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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
DAKOTA RARRIr rRAps

Many of the Russian farmers west of town are complaining about jackrabbits falling down their chimneys and ire quently lodging therein, stopping the passage of the smoke Their peasant like houses-which are all provided with large fireplaces and proportionately large chimneys-are mostly low and covered with the beautiful" The chim- neys, of course, have to be kept clear of snow. After it has been shovelled away several times, a large funnel shaped cone remains, the walls of which are rendered icy by the alternate in fiuence of the fire below and the cold above. Any wild animal proving. around on a bitter cold night, upon nearing one of these smoke cones and feeling the warmth would naturally seek closer proximity thereto, where upon it's ventures would invariably re suit in a slide, MT. Animal landing in the fire box below.-F'rom The Kuhn (N. D) Wind
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
GRAND TRADE FETE IN MAY
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 "A brush manufacturer of New York, MT. Bradley, bought the whole place can't buy some of those lots to-day for $10,0o0.
 And the New Jersey Central sends there some days during the season 25,- 900 people Hardly day during the season from 5000 to 10000 people don't visit it. Hasn't anything but surf to bring people there, either.
 But the business men of Asbury Park are everlastingly at it. inviting people to come. They send delega- ton of their brightest, brainiest citizens to every convention worth having to in vite and fight for the next convention to be held there.
 Now this is the spirit the New Ha- ven merchants must show. For my part love a difficulty to get square in the path for the pleasure of over-com- ing 1t.
 "The publicity committee has this whole scheme we'll thought out and it means to act as a very sharp spur to the other committee, that is. if they need it.
 In addition to the bureau of com fort already mentioned. M. Steinert & Sons Co have offered the use of Stein ert hall for the use Of visitors who will be regaled by a concert therein. while Messrs F. NJ. Brown &S Co.,. with char acteristic generosity. have offered their .soo- Tn thair cparfo1Is 9D0o npdiOf1G building for the same purpose.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13

A meeting of the general committee in charge of the arrangements for the coming Merchants carnival was called to be held in the Insurance building, yesterday afternoon, but as none of the subcommittee was ready to report, an adjournment was taken until 5;45 tomorrow afternoon, when the meeting will be held in room IA, Insurance building, The transportation commit tee will confer with Consolidated road officials tomorrow forenoon in regard to reduced fares of visitors to New Haven during the carnival.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13

was first called to the crime by some one who heard the girls screams. Ser geant Bissell went to the place as d. rected, but found no one there,
 A person who had seen the couple to- gether early in the afternoon assured the officer that the girl was Katie Dix on. She was found by Sergeant Bissell and sent to the Associated Charities, where she made charges against Lev enty.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
CHARGED WITH RAPE.

John Leventy Accused of a Serious
 Crime.
 John Leventy, a confectioner at g Church, whose home is at 105 Wash ington street. was arrested last even Ing at his place of business by Sergeant Bissell. Leventy, who is a married man. is charged with raping sixteen year-old Katie Dixon. a sister to Mrs. Leventy. The act is said to have been committee on Prospect street. near Di- vision. The attention of the authorities
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
GOVERNMENT BONDS.

Following are the quotations for United States bonds at the call to-day:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-13
NEW YORK COTTON EXCHANGE.

MARKET, APRIL 12, 1897.
The Press., 1897-04-08
Two of TAit's Stories.

The late archbishop of Canterbury had many good stories to tell. Two are recalled by his private secretary, Man deville B. Phillips, in some personal "reminiscences, which he contributes to the London Sunday Magazine. One concerned Archbishop Tait's coachman, who was very original character. One day clergyman who called at the pal ace asked him whether he had still as much to do as ever. The answer was sublime. "There's always goodish bit doing, sir, but it's been a trifie easier since we took young MT. Parry into the business. '' The Right Rev. Edward Parry had recently been appointed bishop suHragen of Dover.
 Another of the archbishop's stories, also of a coachman, will be new to many. A gentleman living in the neigh borhood of Addington, finding that the stablemen were not in the habit of at tending church, spoke to his coachman about it. ''They ought to go,'' he said. ''That's just what I say myself" was the rejoinder. "I says to them: Look at me. I go. And what harm does it do me?'"
The Press., 1897-04-08
The Man Washington.

Lecturing on WashingtC1 before the Buffalo Contemporary club, Professor Moses Colt Tyler of Cornell said that, while the great VirgiEian's reputation as a soldier and statesman was safe, he was in real danger from the humorists of the future. This was owing to the fact that Washington, the real nl;.n, had never been very well known and is now almost forgotten, having been replaced in the popular mind by a myth type al most equally compounded of the heroic,
 the priggish and the statuesque. Too often he was spoken of as person who never said naughty word, never did a naughty thing, who cut down that cherry tree with his own little hatchet
 who never lied, apparently because he could not, who never laughed out loud, who never sWOre, whose behavior was always dignified and proper, and whose conduct was always such as might be expected of the good little boy i'll the Sunday school. These myths of exag- geration and adulatiOn had their origin in the extraordinary qualities of the man, his extraordinary achievements and the gratitude of the republic which he was instrumental in founding. Mod. est, reserved and generally grave, the statement that he never laughed ol smiled during the war of the Revolution had been shown to be false. Underlying these myths were discovered Washing
 ton s great reserve, fOrmality, thorough
 ness and self control. l.-New York Times.
The Press., 1897-04-08
Why He Laughed.

The thin man laughed immoderate1y, and the fat man naturally wanted tc know the occasion for it.
 "Why, every time I see you," ex- plained the thin man, ''I think of the remark my boy made. ;
 "What was it?" asked the fat man rather doubtfully, as if uncertain as to the wisdom of making such an inquiry.
 "He wanted to know if you were the baby elephant.
 eff had boy who didn't know any better than to make fun of a man be- cause he was fat, I'd thrash him., as- serted the fit man, with some emphasis.
 "Oh, so would IT, returned the thin man promptly. II know how sensitive fat men are as to their size, and I would have walloped the boy if I had thought he was referring to that, but know he wasn't. You see, when he made the re- mark he was looking straight at your ears"
 If the fat man had not been constitu- tionally lazy, tic thin man would have had to ficht CT l :n.-ChiCanO Post.
The Press., 1897-04-08
watterson and Music.

The Washington Post says that Henry Watterson is passionately fond of music, and pathetic and tender melody al ways brings the tears to his eyes. ''LOv- ing music as he does, when the yearning to hear it is upon him the brave Henry will sit down to the piano, surcharged with Chopin, Schubert, Wagner or Gounod. Then the trouble begins. What with defective sight, a restless, nervous organization. the music in him sUrging for expression, he mal-Cs q wild sap at the bass, probably striking the wrong note, to his intense tCrturc-stGrts in on something which is as wild, weird and ominous as Alpine thur:ler-tO wind up with a climax which makes him vibratC in his seat and leaves him all cXhuustC cd wreck, with world of music still un- expressed, his sensitive ear and refined taste telling him that tAe effort has been in vain, in spite of naturally fine touch and an artistic temperament. ;
The Press., 1897-04-08
Number 2.

PouItney Bige1ow on German Education.
 The great era of German domination in things mental was the era of com- parative liberty, the age of Schiller and Goethe. Today the universities, the schools, the men of ideas-they all live too much ill the shade of officials. A historian like Mommscn, {; scientist like Virchow, political thinker like Del bruck-such men are made to suffer po- litical and social persecution. Germans appreciate greatness, but the German government toleratcs it not. The great man must be a freeman, and a govern ment of soldiers cannot endure freemen. Germans are justly proud of their vast army, their industrious and honest off cials, their excellent educational insti- tutions. It is all wonderful, but not to my taste. IWould rather live i'll a rough country and carry a revolver than feel that a policeman was always at my back.
 We Americans may carry too far our admiration for German education. And this is directed particularly at parents who think of sending their boys to a gymnasium or the university. The Ger man boy learns all enormous amount, but it is usually at the expense of his health, and always at the expense of time which should have been devoted to canoeing, fishing, shooting or sailing. MT. Edison once told me that he ad- mired Germans very much as chemists; that they were the only people patient enough for that work; but, so far as other useful knowledge was concerned, he could say little for them. And as we all know, Edison is an expert on the subject of labor value.
 There are several things which Ger many could never have prOducCil-fOT instance, Golden, ALl,h,un Lincoln, Henry Ward BeechCr alI Thomas Edi- son.-Harper' Weekly.
The Press., 1897-04-08
Occupation and Health.

"There are occupations which men do not shun as they do work in 8 gas house," said life insurance examiner,
 (which we consider far more hazardous
 You will be more likely to find old men in a gashouse-men who have worked in the business for many years-than in a brewery. In the brewery men look robust and strong. They have every ex- ternal appearance of health and would be looked upon by the average man as good risks. But the fact that one rare ly sees an old man in the business shows that the calling, coupled with the hab- its which it creates, has tendency to shorten life. The iron worker is anoth- CT who is a less good risk than. the gas- man if all other things are equal. The fine particles of metal which find their way into his breathing apparatus have an effect on his lungs, and strong men in that calling frequently develop pull monary consumption. In fact, all trades and occupations which require working in dust are detrimental to longevity and will kill much more quickly than work ing in we'll regulated gashousa. D. New York Tribune.
The Press., 1897-04-08
A Clever Rascal.

While we'll to do Parisian was re- turning recently by train from Havre, during the first hour his only fellow passenger in the compartment was @ young man who made himself very agreeable. Then others got in, and talk was general. Finally the Parisian drop ped asleep. Presently the young man, turning to the other passengers, with a wink toward the sleeping man, said in an undertone, "I'll play a good joke on my uncle." And he unfastened the strap by which small travelling bag was slung over the shoulder of the sleeper. "I'll change into the next compartment at the first stop, and my uncle will wake up and think he has been robbed. It will be fun to see his face, and can watch through the little glass in the partition. Don't give it away" The others grinned appreciatively, and the young man presently slipped out with the bag.
 Soon after the owner of the bag woke up. He missed his pouch from the strap and jumped up in great excitement ex- claiming, "I've been robbedl' The re- sponse of his fellow passengers was a roar of laughter. This added anger to the victim S excitement, and he stOrmed furiously. Finally one of the passengers assured the angry man that his bag was all right; his nephew had it in the next compartment. My nephewp' shouted the bewildered man. q haven't any nephew. I never had a nephew. I don't know anything about any nephew. " Then it was the turn of the other pas sengers to be dumfounded. But the thief got away, and there were several thousand francs ill the bag.-Paris Let fer
The Press., 1897-04-08
Keeping the Pledge

A Sharps5urg man who has beer drinking too much liquor for his own good was induced to sign the pledge the other day. His wife was delighted. She took the document and said:
 "You must let me have it. I will keep it for you.
 So the paper was conf1ded to her cus- tody. On the next day the man was drinking again as freely as before.
 "How is this?" asked friend. "You signed the pledge yesterday, and now you are guzzling whisky again.''
 "It's all right, replied the pledge signer in unsteady tones. "I don't have to keep that pledge. My wife says shell keep it for me. That's the kind of g wife to have, old fellow. Let's take 8 drink!" -Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele praDh
The Press., 1897-04-08
April 5, 1867.

April 5, 1867.
 The election in this state last Monday resulted disastrously to the republican party. The democrats elected their en- tire state ticket, and three out of four congressman. The legislature is, how ever, republican, the senate standing II republicans to 10 democrats, and the house 123 republicans and IA democrats. The vote in Stafford resulted as follows For governor -Hawley, rep., 377; Eng. fish, dem, 429. Lieutenant-governor Perry, rep, 374; Hyde, dem., 430. Sen, ators-Geo. D. Colburn, rep, 362; E. A. Converse, dem., 442. Judge of probate Rev. F. l.. Batchelder, rep, 378; Samuel w. Moore, dem., 427 Representatives. MT. Blodgett, rep, 380; Alden Davis, rep., 39O; Josiah Converse, dem, 425 J. l.. Fairman, dem., 425. We give the names of the lower branch of the legisla. ture elected from this and neighboring towns: Stafford-Josiah Converse, Johr L. Fairman, democrats; Coventry-Lu. ther P. Gager, w. A. Hempsted, republi. cans; Union-Andrew Towne, Thomas Moore, democrats; Gardner Hall, James B. Weeden, republicans Tolland-Edgar N. Lull, Edward Kellogg democrats; Ashford-Francis H. Shaffer David A. Baker, democrats; Ellington Oliver M. Hyde, republican; Mansfield Joseph B. Morrow, Isaac P. Fenton, re- publicans Eastford-J. D. Barrows, rep
 At town meeting held "Wednesday il was voted to appropriate $500 to sustain the High school, which has heretofore been supported by subscription.
 Lyman Cushman is erecting a new two story building in connection with the new blacksmith shop, where the manufactur ing and repairing of wagons and buggies of all kinds is to be carried on.
 Jacob Glover is about to open a stove and tin-ware store in the rooms in this village now occupied by B. F. Davis shoe shop. He will also continue his shop at the Hollow.
 Stafford will be well represented in the next legislature. We have our two mem bers of the lower branch, a senator. be sides lieutenant-governor, who will be ex-off1cio, president of the senate, anC have a casting vote in case of a tie.
 MARRIED.
 In Stafford, March 2lst, 1867, by Rev c. V. Maxham, Nellie R. Dwight tc Frank 1. Weston, both Of Stafford.
The Press., 1897-04-08
1897 CARRIAGES. 1887

I shall show after March 1st the largest stock of Single Carri- ages, Surreys, COncOrds, and Light Vehicles of every descrip- tiOn, I have ever carried, and at lower. prices. Carriages from $45 to $15O-Surreys form $7O to 175-COncOrds from $40 to 800. The work is built to my or der, sold under my guarantee, and will be just as represented. Having sold from 60 to 200 jobs per year for the last 20 years, I will meet any ones prices. I am also prepared to do repairing in all it's branches and at lowest rates.
 JOHN G. WIGHTMAN.
 Stafford Hollow, Feb. 20, 1897.
The Press., 1897-04-08
Nourishing GrueIs,

Nourishirg gruels are always in de- mand for delicate persons as we'll as in valids. Those most called for are of h. dian meal or oatmeal. For oatmeal gruel put into pan over the fire a quart of boiling water, add to it table spoonfuls of oatmeal by sitting it in slowly between the fingers, stirring all the while. When well mixed cover the saucepan and place it at the back of the fire, where it will simmer for two hours. Season with salt enough to make it pal atable and sweeten it if desired Strain it through a medium fine sieve To a small teacup thirds full of this hot gruel add teaspOonful of cream when serving it to an invalid. Indian meal gruel is made by mixing 3 level table spoonfuls of meal with half spoonful of flour, stirring into the dry ingredients half cup of cold water before mixing them with a quart of boiling water. Let this mixture cook slowly at the back of the fire two hours, stirring it occasionally to prevent its sticking to the bottom of the pan, season generous ly with salt, a very little sugar and a suspicion of nutmeg. This gruel should also be served with cream, like the oat- meal grueL Times-Herald.
The Press., 1897-04-08
An Encomium Cheap1x Won.

"Boss," said the man, "give me cents.''
 The man addressed reached in his pocket. and smile appeared on the beggar's face.
 ''I'm afraid,' said the man, feeling around among the coins in his pocket, "that can t give you [the smile on the beggar's face disappeared and a sober look took its place] 3 cents. I think I'll have to give you 1.-the sober look was now turned into broad smilel 5.'
 ''Boss,' , said the beggar, "you're a brick. ''-New York Sun.
The Press., 1897-04-08

People of both sexes, who tremble at the consequences which they claim must ensue from the invasion of mans domain by the 'new woman," would do we'll to consider the reverse side of the question: the invasion of "woman's sphere" by man, and 'do something" to avert the danger thereof. In the city of Chicago, for instance, there are men who wash and iron for living; men who take contracts for spring housekeeping men who go from house to house sweeping and dust ing men who clean bric-a-brac. There are men who make paper flowers, men who are embroiderers and lace-makers and corset-makers men who are profes- sional menders and nurses for children, to say nothing of men milliners, men dress makers, and men cooks, whose name is legion. There are plenty of men who do general homework, several male seam- stresses who go out by the day, and men who teach patching and darning. Men are gradually creeping into the ranks of hospital nurses, and the mothers congress revealed the fact that California, at least, has man kindergarten. In view of such unblushing defiance of natures laws. is
 t not time that men and women, afflicted with a morbid dread of the "mannish wonan," give some attention to the "wo- manish man?" For surely it is not pos sible for man to engage in these wo- manly pursuits and not become unsexed. -Unj0na SionaE
The Press., 1897-04-08
Needles.

Needles are all made by machinery The piece of mechanism by which the needle is manufactured takes the rough steel wire, cuts it into proper lengths, files the point. fattens the head, Tierces the eye, then sharpens the tiny iIstru- ment and gives it that polish familiar to the purchaser. There is also d ma chine by which needles are counted ana placed in the papers ill which they are sold, these being afterward folded by the same cOntrivance
The Press., 1897-04-08

THERE IS NOTHING so G OD.-There is nothing just as good as 1 r. Kings New Discovery for Consumption. Coughs and Colds, so demand it and GJ not permit the dealer to sell you son. substitute. He will not claim there is al! thing bet ter, but in order to make moi profit he may claim something else to De just as good. You want Dr. Kings N,w Dis covery because you know it t., be safe and reliable, and guaranteed to C" good or money refunded. For Coughs. Colds, Consumption, and for all affect n5 of Throat, Chest and Lungs, there is hing so good as is Dr. Kings New Disc ov ry. Trial bottles free at E. K. Taft's rug Store. Regular size 50 cents and $1. 8
The Press., 1897-04-08
Enp1and,s Iarpest Orcbard.

The largest orchard in Great Britain is at Tottington, in the county ot Gloucester. It is 500 acres in extent ana in some seasons yields its owner, Lort Sudley, profit of $50.OOO. The trees are chiefly apples and plums.
The Press., 1897-04-08
From Sire to Son. :.

As family medicine, Bacon's Celery King for the Nerves passes from sire to son as a legacy. If you Kidney, Liver or Blood disorder, Constipation, Headache, Rheumatism, this specific will cure you, E. K. Taft, Stafford Springs; w. P. Full Ter, Somers Odell & Jones, Staffordville, are sole agents, and are distributing sam- ples free. Large packages soc and 25c.
The Press., 1897-04-08
There is a Class of People

Who are inured by the use of coffee. Recently there has been placed in all the grocery stores a new preparation called GRAIN-O, made of pure grains, that takes the place of coffee. The most delicate stomach receives it without distress, and but few can tell it from coffee. It does not cost over < as much. Children may drink it with great benefit. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per pack age. Try it. Ask for GRAIN-O.
The Press., 1897-04-08
ITEMS FROM THE STAFFORD
 NEWS LETTER.

Tt is our intention to print under this head from week to week, items of interest from the old Stafford News Letter.
The Press., 1897-04-08
The Chicago Grocery's
 WEEKLY PRICES.

E45- It will pay you to read them if you have't got money to burn.
 2,400 Parlor Matches, 12c 10 lbs. Quaker Oats, 25c qts. hand-picked White Beans, 25c ' lbs. Laundry Starch, 25c gals. 15Oo Oil, 55c 4 lbs. Mixed Candy, 25o 1 lb. Good Coffee, 2Oc 1 bbl. Best Haxall Flour, 525 1 dog. 3-lb cans Fine Table Peaches, 1.2O 2-lb. cans Corned Beef, soc 1 can Finest Marrow Peas, 10c cans Clans, Little Necks, 25c Greens, Dandelion and Spinach, 20c 30 bars Star Soap, 100 A bars Welcome Soap, 100 30 bars Lenox Soap, 100 2S bars Oak Leaf Soap, 100 1 dog. Shore Mackerel, fine, 1Sc Salmon Trout, fine, per lb., Sc Best Cucumber Pickles, per gal, 23c cans Condensed Milk, 25c packages Best Mince Meat, 25c II lbs. Tody Tobacco, 25c bottle Prime Worcestershire Sauce, 1Oc 100 lbs. Oyster Shells, 95c Pure Fruit Jams, per h., Sc gal Fine Light Molasses, 35c package Soapine Washing Powder, Sc GROCERY
The Press., 1897-04-08

The contemporary chimney sweeps, who still arc of importance to London, are lusty youths and mature men, who work with ''machine'' and bear rela- tion to the ancient order commiserated by Lamb and purposely championed by Dickens only in their soot grimed hands and blackened countenu :ces. One of these. testifying at the inquest over William Price, summed u2 the grand difference between original worth and present degeneracy. "Lor' bless you, we ain't chimbley sweeps nowadays; not bit of it. We work witn lot of sticks. Anybody can do that. But he ah, he wor a sweep, he worl Ee could do our work, but we couldn't do his. There ain't no chimbleys, and there ain't no sweeps now. "--London Letter.
The Press., 1897-04-08

No my stery about it. When the Shakers offered some time ago to give away a bottle of their Digestive Cordial to any one who might call at their New York office, there was great rush and great many people thought they were crazy.
 Subsequent events proved it to have been a very clever advertising transaction for although they gave away thousand of bottles, it was in the end profitable near ly every one that took free bottle came back for more and paid for it witt Lleasure, saying they had derived better results from its use than from any other medicine they had ever used.
 There Is nothing SO uniformly success full in the treatm mt of stomach troubles as the Shakers Digestive Cordial, and what is better than all, 1t relieves at once.
The Press., 1897-04-08

"Young man," said the professor, as he caught friskie Freshman by the should CT, "I believe Satan has got hold of you" q believe he has," was the reply.