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Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14

"Go on---I am not at all hurried. Give us the details, monsieur" and Mime. sil. Der smiled invitingly, with her eyes fixed always on the barons face with an in. | dehnable gaze. Proud of his success and warmed by his deinitasse of eau de vie, Guerin settled back in his chair and crossed his legs comfortably.
 Two words, nadame," said he, "and the milk of the cocoanut is yours That Virohay parsonage, first befooled by the bookmaker and the boolImaker's lady love, is second time befooled by his would you guess it?--by his wife, who has lover"
 Guerin paused for the laugh that did | not come.
 Silber and his wife were evidently in- disposed to hilarity. White as the cloth her fingers drummed on, the baronno bit her lips and gazed straight before her, and Karl, with an effort to pull himself together, called tremulously for the brandy
 Wanda, Imust tell you" continued Guerin. flor my agent watched her house, too--Wanda, of course, numbers among her other friends certain M. Rene de Payzac"--
 The Silbers started, each in a different way
 '.De Payzac! He makes three, then, D the baron gasped out, losing all vestige of self command.
 "Oh. no, not at least as you mean, baron. Payzac is merely an old friend of Wandas, who limits himself now to replenishing his pockets through his one time idol Courier overhead them one night in the gardens and learned the whole story He wanted 40 louis, and she wouldn't give them to him, and he threatened if she didn't to tell her friend how she sold to the boolmaker the SC. crets of his stable Tell him if you dare says she. and will in turn tell him with whem his wife spends her evenings when they believe him safely engaged with his horses. '"
 Guerin broke of to laugh heartily. But still noone initiated him, and vexed at this lack of interest in his amusing details he rose, took his hat and began a cool adieu. He was tired of talking thus to the walls
 "What do we owe you, sir" said Sil- Der stiflly. "It is useless to trouble you to call here again. Wo'll drop this busi- ness where it stands"
 "A thousand francs, baron, replied the chief of the Guerin agency. but the names of the ViroAay unknown-you still lack that
 ''We do not need it, sir, growled Sil. Der, "and q thousand francs, Guarinl You're wrong; you can't bo serious; Youll surely make 8 rcductions
 GueTin did not at once reply. He was carefully selecting q cigar from the box before him. This done, he raised his eyes, fixed them upon the discomfitei couple and read the situation
 No" said he, firmly, "i ,009 francs, baron, just as said And if you haven't the worth of your money at that. you are indeed hard to pienseg
 Whgreupon Guerin, the bill buttoned safe in his pocket, sInilingly bowed him self out, leaving the baron, the baroane and, unlncldly for himself, De Payzac, who chanced in at tho moment to cx. plain things, at their easc. Translated For san Francisco Argonaut From the French of Leon de Tinseap by E. C. Waggener.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
Senator stnnfara,. Illness.

An intimate friend of the Stanford family relates an incident in the sena. tors life in Washington: A policeman on duty one evening on K street, within a block of the Stanford residence at the national capital, found man lying uu- conscious on the sidewalk. He was about to ring in an alarm for the patrol wagon when gentleman came up and recognized the unconscious man as Sen ator Stanford. They succeeded in get ting the senator into his house without any one else knowing what had hap pened, and nothing was ever said about 1t. The first question the senator asked when he regained consciousness was whether the newspapers would know all about it, and he appeared to be greatly relieved when he leariied that 1t had been kept a secret. The gentleman who know of this incident said that the sena- tors sudden death was no surprise to him.-San Francisco Chronicle.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
rhe rower of I.eseher,. hmm.


 What would Henry Ward Beechei have been without his tongues Royal was he, from the superb eminence of his domelike head to the very heel that pressed the ground. His nature was surcharged with goodness, with kind ness, with benevolenee, and it sought an outlet. From his inspired tongue rolled magnificent sentences for the comfort and the healing of distressed nation, an outraged people. Thought of tender ness toward people in bereavement, in trouble and in worry feund express there. Scorn lightning flashed across his tongue when with indignation he scourged the scoundrels from the temple of justice and brought national offenders to the bar of an infiamed and distorted people. See him standing in the presence of 10.- GOO yelling, shouting. screaming Brit ons, hundreds of them paid to interrupt and destroy his speech How like oil upon the troubled waters did his good natured, well timed words calm the tur- bulence and win the malice, so that at the end misses and catcalls were trans. formed into ocheersof encouragenent and congratulations Howard in New York Recorder
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
Now, This Is Fishing.

Frank Yinton and others caught 800 pound sturgeon last week and made the liuo fast to q young tree standing on shore. Later, when they went to draw the big fish to land, they found it had es- caped by pulling the tree up by the roots and taking over so feet of small rope along Tue fishermen have three other big fisi tied up at different places along the stream. -Asohn (Wash.) Sentinel.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
A Coincidence.

Running diagonally over tho East St. Lonis race track is a bridge. From it a road runs to small settlement near the race course. As the horses were going to the post in a 2-year-old race one day recently a funeral procession started over the bridge. Some of tho more su- perstitious of the spectators hurried at once to the betting ring and plunged on a horse named Coroner that was in the race. Tho contest was run, and the win ner was Coroner.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
Tectotal Sailors.

A large number of the crew of the ih lated Victoria were teetotalers-in fact, q lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars-the Yictoria's Lifeboat Lodge A. D.-had been established on the ship. Not one of the names of the members of the lodge is included among the list of the saved, so that the lodge has no longer an existence A curious fact is that a whole lodge of the same order was lost in the terrible disaster that overlook the Eurydice in lS7s.-- London Tit-Bits.
Arizona silver belt., 1893-10-14
Kew Yawa Needed.

What is wanted now is 8 city ordinance compelling young men to put pneumatic tires on their buzzsaw straw hats, so people could get by on the sidewalk without getting scratched. Springfield Graphic
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
THE TOWN WOOD YARD.

Only Ten Out of Fifty Men at
Work - Unwilling to Work for
Their Support-Agent Preston Be-
1ieves the Plan VIII Efecsually
Weed Out All Unworthy Applicants
for Town Aid.
Although the town wood yard was
opened yesterday, but very few of the
many applicants for work at the town
agents Office have availed themselves of
the opportunity to earn an honest dollar
by splitting wood. Less than q dozen of
the fifty applicants went to work, the bal
ance leaving the yard, complaining that
the work was too hard and the remunera-
ton for the work insufficient. Yesterday
morning thirty-fvs tickets were issued,
but only sixteen of this number presented
themselves at the wood yard and of this
number only two went to work. Later
in the day, however, eight more went to
work, making the first days total ten men
at work.
In speaking of the matter last evening
Agent Preston said that he was not disaI-
pointed, but was of the opinion that the
plan would servo excellently as q crucial
test of the characters of the men apply
ing to the town agents Office for work and
would be of material assistance to worthy
men willing to work to maintain their
families. "Any man." he said, "who is
willing to maintain his family will be
glad of the opportunity thus afforded
them and these are the men who ought to
be assisted, while those who refuse to
work there are merely parasites upon tie
vitals of society and should be left to their
own resources and not receive any aid
from the town. The town wood yard
scheme will certainly prove very effica.
tious in determining who are really en-
titled to help, and will result in cutting
off from aid large number of men who
desire to be supported without doing any.
thing for themselves"
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
North Haven.

Dec. 21.-Un.ty commsHdery of the
Loyal Legion, o. U. A. II of New Haven,
together with Ell Whitney council of Gen.
terville, made fraternsl visit to Quinni-
pisc council No. II of North Haven last
Monday evening. After speeches by diff
ferent members of the several councils
a number of good songs were sung by a
quartet of Quinnipiac council The COM
mandery gave an exhibition drill, floor
movements and sword practice, after which
all were invited to the court room where
the tables we're we'll filled with the famous
North Haven baked beans, sandwiches,
coffee and fruit, of which they oil partook
heartily. The commsndeIy drum corps
furnished good martial music.
The charter members of the North Ha'
ven grange met at 81. F. Potter's on Sstur
day evening and arranged for tbs annual
celebration of the organization of tht
grange next Tuesday evening, December
20, In Memorial hall. Tosstmsster 81. f
Potter is the right man in the right place
The regular meeting of the W. G. T. U
on Wednesday was of much interest. The
members of the Loyal Legion are invited
to meet with Mrs. Samuel Bannell at hel
home on Friday afternoon, December 90
All members Of North Haven grange whc
are interested In tine literary program fol
the year 1894 are invited to meet at th,
home of the lecturer, Mrs. @. N. Turner
on Saturday evening, January 6.
A fox killed twenty-six chicheus In I
coop of Mr.. George Br ckett ore night las
week.
The grange did not 90 to East Haven oil
Tuesday evening as was expected on &C
count of the illness of come of the Ess
Haven members. The program will b
carried out later.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. n. Turner expect Il
sstts.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
RAILROAD NEWS.

Closing of the Old CoIeny-Consoli-
dated Merger.
Tuesday was the last day when Old
Colony stockholders, under the agreement,
could accept nine Consolidated railroad
shares for ten of their own. Up to a late
hour in the afternoon only about 81, 900
Old Colony shares out of total of about
139, 900 had been exchanged. The Con-
solidated officers stated that while few
more shares might come in during tbs day
at Boston, they would probably be few in
number and that the merger was prastical-
ly closed. During the last month about
10, 600 Old Colony shares have been turned,
which includes the two blocks sent in by
ex-President Choate. The amount out
standing, therefore, held by Old Colony
owners who prefer the per cant. guaran-
teed under the lease to the per cent.
which would BE- psid so long as the Con-
solidated dividends are 10 per cent, Ia
about 81 900 shares.
Had all the shares been exchanged, as In
the case of the Stonington merger, the to-
tai amount which they would have drawn
each year in 8 per cent. dividends from the
COusOlluAtSu CO"Dnuy "Oulu HaVo DSsn
approximately $1,251 900. Under the
present status 81, 900 shares will draw m
der the lease per cent. dividend or $780,
600, while on 50 600 exchanged shares
there will be drawn $46S 600. The merger
will thus call for an addition to the divi-
dend fund of 81 OF, 600 to como from the
Consolidated company instead of about
| 81 ,251 900 If all the shares had been ex
changed. The company thus saves $174,-
900 annually, which was quite unlocked
for when the merger was negotiated last
the refunding of Old Colony bonds at
lower rate of interest. The company nat
urally will not exceed the option on the
exchange. The Old Colony merger will
cost the company somewhat less than s
per cent. on the stock of the Old Colony
road.
The Consolidated company's officers ex-
press themselves satisfied with the outcome,
although an actual majority of the Old Col
ony stock has not been transferred, but the
control Is with the Consolidated, all the
same. They say that their rights az minor
ity stockholders will be fully protected by
the courts, and that, under the lease, they
hold the Old Colony properties as firmly as
If In control of the stock.
The refusal of so many Old Colony
stockholders to exchange shares indicates
the extreme conservatism of the holders of
the shares of that company. Many of them
are trustees who pre- erred the 7 per cent
assurance to thu par cent. uncertain. The
fact that nine years hence the Consolidsted
capital must be increased SIS, ZOO, 600 by
exchange of the new per cent. debsntures
also must have Influenced many. Finally,
the hard times, which have somewhat shsd-
owed railroad properties IS we'll as possible
competition by electric parallels, also,
doubtless had their effect.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

Dec IA Wilbur o. Cooper, bookkeeper
for the Hsmden Manufacturing company.
has removed from New Haven and is re-
siding In Centerville.
A prayer meeting was held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Lawrence In Whitneyville
Tuesday evening.
F. ]. Colvin is quite sick with the grip.
Mrs. Reuben Turner, ST., is recovering
from q severe attsck of grip.
Schools close Friday afternoon for one
weeks vacation.
A Christmas entertainment will be given
at the Mt. Carmel Congregational church
this evening
The following officers were elected at the
grange Wednesday evening: W. NJ, J. @.
Auason; overseer, Bennett Dickerman;
lecturer, Mrs. F. @. Besrdsley; steward,
Ira Beers; A. S., Gilbert Peck; o., Marcus
WoodiDe; treasurer F. z futile; secretary,
Bonnie Munson; q. K wilbur Ives; Ceres,
Miss Louise Collett; Pomona, Mrs. J. c.
MunsoD; Flora, Mis, Eva CLARK; L. A. Miss
Nellie Wooding
The Hsmden Manufacturing company
will shut down Saturday for one week.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
Graucllcrs' Guide.
New York, new Haven
and Hartford II. R.
TEAMS LEAVE NEW HAVEN As FOLLOW
November Is, 1881.

TBAISs LEAVE NEW HAVEN As FOLLOWS
FOB SEw YoRK-as.SO. ss.sa 1910,
r7:So. -s:lo. $50, .S:zS slO:ao q n, .is5uo.
ises 'i:so CrArior lirnisd), Fi:ss i.xs, $3.50,
s.oo. $50, 1910. -s:lS, $50 SIS, ESQ., .-.lO
$50, Cs:I5 Bridgeport AccorurnoosisouD, 1910
Sis p. m sUNnArs-s4:8a, $50. 500 g. M,
1880. tS:ls,"7:io. $50, Sis, 1910 D. m.
FOR WASHINGTON VIA HARLEM RIVER
'ls:Io q. m. Coaily), sI:i0 p m
FOR BOSTON VIA sPRISGFTELD-s..aOsi lsus
a. m, 'IsuS 'i:SS. s5:ss p. u. suynErs-sl.so
CniEhi), .5:s2 p. N.
FOR BOSTON VIA NEW LONDON kNp PROV
IDRNCE-'s:is, $50 .Ii:ss CpAr5or CIR Iimiied)
- m, 'l2.Os, '2-ss. sN:is sAB AID s6.ss
=. m. suxDLNs-"s;is. $50 a H.. -s.ss p. N.
FOR BOSTON VIA HARTFORD AID NEW
YORK AND NEw ENGLAND r. R.-si.ss r. m.
FOB BOSTON VIA AIR LINE ExD NY &N.E.
z. R.-s<-57 p. N. SUgnETs-"f.s7 r. m.
FOR MERIDES, HARTFORD, SPRINGFIELD,
RTc.-si:eo night, ESQ. sso1 fio:in, sii-os Am.
1900, 'isos, 'l:ss Cfrst step HHrttord), s:I0,
500, s5:s2, C6:i5 10 HARTFORD. Sos, Io.as p N.
sUSnLEs-'i-eo night, $50. s-ss CaccO pm
New London Division.
FOR NKw LONDON. Ruc.-sz.Is night, $3.50
night. 7:ta, iiso5, 'li;SS CpaElor car lirItedO
g. n, "i2sos, 49,. s-0Q ss:1s, Ss=Sb, s.Is e:iB
CGuilford soc), 'e:t5, uI:ls 3. n. Gunfora &C
cOmrnodstiOn). SUNDAYS a. - night, Is 30
night, st:y5 .. n
Air Line Division.
FOR MIDDLETowN, wILLIMANT!C, ETC -
SIS g. m, I:sS, ss:s7, ELS ?. N. SUHnIgs-ss
pm Connecting Gt MicdleloWB with Wales ID
vision and w1limABI5c with n Y. & n K and
~ L & N r r.; a. TurnerViIle, with Cclchesls
branch
Northampton DiEfsion.
FOR sHELBURsE FALLS, TURNER'S
FALLS, WILLIAMSBURG aoLYOKg ard NEW
HARTFORD and intermediate EuAticnr-g.ss
fl.of a. m. And z.O9p.ta
FOR NORTHAMPTON. WILLIAMSBURG an
points this side, ST s:s5p.E.
Berkshire pivisioa.
FOB DERBY JUNCTION, as = m.
FOR DERBT JUNCTION, BIlzsrs6 HAM,
AEso.'IA, stc--7.so. s:E2 g. H.. $50, sso, s.ss
$50, = 8. HE'S ?. Ii sCSp1rs-s:so g. n, $50
Pm
FOR TATERBURE-7soo, s.ss g. r.; i2Oo,
R:sa. $50, 7:ss Q. N. SUSDArH-s:Ie g. m.
FOR wISsTED 200, s:s2 e. ~; s:sC, $50
p. N. sUEnGEs-s:ic a. n.
FOR SHELTON, BoTsFoRD, SKwTowN,
DAEBOBY, PITTsFIELD, STATE LINZ, etc.
and ALBANY, BUFFALO, DETROIT, CINCIN-
MATT. sT.LoUIs. CHICAGO AgD THE wEsT-
S:Se s. m. ant s:as r. n.
FOR JTrCHFEELD Srt points on &, eN.
RR-- o;lo tvis Brifgepo-1l q. n. s:ss Cviz Raw
Ieyviiie,) p. N,
Express Trains. tIsccal Express
q. r. HRmPsTRA ID. Gen. Passenger Ar
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
Fiuanctal.
The marker HeId ZIP WeII-Con.ider-


able Long stock Was Forced ont.
NEw YosK, Dec. 2I.-The market held up we'll
this morning a few stocks advanced u TO q
per CEN, New England, Sugar and Disiill%rs
lie .ding. As the day advanced this feeling be-
came more pronounced aud considerable long
stock was forced out. Burlington and Quincy
declined u, st.Paul y. Rock Island IL, Colorado
Fuel y, Delaware and Hudson / Il Distillsrs n
Manhattan "a, New jersey Central 3, Pullman
4, New England S5s. Union Pacific l, Lackawan-
ma a. Linseed Oil 81, NJ. s L. g. Evansville and
Terre Haute $50, Tobacco 80 Western Union e.
Sugar ., Chesapeake and Ohio 1Ss, Chicago Gas
rs, and Northws st II.
The death of Chairman Magoun was considered
unfortunate for the holders OF Atchson secur 1
ties. On a report that the receiver ship pers
al been drawn up Atchison broke from l7k to
l45s, do. tours from co.'s to esq, and do. seconds
class A, from Sc to S31s. The sharp decline led
to some covering by the shorts, and the market
left off somewhat steaoier. The net changes for
the day show declines of "a to per cent
Railway end miscellaneous bonds were weak.
The features were the Atchison issues The
tours declined 3If, and the seconds, class A, rs
The sales Of those bonds footed up 100000, out
of grand total OF S1,315,O0o.
Following are the closing prices, reported by
PRINCE & WHITLEY. bankers and brokers. 90
Broadway, N. Y, and Is Center street, New Ha-
ven, Conn:
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
STATE N e WIS.
What People I'm Neighboring TOWN.
Have Been Doing.

What People In Neighboring Towns
Have Been Doing.
The New Britain police are looking for
miscresnts who have been setting incen-
diary fires.
Rumors from Danbury say that the hat
shops will all start up next week as indie
pendent shops and then all but three will
turn fair.
W. B. Kings tobacco barn in Sufield
was burned Tuesday, with an acre of to-
bacoo; loss about 5000. 1t caught from a
stovepips.
E. B Roots handsome $1,000 house on
Albany avenue, West Hartford was burned
to the ground Wednesday night.
Mrs. Anna Hall sues the borough of Nor
walk for $40 900 for injuries received in
fall on sidewalk in front of the Norwalk
hotel. The sidewalk was built against the
will of the borough, and they will endeavor
to make the landlord pay the costs.
Damage to the extent of $1,4O0 was sus-
tanned in fire in the millinery store of
Alice E. Vail in Rockville on Wednesday
night.
Elisha 8. Welsh of Mount Hope, near
Ashford, was arrested Tuesday on a charge
Of crimioally sssaulting the little Clark girl
of Liberty Hill. This Ia the fourth arrest
In connection with this matter, three young
men and boys having been bound over to
the superior court.
The Willimsntic High school alumni
will hold the first of what IL proposed to
be an annual mid-winter reunion at Wash
burn hall on the evening of December %.
William j. Tanning of Bristol will be or
dsined to the priesthood by Cardinal Glib
bons at St. Mary's seminary, Baltimore,
Md next Saturday.
Eugene Hafner of Rockville has secured
divorce from his wife, Della, on account
of her unlawful relations with one George
Davis.
Mary Champlin, aged sixty nine, wife of
George W. Chsmplin of Waterbury, died
| Tuesday morning of bronchial. pneumo-
mia, superinduced by the grip. She was a
native of Glsstonbu bury, but this last twenty
two years of her life were spent in Water
| bury. She Joined the Methodist church in
Marlborough fifty yesrs ago.
| l.. Q. Whitney, manager of the New
Britain electric light plant, will sever his
connection with the company January l..
| Mr.. Whitney has accepted position with
| the Hartford Electric Light company.
Governor Morris has reappointed Pro-
| fessor Robert B. Briggs of Trinity college
| to bs state chemist for two years from De-
| cembsr IS, 1898.
William Edward Thoms of the senior
class at Yale has offered his services to Su-
perintendent Hoadley of the Waterbury
relief bureau. He is just the right man for
the place and he possesses precisely the
| qualities that will make him a valuable &C.
| QUESTION to the bureau staff. His services
will be only temporary, as he will be
| obliged to return to college at the conclu-
| sion of the holiday vacation.
Patrick O'Neill, aged seventy seven, died
| at his home in Norwich Wednesday of
pneumonia. Tho past forty seven years
the deceased had been a resident of that
city aud WAS we'll know among the Csthol.c
residents. he had been married almost
| fifty years.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22
STRUCK BY A COAL TUB.

Elias r. Perry of Fair Haven Seri-
ously Injured While Unloading
Coal Yesterday.
Elias F. Perry of 10S Wolcott street, son
of the late John Il. Perry, was seriously
injured about 10 o'clock yesterday morn
ing while experimenting the unloading of
coal from barge at the Empire and New
England Transportation compsny's docks,
near the corner of East and Water streets.
The unloading was being carried on by
the use of crane and a large tub, which
when filled with coal, weighs about three
tons. As the loaded tub was raised from
the barge the stiff breeze which was blow
ing at the time veered the boat around.
This brought the tub up against Mr.. Perry,
striking him across the lower part of the
body and pinning him in between the tub
and the eide of the boat. The blow struck
was severe one, although he did not at
first fear the pain of it. After a short
time, however, he seemed TO grow much
worse. About noon a wagon was secured
and he WAS taken to the home of his moth
er in Fair Haven. He is evidently serious
ly injured internally, and he is now lying
In precarious condition
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

The new postal cards, of uniform size
with those used for international corres-
pondence, will mako their appearance at
the postofice stamp windows on January
/, 1894, unless some further hitch occurs
meanwhile in the work of preparing them.
The report of the commission sent from
the postoface department at Washington to
inspect the paper making plant of G. G.
Woolworth, the contractor, did nothing to
modify the verdict of inferiority which
had been passed upon the samples of card
furnished by him up to that time, but it
did show that it was possible for him to
turn out better quality if he went to
work about 1t Ia the right way; and on the
strength of this discovery the postmaster
general consented to his proceeding under
his contract, it being fully understood that
any deviation from the standard of quality
would mean the rejection of the work at
the cost of the contractor or his bondsmen.
Norwich Bulletin.
Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-22

Allcock's Porous Plaster is composed of
purely vegetable Ingredients and lie sbso-
luteIy harmless. Il assists nature in her
own efforts to heal end invigorste, and
imparts strength to the whole system.
Many preparations contain strong chem
ical and mineral substances which produce
an Injurious effect, not only upon tbs
skin, hut upon the whole syatem, although
at 6rst they seem very beneficial, on &C
count of their powerful action and tempo
rsry effect upon the surface.
When purchasing a plaster do not only
ask for Allcock's, bnt make sure that you
get 1t.
Brandreth's Pills are purely vegetable.