davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

THE PARTR1DeE.-Ata a meeting of hor- ticulturists in Illinois strong ground was taken against the destruction of these birds. To show how useful this bird is it was stated that flock of partridges were seen running along the rows of corn just sprouting, and seeing them engaged Tn something which was believed to be pulling up the young plants, one of them was killed and its 'crop" exam ined, which was found to contain one cutworm, twenty-one striped bugs, and over one hundred chinch bugs. Another member related that he had adopted measures to protect the bird, and that they had become so numerous and so tame that hundreds of them, after snow falls, could be seen in his barnyard with the fowls where they were fed. As 8 result of their presence upon his prem ises his wheat crops were unusually abundant, while in many other places not far off the chinch bug and other insects had destroyed half the crop.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

CATTLE D1sEAsE.-A bill for the pre- vention of pleuro pneumonia and other contagious diseases among cattle, intro duced Tn the New Jersey Senate, provides for the appointment of three commission CTS, with power to make all needful regu- lations for the quarantine, treatment and cure of cattle exposed to or affected with any disease whose spread it is desirable to prevent. The commissioners may, when in their opinion necessary, kill and bury all infected cattle, and all owners thereof are required, under heavy penal ties, to notify the commissioners of that fact. The pay of the commissioners is fixed at eight dollars per dayfor each day of actual service.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

CAPTAIN SooTr. Ut is said of that famous hunter, Captain Scott, that when he sighted coon in tree and was re- cognized by the critter," the saga cious coon, knowing that it was all up with him, would call out: If that's you, Captain Scott, don't fire, for I'll come down." The famous person allud- ed to was an officer in the regular army, who rose from the ranks-having been commissioned for gallant services in the war of 1912. He was very illiterate, and could not write his own name, but he could make his mark with rife or com mon smooth-bore, fint-lock musket of the olden times. Many anecdotes were told of him in the old army, where he was universal favorite with the officers and men. He had for great many years before the Mexican war been cap- tain in the Fifth Infantry, and his com pany were noted as good marksmen. It was the boast of his men that their old captain could pick up musket at any time and off-haud put dozen bullets in the bull's-eye, one after the other, as fast as he could load and fire. His own sol diers, who idolized him, got up the story about the coon. which is correctly told above. This brave officer was killed in the battle of Molina del Rey.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

trife too soon. The stage manager, g
 gentleman of excitable temperament, and
 much addicted to the use of passionate
 language, who played one of the principal
 parts in the piece, rushed from his room
 discharged on the spot an inoffensive
 "sdper7' " who, unfortunately, happened to
 cross his path at the time went, half-a-
 dozen at time, down the score of rick
 ety stairs, at the imminent hazard ol
 breaking his neck, and, appearing at the
 little door under the stage that led into the orchestra, demanded in unmeasured
 terms what the--very bad word-Mr Loveioy meant by such conduct, and why the-excessively rude observation-he didn't go on? MT. Lovejoy was too as-
 founded too make reply. He could only point in silent wonder to the two From bones. There they sat puffng and blow ing vigorously, but with no result. The stage-manager gestioulated violently and nearly had fit. The audience, unable to comprehend what was going on before their eyes, hissed loudly; and, finally, the curtain fell. Then, MT. Lovejoy gave vent to his feelings. He leaped from his seat and rushed towards Mir. Whifles, who, panting with exhaustion after his unac- customed exertions, was wiping the per- splration from his face, wondering what on earth was going fo happen next. No sooner, however, did he see the angry
 Conductor advancing towards him than, with an intuitivc perception that some thing unpleasant was about to occur, he made precipitate rush through the little door under the stage, hotly pursued by MT. Lovejoy, who opportunely came across the foreign gentleman quietly sneaking away, and fell upon him tooth and nail. The foreign gentleman, being choleric, knocked Mir. Lovejoy down. Mir. Loveioy, being by no means deficient in pluck, re- gained the perpendicular, and-in the lan- guage of the Ring-let the foreign gen. tfeman "have it." That individual next seized the astonished Whiffles and en- deavored to drag him before Mr. Loveioy, in order that he might undergo condign punishment, when the foreign gentleman slipped they both fell, and the two trom- bone-players mysteriously disappeared.
 They mad fallen down an unused we'll under the stage, MT. Whiffles undermost. There being but little water they were soon extricated, and, fortunately, no bones were broken.
 The two gentlemen, after very excited with the stage-manager, were shortly afterwards permitted to depart.
 Mr. O'Leary, next day, was duly in formed of the. disaster, and lost his situa- tion. The same fate befell the unfortunate Puffler, who, it appeared upon inquiry, was really laboring under some severe in disposition that threatened to confine him to his bed; and, being naturally unwil. ing to lose his salary, he provided sub- 'titute, like MT. Whif1es, utterly unable to play, and to whom he gave, in effect, instructions almost identical with those given by MT. O'Leary te our hero.
 MT. Whffles returned to the home of 1is ancestors a sadder and a wiser man. He has never been in theatre since, md never thinks without shudder of lis terrible adventure connected with he Two Trombones.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

A NOVEL IN ONE CHAPTER. One day there was great feast in great house. A wealthy young merchant was giving a dinner-party one winter evening. The guests had just entered the dining-room, when suddenly carriage drove up to the door, and the portals once more opened at reverberating knock. A tall, ele- gant girl presently entered the dining room. Perhaps if she had been able to glance carefully at the faces of some of those who were assembled, she would have seen some slight marks of surprise. None was expressed she was greeted with favor by the lady who did the hon. ors of the house, and had a seat next the host. Every body was charmed with the beauty and grace of the fair apparation. The dinner was hardly finished when the visitant discovered that she had made mistake. She had come to the wrong house. The right dinner-party was the very next door. The young merchant had already fallen in love with his guest, and he wooed and won her. I am not quite certain about the details of the story-how she was alone aud without any friends but, for all that, the story is true, and trust may be excused the telling of it.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
Vaccination and Disease.

The most experienced vaccinators, on the one hand, and those who have had most to do with the treatment of infan- tile ailments, on the other, agree ill the belief that disease is not communicable by vaccination. MT. Marsom, an Eng fish physician, in the performance of more than fifty thousand vaccinations, "has never seen other diseases commu- nicated with the vaccine disease, nor does he believe in the popular reports that they are so communicated. Mr. Lees, whose observations were equally extensive, has borne similar testimony
 Dr. W. Jenner, who in six years had some thirteen thousand sick adults and children under observation, states " that in no case had he reason to believe, or even to suspect, that any unconstitutional talnt had been conveyed from one person to another by vaccination" During & period of seventeen years, Dr. West treated twenty-slx thousand infants and children, with like experience; and Prof. Paget, after an extensive familiarity with the diseases of children, expresses the opinion that the worst which can be charged upon vaccination is that, by disturbing for time the general health, It may rarely give opportunity for the external manifestation and complete evo- lution of some constitutional affection which but for it might have remained rather longer latent.
 Where every person in community has been properly vaccinated, there is little chance for smallpox to obtain 0 foothold 1; and it is also very certain that the presence of the urvaccinated is a standing invitation to the deve lopement and spread of epidemics. The opponents of vaccination, and far larger number who from ignorance or carelessness neg lect the precaution, thus become, so far as the public health is concerned, & " dangerous class" which, like other dangerous classes, it is for the interest of the community at large to remove.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
Normal School Exercises.

In the Richmond Normal school { few days ago, the lesson in elocution was upon " Articulation" and various ex amplos of difficult enunciation were citec and practised. At the close of the exer else, the principal called for such exam pies to be handed in as the pupils might know or be able to find. The following are some of the results of the investiga tion, and furnish very good collection of practice:
 "Admist the mists and coldest frosts,
 With barest wrists and stoutest boasts, He thrusts his fingers against the post,
 And still insists he sees the ghosts"
 "Of all the saws ever saw saw, nev CT saw a saw saw as this saw saws"
 "Up the hill he heaves huge round stone"
 Crazy Craycroft caught crate of crick. led cribs crate Of crickled crabs crazy Craycoft caught. If crazy Craycoft caught crate of crickled crabs; Where's the crate of crickled crabs crazy Cray. coft caught
 ''Thou wreath'd'st and muzzrd'st the far-fetch'd OK, and imprison'dst him in the volcanic Mexican mountain of Pop c-cat-a-pet-l in Co-to-pax-i.
 "Peter Piper picked peck of pickled peppars peck of picked peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked peck of pickled peppers, where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ?"
 "Thou waft'd'st the rickety skiff over the mountain-height cliffs, and clearly saw'st the full l-orb'd moon.''
 "When twister twisting, would twist him twist, for twisting twist, three twists he will twist, but if one of the twists untWists from the twist, the twist uptwisting, untwists from the twist"
 Robert Rowley rolled round roll round a round roll Robert Rowley rol- led round. Where rolled the round roll Robert Rowley rolled round ?''
 TheophiIus Thistle, the successful thistle-sifter, ip sitting sieveful of this ties, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of the thumb"
 ''Peter Prangle, the prickly pear pick CT, picked three pecks of prickly prankly pears from the prickly pear trees on the pleasant prairies."
 'Villey Vite and vife vent voyage to Windsor and Vest Vickham von Vitson Wednesday,"
 "Bandy-legged Barachio Mustachie Whiskerifuscus, the bald but brave Bom- bardino of Bagdad, helped Abormilique Blue Beard, Bashaw of Belemandeb, to beat down an abominable Rumble of Bashaw."
 1T saw Esau kissing Kate
 The fact is we all three saw,
 saw Esau, he saw me,
 And she saw, saw Esau."
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

THE CROPS. The Department of Agri- culture reports that the following States have gathered in crops better than the average during the season that has just closed. If the average crop be repre- sented by 100, then the large crops are in the following proportion New Hamp- shire, Ill Massachusetts, 1O3 Rhode Island, 100; Connecticut, 1O5; New Jersey, 102 Delaware, 1O8 Maryland, 1O3; Arkansas, 1O2; Missouri, 112 {; Ohio, 1O4 Wisconsin, 10s Minnesota, no; Iowa, IA; Nebraska, 112 :; and Kansas, 119. The total production of which is about per cent. less than last wear
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

AN EXTENSIVE JoKE.-A joking Har- yard student recently called for doctor in great haste, directing the servant where he should go. The doctor came, but found his services unnecessary and his call hoax. So far it wes all very well, but the servant recognised the call CT, and the next day the doctor called on him and asked him whether he would rather pay twenty dollars or be arrested. He said he thought so, too, and paid the twenty dollars.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
ARTEMUs WARD.

CREEPING V1NEs.-A curious fact in regard to the creeping and twining plants has been noticed by MT. Ander- son Henry, and by him communicated to the scientific committee of the Horti- cultural Society. This is, that they will be attracted by certain species of climb CTS growing near them, and repelled by others. It has been observed, in tropical forests, that the climbing vines seem to prefer certain kinds of trees, and go far out of their way to reach them, at the same time avoiding other trees much nearer, and apparently more convenient.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
What can Honor Be.

The child and the old man sat alone
 In the quiet peaceful shade Of the old green boughs that had richly grow
 in the deep, thick forest glade. It was soft and pleasant sound,
 That rustling of the oak And the gentle breeze played lightly round,
 As thus the fair boy spoke: "Dear father, what can honor be-,
 Of which hear men rave? Field, cell and clolster, land and sea, The tempest and the grave; It lives in all, 'tis sought in each, 'Tis never heard or seen Now tell me, father, I beseech,
 What can this honor mean?' It is name-a name, my child,
 It lived in other days, When men were rude, their passions wild, Their sport, thick battle ffays. When in armor bright, the warrior bold Knelt to his lady's eyes; -,- Beneath the abbey pavement old, That warriors dust now lies. " The iron hearts of that old day ti Have mouldered in the grave; . And chivalry has passed away, With knights so true and brave; The honor which to them was life,
 Throbs in no bosom now; It only gilds the gamblers strife,
 Or decks the worthless vow"
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

John G. Saxe is responsible for the following paraphrase from Martial Your nose and your eyes your father gave, you
 say Your mouth your grandsire, and your mother
 meek Your fine expression; tell me now, pray, Where, in the name of heaven, you got your
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

THE CosT.-We have heard it stated, says New York paper, that a much larger sum is spent daily in New York for liquor than for bread. but the official returns are not at hand to verify the statement. But we do know, from daily observation, that drunkenness is alarm ingly on the increase, and that moder- ate drinking is becoming almost as com mon as in the early days of this nation, before the custom was for a time over come by the temperance movement. It behooves the people to do something, and that quickly, to stay the tide which threatens to overwbelm the land,
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
Company of Infantry.

It does seem that in 8 civilized, we'll regulated community, these precaution- ary measures would have been sufficient to prevent highway robbery, but the man says that he was attacked, knocked down, the pitcher broken, and the two cents taken from him, and no arrests were made and this too, at o'clock in the morning.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

SINGULAR AocIDENT.-By a singular accident number of persons were seri- ously injured-some of them, it is feared; fatally-at Eagle Station, on the Louis vile Short Line Railroad. Just as the train was entering the depot the coup hngs broke and several of the cars swept across the. platform, moving down and thus injuring several persons who were awaiting the arrival of the train.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

WANTS HIS SALARY REDUoED. Mayor of Salem, Mass, gets sixteen hundred dollars year for his services, which he contends is too much, and he has applied to the Common Council to have it reduced to eight hundred.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

The five lovers of Springfield Mass. } girl, each of whom she had tau ght to think was the favored one, discovering that their love was a joint stock concern, recently met at the house of the fair one, and with one accord dropping on their knees, offered her their hearts and hands. The tableau was an effective one, but the young lady refused them one and all.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

If there is anything you know, worth knowing, that we ought to know, and you know we don't know, please let us know it-in the business line, of course.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16
A Body Guard.

The assaults and murders by rowdies in New York are the subject of burlesque, as we'll as horror. One man says the other night he had occasion to go half a block to get two cents worth of milk. He has some influence, so he ordered out guard, and proceeded in the fol- lowing order
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

EIGHT thousand Spanish soldiers have sailed from Cadiz for Cuba.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

Special Notices, 50 per cent. in advance of the above rates.
 One inch space constitutes Q square.
 Cards in Business Directory, occupying five lines or less, $500 per year; over five lines, $1.G0 per line.
 Regular advertisers to pay quarterly. Tran sient advertisements must be paid TOT Tn ad- vance.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge. All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1872-02-16

Band. Company of Cavalry.
 Band. Company of Artillery.
 Cannon. Cannon. Friend with milk pitcher. Cannon. Cannon.
 Band. Company of Infantry.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03
Are MOles a Pest!

There is great difference of opinion
as to this question. Our own is that the
mole is harmless as a rule-sometimes
it damages lawns and gardens in per.
suit of its food, which usually is the
earth worm. If it should go through a
hill of corn and iniure it by loosing the
rootless, it is still in pursuit of the earth
worm, which is, in dry times, found
about the roots of corn and other vege-
tables, grass, &C., more abundantly
than elsewhere. So far as our observa-
tions extend, we have never known the
mole to eat vegetable matter. 1t would
seem to be, strictly, a carniverous ami
NAL. And on this head here is some-
thing to the point: Mr.. Weber, one of
the sdrans of Zurich, Switzerland, re.
Gently examined the stomachs of a
number of moles caught in different
localities, but failed to discover therein
the slightest vestige of plants or roots !;
whereas they were filled by the remains
OF earthworms. He shut up several of
these animals in box containing earth
and sod with growing grass, and small
case of grub or earthworms. In nine
days two moles devoured 341 white
worms, 1853 earthworms, % caterpillars,
and a dead mouse. Fed with mixed
diet of raw meat and vegetables, the
moles ate the meat and left the plants !;
and when vegetables exclusively were
dealt out to them, in twenty.four hours
both died of starvation. - Germantown
Telegraph.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03
Pumpkins among Corn.

A correspondent of the Country
Gentlenaan says: Corn, as we all know
is a warm climate production, and
needs all the warmth of the sun it can
get. Where the land is rich, pump.
kin vines will almost cover the ground,
and consequently the suns rays cannot
shine on and warm the ground, which
is so necessary to a good growth of corn.
This year by way OF experiment /
ploughed up acres of moderately rich
land, and planted two acres in corn and
pumpkins in the usual way, and the
rest half corn and pumpkins separate.
The first grew well until the vines be-
gan to run, and then it seemed almost
to stand still; the stalks were large
enough, but it did not ear well, while
that without the pumpkins was the
best piece of corn in the neighborhood.
About two thirds was good for seed,
while there were more than enough
pumpkins to pay fbr the extra land.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03
Use SULPHUR in Nests,

The powdered sulphur sold by drug
gists is cheap preventive of parasites
upon young chickens. After hen has
been setting till ell-established, sprin.
kle small handful upon her eggs when
she is off, and upon every part of the
nest and for little distance all around
it. When she goes on disturb her just
enough to make her bristle her feathers,
aud then dust another handful down to
the skin, upon her head, neck and every
part of the body not in contact with the
nest, and do not omit to put a small
pinch under each wing. Then when
the chickens are hatched there will be
no vermin whatever to leave the hen
and gather upon the young, as is FIRE.
qnently the case when no precautions
are taken. One thorough application
such as we have described will SUFFICE
Rural Home.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03

GOOD MANNERS. Young folks should
be mannerly. How to be so, is the
question. Many good girl and boy
feel that they can't behave to suit them.
selves in the presence of company.
They feel timid, bsshful and self.dis.
trustful the moment they are addressed
by stranger, or appear in company.
There is but one way to get over this
feeling and acquire easy and graceful
manners, that is, do the best they can
all the time at home as we'll as abroad.
Good manners are not learned by arbi.
trary teaching so much as acquired by
habit. They grow upon us by use. We
must be courteous, agreeable, civil,
kind, gentlemanly and womanly at
home, and then it will become kind OF
second nature to be so everywhere. A
course, rough manner at home begets a
habit of roughness which we cannot lay
of If we try, when we 90 among strang-
ers. The most agreeable people we
have ever known in company are those
who are perfectly agreeable at home.
Home is the school for all good things,
especially for good manners.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-05-03

THE DUTIFUL DoG.-A shepherd in
the county of Norfolk had favorite
dog, which had been his faithful COM
panion for many years. One day, this
shepherd went to remove a flock of
sheep from one fold to another. They
had to pass by a gap in the hedge, where
the shepherd told his faithful servant to
watch, saying, "You stand there Jack %
After the man had led his sheep to
their new fold, he went about other
work, and thought no more about the
dog until the evening; but then, when
he was sought for, he was nowhere to be
found. The next day, the shepherd
CHANGED to remember what he had told
the dog to do the day before. He i'm
mediately set out to the place where he
had left him, and, to his delight, found
him at his post of duty. The poor ami
NAL was much pleased to see his mas
ter, but he did not move from his post
until he was called. Might not many
children learn less of obedience and
steadfastness in duty from the shep-
herds dog?