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Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
We'll Advertised.

Last year Canadian firm inserted
 in the papers an advertisement of & stove polish, to which they gave the name s'Nonsuch," and which they re- commended in card headed "Hello l! Nonsuch." A gentleman who desired to write to the firm forgot their name entirely, but remembered distinctly the ssHellol Nonsuch." So he risked the consequences and addressed his com munication to "Hello! Nonsuch," add ing the town and province, and the fame of the article, combined with the quick intelligence of the postal author ities, triumphed every obstacle, over and the letter reached its destination.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
Curtain Lecture Topics.
Consult your wife.

Consult your wife.
 Better use, on rainy day, mind and pen than tongue and jack-knife.
 "All work makes Jack dull boy," and no work makes Bill a mean one.
 Every man ought to be heartily ashamed of gall on the shoulder of the animal he drives.
 A lie is the only thing that can be made out of nothing: the milk cannot contain more than is in the feed and drink.
 When the wife and children attend to the poultry, it isn't fair to exchange eggs for tobacco and machine oil.
 If the money expended for tobacco and whiskey were judiciously applied to the beautifying of our homes, what a lovely land would ours be!
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
ON THE WAR PATH.

Private despatches from the Connellsvie (Pa.) coke regions report gang of 400 drunken Hungarian coke workers on raid. They do not seem to understand that the strike was settled in their favor, and started out to close up the works in operation. They first marched to Morewood and drove the men out, and then went to the Alice works, where they also forced the men to quit work Considerable damage was done at Morewood and Alice, but no one was seriously hurt.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
BATTLE ONATRAIN
Western Lumbermen Have a Desperate
 Fight and Bespatter the Car.

A few days ago a terrific fight occurred in one of the second class coaches of an Omaha train near Chicago, which was participated in by forty or fifty ''log sailors." The sides and floor of the car were bespattered with blood, seats were broken and windows smash ed. The lumbermen, who nearly all carried half empty whiskey f1asks, fought with any spike each other. Many of them were quite seriously injured and none escaped with less than bloody face. Conductor Tenn attempt ed to quell the disturbance, but together with the porter and the brakeman he was driven until they were tired of fighting. The gang got off at small station east of Hayward. :
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
A Discovery.

It has been recently discovered in England that squirrels play promi- nent part in the destruction of fungi the search for which is the main object of their lively hopping and coursing along the ground. It is interesting to note that the squirrels feed by preference on the sorts which are unfit for hu- man consumption, such as Lycoperdon and the incredible species of Agaricus and Boletus.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
BOUND TO NAVIGATE NIAGARA.
Carlisle Graham DrOwns 8 Dog in Show
 ing How Easy It Will Be.

gate Niagara Falls, and on Sunday attempted the feat eXperimentally with new barrel, which he built on a different plan from the others that were wrecked in the rapids The barrel was of heavy white oak slaves, feet long, B inches in diameter and bound with iron bands. It was fitted inside with ham, mock, in which a dog was placed. Graham let the barrel go in the Canadian current two miles above the cataract at 4 :15 o'clock in the afternoon. In 2S minutes it dashed safely over the precipice and reappeared in the tor rent below the falls. The craft foated around near the base of the falls for 8 minutes and finally sank. Graham said that the water en- tered through air holes left for the dog to breathe, and the sinking could not have hap pened had he been in it. Graham will build duplicate barrel and go over himself in 10 days.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
In Pittsburg Natural Gas Main-Many
 Injured.


 Injured.
 A terrific explosion of natural gas main occurred in South Pittsburg, killing two men instantly, fatally injuring two more and hurting some fifteen others. Workmen were testing the main, before turning on the nat ural gas, by means of compressed air, They ran the pressure to seventy-five pounds per square inch, when the dead cap on the end of the pipe blew out, scattering debris in every direction. Several hundred workmen employed in the iron mills near by were just returning home and number of them had stopped along the trench to watch the experiment.. They were struck by the debris and flying missiles as though a bomb had exploded. The pipe was braced with heavy timbers and these were hurled into the crowd with terrible force. The workmen and spectators were thrown down by the force of the explosion. and one of the killed was hurled against brick building and his neck broken. A general stampede fol- lowed the explosion and scene of the wild est excitement ensued. The cries of the in- jured could be heard for several squares The killed are John Miller, single, aged 23 years, and John O'COnnor, single, about 9 years of age.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
A NARROW ESCAPE.

Aeronaut Perry Drops 700 Feet and is
 Seriously Hurt.
 Professor" W. K. Perry made an ascen- sion at Mount Holly, N. C., 12 miles west of Charlotte, few days ago. At an elevation of 700 feet seam in the gas bag burst and the gas escaped, the bag falling over the para chute and dragging it to one side in spite of the aeronaut's efforts to free it. The fall to the ground took only about 10 seconds, but was fortunately eased by the parachute Perry's shoulder was dislocated, his side and back were injured and one rib was broken Hes.has made more than 800 ascensions and has been hurt once before.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
REUNION OF VETERANS,
Battlefield of Chicamauga to be Converted
 Into National Park.

Great preparations have been made at Chattanooga, Tenn, for the entertainment of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land, which holds it's next annual reunion in this city September 19, 20 and 21. Notice has already been received from enongh different brigades and divisions of the Army of the Cumberland to insure the attendance of many thousands of veterans of the Uuion army. During the reunion the Chicka- mauga Memorial Association is to be organized. The society has for it's purpose the purchase and preservation by the government of the Chickamauga battlefield and the making of a national park there.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
VENEZUELAN CLAIMS.

The New Commissioner an Aspirant for
 Supreme Bench HOnOrs.
 EX-SOlicitor-General Samuel F. Phillips of the United States on the Venezuelan claims commission, is an aspirant for appointment to the supreme bench. He is an elder in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church in Washington, and an exceptionally fine lawyer. It would not be possible to repeat the scandals of the former Venezuelan claims commission under his eyes.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
THIRD CLASS POSTMASTERS.

IncreAseU SaIary Begins When Their Com
 missions Are Issued.
 First Comptroller Matthews has given an opinion that the increased rate of cOmpensa- tion of third class postmasters, under the act of March 3, 1883, re-adjusting the salaries of .postmasters, does not commence until their commissions are issued by the President and they have taken the oath of office. It was claimed by some of the postmasters, that the increased compensation began from the date of the order by the postmaster-general, changing the offices to third class. A great many officials and large amount ot money are affected by this decision.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
G. A. R. POLITICS.

Gen. Alger Said to Be Candidate for Com
 mander-in-Chief of the Order. didate for commander-in-chief of the Grand Army. The story is associated with one that says that Corporal Tanner, commission CT of pensions, aspires to the place, but in view of his present position friends deem it advisable for him not to be a candidate. Mir. Tanner is credited with having strong pull among the veterans for the place, but Gen. Alger's friends are said to be working up a healthy boom for him.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14

The Chicago Cycling Club will have tour from Indianapolis to Cincinnati during the latter part of this month.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14
GOLD IN THE BRICKS.

William Sondemann's Discovery May Make
 Him Rich.
 William Sondemann, brick manufact- urer, at Hastings Minn., having noticed the appearance of gold in kiln of bricks opened in his yard last week, had sample of the sand analysed by St. Paul chemist with the resulting discovery of .'pay dirt" to the value of $6 to the ton. The expense of working the bed is comparatively nothing.
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14

Sunday stole eleven bases in seven games. Rowe struck out but twice in twenty-siX games.
 Person has not stolen base this season. Clarke of the Washingtons is a promising catcher. He throws like a rife shot to second
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14


 MT. I. H. Frost, who for the past 31 years has been in the employ of the Fairbanks Scale Company at St. JOhnsbury, Vt., has resigned there to accept position as Superintendent of the local electric light company.
 The White Mountain Madi Gras festival will occur at Bethlehem Oil Sept. 3.
 John A. Barnes, for many years a hotel proprietor at North Conway, died recently.
 Stock has been subscribed for guaranty savings bank which will De organized at Hills boro' Bridge, N. H.
 has been elected Principal of the Stevens High School at Claremont, N. H.
 The Security Trust Company with a cap ital of $20O, ,O0O, has been organized at Nashua with Hon. David A. Gregg, President.
 MT, Alorzo w. Platt of Philadelphia and MT. Henry N. Chandler of Boston climbed Mount Lafayette last week in 1 hour and 55 minutes. It was remarkably clear day and distant mountain peaks could be seen in five different States and Canada.
 The Hillsboro' county delegation in the Legislature has voted to raise by taxation $20O,OO annually for the next two years of which $500 will be allowed yearly under the w. King of Nashua for services in compiling the county records. Hon. H. K. Slayton of Manchester and Hon. w. w. Bailey were ap- pointed Auditors.
 Farmers in Berkshire county, Mass, say that potatoes are rotting, and that rust has struck the vines of later varieties in many fields. peculiarity of the rot this year is that potatoes which appear to be perfectly sound when dug are in many cases worthless in from 24 to 2S hours. One farmer said the other day that he had that day in several cases refunded money taken for what he SUD- posed were first-class potatoes when sold.
 Sam Wise has fallen off in his play since going West. In five games this week he has made six errors and but four hits. He had but two errors in the previous IT games.
 The quickest run ever made on the Maine Central between Waterville and Bangor was made by the Presidential train. This tfail run the fifty-fve miles in siNty-two minutes.
 At Turner's Falls, Saturday night, Charles Sweeney, while crazed by sickness, attempted to kill both his wife and himself. She will
Connecticut western news., 1889-08-14

after that he said, "I could stop aly time if I wanted to-" He is dead now. What kill ed him? Rum! Rum. And yet among his last utterances was. ''1 can stop at any time." it. On, there is point in inebriation beyond which, if man goes, he cannot stop?
 One of these victims said to a Christian man, '!Sir, if I were told that couldn't get 8 drink until tomorrow night unless had all my fingers cut off, would say, Bring the hatchet and cut them off now.'" I have a dear friend in Philadelphia, whose nephew came to him one day, and when he was ex- horted about his evil habit, said, ''Uncle, can't give it up. If there stood cannon, and it was loaded, and glass of wine sat on the mouth of that cannon, and I knew that you would fire it of just as I came up and took the glass, I would start, for must have it." Oh, it is a sad thing for man to wake up in this life and feel that he is captive. He says: ''1 could have got rid of this once, but can't now. I might have lived an hon. orabfe life and died Christian death; but there is no hope for me now; there is no escape for me. Dead, but not buried. I am walking corps. l am an apparitiOn of what once was. I am caged immortal, beating against the wires of my cage in this direction and in that direction; beating against the cage until there is blood on the wires and blood upon my soul, yet not able to get out. Destroyed, without remedyr
 go further, and say that the inebriate suffers from the loss of his usefulness. Do you not recognize the fact that many of those who are now eaptives of strong drink only little while ago were foremost in the churches and in reformatOry institutions? Do you not know that sometimes they knelt in the family circle? Do you not know that they prayed in public, and some of them carried around the holy wine on sacramental days? Oh, yes, they stood in the very front rank, but they gradually fell away. And now what do you suppose is the feeling of such a man as that, when he thinks of his dishOnored vows and the dishOnored sacrament-when he thinks or what he might have been and of what he is now? Do such men laugh and seem very merry? An, there is, down in the depths of their soul, very heavy weight. Do not wonder that they sometimes see strange things, and act very roughly in the
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

hrE INTERVIEWING "FRoST" BELL BOZ.
be had been In the business all his life.
The trst day he worked he cried a good
deal for his mother aud still felt kind Of
hungry for the boyhOod be never had.
"Would you mind telling ME your pame,
my s0nP' Iqueried, In superior accents.
my home name Is Henry Clay Williams.
Here my name is Front"
What would you do II you bad your time
for a yearf'
IL would play. Never played aday in my
life that can remember. just polish my
trousers on a settec and wait till the Office
hOllers 'FRONT.' and then Iye got 10 run
up five or six flights, knock on the door,
and ind that some old pestilence Of a feller
has forgot whab II was be rung for. That's
what puts the gray hairs into boys
head"
.Who did you work for first"
az worked for couple OF feflers that run
the Palace Hotel / won't tell you the name
Of the town and won q tell you the name OF
the firm. used 10 eau 'em Messrs. Dewey
Little a. Owen Moore. That's what |
called 'cm Their hotel was called the
Palace, because the man that named il was
humorist IL was haunted, the house was.
Nights 1t was haunted by wicked spirits
and days 10 was haunted with the spooks OF
old, departed, billed dinners Did YOU ever
run across the ghost Of billed dinner!
think it ia the saddest sight l ever
smelled"
How did you come to take hold OF the
hotel busnessl''
'Well. my mother died Just as Igot ont of
skirts, and my father was poor hand at
the practice Of industry himself b1lt had the
theory all right and could find openings for
other folks bully. He got me the job a. the
Palace He then began 10 rest BE did
most OF his resting in the bar room of the
Palace He said once that he read in pa
per somewhere that the earth was the
Lords and the fIlness thereof He didn't
want the earth. be said, but II there was
any fulness left over he would be glad TO
get enough for grown person
Where il your father nowt'
"He is busy Just now filing a drunkari's
grave. II Is the first opening he ever filed
with any kind OF satisfaction. II my father
had put his talent into most any thing else
that he dad into oowlin' up, he would have
been . rich man and / could have gOt out in
the grass and played and had fun, instead
Of getting knce-sprung here IN a hot hotel,
breathing gas leaks and sewer gas, while
other DONS are CudStuE SlullEtAS-
You didn't like the Palacei"
s'No, did not ike the Palace"
"Nny nott"
'Wcil. the proprietors were clost, too
cl0st - suit iue. Old Dewey Little was the
mcauest mau / ever saw. He used 70 gum
up the Cas-buruers so that guest cOuldn
see % read, and then OF course would have
e. come downstairs and may be spend a
dollar a. the bar He was the meancst man
that ever walked. He used tn steal wipes
ont of the wash and go through the pockets
OF the ovcrcoats IN the check room I've
read a good many stories about Satan, aud
OF course he has had advantages that old
man Little never had. Satan has had
thousands % years 20 think u over and I'M
prove on hIs first amateur work, and 50
say that it W g'd be bard for anybody "a
really take BIS place bat say this, that r
, he ever should g5t disabled or have fe.on
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

CT his thumb or any thiog Ike that ard
want good uu6erst1ty. Ds~ey Little
could ruu things 80 that oniy a few heads
of departments, you know. would get onto
the faCt
~What do you thiuk Of apping N Amer.
cs
"Well. think it's ieSt Fitd'g On ia feet
arr e..eg % ~ ser supporting Bat it
sir 2 what it our1f % be. Ir ths OH coun-
tires every bcor -lns a ittie. but here Be =
cu.g the faeral 50 sat does ID and So they
are over-orke. We wcu.d rasher Eet a
rsczeI head al, dsv t-8r tc rst quarter
frro, Gre cr tro Outside of the 1Ig e. .es.
ff-s r-- ----st~ frr r-u BET Ha-e .n
Tew York "a Fittinv - - pretty good.
I've made dollar cav gIife ofler outsids
81 ny regular gay. which PsY s pretty
Blamed sraA Bel to~s vafrh the ofSca
q, zarr c.oss. teii T.u, ard some rooms -
fxat ever while s,hers gst m gaty SOW
servtce
FFhat vas r1ur best tipFi
aFFela st ras a sol.ar. Z ceiers We had
a tegr a-ranes ect1rer in No - He vas
re- srrssd ters uersuce lecturer. Thzt =. ha
bad eeea a rrau6e- and So fasilv be braces
cd. Sc ss-F1s. aad lreut eate t1e pattern Hs
scns weE - q lecturer a. a..owec. ard
GEcss sgsWss sAsss = assr sas as 2
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

k4e keea 5erkea cat CT tss gsstes. 4 80
seat u sussser his sssL ns loszee - a24
ssAa II sS4tsish, .a1 thea &c walked t2s
noeg cate = sEeii &ad lse4sd e4s II ths
siader Fa4al3y BE v4alsd ~ kEs. u l
s4s ~ es rssie1 - ~ tEaAs-.-t es-sLzsss
sltnegk to-a d :. b eoaseEs@ElsE- SAC yoss
@aa thai ~ Ea1 seeF~ls of great nass @1a
ersas actresses .o. &-d up "a = eFe-sk -a1
that h@1 tlas iesk % ~, ssd ts.t tie
~erd SooA-1 <zaes 49, thias &oeat 4 III
o~~fl~i SD -, @2d thea t1s rStcr.ea
lxet4rer lid n-< 70 tEias ~ "a @polka@Fls
o0liAe tn VI cons4zQn CO. kl2s N h1sky aza
hlgh 4ss. cous - AID people Il4t neat
70 lbs irctofe sal Il l2st lsl1 over @ay
tbibg they ever hs@sc as regards bsseschta'
qualities. aud streazth. and tenderness. 2Ed
al tat kind of business. tie w-s : wet
eyed lectufer, ssila - sg0tis 81 10 voice.
and be could gather 10 great EaaEY cbiieren
aDd young ladies' wheG Ia x0E tuned up lie
gave Ele . dol-1-r for working the sgollI4-
ais racket
Did you ever have any other queer ex-
per.encesf'
''On. yes, but Bet that xht = tel about
for tie paper D4t 1 remember once l
went " u bring down the baggage out Of
lO4, aDd 1t Was early yet, - tue chamber
maid hadn't been inIo tie room Ialw-ys
!Ook around rcotn when party j. le2v-
Ing u, % see toat set every tang, because
most men leave their night-shirts, and
sometimes they give he = dime for bring
ing them down. Homen never leave any
thing. fhey always look IL AL the dress
ing-cas drawers and then LOOK back over
the room Is they X out and then they come
back again just IS the elevator is about
ready % go down with then. and they do
not leave any thing al all but a wisp Of
hair aud shoe button with no eye 10 H.
" ell, under the pillow found this old gen
tleman watch and big roll OF money with
a rubber band around H. | took them down
TO him, and after he had counted all the
money aud found IL safe he gave nae bust
ed election cigar with awet end 10 It."
wv hat did you say 20 himi'
al told him / did not smoke on account OF
my heart"
Ibid you ever hear Of him againi"
"Yes, ho tried 10 run the elevator up 20
his h0Or somewhere that winter while the
elevator boy was out for moment and
they say the marks Of his front teeth can bo
seen on the elevator shaft yet. he did not
have time 10 make the remark, 'OucnH be-
fore his soul, such as il was, had 10 give al
account Of itself"
"What do you notice mostly about guests
when they come ini'
'Well, Judge them good deal by their
bags. You can't always tell by clothes, but
baggage means good deal Fresh people
have fresh looking. shiny baggage. Tx.
perienced travellers have sensible, but more
or less weather-Deaten bags ana trunks"
.sWhat is the general falling among
guestsir
''The general failing is to return the key
20 the room went up with man yester-
day that said his key didn't mt and he
couldn't open his door. When looked at
the key | saw it belonged IN Philadelphia
He Laughed kind OF foolish and pulled out
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
ME AND The BELL BOZ.
sFront" Talks OF the Gaser Thi8ss
he Has Sesn aad Heard

us h aaasry fsf tiss ssyh ss Never
Nd says shs sA4st ~ a t<osisd DtzAsE
A. the s~.sasst sigat 80 saassi-oa tAs
~ hsi~ Hs f. K.lhsx saellssa ~ F.ssF
ths aasesis.a figPsag >sst~si-
lCoEyrixhL iss& - Cigar !" Nss.l
The aotel bell boy las ueTeF lad What
niixhs be callssi TAR sA4sH ~ tue colaHAs
Of tA.s press. He lSs PA been Interviewed,
and Ia beng = Votes. rs sppsals for rec
oenitian have never been listened % The
bel boy Is the oonHectng ilaz between the
RDDer aAd lower order II bsings At the
hotel, that Is. hs nLs tae upper order after
II j. giyen-
Yesterday detained beii by with rel
hzlr Nno came ~ bring ne a pitcher of I'D
water, and AsAed him II he Noald mind be
lag iatery wed for publication he sad
ke wou. g not. pat would have ~ wait until
six o'c.coz, at Which time his days work
closed. aud ks would be AZ leisure AT that
hour be appeared at my door. He IS 4
medium sized O0y, but older than tnogg
a. arst be "a shf DC snyw here from i've
70 twenty wears old. Sometimes he looked
CO. sasy ald seselmes t.e other. de sad
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07

Tho object of tins article, writes
mcrcful hOrsenan % q Western paper.
is to protest against the general and
crml practice of overhead and over
tight checking, evidences Of which con-
front us ON every side; especially DO I
protest against tine letting horses sand
Tor hours ataf.me ON the street With
out amy relief from tbc torture- Of the
che,k-re.p. m tbe owners or drivers
Of horses r.slt.i what a torturing
strto 30 IS on a horse 8 neck 90 bc
forced to MAINTAIN this unnatural posi-
ton. tlev wogfd seo to it th1t they had
relief 8t least while Standing, even is
ru. t1r h2f minutes To realize Tire
effect that tCht-vneCkug has ou 70
horse. sfaud sui loas at thr ceiling ot
Your room dtro.tIy overhead iur ONE
minute ty tlo watch. and you Wit ne
glad to bold yoIT" head 1ud rIH tna
back of Your bead i0r relief. Then 60
down ou tho street and unDbecN tIe
tr- oter-ehccS hor-e vou come to.
aui vou Wil see that De too tries to get
hs read as luw ss ros h'c for Che sumo
rr7-or for rrHcf lt "a painful
sreht to One to VtIs th. streets of your
ctcs to observe tre horses st1udIu g
wlth beads and urgks dIfwn mro un-
natural and painful positions. Nn'c
tnrr owners sre at hu~.ers>. shopping
masking calls. efc.. cntr -of-e l'u ut
fr suffering H8-ts. The horses
pIf~.r manifest tar'r AGONY nv turn-
i-r fu1 adr fo sir tp shorten tnr
.
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
A Little Good Judgment on Your Pant

Enabled yuu To show luXuries which ne can
not afford. lie Will think YOU fell heir To
some vast estate, while the facts are that
YOU KNOW
Telegram-herald., 1889-07-07
CIV TELL YOU HOW.

In place o. travelling away off where the
Journey il tedious. where the mosquitoes
swarm in.cioutls. where the hotels are poor
and The table fare. is meagre and the beef
steak pounded 10 pulp, just look at your
Grand Rapids nome as SoutlerncrS view H.
take "a day al Nacatawa Park and another
at the Lake where lhc expense IL only "a trifte
figure what ii would have cost YOU to visit
the Nipi.on or tile White Mountains and
spend ihe amount YOU might have spent in
travelling in adOrning your homes, the spot
of all spots most dear TO a man.