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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
UNCLE REMUs'S' MOCKIYG BIRD

Joel Chandler Harris the author Of Uncle Remus :"
has boon flirting with two Of the muses. Thaia and
Eraio but declines 10 make public avowa OF his
inspiration. Three four years ago h. wrots A
poem and called IL " The Mocking Bird 1t was his
first oneace and he proved abb by burylng the
treasure deep In the rccesses of his editorial desk
Last summer a hooking bird perched a telegraph
mole I'm front OF The Atlanta Constitution" office
and began singing. The sweet voice warbled through
the building and reached the ears Of Harris and his
colleagues who were discussing journalistic affairs
NJ great moment. Their tongues were sllenced by
The melody OF the sOags'er and they listened TN h,
had finished his lay and departed. Then Harris went
10 his DESK raIed mass OF papers. brought out
his own long.lost Mockng Bird and read II aloud
His hearers went into rhaIsOdies over the beautiful
lines and voted unanimously that the poem be sent
10 Tarpcrs- or The Century The poet demurred
hut he was overrled and "The Mocklng Bird" starte
nOrthwsnl that night In The cours' Of week liza rls
received from the publishers oior OF 800 for the
lines, bat by that time his mudesty had resum ii It's
sway and no declined 10 sell. The poem, NJ his
earnest request, was returned aud now occupies III
isvorlte corner in "uncIe Remus's" desk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
ABALLAD or NANTUCKET.

O. Margaret Bradford sitting there, think you you'n
doing right
A.stringing on your Kittens tail those spools that 4,
so Tight
Pause In your mad career, my dear, and listen unto
Let 60 Of her tail and I'll tell you one Of the ever
sounding sea.
IT'S bit of Nantucket's gospel truth, which heard
In the Captains Room
From a grzzled seadog. harbored there In the even
ings gathered gloom;
He talked in low, confdng tones. while bis cesr,
cerulcan eye
Bespoke him an unaffected soul, unable tell lie.
III.
In the summer of Eighteen sktytwo-the day he re-
membered we'll
A pedler down from NewBcdfon came, win
number of clocks 10 SELL
They were patent alarm. sefwlnding clocks which
couldn't get out of repair.
For thorough selfcleanng clock was eacn' - INC
pedler did declare.
But alas his pedding bore no fruit, he couldn't DIS
pose Of his stock,
That was the year when the bucfsh falsd, aud |.
never sold clock;
So after week he gave it up, with sigh as long as
mile,
And he carried away as many clocks as he brought
to the beautiful isle.
As he took the steamboat to quit the town he uttered
an awful curse
And at sight Of his spurned but superior wares bis
temper grew and worse
TIL all of sudden he sprang at the clocks with
laugh OF maniac glee,
And he pitched them like he pitching quots far
into the vastly sea
VI.
msn-eating shark,
Who was out that beautiful summer day for cssu"
coastwise lark
typical rash and hungry shark, Of his diet eares'
he
On two of those lovely clocks he seized and bol'e'
them merrily
That was o'clock IN the afternoon, the alarms wer'
set for 8,
And prompt on the hour they ratified away WHO NV
shark did sore repine:
He stood on his head and ne watzed on MS 'dn III
wild convulsive way,
But the clocks held fast in his great big throat ana nS
certainly come to stay.
II the clocks had been OF the common SORT 'ne '"'
had soon run down,
But they were not built in a slp-shod way mo
pedler assured the town;
0, no. they were patent selfwindlng CLOCKS WHICH
moth nor rust could reach,
For they all thorough selfcleaning cloen ana
guarantee vert with each
TX.
Was ever shark in such plight. Since Een"eh
Sixty-two,
Al o of morn and Q OF eve each day the long yes
through,
Two inward voices blent in one as loud Is 'osnO'
rise.
No wonder then If he swims sgh~t M MS ~0'"
quenched surprise.
And O, what makes the matter worse, whet maSs
the shark declare
That he has taken up a cross beyond his strength
bear, a,
What makes him for his last long sleep most ferven"
to wish
Is to be hailed on every side the seas most stnk'
fish, RICHARD sCUDDR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
srBpBrsE FOR THE DUDE
"a Portland Oregonian.

from The Portland oregonian .,orv tnelcebs
Frst-st merchant tells OF very cry TUE TUESDAY
n,Ich happened in front Of MS s'o DOORWAY BESIDE
yous, dimraies waiting for strcet ct ~ ssscserstei
sse along attenuasd sPess a. o. ssrde
dude. with pair OF pinee hes or pretending 10 ms,
p prom ase lady FOR dummy 'o.h ms sca ms Il
a. IL 10 examine the quality ., shirled BY ssls
Gls ss Ss% arm ''sa On aSd
hat driving 1t down sUsr h,s enc sscsssa, ,s b.
exingssSsg him head and amid Ss
& ,s"shssr Of the spsctsiors ne ss 70 ssssS
rssumsd her ststqse2v: poe ~.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08

illustrations Of California Hbernlanisn' 'nousn
whether the notion that the champagne ATMOSPHERE
Of the Golden state works real change OF any hno
IN the Irish character is wcounded or NOT, is moro
than a little doubtful. However that may oc' ''r'
Jessops stories are all Interesting II nor al
~, nr,,ten. The most humorous OF them Is /" The
ode. and Fall of the Irish AglF perhaps the most
.,4isc is A Dlssolylng View Of CalTick Meagher"
tho most sensational and least probable Is The Last
~ the Costclos' while "Under the Redwood Tree
Il picturesque and pathetic. They are all good enough
m warrant their preservation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
PRICES OF ORIGINAL EDITIONS.
n % DI.nadnlnhla NnWs

From The Philadelphia News.
"The original editions of modern authors 81
Craig Ritrhie the bibliophc, are always IN aem, s
at a considerable premium above the pnbisoers ~; "
In some case, this IS oA account VI the Value yw.is
plates or illustrations with which they arr enDeIss,
at least this was the original reason TOT Sssevs
premium upon rare first editions; bur now !, q "a
iiISt editions without plates are sought f9 am ton
lectors at a greatly increased value and -. ~ nov
that many first editions Of popular wonnsh'cson-
bringing upward of ten times the price Of xoy could
Then you consider ! said ,oss
Yes, he replied. u have purr hasea IN brin,
with great care and think they VIII gesix beyoR
more than I paid for them, some ,s,s,ee nj
the prce of my purchase. Take. for lnsss as xhici
set OF the works II Nathanel lawiho,I"o., ,ns prize
| paid rs cents volume the original Sem, As 700
have owned these works for many !eaIS bad no
NAV determine and up to short time ago WITH
Ides that their value had lnc.easI VS.
i nss 's age hut one day. when booE
calling at the store OF ,ta Vincrsased yslus
seller chatting Win mn, when g,s he casually =
aiaS that The first editions of law 'no,i s wouli
,rSch originally cost about 10 cents Led ard
wiz hSng 40 per volume. | was quitc ,haaFyalue q
dolIcbted al this remarkable incrssr ~ hornc IN mnd
LIE hooS or course. il should pe po ,as TO bs
these DOOM . ~ book, even II 10 hspp<Ss .mIty
that s,,,on is governed more or less oy ~ st edt
a. n tor cxampie ByrOns Age Oh bro nos. brought
a. ~ iso5 uncut and IN soon 10y ~ other works
uon oi recent sab, while msny oi MS ", sir Walter
but 20 az ~ shoye and below this sum- ~, bslov
VIII soli m a, mis- same sale were soid e'nya sod
ocoue "a nns volumes OF nrst ~iuVn,, "a
this nsrn .,I,ry sum Of IS. II may De m,nHshed IN
Ior .h i that Hawthornes bist worn, awe
1s3: Wa %assed out OF print long ago, AZ. srs.yed
ms oovn nrsoten but this would not sassrous n
almost or r0 AS IN later years he was NOT u''
cIaming It's autnotshiP'
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
EAST CANAAN.

There is about the usual amount of moving this spring Geo. Shove moves near the furnace and will work for the B. R. Go. ... Ezra Roraback and family move to the Lorrain house under the mountain. Josiah Gill cite moves to l.. 0. Adams house near the church. Geo Green will occupy the Mccormick house on the hill =. Peter Hicks leaves Canaan and will live in the Monahan house, near Lyman Dunning's. Geo Griswold goes to Ellsworth and will work with his father.
 Mrs Sarah Griswold, from Ellsworth, is visiting at Harry Holcomb's.
 Geo. s. Dunning has been appointed postmaster in thls village.
 The annual meeting of the Ecclesias- ticaI society was held last Saturday Notwithstanding the unusual expense of the society the past year, repairing and painting the church and chapel, mourning an expense of over three hundred dollars, every dollar of which was paid April 1st, and we start off the new year free from debt. William Fuller will be retained as sexton. ssThe right man in the right place."
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
Fast Day Proclamation.

Pursuant to ancient custom and in humble recognition of our dependence upon Almigh- ty God, I hereby appoint Friday, the nine- teenth day of April next, as day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer.
 As our fathers were wont upon an appoin- ted day in each year to join their supplica- tions unto the Great Giver of Mercies for His blessing and benediction, so I earnestly in- yoke the people of this commonwealth that upon the day above designated they lay aside their customary vacations, and in humility, penitence and prayer, devote it as day of fasting unto the Lord. And I entreat all that in their homes and accustomed places of worship they reverently beseech Him who is our God, even as He was the God of our fathers, that peace and plenty, happiness and prosperity may abound within cur borders, and His great name be glorif1ed among us. Given under my hand and the seal of the
 State. at the Capitol in Hartford,
 this twenty-second of March, in the s~-, year of our Lord one thousand }L.s. eight hundred and eighty-nine, and '--, of the independence of the United
 States the one hundred and thir-
 teenth. MORGAN G. BULKELEY. By His Excellency's command: R. JAY WALSH, Secretary of State.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
SHARON.

Beginning to-day, April 1st, we will receive our mail in the morning instead of the afternoon as heretofore. aS
 Mrs Mary Bedding is erecting barn on her place lately purchased of David Cole. -'
 Frank Loucks, of Mott Haven, N. r., was home over Sunday. >S4
 H. c. Rowley is shingling and other wise repairing his residence.
 Major M. Kelley, of Bridgeport, was here to attend the funeral of his father, Thos Kelley.
 Mir Grant Wheeler and Miss Lillie Dowd were married at Amenia, March 2lst. Grant works Dunham & Leavan's farm this year. Henry Wheeler has taken B. B. Reeds farm.
 B. $. Reed is repairing his tenement house, to be occupied by Henry Wheeler.
 Chas Louck's little boy was very sick, but at this writing is much better.
 Chas Davis, of Pine Swamp, has hired John Dowd's farm.
 Spring seems to have set back in the shape of snow storm, Sunday. MT and Mrs Chas Cudworth, o1 Hudson, N. Y., are visiting friends at the Valley. A few of our young people gathered at l.. M. McFarlain's, Tuesday evening, to make him farewell call, which they did in the most approved manner, as they fingered until most morning.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
SHARON VALLEY.

F. B. Sperring arrived home from Avon Park Florida, the last of the week Jay TenBroeck, of Hlllsdale. moved into the Hitchcock house. He is to work with his brother, VanDell
 John Monahan left April 1st for Chatham, N. Y. His many friends here wish him success.
 MT Hiram Traver and his son, Chas are moving into their new house, known as the Harriet Osborn place. We welcome them among us
 Layfayette Townsend remains about the same.
 Geo. Handlin is quite an invalid al- though he IS around with the help of a cane.
 Silas Carey has taken the F. Landon farm and intends working it on shares the coming year.
 A change in the running of trains on the H. R. R. has been made by which we get our New York mail at about 10 a. m., which of course pleases us all.
 John Curtin, of Waterbury, former resident of the Valley, is making his many friends here visit.
 Capt. M. Kelley, of Bridgeport, was in town last week to attend the funeral of his father.
 MT and Mrs Cadman, of Hudson, have been making short visit with tho family of MT H. Middlebrooks.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
NORFOLK.

Mrs Bellows returned to Norfolk last Wednesday, after spending the winter in New York. Mir and Mrs Porter are spending few weeks in New York and vicinity Mrs $ J. Beach has been seriously ill, but she is now slowly improving O. M. Snow tried to block up large stone with his foot, up at the quarry few days since but without success. and now he is just getting around little with cane. The new barn at the J. B. Eldridge place, at West Norfolk, will soon be under way. MT Eldridge will have a model farm when he gets through with it. w. A. Thurston, c. D. DeMars and Fred Darrow spent few days in New York last week. They claim to have seen the elephant, but say that he did not step on them. Frank Cone starts this week for Gala fornia. We wish him success in his ventures in that distant land. .. M. F. Grant has bought of Mir Shepard, the place where B. D. Ives has lived for several years.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
CANAAN VALLEY.

Moving day with all it's discomforts and unpleasantness is at hand.
 A large flock of wild geese went northward last Thursday.
 ). H. Benton started for Montana, March 25th., to join his brother, who went west about two years ago.
 Several from here attended the tenn perance meeting at North Norfolk on Saturday night.
 David Kennison, of Sandisfeld, is moving into the house vacated by Worden Gangell. and will work for Wallace Garfield the coming season.
 A. B. Benton now drives four-hun. dred dollar span of blacks, which he purchased of w. H. Minor, of Monte rey.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
SALISBURY,

Schools re-opened Monday, after g weeks vacation. Judge Warner has been quite ill for several days, and at last reports was not improving much. =. Mrs Wright and family have moved to Brooklyn. Will Speed will occupy the house vacated by them. =. H. F. Landon, of Sharon, formerly 8 law student with D. T. Warner, was in town over Sunday .. M. R. Wilcox and wife, of Sheffield, are stopping at Lawn Cottage at present. Bert Gay is clerking in G. H. Clark's store in the place vacated by Ward Pulver. =. Miss l.. Bostwick of VanDeusenville, spent Sunday at s. A. Stoddards. Mrs Eliza Blodgett has moved into the house with Dell Seeley Master Fred San ford is spending his vacation at Rev J. H. Georges. =. Miss Susan A Clark spent Sunday in town. Ralph Eggles- ton has gone to Millerton, N. Y., to work in 8 telegraph office. Service this "Wednesday evening in St Johns church. Preaching by Rev T. D. Mar tin, of Pine Meadow.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
LAKEVILLE.

True to the old adage, as March "came in like lamb," it event out like ion." We thought Saturday morning and Sunday that Spring had had relapse, and it was again mid winter. . The district schools closed last Friday for weeks vacation. The members of the Salisbury Iron lodge gave an entertainment in Academy hall on Saturday night for the benefit of one of the brothers. .. Will Perry is home from college on vacation :. Miss Nellie Chapln, of Sheffield, has been visiting friends here the past week. Miss Tillie Jennings went to Hartford April 1st, to accept posi- tion in an orphan asylum. On Friday evening last about thirty-fve of her friends gave her genuine surprise party, as a farewell. .. Rev David Phillips has gone to New York to attend conference, consequently there will be no preaching service at the M. B. church next Sunday Between fifty and sixty persons went from this village to attend the silver wedding o1 Capt and Mrs Wm. Bartle at Ore Hill last Thursday evening. All report g pleasant time.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The Housatonic agricultural society held their last farmers institute for the winter season at the town hall last Wednesday. There was forenoon and an afternoon session. Theodore s Bald win, president of the society, intro duced as the leading speaker of the occasion, Edward Norton. secretary of the American Guernsey cattle club, and overseer of the Elmwood and Farming ton, Ct, creameries. The subject of creameries and the benefits to be derived from them was discussed by Mir Norton, M I Wheeler, c N Gilbert, of this village; J A Kline, James Row ley, F B Rowe, c B Benedict, Eugene Miller and T s Baldwin, of Egremont, and others.
 It is announced that Mir E D. Strong will soon return to this village and enter the dry goods store of R. H. Moore, on Main street, as clerk.
 The annual meeting of the Cong'] society was held Thursday afternoon, and the following officers were elected Clerk, R Prindle :; treasurer and col. lector, Miss Frank Girling; new mem Der of the executive committee, Reu. ben R Brewer. The meeting voted $1, 800 for contingent expenses, and $1, soc for the pastors salary.
 The annual meeting of the fire district will be held April 12 The meat market of James Wilson, on Railroad street, was entered one night last week and several dollars in money and four large hams were stolen.
 The cellar is being dug for a new house at Edgar Baldwin's place or Castle street.
 A snow storm prevailed in town Sun. day and this was followed by thunder shower in the evening.
 William Gorham has the cellar dug for new house on South Main St.
 Rev F. R. Marvin, pastor of the Congl church, and wife, who have been to the Bermuda Islands, are ex pected to return home this week.
 The High school began last week and the common schools began Monday.
 The new board of selectmen, com posed of w. w. Langdon, Charles Miner and John B. Chadwick, have organized with MT Langdon as chair man.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
WEST CORNWALL

Joseph Memmott has returned home from Brookfeld, and will soon move with Mrs A. Miller and family to their pleasant residence on Golden Hill"
 George W. Shepard spent last week in the Assembly at Hartford. John Q. Adams and wife, of Negau- | nee, Mich, are among friends in this vicinity.
 Dr W. F. Battam, of New Milford, illustrates dentistry at the hotel on Friday.
 Edward Lowell, of Amenia, has pur- chased the D. s, Cartwright farm, on | the Sharon side. and moved his family there last week
 Dwight l. Rogers has closed his school in our village for two weeks vacation.
 David Ross is moving into his new residence, which Is an additional charm to the village.
 Will Butler and Charles Brazie, of Lime, spent Sunday at M. G. Buffers. Mrs Frost Is soon to commence repairs on the Rocky Dell cottage. Charles Wolf is moving out this week.
 Miss Hattie Rogers has returned to North Cornwall after winters sojourn at Leets Island.
 George l. Miner superintends the Rogers farm another year.
 Mrs Wm. l.. Rogers, of Brooklyn, who has been visiting friends in Corn wall, returned home last Friday.
 Mrs Irving, Scoville, of Plainyille, is still at Mrs R. I. Scoville's, her little daughter having been very sick with bronchial pneumonia.
 l The trout1ng season will soon com mence and in consequence c. M. Hall has in 8 fine assortment of fishing tackle-frst- class six jointed rods only $1.OO.
 Miss Jennie Armstrong, the celebra- ted vocalist and whistler, who has at different times given entertalnments here, died recently at her home in Can ton, N. Y., very suddenly. ' The foundation for the new creamery is being laid and 0. w. Marsh x Son are to erect the building.
 Miss Edna Dean teaches the school in her fathers district the coming sum mer term.
 Mir and Mrs Wood have fine avon of the late John B., presented them by their three remaining sons.
 George Oldfeld bade adieu to West Cornwall and it's festive scenes last week having lately been stationed at Stockbridge as agent. His departure is regretted by all, and his many friends wish him all manner of good wishes and success in his new field of labor.
 Thomas Fem closed clerkship oi eight years with Smith < Sons last Saturday night, during which time he has haen very affah1a and conrtanna tc their large army of customers, who will miss him from his daily routine behind the counter.
 Dea R. R. Pratt, of New Milford, spent Sunday in town.
 Joe Cole has moved to the little cottage on the corner. He is to run Cochrane Bros. meat wagon another year.
 David l.. Smith is in New York the present week buying goods for the spring and summer trade.
 Rev Samuel Seville, of Stamford will soon fit up summer residence or Cream Hill. Builder J. H. Cole will dc the job.
 The community were shocked to heal early Monday morning of the sudde1 death of MT F. l.. Dana, at the resi- dence of H. 0. Hart, where he had made his home for many years. Hi almost daily presence from among u' will be sadly missed. He was sixty two years of age. He died of neuralgia of the heart.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
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The readers of the CONN WESTERN NEWS will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being 8 constitutional disease, requires 8 constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength, by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing it's work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimoni als. Address,
 F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, Toledo, O.. sHr Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
The Great Inventor,

The inventor of the "Pigs in Clover puzzle is Moses Lyman, farmer living near Waverly, N. Y., He has large number of children and keeps great number of pigs. One day he wished to amuse his youngsters and the idea of his famous puzzle came into his head. He thereupon made out of piece of wood and little pasteboard the origi- nal of the "Pigs in Clover" A toy manufacturing firm in Elkland. Tioga county, Pa-, heard of his puzzle and made him handsome offer which he accepted. A fortune has already been made out of the fascinating little device Standard.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
A Sound IL egal Opinion

B. Bainbridge Munday Esq, County Atty, Clay Co.,, Tex. says Have used Electric Bitters with most happy results My brother also was very low with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, but was cured by timely use of this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his life"
 MT D I Wilcoxson, of Horse Cave, Ky, adds, like testimony, saying: He positively believes he would have died, had it not been for Electric Bitters
 This great remedy will ward off as we'll as cure all Malaria Diseases, and for all Kidney, Liver and Stomach dis orders stands unequaled. Price soc and $1. % at W. H. Camps.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
He Won't Sell Cards.

Ton can ransack Postmaster-G General Wanamaker's shop ip Philadelphia from cellar to garret and there's one thing you won't find, says The New York Sun. There is scarcely household article that the postmaster general Is not ready and anxious to sell you. Socks, aprons, bonnet ribbons, ploughs, needles, soap and everything else can be had for cash, but the one thing-a pack of cards cannot be had for fortune. You could take SI. GOO, 900 into that shop and it could not buy the papers for the seduc- tive whist, the entrancing poker or the wild, harum-scarum and ruinous faro game. The postmaster-general doesn't baleve in cards.
Connecticut western news., 1889-04-03
COLEBROOK,

About three inches of snow fell here on Sunday.
 Miss Josephine Smith commenced her school at North Norfolk on Monday.
 B. F. Sage has gone into the employ of the Borden Condensed Milk Co.,, at Brewsters, N. Y., and commenced work last Monday.
 The Rev G.. W. Remington has been very sick with pneumonia, but is now somewhat improved.
 The creamery at Robertsville is now being built, and it is expected that it will be ready for business early in May.