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Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
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 As my "Bed of Ferns" large study from nature on Saranac lake, says W. J. Stillman in The Atlantic. was the first thing in which I had attempted to introduce a human interest in the landscape was naturally inclined to consider it my most important work, and I was dismayed when Ruskin came to see me and in a tone of ex- treme disgust said, pointing to the dead deer and man: "What do you put that stun in forf Take 1t out; 1t stinksw
 My reverence for Ruskin's opinions was such that made no hesitation in painting out the central motive of the picture, for which both subject and effect of light had been selected. Un- fortunately I habitually used copal varnish as a medium. When Rossetti called again, he asked me, with look of dismay, what had done to my pic ture. I explained to him that on Rus kin's advice I had painted out the fig ures, and exclaiming, You have spoil ed your picturer he walked out of the room in a rage.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
aHEFEdELD.

A few relstives and friends met at the home of Mir and Mrs Dwight Boardman last week Thursday morning to witness the marriage of their daughter, Miss Elizabeth Boardmsn, to Dr Pratt of Philadelphia. The bride and groom leave soon for Honduras, in Central America, where they are sent as mis- sionaries. Both are piacticing physi- clans, so they will be able to minister to both soul and body among those people. May God bless them is the wish of all their friends here, and may great success attend them.
 The Lefingwell family of New York city have arrived end taken possession again of the house of Mrs H. A. Train for another summer. Mrs Helen Drowne, of Dover, New Hampshire, is visiting her father, J. H. Field, and her sisters at their home in this village.
 Miss Mary E. Dewey of Boston is visiting her brother, Charles O. Dewey, and family at their home on South Main street.
 The mission meetings held last week at the Episcopal church were we'll at. | tended and of much interest. Mrs H. B. Train is guest of her friend, Mrs J. H Lemist. Robert Higgins of Great Burlington is building large barn for F. B. French. A general time of repairing and fixing up is going on in thls village, so the noise of the hammers are heard all about.
 W. Fl. Little has rente1 his house furnished for the summer and will move with his family into the cottage just north.
 Rev E. w. Pond has rented his house furnished to Alexandar Black (the noted author) and family for the summe, months.
 The commencement exercises of the senior class of the Sheffield High Schoo
 will be held in the Town Hall on Mon day evening, June 25th. at 8 o'clock There are nine graduates, as follows: Belle O. Scott. Mary l.. Stanton. Helen
 M. Geer, Margaret A. Cassidy, Clara A Boardman, Edward A. Cassidy, Harry J. Snyder. Paul M. Fowler, George A
 Scott.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Filthy MILK and oIeo.

The oleo men are now making much Of the argument that filthy milk is sometimes sent to the creamery for butter making, says Rural New York CT. Then they say that laws to compel dairymen to be clean are more needed than laws to regulate the sale of oleo. Of course they think so. From their standpoint filth in milk is a terrible crime, while filth in business morals is little thing. Dairymen do not object to fair sanitary laws. They will be clean if the oleo people will be honest. All manner of tricks are resorted to in order to evade the present laws. Just as in the sale of process" or deviled, butter, all sorts of schemes are prac- ticed to pass the stun of dishonestly. In some cases where the state laws de- mand that packages shall be plainly marked purple wrapping paper Is used. with the printed name in about the same color ink. In other cases yellow ink is used on the white wrapping pa per, so that 1t cannot be easily read. No use talking, the oleo business is full of fraud which our present laws can not prevent
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
CLAYTON.

Mir and Mrs Steiling ard little Miss Dora Froelke accompanied Prof. Boisse and family and will spend the summer with them.
 Mrs Calvin Barnes and children re- turned from Jersey City last week.
 Mrs Ann Dresser has returned from Hampton, Va, where she spent several weeks.
 Mrs Earl Sardam was 8 guest of her son Walter last Friday and Saturday.
 Thursday afternoon, June 2l, will be observed as Patrons day in our school. All are cordially invited to attend. There will be an exhibition and inspec- tion of the childrenis work and con- ference. The school committee and Superintendent Jones are expected to be present. '.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
LAK KvlLLR

Our people were startled last Satur- day evening to hear that Mir Abner A. Wilson died suddenly of apoplexy. MT and Mrs Wilson and their niece were rowing across the lake at the time en route to the village and when near the shore MT Wilson complained of feeling where he died in short time. Dr Bis Wilson have lived near the lake several summers in one of D. l.. Shaw's cot tages and have many friends here who deeply sympathize with the family in their af1ictlon. The funeral services were held at the house last Monday. Interment in New York Deceased is reported to have been 56 years old. Mir and Mrs Wilson occupied apartments at the Windsor Hotel, New York city at the time of the fra. The deceased had a large acquaintance in this locality and was relative of F. D. Hallett of Win sted.
 Our boys played the first game of base ball this season last Saturday with the Canaan club which drew a large number of spectators who enjoyed tho sport immensely. The game was a friendly one and amused the players equally as we'll as the spectators.
 Mir and Mrs Horace Landon received m increase to their family last week. It is 6 son born on Wednesday.
 The w. O. Witter family of New York city arrived yesterday for the season at their summer residence.
 Miss Mary Sanford of Negaunee, Mich, arrived at her home at Ore Hill last week to spend her vacation with her parents, MT aud Mrs E. F. Sanford.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
EST CORNWALL.

Mrs Viola Sanford is visiting relatives in Thomaston and elsewhere.
 Dwight M. Rogers was in town at Maple Shade one day last week.
 Mrs Minnie Norman has been visiting at Levi Drsks's,
 Rev W. O. Ferris left Monday for a four weeks visit to his home in Wiscon- sin. The pulpit will be filled by itiner ant preachers during his absence.
 The Sunday school convention held here on Thursday last filled the expec- tations of those who are interested in Sunday school work. The program was an interesting one. The collation. (sl- ways the best part of convention) was was an excellent one, thanks to the ladies of the vicinity.
 Children's Day was observed at the North Cornwall church on Sunday. the children from our village being carried up and assisting in rendering the pro- gram. A number of infants received their first baptism.
 The wind wrought havoc with the trees in this section on Monday evening. The large oak near Drake's house was uprooted falling across the building re- gently blown up by the explosion of Smith & Sons engine. In falling it struck the roof of Yutzler's barber shop damaging the chimney and roof. The vane on the chapel was bent double, necessitating a new one. A handsome horse chestnut tree in O. R. Smiths yard was broken down.
 Miss Ellen Smith has again returned to Ellsworth after short visit here.
 Miss Jessie Wheaton is visiting at the home of E. Franklyn Gillette, Jr., in Sharon.
 Mrs Orson Nickerson and grand daughter, Lulu Page, have returned from short trip to Poughkeepsie.
 Miss Annie Basset of New Haven, a sister of Mrs John Pierpont, is visiting at Miss Minnie Cochrane's.
 Miss Rose Hubbard is at the Hub bard house for the summer.
 Mrs William Preston is visiting in Thomaston.
 Frank Hall of New Haven is in town for few days visiting his father, Wat son Hall.
 Miss Ellen Cochrane is visiting rela- tives in Lime Rock.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14

All kinds of reports are current re. garding the condition of affairs in the Transvaal. In the early part of the week the war was practically over, ac- cording to all reports from British sources. Following this comes the re- port of Boer victory and the capture of whole British battalion together with the tearing up of twenty miles of railroad and the cutting off of General Buffers source of supplies. This is re- freshing news indeed although it is not easily digested by the London war office officials who are at loss to under stand why the Boers don't conduct themselves like gentlemen and come up and surrender unoonditioaally as they certainly ought to have sense enough to do after being so completely conquered. We are of the opinion however that the Roaring British Lion will have kink or two twisted out of his tail before he succeeds in killing the Boers dead.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
UNIFORM STANDARD.
What the Market Demands In But
 ter and Cheese.

What the Market Demands In But
 ter and Cheese.
 One of the needs of the time is some uniform standard of butter and cheese making, so that there will be less diff shipped to our markets, says w. E. Farmer In American Cultfvator. Such uniformity of our product would be of inestimable value to our shipping trade, which at present has a good deal to contend with in foreign mar kets. If all dairymen tried to make their butter and cheese after certain excellent formula, the products would soon obtain a better reputation In Flu rope. One of the secrets of the sue cess of Canadian cheese in England
 Is that 1t Is all of uniform standard. Cheeses from 40 or 50 factories or farms can be placed alongside of each other, and they look so much alike that 1t
 would be hard to believe that they were made in widely different parts of the country by as many different men. Through cooperation and united eff fort the Canadian cheesemakers have come to d Clcdut puN- cessful method of making and curing their cheese, and, as all cheese that fails to come up to the standard can not be exported as Canadian cheese, the shrewd dairymen have little in- centive to make anything except the best. Now, having established an en- viable record for their cheese, these same dairymen are devoting their at- tention to the improvement of their butter product They are employing the same method to do this that they
 adopted so successfully for their | cheese. 1t is the uniformity of their | cheese more than anything else that | has given 1t the reputation abroad. In looking around for a standard of either cheese or butter, 1t is only neces-
 sary to examine the product of the careful, skillful dairymen In the spring
 and summer of the year. Natures | succulent food is at its best now, and
 1t is not difficult to make fine, yellow butter or rich, fine, full cream cheese. The product of the dairy at this season
 should be accepted as the standard for the year round. Our June creamery | butter is considered so fine that specu- lators buy hundreds of tons of 1t and | store 1t for winter trade. This would
 not be necessary if we made an effort to keep up the standard.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
NEW MARLBORO.

A new foundation is being laid to the church.
 Rev B. c. Gillette expects to change pulpits with Rev MT Pond of Sheffield for the next Sabbath, June IT.
 Little Edna Adsit cut her knee SO badly while playing Saturday that three stitches had to be taken in it.
 Newton Chittenden. 8 traveller and naturalist. is spending few weeks at his brothers, Rev A. J. Chittendsn's. Rev Chittenden is on the sick list.
 MT H. K. Bloodgood and family have arrived at their summer home.
 MT Fex's family have arrived in town. While at their winter home in Brooklyn their eldest son Robert died.
 During the heavy thunder shower Monday afternoon, the large barn of the Ianghar was struck by lightning and burned
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
nORFOLk.

George T. Johnson has employed William Cobb as clerk in the drug store.
 Mrs John DePeu of Bridgeport spent Sunday in town.
 George Al Marvin who is attending the Yale Law School is expected home today.
 Improvements are being made on the road leading past the cottages of Prof. Pupin and O. M. Howard.
 Mrs s. M. Humphrey of Canaan is the guest of her neice Mrs B. F. Marvin.
 MT Nye died at bis residence in North Goshen Thursday. He was quite an aged man and had been demented near ly all winter The funeral was held at his home Saturday.
 Ohildrens's servIce was held Sunday at the Congregational church. The or gan recitals by Miss Tales were very fine. There were anthems, recitation and respontive readings. Remarks were made by Mir Brown, the superintend- ent. The children of Mr Burton De Bell. and of Mir Burton Grant were baptized. The primary department recited the 23d Psalm. Singing and recitations were given by the North End Sunday school. A primary quar- tette composed of two little girls, Douglas Stearns and Lester Curtiss sang "The Alder by the River" .The pastor gave very interesting address to the children his text being ''Life in Flowers and Character" The offer ings which were taken by the children are to be sent to the suffering people of India. The church was tsstefully trimmed with hundreds of American beauty roses, which were given to the children.
 The Litchfeld County Choral Union held it's first concert at the Armory, Winsted, last week Wednesday evening. One hundred and fifty voices assisted by several of Hartford's and New York's finest singers, rendered "The Holy City" before a representative audience from this vicinity which occupied all the available room, while hundreds were denied admittance owing to lack of room. The following artists assisted Miss Sara Anderson of New York, SO prano; Miss Emma Buck of Hartford, alto; Mr Willis Bacheller of New York, tenor; MT Emilio De Gogorza of New York, baritone; Miss Minnie Atwood JuusOu Ol WlnSbeu, bOpThuO. 4uo UT chestra, consisting of forty pieces, were selected by Mir Sigismund Bernstein from the leading orchestrss of the New York Philharmonic Society, and the Metropolitan Opera House. This vas, organization of musical talent was con ducted by Mir Richmond P. Paine and MT Arthur Mees. The following are the names of those who acted as hon orary conductors, Dr Gustave J Stoeok sl. emeritus professor of music at Yale University, Mrs Clara Lonise Kellogg Strakosch, Mir Carl Strakosch and Mi Carl Stoeckel. Special trsins carried parties both east and west at the close of the concert. Next June it is plan ned to give the Creation" at Norfolk
 A. B. Sivieter has returned to hil home in Waterbury.
 | Mir and Mrs Jackson of Waterbur, are spending few days in town. | Judge Perkins of the Hartford police court has arrived with his family at tht Cham berlsin cottage on Laurel Way.
 Harold Bullsrd who has been spend ing few days at his home in Bridge port has returned.
 Charles B. Vail of Waterbury hal been appointed by Probate Judge Stoeckel, administrator of the estate O | his mother.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
ALIFE AND DEATH EIGHT.

Mir ". A. Hines of Manchester, Is., writing of his almost miraculous escape from death, says Exposure after measles induced serious lung trouble, which ended in consumption. I had frequent hemorrhsges and coughed night and day. All my doctors said I must soon die. Then I began to use Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption, which completely cured me. I would not be without it even if it cost S5 co . bottle. Hundreds have used 1t on my recommendation and all say 1t never fails to cure throat, chest and lung troubles" Regular size 50c and sl co. Trial bottles free at W. Fl. Camps. Ca- man; G. E. Frink's, Falls Village; G. H. Clsrk's, Salisbury.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
HAST CANAAN.

Several from here attended the con- cert in Winsted on Wednesday evening of last week.
 Mrs H. Utterwick and Miss Katharine Utterwick spent few days in Hartford last week.
 Aid society meets this week with Mrs G. K. Goodwin.
 Mir and Mrs G. W. Cowdrey' are spending the week in Ithica, N. Y.
 Children's Day passed off very nicely. The children were we'll trained. The decorations were ferns and daisies with many other flowers and were nicely ar. ranged.
 A large two story addition is being built on Constant Deloy's house.
 Mir and Mrs A. A. Lawrence were delegates to the Sunday school conven- ton at West Cornwall last Thursday. The banner was awarded to the East Ca- nsan Sunday school.
 Miss Landon of Goshen is . guest of her sister. Mrs S. P. Ives.
 The shower of Monday afternoon was severe in some places. Two trees were struck by lightning Tn the yard of Mrs J. Briggs, about six feet from the house, and spllntered.
 Mir and Mrs J. H. Lansing and little daughter are taking weeks vacation.
 Barnum Richardson Co.'S upper fur mace was put in blast again last week and works first rate. The new -fangled apparatus which the company tried for several months did not prove satisfac- tory. and the furnace has been changed back to the "closed top" used for so many years.
 Mir and Mrs Charles Fl. Sage were the guests of Charles Hewitt of Win sted last week. While there they were taken completely by surprise by having presented to them some money from all of their brethren and sisters to purchase dining chairs for their new house into which they will soon move.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
GLORIOUS NEWS

Comes from Dr D. B. Cargile of Washi- ta, 1. T. He writes: "Four bottles of Electric Bitters has cured Mrs Brewer of scrofula. which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; but her cure is complete and her health is excellent" This shows what thous- ands have proved-thst Electric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema, letter, salt rheum. ulcers, boils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels. eIpels poisons. helps digestion, builds up the strength. Only 50 cents. Sold by W. H. Camp. druggist, Canaan; {; c. H. Clark, druggist. Salisbury; c. E.
 Frink, druggist. Falls Village.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14

Mrs Caleb Humiston of Thomaston was killed in runaway accident at that place Tuesday afternoon. She was about 60 years of age and was very es- timable lady.
 At the annual Episcopal diocesan con- vention of Connecticut, which was in session at Bridgeport Tuesday, it was decided by an overwhelming majority not to amend the constitution to admit laymen to the standing committee. Connecticut and Maryland are the only states at present which do not admit lay delegates.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
THURSDAY, JUNE IA. 1900.

Editorially the Winsted Citizen finds fault with the borough police force of that place, calls them dummies" and takes them to task for not enforcing the borough ordinances. especially as re- gards dumping rubbish into Mad river and the bicycle lantern law. It's one of the easiest things in the world for 8 man to do to sit quietly down and find fault with everything and everybody and suggest remedies, but it's g much harder job to put those suggestions into practical operation.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
HOw,S THIAY

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
 F.J. CHENEY d O., Props, Toledo, O We, the undersigned, have known F. !. Cheney for the last 16 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac- tons, and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. VEST TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
 F.J. CHENEY & CO.,, Props, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists. price 7tc.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
W EST GOSH EN.

W. H. Wadhsms has purchased new road wagon from Benjamin in Winsted.
 Miss Bertha Hyde, a teacher in the high school at Torrington was at Maple Shade over Sunday.
 Mir and Mrs Geo s. Hammond were in Plymouth last week.
 The Children's Day exercises were held in the Congregational church Sun day. The little ones speaking and singing very nicely.
 Miss Lettie Olsen closes her school in the Newcomb District on Friday.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
SOUTHERN NEW MARLBORO.

There are very interesting meetings held in the Wsdsworth district by Mir Lewis and Miss Thomas.
 The funeral of Mrs Wm. Gibson was we'll attended. She had been feeble a long time and helpless. She was su- perior christian woman, one of the old residents of whom few remain.
 The band look we'll in their new unI- forms
 Children's Day at the church was celebrated in the evening
 Mir Cruikshank is getting out lumber for the new house.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
SALISB UR T..

MT Charles Wright of New York, visited friends here few days last week.
 Miss Gertrude Suydam. is at home from Norwich, also Miss Carrie George from New Milford for the summer.
 Mir sndlMrs John Griggs of New York, visited friends here over Sunday
 Last Sunday, Children's day, was ap- propriately observed in the Congrega- tional church. The Lakeville orchestra added much interest to the program.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
CANAAN VALLEY.

Abel Stevens and family attended the Memorial day exercises at Cornwall.
 Mir and Miss Benton of Bridgeport are making two weeks visit with O w. Benton. While here they took a hshiDg trip to Monterey and returned with . fine string.
 Mrs George Brinton is badly afflicted with rhsumatism.
 Mrs IrH Bnnnell of Pleasant Valley is visiting at William Bunnelps.
 George Hadsell of Torrington has moved to the Mead place.
 Mrs Levi Lsfdngw has painted her house, improving the loUks very much.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
HE POOLED THE SURGEONS.

All doc ors told Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson. O., after suffering Is months from Rectal Fistuls. he would
 die unless costly operation was per formed; but he cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the sursst Pile cure on earth, and the bes, Salvs in the world. 25 cents a box.
 Sold by W. H. Camp. druggist. Canaan c. H. Clark, druggist, Salisbury; G. E. Frink, druggist, Falls Village. Guaran-
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
An Ear Teaf-

A novel and curious test for deafness or approaching deafness has been de- scribed by Paris specialist. If the handle of vibrating tuning fork be applied to the knee or other bony DOT ton of the human frame, the sound cannot be heard by the person who possesses an unimpaired ear, but If the ear be attacked by disease then the note can be heard distinctly.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
THE APPETITE OF A GOAT

h envied by all poor dyspeptics whose stomach and liver are out of order. All such should know that Dr Kings New Life Pills, the wonderful stomach and liver remedy, gives a splendid appetite, sound digestion and a regular bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25 cents at any drug store
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
LadSes' Suits, Jackets and Childrea,'s Reefers

We have cut prices down 10 rock bottom on the above items. We do not say that we will give you Sag suit for Gro. Educated people know that merchants cannot do such things.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Berkshire Store.
 Great Harrington, Mass.
Summer UaaderaCedr

For men, for women, for children. The light weight knitted sorts. Just the kind of underwear that there's coolness and comfort in, and all at little cost.
 10, Iah, IS, I9, 2S, 5o, SOC.
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14

Few things are impossible in them selves. It is not so much means as perseverance, that is wanting to bring them e . suecsssful issue. .-Rochsfou. cAuid..
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14

Professor (feelinglyI-When first began teaching music the wolf wa often at my door.
 Listener unfeelingly = Gracious Why didn't you pound the piano then as you do now?
Connecticut western news., 1900-06-14
Some Sndppy
 Stocking Henas

Good stockings, mind you, but good stockings are sold here at such very reasonable profit that they cost you no more than the trashy sorts sold in some sections.
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