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Connecticut western news., 1871-12-15
The MagazineS.

ARTHUR's LADYs HoME MAdAz1NE.-The pub fishers of " ARTHUR" claim for it the high dis tinction of being The Queen of the Lady's Magazines ," and taking the December number now before lis in all it's essential features, pie torial and literary, as a specimen, we we will not make bold to dispute their claim. "Kept In" |" A Merry Christmas" and Cheek, " tho last a rich cartoon, are illustrations of high order, and address themselves to readers of taste and culture. Now is the time to send for this MaSa- zine. Terms $200 year, with large reduc- tion to clubs and splendid premiums. Speci- x SON, Philadelphia, Pa.
 THE CHnDREN's HoUR.-Tn their December number, the publishers of this beautiful maga- zine say "We will not promise to mako the HOUR any better or handsomer than it has been in 1871, for we do not really know where to improve it. But we will promise to keep it fully up to it's high reputation as 'the best and magazines We close the year with number of unusual richness" The illustrations in thls number are remarkably fine. Prico S1.25 year 5 copies for $500, with beautiful chromo as a premium for clubs. Specimen copies 10 cents. Address, T. s. ARTHUR X SON, Phila- delphia, Pa.
 THE LITTLE CORPORAL was routed but not conquered in the great fire, and the December number has come to hand as fresh, sparkling and vigorous as ever. 1t contains full-page illustration by Thomas Mast, the prince of artists. and among the articles we notice one from Horace Greeley, on {" Art and Industry" This number contains many rich things and is beautifully illustrated throughout. The Pub fisher announces that in the next number will begin the $500 Prize Story, written by Helen c: Weeks, a noted writer for the young. This will no doubt be charming story, and all the Boys and Girls will be delighted with it. Pub- lished by John D. Miller, Chicago, Ill.
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FINANCIAL.
Investment securitics

JAY COOKE & Co.,, seIling and recommend as
 profitable and safe investment for all classes tn First Mortgage 7-ssO Gold Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company. bearing Seven and Three-Tenths per cent gold interest ore than per cent currency and secured by first and only mortgage the entire Road and equipments, and on more than @30OO Acres of Land every mile of track 800 Acres of Land to each $l ooo Bond The highest current price will be paid for U S. Five-Twenties, and all other marketable Securities received in exchange Pamphlets maps and full information we'll the bonds themselves, will be furnished application by JAY COOKE & Co.,, Phiia- dephia New York and Washington, and by most Banks and Bankers throughout the ooun
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AotSl Soul, fOsooo SS
 These estimates show balance of $57,- 294, ,963 01 applicable to the payment of the principal of the debt, in addition to the sum of s28, ,679, ,26S due on account of the "Sinking Fund.-" or the sum of So5, ,974, 226 01 in all. In the estimates for the next fiscal year have not includ- ed in the receipts the premium on gold which may be sold, nor in the expendi- lures the premium which may be paid on bond to be purchased in currency. In the suggestion have the honor to make in reference to the reduction of taxes, keep in view two important facts first, that the ability of the nation to pay at least $50, 100000, annually of the princi- pal of the public debt shall not be inn paired, and secondly, in the revenue sys- tenn no violence shall be done to the bus mess interests of the country. While I do not undertake to state precisely the causes which have contributed to the public prosperity, there is no substantial reason for questioning the truth of the statement that the last five years have been the most prosperous in the history of the country years without example in our own affairs, and without parallel in the affairs of any other Government.
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tain slssss. m When sk M psy oi ths ssot s secure sy Of s1odns men from otioe msfoy because they the of standing and t % ak, oaths to support the Cons!sation and admitting may be said that the violated path, while the SssSsS 1sS s5sRsn a sSs
 evs s Dns fir th they so n S sress, be escaed s from suci an amnesty
 This subject submitted for your careful consder9- not scch as all patriotic citizens would like to Sc % noos opposed to those entertained by the majority of the old the in 9 6 S hespe psss N e the m promugate ideas honestly entertained vote fer men e1pres ion and ballot in those entertaining different political conviction Under the provisions of th9 act ws n Re of Its results have thus far fully realized the expectations s SsS1 s Ss t Ss sssss a hs District havng tasea m tS fo d ment of the seat of government, recommend liberal appropriations on the part of Congress order that the carrying out a iudicious system of improvements.
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 En conformity with the recominendation, Congress in asd s4 f'sssR sEaR af purposes. &pproved March 1871, gave the necessary authority to the EzecuSs to inaugnpate evil service Under authority of said act convened board ot gentlemen eminently qualified for the work to devise and regulations to effect the needed reform Their abors not yet complete but it is believed that they he eat relief o the Ectve be h D o denar merits and members ef GongreIs and which ill rebound the experiment. shall have fair trial have thus hastily summed tho operations of the government during the be proper for your consideration submit them with confidence that combined action will be wse states
 U, s. GRANT.
 Executive Mansion. December {. 1871.
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Farm, Garden and Household.

To REMOVE GREASE FROM CoAT Co., LARs.-Wash with sponge moistened with hartshorn and water.
 INSECT ST1Nos.-Salt is a cure for stlngs sweet oil, powdered mallows, or onions, or powdered chalk made into paste with water, are also efficacious.
 LOOK OUT FOR STORMS. Slave the barns and sheds in readiness, and be care ful not to let the sheep be exposed to severe rain. Nothing is moro injurious.
 To EXTRACT GREASE FROM PApERED WALLs.-Dip piece of flannel in spirit, of wine, rub the greasy spots gently once or twice, and the grease will disap- pear.
 To MAKE HARD WATER SoFr-Dis- solve one pound of White Rock Potash In one gallon of water, and then use half gill of the preparation to Q tub of water.
 HAPPENING Hoes should be pushed forward rapidly, and sold early. We shall probably be obliged to accept low prices this season. In our section we are feeding at decided loss.
 MncH Cows should on no account be suffered to decline in flesh at this season. A little bran and corn meal will keep them wonderfully, sboth in flesh and milk. Guard against cold storms on the one hand, and hot, close stables on the other. 0-~,
 SHEEP. There is an increased and in creasing demand for sheep and wool, and 1t nary pay better to winter poor flock of sheep than to dispose of them. Bet ter, however, sell the poor ones, and buy younger, healthier, and more thrifty sheep.
 To REMovE STARCH OR RUST FROM FLAT IRONS, Have a piece of yellow beeswax tied in coarse cloth. When the iron is almost hot enough to use. but not quite, rub is quickly with the beeswax, and then with clean coarse cloth. This will remove it entirely.
 COLORADO BEETs. Cameron states that the yield of beets in Colorado IS l75 tons per acre, and of cabbages 90 tons, which will sell at 5 cents per pound. Here IS the Eldorado of market-garden- CTS, where cabbage produce S3, coo per acre, no manure being required-water IS the only thing necessary.
 CARROTS witber up if kept in Q loose heap in the cellar. A good plan is to put them ia barrels or in box or bin in the cellar, and put layer of sand be- tween each layer of carrots, and an inch or so of sand between the carrots and the sides of the bin. Put two or three inches of sand on top to prevent evapo- ration.
 To KILL WHITE GRUBs.-Ground which is infested with white .grubs or cut-worms should be turned over now. If 1t is possible to coax to the field flock ofpoultry, they will take every worm that their sharp eyes can discover, and follow the plow very eagerly for them. Crows and skunks will more readily find these worms when the ground is turned mp and loosened.
 HAIRED PAPER UPON TREEs.-It is not necessary to use tacks to fasten the tarred paper around the trunks of trees to keep of rabbits. The lower edge of the pa- per should be an inch or so below the surface of the soil, and the upper part fastened by string. Tacks would, how ever, do no appreciable harm. In the cases in which we have known of the use of the paper 1t has been left on all the year, that it might serve as protection against borers in summer as we'll as against rabbits in winter,
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The TreasiirY Renort.

The Secretary of the Treasury, in his report, says the revenues and receipts show the time has arrived when Q con- siderable reduction in taxes can be made, and yet leave fifty millions annually for the reduction Of the debt, including the sinking fund: He adheres to the con- viction that the ani1ua1 payment should aot be less than fifty millions. Large as the revenues have been they have not been oppressive to individuals, and while relief is desirable, it is yet more desirable to maintain the public credit in it's pres ent elevated position for its historial value in anticipation of future exigen- cies. The power to negotiate bonds at low interest is derived entirely from the exhibition of an honest purpose to main tain the public faith. The amount of paper money is still so great that it can not be maintained at par with coin.
 The difference between paper and coin furnished the best instance for ascertain ing the quantity of paper which can be used, and it's value kept at par with coin. of the country the other to reduce the volume of the currency. It is practica- ble to dispense with all internal revenue but that derived from stamps, spirits, tobacco and malt liquors.
 These will furnish oneelhundred and ten millions, reduction of sixteen mil lions. The reduction of customs revenue should be within twenty millions. He recommends @ reduction of duties on salt, bituminous coal, rawhide and skins, and the removal of all duties on certain articles used in arts, manufacturers, etc.
 We copy from the report as follows
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AN INTERNATIONAL RAcE.-Col Nc Daniel, the owner of the famous Amer 1can horse, Harry Bassett, has written the following letter to England I am anxious to test Harry Bassett with the best horses of England, or any other country, but under the circumstances stated, that test must be made on Amer ican soil. If Mir. Gretton will not bring Sterling here, you may say, through the Ju9f, Field dnd F'arn,, that will make one or series of races, of from two to four miles, heats or dashes, for from 1925, ,OOO to $50, 1000 side. each race $1O,- 900 forfeit, Harry Bassett against any horse in the world ; the races to be run under the rules of the American Jockey Club, either at Jerome Park or Saratoga.
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"FIeHr IT OUT ON THIS LINE. If you are dyspeptic, bilious, rheumatic, pated, or in any wise out of sorts, flight it out on this line" viz: provide your self with a half dozen bottles of DR. WALKERS VINEGAR B1TTERs take them according to the programme, twice or thrice, and keep .fghtiag disease out on this line, until you have not an ache, 9 pain, or physical trouble of any kind remaining. The result is sure, and it won't take call summer to achieve it.
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A sonnet,

Like some shipwrecked mariner stand: Weak, wounded, weary by the ocean thrown Upon . rock, far cut of sight of land, With pillows closins-in on every hand. My me !s being swallowed up by graves. And day by day my earthhas narrow ar grown Before the spread of those green church-yard-
 waves.
 Yet Is my trust in Thee, o Lord, the more, Knowing Thou garnerest this love for mel And eVermore my storm-worn spirit craves The Dllssful land where there is no more sea. Knowing full well, that on that happy shore The love Thou hast absorbed, Thoa wilt ten-
 fold restore.
 Ton, HOo1
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SNaU1AR AcCIDENT.-A singular ac- cident occurred on the plateau of Cham pigny, where the combats of the 1st and 2d December was fought. The share of 8 plough came in contract with bomb shell which had sunk into the earth, and caused an explosion. Tho body of the man driving was scattered about the field in morsels, the horses were killed and the plough blown to pieces.
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TO ALL WHO CAN READ.
The Weekly Sun Doubled in Size With
 out Increase i'm Price.

The Weekly Sun Doubled in Size With
 out Increase i'm Price.
 With the beginning of the year 1872 THE WEEKLY SUN will be doubled its present size, and will contain eight pages instead of four, making it equal in dimensions to any other weekly secular journal published in this coun- try. At the same time its price will not be increased. It will be furnished to subscribers at the uniform rate, of one dollar year for each copy. To this rate no exception will be made and no reduction will be possible, either to clubs or agents. Every subscriber who sends dollar will receive a copy for year
 While THE WEEKLY SUN will thus fur. nish as much reading matter as other papers published at double or treble the price, it will contain new features which will add greatly to its interest and value as family news paper. Its independence of opinion and it's unqualified hostility to Tweedism and Grant ism, and every form of public robbery bribery, and corruption will be maintained, while in point of political news its readers may rely upon always receiving the most ac curate as we'll as the freshest intelligence that. can possibly be obtained The enlargement will enable us also. to. devote additional space to valuable agricultural intelligence, and to print interesting stories and romances more extensively than hitherto. For miscellane- ous reading presenting the quaint and hu- morous aspects of life, and for useful infor- nation respecting not only what takes place in this metropolis and this country, but in all other parts of the world, we shall now have ample room.
 In it's new form THE WEEKLY SUN will be the cheapest paper of its class iu the United States and we appeal to such of our readers as approve its ideas and objects, and find it interesting and valuable, not only to renew their own subscriptions, but to recommend the paper to their friends and neighbors.
 The coming year is destined to be a memo rable one in the history of the country We are on the eve of most significant Presi- dential election, and political movements will for many months be watched with unusual in terest As a journal, free from the trammels of party, TEE WEEKLY SUN will continue to uphold the principles of true republican gov ernment. Its readers are invited to sustain it in that work. The truth, irrespective o party prejudice or official influence, will a,. ways be told in it's columns. = Terms of tho Weekly Sun. 1 journal containing eight large pages, published every Wednesday morning-To all mail subscribers whether single clubs, dollar year edeh ay l in advance.
 DAILY SUN. by mail. 50 cents month or Sc year.
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THE Cuban cable was found crushed in numerous places in the depths where the great loggerhead turtles abound. The conclusion is that these creatures, with their powerful jaws, which so easily crunch the shells of tue conches, on which they feed. have heen playing with the cahfa,
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CHAPPED HANDS, face, rough skin, ,pim pies, ringworm, salt-rheum, and other cutaneous affections, cured, and the skin made soft and smooth, by using the LUMBER TAR SoAp, made by CAswELb, HAZARD & Co.,, New York. It is more convenient and easily applied than other remedies, avoiding the trouble of the greasy compounds now in use
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INVEST your spare cash in frst-class Railsoad Bonds, paying you good inter- est. Write to CHARLES W. HAssLER, No. Wall Street, New York.
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Winter Wisdom.

Warm clothing alone will not protect the body against consequences of the sudden depression of tempera ture which concomitant of early winter Flannel next the skin preserves the animal heat but it does not inn part animal vigor That property the special preroga of Hostetter Stomach Btters which is therefore specific protection against majority of the complaints which are most common at this For examples course of the great vegetable invigorant commenced now will be almost to preclude chills and fever, bilious coc disorders of the stomach constipation and many other complaints which often the direct in direct effect of atmosphere surcharged with cold wholesome vapor Moreover the system toned and rczu
 lated by this is much likely to resist pulmo nary disease than it would otherwise be for the infu of searching medicine pervades all the organs and every fiber and tissue of the frame Persons whose vital powers weak, especially invalid ladies and the aged earnestly recommended face the winters rgor without having to this safe and sufficient of re-enforcing enfeebed nature Much suffering may be escaped much danger averted by following this
 c Better late than never is good proverb, but it is
 better to be early than late.
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A SNA11's TEETH.-A western paper thinks the snail has "right smart chance" for tooth-ache He has one hundred and ten rows of teeth, with one hundred and ten teeth in each row, or twelve thousand two hundred and ten in all.
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Have the readers of this paper ever used any of PARsoN's PURaATIvE PILLS! if not, why not they are the best fam fly physic, besides being the best anti bilious remedy there is in this country.
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Bar If you desire rosy cheeks, and G complexion fair and free from Pimples and Blotches, purify your blood by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis covery. It has no equal for this pur- nose 675
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If your horse is lame. sore or galled, you should use JoHNsoN's ANoDYNE LIN INTENT wash the part with castillo soap and warm water, rub dry with 8 clean cloth, then apply the Liniment, rub in we'll with the hand.
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Superstition makes man 0 fool skeptism, mad. J. Monroe Taylor's Cream Yeast Baking Powder makes him happy and wise. ssa GzG- a 5
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BRowN's BRONCHIAL TRooHEs, for Pulmonary and Asthmatic Disorders, have prooed their efficacy by test of many years, and have received testimo. nials from eminent men who have used them.
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Evergreens- merchants who expect to make money without advertising.
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The Agricultural Bureau.


 The records of the Department, veri- flying the observation of all intelligent cultivato1s, attest the value of perfect drainage and good culture in warding off dangers from drouth and excessive moist ure. Such has been the experience of the present year, which promises a moderate abundance for the supply of man and his dependant creatures of the farm. The area planted with corn was largely increased, and larger breadth of wheat was sown. While the crop of corn w1ll not equal the great yield of 1870, nor that of wheat the unparalleled crop of 1869, there will be an ample SUD- ply of both for the wants of this coun- try, and tens of millions of bushels to supply the short crops of Europe. While the product of hay is somewhat less than usual, its quality is good, and coarse for- age in all sections and Winter pasturage in the South and distant West are never failing resources. Cotton will be gath cred in smaller quantity, and sold at a higher price. Other crops, as whole, promise very nearly average returns, giving moderate rewards to labor and ample supplies for necessary consump- ticn.
 Two extensive investigations in the chemical division were commenced early in the year. One of these, the analysis of several hundred specimens of cereals, carefully selected from the whole pro- duction of the country, and accompanied by full information ID regard to the methods and conditions of cultivation, 1t is hoped will prove of general value and interest. The examination of the leaf, stem, and fruit of the grapevine, at every week of it's growth, has also been undertaken, and is nearly conplet- ed. By this work it is expected that new analogies in animal and vegetable physi ology will be established, and informa tion gained which bears directly upor the diseases of the vine. Several hun dred determinations of the most accu rate sort are required, and the time o1 one assistant is entirely occupied by l them.
 One of the most important works nov engaging the attention of this division is the collection of facts illustrating tn , agricultural status of the Rocky Noun
 tains and the Pacific Slope, showing tn progress of settlement and colonization , the yield and quality of production, tn ) peculiarities and profit of agriculture I labor, and the wants and capabilities 0 that great continental area. I propos to accomplish what may be done thi , year, with means and facilities at com 3 mand, at beginning of such Q statist cal and agricultural survey and sugges 5 that, if it be the pleasure of Congres 3 to make small special appropriate ,, for the continuance of the work ill th ensuing year,, the country would | t greatly benefited.
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