Connecticut western news., 1872-01-12
Facts and Faneies.
A leading 'article-a locomotive. gw;tzerland has never lost Q vessel.

year of violating tae postal laws.
 X destructive fire has occurred at 1ed' do, at whi ,h 600 houses were destroyed.
 In Nebraska courtship, ara sai1 to average three hours and half in length.
 A Scotch minister refused baptism to the child of Q man who sells milk on Sunday.
 Song of the New York car horse in stormy weather: GA heart bowed down by weight of whoa
 Quadrat says te don't mind the naked., ness tho trees are putting on, put no Il 0 ices the corn is shocked.
 When young ladies receive presents from gentlemen they inform "mamma," if she inquiries, that it was "philopena present.
 Cameo iewelry is all the rage this year and loolsets and earrings. rings and bracelets, are elegantly set with diamonds and pearls.
 Oregon housewives are said to define soda to bs that ere stuff which yoI p1t il biscuits to make them get up and hump themselves. .
 A snowy owl from the far north "never before seen iu this vicinity" has been shot during December in every State from Maine to Texas.
 During the period of twelve years, from the beginning of 1859 to the close of 1870, 2,237,501 German immigrants arrived in this country.
 70, Amy yen ought never to wear ring on your third finger, unless you are really engaged Mamma says 1t ofA.aV, ko a ernnd nfS0p "
 About year ago, deaf and dumb couple in New Jersey were married. Lately the wife gave birth to child, and can now both hear and speak.
 At Chinese funeral in San Francisco. a hundred carriages were in line with twenty professiona. mourners, and tivS wagon loads os provisions and flowers.
 A man being found at La Crosse, Wis, with seven stabs in his back, the Coro- ner's jury brought in verdict of "proo- able murder" A very cautious jury.
 Say nothing respecting yourself, either good, bad, or indifferent: nothing good, for that is vanity; nothing bad, for that is affectation nothing indifferent. for that is silly.
 An effort is being made to revise the I OIu LuSI1Ou6tl pIOCat'tSo Aob ONShAhS 'OA- cites aud when made into a court train, trimmed with old costly lace, they ore ve ry elegant and stylish. Black lace dresses over light-colored silk skirts are very fashionable this year, hut are very rare, as they cost from 3D. OOO to $6, 900 in gold, and it is not every one who can afford that.
 There is this difference between hap piness and wisdom: he that thinks him. self the happiest man, really is so but ha h tt thinks himself the wisest, is gen. y the great st fool.
 Four curls depending from the top of the head, where they are fastened by knot of black velvet, or bow of bright ribbon, is the latest fashionable style for dressing the hair, for young ladies.
 Some people sec m instance of retri. butive justice in the fact that Ool. Ash more of Mississippi committed suicide with the same pistol he used once in shooting South Clroiinian in duel.
 The latest style of danca-carls used at balls and parties are in the shape of Q book, bound in on imitation of Ruasa leather with sm,li gilt pencil attached to one side by narrow red ribbon. | ne V1S1U OI HI AIuS1lUAu tO Japan seems to have sent that country into ectacies. Admiral Rodgers aud his officers were presented at Court md en- tertained by the dignities s, veral days.
 A man in San Francisco who had not heard of the Chicago fire, arrived there last week. After looking at the ruins ne turned to stranger and asked How long did the earthquake last, old sport ?" A female thus cruelty applies an old | "Misfortunes never come single,
 And so. Iko birds of a feather, The marriages and the deeths
 Are always printed together"
 The Methodist Episcopal Church for the year just closed, reports the entire membership at ], ,229, ,240, aud probations 1S9,S75. being an increase of members of 56, Al, and decrease of -probosions of 4, ,1ou.
 A lady who refused to give, after hear ing 0 charity sermon, had her pocket picked as she was leaving church. On making the discovery she said: Tho parson could not find the way to my pocket, but the devil dld."
 A proposition to light the streets of an Indiana " city" was opposed by the Com mon C.uncil, on the ground that thieves would be enabled to see when they were watched, and consequently it would be impossible to catch them.
 I A lady had her dress trimmed with "bugles" before going to ball. Her little daughter wanted to to know if tho bugles would blow when she danced. Oh no," said mother, "papa will do khat when he sees the bill" :
 The Indians in upper Michigan are employed to carry packages of nitro. glycerine on their backs. AS none ot them have stumbled yet, they are not aware of the fate that is at the sanlo time before them and behind them. :. Christiansburg, Va, is in ecstacies over O venerable turkey gobbler who has builded for himself n nest and is now gravely sitting upon four apples: It IS presumed that his action is intended as grave satire upon the womano rights ! business. .... .... In China, the Emperor's physicians arc iberally paid so long as his Majesty con- tinues in good health. But the salaries are suspended from the beginning of his illness, and it has been remarked that tl . near relative of the "Sun and Moon generally enjoys uninterrupted health. Here is Missouri papers noiien of , the h,gh calling of journalism We are compelled to make this weeks issue ,, almost exclusively local and advertise' 2 ment paper but look out for next weeks. 2 It will be one of the gayest, fiercest, hot test papers that ever went forth from au . Amerr~nD news.ra1oerv."
 The subject of sympaihies and anti
 pasi.iss It extre-aely curious Boyk ~ tainted when he beard the splashiDg Q. < water. Schager turned pale at the sigh' 2 of water crosses. Nasmus became fever