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BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES.

Pastor Jones will occupy the pulpit, next Lords day afternoon at l o'clock His theme will be "Prevalent Prayer." All are welcome.
 Mrs Spear, the general secretary of the Y. M. c. A, gave an. interesting review of her work before an interested and large audience at the Baptist church, last Sunday evening.
 Rev H. w. Jones will preach at the White Hills Baptist church, Sunday morning at 10.30.
 There was an exceedingly large audi ence at the Baptist church, Sunday after noon, to listen to the sermon Lessons derived from the recent elections" The speaker was very severe in his denuncia- tion of the gang of buns, thugs, horse race gamblers, bullies, ward repeaters, thieves, ballot box suffers, prostitution house keepers as the allies of the late Tammany hall, but he sincerely hoped the republican party would not be con- ceited and take the credit of the over- throw of Tammany hall, as he would have them remember it was not the party but the people who won the glorious vic tory, as it made no difference to what party the candidates belonged to; but it made all the difference in the world as to what platform they stood on with both feet. He spoke in glowing terms in the praise of Dr Parkhurst in being the means of having aspure city government.
 Rev H. W. Jones and wife are in New York. MT Jones has been called to the Navy yard where he will preach aboard a man-of-war. He is an applicant for a position in the United States Navy, as chaplain. There are large number of candidates for two vacancies, but it is thought MT Jones has strong hold if certain prominent men in the Government count as influence in the appointment Once appointed, the chaplain has life tenure and under increasing salary. whether he be in active service or retired. If MT Jones becomes the chaplain, for number of years he will be afioat on the broad seas and afterward stationed at some port.
 IMPROVEMENTS AT B. HAWLEY 6 co. S..
 Soon there will be another improve ment at B. Hawley 6 Co.'s store. The upper floor, 9 very large room, is to be finished in hard wood, and connected with the main store by open stairway. This room will contain all the dress goods, ladies shoes, clothing, etc., under care of a lady clerk. They propose to keep everything necessary, useful and of comfort to their large country trade.
 Miss Emily Seeley is still in very
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and sermon.
 Miss E. J. Burroughs has returned home after an absence of two weeks. Several petitions for trolley cars to Long Hill have been going the rounds and have been very generally signed by | residents of this part of the town and vicinity, and by many in Bridgeport. Public spirit must prompt every one to do all in their power to push forward a scheme that cannot fail to he of great benefit to this village, and to all who live in the neighborhood. On the part of the Traction Go. there must surely route would yield fair return for the investment, if one can judge anything from the results of similar. ventures in other places.
 Rev MT Boylston and son were in New York, last week, enjoying the hos pitality of the Everett house in Union Square.
 News has been received of the recent death of Rev H. V. Gardner, former rector of Grace church, and father of Mrs H. F. Burroughs. He has been in feeble health, and his death has been ex- pected for some time.
 Nearly 200 were at the lecture, Mon- day evening. The third lecture will be on Tuesday evening. November 20.
 Mrs Charles Sweezy of Newtown is visiting her friends in this place. Mrs Nathaniel Hall is quite sick. Dr Hall is in daily attendance. Rev MT Guerney preached in Nichols | last Sunday morning. Miss Jennie Dayton is working in | Bridgeport.
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THE ARION BUZZER.

The meeting was opened at the home of Miss Blanche Purdy at 7.45 o'clock by President Sniffen announcing that the theory of planets would then be discuss ed. The discussion lasted until 9.15 o'clock when the meeting was declared adjourned by the president. From time of adjournment until 10.45 o'clock was spent in social time, at the conclusion of which the happy "Arions," after as- surfing their hostess of very enjoyable evening, retired to their respective homes by the light of the "man in the moon." The next meeting of the club will be held with the president, Miss Hattie Sniffen, Monday evening, November 19. Miss Jessie French and mother were guests of the club.
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most capacity. Beers and NorthroI from Danbury furnished the music. Il is thought it will be the leading socia, event of the season.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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KENT.
DEATH OF DIR J. W. KING.

DEATH OF DIR J. W. KING.
 Dr J. W. King, Rents oldest physician, passed away at noon on Wednesday of this week. A little over a week ago he was taken with severe attack of the grip, which turned into continued fe- yer. He had been doing very nicely for several days when the heart began to show signs of giving out. The first at- tack he seemed to rally from, but one set in on Tuesday night about II o'clock and from that time he continued to sink un- til death came to relieve him of his suf- ferings. Dr King was greatly be- loved by his fellow townsmen and consid- cred one of the ablest physicians in the county. He was 8 comparatively young man, probably not 50 years old. When the Lews of his death was given out there were many wet eyes in this village, for there are few here who have not had him with them in times of sore distress and extreme sickness. He was always kind and gentle with his patients and they had implicit trust in his ability to relieve them and cure, if it was in the power of medicine to do so. For several years he has not enjoyed the best of health and twice he has gone to warmer climes to get rest and to recuperate, but this au- tumn he had been feeling unusually we'll and hoped to remain at home during the winter. About three years ago he had similar experience and came very near dying. He leaves widow and four children. During his last illness he was attended by Dr Griswold of Kent and Dr Hine of New Milford, who did all that was possible for him. He realized his own condition for some time before death and retained consciousness till al- most the very last, recognizing his friends and the members of his own fam- fly all the while.
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In I.itchield County.
WASHINGTON.
THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERs.

THE CHRISTIAN ENDEAVoRERs.
 The Christian Endeavor convention of the Pomperaug Union was held at the Congregational chnrch, last Tuesday af- ternoon and evening. Business and re- ports occupied part of the afternoon. There was collation. in the chapel and social from until o'clock. The prin- cipal address of the evening was by Rev MT Evans of New Preston. His subject was "The spirit of the times." He spoke of the tendency of the people of the present age to rush through the world. He gave very lucid illustration of the thoughts which man of olden time might have if sitting under vener- able oak tree. His thoughts would be of awe and reverence for Supreme Be- ing, prayer wou Id arise from his heart, while the intensely practical man of to- day would immediately look at the thickness of the bark and into it's branches thinking how fine the boards and blanks would appear when loaded on his wagon ready for market. The whole of his address was excellent. Arthur Titus was appointed secretary of the Union.
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MT Vaughn's subject for Sunday morn- ing. In the evening the preacher will be Rev W. T. Brown of Madison.
 Mrs Vorce of Enfield, Mass, is visit ing Mrs Lennon.
 Miss Fannie Burritt and Miss Edna Wanzer are at the Sunday school con- vention at New London.
 Miss Sarah Beardsley may shortly be expected home.
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BEDDING.
DEATH OF MRS NoRAH RYAN.

DEAIH Ot MhS NORAH RYAN.
 Quite large number of Bedding peo- pie attended the funeral of Mrs Norah Ryan (nee Price) on Monday. The an- nouncemeDt of her sudden and untimely death on Saturday, November 10, caused a feeling of profound sorrow in the con- munity where she was so well known and highly estee med. Much sympathy is felt for her bereaved mother, who is in feeble health. It is only few years ago that she was called upon to mourn the death of another daughter and the double bereavement seems burden al- most too heavy to be borne.
 A large gang of workmen are busy re- paing the wrecked telegraph line. We understand the repairs are only tempora- ry and in short time will be more thoroughly made. Many of the poles are broken and new ones will take the places of the stumps which are set in the ground.
 The fair and festival of the ladies of St Patrick's church as was expected has been quite successful thus far. It will be continued on Saturday and Monday evenings, November 17 and 19.
 As reward for their good work in the entertainment given under the su- pervision of Mrs Middiebrooks, the Faithful Workers gave the children who | took part therein supper in the church parlors of the Methodist church, Tues day evening. After bounteous repast, to which full justice was done by the youngsters, spelling match was organ | ized. A prize was offered to the one re- I maining up the last. Bessie Reid and May Adams remained as equal contest ants and as there was no prospect of their spelling each other down, it was decided to give prize to each.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport.
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ON BREEZY sKIFF MOUNTAIN.

w. H. Goodsell finds time, in addition to his varied farm duties, to dispose of many farming tools and utensils, being agent for the Vermont Farm Machine Co., and other large companies. He sells goods to make house work light, such as washing machines, patent ironing boards and clothes racks. MT Goodsell is a genial man, and has many friends.
 MT Swift has moved to Mascedonia.
 There were snow drifts six feet deep on the Mountain roads, last week.
 MT Soule thinks there are good many more wild cats like the one he shot on the Mountains.
 Miss Flora Mallory is still very sick and will have to wait many days before she can be about again. Itis feared that she will have a run of fevers but is doing as we'll as could be expected.
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RoxBURY.

AT THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. .sThe vanity of serving God" will be
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alwaSs in'Tfder ta preserve peace. It is alarmpg to \eaectN that young man of ae, whAlly w9tut h{eparation hItba1
 foS the srribfT Tpeatless of hi gsidp, bout be eySAeluss mastef of l2f Mbo of nenxh aSaid thss ls mo liberalSn h hix ews span his father, an dAAaxloA to IspueShe samHp pa
 cidsS1lioy in lati6SA all She Powers,
 but N Aaflrmaa th1 1rersohel ties of
 friendA link pe present Czar with
 EmperoN srilliamN which was not the
 case with A(<xandeNII. h any event
 AlsnanderNves an aelible mark upon
 history The evolutisA wrought by him ! in the directiop~ofa friendly understand. ssas SssSee6 FAnceVnd Russia may not Esis&pear imaa3iately, but with his }xtash eeGt@rSy Vanish 60 per cent of the 1sseGs ot & lasting peace in Europe.
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STONY HILL.

DEATH OF HENRY P. BENEDICT. In the death of Henry P. Benedict,
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CHARLES E. BUSTED & SON,

107 State St., Bridgeport,
 Wooden Ware, qe Piano Stand line of House Furnishings at asongy prices Huseds street, Build ing Main
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LONG HILL.
GRACE CHURCH AFFAIRS.

Twenty-sixth Sunday after Trinity, November IS: At S.30 a. m., Holy Con- munion at 2.3O p. m., evening prayer and sermon.
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GUNNERY NOTES.

A delegation of foot ball players went to Watertown, last Saturday, to wit itness the game between the Upson's of New Preston and the Taft's. The score was tie
 Mrs J. c. Brinsmade, who has been in disposed for week or two, is now able to be at the table again. The Friday afternoon exercises now consist mostly of speaking, debating and the like.
 Union Business College, Bridgeport. Mrs Ursula Minor of Bridgewater is boarding with Mrs Sherman Woodruff for the winter. So many are going away that we are glad to see her back here again.
 Mrs R. s. Barns is staying here for the present. MT Barnes has gone to Flori- da and will be back in a week or two.
 E. K. Rossiter was in town, last week.
 Frederick Cook, lately married to Miss Anderson of Romford, is to live over Foulois' store.
 Winter has been here for several days and possibly it has come to stay. Flocks of wild geese went by, last week, and farmers should have taken warning and picked their corn and pulled their tur- nips.
 Frank Coles and bride went to Anso- mia for short visit, last week.
 About 50 of the friends and neighbors of Orestes Hickox and wife gave them g house warming, last Friday night. A very pleasant time was spent, just as every one expected it would be with the genial host and hostess.
 John Fennss people send their milk to
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Miss Emily Seeley is still in very
The record-union., 1894-10-06
THE HINDo0's RELIGION.
He VIII Torture himself for Penance
But Never Kills a Mosquito.

lie VIII Torture himself for Penance,
But Never Kills a Mosquito.
Asia exaggerates all things, and the
Vlrtuo or penance among the rest, Tut the
virtue is still believed III, even in Vest
ern Europe. Tne writer has seen gen.
tleman OF Bengal, remarkable at once for
wealth and tatnesS, crawling, stretched
atIulI length, along q road before the image
OF Juggernaut, sun ring, in fact, torture
such as no one would inllict upon con-
vict And he has known one of his own
clerks, man OF singular ability and bon
homnie, who, being suddenly struck
through the death OF an only son, with
the conviction of sin committed in past
existence, departed at once for Benares
to live there on aims, seated as naked
Sunyasse covered with dust, by the holy
rivers side. There are thousands OF men
IN India al this moment who, under this
impulse, are enduring tortureS or making
painful pllgrlmages, or living the lives OF
hermltS III The forest.
The second AID is ceremonial purity.
the living by rigid rule of life, so rigid
that 1t Is almost intolerable, which pre-
serves what Catholic Bishop would call
his "sanctity," and which the Hindoo be-
leves may be preserved 10 every member
OF his creed. who Will walk according 10
his law. With the majority the search
for that aid degenerates, as it did among
the Hebrews, into a reverence for mean
ingless ceremonial, chiefly restrictive,
which to men who are free of burden
seems positively silly; but with minor
lty, small minority it produces lives of
singular refinement, and characters with
something OF divine grace and beauty.
One such Hindoo it was the writer's
privilege TO know Intimately, and he is
assured, though his friend never killed a
mosquito, but always blew it off, that
few Christians have rivaled him in the
perfectness of his daily lie. And the
third aid, which has Tor the Hindoo un-
bounded value, is external, and consists
IN what to make it Ineligible to our
readers we must call accruing grace, COM
ing from the divine potentiality residing
in certain places, say BeuareS, as the one
best known here, or in rivers such as
the Ganges; or even in persons such as
the few living saints whose touch conters
some degree OF vitalizing merit. There
are temples and even trees. living under
which renders it, in Hindoo opinion.
easier to be pure" that is, to live the
life through which alone man can attain
to better life, and ultimately to absorp-
tion.-Spectator.
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smelling &c Bean Sauce.

There was in Yedo a poor man who
had worked hard ana long, and had saved
small amount Of money. He had no
strong box TO keep it in; and 1t occu rred
to him that ii he dropped 1t inside OF an
empty uean sauce cask no one would
ever think Of looking there for it. Now
this bean sauce is much used by poor
people; but the smell is very strong and
somewhat offensive 70 persons of delicate
taste. Some ingenious thiei, after all, did
discover the hiding place, for one day the
poor man found his money missing. He
went Immediately to Okla, and told him
OF the loss, adding that he thought it must
be iald to the cnarge of some one of the
neighbors. SO Okla summoned all the
poor mans neighbors for the next day.
and when they had appeared in court
Okla announced. In my opinion it is one
of you that has stolen this money from
the bean sauce cask, and, if that is so.
l shall be able to tell by the smell of the
thiet's fingers. so let each one come up
here and present his hands in turn.i'
Just as he had said this, noticed one of the
men III the back of the courtroom sud-
denly put his hand to his nose and smell
it. THAT man over there is the tbieflu
Immediately exclaimed the Judge, point
ing TO the man.
Okla know. you see, that if the thief was
really among the crowd his guilty con-
science would probably suggest to him
the thought, "Will my hands really be-
tray me?n-Harper's Young People.
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PROTECTED WAGES
Two Reasons Advanced for the Hard
Times.

Times.
The Reform Club has lust published a
number OF Y05IU Hetol16 entitled PRO
tected Wages" BESIDE other similar
J data, IL contains a detailed list OF over
! 200 strikes and lockouts because OF wage
reductions ia protected industries from
! october ., 1890, TO October .. 1892 These
were the TWO years of unclouded sky Tor
MchInleyisRl. The election Of 1892 had
not Jet occurred, and the Mckinley bill
was Ie!t alone TO demonstrate It's ability
10 raise wages. The above mentioned list
Is part OF the result. IL is by no means
complete. but 1t is sufficient To disprOye
the Claims OF protectiOnists 1t will be
remembered that at one time during this
period the military was III the field in
| TOUR different StateS-NeW York, Penn
sylY2uIa. tennessee and yOning-lry-
ing TO keep peace between employers
anQ employed. IL VIII also DE recalled
that the 5000 homesteaders did not strike
because their wages had been advanced
IFou 10 10 50 per cent. These were h8l-
cyon days for Mckinley and his pro-
tecteu wage -earners.
Nhen The Reform Club published
about half OF this list III July, 1897, and
chaiiehgeu the prOtectlOnIsts 10 publish
Ilst OF wage advances in protected indus
tlIeS, the -tHtCFtcola Llc31J0RijSt sent out
circulars to protected manufacturers. all
over the country, begging them TO report
ali wage advances. After few weeks
the ltcOaOh2{St published the "Mchiuiey
| Census, list Of twenty eight purporletI
wage advances. Almost by accident q
REFORM CLUB representative learned that
one OF these reports was fraud Repre-
sentatives were sent to all OF the mills
mentioned, and the whole list was shown
10 be substantially false. Wage reduc-
tlons had occurred IN nearly all OF these
| mlllS, and slight advances in 9 few Inils
were due TO labor unions and not 10 pro-
lection. The Mckinley Census" ana its
exposure are also part OF the iorty-four-
page pamphlet, the price OF which is five
cents. With such Il record OF wage ad-
vances" the Iaborer can well afford to ex-
pertinent with tariff reform.
for an explanation of the cause Of hard
times some reliable proLectionist oraau
should be consulted. Ii a satisfactory ex-
planation IS not given by the nrst con
suit second authority Each has ils
own peculiar brand. iere ara two ex-
pllcit eX explanations that appeared in two
Chicago newspapers Oh the same day:
IHter-OceuH. y5.i5,ga
Inc reason lhrlH pro- The reason times are
CNctS are 50 low is be- so hard in cities is be-
cause there IS an Oyer-,cstlIse so MANY Dc0nle
production; there aretcrowd in from me rI,.
100 many people Un-lral districts. More Ueo-
gilSeuln Idfinlu%. pie should TIL The soil.
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The Price of EneIlsh Novels.

r. English of the British Museum has
compiled some Noluminous statistics as
TO the prices of novels from 1850 to the
present day. These will appear in the
next number Of the Auth0r, and will
have considerable interest in view of the
controversy as TO the three-volume novel.
In 1859 Tom jones' was Published in
four volumes at three shillings volume.
and the next year "Peregrine Pickle"
appeared at the same price. The rise in
prices began early in this century. For
instance, Miss Itdgeworth's Tales of
Fashionable Life" published in 1910,
were in tLree volumes, at the rate Of six
shIllings a volume. "Guy Mannering''
was priced at guinea for three volumes
1t is thought that The Pirate" 1922,
was the first three volume novel pu b.
lished at the now familiar price of
a guinea and a hall. BY 1860 the price
of half guinea for each volume had
become an almost invariable rule. Tbs
second and cheap edition ofa novel at 6s
or -. Cd. is a thing Of not more than
thirty years duration. Miss Braddon is
chiefly responsible for the yellow back ed
2-shilling novelist. James Gazette.
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no.5: nominations. Protestant and Roman

3 PRESIDENT Gates and his associates at
amherst have done wisely in substitut-
ing one compulsory attendance at church
on sunday for two. remarks the Coagre-
9dtto@attst of Boston. For years the
second service has been a perfunctory
occasion and the changes made of late III
the interests OF brevity and brightness
nave not disabused the students of the
feeling that it was in the nature OF po-
ice junction. The change is likely TO
quiet considerably the agitation among
the students for the entire abolition OF
compulsory worship. They viii still be
required to attend prayers every morn
ing but Sunday, and one preaching serv
Ice on that day. But we do not believe
that parents. graduates and the Christian
puollc generally regard such require
ment as excessive or burdensome. This
step Will also benefit the class prayer
meetings and the Bible classes, which
at Amherst has been u great spiritual
power, and which there, as at every other
college, may be made still more inhuen-
tial.''
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TIE SCENE snIFrER.


1t is the Old scene shiftor.
4 grave old Stager he:
Night after night he toiieth
Right hard and steadily.
/ can't say he's an angel.
Though wings near him you see
All. what is rapid transit
To what his hands can do?
be takes YOU DER the ocean
In seconds one or two:
From winter back 10 summer
on sail IN moments few,
A hoyel or q palace
lie gives You at command:
lie whistles, and no wizard
COUlu give YOU change more grand
With one decisive motion
Oi his majestic hand!
What cares he for the actors?
OF slight importance they;
Poor, idle, passing factors,
They're onlyln the play
Go ask him, il you're doubtful
why, Pm the ShoW!" he'll say.
Stage carpenters he'll notice
In condescending mood;
a super's his abhOrrence,
lie quite ignores the brood;
He hauntS the wings and corners.
Wrapt up in solitude.
IT'S said-i've heard the legend
Scene ShiiterS never die!
That all the ills OF mOrtaiS
Forever they defy;
Because their business keeps them
so near The pale blue ''sky.'
But, some night in tho future,
That We'll ne'er live to see.
The stage VIII wait that whistle
He blows so cheeriiy,
And tor the old scene Shifter
Lies scene Will shifted be!
Monroe IL. RoseDield in n. Y, Clfpper.
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abroad. has returned to his old home
in New York.
Charles Turner, once we'll known in
America as an opera tenor, and the hus-
band of Annis Montague, is dead in New
Zealand.
Thomas W. keene appeared as Hamlet
at the Grand 0pera-house. New Y York,
last week before a large Audience.
Clara Sehumann, who has just COM
pleted her seventyfifth year, is still
teaching in Frankfort
Mime. Coquelin. the mother of the two
FAMOUS French actors, died recently at
the age ofS1.
ork, is success all around.
Oscar Wilde's new comedy is said to
nave no social problem in it.
"a Trip to the City" is Neil Burgess
new play.
Milwaukee is to have winter circus.