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Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30

American mines. This Is iron. this IS coal, the Iron representing vast yield, our country sending forth one year S00, 900. tons of It, the coal representing 16O,O square miles of 1t, the iron prying out the coal, the coal smelting the iron. This Is silver, silver from Colorado and Nevada, those places able yet to yield silver napkin rings and silver knives and silver casters and silver platters for all our people. Here Is mica from the quarries of New the sunlight! Here is copper from Lake Superior, so heavy I dare not lift 1t. Here is gold from Virginia and Georgia.
 I look around me on this Imaginary platform, and 1t seems as If the waves of agricultural, mineralogical. pomo- logical wealth dash to the platform. and there are four beautiful beings that walk in. and they are all gar landed, and one is garlanded with wheat and blossoms of snow. and find she Is the north. and another comes in. and her brow Is garlanded with rice and blossoms of magnolia. and I find she is the south, and another comes In. and I find she is garlanded with sea weed and blossoms of spray, and find she is the east, and another comes in. and I find she Is garlanded with silk of corn and radiant with California gold, and I find she Is the west, and, coming face to face, they take of their garlands, and they twist them together into something that looks like a wreath, but 1t is a wheel, the wheel of national prosperity, and I say In an outburst of Thanksgiving joy for what God has done for the north and the south and the east and the west 70 wheelp'
 At different times in Europe they have tried to get congress of kings at Berlin or at Paris or at St. Peters burg. but 1t has always been a failure Only few kings have come. But on this imaginary platform that I have built we have a convention of all the kings-King Corn, King Cotton. King Rice, King Wheat. King Oats, King Iron. King Coal, King Silver, King Gold-and they all bow before the King of kings, to whom be all the glory of this years wonderful productioni
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
AUSTRALIAN SHEEP,
PaaSsralfsts Spare No Pains to Ina.
 prove Their Flocks.

Paareralfsts Spare No Pains to Im-
 prove Their Flocks.
 Although the material prosperity Of the Australian colonies is based large Iy upon the richness and magnitude of their mineral resources, says the Wash ington Post, the pastoral and cognate industries still constitute, as in former years, the principal factor in the way of colonial advancement, and, despite the occasional heavy losses from drought and other causes. the great body of pastoralists appear more ener- getic and enterprising than ever, spar Ing no expense in the improvement of their fiocks, whether intended for meat or for wool. Before the existing in- creased and cheaper facilities for the export of Australian produce colonial sheep farmers, as a rule, were content with the ordinary increase of their tiocks, making quantity rather than quality their chief object. This policy has now become reversed. and the great ambition of the leading pastoral ists Is to produce the finest wool and mutton possible. To achieve this con- siderable sums are expended in the purchase of high class rams, some of the prices given being exceptionally high.
 At the recent annual sheep fair in Sydney 2,310 sheep sold by a single agency company realized f27. .1o3, the all round price averaging f11 14s. Sd. against f9 Ss. Sd. in the previous year. Several of the prices were somewhat sensational. Tasmanian special stud ram, the Admiral, being purchased by New South Wales pastoralist for 1,500 guineas. Another Tasmanian ram, Pio- neer. brought 900 guineas, the purchas- CT also being a New South Wales sheep farmer. Other prices ranged from APO to 150 guineas. The bids are always in guineas.
 Of course a considerable proportion of the sheep were bought for Queens land, Victoria, and other colonies, but the pick was secured by New South Wales. The Admiral, which realized the top price, far higher than that se- cured by many favorite race horse, is a pure Merino, coming from the best stock imported into Australia, and when last shorn gave 311a pounds of wool with 12 months growth.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
Crisis In Samoa.

Official advices from Samoa just re- ceived in Washington say that another dangerous crisis with the natives re- gently occurred, and preparations were made to land British bluejackets. Some of the 13 native chiefs, with their Ma taafan followers, assembled at Vainos, not far from Apia, and began a disorder ly agitation. The place is the home of Tamasese, one of the former aspirants to the throne, who used his influence to keep down the disorder. Several hun dred natives were engaged, and there was considerable fighting, but it did not go beyond noise and a number of broken heads. The natives were finally paci- fled, but 1t has served to direct the at tention of the officials in Samoa to the rather delicate status of affairs
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
7TdoeteTs' Guide.
Berkshire Division
N. Y., N. H. & H. RAILROAD.

Commencing Sunday. June II, 1898.
 ooINo SOUTH Leave North Adama 6 20 am, PittsneId ltl Canaan %. Arrive New Haven 10 70 | Bridgeport II 90. New York II 20. Leave Albany 10 ann, State Line R 70. pitts- field 8 10, Canaan 70. Arrive Bridgeport l2 0J p. m.. NewHaven i2, ,Ab New York i.ts. Leave Albany 10 % .. m.. State LIns II 70 Canaan 2 A2. Arrive bridgeport o6, New Haven 3b, New York e.1O. Leave Albany 10 % a. m., State Line II 20. Pittsheld l2 S2 p. m,, Canaan q ~. Arrive Bridgeport 7i 10. New Haven 80. New York Q 0o.
 Leave Albany 2 20 p. m., State Line a Pittsneld 8 20, Canaan s7. Arrive Bridge port 10, New Haven 30. Sew York 100 Leave North Adams % D. m., pittnfeld 500 CAnnan 0l. Arrive Bridgeport 7io. New Haven so. New York s %. Canaan 5 10. Arrive Bridgeport 2 is. New Haven %, New York 8 ss.
 ooNo NORTH Lcave New York % a. m. Bridgeport [ 06 New Haven G 10, Canaan 70, Arrive Pitts field II 05, State I.ine 10 q, Albany IA II p- m. Saratoga ib, North Adams II bs. Leave New York 02 a. m., Bridgeport 9 b5 New Haven Q a5, Canaan IA 10 D. m. Arrive Pittsneld 20. North Adams sS, Albany 4s, SaratoRa { 90. Leave New York 02 n. m., Bridgeport 60 New Haven Q S5, Canaan 12 Sa p. m. Arrive Pittsneld 2 05 D. m., State Line T, Al- bany z 49 Saratoga 20. Leave New York 9 04 a. m, Bridgeport II 0e, New Haven 10.S0. Canaan 600 p. m. Arrive Pittsfield 1000 p. m. Leave New York 30 ?. m, Bridgeport 20, New Haven 8 b7, Canaan 6 2l. Arrive Pitts field q 30, North Adams s0s btate Line s00, Albany 70.
  Leave New York 30 p. m, Bridgeport 70 New Haven b7, Canaan c b9. Arrive Pitts field 6 30. State Line 90, Albany ? fn. Sundays onlyl Leave New Haven if0a. m. Bridgeport 0b, Canaan ao. Arrive Pltts- field l1 0b.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30

| Trains stop only on signal, or when cnndao- tor is notined. Daily except Sunday 'Da,ly. | sunday only.
 Additional trains leave New PA,tz t,r ITigh. land and Poughkeepsie i7 a, .p o0 sin.Oo siI,ts a m .io0. .2:O0, sSn0 .4.O0. .h.O0 .a.i0 p m Trains leave PoushkcepSis for Hl finland and New Paltz fT aa, fS 70 .e 10. slnib fiisqI d fn 'ia oo noon .i;ls, sgsls, 'sia, .4:is fs0t Rtis g515, $ &a, sd esp. m
 Trains leave lihineclir 900 m. Qgi n m, arrive at Siivernais 10 as m, aai D m Trains leave Silvernails ii 4sA m sn ID m arrive at Rhlneclin i2 M D tn, s1 D m Trains leave Ponghkeepsie for Hopewen Junction c a1 and & a m, 0s and sos D in Trains leave Hopewell Jct. for poughke eepsis 30 and 10 45 a m., % and 5 SO D m
 Trains and 10 carry through coach botwean winsted and Grand Central station, New York No. 10 for winsted
 Train No connects at state Line with train No ib for Poughkeapsie
 Western Express train I, makes direct oon- neotion at Campbell Hall with fast express via Ontario Western Ry for the West due Chica xo following day aeQ D. m. Special attention given % western travel Rates Of fare sl to xs lower than any other line Write for rates and particulars before puchssing tickets over any Tickets to all points in the west st reduced rates sold at the Poughkeepsie ofaoc.
 VI Martin, Cen Pass Agent,
 Hartford, conz
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
Robert. to Beyworn In.

It Is reported that no plans have as yet been matured for the exclusion of Brigham. H. Roberts from membership in the house of representatives. MT. Rob erts' credentials are regular in form, and he is as much entitled to be sworn in as a member as any other representative elect who may present himself at the bar of the house next Monday. His right to take part in the election of a speaker will not be questioned by the holdover clerk, and it is doubtful if any precedents can be found to sustain the speaker there after in refusing to administer the GUS tomary oath. Precedents made in dealing with former delegates from the territory of Utah are conceded not to apply to the full fledged representative whom Utah as a state now sends to congress.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
-Hardieaf HOraea.

The hardest breed of horses in the
 world, says the London Live Stock Journal, is probably that on Sable is- wrecks which have occurred upon 1t. Sable island, at the end of the last cen- tury, was about 40 miles long by 21t miles at Its widest. It has now been worn down to a length of 20 miles and a maximum breadth of 1 and consists of two parallel ridges of loose, gray sand. which grows coarse grass and nothing else. It is subject to most vio- lent storms and the densest of fogs, and, lying about 85 miles from the coast of Nova Scotia, 1t may be imag- ined the climate Is cold one. The original horse stock Is supposed to have been introduced about the year 1738 by the Rev. A. Le Mercier, a Huguenot, who obtained leave from the Canadian government to try and make this wretched spot inhabitable, chiefly with the view of extending aid to shipwrecked persons. The horses, which were of the ordinary New Eng land stock, have now dwindled in size to mere ponies, from 12 hands to II. the latter height being seldom attain ed. Big headed, Roman nosed, coarse jowled and with very heavy coats, they are not very attractive beasts to look at, but they are extremely hardy, and the only shelter they seek from the worst weather is under the lee of a sand dune. If caught and confined, they will escape in the toughest weath- or, caring nothing for shelter.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
Filling Hog TrouRhs.

Getting swill into a pig trough is generally somewhat difficult, as the hogs can hardly ever be kept out until It Is filled. For over 20 years Danish ders filling the trough an easy matter. The front of the pen Is arranged in the
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
0rote.que warrfors.

Here is fetching description of a military review which we cull from MT. Harold Gorsts' book on China:
 At one extremity of the field there was raised on a slight elevation of the ground platform shaded by an i'm mense red parasol and ornamented with lanterns, streamers and some large lanterns that did not seem par tfcularly necessary, as the sun was shining in full splendor. The inspector extraordinary of the imperial army and the principal civic and military mandarins of the town were on the platform, seated in armchairs before little tables covered with tea things and boxes filled with excellent tobacco. The moment arrived to begin. A little culverin that stood near the platform was fired off, the military judges GOV ering their ears with their hands to protect them from the frightful detona- tion, then yellow flag was hoisted to the top of one of the forts, the tom toms sounded n furious charge, and the soldiers rushed together pellmell, uttering terrible cries and grouping themselves around the flag of their company.
 Tt Is impossible to imagine any thing more whimsical and comic thar the evolutions of the Chinese soldiers. They advance, draw back, leap, pirou- ette, cut capers, crouch behind their shields, as if to watch the enemy, then jump up again, distribute blows right and left and then run away with all their might, crying, Victory, victoryr"
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
A CONVENIENT TROUGH.

shape of a swinging door suspended from the top and placed in either of the two positions represented in the accompanying figures, A and B. After the door has been opened Coward the back, Fig. B. the trough Is filled, whereupon the door swings back in its fixed position, Fig. A. A single bolt Is all that Is necessary to keep the door In either of the two positions.-Iowa Homestead.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
A Hustler.

"Now, then, my friend" said the businesslike young preacher, pocketing the wedding fee and turning again to the bridegroom, let me ask if you are carrying any life insuranceT
 "No, sir," replied the newly made benedict, Not yet"
 ''Well, the most sacred duty resting upon you now Is to take out a liberal policy for the benefit of this young wo- man, who Is dependent upon you here after. I represent one of the strongest and best companies in this country. Here are the figures showing" etc.
 And he got the young husbands ap- plication. There is nothing like finish ing a job thoroughly while you are about it.-Chicago Tribune.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30

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Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
sHTRLl HES ENGLAND RaliSir CoIplIT.

roUcHKEEPsIs BRIDGE RoUrR. I'm Effect sunday, October I5rh, Isss.
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
Landmarks of Progress.

What a difference between John Fitch's steamboat, GO feet long. and the Oceanic, 7O4 feet long! The ocean wheel turns swifter and swifter, filling up the distance between the hemis- pheres and hastening the time spoken of In the book of Revelation when there shall be no more sea.
 While this has been doing on the water James Watts wheel has done as much on the land. How we'll re- member Sanderson's stagecoach, run ming from New Brunswick to Easton. as he drove through Somerville, N. J., turning up to the postoffice and drop ping the mail bags with ten letters and two or three newspapers, Sander son himself on the box, 6 feet 2 inches and well proportioned. long lash whip In his hand, the reins of six horses in the other, the Headers" lathered along the line of the traces, foam dripping from the bits!
 It was the event of the day when the stage came. It was our highest ambition to become a stage driver. Some of the boys climbed on the great ieatnern DOOt Ol tue slase, anu thoSc of us who could not get on shouted, Cut behindr' l saw the old stage driver not long ago, and I expressed to him my surprise that one around whose head had seen halo of glory in my boyhood time was only a man like the rest of us. Between Sander sons stagecoach and Chicago express train what a difference, all the great cities of the nation strung on an iron thread of railwaysi
 At Doncaster, England, saw George stAphens0n's first locomotive. If in
Connecticut western news., 1899-11-30
BountifuI Harvests.

Here Is corn from the west, fore taste of the great harvest that Is to come down to our seaboard, enough for ourselves and for foreign shipment. Here is rice from the south, never a more beautiful product grown on the planet, mingling the gold and green. Here are two sheaves, sheaf of north ern wheat and a sheaf of southern rice, bound together. May the band never break! Here Is cotton. the wealthiest product of America. Here is sugar cane, enough to sweeten the beverages of an empire. Who would think that out of such humble stalk there would come such a luscious product? Here are palmetto trees that have In their pulses the warmth of southern climes. Here is the cactus of the south, so beautiful and so tempting 1t must go arued. Here are the products of
The times., 1899-10-07
ROOSEVELT CoLDLY RECEIVED.
His Presence in Elmira Not Produce
tive of Great Enthusiasm.

ELMIRA, N. Y, Oct. 7-Governor
Roosevelt did not receive very warm re-
ception here yesterday. He came to Ell
mira as the gliest of honor at memorial
celebration in honor of the late Frederick
Douglass. Republican politicians pretend
ed TO use his visit as a political deal to
swing in line the colored voters for the
fall assembly contest. Both as a race DEM
onstraton and a political scheme the affair
was failure But a few colored people
greeted him at the station. and it did
not take him over ten minutes to shake
hands with all the people that gathered at
public reception rendered him at the ar
mory. The parade did not contain over
200 persons. There were but few colored
men and no militia. Governor Roosevelt
bowed and doffed his hat, but failed tc re-
ceive applause.
The committee in charge had refused TO
take the Lyceum Theatre because only
2,O00 people could be accommodated. About
900 people assembled at the Driving Park.
The grandstand has seating capacity
Of 1000, and half of the people stood on
the track
In his address the Governor condemned
lynching, and said that the nation revolted
at the Dreyfus verdict. He said no man
should be prosecuted because of his creed.
The students of Elmira College accorded
him the only hearty reception, and it
pleased him greatly. He spoke at the in
stitution in favor of the higher education
of women. A grand banquet had been
arranged in honor of Roosevelt, to be held
in the evening. but he was not present,
having left at 6:20 o'clock for Waverly to
deliver an address there The banquet,
without the governor, in whose honor it
was given, was slimly attended
The times., 1899-10-07
ANOTHER MEETING CALLED.
The Democratic Central Committee
Assemblies Tonight.

Another meeting of the Democratic Cen
tral Committee TO choose a successor on the
National Democratic Executive COMMITTEES
to the late Lawrence Gardner vas called
last night by Vice Chairman John A.
Clarke. The place of meeting was desig-
mated at Meyers Hotel, and the tine S
o'clock tonight but it is probable there will
be previous meeting at 6:30 TO take place
at the ST. James Hotel.
The first meeting. if the programme of
the minority is carried out. is to oppose
the election Of James L. Norris. The fight
has become very bitter, and the adversa-
ries Of Mr.. Norris assert it is a contest
between the ultra Bryan wing and what
they term the German Bryan element and,
as Delegate George Killeen put it this
morning, between the poor mans faction
and the better" class of Democrats of the
District
The former, it is said, opposed the meet
iag called tonight on account of the day
being Saturday, and the desire for more
time 10 consolidate the opposition to Nor
rts. Some of these conceded this morning
that the only way TO defeat Norris's cleo
tion tonight is by eleven of the twenty
two delegates remaining outside.
The strength of Mr.. Norris seems to
have been maintained since the last meet
ing, while that of Mr.. Newman and Mr..
Holmead is uncertain. Delegate Kileen,
heretofore one of the stanch Newman men.
announced this morning that he would
vote for Holmead. and this seemed to
strengthen Hoimead's chances. Tee Hol-
mead men assert that their cand. date will
win, DOW, since he viii draw from both of
his rivals Having secured seven votes on
previous ballots. il IS now claimed he is
assured OF the necessary fve to bring
about his election.
Mr.. Newman told a Times. reporter this
morning that he was willing TO withdraw
from the race when it was proved he was
the weaknest candidate but asserted his
belief that if he did so Norris would be
elected, because il appeared to be impossi-
bic TO form a combination that can beat
Norris.
The meeting tonight promises to be ex-
citing. All the Democratic leaders Will be
there IL force. Those in opposition to
Norris assert that if be is chosen, they will
send protest TO the National Committee
and carry it into the District primaries,
which meet next spring to select delegates
TO the District convention, which chooses
six representatives to the National Demo-
cratic Convention.
The times., 1899-10-07
cranI,erriea 10 ne s.,,c.

VINELAND. n. j., Oct. The cranber-
ry crop in South Jersey this season will bs
less than half as large as that of last
year The failure is ascribed to the recent
heavy rains and the unusually early frost
On hogs from which it was impossible to
drain off the stagnant water, resulting from
the frequent heavy showers several weeks
rot. The cranberry bogs at BrotmansvilIe.
near Willow Grove and east of Vinaiand,
which are considered the largest in this sec
tion of the country, will yield only 40 pei
cent of the usual crop. AS the same per-
centage in loss is reported from different
parts of South Jersey, it is safe to say that
cranberry sauce with turkey will be a cost
ly luxury at Christmas and on Thanksgiv-
ing DaY