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Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
POET WHITTIER AT HOME.
Details of Pilgrimage to the Populs
 New England Author.

Details of a Pilgrimage the Popular
 New England Author.
 Making Whittier pilgrimage is no short task It takes ut least three days to even begin to cover the ground, while the pilgrim c;,n protitably spend as much more time as he can steal from the cares and tribulations of this pushing age The poet was born at Haverhill-that takes a day; he Gves half the year at his own house in Ames bury-that is another day. and the rest of the time he is with a cousin at Oak Knoll, in Danvers is a third day. Then there are Salem and Mar blehead and Beverly and Newburyport all the east shore, in fact, not to speak of Boston, which are all full of interest to the Whittier pilgrim.
 The house at Amesbury is a nc est frame, two stories high, and standing in street lined with maple trees, It was the poets niece who received ne, and she told me had to wait because she had been peeling apples for pie. And then came Whittier, an old man, but erect and strong, his deep set brown eyes sparkling with an undilnin- ished brightness. The fires of youth still burn in them, though the great shaggy eyebrows are frosted with age. The poet has a cordial simple manner, and the visitor is at once put at his ease There is nothing stiff or formal about him. He talks like man of the people He likes to use idioms
 I remember when my friend asked to be permitted to take kodak pie ture in the house. he replied, "AIl right, shoot her off" One of the pleasantest memories that cherish is of the half morning spent in his li brary, but before had seen his liter ary workshop he led the way up. the narrow back stairs and showed me a framed parchment hanging on the hall wall. It was the declaration of the antislavery convention of 1883. the first held in America. Signed to it he showed me the names of Garrison and himself
 I spoke of the difficulty of being a poet and good newspaper man at the same time, and he referred to his first journalistic work on the Hartford Re view, where he succeeded the famous 1 George D. Prentice as editor.
 ''I was principally engaged at the time" he said, Fin keeping people from learning how little knew"
 Like the rest of the house, the library l is plain and unpretentious. It ia warmed by grate stove of some cleve, Yankee pattern. The poets desk is nc mahogany affair, nor are his books gorgeous with gilt and gold. Most business men would be ashamed tc have such an ink bespattered desk, while the volumes on the shelves had for all the world the appearance of a Sunday school library. There were picture of the old house at Haverhill, l portrait of Emerson and a number o1 photographs upon the walls
 Somehow the everydayness of the workshop contrasted oddly with beauty and the charm of what had been for gotten there Yet all was i'll keeping with the poets life. By the side of the desk hung thermometer with pictures of the tropics. the temperate zone and the snowy arctic regions up and dowr the tube @
 Whittier was kind enough to write $ verse for me the last stanza of "Maud Muller. "-Cor Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
Poison In Ee1s.

Eels contain as much poison as vipers, according to one studioua Italian scientist After careful investi- gation he finds that an eel weighing four pounds possesses enough venom to kill ten mefe When the fish is cooked, however, the poison loses it's power.- (fh> +tor
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
Frightened to Death by a Snake.

Mollie Henderson, colored, of Spott- sylvania county, while walking in a field near her house and picking some berries: for amusement, discovered huge snake near her feet She quickly re treated, but was SO frightened that she fell to the earth in senseless condition. Her family soon discovered her con- dition and took her to the house. Medical aid was summoned, but with out avail, and she expired that night = Fredericksburg Star.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
EA MANI
ACQUAATED WITH THE GEOGRAPHY OF THIS COUNTRY WILL oB MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM STUDY OF THIS MAP OF TH
Chiedg), Rock Island & Pacific Ky.

The Direct Route to and from Chicago. Jolie Oaws, Peoria La Salle Molile Rock Island, in ILLINOIS; Davenp'rt, Muscatn', ottun'"a' oskaloosa, Des Moines Hinterset, Audubon, Harlan and Council Bluffs, i. IOWA; Minneapolis and St. Paul, in MIN NESOTA; Watertown and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTAi Cameron. St. Joseph and Kansas City, in MISSOURI. Omaha incoln, F;rbvrv end Nelson in NEBRASKA Atchison, Leavenwortl Horton, Topeka Hutchinson, Wichit;, Bcevillc Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell, iu KANSAS; Kngfsher, Fl Reno and Minco, in INDIAN TERRITORY; Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo, il COLOHADO. Tr>verses new areas of rich farming md grazing lands aor,g the best facilities of inter- ommInication to all towns and cities east and west lorthw,s and southwest of Chicago and to Pacific and Wans-cy .lic seapcrts.
 MA GN7T1cENT
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 STANDARD GAUGE
 TRANS-ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROUTE Over which superbly equipped trains daily THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Salt lake City, Ogden and San Francisco. THE ROCE ISLAND is also the Direct and Favorite Line to and rorn Manitou Pke's Peak and all other sanitary and enic cities and mining in Colorado
 DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS From St. Joseph ard City to and from all i'm. portant towns cities and sections in Southern Nebrask Kansas and the Indian Territory. Also via ALBERT LEA ROUTE from Kansas City and Chicago to Water town, Sioux Falls, MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL. connectiong for all points north and northwest between the lakes and the Pacific Coast
 For Tickets, Maps, Folders, O. desired information apply to any Coupon Ticket Office ill the United Sata br Canada, or address A E. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, GAnT Manager, Genu Tkt. & Pass Agtp QUxOA0o 1LL.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
EmbarraSying.

Great Authors Wife-What are you writing, Charles2
 Great Author-An essay on the im- portance of thorough knowledge of the English language.
 Great Authors Wife-You don't seem to be getting on very fast with it.
 Great Author-No, Pm stuck. l can't remember how to spell 'embar- rass. "-Munsey's Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
A Ffsherlnan's Hard Luck.

A case of hard luck has just been re ported from Belfast, Me- A man caught . trout ten inches long, and was look ing at it admiringly when there came a great rush of wings and something took the fish from his hands. The despoiled fisherman looked up in time to see a big crow flying away with the prize He chased the crow several miles through the woods, but in vain, for the bird finally perched in a tall tree, where it calmly lunched off the trout. --E2 change.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
HOW Letters are Used.

The ratio in which the different letters are nset ill the language is shown by the numbers of each letter supplied in ''bill of type" to printers; the propor-' tion is: 3, and 5, q $. k 8, V 15. b and g 20. p "A, w and y 25, m and f 30, 40, II 45, q and 50. h 60, 70, D,
 Three cars of freight are shipped nightly over the new Boston route at present, but business is expected to in- crease so that special freight trains will be rnn in 2 few days.-DANBURY NEWS.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-01
A Revenue Fraud.

I'm free trader myself, Algernon, but I think you should have been com pelled to pay an import duty on those detestable English airs you've brought over this trip"
 'Haw! Impawt duty-vewy good But they were in actual personal use when I landed, donchersee?- life
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

An organ grinder who wis travelling
through tho country accompanied by a
tame bear which he hal trained to dance
stoppei before farmers house late one
afternoon, and after amusing the fam.
ily with hls performances obtalnud per
mission 10 stay all ulvht. The lear was
placed IN the barn Tor safe keeping. bar
Ing the night tho family wcrc alarmed bJ
n terrible noise IN the barn. Some one
wa. screaming aud shouting "Mnrderl
hrlpg and apparently engaged In ,trug
gic for life
The farmer FASTENED 10 the spot, FOL
lowed by the organ grinder and other In.
mates of tho house, aud found the tams
l-sr with man IN his embmrr. hugglng
him tightly, while the poor fellow s,rig
gicd fInutically 10 escape.
The hear was niugzlcd and could do The
man no serious Injury. though he WINS IN
from being comfortably situated. From
examination n proved 10 ~ dishonest
butcher. who come To the harm 70 steal 4
line calf In the darkns.s be had stumbled
over hriiin, who had selzcd him aud held
him fast.
TIE o,rsn grinder learning how MATTER.
stood, called out, "llug him, Jack +" and
the tsar vnjoylng the sport continued !,
squeszs him numerically. until the farmer
thought be had been sufficiently punished
when ho was n'ltascd. The story SCOT
spread abroad, aud The butcher icit ih'
town 10 escape the ridlcule towhloh Il sub
loct.d him. london Exchange.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

The Fata Mnrgaua II singular aerial
p.cuomynou, akin Ia the mirage. II Is
stcn in many Tarth Of the world, hut most
frequently aud la greatest perfection At tho
Straits NJ Mrsua, betWoen Sicily aud
Italy. 80 many conditions must coincide,
however, that even there IL Is OF compare.
lively rnre occurrence. 10 allow of its
Production thosin must he az an hugle 0f a.
dogs with thewatcr, both sky and -,n must
d" calm, and the tidal current suHcirntly
'tWug 10 cause the water In the center
Coo rIse higher than on the edges OF the
lm.t, Whom thesc conditions arc fully
met tho Observer on tho heights Of Gala.
hrin, locking toward Mcs.'nn, will behold
o. series Of rapidly changing pictures, some
iimrs NJ moot exquisite beauty
Castles, colunnudrs SUGGESTIONS Of beau.
i'm arches, palaces cities, with houses
and streets and church domes mountains,
iortts, grottoes Will appear aud vanish,
TO hr succeeded, perhaps, by fleets of ships,
sometimes pluudly sailing over the deep,
'lmoiimra inverted, while halo Ike q
wluhow surrounds every Image. II Is sup.
pesrl that tho images are due 10 the ifrcg.
ulAf rrlflctive powers Of the different lay.
era OF alr above The sea, which MAINLY, ~.
pent aud dlst1rt tho objects on the Sirilinn
nhprr hlundi but 10 tho linlians these
Nusular appearances arr the castles 0f the
flluoess Mnrgang, mud the view Of them IL
opposed 70 bring good fortune TO the De.
10Ideg'-sI Louis Globe'pemoeFat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

For convenience time T.. by historians,
usually Divided into three Rrrat criu4-an'
Client, medieval Tor middlel and modern.
Tho ancient period Is considered 10 extend
from the eariies, times down 20 the fall 81
the Roman empire In the wcd. la AID,
40, tho ruediiasal from that dat. To tho
discovery of America by Columbus, In
iig!, aud the modern from that time Ia
the present. som. historians prefer 10 put
the end of the modlmyal period At the
capture ~ consthniinople by the Tnrk-,
about forty years earlier than the Colum
bus event. The Dark Ages arc often held
10 h. ooryhl with the modiryni era, bu,
-ome authorities think TINT the term
should be applied only TO the part Of III,
rra extending from the downfall Of th,
cinpic Of Chsrlemersne, In the Ninth cent
ury, onwarl..-st. Louis Glotc. Democrat
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

-Four plcoe- Of very stin pas,eboard or
light wood, cut In even lengths of about
twenty-five inches Paint these a pretty
tint of yellow, blue or terra Gotta on both
stiles. With a round punch or glmlet
uial.ea series ~ small corresponding holes
Ht The sides OF each picoc about half way
the length Lace these with ribbon or
cord, 10 which tnssel ends are afterward at.
uohed, Put daring puiis Of crctonne or
slIk nt the lower corners by neatly pasting
Il within along each side u the cardboard
ur wood. Draw up IN tight loop at tho
bottom Hud iistcu 10 each corner Tho
square bottom IL securel by strong stitches
In these corners, and Is made Just to NJ the
square
Tho cardboard when covered with pretty
eFrtonne, And fastened together with rib.
bou instead u curd lacing, makes more
substantial basket, The puffs should he
Of plain material 10 match In tint; he bot
toms stitched In closely around the edges,
Ihr tied ubbona at the sd. allow the whole
thing To he oIened HAT aud 10 DO brushed
cIclu OF dust.-llousewiic,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

one Experience Of digging for Cold "a
the slcfras Was An lie wanted.


one Experience Of digging for cold ~
tho .iofras Was Al lie wanted.
aye" observed young lawyer friend
u mine yesterday. ~ have been "a gold
miner Boo 10Y time, sud 1 had about All |
wnn'el OF Tin that one experience. ! eau
assure fou.'
"Yoa poe " he won. on, u was uo,.es.cd
with ihs idea when lot college, some I've
year ago, that ia like 10 ~ iuto gold
uiulnf as q business. First III learn Tue
rma.cl part Of 10, then III locate some
valuable claim somewhere aud take things
ea.y ansrward, merely taking ont enough
gold 90 pay my running expenses. sounds
y,fii adlsn't itf
"Wei, had a couple 81 hundred dollars
s,,pi up, und with thi. bought an outfit
pi rough clothing and ticket Dor the west.
Without going into details found myself
SOME tw, weeks nfter.fntti IN urls.ly rln,.
miaIng 1nmp IN ~ Dorado county, cal.
Ny money was ab1nt pohc, too. and ~ I
hsdnoWtf of procuring additional funds
had to tos 10 work. whether wished to or
hot
Il met % mine boss up there who nvrred
20 give ms iob ~ helper In one OF the
lower levels " his milne. The next ,lay /
/ started out for my new Held oi labor. Il
was the dead 81 winter and bitter cold.
THE snow was about two feet deep on the
level aud through this We had 10 tramp a
distance Of half mile 10 the niue.
"ThHs Tar the outlook was not cnconr.
I Aaing oertainly. Herr, got IN the cage
then. add the boss, pointing 10 n i.axlike
nlslr uspendei over q hole In the ground.
With some misgivinss I got aboard. aud
/ tb,n down We went
Down. down. until Il seemed almost q,
1--WE had reached the center ~ ihr earth.
. Il was dark ~ pitch, TOO. save for the
nlcterng rays ~ the candle which | cnr
lied Then ! had to crawl on my hand.
aud knees through narrow, damn pass.
agtway, until We rcachcd the lace of the
drift Here, Jlm,' said the buss, 'hcrr's n
new hand 'or you. Better set him nj work
holding DRILL
Il put out my hand and felt n thick,
| slImy cone against the wall Small sirrams
I ~ whier tficklesl FROM above down tho
l back " my neck. There wns no gold In
| light, dtherg no Aiaidin's treasure pal
n0f grytcil my eyes, ~ had f1ndly hoped
/ tu sse II was an uncanny place damp,
I dsmil and altogether horrible 90 conten.
I plate
Here. young TELLER, pit n hold on this
I ddl will yuff And ~ | instinctivol,
oleytd Jim prepared 20 strike whish
and down came the hammer on tho head ol
| The drill. | remember only ssrinR thou
l iald stars and then all became blank
"Whon ! rcturnel 10 consciousness.
iunud nay arm In sling The blow Ind
/ glanced and the hammer had descended of
ny forearm. 'Non'fc Ia luck; your ARR
[ isn't broken said the mine boss. and thef
be aidod, with evident contempt. say
| Soaw no miner. think school tcschinl
/ 4 more In your line
NE was probably right. ~ any rate
! managed TO work my way back to th'
l coast, AMI ! was clad enough to srr New
/ YORK city again, ! eau tell you. No, stree
~ more gold or any other Kind OF mimi,
~ milne. Not II lean help it."-Ncw Nur,
| Herald
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

During four ycar.' p,-idence In Town,
a. Clinton. on the Mississippi. II whs my
fortune 20 often make a trip a short dis.
tanue mp or down the river nn une Of the
old stern whcrlors that then piled that
stream. The engine. OF thu,e boats we're
10 plain view on deck, and wer usually tho
ohlcc's OF much curiosity on the part u
the passengers.
Upon on. Of these occasions two or three
o. ~ were interested In the motive power
Of the boat, which for some seemingly In.
esplirable reason kept up n continual
squeaking During one Of the most "a.
cruciating sraSms " the suffering mnrhin.
ery the engineer, with determination In ev.
cry look and motion, griupcd the hugo oil.
can, and made for the spot whence came
the cry for lubrios,lon.
A bOuntiful supply ~ oil was poured
upon every conceivable place Of friction,
AMI for lew moments all moved smouthly.
Bat s0on the seemingly everlasting squeak
hssan again, much IN the disgust 81 tue
pa.euger a. well as ~ the engineer.
Again the oillng process wa nrorted 10,
aAd more porsuveringly than before, aud
qugt Wns again restored.
But juat a. the burly engiuccr ap,
preached the group of spectators another
squeak occurred which bis quick ear thi.
t.mo located CORRECTLY. A ycntulolui.t
was In the crowd. Walking up 10 the
joker the traits oilrr seized him by the coat
collar with oue hand. and with the other
rquirted the remaining contents Of the oil.
cru down the victims back until the grease
ranout NJ the legs OF his trousers. "rhcr,
be exclaimed, ~ don't think that old en-,
zine will squeak again this trip" And IL
dh not, Tor the yvntriloqui-t found bis
time completely occupied Ia valn efforts 10
erase the cvideno. Of the succc-s OF his es
pertinent. Troy Press.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

A gentleman accompanying two ladies
enterrd ono Of the fashionable restaurants
near Madison square one evening recently
and were ushurrd TO a table "Arr you the
man to scrys meY' he said 10 the waiter
who came 10 take his orler. "Nes, sir"
wns the reply, wherrupon a five dollar bill
changed hands. The luncheon was admir-.
ably served, the glow ~ satisfaction never
leaving the walters face. Nrf most wutcr-,
will tell you that Il j. not tho occasional
large Ire from n stranger which pays him
20 well ~ the steady ten or ilftecn cent ZIP
from the daily patron n his table That
becomes mn actual inoofne.-New York
Times.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

The nerves Of smell extend from M,
great olfaciory Lobe or center, IN the brain
through tome twenty openings In the bouy
arch, and then branch into perfect net
work., their cNtrcmitlcs rraohlng almost N
the very snriaos Of the moist, pulpy mu
cGus membrane.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

Here b n delicious story told me by an
old lady whom | met somewhere. which
bus chccred me mp In my sorrow. Wien A
girl she used 10 dine with her parent. IA
an annual Christmas dinner given liy Nr
Murray, " Albemdrlc street.. o. hls lltrr.
airy friends, D'lsraeli. tllr elder. and bls
family were always thew. Alter dinner
the children were allowed 10 play o round
game together but after che ilrst year thpy
all refused 10 play with Master H,a h.
cause he cheated M. Evidently al a yrry
early aRc hc was determined to gniu tiir
mastery, aud Of cot rec at that nge be md
no seruples. lie must then mtyr ors.
snalawed what he Is ropuiod 10 have said
OF MS great politioal riynl-yIz. tbat IA,
was undoubtedly great mum. BAL nfyls
ooull DO = successful politician, because be
was oyerblrdened with prnelple nid Xxx i
pot one redeeAnlug vice. Ranse, \ N H. ,,,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-09

II IA said that not many years ago IN IN,
Temple was a sun dial with The motto
BE gone about your business, and that
this unusual inscription arose from IN,
builders man oalliag 10 receive order,
about IL when the honoher Ia charge wa.
10 busy that be- did not listen, hnt said
"lie gone about your business which III,
man took ~ his answer aud forthwith en-
grayed, saturday Review.
The Iola register., 1891-10-02

tion lies in increasing prices: Do you
not see that il you should repeal tnesS
protective duties and go back to the old
state OF things, when the imported knit
goods had the first chance at the Amer
lean market to displace our product,
you would go back to the dear prices
which that condition OF things imposed
upon you? Do you not realize that the
blessings of protection to you lies exact
ly in its bestowing upon you in the knit
goods business-as in the production OF
other necessities which We can eco
nomically produce-these savings In
the production and distribution OF the
goods which itcreates. in the shape OF
cheaper prices to you? These are nos
economies of price, that are only tenn
porary and transient, but those which
will continue month alter month snd
year after year, so long Is the protec-
tive tariff continues to give the pro-
ducts of American labor at good wages
the preference in our market.
Thus it is that protection, confined to
its legitimate sphere of application,
benefits not one class at the expense OF
another, but all classes; he who makes,
he who works upon and he who con-
sumes its products alike. 1t is national
in its scope and effects, and is bounded
by no such foolish and self-destructiye
purpose as increasing prices of the COM
modities to which it applies. If it had
been, mankind would have long ago
swept it out of existence, and it could
not have stood, as it stands to-day. the
dominant economic system among civil
lied nen.-David Hall Rice, in AmerI-
can Economist.
The Iola register., 1891-10-02
The Friendship of n Horse.

Talk about dog being mans best
friend, said an old horse trainer to me
Il say the best friend a man has among
! the lower animals is a horse. Horses
will be Just as affectionate and faithful
as dogs If YOU use them right, and a
/ blamed sight more useful. To be sure
they wont lick your hands fer kicking
'em. They've got more spirit than that
and | admire them for it. / had horse
once that saved my life. and toat's more
than any dog ever did for me-"
How did it happen?'
''It was ten years ago when | was q
country horse doctor and used some
times TO break ugly colts for the farm
ers. My horse was one | had raised
from colt and she knew me like one of
the family. Her name was Mollie. She
was high strung animal, if she was
gentle. and one needed to understand
her in order to drive her. There was a
farmer living near who had colt which
he wanted broken. but the brute was so
vicious that half dozen men had
failed to do anything with him.
thought / was pretty good horseman,
so concluded one day I'd try him. l
drove up to the farm, and. as l didn't
noon, / turned her loose in the field to
roll. Then 1 caught the colt. The
farmer told me he would lead all right,
so wasn't looking for any trouble till /
tried to bit him. was walking along
ahead of him with the halter strap in
my hand when the devil got into him.
Before l noticed that he was mad he
started for me, mouth open, and began
to strike with his front feet. That's
trick no horse gets except from inborn
wickedness. He knocked me down the
first blow and then backed off few
steps and gathered himself together. |
saw he was going to come for me |
again and l tried to crawl out of the |
way. when all of a sudden heard hoofs |
coming from behind. and Mollie came |
Up at a full run. She dashed righ: at |
the ugly colt, and. wheeling round, gave
him both her heels in the chops. Then |
she planted herself between him and
me and there was the stubbornest fight |
rou ever saw for few minutes Both
horses screamed like human beings.
reared. struck and bit at each other and
neither would give an inch. At last
Mollie got The colt by the neck and fair
Y tore a piece of flesh out of him.
That took the nerve out of the brute
md he ran away. was too much hurt
% get lp alone, and l have always said
hat if it hadn't been for mollie I'd have
,een killed, though some fools thought
he'd have come to fight the strange
0lt just the same if he hadn't attacked
20. J know better. Buffalo Express