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Connecticut western news., 1894-04-12
THURSDAY, APRIL l2, 1894
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The annual meeting of the fire district will be held at the Town Hall tomorrow afternoon. The warrant calls for the usual appropriations and election of officers. An important article which should not be lightly passed by is to see what method can be adopted to keep tho side walks free of ice in the winter season.
 Tho frame of new house for Hugh Knox. the superintendent of the cotton mill. is up. The structure will be com pleted about June list.
 Tho town school committee have or ganixed for the year with Rev David Moves, chairman, and A. o. Collins sec retary and treasurer.
 The Southern Berkshire cheese com pany, which was broken up some time ago because of dissensions among the stockholders, sold their buildings at public auction Saturday. The two story building went to William Burtis for $80 and the one story building to Jared Vosburgh for &35.
 Albert Winchell has bought build ing lot on Berkshire Ave-. and will erect house thereon sometime.
 Marcus RI Rogers, formerly proprie- tor of the Courler. will address the Thursday Morning Club to-day. subject, s.An Excursion around the Universe.
 Mrs Elizabeth Sabin has bought a building lot of John O. Benton on Gas tle street and Brainard's Ave.
 A quarterly meeting service was held at Zion church Sunday. Presiding Elder s. E. Burtchmore. of the New England district. preached at p. m. A quarterly conference was held Mon- day evening.
 Col. E. J. Bliss will address the Christian Association tomorrow evening, subject. "An American Prince"
 While Thomas Rooney and family, who reside near the Great Harrington line in the north part of Sheffield, were away from home Sunday their house was entered by burglar who got in . window. The thief went through the house and stole . suit of clothes and several small articles. On the return of the family, Chief of Police Pilon. of Great Harrington, was notified and by tracks in the snow the thief was follow cd to Norfolk and captured. He gave his name ss Walter Reed. He was brought before the District court at Ct. Harrington Monday and bound over to the grand jury at the July term of the Superior court.
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Pittnble Ignorance.

Wife-John, what's seigniorage? Husband-B it possible you are 90 ignorant as that?
 ''Yes want te know"
 "Seign-don't you read the papersf Any child could tell you"
 Well, what does it mean?"
 Why, my dear. l should be ashamed to have you talk in public You must read up''-
 John
 "Well?'
 What is meant by seigniorage?' "Seign-er-wh-but I won't humor such pitiable ignorance I'm perfectly astounded I'm ashamed of you "- Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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SALISBURY.

Rev Mir Bielby, of Kent, conducted the services at St Johns church last Sunday, Rev ). H. George being in Riverton.
 The primary and intermediate schools opened this week after @ weeks vaca- ton.
 Mir and Mrs Bion Fenn, of Canton. are spending few days with friends here.
 Miss Lsndon and Miss Julie spent last week in New York.
 Mrs G H Clark is spending part of the week in Hartford.
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1s Is Coed.

The more Cham berlain's Cough Rem- edy Is used the better it is liked. We know of no other remedy that always gives satisfaction. It is good when you first catch cold. It is good when your cough Is seated and your lungs are sore. It Is good in any kind of cough. We have sold twenty-five dozen of it and every bottle has given satisfaction. Stedman < Friedman. druggists, Min nesota Lake. Minu. 25 and6Oc bottles for sale by W. H. Camp, Canaan; Geo. T. Jshnson, Nosfolk.
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BiIi.u. Cslic Prsve.seS.

Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious colic can almost invariably tell. by their feelings, when to expect an at- tack. If Chamherlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrbea Remedy is taken as soon as these symptoms appear, they can ward off the disease. Such persons should always keep the Remedy at hand, ready for immediate use when needed. Two or three doses of 1t at the right time will save them much suffering. For sale by W. H Camp, Canaan; Geo. T. Johnson, Norfolk.
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An Aged Couple.

Mir and Mrs Johnathan Thayer, of South 3raintree, Mass, having been married 70 years ago. celebrated their diamond wedding on Monday. Mir Thayer is nearly 97 and Mrs Thayer nearly 93.
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A Yindication.

There's no use in carrying joke too far" said Washington man to New Yorker. Philadelphia isn't nearly as heve"
 ''You think so?''
 ''To be sure was over there the other day. 1hey use 1894 calendars the same as we do. ."-Washington Star.
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smothered by Dog.

A 3-months-old infant of Charles Sal mus of Bucksboro, N. J., was smothered to death the other evening by large Newfoundland dog sleeping on it's head. The baby was left alone early in the even- ing and was sleeping soundly. The dog went to the bedroom unnoticed and curl ed himself on the child. It was dead when found. The distracted father sAst tAs do9. prSa1,
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REPORTING SPEECHES IN CONGRESS-
stenogrAphers Able to Make Big None.
 During Debates In the Housea-

stenogrAphers Able to Make Big Money
 During Debates In the Houses.
 It Is true that there are 20 or 80 more members in congress than there were a few years ago, but change has come over the spirit of debate Long winded speeches are rarer; men talk quicker and say more. The incessant agitation of the tariff has been an education in fig ures, and if a man makes a wild state ment he is promptly contradicted
 A stenographer who can report the house debate is at the top of his profes- sion, and there is no more promotion for him The men who do this work earn incomes that would make the average professional man turn green with envy, for when congress Is not in session they are in demand at the highest figures to report the most important matters There was a man in Washington once, . good many years ago, who through bad habits had lost every faculty he had except that of writing shorthand not only as fast as people could talk, but as fast as they could think. In his inter vals of sobriety he could make money hand over fist as Q house stenographer. He generally kept fairly sober during the session of congress, but as soon as it was over he would deliberately drink himself into insensibility.
 His services were so much in demand that men who knew his powers and wanted his services would come to Washington, bring him out of his fit of dissipation, get him sobered up take him of to the scene of action and watch him like hawk while the case-gen- orally a great lawsuit-lasted Then, as soon as it was over, he would go back to his evil ways But as long as he lived he could write shorthand, and as long as he lived he made a fine income There is a superstition that every tariff bill calls for the death of one of the house stenographers The Mckinley bill. the Morrison bill, both had their vic tims, and if man has headache now among the stenoraphers they all look blue and feel black Transcript
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Rezson For I.AuRhiuG.

"Why did everybody laugh so long over that story of old Boreby'sf It isn't a bit funny"
 "They were afraid he would tell an- other if they kept quiet. ."-Exchange.
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Death of Charles Rosboro.

Charles Rosboro, proprietor Of the Chatham House, was found dead in his bed in Chatham. N. Y.,on Friday eve- ming. Death was caused by an over doso of ohlofal Mir Rosb ITO was we'll known as hoeseman. His age was 64. He lsovss . widow, . son and i've heU1hnGA
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LeQdL Notices.

nIsTRICT of Cornwall ss. Probate Court lf April 9th, A. D. 1894.
 Estate of James Singleton late of Cornwall in said district.
 Upon the application of Daniel Singleton praying that letters of Administration may be granted on said estate, as per application on file more fully appears, it Is
 Ordered that said application be heard and determiDed at the prouafe offiee in Cornw Ill in said district, on the l7th day of April A. D. 1894, at o'clock in the afternoon and that notice be given of the pendency of said appli- cation and the time and place of hearing theron, by publishing the same once in some newspaper having a circulation in said dis trict, and by posting a copy thereof on the public sign-poet in the town If Cornwall in said district
 GEORGE O. HARRISON, Judge.
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whs Says Rheamasisa Can Not Be
 CureAf

My wife was confined to her bed for over two months with very severe at tack of rheumatism. We could get nothing that would afford her any re- lief. and as last resort gave Chamber lain's Pain Balm trial To our great surprise she began to improve after the first application. and by using it regular she was soon able to get up and attend to her homework. E H Johnson, Of 0. Knutson < O., Remington, Minn. 50 cent bottles for sale by " Fl. Camp, CAaaAas Geo. 2. JehAsoa. Ies5olk,.
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nISTRICT Of sharon ss. Probate Court, D March Sist 1894.
 Estate of Joshua T. studley late of sharon


 in said district
 Upon the application of Elias c. Patterson of Cornwall. Connecticut, administrator win the will and codicil annexed of said Joshua T. Studley. deceased, pra ing that the iollow- ing described real esta'e belonging to ss,id es- tate may be ordered sold by this court. viz a certain piece of land with bui dlngs thereon situated m the town of sharon in said Pre- bate District and bounded north by land of Charles B. Everett. east by band of Allen G. Studley. south by lands of Charles B. Everett aud lands now or formerly owned by Harry Northrup and the estate Of Eoen W. Chaffee, and wet by the high way containing sixty-tiv' acres more or less as per application on file more fully appears itis
 Ordered that said application be heard and determined at the Probate once in sharon in said district on the f6 h day Of April. A. D. 1894 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and that notice be given of the pendency Of said application and the lime and place ot hearing thereon,by publshing the same twice in some newspaper having circula ion in said dis trict, and by posting a copy tn reof on tbe pubic signPost in the town of sharon in nakd District.
 (. II oA1p, tndss
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JOHN c. BENTON,
Berkshire Block, next to P. O.,
 Great Harrington. Mass.
rrAprsu srw xnutANp x. '. ce.
 Pouwhkeepwie Bridge Roaac.

rHrLAprLrHiA. rrApmo srw xnuIANp a. i ee.
 Poawhkeepwic Bridge Roaac.
 Commencing Sunday. February .t. 1894.
 oomo KAsr. Leave Canaan $40 A m.. arrive Hartford ii.b5 q. m.
 Leave Canaan s.Sa p. m. arrive Hartford s.as D. m. Leave oansan Csaundsys onlyl s.ss p. m. arrive Hartford 6.S0p. m.
 ooNa WEST. Leave Canaan 30 a m. for Maybrook. Leave Canaan II % a. m.. tT killcrton and Campbell Hall. Leave Canaan SO. arrive Mnlerton sos pm. Leave Hartford $40 a. m. (Sundays onlyl Oa- naan sso p. m., arrive Campbell Hall 7lb p. m. .sa# At Hartford with YANKRR Y,NH & H R R, Hartford A Valley Diviaions. At Himsbury and at Pine Moadow with N. N HI d H R R, Northampton Division. Al winsted with N ' N H &H R R. Manga tuck Division.
 At Canaan with Housatonic R. R at Miller ton and Mt Riga with Harlem Division N 10 H k R Ri at Boston Corners with Harlem at Poughke~psie with NYoA RRR; at RhinecliE with N Y o &HRRR, by ferry to Rondout with the Ulstar A Delaware Rt at Maybrook with the Lehtgh A Hudson River Ky. at Campbell Hall with kYOAw Ky. NYLEAw RR. PP& RR and wallknl Valley RR-
 O N. LAwLER. WI. MARTIN, oen1 Manager. oen1 Pass'x Agt
 Hartford. Coma.
Connecticut western news., 1894-04-12

The Catholic Bishop of Columbus. O i. has recently ordered that hquor sellers conducting their business illegally shall he denied absolution, and that Catholic societies having liqnor sellers among their officers shall not be recognized as Catholic societies
Connecticut western news., 1894-04-12
0ubscsapsaon Account.

The date on the colored slip of paper with tne nAme of the subscriber shows the time to winch tho subscription is paid thus, R. B. Smith 6jula6 Indicates that Mir Smith has paid for his paper to July 5, 1895. It 10 hoped that oubscribcrs will see to 1t that their account, as indicated by the date on their papers, is always correct, and when they pay for re- renewal of their subscription will observe whether their date is changed to indicate the proper credit, and in the event of an error to lnform us for correction at once. No claims for errors in these accounts will hereafter DC considered unless presented within thirty dAys after the payment is claimed to nave boon mAdo, as the receipt of the paper with tho date to which the subscription is paid plainly printed thereon Is prims facie evil dance of It's acceptance As correct.
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Haws Rsspscsing Newspaper,

srdsring paper stopped absolvss them from paying up arrearages:-
 s.h sabecribers refuse or neglect to take their paper from the post-oficc to which they are di- eected they are held responsible until they have settled their bills and dered their papers dscon kinued.
 "Sabecribsrs who do not give express notice to the contrary are considered as wishing tocontinu. their subscriptions.
 oIf brcribers ord CT the ediscontinuance oftheir paper the pu bliphers may continue to eend them antil all Arrearr are Daid.'
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IlIsTRICT of Salisbury, ss. Probate Court, | y Aprtl Qnd IQQA

| ISTRICT of Salisbury, ss. Probate Court, II April And. 1894.
 Estate Peter Hines late of Salisbury. in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Salisbury hath limited and allowed six mouths from date hereof. for the creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settle meet. Those who neglec. tD present their accounts, properly attesied, within said time, will be debarred a recovery All persons in- debted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment 10
 GEO. ". HALL, Executor, D n Eaila yfilaoa Conn
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nectlcut." Bear In mind. too. that NOV e
the time for education; one dollar spent at
this time" on MuRwump tarin philoso-
pher twill effect more than ten dollars
spent next October"
OF course. the Mugwump orators them
selves cannot be expected to work without
hire. It would not be fair TO ask them to
give away their wisdom at the very time
when the demand for It lie briskest. When
they have monopoly Of the only commod-
ity for which the public craving is insat-
able. they would he more than human II
they did not play their hand for all II is
worth. II tho American public Is to be
supplied with the nourishment OF Mug
wumpery. the charitable must put up the
money to pay for its dlspensatlon. for they
themselves have none to spend for the
boon. As the circular says, the money
necessary for tho purpose" Of opening the
mouths Of the Mugwump orators must be
supplied. or they will keep them shut.
The calls upon philanthropy are many
and varied. but this plea Of the Mugwumps
makes q peculiar appeal to every feeling
heart. But what Is "our cause"p In
what theory or practice OF tariff reform
is It that the Reform Club wishes TO edu-
cate the people
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ment on what he calls "the evil results Of
obtaining superintendents through civil
service examination" and even insisted
that such men might properly be chosen by
the general superintendent from among
others than applicants for tho place. ot
course such views OF the Commissioner and
the Secretary belong to the spoils system
and not to the Chinese system. The argu-
ments are also those Of the spells system
the principles avowed are the principles OF
the spols system; and. what Is more.
the very same Views, arguments, and
principles obviously might DO and ought
to be applied to a great many Offices
besides those Of the bonded superin-
tendents. Sir. BROWNING correctly says
that these latter require executive ability,
business capacity and experience. and gem
eral knowledge Of affairs In addition to the
qualifications for strictly educational
work." and yet how many are the offices In
all parts OF the Government that demand
tho former qualities and no strictly edu-
cational duty at all. The objections to
choosing them by q competitive written
examination are strong and well stated.
But while having thus made good their
assertions about the spois system. why
should any friends Of the Indians worry
over so beneicent an arrangement They
are better philanthropis,s than politicians.
or they would not ignorantly worship the
Chinese system. as their Indian wards do
certain fetlchcs Of their own. I'VE had
hoped" says one OF them. that Mr.. CLEyE-
LANDS second Administration would in In
dian AFFAIRS. break positively with partisan
presidents: but the outlook is not en-
couraging" Yet why should IL be n source
OF distress that the Indian Commissioner
and the Secretary should argue for retro
grading from portion Of the civil service
error adopted by Executive order under Mr..
HARRISON? The vital question Is not
whether, for example. the present inspec-
tors are the same men who served
under the Republican Administration.
but whether they are better men.
Surely we do not want all Improvement in
ofllceholding stopped. simply because GER
tain people were in Office In the year 1892.
The spois system gives an opportunity for
substituting men who arc moro honest.
more capable. more faithful to the Consl-
tuition: and its recognition under Mr..
CLEvELAND's second Administration should
be O cause OF satisfaction.
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Manifest Destiny.

In It's recent vote upon the McCREARY
resolution, with Its notwithstanding OF
the policy OF infamy. the House OF Repre-
sentatives declared that It would not regard
with indifference any interference Of for
eiRn nations In the affairs OF the Hawaiian
Islands.
Now the Honolulu correspondent OF the
TrSbvne reports that the japanese and CHI
nese In the islands are clamorinH for suf-
frage and other rights. The Japanese. who
outnumber either the native Hawailans or
the Chinese, are learning English. In order
TO meet the educational requirements for
suffrage. They attend night schools. and
boast that In six months every one Of them
will be able to read and write English.
They point to the Nsniwa. the japanese
msn-of-war In the harbor. and declare that
the Mlkado has enough ships like it to
force the Hawaiian Government to grant
the same rights to Japanese as to others.
Tho Chinese. too. we are told. are excited
over the scheme to prevent any more OF
their race from entering the islands. and to
tax heavily those already there. They have
held q big mass meeting to protest against
any restriction on the landing OF Cinnamon.
and threaten that Ii HUNG CHANG will send
war vessels to support them.
what will Congress do IL these threats
should be made good3 Will they conclude
that Hawaii should be left to her own re-
sources. and that the Japanese and Chinese
should have their way therer Or will they
maintain their declaration that the United
States cannot regard with Indifference any
attempt Of foreign powers to control and
domineer In those islands, Will they aban-
don Hawaii to her fate. or will they make
the American protectorate substantial. eff
cient. and adequate
And what will the American nation say II
Congress should turn the islands over TO
the japanese and Chinese2
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Til. Cuckoo ana Oh. sooss.a.v,.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: For some
time past have been reading In your paper
. good deal OF matter bearing on the cuckoo
and cuckoo politicians In Ireland. where
was born. have both seen and heard the
cuckoo scores OF times. All cuckoos who visit
the Emerald Isle are attended oy q small bird
which Is called by ths Irish people tho goohea-
dawn, This bird acts In the capacity OF pilot
wherever YOU see the cuckoo there you Will
also see the Roobsadawn. The term goobea-
dawn 10 generally applied with dsrisIon and
contempt to the mean and obsequious fellows
who are always to be found currying favors
from the local EQuireens, and are always in
attendance on them. cap in hand. ready to
perform the most m enial service.
have been thinking that on may n I'D some
one of our politicians worthy OF the title goo
beadsvn. How would 1t do TO call Mr.. Cisye-
land the goobeadAwn PRESIDENT
There are many OF my countrymsn who no
doubt can further inform you on ths ohaTAc-
tsristies and trsditi2ns Of both the cuckoo ard
BLooKLYN. Feb. II, A CoRKoSIAN.
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Hoke Smith and His Possu m =.

WASHINGTON. Fob. 24-The statement sent
from Atlanta that in order to obtain the ser
vices Of Martha Parsons In supplying his
household with pie. Hoke Smith has ap-
pointed her husband. who Is cantanks rous
Republican. to q 5000 place In the Interior
Department. Is accurate. except In one par
ticular. 1t isn't pie. but possum. Hoke wants
Martha to cook for him. He is OF opinion al
most any ordinary cook can make pie but an
artist only can cook possum, and of possum
Hoke il extremely fond. since he has been at
the Interior Department II has been no ret
that he has been regularly served with possum
from Georgia In fact Uoke was brought up
m anly on possu ~ and couldn't get along with
out his regular allowance OF the toothsome
flesh. Postum and bnttermilk is what Hoke's
sleek and round exterior L. owing to- with the
proper allowance Of hoecaks baked in yellow
pine asnss 10 aid aiSsst,9n; ne could obtain
can cook properly . Pnssum and hoecake Is
next to impossible. Therefore Georgia had
to be drawn on. To secure Martha. Ed her
husband. had to be provided for. So popular
has Hoke's possum diet become IN Washing-
ton that IL Is said at a recent White House
dinner u possum. expressed ready cooked from
Georgia was tho centre of attraction. Hoke
gets the animals by the dozen BY express,
ahould ma.
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A Chance for the BenevoIent.

It seems from a circular just Issued by .
committee OF the Reform Club In the. Fifth
avenue that the cause of tarifi reform "is
bounding on under the impulse OF an en-
tkusiastic popular sentiment in favor OF the
WILSON BILL" and that to give 1t Irresistible
momentum. all that is necessary is to ''ssnd
whatever contribution you deem proper. by
check payable to the order of CHARLES S.
FAIRcHnD. Treasurer Of that Mugwump
concern.
The Reform Club wants the money to ex-
pend In "a vigorous educational campaign
until next November" and II It gets the
cash. 1t is confident that 1t will "sseure
q sweeping victory for our cause " at the
elections for Congress. According 70 tho
circular. the appetite OF the public for
Augwump tarin essays Is simply yoraeious.
II says that " the people will listen Just as
long" a. the MugWump expounders have
strength left to talk. and that even then
they viii cry out for more OF the same kind.
Tue supply Of AuEWump orators u lin
tied only by the number Of MugWumps. and
hence II the checks pour In freely enough
Mr.. FAnOHmD will send out . force Of
Suitable speakers" 70 sAtisfy thls eager
demand In a. -ths. manufacturing dis-
tEiets Of 'RSW41ogk. New Jersey. and Ca