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Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13
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A Promising Gate.

A Michigan correspondent sends The Farm Journal drawing of something
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13
News and Notes.

Too many farmers do not realize how the intelligent use of few hotbed sash ran be turned to profit financially and h the better table supply of vegetables for home use.
 The use of stable manure. unless it has been thoroughly heated and routed. to kill weed seed is not advisable on a lawn. Concentrated fertilizer rich in phosphoric acid is to be preferred.
 If your onions are frozen, do not at tempt to handle or to market them un- til they have thawed out just where they are, says The Farm Journal Keep hands off. Do not attempt to hasten the thawing by admitting the sun or using artificial heat.
 A Chicago man is reported to have devised a process by which flax is retted chemically in an hours time, and it is proposed to erect factory. probably in Wisconsin, for weaving fine linen from American grown flax. |.
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13
A ROLLER GATE.

Its merit consists
 in the way it is hung. The hanger is a clovis. holding a roller on which the top bar runs The clovis Is pivoted, and the pivot bolt passes up through cross piece fastened to two posts, the bolt be- ing held by a nut on top.
 The roller is three inches in diane ter. having a fange half an inch high on each end. and may be made of wood or iron. The posts where the gate swings must not be set opposite, but one about three inches in advance of the other. To open gate roll 1t back until nearly balanced and then swing 1t around. It will swing in only one di- rection.
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13

uUFbK Iu bH6 way
 of a gate. which he uses and likes and wants other folks to try. The cut shows how
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13

German Attache Accuses Esterhszy. Paris April 12.-The Eclair publishes
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13

Native. Killed In the Action-Pursuing the Rest Beyond the Town-Treachery of the Fill pinss-Dispatch From otis.
Connecticut western news., 1899-04-13

the gate is made. Its merit consists
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side was made with wide scalloped
revers, and the left was entirely plain.
There was a scalloped collar higher than
the wearer ears, The material IF
which this curious garment was made
was gray mohair, lined with pale blue
silk. There are redingotes, too and
these reach the bottom OF the skirt, hut
are split up the back t. the waist one
of drab cloth shown me today had "A lot
of very rich dark green velvet applique
in large arahesQues one other had the
two sides almost covered with stitch
ing, which made it nearly a. stiff as
cardboard.
Some of the dresses for summer wear
are being put ON exhibition now. One
very pretty model had the skirt full
gathered to the waist, hut considerably
longer in the back than the front. The
material was the new soft wool and silk
barege in delicate putty gray. There
was a ruffle around the bottom of the
same, with a buttonholing of crimson
floss top and bottom. Another ruffle was
set about II inches above the bottom,
reaching to Is inches in front in fes-
toon point. This gave the effect of a
tunic over all, waist and skirt, was
sort of polonaise of heavy cream ma!-
tese lace, the principal figures outlined
with crimson floss The front was open
over a full vest of the harege, with two
very full rutties of barege, edged like the
rest reaching from the bust line to the
belt, where there was a crimson velvet
bow. There was another at the throat.
The upper parts of the sleeves We're COW
cred with lace and the lower of the
barege finely tucked.
Liberty silk and satin are both in
great vogue and are almost indispensa-
BILE for many things besides full dresses.
OLIVE HARPER.
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nard said that it was If man thought
SO. Mainwaring got very wroth and
swore that between them, Stannard and
Blake and Ray, they were bound to spoil
man who gave promise of being good
soldier, despite his shadowy antecedents,
and again demanded that he be ordered
to cease handling Stella for Ray, Stan
nard said he only did it for the love Of
the thing, for practice and recreation
and not for emolument and he should
not be denied Then Atherton came
back; Mainwaring appealed to him
from Stannard s decision, and Anterior
said he'd investigate and decide next
morning.
But it was decided for him that
night
Ray" said he at evening stables,
"whoever set that huge haystack so
close to the stables had no idea of pru-
dence. If it were to catch fire, your
premises would go. l shall order it re-
moved tomorrow.
Sergeant Merriweather, stable ser
geant of the troop up to week before,
heard these words, and so did Sergeant
Como, to whom he was pointing out
certain defects in the mechanism Of a
grain shoot from the loft above their
heads. 1t was storming, and grooming
was being conducted inside. Merri-
weather stopped short in his explana-
ton, stared at the colonel as though
the words had dazed him in some way,
and then had to be reminded of the sub
Ject which he was discussing.
The wind that had banked the snow
clouds in the southeast during the day
veered towSrd nigbtfall and blew strong
from the southwest. At tattoo it was
whisking the hay from the quarterinas-
ter's corral and sending it streaming
across the line of stables and out upon
the bleak prairie, while still farther
along, under the bench" the big hay
stacks beyond the corral seemed strip
ping in the gale, and the biggest Of all
was that which projected half way
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-27
THE SrAGECOACH.
II VIII Soon he Thing of the Past
In the West.

The last ditch in which staging is to die
Is in southern California. The lt:3e now
consists of a double daily service of six
horse coaches running between surf, at
the southern terminus of the Coast Line
division of the southern Pacific railway,
and Santa Barbara, Cal, which Is now
the northern terminus of the southern
Pacific. The filling Of the gap, now only
40 miles wide, will complete another trunk
line between san Francisco and Los An
gcles.
A days ride through the most entranc-
ing scenery saw in California brought
me from san Francisco to LompOc, ready
for the stage ride on the we'll equipped line
that plies across the mountains to santa
Barbara.
Promptly at 6 o'clock in tho MOI ming
the stage, drawn by six spirited horses,
swung in graceful curve to the porch of
the hotel, its great body tossing on its
leather springs like ship in II bllowy
sea. The Wells Fargo express treasure box
was slowed in the boot beneath the driv-
ers seat, the United States mail sacks
piled upon top of it. l climbed to the Ugh
seat beside the driver, Charley Jennings.
sharp crack cracks punctuated the
swish of the long lash through the noun
tain air. Twcnty-four iron shod hoofS
smote the hard smooth road, and we We're
off in good old fashioned stagecoach style
(Which way lies the city of santa Bar
bara?' | asked the driver rs looked up n
long valley that seemed completely walled
in by towering tree and manZanite shrub
covered mountains.
up the santa Ynez' valley" he said
"and over the mountain right where you
see that white cloud up there that has set
down on the top of the mountain 10 rest. ~
How is the railroad to get over these
high, steep mountains | asked.
They don go over. They 20 around
them The railroad will follow the beach
of the ocean most OF the way, but tlcy
have some pretty stiff work in one canyon.
It's deep and steep and mighty rocky.
When Fremont came in here from the
south with his army in the forties, the
Mcxicans fortified that canyon. They
thought he would have to go through 1t,
and they were prepared 10 give him bat
tie there But he was too cute for 'cm.
He came over the mountains on n trail
that this wagon road we are on follows very
closely"
Dinner at Cold Spring ranch pcrched
near the mountain top--fricd trout fresh
/ 'auRnl' nov pls'ult' hN"Vsi S'l''h p"''Nt
and hot coffee, with an appetite whetted
/ by the light air of an altitude half n mile
above the ocean--was not to he dcspiscd.
/ a dash down the steep and rocky sea
ward face of the santa Encz' on road
that chung to the giddy sides of yawning
precipices, down, down the six horses on
sweeping gallop, down on TO the foot
hills, clothed in yellow mustard bloom,
Down into the valley, on to broad coun'
try road, 60 feet wide and then we came
to Santa Barbara.-St Louis Globe Dem
ocrat.
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recovered herself, fumbled in her peck.
ct found a pair of scissors and slashed
the bands that were strangling him.
What fool work is thisY' she whim-
pered. Sure Dan shouldn't have gag
ged you, Scully Who was with him?
Who did it? Answer, she implored,
shaking him vehemently Get up,
Scully, quick For the love of God find
him. They've been to the house already
the guard. Somebody's peached.
Somebody Who tied this lariaty It's
knotted like Wait till get a knife.
Lie still, Scully." And away she sped,
leaving him to wonder, bound as he
was, how he could lie otherwise. She
was back in a moment painting, breath.
less. She sawed at the thick cordage
until it snapped, then stared wildly one
instant as the tall figure Strengthened
up, then with a cry Of horror started
back. "Scully- mol What-you? Hun
teri Oh, blessed saints, have mercy
But the instant he was released and
had gained his feet, unarmed though
he was and half numbed, the tall, ath-
letic soldier sprang away into the dark
ness and ran like deer across the open
space and on past the stables toward
the stream shouting as he ran at the
full strength of his powerful lungs:
Corporal Of the guard, No. 6 Cor
poral of the guard No. g."
| Out on the low bank across the mar
row stream he could see, outlined
against the sky, two dark, shadowy fig
ures go scurrying swiftly by, running
from the direction of the old magazine.
1t stood only few yards beyond the
crest. Again he set up his powerful
shout, Corporal of the guard, No 6 !"
and away off to the northeast, although
farther than himself from the guard
house, Duffy on No 8 at the east gate,
sure that something was dreadfully
amiss, was repeating the cry. Hardly
knowing what he should do if he over
took them, Hunter dashed into the shall
low stream, in hopes of reaching the
opposite bank and overhauliug the ma
rauders, but the broken, slippery ice
trapped and threw him again. Down he
went splash into the chilling waters
up he scrambled only to slip and go
NoN II a ocJOiih tliJc tiitl olhSScltu "
his feet, breathless, almost exhausted
now; tumbled up the opposite bank
clambere on all tours to the crest
gazed hurriedly about in search of
friend or foe; peered into the darkness
to the south and southwest, but the
runners had Disappeared then gazed to
the east and sprang to his feet startled.
Not 90 yards away doomed tho black
bulk of the old brick magazine, and,
kissing and suffering, fiery serpent
seemed dancing i'll front. 1t bounded TO
the doorway, now i'll the ruddy light
dimly seen to be open, disappeared
within little cloud of sulphur smoke,
and then the heavens lit up with an
awful glare. He felt himself hurled VIC.
lently backward For one instant be
seemed to see million stars crisscross-
ing through the skies. His ears were
stunned and deafened by thunderous
roar The air was filled with flying
bricks and beams and sheets of fame
that scorched and scared and blinded
him. Then something crashed upon his
skull, and he toppled over the bank and
went plunging down to the icy food be-
meath.
ITO BE CONTTNLTED)
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CHAPTER Y.

It was ll30 that night when Cor
poral Judkins, posting his relief, came
stumbling along the rough ground be-
low the bench" and turned into the
fiat between the quartermaster' hay
stacks and the stables No he had
posted at the east gate and picked up
the shiverirg sentry who for two mortal
hours had been swearing and trotting
up and down in vain effort to keep
warm No. q, down among the shadows
OF the stacks and stables, was not so
easy to find. When at last his challenge
was heard, he leaped from the shelter
of the very stack that had called forth
the colonel S condemnation that evening
at stables, and, between cold and ex-
citement-or something, was incoherent
IN his formula for receiving relief, and
bad to be sharply prompted by the cor
poral in turning over his orders.
"What' S the matter with you, Scully?"
snarled the corporal. "You talk as If
youd been asleep, Turn over your or
ders, man. and don't keep us shivering
here
Tho tall soldier who was to relieve
him stood patiently, with his carbine
1T port. Silently he listened to the
mumbled words: "Allow no one to APP
proach the stables or stacks with light
cd pipe or cigar. Allow no vehicles to
be driven to or from the stables or
horses taken out except in presence OF
tommi ssioned officer stable sergeant or
honoomnissioned officer OF the guard.
Be on the alert for fires and keep special
lookout for the sparks from laundresses
quarters when they start their fires in
the morning. And then Judkins cut
him short.
"You ve got 'em twisted, but you
know them all, don't you, Hunter
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SPRING MILLINERY.


Especial Correspondence.
NEW YORK April IS Many persons
bought their spring millinery before
Easter, but many more deferred the
monentous purchase until now, and so
there are new ideas and shapes besides
trimmings every hour almost There is
such r diversity Of shape and style of
trimming that surely every one ought
to find a hat TO her liking, and COMPETE
ton is so great that prices are away
down-that is, they are in all the great
department stores and in the stores de-
voted simply to millinery in the great
shopping districts, though the mp town
milliners put the price up, it seems, in
inverse ratio. Where the hat is big it
does not cost 50 much by far as the tiny
speck Of bonnet with little or moth
ing on il.
One of the sweetest Of all the ducks
of bonnets was as quaint as anything
1t was Of shirred dark blue Italian Grape,
with lot of bows and some paradise
tips. The bows were Of wire gauze blue
and white striped ribbon, and tied with
strings A pink bunch of laurel cuddled
up on the left side A very swell toqne
had a Tam OShanter crown of dark
blue satin, and was lifted high at the
left side, where it was upheld by half
wreath Of pink roses. Dark blue and
pink is new combination. There We're
two donkey ears, each with bowknot
of pink ribbon upon it. \ drOoping
aigrette was held by big pearl.
For cycling was an oddly woven
basket straw walking hat or perhaps it
might more properly be termed riding
hat. 1t had brown velvet binding and
band and a brown curled quill. a pretty
hoero was Of fine black French chip
with a bowl crown. A row of Jet beads
was sewed around the edge. There was
a rich drapery and three stiff bows Of
myrtle green miroir, and in front was
large bunch Of wood violets, leaves,
stems and roots too. There was a fat
round brim and high square crown to
"A coarse straw of black, red and white
woven checks. 1t was trimmed with one
broad band of velvet, with medium
sized sprawling bow and fancy oval
buckle. This is especially suitable for
young faces. Fer the young also are the
quaint little poke bonnets Of rough
straw. The trimming is usually Of the
simplest, and there are strings to "tie
the dimples in. " All these hats are il
Illustrated and the reader of this is Doubt
less clever enough to reproduce them all
with little trouble and expense Many
ladies can and do trim and make their
own bonnets, 1t isn't so great task,
and it is very gratifying to be able to
produce something 20 pretty.
In some houses there is an effort to
astonish people with their wonderful
originality. This season they seem to
have devoted their time to evolving
curious looking coats. Some do like
them, and, for fear that | would not he
doing justice to all, | will tell about
some of them. There was a long coat.
princess shape in the back and just a
square form in front on the left side.
The right side was cut away at the
bottom in double scallop. The right
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oil Parents ho had lost in early boy
hood Brothers and sisters he had none.
Sweethearts-two. One-the tirst-his
senior by at least four years, and now
staid wife and mother. The second
might or might not be wearing coronet
by this time. His grace of Lancaster
was on his last legs, and his eldest hope,
Lord Lunemouth, on his last lung,
when Gray left Switzerland III April.
That Amy, shallow hearted" had
welded Rolseby by this time was posi-
BILE, if not probable. There were New
York papers in the post library, out
Hunter had seen none, would SEQ none.
In his stern remuneration of the
world, the flesh and the devil of his
old life Trooper Hunter would admit
no interest in the doings of Gotham,
The one thing that bound him to the
Old life was the nowledRe that up to
October at least his fond old uncle was
still in tho land Of the living. a stroke
of some kind had Frustrated him before
Gray's return from abroad. Physicians
had prescribed "A long sea voyage. MIR.
and Mrs. Darcy Hunter had sailed for
North Cape-had gone thence to some
German spa. His health was shattered,
his mind almost blank She was still
in the prime of life. He, said the last
news Darcy had Of him before starting
for the wide west, hardly recognized
his attendants. She bore her SORROWS
with the patient resignation of the
Christian who knows there's life for
her beyond the grave-of departed
husband.
OF the remnant of his fortune Gray
had still few thousand dollars banked
where it would be safe until sorely
needed. Under an humble roof within
the limits of Butte were stored certain
trunks containing civilian clothing and
things he valued. Here at barracks he
had only his soldier outfit of uniform,
with the addition of better underwear
and shoes than were issued by Uncle
Sam, One poor fellow and his suffering
vito mt least were the better for the
strange coming of this eccentric. The
starving tramp who boarded the train
that night at Willow Springs had now
IA roof over his head and hers, and food,
fire and clothing She was sufficiently
recovered to take in washing, for China
men were unpopular if not Improbable
servants just then in Wyoming, and he,
the starveling of that night ON the train,
was once more carpenter, his tools
out Of pawn and he no longer out o.
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of consequences.
across the open space in front of the
line of gable ends and just opposite that
of Rays troop. At tattoo the gale was
almost blizzard, and Atherton, ever
on the defensive against fires, babe the
troop officers look well to their COM
pany kitchens and see that all the
ranges and stoves were securely banked,
then went over to the guardhouse in
person and held brief consultation with
Blake who was officer of the day, and
his officer of the guard, who, as i'll
luck would have it, was Lieutenant
Brady, at whom Atherton looked with
scent favor. He was young man
whom Blake described as lone of the
detriments of the service. He had been
fairly we'll educated somewhere, had
enlisted when it was too evident lie
was in no condition to make living
otherwise, but that was in the summer
of 1876, when 2, 500 men were sudden
ly raised by congress to fill the gaps in
the regiments engaged in the Sioux war
and the ritfraff of the Atlantic cities
was rushed to the frontier
He won company clerkship in three
months, which was considered immense
good luck and lost it within the year,
which was supposed to be luck as bad,
but turned out to be the stepping stone
to fortune in the soldier eyes. He WAS
one Of an escort attacked by road agents,
and, III fighting desperately for his own
life, had saved that of the paymastcr
The sergeant and corporal with them
We're killed. Brady was Glanced" on
the spot and came home hero, the
subject Of a panegyrio from the pen Of
the paymaster. whose uncle was SEN
ator of much wealth and much knowl-
edge of mining, but little of men He
was OH the paymaster's bond for big
sum, and the next thing the --th knew
a stranger to their ranks appeared with
a commission as second lieutenant,
glib tongue and convivial turn, plenty
of money 20 start with and letter of
introduction to Atherton from famous
war general which letter was suscepti-
bic of two interpretations and was writ
ten, there was little doubt, at the in
stance of the senator in question, q
prominent member of the committee on
military affairs. "This will be handed
you by Lieutenant Brady, said the let
ter, "who so distinguished himself in
the affair on the Mimbres last year.
The department thought best to assign
him to the -th, and have assured his
friends that in consigning him to you
have placed him in the best hands pos
sible" Senator Sivright was thorough.
ly satisfied, his nephew, the paymaster,
bit perplexed, but too wise just then
to disseot any other mans motives or
letters, lest his own should become OBJ
jects of scrutiny, Brady proved "a jolly
acquisition at first, could sing good
song, tell good story and was smart"
in many ways and lavish in all There
was story (put in circulation by u sol
der whose reward for that Mimbres af
fair had been discharge and not a
commission) to the effect that when
they were suddenly attacked by those
desperadoes the paymaster had crawled
under tho wagon and cried and Brady
allowed" when in his cups that he
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name" New Boy-'My ram. is julie,
sir" Ttachcr-"Nou should have said
Julius, sir. aud now my ed" turning to
another lad, what is your uamo?'
Bilious, Sis, Tit Sits.
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Some of the results of neglected dyspep-
tic conditions of the stomach are cancer
consumption. heart disease and epilepsy.
kodo dyspepsia cure prevents all this by
offectins Il quick cure in all cases OF
dyspepsia.
j. W. O'Sullivan, ". Il. HAN. +. II.
Parker, Il. Gossclin, T.. r. Crandall.
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"What is your national song?" asked
the ethnooEist ITS "A medley" answer
ed the Samoan; "'Star Spans'cd Banner
'Macht am Rhine. and God Save the
Quecn.-M shington Star.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1899-07-24
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telegrafcznes

= Ma torpedowcu austrya-
ckim ,Adler" eksplodowal
kociol parowy. Jeden officer i
czterej marynarze postradali
zycie.
-Kr6l saski Albert obcho-
dill sofa rocznics otrzymania
orderu ,,zaslugi"
- Banker Katz z Kolonii
uciekl z oszczednosciami, z1o-
zonemi u niego przez biedns
klase ludzi.
- Niemieccy austryaccy
lekarze przepowiadaja poja-
wienie sic daumy azyatyckiej
W Europe.
- w San Sebastian zawali.
1y sic injury starego klasztoru.
6 zakonnic zostafo zasypa.
nych.
= Podr6znik afrykadski
major Marchand zeni sic.
= Ma Czarciej wyspie
istnia} zamiar pozbawienia
Dreyfusa aycia.
Rad francuzki musial
uwolnic wloskiego generala,
przekonanego szpiegostwo,
poniewaz Rad wloski zagraaal
og1oszeniem dokumentu, ze
posel francuzki W Rzymie
zaplacil 10000 frank6w "a
akta, ktore dotyczyly spraw
wloskiego sztabu generalnego.
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Ingersoll ME pozostaw!!l po So
bic aadnego majatku, pomimo,
ae mial wielka praktyks adwo.
kacks.
- Aptekarze W Tennessee
wymagaja cd rzadu, azeby
ograniczy} sprzedaz kokainY.
= Ia diva miesisce bedzie
mona komunikowac sic z
mieszka1cami Dawson City, W
Alasce, ma drodze telegraf'
cznej.
Dymisyonowany minister
wojny dozna W Detroit osten.
tacyjnego przyjscia.
Delegat papieski, arcy:
biskup Sabastino Martinelli
celebrowal wczoraj sumo W
kosciele sw.Rafa}a W Madison,
Wis, W obecnosci arcybiskupa
Katzera z Milwaukee, bisku.
pow Mesmera z Green Bay i
Burke z st. Joseph, Mo.
- w Toledo, O., spalil sig
spichlerz nape}niony zbozem.
Straty wynosza million dol.
= Carlos Garcia by3 u
Nc Kinley'a zadal og}oszenia
niepodleg}osci Kuby.