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Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18
A POLITICAL PHANTOM.
The Mental struggle OF the Man Who Is
WORK ng for Otiice.

W bFh ~ itt OA4iSfs
The political Mrs Grundy is phan-
tom coniurcd 10y the apprehension OF a
politician of what Inc supposes 10 be the
opinion Of the people or Of party. The
inevitable result OF tIe apprehension,
writes George William Curtis, i'm Ilar-
per's Magazine is - regard that gen
eral opinion as mean and uniate.ligent,
so that the politician b. often trying To
conform TO a standard that he dcspiSes.
Instead of asking what does the public
advantage require and what ought to
be done. he wonders what hc can do
that will ALLEVIATE the least votes.
Craftsmanship, he says, consist, in do
ing what you can, not what YOU would.
But the fault oi that apothegm is its
varuencss Nou know what You would,
but no man until ne tries knows what
he can. II !, certain that you can do
safely what is generally approved. But
the vital condition of progress is that
somebody shall go first. The forward
step is not generally approved until it is
generally taken, and in arguing that il
ought no, 10 Toe taken until il is gcner-
allv approved. You forget that taking il
is the way to secure approval The inn
portant point Is not what Mrs. Grundy
saws. but what she ought To say
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18

There did not seem TO be any places
inside the chimney where / could
hold on by my feet, but the cell
ing in our room was not very high
and had often Jumped most a. far, 50
les let her 90, and | suppose | went
down. Anyway, | did not know about
ANYTHING for "A long time. Then ! woke
up all IN the dark with my head feelin
queer. and when ! tried to turn over III
bed found ! wasn't in bed at all, and
then my arms and legs began to hurt
terrible, mostly one arm that was
doubled Uu. | tried to get mp, but |
couldn't because my bones nurt - and !
was terrible cold and there was nothing
20 stand ON. / wa, les stuck. Then |
began 10 cry, and pretty soon | heard
mammals voice sayiu TO papa:
Those must be sparrer, that are max
ing that noise in the chimney, Jes
touch match % tine wood in the boys
fireplace"
Iheard papa strike "a light and then
the wood began 20 crackle. Then, by
links. it began to get hot and smoky and
/ screamed:
Help! Murder! Put ont that fire lest
you want 10 burn me up
Then | heard papa stamping on the
wood and mamma calling out:
where's Billy? Where is my chile;'
Next Tommy woke up and began To
cry and everything was terrible, special
ly the pains all over me. Then papa
called out very stern:
William, if YOU are in that chimney
come down at once.' and | answered,
erwin, that would if | could. but | was
stuck and couldn't.
Then heard papa gettin dressed.
and pretty soon he and John from the
stable went up on the roof and let down
ropes what | put around me and they
| hauled me up
1t was jes daylight and l was all black
/ and sooty and scratched and my arm
| was broken.
/ Everybody scolded me excep mamma.
| / had spoiled my sisters white rug, and
broken all of Tommy's toys, and the
snow what went in through the scuttlt
melted and marked the parlor ceiling
besides | guess it cost papa good deal
| to get my arm mended. Nobody would
| believe that had jes meant TO max,
some fun for Tommy, and my arm anC
| all my bruised places hurt me awful fol
long time. If | live to be million
am never goin to play Santa Claus agin
CoRNEIIA REDMOND.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18

At an experience meeting held in New
York city the various speakers told
what had been the objects of their am-
btion in early life. one of them had
wanted to Toe president of the United
States. another 10 get rich, another to
have plenty OF minco pie, another to be
a military dictator like Napoleon, an
other 10 own pony, another To Toe "A
preacher, another lawyer, another a
blacksmith, and another naval com
mander. Only two Of all the speakers
had attained the object of their early
ambition.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18

amuse anybody 1 1es got mysei ih'o
trouble.
went to bed pretty early on Christ
mas eve so as TO give my parents u
chance 10 get the presents ont OF the
closet in mammals room, where they had
been locked up since they were bought,
KEEP my close on except my shoes, and
put my nightgown over them so as I'd
look white If any of them came near me-
Then waited, pinchin myself to Keep
awake. After awhile papa came INTO
the room with lot Of things that he
dumped on Tommy's bed. Then mann
ma came in and put some things on
mine and in our two stockings that were
hung up by the chimney. Then they
both went out very quiet. and soon all
the lights went ont too.
| KEEP on pinchin myself and waltin
for time, and then when / was sure
that everybody was asleep got up. The
first thing / went into was my sister ;
room, and got her white fur rug that
mamma gave her on her birthday, and her
sealskn cape that was hanging on the
closet door tied the cape on my head
with shoestrings and it made a good big
cap. Then put the fur rug around me
and pinned it with big safety pins what
| found on Tommys carriers. Then /
got mammals new scrap basket, trimmed
with roses. what Mrs. Simmons broid-
cred for the church fair, and piled all Of
the kids TOYS into it. fastened II TO
my back with papa's suspenders. and
then started for the roof.
hurt my fingers some opening tho
scuttle, but kept right on. 1t was snow
ing hard and | stood and let myself get
pretty well covered with flakes. Then
| crawled over To the chimney that went
down into our room and climbed up on
,op of it, | had brought my bicycle
lantern with me and lighted it 50 as
Tommy could see me when ! came down
the chimney into the room.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18

MIR. Spinks-Why, under heavens, did
you give Ellington that cotton UNI
brella? He'll never. bring II back.
Mrs. Spinks--Ihe only other one in
the rack was silk.
you should have given him that"
"Humph. If nc wouldn't return the
cotton one, why should he return the
silk one? Tell me that, Mr.. Spinks."
MIR Spiplss-The cotton one was his.
New York Weekly.
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18
TN. ,ntionity of tn. Christmas Box.

Three centuries ago the Christmas
box. now not often heard Of. was in the
height of its glory, as these lines show:
Gladly the Boy with Christmas Box In hand.
Throughout the town his devious routs Pus-
Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-12-18
slLLVs SANTA CLAUS EXPERIENCE.

F COURSE I
don't believe in
any such person
as Santa Claus,
but Tommy does.
Tommy is my lit
tie brother, aged
six. Las Christ
mas | thought I'd
make some fun
for the young one
by playing Santa
Claus, but as al
ways happens
when | try to
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-06

By local applications. - they cannot
resch the diseased portion OF the ear.
There ~ only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness - csns by an innsned con-
Il ton of the nsacous lining Of the
Enstachisn Tube. When thss tnbe gets
iniisrued you have rumbIlBg sound or
impsrfect hearing. and when II IL en-
tirelv closed, D~afne-sis the resuls. and
unless tne inflammation can be taken
out aud this tube restored 20 iis normal
eond ton. hesring viii he destroyed
fer YER: niuscss~s out OF ten are esus 4
BY estsrrh, wksch - nothing hut an in
famed condition Of the mucous sur
fArrs.
We vill give Gre Hundred Dollars
for sBy case Of Deafness (causrd ~
cstsrrh tnst - cannot cure BY tss nx
Halls Csfarrh Cure send for cifcu-
lars. free. +. j. CsESxy a Co,
Tide, o.
soid hy druggists, 7s cents.
The Great Rug sale
Continued
Al sf This Week.
500 rssutifai Hassocks
sxTrn = ssSvosn.
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-06

Thsre - 70 pfsse n tne essv wsere
veo czn fns such sssnttfnl display %
art q sfle wsfk now fsiss and ~ :. .
q. si Ms Hafmon's. over We. ~ Mon
o. street
Telegram-herald., 1891-12-06

The following IL list Of tas marriage
licenses issara slacs LAST psolish.d. vlfh the
names. residences when outside the city) aad
ages Of the parties
Ace.
Lester VI. Newman and Jesse sutton. La
mont. 0ffaxs cotnr .........----.-..i1H -
Martin Mari. Paris. and Olive Aserman.
civ -.
thas. - Jehy and Martha Hahrey .-...-.....l y
The Press., 1891-07-02

Scotland is slowly gaining in popula- tion, but has not as many people into al- most 179,0O0 as London. The big city has about 1, 200, ,OOO inhabitants and Scot. land 4,033, ,103. Scotland has gained mo st in her large towns out of the 297, ,53C more people than in 1881, the four great cities of Glasgow, Edinburg, Dundee and Arberdeen have gained 2,7S4, and the other towns the remainder, for there has been an actual loss of over 10000 in the population of rural Scotland. The uni. versatility of this apparent law of the dis tribution of population Is becoming more evident as census returns from all the civilized world appear. No exception has been found to it, not even in India.
The Press., 1891-07-02

The Iowa democratic state convention by unanimous standing vote has re- nominated Governor Horace Boies gov ernor. The platform indorses Governor Boise's administration, re-affirms the pro- hibition plank of 1889, pledges the party to pass an Australian or other ballot-re- form measure, denounces the Mckinley tariff law, indorses the principle of 8 tariff for revenue only and recommends an ample and liberal appropriation for the state exhibit at the worlds fair. Upon the silver question there was a long dis pute, but the committee finally decided to recede from the platform of 8 year ago and favor the free coinage of silver upon just ratio," making a full legal tender for debts public and private.
The Press., 1891-07-02

This is said to be blush under the microscope: A temporary erythema and calorific effulgence of the physiognomy, aetiologized by the perceptiveness of the censorium when in predicament of un- equilibrity from sense of shame, anger or other cause, eventuating in a paresis of the vasometer capillaries, whereby, be. ing divested of their elasticity, they are suffused with radiant, aerated, compound nutritive circulating liquid, emanating from an intimidated praecordia.
The Press., 1891-07-02

This is the dish that has taken New York by storm. It originated years ago with a gentleman who lived at Newburg, N. Y., on the Hudson, and Delmonico used to make 1t for him. It has recently been revived. Take the meat of we'll boiled lobster and put it into chafng dish, with tablespoonful of butter and start the fire in the alcohol lamp. Stir for few moments, then pour in heap ing wineglass of Madeira. Cook and stir for three or four minutes, and then pour over all the substance of two well beaten eggs. Blow out the lamp and your lob ster la Newburg is ready.
The Press., 1891-07-02

In ex-Senator Ingalls, lecture on -sThe Problems of our Second Century," he discusses the danger of paternalism in the government and pays his respects to the class of people who want their debts paid by act of congress and who would have money as plentiful as autumn leaves in the forest. He does not believe in having the government do everything, md the people nothing. Referring to the prob lem of the unequal distribution of wealth, he says that it is not right that ten mil lion people should never have enough to eat in this country from one years end to the other, nor should it ever happen that a man went hungry when he was willing and able to work. However, that if all the wealth in the United States were to be equally divided now, in six months there would be some people riding in pal ace cars and some in buggies, some would be walking and some would be sitting in the fence corners, watching the procession go by. "Above all," he adds, "there would be heard again the voice of the ir- repressible reformer earning his living by the precipitation of his jaw rather than by the sweat of his brow" He would like to have private car, a steam yacht, and other luxuries, and that the reason why he did not have them was in himself. If some mon were rich and others poor, it was the fault of the Creator.
The Press., 1891-07-02

The London Times, referring to the fact that sixty delegates from the tin plate working districts of Wales are go- ing to the United States in order to in quire into the prospects of profitable en- ployment there, and to the statement made that American agents in London are buying the latest Improvements in the tin plate machines as we'll as offering double wages to tin plate workers, says "Should the delegates report be favora- ble upon the prospects for tin plate work CTS in the United States it is not unlikely that there will be so large an exodus to America as to lead to a great portion of the trade hitherto monopolized by Wales being transferred to America Hitherto the idea has been that it was impossible to manufacture tin plates in America ow- ing to atmospheric conditions, but tin plate makers who accompanied the iron and steel institute delegates to America reported that there was nothing to pre- vent the successful manufacture of tin plate in America except the want of skill ed labor.''
 Prof. Leeds of Hoboken was asked two years ago, this question: "What kind of baby's food is, after the natural supply, the least harmful to the child ?" He answered, "If you choose to wait two years, I will answer that question; can not answer it now" The professor sent out 37,O0O letters to physicians in all parts of the country and Canada, the letters containing 8 list of questions asking the recipients the results of their experience in the food given to babies under 1 year of age. He received 25, ,OOO answers. The substance of all the information thus con- veyed was this: Out of 10O babies fed in the natural way, 8 died before complet- ing their first year. Of 100 fed on cows milk, IS died. Of 100 fed on one or other of the various advertised articles sold as "baby's food," Jyty-taoo (52) died within the same year. These facts seem to be very suggestive. -.-
The Press., 1891-07-02

Hartford Courant: The agents of the constitutional party of Chile, now in Wash ington, have the consolation of knowing that, whether the state department sees it's way to receiving them and hearing what they have to say or not, the sympa- thies of all Americans who have informed them. Americans don't take kindly to the "savior of society,"" whether his other name is Louis Napoleon Bonaparte or Jose Manuel Balmaceda.
The Press., 1891-07-02

On one occasion, when was holding down the telegraph desk on a wide awake city paper, and also corresponding for two prominent eastern journals, I had on the list rural correspondent who had driven several state and telegraph ed itors to drink. One night he sent 300 words about the death of ''an esteemed fellow towns man." It might have been we'll to have read the telegram as an eulogy at the funeral, but 1t was of no use to us as dispatch, for "an esteemed fellow townsman" wasn't of the slightest i'm portanee outside Of his own little neighborhood. It was my intention to kindly show the core spondent the error of his way as soon as I could get time to write him. trembled to think how he would deluge us with telegrams if anything really important should occur. My fears were needless. About Il o'clock the next night, after the receipt ofhis long dispatch about the demise of one Of his acquaintances, he sent this able special:
 1.-The poorhouse, one mile from town, burned to the ground at o'clock this evening, and four persons were roasted alive in 1t. Win send par t1cularS tomorrow"
 To say there was gnashing of teeth around our office is putting it mildly. We wired the idiot to send us some news about the holocaust, but he had gone home to bed. Then came dispatches from the New York papers telling me to rush 800 words about the fire, for they supposed we would have something concerning it. We tried to call up the telegraph operator at the point where lived the idiotic correspondent, only to find that he had closed the office and gone home. We sent a reporter out there the next day to get the facts and told him to call in on his way and throttle the correspondent.-Indt dtanapolis se'ti-
The Press., 1891-07-02

Senator Manderson, of Nebraska, when asked whom his state favored as presi- dential candidate, said: "Just at pres ent Harrison is in strongest favor. The state has always been strongly Blaine, but he is not considered now as a candi- date. It is not because they are con- vinced that he really is physically incapa- ble of accepting nomination, but when a man so continually asserts that he is not 8 candidate, his word has to be taken. Harrison greatly strengthened himself by his trip. The people of the state want free silver, and if Harrison should veto a free silver bill 1t would injure his chances in the state"
The Press., 1891-07-02

In his latest talk for publication, Card inal Gibbons says that very much better provision is made by the Roman Catholic church in this country for newcomers as yet ignorant of the English language than is made in Paris for Roman Catholics who don't understand French, or in Der lin and Vienna for those who don't un- derstand German, or in Rio for those who don't understand Portugese. "The pre- lates of the United States" he says, "are endeavoring to have the gospel preached to the foreign-born Catholic people in their native tongue during the transition period which occurs before they are ab- sorbed into the great English-speaking world around them"
The Press., 1891-07-02

It seems Pinkerton's detectives have not been idle, although nothing has been published in the papers lately about Dr. Graves, of Providence, and the murder of Mrs. Balnaby by sending her bottle of poisoned whiskey. A detective states that he has discovered where the bottle of whiskey was purchased, and has traced it to the door of Dr. Graves. He has been working up evidence for the prose- eution and claims to have discovered some startling facts.
The Press., 1891-07-02

THE president has shown good judg- ment in naming as successor of Patent Commissioner Mitchell Hon. w. E. Simonds of Connecticut. It has been un- derstood for some time that MT. Mitchells resignation was in the presidents hands. It has been understood that MT. Simonds could have the place if he desired, and it is the country's good fortune that his nomination implies an understanding that he will accept. ..... . .a5
The Press., 1891-07-02

Governor Hill of New York has evil dently altered his views regarding the legal status of Governor Bulkeley of Con- necticut. The latter has received 8 acquisition from Governor Hill for pris- oner indicted for larcency in the second degree in Clinton county. Gov. Bulkeley has forwarded the papers to State Attor- ney Doolittle of New Haven county for examination. Also 8 request comes from Governor Hill that Governor Bulkeley should appoint 8 commissioner of the state of Connecticut in New York.
The Press., 1891-07-02

MR. EDITOR: My attention is called to an editorial of your paper of June 18th, giving as reason for not publishing my article in question, "that the writer had in a later communication to the Home quoted from his own article in The Press as an editorial utterance of this paper, which act forfeits all claims to it's further courtesy, etc." Now wish to say that l did not write the article quoted from and had nothing to do with it, nor knew any, thing about it, either directly or indirect ly, till after it's publication.
 Holland Ct, June 3O 1891. E. Q. DIMOCK.
The Press., 1891-07-02

THE Willimantic Fair Association loses valuable officers in O. H. K. Risley, sec retary, M. E. Lincoln, corresponding sec retary. and Isaac Sanderson, superinten- dent of grounds, who decline longer ser vice, having been from the start 'wheei horses" in the organization. Also the Rockville society meets serious loss in the declination of T. A. Lake, correspond ing secretary, to longer fill that place. C.W.Lee of Coventry succeeds MT. Lake.
The Press., 1891-07-02
RLANCHARD'S
 s C TH E 6

have bought 10 dog. Blanchard Scythes, which 1 Will sell at 65 cts each. Parties who bought of me last season say they have not had such a Scythe in 20 years. When the stock now on hand lS exhausted there will be no more Blanchard Scythes, so those in want should apply early and have the beneflt Of selection. |
 c. P. BRADWAY, West Stafford.
The Press., 1891-07-02
Died.

Somers, June 24th, Elijah Cutler, 72 representative in the legislature in 1869.
 East Brimield, Mass, June 18th, Liz zie E., IF, daughter of Horace James.
 Stafford, June 29th, Henry Colburn, 71. Stafford Springs, 2d, H. B. Bumstead
The Press., 1891-07-02

Springfield, Mass, June g, 1891.
 Prior to removal to Boston, Mrs. T. I.Cushman, 20 School street, has sold to us her en- tire stock of millinery. Such a closing sale, of course, is made at a loss. That loss is your gain. ..s
 The millinery is such as might be expected from such a place, examples of various styles of excellence, and suit ed to various tastes.
 The sale begins July I, and to make it doubly attractive we bring forward our entire jobbing stock at prices de- signed to carry it off instanter. Mrs. Cushman's stock as a whole is very small, SO we are going to give it away.
 steel and variegated hat ornaments cent
 steel and jet ornaments and buckles cents
 jet and eolored bead edge, originally sl.ss, now
 coiored lace marked as, now cents; marked
 , s, 70, nov cents now 50 cents
 cords cents for piece of 1s yards
 straw DraldS were p and S7H cents, now all at 5
 steel, gilt and combination hat ornaments. hitherto 50 cents and q, now at 25 cents daisy wreaths were 25, now cents flowers were 25, now cents; were 50 and 75,
 fine French iiowegs were s1.5o and 8, now 50 cents; were $2.5O to N, now $1
 frames of covered net, nice, buckram wire and gold wire, all at price, 10 cents Persian and other fancy silk weres1 to g, now
 faces, embroideries, gold and silver crowns and novelty trimmings from Mrs. Cushman's stock at less than One-fOurth actual cost untrmmed hats in various shapes of straw. chip and fancy braid, hitherto s5 cents to
 imported hats and bonnets @ were Se ss to s7 no,v $1 and $1.5O ssFT - -o' trimmed hats enriched with laces flowers ribbons, ornaments, etc., and made tO seli sell from s to $10, now at $25O " Choicest hats that began their career f,om s90 to 80, now all at s E-Is1@ NY. fayal shade hats were 50, now 19 cents s
 colored leghOrn flats were sl .60, now 59 cents milan crown and fancy braid brim fiafs were $1 50, now 59 cents
 15 shapes Of sailor hats, 13 cents up remnants Of wide all silk millinery rthbans at one-third the ordinary prices - 
 The worst of this sale is it brings no money. The news papers get it all. But having begun we are going to con- tinue, money or no money.
 Earliest corners get the best pick.
 FORBES q WALLACE, Springfield.
The Press., 1891-07-02

Gov. BULKELEY has announced long list of appointees to fill various places which the inharmonious legislature had failed to fill. In the case of county com n;ssioners he has selected the nominees of county caucuses of republican legisla- tors, Adolph Korper of Wilmington and Chauncey E. Brown of Columbia being named for Holland county, and George Morse of Woodstock and Edwin H. Hall of Windham for Windham county. Tol- land county is we'll satisfied with the con- petent gentlemen named for this very im- portant office.
The Press., 1891-07-02
Married.

Monson, 22d, by Rev. T. c. Martin, T. Clinton Bradway and Susie E. Pease. Wales, 24th, by Rev. M. Hackett, John w. Spear of Shutesbury and Mrs. s. A. P. Back of Wales.
The Press., 1891-07-02

JOSEPH LANDRY, of Waterbury shot Miss Carrigan because she would not marry him. Miss Carrigan proudly wears the glory of being 8 successful candidate in a voting contest to determine the most beautiful young lady. She wasn't much hurt by the shooting, but Landry thought he had killed her, and so shot himself. He may recover, and if he does the prob ability seems to be that Miss Carrigan, touched by his devotion, or rather by ms way of proving it, will marry him. This is an unfortunate outcome. We have too many like cases now, and Miss Carrigan's act will develop other Landrys.