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Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
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Shortly after the attempt to blow up Russell Sage. q we'll dressed man, with his hat tilted back on his ruffied haii and an excited look in his eyes. entered New York art store and stalked mp t. the counter. behind which several clerks were standing The man slapped his hand imperatively on the counter. Il want quarter " Il million, he cried and 1 want It qulckr' The clerks turned pale and stared at the stranger A porter slitl quietly to the door to get a policeman. The well dressed but ex- cited stranger stared at the clerks in astonishlnent. What the dickens Is the matter with yon fellows. anyhow" he erred Cant get quarter V a mil lion without all uf you having fits? Pray. sir don't get excited" said q clerk batting the man on the arm. ''thr porter has just gone after it. We cant get SD much money in second. you know"
 The stranger looked thoughtful mo the clerks another unpleasant sh 'ck Hal har said the stranger: Il See see. Don't get alarmed merely want paint-palnt. not cash. A quart of yer million paint. The clerks recovered their self possession "l beg your par don. said one. but you talked so fast that it sounded as if you had demanded quarter of n million. We thought you meant dollars. New York Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
The Bayeux Tapestry.

Tapestry was brought into general use in western Europe. with many other elegancies of life. by the Moors of Spain. The oldest known specimen is the Bayeux tapestry. an epic in embroidery, careful ly treasured for centuries in the cathe- dral of Bayeux. and now preserved il the hotel de vile of that place. Miss Strickland says of this piece of work:
 1t is beyond all competition the most wonderful achievement in the gen. tie craft of needlework that ever was executed by fair and royal hands,"
 It was done by Matilda of Flanders wife of William the Conqueror. and the ladies of her court. It is coarse linen cloth. 214 feet long and 20 inches wide, on which is worked in woolen thread of various colors representation of the invasion and conquest of England by the Normans.
 It contains the- figures of about 625 men, 200 horses. ffty-ive dogs, forty ships and boats, besides a quantity of quadrupeds, birds, trees, houses, castles and churches, all executed in the proper colors, with names and inscriptions over them to elucidate the story. 1t is 8 valuable historic document, as it gives a correct and minute portraiture of the Norman costumes and their manners and customs.-W Woman's Work
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Ailments of inc Eyea-

No organ of the body is liable to a greater variety of ailments than the eye More than forty such diseases are emu merated in medical works.
 Some of these tend toward blindness, partial or complete. Some are highly contagious. Some are peculiar to the earliest stages of infancy; some to old age. Some are due to other diseases: some originate with the eye itself; some are the result of external wounds. Some are brought on by the improper use of the eye; some by the abuse of other or gans. Some are partially or wholly curable: others are not.
 As we have two eyes, the loss of one does not materially affect the other. The double provision is wise and be- nevolent one in the case of an organ ex- posed to so many accidents from with out and so many diseases from within Youths Companion.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
SHOT FROM MANY LOCKERS.

Excuse the liberty take" as the COD vict remarked when he escaped from state prison.-Texas Siftings.
 Waiter, this steak is smaller than the one had yesterday. How's that" "Oh, 1t comes from & smaller ox."-Fhegende Blatter.
 Atan examination of students, one young gentleman being asked to describe Henry VIII, replied, He was professional wid- ower."-Evening Gazette.
 What does Buffer let his whiskers grow so long forp' So that he can wag his chin in conversation and polish his shoes without extra effort -"-Washington Star.
 Physician (to shivering patient )-If you d followed my prescription you'd have been warm in less than DO time. Patient-l know it, for l threw the prescription into the ire.-Exchange.
 Bridegroom-Yo said would be sur prised when you told me about the dowry you were going to give your daughter, and now you give nothing at all Father>in- law-Well, and you are surprised, are you nots-Fliegenls Blatter.
 A number of children were talking about what they would like to be when they were men and women One little girl wanted to be a teacher "Oh, myp said little Mary, who lived on farm, Il don't want to be A teacher. I'd rather be a sum- mer boarder than anything else. e."-Youth's Companion
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Woman Dainty Underwear.

Just what sort of underwear to assume Is one question that troubles the average woman very much. She doesn't want to wear 80 much that 1t will be bulky. and she doesn't want to wear too little for fear she will catch cold. She tries first one and then another shaped gar ment. and the wise woman is she who, having at last hit upon that which is most comfortable, makes it most dainty and assumes it for good. Very little linen Is used nowadays for ones lingerie, the preference being given to cambric, Victoria lawn, nainsook or percale. The last is noted with tiny dots or wee flow CTS in pink, blue or lavender upon the white ground Then when the garment is finished the edges have triple seal lop or sharp point embroidered in cot ton of the same color as the figure. This material. with its simple finish, is liked for sack shaped chemises, for night dresses and for drawers. 1t IS seldom, if ever, used for skirts.
 The fancy for silk nightdresses still exists, but as there always have been women who would wear nothing but the clear white lawn or nainsook, and as these women are many, the makers of underwear are specially catering to them. Very much more fine work, that is, handwork. can be put upon nain- sock gown than upon a silk one. and the needlewoman can make more fine tucks fancy stitches, gatherings, hemstitch' ing and drawing of threads than ever would seem possible. Mallon ir Ladies' Home Journal
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Fixing n Watch,

Customer-My watch won't go.
 Jeweler te1anining it-My! My! Have you been in railway collisiouy 0 Customer tsurprisedp-W Why. no. l97 Jeweler tsolemnlyt-When you m. dress you should not throw your vest down on the floor when your watch Is in the pocket.
 Customer tthoughtfully-l never do. 1 have been exceedingly careful with that watch. Don't know how it got hurt. How long will it take to mend it:
 Jeweler tafter another examinationt- You'd better leave it here at least a week. but if you can get along without 1t, would advise two weeks.
 Customer-Very well. Do it up righ.. Good day
 Jeweler ito assistantl-James. blow that speck of dust of this wheel and charge up five shillings for repalrs- -. London Tit-Bits-
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
VI.
Not HIs Row.

tJim has returned home with a city made photograph .@ra Say, Jim, my son, this hain't yore fortygraff7 It be2 Git out-ye make the ole man laff. That you? Why, Jim, my boy. ye ain't in thatl Fust place, never seen ye thout yer hat: l never seen ye with yer ha'r so slick Mos ginerally mussed like ole hayrick. They've libeled of ye, Jim, up thar in town. Whar's yer ole clay pipe2 Whar's yer dressin
 gown2 N see them lips. Jim, kinder pulsed. severei Yer smile seems thutty mile more from
 here:
 Yer cheeks looks shaved--not derned bit like
 you
 They're sorter pink inste'd O ha'ry blue. don't want that, so take the thing away; It aint the Jim I've knowed this many day. More like city feller- kinder dudei The blame thing reely knocks me of my food Yer might be made to look so. but ye see like ye better, Jim, jest as ye be. These folks can paint their churches blue T
 red, IN not a word by nell e'er be said; Revise the good book even, I'll not kick, Altho' the habit makes me mighty sick; But as for fortygraffers, Heav'n help him Whichever gifts caught changin my boy Jim!
 -Harpers Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Why the Wren Is King,

The wren is chased every St. Stephens Day on account of it betraying the Say. four by chattering in clump of furze where he was hiding 1t is called the king of all birds" because it concealed itself beneath the wing of the eagle when that lordly bird claimed supremacy by soaring highest. Here l am." said the wren. mounting above the eagles head when the latter could go no higher Irish Times
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Bimini and tho Fountain of Youth.

Bimini was fabulous island firmly believed in by the Indians of the An titles. though they could give no further clew to it's location than that it lay some hundreds of leagues north of Hispaniola. On this island was the famous foun- tain of youth which had the power of restoring youth and giving perpetual health and vigor. 1t was the search for this fountain that led Ponce de Leon and Hernando de Soto to Florida. on the outskirts of which the island was gener- ally supposed to be situated.-St. Louis Republic
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17

Carry Fiaxseeds for Cinder~ In the Ey1-
 One of the simplest and most effective cures for that often serious affiiction to a traveller, a cinder in the eye. IS that of a common haxseed. One or two of these may be placed in the eye without InJury they shortly begin to swell and exude d of the eye, enveloping any foreign sub stance that may be in it; then seed and irritant may be washed out Keep Il dozen of these seeds in a compartment of your purse. and they may prove an invaluable accessory. - Her Point of View in New York Times
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
HOPELESS, YET
 SAVED.

From letter written by Mrs Ada E Hurd, of Groton, $. D., we quote Was taken with bad cold, which set tied on my lungs, cough set in and finally terminated in Consum ption. Four doctors gave me up,saying could live but short time I gave myself up to my Saviour, determined if could not stay with my friends on earth. l would meet my absent ones above. My husband was advised to get Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds. l gave it trial, took in all, eight bottles; it has cured me and thank God am now well and hearty woman." Trial bottles free at W. H. Camps drug store, regular size. 50c and SI %. a-.>.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Getting . Patent.

Inventors are required to tile an sppii. cation in the patent office at Washing ton containing clear description of the invention. verified under oath by the inventor and signed by him and two witnesses. The commissioner of patents may also require a model to be fur. nished- If he rejects the claim. appeal may be taken to the courts. The fee ou filing application is fifteen dollars and on issuance of patent twenty dollars. If you propose to apply for patent you will save time. annoyance and money by engaging a regular patent solicitor. - New York Herald
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
The Heart Rests Eight Hours Every Da

That wonderful piece of mechanism, the heart, appears to work continually day and night. from birth to death. but in reality there are short pauses or rests between each beat, which. though mi mute in themselves, mount up in the az gregate to eight hours out of every twen- ty-four. These short pauses enable the heart to repair the waste which constant work entails and without which rests it would break down.-Brooklyn Eagle
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
OPEN, TIME.

Open. Time and le, H.rn pass shortly when hls fr~. would bel Like leaf at Michaelm1s Swooning from the tree. Ere it's hour, the manly mind Trembles in . sure decrease, Nor the body now can find Any hold on peace. Take him, weak and overworn; Fold about his dying dream Boyhood, and the April morn. And the brAwling stream Weather on "a sunny ridge, Showery weather, far from heres Under some deep ivied bridge Water dancing clear. Water quick to cross and part Golden light uu silvery soundI. Weather that was next his heart All the world around Soon upon his vision break These, In their remembered blue He shall toll no more, but wake Young. in air he knew. He has done with roofs and men, Open. Time. and let him pass. Vague and innocent again Into country grassi Quincy in New York Independent
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
That Wild Goose Chase at Ore Hil

That Wild Goose Chase at Ore Hill.
 Not long since Ore Hill had wild goose chase. As MT Sanford was going to the office one morning, he discovered 8 very large wild goose standing rather bewildered in the middle of the railroad track. On approaching within few feet of it it gracefully, though wearily, took to its wings and flew over the head of Andrew Richards, who saw it alight again on the farther side of the pit. About this time Capt. Bartle came along and in his usual commanding way sent John Barnett with his gun to bring in the goose. Johns long strides soon overlook the weary goose and of course if he got in range there was a dead goose. So John soon returned with his prize which was greatly prized and admired. MT. Sanford, Capt. Bartle and MT. Richards were reckoning on an invitation to eat wild goose, but it seems that they had got into flock of wild geese and bees nest. Jas Cullma, the N. Y. World correspondent, living at the upper end of Mammoth Pit, it seems, has been raising tame wild geese. And soon tho aforesaid fortunate ones begun to think the whole world was down on them. Mir Sanford bethought himself of Irwin and the gray horse. Capt Bartle with the whole mine at his back was able to stand his ground. Mir Richards, barricaded in his own house, felt uncomfortable but secure. John has been seen in Millerton and Salisbu- ry occasionally. but we have not heard who ate the wild goose.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
Fl eaven for Some.

There is said to be a peculiar religious society. the members of which believe that human beings of today are to oc- cupy heaven as animals when their souls depart from earthly tenements, and that dumb brutes on dying will be trans fornled into mankind d--Philxdslphia ks1gsf.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
"A MAN
,hiCago, Rock Island X Pacific Ry.

The Direct Route to md from Chicago Joliet ottAws 'eoria, Ia Sale, Moline Rock Island in ILLINOIS; davenport, huscaline ottumwR, Oskaloosa, Dvs lolncs, Wintcrset, Audubon, Harlan and Council llars, in IOWA; Minneapolis and St. raul. in MIN. sESOrA; Wntertown and Sioux Falls, in DAKOTA -ameron. st. Joscph and Ransns City. in MISSOURI; hmRha, Lincoln IRirhury and Nelson, in NEBRASKA; hehson, Leayenworth, Horton, Topeka, Hutchinson, Wichita, Bcllcyilc. Abilene, Dodge City Caldwell in KANSAS; Klnehshcr, Fl Reno and Minco, in INDIAN TERRITORY; Dcnytr. Colo ado springs and Pueblo. n CoJoRAto. Trayerses areas of rich farming nd grazing lands nnrdng the best facilities Of inter communication Co all towns Rnd cities and vest northwest and southwest Of Chicago and to Pacific and rms oceanic scnports
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17

An equiscral compliment is perplexing a young ma,: If Hallowell, Me A fasci hating girl, to whom he had been paying considerable attention. has named pet calf after h.m.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17

Don't forget the anct!nn at Chapir- vile at 2 p. m. tomorrow. --Philander Wheeler If Washington Hollow, N. I. was iu town last week. --Misa Anna Rndge went to Brook lyn. N last Saturday to remain three weeks
 Hobart W. Watson las leased tl @
 Ensign Church place on High street for
 ono year
 Stevens & Garvio have leased Mir Eli s milk factory on Railroad street for their creamery.
 Mrs Trimble and her daughter. of Niverville, N. Y ,are visiting for few l days with Mrs Jerome Root. who is 8 sister of Mrs Trimble Frank Peet has pnr 'l'ased c. A < lan's span of Sobol colts It is said that the price paid Was $500. with Mir. P.st's bay mare to b'".t George c. Peet has agreed to buy nf Judge Hardeubergh building lot
 on Granite ave. next 10 Ms. Geo. w. Peet's; be will soon buili on it. Thomas Barber, of F st Canaan, has
 hired the Wesley Prescott house and
 farm for one year. It is understoo ]
 that he will buy the place next year.
 The new officers of tue " I Associa-
 tion elected last week are: President.
 B. A. Peirce; vice-president, Louise H.
 Bragg; secretary, Mary Root; treasurer,
 G. W. Parsons.
 Albert Millies will sell at auctio1
 on the Hall place in Sheffield, Mass. ,on
 Tuesday, March 22nd at 10 am. twelve COWS, four horses, and seven other head of live stock, also 25 bushels of potatoes, five wagons and large quantity of farming utensils.
 W. H. Camp has shown us "The Anti Masonic Almanac" dated 1929, published at Rochester. N. Y. by the au- l thor, E. Scranton. It is cuIi,.u. pro- duction. It gives "various amusing l specimens of Masonic ceremonies" also | the story of the treason and punish
 ment of Capt. Wm. Morgan for reveal ing the secrets of the craft, embe!-
 lished with many quaint cuts.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17

The highest railroad bridge in the United States is the Kinzua viaduct on tAs Erts read -~S0e feet kighs
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
MAGNIFICENT vEST1BULE EXPRESS TRAINS

Fl7'I I'U UDH l11 1tzE.so IatzFINo Leading ail competitors in sflendor of equipment. betwcen CHICAGO and DIES MONIES COUNCIL BLUFFS and OMAHA. and between CHICAGO and DENVER, COLORADO SPRINGS nnl PUEBLO, via KANSAS CITY and TOPEKA and via ST JOSEPH. First-clnss Day Coaches, FREE RECLINING CHAIR CARS, and Palace sieepers with Dining Car Service. Close connections n Denver and Colorado Springs with liyereIng railway lines, now forming the new and picturesque
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
STANDARD GAUGE TRANS ROCKY MOUNTAIN ROUTE

Over which superbly-equrped trains run daily THROUGH WITHOUT CHANGE to and from Salt Lake City, ogden and San Francisco. THE ROCK sLAND is also the Direct and Favorite Line to and rom Manitou Pke's Peak and all other sanitary and scenic and cities and districts in Colorado
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17
DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS

DAILY FAST EXPRESS TRAINS From st Joseph and Kansas City to and from all m- pur'ant towns cities and sections in Southern Nebraska Kansas and the Indian Territory. Also wis ALBERT LEA ROUTE from Kansas City and Chicago to Water. town, Sioux Falls, MINNEAPOLIS and ST PAUL, connecting for all points north and northwest between the lakes and the Pacific Coast
 For Tickets, Maps, Tolders or desired informatio ply to any Coupon Ticket once in the United states 1T Canada or address
 :. ST. JOHN, JOHN SEBASTIAN, senr Manager. oenr Tkt. & pass Art,
 CHICAGO. ILL.
Connecticut western news., 1892-03-17

from west to east) than the Boston & Albany road had in proportion to it's mileage. We used the terms bitter and sweet" for the purpose of illustrating the advantage which the Boston & AL bany road has over the Connecticut Western road. But ws thiuk that Mir Butler did not so interpret the terms, otherwise he would not endeavor to prove what no one denies. viz that the Connecticut Western road between State Line and Hartford has less miles of ascending than decending grade from west to east.
 Mr Butler evidently thinks that be- cause the Pougbk-epsie bridge IS 2i2 feet above high water the Central New Encland & Western road The Connec- ticut Western rosd) Is favorable route for coal to the state line of Connecticut. MT Butler is either not aware, or else neglects to state, that Boston Corners Is bl0 feet higher than the top of the Poughkeepsie bridge, and that the summit at Boston Corners must be scal- cd by the locomotive before even the mountains and valleys of Connecticut are traveresed in an exceedingly serpen- tine course to Hartford.
 Our sympsthies and interests, as well ss Mir Buffers. are with the Connecti- cut Western road, but we thluk that the contour of Connecticut is against the Connecticut Western road as "A Great Through Freight Route" At all events, there is one thing which we know IS against us, viz, tariff of $l 40 per ton on coal from Highland or Rhinebeck to Canaan. whereas the tariff on coal from Highland or Rhinebeck to Hartford is only 70 cents per ton notwithstanding the distance to Hartford is double the distance to Canaan; and this leads us to repeat the question .'Is it the locpl bus iness that pays, or is it hauling through fteinks over 6psnlaing's sanAit shat tArsr
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1892-07-08
BRAIN WORK AT NIGHT.
Unless 1t Is Imperative 1t Should BE
Avoided.

To the imaginative young writer
there is fascination about the quietude.
of uninterrupted night work until much.
of its mischief has been done. If he
has fixed daily occupation, or is pop
ular among his friends, the night offers
the best chance for continued applica-
ton by its quietness and peace. This
very cessation of lifes turmoil and the
resulting feeling of ease should be ac-
cepted as natures preparation for rest.
Unless it is imperative night work
should be avoided says a writer in the
Herald of Health 1t must be impera-
tive to the staff of morning papers, and
the question thus assumes Importance
of accomplishing the work with the
least possible expenditure of vital force.
While by working during the day per-
sistently and deliberately an enormous
amount of copy can be thrown off, that
produced after midnight absorbs the
best part of the writer's vitality.
When he should be in the prime of his
faculties he is nervous, suffers from in
somnia, and his overtaXed nervous sys-
tenn cannot rest, even in artificial slum-
Der. The natural temptation is to ap-
ply the whip of stimulation to the jaded
brain; but this is dangerous, and at the
best only a transient and uncertain
remedy. The imagination answers fit
fully to this kind of forcing, the next
days critical Judgment of the results
almost certainly will be unfavorable,
and the mental excitement thus induced
will probably be extravagant. Try to
sustain the brain under such stress
rather than to excite it.