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Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Facts and FancieS.

A high authority states that not one American lady in a hundred knows how to manage trail.
 Shoes and slipper for house wear are made of the same material and color as the dress, with high French heels of silk or satin.
 Large bows of ribbon for the hair are mixed with lace and small flowers, and are worn on tie top of the high Pompa- dour rolls. Gentlemen have adopted the fashion of wearing charms on the sides of their hats. Wehave seen thus worn little gold bugles, ivory croquet mallets, and some hot-headed youths even sport small thermometer.
 The Arabs say that the occasion of the cats first appearance was as follows :; The inhabitants of the ark were much troubled with mice. Noah, in his per plexlty, stroked the lions nose, and made him sneeze; whereupon 0 cat appeared, and cleared off the mice.
 It is stated that during the month ot September last BIO, ,094 letters, frem all sources, were received at the Dead Letter Office. About 100000 letters were III bl1dG p6Elou T6buInSo oO Vllo writers. Isn't it vast amount of care lessness among correspondents after such repeated warnings as to the results of negligence
 The following recipe may be of use to book owners-we have not tried it, how ever: A few drops of carbolic acid solu- tion on the leaves in various parts of old books having musty smell, and close the book for a few days until it becomes thoroughly impregnated with the odor. This will destroy the musty smell.
 The Duke Alexis is handsome young man, and bears a more striking likeness to his grandfather than to the present Czar. He is great smoker and fine horseman desperate airt {; dislikes Englishmen is fond of lasquenet and rouge ct moir'; never drinks beer; is an early riser, no matter what time he re- tires has been most obedient son.
 The wife of President John Adams was born in 1744, and she says of her youth "Female education, in the best families, went no further than writing and arithmetic, and in some few and rare instances music and dancing" When the Boston schools were reorgan- ized in 179O, girls were admitted during the summer months only, when there were not boys enough to fill them. These facts seem barbarous now.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

SICK OF rr.-Judge -, a man of high standing, and character beyond re- proach, who years ago was elected to judicial position in San Francisco, met a friend who had received nomination for municipal office in late campaign, and said he was sorry he could not con gratulate him on his success. "Why," said the happy candidate, "I was nomi- mated, I have won my fight in the con- vention I have not lost it.' "Aye," replied the judge, "that is exactly what I regret. I had rather go down to the city front, and crawl up one of the til- thiest sewers, than to run for office again. It is now over five years since I ran for judgeship, and give you my word that to this day can scarcely appear on the streets that I am not struck by some bummer or ward politician, who wants money for having supported me five years ago."
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

AN ELDERS MISTAKE. United Brethren presiding elder, out in Min nesota, preaching to strange congre- gatlon, was much annoyed by some of the young folks talking and laughing during the service. He paused, looked at the disturbers, and said: "I am al ways afraid to reprove those who mis- behave in church. In the early part of my ministry made great mistake. As was preaching, young man, who sat just before me was constantly laugh ing, talking and making uncouth grimaces. I paused and administered servere rebuke. After the close of the sevice one off the official members came and said to me, Brother-you made great mistake. That young man whom you rebuked is an idiot Since then I have always been afraid to re- prove those who misbehave in church least I should repeat that mistake, and reprove another idiot" During the rest of that service, at least, there was good order.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Only>a Dream.

Only summer dream,
 Sport of an idle day, meadow range, a word beside the stream, Aparting and-awayl Only dream of Love,
 Of heart inclined to heart As clouds that in the blue of heaven meet, AS white clouds cling and part. We dreamed and we awoke;
 No morei But ah, for dreams Engendered of the subtle light of Love, Bright with it's iris gleams Again the meadow flowers,
 The waters ripping speed, The willows wave as in the dream but l. Why should I, waking, heed2 Shadows of leat and bird
 Fall on the sunny grass, But over it the shadow that love
 Never again shall pass. The summer voices blend
 In music as of yore, But from the melody has dropped note: Q There will be song no more. The glory and the wealth
 or Nature all things share, But in my heart is no responsive throb
 That tells me it is fair. Back on the sunny dream
 turn an aching gaze, But the clear splendor of it's glory throws A shadow on my days.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
A Brave Man.

The Springfield Qllinois) Journal pub fishes the following
 "A man, whose name we did not learn, while engaged in the North coal-shaft mining coal, fell and broke his leg. He was brought out by fellow-miner. II appears that the two men were engaged in putting in blast, and the fuse had been lighted, when, in running from the place, the man referred to fell within twelve feet of the fuse and broke his leg He called to his companion, who was some sixty feet distant, and said hls leg was broken. The man immediately re- traced his steps, seized the fuse an6 threw it aside, thus preventing the ex plosion, which would probably, under the circumstances, have destroyed the lives of both nen. He then took up his unfortunate companion and conveyed him to the shaft, and both men were soon drawn to the surface. It was 2 noble and daring act.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Kate.

know her by her angry air, Her bright black eyes, her bright black hair, Her rapid daughters wild and shrill, + As daughters of the woodpecker s.ra0ft From the bosom of hill. -as-..-..' 't !. 'Tis Kate-she sayeth what she will; ' For Kate hath an unbridled tongue,
 Clear as the twanging of harp.
 Her heart is like throbbing star. Y" "s Kate hath @ spirit ever strung
 Like new bow, and bright and sharp,
 As edges of the scymitar. s-.. . Whence shall she take 8 fitting mate? -,., For Kate no common love will feel; My woman-soldier, gallant Kate,
 As pure and true as blades of steel. -S Kate saith ''tbe world is void of might"
 Kate saith Hthe men are gilded fires" = Kate snaps her fingers at my VOWS;
 Kate will not hear of lovers sighs. ,.. would were an armed knight, Far famed for well-won enterprise, 2 And wearing on my swarthy brows : The garland of new-wreathed emprise
 For in a moment would pierce ! The blackest files of changing fight, And strongly strike to left and right, In dreaming of my lady's eyes. Oh Kate loves well the bold and fierce But none are bold enough for Kate, She cannot find fitting mate. '
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

STRANGE RTTEs.-At the great religi- ous festival of the Todas in India, strange rites take place in connection with the sacrifice of bufaloes A herd is driven into an enclosed space, and at a given signal, the animals having been infuri- ated with shouts apd blows, two young men each throw themselves on buffalo, and seizing the cartilage of his nose with one hand, with the other shower upon him heavy blows with club. This continues till the animal becomes exhausted, and it is then let go. The whole herd having undergone this pro- cess, the young men taking turns at the exercise, a dance and feast wind up the proceedings. During this festival it often happens that one of the men is overpowered by the buffalo, and receives severe injuries, but it is point of honor among them not to render him any as- Sistance
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

FEELING FOR IT.-A soldier was seen in the trenches holding his hand above the earthwork. His captain asked, "What are you doing that for, Pat , He replied with grin and a working of his fingers, ''I am feelin' for a furlough, sure [" Just then rife ball struck his arm below the wrist. Slowly drawing it down, and grasping it with the other hand to restrain the blood, queer ex. pression of pain and humor passed over his face, as he he exclaimed, l" An faith it's discharge
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

THE PURPOSE OF FooD.--For what is food given To enable us to carry on the necessary business of life, and that our support may be such as our work requires. This is the use of food. Man eats and drinks that he may work there. fore, the idle man forfeits his right to his daily bread and the apostle lays dowr rule both just and natural, that, {" ii any man will not work, neither shall he eat ; but no sooner do we fall into abuse and excess, than we are sure te suffer for it in mind and in body, either with sickness or ill temper, or vicious inclinations, or with all of them at once Man is enabled to work by eating what ii sufficient he is hindered from working and becomes heavy, idle, and stupid, i he take too much. As to the bodily dis tempers that are occasioned by excess there is no end of them.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

A SCENE IN CHURoH.-The place is a sacred edifce in Bath, Maine. The pew is crowded. The sermon is long. A respectable citizen gees to sleep. In close proximity to him is lady. The prayer, when the slunberer astonished the congregation by grunting in tone of complaint '' Come, come, Sarah lay along; don't crowd so lay over lay over p "Sarah, who was fortunately in the pew also, never for moment lost her presence of mind, but administered timely poke with her parasol, which awakened her dormant lord, and pre- vented any further remarks on his part. A warning to sleepy auditors.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

SAILORS PUNISHED BY HuGaNa EACH OTHER.-A comical passage appears in a letter iron, the Rev. J. P. Newman to the Methodjst. describing the voyage of the United States steamer Congress to- and from Greenland. Dr. Newman says: con our homeward voyage, two seamen were reported for fighting, and they were sentenced to hug each other for four hours, with sentry over them, to see that they did it affeetionately."
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

now represented in any social club; and that do not know>of any two husbands more thoroughly and discreetly ruled by kindness in the whole of this great city of New York than they are.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20
Special Notices, 50 per cent in advance of the

Special Notices, 50 per cent. in advance of the above rates
 One inch space constitutes square.
 Cards in Business Directory, occupying. five lines or less, $500 per year; over i've lines, $1.00 per line.
 Regular advertisers to pay quarterly. Tran sent advertisements muSt be paid Tor Tn ad- vance.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge. All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

THERE are two reasons why some peo- pie don't mind their own business. One is that they haven't any business; and the second is that they have no mind to bring to it if they had. uS.zs.
Connecticut western news., 1871-10-20

A word to the press" Press not 6 falling man too far."
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
Correspondence of the Boston Advertiser.l
MAIN, December G.

Correspondence OF the Boston AdVertiser.I
FRANkFoRT-oN-THE-M December 6.
AS preliminary to the consideration of the
cost Of the war to Germany in money, it will
be well first to dwell briefly upon the. general
capacity of this country to bear such heavy
financial burdens as have been imposed upon
it by the events Of the last five months.
Germany, it is well known, is far less rich
thnn either the United States or Great Britain.
While her people are showing commendable
enterprise and perseverlug diligence upon
eyert field of human activity, neither In com
merce nor in industry has there been so large
an accumulation of wealth as in the Two
conn tries named. In agriculture, too, the re-
Warfis of laber are far scantfer than in the
North American republic, owing to The less
varied and extensive natural resources. Still
while Germany cannot perhaps be called rich
country, she cannot; be classed among the
poor nations of the earth. The; great bulk OF
her people are we'll to-dO, and outright poverty
prevails only in particular districts where
nature has distributed her favors most sparlng.
". But wealth is more equally distributed
than In England, aud, owing to the perseVer-
arce and trugality so peculiar to the German
people as whole, means once acquired are.
as rule, more firmly held than Ia the United
States. e = -. =,
Taxation is heavy in Germany, as in all
States OF Europe afflicted with the curse OF
large standing armies. Much could not De
added to the burden already borne oy GER
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
THE STATE CAPITAL.
REAsSEMBLING OF THE LEGIs
IATUR E.
no Quorum in the senate-Doings In
the Housc-'fhe New Divorce Bill In
troduccd-The State Printing to be
Settled To-day, Sc, sc.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO rHs Hsws.l

COLUMBIA, Thursday, January D.
The Senate met at u o'clock noon, but no
quorm being present, adjourned to meet to-
morrow.
In the House, notice was giTen OF the follow
ing bills: By Gary, to require the commission
ers of Kershaw County to erect school.houses;
by Myers, bill to amend an act organizing
the militia of South Carolina: Hagood intro
duced bill providing for the granting Of
divorces: Ramsay introduced bill TO provide
a place Of Imprisonment for persons under
fifteen years of age: The enacting clauses OF
the following bills were stricken out: To au-
thorIze the land commissioner to pur-
chase lands on EdIsto and Wadmalaw
Islands to prevent persons charged
with crime from being brought to trial
when absent from court; regulating the
securing of clerks OF courts fees and costs in
civil cases; compelling farmers to build fences
around all cultivated lands.
The consideration of the public printing was
made the special order for tomorrow at 2:ao
Pm.
The bill to prevent the carrying from the
State of persons under the age of twenty-one,
was made the special order for Wednesday.
The bill regulating the per diem and mileage
of grand and petit jurors was indefinitely post
poned. Adjourned TO meet tomorrow at
nO0O
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.

WASHINGTON, January D.
II the House, Schenck resigned Orth wa
| appointed member of the ways and mean!
committee. Hooper, of MASSACHUSETTS, becomes
chairman the committee ofways.and means
Hooper is said to be more OF protectionisl
than Schenck. Orth is inclined to free trade.
The vote on the Paraguayan resolutions will
be taken tomorrow. The question involved
is the endorsement of the late Paraguayan
Minister, Washburne, and the condemnation
of certain naval officers.
In the Senate, the bill was discussed a.utho'
rizing the issue of five hundred million OF five
per cent. bonds.
Certain reports regarding San Domingo
made during the Pierce administration, have
been called for.
A select committee was appointed to con-
slider certain charges against Senator Sprague
for hlockading in Texas. Thurman, Hamilton
Trumbull, Howe and Wiley were named
Jewett, the new senator from Missouri, was
placed upon the committee on naval affairs
and Pacific Railroads.
A bill was passed providing that hereafter
no tax shall be imposed or collected upon any
undlstributable sum added to the contingent
fund of any insurance company, nor upon un,
earned premiums received for risks assumed.
The bill relieving ]. Milton Best was passed,
% to Is. 1t appropriates $4,000. Best Was o
surgeon in the Federal army when his house
In Paducah was destroyed. Adjourned.
Wm. Fl. Daniels vas nominated as collector
of the customs at ApalachIcola, Florida. The
resolutions of the North Carolina Legislature,
asking the removal OF the political disabilities
of Governor Vance, were presented to the
Senate, and were referred 10 the committee on
political disabilities. The contestants for the
senatorial seats from Georgia were notified to
appear before the judiciary committee Of the
Senate, on Saturday-there are seven claim
ants, though Il. V. johnson aud A. H,
Stephens, elected before reconstruction com.
menced, will not press thelr claims.
a bill for the government of the telegraph
was introduced aud referred to the committee
on roads and canals.
The bill giving schenck, as Minister to Eng
land, an additional allowance Of twenty-five
hundred dollars was passed.
The correspondence between Motley and
the State Department, relating to Motley's re-
call, was called for. 1t was amended by Sum-
ner so Us to include telegrams.
A resolution was reported concnrrlng in the
opinion of the Encouragement that the Choc'
taws were entitled to quarter million o
bonds, and declaring the President authorized
to issue them, without further legislation, was
naSsen
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06

bureaucracy, which initiates and directs and
,noderates all things in Prussia, which governs
in the highest sense of that ilisused word. are
compelled to practice an economy which Eng
lish dissenting ministers or Scotch school
masters would deem painful. A rigid, I'M
sparing economy peryades every depart
ment and has so penetrated officials rs to be-
come kind of point of honor, as If waste or
even eXpensyeness was in itself just little
discrediiable. To this hour the King, who has
become by successive accretions OF wealth one
OF the richest princes in Europe-perhapst the
richest in personal incorle-thinks It no
shame TO send city In distress whlcn ne
keenly desires to concillate 5000 thalers, or
ESQ, and would feel genuine surprise If in.
formed that the sum was not very great. IN
the midst Of ofincessant battles with Parliament
for money the SchloSs treasure-ff, ,OOO, ,o0O-
has never been touched except for war, anu
the State commences grand campaign, the
greatest OF our century, with a loan an winch men
London would take up at bite ana
forget in 4 day. The extra amount OF
public money expended as yet in this war by
Germany Is not ECO, 900, 900, aud though fl6.-
000, 900 more were recently asked for, the de-
partments have found time to reduce the de-
mand to twelve. Part Of this economy Is due,
no doubt, to the practice OF levying requisl-
tlons, taught by the first Napoleonto Germany;
but its main support is thrift so determined
that the plunderers have given up the game IN
despair. This rigor not only continues under
the present administration, but Is slightly In
tensjaed, "many small pecnlaiions having
been suppressed and pushed In some depart
ments almost into cruelty. The Prusslan hos
pital service. for example, Is penurious to an
unjust degree. There are not enough sur
geons, no comforts are allowed, not even hos.
pltal clothes; men with broken limbs still
wearing their cheap, rough uniforms. Qui-
nine, chloral, good wine, everything that
costs money, is always, the international
surgeons report, wanting: and the disuse of
chloroform is partly due to a dislike tor
an expense which little more ''fortitude" IN
the victims of war would render needless. No
general. however high, makes fortune.
Baron Won Dreyse receives o modest wage,
and we doubt If Sir Joseph Whitworth would
reckon Krupp as rich. There is not, so far as
we know, an instance In PrussIan history OF
State servant having been rewarded as MARI
borough. was, or wellington, or even Lord
Hardinge, or Lord Dalhousie. A sum was
voted after Sadowa to the King to distribute
among his highest servants; but Count Bis
marck, who had given Prussia the supremacy
OF Germany, received only an estate large In
deed In acreage, but not worth ECO, 600 In open
market; and Baron Won Moltke still less-a
sum, If We remember rightly, Of about fl5,OoO.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
AR4IIRoAD TROUBLE.

NEW YORK, January S.
The Post says: 'sThe Alabama and Chatta-
nooga Railroad Company have suspended pay
ment of the January interest on their first mort
gage bonds on which the State Of Alabama is
endorser. The amount Of these bonds is about
four million dollars, of which about three
fSurths are held abroad, and one-fourth here.
We are informed that the resources Of the
company are ample for the payment of this
interest. and that the necessary money was
offered to the company by the bankers In this
city, but, according to report, dissensions pre-
vailed in the board of directors, which resulted
in the offer not having been accepted. The
Governor of Alabama has telegraphed to the
State agent, in this city, that the obligation OF
of the State endorsed on the bonds will be re-
sponded to as soon as the Legislature, which
meets on the 18th instant, can make the neces-
sary provisions therefor"
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
THE SUGAR CASES.

C1ScINATI, January 5.
The sugar cases of Adolph Wood & Co., OF
Cincinnati, and T. W. Perkins & Co., of New
Orleans, were decided in 'avor Of the claim
ants. While the government lost by improper
grading, the court was not satisfied Perkins i
Co. had any knowledge of the error, or had
fraudulent intent. The court intlmated that
Perkins & Co. would be liable to the payment
oil two cents per pound additional duty. This
is the old case, where the government seized
sugars throughout the country under allega-
tons of fraud in assessing tariff. The point
established seems to be that the government
can collect the true tariff wherever the goods
may be founl, but can exact no penal forfeit
ure from innocent purchasers.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Michigan Republican caucus nominated
Ferry for the Senate, which is equivalent to an
election.
A fire was progressing yesterday at Law
renee, Kansas. The loss already is $4,000.
The Presbytery Of Belfast, ireland, denounce
Gladstone for the interest displayed by him in
the welfare of the Pope.
The printers OF the Jersey City Evening
Journal struck yesterday, in consequence Of a
dispute whether certain figure work be
charged price and half or two prices.
The Indiana House of Representatives was
organized yesterday with William Mack
speaker, and all Democratic officers; two Re-
publicans being absent and two elected as Re-
publicans acting with the Democrats.
Girard B. Allen was yesterday elected presi-
dent of the Merchants Exchange of st. Louis.
The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-01-06

town on Monday last was the largest, and by
all odds the highest colored, we have seen for
many months past, and We are glad to say that
the utmost quiet and order prevailed, consid-
erlng the great number which filled the streets.
We presume that the large majority OF blacks
were here in quest of homes and work for the
ensuing year, and from what we learn they
are anxious for employment, but in many
cases are asking such prices MS farmers cannot
reasonably pay and successfully run their
farms. There Is no fixed plan or rule or scale
for this question Of labor, and every man Is
irving to work out the problem to his own sat-
lsiactlon-every man is for himself. We have
no advice to offer, but do say that he who en-
ploys the most labor and pays big wages, IN
less 1t turns out better than 1t has In the past,
will succeed no better than she last year. The
sales by sheriff, OF land, are as follows: one
tract OF 430 acres, $256O; so acres, $56; 104
acres. sl225; GO acres, three miles from the
courthouse, 1915.