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Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
BERKSHIRE COUNTY,

William D. Shepardson, of Lenox, bas in his possession four dollar bill which was paid to his grandfather, Amos Shepardson, in 1776 for services rendered in the Revolutionary War.
 Mir Mahanna, of Lenox, recently re- moved an elm tree, 13 inches in diame- ter and over 20 feet high, 8 distance of half mile to place where it was trans planted. He employed 12 men and 8 horses on the job.
 It is said that there is talk of starting 8 line of coaches to run from Williams town to Harrington twice week, the trip occupying two days. It is proposed .o use four horses and have relays at Pittsfeld. The idea is a good one and will be immensely popular if it is carried out, as it is likely to be some time next month. Lee Cleaner.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
FINDING THEIR LEVEL.

The census returns are humiliating to many towns that felt bigger than they really are, or that supposed they were growing like green bay tree and ab- sorbing the population, wealth and business of neighboring towns. Because they wanted the earth'' they supposed they had it, and fence ar ound it too, but the census enumerators could not find the fence nor the great, big town s that were supposed to exhist by the shouting which tue boomers have done during the last ten years. Many towns have passed for more than they are worth, but the census enumeratols have unmasked the and correctly sized them up. What revelation to towns that felt they had outgrown their clothes and that supposed their humble neighbor's overcoat would not make them vest pattern. but the census shows whose garments need enlarging and whose are already large enough.
 New Milford IS fair illustration. It
 
 has a board of trade constantly endeavor- ing to boom the place. It has built a grand summer hotel, established quite number of manufacturing industries, increased the number of it's stores, has provided accomodations f,r county court business, built tobacco warehouses, has cattle shows and fairs, fremen' s parades, and all sorts of schemes to keep up appearances, and it has news paper devoted almost entirely to boom- ing the place, but alas, the census shows that the population of New Mil ford has increased only 16 within the last ten years. 6 What fall was that my countrymen.
 The editor of The New Milford Ga zette while endeavoring to boom New Milford has not failed to ridicule North Canaan and characterize its streets as cow-paths leading to fields where not a sound broke the stiffness of the air except the lowing of the kline. He too has had revelation and he now dis covers that North Canaan has made no fuss and parade. supports no silk hat brigade, made no inflated business ventures, yet has quietly, steadily and safely increased it's industries, has not tried to support ten saloons las New Milford does) but has maintained law and order and kept the town desirable as permanent residence for it's native population, and attractive to those seek ing place to locate, consequently there has been a steady, healthy growth, and to-day there is no heater, more tidy, pleasant, attractive and homelike village in Litch6eld county than North Canaan is, and it's population has also increased no in the last decade, while New Mil ford has increased only 16. In other words, the tortoise North Canaan) has increased ove1 seoe,e per cent, while the hare (New Milford) has increased Jess than one hayf of o'ae per ce,,t and further more this is no fiction like the fable of the race between the hare and the tortoise.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Central Now England x Vest
 ern R. R. Co.
Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.

Commencing Monday, June 18th, 1890.
 GOING WEST.
 Leave Canaan 600 m, Poughkeepsie 800 m. arrive Campbell Hall 1905 nr. connect ing with P & B and N o w R.
 Leave Canaan 800 a m, mixed train for Campbell Hall.
 Leave Hartford 6.45 m, Canaan 8.43 a m. making close connection at Boston Corners with north and south bound Harlem trains; beck, arrive at Pokeepsie 1105 m, leaving passengers for north and south bound trains on Y C& Fl R R R, arrive Campbell Hall 12.12 m, leaving passengers for points on PP&B.
 Leave Hartford 1925 m, Canaan 123O D m, close connection with Harlem south bound train at 1.2O p m, at Boston Corners, also leaving passengers for Harlem north bound train at 2.1O m.
 Leave Hartford 11.25 a. m., Express for Bethlehem, Allentown, Reading and Harris burgh, stops at Simsbury, Winsted, Norfolk, Canaan, Lakeville, Boston Corners and Poughkeepsie.
 Leave Hartford 3.25 p m, Canaan 530 p m, Pokeepsie 7.35 m, arrive Campbell Hall 8.35 D m, making close connection with Pacific Express on N o & w R R for all points west Leave Hartford GAO p m, accommodation train for Canaan.
 Leave Hartford, Sundays only. 8.95 m West Winsted $50 m, arrive Norfolk 10. 10 a m, leave Winsted 800 p m, Norfolk 3.24 p m, Canaan 3.48 p m, Po'keepsie 600 m i; arrive Campbell Hall 700 m, leaving passen- gers for N o X w express train for vest GOING EAST. Leave Canaan 6.10 m. close connection at Winsted with Naug train, leaving Winsted at | at 7.02 m arrive Hartford $40 8 m, making close connection with express on YNH X R R for New York, also with Boston Express on N & R R. Leave Campbell Hall GAO m, Rhinebeck 7.O7 m. Po'keepsie 7.25 m. Canaan $40 m Simsbury 11.18 a m, leaving passengers for north and south bound trains on Northamp- ton Div.; arrive Hartford 11.45 a m, close connection with train for Boston on N Y N H x H R R.
 Leave Campbell Hall 114O a m, Po'keepsie 12.50 p m, Canaan 800 p m, Winsted 3.56 m. leaving passengers. for Naug: south bound train at 4.52 m, Simsbury 4.33 p m, leaving passengers for north bound train on North ampton Div. at 5.18 m, arrive Hartford 5.18 p m.
 | Leave Maybrook Junction 12.45 p. m., Ex- press for Hartford and Boston, stops at | Poughkeepsie, Boston Corners. Lakeville, l Canaan, Norfolk, Winsted and Simsbury, arrive Hartford 5.35 p. m.
 Leave Campbell Hall 3.55 m, Po'keepsie 515 p m, Rhinebeck 2.45 m, Canaan 7.22 p m arriving Hartford 9.25 p m making close connection with Washington Express on N ' & N B R at 9.30 p m, also with train on N | N H X H RR.
 Leave Campbell Hall, Sundays only, 100 p making close connection with limited express trains north and south on TN H& H R for all points north and south.
 Leave Boston Corners for Canaan, daily except Sunday. 3.16 p m, arrive Canaan 4.5O 8. B. OPDYKE, JR. N. R. TURNER, l Genl Supt. Genl Pass'G Agt
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Patti gets g8OO a nieh

Mount Etna is in violent state of activity.
 The public debt was decreased $2O,- 683, ,726 in June.
 Fire at Boston Wednesday night which did $40, 900 worth of damage.
 The newest agony at the summer re- sort IS the girl with the flute. ''Whith- CT, oh whither. shall we fee?"
 Over 10000 carpenters are said to have been benefited as the result of the recent 8-hour fight in New York.
 Davis Dalton, an American, has announced that he will swim tie English Channel on the first of August.
 The pope has written instructions for his successor. but there is no knowing that his successor will follow them. This age Is progressive.
 Married couples that live together many years grow to resemble each other more than brother and sister. so it is said. This accounts for the lean old man with very fat wife.
 It is announced that Mir Bridge of Cambridge, the donor of the John Harvard statue, has cancelled certain intended bequests to Harvard College on account of the recent defilement of the statue and the refusal of the students and faculty to punish the per- petrators of the outrage
 At 10 years of age boy thinks his father knows a great deal l; at l5, he knows as much as his father; at 20, he knows twice as much at 30, he is will ing to take his advice at 40, he begins to think his father knows something after all at 50, he begins to seek his advice, and at 6O-after his father is dead-he thinks he was the smartest man that ever lived. [Atchison Globe.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Gleaninss by Southern Fancier.

Give the early broods sunny place.
 If you have never bred ducks try 8 few Pekins this season, and you will certainly be glad you made the ven- ture.
 Air slacked lime is good material to sprinkle over the ground in the house and in the yard around the poultry house. It will help to keep it dry and is in addition good disinfectant.
 When it is desired to raise fancy fowls for breeding purposes, good plan is for three or four farmers to combine, each raising different variety, and allowing one to make the sales and attend to the business of selling and shipping.
 Keep the fowls out of the long rainy spells as 1such as possible. Fowls going to roost thoroughly drenched are very apt to contract roup.
 If you have hen that has proved to be an extra good layer save as many of her eggs as possible to set.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Her Physician 5000 Miles Away.

Mrs. Ogden Goelet, of New York, was at one time treated for typhoid fe- yer by cable from Paris while lying in her sleeping chamber in her New York residence. Miss Oracle Wilson, Mrs. Goelet's sister, while in Paris had been successfully treated by French physi- clan who had never lost case of ty- phoid fever, and when Mrn Goelet was stricken with the disease this physician was communicated with by cable. He consented to treat Mrs. Goelet, and every day until her recovery his direc- tions were flashed over the 5000 miles of wire under the sea and were carried out in the sick room in New York; New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
A Large Shin.

The largest sailing ship in the world is said to be in the possession of France. Her name is the France. She is vessel with five masts, on four of which square sail is carried. The length is 344 feet, with a beam of 49 feet. The cargo which the France could carry is no less than 81 ,OOO tons. The ship is built of steel, her masts and yards being of the same material She is at present trading between France and the Pacific.-Chatter.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Removing Warts with Electricity.

Now that electricity is so generally em- ployed for the removal of warts and facial imperfections, the following description in Medical Review of the method employed by Dr. Patrzek, of Oppeln, is of interest: He first thoroughly moistens the wart with warm solution of salt. Both needles are then thrust through it just above the surface of the skin and the current turned on, ene element after another being added until pain is felt Five cells are sufficient. With most cases two sit tings of five minutes each are sufficient to de- stroy the growth, which gradually dries up and falls away, leaving surface at first slightly reddened, but which later assumes the appearance of normal skin.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
A Dogs Queer Mania.

An aged dog belonging to man living on Fourth avenue is possessed of a mania for attacking people wear ing gum boots. The dog is very peace able except when boy or man wearing gum boots goes past. Then he seems to smell the boots, and, springing over the low fence, makes a ferocious at- tack upon the wearer. His teeth are very poor, so that he does but little damage, further than to scare those attacked. Talls Tribune,
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
No Notice Taken of It.

First Tramp don't see why our names don't get inter the papers, Bill
 Second Tramp-Why should theys
 First Tramp-Well, I read today that dinner was given to some big gun in New York day or two ago. We get dinners given to us every day, and nothing is ever said about it. Folks is prejudiced, BILL Munsey's Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16

A Watertown farmer who took some nice table butter to Waterbury and travelled all over the city in vain effort to sell it, finally brought it to a merchant in his own town and offered it to him. "I have use for everything else in the shape of farmers produce, but not for butter" said the merchant. "What will you give me for it ?' asked the farmer. 'Ten cents 8 pound, was the reply, and the sale was ma
 Connecticut Farmer.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
1rGDeZerS' Guide. HOusatOnic Railroad.

I1OuSk1OO1lC NxtA1EOdu.
 MAIN LINE.
 June II, 1890. Passenger trains leave Canaan, GOING NORTH 9.40a m. for Pittsfeld, North Adams also Albany, via State Line. 12.3O p. m., for Pittsf1eld, with through car for State Line. Connecting for the West. 7.22 p. m., New York limited Express, with through Drawing Room Car and Coaches for Pittsfeld, connecting via State Line s.48 p. m., for Pitts1eld 1915 8. m., Sunday Mail for Pittsf1eld.
 LEAvE CANAAN, GOING SOUTH. TOT a. m., for Bridgeport. $40 a. m., for Bridgeport and New York 2.ss p. m., for Bridgeport, with through car. S.91 p. m., Milk for Bridgeport 5.24 D. m., New York limited Express, with through Drawing Room Car and Coaches to New York.
 6.30 p. m., for Bridgeport and New York. Sunday Milk, 3.45 p. m.. for Bridgeport and New York. Connections are made at Brookfeld Junc- ton with trains to and from Danbury. VIM. H. STEVENSON, vice-Pres't. and Genl Manager. A. w. PERRIN, l "f Gen. Pass. Agt.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
&mpathedc.

An old man nearly blind calls on an ocu- Hst and requests him to examine his eyes.
 ssWell." remarks the man of science. 'l don't see anything"
 AGrea1 hsavena, doeeori you don't say - Whx. qon'rn = bnd1y o9 e 1anp
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
A Pound of Pork.

Professor Hunt, of the Illinois College farm, after series of tests, has the fol- lowing to say regarding the amount of food required for pound of pork.
 1. It required 1880 pounds of skim milk to produce 1 pound of pork when fed with cornmeal, ratio LAY to fatten- ing hogs.
 3. Skim milk could not be economically fed to fattening hogs unless it was pro- duct which could not be otherwise util- ized.
 8. It required on an average Al pounds of shelled corn to produce 1 pound of pork during an average period of four weeks, or 1 bushel produced 13a pounds. 4. It required Al pounds of cornmeal to produce 1 pound of pork, or 1 bushel of corn made into meal and fed will pro- duce 12a pounds of pork.
 5. When dry, shelled corn is more economical than cornmeal to feed fatten- ing hogs.
 6. It required 7a pounds, or bushel, of ground oats to produce 1 pound of pork when fed with equal parts by weight of cornmeal.
 '. One bushel of cornmeal is worth nearly three bushels of oats as food for fattening hogs.
 8. Corn fed pigs gained Al pounds per week and ate about 21 pounds of corn per 100 pounds of live weight.
 g. Pork was produced during the cold weather, with corn at 28 cents per bush- el, for less than 8 cents per pound.
 10. Indian corn is the most economical pork producing material during the win ter months in regions where extensively grown.
Connecticut western news., 1890-07-16
Choked Cattle.

My method is to draw the animals head, while in stanchion, up with a stout rope and fasten to the top; then having previously melted one-haH pint of lard placed in bottle while warm, pour it down the cows throat; she will struggle, and all the more violent the better, as the melted grease will make sthe throat slippery, and then you can easily work the obstruction up with the hand. Sometimes they will cough it up. Ihave had good success with this method, and have never lost patient yet.-Cor. Dairy World.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03

Hon. n. A. Luce, Supt. Of Common
Schools; Prof. W. J. Corthell, Principal of
the Western Maine Normal School, Cor
ham. and Rev. f. A. Win.hip Of Boston.
editor of the New England journal OF Edu-
cation take part in the programme of the
Andro'cossia Educational Association AZ
Lewiston on Thursday and Friday of this
week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03

very far distant, Of the whole grade Of
heutenznts In the navy composed Of men
between the ages Of thirty seven and
hfty-four. Equally imperative Is the
demand for an increase in the engineer
corps. now much below the requisite
strength.
Referring to our defenceIess seacoast
Secretary Tracy eites the ease with
which any foreign power possessed Of
modern ships could take the city Of New
York or demand ransom; and then
says that the cutting OF Of railroads
would soon result In famine. He then
presents figures to show the immense
amount Of food daily consumed in New
York. He says: Those who recall the
scarcity caused by the snow blockade Ia
the great storm Of March, 1857. NAV
form some idea Of the effect Of absolute
stoppsge OF communication. Starvation
would be only a question Of days"
Secretary Tracy suggests for local
defence type Of vessel which would be
an enlarged Puritan, 50 built as to be
lrresistib,e and InvuInerable against any
single asssilant. The harbor defence
ship he says would become the rallying
point. the armory. the drill hall, the
parade ground aud the naval school Of
those young men who have shown such
spirit end earnestness 10 the organiza-
ton Of the naval militia. IL shoald be
their privilege to become the principal
source of supply for the complement,
both Of officers and men. Of their local
ship; and the result would be an add
ton Of lncalculable strength TO the naval
resources of the country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03

A Spaniard has patented an invention
relating to the manufacture of gloves,
having webs between the fingers, like
those on the feet of water fowl, so that
on spreading out the fingers during the
propelling stroke in swimming a COM
paratively large surface will be present
ed to the water, and consequently the
propelling action will be greatly in
creased. Apparatus heretofore devised
as aids to swimming have been in most
cases of o cumbrous, heavy character,
fatiguing TO use and subject to become
defective. The inventor claims that his
apparatus is exceedingly simple, besides
being portable and reliable and easy to
use, affordine firm and sure hold on
the water, and enabling the swimmer
not only to keep himself above the wa
ter, but also to perform rapid evolutions
with facility.
Another method of facilitating SWIM
ming is reported from England in the
shape of an invention of a swimming
boot. The boot consists of canvas tops
and wooden soles, attached to which
are TWO Ultues VI uldHoSilly tSoNie are
made of steel, which close with the
forward motion of the legs and open
with the backward strokes. The sur
face measurement of the two blades on
each shoe is about IA square inches,
while the total weight of a single COM
plete shoe is about thiry-one pounds, it
being loaded with lead to prevent too
much buoyancy. A public competition
of swimmers provided with this device
and those without it is said to have re-
suited much in favor of the former
Chicago Tribune.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03
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rs. I?-oIferd Di.srscs Lodss. Good TsmpIAr.,
Norway.
Des. tz-se~ EssIsbd chrsssisn Alliance, Pert
Dee. Estate convsasssn Of csris:ian Alliances,
Ansnsta.
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T&siensi church. ssywstxs
Dee. E.Is- .oxsSfn quarterly mfetiag o. Free
bsptsb. Pine stsses ehasss: Le'1is.on,
Feb s-4--conssnflop q New Eati&ss Csf1stisE
Fad. 2yey sssoeiasios. Portland
Apsfi zzz7-xsfne nstaoaiss Conference, Bruins
wick.
Aprii so-xay .--gss, Maine Methodist Confer
spes. Das ariseosts
Educational.
Dee. s1-Ahsro.eeggin Cosusy Teaebsrs Assoesa-
ton, Lisbon FaIls.
Dee iz-riscaisqais Teaeher.' Union. FoSeroft
Jsa. Ls-Msias Pedagogical secsssS. " assryiils-
Patrons Of uasbs pdyy.
Dve. 2-Dzford PsfaoHa soash Paris,
Dee 2-~sonsS@t fomoeA. FsirasId Genre.
Dee a-Androscosyig Fomoas, stevens Miiis.
Dec. s-tssnLeriAnd Pomona, Dssx Pond. West
Dee. Is-Aroorosk Ponsosa. Carlton.
Dec. ts-Is-Annssi Meeting STATE ersnge, isr
istor.
DEG s,.kns1 and ilaeoln taioH Pomona
Dec. al aldo Pomona, wiaierpprt.
Jan. 7-Ksnnetse Pomona, ANIMAL Meeting.
winthrop,
Jan. zs-Penobseos Pomona. North Brewer.
Fsrmsrs Jsstitufss.
Dec. AT Masonic Hal. rresstue Isls-
Dee. PAT Town Hal, B1ckhsid.
Dee. lc-At Town Hall. Gray.
Dee. ii-Af grsngp Hal. FryebarR.
Dec. PAT Bow 3Ofn Centre.
Dec. RAJ Grange Hal. East Auburn
Associations.
Dee. i-s-Innsrants' Ins.ituis Maine Methodist
Conference, Lisbon Falls.
Dec 2-Lineon c0uaty sunday school Convex
FEB. t-DseeuniAI Celebration. Y. r. s. c. H..
Portland.
Grand Army Of the Republic.
Jan. 40 Heath Post Fair. watersills.
Agricultural Societies.
Dec. Estate Farmer. League, Lewiston.
Equity f,Fanze Hal, Belfast.
DEG. Farmers League. Orange Han. North
Jan a-sou,h Ksnnsbee, Annual Meeting. South
Jan, q Cumberland County. Annual meeting,
Jan. n is-s,ste Dsirymea's Convention, win
throp.
Jan, 2l.72-state Board Of Agriculture, Augusta.
Miscellaneous.
Dec. i7--Mainc Hotel Fropristors Association.
Augusta.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03

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san FRANCISCO, 4osS tons During the
present winter four more viii be added
to the list aud thirteen others are under
contract The new battle ships are fully
described; the new cruisers being de-
seribed with great minutsness. Secretary
Tracy says that in 1893 when the great
international naval review. authorized
by Congress. takes place in New York
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-12-03
Tho Short Session.

Owing to the changed political con
ditlon Of things, the method Of pro-
cedure Ia Congress will undoubtedly be
greatly changed.
The lesser legislation win be more or
less neglected necessarily, while such
bills az are Of national importance or at
least supposed to be such, will receive
almost undivided attention. Whether
the Republicans can successfully carry
through the work mapped out depends,
OF course. on their own unity and appli-
cation and upon the amount of resist
ance Of their opponents.
II will evidently be one Of the livellest
sessions the country hiss seen for many
year.
The apportionment bill will be pushed
through II possible, The population Of
the country will be between 62,0oo,000
aud 63 900 600, and on Representative
Dunnell's method Of apportionmeut the
next House would consist of about $40
members reckoning upon constituency
to each member Of about 10000 per-
sons. But however the apportionment
Is made, it will accrue in more or less
degree, to the benefit OF the Republican
party, provided that it shall hold Its own
10 the states usually accorded to it.