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Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
 contain Mercury,

Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
 contain Mercury, as Mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole systey when entering it through the mucus surfaces Such articles should never be used except on pre- scriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will do are ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufac- tured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O.. contains no mercury, and is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure, be sure you get the genuine, it is taken inter nally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Go.
 ~Sold by Druggists, price 75 cents per bottle.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
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Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06

LEAvE CANAAN, GOING SOUTH. $40 g. m., for Bridgeport and New York with through car. S.O5 p. m., Milk for Bridgeport. 2.S3 p. m., for Bridgeport and New York, with through Drawing Room Gar. 5.27 p. m, New York limited Express, via. Hawleyville and South Norwalk, arriving in New York at 800 p. m. 6.Ss p. m., for Bridgeport and New York. Sunday Milk, S.45 p. m.. for Bridgeport and New York.
 Connect at Brookf1eld Junction with trains to and from Danbury
 VIM. Fl. STEVENSON,
 Vice-Prest. and GenI Manager, ". K. LYON, Supt, A. W. PERRIN,
 Gen. Pass. Agt.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
RAILROAD INSPECTION.

The Railroad Commissioners have just completed their report of the fall exami- nations of the roads in the state. The following is what they say of the Cen tral New England and Western
 The track is in good condition. The roadbed through many of the narrow rock cuts has been widened, and the bridges strengthened or replaced with iron. An iron Ngirder takes the place of the Tariffville Howe truss and the adjacent pile bridge has been strength ened. A new iron bridge spans the Pennington river at "Satan's King dom." Iron girders take the place of trusses at New Hartford, and bridges are improved in Colebrook, Canaan, Salisbury, etc. A fifty thousand gallon water tank has been built at Salisbury station.
 The Commissioners were very much pleased with the condition in which they found the roadbed, etc., of the Housatonic railroad on their fall inspec- tion, ard in their report state:
 "The roadbed, track and bridges of the main line from Bridgeport to Canaan are in their usual good condition. and give evidence of the superior skill and good judgment exercised in the manage ment of the track and bridge depart ments."
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
Central New England & Vest
 ern R. R. Co.
POughkeepsie Bridge Route.

FOughkeepSle Bridge Route.
 Commencing Sept 8. 1889.
 GOING WEST FROM CANAAN. GAS a. m. For Poughkeepsie and Campbell Hall.
 zoo a. m. For Rhinebeck. soc 8 m. For Poughkeepsie and Campbell Hall, connecting at Mt Riga and POugh. keepsie for New York and Albany. 1230 D. m. For Rhinebeck connecting with trains on the N. Y. c. & Fl. railroad. 5.27 p. m. For Poughkeepsie and Campbell Hall, connecting with express of N Y. O. w. R. R.
 S45 p. m. Sundays only) For Poughkeeu. sic and Campbell Hall.
 GOING EAST FROM CANAAN. 6.10 a. m. For Hartford $40 a. m. For Hartford, connecting at Win sted for Waterbury and BridGeport: et Simsbury for Westfeld, Northampton, VIII W,11ilnamsourg and Holyoke; at Hartford With express for Springfield and Boston and all points North and East, arriving in Boston at 3.30 p. m,; and for New Ha- ven, arriving at 1A p. m; also for Will iimantic, New London. Providence and 300 D. m. For Hartford, connecting at Win sted for Waterbury and Bridgeport; 1t Stmsbury for Westneld and HOlyoko: 1t Hartford for New Haven. Springfield ana Boston, arrive at Boston goo p. m., via N. Y. & N. E. R. R. 72l p. m. For Hartford. 4.A p. m (Sundays only) For Hartford. g. B. oPDYKE. n, Gsn1. eupe, N. R, IuRxHa. 0enIs Raal. Assut. ssss
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06

Elmira, N. Y., is suffering from a serious epidemic of diphtheria, scarlet fever and typhoid fever, caused by the filth which the soil consumed during the time that city was flooded.
 Interested People.
 Advertising patent medicine in the pecu- liar way in which the proprietor of Kemp's Balsam for Coughs end Colds does, is indeed wonderful. He authorizes all druggists to give those who call for it sample bottle FREE, that they may try it before purchasing The Large Bottles are 50c and $l.0O We eephainly would advise a trial. It may save you from consumption.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
T10eLerS' Guide.
HOuSatOnic Railroad. HoUsAToNIo DIv1sIoN.l
 .Lune 10. 1889.

June 10 1889. Passenger trains leave Canaan, GOING NORTH $40 a. m. for Pittsfleld, North Adams also Albany, via State Line. 12.30 p. m., for Pittsfeld, with through car for Albany, via State Line. Connecting for the West. 6.27 p. m., New York limited Express to Pitts field, via. South Norwalk and Hawleyville. connecting for No. Adams composed of elegant new Drawing Room Oars and Coaches. 7.21 p. m., New York Express, with through Car for Pittsf1eld, connecting for North Adams, connecting also via. State Line for Albany. 10.14 a. m., Sunday Mail for Pittsfleld.
Connecticut western news., 1889-11-06
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

Mr.. clemens WOulQ PROBABLY give sam a
send-off with President Harrison, if asked
to do so.
In his Gold Hill lecture Twain had much
TO say about the Sandwich Isla DIS, and
Davis has had lively interest in that 4x7
kingdom ever since When Kala aua came
to this country some years ago, accompan-
led by the Boston gentlemen who bossed the
business for him, Sam Davis was one Of the
first reporters in San Francisco to make his
personal acquaintance. Whatever he may
be now, Kalakaua was then very much one
OF the boys, and be contided to Sam that
he would like to see some OF the town.
after his glittering staff had gone to bed
Sam said he'd fix it. and he did. About l
o'clock in the morning he slipped the king
from the bottom Of the deck, as it were, and
started up Dupont street Wi, b him. So
long as he could see, Sam pointed out to
Kalakaua the things that were TO be looked
at, and when he brought the monarch back
to the Grand Hotel at II O'Clock the next
morning, Kalakaua neither knew or
cared whether he was in San Francisco or
Honolulu. But he had great respect for
Sam, and, very much later IN the day, as
sured him that II he ever met him in Homo
lulu be would make things pleasant for
him.
That may be one of the reasons WHY Sam
wants the mission. He knows be will be
solid with Kalakaua. and IL Is lot at all likely
tLat he has ythihg 10 fear from Mr..
Clemens, but II Bret Harte should near Of
his ca d.dacy there might be some trouble
ahead for him.
In the Owl club, in San Francisco, one
night Davis declared at fairly we'll writ
ten poem, however full Of inc insisJenciss
IL might be, would 20 the rounds Of the
press, if printed in the "A st place over the
name II writer OF reputation. Mr. Fisher,
the editor Of the Overland Monthly, heard
the remark and said he would print tho
poem il Davis would produce it. Sam took
for his theme the heroism of Central Pa
ciHc railroad engineer who died at his post
while trying 10 force his engine through a
snowdrift 70 get supple to a train-load OF
snowDound passengers He called IL Q poem
"Binley and 80, and r. 10 his engineer to
deaf j, with bis hand on the throttle, and
his body leaning against the hot furnace
door Of bis boiler.
The poem was printed over the sig ature
Of Bret Harte. 1t was copied all ever the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

Per Charleston and Savannah Railway. Feb %
8 bales cotton, cars wood, 3 bbis meal ? SKIS
peas, sacks rice, box extracts, bbI soap. 3S
pkgs furniture. bbls pckels, bbls vegetables,
Dbl rods, bnls castings, hf chests tea, bag
and Dol coffee. box spice, bales dry goods,
bols castings, , cases W paper, I cases hats.
l 10 pkgs tobacco, hhds c&rthenware, 1 bale
rubber hose, 3 casks chain, box samples, pkg
books, 80 bdls baskets.
Per savannah, Florida and Western Railway,
Feb 23-l20 bales cotton, 367 bbls rOsin. 9
ibis spirits turpentine, cars wood, box hats.
26 cars lumber, So bales hay, car cotton seed,
2ii sacks corn, 81 pair wheels, boxes bacon.
l3, 1876 boxes oranges, / car domestics bales
hides, s cases clothing, cases cigars, cases
shoes, Is bbls syrup. b6ls potatoes, l box
works 10 pkgs goods, box -four, jar tea,
l tub butter, 10 cases luncheon, ] bdl rollers,
crate coffee, l keg, = boxes hardware, 6 sacks
fresh meat, bbls bottles, So sacks rough rice,
$50 sacks cotton seed meal, 20j sacks oats 300
bbls -four, $50 bbls grits
Per Central Railroad. Feb 23-1 80 bales cot
ton, "A bales varn, II bales domestics, 40 boxes
candles, Dbl eggs, Is cases eggs, bales hides,
6 pkgs paper, 4 cars coal, 900 lbs feathers, ESQ
lbs bacon, BE pkgs tobacco, - tons pig iron, 100
bbls rosn, $50 bbls gritS, $50 bbls lime 100 bbls
meal. 211 bales hay, 10 bbs whisky. 700 cases
can meat. - hf bbs whisky, 2o pkgs furniture
304 bushels corn, rs obls -four, cars lumber,
Dbl syrup, 81 pkgs tubs and pals, 8 pkgs Irvine,
case liquor. 10 sacks peas, 220 pkgs mdse, l
car cotton seed, 50 bbs cotton seed oil, cars
stone aud brick, 80 pkgs hardware.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24

New York, Feb 2l-Arrived schr Nellie
RokeS, Goold, Georgetown, G.
Cleared, schrs Jennie Hail, Hall, Fernandua;
Ellen NJ HAYES, burlington, st Augustine; Kate
E Clifford, Wright, Savannah.
Barcelona, Feb 17-Arrived, bark Jupiter
(Rusl, Johannesen, Savannah.
Sailed, Maria, for st Simon's Island.
Dover. Feb p Passed, banks China (Nor)
Thorge qsen, Pensacola for Newcastle; Salute
(Nor), stroag, Apalachicola for Antwerp.
Dakar, Feb 7-Sailed previously, barks Ansi
(Rusl, Hollstrom st Smon's Island: Christian
Wilhelm tNor), United States; Dagmar DAM,
Andreasen, do: Orion Ger, Gutenberg, do;
brig Trenmor (Nor), Olsen, Darien
Garston, Feb 20-Arrived, bark Canada Ger,
, Herman, Savannah.
Genoa, Feb IS-Arrived, bark Pohona (Br),
Jameson, Savannah.
Hamburg, Feb 2l-Arrived, bark Devon (Br),
Hunter. Brunswick.
Pernambuco. Feb 9-Saied, bark Bertha (Nor),
Jacobsen, Port Royal G.
Rotterdam, Feb 20-Arrlved, bark Marco Polo
| (Norl GunderSen, Savannah.
st Vincent, c V, Feb 19-Sailed, steamship
| Jessmore (Brl, Brunswick.
| Aspnwall, Feb 20-Arrived, brig Fl Sihley,
| Hichborn, Pensacola.
| Moutevideo, Jan 15-In port, bark Brilliant
| Nor, Iootz, fcon Brunswick.
Rio Janero, Jan % In port, bark Ida (Nor),
| JorgensGn, from Brunswick.
| Boston, Feb 2l-Arrived, schr Cora Dunn,
Harrington, Satllla River, Ga, via New YORK.
| Baltimore, Feb 2l--ArrIved, schr City of Jack
| sonviIle, Stiilwell, jacksonville.
Cleared, steamship Apex tBr), Smith, Coosaw,
| s c: bark Mary Lee (Sw) OLSEN, Pensacola;
| schr 1Iollie j Saunders, Lewis, Coosaw, latter
| sailed.
Bucksville, S G, Feb 21-Salled, schr H attic
| MEG Buck. Putnam, Point-a-Pitre.
Cape Henry, Feb 81 Passed, schr Nettie
| Champion, from Baltimore for Savannah.
| Galveston, Feb 21-Sailed, schr Martha Need
| man, Pensacola.
| Georgetown, S c. Feb l9-Arrived, schr Matte
May. Richardson, Philadelphia.
| Jacksonville, Feb l9-Saiied from the bar 18TH
schr Ann J,rrainor. for st Domingo.
| Key West, Feb t6-Arrve /, steamer SC, THAN
| (Br), Progreso. for coal.
| Newberne, Y c, Feb 21-Cleared, schr X
| Wilson, LuptOn, Georgetown, Q.
| Norfolk, Va, Feb 21-Saiied, brig Robert Dill
| lon, Savannah.
| Naragansett, l, Feb 19-At anchor, schr
| Satilla, Sclofield, Portland for Darien.
| Pascagoula, Feb 2l-Cleared, schr Willie Will
| liatns Bruce, Key West.
| Pensacola. Feb 2l-Arrived bark Constance
| (Nor), Petersen Barbados.
| Cleared, banks Marie (Nor). Tame, Eusenada;
| Annot Lyle (Brj Duncan Liverpool; North Star
| (Norl. Schune, Dublin.
| Philadelphia, Feb 21--Arrived schr Jno Rose
| Allen, Fernandina.
| Wilmington, n G, Feb 21-Cleared, schr Ida E
| Latham, Blatchford, Fernandina.
| fernandina Feb 23-Arrived. steamship
| Yemassee Bearse. New York; schrs Nellie T
| Hewlett. Brunswick; John H May, Zig s. do;
| Kit Carson, Smith, Gaudaoupe; J w Hall Jr,
Standish, Charleston; Geo NJ Adams. Fleming,
do.
| Cleared, schrs Anita Small Martinique; B
| Hubbard, 0Iehaffey, New London; Florence j
| do; Mary A TrundY, Dodge, do.
| New York, FEB 23-Arrived out, steamship
/ Umbria, New York for Liverpool.
| Arrived, steamship Gellert, Hamburg
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
DOES IL RAIN FISH2
a True and Very Simple Explanation
OF This Apparent phenomenon.
From the Philadelphia Times.


From the PhiIddeiDhia Times.
No doubt you have read stories of fist
and tadpoles coming down in toe rain, and
perhaps you were puzzled about such
strange things Isn't this a very reasonable
explanation of the uystery'
A party of travellers once encamped over
a dried-up pond in Africa which gave little
evidence Of ever having hold water. Soon
after terrific rIin-stol III came on, ill NJ
the place SO thai they were compelled 10
move to higher position! One OF the men
returning, however, for some reason, in
wading TO the lite u the camp fou I'd to his
amazement that the water was alive with
fishes
Opinion was divided as TO their origin.
part Of the men thought it was a case OF
spontaneous generatlun, while the najorlty
felt positive that they had raIned down.
The truth was that the rain mad so ked
down to the imprisoned mud-hshes. releasing
them from their baked cells AID surround.
ing them once more with water. The air.
bladders Of these fishes are divided into com.
partments, aud have all the requisi es Of a
true lung, and they are as truly amphibious
as the frogs and toads.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
HE FOOLED HERMANN.
A Spiritualist Who Almost Defied the
Wizards Powers.


Wizards Powers.
From the Neto York Star.
For perha IS the first time in his life Prof.
Hermann, the well-known prestidigitator
was mystiied last night During the past
week he has been entertaining Newark PEG
pie at Miners Theater in that town with
wonderful Illusions. He had just finished the
rabbit trick last night, by which he makes
two rabbits disappear before the eyes of the
audience, and had taken a third rabbit from
I pocKeJ Of gentleman in the audience
when spectator accused him OF having con
federates and offered to bet him $40 no
{ uld not do tie trick again. The professor
won the wager by taking IA rabbit from the
speakers pocket. Pie lakes will be given
TO the mayor Of Newark for the city's uoor.
When n rrmann started to give AIS expo
sure Of sprituaiism q fierce looking lite
sDirtuaist jumped on the stage AID said he
could not be fooled. Twice the professor
81 hout success. The third time he succeeded,
and turning to the little man found that
the spirltualist had the states under us
coat. Eacn time that the wizard had per
formed the trick the adept little gentleman
had by a slight-of-hand performance stoie.i
the 81 ties written upon right Hots. under
Herrnann's eyes and replaced them witt
clean states. Prof. Hermann said the ma.
was the best slIght-ot-hand performer he
had ever seen. IL noticed hin putt z the
second slate away. and thus saved himself
from defeat.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
his abilities beforehand.

Sam never does business wi h brass
band 1t is more than likely tina he never
trained for a diplomat-but he can play
poker
He is one of the best known newspaper
men on the Pacific coast, but he is the SIC p
lest looking bright man that ever played
practical joke on confiding tenderfoot,
and as humorist he is graded in Nevada
with Mark Twain and Dan de guile.
He has been a warm admirer of Mark
IVAN ever since the latter made his first
appearance as a lecturer in Gold Hill, New.
Twain was induced, afte great persuasion,
to make that effort by Joseph Goodwin and
Denis Mccarthy, then the pr prietors Of a
Virginia City newspaper. Davis was then
something of cub on the paper, and when
ne saw what a ''housen Twain drew it &C.
CURED to him that it would be a good thing
to "hold-up" the lecturer or his way bac.,
over the divide from Gold Hill 10 Vir ,inia
City. He suggested the scheme to Go ID
win and Mccarthy ard they thought pretty
well of it, and left the execution OF the job
to Sam. In those days highway robberies
we're frequent in that DeighborhOod, and
on the way to the ''dividen Mccarthy and
Goodwin talked nothing else to Twain.
For that period of his career Twain had
good deal of money with him, aud his
ealth made him uneasy. just as the trio
reached the top of the divide" and turned
UOWdTu NHgiuld ivy, Uuey 100 Gu SUI iellly
into the muzzles of two double-barreled
shotguns, and heard one of tle fellows who
held the weapons say SHARPLY;
Hold up your hands, quickp
Three pairs Of hands went up quicker
than flash.
"Well. I'm id" said Goodwin.
"That'll do for me, n said Mccarthy.
Twain said nothing, 50 far as known, and
If he ever told anv one what be thought the
facts have never been made public.
The hiChwaymen took all the money there
was in the party, who were thel ordered to
go on to the city, without looking back I'M
der peril of being shot. Twain went to bed
in the international Hot ! convinced that
he lecture business was not nearly SO pr tly
as it was painted, and but partly consoed
by the assurances Of his fellow victims that
they would raise money enough TO Sc d him
b ok to Sa Francisco in the morning.
Soon after he arrived there he received an
express pack &c with the proceeds of tbs
lecture, and an explanation Then his
speech returned TO him, and what he said
ould I'll a book, but the lurid air carried
off his eloque1ce before any one had time to
report it.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
THE EARTH,s MOTION.
Some Interesting Information About
the Ball on Which We Live.

the Ball on Which We Live.
From the Youths Companion.
The earth revolves on her exis in twenty
three hours, tifty-six minutes, and four
seconds. This time is required for one rota-
ton from a star round to he same star
again, The revolution is therefore called
sidereal day.
While tue earth has been turning on her
axis, she has been advancing in her orbit,
and 1t will take her four minutes on the
average TO come 10 the same position in re-
gard to tue sun; thus, adding ur minutes
TO the length of sidereal day, gives
twentyfour hours for 9 solar day.
The time Of the axial rotation has not
varied the hu dredth part of a sec nd in
1000 years. 1t may, therefore, be consd-
cred as lnvariable, an is consequen ~
adopted as Fundamental unit in astronom-
| ical measurement.
The Garth revolves in her obit around the
sun in 800. 20 days, giving another standar
measure of time, the leng h of the year.
/ he velocity of the earth in her orbit is
almost lncomprea ensible, for the huge
sphere spins along at the average rate or
eighteen miles in a second. The earth's
orbital revolution and the inclination of her
axis to the plane of the ecllptic cause the
changes OF tie season and the varying
iellRtu Oh Gay dnQ nlRuU.
The earth cas- more complicated motion
known rs the procession the equinoxes.
It consists of wabb.ng motion of the
pole of the heavens around the pole of the
elliptic in a small circle req lir,ng 25,O0O
years to complete. 1t is caused by the at
traction of the sun and moon upon tie earth
at the equator Consequently, ecliptic AID
equator do not cross at the same point, but
the equinoctial falls back each year fifty
seconds of a degree.
One effect of this movement Is to change
toe polar star, for to whatever point of the
ht av the pole points, the nearest star to
tina point is the polar star. The present
polar star will no longer enjoy that distinc-
ton, 5000 years hence, and the brilliant
Vega Will be the polar star, l2,O00 years
hence.
1Ge earth is moving through space. The
sun, carrying with HIM the planets, satel-
ites, comets and meteoric bodies following
in bis train, is ha teniug toward point in
the constellation HercIle at the rapid pace
OF e, 600 miles an hour.
1t mis bit seem that, travelling at this rate,
the goal must soon be reached. Such how
ever, is the uncomfortable distance of the
stars that more than million years must
pass befo e our sun and his ia silly, at their
present rate of travel, have SPAWNED the
depth of spac that intervene between the
present position and the shining suns OF
hercules.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-24
PROSPECTIVE DIPLOMAT.
SAM DAVIS QUALIFICATIONS FOR
KALAKAUA'S COURT.

He is a First-Rate Poker Player-His
Remarkable Achievements as a
Practical Joker - How He Got the
Better of Mark Twain and Increased
the Fame of Bret Harte.
Copyright 1881
WASHINGTON, Feb. ga Nevada news
paper remarks: Sam Davis, Of the Car
son appeal, who is strongly urged for the
Hawaiian mission, is not good enough
poker player to profitably represent the
great interests of this country at King
Kalakaua's court.
The Nevada newspaper either has no ac-
quaintance with Sam, or the gentleman
who made the remark knows him too we'll
If the paragraph was printed in the Terri
toriaL Enterprise, of Virginia City, New,
there would be no risk in assuming that a
( iendly hand sought in this way to give
Davis-in the event of his appointment-an
opportunity to exercise his accomplish
ments in his own quiet and easy way, with
out having too much attention Attracted to
his abilities beforehand.