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Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25

legislation which are running us and ruining the country. Intelligent. thoughtful, honest men deplore such politics, and we must cure it or sink from our position of land owners to that of tenants tilling the lands of rich proprietors." j."
 The address was very we'll received. and at it's close about twenty of the farmers present sigaed for membership of the League. Afterwards, those re- siding in Litchfeld made choice of officers as follows:
 Arthur D. Catlin, President; Geo P. Pickett, Jr., Vice President; Andrew D. Smith. Secretary w. H. Plumb. Treasurer F. B. Picket, delegate to the state league which meets on June 23d; Chas W. Barber and Lyman Tharp, delegates to the county league meeting to be called hereafter.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25
The Military Career of Gen. Samuel
 Beckley HOlabird.

New Hartford Tribune, June 20th.]
 The Army and Navy Register of June IA has three column editorial on the military career of General s. B. Hola- bird, Quartermaster General U. s. Army, who was retired on the 18th inst, under the age limitation law. The Register says
 Samuel Beckley Holabird was born in the township of Canaan, Litchfield Co.,, Conn.,, June 16, 1926. He was edu- cated at the common school of his town. at the Bennett private school, the Win sted academy and the seminary at Amenia, N. Y, The 1st of July, 1846, he entered the U. s. Military Academy and was graduated July 1st, 1849. He was assigned as brevet second lieuten- ant to the First U. s. Infantry, then serving on the Rio Grande in Texas.
 Lieut. Holabird was soon assigned to post and regimental quartermaster duty in which he rendered hard and efficient service on the frontier for ten years. At the breaking out of the war he was adjutant of the Military academy ct West Point. In May, 1861. he was ordered to the front for field service. He was with Mcclellan at Harper's Ferry, through the Antietam campaign as chief quartermaster of the Third Army corps, aided in fitting out the Banks expedition to the Gulf, with which he sailed to assume the duties, of chief quartermaster at New Orleans. His service to the army in organizing and directing transportation and in saving and handling trains and material cannot be estimated. Of his service in the Department of the Gulf, which continued until the close of the war, the Register says:
 A man of strong executive and administrative ability was needed with wise discretion and good physical condi- tion and great force of character. All these qualities were combined in General Holabird.
 In July, 1883, he was promoted to be Quartermaster General, U. s. Army. It is but fitting that the people of his state should know the esteem in which one of Connecticut's sons is held in army circles, and again we quote from the Register:
 From the time he was appointed Quartermaster General, Gen. Holabird gave much time and study to the needs | of the enlisted men of the army, and devoted his personal attention and con- stant supervision to the improvements 1 which he deemed necessary for its com- fort and efficiency. Never in the history of the Army has so much good been done in such g comparatively short time.
 Since occupying this position broad spirit of iberality has characterized his administration of affairs. Water works and sewerage systems have been intro duced at many posts, adding greatly to the comfort of the occupants. He has ever been an economical, yet wisely generous, manager of the large inter- ests committed to his trust.
 His retirement under the law, which occurs the 18th inst, deprives the department of g wise counsellor and rounds up the active military life of one whom history will look upon as having been an ornament to his corps.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25
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In certain Western newspaper office the gentleman whose business 1t is to record the fluctuations of the live stock market sits across from the young man whose lot it is to report wedding ceremonies. Both are graphic writers and enjoy that latitude of expression characteristic of Western journalism. Both use the same kind of paper, and their penmanship is not unlike. Not long ago the wedding reporter twas suddenly called out of the office and left in the middle of the table several sheets of paper on which was description of fashionable wedding. These sheets were gathered up by the live stock -zu~itoz szzhax- ho- -6nialaa- aa-hie-aaaaxA,rsAnla- hie- the two stories became mixed. This is what the jealous proof reader. later in the evening, saved from reaching the public eye:
 "The church was elaborately decora- ted with holly and evergreen, and the altar was hidden in @ wreath of flowers Out of the recesses rose rare tropical plants and from the ceiling hung 15 Western veals, which at this time of the year are scarce and ,correspondingly dear at to 8a cents per pound. There was also choice lot of lambs, and farm CTS east of the Mississippi river can profitably turn to sheep raising and take the bride, who wore 8 gown of Worth's, with pearl ornaments.
 "Then came the maid of honor, the cousin of the bride, Miss Henrietta Blower of Chicago. wearing dress of white tulle, with diamond ornaments, and she was followed by small bunch of Montana sheep, which bleated most piteously as thsy were driven on board and shipped to the winter hotels in Bermuda. They will there be cut on train and slightly decollete, and after the rest of the party had reached the rail the minister turned and said im- pressively: "I cannot bid more than 6i cents for state veals, but cablegrams from London quote refrigerated beef at 8 price that will enable me to pay $4.90 for car of choice Indiana beeves. and hearing this there was rush for the young married couple, and the bride fell into the arms of her father, who is known to bear striking resemblance to Connecticut OK weighing 1875 pounds The market here took an up- ward turn, and the guests, who number cd about 200. were served with . sump- tous dinner at the house of tho Lrides s.g s-NeW Yoxk 9mlA $ Z
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25

One of the largest forests in tho world stands on ice It is situated be- tween the Oral and the Okhotsk sea. A we'll was recently dug in this region, when it was found that at depth of 118 meters tho ground was stil hossu.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25

The Brooklyn Divine Gives Another Evi.
 dence of His Genius in the Lessons He
 Draws from the Book of Ruth-The
 Sermon in Full.
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25
ONE WORD ABOUT RUGS {!

Rugs from !S1 to $2OO each. -HA-
Connecticut western news., 1890-06-25
We beLIeUe in OUUe7'tIS- S2ag what we have and hNU- i3ag what we NdUe2'tISe.
TIT WILL PAY

Every reader of the Connecti- cut Western News to come and examine our stock and prices, and when you have been you will send all of your friends.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
The New Theology and Immortality.
[Forum.I

We no longer draw any sharp lines be-
tween this world and the other world.
We dismiss as part of the dualism Of
the past, the notion of "long and
dreary Sleep" flesh resurrection, and
great gap between the dying and the ris.
Ing again. Life is continuous; life Is one;
and death makes no break In 1t. The
loss of an arm leaves the man I'M
changed; the other arm is lost, he is stiIl
unchanged; he falls, like John Carter,
from tree, and dislocates his neck, and
lives for twenty years with no power of
motion save in his head; but he is still
John Carter. Life goes on uninterrupted.
The body drops into the grave and disin-
tegrates altogether. Life still goes on
uninterrupted. The dissolution Of the
whole body is no more than the dissolu-
ton Of any part of it.
The dogma that all hope of repentance
necessarily ends at the grave, we Danish
into the lumber room which holds the
other fragments Of an abandoned dual
ism. As man goes out Of our sight, such
Is he on the other side Of the veil which
hides him from us. 1t is by no accident
that new theology men, while many Of
them refuse to accept the Andover n.y.
pothesis, everywhere, by unconscious
agreement, also refuse to accept the un-
soriptural dogma Of the decisive nature
OF this LIES probation for every mani
Tor that dogma belongs to that dualism
which insists on breaking life into two
discovered hemispheres, time and eter-
nifty, this world and the other world.
We know Of no such severance. We are
now IN eternityI this world and thNofhss
World are onel7f
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
Handling tho Chinese Mall.


Many persons have asked the question:
Chow is the Chinese mail handled in the
New York postoffice?" 1t is a question
which has excited considerable discus
sion at different times and one which
everybody should understand. 1t is gen.
orally supposed, however, that Chinese
interpreter is employed in the postoffice
expressly to handle the Chinese mail.
But that is not the case, the government
never having found it a necessity to en-
r1~y ss.sl. Issr~ers-
A reporter called on Mr.. Ed Morgan,
general superintendent of city delivery
Of New York, for the purpose of finding
out the exact method employed in hand
ling that class of mail matter.
"How is the Chinese mail handled?
Well, I'll tell you. As far as we are con-
cerned, the manner doesn't vary from
that employed in handling domestic
mails, but there is q point connected
with it before we get the mail which
may be interesting.
"When Chinaman wishes to send o
letter to his native country he must en-
ploy the services of an interpreter unless
he can write English himself. He writes,
seals and directs the envelope in his own
language. He then goes to a Chinese
interpreter, who writes the address in
English on another part of the envelope.
The letter is then ready for the mail.
For this service the fee is a nominal one.
Guy Maine has become famous among
the Chinese of New York for this bust
ness. Mr.. Maine is highly educated ma
tive of China, having graduated from
one of the best colleges in that country.
He is now editor of The Chinese Evangel-
list, paper devoted exclusively to the re-
ligious Cinnamon of this city.
"Chu Chung is another Celestial who
earns livelihood with his brain. He,
with j. Stewart Happier, has been con-
Quoting the interpretations during ia
nous Chinese trials In the city court
These men have reputation for honesty
and reliability, characteristics which the
majority of their class brag Of, the most
of them being cunning and deceitful.
"But to return to the letter. 1t goes
through the New York postoffice and
then takes journey across the country
to San Francisco. A China bound steam
er conveys it across the ocean to its des-
tination, where, after going through the
China postoffice, it is delivered to the
person to whom addressed.
"The incoming mails are handled very
much the same way. An interpreter in
the Chinese postoffice writes the address
in English on all mails directed to this
country. When letter reaches the post
Office here the clerks never pay any at
tention to the name, and not one time in
ten thousand do they know whether
letter is for Chinaman or somebody else.
They look only for the street and number.
The mail is sorted and is then delivered
by the carrier. So what seems a very
complicated process is indeed very SIM
pie one, causing no inconvenience what
ever on our part"
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
BIvaIves that weigh 500 Pounds.

The giant clamp is the largest bivalve
known. In northern Australia this is
considered an edible species and is regu-
larly sought after by the natives. Mr..
Denton, of the United States fish COM
mission, has seen clamps containing
forty to fifty pounds Of meat, and it is q
matter of record that individuals weigh
ing BOZ pounds have been observed. The
giant clamp lies almost concealed in the
reefs, just showing the beautiful blue
and green of its mantle above the coral.
The crushing power of this shell is start
ling. Mr.. Denton thrust stick as big
as mans leg between the valves of one
of them and it was broken short off. A
mans foot would be crushed as easily as
q pipe stem. The natives have a whole
some dread Of stepping unawares into
one Of these formidable traps. They kill
the animal by stabbing 1t with a long
sword and then remove the meat with
out disturbing the shell, thus saving
themselves vast amount Of Labor and
trxsubfe<- '-r---,---''--v-s-.s--r
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
A Story Of Two Writers.
NAV York Sim

Mr.. Albert Ross Iinn Boyd Porter re.
Gently told how, when boy, he satisfied
his mind over the end Of "Great Elk
pectations. His little tow head had
puzzled itself, and wondered and specu.
lated over the closing chapter of the
book, until to know for certainty just
what did happen on the other sise Of
that last page seemed to him the most
desirable thing in life. Sowhen Dickens
came over and started on his reading
tour the youngster made up his mind to
find out. He repressed all his yearnings
for candy, and when the great story
teller reached his town he was ready to
go. he managed to mix himself up with
the crowd Of persons who wanted to
shake hands with the novelist, and as he
stood before him and reached out his lit
tie brown fist he gasped:
"Mr.-Dickens-I want to ask you
sumpinw
"Well, my lad, what is it?"
"Did Pip marry Estelle?'
Putting one hand tenderly on the little
fellows head, while pleased look came
over his face, Dickens replied with all
the confidence of story teller who knows
privately the whole future life of every
one Of his brain children:
"He did, my boy, he did,
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
Suddenly the door opened again, and
~ a

Suddenly the door opened again, and
Mrs. Van Zandt came out.
He dropped into chair and hid his
head in his hands. He heard her COM
ing directly toward him; to tell him-to
tell him-what2 And then Mrs. Van
Zandt's arms were around his neck, she
was calling him her dear boy, her hero;
she was thanking him through her tears
and sobs. He a hero! He could have
laughed aloud bitterly at the mock
cry of it. She was telling him that
Ethel had come back to them; she was
awake again; she wanted to see him;
would he come? With a choking in his
throat, he made his way to where his
little love was lying. Mrs. Van Zandt
softly closed the door, and they were
alone.
White she was, like bent lily; the
damp yellow hair lay over her pillow and
brushed back from her white forehead,
where his eyes saw the mark of cruel
bruise, blow as she fell; but her lips
were smiling, and one hand was out
stretched to him. He could not take it,;
he SANK Oll HIS hHecS dI ilel oluc.
"Ethel, sweetheart, can you forgive
me?" he groaned, and with the words the
food gates were swept away, and he
sobbed aloud: "Ethel, it was almost
death-it would have been murder, and
your murderer"
tom, Tom," she whispered, weakly,
"do not brighten me so. l am not dead;
will soon be well now"
Forgive me, Ethel; say you forgive
mew She stroked gently the brown head
buried in the pillows.
eyes, Tom, / forgive you"
And then he raised his haggard face at
last, and great pity swept over her
tender heart. Both hands were out
stretched to him now, and as he took her
reverently in his arms, she murmured, so
family that he could barely hear it, ''And
l love you, dear, dear Tomr'
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
LADYLIKE COSTUMES.

Just now the maiden with the abnor-
mally developed hat brim and the big
dog are seen out, and the young lady's
struggles to keep the dog within bounds
and the hat from blowing off afford
cause for anxiety on the part of the be.
holder not unmixed with amusement. Ii
the hat did blow off, could she trust the
dog to catch it for her? Or is the hat
nailed on securely? The whole is a
subject for reflection, but don't believe
the nails would injure the brain of any
dog. - -
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26

The crownless bonnets are fixture,
particularly for the carriage and visit
ing. The most Of these have a decided
coronet effect, many having band of
Jet or iridescent bead trimming in Eiffel
points set SO that the points seem to
stand up from the head. 1t is very be-
coming to any style Of face.
If fashion shows sentiment in bonnets
and hats she shows little in the naming
of colors this season, and all the richest,
prettiest shades are named after vege-
tables Aubergine, or egg plant, is the
favorite. This is a rich purple with
black shades. These are carrot, tomato,
mushroom and lettuce tints in all the
new fabrics, but Eiffel red, or terra Gotta,
still retains its popularity.
Plaids in soft surah silk and in poplins
as well as wooden goods are very popular
and, to be entirely de rigueur, should be
made on the bias. Black velvet in bias
folds or ribbon is the only suitable trim
ming, and black wraps or jackets the
only outer garments that should be
worn. I give here three new and very
handsome wraps; two are made of black
faille Franchise, twimmed with lace
and chenille trimmings. They are easily
made, as the back Of them both are Just
like dress waist, with fall of lace and
a bit Of the passementerie trimming as
finish. Black straw hats of satin finish
braid, trimmed with ribbon and plumes
to match, are worn with them. The
plain skirt beside the plaid one is of
Eiffel red camel's hair.
The. other two costumes are just made
anu alil0is5 VIC s25s- 5FsssttIt "a inc SEA
son. The walking costume has the plain
skirt of stone gray bengaline, with loz-
enges of brown upon it. The dainty
wrap is of Eiffel ladies' cloth braided
with black. The novelty of this is the
wrap effect, which is obtained by length
ening the fronts, and the closing of it on
the left side is also quite pretty inno-
walton. The sleeves are loose. The body
of the wrap is simple basque in the
back, and it fits the sides under the arm.
The house dress is of coachmans drab
Henrietta cloth laid in double box plaits
in front where it is slightly draped. The
back of the gown is princess shape in
snuff brown Henrietta, the waist. cuffs
and skirt being lavishly trimmed with
silk passementerie one shade lighter.
The dainty pattern gown has already
been copied in several other combina-
tions. Aubergine and light blue are seen
together, but moss green and drab, cream
color with olive green and such combina-
tions are more refined. Two shades of
gray, one very dark and the other light,
are always elegant and ladylike, as are
also different shades in brown.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
O.. FL.
Chance a Great Factor In Life.
Buffalo Express.1

Experience shows that chance, or
what we call chance, is the most active
agent in choosing a profession, though
this should not prevent Che young man
from faithfully considering what he is
going to do. In very many cases he will
md that he has mistaken his calling;
but he has not for this reason necessarily
wasted his time in seeking what proved
not to be available to him. He has been
adding to his knowledge and his expe-
rience enables him to act more wisely in
the future. He has developed his pow
ers to greater extent, and thus discov-
cred what he is fit for. One thing al
most always leads to another if the can
didate has stability and ''push.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
SINGLE STITCH.
BY SUSAN COOLIDGE.

one stitch dropped as the weaver drove
T.. his nlmble shuttle to and fro,
In ana out, beneath, above,
III tne pattern seems to bud and grow
as ASd u me me fairies had helping been.
stitch out
ana weak place grew In the fabric stout.
6 al ~ tne perfect pattern was marred Tor aye
day.
one small life in Gods great plan; :,
~ HOW futile 1t seems as the ages roll,
10 What II may or strive what 1t can
10 a,ter the sweep Of the infinite wholei
single stitch In an endless web,
A drop in the oceans flow and ebb
put tne pattern Is rent where the stitch Is lost,
crossed;
ANA each life that fails of the intent
mars tne perfect plan that its Master meant
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
Confusing.
Youths Companion.l

A minister who enjoys laugh as well
as any one says that he was once invited
70 take tea with the family OF new
parishioner.
Among the members of the household
were quiet little lad of 4 or 8 years and
amiddle aged, unmarried lady, whom the
rest of the family addressed as "Aunt
Matte"
Just before supper was announced the
nttie boy came into the parlor and said,
In shrill whisper, heard by all present:
Aunt Ma-a-ttie, ma says she's goin' to
good joke on your
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
THE FASHIONS OF THE DAY.
Information on the Bonnet Ques-
tion-some Taking Wraps and
Costumes.
Correspondence Of the Press.l

New YORK, April 24.-Truly the new
spring bonnets are lovely. They are
small, it is true, md lack something of
that pointed, aggressive style that were
favorites Tor the last two seasons, but
the velvet flowers and the fine taste
shown in the selection of colors make
them beautiful. There was one black
lace bonnet, with velvet nasturtias in
three or four shades of yellow, from
lemon to rich orange brown, and words
cannot paint its superb beauty. The
brilliance of the coloring was toned down
by the black lace, which was twined
among them SO that they were partly
yelled and shaded
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
WHILE WE SLEEP.


While children sleep
They know not that their father tolls;
They know not that their mother prays-
Bending In blessing DER their beds,
Imploring grace for after days.
While children sleep
They never dream that others work
That they may have their daily bread:
I When morning comes they rise and eat.
And never ask how they are fod,
While children sleep
They do not see the shining sun
They DO not see the gracious dow,
m daily miracle Of love,
LIS ever making all things new
Do we not sleep,
And know not that our Father works,
With watchful care about our wayf
hebends In blessing from above
His love broods DER us day by day.
Do we not Sleep
And never dream that others work.
Reaping the sheaves that might be oursf
We see not how the shadows fall,
Which mark the swift departing hours
All, still we sleep!
Cur drowsy eyes see not the light,
See not the hands stretched out to bless,
See not that waiting for us stands
Gods kingdom and his righteousness.
Good Words.
The Portland daily press., 1890-04-26
EpiIeptic Fits Cured,

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