Tolland County press, 1876-12-07

              IFonNIA
THE OHICAOO"& NOKTH-WESTEEX 11AII,WAY. :
V o l u m e 1 9 .
Kui'oraccs under oue wauijgeuicnf the Great Trunk
Railway bines of the W E S T and A O H T I I - '
M' 4-2S r , and, with its numerous branch oa and con-nections,
tonus rhe shorest an«i qni.-ke«t i ontt^hc- f
I ween Chicago and all points iu Illinois, Wisconsin,
Northern Michigan, Minnesota. Iowa, Nebraska,
California and th > Western Territories. I's
O m a h a a n d C a l i f o r n i a L i ne
Is the chert est and best route for nil uoix'siii XortL- j
er* Illinois, Iowa, Dakota, Nebraska. Wyoming. t „ .. _
«»oiorado, l tab, .Nevada, California, Oregon, China, give unj information we may po«sep» iu iclatimi to the*" invest m
r i . T c a « - o ^ S ? I»-III1 Kr I KHOVLTOX A I D U M B G I I L I K , O f f i c e w i t h H o m o I n * . Co.
i s tk» «>3rl liti" for X u^..'u u<,l,1,>;„ Vn^MiVZ References.—Oilman, Soil, * Co., New York: E. D. Tiffany. Esq., Presld't Firn National Bank. Hart-neson
and for Mv^on St l"«nl' S r n X T " I f o r ( 1 : Ueo. M. Welch. Esq., 1'resident (.'oiyjerticiaJiiver EaukiCc-muany • Vlyarado llowaui.Esq.,
•••oti_, at ;i tor-waa.. oa. bt. laiil, Minn, apolis, Uu-, BMk otatalferd Spring*; fi.iTr.ay, *mt*ireriWmingio* Sr.vlngsBa-'*,
Parmin<rtoo.
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. STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1876, N u m b e r 3 6 ,
IKVA N S A S LOAN A N D T R U S T C O M P A N Y, TOPEKA, KANSAS.'
K5TOWLTOX & C H A M B E R L I N , A g e n t s , S t a f f o r d S p r i n g s , Conn. ! |
The attention of persons during h FIRST CLASS IKVEST1MENT, p a y i n g : t e n p e r f t . | . ,; hi'
SECURED by Bond i.nd First Mortgspo, upon Improved Farming Lands snd First-claw City Property, In ! •
the State of Kansas, worth at reasonable estimate from three to six tiaies ihe amount loaned thereon. j
v. . . . We call atieotion lo these loans copAdenUv, and invite thefnllest inveligation, feeling sore that, Ihe* , / - N T N T i T m A T T X > '
Nebraska, Wyoming, i arf> imexcelled as a safe and profitable investment, We invite-eiirrt-ipoerifno?, and s.hall lie ple.sed to ^ J E j J ^ JL A U X V
L T N f M E N T S
I i son, IsteF. If. Thompson A <V>.,i ino»t refpoctuilly announce to the Citizens of Tolland County. I ment will do. 'i'hey will not mend" broken bohe.- or
that I haveoe-oponoA the s i qw lately occupied by hum in UrcoHt Block, nnd by strlrt attention t o b n r t - i e n r c C a n o c r . but they wiH uxtra.-t. soreness/al-
«**• br?T *a « *">»«ir*t Mr prices, hope to merit a -hare of the public patronage. J ^ ^cu'reRhcumalism,and a tauperange of flesh
A fell Bno of n d C a r s n T o o l s . bone ami muscle ailments tbahany, artieic ever be-luth
.-Mid al! points in the Great Northwest. Its <i
W i n o n a a n d S t . P e t e r l a i ie
Is th j only route l'or Winona. Rochester, Owatonna,
IM ankato, St. l eter. New I'hk, and all points iu
Noutfcorn *t*t Centrsi Minm-ot*. Irs
G r e e n H a y a n d M a r q u e t t e L i ne
Is the oiyy>l«iii;jj>r.!aiie-viilc'. WsteHewn. Fond Du
J.ac, OshUosh, Apple;on, Crwn llrty, Kscauaba,
X^g".unee, Marquette. Hou^Sifon. Hancock and the I
Jj«ke Superior Country. Its t
l i i e e j M i - t a n d l i t i b u w i i e L i ue
I- tti^ only rente f.»r Rl-in, Hoekfold, Fr.Vport, aud '
all point*'via Freeport. lis ,
C h i c a j - o a n d 3 r i l w a u l c e e L i ne
Is the old Lnke Shore Route, find is the only one
iiAssine t-lirough I"v..u<on. Lak< Forest, Ifighland H H ^ HP
Wankejln, Racine, Kenosha to Mi'wsdkoc. J
ai-e run onP sni!l tlhnroinagnh trPaiansl aofc teh is C a r s 1 V a r n i s h , J a p a n , C l a s s , P u t t y , B e n z i ne
ay, TJ*n«urcr tmrmiBgtoii stvtngsueti*,^
1— i The lame can be healedJai^ the woncfted made
AYLKGr puicba^td ihe stook of gooda telonging io the assigned Catat® of F. H. Thomp-; whole. We now know jnsi whni. Uie < enlaur. Lhii-to
merit a «hare of the phbllc patroiiage.
H o u s e . a n t l C a r r i a g e P a i n t e r s S t o c k a n d Tools,
i B u i l d e r s S u p p l i e s , D o o r s , S a s h , B l i n d s , Ac., A c . , c o n s t a n t l y on h a n d i fore discovered.
J o j i u J c u c t i A S e n N a n d U a U , R t a d J s r ftCs'iWHIIE LEAD. W a r r a n t ed
n f r l c r t y p o r r . W f t s n r j ^ t Son's. R a i l r o a d C o l o n , t h e b e s t H e a d y - M a de
C e l o n i n m a r k e « . C o l o r e * PaUatw f o r i a t « r l o r u n d e x t e r i o r w o r k .
B R U S H E S O P A O J K 1 N D 8 .
'J'!iis is tlie ONLV x.INTE ranning be- :
t ween Chicago an<i St. Panl,Ciacsy »atiu Milw uukee,
or Chicago a:*d Wmoaa.
At Omaha oar Slc-pers connect with tV* Overland j
Sleepers on til? Tniou l'aiifi liullroi d tor^all point- j
W(*t of The Missouri Riv r.
On jMe arrival of rhcaraios from the East or South,
t he train* of the Chienco North-Western Railway 1
f.KAVK CHICAGO as follows :
f o r C o u n c i l K l u f t * . O m a h a a n d C a l U ' short notice.
T u r p e n t i n e , Raw L i n s e e d Oil,
Boiled L i n s e e d O i l , K a l s o m i n e , C a l c i n e d P i a s t e r , L l m o , P o t a s h , S p e rm
Oil, N e a t ' s FootOil, C l u e , Ac*
A LABQE STOCK OP
D O O R S , S A S H ' a n d B L I N D S C O N S T A N T L Y O N H A N D.
Gicscd Windows, aud Tainted Blinds of regular sizes can be furnished immediately, and odd sizes at
i Scientific skill canr.ot iro beyond the effects of
these remarkable prepaial •«»<-. Chronic
i R h e u m a t i s m of many years' standing. Nenral-
: «ia, Weal: Hack, Fever SOJ*S, tt r u p i n g S i n -
i e w « , Sc-atiea, Caked Brefl3ts,Distorted .Toints, and
; Spiaincd Limbs of tho worst, kt.nl £.re on red by the
I Wliite Centanr Liniment.
BUSINESS DIREOTOEY.
S t u i f o r t f S p r i n g s.
I t . 1>. O a v i s o i t , Attorney find Counsel-,
or at Law. Olfi.?« ih Ttockwclj's Kew Clock.
P . A. l i a r U OOil, Dealer in Dry Goods, '
llootsjtnd <hoes, Groceries, Provisions,Crockery, !
F . N . C r a n e , manufacturer of and doaier !
in llarnessr-1, llobas. }!c!N. Fancy Lao Holies, Wfrip«, ,
Trnnk.J, Fancy 5!:ita, <>(,*.
»T. W . C h a n d l e r , Insurance ard J:pa)
Estaie AiTon^y. lJockv. ell's Slock. Kofary Pi»blie.
I)r. TT. S i n l f l i , Dentil, fuTfce in Wnr-1
rt-n's P.loek, ever Ilbwbmrt'* Tailor Shop. lieeiiience ;
corner Maiu ai«l llii.h-sts.
C m w f o r d 1Ja 11 l o r d , Dealers in
Doors, Sabh and Bliiidf, Hardware of every descrip-tion,
Cutl' ry, Paints, Oils, C!as.', etc,
S t a f f o r d S p r i n g s S t e a m M i l l , C? an
dy-Brothers, propi ictors. Box nnmnfaetnrers; also
Planing, Sci*oll f a wing and common hos Sawing, j
done in tho I.^st manner. Hr.ur.tnrtnrcrs of 0randy j
Pro's, patent 31 111 and Cross-tut Set.
1?. P . T a y l o r , PictnreH, Frames.Mirrors,
Window Shadt'a ;;r.d Fisiures. Pianos, Organs arU
Meloueons.'lor sale or to ront..
E . P u f i l e r . Custom Eooi av:d SLOG ilak* r,
I and 1?i-pairer.—The hest ol workmen and the beat of
' stock. Central Ilall blrick.
A C o u n t r y T h a n l f s u i v i u g - S e r m o n.
Ay. goodmaii, cIo?o tha greht I»aiii door;
The mellow harvest time is oVr :
TLe eaitli lias givon iier troa&nrea meet
Oi golocn eorn and bearded wbest.
OCR liOEfc L E T T E R .
New York. Doc. 1, ISTC.
T H A S K 8 0 I T I X , T
Is hardly tlie festival in New York tbat it is in
New England. Of course tho religions pen-pic
observe it in the Tegular way—church in
the morning nnd a feast in the afternoon, bat
for many years it has lieen the favorite day
for target excursions for the military compa-nies,
and • there nve hundreds of them. The
hoys of the west side wards in the eity can
'hardly be supposed to know that in their
j mask'-d and grotesque professions which it Is
j tbeir fun to g?l up at this time of .the year,
they follow an old and excellent custom.
Christmas and rdl holidays in merrie England
) used to bs u:.Leri-«i in with processions of
; inf.sks end motu y costumes, just sr.e-h for
Yon and your neighbors well have wrought, tbeir day as the ward school Leys treated in
And of the rummer's bounty caught:
Won from lier smiles and from her i.-jrs
Much good, perhaps, for many years.
Yon come A trihnta HOT FO pay
t'he he-Is proclaim Thsjnb'.givli. day.
to at Thank-giving. TLo qoiot cross-town
neighborhoods were roused by ihe music of u
| limited baud to tee companies of fcarlequirs
nnd tlomicoe.. by foHowt-1 up with troops
of eor:tii;eL.irJ soldiers in calico uniforms.
"Well have you sown, weli have you rp.roed ; , plantation negross, and bodies of notJe red
And ol the riches you have heaped j m e n > np : a ; b e n , „ a l 3 a Y a a o u i a n n « with
You thii.lr, perhaps,' 'that you will give of maadex red and brick-dust,
A part, that others too may live.
I vast exponsa
]>ut if such avgumout yon use,
Vour i.iggru-d bounty 1 refuse.
j find flov. iug scalp-locks—tbe whole profession
so marked or whitened and r
No gifts you on tho altar lay
In any sense are givon away.
Lo! riugs from Heaven a voice abroad :
J . H . R e e d , Attorney at Law, office in j
Rockwell"? Block.
It will destroy the. pain and. h e a l w i t h o u t n j
».car all ordinary Burns and Scnlus. It will extract j
; tho poison ot Bites arid Stings, anu the frost from j W m \ C o i l l i l t S , Horse and Ox Shoe-
• Frozen Limbs. It is very efficacious for Ear-ache, j jnfr, Machine Forsrinprs atid'Hcpniritdone to order. :
Tooth-ache, Itch, and C u t a n e o u s I r r u p t i o n s , j Also, bnildcr nnd repairer i f al! styles of WatrOns.
Mr. Josiah Weft lake, of MSrysvil'o, O , writes: j P . P . B l o d } » e t t , M . I t , Physician and )
Surgeon. Office No. T, Hoi-.kwellie Block. Oflicehonrs '
f o r n i x . Two Through Trains daily, with Pullman ( Frerch PlaU, and French and American Sheet, Colored, Rough, Fluted and Enameled <«LASStou
Pai i- e Drawing Room -uu oioeping Care through to j iiand and tarnished to order. Enameled, Cot and'Oronud G!a.**d tor doors furnished at short notice.
R e s p e c t f u l l y ,
Kockvillfe, April 1st, 187G.
c r FOR A G E N TS
Council B.ufifs.
F o r St. P a u l a n d CTinneapoli*, Two
Tnroujfh Trains daily, wirh L'nliman Palace Cars at-tached
on both trains,
t o r « ; r e e n I t a ) a n d C a k e S u p e r i o r,
Two Trains daily, with Pullman P.-.lace.Cars attach-ed,
and running through to Marquette."
1 o r m i w a a k e e , Four Throngii Trains dai.y,
Pnllmiui Cai-s on niglit trains, Parlo- Chair Cars ou
day trains.
F o r S p a r t a a n d W i n o n a and points in
Miuncsota, Ouc fluough Train daily, with Pullman
Sleepers to Winona.
. f u s e l y I l l u s t r a t e d * thoroughly Wlar end!
For o i i u u q u c and c a c r o » s e . waUiuton, v e r y c h e a p , i* f>eUin<j i m m e n s e l y Br l
Two Through Xrain« daily, wiih Poll mail Car« on QAO AGENTS WANTED. Send for full par-i
liigbt.treki to McCfregor, lewa. _ _ 1 ticniars. This will be t h e c h a n c e "/
F R A N K G R A N T .
20a 7
R ^ j h f . J ^ O T I C E .
C e n t e l f l n i a 1 E x p o s i t i o n
DES«K(MH» AND I t L l STBATED. j
A graphic pen-picture of its hi*lory, .. . _ _
g r a n d b u U d i n g s , w o n d e r f u l exhib- H A R D T I M E S M A D E EASY
i t s , c u r i o s i t i e s , g r e a t days* etc. Pro-;
by selling my new stock of
"For years mv Rheumatism h;.t. been so bad ttiaf I
have been unable to Btu from the home. The flrst
three bottles of Centaur Liniment, enabled me to walk
without my crutches. 1 am mending rapidly. I
ihink your liniment simply a marvel,"
j C, ii, Bennett, Druggist, Jtock Prune, Mo., says:
I "Centaur Liniment sells better and gives the best
j satisfaction of anything in the market.''
•What the Centanr Liniment hss done for others it
I will do for you. It is handy, it is reliable, and it is
j cheap.
T h e Y e l l o w C e n t a u r L i n i m e n t
to 10 a. m.,-1 to J, to !> p. cml i.*f Residence at .J. V.
Sq-iicr's.
D r . M. R . OrrLswold, Dentist,—Otiiee
iu Rockwell's flew Block, residence at Staiford Hol-low.
Oitice hours, 8 a. iu. to 12,1 p. in. to 6. Aflcr
61 p. m. maj' be found at home. ..
M a i f o r d v i i l c .
M. X c t t i o P i n n e y , Millinery Rooms, j
over Eaton's store.
l l o c k v i l l i *,
.T. C. W h i t t l e s e y , Watchmaker, Mar-i:
ct-st. First-class work at reasonable prices.
painted that their
[ own mothers could not know them. It was &
' hit of fun that .suited well the tempv-r of the
J day, and ceitainiy hettei for the boys
i than screeching on horns, pelting cats of
"Who helps God's poor shnll lend the L o r d , tonchmff eff toy cannon and air-guns of k
What is your wealth ? I'd h ive you know, ; holiday. An hour after, they emerged in or-
To hold it. you must*let it go. J d i n a i y a r c ^ t w i t h fe(>esscrnbl.edVonderfnlly
Think you the hand by Heaven struck cold clean, vet not to as to hide .suspicious traces
Will yet have power to clutch its gold 1- j o f r e ( ] ^ bktJfcj^out the roots of the
Shrouds- have no pockets, do they say ? * i what \vf i p^. i
Behold! I show you, !hen, tho waj :
Wait uot till death shall slint the door.
But send your cargoes on be-fore.
Lo! he that giveth of his hoard
To help God's poor doth lend tho Lord.
To-day, my brethren—do not wait •
Just yonder stands Dame Kelley's gate ;
And would you build a mansion fair
In heaven, send your lumber there ;
F o r S i o u x C i t y a n d V a n It t o n . Two Train®
duiiy, Pulimuu cars ro Missouri Valiey Junction.
F o r C a k e < « e u e v a . Four Traius daily.
F o r H « : k l » r d , Sterling-, K r i i o k h a,
J t a n c i r v l l l e , and other points, you can have from
t.vo to ten tr i;is daily.
New York Office, So. 115 Broadv.av : Boston Of-ficc,
No. 5 State street; Omaha OBiee, 253 Famham i ' P i i l t ' L i lA w
Street; Sau Francisco Oflice, 1 i t Montgomery Street; 1 A WAYS DAN'GF
Chicago Ticket Offices : 62 Clark Street, under Sher-man
House; corner Canal aud Madisou Strecte;
Kinzie Strcst Dapot, corner W. Kinzie aud Cnnal
Streets; Wells Street Oepot, corner Weiband Kin-zie
Sireets.
For rates or information :iot attainable from yo&r
home tickct agents, apply to
W.n.Srt:;sr:TR, M.IBFIK HUOUITT,
liea P.iss.Ac t, Chie.igo.
year* to c o i n m o n e y f a s t ,
r e l i a b l e h i s t o r y.
(11 TTt?TniTBe n o t d e c e i v e d by p r e m a t u r e
UnUIIUilbook*, assumimr to be "official" and tell-ing
what WILL happen ia ADO. and SEPT.
WITH A COLD IS AL-DANGTESOUS.
USE
W E L L S ' C A 1 1 B O J L I C T A B L E T S ,
a onre remedy for COCO U S , and alt diseases .»f
rhe THROAT, LUXGM, CHEST and
itlCCOCS JHEMBBA\E.
PUT UP ONLY IN BLUE BOXES.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Gen.8rp% Chicago, jC- ^ CRtTTKNTON, 7 Snm. AVENUE, New York.
trains will Ha r t f o r d , P r o v i d e n c e a n d F i s h - ; A T T E N T I O N A L L .
kill RaMroad. On and after November 6,1S76, ! A "
""1 as follows: ' Creat B a n k r u p t S a l e o f J e i r e l r y .
COING EAST. . On receipt of 6f> cente He will ?eud by mail, post-
- , . , " . , _ ; paid, all of the following piefces of jewelry,vis: 1 p*ir
viu«^ce,(Way)at€.30am.,and«X(l S o S p L t e d Engraved Slcc-e Buttons,! Mt Gold
. x p r S . f5 a m. , P r o u t s h i r t 1 collar Stnd, 1 Weddlns Ring, 1
6.30 and P.4i» a ni, ard <.80 pm, \ ia j Roll Plate Watch Chain and 1 Gent's Rose "
B «fc P K R. j Scarf lMn. We offer? hie OJIE\T b.r.gain mei
New Bedford, 0.S0 ami 9.45 a m, and2.8(1 pm : rimw attc:nion to onr business, as we nave all
N & W U U North, 9-4o a m. of watches s::d jewelrj- at low rrices. Send for
•eif to
kinds
Catu-
South, 6 3et, a m, 2.30 p m. , losrne. COLES k CO.. TS6 Broadway,New York City.
Willimantic, 6.no, 9.15, a m, 1.35, 2.30, 6.35, ,
and 9 50 p M. Express, 4.15 a M.^.so pm.: FAN'CY CiliDfi, 11 styles with name 10c.
P.ostou Express, vin NY * NK RR, 4.15 a m, ^ O p O T t paid. J.B. HCST^D. Na8Mn.Rens.Co,N Y
4.6" pm. Wsv, l.35pm.
N L N P. It, North, 6.30 a m. 2.^1 p m.
'Postpaid
' E L L , T H A T I S CTTTE ! |
SoiVh,6.3'i ain. 2.3o, c.35n m. * T The uew BABV SOAP, made by Robinson
Rockville and So. Manchester, 6.30,9.45 a in, Bios., & Co. Boston. 4w
P l a i n f i e l i f o ^ P ^ d ^ T ^ r m ^ m . ^ A « l l T S Wanted for t h e Story of
ai.d 4.40. pin. ___ _ «
W asW n e fn f or Providence, 5.40. 7.50,9.40, am. 12.40 C j H - A ^ K / V
1.25, and 5.35, Jim. Saturdays,7.40 p m, ,i.
Waterbnry for Hartford, «.1«, 11.50a m, and 4,10 ptn,"^* " t t e n »> i»i« l a t n e r .
Providence, h.ld. 11.50 a in.
R O S H !
_ A complete acconnt
of this most i i » y * t e r i o n « a b d u c t i o n and e x -
With Fac-S:mile Letters and II- :
Ore a^entI
Addiess
phia. 4w |
Charter Oak Park tor Hartford, 6,15 7.45 a m. 8.45,
6.35. and SAC p m
G01NG2WEST.
Praviilenee for Ilartford, 0^'uy), 7.10a m, 5.30 p m.
Ekpress, 12.2"), p m.
C<»nu. Western and Conn. Valley R Roads,
7.10 a-m, 12.25 p m.
Ne«- fla.en. >'ew York, and Springfield,
7.10 a m. 12.25, 5.30 p m.
Plainfield,7.Ml, in.10 am,12.?5, S 30. 5.30p m.
N & W R U, Norih, 10.10 a m, i.SO p m
NA; W R R, Sonth. 7.10, 10.10 a m, 5.30 p m.
Washington and Hope,7.10, 10.10, a m, 12.25
Get the o n l y F ^ r n i t x i v e ,
C a r p e t s ,
! just bought for cash, at PANIC PRICES, way
!
D O W N ,
D O W N ,
D O W N ,
at prices ASTONISHINGLY LOW.
Don't fail to see them before buying They
CANT BE BEAT.
P i c t u r e F r a m i n g t o Order.
W i n d o w C o r n i c e s a S p e c i a l t y .
C O F F I N S a n d C A S K E T S ;
a I w a y s . i n S t o c k .
HeRpoctfulJy,
W . G . E L L I S .
i
BROWN'S NEW BLOCK, MAIN-ST.,
i
S T A F F O R D S P R I N G S , j
March 30, 187G.
»T A F F O R D N A T I O N A L B A NK
is worth its weight in gold to owners of horses and
mules. O ^
This Liniment has cured more S p r a i n e d , Swce-1 ^' v "" |
nied, Ring-boned, and G a l l e d H o r s e s in three j GOVERNMENT BONDS of allclasse? bought and
years lhan have all the FarrietS in the coitntry in an | gQl(, a t _ i,]_et
age. Its effects are simply wonderful. Wc have j
thousands npon thousands of corHficates as strong | Iligbett jirice paid for COUPONS,
as the following: j DRAFTS for sale on ail parts ol Europe and Can-
"Mv horse was lame for a year with a fetlock ' R(la* R. S. HICKS, Cashier,
wrench. A11 remedies failed nfterly to cire, and I j JULIUS 0
considered him worthless until I commenced to use I — — - —
ONVLRSE, President.
Centaur Liniment, which rapidly cured him. I hearti-ly
recommend it. REV. GEO. W. FERRIS,
Manorville,'Schoharie Co., N. Y.
"Dear Sirs: I have used your Centaur Liniment in
my family, and find it to be of great value. Please
send me two dollars' worth, one for tb^ mules and
horses. RTLEY SICKLES.
Falls Station, Wyoming Co., Pa.
It makes very little difference what, tho case is,
whether it be Wrench, Sprain, Poll Evil, Ringbone,
Scratches, or Lameness of any kind, the effects "are
the same. Liverymen, Stage proprietors, Farmers,
&c., should never be withoiji the Yellow Centaur
Liniment. It is sold everywhere, and warranted in
iti effects.
Laboratory of J. B. ROSE <fc CO.,
40 DET-ST., N ? w YOKE
S T "
A F F O R D S A V I N G S BANK.
O f f i c e in S t a f f o r d N a t i o n a l B a n k , j
PRESIDKNT EDWIN A. BUCK.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
GEO. M. IVES. JULIUS CONVERSE. j
DiUECTor.^.
L. W. c r«ne, Charles Holt,
<1.11. Baker, R. S. Bee.be,
Gardner Hall, Jr., Wm. M. Corbin,
Chester Scripture.
It. S. HICKS - - TREA8URER.
Deposits commence drawing interest on the IM, day.
of each month. Interest computed semi-ancuaily.'
£®"All]notcs are «cured bv mortgage on ical es-tate.
j Q A V I N G S B A N K of S T A F F O RD
I k 5 Sl*Itl!V«SS.
( L o c a t e d in W a r r e n ' s Block.)
Deposits w^ll draw interest from the i - t of each
month. Compounded semi-annually.
A. n o WARD, Treasurer.
c
A S T O f e l A .
or two enterprising men or women in each •
y. PARTICULARS FREE. SEND T
FOR OUTFIT, W 0 R T H I 2 0 . Ad-j A
Q^OOI> PAY and steady work for one j
count
S 3 FOR O U I f l t , W U K t f l
dress, J. LATHAM & CO., 419 Washington Street,'
Boston, Mass. . 1
H E N S L A Y .
HE PLACE TO BUY YOUR
Something t n
P r e s e n t a t i o n G o o d s i
IS AT
B I T R W E L L ' S , I
Lay; made from Fiwh Meat j
5.3-, 6.26, |» m. Saturdays^ 11.00 pm. and Bones .dried andgftdnd to a SWEET MEAT.. Keeps!
Willimantic for Hartford, 6.20,9.85, am, 12J0, 2.,45 j.well. Highly i.utritious. Fowls eat it with relish.; Who has the Largest Assortment of
10, S.0S p m. Express, 1! 45 a m, 10 p m. | T f U 1 b ^ &Qil ll>0 , h b $2>M> AddreJ,, | 2 . •
W TV T O H E S ,
N I. N li R. North, a m, 5.16, p m.
** South, 6.2y,9.3<»am, 6.15, p.m. , W , H . B o w k c r A Co.,43C'hatham-Bt.,Bostoc.
Rockville for Hartfot l, 5.30,6.60, 10.05 am, 12.35 — ~ — — — ——
2.40,5.85, <,.35pa. i TAISTRICT OF TOLLAND, ss.—Probate
South Manchester for Hartford, 7,16,10.20 am, 12,45 J_J court, November in, 1676 Estate of Beniwnin
2.40, 6.00, s-45 p m. | Lillibridge. late of Wiliiugton, In said district, de-
Hartford tor Waterburr, S.25,11.10. a m,4.20 p m. j ceased.
N R R. North, 8.25 a tn, 4.20 p m. ! The court of probate for the district of Tolland
" South, 11.10 a m, 4.20 p m. j Uatli limited and allowed bix months from the
Bristol. 6, 8.25,11.10 a m, 4.»0, f,.50 p m. > date of this order, for the creditors of said estate,
Plainville and Canal K. R., lorth and south, represented insolvent, in which to exhibit their
6., 11.10, a m., 5.50 p. m. claims against said esune; and has appointed Bnrn-
Ne-.v Britain, 6, S.25,9.55,11.10 a m, 18.30. ham Liifibridge end David Potter commissionere to
2.45. 4.20, 5.50. 6.45 and 9.50 p m.
Charier Oak Prrk, 0, 8.25,11.10 a m, 12.30,
4.20, 5.50, 6.45, and 9.50 p. m.
.r. T. McMANUS.AssietantSnpt.
^U ( 1 A A Can't be made by every agent ev-
JJ5 V / r j \ j erv month in the business we Curnish,
bnt those williugto work can easily earn a dozen
dollars a day right in their own localities. Have no
room to explain here. Business pleasant and hon-orable.
Women, and boys and girl» do as well as
men. Wewiil furnish yon a complete Outfit free.
The busi ness pays better than anything else. We
will l>ear expenses of starting you. Particulars free.
Write and see. Farmers and mechanics, their sor.s
and daughters, aud all classes in need of payiug
work at home, should v, rite *o us and learn all about
the work at once. Now i s ihe time. Don't delay.
Address Tnru A; Co.. Augasta, Maine.
receive and examine said claims.
Certified by JOHN B. CARPENTER, Judge.
The subscribers give notice that they shall meet at
the late residence of the deceased in said Willington,
on the 3d day of January, and 23d day of May, 1S77,
at one o'clock in the afternoon, on each of eaid days,
for the purpose of attending to the business of said
appointment. Burn ham Lillibridge,) Commit*
David Potter, ) sionert.
All persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment to
Benjamin D. Lillibridge, Administrator
s TAFFORD SPRINGS D Y E W O R KS
DISTRICT OF TOLLAND, bb, Probata
court,Willinsrton,November 16tb,1876. Estateo'
Daniel Benton, late of Tollard, in aaid district, de-ceased.
This Court of Probate for the district of Tollanr;
hitb limited and allowed Six months from date ot
this order for the creditors of said estate, represent-ed
insolvent, iu which to exhibit their claims against
said estate ; and has appointed Lncins S. Fuller and
L. Gardner Winter commissioners to receive and ex-amine
said claims. Ceilifiedby
JOHN B. CARPENTER. Judge.
The subscribers give notice that they shall meet
at the Countv Hotel in said Tolland, on the 18th day
of December", 187«, and on the 17th day of May, 1677.
at 1 o'clock in the afternoon, on cacli of said days,
for the purpose of attending to the business of said
appointment. Ludos 8. Fnller, ) ^ommis-
L. Gardner Wiuter,/ skmere.
All persons indebted to said estate are reqnested
to make immediate pavment to
RANDOLPH L. BENTON, Administrator.
The undersigned begs leave to inform the people
of Stafford and vicinity that he lias established a
Soot: KING,BLEACHINC, and DYFIKO ESTABIISHKE^T,
where he is prepared to execute skilfully any
work CEtrusted to them.
We are now fitted up to Scour, Dye, and Finish
al! kinds of Ladies' Gentlemen's garments,any shade,
and with a superior luster.
L a d i e s ' S k a w l i ot every material.cleansed
and rc-finishtd.
L a d i e s ' W a t e r p r o o f s restored, Carpet*
scoured, and colors revived. F e a t h e r s Dyed and
Curled In fact everything in the Scouring and
Dyeing line done on the most reasonable terms.
( G e n t l e m e n ' s C o a t s a n d V e s t s re-bound
and pressed, &c. Also for sale, C a r p e t Y a r n ,
anv desired color.
ALL GOODS WARRANTED NOT TO CROCK.
Shop open evenings.
A. L . B L B D O y .
p L E A V E L A N D
Still lives to keep and se
F l o u r , G r a i n , M e a l , F e e d,
L i m e , C e m e n t ,
a n d F e r t i l i z e r s.
At the Stand beside tbe Railroad, with many facili-ties
for handling grain cheaply and easily, I shall be
able to suit my customers as to price.
Come and see"the Large ?tock on hand, said to be
the l a r g e s t a n d b e s t i n T o l l a n d C o u n t y .
I sell at w h o l e s a l e a n d r e t a i l . I will seH
yon flour by the single or hundred barrels.
For list of . Prices inquire at my offlcc, where I
shall be glad to show yon my goods, and satisfy yon
as to p n e and quality.
Stafford Springs. GEO. O. CLBAVELAND.
j y j O N C M E N T A L W O R K S of
4 . H . C O O K * C O . ,
S p r i n g f i e l d , M a s s .
Every description of CEMETERY WORK tarnish-ed
in Scotch, English and American Granite, Marble
and Brownstone. Inscriptions cnt, Monuments and
Gravestones cleaned and reset in the best manner.
W. F. COOK, of tbe above firm, will visit Stafford
and vicinity at regular intervals,and will t«ke orders
for all varieties of work.
Wc desire to express onr thanks for tbe liberal; L*ington ayonne'. New York?
patronage which wc have received, and would re-f"
peeiltnlly solicit a continuance of the same, which
we aha!! endeavor to deserve.
C l o c k s , J e w e l r y,
a n d S i l v e r W a r e,
Ever exhibited in Stafford. Particular atten-tion
is called to my stock of
H i l v e r W a r e ,
comprising the latest designs in FANCY AR-TICLES,
such as
0
TOILET STAHDS, CAED STANDS, YABES, CAS-TOBS,
CASK BASKETS, STBCP CUPS,
CHIT.D'B SKTS, &c..*<fcc.,
Also, PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS, HAND-KERCHIEF
BOXES, POCKET BOOK8,
Vnd a large line of other Fancy Goods, all of
which I will sell at prices to suit the times.
Give me a call before purchasing elsewhere.
Very respectfully,
Stafford Springs. W. W. BURWELL.
j It Is a mistake to suppose that Castoria ia not
adapted to grown persons a e ^H as Children. They
1 only need to increase the quantity. But children
' have so many complaiuts for which Castoria is
' adapted—like W i n d C o l i c Sonr StomachWorms,
' Tetter, T e e t h i n g - and Croup, that It is especially
| recommended for them.
Its cffects arc more certain than C a s t o r Oil.
It contains no alcohol and is as p l e a s a n t to
! t a k e as honey. It never giipes. By regulating
I the stomach and bowels the Casiori^ c o o l s t he
j b l o o d , expe'.s worms and prevents feverisbness*
; quiets the nerves and produces health—then of
i course c h i l d r e n c a n s l e e p in quiet and
, m o t h e r s c a n r e s t.
j Castoria is r e c o m m e n d e d by all physicians
i and nurseslwho have tried It, and it is having a rap-
\ idly increasing sale. If is prepared wiih great care
j artor ihe recipe of Dr. Samuel Pitcher, of Mass,, at
I the Laboratory of J. B. Rose & Co., 46 "Dey Street,
New York.
M .
S L A T E R ,
MANUFACTUEEB o r
PRESIDENT - - B. W. PATTEN.
VICE PiHssinESTS-WM.
8MIT1I, BOBBINS PATTEN,
CIIAS. WARRKN.
DlEKCTon*!. i
W. H.Cooler, '* ' 4 ; ' T.nefan Ilolt, j
AL P. J. Walker, Orrin Converse,
S.W.Page, M. H. Kinney,
Seneca N. Page.
A. HOWARD, SEOKI TAKY AJJP TUEASUHER. j
STATEMENT of the Condition of the!
IO ST A t ' F O K D S VV1VCS B A N K , at j
Stafford Springs, Conn., (Oflice in Stafford National
Bank,) Jnlv 1, 1876:
RESOURCES. • j
Loans on Real Estate $1ST, I59 oo
Bank Stocks 126,706 00
Town Bonds 7,000 00
Due fromStafford Nat'iialBank, 16,084 63
=>?.<> 00 j
LIABILITIES. !
Deposits <321,5M
Surplus, ' 4.500 00
Interest, 10.773 C5
$23*1,830 00
hnir.
TO BE i'H X NKEUli TOR.
Nobody means to suspend feeling or giving
thanks till ccxtyear, anu it isn't out of placa
! to remind onrselves of some sje^ial occasions
i of feeling good the pro-ient ye^r. There hen 1 been talk of war, wh:i*b has been well checked
| by the strong hand on the reins of power.
| Ten yearn ago or more, this talk would have
been followed by dacgerous action, and every
i woman who reaps this may feel glad that her 1 sous or hrotLers are spared to pursue peace-ful
courses, and the sword which has pierced
many women's he.irts within the last decade
is turned away from hers also. New York
knows too well what democratic rule m£ans,
and the hearty thank God, and the thrill of
relief all over the city when the news of
! Knyes' majority was received, after the gloom
j of tbe Tilden accounts, effaced even the do-
I prossion caused by the heavy slate of busi-ness
for tho tini?. "It is true business has
| been bad in the city, and thousands of people
i are ia distress, but business men have wor-
I r:ed through some how, and there has been
| no more suffering than nvaal. At least "we
. have had no epidemics,;tha health of the oity
i hefi been good, an 1, altogether, if we can't be
j thankful that we have had a prosperous year
I we can be that it has been no.worse. It was
good to see the crowds at the depots of roads
I loading into New England. Every train wafl
i paekedjwith people going heme for their an-j
n'ual dinner, and many a inrge merchant left
• his gorgeous ho::ie on the avenue to sit down
J to the fat turkey and luscious pumpkin pio in
j the humhlo farm-house, from whence, years
| a^o, he came io the great eity, a poor hoy.
i Every New-Englander goes home for hiR
I Thanksgiving, ii Lo never does at any other
I time. Business on that day is suspended, ex-
I wrote and told him of one gentleman's! c jpt the rum-mills, and they are in full blast,
vast collection of shells ; another's noble col- j the day being favorable to them, LB the peo-lection
of meerschaum pipes; .mother's eleva- j pie, ie e sed f.o r. Lbor, having nothing to do
ting and rehning collection of undecipherable | t>nt tu spend tho money they have earned,
autographs; another's priceless collection of ! Every doggery has its rafflo for turkeys the
old ohiua: another's enchanting collection ol j night before, at which thirty men pay ten
postage-stamps—and so forth and so on. j cents each for the chance of winning a dollar
Soon my letters yielded fruit. My uncle be I turkey, the winner being required to spend at
gan to look about for something to make a j least the value of the'.turkev in treating the
collection of. 5LOU may know, perhaps, how ! disappoint„d vines, and the losers spending
fleetly a tasto like tlu3 dilates. His soon be- j quite as much to drown their disappoint-came
a raging fever, though I knew it not. i m 0nt. Tbe devil i3 irgenious, but it does
Ho began to neglect bib great pork business ; j Eeem as though his tricks were too thin to de-preseutly
he wholly retired and turned an ele- j c e i v e anybody, who did not want to be de-gant
leisure into a rabid search for curious | ceLvc-l It is a verv grave question whether
things. His wealth was vast, and he spared 1 holidays are beneficial. Day of re t! Tie
it not. First he tried cow-bells. He ninde a | merchant, man cf ru, elaFes under his
collection which filled five largo sa/ovs, aud i enforced quietude, and the laborer unfits him-comprehonded
all tho different sorts cf cow- seif by dissipation for a week's work. Fre-bells
that ever had been contrived, save one. quent holidavs may all ba well ernugh for
That one—ar antique, and the only speci-1 ^ e Fren.-h and Spanish, bat it don t do for
men extant—wns possessed by another eol the American,
lre.tor. My uncle offered enormous sums foi j ni rjiSESS.
it, but the gentleman would not sell. Doubt-less
you know what necessarily resulted. A
true collector attaches no value to a collection
Each stick that on her wood-pile lies
May raise a dome beyond the skies ;
You stop the rents v.-ithin her walls,
And yonder rise your maible halls ;
For every pane that stc p^ the wind
Theie shineth one with jasper lu.-d.
Your wealth is gone, your form lies cold,
But in the city paved with gold
Your hoard is held by hand--, divine :
It bears a name that maiks it thine.
Behold the bargain yo have made !
With usury the bond is paid.
No moth doth eat. 110 thieves do steal,
No suffering heart doth envy feel;
The scattered dust that ve have given
Is garnered by your G id in heaven.
Ring out the words, Who of his hoard
Doth help God's poor shall lend the Lord
Go, get your cargoes under way;
'J he bells ring out Thanksgiving-day !
A COLLECTOR'S D I S A P P O I W -
HUNTS.
AT a Court of Probate holdeu at Stafford,
within and for the district of Stafford, on tho
88th day of November, A. D.. 1376.
Present. Gelon W. West, Eaq., Judge of the Dis-trict
of Ellington, adjoining said Stafford district,
^As^ene'Pest&te ol Jotiina Blodgett, of Stafford.
within said ^ ^ ^ ^ i f c o ^ f o r j * * tbebusineaa we makethia^mpwrtlal-r
p o T H E W O R K I N G CLASS.
We are now prepared to furnish all classes
with constant employment at home, the whole
of time, or for their spare moments. Busi-ness
new, light and profitable. Persons of
either sex easily earn from 50 cants to $f> per
evening, aud a proportional sum by devoting
their whole time to the buainess. Boys and
girls earn nearly as much as men. That all
who aee this notice may send tbeir address,
To such as are not well satisfied Said debtor havin;, „ — ^ .
the privileges and benefits provided in Section 32, j ed offer :
Charter 11. Title IS of the General 8tatntes of Con-, .„ , , „ , . .. .
neSic?,^ Revision of 1875, this court assigns the sad we will send one dollar to pay fpr the trouble
^f writing. Full particulars, samples worth
several dollars to commence work on, and a
copy of Horns and Fireside, one of tbe largest
and best Illustrated Publications, all sent free
by mail. Reader, if you want permanent,
profitable work, address, GEOBOE STINSON &
Co., Portland, Maine.
day of December 1878, at ten o'elock a. m., at the
store of H. S. Beebe & Son, in Stafford, for the hear-ing
upon said application, and directs that public no-tice
thereof he gtven by adveitrsing in a newspaper
published in Stafford, and in a newspaper published
in Vemon, aud by porting a r ow hereof on aimWic
sign-post in said town of Stafford, at least twelve
days before the day of said hearing.
Attest, R. O. BEEBE, Clerk.
P E N T E N N 1 A L R E D U C T I O N IN
\ J ADVERTISING.—Three thousand, two
hundred and fifty dollars worth of newspaper adver-tising.
at publishers' schedule rates, given for $700,
and a three months' note accepted in payment from
advertisers of responsibility. A printed list; giving
Name, Character, A ctnal Daily and Weekly «irela-tion,
and Schedule Rater of Advertising, sent froe to
any address. Apply to G eo. P. ROWELJ. & Co., News-paper
Advertising Agents, 41 Park Row, N. Y. _
FOR SALE.—A Farm of 62 acres more
or less, situated in the north part of Willington,
op the old Stafford and Norwich Tnrnpike. has on it
considerable W h i t e Oa.to. aad T i m b e r besides
wood sufficicut for use of occupant, 1 mile from saw
mill, lJi miles from good market. Tillage., mowbig.
and pasture land in saitable proportion. Stock sold
with farm if desired. For further particulars inquire
of Mrs. James D. Graham on ihe premises, or of
John D. Graham, South Willington.
r . A A A
• t j U U Owing to the wonderfnl success
of onr great 5 0 Book Combination, we bare been
induced to enlarge it, and now offer a grand COMBI-XATIOH
PROSTECTTS representing
1 5 0 D I S T I N C T B O O KS
wanted everywhere. It is the biggest thing ever
tried. Sales made from thia when all other books
fail. Apo Agents wanted on our Magnliident
FAMILY BIBLES, Superior to all others, and onr
complete BIBLE EKCROLOPENIA, with Saperb Illna-trations,
alao A OEKTS WANTED for the STOBT of
C H A R L E Y R O S S ,
WRITTKK U\ HIB FAIHZB. These Book* beat the
World. Send for circulars, INGRAM & SMITH,
Ufi BBOAHWAV, NEWJYOHK. 86oct8w
Tohaveyow lace Cmtains,Carpets, Silk Dresses,
Shawls,Feathors, Kid Gloves, etc., cleaned or dyed.
d l o A DAY at home. Agents wanted.
UU and terms fcee. TRUE * CO..
Augusta,
C A N C E R CURED WITHOUT j Ladles'aiul Gentlemen's Gaoneuts of every descnp- i
KXIFK OR PATK J M rnui vra n r> . n tion dyM o r nicely cleaned wiihout ripping. Also
S i ? " 8 4 5 Carpet Warp, w i f e a n d colorsd, for sale Package,
BOOK sent iroe. Mnt by Express will meet with prompt attention ac-cording
to directions. H. E. PATTEN, Proprietor.
SEND 25c. to G. P. Rowr.Uv &, Co., New
York, for Pamphlet of 100 pages, containing
lists ot 8.000 papers, and estimates showing cost (t
advertising.
r p HE subscriber continues, aa for the last 40
X yean, or more, to pay the maiket price for all
Hides t.ad Skins nsnallv bought by tanners,
wmington, Conn. 8. T. PRESTON. *
$55 f $77 . vinfcERY, J a M l Maine;
B a n d . I n s t r u m e n t s ,
M i l i t a r y G o o d s ,
AND IMPORTER OF
MUSICAL M E R C H A N D I S E,
42 COETLANDT-BT. - - - - NEW YORK.
igTAll Band Instruments Warranted
®"Send for Price-List and terms.
d91y
Q O A L ! C O A L I !
L U M B E R ! L U M B ER
A Full Ass ortment of
C O A L a n d L U M B E R ,
S H I N G L E S , L A T H ,
MOULDINGS, and BUiLDING MATE-RIALS,
generally,will be kept constantly on hand at
Johnson's 4 Brockbank's old stand,at
R e a s o n a b l e P r i c e s.
CALL AND EXAMINE.
C. J . HOLMES.
Stafford Springs, Oct. 1,1673.
^ N Y MAGAZINE,
any weekly paper,
any daily paper,
any book
published may be had at or through
CHANDLER'S News Office,
STAFFORD SPRINGS, CONN.
Good stock of STATIONERY, inolading
NOTE PAPER and ENVELOPES in atest
styles, always on hand, also
Fruits in Season,
Nuts, Confectionery, Toys, and Fancy Goods
F. J. CHANDLER.
ITAKE pleasure in informing the citizens
of the town of Stafford and vicinity that I have
obtained a
H O R S E - S H O E R
hat Is second to none in the stal e, and ain now pre-pared
to give them the best of horse and oxphoing
every time.
I also-can sell them as good a Rngrgy* Busi-ness
W a p o n , Farmer Truck, Ox W a g - on as any in or out of town.
Repairing and Painting promptly attend
ed to. All W o r k Warranted.
Thanking the public for their past liberal patron-age,
I hope by doing good work at low prices to
merit a continuance'of the same.
WM. A. COM1N8.
Stafford Springs, Aug. 10,1 STB.
July 1st, 1576.
We, the nndersigned, hereby certify tha' wc have
this day examined the books and seuirHie.? of this
Bank, und linil the above statemem. correct, and in
our iiiilgment the investments are all safely made,
and in accordance with the laws of tbe State.
O. H. BAKER.
L. W. CRANE.
CHAS. HOLT.
gOME MUTUAL FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY,
9tafford Springs, Conn.
Authorized Guarantee Capital, $ 1 0 0 , 0 00
Cash Guarantee Capital, paid in , $ 3 0 , 0 00
OFFICERS:
GEO. M. IVES - - - PCESIDF.KT.
B. W. PATTEN - - - VrcE-PBESiDENT.
DIKECTOBS:
B. W. Patten, Julius Converse,
G. M. Ives, L. W. Crane,
W. D. Jleald, Chas. L. Dean,
M. A. Marcy.
J. F. CHAMBERLIM, Secretary,
R. S. HICKS, Treasurer.
This company is now prepared to issue policies
upon the pafer kinds of property, at
Low Rates.
Insuring against damage by Fire, also damage by
Lightning1 when fire does not ensue.
A portion of the insurance bnsiness in Stafford
and vicinity is rspectfuliy solicited.
rpOLLAND COUNTY MUTU-AL
FIRE INSURANCE CO.,
Of T o l l a n d , Conn
STATEMENT JAN. 1ST. 1 8 7 6.
Amt. of Premium Liens, $362,213.7(\
Amt. Gross Cash Assets, 104,204.74
Total Assets, $466,418.50
The cash assets are as follows:
100 she First Nat'l Bank, stock, Rockville, $11,200 00
80 shs Rockville National Bank stock 8,600 no
70 shs Stafford National Bank stock, 7,9S0 00
100 shs Tolland County Nat'l Bank stock, 10,000 00
Loan on collateral (security for same $1000,) 300 00
Mortgage loans, - 51,265 00
Personal loans, - - - - - - 2,(>3< 49
Due from agents . . . . . 2-29 30
Cash deposited in bank - 10,656 98
Real estate unincumbered . . . 700 00
Accrued interest - - - - - 642 9?
$104,204 74
Losses reported and unadjusted, $3,400 00
For accrued taxes . . . 756 03— 4,156 03
Amount of Net Ca jh Assets 100,048 71
Over 47 Tears of Successful Business.
No Assessment has ever been made
on the P r e m i um Liens.
LUCIUS S. PULLER, President.
JOHN B. FULLER. Secretary.
CHARLES AJUAWKINS, Treasurer
j p i J y u R : FLOUR!!
We have just received, direct from the milb>
200 Barrels of
Olioicest Flour,
i And arcpreparcd to sell it at Lowest Prices*
t Also, an ENLARGED STOCK of
Groceries,
Having sold our interest in the Gratn business, we
are able to give, our attention more fully to Flour and
Groceries, and hope by fair dealing to |securc a con-tinuance
of the liberal patronage we liaye heretofore
received.
Immediate attention ia reqnested to unpaid grain
bills. Respectfully,
THOMPSON & WHITON.
Stafford Springs, March re. 1875.
AG E N C Y of Tolland County Mutu-al
Fire Ins. Co. at J, W. CHANDLER'S
oflice, Rockwell's Block, Stafford Spring*. -
that i:-> not complete. His groat heait breaks,
he sells hi.s hoard, ho turns his mind to some
field that seems unoccupied.
Thus did my uncle. Ha next tried brick-bats.
After piling up a vast aud inteusely in-teresting
collection, tbe former difficulty su-pervened
; his great heart broke again ; he
hold out his soul's idol to ihe retired brewer
wbo possessed the missing brisk. Then he
tried flint hatchets and other implements of
Primeval Man, but by and by discovered that
the factory where they were made was sup-plying
other collectors as well as himself. He
tried Aztec inscriptions and stuffed whales—
another failure, after incredible labor and ex-pense.
When his collection seemed at last
perfect, a stuffed whale arrived from Green-land
and an Aztec inscription from the Cun-durango
regions of Central America that made
all former specimens insignificant. My uncle
hastened to secure these noble gem3. He got
the stuffed whale, but another collector got
the inscription. A real Cundurango, as pos-sibly
yon know, is a possession of such su-preme
value that, when oncc a colloctor gets
it, h8 will rather part with his family than
with it. So my uncle sold out, and saw his
darlings go forth, never more to return; and
his coal-black hair turned white as snow in a
single night.
Now he waited, and thought. He knew an-other
disappointment might kill him. He
was resolved that he would choo?e things
next time that no other man "was collecting.
He carefnlly made up his mindr and once
more entered the field—this time to make a
collection of echoes.—Mark Twain.
THE CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS.—The Kansas
aud Colorado building, one of the largest of
the centennial headquarters, estimated to have
cost $12,000, has been sold for $600 to Ken-nedy
& Wilson, hotel keepers of Ocean Beach,
•N. J., who are reported to have made ar-rangements
for its re-erection at that place.
The expense and trouble incident to removals,
and the prohibitions against the erection of
frame structures within the fire limits of cities
and towns, have doubtless operated to dis-courage
the purchase of buildings of tbe char-acter
of this one, the result beigg. that, with
all their centennial reminiscences, aside from
their comparatively substantial build, the
amounts realized from their sale represent not
more than from one-sixth to one-sixteenth oj
their cost. The New Jersey building, costing
$12,r.OO, is offered fo»$4,000. This, like the
Michigan building, has been pat together with
bolts and screws in such a manner as to. lif-
Of course there is no business now, hut it
is reasonable to expect a-revival bttwc-en this
and the holidays. And then, for a month or
two, we cxpcct lively times.
TRICES o r LIVING.
In the present state of business it is fortu-nate
that living is very cheap. Coal is only
half of last year's pricc^, and m?at? are way
down. Thanksgiving turkeys sold tor la
cents per pound, chickens for S and 9, and
fruits and \egetables are as cheap as could be
wished. Good beef can be had for 12 aud lf>
cents a pound, and everything else in propor-tion.
Still bec-f at a cent a pound i3 dear to
the man who has net get the cent. The man
who has work, at no matter what wages, ii
comfortable, but there are so many out of
work. An advertisement for a bcok-keeper
in a morning paper, recently, brought over a
thousand applicants before ten o'clock. I
have within a week s-^en men of thirty, com-petent
book-keepers, applying for positions
as errand boys at a week ! Heaven aend
tbe revival of business that these hungry men
may find something to do. PIETBO.
A F R E N C H V I E W O F T H E E X H I B I -
T I O N .
In relation to the centennial exhibition M.
Louis Simonin thus sums up the results of
his .observation in a letter to the Bevne den
Deux Mondes:
"America can feed Europe with corn,wheat,
preserved meats and liv4 stock as it has sup-plied
it with cotton ; it has clothed Europe
and it can nourish Europe. It can get along
without Europe as far as regards iron, steel,
copper, machinery nnd most of the manufac-tured
products. It will not cease, however,to
give Europe the gold and silver whioh is need-ed
for all transactions, for the mines of the
United States yield more than the mines of
tho whole world. As for coal, America will
soon produce as much as England, that is, as
much as all the rest of the world, and its car-boniferous
deposits are twenty times greater
than those of England.
America will learn more and more how to
get along without Europe, but Europe will
not be able to get along without her. It is
trnly a new England which is rising across
the sea*, and. which already threatens the old
England in all her markets. The commercial
interests of France are also threatened; even
American wines are competing with ours.
The connoisseur alone demands the wines of
France.
But what is still graver is th9 fact that the
Americans are getting hold of the processes,
the sleight of hand of our workmen. Already
in the manufacturing .of jewelry,- watche%
capable of being rapidly taken apart and re bronzes, furniture and artificial flowers they
t i t : ' S S Bullions and other! P ^ c e an article which bears the real stamp
ornamental surroundings of the enclosures of i o f "c<! ? o o d taste"
Agricultural Hall have been donated to the! thf. Amencan is more to be feared than
Permanent Exhibition, and will b* properly 1 th.e. 1
EnfhRL,aiau' l*cause of his situation,
utilized in the Main Building. Among thes£ j w h , c h
f
c h m a
f
t e ' o f r a c e s aE,d
are those of Sgain, Sweden, Denmark, Nether- ceRsant contribution cf European and Aa atic
lands and Chili, in the Main Building, and
Brazil, Spain, Netherlands and Venezuela, in
Agricultural Hall. Tho gaudy Moresque pa-villion
of Brazil, in tho Main Building, is to
be taken down and shipped to Bio Jenero,
where it will be re-erected aa a memorial of
tbe centennial exhibition.
The quaint-looking Moorish vill i has olmost
disappeared, having been taken apart and
packed up piecemeal for storage in ouc of the
bonded werebouse cf the city, where it will
bo left till spring, the present purpose of the
owner being to remove it, if uot sold at that
time, to Morocco*
A physician wrote a prescription, and aa
the patient went out of .the room, said to him :
"I wish you would lot me know if that does
yon any good, for I have myself been very
much troubled with rheumatism lately."
immigration render peculiarly favored. Switz.
erland is already iu a state of agitation over
the success of American watches. In carriage
making, cabinetwork, glass work and pottery
the United States is almost the peer of France
aud the other great nations.. In other things
they have gat ahead of ns ; and all this iu
spite of the high price of labor. It may bo
said that we arc their instructors and masters,
us Italy was. for us at the Itenaissance, and
that they arc destined to surpass us home day,
as we- did the Italians. Venice. Milan and
Florence taught us formerly bow to melt
glass, to weave silk aud velvet, and soon we
got ahead of them. Will the same thiug tep-pen
to ua in respect to the United States ?
Always pick out a bald-headed barber to
shave you, because he can't consistently ask
you to buy any hair reiterative.