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, 1888-04-12
ONE OF THE REST

The citizens OF Spokane Falls will have
the privilege of hearing one of the best elo-
cutionists of this country, at the opera
@. Edwards is a graduate OF the National
school Of oratory and professor of ofelocution
In Wyoming seminary, Kingston, Pa.
, 1888-04-12
Euperal Notice.

The funeral of the little daughter Of Paul
Strobach, Jr., will take place from the fam
lily residence this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The death of the child resulted from scar
let fever
, 1888-04-12
New From Blaine.

AUGUSTA. Maine, April 7.-Letters received
here from Blaine state that his family will
start for Paris in about two weeks, and that
after spending short time there, will maze
trip through Norway and Sweden. They
will arrive in this country about the last OF
June.
, 1888-04-12
PERSON IS.

J. w. sharpe, OF .cy, is stopping at
the Windsor.
Rev. J0naib Miwards breaches at
Cheney to-day
Bayard Thny,:, ot Boston is sojourning
at the GrRnu.
II A. Jone, he efficient superintendent
of water worE', is getting about again after
a severe Illness.
Paul Mohr is ii The city In company with
the Seattle, Lake shore and Eastern rail
road delegation.
Police Officer Martin and Constable VIII
son have been subpUned IT, attend the trial
at Yakima of two thieves whom they
arrested in this city.
trip to Walla Walla and neig boring places.
He says that to fully appreciate Spokane,
one should go away for u little while.
Superintendent Weymouth, of the North
ern Pacil lic, WAS in the city yesterday. The
Northern is very fortunate In its selection
Of officials for this section. Like the SUI
perintendent, they are popular and eiiici.
cnt.
DR.. Gray, of the San Francisco Journal
of Commerce, leaves for home to-day.
Mr.. w. A. Penrose editor Of the Butte,
Montana, Mining Journal, was in tins city
yesterday.
Mr.. A. X. Yerkes, proprietor of the Boze-
man Chronicle, is soiourning I'm our midst
for few days
o. Stewart, ESQ, one of Pullman's lead
ing business men, Is in the city, and will re-
main several days.
Herbert Gregg, an experienced book and
stationary man from Portland, has taken
a position with 5. Heath.
Mr. S. Havermale, of the firm of Haver-
male ~ Dawson, is going to California to
"a branch in San Ilipun
, 1888-04-12

Money to loan on real estate and lmprov-
ed farm lands at lowest rates. Apply to
the Northwestern & Pacific Mortgage COM
pany.
, 1888-04-12
Mualarad Out.

WAsHINeIoN, April 7.-Col. John II.
King, (retiredD died at his home in this
city tonight.
, 1888-04-12
M ARK ETS.
FOREIGN GRAIN.

'rvERrooL, APril7..7wheat steady, demand
improving, holders offer moder tely; Caliior-
spring, liz I'D to6s I'd, red western winter Bs Sd
Corn easy, demand fa r.
1--we STOCK.
CHICAGO. Ap'il -Cnte receipts 1900
quiet. steady stucI and feeders S! FM3.fO
shipping steers Ajog5,5o; Texa- s2@325;cows
ceits higher; light s. 10 to $685. rough pa King
al. 10 to 2O mixed u Ia to $780, h.a,y / acking
and sh piping u zoto . a..
prices steady; westerns 500; nativ sito ~;
lambs So2b 10 625.
LONDON, April AT the wool sales to-day
was improved selling and more animal ID buy:
ing, better good firm. faulty was easy. Fol.
lowing nrc sales in detail, V,,t9'ia 5000 bales,
i i1'ls; greasy s,ad@l d, do locks and prices
.imsl4d; queensland 100 b,lesi secured sl2d@
tralia 2OO bales, secured ls Idols Fad, do
10 ks and prices 7d9ls Odd; HrGasy bd@ I'D do
%Ss Ssd locks 1Sldnd ana prices G%SI
Cape of Good ~ pc and NataI / iDi bales, Sc
cured 7,Gdls 20 do locks a. Ant prices I'D
Hsd. & r'y '''S''4di S""" river 10 bales S''"'y
NEW YonX,--April Tho stock market YVES
on IL lower level this morning han the final
figures OF yesterday and though there was no
reaction the ia us wer again lost mt th' close
There were London sellers mt the opening and
tnt UTsl safes We tlt ~ ,p'"'fNlpHN iI'Hi
last evenings prices of " To "a pJrccutul sub
seluent buying by commissi u houses Turned
tn mprnct upward with c,alers leading the
advance, which, how'v' r,va as conf ed 81 fra
ii ma amounts only. he demand soon salts
fled and prices rcceeded. The close was heavy
aud weak at abo thu lowest prices. Govern
NJ nts dull, seeady Petrol um market was
quiet to-day, Opening arm mt 1Sis and after
slight dec inc the marnct becam. strong and
advanced TO 7.5s -liah' reaction then occurred
and the osc was steady at ~. Consolidated
exchange sales $500 Opening 1SJs; highest
7va.; lowest rs; closing 7MI. W York Ock
rNchange sales a2i,UOU. Opening IS; highest
7sls; lowest rs; closing 7.3s. Total sales both
exchanges l,l91UtO barrels
MI ING SHARES,
, 1888-04-12
NEW YORK, April 7'--IIops--quiet steady c
Refuse to Arbitrate.

CHICAGO, April 6,--Geneial Manager JEFF
frey, of the Illinois Central railway, in
company with Messrs. Sargent, Hodge and
Murphy, called ut the Chicago, Burlington
Il Quincy offices to-day. Sargent acted as
spokesman in behalf Of the engineers and
firen,en of the Burlington railroad, and
urged that the whole matter he left tn arbi-
tration. The railroad company officials
said that such a proposition was inadmissa.
bic at the present time, and the situation of
new men and the terms upon which they
we're engaged, were fully explained. Gen
eral Manager Stone urged Sargent to have
the strike called<Dff, promising to consider
applications from old men and give as
many of them work as he could.
LATER-ANoTHER STRIKE.
Late tonight report was received at the
rooms of the brotherhood that all yard
masters ofthe Burlington road, except three,
had lett the service OF the company. There
are in all about twenty yard masters in the
night and day crews, and IL In their know
, 1888-04-12

Bosros, April 7.--Closiug prices A. Il Il. first
rs, blank, do, land grant.7's blank, do, X. R,tUs
Burlugton d Quincy 100; Mexican cntrul
@ ,mmom 1i'E, 40 bond scrip blank, do INST
moi tgage bonds, Us24.
PRODUCE,
NEW YORK, April 7--Hops--quiet steady. Cal
ifornia 3(dl2.
sugur-Stcudy, e6 test Ccntr' iugal 7-l6.
Mola scss- iotila; refined quiet, unchanged
Copper-Firm. Lake 1l6 10.
Lcud-Weak. Domestic - 3GMst7s.
1im--Nominai. Straits $50
CoiIee-sput, fair; Hio. dull S1p2; option $40
mSi5 Points, higher; fairly active, Sal 40
900 bags. April ~ to 81 lo May $3.50 to ~ ~
June no 20 to sll July Sl0.3lto sIo6j Augbst slO
10 TO slU.4j; September $Y.sj to SlO35
MONEY MARKET.
Money on call easy, IA to'2' Last loan ra
closed offered 2.
Prime mercantile paper s5@7 Sterling en-
change 80 for 90 days. Bills, si,sIs4 for de-
maud,
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
Mackerel Poisoning.

We have heard of 6 very severe case mackerel of poisoning which occurred in Kensington. A man, aged 40, ato a piece of mackerel about four weeks ago. Severe diarrhea followed in . few hours, and then gastro enteritis and general pcritonitis, with the worst symptoms of acute obstruction. During the course of tho third week an abscess formed and burst into the intestine; since then the patient has steadily im- proved. The young gentleman to whose case we referred last week appears to be slowly approaching convalescence. Tho cervical glands enlarged last week, but the swelling has subsided. The tenn 2erature has never exceeded 100.2 de- grees Fahr, the symptoms of intestinal obstruction have entirely disappeared. Emaciation and debility are strongly marked. The danger of eating mack srel out of season has long been ad
 mitted; it is unfortunate that it is not more generally known; nor can youths and men who have no experience ID housekeeping be expected to keep a calendar of seasonable articles of diet stored in their memory. Most of the Scomberid@ or mackercl tribe are moro or less poisonous at certain seasons of the year; this phenomenon is particu- larly the case with the gigantic oceanic mackerel, the albacorc and bonito. In both cases the patients wero On several occasions violently delirious at night. ---
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01


 The coasts of Lower California abound with huge turtles, which weigh from three hundred to four hundred pounds each Down at Punta Banda, where . company is building a big hotel, ono of tho workmen, who is an expert swim mer, has become skillful in riding the big animals. A traveller says that when the man sees one that is big enough to ride he rushes into tho water and mounts it. He has way of skipping the turtles on the side of tho head that makes them jog along, aud by striking them he also guides them. He rode . big fellow near the shore the other day, ss the stage drove up ths coast road, and tho occupants of the coach were DO pleased with the exhibition that they made up purse of SEQ for the rider.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
Curious Esquimaux Games.

The Esquimaux have form of the cup and ball and make tho game very difficult. One toy of this kind in the National Museum is in the form of aa ivory bear that has on one side many little holes and another hole on the end of its nose. With it goes slender stick o, piece of ivory. The gamsjs to keep tossing the bear and catching it on the stick, taking each hole in succes. sion and finally triumphautly catching the bear by means Of the holes in the end of its nose. The professor calcu- lated that it would take ten years prac. tice before the feat could be done. There are other forms of this toy. One of them is the six ull of small animal per orated with holes. L.uother similar Esquimaux game requiring manual skill, is played with eight little conical cups made from tho ankle bones of deer. They fit nicely, one over the other. The game is to toss one up after another. catching them as they como down, let ting the second fall into tho first, the third into the second, and so on, so when the last is caught they will be all fitted together.
 think we might call this the game of goosey, remarked the professor, as he showed the reporter another Es- quimaux game. The implements were handful of little ivory figures of geese CT other fowl, all flat on the under side. They are thrown into the air and . tally is kept of the number that fall right side up Among the Esquimaux toys is rudely carved and painted checker board, with checkers. This idea they got from white mon. They have also home made dominoes, with . most wonderful array of spots on them. Ono of them had forty spots on ono half. For the boys, too, there are odd looking little nets, which are used as targets for harpoons, the game being to make the harpoon stay in the net. They have toy bows and arrows, toy drums and minia- lures of everything used by their elders. A collection of Esquimaux dolls cloth ing contains coats, hoods and long tailed coats for women, all made of furs and ornamented just like tho clothing of adult Esquimaux.--[W Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
Tea Drinking in Russia.

In Russia tea is drunk as beer is in Germany or wine in France. It may be callcd the national beverage, and there are especial saloons or restaurants all about, both here and in St. Petersburg, for tea drinkers, both rich and poor. The truly Russian restaurant is very diff ferent from the European ones. The walters are all attired in white from head to foot, with a large black purse at the waist, and are always all men. There is generally large barrel organ, which gives out the latest airs. It is wonderful how much tea Russian will drink. The writer entered ono morn. ing one of these restaurants with a young Russian. Tea was ordered, and one glass followed another with the Russian until he had drank seven. He said he had often drank eleven, and that fifteen were not too many for au old hand. The tea is drunk alone or with lemon, and the sugar eaten from the hand. A peculiar kind of bread or roll is eaten with it.--[ Albany Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
A Wonderful Grapevine.

MT. A. F. lift has upon his place in Key West, Fla, wonderful grapevine covering great trellis. This vine bears four crops every year. The grapes grow in exceedingly compact clusters, many of them weighing as much as eight pounds and the vine is literally loaded with punches. It is native of the West India islands, probably of Jamaica. As an illustration of the dense nature of the punches, the grapes grow so tLick upon them that the center grapes frequently cannot reach the sunlight to mature. The out side grapes caa be picked off as needed, and the mass of grapes beneath the outside layer left to ripen. -- Chica- go Times.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
Ventilation of Bedrooms.

Dr. Brown Scquarl, who has been preaching that bad ventilation of sleep- ing rooms and poor and monotonous food are the great causes of phthisis, treated of that disease at the last meet ing of the Academy of Scie noes in Paris, taking many of hi, examples from Eng land. Wherever population is dense, and sleeping rooms ill-aired or over crowded, consumption prevails. Dr. Bailey reported that in the Millbank Prison there were, out of one hundred deaths, fortyfi from this disease. According to the illustrious French doctor room in which a consumptiv vo person sleeps is reeking with contagious germs, if thu air he exhales is not carried off
 But how to get rid of it in ill., built houses or very cold weather, when it is as dangerous to open windows as to keep them shuts To meet this difficulty Dr. Brown Sequard showed the Acad- emy an apparatus of his invention. A reversed funnel, the shape of lamp shade, is placed at the end of tube, 50 arranged in its curves and angles that when it is placed beside bed tho re. versed funnel will be above the sleeper and draw up the air he brcathcs. The other end runs into the chimney of the room. If there is none. it i, tax en through a heating apparatus to an air hole. The heat is great enough to burn the disease germ
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01

The Unity Club, of Denver, recently addressed letters to the leading minis ters, lawyers, politicians and literary men of the State asking each to furnish list of the ten novel. he considered the greatest The results showed the favorite novels to be, in the order named, "Lcs Misera blcs, "David Cop perield." "Scarlet Letter." "Ivanhoe," Vanity Fair" Romols," "Jane Eyre" Adam Bede," "Bea Hur' and "Uncle Toms Cabin"
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
A Russian Museum.

Just beyond the Winter Palace at St. Petersburg, Russia, is the "Hermitage," rich in works of art of all kinds--E2yp- tian antiquities, rare porcelain, Siberian curiosities, in which is seen coat of mail of thirty pounds weight and solid gold, early stone and iron instruments of the Tartars-in fact, it is most lux urious retreat. The picture gallery is rich in works of Raphael A. Carricci, Guido, Murillo (eighteen), Teniers, Rubens, Rembrant, Snyders, Titan, Velasquez aud numerous others. The destruction of sodom, as portrayed by d Russian artist, is one of the most start ling pictures to be found in Russia. There is also gallery here of Peter the Great, containing numerous interesting curiosities.
 The mineralogical museum is one ot the most interesting. Connected with it is the school of engineers-properly the school of mines. The museum is rich in minerals, such as emeralds, amethysts, etc., block of malachite 4,O00 pounds in weight valued at nearly $1oo, 900, lump of gold the weight of which is eighty pounds, and one not much smaller, being white gold. This latter was formerly more valuable than the yellow, but when great quantities of it were found its value greatly de- creased. There are rows upon rows of cases, containing grand pearls of diff ferent hues, some polished, some in their natural state one, perfect beauty valued at 5000 rubles, and another smaller one at 5000; many fine and valuable crystals, one being worth 43, 900 rubles, dark olive colored one yet brilliant called the Bassile; a loaf of bread, with cuttings which had turned to stone, and runner ous fishes in the same state. A most peculiar thing is noticed inside one of the crystals, consisting of a little cross, apparently of stone or iron. Now as the crystal is perfect, the query is, how came it thcr,a It is claimed it was so when it was found. Following the specimens are models of all kinds of ma- chincry used in mining, models of mines so arranged as to show their galleries, how they are arranged, etc. And lastly, is one of the most practicable parts of the institution-thati is, the real mines. The building itself is large one, and beneath it have been dug out mines. These have galleries running through them, and the different metals them selves in small specimens are placed in streaks in the walls of earth and repre- sent perfectly each metal just as it is found in the earth in Siberia. So in teaching the professors have these mines to fully illustrate the work. This is the first mineralogical museum the writer has yet seen in Europe so arranged fAlbany Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01

Circus proprietors have been accus- toned from time immemorial to post upon the fences and dead walls through out the United States gorgeous show bills representing the actors engaged in performing the most astonishing feats, while in the case of menageries, every wild beast that ever figured in connec- ton with Noah's ark was pictured on the bills If the patrons of the show were disappointed at not realizing the expectations aroused by the pictorial representations no complaint at any rate was made nor were the exhibitors ever held responsible. Not so with the Mex ican people. Information comes from the neighbor republic that Howe's cir GUS, travelling in that country, has b,en seized by the authorities and the pro- prietors imprisoned because the exhibi- ton did not come up to thu pictorial promises
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
CANAAN CONN, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1885,

of the fine art in which his society ex- celled. He explained the method of initiation aud the penalties that followed the breaking of any of the rules of the order. The neophyte who is to be initiated is taken before the great joss of the society, and kueels before the burning punk and incense ;n the s,cred bowls that adorn the altar. An attend ant, with face concealed by a hideous mask, holds naked sword to his neck while a second presses the point of an- other weapon to his neck. In this posi- tion he takes the oath which binds him to obey without question any order of the society's authorized leaders, even though the order be to murder his best friend. Corporal punishment is fre- quently inflicted here also, and torture is applied to extract evidence from wit nesses, precisely as it is in China today. --- San Francisco Chronicle.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
Keeping the Oysters Mouth Shut.

Oysters cannot be kept without thorough knowledge of their habits. They feed twice in a day of twenty four thousand then just at that stiffness preceding the turn of the tide. At TO other time, except when feeding, do they open their mouths. When taken out of the water they naturally attempt to feed at regular intervals, and as soon as their mouths are open the liquor is all lost, the air takes its place, aud tho oyster is covered with a thick coating of slime. This is the first stage of de- composition, after which the oyster is of no account. Just so long as its mouth is shut it is fit to eat, and means by which this can be accomplished has been the study of some enterprising men for a considerable length of time. In 1884 Mir. A. A. Freeman of Philadelphia shipped to Denver, Col, some oysters with their mouths fastened by means of the patent wire spring Yankee clothes pin. Upon their arrival in the latter city the oysters were opened, and were found to be in an excellent state of pres ervation.
 Mir. Freeman immediately set about tiuding some device less cumbersome than tho Yankee c!othespin. He finally hit upon practicable plan. When the mouth of the oyster is closed, it feeds upon the liquor in the shell, and will keep thus for considerable length of time. MT. Freeman's plan is to fasten the oyster securely around the mouth with stout wire. This is done by the hand and pair of pincers, and as it can be done very rapidly, great 9uanti- ties are wired every day. MT. Free man has established at Oxford, Talbot county, the American Patent Lock Oyster Company, with headquarters at Oxford and office at Philadelphia. AL ready he has shipped car loads to De- troit, San Francisco. and other cities, with satisfactory results, and some are even on the way to London. He is now completing arrangements to send next season shipments to Paris, Rome, and other cities, and if the attempt proves successful, the American oyster will be eaten in its natural condition and with much gusto all over the world. .-- [Balti- more American
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01

"You scoundrelr yelled Frank. Lug off our honey, will Youa' and drawing off with his stake, gave the thief such a tremendous whack across the back and shoulders as to knock h,m half-forward over the hive.
 ''Take that!'
 Drawing off again, he was about to repeat the dose, and Roswell on his part was just getting in a blow, when the supposed 'Indiau" suddenly camo round on all fours and give vent to a growl which made the whole valley re- echo.
 It was a grizzly! and as he growled, he rose ou his hind legs and "lungeP at Frank.
 Prodigiously astonished, Frank gave a long jump back ward-not So far, how ever, but that one of the ugly creatures s paws raked along his right side and sent him rolling over and over again on the ground.
 Roswell, too, had executed an almost equally long leap backward, and ran plump into Miss Holden who with com- mendable foresight, had come quietly after her brothers, with the Winchester in her hands.
 ''Here, quick, shootw she exclaimed, thrusting the loaded piece into his hands. Turning on the instant, Ros- we'll fired one, two, three, four shots into the bear, now in the very act of lunging again at Frank, and with such effect that the animal fell, roaring aId whining, unable to rise for another lunge. ...-
 A few more shots finished it.
 Frank, though considerably bruised and shaken up, was not seriously in jured.
 'Ellen," exclaimed Roswell, turning to his sister, when the bear had been fairly foored and Frank had picked himself up, "Ellen, you're brick! You got round just in the nick O time!'
 "Well," said she laughing, "when two fellows go after grizzly with couple of sticks, it's good plan to have a Winchester not far behind. "- Youth s Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1888-02-01
VOL. XVII.
Father Time.

Aoove 66o world l S1t and sail
 Moving on, moving on; Tho thtngs I pass no moro avail, They bde their years, decay and fall,
 While keep moving on. Down on the world look and smile,
 Moving on, moving on; The scythe bear smites all the while Cuts as it may for good or guile,
 While keep moving on. Over the world glance my eye,
 Moving on, moving on; Good deeds mature, the hopeful try The just alone shall never die,
 While keep moving on. Around the world I sit and roll,
 Moving on, moving on; Ripening fruits for sacred goal, Perfecting hopes of the dying soul
 While keep moving on. Beside the world sit and hear,
 Moving on, moving on; Sounds of joy or sadness drear, lulAuS eAC SP0Cc dIOuuu kuC Spuc1Ue
 While keep moving on. Above, around all worlds ride,
 Moving on, moving on; Watching in all the swelling tide Of human love and human pride,
 While keep moving on. When stsrs go out and worlds stand still
 Alone I'm moving on; Obeying Gods eternal will. I cease not when all else is still,
 But yet keep moving on. Thus Time rolls on,
 Ever on and on; Above the earth and o'er the sea,
 Mid lightning's flash, --.. ..
 And thunder's crash,
 Moving toward eternity.