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Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
A Disputed Hero.

'I suppose that Whittem is great tero in your community" said a De- troiter to a friend from one of the in terior towns.
 "Oh, don't knowp'
 Don't know? Why. man, his bravery was remarkablel l read all about it in the papers. When his store was on fire, he rushed to the scene, disregarded the warnings shouted to him, pushed his way through the blinding smoke and seething flames and dropping frehrands to his office, dropped on his knees in the live coals before the safe, worked the hot knob until the combination caused the glowing doors to open, seized valuable paper, rammed it beneath his vest to protect it from the raging element and staggered forth again from the consuming caldron. It was one of the most thrilling acts of bravery ever heard of. '
 Do you happen to know what that paper was for which Whittem risked his life?"
 "No, but it must have been Il very important document No man would incur such danger without his very for tune was at stake"
 You'd think go, wouldn't youg Well, sir, that paper was the pedigree of Whittem's trottiu boss that never beat 2:2S and never will "-Detroit Freo Press
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
..omps With the Tots

The other day, it is related, a well known literary man went up to the nursery of a friends children in Brigh- ton. The sound of his step on the stairs washailed with shriek of delight, and the children tumbled over each other in their eagerness to meet him. Then they stopped short in dismGy.
 "What's the mattcr2' he asked.
 "We fought it was MT. Kipling, |" said the youngest, with tears in her voice.
 It appeared that MT. Kipling was in the habit of telling them stories, and they couldn't appreciate any one elso's visits. Mir. Kipling is very sympathet- ic with childhood and is often to b2 found romping with his own children. London Letter.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
TraoeJers' Guide.
HOUSAT0NIC R. R. ROUTE
 Commencing Sunday, December (. 1898.

H0USAToNIC R. R. ROUTE Commencing Sunday, December (. 1898.
 oorSo SOUTH Leave North Adams 20 am, Pittsneld lh Oanaan < 20. Arrive New Haven 10 be. Bridgeport II 90. New York ii 90. Leave Albany T 10 a m., State Line 70. Pitts field s -, Canaan Q s0. Arrive Bridgeport IA 05 p. m., NewHavcn i2, ,Ab New York i.bo. Leave Albany 10 % .. m, State Lipe II 90. North Adams IA 10 D. m., Pitisneld go, Canaan 2 &2. Arrive Bridgeport ( o5, New Haven c 9s, New York 6l0. Leave Albany 10 00 a, m., State Line II 20, Pittsneld IA sb ?. m.. Canaan 2 ~. Arrive Bridgeport ! 20. New Haven 500, New York Q co.
 Leave Albany q 20 ?. m., State line s 80, Plttsneld 8 20. Canaan ~. Arrive DfldTr- port 70 New Haven 2 co. Tew York 2 %. Isundays onlyl Ieave Pittshcld 1 t5 p. m, oenaan s2s' Arrive Bridgeport 10, New Haven s 20. New York sa5.
 ooNo NORTH Loave New York 10 a. m. Bridgeport ' Ob New Haven c in. CanAan 70, Arrive Pitts field Ii 0b. State Line 10 al. AlhRnv "a II D m. saratoga 2 ib, North Adams il bs. Leave New York 100 h. m., Bridgeport 2 hb, New Haven 0 s5. Canaan IA Ss ?. m. Arrive plttsneld O. ?. m, State Line 27. Al. bany 4S sauatoga { 20.
 Now Haven 10 30. Canaan e.io P. m. Arsivs Pittsfield iU00 D. m.
 Leave New York 8 30 p. m. Bridgeport ( 20 New Haven ST, Canaan 0 90. Arnve pftta . field ! IS, North Adams 2 0S. State Line 8 co, Albany 8 40.
 Leave New York 8 90 ?. m., Bridgeport 20 New Haven b7, Canaan 0a. Arrive Pittas field s 30. State Line co. Albany psn. Csundays onlyl Leave New Haven 60 q nn.- bridgeport T 06, Canaan 2 70. Arrive Ptus field II 05.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
THE OUTLOOK AT ILOlLO.
New President of Visayas We'll Dis
 posed Toward Americans.


 Advices from Iloilo, capital of the is- land of Panay, say at the election held Jan 17 Senor Ramon Melliza was chosen president of the so called Visayan fed eration for term of-two years. his pre- decessor, General Lopez, being appoint ed commander in chief of the forces of the revolutionary government. Senor Melllza is kindly disposed to the Amer jeans. and it is hoped that the difficulty between the natives and the United States will be settled amicably.
 Business was being resumed there when the dispatches in question left, and sugar was entering from the island of Negros. Ships were loading hemp. The sugar crop is far below the average and shows an estimated deficiency of about 5000 tons, valued at S74.250 AL though matured, the crop was not being harvested. owing to the lack of labor, but with the subsistence of the excite ment the local authorities were per- suading the natives to return to the provinces.
 Six native commissioners, headed by Senor Ramon Avencena, a lawyer, ar rived yesterday from Ilolo by the United States transport St. Paul. They have come to consult with Aguinaldo.
 A number of native soldiers who had been transported were landed on Jan. 25 in the island of Panay about 25 miles north of Iioilo.
 The Spanish civil prisoners have not yet been released. Tales of suffering. hunger and dishonor come from the provinces. Young Spanish girls are fore ed to live in open shame with low born Indians. Their parents, being powerless. appealed to Aguinaldo. His reply was letter from a dshonored child-exacted after God knows what suffering-saying she is happy and contented. Ladies have suffered dshonor to save their hus- bands from cru2l treatment.
 Five priests have died in one province from hunger and cruelty. although s60,- 900 had been sent by the corporation for their aipfoDanpp
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
GENERAL PURPOSE CATTLE.
Little System In Judging Them at Fairs
 and Exhibitions


 Little System In Judging Them at Fairs
 and Exhibitions.
 The Breeder Gazette says that the judging of tho general purpose breeds is problem that has not yet been proper ly met by fair managers. This results in some measure from the fact that the breeds which are chased as general pur- pose cattle are not shown in large num- bers, and fair managers are therefore loath to go to the expense of providing experts to judge them. It therefore comes about that at some fairs they art taken in hand by the judge of the beet breeds and at others by the judge of the milk breeds, until an exhibitor of Dev- ons, Red Polls and Brown Swiss never has the slightest idea of the standard by which his cattle are to be judged. He goes to his fate blindly, knowing that it can be only lottery at the best.
 Such breeds deserve better treatment. By common consent of majority of the best breeders of each of these varie- ties of cattle they are esteemed both for their beefing and their milking proper ties, and they should be judged by the dual purpose standard. Unfortunately some exhibitors of Red Polls and Dew ons elect to show their stock in beef condition, thus rendering difficult the application of the dual standard, and it may be observed that the men who thus fit their cattle ordinarily win tho most prizes This happens because judges of the beef breeds are generally assigned ,l. .tt ,t transpires, as at prominent northwest ern fair, that dairyman gets hold of these breeds, and then woe betide the fat ones. On such an occasion, in reply to a remonstrance tbat he was overlook ing typical cattle of the breed before him in awarding the prizes and ignor- ing the double standard to which the cattle were bred, the judge retorted that be did not care what the standard was, his experience had shown him that the milk form was better for milk than the milk and beef form, and he intended to pick out for prize winners the animals that looked most like dairy animals.
 Of course there can be no justification of such course The man who is not willing to judge a breed by it's accepted standards ought not to attempt the work. He has no right to thrust upon exhibitors standard of his own. It would be we'll if fair managers would make a special effort to secure as judges of the three breeds mentioned men who are accustomed to estimate the value of an animal from the double purpose of milk and beef. It is admitted that this l., ka, judging by one or the other single standard but that is no reason why an attempt should not be made to secure men competent for this work. At all events, every judge put to work on these breeds should have explicit instructions to take account of both qualities, and if he declines to do this he should be invited to resign the job.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
A Ro,h.chiid zoologist.

Walter Rothschild, the eldest son of Lord Rothschild of Tring Park, now 30 years old and the successor in parlia- ment of Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, recently dead, is keenly interested in zoology. He has written extensively on this subject among his publications be-
 ing work on the avifauna of Laysan. He is joint editor of the Novitates Zoologica, which is published at the Geological museum at Tring, where he has carried ont in his fathers park some interesting experiments in the ac- climation of foreign animals, including the zebra aud the kangaroo. He was educated at Bonn and at Magdalene college. Cambridge He is not married.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02

Trains stop only on signal, or when conduo- tor is notified.
 Additional trains leave New Paltz and Hieh- land Ter Poughkeepsie so 2 co q m and every hour to q 01 D. m
 Trains leave pouehkccpsie S5 gsp 2 10. ieiG a m hourly until y ?. m fow Highland and New Paltz.
 Trains leave Rhinecliff 500 N sn, asi n m. arrive at eilvernAils 10 G a m., sai pm
 Trains leave elivernails tI 4a a m O5p m. arrive st khlneciinc ls os m, ew m Trains leave Poughkeepsie for Hopewell 6 90 and S a. m, 8 M and OS D. m
 Trains leave Hopewell for Poughkeepsie DO and 10 4h a m., e0 and 70 D. m.
 Trains and 10 carry through coach between Winsted and Grand Central station, New rok western Express, train 1, mAkee diroot oon- nection At Campbell Hall with fast express via Ontario Western ky Tor tbe West due Shloax0 following day as0 D M special attention tivcn to western travel Rates Of fare fl tu sa RATticularf psfors pushssiHg tickeu evss sng
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
SIXTEENTH HOME.
New York City Welcomes the Gallant
 Irish

Irish men.
 The Sixty-ninth regiment of volun- teers returned to New York on Mon day afternoon from it's long term of service in southern camps, passing in review bsfore the mayor and unnum- bered thousands of wildly enthusiastic spectators. The welcome home of the famous Irish regiment constituted one of the most remarkable demonstrations of popular enthusiasm that has attend ed the return of troops since the ending of the war with Spain.
 The officers, their families and the rank and file of the regiment were en- tertained at Tammany hall last night by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick. A banquet was served to the officers and their families in the upper hall and to the rank and file in the basement
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
Two Prison Ginner..

Prison Warden-The dinner ordered from Delmonioo's has come. Take it to the prisoner who killed a man.
 Assistant-All rigEt Who is this bread and water for?
 Warden-That's for the man who sycIa nnni. New York Weekly.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02
DOan'S Kidney Pills

make strong, healthy kidneys-not new and then, but every time-no matter what / the trouble is, if it's from the kfneys, Doan'S Kidney Pills will cure it.
 Mrs. s. Lake, of 7s Temple greet, Nashua, N. H., a well-known professional \ nurse, says: "I suffered for four or five years with severe pain across the small of my back for which 1 patiently took medicine prescribed by many eminent phy- sicians. l was never able to obtain any permanent relief, for just as soon as the medicine was finished, the symptoms came back again with renewed vigor. When l bought my first box of Doan's KiSpey Pills could not Straighten up and was forced to walk in a stopped and un- natural position. Deans Kidney Pills brought me relief, and am convinced there is no remedy like them"
 Doans Kidney Pills are for sale by all dealers, price So cents. Mailed by Foster Milburn CO, Buffalo, N. r., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name, npoan's,n - and take po other.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02

brothers
 You can't separate them
 And you can't get rid of the baekaehe until you cure the kidney ache
 The kidneys are the handspring of the whole system
 If they are not strong and healthy yol may expect aches and pains and sick neSseS of all sorts
 If the kidneys are we'll and strong the rest of the system is pretty sure to be in vigorous health
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02

T. H. q. SHERWOOD, Receiver
 PHILADELPHIA. READING $ ktK ENGLAND R. PoUGHKEEpsuEB BRIDGE E ROUTE. Tn Effect Thursday, Nov. Isah, tsns.
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02

sweet slumber, and the doctor looked up and smiled and said, 1.-The crisis is past. When, propped up with pillows in the easy chair, she sat, and the south wind tried to blow rose leaf into the faded cheek, and the childrcn brought fowers-the one a red clover top, the other a violet from the lawn-to the lap of the convalescent, and Bertha stood on a high chair with brush smoothing her mothers hair and we were told in a day or two she might ride out, joy came back to our house. And as we helped the old country doctor into his gig, we noticed not that the step was broken or the horse stiff in the knees, and we all realized for the first time in our life what doctors were worth. En- courage them.
 Encourage the lawyers. They are often cheated out of their fees, and so often have to breathe the villainous air of courtrooms, and they so often have to bear ponderous responsibility, and they have to maintain against the sharks in their profession the dignity of that calling which was honored by the fact that the only man allowed to stand on Mount Sinai beside the Lord was Moses the lawyer, and that the Bible speaks of Christ as the advocate En- courage lawyers in their profession of transcendent importance-a profession honored by having on the bench Chief Justice Story and at the bar Rufus Choate
 Encourage the teachers in our public schools-occupation arduous and poorly compensated. In all the cities when there comes fit of economy on the part of officials the first thing to do is al- ways to cut down teachers salaries. To take 40 or 50 boys whose parents suppose them precocious and keep the narents from finding out their mistake
Connecticut western news., 1899-02-02

Encourage mechanics. They will plumb the pipes or they will calcimine the ceilings, or they will put down the carpets, or they will grain the doors, or they will fashion the wardrobe Be not among those who never say anything to a mechanic except to find fault If he has done job well, tell him it is splendidly done. The book is well bound, the door is well grained, the chandelier is well swung, the work is grandly accomplished. Be not among those employers who never say any thing to their employees except to swear at them. Do not be afraid you will make that mechanic so puffed up and arrogant he will never again want to be seen with working apron or in shirt sleeves, for before the night comes of that day when you praise him there will be lawsuit brought against him because he did not finish his work as soon as he promised it, forgetful of the fact that his wife has been sick and two H hia children have died of scarlet fever
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

MAP or THE ISLAND OF PORTO RICO.
The highest village OF Porto Rico,
Aybonito, situated at an altitude of
1900 feet above sea-lcvel, IL ON the
line of the central highway which
runs from Ponce to San Juan. This
fine highway, built originally by the
Spanish government for military pur-
poses, has no grade greater than II
per cent, which would he the maxi
mum also to be met with In the con
struction of tramway along the
mountain range.
The ballasting OF rOckbeds In what
ever direction the lines might run,
would cost but little. as there IL more
than enough material for this purpose
on the ground; and throughout the
whole extent Of the proposed lines
there IL to be found wood OF excellent
quality for crOss-tles. The labor re-
quircd for such construction In
abundant and comparatively cheap, ns
the labOrcrs In this region, accustomed
to the hardest work, have never earn
ed more than 10 cents a day porto
Rlcan currency; and II would be an
exceedingly easy matter to procure
1000, 5000, or 1000 mon for any kind
of an enterprise.
Skillful stone cutters are easily to
be had; and on the ground along the
route IL found an ample supply Of
stone suitable for bridges, culverts,
and other constructions of u similar
nature. In short, ii In not necessary
TO seek elsewhere the materials for
the construction Of II trnmway or
railroad, as ALL excepting the rails
and other metal parts, are to be had
along the mountain range. with
abundant and well-distrlbuted water
power, from streams that do not fail
even In the dryest seasons; with the
materials for ballast and ties mt hand;
with labor cheap, good, and plentiful
the building Of electric railway lines
will certainly be attended with but
little cost compared with the substan-
tial profits that such lines may be ex-
pected to earn.
In the whole island, whose coast line
measures $50 miles, there exist only
the following steam railway lines, be-
longing to II French company: One
line, Of one meter gauge, from San
Juan to Camuy. sixty-twO miles long,
and It's operation produces an aver
age Income OF $2735 per mile an.
nually. Another line leaving San.
Juan on the north passing through
Martin Pena and Rio Pledras, and
terminating at Carolina, IL IA miles
long. But the income from It's opera
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

The position affects sleep A con.
strained position generally prevents re-.
pose, while II cOmfortan.e one woos
sleep. Lying Hat on the back, with the
limbs relaxed, would seem to secure
the greatest amount OF rest for the
muscular system.
This Is the position assumed In the
most cXhnusting diseases, and 1t IL gen
orally hailed as a token of revival
when patient voluntarily turns on
the side.
But there are several disadvantages
In the suplne posture which impair
or embarrass sleep. Thus in disorder
ell conditions of the stomach the blood
seems to gravitate to the back of the
head and to produce troublesome
dreams.
Nearly all who are inclined to snore
do 80 when lying on the back, because
the soft palate and uvula hang on the
tongue aud that organ falls back 50
ns to partly close the top Of the wind.
pipe.
1t In better, therefore, 10 lie on the
side, and In the absence of special
disease rendering II desirable to lie
on the weak side, 80 ms to leave the
healthy lung free to expand, II IL well
to use the right side, because when
the body IL thus placed the food gravi-
tntes more easily out OF the stomach
and the weight of the stomach does not
compress the upper portion Of the III
tpStInps
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
The Camel as n Plow Horae.

Count Skorzewski. n wealthy land
owner In the province of P0sen, Ger.
many, to the amazement Of his rustic
neighbors, hns introduced novel de
parture on his Czerniejewoei estates,
which stands Il fair chance OF being
widely initiated In agricultural dis.
tricts In western Europe. Instead Of Il
horse or OK camel IL yoked to the
pillow, and the experiment has proved
successful beyond the counts most
sanguine expectations. The camel.
Injured to hardships and privations,
does double work of pair OF horses,
Ii exceedingly tractnblc and can be
kept In good conditlOn-fOr n camel
on u comparatively small quantity OF
inferior fodder. The "Skorzcwskl
quadrupeds." as the peasants Of Posen
facetiously call the laboriOus lntruders,
were soon acclmatized, and are the
envy Of the countryside.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

DRYING COFFEE IN PORTO RICO
ton Ii not 80 great, as another steam
railroad which runs In the same di-
rectlOn for half the distance. or to Rio
Piedras, thus dividing with II the traf-
fic Of that region. Still another line,
80 miles long, runs from Aguadla 10
IOrmiguerOs. Another short line II
In operation between YnucO and
Ponce, distance Of % miles, with
two stations on the line at Guayanilla
and TallabOa. This railroad has an
average annual income Of S2.7GO per
mile but 1t should DE noted that be
cause OF the high freight rates, 1925
per ton for n Emile haul or ten cents
per tOn-mile, great part Of the
frelght-carrylng between YaucO and
Ponce IL performed by OK .cnrts, In sue.
cessful competition with the railroad.
The freight rates Of the Ox.carts are
not much lower than those OF the rail.
way, and the speeds are about the
same. Besides this excessive charge,
the railway does not offer the faclli-
ties which should obtain In this dis
trlct M II does not reach 10 the har-
Dor Of Ponce, where the great bulk
Of business Ii done Bulk must he
broken and the goods transferred, the
transportation Of merchandise and
fruits from the railroad station 10 the
h1rbOr front by carts being very
costly item. M well as source Of
great Inconvenience.
IN" territory which produces the
most coffee r. In the high and noun.
talnOus parts Of the island, along the
central range, and here II II that me
grcntest need II felt for transportation
facilities, the only existing means Of
communication being by horse roads
or mule paths bunt by the residents
FROM the plantations where the coffee
IL gathered to the nearest towns Of
the coast, whence the berries may III
carried In Ox-carts 10 the markets
cnrriagc Is affected, at the prescn
time, on the backs Of horses ans
mules, which can take only 20t
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14

woman shopllfter was caught
stealing an umbrella the other day In a
Philadelphia dry goods store But 1t
was decided not to prosecute her II
she would pny for the umbrella.
valued at $3.50. which she did The
next day she returned and requested TO
see the manager. When that surprised
person could recover himself sufficient.
ly to ask her business the woman calm.
ly told him that she had been pricing
umbrellas In other stores and found
she could purchase one like her own
for w, and she wanted to know IT
he wouldn't refund her 80 cents. As
n tribute to her monumental nerve the
80 cents was handed her In silence.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1899-04-14
A FINE OPENING.
PORTO RICO A MAGNIFICENT FlELC
FOR ELECTRIC RAILWAYS.

Tho Coal Problem and Many Other EIpen,
psnsivo Items Meet Ready solution By
Reason of Abundant Water Powsr--Lab,
orsrs Earn About 10 cts. = Day.
The establishment of electric tram.
ways throughout the island of Porto
Rico, from east to west along the
central range of mountains, Is desir-
able, easy, and relatively inexpensive.
An electric line, starting from Nagua-
DO or Iiumacao NJ the east end, touch
ing the interior towns Of Iuncos,
Cagaus Aguas Bucnas, Sabana del
Palmar, Barranquitas, Barros, Jayuya,
Utuado, AdJuntns, and Marlcao, and
terminating ut Mayagucz, with
branches from the main line to the vii
lagos along the coast would serve
better than any other system to move
the rich products OF those districts
and to accommodate the great number
of passengers who now have no means
of convenient travel
The coal problem, and many other
expensive items of railroad building.
need not he consideration In the
operation and construction Of such IL
tramwny system, as there exists
throughout the whole mountain range
natural water powers available for
any class of machinery. The many
and powerful waterfalls having their
sources al the mountainous inland
region, and the rivers which run
through this territory In various d.
rections, seem TO have been created by
nature especially to aid man In the cul-
tivation OF the rich soil and the market
ing of its products which, because OF
the high attitudes and necessarily
heavy grades of high roads, II these
should be built, would otherwise be
very costly. The interior Of the island
is extremely mountainous, as may be
well seen from some of the illustra-
lions. Around the entire extent OF Its
coast, however, IL II Hat belt OF rich
lowlands suitable for the cultivation
of sugar and tobacco