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Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

THE NOBLE DoG.-The following is from the Portland Press: A. B. Newman, as sistant light keeper at Mount Desert, is tho owner of a fine Newfoundland dog, of which we arc told the following anec- dote: One Sunday MT. Ncwman's little boy, nine years old, strayed away and was missing for about. two hours. The mother went out of doors and called to him, when the dog, in 1esr onse, ran up from the shore with the boys wet cap ill his mouth, and to follow him. The mother, alarmed, called the father, who was sleeping in the house, and they followed the dog as quick ly as possible. Down by the shore, on a rock, the little boy was lying insensibIe, his clothes wet, as if he had been dragged from tho water. After long efforts, in which the dog rendered all the assistance he could in his mute way, the boy was resuscitated, and afterwards told his story. He was on the beach gathering shells when large wave came in and carried him off in the undertow. Tho dog jump ed in after him, but the waves prevented him from reaching the boy for some minutes. He seized him by the leg of his trowsers and tried to drag him ashore, but the cloth tore in his teeth; and the boy said that he had an indstinct recol- lection of the dog coming down below the surface for him again; and that was the last thing he was conscious of. It seems that the dog had dragged the child up op the rock out of the reach of the waves and had tried to restore him. When he heard the mothers call he took the cap to her to inform her, we'll as he could, of the affair, and hasten assistance.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

ONE OF THE PENALTIES OF GARRUL1TY. The Boston Courier relates this of Mrs. Limberjaw: The other evening she stopped Norfolk House horse-car at the corner of Essex street and Harrison avenue, and, turning to female friend who accom- panied her, she said: Goodbye, my dear; I'll write to you tomorrow, and tell you all about the slips that Maria got when she was in last week. And don't you forget to send me the recipe for apple souff1e. You've got my address, haven't you9 No! Why thought gave it to you in the dining room before we started. I certainly wrote it off on a piece of paper and-Oh, its in my bag; here it is-no, that's the prescription. Thele-thore you have it. Now don't forget to write, and if you see Mrs. Spooner tonight give my love to her. If her baby isn't any better to morrow should give it teaspoonful of sweet gum arabic mucilage every half hour, and very little milk with boiled maizena. You can't be too careful, and it would be pity to lose the baby now after getting through the terrible hot weather we have had this Summer. I declare, couldn't keep linen collar on my neck or dry dress to my back hali an hour. Why, if that impudent conduc- tor hasn't started the car, and shall have to wait for the next one!" She waited.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

The Little Brown House.

Just over the brow of the hill,
 Overlooking the valley below, Where the feathery pines are ali tipp'd
 With crystals of beautiful snow; A little brown cottage doth stand,
 And some of the inmates know. There's Jemmy Q red-headed lad;
 Full of business from morning till night, Nicely blending his work with his play, And seeming in both to delight, With motive that's higher than they An earnest desire to do right. There's Annie, Q gay little witch;
 With round rosy checks and black eyes, With voice that is sweet as birds,
 And lips that would scorn to tell lies; With hands always ready to help
 Is not little Annie prize2 The grey-headed grandfather sits
 Tn chair by the warm-glowing fire; Half asleep in the soft light he sits,
 And the children draw near to admire The thin snowy locks and white beard
 Which mark the long years of the sire. The dear mothers grave, pleasant face, For a moment dull shadow wears But shadows are there out of place,
 And the wife has forgotten her cares; For hark on the still evening air,
 Her husbands quick footsteps she hears. There is poverty, so says the world,
 In the little brown house on the hill There are riches of value untold,
 That the heart with contentment doth fill; Tho wealth that is better than gold,
 That all men may have if they will.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

DoGs.-According to the London Echo, the French Society for the Protection of Animals is divided on the question wheth- CT dogs should be made to work or not. The editor of a journal published by this Society considers idleness as injurious to dogs as to men, and as contrast with what he considers the wretched existence of unemployed dogs, quotes the instance of four honest workmen he has seen at the marble quarries of Bagneres de Bigorree, earning their livelihood by turning an immense wooden wheel, which is the motive power, of some machinery used for saving marble. The eldest of these good dogs, and true,is Cesar le Gris, brown bulldog, whe carries off his twelve years, seven of which have been spent in his present employment, remark ably well. His master taught him his business by himself turning the wheel on all fours. Negret is almost as old as his comrade, and possesses the same estinable qualities. He belongs to the respectable corporation of shepherd dogs. Cesar le Noir is in the prime of life and something of viUeur, but good workman. Faraud. shepherds dog of funexceptionally happy disposition, is extremely intelligent, but has one fault-he attitudinizes. When spectators are present he is apt to turn the wheel with breathless haste, only to let it rest when left to himself Each of the comrades works four hours day on two meals of dog biscuits. The fraternity have not yet learnt to strike, and any member of it when taken by the paw and interrogated regarding his connection with the International, invariably makes no intelligible reply.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

SAD CAsE.-A respectable man came to Memphis from New Orleans few months ago, and. established himself on South Court street, adjacent to the Gayoso gas office. His wife was nicely circumstanced, enjoyed the comforts of we'll furnished rooms and an easy life. Being called away on business, he found it necessary to absent himself from the city few days. Those proved days of ruin and disaster to him. On his return he found his little home broken up, furniture sold out, and wife fled to parts unknown. He went crazy ,and was picked up by the police and placed behind iron bars in the Adams street station-house. That night, in his demented rage, he attempted to break his head by knocking it against the iron grating of his prison door. When found by MT. Forrest, the station. .house-keeper, the blood was flowing in torrents down his face from the wounds ill his head, and he drank the ruddy stream as it fell. He would pause occasionally in his suicidal operation to catch the blood in his mouth, crying out with 8 demoniac satisfaction, "I'll drink my own blood"
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

BUSINESS. advantage of modern facilities, and accomplish as much in Q single day as required months and years formerly. Use the means within your reach there is something for everybody to do, and place for every one who is willing to work. Don't depend on your own lungs alone use the lungs of the press. Treat your customers as your friends, by serving them in the best manner, and never let them be deceived or disappointed. Find recreation in looking after your business, and your business will not be neglected in looking after recreation. Buy fair, and sell fair, take care of the profits, and be economi- cal. Should misfortune overtake you, retrench, work harder, but never fly the track comfort difficulties with un- finching perseverance, should you then fail, you will be honored but shrink, and you will be despised. The tricky, deceitful and dishonest, are rarely pros porous, for where confidence is with drawn, poverty is likely to follow. Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk as they will. Never speak boastingly of your business keep your own counsel about the management of your affairs. Be charitable according to your means. To compete successfully with 0 neighbor, participate in the facilities to go ahead.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

OFFERED HIS SHIRT.-At an interview, with the President of the United States, of the Sioux Indians, Medicine Bear opened the "big talk" with speech but before doing so, laid his huge calumet on the mantle piece, and after removing his feather head dress deliberately proceeded to unshirt himself to the no small aston ishment of the pale faces present. After divesting himself of his neither garment he advanced towards the President, and holding it aloft, was about to put it over the Great Fathers head, when General Cowen took hold of it, and placing it on chair, told Medicine Bear, through the interpreter that the Great Father would not wear it just then, but would accept it as proof of his (Medicine Bears ) good will. It seems that it was Medicine Bears war shirt, adorned. in which he had lifted the hair of many hapless vic- tim, and that he desired to present it to the Great Father in token of the estima- tion in which he held him as the big chief of the pale faces Among the Teton Sioux, and in fact among many other Indian tribes, similar garments are highly prized, fabulous values being set upon them by the wearers.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25
The Lightning Rod Swindle.

So many people have suffered from Q crowd of swindlers who do business in lightning rods, that we give the follow ing story, in order that you may judge the swindlers from the honest men.
 A man of good address, in fact what may be termed good talker, makes his appearance, driving a smart turn out, and engages the owner of house eff a new one, so much the better in conver- sation, and expatiates on the advantages of having ones house or barn protected from lightning. He has Q collection of newspaper slips containing accounts of buildings that have been struck. by lightning, and in part or wholly de- stroyed.
 If any of these have occurred within a comparatively short distance of the To- cality where tho agent then is, so much the better. He so works upon the fears of the house owner, that the latter, if of a nervous temperament, fully'expects to have his buildings destroyed by the cleo trio fluid the next time thunder shower comes that way. He, finally, asks 10 see the price list of the agent, and the latter exhibits it, and shows that for a con- paratively small sum, lightning rods, with the necessary attachments, can be erected. A bargain is struck, aud it is agreed that for sum ranging from $25 to $50, the house will be made safe against electric fluid in whatever shape it may come. Before leaving, however, the agent looks over the buildings, and suggests one or two additions, without mentioning, however, that 1t will incur additional expense; or, if the purchaser ' &, is assured that the additional expense pared to the additional security that will and ill few days thereafter, two men arrive, fully provided with all the neces- sary implements and materials, and pro- ceed to erect the lightning rods and at tachments. The work is done, and the men drive away. In short time, bill for the work done is sent in, and the house owner is astounded to find that he is called upon to pay, not $25 or $50, as he had supposed, but from $125 to $25o. He calls at the office of the company, and demands an explanation. He is as- sured that the bill is correct one-that the items are properly rendered, and that payment must be~made. He in- stances the bargain originally made with the agent, and is told that that is of no account, because of the additions after ward made. In a rage, the victim de- clares that he will never pay the bill, and is assured that he will be sued for it, and that he will merely have the expense of the suit, in addition to his bill, to pay. If he still refuses payment, suit is brought, and by dint of swearing to each individual item on the part of the agent and employer, the victim is beat sdng na & bat tG the p e9a n0e of "Gne he shs no small amount. He has been swim dled 5a thrGughout the whole @,: transaction T; 1e specimen of scores of well-authenticated 1 cases.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

BAD.-A correspondent of the Boston Globe writes: "The traveller is surprised in Aleppo to see every ones face marked with an ugly scar. This is the "Aleppo Button." It is not confined te this city, but is equally prevalent in Bagdad and the cities between. Every resident has sores come out on him-on his face, if he be native, elsewhere generally if he be from some other place. These are very painful, and last from one to two years. After they heal, they leave an indelible mark in the shape of an ugly looking scar. The physicians have not yet discovered the cause of this thing, nor any certain remedy. have known one person to have ninety of these boils. Did Job ever live in this place 2"
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

BADLY Foo1ED.-Gov. Saford, of Nevada, in @ letter to the San Diego (Cal.) Union, tells his experiences in gathering diamonds and rubies. He went out with friend, and finding rubies as plentiful as blackberries, they picked up the value of million or two, and had them tested. Of the result he says: "They proved to be garnets, and of no value, and the beautiful dreams of schools and colleges we would build up, and poor people we would make happy, ell vanished, and we found ourselves as before, struggling to make beth ends meet"
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

EscAPED.-A despatch from Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, states that the Gu ban steamer Virginius escaped from that port The Spanish man-of war Pizarro ar an iron clad were watching her. Tho President of Venezuela ordered $50 sol diers into the fort and sent word to the Spanish commander that if he fired on the Virginius whileflying the American colors in Venzuelan waters he (the Pres ident would fire into the Spanish fleet. The Virginius ran out with her whistle blowing defiance at her jailers. Her del. tination was not known. The Spanish vessel eonld not catch her.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25
A RailxGad Decision.

A decision was recently rendered by Superior Criminal Court Judge in Massachusetts, which is calculated to have very serious effect upon the Sun day travel. Some two months since it appears that MT. Weatherbee, of Bos- ton, hurriedly made up his mind to take a Sunday trip into the country. Having barely had time to catch the train at the old Colony Depot, he was unable to procure a ticket. It is a rule of the company that an addition of ten cents shall be collected under such circum- stances, but MT. Weatherbee believing it to be unfair, declined to comply with the conductors demand. The matter subsequently came before the Municipal Court. and resulted ill the imposition of fine of five dollars and costs, the Magistrate holding that there had been an evasion of fare. The case was then appealed to a higher Court, on the ground that companies running trains on Sunday, except where there is an absolute necessity for the same, violate Q well-known statue of the Common wealth. and, consequently, have no legal right to collect fares. Judge Devens immediately recognized the force of the argument, and the jury, acting on his advice, brought in verdict of not guilty. Under this decision, the railroad com panies will be unable to collect even the ordinary fares from passengers who may succeed in getting upon the cars without having procured tickets. At the Boston depots it is possible to prevent roughs from jumping on trains but the rural stations being completely open, cannot be guarded without the aid of force, to maintain which, would cost more than the profits of the Sunday traffic. In any event, the dilemma is sufficiently grave to put directors to then wits end, if they do not decide to discontinue the running of Sunday trains until the diff culty can be met by a legislative enact ment. y. Paper.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

CURE FOR THE OPIUM HAB1r.-In a recent report on the condition of the English hospital at Pekin, China, the attending physician gives formula for ''anti-opium pills" The remedy is com posed of extract of henbane, extract of gentian, camphor, quinine, cayenne pep per, ginger and cinnamon, with castillo soap and syrup to form the mass, and licorice powder to form the coating. The efficacy of these pills in overcoming the opium habit, and in preventing the suffer- ing on giving up the use of that poison, is stated to have been proved in numer- ous cases. The native remedies, it is said, contain opium in some form, and most frequently the ashes of opium al- ready smoked, and consequently are in- eficacious-it being as difficult to disoon- tinue the use of the medicine as of the drug itself.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

Since it is demonstrated in Wisconsin that certain marshes, by judicious cultiva- tion, can be made to yield from 15O to 300 bushels of cranberries per acre. the market value of which is from $2 to $a per bushel, the land has risen in value from @ trifle more than nothing to, in some instances, $750 an. acre. The cost of putting 6 marsh iato frst.rate bearing coalition ia from Sa6 to $40 an acre.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25
THE "FUNERAL" OF PERE HYACINTHI

THE "FuNERAL" OF FIBRE HYAoINTHE. The funeral" of Pere Hyacinthe took place, according to tho London Echo, on September 5. It is the custom among Roman Catholic communities to consider any member that deserts them as dead, and the ceremony of burying him IS gone through. This was done at the Convent of Dominicans, to which M. Hyacinthe Loyson belonged. A coffin was placed in the middle of the chapel, and the GUS temary burial service chanted. It IS said the scene was "most imposing"
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

BENEFITS WILL TO BE CONTESTED. - James Gordon Bennett, the late editor of the New York Herald, left large be- quest to his wife, but only on condition that she remained Q widow. This condi- tion will,it is said, be set aside by the courts. It has been iudicially decided over and over again that all conditions in restraint to marriage are opposed to public policy and are simply null and void. Mrs. Bonnet is much younger than her late husband and may marry again.
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

EP1scoPA1IAN CATHEDRAL.-The Epis, copalians of New York are contemplating the erection of grand cathedral in that city, Ut the suggestion of Bishop Softer, It is intended that 1t shall surpass in size and beauty any church edlaee in this country
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25
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Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25

Three diamonds in a row have super- seded the solitaire as an engagement ring,
Connecticut western news., 1872-10-25
FOR SALE.

TVHAT VALUABLE FARM in a good state of 1 cultivation and well stocked, belonging to John R. Hurlburt, situated ? miles east of the Congregational church at South Canaan, and 1.S miles from the Housatonic railroad depot at Falls Village, Conn.,, consisting of 23o acres; 80 12 of which is wood and sprout land, the greater pro- portion of the sprouts about 25 years old the re- Ow land, with plenty of orcharding and fruit and Beautiful maple grove which will yield each year an abundance of sap for making sugar; well watered by a splendid trout brook running the sntire length of the farm. and beautiful living springs, with buildings well located, consisting of , dwelling house, cheese and wood house; . barns, cow houses, shop, milk house, and never failing spriug boiling up from the center of the vat which is large enough to contain 10 milk cans, also good cistern with chain pump, door, Said farm Is noted for being one of the most productive in the township, having for many years yielded large returns to its owner. will sell with or without tfe stock to suit purchaser Possession can be given any time. Terms easy
 J.R HURLBURT,
 s6tf Falls Village, Conn.
The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-10
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The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1872-01-10

RUSSIA AND AMERcA.--The
Journal de St. Petersburg, the Russian
Official organ says the cordial recep.
ton of the Grand Duke Alexis in the
United States creates profound SEN
sation throughout Russia. The EXIT
ing relations between the two countries,
strengthened by the noble hospitality
with which the son Of the emperor has
been received, are now more than ever
pledged in enduring amity, which can
not but contribute to the general peace
and progress of humanity.