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Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Confusion at These Dinner,

In his dining room Sir Joshua Rey- holds constantly entertained all the best known men of his time, including Dr. Johnson, Goldsmith, Garriok, Burke, Sterne, Hogarth, Wilkes, Allan Ram. say and score of others, who formed the brilliant Literary club of which the great painter was the founder. There doubtless in the familiar lines of the author of Retaliation,
 When they talked of their Raphaels, Correg
 gios and stuff,
 He shifted his trumpet and only took snuff.
 At these dinner parties, according tc Malone, though the wine and the dishes were of the best, there seemed to be 8 tacit agreement that mind should pre- dominate over body. The table, we are told, though set only for seven or eight, often had to accommodate double that number. There was usually deficiency of knives, forks and glasses, and the guests had to bawl for more supplies, while the host calmly left every one to shift for himself, though he lost not a word. if he could help it, of the con~or ssktau. .---kroudo,~ Tnls0raph
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Her First order.

She was newly married and did moi know a little bit about either house keeping or shopping, and she was giv, ing her very first order. It was a crush CT, but the grocer was a clever man and was used to all kinds of orders and could interpret them easily.
 "Iwant ten pounds of paralysed sug. ar, !" she began, with businesslike air. "Yes'm. Anything else?'
 1.-Two cans of condensed milk. !"
 "Yes'm."
 He set down "pulverized sugar" and "condensed milk"
 Anything more, ma'am?"
 "A bag of fresh salt. Be sure it'i fresh. ''
 .."Yes'm. What next?"
 "A pound of desecrated oodfsh. !"
 He wrote glibly "desiocated cod"
 Nothing more, ma'am? We have some nice horse radish just in"
 "No," she said. "It would be of nc use to us. We don't keep a horse"
 Then the grocer sat down and famed himself with patent waehboard, al though the temperature was nearly zero.-New York World.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Too Much for Mems Nerves.

Some men left the Empire theatre last night with their nerves almost shat tered. This was from the exhibition of Adiie. the Armenian, and her lions, with "The Gay Masqueraders. Adiie enters and lies down in the arms of docile male lion in steel cage on the stage. In the same cage are two female lions who make the scene hideous by their constant snarling at the woman. The Armenian's disregard of danger is shown by her dancing in the cage while the female lions roar at her, and with their massive paws claw at her skirts tearing the bottom into shreds. When she, concluded her performance the audi ence drew long breath of relief.-In dianapolis News.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
DIED

LLoYD-At Sharon, Nov. 2i, William H. Lloyd, aged 64 years, father of Mrs Charles Fl. Marvin.
 VAIL-At New York city, Nov. 9, sud- denly of heart disease, Rev Albert D. Vail. pastor of the Park Avenue M. E. Church, New York city, aged near- ly 64 years. Dr Vail was born at Verbank, N. r He had held several country pastorates including Lake vile, Conn, but for the past thirty years had been pastor of different churches in New York city. He leaves wife but no children. h. terment at Amenia, N. Y.
 CRoFUT-At Canaan Valley, Nov. 24, Seth Peck Crofut, aged TT.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Mountain County Pomona.

The annual meeting for the reports of officers and delegates, and the election and installation of officers will be held in Pythian Hall. West Winsted, Dec. 2. commencing at 10. 30 a. m. The secre- tsry expects to secure reduced railroad rates. and it is hoped large number will attend. Dinner will be served on the basket plan as usual. N. Stevens, Sec'Y.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
mARRIED.

WAKEMAN- Millerton, N. Y, Nov. 24, Orrin w. Wakeman and Mrs Blanche Hunt of Winsted. SHERWOOD -MARsToN At Salisbury, Nov. 24, by Rev J. c. Goddard, Mar GUS B. Sherwood and Miss Jennie E Marston, both of Salisbury. AvERY-BRUEY-At Norfolk. Nov. 23, by Rev Arthur Goodenough, Charles F. Avery of Torrington and Miss Flora Louise Bruey of Norfolk. PERKINs-BAIRD-At tie home of the bride at Ashley Falls. Mass, Nov. 23. Albert Perkins of Norfolk aud Miss Mary Baird.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Many People Cannot Drink

coffee at night. It spells their sleep. You can drink Grain-O when you please and sleep like a top. For Grain-O does not stimulate, it nourishes, cheers and feeds Yet it looks and tastes like the best coffee. For nervous persons, young people and children, Grain.O is the perfect drink. Made from pnre grains. Get package from your grocer to day. Try tt iu place os eoRse. as and 25c,
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, DO nkrx [ oCs

State of Ohio, City of Toledo, 90 Lucas County. '''
 FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December, 1886. , A. W. GLEASON,
 ! SEAL Notary Public. t-~]
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the blood and mucus surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free. F.J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo, Ohio ATSold by Druggists. 75c.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01

Josephine Meyer, IT, Russian, com mitted suicide by taking carbolic acid in New Haven Sunday night. She had lost S17 which she WAS to send to her father. She was also engaged to sol dier who died in Cuba
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Another COrbett-ShaFkey Fight.

New York. Nov. 29.-Sharkey has ac- cepted an offer of Corbett's to fight again, the proceeds to go to the poor. Sharkey asks Corbett to name the time which must not be later than two weeks hence.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Fell on the Fiddler.

A trick bicyclist at Parsons Theatre, Hartford, Tuesday night made miscal- culation and with hls wheel fell over in to the orchestra pit. smashing violin which was being used by one of the musicians. ..s.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
FOR SALE.

second hand New Superior No l6 parlor furnace (called double heater because it also heats second story rooms). l second hand Richmond Range, and one second hand wood stove. S. o. BKCKLEy,
 Canaan. Conn,
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01

Burdock Blood Bltters gives 8 man a clear head, an active brain, strong. vigorous body-makes him fit for the battle of life.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
HARD WOOD,

First quality hard wood for sale by the
 cord. MRS. GEORGE ADAM, Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Kirness.


 In some portions of Germany the kirmess, or church mass, formerly danced in honor of the dedication of a church, is now observed with the special character of harvest home. It marks the close of the year s labors and is oele- brated by three days of music, feasting and dancing with partners chosen or al lotted, according to degrees of oomeli- ness, at the preceding May festival.
 In southern Germany the end of the harvest is marked by the sickle feast. The last sheaf is carried in triumph to the barn and placed on the floor. while the younger couples dance around it. One half of 1t is then decked with rib bons and hung aloft, while the other half is burned. Its ashes are treasured as a remedy for rheumatism and are sometimes used in making amulets or charms. The peasants leave for Wodan, or "the old one, :" few ears of corn and small number of apples, it being considered unlucky to strip either field or tree entirely hare.-Lippincott's
 At What Age Is Man strongestf
  organs of the body, have their stages of development and decline. Our physical strength increases up to certain age and then decreases Tests of the strength of several thousands of people have been made by means of a dynamometer (strength measurer), and the following are given as the average figures for the white race:
 The "lifting power" of youth of IT years is 2S0 pounds In his twentieth year this increases to 320 pounds, and in the thirtieth and thirty-first years it reaches its height, S56 pounds. At the end of the thirty. first year the strength begins to declire, very slowly at first.
 By the fortieth year it has decreased eight pounds, and this diminution con- tinues at a slightly increasing rate until the fiftieth year is reached, when the figure is 3S0 pounds.
 After this period the strength fails more and moro rapidly until the weak ness of old age is reached. It is not pos sible to give statistics of the decline of strength after the flftieth year, as it varies to large extent in different in dividuals.-Strand Magazine.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01
Mortgages Bought.

Do you hold any Western Mortgages on lands in Minnesota, North and South Da- kota. Nebraska or Kansas? If so, call and see me. I have good arrangements for handling the same.
 ED. NORTON, Canaan, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01

Do you take the local newspspers
Connecticut western news., 1898-12-01

THURSDAY. DECEMBER l. 1898.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
THE TTALIAN DIALECTS.


While in the Superior Court room
yesterday morning the Wayfarer saw
Officer Carmine DiNlare on the stand
interpreting the testimony Of an Ital-
ian employed at Bellevue quarries who
was a witness in the Murphy damage
suit against Hughes Bros. q Bangs. He
experienced considerable difficulty in
getting the meaning Of the wit
ness, and the lawyers in the case did
not aid him any by their Interruptions
when ne was endeavoring to get at
what the fellow really meant.
After it was over the Wayfarer ask
ed Officer DiNiare why it was that he
could not catch the drift of what the
witness said.
For the reason that he did not speak
pure Italian, but an Italian dialect :"
replied the officer. 1--WE have one lam
guage in ITALY, and one grammar. An
educated person speaks pure italian in
grammatical manner. But there are
about fifteen dialects, and there is a
material difference in all OF them. I can
understand all but two. Those two are
the Piedmontese, which is spoken by
Italians OF the lower class in the north
ern part of Italy, and the Sicilian.
which is spoken by those of the lower
orders in the extreme southern part OF
the Italian peninsula. The reason that
! do not understand them is simply be
cause / have never endeavored to learn
them. Now, il you will take an Ameri.
can and place him among the people oi
Cornwall or Lancashire in England hs
will experience the same difficulty in
understanding the lower classes ther,
that an Italian who understands pur,
italian perfectly will experience in in,
terpreting the statements of an italian
who uses one of the fifteen dialects
That is the difficulty / had with tha
witness. tried him first in pure Ital
ian. He could not understand It as h
would had he been educated. Then i
was necessary for me to ascertain wha
dialect he spoke, but that the lawyer
in the case did not seem to understand
In dealing with men Of such limite
education. as this witness had. an in
terpreter cannot ask him questions a
rapidly or In as direct a manner a
he could were he dealing with an Ital
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY.
REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH OF DEATHS, BIRTHS
AND MARRIAGES.

REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH OF DEATHS, BIRTHS
AND MARRIAGES.
~ b. Frazer, secretary OF the State
Board of Health, has issued the follow
ing report OF births, deaths and mar
riages in New Castle county during the
past three months:
White, 319; negroes, a: to-
tai, 1896; males, 217; females. 179; born
in the United States, 347; foreign born.
~; zymotics, Group, s; diphtheria, 40;
scarlet fever 3; typhoid fever, Il:
whooping cough, o; all other zymotic
diseases, 8; total, 50, or over 20 per
cent. of the total deaths; other causes
of death, cancer, 6; consumption. 40:
meningitis, 9; marasmus, IA; inani-
ton, 10; Bright's disease. IL: bron-
chitis, s; heart disease. "a; pneumonia
S2; accidents, 4; accidents on rail-
roads, 8; disease of the brain. %; dis
ease OF the stomach and bowels. IL;
paralysis, IL; congestion of lungs. 6:
old age, 16; drowned 4; burns, 4; sui
eide, ?; premature births, 10; murder
cd, l; childbirth, 2; all other dis
eases, 81; stillbirths, IS; brought here
for interment, 80. Ages-Under year
rs, from ! to 5, 50; to 10, "a; 10 to 20
20; 20 to 80, As; 30 to 40, 80: 40 TO so
2l; so to 60, %; 60 to 20, Al; 20 to so
2S; so to 80, IA; 80 to 100, 1; aged mo-
stated, 8.
Births-White, 4S2;negroes, 2S: total
$40; males, 307; females, 203.
Marriages-White, 16S; negroes, 81
total 1879.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10

ian Of education and culture. 1t is en-
tirely different"
Officer DgMare is one of the hand
soonest men on the force, and there is
not a policeman in town who is more
generally respected by his superiors
and associates and by the public at
large. He has good Judgment, is never
officious, and yet he is always ready
to meet any emergency which may
arise. His father intended that he
should become a priest, and with this
end in view sent him to one of the
italian seminaries. Before he completed
his studies his father died, and that
circumstance changed the course Of his
life. Seventeen years ago he came to
this country He married a country
woman, and was unfortunate in losing
her. Some years after her death he
married a second time, the present wife
being a woman of German extraction
He speaks English Italian. Spanish
French thirteen Italian dialects, and
can read and write Latin. While a lit
tie rusty on some of the languages be-
cause he has had no occasion to use
them for many years, he can still, man
age to make himself understood in any
of them and can read any OF them with
ease. He is probably the best educated
man on the force.
DOHL'S LITTLE RESURRECTION
How often has a man been told by
his spouse to be punctual at meal time
when some extra dish, that will tickle
his palate. is to be served for dinner?
The madame always says this with a
smile. and the head of the family to
make matters pleasant, forsakes his
outside social functions and goes home
to eat that extra dish. How often does
woman's keen sense tell her that to
have something outside of the regular
dinner, is a better cOnqueror than all
the counsel in the world.
good story is being told of Daniel
Dohl. the excluding inspector, and
the Wayfarer gives it as it is told. One
Sunday Mr.. Dohl was requested to be
home earlier than usual, as a favorite
dish Of his was to be on the list Of
vegetables to be served for dinner. He
arrived home sooner than expected
Dinner was ready and Mr.. DOhl's teeth
were In waiting to masticate that which
he learned to love in the Fatherland
Just as the family was about to sit
the whole family ran to the front door.
Mr.. Dohl soon returned to his dinner,
but Mrs. Dohl remained to see the fire
engines pass. A most exasperating
sight met Mr. Dohl's eyes There on the
table was the house cat, greedily de-
vouring the extra dish. He yelled, and
the cat jumped from the table and went
down in the cellar for safety, the door
leading to that part of the house being
open. He followed the cat, and, upon
reaching the cellar floor, picked up a
club and killed the animal. He then
quickly buried it in the back yard.
When the rest of the family returned
they inquired what the matter was and
Mr., DOhl informed them that he had
killed the cat for eating that extra dish.
The whole family went to the back
yard to see pussy's grave. The spade
and shovel were still visible. and Mr.
Dohl dug up the animal to show them
/ how he killed it. He dug away in.
| dustriously and when the body was
reached the cat jumped up and lei
| forth meow as if to say:
How are you Dan, and how is Moses
| Weil?"
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
OLD POINT COMFORT.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TOUR
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TOUR
VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
Leave New York and Philadelphia
Saturday. March 10. Tickets, including
transportation going and returning,
luncheon on going trip, and one and
three-fourth days board at Old Point
Comfort, will be sold at rate of $1,000
from New York; $500 from Trenton;
S14O0 from Philadelphia, and proper
tionate rates from other points. Tick
cts will be valid to return by regular
trains within six days.
At a slight additional expense tour
lists can extend the trip TO Virginia
Beach, with accommodations at the
Princess Anne Hotel.
For itineraries and full information
apply to ticket agents; Tourist Agent,
1886 Broadway, New York; or George
w. Boyd, Assistant General Passenger
Agent, Broad Street Station, Philadel-
phia.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10


HER ACCIDENTS BROUGHT IN $780,
600 TO HER OWNERS IN THE
COURSE OF A SINGLE YEARS
WORK ON CHERRY ISLAND
FLATS.
The dredge Pacific, which is on the
Jackson and Sharp Company's railway,
will be made three feet wider on each
side, retaining the old sides, which will
serve as collision bulk-heads and make
her more stable.
Last year, while at work in the Del
aware, she was run down three times.
The first time she recovered 500, 900
damages. She was rebuilt at the
Pusey and Jones Company's yards and
again put at work on Cherry Island
fats. Once more she was run down,
and again she went back to the Pusey
and Jones COmpany's yards, after re-
covering $4,000 damages. Again she
tried it, and once more she met with
misfortune, which cost the other fell
lows, $4,000, and she is now in the
Jackson and Sharp Company's yards
for repairs necessitated by this acci-
dent
The managing owners are Brainerd
& Bros, of New York, and the work OF
repairs is under the superintendency
of Captain William Ferret, OF Bridge
port, Conn, master carpenter for the
owners.
Notwithstanding her many mishaps
the Pacific is considered one of the
best-working dredges in the river
The collisions were the result OF pill
OTIS of steam vessels violating the or
ders requiring them to keep in the east
ern channel, while the Pacific was
making twelve cuts, thirty feet wide,
in the western channel. The pilots pre-
ferred the western channel because of
the superiority of the range lights
marking it, but their failure to obey or
ders led them into trouble of the worst
description
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
DIHD.

DEGRAW. this city, on March 6,
1898, Barbara A., daughter of George
j. and Matte A. DegTaw, aged year
and IL months.
HAUGHEY.- I'm this city, on March 6,
1898, James p, son of ROsanna and
the late Francis Haughey.
KITCHEN. this city, on the 9Th
instant, Myrtle T. Kitchen, aged p
months.
SOUTHGATE.-On March 9, 1898, Mary
E Southgate, renct Of Walter +.
SOuthgate, at Christiana, Del.
The relatives and friends are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral with
out further notice, at / o'clock, Satur-
day afternoon, March r. Services at
the Presbyterian Church.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
THE PACIFIC'S WIDTH.
1t Will Be Increased Six Feet
for Stability's Sake.

THE OLD SIDES TO BE RETAINED
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
IlIFE's A BURDEN-If tbo 80

LIFE'S A BURDEN-If the stomach
is not right. Is there Nausea? Is
there Constipation? Is the Tongue
Coated? Are you Light Headed? Do
you have Sick Headache? Any and
all of these denote Stomach and Liver
Disorder. DR.. Agnew's Liver Pills act
quickly and VIII cure most stubborn
and chronic cases. 40 in a vial for 10
cents.-6S Sold by Miller Drug Com
pany, 402 Market street; n. B. Dan
forth, Market and Second streets.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
WAYFARER'S NOTE BOOK
Things, Pleasant and Unpleas-
ant, Caught on the Way.

sKITs ON PERSONS AND THINGS
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
We want to enaase YOU

TO take orders for our
mnde-to-nrder and meas-
urc cusiclatailoringi Mems
Suits, Pants and over.
coatsl.Weputyouin the
way Co take orders from
almost every man IN
your county. a business
betterthan a store with
e2O,0oO stock. With us , on
have no cOmuetitfon
Evening journal., 1898-03-10

IF YOU READ THEM BEFORE SUP
PER THEY WILL AID YOUR d.
GEsTIoN, BUT THERE is MOTH
ING PUT IN THEM TO LULL YOU
TO SLEEP.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
Judgment

Is needed in the selection of footwear,
on our part as well as on yours. We
spend a great deal Of time endeavoring
to keep our goods up to the highest
standard, and take pride in showing
what we consider the best medium
price shoes in the city.
Still many bargains in Winter styles,
and Spring goods coming in every day.
Mems Vici Kid, Russet and Patent
Leathers, Women's Silk Vesting Top
turn sole and common-sense shoes.
We can shoe a whole family from a
small purse and still leave something
for the grocer.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
WiImingtOn,s wonderful cure.

Prof. Townsend's Electric and Massage
Treatment and his Electric Appliances
have made these cures in this city for
the last hNe years. Lumbago. rheuma-
paralysis spinal and hip disease. weak
eyes, deafness and other, cures. Come
and read testimonials OF these cures In
my Office. and go see the cures The only
Treatment and electric appliance office
IN Delaware, 6l5 King street a. m. 9
p. m.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
FoR THE CRITTENToN MISSION

FOR THE CRITTEN1ON MISSION.
Charles M. Morton, who aided Evan
gelist Charles NJ Crittenton in his ser
vices here short time ago. will ad-
dress a meeting in Delaware Avenue
Baptist Church tomorrow evening in
the interest of the mission.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10

We are the largesI
makersin America Of iin8
Custom-made Clothing.
We buy our cloth direct
from the largest Euro.
pean and American mills
WecontrOl the product
Of several wooden mills.
We operate the most ex-
tensise and economic
Custom Tailoring plants
lneNistence,thus reduc-
ing the price Of mnde-to-
order Guiis tc $500 and
upwardss pantsfrome1. so
10 So, prices 80 low that
nearly everyone IN your
county uiilhegiad 60 have
their clothing made tOOr-
der and measure.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10
MARRIED.

RANSOM JACKSON the Sth in
stant, by Rev. John France, Levi A.
Ransom, of Smyrna, Del, and Ella
Jackson, of this city.
Evening journal., 1898-03-10

Order your bottled beer, wines and
liquors ait Lynch's, northwest corner
Madison and Fourth streets.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-02-24
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Council Room, Feb. /, 1898.
(CCntinuation.)
The following petition was offered:

The following. petition was offered:
To the Common Council of the City
Of Grand Rapids, Wool county, Wis
consin-Gentlemen: The undersigned
electors who reside in. the territory
hereinafter described, which territory
is adjacent to the cltv Of Grand Rapids
aforesaid, hereby petition your honor
able body and ask that the said TERRITORY
be annexed to and made part of said
city of Grand Rapids and petition that
YOU take the necessary steps to that
end. Each petitioner represents and
alleges that he owns part of said Gerri
tory and resides therein. The territory
above referred to and asked to be an
neXed to said city is described as follows:
to wit:
The west half Of the southwest quar-
ter of Section 16; the west ialf of the
northwest quarter of Section Is; the
west half Of the southwest quarter of
Section 8, and the west half of the
northwest quarter of Section 8, all in
in ihe Town of Grand Rapids il said
Wood Co., Wis.
Name of resident electors:
Herman Kumez, Svend Droesky,
Fred GWhler, August kurz,
Gottfrid Popfske, Gus Kruger,
L. II. Ticknor, Z. F. Bihlmeier,
John Nintz.
Which was filed with the city clerk
Feb. l, 1898
Alderman Rowland offered the follow
ing resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED, That the above petit
ton be accepted and recorded and that
the proper steps be taken to grant the
request of the petitioners.
The above resolution was adopted.
An ordinance, providing for the an
nexation OF certain territory (the terri
tory in said petition described) TO the
city of Grand Rapids, presented to the
council
Moved by Alderman Wipperman and
carried that the proposed ordinance for
the annexation of certain territory to
the city of Grand Rapids be referred to
the committee on ordinances with in
structions to make the needed correc-
tons therein and have the same pub
lished, as soon as corrected, as provided
by law
Ordinance published among legals in
another column)
MILTON w. MosHER
City Clerk.