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Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04

How unfortunate that those people who best know how 10 run a news paper are invariably engaged in some other business. Press & Printer.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04

Coughs anl colds. down to the very borderland of consumption, yield to the soothing, healing influences of pr Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04
NEVER, FATTS.

We can always find positions for compet ent women to do general housework NJ charge whatever to register ca our list.
 NEWS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04
HELP WANTED.

Women for general housework. driver and gardener, teamsters, men and boys for farm work, Irish Roman Catholic girl for cooking and laundry work, first girl in family of four.
 NEWS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04
A CARD.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to | refund the money on 6O-cent bottle of | Gresne's Warranted Syrup of Tar, If 1t fails | to cure your cough or cold. We also guar | antee 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or
 | money refunded. | W. H. CAMP, Fl ID. HUNpHREY
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04

Impossible to foresee an accident. Not impossible to be prepared for it. Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil. Monarch over pain.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04
- m mAnRIED.

MoGRAw - BRANDON - At Lakeville, April 27. by Rev T. F. Ramon, Will liam McGraw of Sheffield and Miss Jessie Brandon of Canaan.
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04
WANTED,

We want two women for general house. work in nice families. both families of four. Capable, willing and neat girls will be paid excellent wages. Satisfactory girls have been kept from four to fifteen years in these families.
 NEWS EMPLOYMENT BUREAU,
Connecticut western news., 1899-05-04

that MT Barnett's resignation will not be accepted. Mir Barnett is not an aggressive man, nevertheless we think he accomplishes more good in this parish than any other man can. He and his family have endeared them selves to the whole community without regard to denomination, and there is a unanimous expression of regret at their contemplated departure. All sincerely hope that MT Barnett will reconsider his resignation, and will withdraw it.
 MT and Mrs s. Hastings Grant re- moved from Newburgh, N. Y. last Fri day to Montclair, N. J. where their son, the Rev Arthur H. Grant, has been all winter, but their stay in Montclair will probably last but few weeks at pres ent because they have not decided where to locate for the summer. Mrs Grant is granddaughter of the late Silas Beckley who for many years own- ed and occupied the house in Canaan lately sold by Frank Hitchcock to Mrs Brown of Brooklyn, N. Y. In alluding to the recent sale of that property Mrs Grant writes as f lows: "So grandpa's old home has changed hands again. l should like to have it myself for a sum- mer residence. The situation was to my mind always about the best in Ca naan. What change has come to the sleepy little village of long ago, when the only excitement was to watch the ore wagons go past grandpa's house, and when the right one came along tc run out and have little chat with Uncle Billa Beckley. Well, the city people are making discoveries every year of the gems set in those lovely New England hills, and Canaan has no, bssa overlooked" !"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
Mea est sinn IF hem All.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
There are lots of mean men in the
world There is one in Boston who will
never tell any one the time of day; there
Is one in Colorado who never lights a
cigar in winter because his breath upon
the frosty air gives the same satisfaction,
and there IS another in Pillsbury, WyO.,
who never has a fire in his house be-
cause the smoke might wear the Chin
ney out. But the meanest Of all men
lives right here in Chicago.
The other night he came along Ran
dolph street and stopped at a little side
walk stand whereon were displayed such
trinkets as collar buttons, shoe laces,
combs, and pocket mirrors He took np
one of the latter, and the proprietor
eyes frightened at the prospect OF sale
How much?" asked the Meanest Man.
Five cents" answered the proprietor
OF the stand.
The Meanest Man looked the object
carefully over. I'm give you three" The
other shook his head
The Meanest Man held out. TOO
much" he said. Somehow. between the
two outstretched hands, the pocket mir
ror fell and broke into several pieces
on the pavement. The Meanest Man
picked up the remains. retaining one frag-
ment of the glass. The proprietor Ia
mented. The Meanest Man passed on I'D
the street. At the corner he stopped
and holding the little piece of mirror be-
fore him, ran a small comb through his
whiskers.
"A man doesn't need a whole pocket
glass for a small beard" he muttered.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
"PhiiippiBe Fac,s.v

From the Philadelphia Press
Inc campaign in the Philippines has now
Deen under active discussion for over 9
month past, since the President announced
MS determination to send 10000 men to the
Islands, and certain facts are now estab.
lished.
First. the delay in the operations In LII
zon and the lack of men were due Tn Con.
sress ana It's disarmament of the war
army This reduced the regular army IA
z''4oO men, Since this reduction took place
In March over $1,000 men have been enlist
ed or re-enlisted. until there are men
enough.
Second. the loss from disease in the
philippines has been less than In ary
tropical military expedition save one or
two short wars by English troops and less
than in most English tropical wars. IT,
stead of the loss by disease being heavy
and due to carelessness, it Is less than the
loss In the Mexican war or the civil war.
less than in any French expedition. and
less than in most English expeditions. as
medical returns and records show.
Third. instead of the result being small
from the fighting of the past six months
1t has been large. third of the Tags
territory and more than a third of the
population are now held. The larger forces
or the enemy are broken The Visaya
Islands are peaceful. The Sulu Islands
nave accepted American allegiance. Ac-
tive resistance exists in not one-sixth of
the archipelago. The campaign continues
In spite of the rainy season, and by No
vember Luzon will be brought under
peace, law, and order
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
The Courier-IournaI's Flop.

| Il seems 20 us that e great deal OF I'D
necessary fuss has been made over re
cent utterances Of the Louisville Courier
Journal in the matter OF Democratic poll
cies and prospects. The Courier-Journal
| does not WELD an influence in the party
at all commensurate with this widespread
cackie and palaver. In 1896 it was bitterly
opposed to the Chicago ticket and plat
fern, lent itself to the ridiculous little
band Of boilers and Mugwumps who de-
serted the Democratic Party in order TO
make themselves conspicuous. and raved
and scolded feebly about "dishonor. &c.
at the expense Of the Bryan campaign.
Now 1t is the fiercest of party discipline
rams. unfolding Goebel, and preaching
stalwartism at the top of its voice. OF
ing change Of front to Col Henry Wat
terson's eccentricitIes. We find il much
easier 10 believe that Col. Watterson has
been OF one mind all the time, and that
this seeming contradiction or inconsist-
ency proceeds from the owners Of the
paper. who have, within the Tast year or
90, realized that Kentucky Is a straight
out Democratic State, whose people will
not support their enemies, political or
otherwise. The Courier-Journal, there
fore, has returned meekIy to the trough
in which 1t has Fed so long and upon
whose contents it has fattened with such
regularity and success There is nothing
more in the incident, though Col Wat
terson's brilliant and picturesque litera-
ture may confuse the understanding of
the multitude for the moment. 1t simply
happened that the CoUrier-Journal had its
most important nerve touched and is now
pursuing vigorous policy of GONZALES
cence.
Col. Watterson's utterances are always
interesting; they possess, in very great
degree. the qualities of originality, grace,
and power. But ii were absurd to re-
gard them at this time as wonders of
significance, as the rUmblings Of an
oracle, or as the voices of the prophets.
The simple truth is that the Courier
Journal is Hopping back from the disas-
troUs arena of apostacy into the secure
and remunerative refuge of the organi-
cation. There need be no excitement or
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
A Plea for the Nude,

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
The Chicago Times-Herald is greatly re.
ioiced because it hears that the silk hat
Is to be discarded. IF God" il exclaims
had thought man would be more beautI-
ful with some tall thing upon his head
than he is without it He would undoubt,
edly have crested him as the peacock is
crested" And by the same token If God
had thought that man would be NOR.
beautiful with long-tailed coat on his
back He would undoubtedly have tailed
MIN as the peacock is tailed. AS this logic
can De applied to every article of man 5
apparel it would seem that the solution of
the dress problem to which Chicago ia
tending is TO turn over it's silk hats and
things to its statued nymphs and adorn
its men in that total unadornment which
was so objectionable in the case of the
nymphs.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15

OF the negro race favorable to IL i; in
of the utmost consequence that Rev ] l.
Dart. President OF the normal and tn
dustrisl institute 81 Charleston. who has
been caring Tor the Baker family. utterly
opposes Miss Jewetts scheme. He r. row
IN Boston seeking TO secure rnos>~-- 81 81
support and education OF this family. VII
Liam Lloyd Garrison, who Is acting as
unctly understood that the movement
Under his control for che RELIEF Of the
Baker family is N no way connected with
that represented By Iiss Jewett-' Let our
colOred people and others contribute 10
this fund and drop the other end OF the
matter entirely"
The Philadelphia Press also contributes
20 tke general volume Of protest and dis
approval:
The Northern people have only the
severest condemnation for iyBching and
especially for such iynchinRS a. those By
which Postmaster Baker met his cruel
Ing horrors before the public eye and in
having their emotions worked on In order
10 minister 10 some ones love OF MOTOR
iety.'
But there IL a warning for the South
in all these malignant antics. neverthe-
less. The murder Of Baker and his child
indeed. IL was evidently an attempted
murder OF the whole family-was one OF
the most hideous crimes ever perpetrated
in any age or land. We cannot expect
civilized people either North or South. to
view such an affair save with horror and
merciless resentment. And II is not TO
be expected that the North can or will
try to restrain their Miss Jewetts much
longer II our Southern communities re-
10 contribute in the smallest way to the
ends Of justice and the suppression OF
barbarian
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
COLLECTION or MOSQUITOES.
British Scientists Investigating the Causes
of Malaria.

From the London Leader.
We are at present busy making a col
lection Of mosquitoes from all parts OF
the world for the purpose of investigating
the theory of malaria being solely con-
tracted from mosquito bites, and out OF
box of fifty from Malta only about
seven or eight were true mosquitoes.
That shows how widespread error is. .
said Ernest Austen, of the natural his
tory department of the British Museum
who knows more about mosquitoes than
ordinary people ever imagined there was
10 learn.
And have you come 10 any conclusion
regarding the malaria theory
well, of course. that's rather out OF
my province. But | may say that 1t has
been proved that it IL undoubtedly con-
tfacted from mosquito bites at times, and
we expect TO find that ii is always so.
We have proved that bird diseases in
India are spread by the bite OF parasites
peculiar to them, and Ii is likely we shall
learn that mslaria is the result of mos
quitoes If that is so, the next thing TO
do will be TO stamp out mosquitoes.
Easier said than done, isn't it?'
quered the Leader representative.
THE pools where they breed must be
filled up-they cannot exist without water
and ere long the mosquito will take its
place with the great aux and the dodo.
And, by the way" added Mr.. Austen, ''if
any of your readers will be kind enough
to send me on any mosquitoes l shall be
glad to see them.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
WEDDING OUT ALLEGED LAWYERS.
Useful Work In Which the Chicago Bar
Association Ii New Eagzsed.

Fru1 the Chicago SsE@
Ignorance OF the law excuses no one
not even q iawyer-sccording TO Judge
Chytraus decision yesterday. An alleged
lawyer had been arrested on a rule for
contempt az the instance OF a grievance
committee of the Chicago Bar Ass0ci-
alton. Ii developed in the progress of the
contempt PROCEEDINGS that the accused
haS nsvsr complied with the laws Of the
State \ regard TO admission to the bar.
H hss given his diploma from a law
EchO,4 and S 10 an attorney, come years
ago. H. secure his admission. and seems
to have taken IL for granted that he had
been duly admitted and was entitled 10
practice The alleged attorney is both
tailor and law practitioner, having prac-
tieed in the Criminal and Justice Courts
OF the city for ten years. Judge Chytraus,
in reproving the prisoner, remarked:
1T is no credit to a law college that
grants diplomas TO such men as you. You
are unfit to practice. and have been turn
ed loose to prey on the community. You
have taken one step in the right diree-
ton in securing diploma, but your mis-
sion is to
Judge Chytraus probably intended TO
finish his remarks by telling the alleged
attorney his proper mission is 10 make
suits instead of defending them. or per-
hdps he contemplated friendly advice by
remanding him to his goose At any rate.
the alleged attorney Interrupted him, with
the result that the reproof ended with
Fifty dollars fine and thirty days in
JAIL
As to the decision. no one interested In
the dignity of the bar and the cause of
justice Will demur. Ii may be added.
however. that the fact that this ignorant
ana incapable lawyer practiced ten years
m the Criminal and Justice Courts of
Chicago before his right to the honors
and emoluments of the profession of the
law was questioned is not altogether cred
liable to the courts in which he practiced,
nor TO the bar of which he was supposed
10 De member. Ii is encouraging TO
note however, that the Chicago Bar As
ISOLATION has at last taken the duty In
hand Of determining who are properly
members OF the legal profession in this
city. The association will render a need
ed ana valuable service to itself and the
people by looking after other alleged
members of the legal profession whose
ignorance OF law and the ethics OF the
bar are continually bringing the latter and
also the administration OF Justice into
disrepute. 1t is possible. occasionally
that even regularly admitted LAWYER
may resemble necessity i'm knowing m
law, but that is not the rule There
shouia De wedding out of these alleged
lawyers.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
A Scheme that Didu't Work.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
This story comes from Ceylon: A tea
planter-he had glass eye-was very de-
sirous TO go and have a days shooting
with a friend. but he knew that ip1me-
diately the natives who were AT work On
tse plantation got wind that he was away
they would not DO stroke of work How
was he 10 get on? That was the CUES
ton. After much thought an idea
struck him. Going up 10 the men he ad-
dressed them thus:
Although | myself will be absent yet I
shall leave one OF my eyes 10 see that
you do your work"
And, much 20 the surprise and bewilder-
ment Of the natives. he took out the glass
eye and placed IL on the stump Of a tree
and left. For some time ire natives
worked like elephants. now ard then east
ing furtive glanees a. the eye 10 see II
IL were still watching. but at last enc
Of them. Selling his tin. in which he car
ried his food. approached the tree and
gently placed II over the eye. As soon
as they saw they were not being watched
they all lay down and slept peacefully
until sunset.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
Miss Jewett's TheetrlcaIs.

AS we expected, public opinion, both
North and South. has expressed itself in
disappearing ericitism of Miss Lillian
Clayton JeVetts eccentric enterprise
Every reader of the daily papers knows.
Of course, that Miss Jewett is the feryent
young lady who left her home in Boston
and went 10 Charleston TO bring back
with her the widow GHd children of Baker.
the colored postmaster at Lake City. S.
c. who was so foully and savagely muir
dered by the white rufians Of his neigh
borhood. The widow and children who
survived the wicked and brutal attack
were promptly taken 10 a safe refuge in
charleston where they have since been
cared for with every kindness, and sur
rounded by sympathy aud protection. But
Mss Jewett' animated by what purpose
We DO not pretend 10 say, has gone ia
Charleston, taken these afflicted negroes
from their safe and kindly refuge and
carried them away TO Boston.
OF course, We can guess with some ALL
thority at the object Of all this hunanI-
tartan ostentation. for hardly had Miss
Jewett placed her proteges in Boston.
when she called. or caused 10 be called.
a great mass-meeting, az which able
speakers were made 10 deliver passionate
denunciations Of lynchng. while the moor
widow and her innocent children were
paraded as awful examples. This NAV or
may not have been Miss JewetCs original
purpose. but 10 this complexion II came
within forty-eight hours: and. now. the
public must DE excused for accepting the
young iady's enterprise as having a purely
political and incendiary influence. NE
think that very few fair-miuded persons
will deny that the Baker family were
much better of in Charleston than they
now seem likely 10 be in Boston Their.
they were comfortable. secure. and anon
their own people. To-day they are be
wi!dered. frightened. lonely, and. worst
o. all. The unwilling puppets in DISPLAY
% horror and agitation.
Speaking on this point, The Springfield
Republican says;
m the colored people of Springfield and
western Massachusetts are wise. they will
JET the lI-c0nsldcred movement led by
Allss LILLIAN Clayton JeHeti OF Boston
Tor bringing The family Of tie murdered
SCUM Carolina postmaster North very
much alone. II appears 10 be a purely
sensational matter and Is not supported
by me wisest among the colored people
Of Boston, nor are the best white friends
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
he COULD SPELL BACKWARD.
Old Darky Tested ION the Principles OF
Orihorrsphy.

A
From -. Chicago rinss-Hsraid.
A spicy character by the name OF
| billy was brought up by family OF
| good Christian people who answered 60
| the name Of Jump. Billy" adopted the
name OF William Henry Jump. His knowl-
edge OF letters was so limited that ne
merely remembered the names OF few,
and Il had been 80 long that he imagined
that be had forgotten more than most
people knew. Whenever BILLY" was ask
ed II he knew so-and-so, he would inva-
riably answer that he ulster. but had for
gotten IT.
Did you know the dictionary by
hearth he was asked.
"Awh yes sab. I used TO say II back
ards. | knewei IL so well. but Use gon
disrememDered 1t now"
Did you ever knew geography and
grammar
Ives, done knowed that. too. long ago.
but. hits 'seaped my dismembrance-"
How about mathematics; can you fig
ureY'
'Figeer2 fgger? Land sakes. boss, I
could fgger all roun' de con crib and keep
tally with de cob"
Not now, sab. but / uster."
Lets hear you spell. Spell tobacco. ;"
Bat, 'bacco"
Spell "possum.
pos possum."
Spell your name"
will. Willium - Rand. Henry
m-p-Jump. William H. Jump
And the old darky pronounced his name
in full after spelling il with that gusto
which gave him all the satisfaction that
the fullest quaf from a Pierian spring
could have given Solomon.
Another character on seeing the incan-'
descent lights for the first time. was Gu
rious to know what kind of lie do they
burn in dem lection HghtsY
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
Smiths Brand sf Sermons.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean
Smith, who lives on the West Side had
his hair cut short last week. And as
Smith had been wont TO wear Il rather
long. the difference in his appearance is
marvellous. The day after II was cut ne
met Green. He hadn't seen Green for over
a year. Green hardly knew him.
And. by Jove," exclaimed Green. point
ing to Smiths white tie, you look almost
like a preacher"
Smiths features Strengthened them
selves out.
Then you haven't heardT'
Not a thing" said Green.
81 see," replied Smith, who is still a
lawyer. in the proper sepulchral tones
Yes. / am preaching now"
'The-the-well, you don't say So" ex-
claimed Green.
"Oh, yes. Come and hear me next Sun
day won't you@'
"Wfsy-er-thanks, yes-that is, If
can" stammered Green.
We'll, hope you'll find time" answer
ed Smith severely Remember that we
are not always for this world. And be
Sides he added. you'll hear a - Of
good sermon"
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
Psri. Was stontIy BuIl,.

Frorn London Truth
II says much for the stoutness Of build
Of the liner Paris that. after being hard
and fast on the Manaeles since May last,
she should have been successfully fiosted
and got into Falmouth harbOr. IL l. re-
ported from New York that 'he Atlantic
Transport Company. with view Of pre-
venting similar disasters, have laid down
Instructions according 10 which the eours,.
OF their vessels Is 10 be mapped out By
the Junior watch Officers. The work l.
then % be carefully super .is@d by the
senior officers. and finally submitted "a
the Captain for modification or approval
BY this means Il is hoped THAI these dis
astrOus errors Of Judgment may De aVaid-
Cd. Naval experts are not sangulne as
10 the success Of these new Fegliati0as
but they will At least insure thai ever.
oiiicer on board 81 cognizanr Of the c6urs.
the vessel il supposed 10 be travelling.
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
kespOnsibilitY.

From the Chicago Journal
II 1t be true that the death of Rev. Wal
ter Manning Barrows was the indirect
result OF the cruel abuse heaped on hin,
by his brother clergymen and the yirtu-
Gus editors of the country because he per-
Termed a marriage ceremony for Perry
Belmont and a recently divorced woman
his prosecutors have a great deal to an
sWer for. Rev. Barrows' brother pull
piteers may not find it hard to absolye
themselves Cor their part in it, but how
about the virtuous editors? Where did
they get the authority TO Launch the
curse" that worried a sensitive man into
the grave for performing a function at
variance neither with the ordinances of
his sect nor the law OF the Iand2 How
cid they get so holy? Who ordained
them?
The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-08-15
The Three RS.

"A sign over negro cabin IN Liberty
County reads: I Teaches Folks 10 Reed
els Rite IN do hggers in their heads ~
Atlanta Constitution.
The person who can read, write. and
cipher has all the education that is ac-
tually needed in most OF the walks and
Ways of life Even those who reed an
rte an do flggers in their heads' are
prepared TO look out for themselves In
business transactions and 20 correspond
with their friends. They have. toe. the
open door TO all knowledge: and Il they
are ambitious and persistent they> viii
need no school, no college. no teacher
in exploring the fields Of knowledge
All the literature and learning Of an the
eyes are open to any one who can road
II one has no great ambition and hut
little leisure, he can stiIl be well-in-
formed man by reading one of dozen
Sunday newspapers that could be men
toned.
The man who can write a good letter
or essay is net man Of narrow cduca-