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Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
ODDS AND ENDS.

Rub soiled wall paper with pieces of light bread.
 The father of the historian Rolhn was a knifemaker.
 The turning lathe was invented by T. Blanchard in 1843.
 Marshal Suchet was silk winder's boy and enlisted in the ranks. s..
 Thrashing machines were invented by Menzies, Scotchman, in 1732. -s
 An Egyptian scythe is reported to have been discovered in the Nile valley.
 The temperate man is the greatest epi- cure and<he only true voluptuary.
 Great Britain has eighty miles of tun- nel, their cost exceeding e6, 6,500, 900.
 Faraday produced spark by separat- ing a keeper from magnet in 1881.
 With man more money means more to eat; with a woman more to wear.
 The output of the cigar factories at Reading, Pa.. last year was over 100, ,O00,- 0OO
 Plush is not ufsed this season, but the fancy for velvet may again Iring 1t into favor.
 New York has the greatest number Of newspapers, 1,958; Nevada the least. twenty-five. .-
 Gray's telephone, an improvement on Reis', was brought to comparative per. lection in 1878.
 English judges of courts of assizes and nisi pruis get $3.75 day for. their services, time only being counted while they are on circuit.
 Says pronounced firt, 1.-The only man who ever forestalled me in breaking an engagement was the one who professed to love me the most"
 The most certain sign of wisdom is a continual cheerfulness. Her state is like that of things in the regions above the moon, always clear and serene.-Mon taigne. .. .s
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
A Sun Pillar.

An instance of this rare and beautiful phenomenon, known as sun pillar, was seen by Miss Annie Lea, of Lutterworth, on the 9th of March, 1892, just as the sun was sinking behind thick layer of stratus cloud. A bank of "dust haze" formed background to the clouds. When the appearance was first seen about three-fourths of the solar disk was below the edge of the cloud bank. From the upper part of the disk rose vertical column of light, resembling an inverted obelisk, the tip resting on the rim of the sun.
 The column was about degs. high, and it's upper end was lost in the clouds. It was orange red in color below and yellowish white above. The display lasted for some minutes after the sun sank, but gradually faded away. The pillar is sometimes seen in the morning above the rising sun, and occasionally the conical end is uppermost. The phe- nomenon has never been satisfactorily explained. It has been suggested that its resemblance to an Egyptian obelisk may be other than accidental. The city of On, or Heliopolis, where these obelisks were 70 numsrous, was devoted to tho wssSAsv sl tAs sAA. A.--LezAsA Yt.14ta.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
unc,. mose.. po..nm Prayer.

Great consternation, followed by wild laughter, was an innovation of the chapel exercises at the penitentiary not long ago. It was occasioned by possum prayer from old Nose Allen, . South Carolina negro with one leg, who was dreaming of Thanksgiving day. Chap lain Dudley opened the prayer meeting as usual, and prisoners followed briefly. When all heads were bowed in reverence old Nose jumped at the opportunity and delivered the following prayer:
 Dear beloved brudderin and Ester'n, I tank de Lord for permittin me to kum ter church dis yer beautiful Sabbot morn. Ye all dunno that beautiful Thankagiv- ing day is near at han. On dat day some folks will eat turkey, some eat chicken, some eat duck, some eat lamb and some eat sheep. But us niggers, we would like dat good old poss. Koch i'm, bring i'm in, take all the har of i'm, put i'm out two nights and let i'm fros'. Bring i'm in. Parberl i'm. Stuff i'm like yo' would 8 tur- key, an bas' i'm. Put i'm in de pan. Put sweeten taters all round dat poss- Put i'm in de stove and shet dat stove doah. Go away linking about Booregard, Jeff Davis, Lincoln and Grant. Let i'm stay in dere awhile. Open dat stove doah. or 'possy all turned brown and de gravy drippin in de pan declar dat poss am cooked. Bring dat poss out'n dat stove, put i'm on de table. Don't cut i'm while 'e's 'ot. For Christ's sake, amenp
 Chaplain Dudley stood aghast at the conclusion of the prayer. A moment afterward the chapel re-echoed the wild and wicked shouts of the prisoners. For about five minutes consternation reigned, at the end of which time prayers were resumed, with no further expressions from the colored brethren. Columbus Cor. Cleveland Leader.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
POINTERS.

Wm Nisbet has knifed the price of goods in his store to reduce stock be- fore inventory. Read his new adv.
 Hotchkiss & Eggleston are new pat rons of our advertising columns, but they greet you with the glad tidings of a ten per cent reduction from their usual low prices in order to close out stock before remodelling their store. Don't fail to read their announcement.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
REV. ROBERT HUNTS LETTER.

|. The senior editor of the NEWS has ie- ceived long and interesting letter from Rev Robert Hunt, dated Pawlirg, NY Dec 26th, 1892 We should be ela,l to pnb- fish all of Mfr Hunts letter but he gives us permission to use only part of It. Among other things he says: Ton have my warmest thanks for your kind words in reply to my late note in your paper Ton always have been A warm and true friend. can never forget you. nor cease to thank you. That Tariff vile incident was well related and we'll remembered. What sad event that was. How hard you and I worked that night to rescue the perishing, and if we had little amusement over the Dutch bakers suit with the wrong man in 1t DO one could accuse us of hardheated- ness. I have thought sometime I would write up my recollections of that disaster, but should be unable to re- produce many of the details. How greatly entertaining it would be if all the survivors of the Tariffville disaster could get together and relate their rem iniscences, but that will never be"
 The editor wishes to state that Mir Hunt describes several amusing incl dents and personal experiences of the Tariffville disaster but he forbids our publishing them. In fact he did not give permission to publish the forego- ing but we see no harm in so doing. However, he does give us permission to publish the following l
 Eugene Hunt, who has done so well in Florida, and has such nice place, expects to sell out and remove to Ne brasks next June and engage in the mercantile business. think he makes mistake. Last year he sold, and got the cash, $3, 500 worth of tomatoes from sixteen acres of land. No Northern or Western farmer could do better, and few merchants in country stores could show any better net results. l send you box of his oranges which have come right from his grove and were ripe when picked, and think you will pronounce them good Next year can furnish the Canaan market with oranges which will be better grade of fruit and in better condition, and for less money than you have ever had before"
 [Grhe oranges arrived Tuesday evening Jan 8 We sincerely thank Rev Hunt for them. They are good, and we can truly say their goodness is only equalled by the goodness of the donor. We shall give our neighbors the opportuu ity to form the same opinion. Editor
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05

Miss Minnie Lynehan is said to be on the gain, though she is still very weak.
 The coal chute near the Blackberry river, in the P. & R yard, has been en- tirely rebuilt.
 Miss Irene Greene has resigned her position as teacher in the school at South Canaan.
 Miss Lillie D. Root, who was 80 severely burned by alcohol Dec 22d, is improving rapidly.
 The Housatonic passenger coaches are being repainted and numbered to correspond with those run on the main line of the Consolidated.
 The matrimonial net for the year 1892 has been drawn ashore and it le. veals many good catches-fne fish Leap Year fish included.
 Last Thursday Scott Parmelee, of Canaan Valley, found an otter in the road near the Wood Greek pond in Nor folk and killed it with club.
 People are requested to be careful in the use of the water because tho res ervoir is getting low. It is already two feet below the top of the weir. ~
 The house on Hign street, which Miss Adam will soon have built and which will be completed by April, will be occupied by H. N. Bodwell.
 Tickets to Philadelphia and return forth National Cycle show held at that city from January 4th to 14th, 1893, on the F. < R. road, via Poughkeepsie Bridge route, will be sold at the rate of one and one third fare for the round trip. Tickets will be on sale till Janu- ary 18th inclusive.
 The managers of the P. R. company propose ultimately to send the bulk of the freight, shipped by them into New England, by way of Hopewell Junction. thus avoiding Spaulding's summit and other heavy grades on this division. People between here and Hartford, also, may hope for better passenger &C., commodations. At present 1t is very difficult to move all the freight which comes over this section.
 Tt pays to advertise in the NEWS. Correspondence from Norfolk had been missing three weeks. consequently in the last issue of the NEWS we asked the question "What has become of our Nor folk core rfspondent2" Now mark the result. That little advertisement found the correspondent. Perhaps we should say the correspondent found that adver- tisement, and then found himself-came to himself as it were-and then searched his pockets and found the letter which we publish today and which he sup posed he had mailed early last week
 A petition from the leading mer- chants of Bridgeport and of towns along the line of the Housatonic railroad to New York. ENew Haven and Hartford railroad company has been circulated this week and signed by the people in the Housatonic valley. The petition prays that the train formerly leaving Bridgeport at 8. m.. (carrying express and maiD and arriving at Pittsfield at II :05 a. m.: returning, leaving Pitts field at 1:20 p. m., and arriving at Bridgeport at 4:50. p. m., be restored New Milford. Gazette-The train will probably be restored if the Canaan mer- chants get chance to sign the petition.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
SEE ra. WORLDS FAIR FOR FIFTEEN GENTS

SEE THE WORLDS FAIR FOR FIFTEEN CENTS
 Upon receipt of your address and fifteen cents in postage stamps. we will mail you prepaid our Souvenir Portfolio of the Worlds Columbian Exposition. the regular price is fifty cents, but as we want you to have one, VIC make the price nominal. You will, find it work of art and thing to be prized. It con tains fnll page views of the great build- ings, with descriptions of same. and is executed in highest style of art If not satisfied with 1t after you get it. we will refund the stamps and let you keep the book. Address
 H. II 1Js1za4 ' O.. ChisAso. III.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05

George Bushnell, of Millerton, N. r., has abont 1000 barrels of apples in his cellar.
 Catholic priest. Rev D. B. Tormey, has been ell. cted commander of a G. A. R. post at Oregon, Ill.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05

A record of uninterrupted cures for nearly half century has convinced Sen sible people that Dr Bulls Cough Syrup is the best in the market Why try new things. when you know, that you have what you need It is infallible.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
BORN.

BRADLEY-At Lakeville, Dec. 3l, a son to Mir Wm. P. Bradley. FIELD At Millerton, Dec. 25, son to MT H.. B. Field.
Connecticut western news., 1893-01-05
M A R R Y F ID.

RoRABAcK-PIKRsoN-A Hartford, Dec. 28' by Rev pr J 8. James, Willard A. Roraback Esq of Torrington and Miss Emma E. Pier son of Hartford.
 CALLEsDAR-MEYERs-A Millerton, N. r.. Dec. 25, by the Rev W. O. Oliver, Frederick Callendar and Minnie Myers. of this town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
OLNEYVILLE.
Interesting and Important Happenings
of the Place.

Interesting and Important Happenings
of the Place.
In the Eighth district court this morn
ing Frank Ferrenti was arraigned on a
complaint for assault. 1t happened
December IA, and his mother-in-law was
the victim. lie was fned $50 and costs.
Henry Sanderson and Lon Titus re-
turned yesterday from fishing tour TO
Watchaug pond, and brought with them
champagne basket full of pickerel.
some of which weighed five pounds.
They went to the pond Saturday. Many
friends are eating fish to day.
The Church Of the Messiah Guild will
hold its regular meeting Monday even
Ing. The new guild rooms ia the An
thony block will Toe used.
District Deputy Grand Master Henry
o. Martin and board of officers last even
iIg ins allied the officers of Mayflower
Lodge OF Odd Fellows.
Frank McGair, patrol driver at the
Six n Polio. Station, has been transferred
20 the Second. Dennis Counofs has been
assigned to the Sixth. He was formerly
stationed there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
Vast, Hut Gameless.

The West Indian archipelago, with its
our islands and numberless islets, is
called the gameless country because, in a
egion Of more than 100, 900 square mile.
here are no monkeys, no bears, racoons
Wild hogs, jaCuars, pumas, panthers,
ynx, wildcats, foxes, wolves or jackals.
here are not even woodchucks to be dug
ut of the many caves.
On the highlands there are no bisons
eer, antelope or rabbits. Dogs and cats
90, are unknown, and this lack of house
iold pets seems to have driven the aborig-
mes TO expedients, for in a book called
'Ogilvy's Voyages there is story told
OF San Domingo native who kept tame
manatee that made its headquarters in an
artificial pond and was so well trained
that when called by name il would come
out of the water, go to a natives house
and, after receiving food, ii returned to
the pond, accompanied by boys who
seemed to charm it by singing, and often
10 carried. two children on its back. Its
instinct was wonderful. 1t was once
ruck by pike in the hands of a Span
ard, and after that always refused to
some out OF the water when there was n
iothcd man nesr.-Chicsgo Dispatch.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
Egg Of the Great AUX.

The Smithsonian institution possesses
the most valuable egg in the world. 1t is
an egg Of the great aux, which became
extinct about fifty years ago. The value
of it is nominally 81 900, but it could not
be pure ased for that sum. According
to the Boston Transcript few people re-
alize that there are other eggs besides
those OF hens which have enormous COM
mercial value. In England so-called
"plovers' eggs" which are really those
OF lap wings, are sent to the city
markets from the rural districts
by hundreds of thousands. They
are esteemed agreat delicacy, and fetch a
very high price, the use of them being
for that reason confined almost exclusive
ly TO the aristocracy and other luxurious
persons. Being only about the size OF
pigeons eggs, good many OF them are
required to make a dish. Men make a
business of gathering them from the
nests in marshes and wet fields. A very
extensive trade exists in the eggs of GER
tain sea fowls, chiefly the murres and
guillemots, which congregate in vast
numbers about Iceland, Greenland, Lab
rador, the Hebrides and elsewhere in the
north Atlantic, as well as in the north
Pacific
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
CITY HALL GOSSIP.

An As signment - stiil Paying Water
Bills Committees Organize.
l.. B. Lyons has made an assignment in
favor of l.. Dimond.
The deed OF lot for the enlarged Roger
William Park from &. w Hubbard to
the city of Providence was placed on
record at City Hall late yesterday after
noon.
The number Of water bills paid con-
tinues 20 increase. Yesterday 1869 were
paid, the amount being $l5, 7s4 26 The
total amount received from water bills
thus far is Si3, pa. 6S against S34. 04l. SO at
the corresponding time last year. And
to-day shows no signs of falling off
The committee on street signs and
numbers met at IL o'clock this morning
and organized with Alderman Fuller as
chairman, aud George III. Pettis secretary
and superintendent. The committee on
printing met at II o'clock. The CON-
mittees on ciy property and harbor Ht 4,
and the committee on education at 7;30
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
A BIG VERDICT.
Earl Carpenter & Sons Recover SIS, $50 so
In Worcester Court

Earl Carpenter & Sons Recover s19, $50. so
In "a Worcester Court.
Earl Carpenter & Sons recovered Sl9,-
S50.So from the New York, Providence
aud Bostan Railroad Yesterday in the
Worcester, Mass. Superior Civil Court
as a result Of suit brought against the
company.
This was an action in tort to recover
800 for burning the plaintiffs s ice
houses at Northbridge, Mass. April 90,
1897. it being alleged that the fire caught
from sparks from the defendants engines.
There were two large icehouses valued
at $4,000, containing ice worth about
sl3 OJ0 tools. a tool house and an engine
house. which were burned To the ground.
There is no fire department at North
bridge. and little could he done towards
saving the property, which was insure
for about half its value.
The witnesses in the case from Provi-
dence were: Albert g. Carpenter, Sam
uel NJ. Gray and DIR. Swarts. Tue plain
tff's counsel were 4. l.. Gouding and
William G. Rocker
W. a. Guile was the derendants coun-
sci, aud his aud Mr.. Guulding's argu-
ments occupied the forenoon. At 2:30 "a
the afternoon the case went to the jury.
and two hours later verdict of Sl9 $50 50
for the plaintiffs was returned.
The verdict Is one of the largest re-
turned ia Worcester for years.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
ah=HARBeRc, :,
TSHGHIS

Schooner Viking. capt. Church, clear ed
to-day for Hampton Roads. She sails
tSis af ernoop.
Schooner Charles w. Church cleared
to-day. She will probably set sail to-
inorrow.
The Pilgrim Of the Fall River line of
steamers executed her last round trip In
twenty-three hours, thus breaking all
records.
The schooner john Douglass arrived at
Newport yesterday with 4 heavy cargo of
coal for Brown & Howard
ArrIved-Tug Aries with barges Sh ore
Line and &. II. r. of n. j. No. Z; tug
Joshua Lovett with barge Susquehanna;
tug u. - Grant with barge Adams.
Sailed-Tug Aries and tow; tug ". S.
Grant and tow; schooner Viking; James
A. Woodhouse
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
At the IOrpe DO Station.

NEWPORT, Jan. The tug Fortune is
ordered to sail for New York to-day to
tow the Ericsson torpedo boat Destroy er
to this place. Commander Convefse, who
relieved Commander Jewell of the COM
mald of the torpedo station yesterday,
was taken i'll and yesterday he
was reported in a dangerous condition,
but tonight he Is mucn better AT pres
ent experiments with the Whitehead tor.
pedo are made at sag Harbor, L. l., and
With the Howell torpedo at Mackerel
Cove, near this port. Neither place is en-
tirely satisfactory for the trials, and the
basin between the two bridges at liver
ton is soon TO he surveyed wi, h a view TO
the government preparing for the station
there.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
They Knew Them.

II was at a banquet in Washington,
given to large body of Congressman,
mostly from the rural districts. The
tables were elegant and IL was a scene OF
fairy splendor, so to speak. On one table
only were the decorations OF palm leaves.
/" Here" said Congressman to the
head waiter, "why don't you put them
things on our tables, too?" pointing to
the plants.
Congressman.
"W We CANT do it, boss he whispered
confdentially; dey's mostly Congress
men at all de tables 'ceptin' dat one, an
IL we put pains on dere tables dey take
um for celery an eat um all up, sho.
Deed dey would, boss. We knows um."
Detroit Free Press.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
FTINGS.

The first letter carrier-the alphabet.
His face his fortune an insurance
agent.
"Be composed" as the type-sticker
said to the copy.
Many a man makes a good reputation
N what is not found out about him.
Strange but true-the man cGn shoot
ne gun and the gun can shoot the man.
A sick burglar is very loath to call .
octor, for fear that he may give him up.
man was arranged for robbing hack.
zen. lie must be a criminal of extraor.
mary ability.
The man who is "alone with h
houghts" often is surrounded by IL
lcopest solitude.
Those who believe that the world owe
hem n living don't know how many ba
.obts the world has TO shoulder.
A fool and his gun are soon parted, e.
pecally when the former blows down q
muzEle OF the latter to see IL it is loadeD
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
Relies Made to Order.

An individual who opened a small
tavern near the -feld-of Waterloo was
frequently questioned as to whether he
did or did not possess some relics of the
battle, and he invariably and honestly
answered in the negative.
But he was very poor, and one day
while lamenting to neighbor not only
his poverty but the annoyance to which
travellers subjected him, his friend cut
MIN short with: Well, make one help
the other-make some relics"
"What can 1 do?" inquired the poor
man.
" Tell them that Napoleon or Yelling
ton entered your shop during the battle
and sat down in that chair"
Not long after an English tourist en-
tered the tavern, and, inquiring for relics,
was told the chair story. The chair was
bought at an incredible price.
The next conner was informed that
Wellington had taken a drink, and the
Wellington tumbler was accordingly
sold.
The third arrival gazed with breathless
wonder at the nail on which Bonaparte
had hung his hat. The fourth purchased
the door posts between which he had en-
tered, and the fifth became the happy
purchaser OF the floor on which he had
trodden.
At the last advices the fortunate tavern
keeper had not a roof to cover his head,
aud was sitting on a bag OF gold in the
corner OF deep pit formed by selling
the earth on which the house had stood.
The Million.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-05
COMMODORE SURPRISED.
Presentation Last Eveuing at the Rhode
Island Yacht Club.


Island Yacht Club.
At the Rhode Island Yacht clubhouse
last evening presentation was made to
Commodore Arthur II. Austin OF a beau
tiful painting of his own yacht. the
Versna.
The matter has been talked OF since
last August and on account of the efforts
of Commodore Austin TO make the yacht
club what IL should IL was decided that
the painting should be as fine one as
could be procured. Accordingly there
was little quiet subscription work
among about forty of the members ana
30 quiet was IL kept that none OF those
who were In the scheme knew who the
others were.
James j. Taylor Of New York. who is
second To none la the country asa painter
Of marine views, was engaged TO paint
the picture. lie came quietly and made
the sketches and nothing was known
about 1t. The affair was thus kept a
complete secret from Commodore Austin
and it was only by clever piece OF
the club house last evening. He bad said
short time ago that IL was about
time for a meeting of the board OF direc-
tors and so went down to PawLuxet last
evening to meet them. Naturally he
WAS very much surprised to hnd the
house well filed aud the members seated
at supper waiting for him aud he did
not understand IL at all until after the
viands were dispo, ed OF when Charles II.
Ilowland in neat speech on behalf OF
the club presented the elegant
painting TO him lie was so surprised
that he could only murmur his tina nks
and did not seem to recover during the
evening. 1t was complete surprise aud
the members feel highly elated over it.
The painting is of the yacht Verena,
the property OF Commodore Austin,
under full sail, with the X /. Yacht Club
House and Mr. Austin's PawtuXet resi-
dence in the background. 1t was framed
by Tildon & Thuruer, and is pronounced
by all who have seen IL as fine work of
art The size, including frame. is As by
exhibition in rilden a. Tnurber's window
to morrow morning.