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AFFLICTED eAxr TIMES.
Good Reason for Capt. Baseemb's ~
termittent Hearing.

When Capt. Bascomb had left hin
old friend. Capt. Somers, and the new
school teacher sitting on the south
porch. and had disappeared down tho
road. the young woman spoke of him
with some curiosity.
Il understand from Mrs. Bascomb
that her husband was very deaf. al
most stone-dea.,' she told me. I'm
sure" said the school teacher. But
he seemed to hear all We said with
perfect ease"
Capt. Somers leaned toward her
land spoke in a low, cautious tone. al
though there was no eavesdropper to
hear him.
Don't let Mis- Bascomb know it,
he said. hurriedly. He does seem
to hear pretty well when she amt
round, but none of us folks ever let
on TO her. She's a good woman an
ever lived. but most tremendous
bosser and an everlastin' talker An
we all think that Gersh Bascomb be-
gun to realize ten years ago that II
he didn't want to be harried right off'n
the face o the earth, the thing for
him to 10 was to grow def, gradual.
but steady-an' he's done it, to all
intents an purposes, ma'am!"-
Youths Companion.
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Mrs. Bailey's Mistake
By LILLIAN GREY

Copyright. by Joseph B. Bowles.)
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One June afternoon there was a
gentle knock at the hall door of a GER
tain farmhouse in the back country.
You go to the door, DELL" said her
mother; II do hope 1t amt nobody to
hinder u.s."
The girl obeyed, and on opening
the door found an elderly man stand
Ing in the vine-shaded porch.
viii you be so kind as to tell me
IL 1 am on the direct road to Clifton.
and also how far 1t is?'
Yes. sir, and it's about three
miles"
Three miles yet? Dear me, And
Is there any hotel or place where
can get meal on the way?"
NO, only farmhouses like this"
We'll, can l get something here?
Even glass of milk will be very ac-
ceptable"
Tell him we don't keep a board
In house." called sharp voice from
the kitchen.
The girls face flushed, and she re-
piled:
IF you'll just wait a minute. I'll
ask about it; we're very busy just
now"
She went down the hall and pulled
the door shut after her.
We might give him a lunch, moth.
err; he don't look like a real tramp.
and he seems so warm and tired
out"
The mother impatiently busted the
nour of her hands and stepped into
the hall, followed by two older girls
than Della.
we amt In the habit of givin'
meals to strangers; we've got work
enough besides that" she said
presume you are busy woman.
but 1 expected to pay for whatever
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CAME PRETTY FAST FOR PAT.
At That, He Had Had Only What the
Doctor Ordered.

A Philadelphia physician says that
not long ago he was called to see an
lrishman, and among other directions
told him to take an ounce of whisky
three times day. A day or so later
he made another visit and found the
man, while not so sick, undeniably
drunk
How did this happen?" the physi-
clan demanded of Pats wife, who was
lowering about solicitously.
Sure. dochter, an it's Just what
you ordered. an no more, that he
had she protested.
Il said one ounce OF whisky three
times a day; that could not make him
drunk" the physician said. He has
rad much more than that"
"Divil drop more, dochter. dear"
she declared. Sure an OF didn't
know Just how much an ounce was so
oil wint to the drug store an asked.
an the lad-he's q broth of a boy.
too-told me that an ounce was 16
Trans and Pat has had thin regular.
an no more!"-Harper's Weekly.
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The Manchester canal was built at
cost of s75,000000 to reduce freight
rates for distance of So miles, and,
while it did not prove a good inter
est bearing investment on such a
large expenditure, it's indirect and
more permanent benefits are said to
have warranted it.
Germany has 1000 miles of canal.
carefully maintained, besides 1000
miles of other waterway. France,
with an area less than we would con-
slider large state, has 1900 miles of
canal; and in the northern part,
where the canals are most numerous,
the railways are more prosperous
England, Germany, France, Holland
and Belgium are all contemplating
further extension and Improvement of
their canal systems.-Century Maya
zine.
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The Crack in His Armor

It's a good thing for a man to be
little bald said the girl as they
walked along in the rear of one be-
meath whose hat showed a small bare
half moon. ut takes the conceit out
OF them. Now there's John. He has
bald spot that he has spent about a
hundred dollars on to no effect. When
he gets too smart all have to do is to
glance carelessly toward that vulner-
able spot and he subsidies immedi-
ately."
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Never Touched Hin,

Il have brought back the lawn
mower l bought Of you last week.
said the man with the side whiskers.
You said you would return my money
IL it wasn't satisfactory"
Yes. that's what l said" replied til,
dealer. but assure you the mono =
was perfectly satisfactory in every
respect"
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THE STORY.

Al EVER before had David met such
IL a trying situation His soul was
yeXed within him until il almost
seemed as though he would 20 mad
Here had come the appeal or rather
order from Achish. he Phillstine king
who had bcfriended him i'm his hour
Of need and had given him Ziklap as a
possession. asking shat David and his
men join him in an expedition against
Israel And what could he do2 lie
dare not refusc-Hc dare not fight
against his own cOuntrymcn But
what could he do? and he lifted his
eyes to the heavens. bright with their
myriad stars. and groan escaped
from his anguIshed soul lie was sit.
ting alone in the darkness striving to
ind some way out Of his dilemma on
the morrow th,T were TO go forth and
he had given his promise 10 Achish
that he would sand with him. but
he had not dared 10 tel his men as
yet. Tor he feared that they would not
receive the commission kindly
tie recalled with troubled ron.
science how a few months before
when he had gone out and DESTROYED
the Geshuritcs and the Amalekites 20
10 south Of judah. hat be- had d..
ceivcd Achish. making him believe
that il was against his own country
men he had fought and that he had
thus forever separated himself from
them And now Achish was going to
prove bis loyalty TO him All night
long David struggled with the prob.
tenn, but with the coming OF the
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Pronounce These RapidIv.

The vicar of Dwygyfylchi-cum-P Pen
naenmaur told the royal commission
IF the church in Wales recently that
lie had been at Pistylecum-C arnguwch,
1langefui-cum-Tregaian. Llandyfuan-
'um-Llanfair and Arleechwedd.
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foreiun Water>uave

Since we began the neglect and
abandonment of canals, France has
quadrupled her waterways. Accord
ing to figures furnished by CONNER
cial associations, the British isles
have 5000 miles of canal and 1t does
not all antedate the railroad.
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SERMON ETTE.

tressed; for the people spake
of stoning him."-A dark day
for David. Troubles seemed to
be descending upon him in such
flood as to utterly annihilate
him. But the distress and dam
ger of that day was to drive
him to God and to keep him
from the scene Of the terrible
tragedy which was being enact
ed in Israel in the defeat and
death OF King Saul and his sons.
The day before. at the earnest
solicitation IF Achish, the Phil
istine king to whom David had
sworn allegiance, he and his
men had gone forth with the
army of the PhiIistines 20 wage
war upon the nation of Israel.
Imagine the predicament into
which David was plunged. He
dare not refuse to GO, and yet
with what awful misgivings he
must have gone forth, unGoubt-
edly praying to God every step
of the way that he would save
him from his predicament. And
SO the Lord did, for the suspi-
cions of the Philistine lords
was aroused and they insisted
that David and his men be sent
back. And that morning they
had departed for Ziklag, the
city where the women and the
children and all the substance
which belonged to David and
his men, had been left. But
imagine the awful anguish with
which they came upon the
bIackened ruins of rneir city,
and found that ever ;:.ine soul
and all the substance ha:; Seen
carried off.
Now il was that the army
turned upon David with all
manner of accusations. Here
was the curse which had fallen
uPon them for presumine to 90
out and fight against their
brethren in Israel. Here was
the Judgment of God for makinq
alliance with Philistine King.
And they would have stoned
David, but in his distress he
turns to his God. and there he
finds the grace and strength to
Withstand the angry forces of
his men. And the Lord directed
that the pursuit of the maraud-
ing band be taken up.
Thus was David taken away
from the scene of rhe conflict
which was being at that very
moment waged between the
Phiiistines and the lsyaeIites.
VINO knows but what if this
calamity had not fallen upon
him he would have been tempt
ed to have plunged into the
battle in defense of his country
men? And so during that try
ing period, God provided a task
III MS fdHuS winch took him
away from the scene of the con.
tict. God gave him victory and
restored to his hands and the
hands of his men all that had
been taken, including the wo-
men and children. And now.
instead Of having awkward ex.
plantations to make to his broth
rem in Judah as to why he had
not come to the help Of his
countrymen, or why he had in
the beginning gone forth to aid
the Philippines, he is able
to send of the spoil unto the
elders of Judah, and thus &C.
ment more closely the ties bind.
ing them to him. Thus the
darkest day in David's life
proved the opening door 10 the
realization Of the hopes of the
years, and so it is often with
you and me.
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The Only Way to s,co tIe-.

When woman says size viii shs
VIII. unIes" The man makes haste Y
agree with ner.
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SoME 1oHr1Y FIcK1ENrSs.

The poet says, "Oh, the lovely f1ckle ness of an April day" Connecticut has had some experience of that lovely fickleness, and April seems to be April elsewhere than in Connecticut. Those who have been In Colorado at this time of the year in an ordinary year will appreciate the situation when they read that thirteen inches of snow fell in and around Denver during the twenty-fQur hours ending at six o'clock Saturday morning. It was the greatest snowfall there since 1885.
 This shows what can happen. There is only one more week of April, but that will give ample time for the biggest sncwstorm around here since the mem orable blizzard of 1888. We don't count such thing among the probabilities, but we just mention it. If 1t doesn't happen much shovelllng and swearing will be saved. If 1t does happen the oldest inhabitant and several other not ables will feel called on to make some remarks.
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ANOTHER SETBACK.

Municipal ownership of public utili- ties is getting so many setbacks nowa- days that it is hard to keep track of themt One of the latest is the rejection by tho Massachusetts legislature of a bill for municipal light plant in Bos- ton. The Boston Herald thinks that when existing departments shall have been placed on a business basis it may be time enough to discuss taking up something new The city is too deeply in debt already"
 Perhaps the theorizers who have brought trouble and debt on munich palities by their municipal ownership theory will abandon their theory now and turn to with Brother Bryan in es- tablishing the initiative and referen- dunn. He says that has got to come.
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SAFE.

Everything she tells you Is an ex- aggeration." Did you ever ask her her age or the size of her shoe?'-Houston Post.
 Were you in the ark with Noah, grandpa2" No, my child; I was not in the ark with Noah Then why weren't you drowned ?"-Punch.
 "If it wasn't for one thing Tompkins would be the most successful liar ever met And that?" NO one ever be- lieves he lies. s."-M Milwaukee Sentinel.
 Mir Jay-Was it a quiet wedding?
 Mrs Jay-Yes, of course; you didn't expect they would quarrel before the clergyman, did you?-Morley Observer
 Mrs Gossip-"Mrs. Rlchleigh has SC much embonpoint, hasn't she?" Mrs Comeup (judiciously)-"Well, now, she might have, if she wasn't so fat, Bal timore American.
 Customer-'Who is that lady your clerks are treating with so much de- ference?' Bookseller-"T That? Oh, that's Mrs. Laytest. She is one our our six best buyers. Puck.
 Timid Lady-"Is your dog dangerous my little nan?" Little man-"No ma'am. If he should happen to bite yel
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NOT PHEASANT FOR PITrsBURG.

The people of Greater Pittsburg are not much comforted by the remarks made by Engineer Arras, in charge of the construction of locks and dams in the Allegheny river in an official re- port to his superior officers at Wash ington. He declares that Pittsburg is in danger of being devastated some day by another rush of waters, causing millions of dollars property loss, and. in addition, the loss of many lives The danger, in his opinion, will come from the Allegheny. In the March flood the freshet came from the Monon- gahela, a less turbulent stream, but 1 the conditions may be reversed, and in the event of the Allegheny predominant ing, there is the probability of enor- nous gorges of drift and ice combined" until it reaches the bridge at Eleventh street. The report thus continues WOulu IL WllHSldHu lHs dIldCht NO one can tell. But what it might du is immaterial, for whether 1t stands and holds the gorge or falls before it, it will, in either case, divert the irresist- ible onaow to the mainland, where the damage to physical property will be enormous and lives by thousands sacri- feed, since there would be insufficient warning to enable the unsuspecting to withdraw to places of safety The re- port states that when the catastrophe comes it will come with as little warn ing as the nooda 5Se at Johnstovn.
 This prediction to and probably will stir those concerned to more &C., tivity in provhSisagainst floods by means of reforestihg or storage reser- l vOire
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District of New Haven. ss. Probate
 Court, April 19, 1907 ESTATE OF STEPHEN INLAND PECK, late of Woodbridge, in said District, deceased.
 PURSUANT to an order from the Court of Probate for said District, there will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder on the 1st day of May, A. D. 1907. at ten o'clock in the forenoon (unless previously disposed of at private sale), the following real es- tate of said deceased, situated in the town of Woodbridge, viz; Six certain pieces of land with the buildings there on, situated In Woodbridge, being the same property described in the above-- mentioned application and order and all the real estate owned by said de- ceased at the time of his death.
 Sale to take place on the premises in said Woodbridge. Terms made known at time of sale.
 ERMON M PECK,
 a201t Administrator.
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BIC CAAAL WORK IN GERMANY.

-SNN N-A-h@A4l " OIA T " UASAt -u 2
 Canal business is lively nowadays in other countries than the United States. The preparation of the Kaiser Wilhelm canal for modern shipping is going to be big job The plan of the canal was drawn up in 1886, and the canal it. self was completed nine years later, when few naval experts foresaw the in- crease in displacement which would characterize later vessels of war. The Kiel canal has only width of twenty five metres and a depth of nine and four-fifths metres In 1886 the greatest displacement estimated for warships was 13,OOO tons, whereas modern esti- mated tor mage is variousIy stated from 1S,0OO to 21,OOo tons. The allowance for development is limited by the modest depths attainable on the north coast. The possibility of utilizing vessels of more than 10000 tons is doubtful, since neither the Jahde nor the Weser pre- sents depth of much more than ten metres. Many millions Of marks have been expended on the Weser in order to recover the original depth of ten and one-half metres. In the Elbe such Edepths are only available far below Hamburg, which itself offers less than ten metres. The southern waters of the Baltic in many parts given soundinga of only twelve to fifteen metres or so; hence a vessel drawing ten metres may easily strand in heavy sea- With re. gard to the canal itself the alterations are expected to cost some $5O,OOO, 900. Ii has been found impossible to alter the original locks, and It will be necessary to make entirely new ones. In addition the bridges have all to be reconstructed
 When the canals, the railroads and the airship lines are fully developed and improved 1t will be a great day.
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EN7ERpR1sE IND oorRAeE.

Japan is enterprlsing and courageous, She is even not afraid of ship sub sides. Her annual appropriation for promoting shipping and aiding lines of the merchant marine was for the fis- cal year ended March 91, 1907, and for previous years, $9,526,559, and for ship building $399, ,25O. This has been in- creased for the current fiscal year and several succeeding years by $7S4,136 per annum in susidies for various lines. More than half of this increase goes to sustain old and established new lines to China. As a result of this policy Japan is securing a strong position in the coasting and river transportation of China. She is building up all of these branch lines with such success that they will all become feeders to her main lines to Europe, Australia, Am erica, Philippines, etc. The Japanese aockyards are bnsy and new steam ship lines are projected. One is a regu- lar line to run between Japan and New York by way of the suez canal There are six steamers building.
 The Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune thinks there is a lesson in this for United States Congressmen who op- pose ship subsidies. Perhaps so, and perhaps the situation here is so differ cit that it wouldn't be wise to do as Japan does
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soon as bills are approved. so that there should not be longer delay be- tween deliveries and the payment un- der contract that a few hours. As a means to this end, the purchasing pay masters will have in their possession for disbursement fund on which they may draw by check
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ADVERTISING RATES.

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 Display advertisements, per inch, one insertion. $1.2O; each subsequent inser- tion, 40 cents; one week, $22O; one month, $1o; one year. $40.
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District of New Haven, ss. Probate
 Court, April 19, 1907. ESTATE OF ANN NJ RUSSELL, late of Orange, in said District, deceas- cd
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of New Haven hath limited and appointed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said deceas- ed to bring in their claims against said estate. Those who neglect to ex- hibit their claims within said time will be debarred,
 All persons indebted to said estate are reduested to make immediate pay ment to
 ELIZUR B. RUSSELL,
 a20 3tt Administrator,
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Say" said Mrs. Nuritch, your fla thers got to quit smokin' his pipe in the parlor. You'll have to speak to him. He won't mind me" "He ain't afraid O me, neither" replied Nuritch. "Well, something's got to be did ''If I wasn't afraid O scarin' the old man too bad I'd git the butler after him. "- Catholic Standard and Times.
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The Last HOuy.

This is all. The house is quiet
 For the one to come at last, And my thoughts now should run riot
 Through the reaches of the past, Yet l merely count the spaces
 In the paper on the wall Neither words, nor folk, nor places
 Of the past do l recall. And I mark with listless vision
 How the branches of the trees Sway with silent, slow precision
 Back and forth upon the breeze; And l try to count the treasures
 Of the old days that I know recall an old songs measures
 And a rosebud rinsed in dew Odd! The sharp and sudden pang 1t
 Gives me as I think of this, For the olden song-she sung 1t
 And the rosebud bore her kiss. And I hear once more her laughter
 Clear and sweet as 1t was then. If there should be a hereafter
 Will l find it all again? It is strange, of all my living
 This Is all that I would keep, Of my gaining and my giving
 I have held some things too cheap! This Is something though trlfie Of the life that I have led- There are thoughts we cannot stife When we're waiting to be dead No, the sunshine does not fret me, You may go, and let me rest, And remember, or forget me,
 Just as you may think 1t best. Thank you, and -by-they've Jeff me, But of all the things I knew Of the song they've not bereft me- Nor the rosebud rinsed in dew.< 
 And can anything be quainter Than a rosebud in the ratn? How the light is faint and fainter
 As the day begins to wane- So, this ends the hope and hating, And the maze of right and wrong But I'm glad that she Is waiting | With the rosebud and the song.
 Chicago Post.
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DELIVERED BY CARRIERS IN THE CITY, 12 CENTS A WEEK, 50 CENTS A MONTH, $3 FOR SIX MONTHS, s6 A YEAR. THE SAME TERMS BY MAIL SINGLE COPIES. 2 CENTS
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The feeling of the South for Jefferson Davis was indicated the other day in Richmond, Virginia, where three thou sand children drew a bronze statue of him through the streets to its perma- nent location.
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District of New Haven, ss Probate ESTATE GTE' OF ANNIE MinhER ARIfl R. BGssE. BSss late of New Haven, in said District, deceased
 The Court of Probate for the District of New Haven hath limited and ap- pointed six months from the date here of for the creditors of said deceased to bring in their claims against said estate Those who neglect to exhibit their claims within said time will be debarred.
 All persons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate pay
 JAMES II. PARISH,
 a29 3t Executor. District of New Haven, ss. Probate ESTATE OF MOSES DnPAuT. late late of New Haven, in said District, deceas- ed.
 estate insolvent, and having made written application that the estate shall be completed without the ap- pointment of commissioners as by said application on file in this Court more fully appears, it Is
 ORDERED That said application be heard and determned at Court of Probate to be held at New Haven, In said District, on the. 23d day of April, 1907, at ten o'clock In the forenoon, and that public notice of the pendency of said application, and of the time and place of the hearing thereon, be given by publishing this order three culation in said District.
 By the Court
 ago Sts Clerk
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Things continue to happen in Kan sas. The town council of Cushing, in that State, has passed an ordinance forbidding persons under twenty years old from congregating on the streets or in the pool and billiard halls of the town after sundown, and permitting no one under sixteen years of age on the streets after o'clock at night, also providing for a curfew bell to be rung at least three minutes at the hour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-22

This is a good year in many ways, but it is saddening to read that the supply of peanuts is far below what 1t ordinarily is at this time of the year.