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The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
USED HIS COFFIN
A. a Trunk because He Lived Longer
Than He Expected.

Anthony Simpkins, a nonagenarian
of Lansboro, Mass, started one day
last week for Hopkins Station, Mich.
The nearest railway station to Lanes
boro is in Pittsfeld, and when Anthony
arrived in that city, with his blooming
wife Of q years. he created a sensation
Of considerable magnitude. 1t was
neither the n"onagenarian nor his wife,
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
TIE TELEGRAPH IN WARTIME

to take IL along, anyhow" Despite Mr..
Simpkins' plausible explanation the
railroad officers refused to accept his
coffin trunk, and with a good deal OF
grumbling he and his wife transferred
the contents to a dry goods box.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
Nearly Half Learned,

Visitor-So your young brother Is
taking lessons on the violin. Is he
making progress? Phil-Yes, he's got
so far now that We can tell whether he
y tuning or playing,-Stray Stories.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
Liberal Victory In New ZenIanh.

The New Zealand general elections
have resulted in a victory for the lib
eral party for the fourth consecutive
time.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
A :'Galloping Hospital"

A doctor with cavalry experience
has invented a patent galloping hos
pital, drawn by two horses, and capa-
BILE OF accommodating six wounded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16

Public School Expenses In Illinois,
Illinois expended SIS, 299, 1903 on It's
public schools in 1899.
The Red Cloud chief., 1900-03-16
Joubert's pet" Name,

"old Pietz" is the pet name by which
General Joubert Is known to his Trans
yaal soldiers.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
Adhesive and Pressed Stamps.

"Wait until I have washed off the postage stamp on this envelope, spoiled In the addressing" said a man.
 "It Is not necessary to do that, as Is commonly supposed" said a lawyer, You may take your scissors and cut out the adhesive (not the impressed stamp and stick 1t fast to your new en- velope with mucllage notwithstanding the adhering piece of the old envelope
 "It does not look nice and may be come detached in the mail, but if the stamp Is a genuine, unused, adhesive stamp it Is not questioned. The gov. ernment when 1t sells an adhesive Z cent stamp undertakes for such consid. eratlon to transport and deliver to des- tination the letter to which 1t is affixed The fact that 1t has apiece of an en. velope to which 1t was formerly at tached, but not used or deposited for mailing, does not relieve the govern. ment to execute its part of the con. tract when the letter Is deposited for mailing, the stamp being otherwise perfect.
 An impressed stamp, however, cut from an envelope is defective and in. valid for postage purposes. It Is as tonishing how many of these are used some people apparently being unable or too ignorant to discriminate bstween adhesive and impressed stamps."- Washington Star.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
They Pay the Rent.

"There is," says a traveller, "a stock saying which they have at Queens town, Ireland. It is there the steamers pick up the mails, which can leave London 12 hours later than the boats do Liverpool and overtake them there. Frequently, however, delays occur, and then the passengers kill time by going ashore, and the native is always in wait to sell them shillalahs and other things, such as bog oak jewelry, canes, etc., which are supposedly indigenous to and characteristic of Ireland.
 Some of the shillalahs are wonder full and awful to look upon and have no possible place in real life, their only object being to take in the unwary transatlantic traveller. One I saw there had head fully six inches in diam eter, with projecting knobs and roots thickly covering 1t. 1t was so heavy that to lift 1t was an effort and to car ry 1t any distance without using a dray a physical impossibility. It was a murderous looking weapon, and a blow from 1t on the head would have done for any living thing, even a darky from Georgia.
 "'Why,' I asked in my surprise, what on earth do you use this for?
 "'ThatY he rejoined. 'Arrah, that's what we pay the rint with
 i've got 1t yet."-New York Trib- une.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
Nenfcr Without Water

Venice without water would hardly be Venice at all, but We are assured there is a possibility that the pictur- esque Venice of today may become a city of the past, and eventually Venice may be waterless. -.s
 According. to Professor Marinelli. the regular increase in the delta of the river Pc Is such that in process of time the northern Adriatic will be dry, and Venice will no more be upon the sea. The annual surveys show that the mean annual increase of the delta during TO years has been three-tenths of square mile.
 An encroachment upon the sea of three-tenths of a mile in a year means a large increase in a century. It ap- pears that the total increase in six centuries has been about 19S square miles. The increase Is continuing, and the gulf of Venice Is doomed to dis. appear.
 No immediate alarm need be felt and it will not be necessary to hurry of to Venice to take a farewell look at the city in its present picturesqueness. Professor Marinelli calculates that be- tween 100 and 120 centuries will elapse before the entire northern Adriatic will have become dry land.-Youth's Com Danion
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
Fat Man Wanted a Correction.

"That was fine report you had of the explosion" puffed the fat man, who did not know there was an ele- vator in the building and climbed three flights of stairs to the editors of flee, "a fine report, l must say" And sarcasm fairly rang In his tones. Did you know that 1t was my furnace that blew up, that l stand the loss, that but for me you wouldn't have the itemT
 If you are D. J. Jones, we did"
 Il am D. Jacobus Jones. You didn't even spell out my middle name. You'd think that my wife and hired girl were the whole thing the way you wrote 1t up."
 "The girl was terribly burned, and your wife was badly hurt while saving the girl You don't appear to have had any hand in the natter"
 Didn't, hey? Did you notice how slowly I sat down when L came In here? Did you hear me stife a groan Pm sore as felon from the crown of my head to the sole of my foot. That's what I am. But there's not a word about that"
 Were you in the explosionr
 No. Wish I had been. When I heard the report, I knew some one must be hurt. I fell down stairs. ran five blocks for a doctor. When l got home, I was so exhausted that had to retire, and this morning l had to roll out of bed on a chair to get up. It wasn't my fault that the doctor was out or that an ambulance was at the house when I got back. You can say that I showed great presence of mind and got out and bumped myself or stop my paper. Good dayr'-Detroit Free Press.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31

tie Is known of the breed except from the uncertain authority of tradition down to the early part of the eight eenth century, though 1t is only right to infer that long before this time great care and even skill had been be- slowed upon 1t. The earliest records show that purity of breed was fully ap preeiated, and this important fact could not have been universal without previous experience and attention"
 The aim of nearly all the improvers of Shorthorns has been to secure early maturity, size, form and beef produc- ing qualities. "All is useless that is not beef' was the motto of an eminent breeder, and he has had many follow CTS. Thomas Bates Is the most noted of the few who have seemed anxious to retain good milking capacity, and many breeders in the United States consistently follow his example. There have always been good dairy cows among them, and in England strains and families of them have been kept somewhat distinct and known as milk ing Shorthorns."
 W ntu llFSl DEOupHI lO silueTlca, SHOEI- horns earned the name of 'the milk breed" Among old records are those of cows giving six, eight and even nine gallons of milk a day on grass alone. Although now latent in most lines. there seems to be q dairy quality in- herent in the breed which some careful managers are able successfully to de- velop and propagate. Records of sev- eral dairy herds in the United States within quarter century show milk ing season of about 2T5 days and m average product of 6.500 pounds of milk. One herd of ten cows from to 12 years old gave T,7J0 pounds each in a year. Single cows have averaged much more, several instances being known of 10000 to 12,0O0 pounds in a season. The Shorthorn milk Is of good quality, rather above the average. The fat globules are of medium and fairly uniform size, so that cream sep arates easily. It Is rather pale in color. In 1921 a COW near Philadelphia made over 20 pounds of butter in week without special feeding, Herds of 40 cows have averaged 209 pounds of but ter year. The herd of ten cows men tioned above averaged 325 pounds. and single cows have records of 400 pounds and over, one being of 513 pounds.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31

I lay his crushed heart at your feet to- day. Let it not be told In heaven that you deliberately put your foot on it. While 1t will take all the ages of eter- nity to celebrate Christ's triumph, l am here to make the startling an- nouncement that because of the rejec- ton of this mission on the part of some of you all that magnificent work of garden and cross and grave Is, so far as you are concerned, a failure. Hell ena, the empress, went to the Holy Land to find the cross of Christ. Get ting to the Holy Land, there were three crosses excavated, and the question WIS which of the crosses was Christ's cross. They took a dead body, tradi- ton says, and put 1t upon one of the crosses, and there was no life, and they took the dead body and put 1t upon an- other cross, and there was no life; but, tradition says, when the dead body was put up against the third cross 1t sprang into life. The dead man lived again. .Oh, that the life giving power of the Son of God might dart your dead soul into an eternal life, beginning this day! Awake, thou that sleepest, and rise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee lifer Live now, And live for ever!
 Copyright, 1900 by Louis Klopsch.l
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
Others Can Do the Same.

In the Eighteenth district institute and Fayette county farmers institute at Vandalia, Ills, l.. A. Spies of St. Jacobs said that he had made enough In dairying to retire from business and live comfortably the rest of his days and that any intelligent farmer could do the same thing. He attributed his success to careful selection and breed ing of his cows, generous feeding and marketing of his milk in the best pos. sible condition. He utilizes all his corn crop, either as green feed direct from the field or through the silo. He rec commended those who are about to be. gin dairying to visit some successful dairyman before investing either ip cows or appliances.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31

Trains stop only on sixnai, or whaa eta lD- tor is notined. Daily except Sunday .pahy. sunday only. land and puughkeepsie t7 21, sa nn, .thpo, 'tto m In0 .2sOa, 800 sa 01. .Asua .s:ldp 10 Trains leave Puughkeep~ To- III FhsA ld md New paltz VI aA. fs 81 sp n. sin tA iil.M a m si2 oa noon slsis. s2lh, saia, s4tA ftni fAtA 4bt5. s ss, a Gsp. m.
 Trains leavo thlneclitT aa1 A m.s RRt D m. arrive at Siivernais 10 ts a. m, aRl D m Trains leave Siivernalls ii 4Aa m AnA D m arrive at Rhineclin Is ni pm, 21 m Trains leave Poughkeepsie for ttoaawaIi Junction S1 and 1 R. m, \ aB and bns b n Trains leave Hopewell lot for pouahkevsssts Sb0 and 10 45 A m, 21 and s0 D m
 Trains and 10 carry through coach bdwo@n wfnsted and Grand Central station, New York Train No le oonDeota al state Line with traln No. 10 for Winsted
 Train No connects at state Lina with trula No. lb for Poughkeepste
 western Express, train i, makes direct con neotion ct Campbell Haul with fast eArreNa via Ontario Western Ky for the west, dhe Ghtueto following day ns0 ?, m. spcofni attentton given to western travel Rates of fare st he tH tower than any other iinc Wrile for raiss and particulars before puchasing uckcs over any Ather route.
 Tickets to ali points in the west ss reduced fAtes pold at the Poughkecpsie ofios.
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Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
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Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
TTGpelers' Guide.
Berkshire Division
N, Y., N. ", & IT. NAILkOAD. Commencing sunday, May 20. iso0.

Ns fsf N. H. ~ H. hAlIhOAbs
 Commencing sunday, May 20. lsoo. GOING SOUTH
 Leave North Adams c 20 am, pittsfeid I IS
 Uanaan < 20 Arrive New Haven 10 50,
 Bridgeport II 90, New York II 70. Leaye Albany 2 10 am, State Line $ co, Pitts. field 10, Canaan 9 70. Arrive Bridgeport I2 05 D, m., KewHayen i2,t New York i.bs, Leave Albany 10 90 .. m., State Line II bb, North Adams 12 10 D. m.. pitiefeld Sc. Canaan 2 4i. Arrive Bridgeport 0b, New
 Haven c s5, New York 6,l0.
 Leave Albany 10 90 a, m.. State Line II bs.
 Bridgeport 7I5. New Haven 70. New | York %.
 Leave Albany 22n D. m., State Line s8, Plttsneld 8 20, Canaan { s7. Arrive Bridge port IS, New Haven T 10, New York s oo. Leave pittsneld % p. m., oanaan b.02. Ar.
 rive Bridgeport 10, New Haven 7.sO, New | York s.0t.
 Sundays onlyl I.aave Plttsheli 8 oo ?. m., | Canaan 4 la Arrive Bridgeport c tb, New Haven 8 20. New Yorkssa
 Sundays onlyl Laave pittsaald 61b D. m.,
 oanaan 7.16. Arrive Now York iOAs. GOING NORTH Leave New York 6 10 q. m. Bridgeport 7t2 | New Haven 10. Canaan 2 70, Arrive Pitts. | neld ii 05, State Lire 10 sl. Albany 12 10 r. \ m. Saratoga 2 IS, North Adams II bs. | Leave New York g % a. m, Bridgeport 2 b5.
 New Haven 3s, Canaan 12.0S ?, m. Arrive | pittsfield 10 P. m, State Line 22, Albany | 235. Leave New York % n. m., Bridgeport bb, | New Haven 8, Canaan t2 32 n. m. Arrive
 Pittaned co ?. m.,s State Line 22, AL
 bany 2 s5 Saratoga 20.
 Leave New York 9 % n. m, Bridgeport 10 ob i. | New Haven a.35, Canaan l.37 P. m. Arrive
 plttsned s.0b ?. m.
 Leave New York 8 30 p. m. Bridgeport 20,
 New Haven 57, Canaan 2g, Arrive Pitts
 field 95, North Adams DOS, State Lins
 500, Albany 9a5.
 Leave New York 30 ?. m,, Bridgeport so
 New Haven 57, Canaan 04. Arrive Pitts"
 field s S5. State Line co, Albany gse. (saturdays onlyl Leave New York l.30 ?. m.,
 New Haven 12 05, Bridgeport l2A0, Canaan
 425. Arrive pittsneld 6 a5.
 Sundays onlyl Leave New York l2 l2 a. ms,
 New Haven 30. Bridgeport 702, Canaan
 9.A0. Arrive pittsneld Ii nb.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
Handicapped For Life.

The Transvaal war has proved dis astrous to old England in more senses than one. Just think of iti Since the struggle commenced the following names have been conferred upon Brit ish babies: James Spion Kop Skinner, Ladysmith Waghorn, Thomas Elands- laagte Wilks, Alice Pretoria, Amelia Ladysmith and Cecil Redvars.-St. Louis Star.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31
>o<o>o>o>o%o<eo@o<o>o<o<o< ! Dairy ShOrthOrnS ; C MILK RECORD or CERTAIN ( / STRAINS AND FAMILIES or
 2 THE FAMOUS BREED.
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The bureau of animal industry of the agricultural department includes Shorthorns among the dairy breeds and says: The cattle which have been most famous as a breed in England and America, which have received the lon gest and closest attention of breeders and improvers, which have command ed prices, singly and in herds, far above all others and which have made the most general impression upon the live stock of both countries during the nineteenth century are the Shorthorns or Durhams. Wallace says they are descended from the old northeast of England breed yariously designated as Durham" "Teeswater," Yorkshire" and "Holderness," and adds: "The breed was probably originally formed, though perhaps several centuries ago, by crossing the aboriginal British cows with large frame bulls imported from the continent. Early Shorthorns were good milkers, and it may be pre- sumed they in part inherited that qual- ity along with the shortness of horn from their continental ancestors. Lit
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31


 My subject also reassures us of the fact that in all our struggles we have a sympathizer. You cannot tell Christ anything new about hardship. I do not think that wide ages of eternity will take the scars from his punctured side and his lacerated temples and his sore hands You will never have a burden weighing so many pounds as that burden Christ carried up the bloody hill. You will never have any suffering worse than he endured when, with tongue hot and cracked and in- famed and swollen, he moaned, ''I thirst" You will never be surrounded by worse hostility than that which stood around Christ's feet, foaming, re wiling, livid with rage, bowling down his prayers and snuffing up the smell of blood. o ye faint hearted, O ye troubled, O ye persecuted one, here is d heart that can sympathize with youi
 Again, and lastly, l learn from all that has been said today that Christ was awfully in earnest. If it had not been a momentous mission, he would have turned back from 1t disgusted and discouraged. He saw you in a captivi- ty from which he was resolved to ex- tricate you, though it cost him all sweat, all tears, all blood. He came a great way to save you. He came from Bethlehem here, through the place of skulls, through the charnel house, through punishment. There was not among all the ranks of celestials one being who would do as much for rnii.
Connecticut western news., 1900-05-31

With no loud siiiutation; If they went away, they were sent with no bitter anathema. Peter departed, and Christ turned and looked at him; that was all.
 All this was against him. Did any one ever undertake such an enterprise amid such infinite endorsements and by such modes? And yet I am here to say 1t ended in a complete triumph. Notwithstanding his worldly oecupa- tion, his poverty, his plain face, his un- pretending garb, the fact that he was schoolless, the fact that he had brief life, the fact that he was not accompa- nied by any visible organization-not- withstanding all that, In an exhilara- tion which shall be prolonged in ever lasting chorals, he declared, T have finished the work which thou gavest me to do."
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-23
A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE PARTY.

The home of Mrs Dennis Grove OF
Huntingtown was the scene of pleasant
festfvity and kindly feeling on the even
ing of February IA. The occasion was
the celebration of unique surprise on
her daughter. Mary. 1t being complete
surprise in all respects added to the
pleasure. There were about 20 couples
present, many Of whom were the shop
mates Of the young lady they were hon
oring. They had come in the name of q
friendship that had grown stronger day
by day and to wish their friend contin-
ued life, health and prosperity. AS all
congregated st her pleasant home joy
shone on each face, while the hostess
welcomed all in her usually pleasing
way. The hours passed rapidly with
games and lively chat. at 11.30 the
guests were summoned to the tables
beautifully laden with all the tempting
dainties one could desire. Toasts were
in order, songs sung and tales Of mirth
told. Music and games added their
charms to the occasion and was enjoyed
by all present. The party broke up in
the early morning hours and all depart
ed with kind wishes for their hostess and
With the consciousness that they had en-
ioyed gathering with the most congen-
ial companions.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-23
TIE SUNDAY MAGAZINE.

Historical romance is the fSvorite class
Of fiction now with a great portion Of the
public, and The Sunday Magazine for
nexti week recognizes this fact. "a
Royal Rescue" by the author of 'Lally
of the Brigade" is stirring tale, telling
of the adventures of officers Of the ia.
nous Irish brigade while rescuing Prin-
cess Maria Clementins, who is betrothed
to the Pretender, from the Austrians,
who have arrested her. A story of a
dogs faithful service is told in "Clumps,
a Dog with Soul" The amusing pre-
dicament of a troop Of Canadian militia
men who lost their way in a practice raid
and found Themselves, armed and pro-
yisioned, in the United States, is the sub
ject Of story called "Moss Troopers of
the Maple Leaf" Cutclife Hyne's story,
1.-THE Filibusters," Is continued, and
Howard Fielding has clever sketch, "a
Terror of an Uncle" The Sunday Mag
zine comes each week as q free supple
ment to The New York Sunday Press.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-23

One of the largest attended funerals
OF child noticed in some time was seen
Saturday, when Agnes, the Is year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Patrick Cash
man, was taken from the residence Of
the parents, 40 Benham avenue, Bridge
port. The funeral cortege left the house
at 230 O'Clock and went direct to st
Michael's cemetery, the place Of inter-
ment. There was large array of floral
tributes from the plsymRtes of the de-
ceased and from the relatives and friends
Of the family. Among the floral pieces
were noticed large pillow Of roses and
carnations on which appeared the word
Agnes" from the members of the fam
lily; there was also beautiful wreath of
cut flowers from the grandparents of the
deceased; a beautiful star and crescent,
from Richard A. Clancy; bouquet of car
nations, from Mr. and Mrs P. Breen 8
large wreath from j. w. Varson; bou-
quet, from j. M. Lund; handsome
wreath from Mrs r. Clancy; a bouquet
of roses and cut flowers, from Mr. and
Mrs W. D. Bishop; bouquet, from A.
Winter & Co.; bouquet, from Gladys
and Nellie Ross; bouquets, from r. e.
Ballard, Robert Wskeman, Louis Cough
lin, Mr. and Mrs John SCHNEIDER, Miss
Poland and Mr. Eckard. The pail bear
ers were Joseph Corcoran, Albert Sulli-
van land Messrs Logan and Lalley.
Bridgeport Telegram.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-02-23
oent Society on Wednesday evening was

ment Society on Wednesday evening was
the event Of the season, and was great
success. The grand march was very
gracefully led by T. P. Brownson and
Miss May Bailey, and the dancing was
thoroughly enjoyed by all. The supper
committee did themselves proud and the
tables were pretty and attractive. By no
means the least interesting part of the
affair to the ViIlsge Improvement society
was the nice little sum added to the
piano fund.
Miss Bertha Davis of Easton has been
visiting relatives in town.
No services were held in the Congre-
gationsl church, either on Sunday morn
inD or evening, en- account Of the snow.
Fred Botsford has purchased part Of
Hobart Hubbell's milk route.
Lewis G. Thompson, who has been
spending a number of months at the
home of Mr. and Mrs A. S. Smith, has
returned to his home in Bridgeport.
George A. Benedict moved to Seymour,
last week, aud is to rent his farm.
Mr. and Mrs r. A. Mcdonald have q
daughter, born February 4.
Edward Buckingham has recently
bought horse Of George Quick.
Little Miss Oracle Williams of AnsoHia
is spending few weeks with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs A. S. Smith.
Saturday, February 10, was Miss
Gladys Comfort Smiths fifth birthday
and it was celebrated with a gathering
of about % of her playmates at her home.
Many of them remembered her with
pretty and useful presents. A bountiful
table was spread for the children by the
little girls mother, who reports that not
single spot was found on her table
spread, which speaks we'll for the chill
dren and their manners.
Parties from White Hills have rented
e. fuckers farm and expect to occupy it
about March l.
G.. W. Hit, who has lived in Elisha
Hubbell's house for the past year, has
moved into Morris Sherman's house. His
father, sAloDzo Hit, is to occupy the
house with him.
Mr. Parmelee, who has been living in
Morris Sherman's house, has moved to
Shelton.
Mrs George Landon and daughter,
Oracle, Mrs James Smith, Misses Ruby
and Annie Gil]in, Mr. and Mrs John
Steve, all of Bridgeport, were guests,
last Sunday, of Mr. and Mrs A. 8. Smith.
Frederick I. Botsford has bought part
of Hobert Hubbell's milk route and Is to
begin peddling about March 1.