Connecticut western news., 1872-09-27
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Facts and FancieS.

Cigars are sold ln damDurg three TOT cent
 Full sets of dead gold are the last in masculine jewelry.
 Kansas averaged $13 10 per acre, ,cash, on crops last year.
 Missouri is swindled out of $60, ,00O, 900 worth year by the bugs.
 Undressed kid gloves still seem to be very much worn on the street.
 Wedding cards next winter are to bs enamelled, white, small and plain.
 It is said that next winter long dress on the street will be thing unknown.
 In 1857 man was prosecuted in Lon- don for selling coffee, just then intro- duced, as "nuisance and prejudice te the neighborhood."
 John Wesley preached 42,000 sermons fifteen 8 week. He never had clergy mans sore throat, or years leave of absence with expenses paid.
 Salt Lake City is excited by report that a''certain person" in Utah has a la- riat, or rope, used for tethering horses. made of the hair of women slaughtered at the Mountain Meadows. .3 "
 The Governor of Pennsylvania has signed the death warrant of George Grant tor the murder of Mrs. Spence last OctO- Der. The day of execution is fixed for the 18th of October next. ..
 The schooner Emily Graham was wrecked on Prince Edward Island, and nine persons lost, and eight of the steam ship Edith Emily's crew were drowned by the vessels running ashore.
 The Marquis of Butte is said to have made 0 VOW never to ride on horse back, in consequence of Q prediction made to him by gypsy prophecies that he would meet his death by a fall from horse.
 A case of Kidnapping Chinese child occurred at Tien Tsin on the American steamer Shawsi. The oulprit, Tien Tsln man, was delivered to the American Con- sul, and by him to the Chinese authorities who at once beheaded him. .}
 The importations of single Boston house show five thousand dozen of brown gloves. Pale bluish lavender, pearl and chamois buff will be worn with dressy carnage toilettes, while still fainter tints and immaculate white kids appear for full evening dress. This odd advertisement is from an En- glish paper: "My husband is out on & strike. He prefers that to work. He ain't any use to me. Imust work to keep the children and myself. His ten shillings goes in beer. I'll swap my husband while he's on strike for sewing machine" One of the features of London theatre is woman styling herself the Mexican athelete. She holds suspended by cord from her teeth two l90 pound balls, and at the same time 100 pound ball in each hand She also shoulders a 500 pound cannon, and holds it while round is be- ing fired. A poor but pious young man apolo- gized the other evening while making @ call for the muddiness of his boots, say ing he had not taken carriage, but had walked up with commendable econo- n.y." He was grieved when the lovely being whom he adores inquired why he didn't "ask Mir. Economy in." >. ....
 "When was Rome built ?" asked g. school committee man of the first class in ancient history. "In the night" an- swered Q bright little girl. In the night l" exclaimed the astonished ex. aminer. "Howdo you make that out ?" "Why, I thought that everybody knew that Rome wasn't built in 0 day."
 The Petersburg hsdee gives reclpe for the making of o Dolly Warden pie. Take about four yards of light dough, gather it up in tucks and founces, crimp the edges and fill up with fruit, then lay on the overskirt, fasten it with buttons of dough, connected with frills of the same, and you will have tasteful and elegant pie, only you must eat it, not wear it.
 A Breton peasant, on his way to Paris, stopped at barber shop in Ramboniblet. While the barber was strapping his razor, the peasont noticed dog sitting near~his chair, and staring at him fierce ly. "What is the matter with that dog ?" The barber answered with an unconcerned air, "That dog is always there. You see when cut off an ear" "Well ?" "Well, he eats it.
 No married man in Illinois can get his "tod' without the following "permit" from his wife: Permission is hereby granted by me, the lawful wife of - and I declare and witness, by my own signature, that my husband has the per feet right and liberty to drink, and as often as he chooses to drink, and what he chooses to drink, and l hereby re- linquish all the claims arising there from"
 A California convict, just discharged from the State Prison, has set about full filling VOW made at the time of his con viction-that of successively shooting the twelve jurymen who decided the case against him, In pursuance of this VOW he "laid'' for Wm. Bias the other day, and shot at him. If his vendetta IS sue cessfully carried out, it will have the effect of rendering professional jury duty unpopular in California.