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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
F. r.. LEROUX, Redacteur.

u le femme blonde. C'est tout le
contraire de ce que ron await cru
jusqu'ici, les romans nous offrant
vingt h6roines blondes contre une
bruno ct les po6tes ne faisant que
parfois les louanges des brunes ct
pr6f6rant nous parler de tresses
dor6es. II etait permits de croire
des lors que les blondes avaient
plus de vogue. Chez le bas peu-
ple en- Angleterre, en- effet, il exis-
to un prejudice contre les femmes
a chew ux noirs, parce que pid@e J
est 6tablie que les brunes ont plus
mauvais caractere que les blondes.
Les observations eaites par le
docteur Beddoe ne s'appliquent, il
est vrai, qua la Grande Bretagns
Oh, scion lui, les cheveux de fem
mes prennent une teinte plus fon-
Gee depuls un demi steele. La Oh
t'on voyait autre fois dix femmes a
cheveux rouges, on men rencontre
plus qu'une aujourd'hui. ct 81 les
chooses continurnt a Sc modifer
ainsi une tete ornee de cheveux
rouges sera dana un autre demi-
steele un objet de curiosite digne
de fgurer dams un musee.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
Avec Pau benite, grand Ciel!

Depuis quelque temps, nous ra-
conte un journal franeais de pro
vince, peau b6nite mise dams les
6glises a la disposition des fdele1
disparaissait dune facon tout a fait
anormale. Dependant le cure d'u
ne de nos principales 6glises, YOU
liant absolument tirer la chose au
clair, ala confer ce fait singulier
au commissaire le plus voisln, ct
celui-ci, ouv1it une enquete qui, CT
matin, chose rare, etc couronnee
dun plein success ct dome le mot
de Penigne.
Un agent place an surveillance
pres de l'eglise don't nous parlons
ne fut pas peu surprjs de voir une
voiture de latter s'alc6ter devant
la porte, d6s son Overture, c'est-
a-dire des la premiere heure. l.
garcon entra dams le lieu saint; Ia
gent lie suivit ct Papercut s'appro
cher dun b6nitier, tout en- falsant
le signe de Ia croix. Quelques ms
tants apres, le faux devot retlrai,
de deseous ga blouse une bo1te q
lait ct la plongeait v1vement dams
lie b4nitler, ct il fit ainsi q ditf6ren
tes reprises. Ses bottles pleines,
IL SO retira; l'lnspecteur aussi. Dix
minutes apres,l] prenait en- fragrant
delft lie latter, au moment Oh, re
monte dams ga voiture, il m6lan
gea1t peau b6nite avec le lait. Get
lng6n1eux falaiicateur et6 mis- &
la disposition de la justice
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
Brunes ct Blondes.

Ces Anglajs sont terribles avec
leur statistique, qu'ils enrichissent
chaque jour de quelque nouveau
sujet. Ainsi, VOLTA le docteur Bed
doe qui Went de calculer, a peu de
chose pres, les chances de marriage
des brunes ct des blondes! Cest
hardi, cest ose, c'est tout ce que
pon voudra, mals c'est ga, car les
chiffres ne mentent pas. La con-
clusion de ses rechel ches nest pas
favorable aux blondes, car il de-
montre clairement qu'une femme
bruno trois chances de trouver
un 6poux contre deux chances pour
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
UN NOUVEAU LAUREAT.

Nous lisons dams le Paris Ca
NADIA.
L'Acad6mie, a sa s6ance du Ter
mai, distribute divers prix entr'-
autres les prlx Colbert, Marcelin.
Gu6rin ct Bordin. LIE prix Bor
din, qui est de 1900 francs, a 6te
partagA par molti6 entire deux ou-
wages: I'm P6lerinage au pays
d. d'Evang6lane, per l'abb6 Casgraln,
ct l. rH1stoare des Ruvres de Balzac
ct un dernier chapitre des oeuvres
de Balzsc, par M. Charles de l4o
venjoul.
La Commission qui eu q exa
miner les ouvrages present6s pour
le prix Bordin Sc composait de
NM. Jules Simon, Leon Say,
Greard, Victorien Sardou, etc. LIZ
rapport, concluant En- favour des
deux ouvrages couronnes ete fait
par M. Sardou. Il s'est acquitte
de la ia che qui lui 6tait 6chue d'ex
aminer divers livres present6s au
concours avec sa facilit6 d'esprit
ct ga bonne grace habituelles.
Cest tout en- remaniant les scenes
de Dora quill s'est livr6 a cette
lecture; ct lorsqu'en compagnie de
i'abb6 Casgrain, nous avons etc lui
faire visite nous pavons trouve oc
cup6 a retoucher la com6die 81 pa
risienne, qui Went d'obtenir un
nouveau success au Gymnase; Ct
qui no pempechait pas de s'int6res
ser a cette figure 81 differente, 81
ideale ct 81 touchante d'Evamg6
line, que nous ne serions point sur
pris de lui voir un jour transporter
a la scene. Grace q pabbe Casgrain
Facade compte un ami de plus,
un ami qui peut plaider sa cause
au besoin, glorifier son pass6 dams
un chef d'@uvre CONNIE Patrie.
M. Mariner etc devant pAca-
d6nie le patron de Fable Casgrain,
ct son Intervention aimable, pres
sante ct jamais en- d6faut lorsqu'il
s'aglt du Canada, nous devons Get
te nouvelle ct haute favour accor
dee, pour la seconde fois, q un 6cri
vain canadien. II await fait d'abord
-couronner un poete, M. Frechette, /,
il continue son oeuvre en- faisant
couronner au]ourd'hui, en- Fable
Casgrain, rauteur de tant de bellies
ct curieuses 6tudes ct recherches
historiques. Nous VOLTA, grace a
lui, place defnitiyemen sous lie
protectorat de L Academic.
Parml les autres ouvrages cou
ronn6s, nous sommes heureux de
trouver celui dun ami de notrt
pays, Fun des membres de la so
ciet6 du T6mlscamingue, M. PAU
Ltffitte. Sur le rapport de M.
Greard, l'Acad6mie lui d6cerne
run des prix Marcelin-G Guerip,
pour son livre dune conception 81
forte, dune 81 haute portee, d6jA
haut place dams padmiration dee
lettres, intltul6 ze Paradore de
pEgallt6.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21

Une rixe.
New YORK, = Les terrassiers
qui travallla1ent sur le chemln de
fer de New York a New Haven,
New Rochelle, Sc sont reunis au
uomb1e d'a peu pres une centaine,
t apres s'6tre enivres lis se sont
battus coups de couteau. Non
contents de celia lis ont mis- le feu
a la malson Oh lis prenaient leurs
repas, ct Ills ont renvers6 un train
de fret, en- tournant un al aiguille.
Heureus ement les wagons ont
d6raill6, sans celia le convol express
ne seralt pr6cipit6 sur une vote
d'embranchement ct de Ia, dams
une avenue de la vile. La 1 lupart
des voyageurs de Get express etaient
-ndormls a | ur passage q New
Rochelle.
Quand on leur dit quel danger
lis venalent de courir, lis etaient
tellement furieux qu'lis youlaient
fare un mauvals partl aux coupa-
bles.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
La diphterie.

La diphterie.
LA paroisse du Chateau Ri
cher a etc visit6e Get hiver par la
maladie. La diphterie sevi avec
violence en- Get endroit.
On rapporte qua partir de la fin
de fevrier q venir jusqu'a aujour-
u'hui, cinquante hut enfants sont
morris de cette maladie. Dams une
seuie famille IL en- est mort clnq
dams pespace de quelques semaines
Grace aux precautions prlses par
les medecins de la place, le progress
de cette maladie a 6t6 entrav6e au-
jourd hui.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
COnnalSsances utiles.

Nal de dent. -Pulyerisez ct me-
langez de lalum ct du sci On 6gale
uuantite: prenez un petit peu de
ouate, mouillez ct toarnez dams vo-
ire m6lange, ct mettez dams la dent
creuse. vous sentirt z d'abord une
sensation frolde qui dispara1tra
graduellement en- meme temps que
le NAL.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
LIE Grand Tronc au Sault sainte Marie.
LIE Grand Tronc va faire

concurrence au Pacifque Canadien,
au moyen Iun embranchement qul
about1ra au Sault Sainte Marie. La
cette vote 80 reliera a Duluth par
le chemin de fer de la rive m6r1-
dionale .lSouth Shore). On salt
que, grace au chemin de la vallee
de la Riviere Rouge, que le Mani
toba est sur le poiut de falre CONS
truire, Duluth va SO trouver en-
communication directe avec Win
nipeg. DE cette man1ere, le Grand
Tronc p6n6trera dams les territoi-
res de pOuest canadiep. Les CO.
ions de ces jeunes contr6es trou-
veront leur avantage la concur
renee entire lie Grand Tronc ct lie
Pacifque Canadlen.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21

Pour luver les bouteil2es. III est
Impossible de laver avec de leau
des bouteilles qui ont contenu de
rhuile de castor par exemple. ST
vous voulez nettoyer ces bouteilles,
preneZ une patate crue, tranchez la
en- tout petits morceaax, mettez les
dams la bouteille, agltez ct brassez
CONNIE IL faut. II nv rien de pa
rell pour nettoyer.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21
L'or ct Ia predIcation.

COLUMBUS, Ind.,--On a d6cou-
vert de For dams le village de Geor-
getown. La population etalt en-
tendre un sermon quand la nou-
yelle SO repandit. Des centaines
d'hommes Sc preciplterent de suite
hors de pegl1ss ct le pr6dicateur
s'apercevant quill prechait dams le
desert fut obllge de descendre de
la chaire.
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1888-06-21

81 vous voulez boire de bon vim
ct q bon march6, allez au num6ro
308, Hennepin Avenue, ct deman.
dez NJ. j. B. Dufaud.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
SOUTH CANAAN.

THE BLocKADE-Th weather the past week has been of unexampled severity: Such intense and long continued cold surpassed anything before known.
 The funeral of MT Milo Holabird was attended on Wednesday at his late resi- dence, the Rev Mir Moore officiating. The only surviving sister, Miss Sophia, is also in quite feeble health.
 Miss Sarah Willard is in failing health
 The snow storm of Thursday, with the high wind that followed, rendered the roads impossible. The stage route is not yet open and we have had long dearth of malls Od Friday morning men with horses, oxen and shoyels, coming from the north and east, opened a road to the village. but the high wind that followed soon covered their tracks, and the same work had to be repeated on Saturday.
 The eclipse on Saturday was favora. bly, seen by those who had convenient windows, the cold seeming to culmi. nate on that night.
 There was no attempt at holding service in the church on Sunday, and no one ventured out, unless from necessi ty. The weather on Monday morning is milder, and we are hoping for g favorable change.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01

A n.sti:.s,i,he:, C.--gyman's Testi-
 ls.cny.
 Rev. f. N. pickens, President of the Methodist Protestant Church of South Carolina. writes from Greenville:
 "About four years ago was attacked with what the physicians pronounced neuralgia rheumatism accompanied with erysipelas. My appetite failed me entirely, and had an intermitting pulse and very irregular pulsations of the heart. A ter rible pain soon came into my chest and shoulders, and became so helpless that could attend to no business at all. The pains were movable, and would sometimes pass from one part of my body to another. Finally the erysipelas broke out on my left hand and arm, and produced much swell- ing l was for eighteen months afflicted in this way, and of course used great many kinds of medicines, but nothing gave me relief Friends finally persuaded me to try Swift's Specific I noticed decided improvement while taking the first bottle I continued its use until had taken about one dozen bottles, when l found myself sound and we'll again, with no sign of dis ease left except stiffness in my hand, 8 result of the erysipeias. While taking the medicine gained on an average two pounds of flesh ger week. think s. 5 S.. a valuable medicine, and I frequently recommend it to my friends
 Write. to the SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,, Atlanta, Ga, for Treatise OH Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free to anyone
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
EAST CANAAN.
Have you dug out !?

Have you dug out ?
 The snow storm of last week blocka- ded our roads the worst for many years; no travel on the lower road until Monday and travel is seriously impeded in all directions.
 Mrs Lydia Corbit has been quite sick the past week but Is now convalescent The sociable at A. A. Lawrence's last Wednesday evening, was enjoyed by about ninety persons; net proceeds if teen dollars.
 The Rev H. G. Hoadley was called suddenly to the home of his brother, in Bennington, Vermont, last Thursday, in response to telegram stating that his brother was very ill.
 Col l.. l.. Cartwright returned from his western trip last Sunday He ar. rived home on foot, sachel in hand, having abandoned his train, which was snow-bound somewhere west
 The Col. is quite a talker, A very fast walker,
 And for big stories calker. Messrs N. s. Stevens and A. A. Law renee postponed the sleigh ride until Saturday of this week.
 Mir J. s. Burdett will entertain the people of this village and vicinity, al the Cong church on Wednesday even ing, Feb 9th. We hope he will have | futl house.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
i REMARKABLE WOMAN.

The Valley Cleaner, of Lee, Mass. in its issue of Jan 25th, pays the following tribute to real heroine: Mrs Eliza B. Garfield mother of the late President Garfield, died at Mentor, Ohio, Saturday aged S6. She was a woman of many rare qualities, wh,ch were brought to public attention by the distinction which her son attained Upon the death her husband she was left in proverty in the forests of Ohio with four young children but her heroism was equal to the emergency. The farm was unfenced, unpaid for and only partly cultivated. She cleared off mortgage by selling portion of the land, improved the rest, made some money by spinning and knit ting, split rails for fences, gave corner of her farm as site for log school house, walked each Sunday with her children three miles to a Campbelite church, finally organized a church in the school house on her farm, secured books for her children, directed their study for many years and so educated the president of the United States.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
CLAY TON.

R. l.. Taft started from Boston Friday and arrived home Sunday afternoon. He stayed in Springfield Friday night, in Pittsfeld Saturday night, got to Canaan Sunday, hired team at War ner's to bring him home and coming through the lots they broke the sleigh so they were obliged to abandon it, and Mir Taft walked home and the man returned to Canaan with the horse. Mr Taft says he never rode in so much fear as he did last Saturday from Springfield to Pittsfeld. He started back for Bos ton Tuesday.
 Our little village turned out e,a masst Monday and shovelled snow so the roads near us are passable now.
 Little Jennie, youngest daughter of Nelson Ham, is sick with fever.
 Mir and Mrs E. NJ. Rood are visiting in Manchester and other places, and their son Charlie and wife are keeping house for them during their absence.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
CANAAN VALLEY

The Jackson family have moved to Ashley Falls.
 Ed Gangell has moved into Wallace Canfeld's tenant house.
 There are one or two cases of measles reported here. '-.:,.,-...s
 Don't know but all the Valley people got out on Saturday night to see the eclipse, but ye scribe didn't.
 There is once in while a snow drift in the fence corners and several more in the roads, as may be seen in following any road but short distance, and if these drifts stay until next July we won't need any ice cream at that time.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01

ing Stocks, The Bottom Knocked Out of the Goebic Iron Mine," which ap- peared on the .spatent outside" of the NEWS of Nov. 30, 1887, will mail you 8 copy of that issue. Not even one of the many subscribers to the NEWS manifested any objection to the article which called forth your lordship's naughty criticism of the press and the pulpit It is well-known that faultfinders are almost invariably persons who are not subscri- bers.
 I shall not pray for mud. I do not use mud. Your naughty and insolent letters reveal your true character. You have unmasked yourself. You are the mud slinger, my enemies themselves being judges. EDITOR NEWS
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
MURDER AND SUICIDE.

Louis Drucker, 8 constable of New Canaan, attempted to arrest Jacob She'll CT Wednesday afternoon at o'clock, for selling liquor in that no-Gcense town Sheiler broke a pane of glass, pointed double-barrel gun through it, and when Drucker was 15 feet from the house, fired, killed him instantly, Twenty-eight No. shot entered his left breast and four went through his heart. Sheiler then shot himself, put
 ting four bullets into the left side of his temple. He dIed next morning. A search of his house revealed dirk, shot gun, knife, hatchet, hammer and the 9 caliber revolver, with which he shot himself, lying on the table. Sheiler had been arrested four times for selling liquor. Drucker was 42 years old and leaves wife and four children
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Mrs s. A. Robinson is visiting friends in New Haven.
 Mrs Joseph Smith is visiting in Strat- ford and Birmingham.
 The sociable at D. W. Manvel's was we'll attended.
 Mrs Edward Bump, of Bridgeport, has been visiting Mrs A. 0. Waterbury
 Miss Lena F. Gillette of Falls Village was the guest of Miss Della A. Sturges last week.
 A few of our young people attended the dance given by the Mite society of Kent.
 We have our share of colds and cold weather in town.
 The roads are remarkably we'll kept open for travel.
 The thermometer said IA below zero Jan 23, it being the lowest this year.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
NORFOLK.

Dr Welch attended the annual meet ing of the Norfolk < New Brunswick Hosiery Go. at New Brunswick, N. J., last week.
 Our roads have been more severely blockaded with snow the past week than for several years. Only one train of cars reached Norfolk Friday. The morning train from Hartford arrived here about 5 p. m.
 Clark < Bassett's store was broken into Thursday night by two boys named McCue and A'Hearn, aged l2 and l3 years. They succeeded in getting some cigars and a few dollars in change. The boys were arrested in Winsted Saturday morning, brought back here, tried and sent to the State reform school
 The locomotive has at last conquered the snow drift but it made the modern invention puff. Hartford Post.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
KENT.

Miss Lottie Waldron is quite i'll.
 Miss Anna Bartram, of Sharon, visi- ted Miss Lizzie Fuller last week.
 Mrs John Hopson has returned home from New London
 H. Searles, of Waterbury, was in town few days last week. Certain attractions call him this way occasionally
 Miss Mary Hopson left town on Mon- day for New London, Conn to be absent some time.
 We hear of at least two weddings to take place in town very soon, and leap year only just begun.
 There will be gospel temperance meeting at the school house in Flanders Wednesday evening.
 A sociable was given by the Episco. pal mite society at the hall on Wednes. day, as previously announced. There were over sixty present, most of them taking part in the chief amusement ol the evening, dancing. until 12 o'clock. Another sociable will be given this Wednesday, evening.
 Last Friday night party of the Sons of Veterans, of New Milford, came ur tc Kent, with ladies, and had dance II the town hall, Some of them came by train, but those who drove must be possessed of true soldierly spirit, te have encountered snow drifts and face cutting northern blast for 12 mile. with the mercury below zero, but the, arrived safely and neither the journe, nor the fact of their dancing all night affected them seriously, judging iron the racket they made in the early morning, arousing our sleepy citizen from their morning nap.
 Gilt edge invitations are out for leap-year party to be given at Gibbs hall at an early date. The committe of arrangements consists of 12 ladies who will put forth every effort to mak the occasion pleasant one, for tn gentlemen especially.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
ASHLEY FALLS.

Sixty-fve bound passengers took breakfast last Friday morning at W. s. Ferris hotel Rev H. G. Hoad- ley, of East Canaan, was one of the number. For little pleasantly, some one proposed that collection be taken up for the snow-bound preacher. 1" The hat was passed and over seven doll ars chipped in. Mir Hoadley arose and proposed that tho money be given to the resident preacher, the Rev G. F. Starks. Accordingly the money was sent to Mir Starks, who was agreeably surprised, but fully appreciated the kindness of the donors. It is an i'll wind that blows no one some good"
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
BERKSHIRE COUNTY.

A huge wild cat was recently killed near Lee.
 Leap year parties are very popular in Berkshire.
 Hog cholera has broken out in North Egremont.
 North Adams is agitating the city charter question.
 Work on the new church edifce at Lenox has been suspended until spring.
 Senator Dawes has been elected vice. president of the Massachusetts club.
 The Prohibitionists will hold a con- vention in Pittsfeld sometime during the present month. -.- r l.. l.. Brown, of Adams, is one of the managers of the American Protec- tive Tariff League.
 An electric light company has been formed at Williamstown, but no plant will be put in until spring.
 Another Pittsfeld alchemist is engag- ed in changing iron to copper, and perfects the process in five minutes.
 H. D. Cone, of Housatonic, has invented an improved wrench, for which he has been granted patent.
 John Stuart, and Sir Thomas Gratten Esmonds, two eminent advocates of Ireland's rights, will lecture in Pitts field, Feb. 10. , A petition has been circulated in Lee, appealing to the legislature to grant women the right of suffrage upon tho license question.
 The westesn convocation of the dio- cese of Massachusetts met on Monday and Tuesday of the present week, with St Johns parish, at North Adams. All books belonging to the town library of Lee have been called in, and the library will be disinfected be- fore circulation will be resumed.
 The suits brought against the owners of Mud pond in Lee, for damages sus- tained at the time of the flood in April, 1886, will probably be on trial during the February term. ] The Berkshire Bar Association has formally accepted the bust of the late David Davis, which was the gift oi Leonard W. Volk, of Chicago, who was the sculptor.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
 SALlHB B l) R Y.
Home again, Mrs s. B. Moore.

Home again, Mrs S. B. Moore.
 G. w. Bishop passed successful operation at the St Lakes Hospital, last week.
 Mir and Mrs Martin Harris drove from four miles above Poughkeepsie on Saturday last. Owing to road being blockaded near Lithgow they were ob- iged to drive eight miles out of the way making drive of over 60 miles.
 The roads in Salisbury have not been so badly blockaded with snow in over 20 years as last Saturday. A train with two engines and lot of shovellers were all day Friday getting from Millerton to Canaan. Cooks cut and the Holmes cut were the two worst points. A train was stuck in the Holmes cut going down grade, Friday night
 Dr Eddy gave very interesting lect. ure in the Cong. church on Monday evening, subject "Do it. .E
 s. Leroy Blake D. D. was in town last week.
 Police court, before Justic Barton, Ira Sardam for assault and battery, fine | and costs Is dollars worth.
 Mir Darwin Warner has COW who is gaining 8 reputation. One says she will climb @ tree; another, that she is gym mast. On going to the barn one morn. ing recently she was missing and he found her in the hay loft. She had climbed up 14 stairs. By the assistance of his neighbors she was safely deposit ed on terra frma and the family keeI right on using the milk and show nc signs of friskiness or unrest or even o1 hydrophobia. Mir Warner says that COW is grade Jersey, and not for sale.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
ReneWa Her Youth.

Mrs Phoebe Chesley, Paterson, Clay Co.,, Iowa, tells the following remark able story, the truth of which is vouch- ed for by residents of the town: II am 73 years old, have been troubled with kidney complaint and lameness for many years could not dress myself without help. Now I am free from all pain and soreness, and am able to do all my own housework. I owe my thanks to Electric Bitters for having renewed my youth, and removed com. pletely all disease and pain. Try a bottle, 5Oc and $l, at w. H. Camps drug store.