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Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
HE DIDN'T COME.
They Planned a Little Surprise and Were
 Surprised Themselves.

They Planned a Little Surprise and Were
 Surprised Themselves.
 It was common thing in Virginia City in the early days for a number of people to get together and present some public man with testimonial in the shape of gold watch or a silver service. As a rule, the testimonials were presented to the people who could well afford to buy such luxuries by impecunious persons, who could i'll af- ford to pay even fractional part of the value. The poor giving to the rich
 Some years ago the superintendent of - mine became very popular, and a number of his friends concluded that 1t would be the correct thing to present. him with gold watch and chain. They raised S350 among the miners who worked under him. The miners did not receive the idea of a testimonial with exclamation, but somehow thought it unwise to refuse to subscribe. The friends of the superin- tendent thought 1t would be we'll to make the affair as much of a surprise as possible. It was to come off in the office of the min- ing company, and in order to make the surprise moro complete 1t was determined to make the presentation as much as pos ssble like an investigation of official cor ruption up to the moment that the watch should be flashed in sight.
 The following note was accordingly sent to the superintendent by tho jokers:
 Mir. =: SIR-You are ordered to ap- pear in person this evening at the office of the - Mining company, at 7:30 o'clock, to answer to certain grave charges which have been made against your official con- duct in connection with the superintend- ency of the mine. Promptness on your part will greatly facilitate matters. Yours etc., THE TRUSTEES.
 At 2 o clock about 100 of the superin- tendent's friends were on hand to take part in the festivities. Several baskets of wine were in sight, and the party selected to make the presentation speech had funny one learned by heart. At 7:3O, however there was no superintendent. Eight o'clock came, and he was not there. Half an hour later some friends went to his room to sec if he had received the note
 Ho had received it and jumped the town Gold Gulch Pepper Box.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15

 Trains stop only on signal, or when conduc- tor is noti1ed.
 Additional Sunday trains leave west winsted 8hb a in, arriving at Hartford e17 m. Le ve hartford 7.ib D. m, arriving At West winstud B45p m
 Trains leave Poughkeepsie for Hopewen is 5s s1 and ao a. m, 10 and 10 D m. sunday t2 bS a. m
 [ b0 and 10 ao a. m., g and % D. m. sunday i@Am. "
 CONNECTIONS.
 At Hartford with the N, Y, &N. E.Rn.N.Y,, N ~. & II. R. K, Hartford and Valley Divi. sions; at simsbury and Pine Meadow with N Y., N. H s IT, R. K, Northampton Division at winstcad with N Y., N n. X a. R, R., Nanr- atuck Division: at Canaan with HonsRtonio K R nt Millerton and Mt. Riga with Harlem Division, N, Y. 0, d II, R. R R at Boston Cor ners with Harlem Division N. Y. q. &HRR R., and N. Y. M. R. R. nt Paughkeensie with ". c. XII R R R. nt Rhinecltn with NJ Y c. & '. K. R, R., and by ferry to Rnpdaut wi'h Ulster X Delaware R. k; At Maybrook wllh Lehiyh S Hudson R 1 at Campbell all with N. Y.,o, w Ry.,N. Y., I. '. 6w. R R.p F. &B K R. and wallktll Valley R R
 Through coacn to and from Grand CentrM station via MtilartNn
 w J. Martin, Gen. Pass Agent,
 Hartford. conn
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
STEvENSoN's PIRATlCAL PLAN.
He Tells How Easy 1t Would Be to Rob
 London Hotels on Sunday.

He Tells How Easy It Would Be to Rob
 London Hotels on Sunday.
 The last time had the happiness of sce- ing Stevenson was on Sunday, Aug. 21,. 1887. He had been brought up from Bournemouth tho day before in wretohed condition of health and was lodged in private hotel in Finsbury Circus, in the city, ready to be easily moved to steamer in the Thames on the morrow. I was warned in note, of his passage through town and of the uncertainty whether he could be seen. On the chance I went over early on the morrow, and, very happily for me- he had had fair night and could see me for an hour or two. No one else but Mrs. Stevenson was with him. His posi- tion was one which might have daunted any mans spirit, doomed to exile, in mis- erable health, starting vaguely across the Atlantic, with all his domestic interests roofed up, and with no notion where, or if at all they should be replanted. If ever man of imagination could be excused for repining, it was now. But Louis show ed no white feather He was radiantly humorous and romantic.
 It was church time, and there was some talk of my witnessing his will, which I did not do, because there could be found no other reputable witness, the whole crew Of the hotel being at church. This set Louis off on splendid dream of romance. "This, he said, "is the way in which our valuable city hotels = packed doubtless with rich objects of jewelry-are deserted on 0 Sunday morning. Some bold pirat- ical fellow, defying the spirit of Sabbata- rianism, might make handsome revenue by sacking the derelict hotels between the hours of 10 and 12. One hotel week would suffice to enable such man to re- tire into private life within the space of a year. A mask might perhaps be worn for tho mere fancy of the thing and to terrify kitchen maids, but no real disguise would be needful to an enterprise that would re- quire nothing but brave heart and a careful study of the City Postal Dlrecto- ry." He spoke of the matter with so much fire and gallantry that I blushed for the youth of England and its lack of manly enterprise. No one ever could describe preposterous conduct with such a convinc. ing air as Louis could Common sense was positively humbled in his presence.- Personal Memories of Stevenson" by Edmund Gosse, in Century.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15

There is no hint in it of forgiveness of sins. Things move as in grooves of iron. "Fear God and keep his command ments' is easily said, but suppose you have broken them, what comfort can you get out of Solomon? I can see the old king. One day he is alive and pro- prietor of everything in sight, and the next day he is dead. Death robs him, strips him. He is simply beached, stranded on the shore of the new coun- try. It is great transition. l do not know, but I believe that he "c,.me to" after awhile and was taken teLderly in hand and taught how to live.
 The thoughts of God are widen
 Than the measure of mans mind,
 And the heart of the Eternal
 Is most wonderfully kind.
 How to Find Happiness.
 John Stuart Mill did not call himself a Christian. In fact, he called himself not Christian, but he said, in effect, that if one seeks for happiness, goes di rectly for it, he will not find it, but if one does the plain work that falls to his lot as we'll as he can happiness will come in by the way. He might have read something like that in the sayings of Christ. But MT. Mill fou,,d it so by experiment.. Other people find it so. No one ever found it otherwise. I am not habitually slave to duty myself, but whatever experiments I have made in that line are pleasant to remember. It is very important to have pleasant mem- ories of past days. Memories are all there is left of last week or last year. That is all that Solomon takes with him over to the other side of death. The things of the mind, the things of the heart, they belong to us.
 It is written of another king that 'his thoughts troubled him. :" That is all that can trouble anybody or comfort anybody. They are the substantial things Solomon paid altogether too much attention to things outside of him. self He did not hold them loosely enough. What may go any day and what must go some day is not good to tie to. .-.
 The kingdom of heaven is within you. When that is accomplished the outward furniture, what goes with it, will assemble. I suppose if one seeks freedom, goes directly for it, that, like happiness, it will evade him, and he will find that he is only another kind of a slave. But if he seeks the truth and finds it, the truth will make him free. At any rate, I shut up Ecclesiastes and open the gospel. I do not wish any more negatives; I wish afirmatives. Jesus Christ said, "I am the way, the truth and the life Let us mediate on that l"
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
In After Years.

He gazed at her with a tend ,r, appealing glance.
 "is"-
 They wero preparing to go out for the evening, and he was anxious, tor her sake, to look his best.
 4'my hat on straightP''
 Being assured that it was, the husband of the coming woman, after giving explicit directions to the nurse regarding baby, trustingly took tho arm of her who had sworn to cherish and protect him-and so they went their way.-New York World
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
In tho Good old Times.

Major (to his soldiers, about to storm an intrenchment)-Now my men, you'll have to look sharp about this business. You've got to imagine that there are 100 cooks up yonder waiting to receive you, each with sausage in one hand and a roast fowl in the other !-Soldaten- freund.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15
An Animated Parcel.

The incident recorded of cyclist evading toll by carrying his machine through the gate is not without an amusing precedent. The story is told in "The Autobiography of an English Gamekeeper. " Joslin, the underkeeper to MT. Maitland of Stanstead park, Es- sex, who was reckoned the strongest man in Stanstead, was one day on the road to Stortford, mounted on his donkey On reaching the turnpike gate just past Zion House, he asked the pikeman how much would be charged for his donkey to walk through. "Twopence, was the reply. "And how much do you charge for carrying parcel through the gate?" Nothing" said the pikeman. "Whoa, ass !" cried Joslin, and quietly dismounting he deliberately slipped his head und der the animals belly, and seiz- ing his fore legs, lifted him off the ground, carried him through the gate, and rensounting trotted on.-New York Tribuna.
Connecticut western news., 1895-08-15

things I use are made. I should make sorry work in explaining the telegraph. I go to sleep behind a locomotive and trust a man to drive the devourer of the miles. If l wish information out of my line, 1 ask some one in whose line it is and take his word for it. So go on by faith in my neighbors. But when we come to the conduct of life, to the search for happiness 1 find that we are slow to take an old man s words. Solomon tried all the vulgar experiments possi- ble. He was a king and the son of king He had no wars to take his atten- tion. He had power, and he set himself to see what could be got out of this earth. He gave himself to study con- corning all things that are done under heaven. And he finally said of it that it was weariness, and vanity, and vexation ''In much wisdom is much grief And then he tried houses and vineyards and fountains, servants and cattle He says, "Whatever mine eyes desired kept not from them." He did not do as we do, look at fine thing, and price it, and sigh, and say something about calling again, and back out onto the sidewalk, and go on. When he saw thing he liked, he ordered it sent to the house. He says, 1T looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and, behold, all was vanity and vexation and no profit under the sun.
 There was nothing in it. One of our own poets complains in this way:
 The sails we see on the ocean
 Are as white as white can be.
 But never ono in the harbor
 AS white as the sails at sea.
 The mountains wear crowns of glory
 Only when seen from afar,
 And the sails lose all their whiteness
 Inside of tho harbor bar.
 distance Thou dear enchanter,
 Still hold in thy magic veil
 The glory of faroff mountains,
 The gleam of the farof sail.
 Hide in thy robes of splendor,
 mountain, cold and gray,
 O sail, in thy snowy whiteness,
 Come not into port pray.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31

and Treasury notss in payment for any
Of the bonds issued under the preceding
sectior OF this act. ard notes so received
shall be cancelled and not reissued; pro-
vided that tho amount Of such notes
which may be cancelled shall not exceed
in the aggregate an amount equal 70 the
additional circulation taken out by the
national banks after the passage OF this
act.
Section 3. That hereafter national bank
ing associations may take out circulating
notes equal TO the par value OF The bonds
cent. interest only. There are only y2s :
000, GO worth OF such bonds outstanding)
And fn lieu OF all existing taxes on ma
tional-bank notes they are to pay hence
forth u Of l per cent; per annum.
Section was stricken out on Mr..
Brosius's motion. and section ., requiring
customs duties 10 BE- paid In coin, was al
new section I'm regard to cash reserves
proposed by Mr.. Walker, OF Massachu-
setts was adopted as follows:
Section 5. That from and after July ],
1885 10 per centum Of the cash reserve
required by law shall be kept in coin
or coin certificates, and not less than
half Of such coin or coin certificates shali
be In gold coin or gold certificates: ana
that such cash reserve required by law
shall be kept in coin or coin certificate,
in amounts increased by 10 per centum
of The whole cash reserve required 10 be
kept by them on and after the first day
of each quarter Of the calendar year.
until the whole cash reserve shall be in
coin or coin certificates; and not less
than one half Of such cash reserve shah
be at all times in coin of gold or gold
certificates.
section was amended, and provides
that so much of all laws and parts or
laws as are inconsistent with the pro-
visions of the preceding sections are
hereby repealed. and sum sufficient TO
carry the provisions OF the act into ef-
feet is appropriated.
The bill will probably be called up In
the House on Monday next.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
RACING THROUGH MUD.
One Hundred Men. However, nrc st
work on the Old DomIn MON Track.

WASHINGTON, January GA large
crowd witnessed the racing through the
mud at the Old Dominion track this after
noon. One hundred men have been at
work on the track ever since the snow
began falling. and the result has been
very satisfactory. Jockey Hall was fined
so for being left at the post on Walcott
as It was claimed that he did not try TO
Ii is understood that the former Gut
tenburg officials have bought out certain
interests I'm the ST. Asaph track.
First race-four furlongs-Becton Is to
u won. Stella (gelding) second, Cicada
third. Time. So
Second race--slx furlongs-Forsst (eyenl
won, Fredericks second. Tammany Hall
Third race-slx and a quarter furlongs-
Chateau q 10 p won. Juliet second. Caro-
ven third Time, 1:27.
Fourth race--four and half furiongs-
Classic 80 to u won, Peter Jackson Sc
cond. Nina third. Time, IS.
Fifth race-six and quarter furlongs-
Vagabond a TO - won. Elizabeth second,
Fassett third. Time. l.21lz.
NO WEATHER IMPROVEMENT.
NEW ORLEANS. January So.-The at
better than yesterday. but there was no
improvement in the weather. ana the
track was still In muddy ana slusny
condition. The talent got there in three
races, and the other two on the card
went 10 heavily y-backed second choices.
First race-six furlongs. selllng-Bur-
relrs Billet q TO 81 won. c. B. Cox Sc
cond. Merritt third. Time, l:20i2.
Second race-one mile and seventy
yards, selling-Ten Spring G to p won,
Chauncey second, Bess McDuf third.
Time. i5i
Third race six turlongs. selling-Sati-
net q to u won, Kindora second. Old Do
mnion third. Time, :20a..
Fourth race-fye furl0ngs, handicap, J.
ear-olds-Birdcatche 6 TO p won. Trixie
second, Festival third. Time. l06i3
Fifth race--one mile. purse-Say On t6
10 81 won. Viola c. second. Blue and
Mhlte thirl Time. Icy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
Urooklyu Herself Again.

BROOKLYN. January 30-The strikers
have to-day directed their attention TO
proceedings before the Attorney-General
at Albany TO annul the charter Of she
Brooklyn Heights Company. and In ad-
dition have moved before one court for
a peremptory mandamus against the At
lantic-AVenue railroad 10 compel II to
operate its lines, and before another court
for the arrest OF its president and su-
perntendent for violation Of the ten
hour law.
on the other hand there Is talk OF ask.
Ing the grand jury 10 consider what con-
nection IL any, has existed between the
conferences Of the Strike Committee. In
Augg's Hall and the systematic wire
cutting bombardment OF cars, obstruc-
tIon OF tracks, and mob violence which
have terrorlzed the City OF Churches for
the past sxteeE. days.
Very few disturbances have been report
Ell to-day Passengers In trOlley-carS
have ridden through all parts OF the city
without being hit with dying missiles.
and non-union motor-men and conductors
have been comparatively free from as
s.lult There have been n few arrests Tor
stOne-throwing. wire-cutting, and assault,
but the effective work OF the troops and
police has broken the spirit of lawless-
ness. and Brooklyn is practically herself
again
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
CONSIDERED SEVERE
DAMAGES AWARDED ny p,xw,n-
DIANs.
Petersbnrs Must Pay for Her water
suppiy-An Important Ordina,,.,.
lie Constdered-No Coast Line
Bridge mt weldon.

PETERSBURG. VA. January O.-spe.
cfal.)-The commissioners appointed hy
the County Court OF Dinwlddle. unon
application OF the city OF Petersburg. 10
assess the damages for land required by
the city for water purposes met to-day
at the site Of the new water.dam. IN tho
county, TO perform their duty. The com.
missioners are five well-known citizen.
OF the county. known as well In this city
as in the county. They are Messrs. J.
c. Smith, a. q. Smith. j. r. Banks. T.
j. HaryelI, and H. A. r. Wyatt. After
hearing evidence the comm sslonefs De.
cided TO award Sl25 damages for the small
area OF land required Tor the reservoir.
but also gave $500 a. csnsequenu,
damages. Only two or three acres ara
required by the city FOR its additional
water supply. ana The decision OF ths
commission is regarded az rather severe
especially In regard TO the heavy conse.
Quential damages
At the regular meeting OF the Common
Council on the first OF February sn Or.
dinance Will be presented requiring ths
owners OF lots on certain streets IN tha
city TO remove rubbish, old walls, Sc
and clear the land OF all debris. after the
destruction Of buildings thereon by hrei
or the removal OF buildings by any other
means. The ordinance provides a penalty
for its violation. The streets named in
the ordinance are Sycamore, Bank. I.om.
bard. Bollingbrook. Old Washington. and
Halifax. Whether such ordinance wnI
be adopted or not Is doubtful
A SINGULAR COINCIDENCE.
The Norfolk papers report the proba.
biiity Of suit FOR damages against ths
city for false imprisonment by one d. b.
Cornish (colored. Cornish II respectable
colored citizen OF Petersburg. Onicer Il.
Il. Hardwell, who arrested Cornish. is a
Petersburg man. and Police Captain Iadd,
VINO refused TO release the accused on
his representation that he had already
been balled. is Petersburger.
Major f. r. Scott, president OF the
Richmond and Petersburg railroad. posi-
lively denies the report that the Atlantic.
Coast Line railroad will build a new
bridge across the Roanoke river at Well
don.
The sum OF 5000 has been obtained for
the Improvement OF Narket-Strect Metho-
dist Episcopal church.
It IA estimated that there are between
10 and 100 corporations and individuals
In Petersburg and vicinity who will he
liable TO the internal-revenue income-taN.
However. no papers have as yet been re-
ceived from the collector for distribution.
BUOYS SWEPT AWAY.
Two important buoys In the Appomat-
tox river at Broadway. were swept away
by the recent freshet. and II Is essen
TALLY necessary that they should he re-
placed.
No action has yet been officially taken
10 induce northern cotton manufacturers
TO remove their factories 10 Petersburg.
where the best Of advantages sre offered.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
WHAT WILL THE PRESIDENT DO:
Possible Bonds He May Issue I'm Case
Congress Does Nothing.

WASHINGTON. d. c., January 3D.
Rumors as to what the President and
Secretary Carlisle intended to do were
plentiful to-day. but no official announce
ment was given out. No preparations
are being made for a bond issue. ana
none will he made until the President
H. convinced that Congress VIII not re-
spOnd 20 his appeal for financial an.
Unless Congress responds promptly to The
Presidents suggestion. however, he Will
In the exercise OF his discretion under
the resumption act. direct the issue OF
Sil0.OD0O0O bonds. Under this act there
are three kinds OF bonds he may issue
viz: per cent bonds, TO run ten years
Alp per cent bonds. to run fifteen years,
and { per cent. bonds. to run thirty years.
As the President IN his recent message
favored ffty-year bonds. the general be
lief IN official circles Is that. II bonds
are issued under the resumption act,
they will be 4 per cent. bonds, to run
thirty years
Everything Is contingent on the condl-
tion Of the gold reserve. Should the
gold Withdrawals diminish. or cease alto
eether. the President may not consider
another bond issue necessary at thls
time. as the general condition or the
Treasury. with $li3O0000O available for
expenses. and a constant Improvement
daily showing In receipts. Is better now
than II has been for the past two years.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-31
virginia News Items.

Mr. = II DOYLE. a respected citizen
of 'Greenesville county, died OF consump-
ton at his residence on Tuesday.
The remains Of Constructor 5.
W Armistead are expected In Ports
mouth on Sunday from California.
The Norfolk and Southern railroad has
paid TO the Norfolk county Clerk OF Court
$500 damages for the belt line AROUND
Berkley.
Mr.. H. w Weiss. owner and editor
OF the Emporia ViTginian, has returned
home from an extended trip In the IN
terest OF his paper.
on Tuesday young Mr.. Garris, who was
severely hurt by tramp at ADAMS
Grove a few nights since, was taken
10 his home. in the lower part or dreeneS-
Vile county.
Polk Miller was greeted with a good
audience at the Hinton lW. Eal opera
House on Monday night. Every one
present seemed perfectly delighted. a
handsome sum was realized.
Mr.. w. sR. Gates prominent young
merchant OF Emporia, and Miss hatlle
Ford, a charming young lady, were mar
ried yesterday afternoon AZ the hone o.
the brides grandmother Mrs. NJ. J. roru'
An unfortunate shooting. affair took
place at Hinton, on the night OF tne k,tn;
in which NJ F. Wykoff and Fred. Ninoot
were wounded. the latter. II is reared,
fatally. A woman was at the bottom
OF it.
Miss Lena Glendy and DR. John {.
Darst. who were married last week IN
Bristol, Tenn, have returned from thy'I
bridal trip. and are now RESIDING IN 1ne
beautiful residence OF Or. Darst, IN Fu-
laski City,
Jobn Henry Brown (colored) who killed
.Jlnius Hare in the woods near fass-
water last month, was tried In the Nor
folk County Court yesterday, ana iast
night convicted and sentenced 10 the
penitentiary for eighteen years.
The faculty of Washington and Lee
University. at the suggestion OF tne rec
tor Hon. William Mclaughlin, are con-
siderlng a plan for the appropriate ce'eS
bration OF the centennial anniversary OF
the birthday OF George Peabody.
The large. two-story graded school
house az Surry Courthouse Was uis-
covered TO be on IRE yesterday afternoon
about o'clock; the building WAS en- n-
surance A portion OF the furniture ana
books were saved.
Alice Armstrong and Frank Cumoer.
land fhe two negroes who were supposed
10 have robbed Mr.. A. y. Edgar, OF MIL
Point, Pocahontas county, iast JanuarS,
point w Va, by Constable X. X.
burns. They were taken before Magis-
trate G.. r. Curry, and were sent TO
jail.
sensational incident occurred IN the
Police Court at Newport News on Tues-
day morning. Robert Hughes; a yo9ns
,.'S,ts man who was on trial for dis
orderly conduct while drunk, broke out
INTO a tirade against the courts OF justice
and officers OF the law In that city, ne
said that the condition OF anairs theis
was more corrupt than that Shown 70
exist i'm New York city. Justice MOSS
sentenced the young man To ten daSs III
tail for dlsorderly conduct.