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Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
Facts and FancieS.

Who was Richard the Third before he was "himself again ?"
 Nearly 200, ,O00 sheep browse on the brows of the Calaveras Mountains.
 To the poor Indians number just 375,- 900 souls, according to the last census.
 The new style of dresses, in three colors are called the "patchwork cos tumes."
 Agnes Norman, aged fifteen, the Lon don child murderer, has been sentenced to ten years penal servitude.
 A shrewd politician says that he al- ways judges of the character of house by the cleanliness of the back yard.
 Experience teaches that young people crammed at school are not especially in- telligent when twenty-five years old,
 There are but two ways of paying debt-increase of industry in raising in- come, increase of thrift in laying it out.
 MT. B. F. Schermerhorn made clos ing prayer in the Schenectady Dutch Reformed Churh, and sat down and died immediately.
 It is not disgraceful to any one who is poor to confess his poverty but the not exerting ones self to escape poverty is disgraceful.
 A'woman's heart is the true plate for mans likeness. An instant gives, and an age of sorrow and change cannot efface the impression.
 Humility is the first lesson we learn from reflection, and self-distrust the first proof we give of having obtained 0 knowledge of ourselves.
 It costs New York city something for printing and stationary. During the year 1869 and 1870. and a part of 1871, the grand total paid was $2, GAS, ,S2$. 30. Where necessity ends curiosity be- gins and no sooner are we supplied with everything that Nature can de- mand than we sit down to rcontrive arti- ticial appetites.
 A ten-year old boy on Long Island, while running lodged the outstretched hand of another boy, and struck full against hitching-post. He fell on his back, and with one cry of pain, died. Stern Parent" Leave off that noise directly, you naughty boy! It's all over now, and Bertha's left off crying these ten minutes" Jack-Bertha be- gan crying before I did! Boo hoo I"
 Plain and ugly women may take com fort since history has satisfactorily proved that the women in all times, who have exercised the greatest influence on mems lives, are not the beautiful ones.
 An editor says the business men of a Western town have presented their edi- tor with fine horse and buggy as an evidence of their appreciation of his paper. We hope there will be no such trick played upon anybody here.
 A young fellow who wanted some money went to man and asked him to advance him five dollars "Why 1" said he, "I don't know you" "That is why I came here," answered the other, "for those who know me won't lend me five shillings."
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turned away in despair, but was detained by faltering voice.
 "I-Pll forgive you, if"
 "WelIP' was the breathless interposi- tion.
 "You-won't-go -+ :f.
 The more observant boarders noticed at breakfast the next morning that MT. Abbott Wentworth wore the ring he had found in the biscuit on the little finger of bis left hand, and that Prudence wore a heavily-chased gold circle in the place of her lost ornament. To use the words of one of the before-named boarders, "That tells the whole story" .., -.,.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

A CURIOSITY. Y.-Virginia has produced 0 natural cur1osity-if we may credit 8 local paper-in the shape of bamboo root, whiSh, held in one position, pre- sents, clearly defined iu outline and re- cognizable at glance, 8 bulls head and three cows heads Reversing it, sheep's head appears to view, exact and faithful to nature as if carved by some skilled hand. The heads of two African ante lopes, boar's head, greyhound's, a bulldogs, squirrel sitting on stump, and tobacco worm are seen when the root is held in other positions. This freak of nature is said to be on exhibi- ton in Richmond.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

OUR FUTURE. to the off cial aggregate of the new Census, the population of the United States in 1870 was 3s, ,556, ,9S3-against total of 31,- 443, 321 in 1860. A journal, taking the figures of the last two Censuses as a point of comparison, hazards guess as to the probable population of the seve, ral States and Territories in the year 1880. The supposed aggregate is 49,. 6OO,000; and the largest estimated in crease is in the States of New York Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, Tex as, Kentucky, and Tennessee. New York is put down at 5,O0O,0OO in 1880 Pennsylvania, 4,2O0,OOO; Ohio, 5000, GOO, and Illinois, 3,2OO, ,OOO; while Tcxa: and Kentucky are estimated at 1,500, GOO each-the largest ratio of increas' being in Texas.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

WOMEN JURoRs.-A Wyoming cores, pendent says that in most of the juries during the recent court term at Chey- enne there was a slight sprinkIing of women. In capital cases female jun ors are placed. in charge of female bailiff, and are allowed to retire to an apartment by themselves during the intermissions of the court, until the cause is finally submitted, when, they are, of course, required to be shut up with their asso- ciates of the sterner sex until they can agree upon verdict 7-"l '-
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Curing Cod Fish.

An Eastern paper thus describes the curing of cod: One of our fishing vii. lages presents quite lively scene. The boats that have been out during the day on the fishing grounds, usually only q mile or two from the harbor, come home in the evening laden. On reach ing the stages the fish are one by one flung on the stage, and the head and en- for the oil. Then the fish passes to the splitter" who lays it open perfectly fiat the "salter" takes it, and after remaining the proper time in salt, it is spread out on the "f1ake" to dry and harden in the sun. While undergoing this process it requires constant atten- tion. On the approach of night, or during wet weather, it is piled ill little heaps that resemble small haycocks, the skin of the fish being outward so as to throw off the rain or dew. When thor oughly dried, it is taken to the store, where it is "culled," or sorted into va rieties suited for the different markets. The different kinds are known as "Mer- chantable," Madeira, West India, " and "Dun " or broken fish. The first named is the Lest quality /; the second @ degree inferior, while the third is con- sidered good enough for the indians the "Dun" IS used at home. The "sounds," or -bladders, and tongues of the cod are pickled in kegs, and make an excellent article of food-when fresh they are esteemed delicacy. The cod liver oil is world-renowned for its med icinal qualities. The best is made with out boiling, by applying to the ivers, when quite fresh, a moderate degree o1 heat. Then Altering the oil three times in succession through thin flannel ol similar texture. When carefully pre- pared it is quite pure, nearly inodorous and of crystalline transparency. Abou 300 tons are exported annually. Tht value here being $240 per ton.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

HELP WANTED.-The farmers of Can ada seem to be driven to their wits ends this year in trying to find laborers who are willing to assist them in gathering the crops. In some instances, they have offered to share the profits but, so far, have been unable to induce men to leave the towns. Last week farmer went to large boarding-ho in Ottawa, and declared that he would give two dollars day and board to any number of men who would go to work on his farm. Two only accepted the offer, and they did not remain longer than two days, when they got tired of country life and discharged themselves.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

SHIPPING Go1D.-It is fact not gen. erally known that all the gold sent east from San Francisco now comes through the mail-bags. It is put up in small boxes, weighing two or three pounds, and each box is sent as a registered let ter. In this way the cost of transporta- tion is about one per cent, while the express companies charge five. One hundred thousand dollars thus passes through the Omaha Post-office daily.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
FEMALE FAsH1oNs.-L. Maria Chilt

FEMALE FASHIONS. Maria Child, in writing upon the absurdities of female fashions said :: Seven or eight years ago bonnets were hung on the back of the head and slipped down on the shoul- ders, instead of being perched on the forehead and tipping over the nose, as they now are. At that time bride in the vicinity of Boston left her fathers house soon after the marriage ceremony and rode seven or eight miles in winter evening to the dwelling of her husband. She became so silent during the latter part of the ride that the bridegroom was alarmed, and there being no house in sight, he drove as rapidly as possible. Arrived at his own door he lifted g corpse from the sleigh. Her bridal bonnet had afforded no protection from the severe cold and her brain was frozen.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
Reading the Paper.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, thus relates, in very touching verse, the opposite fates of two early friends. The tale has a great moral:
 One took paper, and his life
 Was happier than kings; His children all could read and write, And talk of men and things, The other took no paper, and,
 While stroling through 6 wood, A tree fell down upon his crown
 And killed him-as it should. Had he been reading of the news
 At home, like neighbor Jim, I'll bet & cent that accident
 Would never have happened him.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

APPROPRIATE NAMES. following names are indeed appropriate for the uses mentioned
 For an auctioneer's wife-Bid-dy. For generals wife-Sally.
 For sports wife-Bet-ty.
 For fisherman's wife-Net-ty. For shoemaker's wife-Peg-gy. For teamester's wife-Car-rie. For lawyers wife-Sue.
 For printers wife-Em.
 For druggists wife-Ann Eliza. For g carpet mans wife-Mat-tie.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

A FIRE in Trieste, the Austrian sea- port on the Adriatic, destroyed many petroleum warehouses. The fire origi- mated from an explosion of petroleum.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
Gnmmeetie,tt Mesterm geWs
 Advertising Rates:
Special Notices, 50 per cent in advance of the

Special Notices, 5O per cent ln advance or tue above rates.
 One inch space constitutes a square.
 Cards in Business Directory, occupying five lines or less, $500 per year; over five hnes' $1 .OO per line.
 Regular advertisers to pay quarterly. Iran sient advertisements must be paid TOT in ao- vance.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge. All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

SEVENTEEN emigrants were injured, and lady, whose name was not ascer- tained, had her neck broken by an acci- dent on the Detroit and Milwaukee Rail- road, near Linden station.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

TROUBLES A German was lately found hanging by the neck near the Poligny railway station. This discovery greatly exasperated the Germans, and all night long they marched about the streets. Two shots were fired on squad of German cavalry who were watering their horses on the public square. One horse man was killed, another mortally wound ed. The signal of alarm was instantly given, and all the German soldiers ran with drawn swords through the streets, cutting down everybody they met, break ing doors and windows. They wounded twenty persons, eight of them danger ously. A man who passed along the the street in cart was so severely wounded that he had to be carried to the hospital. His horse was killed. The town was in the greatest consternation.
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15
A VIGILANCE CoMMrTEE.-I

A VIGILANCE CoNM1TTEE.-In Denver, Colorado, the citizens have organized a vigilance committee, and given notice to the roughs of all classes to depart forth with. A few days since the following handbin appeared in various parts of the town, and it is said to have been followed by an extensive exodus of blacklegs
 Murderersl Thievesl
 Five coffins.1
 %t++++-Na
 And Robpersl
Connecticut western news., 1871-09-15

The first man that commits murder, robbery, or larceny to the amount oi $2O is our meat. A word to the wise is sufficient. This is the first and last warn. ing. Thieves notified to leave this place will do so at once, or stay at their peril.
 By order of
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Editorial Items.

Garrett Davis, in a recent speech Al
Louisville, nominated Willard Fillmore,
rs the Democratic candidate for the
next Presidency. We nave no hesitan-
cy in saying that the nomination., if
endorsed by the Democratic Conycn.
ton, would meet the hearty support OF
the Home Journal. Willard fillmore is
a noble man, and made a good Prcsi-
dent in other days.
Grants proclamation is the hardest
blow yet struck the Ku- Klux Klan.-
Forney'S Press.
An exchange observes that it struck
a much harder blow at Constitutional
liberty.
Judge Erskinc OF TIE United States
District Court, has decided that a
marriage between Il negro and white
woman in Georgia is illegal.
Onc OF our Tennessee counties pro.
duccd this season 400, 600 bushels of
peanuts.
The yellow fever is still raging at
Vicksburg, Charleston, and Natchcz.
The voting population of Tennessee
is ovcr 100000.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The Legislature and the Revenue
Bill,

We endorse the following remarks
Of the GaIlatiA Examiner in relation to
the question Of taxes, which will be the
most important the members Of our
Legislature will have TO dispose of.
While advocating the Importance Of
maintaining as far as possible the for,
cign credit Of our State, the Examiner
says:
"Tinrc is but one fair and honest
way for q State to meet these qlcs.
ton; and that is to say boldly to our
creditors that they must wait a while
longer for their money, and until we
have recovered from the consequences
of war and its train Of evils. AS
general thing, too, om creditors are
in circumstances to afford to wait,
while our people are not able to pay.
The Legislature should frankly say
this, and reduce the taxes for 4 year
or two. This would be so great u re.
lief that all branches o%findustry would
feel it, and could hereafter the more
easily bear an assessment sufficient to
meet our liabilities. Our people would
feel the change, and be inspired with
renewed energy and vigor."
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The Interest Law.

Some short sighted person in the
Tennessee Legislature wants TO repeal
the present law allowing 10 per cent.
where parties agree on that rate, We
hope the attempt will fail, unless its re
peal is made in order to leave the
matter Of interest to be arranged by
contracting parties, Upon this subject
the Knoxville Press ~ Herald says tina,
similar attempts on the part Of law
makers, both in this and other coun
tries, to regulate the value Of money,
have been tried for hundreds Of years,
and are just as unsuccessful to day, as
they ever were. Sumptuary laws OF
every description arc disLastc!ul to the
people and they will always find means
to cvadc them. AS well might the
Legislature ondcavor to regulate the
prices Of wheat, chickens or land, as
the price which n business man shall
pay, who desires to borrow u few
thousand dollars, or what the owner Of
the money shall charge for its use. for
n specified time. Laws of this charac.
ter can only be partly enforced and
then only to the prejudice Of the very
class whom the lawmakers cndcavcr to
benefit.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Chicago and tho South,

The notorious Ben Butler. like /.
miserable wretch as he is, made (,
speech lately in which he denounced
tho South for failing to contribute its
proportion to the relief Of the suffer
crs by the Chicago fire, and the Mobile
Register anticipates our feeling by
saying:
awe have no sympathy with the
spirit that would withhold help, when
it can be given, from any human being
or set of beings, in distress, nor do We
believe that any such spirit prevails in
the South. If thine enemy hunger,
feed him if he thirst, give him drink
That is the only rule upon the subject
that we acknowledge. But, at the
same time. it comes with an i'll grace
from men who have been as largely in
strumcntal rs was the infamous Butler
in plnndering, robbing, and running
the South, to complain of her sparse
contributions to an object of CHARITY
Now, we have heard that CHICAGO
was illuminated when Atlanta was
burned. Whether the report be true
or not, our sympathy went out warm
ly for tho suffering Chicagoans but
here is n "Reminiscences for Butler, who
stole SO much in New Orleans, and in.
her women. 1t il taken from
the records Of the New Orleans How
ard Association, Of the assistance 70.
Ceived from abroad for the benefit Of
the sick of that city in the epidemic
Of 1867:
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
Influences of Newspapers.

The following testimony from Il
teacher of large experience in regard
to the "Influence of Newspapers upon
the minds of u family ofchildren seems
to us to be of sufficient Importance to
find Appointment place in the Journal
He says: "Thoso pupils, without
exception, of both sexes, and all ages,
who have access to newspapers at
home, when compared with those who
have none, are:
|. Better readers, cxcelling in pro-
nunciation, and consequently read
more understandingly.
2. They are better spoilers, and de.
fine words with ease aud accuracy.
3. They obtain partial knowledge
in geography in almost half the time
it requires others, as the newspaper
has made them familiar with the loca
ton of important places and nations,
their governments and doings.
A. They are better grammarians, for
having become familiar with every va
riety of style in the newspaper, from
common place advertisements to the
finished and classical Grafton of the
statesmen, they more readily comprc-
bend the meaning of the text, and CON
s~equcntly analyze its construction with
accuracy.
b. They write better compositions,
using better language, containing more
thoughts, and still clearly expressed.
From these simple facts, three i'm
portant things can be deducted
L, The responsibility of the press in
supplying literature which shall be I'M
derstandingly expressed.
2. The absolute necessity of person.
supervision Of the chiId's reading
BY his parents.
3. Having once obtained a good
IDLE paper, no matter what the price,
lon't begrudge it a hearty support.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
About Jugs.

Somebody has been writing q chap.
ter about jugs. We have an extract
Worse paragraphs "by Aug full" have
been published:
The jug is a most singular utensil.
A pail, tumbler or decanter may be
rlnsed, and you may satisfy yourself
by optical proof that the things are
clean; but a jug has a little hole in the
top and the interiors all darkness. No
eye pcnetrates it-no hand can move
over its surface. You can clean it only
by putting water into it and shaking it
up, and pouring it out. 1.-THE water
comes out clean, you judge you have
succeeded in purifying the jug aud vice
versa. IT is so of the human heart.
mortal eye can look into its recess,
but you can judge of its purity only by
what comes out of it.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The Ten Per Cent. Law.

The Franklin Rcyiaw, in an article
adverse to the repeal Of the ten per
cent, law enacted by the last Lcgisla.
ture, very truly says;
at is patent to every rejecting mind
that ii would drive capital from our
midst, At the North money is plenti-
full, and commands but q small per
cent, say three and u half, four and five.
Hence capitalists are looking out for
the most favorable localities to make
investments in, Suppose the Legisla-
ture repeats the ACT, then, in this State,
six per cent, is the highest price that
money will bring, though business men
might be willing, and even anxious, to
pay ten. The legal rate in our neigh
Dor State Kentucky is, we believe,
eight per cent. Is it not rational to
suppose that the capitalist will go to
that State to put out his money, rather
than to Tennessee. where he can real
izc but six, even if the contract spoci-
fled that he should rccei &c ten. or all
the States in the Union, Tennessee, at
present, can least afford to drive capital
from her borders and legislation tend
ing to do SO, ought to be carefully
guarded against. 1t is evident to our
mind that it would be a wiser step TO
enact q law not restricting the rate Of
interest at all, but let any per cent.
agreed upon by the contractors be le-
gal. OF course we mean if it could be
done under the Constitution.
The demand for every article should
rule the price Of it. Money, like cot
ton and tobacco, is worth more at one
time than at another, and the borrow
er, governed by a knowledge of this
fact, knows exactly what he is willing
and able to pay for the use of it. II
an investment will not justify him in
borrowing at ten per cent, it is his
misfortune, and he must let the mat.
ter pass, 1t is certainly not just to
compel another man to let him have it
at less than ten, simply because the in,
vcstment will not pay at that rate. The
intellect that dictates to q merchant
what he can afford to pay for domestic,
should also dictate to him what he can
afford to pay for the use ofmoney.
The bill is evidently tincturcd with
demagogueism, and is intended as q
blow at the monied men Of the country.
But the passage of the bill would de-
feat the very ends for which it was de-
signed, The capitalist can 90 else.
where and invest, taking his money
out Of the State, or buy United States
bonds, while the borrower, the class
for whose benefit it is intended, is left
"to hold the bag" Suppose the Gen
eral Assembly could pass an act max
ing the rate of interest u matter Of OPP,
ton between the contractors, The
consequence would be, that, for while,
the capitalists would reap q harvest.
The rate would run up to fifteen or
eighteen per cent. This very fact
would induce capitalists in every quar-
ter at once TO send money here for in-
vestment, and it would be in such abun.
dance that competition would reduce
the rate, as it has done in some of the
Northern States, to six, or, perhaps,
four per cent. VIZ trust that the pend.
ing bill and all others Of like import
will be defeated, and so doing we be
lieve we are wishing for the welfare of
the people at large.
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1871-11-09
The Taxation Question.

Perhaps no matter Of greater impor.
lance than this will come before II
present Legislature, and q most diff
cult and complex question is is. The
honor and integrity Of the State must
be considered, and the relief Of the
people also. Any policy that can com
pass both these objects Is the desirable
N The Radicals have left us a heavy
burdcni in the way Of debt, and it will
have to be borne. But, says the Col
Herald, tour people must have Il breath
ing spell. They must have from the
bloatod bondholdcr Of many q spuri.
Gus and fraudulently and chcaply pur-
chased bond, Il little rest-thc inGul-
genco Of y little more time whereby
they may be enabled to satisfy the de-
munds even for the "pound Of lcsh,"
or any demand that may involve the
honor and integrity Of our State and
our people. Therefore let taxes be re.
duced, The people everywhere de-
mand it. The public interest calls
aloud for it, and everybody except the
Acartless Shylock- bondholders expect
and checrlully yield it. This can be
donc-must be donc,-aud our public
credit maintained unimpaired. Our
State debt is but u trile when we take
into consideration the vast and unlimi-
ted wealth and the ineXhaustiblc re.
sources Of our grand and glorious
Commonwealth and the energy and en-,
tcrprise and public spirit Of our people.
At most it is but delaying-postponing
for a brief period the payment Of an
indebtedness over which the creditors
can well afford to exercise the Chris.
tian virtue Of a little patience, when
it is considered how this ind btcdncss
originated. Let our Legislators be
firm in standing by the rights and the
interest Of the people; and to the
bondholdGrs, we would say, be patient
don't get in too much of Il hurry"