Connecticut western news., 1871-12-01
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Prosperity gains multitude of friends.
 He is wise that knows when he is well enough of.
 Follow the wise few rather than the vulgar many.
 Is pawnbroker man of principal ? Yes it is his interest to be so.
 There is no joy so great as that which springs from kind act or pleasant deed.
 It tcosts New York gentleman upwards of thirty dollars to take young lady to the opera this season.
 The newest style of gloves have long gauntlets attached, on which are eme broidered flowers and leaves, in whit and colored silk floss.
 The assessed valuation of the real estate of Philadelphia is $502, Alt, 1863. The value of real estate exempt from taxation is $50, ,891, ,223.
 A bride received among other wedding presents recently, two sewing-machines, three pianos, twelve ice pitchers, and eight family Bibles, large size.
 At sixteen years of age woman at a ball prefers the best dancer in the room 1; at twenty-two the best talker, and at thirty, the richest man and most eligible parti.
 If small girls are waifs, are lsrge ones walters ? Certainly" says sweet six teen cat least the boys have the habit of applying them to their lips in sealing their vows."
 The newest style of curtains for parlor windows are of fine white muslin, with monogram of lace in the centre, and edged all round with futng of rich and costly lace.
 One hundred and twenty-one and three-fourths miles of sidewalk were des- troyed by the Chicago fire, to replace which little less than one million of dol lars will have to be expended. Nearly all the young gentlemen have | their overcoats made with a pocket in one side lined with flannel or fur, in which lady may slip her hand when walking of a cold winters evening.
 Man can boast 37O muscles. Lyonet, who spent his whole life in watching single species of caterpillar, discovered in it 4,0O0. The common fly has 5000 eyes, and certain butterflies 25, 1000.
 Mark Twain at lecture in Hartford the other evening, took from his pocket 8 ragged piece of linen instead of a hand kerchief. The audience Uttered, and Mark probably said something to Mrs. Clemens when he got home. A gentleman engaged in Investigating the charges of carelessness against the workmen in some coal mines, found af- terward that during the investigation he had been given an open keg of powder | to sit on, while he held @ lighted candle in his hand.
 An old lady gave this as her idea of a great man; cone who is keerful of his clothes, don't drink spirits, kin req the Bible without spelling the words, and eat a cold dinner on wash day with out grumbling,"
 | MT. Speaker" said member of the Jamaica Legislature, discussing bill for the regulation of the timber trade, "I know these timber merchants to be most egregious rascals-I was in the timber line myself twelve years.
 At Null messenger having requested a London clergyman to announce that eff Dr. Leach was among his audience he was urgently wanted," the clergyman added from sympathy, "and may God have mercy on the poor patient"
 A table just printed of the daily wages paid in this country for mechanical labor shows that for nearly all kinds of handi- craft work the average rate of wages is higher in the New England States than in the Middle, the Western or the South ern States.
 A guild of ladies is proposed to be formed in England under the leadership of Miss Harrison of Swanage' Doretshare, "to promote modesty of dress, to do away with extravagance, and substitute the neatness and sobriety suitable to Christian women."
 When you see two young persons seated in the centre of pew in church, you may make up your mind that they are engaged, or going to be; but when one is at the head and the other at the foot of the pew you can immediately de- termine that they are married.
 Quaint little tippets of ermine or white weasel are much in fashion now for ladies' wear. The head of the weasel, with bead eyes, is on the clasp of the tippet. Doubtless it was the pledging of one of these articles by damsel in distress that suggested the tender ballad "Pop Goes the Weasel" !"
 At an Indiana breakfast table few days ago, traveller from the East hand ed to one of his fellow travellers plate of sausages, whereupon the question was asked, els it safe ?" To which it was replied, "This is a prolific hog country, and it is safe to eat sausages wherever hog is cheaper than dog"
 The latest wrinkle at fashionable we'd dings is for 0 colored page, in livery, to walk into church before the bride and groom, carrying small white satin cush- ion, upon which is embroidered a mono gram in gilt letters, which he carefully places in front of the altar for the couple to kneel on, and carries it out again at the close of the ceremony. What next?
 A Kansas City ok-keeper received O note stating that he had been selected by ballot from 333 persons as a sacrifice to some spirit which required human food. Supposing it joke, he pocketed the note but couple of hours afterwRrd bullet came crashing through the win dow and struck the desk few inches from his head.
 A little five-year-old was being in structed in morals by his grandmother. The old lady told him that all such terms as s'by golly," "by jingo," "by thun- der," &c., were only little oaths, and but little better than other profanities. In fact, she said he could tell profane oath by the,prefx. "by." All such were oaths. "Well, then, grandmother, !" said the little hopeful, is ''by telegraph, !" which see in the newspapers, swear ing ?" "No," said the old lady, "that's only lying"