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Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25
Punctuality.

Some wiseacre defines punctuality as fifteen minutes beforehand All very well for those who can afford to waste minutes so extravagantly, and very well, too, if the party of the second part is not a quarter of an hour behindhand.
 Women are stigmatized as the greatest sinners against punctuality, an accusation so unjust that it must be met with the scornful silence which it deserves. A beautiful leg end is frequently alluded to in this connection, as showing how the un- punctual habits of one woman led her husband to utilize the fragments of time, which would otherwise have been wasted, in the composition of a learned and valuable treatise. That poor, much maigned woman did perhaps fail sometimes in her wifely duty to be at the head of her table at the exact hour of dinner.
 But when she happened to be on time and found that her lord and master was engaged, and was further pluming himself on taking advantage of her tardiness, she made point of giving him daily those precious mo ments. For her husbands gratifca- tion she became punctually late, and thus, with the self efacement of her sex, allowed herself to go down to later ages as warning example, Harper's Bazaar.
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patriot. born: executed in la2. l789- Date set for the constitution of the United States to go into force and first congress under 1t to assem ble in New York, but ow- ing to delays congress was organized sew eral weeks later.
 l7o0 Flora Mcdonald. Scottish heroine. died in Milton, Hebrides; born there l720. l863- Thomas Starr King, thought by many to be America's greatest orator, died In San Francisco; born lS24. 1888 Bronson Alcott, mystical writer on psy- chological and similar topics, died in Bos- ton; born lS00.
 l890-Edwih Cowles. Journalist. died in Cleve- land. Franz Delitzch. eminent biblical commentator. died in Leipsic, aged T. The Prince of Wales opened the great railway bridge over the Forth. Scotland. l89l-President Harrison signed the interua- tional copyright bill
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rro,cn Music.

The cool weather makes the lot of the average member of the gutter brass band anything but a happy one. The poor fellows who thus earn a precarious livelihood frequently suffer extreme pain in their efforts to extract music from the chilled in. strunonts. It frequently happens that the cold so puckers up their lips that they cannot extract a note of music The other day band of six of these unfortunates was playing loudly in front of a saloon. when a boy six years of age deliberately be gan to suck a lemon in front of tho trombone player. The little imp made the most horrible grimaces as he gyrated in front of the poor mu- sician. In minute the entire band had seen the little scamp and were forced to turn their heads away or stop playing The young rascal. however, kept moving with the mu- sicians, all of whom worked as If on pivots. Finally one of them had to stop playing, and, to the relief of his companions, chased the mischievous boy away. - Brooklyn Standard. Union
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ouecr ThInr. ln scIenos.

Fourteen years ago Professor Pin tet, of Geneva, reduced hydro. for tho first time to a liquid. It, regarded as nothing moro than freak of scientific luxury. But C professor, established now with co plete laboratories in Berlin, has | only produced almost incredible C, but has turned his powers to pract., purposes. Mercury, for instance. has been frozen hard enough to be caet into the form of tuning fork. and so have its elasticity measured.
 And if the commercial must come in, to make thing practical. glyc. erin has been crystallized and brandy frozen-with the effect in the latter case of imparting a ''mellownessr only obtainable hitherto by long keeping. Most important of all by this means it is found that chloro- form can be thoroughly puIifed-a result almost impossible by other means. Young Man
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Rules for Young Artista.

It may aid our young artists to re- member few simple rules for pro- portion while drawing the human figure. Eight heads is the correct height, according to the Greek standards, for a full grown man or woman. A line drawn from thigh to thigh marks the exact half of the figure. When the arms are fully ex- tended the distance from tip to tip of the middle fingers ought to be the exact height of well proportioned person. The knees should be exactly half way between the thigh line and the bottom of the heel.
 Standing straight, the elbows should just touch the hips; hand should be the length of chin level to the hair. A foot should be the length of the head from the top to the chin level. The chest from one armpit to the other should be one fifth of the height of the entire body, and the distance from elbow to breast middle should be the same as from elbow to finger tip.-New York Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1892-02-25
Deceptive Pocketbooks.

A well dressed woman with a five dollar pocketbook prominently in her hand is gilded snare for the pocket book snatcher. The chances that it contains more than thirty-seven cents and car ticket have been taken by highway1nen now in dur ance vile, but their bad luck and worse judgment have deterred others from following that means of 1ivei- hood. It is the quietly and often poorly dressed old lady with greasy, timeworn leather" the country visitor and the small shopkeepers who are likely to have money on the person.-New York Herald.
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M arch 8.

1e05-Edmund Waller, English poet, born at Coleshill. Hertfordshire: died 1887. l65l-Thomas Otway, dramatic poet, born at Trotton, Sussex; died in London 1885. l758- William Goodwin, novelist, born at Wis beach, Cambridgeshire: died 1888. l7e3- w. c. Macready, tragedian. born in Lon- don; died 1873. lS23- bio Lewis, hygienist. born in Auburn, N Y.; died at Yonkers, N. Y., 1888 l864-Grant made commander in chief. vice Halleck. lSS8-Sir Astley Cooper Key died; born 1921. S9l-The international copyright bill passed by the senate. having previously passed the house. Leonard w. Jerome, we'll known club and turfman, father-in-law of Lord Randolph Churchill died
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them now in glory; but that did not save me.
 In after time read Doddridges ''Rise and Progress and Baxter's "Call to the Unconverted, and all the religious books around my fa- ther's household, but that did not save me. But one day the voice of Christ came into my heart, saying, Repent, repent; believe, believe" and accepted the offer of mercy, and though no doubt there was more joy in heaven over the conversion of other souls because of thoir far reach ing influence, verily believe when I gave my heart to God there were some spirits in heaven the glndder for the deed There is joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth."
 Turn this day to the Lord who bought you. Let this whole audi ence surrender themselves to Jesus Christ. If for ten, twenty, fifty years you have not prayed, begin now to pray "oh, you say, Il can't pray" Can you not say, God, be merciful to me, n sinner" No" you say, "l can't say that" Then can you not look to the throne of mercyi No you say, T cant look up.n
 Can you not then give some signal like that which was given by the Lad in the hospital1 He was sick and suffering and dying, and wanted speedily to go away from all suffering and pain, and he said 70 his comrades in the hospital; Tt is strange to me that Jesus doesn't see mo whom he goes through here nights and takes others to himself. Ho goes throu-h here, and he doesn't see mo. mast be asleep, and he doesn't know want to go.
 ''Now, tell you how I'll arrange it I'll go to sleep with my hand up. and then when Jesus comes through the hospital by night he will ssa my hand lifted, and he will know by that want to go with him" So 1t was done. For that night Jesus went through the hospital anl took tho suffering lad, and the next morning the nurse passing through the wards of the hospital saw dead hand lifted braccd on one side against tho pillow. and the left hand holding the elbow of the right arm. Jesus had SC the signal and answered it. Or soul, wounded soul, dying soul, c. thou not give some signal3 Wilt thou not lift one hand or one prayerl God grant that this day thero may Ee joy in heaven among the angels Of Gol over your soul forgivenl
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February go.

i6g2- Edward Cave. famous publisher. born in Warwickshire: died in London l1a4: he was Dr. Johnson's publisher. and founded in l13l The Gentlemans Magazine, which Is still running.
 f738- Ann Lee, visionary. founder of the United Socies, of Christ's Second Appear ing. commonly called Shakers, born in Manchester, England: died l184. S58-Commencement of the trial of Orsini. Picrri and Gomez for attempted assassina- ton of Louis Napoleon. 1872 Queen Victoria menaced by Alfred O'Connor. a Fenian. al Buckingham pal ace: although the pistol he pointed af her was unloaded and the lock broken, and alienists declared him insane, he was sentenced to twelve months' Imprisonment and moderate whipping" 1SSS- Avalanche at Morabbia- Switzerland. killed 10 persons and destroyed many houses
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swa CANAAN, CONN, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25. 1892.

i We put the ladder back in it's place and stole over the turf together. But l outside the garden door Peter could | stand no more of 1t.
 live firearm in my pocket" whisper ed he. pulling up. "and I'm going to fire it of to relieve my feelings, if you don't explain here and now. Who. in pity 's name. Is she2"
 You mug-she's the Original Sleeping Beauty. I'm eloping with her. and you've got her jewels"
 Pardon me, Jem," he says. in his gentlemanly way, If don't quite sec Are you taking her off to melt her or marry herr For how to get rid of her else"-
 The poor old creature had halted, too, three paces ahead of us, and waited while we whispered, with the moonlight. that slanted down into the lane, whiten- ing her bare neck and flashing on her jewels
 "One moment" said. and stepped for ward to her: ''you had better take of those ornaments here, my dear, and give them to my servant to take care of There's carriage waiting for us at the end of the lane, and when he has slowed them under the seat we can climb in and drive Off
 ''To the end of the world-to the very rim of it, my hero."
 She pulled the gems from her ears. hair and bosom and handed them to Peter who received them with bow Next she searched in her pocket and drew out tiny key. Peter unlocked the case. and, having carefully slowed the dia- monds inside. locked it again. handed back the key, touched his hat and walk ed of toward the dogcart.
 My dearest lady," began, as soon as we were alone between the high walls. If the devotion of life"-
 Her bare arm crept into mine. There IS but little time left for us in which to be happy. Year after year l have marked of the almanac: day by day have watched the dial. saw my sisters married and my sisters daughters; and still l waited Each had man to love her and tend her. but none had such a man ss would have chosen. They were none like you. my prince"
 "No. dare say not"
 ''Oh. but my heart is not 80 cold Take my hand-it is firm and strong: touch my lips-they are burning"-
 A low whistle sounded at the top of the lane. As took her hands pushed her back, and turning ran for my life. suppose that as ran l counted forty be. fore her scream came. and then the sound of her feet pattering after me.
 She must have run like demon, for was less than ten yards ahead when Peter caught my wrist and pulled me up onto the back seat of the dogcart. And before George could set the horse going her hand clutched at the flap on which my feet rested. It missed its grasp and she never got near enough again. But for half minute l looked into that horrible face following us and working with silent rage: and for half a mile at least heard the batter of her feet in the darkness behind. Indeed, I can hear it now.-Q. in Argonaut.
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M arch Q.

40-Decimus Junius Juvenal. satirical poet. born at Aquinum. Italy. l76o- De Witt Clinton, statesman. born at New Windsor, V. F.: died l828 l79l-John Wesley. founder of Methodism. died at London; born lIt5. l7g3-Samue Houston, the Washington of Texas" born near Lexington. Va: died at Huntsville, Tex, July 25. 1883. l7T Horace Walpole, earl of Orford, poet. etc., died in London; born there l117. l81l Hugh Edward Strickland. famous natur- alist, born. 182S-Carl Schurz, soldier and statesman, born near Cologne, Prussia: reached the United States in 1852.
 lS75-General Lorenzo Thomas, soldier, died, aged 72. lS90-James Edward English, ex-governor of Connecticut, died in New Haven. aged "a. Pope Leo celebrated his 80th birthday. Emin Pasha arrived at Zanzibar.
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HOME.

A little room with scanty graos Of drapery ordered ga e.; White dimity and we'll scrubbed boards- But there's . hum of laden hees And sunshine in the quiet place, And scent that honeysuckle hoarda. Outside. the little garden giows With sun warmed leaves and blossoms bright; Beyond lie pasture, elm. and wood Where trail the hriony and wild rose, Where glow the blossoms of delight In an inviolats solitude. .- Through thai green land there blows an air That cools my forehead even here In this ssd city's riotous roar. And from that little room hear The echo of life long prayer, And the worlds voice is heard no moro.
 -E. Nesbit in Leisure Hour.
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l888-M. Wilson, son-in-law of ex-president Grevy, convicted In Paris of great misde- meanors; political conyulsion and change of administration. lS90- Ellis island selected by Secretary Win dom the new landing place in New York harbor for immigrants. 1891 Examination of books of the Ninth Ma tional bank. New York. showed that J. T.. Hill. lately deceased president, had em- bezzled S40O,OOO.
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Loves Lunpnape.

Jack-Iove's language is the language of the eyes.
 Tom (gloomilySIt may be. bet I con- fcss have found it to be chiefly language of "Nos."-New York Hsxxld. ,s.
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March 5.

March B. @-Sts. Adrian and Eubu. lus martyred in Palestine. 1-Odoacer, first barbarian king of Italy, died.
 l534-Antonio Allegri Corre9- gio, famous painter, died. l649 James, duke of Hamil. ton; Arthur Lord Capel and Henry, earl of Hol-
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March (.

SS-St. Lucius, pope, mar
 tyred.
 l852-Lord Chancellor John Somers, statesman of the reigns of William III and Anne, born in Worcester: died lTl6.
 l748-Casimir Pulaski born in Podolia, Poland; mortally wounded at Savannah lI19. lT4-Joseph HamiltonDaviess, lawyer and soldier, born in Bedford county, Va: killed at Tippecanoe, Nov. :. l8ll. IT'S Robert Emmett. Irish
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l552- Francis Rabelais. French romancist and satirist. died. l662 Massacre of Huguenots at Vassy. France, by the Duke of Guise. l755 Air Samuel Romilly, law yer and politician, born; killed himself in 1918. l72- Leopold II, emperor of Germany. died. lS37 William Dean Howells, author, born at Martins Es.rrx- n
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March i.

St. David's Day in the Anglican calendar. St. David was archbishop of Caerleon and pa- tron saint of Wales. It is St. Monan's Day in Scotland.
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 ITO "Boston Massacre" so called, citizens killed by British troops. lSS1 Alexander Volta, electrician and discov- erer of Voltaism. died. lS32-- Isaac Israel Hayes, arctic explorer born In Chester county, Pa.: died 1881. lSIT-Rutherford E. Hayes was formally inau- gurated and took the oath of office for the second time tthe only instance of the kind) having taken 1t on Saturday, the 3d, to pro vide for contingencies" lSSS-Mrs Proctor, wife of Barry Cornwall" died: born lsOO. lS9l--Civil war active in Chilli: the Congress sional army advanced upon the cities held by Balmaceda's adherents. Coroner's jury in New York decided that Chauncey M- Depew. president, and other officers of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- way. were responsible for the death of six laborers killed In the tunnel. and warrants for their arrest were tssued
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High sront from . Wen.

An artesion well recentlYsunk to a depth of ?, ,oO0 feet in Palo, 1is. yields sufficient pressure to throw a stream of water 100 feet high. New York Journal
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TIMELY ANNIVERSARIES.
Current Selections from HistO-
 ry's Broad Page.
February 28.

In the Roman Catholic calendar this day is sacred to the devoted Christian nurses and martyrs who died in the pestilence al Alexan- dria, Egypt. in 25l a.
 A47-Humphrey. duke of Gloucester. mur. dered. l5s2-tieorge Buchanan. historian of Scotland died.
 1895 Quincy Adams Gilmore, soldier. boi a fn
 Lorain county, O.: noted for capture of
 Fort Pulaski, Ga. . lS54-The American steamer Black Warrior
 seized by the Cuban authorities. lsSS-tireen's cotton factory at Blackburne.
 England, burned. with loss of S1W.UO. lBeo-Mr. Labouchere suspended as member ol the house of commons for accusing Lord Salisbury of falsehood. le0l- Senator George Hearst. of California died in Washington: born 1879.
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CANAAN ACADEMY,
CAN IAN. CONN.

The school offers superior advantages to parents sa-kinxa place t educate their chil dren. he day department IS open to both b'ys and girls on equal terms. Boys onl, received as bnard-rs. Pupils carefully pre- pared for College Scientific school. The U '. 4ilita y or Naval academy, or business life. Pupils admitted ar any time aud charged from the time of ad-missi, n. T he school occupies the Ward estate just south of the village. No extra charge for languages. The next term b.-gins December l5 For admis sion either as boarding or day pupls call on or address
 The REV. F. THOMPSON,
 Principal,
 Canaan. Conn.
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A Man Who Believes in wonen's Clubs

Ex-Mayor Isaac c. Lewis has pre- sented the Political Equality club, of Meriden, with 6 per cent. bonds to the value of $10, 900. This is the sec ond gift Mi. Lewis has made to the women of Meriden, and as proof of his confidence in their good judg- ment he places no restrictions on his gift. He is a believer in woman suf- frage, and gives most substantial evi- dence of his desire that woman shall obtain her full rights. York
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FRANCIS RESELL, General Insurance

Effected in the strongest Mutual and Stock Companies. Also represents the Fitchburg Mutual, surplus $l06.0O0 Covers against damage by lightning. Discounts 70 por ct. on one year policy: 40 per ot. on two years; 6O per ct on dse ' %rs. Gall on or address me at BANTAM. CONN.
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pr. Herbert "A. Church,

Physician and Surgeon. OFFICE opposite Parsons store, Main Street, until Sa. m.. IA 80 to 2 p. m., to Sp. m. ~Tele phone in Office.
 CANAAN. CONN.
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c. ". SCOVZLLE

NORFOLK, FUNERAL DIRECTOR CONN AND EMBALMER
 Al c als 1t with 0 Fl. Ptase of Ca" aan ar Russ II Ra dwjn of Snuthfleld will he prom, t. ly forwarded aud shall have immediate att tention.
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J. E. sK,FF,

Organtas As JOhn's hnrch Aalisbu ry-
 TEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN. Successor to aud recommended by l.. w. Harvey. Post office address, salisbury. En- agreements solicited.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08

few survivors of that conflict General
Houstons forces numbered but 800, but
there was an unusually large proportion
of very young and vigorous men among
them, and as each successive death is re-
corded the journals announce it as that
of the 'last survivor of San Jacinto."
William H. Hardman, who recently
died at Columbia, Pa, was announced
as the last, but now William Q. Muir
ply, of Philadelphia, claims that honor.
He lives with his granddaughter at 1891
Rosewood street, and at the age OF
eighty-two thinks he has clear recol-
lection Of the Texan war, but when he
talks of it he speaks of himself as zone
of the only eight men who got out of the
Alamo alive" and Of Santa Anna as ga
Frenchman who became a citizen of
Mexico to get property left by rela-
tive" all of which shows that he has
things mixed.
He was, however, in the battle of San
Jacinto, and was one of the squad who
guarded Santa Anna and Almonte after
they were captured. John r. Kerns,
aged seventy-seven, living with his wife
and married son at 2 ,440 Grant avenue,
St. Louis, is also survivor of Houston's
army, and his recollections are much
clearer than those of Mr.. Murphy. He
was in the little Texan navy most of the
time and took part in the action in front
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-04-08
PLACES OF WORSHIP.

CENTRAL UNION CHURCH (Congrera-
tlonai), cor. Fort and Beretania streets.
Rev. +. q. Beckwith, ID, pastor. Ser
vices every Sunday at II a. NJ. and Z 80
Pm. Sunday School meets one hour be-
lore morning service. Prayer meetings
wednesday evenings at 80.
NoTRE DAME DU PAX (Roman Cath
olic) CATHEDRAL, Fort-st., near Bere-
tania. Rev. Fathers Leonore and Gle
ment. Services Sunday at 5 and loan
and 80 PM. Low Mass every day at 8
and A. NJ. High Mass Sundays and
Saints days at 10 AN.
ST. ANDREWS (Episcopal) CATHEDRAL.
Entrances on Emma and Beretania SITS.
(opp. Hawaiian Hotel and Emma
Square,. Clergy: Ri. Rev. Bishop Will
lis, Revs. Alex. Macintosh and w. II.
Barnes.
CATHEDRAL CONGREGATION. Services
Sunday: Holy Communion at 6 80 AN !;
morning prayer with sermon at IL AN. /;
Hawaiian eyensong 8 80 Pm; evening
prayer with sermon 7 :30P.M. Holy Com
munion at II AN. the last sunday in
each month. Sunday School 10 A. NJ.
Daily prayer at z AN. and 5. PM.
SECOND CONGREGATION. Services on
| Sunday: Morning prayer with sermon
= 40 AM. ; evening prayer with sermon
o 80 PM. Holy Communion first Sunday
In month at 40 AN. Sunday School
8 AM. Evening prayer with address
every FRIDAY at 6 BONN.
PORTUGUESE CHAPEL, on Miller street,
| above Punchbowl. Sunday services
at II A. NJ. and Z 80 p. NJ. Sabbath
school at 2 80 P. NJ. Rev. A. V. Soares
pastor; B. F. Dillingham;, Superintend-
ent of Sabbath sch oil.
CHINESE CONGREGATION. Services on
| Sunday at IL :l5 AN and 7:30 PM
Evening prayer every Wednesday al
z 80 PM.
| CHINESE CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Fort-st
Services every Sunday at ii AM. and
1870 P. NJ. Prayer meeting Wednesday
at z 80 PM.
Y. nj. G. A. HALL, corner of HoteI
and Alakea Sts.-Gospel Praise Service
Sundays at $50 P. NJ. Mems Prayer
meeting Friday, 7:30 P. NJ. Monthly
meetings every third Thursday in eacf
month.
HAWAIIAN (NATIvE) CHURCHES.
KAwAIAHAo CHURCH (Congregational)
cor. King and Punchbowl streets, Rev
III. III. Parker, pastor. Services in Ha
waiian every Sunday at II AM, and a
1880 on Sunday evening, alternatin,
with Kaumakapili. Sunday School a
10 AM.
| KAUMAKAPILI CHURCH (Congrega
tionaD. Beretania-st., near Maunakea
Rev. J. Waiamau, pastor. Services il
Hawaiian every Sunday at 1890 A. M
and 1880 PM. on Sunday evenings, alter
mating with Kawaiahao. Sunday Schoo
at 8 80 Am.