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The Progress., 1892-12-10
Campaign Banners.

Sign painters, portrait painters and
sailmakers all take part i'll the mann
facture of campaign banners. The two
sides of campaign banner are easily
made in stencil factories. but are very
troublesome when done by hand. The
names and portraits are painted On mus
lin sized with glue. and the sign painter
then paints the notices. When both
sides are completed one section is placed
on the floor, painted side down. and
over this net is placed: then the Other
part is fitted to this above the net and
the two parts are sewed together with
waxed thread by the sailmaker.
Banners range in price from $75 tc
$500, the cheaper Sles bearing only the
names and principles of the candidates
and having no portraits. There are
three general sizes in banners-15 by y
feet, 20 by 30 feet and 30 by 40 feet-th'
price being regulated mostly by the size
Ii takes about week to make banner
Public Opinion.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
The Game of Pedigree Building.

Professor Milne Murray, lecturing be-
fore the British association on the sub
iect of pedigrees, "struck OIL" to my
thinking, in an equally amusing and in
structive sense. Why" asked the
professor, should we not seek to build
up our pedigree on the basis that we
had two parents, four grandparents
eight great-grandparents. and so on
Consequently, if we took into account
the twenty-five generations that had
elapsed since the conquest, instead OF
being descended from somebody who
came over in 1866, we should find, by
a simple process of geonetrical progress
sion. that we were descended directly
and equally from another l6,OOO,OOO OF
people, who lived at or about that date.
I'VE knew" added the professor, "whO
our parents were;" but he put it to any
one in the hall, "If he or she was able
to give a correct account of the name,
dates or occupations of his or her sixteen
grandparents"
Now here is a capital game for long
winter evenings. Try how many OF
your immediate ascestors you can re-
member. cannot myself give an ac'
count of more than seven, and they com
prise two Italians, one Pole, one Portu-
guese lady from Brazil. one West In
dian creole and one English lady, to
gether with lady with a SlavoniC
name. who, am afraid, danced on the
tight rope at the Carnival of Venice III
the year 1856. OF course there are ira
ditions in every family, and on the pater
nal side our traditions go so far back as 9
Roman gems whose names are inscribed
on the Fast Consulares in the capito
of Rome. But legend is one thing and
fact anOther.-G. A. Sala in London
Times.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
WY HE WANTED THE MONEY.
be Horrors of a Homemade Haircut
Confronted Him.

he Horrors of a Homemade Haircut
Confronted Him.
1 "Why, no." said Mr.. Peck, the grocer,
j q surprised tone, in reply to Benny
Bloobumper's request, 81 haven't any
Hork can give you just now. How is
. you are asking for something to do?
4 well dressed boy like you does not
often ask for an odd job"
"Oh, sir" replied Benny, ''if you but
knew how anxious am to earn quar-
Der you would surely give me few err
rands to perform"
"You can't be hungry, can your
"Oh, no. sir. have had my usual
number Of meals so far today"
"Do you want to give it to poor
+ widow or to a blind NAM
"No, sir do not now recall any
S such poor unfortunates."
"Do you want to put it in the mission
airy boxY"
"No, sir. My parents provide me with
money for that purpose
"You want to go to the minstrel show,
perhaps"
"You have not yet guessed my need of
the money. sir"
"Then what in the world do you want
it for?"
"Oh, SIR" replied the distressed boy,
"my mother said she would cut my hair
after supper tonight, and ] am extreme
ly anxious to let the barber perform the
work before that time"
"My poor boy" replied the grocer,
deeply moved, "come right in. I'll give
you a quarters worth of errands to run.
Which he did.-William Henry Sivi-
ter in Harper's Bazaar.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
How He Managed.

A Young man living in Detroit started
out to rent fat, but at every place
advertised he was met by the question,
"How many children AS soon as he
answered he was told that he could not
have the fat, as children were consid-
cred nuisance.
Tired out he approached the last on
the list.
"How many in the family" asked the
landlord.
"Two-just two," was the ready an
swer.
The landlord was much pleased and
at once drew up lease, and the mex;
day the family moved in, and were
snugly settled when the angry landlord
came tearing up the stairs.
"What-what is this, sir2 You have
cheated and deceived me. You told me
there were only two in the family"
"Yes, and told you the truth-a
family of two children"
"But you didn't say children"
"And you didn't ask me. What con-
stitutes family, should like to know,
il it isn't the children. You should be
more explicit in your questions. my
friend"
- The landlord raved and fumed, but it
was too late. and it made him more
angry to know that he had set the trap
he fell into with his own hands.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Ton 1Iuch Attention.

Railway ticket agents are not the only
people annoyed by foolish questions A
Vermont farmer sent large black hen to
his married daughter, who lives in town
and who wished to keep this present as a
pet The lady put the hen in coop within
sight of the street.
Almost Immediately the neighbor pass.
ing by said;
"Ah, you have a hen, haven't you"
"Yes," said the lady.
mice black one, isn't it?"
Eyes"
Soon another neighbor came along and
said
"Why, you have hens"
"Yes."
"Just cpe hen"
eyes"
Goal black, isn't it'"
"Yes"
In few minutes another acquaintance
came by:
"Well, you have a.
Bridget" said the lady to her servant
"kill the hen for supper. youths Com
panion.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
A Narrow Gauge Railroad.

A railroad with gauge Of but TWEEN
ty-four inches is now building in North
Carolina. 1t is to run from Hot Spings
near the Tennessee border, to Laurel
river, a distance of twenty-four miles
its course is through very mountain
ous country, touching also fine farm
ing section. The main purpose OF it'
construction is to get out the timber OF
about 10000 acres of land. A type Of
mogul engine is being built for the little
road. There is railroad of the same
small gauge now being operated IL
Maine, and one or two in western states
New York Sun.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Can the Cholera Bacili DO This?

Professor Chester, in his article on
bacteria, microbes, bacilli and kindred
forms, says: They multiply very rapid
ly and in a strange way too. A single
one breaks in two, and each half grows
to be as large as the original. These in
turn subdivide again. until from single
one many thousands are produced in
short time. One can multiply at so enor-
nous a rate that in forty-eight hours IT
en- produce $4,000, 100000 individuals
OF its hindv'
Is it any wonder that such disastrous
consequences result from the lodgment
of one of these minute, but terrible,
mites in the human intestines? - st.
Louis Republic.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
NItserIy.

The man who was so mean that he sat ir
the back pew in church to save the interest
on his cent while the contribution box wa:
coming around has at last found n rival.
This man, it is declared, took his supper
a little later each night.
Now. why does be do thatW some one
asked in surprise who did not know hin
very well.
why, so that presently his supper wiz
come after 12 o'clock, and then he'll cali il
his break fast and save one mealn'-Gouth
Companion.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

A well known southern divine has in his
congregation an old colorcd man who has
great confidence in his pastor. One day
Uncle Willis came into the doctors study.
"Scuse me. sah," lie said, "but Pse
come to talk wild you on pint dat pesters
me powerful sight"
"What is it, uncle?" inquired the doctor
kindly.
"Well, sab. Use been gwine to yo' chu'cil
for a long time an been a-tryin to do de
right"
'Yes, uncle, you have been very faith
full"
II hope so, sab, but hits been mighty
hahd wuk sometimes, an de ole sarpent
keeps a-quilin an quilin round me tell he
most smuvers de brcf outen me"
whats wrong nowy"
Hits dem chickens of Kunnel Browns.
sah DE coop he keeps um in butts mp
agin de lot Use libhn on an de palms of
de fence, so dat dey gets ober in my gar
den. Dey's fat and sassy, sab, and dey's
gittin long ter dat age wha' you kin mighty
nigh smell um fryin, an | hahn tasted
chicken dis yeah. Use powerful fond OF
my 'ligion, sab, an it's comfertin TO me
but, sab, human nacher CANT stan ebery
Ting. sab, an l spec eff de kunnel don't
take dem chickens away befo' fey's plum
ready to fry, my 'ligion's gN...a ter slice
out from in under me, shol higion il a
powah, sab, but dar's sumpin sa:isfyiu
about fat chicken dat 'ligion CANT sup
ply an ef you tell de kunnel my feelins
on de subick, sab, p'r'aps he'll take dish
yer great temptation away frum me, sab
and wallop de ole sarpent, sab. right in
his tracks. Scuse me, sab, but ain akin
too much, is I;'
The doctor had the chickens removed
Detroit Free Press.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Unaffected Interest.

Mrs. Hawkins is a kind hearted wom-
an, and would not deliberately hurt any
ones feelings, but the other day mo-
ment of observation-disclosures betrayed her
into sad blunder.
"Yes, Mrs. Hawkins" said young Mr..
Brumley, 81 was very i'll. They were
afraid of my losing my mind"
"Oh, and did you, MIR. BrumleyT'
asked Mrs. Hawkins with cordial inter-
est.-Youth's Companion.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Briggs got myself in a horrible
predicament at my boarding house the
other day. ! put Oh my bath robe and
started down two flights of stairs to the
bathroom, and do you know | had to
stay there most all day?
Griggs-Why, you weren't overcome
by taking bath, were your
Briggs-No; but accidentally spilled
some water on the bath robe, and the
thing shrunk up so that didn't dare
venture out.-Clothier and Furnisher.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Dumas Is Like Reade.

Alexandra Dumas, the younger, in his
recently published utterances in connec-
ton with audiences, first night cabals,
prejudiced critics and the lost art OF
hatred, irresistibly reminds his readers
Of our own Charles Reade. Both COM
bined a wild incompetence of invective
with the most charitable and amiable
disposition.-London Telegraph.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Extra Inducement for Him to Win.

Passerby (to Tommy, who has just been
ighting)-Wouldn't your father whip you
If he knew you had been fightingl
Tommy-Well. that depends. If the
other boy licked me pa would lick me, too,
but il / licked the other boy pa would just
say, Il wouldn't fight if 1 were you, Tom
my. Boston Globe.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Miss Ettie Kette-Mr. Sippi, how many
Jumps will you have in your tea?
Mr.. Sippi-I should like two, please.
Miss Ettie Kette-Mr. Jackpot, how
many for you?
Mr.. Jackpot (absentmindedly) - I'll
stand.-Harvard Lampoon.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

EYES," said the landlady, after fruit
less search for her guests silk umbrella,
II thought it had been stolen, and now ]
am satisfied that it was"
"You may be satisfied" replied the
guest dryly. "but I'm blest il | am."-
Boston Transcript.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Husband-How much did you spend to-
dayl
Wife-Seventy-six dollars and seventeen
cents.
Husband Gronically)-Wast that all2
Wife with injured air)-That was all !
had.-New York Weekly.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

"Yes, it's rather high priced set" as
sented the clerk at the furniture store
carelessly. That's what Mrs. Chugwater
remarked when she was here the other
day. She said she would like to have it,
but couldn't afford it. Over here on the
other side of the room, now, l think we
have"-
"Pll take the set" said Mrs. Billus, with
decision.-Cbicago Tribune.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
An Uniucky Jewel.

Yabsley-Don't you know that the opal
is an unlucky stone,
NUDGE guess not. This one has been
my constant companion for five years.
Yabsley-Yes; that is where its hard
luck comes in.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
A Common Case.

Parker, I'm dead in love"
"Well, why don't you marry"
Cant"
Wont she have you"
"She' Who said anything about she!
It's myself Pm in love with."-Harper's
Bazaar.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Honeymoon Cookery.

"And so my little wife cooked this ali
herself? What does she call it,"
well | started it for bread, but afteI
Il came out of the oven | concluded To
better put sauce on it and call it pudding
i ifp
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Nothing Gained.

Ethel-Do you think we ought to
marry yet awhile on so little money?
Ernest-The governor has promised to
increase my allowance when l marry.
Ethel-Yes, but mamma win cut mine
OF when | do. New York Herald.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
The Lottery Business.

Mrs. Enpik Marriage is only lottery
anyhow.
Mr. Enpik-Hardly. A man does get a
prize sometimes in a lottery.-Detroit Free
Press.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

"why does Bilkers talk so muchf"
"He has to talk great deal before he
says anything. Chicago News-Record.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
A Failing OF the Impecunious.

ais Mr.. Petersby r;chsr
Il don't think so. He wears too good
clothes. .r-Exchange.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Gold. Ink Enclosing
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Ia4 Only the Governess. BY
Rosa Nouchctte Carey.
I9s Other Peoples Money.
BY Caboriau.
Ia6 Othmar. BY Ouida.
I77 Our Mutual Feiend. BY
Charles Dickens.
I7e Owl House, The. BY
r. Marlitt.
r7o Pair of Blue Eyes, A.
By Thomas Hardy.
I3o Pathfinder. BY J. Feni-
more.
r7r Paul and Virginia.
I37 Phantom Ship, The. by
Marryat.
r77 Pickwick Papers.
134 Pilgrims 5 Progress. BY
John Bunysn.
ras Pilot, The. BY Cooper.
20 Pioneer. ByJ. F.Cooper
rSz Prairie, The. BY Cooper
Iss Prime Minister, The.
| By Anthony Trollope.
r7o Princess of the Moor,
The. BY r. Marlitt.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
LAKEVILLE.

Last Friday evening five o'clock tea was given at the residence of Hubert Williams for the benefit of the park fund.
 Joseph Marvin is our third grade school teacher at Academy Hall; Miss Hale, of Holland, second grade, aud AL mira Cleveland teaches the primary de- partment at the district school house.
 The Misses Allie and Louise Miller are still very low with fever.
 Wm Standardized, of Ft. Worth, Texas, has been the guest of his uncle the past week.
 Two couples hired carriage of Land lord Peabody, of the Wonousco House, last Saturday evening and came home from their trip to Falls Village with two strange wheels on the wagon.
 A grand ball was held at the Wonon- sco House last Friday evening, at which 45 couples tripped ''the light fantas- tic toe" to the music of MT White of Winsted. Landlord Peabody furnished an excellent supper, which invigorated the dancers so much that they did not tire of their sport till morning.
 A large number of our best people went to the opening festivities of the handsome and capacious Casino at Lime Rock last Thursday evening. They all came back highly pleased with the fine appearance of the Casino, the elegant and delicious supper they had, and the beautiful music of the Italian orchestra from Bridgeport.
 Henry Barnet has been on the sick list since Sunday.
 Rose Day is teaching school at Perry Corner.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
CORNWALL.

The schools have commenced with the following corps of teachers: 1st dis trict, Julia Breen; 2nd, Ida Miner; 4th, Lizzie M. Chipmsn; 9th, Bessie M Kel- logg; 7th, Hattie Rogers; 9th, Della Sturges; 10th, Edith Benedict; 18th, Edith Wadhams; 14th, Kate Sand. meyer; 18th, Helen J. Page; 18th. Edith Jacus; 17th, Florence Hinchcliff.
 Mrs Jane Wilmot has returned from trip to Newport and vicinity.
 Mrs Charles Morris has returned from two weeks stay in Torrington. Miss Charlotte B. Clarke has returned to Cornwall for few weeks. Miss Celia G ardener, the we'll known authoress, is visiting with H. E. Sanford. Mrs Silas P.Judson has gone to spend the winter with her daughter inN Nebraska
 Dr William Metcalf, of New Haven, has purchased the old Bolton place oi John E. Calhoun and will fit it up for g summer residence. It is one of the first houses built in this vicinity and is over a hundred years old.
 The school in the Hous. Valley Inst commenced on Monday. The farmers are improving the time | in gathering their crops. Potatoes are rotting badly. Corn is fair crop Fruit IS scarce.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
WEST CORNWALL.

J. H. Sturges and wife, of New York, spent Sunday with their brother Theo- dore.
 James Cochrane and wife are visiting their daughter at Long Hill.
 Dwight Gallup, wife and daughter, of Mystic, visited friends here the pres. ent week.
 Mrs Edward Sanford has been quite ill of late but is now improving.
 John Wood has been at Cayuga lake with his sister the past week.
 James H. Cole has been on the sick list the past two weeks.
 Edward Cook cut his hand quite SC. verely last Saturday while at work in the shear factory.
 Miss Celia A. Gardner, the authoress, from Railway, N. J., has been visiting friends here recently.
 Our village school opened on Mon. day with Mrs Page for teacher for the coming year.
 Miss Annie Butler spent last week al Fishkill, N. Y.
 Messrs R. N. Cochrane and Wm Marsh have been away on weeks va cation to Bridgeport and New York with trip up the Hudson.
 MT and Mrs George McCoy are called upon to mourn the loss of their baby boy who died of cholera infantum Tues. day evening the 18th inst. The funera was attended on Thursday. 'God needed one more angel child Amidst his shining band, And so he bent with loving smile And clasped our darling's hand"
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
SALISBURY.

Henry A. Bishop and wife, of Bridge port, spent Sunday at the Maple Shade.
 P. O. Langdon and family, who have occupied the Chittenden house through the summer, left for their home in Brooklyn Tuesday.
 Mss Mary Conklin attends the D. M Hunt School at Falls Village.
 Mrs C.P. Whitbeck and son, of Litch- field, are visiting friends in town.
 J. D. Jones, A. P. Felts, H. l.. Ayres. Charles Fenn and several others from here attend the G. A. R. encampment at Washington, D. C.
 Chas Sherwood and family will re- move to Bridgeport this week.
 Mrs Chas Fenn and Miss Mamie are spending the week in New Milford.
 Miss M. M. Johnston is at home again.
 Miss Eva Fenn is visiting in Lime Rock.
 Dr H. s. Carter and family, who have occupied Miss Johnston's house during the summer, left town Monday.
 Miss Theodora George has returned to Waterbury to resume school work.
 Mrs B. J. Graham has 8 night-bloom- ing cereus which has had five blossoms upon it within few days, most of which have opened during the day.
 Mrs Knickerbocker, an old lady from Pine Plains, N. Y., died at the residence of her son in this village Sunday night. Her remains were taken to Pine Plains for burial Tuesday.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
HUNTsVIELE.

Mrs H. E. Wetherell, who has been quite sick for the past two weeks, is i'm proving. Her daughter, Mrs G. M. Hanchett, is with her and will remain until she is sufficiently we'll to return to her home in Bridgeport.
 Mrs Ely Ensign and daughter, of Huntington, w. Va, spent little time at Sidney Ensign's last week.
 Chauncey Hillyer, of Easton, Penn, was the guest of O. E. Hanchett last Sunday.
 Mrs Jane Howe, of Unionville, is the guest of her brother, Henry Yale. Mrs Howe was formerly one of our towns. people, residing on the farm now occu. pied by the Ganser brothers. It is about twenty years since she left this place to reside elsewhere. Relatives and friends are very glad to welcome her return.
 Mrs Justin Morse IS quite feeble al her home in South Canaan.
 Clarence Hillyer killed 8 rattlesnake on Canaan mountain last week. The reptile had ten rattles.
 Farmers are beginning to dig potatoes They report 8 moderate yield, also that in some sections they are rotting badly
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
EAST CANAAN.

MT and Mrs Bion Stevens were made happy by the advent of another son last Friday.
 George s. Dunning is having his house painted, which is adding much to its appearance.
 The New Hampshire boys belonging to the G. A. R. en route for Washington D. 0. had got nearly to East Canaan on the P. R. & N. E. railroad Saturday evening, when they were obliged to halt and rest until Sunday morning as a coupling about midway of the train had broken and one car was off the track. In this car was the Governor of New Hampshire. If he could have been in- duced to have made speech, I doubt if it would have expressed much admira tion for the situation. One of the tboys" wearing an officers badge seem- ed dazed, wandering around our streets inquiring what town this was and in what state, distance to the state line and to Philadelphia.
 MT Tierney, the section master, has a young son very sick with typhoid fever.
 O. B, s.
Connecticut western news., 1892-09-22
CORNWALL BRIDGE.

Misses Annie and Louise Gibbs, of Kent, were the guests of Mrs Sarah E. St John over Sunday. Miss Louise prs sided at the organ at the M. E. church afternoon and evening.
 Miss Jennie F. Bierce has returned from visit to friends in Sharon.
 David K. Bierce, his wife and Mrs Emma Decker and son, of Sharon, visit ed friends here Sunday last.
 Miss Carrie Stone. of New Hartford, who has been the guest of Miss Grace D. Robinson for some time, returned home Monday.
 Mrs Annie B. Sturges is visiting w. P. Sturges and family.
 Ralph O. Harrison, Judge of the Supreme Court of California, who is to be married to Ella Spencer Reid, neice of Hon Whitelaw Reed. on Tuesday, the 27 inst, is in town visiting his sister aud brother-in-law, the Hon and Mrs Victory O. Beers.
 The fall term of the school in this vil- lage commenced Monday, September 18th, Miss Della A. Sturges, teacher. Miss Edith W. Wadhams is teach ing ip the Swift district having com menced September 19. Miss Katie Dougherty is teaching in Sharon Valley. Miss Kate Santmeyer is teaching the East Street school in Cornwall Miss Edith Benedict is teaching in the 10th district. Miss Marian O. Hatch is teaching in Merwinsville. Miss Julia Breen is to teach in the Puffingham district, commencing next Monday.
 Mir Theron H. Page, of Waterbury, was in this village Thursday last on business.
 A barn raising took place on the premises of Theodore Swift on Monday. Although not large crowd was present the work went merrily on. Nicholas Parent is the contractor. Fine refresh ments were furnished, and served to the helpers by pretty misses dressed in white.
 Nathan Payne has purchased the pretty cottage belonging to the heirs of the late Lucy Whitcomb. MT Payne served faithfully in the late war and was wounded in battle. His many friends will be glad to see him in his new home.
 Mrs Hannah O'Donnell is visiting her sister, Mrs Thomas Casey, of North Adams, Mass, who is seriously i'll. Our sympathy is extended to our brother correspondent of West Corn wall in the loss of his wife. A number from this village attended her funeral.
 Mrs Thomas Driscoll, of Ellsworth, was buried in the Catholic cemetery here Sharon side) on the 10th inst She had been i'll long time. Mrs Betsey Warner is very sick at her daughters, Mrs Robert Crosby's. We learn that nearly all the dogs in town are registered; those who neglect further may get call from Constable Brewster.