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Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
Saturday Night.

Placing the little hats all in row, Ready for church on the morrow, you know Washing wee faces and little black fists, Getting them ready and fit to be kissed; Putting them into clean garments and white That is what mothers are doing tonight. Calling the little ones all round her chair, Hearing them lisp forth their soft evening
 prayer.
 Telling them stories of Jesus of old, Who loves to gather the lambs to his fold {; Watching, they listen with childish delight That is what mothers are doing tonight. Spying out holes in the little, worn hose, Laying by shoes that are worn through the
 toes,
 Looking OCT garments so faded and thin Who but 8 mother knows where to begin? Changing button to make it look right That is what mothers do night after night. Creeping so softly to take last peep, After the littles are all asleep; Anxious to know if the children are warm, Tucking the blankets around each little form :; Kissing each little face, rosy and bright That is what mothers do night after night. Kneeling down gently beside the white bed, Lowly and meekly she bows down her head, Praying as only mother can pray, "God guide and keep them from going astray.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

How HE MADE HIS MoNEY.-Judge Davis, of Illinois, is rich man. The public may not know how he became wealthy. About thirty years ago, when Judge.Davis was practicing lawyer in the West, he was employed by @ Con- necticut man to collect $500. Davis went to the place where the debtor lived and found him to be rich iu landed pos sessions, but without a spare dollar in money. He finally settled the bill by giving deed for tract of land-a fiat moist and undesirable piece of land in appearance, lying close by sheet of water, and consisting perhaps of sixty acres. Davis subsequently, met his Con- necticut client in St. Louis, when the latter, who seemed not to have the usual Connecticut shrewdness, fell to and gave him regular "blowing up" tor taking the land rather than insisting on having the $500 in cash. He did not want any of your western land, and he told Davis that having received it in payment ot the debt, he had better keep it himself and pay the money out of his own pocket To this Davis agreed. Stepping into a friends office he borrowed $500, took the Connecticut mans receipt for the land, and held it for @ rise. That land forms part of one of the suburbs to Chl- cago. Judge Davis has sold two or three hundred thousand dollars worth of 1t, and has nearly 8 million dollars worth left. It is striking example of what tho Western property has done for its holder, and as the story has never been printed we thought it would be interest ing enough to publish.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
A FrIghtfhl Death.

Edward Cloutier, young varnisher of Detroit, met with a horrible death. The young man has had a great passion for gymnastics, expecting to attach him. self to 8 circus as soon as he became proficient. While working around the building he has used all his spare mo- ments in swinging from beams, turning hand-springs, and performing other feats calling for suppleness and activity. He was seen clinging to the main shaft of the two hundred horse power engine a few days ago, and was warned by his employer never to attempt the feat again. This shaft runs along within thirty in- ches of the floor, and makes about one hundred and fifty revolutions per minute. In the morning, yesterday, after finish ing up table, Cloutier went to the north end of the building, and prepared himself to perform some feat which he had studied up. Taking the tackle rope which is used to hoist articles from the alley below, he passed the free end over the shaft. This much was ascertained after his death, but his further proceed ings will never be known. A boy was working forty feet away, and was first alarmed by hearing Cloutier call out, "Stop the engine-quick!' Running around, the boy saw that he was caught in the folds of the rope and wound over the shaft. The boy ran, as did others, but it was two or three minutes before the engine could be stopped, and then the victim WIS past help. As soon as I the rope lashed him close to the shaft the young man had to turn with it. One of his arms was caught around the shaft so that it drew his face and shoulder close down, but left his limbs free to pound on the floor. The noise of his feet striking the boards was heard half block away above the hum of the ma. chinery. His boot heels tore strip of one of the boards and we're then flung from his feet clear across the room. His hat went the other wax, and his pants were stripped off and thrown fifteen feet away. After the boots flew off the young mans bare feet whipped the floor 300 or 400 t1mes The feet were smashed up to the ankles so that they spread out like brooms, and looked like pieces of bloody beef. The bones of the ankles struck the floor until dents half an inch deep were made in the boards. After the eng1ne stopped, Cloutier had to be cut loose from the shaft. He gave a gasp as they released him, but died as they laid him down. One of his arms was broken half dozen times, and in- deed, there was hardly whole bone in his body. His legs were mere pubs, his breast crushed in, his ribs broken, fing- CTS broken, back and neck broken, and worse sight never was seen. The floor was covered with blood and flesh, and the strongest men shuddered as they looked. Coroner Grau was called, and & jury was impanelled, and verdict rendered on the spot. The verdict was to the effect, that the deceased came to his death while trying an experiment with rope around shaft making 135 revolutions per minute. The verdict was thus worded to make plainer the fact that the young mans recklessness | brought about the accident.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

account of myself and thy concerns-or, at any rate, of thy industry and efforts one such as thy conscience can approve of."
 These seemed very hard lines for poor Amos. Still he agreed to them, for his 91OO was slipping fast away.
 On the following day good Joshua Helps went to the Hollington carrier, the successor of Amos's father, and then and there made an agreement with him that the young man should have the place originally offered to him. MT. Joshua him. self advanced what was necessary, on the condition that it was repaid to him in due season.
 1Very many struggles had Amos with himself as he, for the first time, put on his carriers clothes and prepared to start with the team, but he overcome them all Honor, gratitude, the hope of getting Mary Crust and of shortening the dreadful time during which he could not see her all spurred him on to do the thing which was right.
 Two long years had passed away, and now Amos had fairly and honestly sci 1 himself to work. The long road journeys the Gall weathers,' which he had tc meet, the old carrler's exactness in every. thing-to a farthing in money, to s minute in time-all helped to make him g business man.
 At last the happy days came near. The old carrier sent for Amos one 1norning,and told him he was beginning to feel too old to go to the London stage any more that he was about to give the journey up tc him.
 And now when Amos began to reflect seriously on the past, and see where he stood at the present, he felt that he had earned the right to see Mary, and could give her by word ofmouth good account of himself; but first he felt he ought to consult his friend Mir. Joshua Helps. | "And now," said Mr. Joshua, "canst thou pay me back what l have advanced for thee, for whilst thou art in debt there is nothing thou canst call thine own ?''
 "Aye, here it is," ,aid Amos, pulling out great leathern purse, and counting the money out in guineas on the table. "I brought it, for could not answer Mary ii she asked me if owed anything"
 "Then go and see thy Mary" said the Quaker; "and when thou comest back come and tell me how she is, and how much she has saved."
 Folks may wonder what the Quaker wanted to know about Mary's savings for but he had 8 reason of his own. He meant Amos now to marry Mary, and he meant to help them, too, but he would not put his money where it would not be safe into idle, dreamy, spendthrift hands.
 So MT. Joshua bought up the business of the Hollington carrier, and also the stage which dashed past dreamy Amos with the four gallant grays, and he made a fine business of them all.
 Amos Dyke now changed the wagon fol the coach, and drove the grays many { time himself. He never drank, and never dreamed-at least by day. He worked like an honest man and at last, by Gods blessing commenced new year himsel the proprietor of the whole concern. One thought often came into the mind of Amos and hls wife, and that was, how delight ful it would be to purchase the old mill As time wore on this also was accomplish ed, and Amos Dyke and his wife had the pleasure of seeing two of their own sons prospering in it.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

Nor LIVING HALF THEIR DAYs.- "Did you run against me on purpose?'' eff you choose to look upon the affair in that light, you may do so, sir" "Very we'll; then take hat!' and the speaker sent pistol ball crashing through the others skull. That bloody drama in one act was performed in San Antonio,
 Texas. The actors were both despera- does, who chanced to come in collision accidentally in the street. One of them thought the other ran against him on purpose, and hence the dialogue and the murder. The survivor, according to the local account of the affair, coolly walked off, carrying his pistol in his hand, as though to be in readiness to exchange the compliments of the season with any conner whatever. But no one molested him; and reaching his horse, which was tied to post, he unhitched the animal, mounted, and rode off into the country. The body of the dead man was picked up and buried by the authorities. No one cared for him or for his fate. He died as the fool dieth, and his murderer will probably come to a like fate.
 Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days. "'-N. 7. Ledger.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
To OBTAIN WATER FROM GREA

To OBTAIN WATER FROM GREAT DEPTHS. apparatus has been recent ly devised in Germanyfor obtaining spec linens of water at any desired depth of the ocean. A strong, heavy vessel. en tirely closed and empty, has valve through which water may be admitted, but which is only put in motion by means of powerful electro-magnets con- nected herewith. These magnets are also connected with wire which accom- panies the rope, by means of which the apparatus is lowered from the ship.
 When the empty vessel, which is in fact a plummet, has reached the required depth, an electric current is sent from the battery OF shipboard to the coils be- low ; the magnetism thus generated opens the valves, and the vessel is filled and readyte be drawn mp.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
An American Lion.

A correspondent of the Louisville LeCl- ge, writes to that journal the following account of the encounter with and slay- ing of an actual lion, which, if it be true, is certainly very remarkable:
 Although it may appear strange, and read by some with degree of doubt, especially by those who had sup posed that our country was long since freed from the terrific roar of the lion aad the scream of the panther, I wish to make 8 statement that will convince them that such is not the case. On Saturday, July ties, Thomas Denton, and myself pre- pared ourselves and left our homes to- gether for the purpose of having what we term @ ''deer drive" After leaving my fathers farm we had only gone few miles, when one of the companN MT. Denton, began calling to us from short distance in such manner as to clearly indicate that something unusual was the matter. We at once left our stations and hurried to his relief. Upon our arrival we beheld in all his shagginess, @ fierce looking and apparently man-eating lion, and that too without any iron grating to hold him at 8 proper distance. Some thing none of us had ever seen outside of a menagerie, and he being game that we had failed to put on our programme for that day, we felt little nonplussed in meeting him. Having with us, how ever, nine faithful and well trained dogs they at once began an attack. The lion becoming frightened began running and fighting fiercely all the while, almost killing dog at each stroke of his tre- mendous paw. He had kept up the fight until he had gone about one mile. We anxiously followed, hoping that by some turn our dogs might become mas- ters of the field. After pursuing him for some time through the thickest and darkest woods, known here as ''hats, '' we finally came close upon him, and l found that he had ascended the trunk of half fallen tree, and was, when first discovered in this place, peering out from among the limbs, his eyes red with anger, and just in the act of leaping out upon MT. Denton, who happened to see him in time to comprehend the danger, and being possessed of good nerve and presence of mind. quickly raised his gun and fired both barrels, each loaded with fourteen heavy buckshot, the shot taking effect in the animals chest and throat. He gave one guttural groan, ,and dropped out dead. He measured seven feet in length, and was two and half feet high. Where this monster of the forest came from or how he happened to be in our midst is something am una ble to explain; but that 8 real hon, such as above described, was killed in Mclean County, Ky, is fact that is beyond question. After the animal was killed it was carried in wagon to Sebree City and shown to more than hundred peo- pie who had gone there to picnic. For the truth of this the reader is re- ferred to any citizen of my town. The belt of this lion can be seen at Calhoun Ky, by any one who so desires.
 J. w. RUDY.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

THE Doc. AND THE BEEs.--A dog being very much annoyed by bees, ran, quite accidentally, into an empty barrel lying on the ground, and looking out at the bunghole addressed his tormenters thus "Had you been temperate, sting ing me one at time, you might have had good deal of fun out of me. As it is, you have driven me into secure re- treat for I eau snap you up as fast as you come in through the bunghole. Learn from this the folly of intemper- ate zeal" When he had concluded, he awaited reply. There wasn't any re- ply /; for the bees had never gone near the bunghole, they went in the same way he did, and made it mighty warm to1 him, The lesson of the fable is that one cannot stick to his pure reason while quarrelling with bees. .
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

A TIDE PowER-The New Haven Palladium says-"Mr. Henry Bushnell of this city has invented a machine which it is said MT. Thurston, the celebrated patent lawyer of Providence, calls the most remarka' 'le he ever has seen, It is the result of years of thought, and is made to utilize the power which there is in the ebb and flow of tide. It is so made that whether the tide is running in or out, wheel will turn the inven- tion, consisting in preserving constant motion of the wheel. This power will be used to pump air into large cistern, from which pipes will extend over city, the compressed air being used as mo- tive power. MT. Bushnell intends to put up the first tide wheel in the Quinnipiac river where he says the tide rushes in and out with force equal to about seven thousand horse power.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

SINGULAR AocDENT.-A singular ac- cident occurred in Germany. A basket maker had quantity of willow switches stored away in cellar. Going down to fetch some his remaining away too long seemed strange, and another person went to look for him, This man did not return either, and two others went down. All four were killed by the fer mentation of the green willow switches
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.-'The house that Jack built' had interesting antecedents. This famous iingling legend, is believed to be an imitation of medieval Hebrew parable in the form of a hymn, but commemorative of the principal events in the history of the Jewish people. The original is to be found in the Jewish collection called the Sepher Haggahah, volume twenty third, and an interpretation of it was given to the world so far back as 1731, by P. N. Lebrecht, of Leipsic. There are ten verses. The first consists of two lines and short refrain, thus "A kid, kid my father bought for two pieces of money" Refrain : "A kid, 8 kid. !" This refrain is repeated at the end of each verse. The second verse com mences with the words, "Then came the cat and ate the kid that my father bought for two pieces of money" The third verse runs: "Then came the dog, and bit the cat, that ate the kid," etc. The fourth is : "Then came the staff, and beat the dog, that bit the cat, etc. The fifth is: "Then came the fire, and burned the staff, that beat the dog," etc.
 The sixth is "Then came the water,
 and quenched the fire, that burned the staff," etc. The seventh is: ''Then came the OK, and drank the water, that quenched the fre," etc. The eight is ''Then came the butcher, and slew the OK, that drank the water," etc. The ninth is :: 'Then came the angel of death, and killed the butcher, that slew the OK, " etc. The tenth and last runs: sThen came the Holy One, blessed be He, and killed the angel of death, that killed tse butcher, that slew the OK, that drank the water, that quenched the fire, that burned the staff, that beat the dog, that bit the cat, that ate the kid, that my fa- ther bought for two pieces of money: a kid, kid" It is evident that this is the model of "The House that Jack Built.'
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

A Massachusetts young woman recently patented a square-bottomed paper bag, for the use of grocers and others, and ROW she has still further increased the value of her invention by inventing a machine for folding, by which two girls can make 30,Oo0 bags per day.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

PAPERrNa WALLS. Take of silver gloss starch five tablespoonfuls to three quarts of water, boik and when cold, spread lightly. The most delicate colors can be puton in this way without iYjnry,
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

h a severe storm on the eastern coast of England, six fishing vessels belonging to Berwick-on-Tweed were capsizeh and all on board were lost,
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
$383 48
Net profit on weeks sale. .

Net profit on weeks sale. e...... 59 40 This gives 3 net profit for the whole year of 3,O40 96. Such profit ought to content any reasonable person, on SC small capital invested. It may be found that some bakers far exceed twen- ty barrels weekly, others bake much less, but the above statement will serve as guide to the actual profits in either case. These speculators are only content with what some would deem fortune. A probable remedy for this extortion would be to have the weight of each loai fixed by law, and the price only altera- ble if found requisite.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23
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 five lines, $1. .O0 per line.
 Regular advertisers to pay quarterly. Tran sient advertisements must be paid for In ad- vance.
 Notices of Marriages and Deaths free of charge. All additions to ordinary announce ments 10 cents per line.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

ARABIAN HORSE STABLEs.-The fol- lowing is a correspondents description of his visit to an Arabian Stable: The stables cover large square space, about 1eO yards each way, and are open in the centre, with long shed running round the inner walls. Under this covering the horses, about 300 in number when I saw them, are picketed during night. In the daytime they may stretch their legs at pleasure within the central court yard. The greater number are accord lngly loose; few, however, were tied up at their stalls. Some, but not many, had horse cloths over them. The heavy dews which fall in Wadi Haneefah do not permit their remaining with impun- ity in the open night air. I was told also that northerly night wind will oc- casionally injure the animals here, no less than the land wind does now and then their brethren in India. About half the royal stud was present before me, the rest were out at grass; Feysul's entire muster is reckoned at 600 head or rather more.
 No Arab dreams of tying up horse by the neck. A tether replaces the hal ter, and one of the animals hind legs is encircled about the pastern by a light iron ring, furnished with paddock, and connected with an iron chain of two feet or thereabout in length, ending in a rope, which is fastened to the ground at some distance by an iron peg. Such is the customary method. But should the animal be restless and troublesome, Q foreleg is put under similar restraint. It is well known that in Arabia horses are much less frequently vicious Or re, fractory than in Europe, and this is the reason why geldings are here so rare, though not unknown. No particular predjudice that I could discover exists against the operation itself, only it is seldom performed, because not other wise necessary, and tending of course, to diminish the value of the animal.
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

BREAD AND F1oUR.-The following statement may be relied upon, says 8 New York Baker, although known to very few besides the craft: Seven pounds of flour when baked produce nine pounds of bread. The average number of barrels of flour used by bakers in New York City of any standing is twenty weekly. The flour costs, say SIP each barrel (the highest price is given here) Therefore
Connecticut western news., 1872-08-23

20 barrels per week cost ........$24O % Cost of labor and baking, $4..... 80 co Interest on $500, shop &c., per week, say. ..................... co
 -$325 % Value of bread made weekly, 84 Value of empty barrels sold..... LOO
Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-15
State Iten6 q

Crocus are all gone-only few left.
Bilious fever is prevalent in and around
Laurel.
Seaford wharves present lively and busi-
ness like appearance.
Very few cases will come up for trial at th $
term of the Sussex County Court
The sash factory at Wyoming has been sold
and converted into a canning establishment
Capt. james Boyce, an old and respected
citizen of Nanticokc hundred, died on Tues
day last.
Hon. e. w. Wright and Hon. John IL,
Payntcr addressed Democratic meeting at
Seaford, on Saturday night.
A Democratic meeting will be held at !.au-
rel on the 10Th, and will be addressed by Hon.
James A. Bayard and Others.
w. f. Galway, lat present residentOf Den.
yer, Colorado, Is visiting his relatives and
friends in Scaford. his old home.
The Steamboat line from Lewis is again
withdrawn 1t is said that the boat was no,
adapted to the route and thata better one vii
be procured and put on at All early day.