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Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
When Deahe.x
Sweet Boon.

Hencefo,th t.r... attachment" h to turn bicycl. '"~-1a, .,.cycles into in struments of-' ''lnua.v, it is to be called Let us trust that the performers will be meroifuI, and not forget, when they start upon "a musical ride" in company. to see that their wheels are set to the same tune in the same key Even so difference of pace would presumably give rather singular effect. and make hash of melody, even if it brought out some startling novelties in the way of harmony.
 However, as everybody allows that musical ideas are getting scarcer and scarcer, and that there is not much more to be done with the scale under new departure may prove to have prae- tical value. It will inspire the musl- clans of the future with ideas of which they would never otherwise have dreamed, and no doubt produce spe cial school of composers at which even Wagner would have opened his eyes and shut his ears.
 But the solitary rider will enjoy him self the best. The different effects ot mud, ruts and a newly mended road, and up hill and down hill upon the same air, should be a perpetual joy. And when the beautiful invention has extended itself, as surely it will, to cabs, omnibuses and sewing machines, we shall be musical nation indeed London Graphic.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
Some Famous Fans.

The German fan exhibition at Carls ruhe, the capital of Baden. is an ex ceptionally rich one, consisting of 3, ASA objects, and for the historian of art. the art critic and especially for ladies' is ol the greatest interest In order to give variety to the exhibition other articles have been accepted, such as snuffboxes, ornaments, walking sticks and anti quities of many kinds. Among othe, things is the frame of parasol of lapis lazuli, present from the late Emperor William to his daughter, the grand duchess.
 The grand duke of Baden sent i'll d rich collection of snuffboxes, sticks seals, carved ivory etc., the Princess William of Baden and Prince Louis Fer dinand of Bavaria number of fans dating from the last century and others of the time of Louis XIV the hered itary crown princess of Weimar, twen two antique fana A court lady ot Munich exhibits a collection of fans painted with scenes from nearly all Wagner's operas.
 There are several specimens of the so called autograph fan. The Baroness Friederichsy possesses a fan on which are the signatures of all the diplomatists | who attended the Berlin congress. and Countess Oriola has one of the same kind with the signatures of the royal | family and the Berlin court. including | those of Prince von Bismarck and Count Moltke There are also fans ex hibited which show on every spray a small study of ..,,rs.t, artist. Pal | Mall Gazetta .,,k.:.-
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
October l5.

October 5. 70 B. C.-Virgil (Publius Vir- gilius Maro), Latin poet. born; died l9 E. O.
 62 B. C.-Lucretius, satiricai and skeptical Latin au- thor, died insane, as the result of a Hove potion" he ridiculed the notions of providence and . personal Rod:" born 96 B. c.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
October l6

G66-Bishops Ridley and Lati- mer burned at the stake ct Oxford.
 H6s-Noah Webster. lexicogra- pher, born near Hartford: died l8la I7ERobert Ferguson. Scot tish poet, died. H7-Lorenzo Dow, eccentric clergyman, born in Coven- t~D C0rn. dfod 1924
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22

l709-Pedro de Alcantara, first
 emperor of Brazil and father of the famous Dom Pedro, born in Lisbon; died 1884, lH0-Hugh Miller, geologist> born at Cromarty near Edinburgh: died l858; he labored very hard to reconcile Genesis and geology went insane and committed suicide Ia6o-Robert Stephenson. famous engineer died.
 l063Great cavalry battle at Warrenton Springs, Va ls7O-GeneraI Robert E. Lee died at Lexington. Va: born lS0e. lsS1-Dr. Josiah Gilbert Holland died in New York city: born lSl0 lssS-B Bishops of the holy office at Rome issued an order condemning cremation. lGoO-The king of Holland and the Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia pronounced insane by medical boarda.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22

17la rSeoN AiNo l856-Pierre Gassendi, famous French mathe- matician and philosopher, died; born l592. l808-Preston King, statesman, born atsOgdens- burg, N. Y.: drowned himself in 1885. le6tBattle of Bristoe Station. Va: the re- treating Federals were struck by General A. P. Hills corps. but repulsed it.
 le8S-German soldiers and sailors massacred and eaten by savages at Zanzibar, Africa
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
October 12.

October 12. BN-Edward VI of England, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, born; died 1858; crowned l647. lla2-Columbus landed in Waiting island: first land discovered by him on American waters. n7@Lyman Beecher born; died 1888.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22

Tbs Order of k.iIwsy Te'Sgrsphe,s end BnAi,~rbood Of T~Isgisplssts in <aj<seo hsvs bese ssslfsHstsd.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
ChicagO, Rock Island & Pacific RV,

The Direct Route ta and from Chicago, Joliet Ottawa Peoria La Sale Moline, Rock Island, in ILLINOIS; Davenport, Muscatin, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Des Moincs. Wintersnt. Audubon, Harlan and Council Bluffs in IOWA; Minneapolis and St. Paul. in MIN. NESOTA; Watrrtown and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA Cameron, St. i"se,'h and Kansas City, in MISSOURI Omaha, Lincoln, Earbury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA; Atcison, Lcavenworth, Horton. Topeka, Hutchinson. Wichita, Beeville Abilene, Dodge City, Caldwell, in KANSAS; kngGsher, El Rono and Mineo, in INDIAN rERRlTORYi Denver, Coorado Springs and Pueblo, Il C0IORAD0. Traverscs areas of rich farming
 md grazing lands aor the best facilities of inter- Communication to all towns and cities east and west northwest and southwest of Chicago and to Pacific and wans- oceanic seapCrts.
Connecticut western news., 1891-10-22
October IA.

lO66-Battle of Hastings; Har- old, the last Saxon king of England. was slain. and William the Conqueror. duke of Normandy. be- came king: all the lines Norman,Saxon and Scotch, York and Lancaster were reunited in James 1.
 l644-William Penn, founder -of h0rn. lied
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01

"My family" said prominent club
man, "has lost about quarter of a mill
ion dollars, believe, as the result of the
incorporate habits of one man-no less q
man than the great Daniel Webster him
self. The United States Government has
just ordered the payment of French
spolation claims amounting to 81 500, 900,
and $3,5O0,00 additional has been
scheduled for payment later. The money
was originally paid to the United States
by the French Government to reimburse
the owners of certain American vessels
that had been seized by Napoleon. The
United States Government used this
money in making the Louisiana purchase.
Now the Government is paying the claims
of the descendants of the original vessel
owners. One Of my ancestors owned five
vessels that were seized and his claim
was placed in the hands of Daniel
Webster. The immortal Daniel Webster
looked over all the papers, and seeing
that the claim was entirely valid, under
took to secure its payment by Congress.
But at that time the United States was
not so careful of its financial standing as
it now is, and the eloquence of the great
orator proved unavailing. One day after
a vain attempt to secure favorable action
upon the claim, Mr.. Webster went to his
room, filled up with liberal potations of
old rye, and under the exhilarating in
fuences of the same threw all the papers
of the case into an open CRATE, swearing
that the United States Government knew
no such words as honor or honesty and
that it would be utterly useless to waste
any more time prosecuting the claim. So
about $3.50, 900 worth of hopes went up
Mr., Webster's chimney in plain black
smoke. Now these French spoliation
claims are being paid off dollar for dollar.
Whenever think of the terrible effect of
Daniels costly debauch feel like drown
ing the memory of it in some way. Will
you join me ~ Chicago Mail.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01

A swarthy Italian boarded a Third
avenue surface car going uptown in New
York. In making change the conductor
dropped a nickel on the wooden graf
ing covering the floor Of the car, The
Italian got down on his hands and knees
to find it, and two young men from the
4th ward began to make fun at his
expense. They called him Dago and
fairly buried him beneath vulgar cpl
thets. He paid no attention to them,
but kept on fishing for the coin. I'm
able to get at it with his fingers, he
reached for his hip pocket and produced
q murderous looking knife nearly foot
long. He felt of its keen edge glancing
meanwhile at his tormentors. He raised
himself to a partially upright position
and the 4th ward youths moved toward
the door, Then, with smile upon his
face, the Italian resumed his kneeling
position and began fishing for the nickel
with the point of the knife. As he held
the piece aloft on the point of the glisten-
ing blade the two young men arose and
left the car.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
IL Was GreeIoy's Way.


OF none of the great editors, either
dead or living, are there more character
istc stories told than of Horace Greeley.
His infrmity of temper and eccentricity
of dress and manner, his scrawling hand
writing, and picturesque profanity when
his peppery temper was aroused, all con-
tributed to make him one of those emil
nently human characters who are ever
interesting.
One day during reconstruction times,
when Greeley, through the Tribune, was
urging on the cause of the colored man,
insisting that he should have the right to
vote, sit on juries, hold Office, and to
perform all and singular the functions of
full fedged and untrammeled American
citizenship, there came to him in his
sanctum a negro in holiday attire. He
was a dandy, or, as would be said now
adays, dude. He was arrayed in
clothes of fashionable cut, a silk hat
overtopped the short black curls about
his Uranium, and he wore gloves and
toted q cane.
AS he entered, the great editor was
busy upon an editorial. Now, it was
thoroughly understood about the Tribune
Office that when Mr.. Greeley was writ
ing he was on no account to be disturbed.
On this particular occasion he was in the
throes of composition. His face was
bent low over his desk, and his hand
flew rapidly over the paper from left to
right The colored visitor, ignorant of
all this marched straight in and sat
down in chair alongside the editorial
desk.
81 called Mistah Greeley, to ask yo' to
write an editorial urging the colored peo-
pie to study the sciences"
The editorial face bent a little closer to
the desk, the hand bearing the pen flew
yet faster across the paper. After wait
ing minute for an answer and none
coming, the colored man, regardless of
the demonstrating frowns of the others
in the room, again said, in louder, and
yet more pompous tones:
II called, Mistah Greeley, to ask yo',
sab, to write an editorial urging upon the
colored men the study of the sciences,
sah. -"
Still no answer. Only the face bowed
closer over the desk, and the hand flying
faster over the paper, Again the pom.
pous colored man, impatient for an an
swer, lifted up his voice in still louder and
more insistent tones:
Il called, Mistah Greeley, to ask yo'
sab, to write an editorial, sab, urging
upon the colored people the importance
sab, of studying the sciences.
Without looking up, the great editor
replied:
Damn you, get out. Go away. &c
to hell. Go anywhere. Go to New Jer
sey and raise potatoes. Co"
But as the shrill voice smote the air thu
colored man started. AS the voice, {
shrill treble, fairly rose to shrek, thu
colored man rose and fed. Whether h,
went to New Jersey or to any of til,
other places named, is lost to history, bu
certain it is the Tribune was never again
adorned with his presence.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
A Difficult Problem.
Chattanooga Times.

Chattanooga Times.
The Commercial Gazette says that
"theIGovernorIof Tennessee deserves
credit for what he has done for the
prevention of a bloody conflict in his
State. The Legislature should waste
no time when it has an opportunity
for action, to abolish the odiOus con-
vict labor law"
That's what we said about the Gov
ernor. AS to the Legislature hust-
ling through repeal of the lease law,
that will be found question that
cannot be hurried. There is a con-
tract to be dealt with, in which the
faith of the. state is pledged. The
Legislature has in the matter one of
the most ticklish and difficult things
to deal.with that ever came before a
deliberative body. The fellows who
assume in five line paragraph that
ISIS plain sailing know nothing about
the difficulties and would look best
if they held their tongues and gave.
their pens rest, on that topic.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
Figs and Thistles.

Rams Horn.
Lifting on somebody else's burden
is the best thing in the world to do to
make your own lighter.
1t won't help your own crop any to
sit on the fence and count the weeds
in your neighbours field.
If the devil couldn't make a lie bet
ter looking than the truth, the way
to the pit wouldn't be so crowded.
"Blessed are the merciful." Don't
forget that when you have a mort
gage on the home of poor widow.
The best way to get rid of the
blues, is to try to push the clouds
away from the windows of other
people.
The man who starts out in life de.
termined to keep the ten command
ments will soon find out that theil
maker is God.
Inc reason that some OF our church
es are so dark spiritually is because
the people themselves want to do the
shining.
Ifpreachers would bear continual
ly in mind that they are working fol-
God, there wouldn't be so mucl
anxiety about wages.
If you want to know how blacl
the devil is, take little trouble tt
learn something about the traps he i
setting for little children.
Life is real, life is earnest, but will
the thermometer at ninety-eight de
greess in the shade it is a great dea
easier to sit still than it is to go on
in the sun and say so.
You haven't got more than half a
much religion as God wants you t
have, unless you can get down Of
your knees and honestly pray for tn
people you don't like.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
LAWSON HILLS
Pure, Double-Distilled Full Proof
APPLEBRANDY
Made of Apples of 1888 and 1890,
AIS NOW READY FOR SALES
12sESEaaFga, aSsrazSs

1t was all made by Lawson Hill, for Med.
zeal Purposes, from good ripe apples. 1t is
in barrels averaging As gallons each; and
some in kegs, holding 10 TO II gallons each.
The barrels and kegs are we'll made, of well
seasoned, all heart timber. Each barrel is
well bound with eight good iron hoops, and
each keg is well bound with good iron
hoops. Tax paid stamps are attached to
barrels and kegs and everything doae up
according to law, so they can be shipped to
any part of the United States. My price is
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
The Merry Merchants,

One MORN as old Thomas walked down to his
store,
A sight he beheld which made him feel Sore
For old Simon, his rival, had hung on nail
A notice which read, These ships are for
sail !"
Then old Tom scratched his pate, and so formed
aplan
Which he thought would eclipse the other old
man,
And he vowed that he would not be left in tho
mire
AS he hung out sign, "These balloons are for
higherp -[Wideawake.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
Where They Found the Lost Doggio.

heard a good story the other day of
Boston woman's poodle. True or not, l
dare to publish it, for doggie, bright as
his mistress thinks he is, hasn't learned
to read the newspapers yet, and so can't
sue me for libel king Charles" ran
away few weeks ago, but profuse adj
vertising and offers of reward brought
him home again.
Where did you find him." asked his
mistress of the man who returned him.
"Oh, burly negro had him hitched to
the end of mop stick and was washing
windows with him. ~ Boston Traveller.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01

VIM. f. Sims, United States Con-
sui at Port Colon, is dead.
\ reciprocity treaty has been con-
Guided between the United States
and the Republic of San Domingo.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01
5000 PER GALLON..CANM,

in lots of one or more barrels or kegs, ono
charge for barrels, but one dollar charged
for each keg, delivered at my home or in the
depot at McMinnville. The barrels and
kegs are all new ard clean, never having
had anything in them except the pure Fine
Brandy with which they are now filed.
never make nor sell any spirits only
pure, full proof, double distilled Apple
Brandy, of good ripe apples, and always, as
now, keep the Brandy in my own cellars at
my home till sold and shipped direct to the
purchaser, and payment must be made to
me for Brandy before or when it is deliver.
ed or shipped. But when proper reference
and guarantee are given, ! ship by Express
c. o. d. to the party ordering; or when it is
requested to ship by common freight,
have bill Of lading attached to my draft,
Brandy to be delivered when the draft is
paid, Where responsible parties, with prop.
er reference guaranty, prefer TO examine
the proof, ETC., of the Brandy at my home or
in the depot at McMinnville, before shipped
on the cars, will attend myself or 10y my
agent and afford them every proper facility
for doing so. But after it is shipped on the
cars in good order they must look to the
railroads for any damage that may occur.
II. l.. w. HILL, Lawson TIill,)
P. o., either McMinnville, or
Irving College, Tenn.
| July goth, 1891.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-08-01

Lightning set fire to a tank con-
tainingi.. 100000 barrels of oil near
Baltimore Wednesday morning.
The morning call., 1891-12-12
BARK GENERALBUTLER LOST
Captain ParkGrS Account Of the Gale and
His Escape.

MARsnFIELD (Oregon), Dec. 1.-THE
bark General Butler. from Port Gamble No
yember 2Sth with 600, 600 feet of lum 0er con-
signed 10 the Puget Sound Mills Company
at San Francisco, encountered q fearful
gale, and foundered and broke up on the
9Th, about 100 miles southwest of Cape
Arago. The crew and officers left the
fcundered vessel in two boats. The cap
tain OF the boat, with five men, landed at
Cape Arago last night in an exhausted con-
ditiOn. The other boat, with six sailors, Ii
Is feared is lost, as nothing has been seen of
it since they left the wreck. Those saved
are: Captain Parker. Thomas Logan, Dan
lei Connolly. Otto Hanson. Paul Bethune
aud Japanese cabin boy. John WI.
loughby. second mate. was in charge of the
other boat. with the remainder of the
ships crew, whose names were not ascer-
tanned.
CAPTAIN Parker of the Inflated General
Butler says: I'VE towed out from Port
Gamble Sunday morning, November 10Th,
with the wind brisk from south and rough
sea. The following day the wind veered TO
the east and northeast; the vessel lab0red
heavily and made considerable water. After
this we had fair weather until Sunday, the
9th, when a strong southeast gale came up
suddenly, with heavy cross seas on the It'll.
At O'Clock Tuesday, the Sth, the gale some
16 feet of water in the hold and with heavy
sea running. At $50 in the morning the
ship commenced breaking. The matches
burst open and the decks broke up We
then cleared away the two boats, with my
self and five men in one ard the mate and
five men in the other. Our boat made
out Cape Arago light the same day, bat
heavy sea ana wind prevented us from land
|, ing. We then headed north, hoping to
meet a vessel. We found place to beach
or land at haif-past o'clock on the after
noon of the 10th and concluded to beach the
boat through the surf, as the men were too
much exhausted Tor further effort. We
fortunately struck sand beach just north
| of Cape Arago."
Captain Parker thinks that unless the
mate and the remainder of the crew were
picked up by passing vessel they are I'M
doubtedly lost. The vessel was owned by
Pope 81 Talbot of San Francisco, and was
not insured. The General Butler was
bound from Port Gamble to San Francisco,
with cargo of lumber She was built at
Bath. Me-, in 1862 and was 1925 tons regis
ter, 1872 feet long, 81 feet beam and % feet
| deep.
The morning call., 1891-12-12
Tasting The dishes.

were: T. G. Phelps, Collector of the Port;
Charles NJ. Lpavy, United States Appraiser,
and General Niebaum of the Alaska COM
mercial Company.
The upper reception-room was nicely
decorated with apple-green festoons on
bamboo-whte with red, white with violet
and yellow and violet. In the rear was
SYPHILIS Grotto. in which the usual fortunes
were told, and there was also a roulette
table to catch the dimes OF the unwary. An
immense number of fancy articles, sent by
lady patrons in aid of the funds Of the
union, we're readily sold at good prices,
though there was none of the regulation
"cinching" or inability to give change. The
articles sold were mostly worth the money
paid for them.
The following ladies contributed sctively
TO the success Of the evenings work in the
departments named: Lemonade table, Miss
Leah Gerst; coffee and tea, the Misses
Sorbier, Mile COsgrave, M. Lincoln, Jessie
Peixotto and Mrs. Irving Moulton physi-
ognomy. Mrs. Mary o. Stanton. Mrs Vera
NJ. Beane: fortune telling, Miss Jessie
Rodda; fancy tables. Misses Friedlander,
Sarah Samuels, Bertha Wise, Lily Nathan,
Florence Lehman, Dora Israel, +. Falk, f..
Leonhardt, Rosetta Levy, Sullivan, Atten-
berg, Josie Bloom, Fanny Deutsch and Lily
Burke. The cosmopolitan supper was in
charge of the Misses Solomons and Misses
Ida and Stella Sweet.
The different nationalities were repre-
sented among the young ladies as follows
England. Miss Cosgrave; France, the Misses
S0rbier; Italy, Miss Sweet; Spain, Miss
Gerst; America, Miss Harrison; Sweden,
Miss Kremke; Germany, Miss Lehrmann.
The morning call., 1891-12-12
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Dutch Baker, Life Convict at Folsom,
Assaults Another Prisoner.

SACRAMENTO. Dec. ia special to the
Record-Union from Folsom says: There
came near being cold blooded murder Mt
the State Prison to-day. Dutch" Baker,
life timer, who stabbed and k illed fellow
convict at San Quentin some time ago, got
into quarrel with prisoner named Will
son about the division Of some smuggied
opiu m. Baker tried to assault Wilson. but
was prevented by others. He then armed
himself with a case knife, which had been
whetted until 1t WAS quite thin, and was as
sharp as razor, and in company with
another convict named Raymond, went
after Wilson again.
Raymond grabbed Wilson from behind
and held him while Baker aimed at his
abdomen with the knife. The blade was
so thin that 1t curled over when 1t came in
contact with Wilson's body. and instead of
disembOwelDg him, as Baker intended it
should, it only inflicted q flesh wound
which 10 not dangerous. Baker was dis
armed before he could make a second as
sault and placed In solitary confinement,