, in his report to the Secretary of War, for the year ending June 30, 1884, says that an average of S5.4 per cent of the pre- dictions of his bureau as to weather in the country at large east of the Rocky Mountains were verified, while the an- nual average of the Pacific slope was was S9.3. As many as 2,776 cautionary signals were ordered, of which 2,2S7 were justified by the results. The total expenses of the bureau, including those of the school at Fort Meyer and of tho Arctic explorations were s1, ,02s, sl
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
A Home.

A San Francisco journalist has just received an offer to go to Southern Cali. fornia to conduct journal there. The proprietor writes: "The salary, S15 a week, may sound small, but being in the centre of an agricultural district we are constantly receiving large gifts, of pota- toes, grapes, delicious peas, and, indeed, everything in season, which, after being duly noticed, would become your per. quisites. The editorial table turns up and makes capital bed at night, and there is an excellent stove to boil coffee on. If you can play hymn tunes there is vacancy, also, of $5 month for an organist." -a=.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26
Local News a Speciality.
4 TRUE STORY.

Where is the baby, grandmamma2"
 The sweet young mother calls From her work in the cosey kitchen,
 With it's dainty whitewashed walls. And grandma leaves her knitting,
 And looks for her all around; But not trace of baby dear
 Can anywhere be found. No sound of its merry prattle,
 No gleam of it's sunny hair, No batter of tiny footsteps,
 No sign of it anywhere. All through house and garden,
 Far out into the field, They search each nook and corner,
 But nothing is revealed. And the mothers face grew pallid; Grandmamma's s eyes grew dim; The fathers gone to the village;
 No use to look for him. And the baby's lost "where's Rover ? The mother chanced to think Of the old we'll in the orchard
 Where the cattle used to drink. Where's Royer2 know he'd find her ! Roverr' In vain they call, They hurry away to the orchard;
 And there by the moss-grown wall, Close to the well, lies Rover,
 Holding to baby's dress; She was leaning over the wells edge In perfect fearlessness She stretched her little arms down, But Rover held her fast And never seemed to mind the kicks The tiny bare feet cast So spitefully upon him,
 But wagged his tail instead, To greet the frightened searchers, While naughty baby said: a Dere's little dirl in the 'ater;
 She's dust as big as me, Mamma; want to help her out, And take her home to tea. ... But Rover, he won't let me,
 And don't love him. Go Away, you naughty Rover Oh why are you crying SOP" ... The mother kissed her, saying: > q, My darling, understand, Good Rover saved your life, my dear And, see, he licks your hand Kiss Rover" Baby struck him, But grandma understood; She said: f1t's hard to thank the friend Who thwarts us for our good"
 -Abbe Kin1ae, in Bald,Cin's Montltly.
Connecticut western news., 1884-11-26

EXPORTS FOR OcroBER-The total values of domestic breadstuffs exported from the United States during the month of October, 1884, amount to s11, ,541, 1l2, as against Sl4, TAO, ,994 ex- ported during the corresponding month of 1883. The total values of tho exports for the ten months ended October 31, 1884, were S12O, ,99s, ,O47, and s145, 125,. SSl during the corresponding period oi 1888.