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Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
A Checkered Career,

Prince Demetrius Ivanovitsch von Chiwa died few days ago in the poorhouse at Hamburg. He was once the petted son of wealthy family whose ancestors were undisputed rulers of the province whence he came. After receiving a military education he founded home in Paris, where, under the second empire, he played an enviable and important role. The Em- press Eugenie was among the numer- ous admirers of the handsome prince, who spent money as lavishly as the Emperor himself. But the absolute life which he began to lead soon robbed him of his fortune and reduced him to beggary. Before he went to the poorhouse he had become common boarding house deadbeat, and was fa- miliar with the inside of numerous prisons.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
THE BONNETsS BEAUTY.

The glory of beauty's bonnet,
 Which wins at sight our hearty praises, Is seen within it, not upon it, It needs not daffodils or daisies. Iris not the velvet, silk nor satin,
 Poised gracefully upon her head, Iris not the trimming ''this or that in,"
 Nor blended blossoms white and red. That rich attractive bonnet shining,
 A thing of beauty in the street Or church, is valued for its lining: A face that's radiant and sweet. The admiration of lover,
 Unkindled by the richest lace Or splendid planes that wave above her, Is lit by her fair winsome face. The heart beats quicker in the bosom
 Of one whose cheeks now red, now white Who's thinking of the orange blossom,
 A form of grace and eyes of light. He thinks of bright arch of roses,
 Where plighted lovers soon will stand; And when the ceremony closes
 No happier pair will grace the land. The glory of beauty bonnct's
 Which wins at sight our hearty praises, Is seen within it, not upon 1t,
 Itneeds not daffodils nor daisies.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
SUPERSTITIONS ABOUT BABIES.
The Customs They Are Subjected to Il
 Various Countries.

The Customs They Are Subjected to in
 Various Countries.
 In Ireland 8 belt made of woman's hair is placed about child to keep harm away.
 Garlic, salt, bread and steak are put into the cradle of a newborn babe in Holland. .-....
 Roumanian mothers tie red ribbons around the ankles of their children to preserve them from harm, while Est, honian mothers attach bits of assafe- tida to the necks of their offspring.
 Welsh mothers put pair of tongs or knife in the cradle to insure the safety of their children; the knife is also used for the same purpose in sofne parts of England.
 Among the Vosges peasant children born at a new moon are supposed to have their tongues better hung than others, while those born at the last quarter are supposed to have less tongue, but better reasoning powers. A daughter born during the waxing moon is always precocious.
 At the birth of child in lower Brit tana the neighboring women take it in charge, wash it, crack its joints and rub it's head with oil to solder the cran- ium bones. It is then wrapped in g tight bundle, and its lips are anointed with brandy to make it full Breton.
 The Grecian mother before putting her child in its cradle, turns three times around before the fire while singing her favorite song to ward off evil spirits.
 In Scotland 1t is said that to rock the empty cradle will insure the com ing of other occupants for it.
 The London mother places a book under the head of the newborn infant that it may be quick at reading, and puts money into the first bath to guar rantee it's wealth ill the future.
 The Turkish mother loads her child with amulets as soon as it is born and a small bit of mud well steeped in, hot water, prepared by previous charms, is stuck on its forehead.
 In Spain the infants face is swept with pine tree bough to bring good luck.
 In Americe the child is handed over to nurse with instructions to "raise it on the bottle. ."-Springfield Repub-
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
Was Once a Rover.

Henry Labouchere, editor of Lon don Truth and Member of Parliament for Southampton, was for years a rover in the wilds of the far West. Finally he settled down, and through family interest managed to secure an attacheship to the British Legation at Washington, but at the end of two years he was dismissed for enlisting American citizens for the Crimean war at the same time with Champion, the British minister. He then turned his attention to journalism, and after serving on the editorial staff of several London papers he started his own sue. cessful journal, which now yields him all income of upwards of $50, ,00o per annum. --.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
Fame Not Marked on His Handkerchief,

Representative Reed, of Putnam,
 was one of the legislative committee sent to inspect the asylum. There was a dance on the night the committee spent in the investigation and Mir. Reed took for partner one of the fair unfortunates to whom he was intro- duced. "I don't remember having seen you here before," said she. "How long have you been in the asylum?" "Oh, I only came down yesterday" said the gentleman, Gas one of the legislative committed" "Of course, ,' returned the lady; chow stupid am However, l knew you were either an inmate or member of the Legislature the moment l looked at you. But how was to know? It is difficult to tell which. ."-Albany news.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
.~s # ! ' CANAAN, CONN., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ss9
VOL. XIX.

poor little white coffin until 1t was poor no longer. Dad it clothed in roy al purple, and as he stood with folded arms and uplifted eyes, the figures of ''Faith' and "Hope" in memorial window seemed to say: ':Only be thou strong and very courageous, for the Lord, thy God, is with thee." Was it prophecy or fancy, who can say? The golden crown from an opposite win dow descended upon the silvered head of the white-robed priest saint-like, with a very glory of light around him. The choir softly sings: "Art thou weary" but at the fifth stanza:
 If still hold closely to him,
 What hath he at last?
 Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
 Jordan passed,'
 the notes of the little soprano died away in sob, and we left the flower- decked church and golden lights, and Sis was laid to rest in the peaceful little churchyard. Dad broke down once, and Symanthy, Dads oldest gal, forgot all save her great sympathy for him, and raising herself on tiptoe kissed him, and as the last words of the benedic- ton were pronounced, mocking-bird, as if to assure us that death is only seemingly sad, sang the widest, glad dest song I ever heard from the throat of bird; and so we left Sis with the music of the birds, the soft signing of the sweet old pines and the sound of the sobbing waves on the white, white beach, while Dad and his sad little band of mourners went away on their eight weary miles home in the darken- ing lonely night.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
She Was a NNatiye Daughter. {,

"So you're going to marry old Jones, are you, Maud3"
 "Yes, Cicely."
 "Awfully rich, isn't he3"
 "Yes, beastly rich"
 "But thought you were going to marry young Spriggins. Weren't you engagedT"
 "Oh, yes, indeed! But he has just gone abroad for couple of years. I expect to marry him when he returns"
 "Ohl And MT. Jonesr"
 "Humph! He won't last that long. Nothing like having nice young hus- band and plenty of money, too!"-San Francisco Wasp.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
HIS STOCK WENT UP.
How Major Riddleford Was Convinced
 of His Dogs Great Worth.

How Major Riddleford Was Convinced
 of His Dogs Great Worth.
 An angry-looking man called at the office of Major Riddleford. "I have come, sir," said the man, ''to tell you that while passing your house this morning your dog ran out and bit me-" "You don't say so!' the major ex- claimed.
 "Yes, do say so. I was walking along the road, attending strictly to my own business, when on a sudden the wretch leaped over the fence and bit piece out of me-"
 "You don't say sop
 "But, confound it, l do say so."
 "Oh, l see. You do say so."
 "Yes, I do, m moreover I want to know what you are going to do about it.''
 'I can't do anything; I'm no sur geon."
 "But I want to know if you are going to kill the dog?"
 "Killing the dog wouldn't help the wound, would it?"
 ''No; but it would be a great satis- faction to me, and I demand his death." f-. ..-
 "Did he jump over the fence and nab you?"
 "Of course he did,"
 "Didn't crawl under the gate2"
 "No. l tell you, he jumped over the fence." a@z- .
 "Did he go over with a clear leap or did he scramble on top?"
 "He jumped clear over; but what difference does that maker"
 "Makes considerable difference. A dog that can jump so high fence must be valuable. For some time 1 have thought that he was of no ac- count, and had intended to kill him, but now that you have given me so strong @ proof of his worth, why his stock goes up. He ehall live. Now, if he had crawled under the gate, or if he had scrambled clumsily on top of the fence, I should at once have signed his death warrant, but as he cleared the fence at bound l."
 "You are fool."s -. l. "Thank you. When he bites you again call around and see me. Good day. ."-Arkansas Traveller.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
What He Called & Coincidence.

"I used to travel around the country with patent fork" said the man with a green patch on his left eye as it came his turn to tell story. ssI am not going to say anything about the patent more than that no farmer ever got any benefit from it. wish to bring out what might be called curious coin- cidence and one that have kicked my self over hundred times.
 "It was in this way" he continued, as he got settled back on his seat. "Farmers have their weak spots the same as other folks. You can bit some of them by praising their build- ings, others by admiring the horses, others, again, through their hogs or calves. had way of hitting them all, and it worked to my great profit every time. When got up in the morning, after staying all night with farmer, got off something as fol- lows:
 "I had very curious dream last night. dreamed that was digging out behind your barn, just on line with big knothole in the sixth board from the west end, and unearthed a tin box containing $2,0OO in green backs. The dream was so vivid that I almost feel the box in my hands. There's nothing in dreams, of course, but never had one which seemed so real.'
 "Mind you, had taken notice of the knothole the evening before. Sometimes fixed the place behind 8 barn. sometimes near stump, or so many paces from certain tree or strawstack; but it was all settled on before hand. It wasn't one time in twenty that farmer would charge me for my lodgings after giving him this dream. It hit lem plumb centre, and they were only too anxious to get me out of the way so they could begin digging"
 "Go on," said several voices, as he made long pause.
 "Well, one morning, after lodging with farmer all night and getting his note for $50 for hayfork, related the usual dream in the usual way. This time it was buried-treasure beneath a stump near his barn. I saw that he was hit hard at once, and he left me eating breakfast and went down to dig. I was chuckling over his green ness when he came walking in with @ tin box under his arm."
 "You don't say!"
 "Dut do, and it was box he had dug out foot or so below the surface. It was broken open right then and there, and may be drowned for a yellow dog if the contents didn't pan out $4625 in just as good greenbacks as you ever saw"
 "But--but--"
 "There were no butts about 1t. He found the money and kept it as was his right, and no one ever came to claim it. This $2 bill was part of it. He gave it to me as reward for my dream, and I'm keeping it as relic to show what fool a man can make of himself. That's all, gentlemen all except l want some of you to kick me Gs soon as convenient"
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

Mrs. Simpkins (sentimentally)-Oh, how lovely it is in the country at this season of the year. Do you not pre- fer September and October to all other months for summer tours? MT. Simp- kins (entlusiastically)-Yes, indeed, we get board at half rates now.-New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
A FAIRY VOYAGER.

Afloat in the azure space
 Is fairy thing Who steers this-tiny craft!
 Hath it sail or wing? A careless voyager
 Through pathless waste, It loiters not by the way, - It makes no haste. It might be bird in the sky,
 It might be ship on the wave; It yieldeth itself in trust
 The king of the air is its slave. It is borne to the destined place
 Where the earth has cradle at need And the universe is pledged
 To nourish the thistle seed. Wide Awake for October.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16
GLOOM DISPELLERS.

GLOOM DISPELLERS.
 The man who skips his board bill should be made to walk the plank.
 Ignorance of the law excuses no one except policeman with ''pull."
 A good many people would be poor CT now if they had had more to start with.
 Many who teach the young idea how to shoot, apparently don't know that it's loaded.
 De Brushee.-Yes; Pm fairly in love with my work.
 Sinnick.-Lucky lover! You'll never have rival.
 Keene-There's trouble brewing for Americans, I tell you.
 Knott Sharpe.-How SO?
 Keene.- Because the Englishmen are buying up all the breweries.
 Chauncy Depew says:
 sThe American girl has had her day on English soil" And unless the mat rimonial market has been incorrectly reported, she has had fair share of English Knights, too.
 Put a beggar on horseback and he will ride to the devil; but he will never be able to show the cold, indifferent, naughty stare of the office-boy who swings in the ssOld Mans" chair dur- ing the latter's absence.
 Mrs. Walker.-Here is an article headed, "How to anticipate the Wealth er." Shall I read it?
 MT. Walker.-Is it by a signal ser vice man?
 Mrs. Walker.-No.
 MT. Walker.-Yes; read 1t.
 Carping passenger.-Why didn't you let me out at Thirteenth Street as asked you to2 Happy Conductor.-Oi m sorry tn trouble Oi gev ye, Ma'am, but Oi fought it shame t lave sich purity Teddy near sich an unlucky number. Oi m spakin' thruthl
 "No," sobbed great mans widow, the other day, "my late husbands ene- mics are determined that no memorial of him shall be erected"
 "Why are you 80 sure of that, Madam?"
 "Because they have started @ popu- lar subscription in New York to build monument to him."
 Belle.-I can't see, Mama, why you object to my marrying Jack Savers! He has a sure income of three thousand five hundred dollars year!
 Mother.-I am not SO sure of that
 Belle.-But I know it Mama, from his superior in the Custom House.
 Mother.-You careless creature! Don't you know he is Democrat?
 Mrs. Newhand.-What? Twenty cents pound for mackerel2 Why, the man across the street only asks six teen cents!
 Fishmonger.-Very good, Madam; but you must remember that my fish are all hand-caught; those you see op- posite are caught ill nets; it makes difference, you know. Mrs. Newhand,-Of course-how stupid of me! You may give me that large one there. %
 Colonel Bland.-Why, Harry, my boy, how are you? Ihaven't seen any thing of you for long time; but I watch your career closely, and you know am deeply interested in your future.
 Harry.-Thank you, Colonel. I know You are. Was just looking for you. Am in tight place, and want to know if you could let me have two hundred by noon to-day. | Colonel Bland.-Well-er- you see, am so solicitous about your future, can't even consider any prop osition relating to the present. Pretty day.
Connecticut western news., 1889-10-16

Dye and powder turn hair prema- turely white nowadays more frequent ly than fright. Snowy locks are styl- iSh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.

COFFEE-Therc Is firm feeling still noted on spo,
grades and demand continues fair. Sales 300 hhds
Santos No. 5, 1Shc. Fair cargoes quoted 192e. Mid
growtlS fair request Saeg 2,40U bags West Indies,
private terms. Tie speculation was fairly active on an
Advancing marke Influenced by bullsh cable advices
Eay day prices gained a26 points and there was
good buying for awhile, partly by shorts" Realizing.
Iool5 points, closing barely steady Havre advanced
gained has, pig. Receipts at Rio, July TO September
1859 All 900 bags time 1883, 900 bags same
tme 1857, 800 900 bags receipts Santos July b Sep
tenOer 8, 1888 Sso 600 bags same time 1883 22s 600
bags time 1887 100 coo bags total stock In New
York Saturday 2l9OI7 bags warehouse deliveries Satur
day, 7ls3 bags total stock In NewYork to-day, 2i s9
bags total stock IN Baltimore, 1879 bags total stock In
Newofeans lo1ll bags deliveries Saturday, l99 bags
stock IN United States 1913 324 bags anoat from Rio
steamer ~ August 81 50 900 bags ahOat from Rio per
sailing vessel TO August 81, 10000 bags; ahoat from
Santos per steamer aud sailing vessels August 81 $1,000
bags total 10000 bags total 423 32i bags same time
1888 2O3 bags same time 1887, 5l2 1873 bags same
time 1886 2jBa35 bags Sales here 10000 bags as fol-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
THE rPAnE IN CHICAGo.

Chicago Sept. Special. Hutchinson set OF some
fireworks pork crowd again to-day, his brokers bid
ding the October up Sill 40 Sll 80, and closing IL
1T sll 80. TLee was much trade. but there
plenty OF excitement. The ruiz which framed TO
October pork regular but which written 50 as u
DC Ineligible except the committeeman who
it, the text everybody tools Singer the chair
nan Of the committee when turned out the obscure thing
WAC back fIom the country and prepared TO explain 10
TO the word. But the who bought October pork and
who apparently have their order FROM some big manpu
pretended they couldn't under stand. iIutChliun
declared himself again. announcing clphJuca} ~ he
ola The other day, that he not running the q n hu
self end that far - personally was cone rnti Dc
tuai,y short little Some fellows recalled
that NJ. Hutchinson made the 7o'"m sort OF al Az
Just ago, when the wicked chag
ing him with mr1uatug a September wheat dea. While
October bOlk WUs. Notwithstanding rs dulness. very
strong other sort oil product weak January
pork even declined l2 cents closing with this loss barely
recovered and lard ana flb> both showed gains over
Satui Say. Wheat showed great change. December
opened ut "a sid up 70 4 and closed at 10 cents
Tie Minneapolis authorities threw out of their statement
~ 600 busfs OF wheat which was in those elevators
declared irregular September l. Il ucTe had been no
incident there, the visible supply would have u-
cipased about 700 600 bushels Thu market ar"t
might have pdysnced In spit" OF the bear
II Hutchinson had ~; turned seller at t tp. Corn
very dull speculative The local stock increased
fog the week 800 OOC bushels Wheat on the curb was
steady at 7Gaic for December
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-10
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
Boston, Sept. 3, 1889.
Monday, Sept. 9-p. IN


The selling ofiSt Paul and the buying OF Louis
vile and Nashville apparently for London ac-
co,,ut were the principal features OF hStlesS
speculation to-d:tv In the first instance, there
are reasons for believing thatthc orders originated
in York but the logical reply that the buy
inc in the other case might have been on the some
basis made TIE movement of prices irregular ana
uncertain The selling of st. Paul could be easily
explained by the necessities OF speculatOrs VINO
have sold stock they did not own they VIII nave
10 settle their outstanding contracts at some tlhe
and price and the subter1uge OF foreign seIllng
is NOT a novel one Tut manipulation on one side
NAV have been net with equal skill on the other.
II is certain that traders and small spectators
who have realized profits and perhaps sold some
thing more than their holdings, are predicting "A
serious reaction 1t is not impossible that greater
operators have prepared for effective support ana
a renewed advance when both will be needed.
The railway situttlOn in the Northwest is not
all that could be desired, and the indications are
not rare that the speculative manager has not
been ouSed. sharp war in rates may be begun
again by The Burlington and Northern, IL the
wishes OF certain railroad officials and Western
SPECTATORS are realized, but in that case. the
duty OF the Interstate Commerce Commission VIII
be plain. If the tlreatenings that are breathed
forth by that important corporation De carried
into operation the criminal prov lsOns OF the law
must be enforced In the uncertainty the market
WAS irregular, the fluctuations insignificant. aud
the maj variations, which were pretty evenly
divided. were only small fractions. Louisville
and Nashville WAS first in point of activity and
strength and. in spite OF At Slight reaction. 1t
closed / ;}-4 per cent above Saturdays last price
81 Paul was second in volume OF business. but
it, closed az its lowest point. with Il decline OF
~ per cent. The final trading was marked by
iIIeguldrity.
Tie Trust stocks were quiet and inclined TO
lower prizes The greatest interest was IN Lead
Trusts, which were heavy without important de-
cline. THE selling Of Cotton Oil seemed TO be
bv the same interest that in June positively
promised an immediate resumption of dividends
but the largest loss was suffered by Sugar Re
fneres tock, which fell per cent.
THE DAY IN TIE BOND MARKET
The Treasury bought S68 i 90 4 per cents at &c
and $4,000 of A l-2s al % "a. There were no
sales at the Stock Exchange, and quotations were
maintained as follows