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Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
pR. TALMAGE'S BUSY WIFE.

0lfxhpso of tho Great Preachers Sec-
 rotary and Business Manager.
 Nn. Talmage is distinctly her hus- bands right hand, and all the details of his busy life are looked after by her. She Is 8 business woman, having rare executive ability, capable of easily handling number of things at the same time. Much of Dr. Talmage's daily work is planned and laid out by her. She makes his pastoral and social engagements, and all his featuring in- terests are in her hands. She knows his capacities even better than he. Whenever journey is to be made it is she who lays out the route, procures the tickets and staterooans and attends to all the details. No public man per haps is saved so many annoyances as k Dr. Talmage by his wife's foresight and ability.
 Tho rear apartment of the second floor is Mrs. Talmage's working room It is tastefully furnished, but more with an eye to utility than ornamentation. In this room. Mrs. Talmage spends most 0 her time. It is ''her private den. !" All the mail that is left at the house for Dr. Talmage is taken into this room and is opened by her. It is not an un- usual thing for the postman to deliver between one. and two hundred letters 8 day, all of which pass through Mrs Talmage's hands. Business letters arc answered by her, and all letters that may be of an unpleasant or annoying personal nature are destroyed. Dr. Talmage never sees them.
 A day in Mrs. Talmage's home would be . revelation to those who believe that the life of a public mans wife is . succession of pleasures, dotted here with Q pretty compliment and there with some token of honor. While many peo- pie are yawning and preparing to break their nights rest Mrs. Talmage is al ready up opening the first mail Break fast is promptly at o'clock. Then the family separate, and the wife begins to receive callers, which alone is a task. It is we'll known saying among the neighbors that 'the Talmage bell is never still"
 All kinds of people must be seen, in- numerable appointments made and kept, the pastoral work of the largest church in America must be looked af- ter, the details of score or more mis- sionary, church, literary societies with which Mrs. Talmage or her husband is connected have their demands, and in addition to all these are the household cares of large house and a family of growing children.
 All the appointments of the Talmage home in Brooklyn reflect the woman who presides over it. Gaudiness in furniture or decorations is absent, and instead one sees a harmony of good taste on every hand. Mrs. Talmage is an excellent housekeeper, and her home shows it.-Edward W. Box in Ladies Home Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
LIMIT THE POWER
of County CounAissa~,erv.

Too much power is in the hands of the county commissioners, thinks the New Milford Gazette. when they can saddle such an expense upon this coun- ty as they would have done had it not been for MT Soule of that town. The citizens of the state should awaken to the danger. This is precisely the opin- ion we had held, but had not expressed. The commissioners were proved not to have gone beyond their authority and had they held together could have de- fled the whole county.
 The representatives were mp in arms and turned out almost to man, but they were powerless as far as the law is concerned. The law was very loose- ly drawn, evidently in the belief that there was no danger in giving men holding the important position SO much power. The recent case proves there is danger-that one man could override the county. If the General Assembly ever gets down to business at the old stand, it would be eminently proper to add clause to the law on the sub- ject making the purchase or building of a county home subject to approval of the county senators and representatives. @Torrington Register.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06

pr H. A. Church spent few days last week in New York.
 Mrs Fl. E. Carter of Falls Village, is visiting at her fathers.
 MT and Mrs A. w. Nicoll and two children, of Yonkers N. Y., are board ing at the Warner House.
 Mrs D. l.. Freeman and daughter, Miss Lena, and the Misses Minnie and Alice Peirce are spending few weeks in the Adirondacks.
 Martin Mcintyre, baggage master for the O. N. B. & w. road at Union depot, was away several days last week, John Eagsn taking his place. @
 The twenty fifth annual reunion of Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery will be held at Ssvin Rock, near New Haven, September II, 1891.
 The saddle horse wich we reported last week as having been presented by MT s. A. Eddy to his wife, was present. ed to Mrs Eddy by her brother instead, and is pony with history. He took part in the famous "Oklahoma Room" two years ago, helping his owner at that time, during the wild race for the de- sirable land, to secure good claim. He is one of the genuine broncho type. Lawyer William Turtle of Pittsfield was elected from Housatonic train at South Lee. last week Wednesday morn ing by Conductor Colt. He had tender. ed mileage book bought by himself, the front cover of which had been lost. He got on the train, again, but was com. pelled to pay his fare the balance of the way. The book was accepted by the conductor of the morning train down sne road. MT Turtle will take the mat ter to the courts. The Housatonic rail road company was beaten in 8 similar case but short time ago.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ky.

The Direct Route to and from Chicago, Joliet Ottawa Peoria, La Sale, Moline, Rock Island, in ILLINOIS, Davenport Muscatine, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Des Moines, Winterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council Bluffs in IOWA; Minneapolis and St. Paul. in MIN. NESOTh; Water.own and Sioux Falls in DAKOTA i; Cameron St. Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI Omaha, Lincoln, Fairbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA; Atchison, Leavenworth Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson, Wichita, Bel,yvc, Abilene Dodge City, Caldwell, in KANSAS; Kin.,tsher. Fl Reno and Minco, in INDIAN TERRITORY; Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, n COLORADO. Traverses new areas of rich farming
 md grazing lands aorng the best facilities of inter-
 Communication to all towns and cities east and west northwest southwest of Chicago and to Pacific and kEans-oceanc seaports.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
Highway Engineering.


 A movement in favor of good roads, such as are seen in other countries. has commenced in the east, and it is hoped that it will extend throughout the en- tire country. Col Albert A. Pope, of Boston, has endowed professorship of highway engineering in the Massa- ehusetts institute of technology. A new department is to be organized in that institution to fit young men to con struct and keep in proper repair the roads of the country. Instruction will also be given in grading, draining and paving streets in cities and villages and In making sidewalks.
 In most of our schools instruction is given in great many useless, or at least impractical, things. The gradu- ates from many of our higher institu- ions of learning are not prepared to earn a living or in condition to be of much advantage to the world. A knowledge of highway engineering promises to be productive of much good. Every township in the country needs the services of highway en- gineer This office should be created as soon as there are men competent to fll it.-Chicago Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
OBITUARY.
Peter c. Storm.

The funeral of our esteemed citizen and friend, Peter c. Storm. was attend ed Wednesday. July 22nd, at 9 D. m. from the Methodist Episcopal church Iat Falls Village, Conn.,. of which he was . member. Rev L. A. Robbins oficiat- ed, assisted by Rev B. H. Burch, of Middletown, N. Y. and Rev Mir Wyatt of Bristol, Conn. The church was filled with those desiring to show their love and high esteem for the deceased. Ap- propriate floral emblems were oontribu- ted by different persons. Prominent among them was n elegant Aor.l pillow presented by the Official Board of the church, of which he had been an active member for many years.
 Peter 0. Storm was born at Pleasant Valley, Dutchess county, N. Y., Deo.25. 1927 and died at Falls Village. Conn.,, July 20, 1891.
 All his early life vas spent as Pleas ant Valley. While yet 8 young man he moved to Broome county, N. Y., for 8 short time; then to Lakeville, Conn.,, where he spent six years, then to this town where he spent the remainder of his life. Here, for nearly 30 years he has identified himself with the best interests of the community.
 As citizen, .he was 2 true patriot, serving as Union soldier during the var of the Rebellion as business man he was ambitious, prudent and far see- ing-a self made msn-for years one of directors of the Falls Village Savings Bank. As christian, he professed re- ligion at Pleasant Valley, N. Y. in the winter of l840 or 50, and was an active morker in the cause of the Master from the first; walking night after night, after working hard all day. seven miles to at. tend revival meetings. His life was an exemplary Christian life. Naturally headstrong and of a quick temper, his life showed the power of grace to culti- vate self control and utilize these pow CTS and bring forth . noble Christian character. He held, during his resi- dence in Falls Village, nearly all the different offices of the church; had been
 class leader, Sunday School Superin-
 tendent, steward and trustee. He gave
 largely of his ability to support the va- rious interests of the church. He loved
 God and His cause and the church above everything else and made many sacrifices for them.
 His work was we'll done; quietly and
 calmly he prepared for the end which
 he felt to be approaching. He settled
 up his business and prepared as 8 man
 prepares for journey. He was willing
 to live, but was ready to die. Peaceful
 ly he gave up this life and joyously, we
 believe, entered upon that other life
 Monday, July 2O,st 2 a. ID. aged 63 years | The entire church and community
 join with his bereaved family in mourn.
 ing our loss which we believe to be hi.
 Eternal gain.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06

circumstances. think if the Canadians would just 'twist the lions tail" little and set up housekeeping for themselves they would come out all right. The time flies fast, and SO do the cars, and we shall soon be at Nlagra Falls. Here we arel A stop of five minutes. What . sight, Just see the water rushing madly over the horse shoe falls on the Canada side, aEd over the straight falls on the American side. What a river s.All aboard" now down a mile or so to the bridge. Now we are on the bridge. My, what gulf below! Slow, slow, we just move. We hold our breath. Slow; look. See the blue water 200 feet be- low! No puff of steam is heard, or rattling of wheels. Slow; we arc over. Amen. We halt at the two depots. not far apart. It IS now past p. m., "A miles to Buffalo We reach Buffalo as the last streak of daylight fades from sight. Here we change cars and hitch on fresh team. "All aboard" We take the owl car again, for there is fun in it. It is 298 miles to Albany. We pass many trains on the way, and make some three or four stops. We sleep with one eye open. ready so jumb if any thing should happen. The night wears away as our iron horse puffs along, and little past five a. m., we enter the depot at Albany. Our train starts out st 7.1O a. m. on it's sixty miles run to Falls Village, Conn, and we land in"The happy land of Canaan" at 10, 8. m., on the morning of July 18th, 1891.
 w. G. MINER.
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
STANDARD GAUGE

1I2ANS-ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROUTE
 Over which superbly equipped trains daily THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Sal take City, Ogden and San Francisco. THE ROCK ISLAND is also the Direct and Favorite Line to ani rom Manitou Pikes Peak and all other sanitary and enic and cities and mining districts in Colorado
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06
THE MOVEMENT or GLACIERS.
They Have Left Eehind Mighty Paths
 Which They Are Studied Today.

They Have Left Eehind Mighty Paths ns
 Which They Are Studied Today.
 In high valleys, among the mount aims whose tops are covered with per petual snow, arc often found seas of ice called glaciers" They are formed thus: Snow that falls upon lofty mountains melts very little even in summer. So in valleys high up among the mountains it gathers to a great depth, and from the weight of the snow lying above the lower layers be- come icy, as a snowball does when squeezed. The upper crust melts 8 lit tie during the heat of tho day, and the water sinks down through the snow, and then freezes at night. From this melting and freezing the mass of snow is soon changed into sea of ice.
 Remember that when water freezes it expands If we fill a bottle with water and let it freeze over night, in the morning we find that the bottle is cracked by the swelling of the ice. So it is with the water that forms glaciers When it freezes it stretches and pushes it's way down in whatever direction the valleys slope.
 Glaciers of today are much smaller than the ice seas of long ago, but still in studying them we learn to under stand the old glaciers.
 In travelling down valleys those an cient glaciers left traces of their jour- ney. Over all the places where the ice seas passed the rocks are rounded and highly polished. A field of these round ed rocks when seen from distance, looks like field filled with sheep crouching on the ground, and Swiss geologists have called them roches sheep like rocks" In a valley along the summit of the Rocky mountains, near the Mountain of the Holy Cross," there is a beautiful dis play of these polished, rounded rocks. As the glaciers moved down the val leys, great rocks, frozen fast in the ice on the sides and at the bottom, scratched and marked other rocks as they passed by and over them. Some times these scorings are very broad and .O0cH, 4OI U1AO AAACASC IOCho oAAO SAeS ciers carried were like strong, powerful tools in the grasp of a mighty engine sometimes the lines are as fine as those of fine engraving. They usually run all the one way, and by looking at the direction in which the lines run one can tell the direction in which the gla cier moved.
 In the sandstone west of New Haven Conn, the deep, broad scorings can be plainly seen, running toward the south east The height at which these scratches occur tell us something of the depth of the ice.
 Markings in the White mountains in dicate that the ice was more than { mile deep over the region now knowr as northern New England.-Teresa c Crofton in St. Nicholas. .......
Connecticut western news., 1891-08-06

A. NJ. Salmon of Cambridge, England born in the spring of 179O, is said to l . the oldest surgeon in the world.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-12

pounds. One shot was then fired at the center
Of each plate from an 8-inch gun, with an i'm
pact energy OF 4,9SS-foot tons, using FIminy
and Carpenter projectiles of 2l0 and 250 pounds
weight, respectively. The plates were placed
normal to the line of fire. The results of the
trial were in the highest degree satisfactory.
Each of the six plates manufactured in this
country was superior to the English compound
plate while the nickel Harveyed plate and the
high carbon nickel plate were superior to all the
foreign plates of the Annapolis trial. They may,
therefore, be pronounced in advance of the best
armor hitherto manufactured in Europe"
OF guns for vessels now authorized 155 have
been completed, while 347 are required Of those
completed there are one l2-inch, eight l0-inch.
nineteen s-inch and III 6-inch. Twelve 13-inch
and seven 12-inch guns are among those still to
be constructed The tests of the 4-inch rapid
fire gun resulted in au actual showing of sixteen
shots minute
The most important sslvance made during tho
past year in respect to powder consists in tho
development Of a smokeless powder, in
vented by Prof. G.. Z. Monroe, of tho
naval torpedo station. The results have ex-
ceeded the anticipations formed in reference
to this powder. Its successful use has ad-
vanced by progressive experiments from the
one, three and six FOUNDER guns up to the four
inch rapid fire gun. In reference to the results
accomplished, it is only necessary 50 say that
with charges one half the weight or those USED
with ordinary powders, the velocities have
been increased nearly 200-foot seconds, with
no increase Of chamber pressure. In other
respects the powder gives singular satisfac-
ton. 1t contains no volatile constituents, is
not affected by repeated heating for long
periods is uninjured even by boiling in water,
gives high and regular velocities With moderate
and regular pressures, and thus far has
shown all the essential requisites of normal
smokeless powder. 1t is safe to say that within
short time the use of ordinary gun powder
viii be abandoned in calibers Of six inch and be
low
The government during the past year arranged
for the manufacture of armor piercing projec-
tiles in this country, and they are now being is
sued to ships as desired. The change in the
effective force of the navy by the introduction
of these projectiles the secretary considers
equivalent to revolution. Another important
advance in naval developments is the successful
domestication in this country of the manufac-
ture of the Whitehead torpedo.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-12
THE NAVY.
Inter esting Information from Sec
retary Tracy's Annual Report.
Vessels Completed Since 1885. and Vessels
In Course of Construction The
Attacks on the Sailors of the
Baltimore" Etc.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Twice within
the past year the attention of the peo-
pie OF the United States has been called
to the condition of the navy by the pos
sibility OF its being brought into active
service against Italy in the first in
stance and against Chilli in the second.
The trouble with the latter country is
still far from settled, and the annual
report OF the secretary of the navy will
be read with interest, at least those
parts of it which treat of the present
and prospective strength Of the navy,
and the attack on the sailors in Valpa-
raiso The report shows that the new
navy, that is, that part of the navy COM
posed of the vessels completed since
1885, constitutes in itself force by no
means to be despised. In the following
table the name, tonnage and cost of
each of the new vessels now in commits
sion are given:
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-12
CONDENSED TELEGRAMS.

AN interstate mining convention will
be held at Springfield, Mo-, Dec. 18th.
1t will be composed of representatives
of the mineral interests of Southern
Missouri and Northern Arkansas.
Corn jumped 1115 cents at Chicago on
the 9th, and another corner is in sight.
For the month of November 22,253
pension claims were allowed, upon
which the first payment aggregated
81, S63,S The average pay to each
pensioner was S124.2O.
TIE lower house of the South Caro-
lima Legislature on the Sth passed bill
requiring railroad companies operating
in that State to furnish separate coaches
for white and colored passengers.
THE oranges of Indiana met at In
dianapolis on the Sth and declared in
favor of free mail delivery to farmers.
THE sugar crop in Cuba this year
promises to be the largest on record.
Last year it was 900 tons, but it is
expected that it will reach 100000
tons this year.
HARRY MILLER, son Of the poet,
Joaquin Miller, is in Jail at San Fran
cisco on the charge of attempting to
rob the United States mail.
THE government of the State of Du-
range, Mexico, has taken steps looking
to the relief of the suffering among the
the poorer classes in the famine-stricken
district by contracting for the purchase
of 100, 900 bushels of corn.
THE accumulated dust in the shaving
room of planning mill at Buffalo, n.
Y, exploded on the Sth, wrecking
portion of the building and burying five
persons beneath the ruins.
E. BAUMAN, of Dallas and Fort
Worth, Texas, made an assignment on
the 7th. Liabilities S197,0S1.
The issue of standard dollars from
the mints and the treasury last week
was S525, $50 The issue during the cor
responding period of last year was
S715, $50.
NEAR Hinkleville, KY, on the 18th,
Leo Terrell, aged 16, was killed by the
runaway of his horse. He was thrown,
his foot caught in the stirrup, and he
was dragged for miles. His arms were
broken and his head mashed in.
Two WELL dressed strangers entered
Faheys Bank at Marion, Ohio, on the
5th and while one engaged the cashier
in conversation the other reached
through the railing and grabbed tray
la
good tber escape.
Huntsville gazette., 1891-12-12
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Dom PEDRO H., ex-emperor of Brazil,
who for ffty-nine years reigned over
that country, died in Paris, on the 4th,
aged 66 years. He became emperor by
the abdcation of his father at the age
of years and assumed sovereign power
when not quite II, and was deposed in
1889.
The political complexion OF the United
States senate is: Republicans, 4S; dem
oerats, 81; Farmers Alliance, 3.
On the 5th the resignation of Redfield
Proctor as secretary of war was accept
ed bv the president. Mr.. Proctor took
his seat in the United States senate
from Vermont on the 7th.
THE French government has decided
that Dom Pedro, the ex-emperor of
Brazil, shall have royal funeral.
On the 5th Lysander S. Norton, for
nerly lawyer Of Erie, Pa, died in
private madhouse at Canandaigua, n.
Y, where he had been sent recently
after trying to kill the person who had
previously secured his confinement in
another asylum, from which he had
ment.
News of Dom Pedros death was re-
ceived with grief by the Brazilians.
But while all unite in regret for the
FORMER emperor, there is a deep and
strong determination, it is said, that
the empire shall never be revived.
Should the Princess Isabella and Count
D'Eu make and persist in any demand
for imperial succession, the result will
probably be the confscation of all the
property of the imperial family in Bra
ziL
THE caucus of democratic members
Of the house Of representatives, on the
9Th, selected Hon. Charles +. Crisp, of
Georgia, as their candidate for speaker,
on the thirtieth ballot.
lT is stated that the commercial
treaties between Italy, Germany and
austria, which were signed on the 5th,
have created more confidence in Vienna
financial circles, and prices of all secu-
rites on the bourse are slightly higher,
with trmcr tone prevailing.
On the night of the 9th James II. Kel-
logg, formerly president of the New
York State Temperance association,
suffered stroke Of apoplexy while ad-
dressing a meeting at the Emanuel
Presbyterian church in Rochester, n
T. He died on his way home in the
ambulance. Deceased was aged "a
years, and was native of Vermont.
CALVIN S. BRICE was sworn in as
United States senator from Ohio on the
9TH, but not before Mr.. Sherman had
gwen notice that his eligibility would
be contested on the ground that at the
time of his election he was not an in
habitant of Ohio