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Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
STATE WE IFS.

Torrington has a woman who boasts Of hair 7S inches long.
 A hungry horse bit Patrick o'Hara's ear ofl in Gilbe-t's coal yard at New Haven one day last week. The ear was taken of close up to the head. No trace of it could be found on the ground.
 Miss Belle Eldridge of Norfolk has received in the past few days photograph and let- ter from Sir John Lubbock. Two daughters of the English statesman were in Norfolk du- ring the falb and were very much pleased with the library. The photograph and letter are a result of this visit
 MT G. Wilcox, who has been made the Premier, under the government recently es- tablished by the revolutionary party in the Hawaii Islands Is a brother of MT Edward P. Wilcox of Winsted, and has other relatives in this town, Norfolk and Colebrook. His fath- CT and mother were missionaries to the Sandwich Islands.-Citizen.
 The Rev Storrs o. Seymour has accepted the call of St. Michaels church, Litchneld, his old parish.
 The Naugatuck YalleyAdvocate (Saturdaysl Irving J. Reyes editor and business manager, will appear this week, Feb. II.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
Lacking in Enterprise.

The city editor sat at his desk gloom fly, and it was near midnight.
 "Well," he exclaimed petulantly to the reporters in front of him, haven't any of you got any copy"
 Nobody had.
 "Isn't there anything at all occurring in townF" he asked.
 ''No, sir," replied the head reporter. Everything is dead dull"
 "Of course it is; of course, of course" growled the city editor, 'and no wonder. Every man of you has loaded revolver in his desk that hasn't been fired at any body for four weeks, and still you claim to be efficient newspaper men. You fel- lows have got too much education and not enough enterprise, and unless some thing occurs in the next ten days I'll dis charge every one of you and employ com petent men, even if we do have to pay them salaries. Mind that, now" and the eity editor once more relapsed into gloom. --DstSuit Frss Prsss.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
ODDS AND ENDS.
Salt water is good for falling hair.
 The sleeping fox catches no poultry.


 The sleeping fox catches no poultry.
 Areometers were first described by Baume in 1768.
 Plautus, the Latin Shakespeare, was the son of freedman.
 A tree kept well thinned out at the top grows the fairest fruit.
 Women mostly commit suicide by drowning and by shooting.
 The marriages of minors are 6 per cent. of the whole number.
 The thinnest man in congress is James D. Richardson, of Tennessee.
 In 1900 Gilbert recorded that other bodies besides amber had electric prop critics.
 Of every hundred baby girls that are born in China about thirty are put to death.
 The man who picks up a redhot stove litter and is badly burned is apt to get on his scar. <..
 Electric lights were introduced in the government arsenal at Woolwich, Eng land, in 1878.
 Woman is seldom color blind, hence her preference for looking on the bright side of things.
 The truth that is aimed straight at the devil will be sure to make some highly respectable people dodge.
 The heaviest man in congress is John w. Rife, of Pennsylvania. A special chair is provided for his use.
 In 1889 Kansas had wheat acreage of less than 2,000, ,000 acres. Last year she is said to have 4,000,0 ,000 acres.
 Four-ffths of the engines now work ing in the world have been constructed during the last twenty-five years.
 Every student at the Chicago univer- sity is compelled to take at least one hour of physical exercise every day.
 Marriages are made in heaven, which probably accounts for the summer en- agreements never amounting to anything.
 An oak tree was recently cut on farm near Bedford, Ind, which yielded log 40 feet in length, 6a feet in diameter and At feet at the top. The log is without knot or blemish of any kind and will be exhibited at the Worlds fair.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
P. R. & N. E.. Directors.

At the annual meeting of the stock holders of the P. R. & N. E. R. R. Co.,, [, held in New York last week Wednesday, the following directors were elected: A. A. Mcleod, F. O. Tower. Jr., W. W. Gibbs, James Armstrong, John H. Ty- Ter, Maurice A. Viele, Arthur Brock, Joseph F. Synot. John Brock, Ches Hartshorn, W. W. Jenkins, O. E. M. Morgan, Jr, Pierson Brown.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
How He Broke His Collar Bone.

Melvin Prilay, son of the Ohio street grocer, met with singular accident the other day in the breaking of his collar bone. He was putting on his overcoat preparatory to delivering a load of goods. when he felt something break, but thought it was collar button or some thing of that sort. Returning to the store, he experienced severe pain, and upon going to physician he was told what had happened. The broken bone was set, and MT. Priley is now much h1ttsf. Bangor lMe.l Commercial.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
E. P. HUNT & cos ANNUAL FEBRUARY SALE.
 -OF- MUSLIN UNDERWEAR.

To-day, Thursday counters will be crowded with the greatest collection of WOn.ens Muslin UndeYaCe0r that we have yet brought together The preparations for this great sale made months ago. before any advance the price of goods occurred and every advantage which enable secure has been secured for the patrons As heretofore the quality of the garments and careuness manufacture have been the first considerations afterwards Ue JOaCest prices which possibly be made such character work Your n- specton is solicited.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, l .,

Lucas County. '''
 FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December, 1886. tl A. W. GLEASON, { SEAL Notary Public.
 
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 Y. J. CHENEY O., Toledo, Ohio ApHoLd hy DTuegists, TSe.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
MAHRIED.

GIDDINGs-JEssUP-A At Winsted, in St James Episcopal church, Feb 1, by the Rev Mir Stanley, Mir William J. Giddings, of New Britain, and Miss Alice Jessup, of West Winsted.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09

Last Friday Gov Morris signed the com mission of Judge Fenn to be judge of the Su- perior Court and associate judge of the Su- preme Court of Errors.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09

The rubber tip on lead pencils, the gummed newspaper wrapper, the ma chine for making type, made rich men of their originators.
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
ED.

BoARDMAN Sheffield, Mass, Feb. 2nd, of pneumonia, Edwin l.. Boardman, aged 76. DABoLL-At Memphis, N. r., Jan. 26, Char lotte Goodwin Daboll, widow of Henry Da- boil, aged Fl years
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
RHEUMATISM

cessful results, but which brought on an attack of mercurisl r. ..eumatism that made my life one of agony. After suf- ering four years gave up all remedies and commenced using s. s. s. After taking several bottles, I was entirely cured and able to resume work.
 EEYS is the greatest medicine for lS&6 blood poisoning to-day on the market"
 Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. SWIFT SPECuIo Co.,, Atlanta, Ga
Connecticut western news., 1893-02-09
NOTICE.

First class Rochester Nursery Stock. Trees Plants, Shrubs, and Vines. Leading variet, of Apple Trees 50e per dozen. will war rant my st ok as good as any sold by anyone
 M. c. DEAN,
 Variety Farm, South Canaan, Ct
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08

It appears from British consular re-
ports just published that there is a
place on the face of the globe where
in~toxication, instead of being re.
garded as a vice, is looked upon as a
virtue, and where drunken laborers
are actually at a premium. This
peculiar condition of affairs prevails
In the Portuguese possessions of
South Africa. 1t seems that the
natives there, when employed for
any definite object, have to be care
fully and laboriously instructed how
to do their work. II a man be tenn
perate in his habits he will In one or
two months carr sufficient to main
tain himself In idleness for nearly a
year, and the consequence Is that he
returns to his home and the instruc-
lions which have been given to him
are entirely lost. With an intem-
perate native the opposite state OF
affairs eylst4 Month after month, on
the receipt of his wages; he spends
his entire earnings 10 liquor, and,
never having sufficient funds to take
him home, remains with his en-
ployer for years, becoming nor and
more valuable as time passes by rea-
son of the TACT that the repetition OF
instructions becomes gradually less
necessary. -" Nue.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
The Begsars of st. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg is troubled with large
numbers of mendicants who grow
bolder every day. Every person OF re-
spectacle standing is importuned by
begging letters and oftentimes by the
personal intrusion of beggars, who i'm
p~ertinently insist upon compliance with
their demands. Even soldiers are ap-
preached with the demand that they
share their rations with the poor. The
chief of the St. Petersburg police has
therefore issued an order that house
~ianitors and policemen on duty shall ar
rest every beggar pointed out to them
BY private citizens. In orderto prevent
;he crowding of mendicants at the en-
frances of theatres and other places Of
entertainment, lines are drawnat q dis
,ance of two blocks around them, within
which no crowding of people and no
oungers arc allowed to remain. Vehi-
.,es bringing passengers to such public
escorts must withdraw beyond the line
md not approach the gateway until they
are called. The police force was con
iderably increased to give effect to these
| ,ew regulations.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
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A Miser's Last Wish


The Vienna correspondent of tAs Lon.
don News tells tho following story c. q
Rumanian miser: "A Greek died IA the
snail town of Caracal, having always
lived on the aims of his compatriot'.
Before dying he made his wife swear
that she would bury him in the dirty old
overcoat which no wore every day. The
poor woman nad to u,l toe Greeks ct
Caracal to help her to provide the costs
OF the funeral. A od-hearted Greek
went to see her in her affection, aud
pointing to tine body said he would give
her a better coat to bury the man in.
Then she told him of tho dead mans
last wish. The Greek, whose suspi-
cions were awakened, told her that sac
should certainly not part with the body
before she had well examined the coat,
for there must be some particular reason
for the request. The widow uupicked
the lining of the overcoat and found
$1,000 in bank notes which the miser
wished to take to the grave with him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
A New order Of voices.

20 many young women waste time
and money in laboring to sing, when
singing we'll is entirely beyond them,
that it is a pity they do not occupy
themselves more %profitably in tralni
ing themselves to speak properly
writes Junius Henri Browne in an
article on The Voices Of American
Women" in the Ladies' Home Jour.
nal. Not many lessons would be re-
Quired to make their voices smooth,
even agreeable, as we see in the cases
of Young women who have been pre-
pared for the stage. There Is no
4 Substantial reason why American
women OF average intelligence, not
| w%lthstanding nerves and climate.
should offend by their harsh tones.
hhe day is not distant. let US hope,
when the number will tie reduced to
d minimum. The coming century
will In all likelihood, not only see 9
new order OF things, but will hear
new order of voices that 1t Will DC
plSasant to listen to.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08

At 9 O'clock this morning l saw a
nountain shepherd stand at a gate on
;he hill top Seven sheep were on
The outside Of the gate-s0 Of the
,hepherd's flock, the other a strayer.
The man wanted his own sheep in;
so, before opening the gate. he quietly
said: Rob, catch the strayer.' In
IN instant Rob pinned the sheep,
holding him, strong and wild as b,
was, as though he were in a wise; and
then, by another word, Gled was told
to hfing the others in through the
gate now opened for them. Although
Gled brought his six wild sheep right
over Rob and his strayer, the sheep
was held securely till the gate was
closed and the order given to 'let' 1t
'Srg."-London Spectator.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
AN OLD FASHIONED DAINTY AGAIN.

The old crystalized 'orange-peel, a
homemade CONNECTION in which oul
grandmother; dc, 's.:], ia nov to h
found at some OF I.Ier3 AL saOp3. Tna
best oranges for this purpose are the
Mediterranean anil syeet.rinlel Valen
cias. It would be a waste Of time and
material to attempt to crystalizs the
fiavorless Florida ~orange.pecl. As only
the rind is used in this candy, the pull
AMI juice may be utilized for some othe
purpose.
Put tae peel in cod water and set i,
away for 1t lea5t nine days. Then scald
it u, in tie water in which it has been
sou e.ng. 1t must be kept while it i.
soaAlog in a cold place, but not where il
will freeze. When it has been thor.
oushl5 soakel boil it till it is tender,
dram it out of this water, dry it with
cloths and cut it into long strips of uni.
form size. Make a thick syrup, in the
proportion of a pint OF sugar TO n pint
of water. When this syrup has boiled
ten minutes put the peel in it and let in
boil down slowly until it begins to
shrivel and tine syrup is reduced to a
rataer soft candy. This can be ascer.
tiined by testing the syrup. When il
iorns a soft, creamy ball between the
fingers it has cooked enough. Drain the
peel out, spread i: on creased papers,
taking care that the strips do not touch
each other. When they are thoroughly
dried make them into little sheages,
tying them around the centre with 8
ribbon Of white satin or pale
orange color. They look very pretty
piled on q low bonbon dish. New YorE
Tribune.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
A NICE WAY TO COOK EGGS.

Egg outlets MAKE a delightful dish
!or lunch or supper. To make them
season half a pint Of good white sauce
with salt and cayenne, add to it the
yolks OF two raw eggs, apd stir 1t all
over the FIRE till it thickens, but without
boiling; then fanny it, or run il
through a hair sieve. Boil four egg
bard and cut them into dice with a wet
knife; add 10 them a %teaspoonful oil
ham OF tongue, a couple Of mushrooms
c1t up aud a t~easpoouful of washed
dried and finely minced parsley; mix all
these together into the thickened sauc'
and let it all get cold. Now -four ,
board or a large lat dish and put on il
little Jumps of the mixture; roll these
in a ball with your Toured hands, then
Aatten them into outlet shape with {
broad or palette knife, dip them in egg
and bread crumbs and fry in plenty OF
boiling fat for three or four minutes till
of a pretty golden color, drain them
well, dish en- c%ouronce, g1rni'hed with
fried parsley and pile up the centre Will
broiied or fried mushrooms New Yor)
Journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

Home is the fortress of the virtue
| The lowest ebb is the turn of the tide.
The man who throws a stone att an
other hurts himself.
There are few people more often in
the wrong than those who cannot endure
to be thought SO.
To take away rewards and punish
ments is only pleasing to a man who re
solves not to live morally.
The strongest sentiment in man is
money, and the next strongest is 10 per
cent, for the use of it.
1t is not the good we intend to do to-
morrow, but the good we are doing to-
day that the devil is afraid Of.
Why nature built a young woman so
that she prefers waltzing to washing
dishes is n of the mysteries.
When a young man becomes engaged
to a young lady he establishes a prote C
torate. The wedding is annexation.
Truth and virtue can do less good in
the world than false, well. acted
semblance can do evil.
society, polltlcally regulated, Is a
state contradistinguished from a state
of nature.
People who blow their own horns
seldom furnish good music for other
folks.
A noble nature can alone attract the
noble, and alone knows how to retain
them.
Hope IS a fiatterer, but the most up
right of all parasites; for she frequent-
the poor mans Init, as well as the pas
lace of his superior.
The philosopher who wrote that
good name is better than riches neve
had a case in an American court of law
My precept to all who build is that
the wner should be an ornament to the
and not the Eouse to the owner.
If you wish to appear agreeable in so.
ciety, you must consent to be laugh
many things which your know already.
When Congress has a crisis to face.
the ayes and noes are much more impor'
tant features than the mouth.
The whisper of q slanderer can be
heard farther than thunder.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and j aIrovement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of a perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispeiling colds, headaches and fever
and permanently curing constipation.
II has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
news, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
,Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
pists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
O.. only, whose name is printed on every
Package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accent any substitute if offered.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08

Use a small, soft sponge to apply the
backing to a stove.
Tannin mix I'd with mutton tallow ,
good for chapped hands.
To clean a brown porcelain kettle
boil peeled potatoes in 1t.
Put a te~aspoonful of salt into a kero
sene lamp once in a while.
Remove iron rust from marbles b,
'ubbing with lemon juice.
To purify a room of unpleasant odorS
burn vinegar, roaiu or sugar.
In using hard water for washin,
dishes put into it a little milk.
A g~ood-sized sponge is nice for cleaD
ING paint and washing windows.
A paste made of equal parts of lari
and powdered chalk will cure cuCns.
A large, soft sponge, either dry Q
Nightly dampened, makes agood.duster,
If an artery is cut, compress it be.
tween the wound and the heart; if j.,
rein is cut, compress beyond.
To cure cholera in chickens, put ASA.
foctida in the water they drink AM
sliow them to pick at coal ashes.
The round point of a lead pencil is q
good thing with which to remove ,
peck of any kind from tie eye.
Throw a quantity OF salt in the stow.
il the chimney is on FIRE and there i,
danger from sparks; if not, let it burn.
Nitre is excellent for a cold, especially
a feverish one. Use ten drops to a tea.
spoonful, according to age, o~nce,in fow
hours.
A bottle of flexible collodiony is very
useful for cracks in the hands, scratches,
cuts, etc. Care must be taken to keeg
it well protected from the air.
Newspapers wet thoroughly and crum.
pied up are excellent to sweep a carpet
with, making it look bright and witJ
far less trouble than it is to wipe it witt
, damp cloth.
To clean paint, add to two quarts of
hot waslr two tables pooufuls Of turpeu-
tine aud n of SKINNED milk, aud only
soap enough to make spds, and it vii
clean and give a lus,er.
Tar or paint may be removed by first
applying oil of some kind or lard; then,
scraping off the looseued sub.
stances, apply a mixture of t~urpeutiue
and benzine, and at the last use beuzip.
done.
A coat Of gum copal varnish applied
to the soles of boo1s and shoes, and re.
until the pores are filed aud the
shines Axe polished mahogany
will render them water proof, and they
sill last three<,imes as long
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
WISE WORDS.
Duty 8 soul,s fr4side.


The new year ages rapidly.
The new year is only the old pro-
tonged.
Good resolutions ought to keep, but
hey don't.
There arc a great many promising PEG
pie who never pay.
Many a man who is honest enough TO
spoloeize is too stubborn.
Genius is Independent of its temporal
and material surroundings.
The man who is Too good for anything
8 apt to be good for nothing.
Let US resolve that we have done bet
ier; and that we will do better.
A little learning is a dangerous thing
,ut not half as Dad as none at all.
II a man could have a vile made to
rider he would fad fau,l with her.
What we were, we are; wha. we are
Se shall be; what we shall els douot
full.
Genius may dazzle VI, but character
lraws us upward like o celestial gravita-
ion.
Each year people try to be better, be-
ause each year they come nearer the
,rave.
All of US will do less evil this year
han we did last-because it is n day
shorter.
The dress parade reformer is the ono
Sho drops out of the ranks sooner than
almost any other.
In dealing with some men, if every
hing runs smoothly, you may know thai
there is something wrong.
No human being can come into this
Eorld without increasing or diminishing
The sum total OF human happiness.
A man has to be occasionally told b,
8 to be hanged Tomorrow to make him
appreciate the many good things he has.
One reason why the world is not re-
iormed is because every mau would have
others make a beginning aud never
thinks of himself.
A man must govern himself ere he ii
it to govern a family; and his family
ere he be ft to bear the government ii
The commonwealth.
When a woman getssnubbed sho make
a face and forgets it; a man ST lies as l
he hadn't noticed it, and make a menta
note that he will get even, which he
does.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
The Thin;s We're There.

A .bell-boy at the Great Northern,
Jays the Chicago Mail, does not believe
in going beyond his literal Instructions.
A guest rushed to the cashiers desk.
Ho had just ten minutes in which to
pay his bill, reach the depot, and board
bis train. s'Great Scott he exclaimed,
'sI've forgotten something. Here, boy,
run up to my room, B AZ, and see il
left my toothbrush and sponge. Hurryi
I've only FIVE minutes now" The boy
hurried. He returned in four minutes,
out of breath. eyes, SIR he painted;
ssyou left them there. "-Argosaut-
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh That
GOutRin Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completelyderange tho whole system
when entering it through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except on
prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the
damage they will do Is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure manufactured by +. J. Cheney % Co.,
Toledo, o., contains no mercury, and IL taken
Internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catlrrh Cure be sure to get the genuine.
t Is taken internally, and is made in Toledo,
Ohio, by L. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
p1-Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
The Penn's Grove record., 1893-12-08
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS
lr,,oN lu1cE vs.. vINEoAn.

Lemon juice is far more refreshing and
tealthful than vinegsr1u preparing cod
slaw; and it is the same with sliced tom1'
toes. The tomatoes ripe and sliced,
with salt between and fairly drenched 10
.emon juice, make a mos: delicious rel
sb. Very hot water-abous half a cup
with the juice Of a lemon and a trlts
( salt added will prove a new and agree,
Able substitute for cold and sweetened
lemonade when winter Is fairly with us.
The glass cone-like "squeezers," made
to ct a tumbler, now in use, aid Ia max
ing these lemouade New York World