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Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22

ES Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths inserted free of charge. Obituary notices and All additions to ordinary announcements, 10 cents per line will be charged "
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For Sale.

MY story and a half house, located near the IVA Freight Depot in Salisbury village. The building is new and well built, and s supplied with all necessary conveniences. For further particulars apply to c. II. Glens.
 GEORGE DUvAL. Salisbury Aug. 4th, 1873. 3m5
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New Adrertiseillents,
Northrup's

MAGIC WHITE LINIMENT is good No hum- MI bug, For Chilblains and Burns it can't be beat. l.. NORTHRUP,
 Sw5 New Milford, Ct.
Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22

On Hand.-The 0ipsies have come two loads of them passing through this village day or two since. Chickens must roost high.
 Union Picnic.-The scholars of the two schools in this village, with their teachers, will picnic in School House grove next Sat urday.
Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22
Martha's Vineyard. HARTFORD, PROVIDENCE x
 FISHKILL RAILROAD.

MESSENGERS on Conn. Western railroad train, A leaving Millerton at b.20 A. NJ, connect at Hartford with fast express Hartford Provi- dence < Fishkill Railroad, and reach Oak Bluffs (Martha's NiNeyardl at b.2Or. M
Connecticut western news., 1873-08-22
BRIDGEpoRT MARKET REPORT

lFoR II. R. R, PRODUCE. REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING AUG, l6TH.
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EXCURSION TICKETS.

From Hartford to Oak Bluffs and return, good till Oct. 1st, 1878, $7.00
 1Yols IT. McMANUs, sup't.
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 eral new bridges, and is determined to hear no more from the croakers about bad roads ......J. F. Gibbs house is now nearly com pleted, and it is fair to say he is not ashamed of it, and thinks his neighbors are not Our village swarms with people from the cities, which are distributed about in the various places where they can be accom- modated......Mr. Conn IS getting rich these sweltering hot days, selling his most excel lent beer and soda water ... Landlord Com. stock isn't dead either. His house is con- stantlY full and he is happy. Much else might be said of the doings in Kent, but too much of good thing fails to make of it feast. GrrupANs1r.
 Pauper, Burglar and Ro66er.-The cap tion of this item; Pauper, Burglar and Robber, is the honorary title justly borne bya young man eighteen years old, by the name of John Trowbridge, son of Shaler Trow- bridge formerly of Ashley Falls, and there about. This "young vagabond of Gods displeasure," Gan epithet which was origi- mated and much used by his father.) has for long time been boarder at the towns expense. at the town farm in Sheffield, Something like a week ago he escaped the vigilance of the keeper of Sheffleld's poor, MT. Dwight Andrus, and has been prowl- ing around the country, pilfering from the psntries along the line of his travels. A few nights since he stole from the pantry of Jesse Stanton on Brush Hill, Sheffield, a ham, and next that is heard of him he is proving around the house and yards of John R, Ward, in Falls Village, whose dog chased him off before he had chance to steal anything. Last Wednesday night he entered MT. Robert Frink's house in this town, and stole ham, potatoes, GEc.; also again the same house Friday night, meeting with such good success each tune, he tried
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Cash Instead Of Credit.

II the lesson could be permanently
learned that the cash system Is better
than the credit system, all the suffering
entailed by this monetary crisis would
not be dear price TO pay for 1t.
People who buy for cash always buy
cheaper than those who buy on credit.
They buy, too, more closely, and select
more carefully.
Purchases which are paid for when
they are made are limited more exactly
to the purchasers wants. There Ia
nothing like having to count the money
right out when the article is bought TO
make people economical. The amount
Of indebtedness incurred is not much
considered when the payday Is aiat of.
Persons who do all their business on
o cash basis know Just where they stand
and what they can afford. Consequently
thoy never find atter-occasion for re-
GREETING, in o turn Of times, that they
have indulged in this luxury or that,
which they would have foregone had
they seen what was coming. .
Real wants are few and can be graft.
fed for cash. Atall events, theyehould
always be limited to what can bc paid
for in cash. lS Y
How much Of anxiety, how many
hlecpleas hours, haw many heart.bnrn.
ings, dlaappolntments, and regrets
would be- avoided II this rule wcre
always ntrioily ndhcrod 10.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
A Hero OF the Southwest.

Horace P. Jones is notable charac.
ter in the Southwest. he is at present
official interpreter ut Fort Sill.
Through him the officers Of the Govern.
ment at that post hold intercourse with
the wild tribes OF the plains. Perhaps
no man living has o more thorough
knowledge Of the Language OF the Com.
anches than is possessed by Mr.. Jones.
Mr.. Jones was present at tho massacre
at Old Fort Cobb, in 1851, where he
made q yerynarrow escape from sharing
the fate Of many others who bled on
that occasion.
During these troublous times Mr..
Jones passed through some terrible
experiences. On one occasion he found
himself suddenly surrounded by band
OF some twenty-five sayages, with lev
eled rifles aimed directly ut him. The
night was dark and gloomy. There was
but IN instant for thought, and that in.
slant was improved by the imperilled
hero to extricate himself from his per.
ilous position. Quick as thought he
dropped upon the grass among the
brushwood, and propelled himself SER
pent-like under the bushes. This ac.
tion for n moment disconnected his
would.be murderers, and, taking nd.
vantage OF the confusion, he managed
TO crawl under the brush until the op.
portunity to rise presented itself, when,
suddenly springing to his feet with the
swiftness Of an alarmed deer, he fled,
and succeeded in eluding pursuit. On
another occasion he was pursued by
four well.armed Indians. The chances
OF escape seemed small, but Jones new.
or was known to lose his presence Of
chances, etla es he he received a round from his
pursuers without harm, and then shot
one, reached ravine skirted bytimber,
and soon the only live Indian Of the
party WIS on his way back to disclose to
the band TO which he belonged the fate
OF his three comrades.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
An Ohio Giant.

A Cleveland paper relates q number
oil anecdotes illustrative OF the strength
and size Of Abner McIlrath, whom II
dubs giant. Itappears that NIcIlrath
Is sixty.one years Of age, and is six
feet seven and q half inches standing
in his boots, fairly proportioned in
form, without o pound OF waste flesh.
He was and Is giant in muscular
strength. He has Fitted !, ZOO pounds
Of iron, and q blow with his massive fist
and long arm is 30 powerful that on ono
occasion, when some twelve or fifteen
sailors went out to his place TO t" raise
n muss, !" he thrashed the whole lot and
threw them ono by one out OF the door
Just as one could throw so many babies,
and during that operation he dared not
double his fist for fear his blows might
prove fatal to some of the rowdies. He
formerly carried on the business Of a
cooper, and used 10 come to town with
his load OF barrels. On one occasion,
while stopping OF the " Red Tavern"
latterly known as the "Jackson
House" and which is now torn down, o
snob from town, who was out there with
his turnout in the shape Of livery
horse and buggy, got into difficulty
with Abe, and having insulted him in
some way or another, Abe resented II
by lifting the buggy rightup and strad.
ding IL across the fence, and then got
on his wagon and drove off 10 town,
whistling as though nothing was the
matter, and leaving the luckless wight
to get his buggy of the fence as besthe
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Chrlstmas IS Coming.

Christmas is coming, 1t is almost
here: and in the general rejoicing we
fail TO remember that winter is sadly
weaving shroud for the dying year,
even while her successor, resplendent
in satin and pearls, gaily prepares q
oueenly trosseau for the grand "coro.
nation that is soon to take place. al.
ready her heralds are approaching; gal
liant knights, decked in full armor,
bearing their lady's fayors; and the
brilliant cayalcado needless OF cere''
mony, hardly pauses with proper re-
spect until the funeral cortege OF the
fold year" passes by, waving n sad
farewell from sombre pail and dropping
plume. Ugh how the winds whistle
and shrek their iubilant medley: rising
at first in furious gusts, and clarion
blasts, anon, dying away to the plain.
tive moaning Of Eolian harps; like in.
visible chords sounded by angel fingers.
See the tiny "snow elves" in their
gossamer array? What mad revels
they are having at the banquet Of tho
storm king; fitting "hither and yon "
in their wild dances through the air.
While their brilliant companions, spark
ling 6frost fairies" in their diamond.
fringed robes, wink and blink at us
from every windoy-pane: as much as to
say, no time for sorrow and tears now,
happiness reigns supreme. M
Christmas Is coming Now little eyes
sparkle and little faces grow radiant
over possible to.morrows, in which hol:
iday festivities are toshine preeminent
And childish hands; how often they
turn the leaves OF the old almanac, ,reck.
oning up the number Of days before the
18th, to see II they have not made a
mistake in counting. No problem in
mathematics ever interested them so
before; II only they could apply the
rule OF subtraction to the hours, thereby
lessening the time, how happy they
would be. What magnificent pictures
Imagination unvails and holds up to
their admiring gael Such glowing
visions OF holly wreathed churches, and
invisible choirs chanting the 70 Deuni
/" Peace on earth and good will toward
men," Such shining glimpses OF
Christmas arches, and brilliantly illu.
minated trees decked with costly pres.
ents. Such sweet echoes from the feet
of I" tiny reindeer" prancing over the
roof to the chime Of "silver bells" /"
while good old "Santa Claus" " glides
down the chimney, and fills expectant
stockings full TO oyeraowing.
Alladin's palace or fairy grotto with
in enchanted grounds, never looked so
attractive TO young eyes as this coming
Christmas. No exile upon barron
strand, or desolate island, ever longed
more Tor sight Of home and friends,
than young hearts long to-day for this
good time coming Heaven grant II
may soon come 10 them, replete with
unlimited happiness. May 1t visit the
cottage as well as the mansion; and oh,
may II be only tone OF many" blessed
holidays, that shall keep life bright,
until earthly glory pales before the
magniiicenco OF Heavenly Joys, awaiting
them in that golden city beyond the
"gasea aiar.p
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Little by Little.

WHOM the nav year, como and tho old years g,
How, lilllo by little, al things grow
All lihinss grow-and all decay
Liiiieby iittie passing away.
Litileby Little, on fertile plain,
Bipen tho haryeats Of golden grain,
Waving and flashing in the sun,
When tho summer at last ia done.
Litieby little they ripeh so
Asthe new years come and the old years 80.
Low on tho ground an acorn lies,
Iltlle by little II mounts to the skies,
SHADOW and shelter for wandering herds,
Homo for hundred singing birds.
Little by iltllo the great rocks grew,
Long, long ago when tho world was new,
Slowly and silently, stately and free,
cities Of coral under the sea
LillIeby little nro buildcd-while So
The new years como and tic old years go.
Little by littlo old tasls arc donoi
50 arn the crowns Of the faithful won,
80 le heaven III our hearta begun.
With work and with weeping, with laughter
Andplay,
Litllo by liitlc tho longest day
And the longest lie arc passing away,
Passing without teturn-whIle So
The now years como and the old years 80.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
WESTON, w. VA, MONDAY DECEMBER Is, 1873. NO.

But My Lady Disdnin said, /" Mr.,
Yalmy, when we last met I spoke in Q
manner which wounded youand shamed
me. I have learned to be sorry for it.
Will you forgive me2 I have suffered
much.
There was indeed q deep and melan.
choly expression on her face, such as he
had never seen 1t wear before.
Surely, Miss Ransome, when you
speak so kindly and earnestly, 1 must
forgive anything You may have said.
Let as speak Of it no more"
"Nay, but I must speak Of It little
more. Have you changed since then,
aTr. valmy?"
The blood rushed into tho young
mans face, and he looked wildly, won
deringly into hers to seek for the
true meaning Of hor question. He saw
only strange, sweet expression there,
half timid, half encouraging.
"Do you ask me out Of mere cruelty,
Miss Ransome? How could / change ?
The wound I have received / shall carry
TO the grave"
"Can I not heal the wound, Mr..
Valmy? For I have changed since then
or, II have MOI changed, I know my
true self at last.
Thus IL was that My Lady Disdain
laid down her arms, having found hel
heart. The process OF conversion was
illogical, indeed, but there arc times
and occasions when emotion is bettel
than logic. The corpse OF the ashol
youth had taught her the first true les
son OF life she had ever received, ant
the lessons OF life are lessons OF love.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Gold and Silver.

Tho public mind is specially in.
terested Just at present in regard to
gold and silver coin, and the possible
resumption OF "specie payments" !"
Many OF us have almost forgotten the
times when dollars, half and quarter
dollars, with smaller silver coin, and
possibly sprinkIing Of gold pieces,
jingled in our purses-those old.fash.
ioned purses, which, being no fit recep'
tacle for greenbacks and paper currency,
are, perchance, laid away in some un-
requented drawer, and may yet prove
useful. "In view Of this subject AS
lecturers and clergymen arc accustomed
to say-a few items, taken in substance
from the annual report OF the Director
OF the Mint for the fiscal year ending
with June last, may not be uninterest.
ing to our readers. The amount of
gold and silver deposits and purchases,
coins struck and stamped, and bars
manufactured during the year was Us
follows Gold deposited, $50, ,097, 400,
40 silver deposited, s12,9013 13S9.43 /;
total amount received and acted on,
S72, ,244, ,91s.sS. Deducting deposits
made and issued by one institution and
deposited with another, the deposits
were, gold, S57, ,704, $685.; silver, S9,-
LAG, 1928. .43 ; total, 500, $40, ,714.31. The
total number OF gold and silver pieces
coined was 90, ,523, $40, having total
value OF S3s, ,630, 1888. The value OF bars
OF fine gold and silver manufactured,
and Of imported gold and silver, amount
ed to s27,517, ,530.G1. Some idea Of the
increase Of operations may be obtained
by the statement that the coinage Of
gold during the month Of October ap-
proximated in value $l4,000,000, the
coin, except as to the Pacific coast
States and Territories, being, as q
general thing, in the Treasury and
banks. From the most reliable data
obtaiLable at the present time, tho gold
coin now in the country Is estimated ut
sl95, 100000, and subsidiary silver,
s., 900, 900; total, sl40,000,000. Tho
silver coin is principally in circulation
in California, Oregon, Nevada, Idaho,
Arizona, aud Texas. OF the coin now
in the Treasury, about s5,O00,00O will
need to be renovated. A much greater
loss results. in process OF time, from
natural abrasion than would be gene
rally supposed and when large mum
ber OF pieces are SO worn as TO be below
the prescribed standard, II Is necessary
that there should be recoinage. 1t is
stated that there has not been q re-
coinage Of gold in this country since
that which followed the change OF
standard in 1884, and that in the very
large exports OF coin since the suspen.
sion Of specie payments in 1861, the un-
worn coin was selected for that purpose,
and the light or worn pieces excluded.
In tho course OF few months it is
probable that the New Orleans Mint
will be in condition forcoinage opera
tions; and the new mint editice which
has been for some time past in the
course OF construction at San Francisco
is nearly completed. It is now being
fitted up with the necessary machinery
and apparatus, and, 1t is expected, will
be finished by July, 1874. II is a large
building-though none too large for its
purpose-and will doubtless be one Of
the best appointed mints in the world
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Catching Turtle.

This is the way catching turtle is
described: You spy him from afar of
floating in the undulating surface OF
tho water, sometimes miles from the
shore. Slowly, cautiously your boat
man rows the skiff to tho turtle the
least clumsy splash off an oar would dis.
turb his siesta. At last you get behind
him, and inch by inch you approach
him. Then you stoop we'll over the
bow, and turn your turtle. Alem.
Turn him ? 1t seems easy enough to
say, "turn him, but how do you do
it 2 You bend down, leaning far over
the bow Of the boat, make both hands
meet under his belly in the water, and
you lift Mr.. Turtle clean out Of the
sea and tumble him backwards into
your boat. It's surprising how light q
turtle is In the water and what a dead
weight lie is when out Of his element.
No matter II lie does struggle little
and dash his flippers at you, the only
thing really to be afraid Of Is tue bar.
nacles which almest always grow on his
sides and cut like knives into tho arms
and wrists when you hold o two hun.
dred pound turtle In your embrace.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15
Something About Iceland.

Iceland has altogether the start Of
America. We propose TO celebrate our
nations centennial in 1876; but mean.
while, from the land OF snow and Ice,
volcanoes and geysers, comes the intel
bgence that the Icelanders propose to
celebrate their millennial in 1874. In
S74 Tngolf, Norwegian chief, planted
small colony on that island, ,whichhad
been discovered few years before. In
about half o century many thousands Of
hardy settlers had established them.
selves on this cold and barren isle. AT
one time the population numbered no
less than 100, 900; but the inhabitants
have suffered greatly fromiamines, epi-
denies, and volcanic casualties, and the
number il now reduced TO about Co.
600. Iceland contains an area OF 40, 600
square miles, OF which the glaciers COW
or a surface Of upward Of 1000 square
miles, and there are thirty known vol
canoes, Of which eight have been actiye
within century. There are also nu-
merous thermal springs, the principal
OF which Is tho Great Geyser, In which
the water, at q depth Of seyenty.two
feet, is thirty degiees above the boiling
point. Water and stones are thrown at
intervals from this geyser to height Of
No grain Of any kind can be raised in
Iceland, but vegetables can be culHya-
ted, and fish and birds ARE abundant.
Forests formerly abounded, but now
the island is almost destitute Of trees,
and the want Of fuel is severely felt.
The islanders are OF the Scandinavian
race, and are by no means lacking in
intellectual capacity. Although there
are but few educational institutions,
domestic education is universal, and
the people are intelligent. Many oiithe
most valuable works Of English liteta-
turo have been translated into the ma
tive tongue, and are read and appreci-
ated by tho common people. All the
inhabitants believe the doctrines Of the
Reformation in their primitive sim.
plicity, and the majority Of them are
Lutherans in profession. In short the
lcelanders arc Us prosperous as could
be expected Of any people living in
such o barren country, and deserve O.
national festival. i-,a
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15

DIR. Littlejohn, Medical Officer Of
Edinburgh, In o recent report, gives II
as his opinion that typhus fever is the
result Of oyercrowding, and typhoid
fever tho effect Of sewer gases. The
former, therefore, Is common in the
dwellings Of tho poor, while the latter is
found in houses Of q better description,
where there are pipes communicating
with IN external drain. In the case Of
the very poor, whose houses are de.
ficient In drainage arrangements,
typhoid fever Is rarely seen. Prac.
tically, DR.. Littlejohn has failed to
detect any bad effects resulting from
the use by COWS Of grass grown on sew.
age meadows. All tho COWS fed on
sewage.grown grass find their why to
the slaughter.houses, where they arc
examined by DR.. LiItleiohn and a
staff OF inspectors, who find that those
appearances which are met with in
diseased meat arc not more frequent In
those animals than in others. Sewage
grass Is, so far as bis observations have
gone, tinobjectionable as food for
cattle. s II
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AcAr IsF1icrs FATAL wousps on A
onIp.-At nialiyal, canton Of vinay,
in France, Madame r. LETT her infant,
eleven months old, alone in iis crib. on
returning tothc room In o quarter OF
an hour, she heard cries d pain, and
perceived a cat upon the crib bgnaTing
the hand OF her child. The animal os-
capped BY the open window. Not only
part ofihe infant'a hand was lacefalcd,
But the rightcheek and oar were bitlqn.
Tho wounds were oi such q ohnracior
that no hope Is entertained OF saving
the child'slifc.
The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-12-15

A vermonter having visited Iowa,
decided that the proper men in the
East to go West are those who are poor;
those who are rich or who are doing
well, ought not 10 60. Further, IL mas
hard 10 mako money in the West as in
the East, and m cnterprising man can
mako money anywhere, Therefore,
thereia NO necessity for anybody to go
Went, and there Ia no use for the West.
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