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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15
A PARROTS INFERENCE.
what the Bird Said About the Minis
ter's Head.

what the Bird Said About the Minis
ter's Head.
Among the neighborhood stories told
and implicitly believed in the Massa-
chusetts town of W. is one which
we should be slow in asking any reader
to credit, but which is interesting as an
example Of the local wit in story-mak-
ing. The wife Of Deacon Saunders, an
excellent citizen Of the place, is said to
have possessed parrot Of exceptional
intelligence and remarkable CONVERSE
tional powers.
On one occasion Mrs. Saunders was
making cucumber pickles. She had the
cucumbers in dish on the kitchen
table, and was stirring kettle of hot
vinegar and spices over the fire with q
wooden spoon. While thus engaged
she CHANGED to turn about, and saw the
parrot making off with one of the GU
cumbers.
.'Ha, you rascal! You've been steal
ing pickles!" she exclaimed. and threw
the wooden spoon, dripping with boil
ing vinegar, at the bird.
uIt struck him on the top Of his head,
and, though it inflicted no serious in
jury, its effect was to take the feathers
entirely off the top Of the birds head.
leaving him bald for season.
Some time afterward minister from
another town came to preach ct the
W. church. and took dinner at Dea-
con Saunders. He was quite bald. As
the family and the minister sat down
at the table, the parrot, who had the
freedom Of the room, came up and
perched on the tall back of the chair
and eyed the top of his head with q
close and highly interested scrutiny.
And then the bird called out harshly:
"Ha, you rascal! You've been steal
ing pickles!"- Youths Companion.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15

He expected to meet severe old maid
and this vision of girlish beauty
staggered him, but he proceeded:
81 am Mr.. Percollum of the Evening
Eclipse and my friends here"
"ReportersI" gasped Hope, as she
dropped into convenient chair.
Eyes. We were calling on a promi-
nent woman's suffragist this morning
aud she told us she had received letter
from Miss Hope De Ferd ~ho Is organ
izing Society for the Publication of
the Press"
But" exclaimed Hope, 81 didn't in
tend to get into the papers"
'sYet reform of that magnitude and
character could hardly be achieved
without the papers hearing Of It sooner
or later" he said. as he stole sidelong
look at Mr.. Scorch of the Evening
Planet. Scorch iiuttered his left eyelid
encouragiDgly.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15

AThat's so.' aid Hope, Az hadn't
thought Of that
ssWe feel sure the public will be IN
terested to know how You propose 70
accomplish this much needed reform /"
20, horrorsi don't want to be inter
viewed.
MANY members of the press" inter
posed Scorch, in tones as smooth as on
on the troubled waters, twill undoubt-
eddy sympathize with you"
'sDo you think sop
81 am sure Of it. The way the papers
are now conducted is source OF sim
cere regret to many Of us"
She looked at the young men little
obviously, but they were such good
natured, respectable-looking fellows
she felt treasured.
MAY I inquire what made you de-
eide to undertake this work?"
"Well, to tell the truth" she said,
papa always cut out Of the papers all
that he thought unfit for young lady
to read, and made up my mind that
If so mach was unfit reform was
needed. Why, some days all he left
for me was the editorial page"
"That was a hardship, indeed said
Percollum with look OF concern; II
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15

svenipS But Whom Frcd's card waa
brought Ia Her she hurried 70 the draw
inc-room. she did her best to look like
an injured queen, vet when she saw he
was not going to laugh at her she felt a
longing 10 hide her thee on his shout
der and cry.
HYou have often said that you love
me!' she began.
"You do not doubt Shat ! meant y.
do your
s.Prove that you meant it by thrash
ing those reportersl"
.Thrashing then!'
Eyes, thrashing them!' and her rage
returned. II don't want to purify the
press now! / want to annihilate itP'
"What are their names?"
\ "Here are their cards, and she sorted
them from those on the card tray.
He took them in his hand and then
hesitated. but, what right have l to
thrash them2'
Have you not protested that you
love me?"
"And you have always objected
II don't object now!" she murmured,
half audibly.
A moment later she was sobbing on
his shoulder.
The castigation Of Percollum and
Scorch was postponed for a couple Of
hours, during which the parental bless
ing was secured, and it was decided that
Hopes twenty-first birthday should be
remembered by her engagement rather
than by her folly. Fred finally remem-
bered his commission and said he must
go and attend to it.
s.No, mol" she cried. You must not
get into danger on account OF my fool
ishness.
Danger, nothing. You forget" he
said, expanding his chest, 'that I was
the half-back on our college football
team Danger? Nonsense!"
He looked so fine and manly and in
sisted so strongly that those reporters
really deserved to have something done
to them, she finally consented. When
he reached the street, after particu-
larly lingering farewell, he took the
reporters cards from his pocket and
examined them carefully under street
lamp.
Thrash tbeml' he chuckled "Well,
/ guess not.
Two Of the offenders were old col
lege chums, so he sent a message to
Percollum asking HIM to get together
the fellows who were on the sPurifca-
ton Of the Press assignment and join
him at an uptown cafe. An hour later
they met and set their facesresolutely
towards the bar.
do you know her?" asked Percol-
lum, as they fell in line.
"Sh-h-h-h! Name your poison.
Shortly after midnight the following
note was posted to Hope:
MY DARLING: Two OF those reporters al
ready used up Several others badly dis
abled May be exhausted myself, but hope to
be sufficiently recovered by the afternoon to
take you out for drive Your devoted.
FRED
IN. Y. Truth.
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don't wonder that you felt it necessary
to do something. What is your plan Of
campaign? Will you lecture before the
Press club?"
Dear me! That will not be neces-
sary, will it?'
Not absolutely necessary; but it is
the usual mode of proceeding n such
matters"
30, couldn't think of thatv
well, will you direct your attention
towards reforming the managing
editors or the reporters? think a
great deal might be accomplished by
individual work among the reporters. !"
30, don't know yet what shall do.
My plans are not fully matured."
Finding that no definite information
could be got, Percollum and Scorch be-
gan to offer suggestions, to which she
listened eagerly. When the interview
was ended she felt very much encour-
aged and was sure that reporters were
much maligned class.
Mrs. De Ferd was Mortified on hear
ing who her daughters callers were.
for she is one of those old-fashioned
women who think woman's name
should never appear In the papers ex
cept at her birth, marriage and death.
But Hope soothed her fears and assured
her nothing would appear in the pa
pers about it. And the reporters were
really such nice young men. there could
be no harm in having chat with them.
Nothing further happened until
about Ave o'clock, when there was a
furious ring at the door-bell. A mo-
ment later Mr.. De Ferd was heard
roaring:
Where is that little fool? Hopel
Hope! Where are you? Hope!"
what is the matter, papa?" she said,
in alarm, as she ran to him.
80, that l should be the father of
such blathering idiot! What did you
mean by talking yards of driveling
lunacy to reporters?"
"Why, they haven't put anything in
the papers, have they?"
Haven't, Ell? Look here? Columns
ofitl You have made us the laughing
stock of the town."
sand they seemed such nice young
menl" she murmured, sobbing.
Reporters nice! Aw-! !" and fling
ing the bundle of evening papers to the
floor, he rushed away to commune with
his brandy bottle.
Picking up the papers, Hope fed to
her room. The first she looked into
contained this attractive heading to
two-column article:
HOPE IN THE HEARTS.
Pretty Miss De Ferd Organizes Reform.
DEATH TO sENsATIoNALIsM.
The Hydra Headed Press to be Given q
Haircut and Shampoo.
That was enough. She threw her
self on the bed and cried as il her heart
was broken. She wanted to die. When
her mother came up little later and
put her arms about her, Hope hid her
face in her bosom and they cried to-
gether. When the culprit grew quiet
err, Mrs. De Ferd went away feeling al
most happy. The bond that bound her
daughter to her was stronger than
ever. She was now prepared to act as
Hopes champion and protect her from
the unrighteous Indignation of her ia
ther.
Finally Hopes tears were exhausted
and she began 70 read what the papers
said about her. As she read para graph
after paragraph of ridicule and merci-
less sarcasm. her shame was only
oquaied BY her rage
shs did not 90 down to dinner that
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15
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The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15
HOPES TWENTY-FIRST.
BY P. M'ARTHUR-

HEY were sit
ting in t h g
p q r or o f
Hopes home.
and for about
the twentieth
time he had
asked her to
be his W If e
and had been
q n s w e r e d
"No." Pro-
posing h a d
become a sort
of habit with
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-11-15

life with frivolity. Instead, may per
haps get some letters from number q
earnest women to whom sent littl'
circular to-day outlining the work J
propose to take up" Fred subsidized a.
i usual, and for the rest Of the evening
listened to eulogies Of Susan B. An
thony and Lilly Devereux Blake,
As he left the house Hopes mother
said: II do believe that Fred proposed
again tonight, and Hope rejected him.
isn't that the second time you have
made that observation this week?'
asked her husband.
"Well, it is shame! He is such 9
splendid fellow"
"Tut! Tutl The child is just little
bit Eighty now. and her talk OF having
career is amusing rather than seri-
GUS. What great work does she intend
doing?"
'She will not tell me, and am afraid
she may get into trouble
Never fear. / enjoy seeing her as
sert her rights, and / prophesy that a
month of freedom from the parental
potestas will satisfy her and make the
meekest girl in New York. She has
much of her mothers goodness OF heart
to keep up her folly long"
The look he got in response spoke
volumes-volumes of a kind not found
in the libraries of emancipated women.
Hope rose early next morning. She
felt that she was entering on a new
era, and her heart bounded at the
thought of all that being of age must
mean. Her parents had always been
very kind, but they had kept her from
taking part in any of the Women'smove-
ments with which the city was seeth-
ing-from making fool Of herself they
said-but now she was of age and could
gently but firmly insist on getting the
few rights that law and custom allow
to women.
At breakfast Hope bore her fathers
teasing with stately equanimity that
amused him immensely. No, she would
not tell them what her work was to be;
but she probably would be able to do
so in the evening, after getting some
letters she expected,
There was a suggestion of sob IN
her mothers voice as she said:
my little girl never had secret
from me before"
"Now don't look at it in that way,
dear" said her father. "Let Hope
choose her own course, and if she gets
into trouble she can blame no one but
herself"
Hope went to her room and, opening
her dainty escritoire, tried to get her
ideas into form on cream-laid paper.
Presently maid brought up several
cards, Hope read couple.
Mr.. I. Roast Percollum.
Mr.. s. jerome Scorch.
"Why." she exclaimed, 81 don't
know any of these people. What do
they want2 Where is mamma?"
"They said it was you they wanted
to see."
Then Hope remembered she was of
age and decided to see them.
When she entered the drawing room
she found a group of young men look
ing at a painting on the wall
Magnificent" one of them was say
ing. 'Notice the chiaro-oscuro. What
an atmosphere! What"
Her entry was noticed and as the
speaker turned to her she said:
"You wished to see me?"
The young man looked at the girl
blankly.
SIT is Miss Hope De Ferd we wish to
see" said the one who had been acting
as critic.
81 am she."
Perhaps there is mistake" he said,
Haven't you maiden
aunt of the same name?"
"No."
He could hardly believe it possible.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-19
Quaker Oats

is best tested through the trial of cakes cooked from it. Costs nothing to test them, fresh cooked, in the Base ment. Those who leave an order for their Grocer, for a package of Quaker Self Raising Buckwheat will be presented with the1 only Cereal Cook Book known.
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LOCAL NE IFS.
Rriet Mention.

Buy new house-R. D. Baldwin.
 Rev. Dr. E. c. Sage of New Haven preached in the vestry of the First Bap- tist church. Meriden, last evening.
 Those fur shoulder capes at reduced prices at the Burgess Fur and Hat company's are superb. No wonder they are selling fast.
 The annual meeting of the Second company, Governors Foot Guard, will be held in the armory on Friday even- ing, January 25.
 Miss Lizzie c. Gaffney of New Haven is to sing for St. Roses Ladies' Aid society of Meriden on Tuesday. February 5, at their entertainment.
 Edward Solomon, the composer, for merly the husband of Lillian Russell, the operatic singer, is critically ill from typhoid fever in London.
 Miss Isabella Cromwell of this city was in Meriden yesterday arranging for new classes for the study of current events, to be opened about the last of February.
 The lecture by Prof. Sanders of Yale university in the Sunday school room of the North church. Middletown, last evening was an entertaining and prof itable one. His subject was Early Oriental Civilization"
 After Quigley, the New York broker, pleaded guilty in New York yesterday he was immediately remanded to the Tombs until next Wednesday for sen- tence, without bail. The maximum penalty fixed by law for Quigley's crime forgery in the first degree-is twenty years in the state prison.
 Bradstreets reports that commercial and financial features indicate only an extension of improvement heretofore noted. There is an increased number of industrial employees at work, com pared with the number one year ago. but the rates of compensation have not advanced.
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B1AzE IN WEST HAVEN
The Former Bishop Pole Factory Burned-
 Owned by the Consolidated Road.

| The Former Bishop Pole Factory Burned
 Owned by the Consolidated Road.
 The factory in West Haven formerly the Bishop Pole factory, and sold by S. IT. Bishop of West Haven to the Con. solidated road about year ago, caught fire yesterday noon and the main building, which was of wood, was de stroyed. An addition of brick was saved. In it was a carriage belonging to MT. Clarence E. Thompson, the broker whose office is on Orange street this city. The carriage was saved and other property in the brick part The | Consolidated road bought the property, needing it's site owing to the four-tracS- | ing of the road, the building being close to the tracks. They were near the West Haven depot. Granniss & | Russell, manufacturers of carriages, were temporarily occupying the build- ing,
 The fire Is supposed to be of in- cendiary origin, though one report lays it to spontaneous combustion. Henry Porter was going to his dim ner when he discovered the flames coming out of the second story of the building. He gave the alarm. Before the firemen arrived on the scene the flames had spread so rapidly that all chance of saving the wooden building was abandoned and it was burned to the ground. There were two horses in the blacksmith shop of the building; they ran out themselves and were saved. The contents of the office in cluding books, etc, were saved, but aside from this the contents, which amounted to little, were lost The members of the firm are the only ones employed about the building and they had gone to their dinner, the building at the time being left alone. It is sup posed that some one secured an en- trance to the building and set it on fire. There is no clue to the perpetrator. During the fire the flames were so intense that the telephone wires which ran in front of the building were burned off and communication to the west was cut off for the afternoon. The 1remen succeeded in saving a dwelling and two barns adjoining the burned building, which were threatened and once or twice caught fire. The loss to the firm will amount to about S1OO, and the loss to the railroad company on the building is placed at about $5OO
 MT. s. H. Bishop manufactured ex- tension poles in the building for years. His son, Fred Bishop, now of Los Angeles, Cal, was with him in the business.
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AFFECTS MANY NEW HATENERs.
Failure of the Bankers Loan and Invest-
 ment Company of New York.

Failure of the Bankers Loan and Invest
 ment Company of New York.
 James M. Sifford and Charles B. Hill house were appointed receivers of the Bankers Loan and Investment compa- ny of New York by Judge Bookstaver last Thursday afternoon upon applica- tion of Attorney General Hancock of the state of New York. The applica- tion was made as the result of the re- cent investigation by Charles M. Pres ton, superintendent of the bank, who reported an apparent deficit of S15l ,O0O
 It is conservatively estimated that about $350,000 worth of the company's stock is held in this city, and one well known Chapel street merchant is re- ported to hold block of $2O,OOO worth.
 A large amount of the installment certificates are held by workingmen and women, who can i'll afford to lose their savings.
 Mr. John A. Richardson was at one time vice president of the company and is still member of the board of direc- tors. Ex-Councilman Clarence w. Clark of this city is the company's secretary and was for several years it's state agent.
 Deputy Attorney General Hasbrouck, through whom the application for the appointment of a receiver was made, places the company's assets at $427, ,163 and the liabilities at $57S, ,570.
 The company is only four years old, having been organized in 1890 for the purpose of lending money on real estate in the south and west. The liabilities consist of full paid stock to the amount of S4S3 500, installment stock $60 709 bills payabIe and accrued interest $9, ,250 loan certificates $17, ,442, due individuals $4,- 637. taxes and rent $2,732. The assets consist of loans on bonds and mort gages $344, 800, real estate $S0O00, cash s1, ,125, insurance advanced $1,23S; total S427 163 The board of directors are c. B. Hillhouse, John A. Richardson, T. c. Hillhouse, Christian Devries, Clar- ence w. Clark, John c. Ten Eyck, D. M. Gerould, George A. Craig and H, F. Royce.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-19
New Haven commandery, K. T.

The following officers of New Haven commandery, No. 2. K. T., were in stalled by Past Commander David R filling last night: Eminent commander Willis L. Mix; generalissimo, Marshall D. Andrews; captain general, Carleton E. Hoadley; prelate, Rev. Samuel J. Bryant; senior warden, Charles Fla brique; junior warden Solomon T Riggs; treasurer, Charles F. Root; re- corder, Francis G. Anthony; standard bearer, Henry D. Cowles; sword bearer, George w. Somers; warden, James R. B. Bolton; first guard, Francis Ray; commissary, Miles P. Futile; organist, Albert M. Bartlett; sentinel, John c. Mccarthy.
 After the installation banquet was served, speeches being made by Past Commander Eli s. Quintard, F. Fl. Wal dron, Senator l.. H. Johnson, D, R. filling, E. S. Cobb and Commander Will lis L. Mix. During the evening the re- tiring past master, E. L. Cobb, was presented with a Knights Templar badge. The presentation speech was made by Rev. 10. M. James.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-19
NEW IT. P. CHURCH
To be Dedicated Next Month.

Derby, Jan. 1S.-The new Methodist church, corner Elizabeth and Fifth streets, one of the handsomest struct- ures in the Naugatuck Valley, will be dedicated on Friday, February 19. A week of devotional exercises will fol- low. The church will be dedicated by Bishop Cyrus D. Foss, assisted by the Rev. John Hall, D. D., of New York; Rev. J. G. Davenport of Waterbury, and S. H. Hadley of the Jerry Me- Cauley Mission in New York.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-19

Mean temperature. 24 Max. temperature 30 Min. temperature. 19. Precipitation. .03 inches. 2 Max. velocity ot wind. 9-W. Accumulated excess of daily mean tenn peraLure since January. 10 degrees; or an average daily excess of .S3 degrees. Total excess of precipitation since Jan- uaryI 1, 50 inches.
 D. G. MYERS. Observer.
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NEW HAVEN, CONN.
Saturday, January 10, 1895.
NNW ADYNRrISEMENrS TO-DAY

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY. Annual COncert-Hyperion Theater.
 Daily Chat-Malley, Nicely & Co.
 Dr. Greene's Nervura-At Druggists. Dr. 0lmsted-739 Chapel Street. Dr. Kennedy's tavoriUe Remedy-At Druggists, Entertainment-Hype Theater. Estate Charles Scott-PrObate Notice. Estate Isaac l.. Tompk ins-PrObate Notice, For Sale-House-John T. Sloan. For Sale-Sleigh-7A Chapel Street. For Sale-Mare-BoX 492
 Grand Shopping Emporium-F. M. Brown & Co, Investment Securities-.M. B. Newton & Co. Lost-Gold Watch-47S Greenwich Avenue. Lost-Gold Watch-S. H. Kirby. Paines Celery Compound-At Druggists. Prescott, Optieian-30 Grand Avenue. Poultry Cheap-D. W. Welch x Son. Wanted-W Work-l08 Olive Street.
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WEATHER RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT,
 OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
 OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,

WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IS, 1865, SD. m Forecast for Saturday-For New England Snow or rain; warmer; southeast, shifting to south winds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-19

Our Candy calculations for Saturday are as palatable and pure and purse-respect- ing as ever. 500 lbs. of assorted Cocoanut Bon-bons at I2 cents a pound.
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TELEPHONE No. 32a.
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 A meaty morsel from White Goods. Beautiful Chiffon in black, white, cream, cerisse, pink and blue, 6est qmaI5ty maae, AS inches wide, at 75c. the yard.
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