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COVENTRY.

 A. s. PARKER, Local Editor and Business Man.
 ager of Coventry Local Register. Copies of the Local Register for sale at the post office, South Coventry.
 Mrs. Kingsley, sister of Joseph Turner, died last week at the home of her daugh- ter, Mrs. Alexander Hawkins, in Flanders. Mrs. Wilcox is spending somo time with her mother, Mrs. Almira Tift
 Mrs. Stratton and children, of East Hartford, are visiting his sister, Mrs. Elm ma Durham. Now is the time to go huckleberrying. The oldest inhabitant says, "I never saw huckleberries so thick in my life."
 Mrs, Geo. Carpenter has a sister and niece as guests.
 Among the guests at John Payne's are, the Vernon family, Mrs. Marietta Andrews, her sister, Mrs. Emma Eaton, and two children, of Bridgeport Mrs. Etta Payne and daughter, Stella, of Hart ford.
 Apples are unusually fair and very abundant.
 Potatoes ale small, and the prediction of the blighted vines is of rot.
 A large party of picnickers passed through the village just as the church bells were ringing for service Sunday morning.
 Rev. B. F. Perkins was out-of-town Sunday, and Rev. James Bn5bitt, of West Brattleboro, Vt., preached in the Con- gregational church.
 MT. and Mrs. J. V. B. Prince have gone to Maine for few days, trout fishing at tracting MT. Prince thither.
 w. B. Prince went to Cleveland, O., last week.
 Louis Bcebe, of Andover, recently caught some fine fish in Wangumbaug. The widow of Benoni Austin is hope lessly sick at her daughters, Mrs. Geo. Freeman's. The three daughters of Mrs. Austin are with their mother.
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B Pure Drugs, Skill, Fair Prices :; a a q S.

On this basis we solicit your patronage. We use but one grade of drugs-the best. Our founded on twenty years experience in phar- macy. Your prescriptions will be perfectly safe if intrusted to us.
 LATHRoP's DRUG STORE.
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MANSFIELD.
 Gurleyville. (COrreSpOndence.)


 Miss Gertrude Martin has been spend ing few days with her mother at Chap lin.
 Mrs. s. D. Yeomans and her mother, Mrs. Conant, are with friends at Stoning- ton for few days.
 Mrs. Hannah Nichols is the guest of her neice at Chaplin.
 Mrs, Fred Williams has been entertain ing Mrs, Fred Nobles of Willimantic. MT. Nichols, wife, and three children, from Warren, Mass, have been the guest of Mrs. Nichols sister, Mrs. Edward Smith.
 Edward Smith is now running his silk mill which gives employment to few in the neighborhOod.
 The past week has been poor one for the haymakers. One among the number, being discouraged, has gone back into the machine shop at Willimantic.
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ELLINGTON.
Crystal Lake Correspondence1

Crystal Lake COrrespOndence.)
 w. H. Hall, secretary of the State Sun- interests of Sunday School work Tuesday After visiting some of the families he made an appointment to organize Union Sunday School in the M. E. church on Sunday afternoon, August 2d, at o'clock. All interested in having a Sunday School, whether adults or children, are cordially in vited to attend.
 Charles Dickens, son of the deceased novelist of that name, died at Kensington, England, Monday, from paralysis.
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James Gilmartin. of Boston, has been

James Gilmartin, of Boston, has been stopping at Mrs. T. Neville's this week.
 Mrs. Wm. Butterffeld and son, Fred, of Westerly, R. l., are at Monroe Chafee's
 Herbert West and Edward Moore, of Warren, Mass, spent Sunday in town.
 Elmer F. Colburn, for some time past employed in Springfield, this week moves his family there, closing the farm.
 James Ferry, better known as "Uncle Jim," although nearly 88 years old, is able to hold his own with some of the ris- ing generation at splitting wood.
 A few people in this vicinity were great ly interested in the movements of what seemed to them 8 large bird floating through the air over the lake. Finally it dropped to the water, and when boat was rowed to it the bird proved to be 8 paper balloon.
 The Congregational Sunday school, to- gether with the West Stafford Sunday school, hold their annual picnic at Ever green Park next Thursday, July 3Oth.
 The Y. P. s. c. E. will hold an ice- cream social at the home of David Belcher next Tuesday evening.
 W. F. Peel has sold his fast horse, Guy, to E. N. Washburn.
 Julius Pinney, who has just returned from southern trip, spent Sunday at A. s. Eaton's.
 Temple Bros., of the Greenfield Granite and MarhIo No hovo oroo+od booIo+oooo at the graves of MT. and Mrs. Dexter Col burn and Miss Emeline Colburn, Stafford vile cemetery; also family monument and two small headstones on Perry Ami don'e lot in the same cemetery.
 MT. and Mrs. Geo. Barton, of Millbury, Mass, have visited in town recently.
 West Stafford.
 (Correspondence.)
 The Y. P. $. c. E., of the Congrega- tional church will hold a Hard Times social in the church vestry next Tuesday evening. Admission, including refresh ments, 10 cents. All are cordially in- vited.
 The Sunday schools of West Stafford and Staffordville unite to hold their an- nual basket picnic at Evergreen Park next Thursday.
 Mrs. Augustus Holmes has as guests Mrs. Davis from West Point, N. Y., and Mrs. Murray from Holyoke, Mass.
 l.. c. Stacy from Wilbraham was in town over Sunday.
 Mr- oOo1 % x7oorc who lived near State Line, died Satur- day and was buried in the cemetery on the hill.
 Rev. Elisha z. Ellis has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Clarissa Ellis and his sister, Mrs. A. M. Shepard.
 MT. and Mrs. A. Gold and Mrs. Smith attended the Baptist service at Stafford Hollow last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. J. A. Pease have as sum- mer boarders Mrs. Clark Hancock with her son and daughter from Springfield.
 Henry Shunte has returned to New York City after four days stay with his cousins.
 Mrs. Sarah Stebbins and Walter from Hampden are guests this week of Mrs. Mary Fuller.
 Pliny Lery Harwood from New Lon don is enjoying himself at Charles Mo- Lellan's and with other relatives in the vicinity.
 c. w. Van Heynigen has gone to Meri- den where he will enter the employ of MT. Perkins.
 Mrs. H. D. Ellis is seriously i'll and under the care of Dr. F. l.. Smith
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The road to success is full of stragglers who fall back in the procession as bright CT folks push to the front. There are more stragglers than leaders-a great many more, because there Is such a great majority of young men and women who neglect to study ways and means. The New London Business College, New Lon don, makes leaders out of the straggleTs. It teaches them how to push forward to the front. Write R. A. Brubeck, Princi- pal, for copy of catalogue.
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Secretary Carlisle's son rents an office in Populist Altgeld's Unity building in Chicago. His lease contains a provision requiring him to pay the rent of $2,5O0 States.n
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TOLLAND. (COrrespOndence.)

kCOIIC0pOuUOuCS.)
 Mrs. c. H. Daniels of Newton, Mass, was at c. w. Lansing's over Sunday.
 Mrs. Lizzie F. Litchf1eld of Williman- tic is visiting at Mrs. L. s. Fuller's.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Granniss of New York is in town for a few days, the guest of Mrs. G. H. Preston.
 Miss Lucille and Miss Katherine Agard are visiting friends in Hadlyme this week. The Christian Endeavor Society held an "echo" meeting of the Washington convention on Sunday evening.
 Miss Annie Meacham, and Edward Meacham are attending the Chatauqua Assembly at South Birmingham, Mass. Miss Foster of Mapping who has been the guest of Miss Meacham also accom- panied them.
 Mrs. John Lynch is very i'll at the home of her father, Michael Manning
 Mrs. Wright who has been the guest oi Mrs. Marilla Moulton for several weeks has returned to her home in Iowa.
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WALES. (COrreSpOndGnCe.)


 Rev. H. P. Smith has commenced work on his new cottage, by the lake. He ox- poets a large delegation of friends to spend the summon with him here.
 MT. and Mrs. Bert Eager, of North Ad- ans, are spending a few days at w. w. Eager's.
 w. A. Lyon, who has been sick again for the past week, is now able to ride out. Miss Mabel Camp has been clerking for him during his illness.
 W. Chamberlain has purchased a fine horse.
 H. A. Eaton has returned from his trip among the mountains in New Hampshire. He expects to leave town again soon. A new bell was hung in the belfry of the M. E. church a few days ago. Itwas obtained through the untiring efforts of the pastor, Rev. George L. Camp.
 H. A. Mcfarland has received his ap- pointment as special justice of the East ern Hampden district court, left vacant by the death of Judge Newton of Monson.
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George Wilson is confined to the house

George Wilson is confined to the house by sickness.
 Mrs. Catherine (Wilson) Cole is show ing decided improvement.
 Andrew BoswOrth. who had the misfor- tune to break his leg recently, does not recover as fast as was hoped for.
 Josephine Prentice returned home Tues day for months vacation.
 Westford Correspondence.
 Wm. Armstrong, who bought the Flagg Chapman farm last spring mysteriously disappeared July 9th, and no trace of him can be found. Searching parties have secured the fields and woods, thinking he might have taken his life. He came here from Somersville, and was quiet, hard working man.
 Mrs. Mary Whitaker is quite sick in Washington, she having gone there to visit her son.
 Miss Gertrude Barlow is boarding thu ee fresh air children from Hartford.
 Emery Lillibridge, of N, J., spent part of last week with his sister, Mrs Irving Reynolds.
 Sneak thieves entered T. M. Lyon's barn one night last week and stole three paint brushes. A horse belonging to Mr. Davidson, of North Ashford, was also stolen the same night.
 Meetings are held at Chism's grove every Sunday at p. m.
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FOR MEN-FOLK

High prices have no place here, and men-folk ought to know it particularly.
 Several hundred wash-ties at 2c apiece; a thousand or two at 5 cents-and pretty enough patterns for the swell est taste.
 25c bows at 15c apiece silk bows; pretty summer patterns.
 Reversible four-in-hands at 15c apiece---patterns that'll capture the town; some at a quarter.
 SOC mems fast black twilled satine shirts at 39 cents---39c for today---'till the lot is gone.
 Right aisle.
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WOMEN'S UNDERSKIRTS.

Two stocks of women's un- derkirts far below regular prices. Such a trade as there has been around 'em all week.
 South store. FORBES & WALLACE, Main, Vernon and PynchOn streets,
 Springfield, Mass.
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HOLLAND.

HOLLAND.
 Dr. B. c. Switzer will spend the sum- mer with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Hen ry Switzer, in Holland. Owing to poor health the doctor has been compelled to give up his practice in Clinton.
 Mrs. Ingalls, and son, of Clinton, are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Henry Switze1 Miss Carrie E. Roper is visiting her brother, 0. F. Roper.
 Mrs. Crane, niece and granddaughter will spend the summer with D. E. Web Der, as usual.
 Miss Edith Webber, Miss Grace Wallis and Frank Hunt, of Waltham, are visiting their parents and grandparents, MT. and Mrs. L. G. Webber Always in season. Hopkins Steamed HOminy (Hulled Corn). Elegant lunch in milk. Quart can 10 cts.
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WASH GOODS,
 5C A YARD,

Cart loads of 10 and I2 H = cent wash goods at 5 cents a yard. And the customers are as thick about the counter all day long as flies around a honey spot.
 Dimities at 6A cents-a tableful of 1oc dimities at 6A cents a yard.
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NATIONAL TYPE.
ForceJ Which Enter Into the Work Of It's
Creation.

creation.
Probably, says Blackwood's Maya
zine, there is no link between an ochre-
GUS complexion and hasty temper in
modern man other than a racial ona.
The two qualities were coincidently de-
veloped by independent agencies. We
know little Of the nature and working
of the forces which go to create ma.
tional type. That they are to some ex-
tent climatic and geographical is plain.
for in New Zealand, Queensland and
North America we find the process in
visible operation.
Probably in the days Of purely tribal
savagery any peculiar attributes Of the
founder Of clan migrating away from
his fellows would give the key, which
external nature would develop and
elaborate into national characteristic.
Such a pioneer, whether emigrant or
outcast, would in most cases be man
of uncompromising temper and ex-
ceptional originality of mind; and, as
is we'll known, these generally 60 with
physical popularity as strongly
marked. Moreover, all barbarians are
extremely intolerant of any bodily de-
formity or strangeness of aspect, and
often man, or family, CHANGING to he
soffensively conspicuous in any such
way, would be expelled from society.
In Central America hairy man was
deemed an impossible outsider by the
aborigines, while among the blacks of
western and southern Africa an albino
Is always an outcast: These facts show
how a new race might be developed from
sport" which otherwise would be
redissolved in the prevailing national
traits, s,y..asss,e7r.
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SHE WAS SHY ONE TURK.

LbsN
Protest Of an Audience Against Bern.
hardr's Loss of Servant.
Sarah Bernhardt was once playing at
Marseilles in a spectacular play in
which she made her entree accom-
panied by six Turkish slaves. A line
on the programme announced that
these six Turks would accompany
Nine. Bernhardt, but when the time
came for them to go ON one of the
youngsters had disappeared. Sarah
mustered the five in order, says the
New York Evening Sun, and made her
entrance with grand flourish. The
house was crowded, but not handicap
greeted her as she appeared. Then q
still. small voice in the gallery MUIR
INJURED something in an indignant tone.
Fifty voices Immediately took up the
strain, and in ten seconds more the
whole house was shouting the same
phrase. Bernhardt strained every
nerve to catch what they were com
planning about She knew the phrase
began with 'Manque," but the rest of
1t was lost in the general hubbub.
For full minute the tumult continued.
Then Sarah, muttering things below
her breath, rushed like fury down to
the footlights. In the front row the
actress had spotted one man who was
not taking part in the huhabaloo.
Pointing at him, the actress exclaimed,
sternly: "You seem to be the only sensi-
bic person in this house. Tell me what
on earth they are kicking up this row
for?" The man rose. bowed to the
actress, and remarked, in very bad
American-French: MADAM. you are
shy one Turk"
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Railroad Man Shot.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 27.-A dis.
patch from Orlando. Fla, says:
Capt. w. Bailey Tucker, general
manager of the Tavares, Atlantic &
Gulf railroad and local manager of the
Florif a central & Peninsular railroad,
was shot at $50 o'clock Sunday night
by Alfred St. Clair Abrams, prose-
cutting attorney of Lake county.
The shooting occurred at fuckers
home. Abrams used shotgun loaded
with buckshot. He discharged only one
barrel and only one bullet took effect,
it struck Tucker in the head and in-
fiicted an ugly wound. The physicians,
however, say Tucker may recover
Abrams was lately the anti-railroad
candidate for the legislature in Lake
county. He was defeated and charged
that Tucker had brought it about by
unfair means. Abrams wife was spend
ing the summer here and he came up
from Travares Saturday night. Tucker
and Abrams met Sunday night at the
formers home, and the shooting re.
suited.
Abrams Immediately surrendered.
Abrams is the only son of Mai. Alex
st. Clair Abrams, who was formerly as.
sociated with Henry w. Grady on the
Atlanta Herald.
Maj. Abrams came to Florida several
years ago, and in politics has been one
of the anti-railroad leaders.
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a RAoE oF oENTLEMEN.
The Japs Posssss the True spirit Of
Polltsnsss.

The Japs Posssss the True spirit Of
, Even In the widest, most deserted
portions Of japan the people met with
are always polished and exhibit the true
spirit of politeness. Kindly hospitality
Is met with at every turn and one finds
good breeding Is not the monopoly of
the rich OF well-to-do.
A traveller on an expedition not pre-.
viously made by foreigner found in .
wild valley solitary yuba or bath
house, says the Chicago Record. An
old man of so years received him in q
manner which combined the dignity Of
prince with the simplicity of a peas
ant. During the two Jays the traveller
was under his roof the old man treated
him with every courtesy. always con-
triving to let him have the bath private
ly. The only favor he ever asked was
that he might be allowed TO come up
stairs and see what the foreigner ate
for dinner. He was puzzled at being
asked the price of his hospitality. and,
after much pressing, rrked If IL cents
would be too much.
hC hHhuccc VI SANhiohc 10 s-A
most matched by the politeness Of the
officials. A country policeman not only
assisted a traveller to get all the infor-
nation he was after, but even volun-
teered to accompany the man on his
mountain climb. For four days he was
a CHEEKY companion. He was only five
feet high, but his dignity was very
great and he commanded respect
wherever the two went. Even to the soli-
tary summit of the mountain he insist
ed on wearing his two-handed sword
and his white cotton gloves. His good
temper was marvellous. On one
occasion the traveller fell out of his ham,
mock while asleep, and landed on the
policeman, who was sleeping on the
ground below. The only remark that
the japanese made was that "he sorry
to have been in the way"
The hunters of big gume are interest
ing fellows. They are sturdy, Injured to
hardship and capable of great exer-
tions. They alone know the wild peaks
and difficult passes. They wear short
tunic and knickerbockers of a stout
blue homespun cloth. Leggings Of
hemp or closely woven straw protect
the lower limbs from brambles and
snow. A chamois skin thrown over the
shoulders is an addition in honor of
cold weather.
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A swans Wing.

The first surgical case that had in
the state Of Arkansas was setting an
arm that had been fractured by blow
from a swans wing. The accident oc-
CURED on Swan lake, near Shawnee
Village plantation, in Mississippi coun-
ty, in the winter of 1879, says physi-
clan in Forest and Stream. The pa
tient, a hunter for the Memphis market,
was fire hunting" at night. and .
band of swans few at the light. The
man was in little pirogue, and in
stinctively threw his arms up to pro-
tect his head. The left arm was struck
by the wing Of one of the birds and sus-
tanned a compound fracture of the fore
arm, both bones being broken.
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BRYAN AND WATSON,
Nominees Of the Populists at st. Louis
for President and Vice President.
Zhs Convention Makes q Reversal In the
y Order of Things, and Nomlnates the
Tai Of the Ticket First-T The Plat
form Adopted-Adj journed
I, Sine Die.

SE Loprs. July aa-At 1887 Chairman
Tsubeaeck, Of the national committee, called
the populist convention to order. Rev. Dr.
". r L. Smith. Of the Third Baptist church,
ohered prayer Gov VIM J. Stone, Of Mis-
neck and delivered an address Of welcome.
Gov Stone was followed by Ignatius Donnelly,
Of MinAesota who received rouslng ovation
Mr.. DOnnelly counseled moderation In their
deliberations and captured the convention by
saying that the peoples party must not die
and that they must stand together
The chairman asked such members Of the
executive committee as were In the body OF
the hall to step up to the platform. Among
those who thus advanced was Mrs Mary Ellen
Lease who was warmly cheered
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wee Possibly Used In Warfare Before the
BEGINNING Of HistOry.

Wa Possibly Used In Warfare Before the
Beginning Of HistOry.
People outside of military life who
have no connection with the making Of
gunpowder know it only as coarse,
black powder like black sand, which
will flash of with loud report II shut
up in case of any kind, and set on fire.
1t is a very queer mixture, made up OF
three simple and well-knowr sub
stances, no one of which will explode
although two will burn, says Leut.
John M. Ellicott in st. Nicholas. Nobody
knows when or how 1t was discovered
for as far back into the dark ages a.
records OF tradition will carry us, we
find that gunpowder, though not used
for guns, was known. 1t was, no doubt,
looked upon with awe and fear by the
ancients on account of its flame, its
noise, and it's rending force; but their
limited mechanical skill could suggest
very little use for it.
Possibly 1t was used in warfare long
before the beginning of history; but the
first man in historical times to form an
idea of the terrible destruction which
this awful, bursting, fiery substance
might produce was an English monk
named Roger Bacon. Monks, in his
day, were the chemists, scholars and
writer's of the world; and this Roger
Bacon travelled and studied much, and
made continual experiments in his.
laboratory to prove for himself and I'd
develop what he learned from others.
He probably saw gunpowder among
the Moors in Spain, and tried for him
self it's explosive effect. Then he wrote
of it's composition in the year 1867, and
in his writing suggested that It could
be used in engines of war to deal death
and destruction to armies of men.
Soon after Roger Bacon's time his
suggestions were taken up and guns
were constructed first by binding iron
bars together with hoops to form q
tube, then by casting a tube out OF
brass, with one end closed. Stones Of
suitable size were selected as shot. and
the powder had to be carried around
in chests or barrels and shoveled into
the muzzles of the guns, the stones be-
ing rolled in after it. In spite Of these
drawbacks very large guns were built,
for there was one used by Mahomet II.
against the Greeks at the siege of Con-
stantinople in 1883 which threw stone
weighing 600 pounds distance of one
mile
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Pulled Two ,ree.h for Revenge.

DR.. Dougal was famous Scotch ply
sician, and as eccentric as learned. One
day man came to consult him, in an
agony of pain, and, after an examine
ton, the doctor told the patient he had
an liberated tooth ami advised him to
poultice the jaw. An argument ensued,
during which the sufferer cried out:
"What do you know about teethr' At
this, the doctor seized pair of for
ceps and shouted: ''I'll draw every
tooth in your head!" The alarmed pa
tient ran out of the house, with the
doctor in pursuit. who finally overlook
him in the market place, and took out
two of his teeth. in thu midst Of an, iAterL
ested crowd.
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~ LoUIs. July "a The peoples party con-
36eutfou on the third day OF its session. got
1oun 70 solid work. and after a stormy ses-
11tG1 nominated Thomas l. Watson. Of
I1oegta. for vice president 1t turned down the
&nuutt6ss on rules by decisive vote and
w the nomination for vice president
6soedence over that OF president, so as to
Xtfoe the selection Of southern populist
~ p1ace OF Sewail, whose record was
<<roogly attacked by members of the
I1@nfno deiegAtion The hall was al
- - crowded ss it was during
80 q the sittinss Of the republican conven-
- There Wes good deal of enthusiasm
1sueaged. though not Ia favor Of any special
8rSdtAaka Most Of the speeches were in favor
ftho uomfnntlon of Mr.. Watson, OF Georgia,
~ his nonination was almost assured an
~ before Ne vas chosen
u Dplloving u the platform
~ nesaub5e pead1Fms the declarations Of
0Daha p,asforn
D11ss-Wo denand . national currency safe
oann1. tasue1 BY the general goverpmsnt
8 fall legal tender for Al debts. publie
rG1voas. snA reeetvsris fos an dsbts due
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