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Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
The Gentle Art of Charming.

man says that @ woman to be clever at conversation must have good mem- ory. She must keep in mind so much of those present. If So-and-so's brother fought in the Egyptian war, if such a one has Scotch ancestry, if such another had dear friend or an aunt or some body who went on the stage, if such an- other has written poem on Mortality" and has opinions on immortality and so on, of each and all she must remember And "As you said the other day" is a good way to introduce a pungent re- mark; or, ''As your favorite author has it," which shows fattering regard for ones preferences. All these tricks, if you call them so, must be studied. Don't try to make man think how clever you are. Make him think how clever he is. Brighten him up. Lead him on to say witty things.
 You may even coax him up to joke, be he as glum as Pharaoh's ghost. Re- mind him of clever things he said ''the other day" Never mind if they are in ventions of your own. Never mind if he knows they are. So long as he does not imagine that you know they are, you are all right. Tell bright things about him. It won't take long to make him feel, es- pecially if he is really dull fellow, that he is a lot smarter than even he thought himself, and he will correspondingly adore you. A man is apt to frizzle un- der the fire of your own humor and wit and brightness, and of course man is never comfortable when he frizzles.- Woman.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
Americans In France and England.

It is likely enough that had the second empire lasted France and not England would have been selected by the Ameri- can millionaire as his European refuge. Paris, not London, was the place to which it was said that good Americans went when they died and to which Americans good, bad and indifferent used to flock in former days. At the court of Napoleon III eminent citizens and citizenesses of the United States were always especially welcome, and the court of Napoleon III created and con- trolled Parisian society. At that time, too, Americans were, above all things, urban in their tastes and pursuits. With the sports and pastimes in which English men of rank and fortune occupy them selves they had little or no sympathy, and hotel in Paris was infinitely more in their line than such rural retreat as MT. Astor purchased from the Duke of Westminster.
 A palace on the banks of the Thames would then have been about the last place in which one could have expected to find an American millionaire, and the Champs Elysees, not Cliveden, would have been as far into the country as he would have cared to go. Only quarter of century ago two well known citizens of New York, MT. William Butler Dun- can and MT. Samuel R. Barlow, were much wondered at for having each bought retreat, one at Staten Island, the other at Long Island, to which they were in the habit of retiring from Satur- day to Monday and there entertaining their friends. What the astonishment would have been if not Long Island, but the island of Britain had been the site of their acquisitions 1t is not easy to imag- ine,-London World.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
A Wrinkle For usbands.

The young wife of an engineer resid- ing near the Thiergarten had gone to spend the Easter holidays with her moth CT in Magdeburg and appeared so well satisfied with the change that she pro- longed her stay, notwithstanding the pathetic appeals of her lonesome hus- band. At last our involuntary grass widower devised an original plan for in- ducing his little wife to return to her hearth and home. He got friend of his who kept camera to take photo of his house and send it to his wife, with let ter stating that her intense longing for home would no doubt be somewhat miti- gated when she saw that the old place remained as she had left it and that she could now stay with her mamma as long as she liked.
 The very next train brought my lady unannounced, greatly excited and ac- conpanied by her mother. Whence this sudden apparition? The photo in ques- tion represented our engineer standing in front of the house and engaged in a lively conversation with the young lady next door, whose laughing features were distinctly portrayed in the picture. Ex- plantations followed to the effect that the whole affair was joke, but madam did not quite see it and staid at home instead of going back to Magdeburg with her mamma.-Berliner Tageblatt.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
Return of the Orkney Mermaid.

News has reached Kirkwall that the mermaid" has again made her appear ance at Deerness, Orkney. The creature has arrived at the same place now many years in succession, where it remains all summer, disappearing in the winter and returning again with fine weather. Last year large sum of money was offered for it's capture, and sportsmen tried to kill it. As it struck out to sea immedi- ately it was fired at and was never again seen till now, it was thought it had been wounded or killed. Natural ists who have got full description of the "mermaid' think it is an ocean seal, but the people of Deerness, who have watched it closely for years, say it has few if any of the seals habits, and main tain it swims like human being. At the present time it may be observed daily, being very partial to bright sum- shine, but it rarely appears on dull days. -Scotsmsn.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06

preaching about God be merciful to me, a sinnerr and I stood there at the door long enough to hear you say that if a man could utter that prayer from the depths of his soul God would pardon him and finally take him to heaven. Then put my burden on my shoulder, and started home. I got to my home, and sat down, and I said, God be merciful to me- sinnerp but it got darker and darker, and then, massa, 1 got down on my knees, and 1 said God be merciful to me, sinnerr and the burden got heavier, and iU got darker and darker knew not what to do. Then got down on my face, and cried, God be merci- ful to me, 8 sinnerl' and away off I saw light coming, and it came nearer and nearer and nearer until all was bright in my heart, and arose. am happy now the burden is all gone-and I said to myself if ever met you in the street I would get clear off the sidewalk, and I would bow down and take my hat off before you. l feel that I owe more to you than to any other man. That is the reason 1 bow before you"
 THE CALL IS ON YOU. R..
 Oh, are there not many now who can utter this prayer, the prayer of the black man, the prayer of the publican, "God be merciful to me, sinner?" While I halt in the sermon, will you not all utter it? I do not say audibly, but utter it down in the depths of your souls con- sciousness. Yes, the sigh goes all through the galleries, it goes all through the pews, it goes all through these aisles, sigh after sigh-God be merciful to me, a sinner!
 Have you all uttered it? No, there is one soul that has not uttered it, too proud to utter it, too hard to utter it. o Holy Spirit, descend upon that one heart. Yes, he begins to breathe it now. No lowing of the head yet, no starting tear yet, but the prayer is beginning it is born. God be lnerciful to me, sin ner. Have all uttered it? Then I utter it myself, for no one in all the house needs to utter it more than my own soul God be ..ul to me, a sinner
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
All kinds of Fruits in their
 Season.
NOTICE !!

I would respectfully an nounce to the people of Falls Village, Am esville, Lime Rock South Canaan and vicinity that on and after April 9th, I shall run d bakery wagon with a first class line of bakery goods, fruits etc., fresh goods every day and at lowest pri- ces. Look out for me when the bell rings. Thanking my customers for that liberal pat ronage given me, l am Respt. yours, .a .. a-.,
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
Passnnrts In Russia.

The reform of the passport system is about to be undertaken in Russia At present nobody can change his dwelling even in the same street without sending his passport twice to be vised by the po- lice-frst on quitting the old house and secondly on entering the new one. This is aggravated by the slowness of the Rus sian officials. The wife cannot leave her home even were it on the most urgent business. without passport delivered to her by her husband, and interruptions husbands take advantage of this. Wives have been known to purchase the mar ltal passport by the sacrifice of half their personal fortune.-London 'Tit-Bits.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
What Pnets Need.

A whimsical letter written by w. s. Gilbert notes "a great want" among poets. 'I should like to suggest" he says, "that any inventor who is in need of name for his invention would confer boon on all rhymesters and at the same time insure himself many gratuitous ad- vertisements if he were to select a word that rhymes to one of the many words in common use that have very few rhymes or none at all. A few more words rhyming to love are greatly wanted. Revenge and 'avenge' have no rhyme but 'Penge' and 'Stonehenge.' Golf has no rhyme at all 'Starve' has no rhyme except (oh, ironyD carve Scarf has no rhyme, though fully expect to be told that laugh calf and half are ad- missible, which they certainly are not" Philadelphia Press.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
Voting Contests at Church Fairs.

Mrs. Mulvaney had worked like 8 Trojan for the success of the Pythian fair, and it is not so surprising that when she seemed to be cheated out of the prize for 'the most popular lady" she should become hysterical, go to pieces and make a scene, as women will sometimes do under such circumstances. The blame does not attach so much to Mrs. Mulvaney as to the idiotic practice of permitting prize competitions at fairs and sociables. They are usually unfair and are invariably provocative of tenn per and ill feeling. There are other ways of raising money for church and society purposes than by setting people by the ears, and the sooner these ways are adopted the better it will be for the peace and dignity of the community New York World
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
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Pulls T1Uage, Ct.
Reading Railroad system.
 New England Division.' REArINo NEW ENGLAND B. 3. co. Poughkeepsie Bridge Route.


 Commencing Sunday. June %, 1898.
 GOING EAST. Leave Canaan 2.32 a. m. (Daily Express) for Boston, arrive Hartford 25. Boston s l6 Leave Canaan 6.1O a. m.. arrive Hartford s.20 a. m.
 Leave Canaan $40 a m., arrive Hartford II. 50 a. m. Leave Canaan IF. .38 D. n., arrive Hartford 2.55 p. ni., from Campbell Hall and way points. Leave Cnnaan 4.35 p. m., arrive Hartford 645 Le,ve Canaan 7.I1 D. m arrive winsied 500 P. m. from Ponghkeepsie, Milerton and New York.
 Leave Cnl,u.n Sundays only) 9.55 D. m. arrive Hartford 62b p. m.
 GOING WEST. Leave Canaan s.13 a. m. for Mllerton, New York and Poughkeepsie. Leave Canaan g40 H. m., far Rhineclih. Leave Canaan l2.3S r. ID. for Campbe Hall, connecting ai Silvernails for Khinecliff. Leave Canaan 5.44, arrive Millertpn 620 pm. Arrive at Canann S.43 pm. from Hartford 6.30. Leave Hartford 10 l5 pm, (Daiy Expression Philadelphia, Baltim re and Washington Canaan l2.27 It n., nrrive MaybrOok s. 0 a. m., Philadelphia. 2 60 n. m. Leave Hartford S.45 n. m. Sundays only) Ca- na',n 3.55 P. m., arrive Campbell Hall 7.26 p. m. .. ..
 CONNECTIONS.
 At Hartford with X N l. R k, Y, N Il X R R, Hartford X Valley Divisions. Al Simsbury and at Pine Meadow with Ys N X k R, Northampton Division. At Winsted with N ' N H XII K R, Nauga- tuck Division.
 At Canaan with Houss,ionic lt. R; at Miller ton and M kiga with Harlem Division c X II k k R at Boston Corners with Harlem Division N Y ' X II k R, and N X NJ l. R i; at PoughkeeIsie with N | YC&H R k R; at RhlnecliH with N Y c X II kR K, by ferry to Rondout with Inc Ulster Delaware R |; ; at Mayhrook with the Lehigh X Huds' D River Ky. Ut Campbell Hall with NY06 w Ky, NY LES w RR.. PP& B R R and Waikiki Valley R K.
 N. F. BLAINE, F. F. KEsSER,
 Superintendent. Div n pp~-'v Apt.
 Hartford, to'n.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
A Man Difficult to Shit.

John Ryder was stage managing a theater. The weather was sultry, and the rehearsals of q play in which thun- derstorm was one of the great effects were in full swing. The cue was given, and the property man trundled his can non ball across the stage. "Louder, louder!' cried John Ryder. Again the harmless necessary" shot was rolled along. .'Louder" repeated Ryder. At this moment q peal of the genuine ar ticle shook the house. The property man grinned and staid his hand. "Louderw said the stage manager imperatively. "Why, that was real thunder, MT. By der," said the thunderer. Ut may be good enough for God Almighty, but it won't do for John Ryder" was the re- ply. "Louderr'-San Francisco Argo- naut
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
The father of Plus V was shepherd

The father of Plus V was shepherd. Paganini's father was a laborer in a factory.
 Judge maiden at the kneading pan, not at the dance. A Washington man has been poisoned from crabs bite.
 In pica type 71.27 lines go to the foot of printed matter. The Chinese do not count the hours, but have names for them
 Those races of men who consume most meat are the most hirsute.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06
CLEARING SALE.

Sl5 x S25 Suits Reduced to 5000. SS < Sl2 Suits Reduced to $500.
 Our spring trade has been the best we ever had but in any stock as large as ours great many small lots and odd sizes will be left un- less sold at price which permits people to buy who had thought they could not afford it.
 This is not small lot just to advertise on but contains more suits than can be found in the entire stock of small dealers
 Both light weight and heavy weight, frocks or sacks.
 When the latest, best-made goods can be had at these prices who can afford to be without good suit!
 Don't expect to find these suits here next fall.
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06

But analyze the publican's prayer a step further, and I find that he expected no relief except through Gods mercy.
 Why did not he say, am an honorable man. When get $10 taxes, pay them right over to the government. give full permission to anybody to audit my accounts. I appeal to thy justice, 0 0odi He made no such plea. He threw
Connecticut western news., 1893-07-06

will he not let people go over it? If a physician gives prescription to sick man, will he not let him take it? If an architect puts up building, will he not let people in it? If God provides saliva tion, will he not let you have it? Oh, if there be pharisee here, a man who says, am all right, my past life has been right, don't want the pardon of the gospel, for have no sin to pardon, let me say that while that man is in that mood there is no peace for him, there is no pardon, no salvation, and the proba- bility is he will go down and spend eter- nifty with the lost pharisee of the text.
 THE GRATEFUL NEGRO.
 But if there be here one who says want to be better, want to quit my sins, my life has been very imperfect life, how many things have said that l should not have said, how many things I have done I should not have done, want to change my life, want to begin now, let me say to such @ soul, God is waiting, God is ready, and you are near the kingdom, or rather you have en- tered it, for no man says I am deter mined to serve God and surrender the sins of my life; here, now, consecrate myself to the Lord Jesus Christ who died to redeem me; no man from the depth of his soul says that but he is already 8 Christian.
 My uncle, the Rev. Samuel K. Talmage of Augusta, Ga., was passing along the streets of Augusta one day, and he saw man. black man, step from the side walk out into the street, take his hat off and bow very lowly. My uncle was not man who demanded obsequiousness, and he said, "What do you do that for?'' "Oh," says the man, "massa, the other night was going along the street, and I had burden on my shoulder, and was sick, and I was hungry, and came to the door of your shpxoh. and you were
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17
HOW'S THIS.

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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

ure would simply measure their fuc-
tuations. Butter might go up, or
butter might go down gold, silver,
brass, or lead might go up or down,
or go to hades: this would fixedly,
steadily measure their rise and fall,
even as carpenters rule measures
board, let it shrink or SWELL"
"What effect would it have on
on gold and silver money!"
"The law is, decrease of use, de-
crease of value. If substance
were discovered superior to leather
for making shoes, and were to re-
place leather for that use, leather
would become drug in the market
and fall to zero. The decrease of
the use of gold and silver by sixty
millions of people for the purposes
of money would decrease it's value
correspondingly. The calves who
worship the golden calf would be
astonished at the wonderful precipi-
tation of their idol by our national
cooperative currency"
(To be- continued
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17
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Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17
THE VAGABONDS,
OR
THE BONDED V.AGS.
Continued from last week. l
A Chapter from "Civilization Civilized"

And now the tramps who had
pronounced the sage crazy, denounc-
ed him, ridiculed him, and sighed
in their estate worship for the CLEAN
ing metal as it enslaved them, now
cried down with the golden
calf! Let us have money Of our
own-a money representing the
people-a national cooperative cur
rency." They gathered around
the sage, vast assemblage. Among
them were the representatives of
many nationg, who had fed from Eu
ropean tyranny to better their con-
dition. They had found merely a
new land governed by old systems
To him the words country" and
alag" had no significance. What
difference does it make to the slave
what soil he tills, or what flag waves
above his starvation and bondage ?
Slavery had ground down their faith
ers in the old; slavery had ground
them down in the new.
The glass ball of science which
had swept away the paid murderers
of this slavery had cast up little
hillocks here and there, and upon
one of these stood the sage, amid
the people. All eyes We're turned
upon him. All had heard of his
philosophy. First they had perse-
cuted, then disputed, then doubted,
then investigated, examined, and
Iii e we'd now comprehended.
With this comprehension began the
dawn of new liberty. The world
everywhere is possessed of as much
liberty as it comprehends = no
more-no less. Hail education
The sage spoke: "The province of
passion is to tear down of reason,
to build up. Your passion has but
harmed you-ever destroys. With
intelligence you could have avoided
all this bloohshed and destruction.
But your fury of ignorance is done.
Your passion hath torn down; your
reason must build up. You must
build system wherein man will be |
the master of money. For what
ever controls your money controls
you liberty, property and life"
There was no empty applause
their hands lay folden on their
breasts, their lips moved not; for
the subtle and silent process of
reason was at work. Then one
whose back was bowed and crooked
with toll, whose work. misshapen
hands were hard and calloused as
the beasts hoofs, builder of mar
BILE palaces, who dwelt in a damp
and noisome cellar, addressed the
sage saying :
Citizen, thou who hast shown
us the cause of this poverty, suffer
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1893-08-17

ears and noses: who, -childlike,
priced it for it's glitter and color.
Our mothers wear it through their
ears our fathers wear it through
their brains"
"What would be a just money 2"
"a just money would be the
government exchange-stamp issued
for value rcceived--a national &C.
operative currency p"
Explain the manner of it's issue
and circulation"
"The government is the whole ;
an individual the part. For any
value received by the whole from
part, or by the government from an
individual, paper measure of that
amount would be given. If the
value was twenty dollars, twenty
dollar certificate would be given.
The base Of this moneys issue
would then be value received"
"What would cause it to flow
from the treasury to the people 7"
"The service of the whole to
part, where the people used public
institutions, such as mail, telegraph,
railroad ; thus each person would
redeem it for the whole, and the
whole would redeem it for each
person. Thus it would circulate,
distributing wealth from the treas
ury out among the people, and from
the people back into the treasury
even as the blood flows from the
heart to the extremities, and back
rgain to the heart. The trearury
would then be to the nation what
the heart is to the individual, and
this currency would become in re-
atty THE NATIONS BLOOD"
The sage continued =
"The true government OF man is
that which is formed after man him
self. A nations currency should
perform what the life current per-
forms for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
circulate life and wealth to every
part of the structure for if wealth
accumulates in any one part, want
must palsy the remainder. There
fore, any form of money which ia
vors one person more than another,
or aids the abnormal enrichment of
one class and the consequent i'm
poverishment of another, must in
time necessarily produce national
congestion and death"
"What would be the amount is
sued ?"
"The demand would determine
the amount. The necessity would
determine the demand"
"What would stop an over-issue g
can over-issue would be impossi
BILE. This money being issued tor
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