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Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

sermon or oration, speak in the ab- stract of a good. faithful, honest mother, your eyes fill up with tears, while you say to yourself. that was my mother"
 The first word child utters is apt to be Mother" and the old man in his dying dream calls "Motherl motherr It matters not whether she was brought up in the surround ings of a city and in afduent home, and was dressed appropriately with reference to the demands of modern life. or whether she wore the old time cap and great round spectacles, and apron of her own make, and knit your socks with her own needles, seated by the broad fireplace, with great backlog ablaze. on winter night.
 It matters not how many wrinkles crossed and recrossed her face, or how much her shoulders stopped with the burdens of a long life. if you painted Madonna, hers would be the face. What gentle hand she had when we were sick, and what a voice to soothe pain, and was there any one who could so fill up room with peace and purity and ight2 And what a sad day that was when we came home and she could greet us not, for her lips were forever still
 Come back, mother, this Christmas day, and take your old place, and as ten or twenty or fifty years ago come and open the old Bible as you used to; read and kneel in the same place where you used to pray. and look upon us as of old when you wished us a merry Christmas or a happy New Year But no! That would not be fair to call you back. You had troubles enough and aches enough and bereavements enough while you were here. Tarry by the throne, mother. till we join you there, your prayers all answered, and in the eternal homestead of our God we shall again keep Christmas jubilee together.
 But speak from your thrones, all you glorifed mothers. and say to all these, your sons and daughters. words of love. words of warning. words of cheer. They need your voice for they have travelled far and with many a heartbreak since you left them, and you do well to call from the heights of heaven to the valleys of earth Hail, enthroned ancestry We are coming. Keep a place right beside you at the banquet.
 Slow footed yearsl More swiftly run Into the gold of that unsetting sun; Homesick are for thee,
 Calm land beyond the sea.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
Conversation Without the Tn.

Educated New Workers pay too little attention to the th-less tongue. It is full of beauties, and some of the university extension or university guild men who propose to settle in the darkest east side, or where boils Hell's Kitchen, or amid the conflicts of Battle Row, will doubt less study the language of the natives and write it's grammar and it's vocabu- lary. One sometimes hears engaging sentences of it in the elevated cars. heard two young men of tender age but tough appearance conversing earnestly in Sixth avenue elevated car the other night.
 One asked the other how he was con- ing on with his sweetheart, 'How's de girl, hey?" The answer delivered with evident irritation and resentment, re- vealed beautiful gift of metaphor, "Oh, she give me de frost, seel'' The canker- ing of the bud of love by envious, sweep ing frost couldn't be expressed more elo- quently. There will be a Unless poet yet. AS for what his gift for the terri
 ble will be, judge by the villaincus but powerful oath of disculpation which the
 members of the now extinct Whyo gang had to taka, "If I done dat, may I be as bad as my mudder. ."-New York | Truth.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
The Way the Boy Got It.

The danger of intrusting oral mes sages to boys, however bright they may be. was demonstrated in news paper office not thousand miles away from City Hall park. A mem Der of the editorial staff sent one of the boys to the composing room for proof of a story entitled, "Arion's Great Performance" Arion, it should be remembered, is Senator Stanford's wonderful 2-year old trotter, who has just made splinters out of all previ- ous 2-year-old records. The boy, on returning from the composing room, said, ''They aint no theatrical proofs" There was puzzled editor until it was learned that the boy had asked for "Halrigan's g Great Perform ance" New York Tribune
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SPECTAClES.

If within our homes we would use the same
 "specks" That we use when we visit next door, And search for the flaws as we did over there, think we would find many more. If we'd use the same ''specks" when we look at ourselves That we don when our company's near, 1 fear we would need what would magnify less, Or astonished we'd be, never fear! But find all possess twhere'er they may live) For their owp use kind deftly made, With the glasses all darkened to hide half the
 view,
 So their own faults remain in the shade. But the ones which they use when at others
 they glance
 Have the glasses transparently clear, With power to magnify things twice the size That the same through the dark ones appear. Now I think that the world would much hap
 pier he
 If the specks, once for all, we would change, And within our own rooms use the spectacles
 clear,
 With the dark for the much broader range. Then. the faults that appear to us jaggedly
 rough,
 Would melt into outlines so fair We would find that the world was beautiful
 place,
 And good people lived everywhere. Bertha Packard Englet in Good Housekeep- ing.
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A Joke of the Kaiser.

A story which reaches me from Potsdam is of harmless character. The German emperor appeared few days ago before the barracks of the Guard Hussars He dismounted and gave the corporal of the guard orders to march his men away silently into the officers mess close by. Then he caused the alarm to be sounded by the trumpeter of the guard, whom he kept by his side The officer of the guard, who had noticed nothing of the event, came rushing out. but the guard was gone. Where is your guard, sir2" said the emperor; to which the unfortunate man could of course give no answer. His majesty was nightly pleased at the result of this practical joke Vanity Fair
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

ne was most horribly tor DhCAIof- tured and then torn asunder by horses hitched to his limbs.
 179-Stephen Decatur, commodore U. s. N, born in Sinnepuxent, Md, killed in a duel near Bladensburg, Md, 1920. Zebulon Mont gomery Pike, soldier and explorer of the Rocky mountains, born in Lamberton, N. Y.; killed, 1913. 17A-Edmund Ruffin, agricultural writer and inventor in a small way, born in Prince George county. Va.: he fired the first gun at Fort Sumter and on the failure of the cause" killed himself June 15, 1865. 1858-Marshal Radetsky, the "cruel Austrian general, etc., died, aged 92.
 1S76-Sir Anthony Rothschild, baronet, long the head of the English branch of the fa- nous millionaire family, died in London.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
Good as a Self Wipder,
Stranger-Have you any self wind

Stranger-Have you any self wind ing watches2
 Jeweler-Self winding2
 ''Yes, something that will wind itself, you know. My wife has been poster ing me for new watch, but l know she'll never remember to wind it after the first night, and it will rust out, just like the old one."
 II have nothing of that kind; but 1 have patent photographic watch which shouts Wind me- at the proper time every night" ...
 ''That won't do. My wife'll just say Tn a minute, and then forget all about it. I'll tell you what we want. You fix it so that when it needs winding it will start up and whistle Comrades until she attends to it."-New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

580-Archbishop Usher born; died 1656; fa- nous Anglo-Irish divine and authority on chronology.
 1695-The Mareschal Due de Luxembourg, the famous French commander who defeated William of Orange, died; born 1928. 1913 Isaac Putnam, the inventor of phonogra- phy, born in Trowbridge, England. 1S52-Professor Moses Stuart, eminent scholar, Congregational divine and theological writer, died in Andovcr, Mass; born 1790. 1S57-George Christensen, architect of the New York Crystal Palace, died at Copenhagen. l864-Peculiar battle with Navajo Indians at Fort Sumner, N. M, troops, citizens and friendly Indians fighting in one body. 1ST-Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt died in New York; born 1794. '' 1S82-Professor John William Draper, philo- sophie historian, died at Hastings-on-Hud- son; born near Liverpool, England, 1Sl1 1s90-Worst day of the great epidemic of influ- enza in the United States, especially in New York city, known as la grippe.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

January 5. 1O66-Edward the Confessor. last rightful king of the Saxons in England, died; born about 1004; he assisted Malcolm of Scotland aga1nst Macbeth.
 1589-Catherine dc Medicis of France, who plotted the Massacre of St. Bartholo- mew," died.
 T57-Robert Francis Damiens tried to kill Louis XIV of France; although insane, ho 1x-,o ,,ooe< l,ou,;l,l,, x.
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ville), Ky. ISRAEL PUTNAM 1S63-Missouri militia, convalescents from the hospitals and citizen volunteers repulsed an attack on Springfield, Mo.
 1869-General Lowell Harrison Rousseau died in New Orleans; born in Kentucky, 18lS. ls72-James Fisk, Jr., shot and mortally wounded by Ed. s. Stokes in the Grand Central hotel, New York city; aged 37. 1S90-The ex-Empress Augusta, widow of the renowned Emperor William, died in Ber- lin aged 7a.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

and scientist born in La- OWEN LovEJoY. narkshire, Scotland; he served the United States in the Mexican and the civil war. 1811-Owen Lovejoy and Charles Sumner, fa- nous abolitionists and colleagues in con- gress, were born, the former in Albion, Me-, and the latter in Boston; Lovejoy died in 1864 and Sumner in 1874.
 1840-Mme d'Arblay, famous as Fannie Bur- ney, died; born 1752; her first novel, Eve Gna," was the sensation of IT'S, and long lines of handsome carriages stood at the booksellers door, each proprietor waiting his turn to buy a volume.
 1S57-The state capitol at Montpelier, Vt., was totally destroyed by fire.
 189O-Jonathan E. Sargent, ex-chief justice of ~ New Hampshire, died in Concord, aged 73.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

In nothing is mans inferiority to woman so apparent to her as in the clumsiness of his methods of making love.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31
January 4.

In the Roman Catholic calendar this day Is the festival of St. Titus, first bishop of Crete and disciple and correspondent of St. Paul.
Connecticut western news., 1891-12-31

mold name now live in western Canada. F93-Lucretia Coffin (Mott), reformer and abo- litionist, born on Nantucket island, Mass; died 1880. 1SO3-Douglas Jerrold, famous English humor- ist born; died 1857. 185S-Rachel, famous French actress, died at Cannes, aged B. 1864-Archbishop John Hughes died in New York; born 1797 1Sc9-George H. Booker, ex-United States min ister to Turkey and Russia, died in Phila- delphia. aged 66.
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January 6.

1868 Richard II of England born in Bordeaux, France; murdered in Pontefract castle in HOO.
 l739-David Dale, philanthro- pist, born in Ayrshire, Scot land; died in Glasgow, 1908; his daughter married the socialist, Robert Owen, and became the mother of Rob- ert Dale Owen and others. 1S1O-Richard Owen. soldier
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CANAAN ACADEMY,

SA N NAN, CsbN ~.
 The school ohe"s superior advantages to parents seeking place to educate their chil dreu. he day department IS open to both b.'ys and girls on equal terms. Boys o,l, received as board.rs. Pupils carefully pre- pared for College Scientific school. the x. Militia or Naval academy, or business life. Pupils admitted ar any time and charged from the time of admission. The school occupies the Ward estate just south of the village. No extra charge for languages. The next term begins December I5 For admis- sion either as boarding or day pupils call on or address
 The REV. F. THOMPSON.
 Principal
 Canaan, Conn.
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January :.

1715-F Fenelon, French author, died; born 1G51.
 171S-General Israel Putnam born in Danvers, Mass; died ).
 1857-Allll Ramsay, Scottish poet, died; born 1886. l662-Minor battles at Blue Gap, near Eomney, w. Va, and Jennies Creek Paints
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TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES.
Current Selections from HiStO-
 rvs Broad Page.
,IanuarY s.

January $. 1O7 B. C.-Marcus Tullius Ci- cero, great Roman orator and writer, born: assassi- mated 8 B. c.
 l670-George Monk, the general who restored Charles II and was made Duke of AL bemarle, died; born 1908. T40-Benedict Arnold born in Norwich, Conn.,; died 1901; his descendants of the Ar
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.yanuary 8.

January 5. 1642-Galileo Galilei, famous astronomer, died; born 1884. 17O7-John, earl of Stair, chiefly responsible for the massacre of Glencoe, died. lS15-"St. Jackson's Day." the battle of New Orleans; the British lost 2,600 killed and wounded. besides many prisoners: the Americans, killed and 13 wounded. lS21-James Longstreet, Confederate lieuten- ant general, born in Edgefeld district. South Carolina; he now lives on his planta- tion near Gainesville, Ga.
 ls65-'The colored troops fought nobly'' at Scottsboro, Ala., and Ivy Ford, Ark, and repulsed guerillas
 lS90-E1brdge Gerry Lapham, ex-senator from New York, died, aged 75. Bear Admiral William Radford, U. $. N., died, aged 7S.
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January 9.

N57-Bernard de Fontenelle, French writer and scientist, died; born Feb H. 1657 thus lacking but 25 days of living century. 1821-William Sharon, capitalist and United States senator, born in Smithfield, O.; died 1885,
 1s4s-Caroline Lucretia Herschel, astronomer, died; born l750.
 lS4-Opening day of the Astor House, New
 York.
 lS61-Mississippi convention adopted Ordinance of Secession, second state to do so; ayes S4,
 noes 15. Star of the West fired on and
 driven back by South Carolina troops in
 Fort Moultrie. f. 1S72-Major General H. w. Halleck died at
 Louisville; born 1S15. 1s76-Dr. Samuel Gridley died in Boston, aged
 "A. 6S lives lost in railroad collision near
 Odessa, Russia.
 1sS8-Professor Bonamy Price died; born 1908;
 General Washington Seaweu died at San
 Francisco; born 1SU3. 1SeO-Hon. William Darrah Kelley died at
 Washington. aged 75, after 29 years contin- uous service in the house of representatives. China eats American quail Chili has female car conductors. Marrying for money has it's draw backs
 Even a sheepskin isn't yard wide and all wool. There are 400 permanent police de tectives in London A woman's smile is the little poem we find in the prose of life.
 Never regret anything you did at l the time with the best intention.
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NOTICE!

shall continue the business of Undertak CT and Embalmer and I have now asso iat.,i Henry G. Williams vii me in said business All calls left with either arty will be prompt ly attended to.
 CHARLES GILLETTE, Canaan, Conn, October $. 1891.
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FRANCIS BISSELL, General insurance

Effected In the strongest Mutual and Stock Companies. Also represents the Fitchburg Mutual surplus $106 .0OO. Covers against damage by lightning. Discounts 20 Dor ct. on one year policy: 40 per ct. on two years; 6n per ct. on five y ars. Call on or address me st BANTAM, CONN.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

Little Deiie, ...e flower girl, for it was
she, stood iFresolute for a moment, eyinp
the stranger suspiciously. Suddenly her
basket dropped and the light of recogni-
ton shonc in her eyes. ''Why, you're my
papa" she said simply.
Tears streamed down the Texans face as
he clasped tlie child in his arms
THANK GodF' said he, II have found her
at last, and SO near Christmas too This
is indeed Christmas blessingr'
Father and daughter left the Office to-
gether. 1t was afterward learned that
Bellies supposed aunt was the nurse who
had kidnapped her and brought her to this
city six years since. The men about the
big building heard of it, and us little Belle
had gone to her Texan home the day fol
lowing purse was made up among them,
and one of their number with it purchased
a handsome silver cup, which is now on its
way south.
Little Texas, from many friends. Merry
ChristmasW was the inscription on the
cup.-New York Ferald
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27

Inns and Hattie Bartlett. Messrs. Albert
koonZ, Nelson Sheriff., RoLert Holmes.
Charles Farrelly, Thomas Dunham,
Peter Miller. .rCharies Negus and William
Cane.
The first floor of Taylor's Hotel was
filled OH Wednesday evening with large
number of friends of Mr.. aud Mrs.
Charles +. Clarke, who had assembled to
crlebr.ie the wooden wedding anniver-
sary of the happy compile. Mrs. Clarke
WAS radiant in becoming gown of
lavender satin, with round corsage, short
sleeves. and bell skirt which fell away In
short train, The whole deliberately
trimmed with pearl passenenterie. Sup
per was served in the dining room. Much
amusement aud admiration was aroused
by the numerous gifts. Among those
present were noticed Miss Roster, Mr..
George Doyle, Mr.. Robert Irving. Jr..
Mrs. r. A. Clark. Miss +. Scott, Mr..
II. Guruey, Miss Marie Hursley.
Mrs. DR.. Latrop, Mrs. HOPKINS,
Master Hopkins, Miss Annie Irving.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Farrier. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. z. Demarest, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Zumbusch, Mr.. and Mrs. Hopkins. Mr..
and Mrs. Z. Moore, Mr.. and Mrs F. B.
Reynolds, MIR. and Mrs. X. Irving. Mr..
and Mrs. d. Baumann, Mr.. P. H. O'Neill.
Mr.. 0. p. Powell, Mr.. G. Bradley, Mr..
w. j. Moran, Mr.. j. r. Bowen, Mr.. S.
W. Anness, Mr.. Harvey Anness and Mr..
p, Wauser
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
ROD AND GU N.

All the gold fish in the fountain at
Caledonian Park We're caught in recent
cold snap and frozen, but it did not hurt
them in the least. Now they are pro-
tie cted by Il roof covered with dead leaves.
with sash inserted to give them light.
Like carp, bass. eels and many other
species, they lie torpid in the winter.
The shooting season is over in New
Jersey for all kinds of game, but right
over the border, in New York State.
quail and grouse may be killed until jan
uary /, aud rabbits until February l. In
this State the dealers in game have until
December 26 to get rid of their stock.
AS far as IS known. about a score OF
deer were killed this season in Atlantic
county.
A Mount Holly fisherman caught a
thirteen pound rock fish in the mill pond
at that place.
While Oliver Lane. of Lamington, SOM
erset county. was setting his traps along
the brook for muskrats, on Monday eve
ming, Luther Anthony and Arch LuteS
were passing by at the same ii ne with
their guns and as Oliver put his head,
above the bank Lutes mistook it for a rat
and fred away at 1t, putting two or three
shots II his face.
Lobsters often travel IN regiment 8
seeking new feeding grounds. TEeir mi
grating armies are always led by the big
gest aud strongest ones, while the maim-
ed and weakly struggle along behind.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
CHAT OF THE ALLEYS.
How the Pins Are Being Smashed
In Hudson County.

Omsted is "the" man of the Jersey
City Club at present. The team was out
of the race for the honors in the Amateur
Bowling Association when they tackled
the Palma boys last Monday evening.
Olmsted made squirt in his last frame.
which not only defeated the Palma boys
but also Knocked them out of the race for
Association honors. In ten frames he
put up the handsome score of 200 points,
something which has not been done In a
match game in some time. Davis also
gave the pins great shaking up ana
piled up 179 points: Leaycraft put up ia
points, while Schultz followed him with
166. Hewettson was the only man who
fell inside the average line, and the best
he could do was 1876. Meyer got in his
work with swift side ball and smashed
the pins to the tune of 1871. Starrett, with
three strikes, four spares and three
breaks, put up similar score. Anness
Fisher was not in form, and in the tenGh
frame had only l54 points. The J. G. A.
G. bows had their heaviest team out and
they were determined to down their op-
ponents, which they did by six pins.
The manner in which Jack Watson Is
twirling the sphere Is an indication OF
the fact that he is going to be one Of the
nigh rollers.
Leon Schermerhorn is excelling himself.
Scores of ITO are easy to him. His match
with Walt. Gardner has not come off yet.
1t is said Jack Panees of the Palma's is
going to try conclusions with him.
The bowlers were very scarce at the
club alleys all last week. Bowling will
probably be INDUCED in very lightly un-
til after New Years.
There is move on foot among the old
bowlers to arrange an individual tourna-
ment early in January.
Hudson Wheelmen Bowlers.
The Hudson County Wheelmen bowl
ers did not do much playing last week.
Their defeat by the Union County Roads
'ters had depressing effect. aud Captain
get his team in form again. They lack
confidence, and he attributes their losses
to this fact. Huson himself never gives
in, and it would be well for his men to
follow his example.
bob" McNaughton is suffering from
the grip. Bob got the proper grip on
the sphere one night last week, aud be-
coming infatuated with the sensation he
refused to allow it to depart. Bob is in
fine form and is shaking the pins up in Il
neat manner.
Clark has not been seen since the game
with the Urion County Roadsters. He
dislikes to be beaten, but he will become
ndrVeueu W IL IL uo uoWlS III CdpLdlH
Huson's team unless something is done.
The members are bowling in
good form, but in hard luck.
They put up the average number
of strikes every game, and beat the aver
age for spares, but bad breaks at critical
times usually wrecks good scores
Practice will be begun again with re-
newed energy efter New Years. Huson
is determined to have his team win the
next match game.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-27
SOCIAL HAPPENINGS.
Miss Thompson Entertains Hasbrouck's
Glass of '92-Items of Interest.

Miss Thompson EntertainS II HasDrouck' y
Glass of '92-Items of Interest.
Several important dates are set for the
month of January. On Thursday Janu-
airy IS, the second dance of the Cotillion
Club will be held.
On the % the annual reception OF the
Palma Club will occur.
At this meeting. the date OF the next
reception of the Jersey City Racquet
Club hau not yet been announced but 1T
take place early in the month.
Miss Lucy Kent of Hampton Court
Terrace, will spend the holidays in Chi
cago, visiting friends.
The residence OF Assemblyman j. Her.
bert Potts, $50 Magnolia avenue was this
week filled with relatives who had
Mrs. e. Carey entertained Il small
partv of friends at her residence on Lin
den avenue. Greenville, last Tuesday
evening.
A pretty Christmas dance was given
last Monday evening by Miss Meta
Thompson, al her residence, No. 499
Jersey avenue, in honor of the class Of
1899. Hnsbruck Institute. AS befitting
the season, holly, fir and piue formed the
principal decorations. wreathing doors
and windows, and twining over the
walls. while quantities of mistleto per-
formed its usual mission. suspended from
eyery chandelier. Miss Netta Thompson
was assisted in receiving by the Misses
Thorn pson. Supper was served by Nor
row & Day, and Cramer's orchestra fur
nished music for dancing, which was
continued until late hour. Among the
guests were noticed Miss Thompson,
Miss Clara Thompson, Misses Annie
Koonz, Mary Bray. Effie Newkirk, Louise
Perry, Nellie Underwood Blanche Col