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Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
SALISBURY, CONN.,, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1873.

and nothing heard, save thess roaring of the tempest and the grinding and the crunching of the olumpers as they were driven with terrific violence by the sea. To remain where he was would be, he knew, to court immediate destruction. The pan upon which he tottered was becoming smaller and smaller every moment, and, great as was the hazard, he determined, if possible, to launch the boat again, and, though desperate the attempt, to cross the chasm that di- vided him from his companions. But this was no easy task. The sea was breaking wildly over the pan. The boat was heavily laden, and it seemed as if his remaining strength, though doubled by that desperate situation, was un- equal to the required task. Several times did he make the attempt, and twice was he washed from the pan into that dashed over and overwhelmed it. The cold was intense, terribly augment ed by the chilling and freezing water with which he was covered and satur- ated. In this awful situation but little hope remained of his ever again behold ing his comrades or even preserving his own life.
 In moment, as if by magic, the storm lulled and the surge subsided, and, straining his eyes through the blackness of that Plutonian night in the direction in which he supposed the rest of the party were, he discovered the two Esquimaux, Joe and Hans, each standing on 8 small piece of ice and paddling towards him. These intrepid and hardy sons of the "regions of thick ribbed ice were not deferred by dan gers which would have. blanched the cheeks and made the hearts of men bold enough to seek the bauble reputation even at the cannon's mouth stand petri- fled with awe. But for them the ice seemed to have no terrors as for common men. In Q second the horrors of the preceding moment were forgotten. Hope once more bloomed in all its fullness, regardless of the innumerable perils beyond, and, strength thus revived with eager hope, the boat was launched and they joyfully ejoined their companions.
 On the 29th of April two steamers hove in sight of the storm-tossed mari ners, which now renewed all their long cherished and constantly blighted ex- pectations of rescue. They made sig nals, but were probably not observed. This fresh and heartrenuing disappoint- ment was atoned for on the morrow, when the sealing steamship Tgress, of St. Johns, Newfoundland, accidentally, in dense fog, steamed against the very foe of ice which was their habitation. Three cheers from the rescued company rent the air, and were as vehemently and joyously sent back by the 130 men who composed the Tigress' crew.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
VOL. IT..
His First. Best Friend.


 The following touching verses from the Dub- in Free,nan-wonderfully pathetic in their simple fidelity to one of the noblest relations and emotions in human nature-represent an Irish mothers message to her emigrant son in America, by another emigrant just about to sail, and will find appreciative echo in all kind hearts:
 THE WIDOW TO HER SON. Remember, Denis, all bade you say: Tell him we're well and happy, thank the
 Lord; But of our troubles since he went away You'll mind, avick, and never say word. Of cares and troubles, sure, we've all our
 share.
 The finest summer isn't always fair. Tell him the spotted heifer calved in May; She died, poor thing; but that you needn't
 mind; Nor how the constant rain destroyed the hay 1; But tell him God to us was ever kind, And when the fever spread the country OCT His mercy kept the "sickness" from our
 door. Be sure you tell him how the nsighbors came And cut the corn and stored it in the barn; Twould be as we'll to mention them by name Pat Murphy, Ned McCabe, and shamus Carn, And big Tim Daly from behind the hill; And say, agra !-oh, say, miss him still. They came with ready hands our toll to share i; Twas then missed him most-my own right
 hand; r RoIk oltbo,,ol, L;od haorAu xra~a ~o,,rd ,o,o
 there,
 Tho kindest heart beat in foreign land. Strong hand! brave heart Lone severed
 far from me
 By many weary league of shore and sea- And tell him she was with us-he'l know who |; Mavourneen, hasn't she the winsome eyes? The darkest, deepiest, brightest, bonniest blue ever saw except in summer skies; And such black hair! Lit is the blackest
 hair
 That ever rippled over neck so fair. Tell him old Pincher fretted many day, And moped, poor dog! twas well he didn
 die, Crouched by the roadside, how he watched the
 way,
 And sniffed the travellers as they passed him
 by
 Hail, rain, or sunshine, sure twas all the
 same,
 He listened for the foot that never came. Tell him the house is 1onesome-like and cold, The fire itself seems robbed of half it's light But may be 'tis my eyes arc growing old, And things look dim before my failing sight For all that, tell him twas myself that spun The shirts you bring, and stitched them
 every one. Give him my blessing; morning, noon, and
 night,
 Tell him my prayers are offered for his good, That he may keep his Maker still in sight, And firmly stand as his brave father stood True to his name, his country and his God, Faithful to home, and steadfast still abroad
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Riot in ShamOkin, Pa.
Resisting New Yorl<er's Claim to Lands Worth S2O,OOO,OOO.

Reststtng New Yorker's Claim to Lands
 Worth S2O,OOO,OOO.
 A letter was received by MT. Stewart Newell from MT. O. H. Wheeler, now in Shamokin, Pa. saying that three houses had been burned in that place by mob, and that an army of men were holding the roads to that place. Serious trouble is apprehended. MT. Newell's story of the origin of the out break is as follows Robert Morris, of Revolutionary memory, purchased twen- ty-tive- tracts of land, containing 10,300 acres, of what has proved the richest anthracite coal region in the country. The land Is now valued at over $20, 000,000. Robert Morris sold this land to John Nicholson of Philadelphia. Nicholson died intestate, and his heirs appointed William P. Farrand, their attorney in fact, to sell and convey these lands. Farrand sold to Henry K. Strong, the State Librarian and mem- Der of the Pennsylvania. Legislature. Strong sold to female friend of Mr. Newell.
 MT. Newell now holds the titles as trustee for the heirs of that relative He conveyed half interest in the land to MT. O. H. Wheeler, a brother-in-law of O. Brainbridge Smith of this city, in consideration of MT. Wheeler's obtain ing possession of the land which is held by the Reading Railroad Company and purchasers from them. This rail road claims to have bought all the land in question under another title held by George Grant of Pottsville, and obtain ed under a judgment which MT. Newell claims was obtained by fraud, and which has been so decided by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wheeler went on about six weeks ago to take possession, and began to put up tracts being vacant, while the other twenty have on them probably forty collieries.
 This proceeding was of course op- posed by the persons then in possession, and MT. Wheeler sold portions of his interest to MT. Jordon, the ex-Secrctary of State of Pennsylvania under Gov Geary, to Judge Maynard, and to others, in order to obtain means to prosecute his claim. May 14 he wrote to MT. Newell that two houses had been erected, but were willfully destroyed by fire while the tenants were moving in. Other houses had been erected and the tenants were in possession. The surveys and leases were made, and suits for the recovery of the other twenty tracts were already begun. May IF he wrote the note referred to at the be- ginning of this article, which runs as follows
 DEAR SIR The third house is burned down by force and violence, and it is impossible to erect any more dwellings. An army of men are now stationed along the road.
 Every day false warrants were obtain ed to arrest everybody, and a large force waiting to destroy the dwellings,. My friends here have rendered me aid, but not sufficient to prevent it. You could not do any good if you were here unless you can command large sum of money. Jordan could not get here. In haste, O. H. WHEE1ER.-N F. Sun.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Curious Customs i'm the East.

Dr. Anderson, who accompanied the expedition sent out by the British Gov ernment in 1868 to ascel tain how far it was possible to open the great highway to China, by the Valley of the Tapeng, to British commerce, makes the follow, ing interesting statements, which we
 The practice of horse worship in con- nection with the Buddhism of the San da Valley may, however, be noticed, as we'll as the Shan method of concealment of gold and precious stones, by burying them beneath the skin of their chest and necks, by making slits, through which the coins or stones are forced, and which subsequently heal up. When cut is made upon the spot, and it is eX- tracted. In some instances as many as fifteen stones or coins were found to be hidden beneath the skin of men just ar rived wivh caravan at Mandalay.
 Their method of producing fire is very remarkable, and is effected by the sudden and forcible descent of a piston in closed cylinder. There is small cup-shaped cavity at the end of the pis- ton-rod, into which little finder is in- serted. The apparatus is identical in principle with one now employed in the lecture-rooms of our colleges.
 Both bronze and stone celts are very common. They are thought to be thunderbolts which have per etrated the earth and afterwards worked their way to the surface. The belief in the celes- tial origin and healing powers of these implements is as common in Asia as in Europe. They are worn as charms, and carefully kept in small bags; when dipped in water they are supposed to impart curative properties to it, and is | is administered as medicine which it supposed to possess great value, especi- ally in difficult labor cases.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Expanding the Chest.

Take strong rope, and fasten it to a beam overhead to the lower end of the rope attach stick three feet long, con- venient to grasp with the hands. The rope should be fastened to the centre of the stick, which should hang six or eight inches above the head. Let per son grasp this stick with the hands two or three feet apart, and swing very mod- erately at first-perhaps only bear the weight, if very weak-and gradually in- crease, as the muscles gain strength from the exercise, until it may be used from three to five times daily. The con nection of the arms with the body, with the exception of the clavicle with the breastbone, being 8 muscular attach ment to the ribs, the effect of this exer- else is to elevate the ribs and enlarge the chest and as Nature allows no vacuum, the lungs expand to fill the cavity, increasing the volume of mir, the natural purifier of blood, and prevent ing the congestion or the deposit of tu- berculous matter. We have prescribed the above for all cases of hemorrhage of the lungs and threatened consumption for thirty-five years, andshave been able to increase the measure of the chest from two to four inches within few months, and with good results. But especially as preventive we would rec ommend this exercise. Let those who love to live cultivate 8 well-formed, ca pacious chest. The student, the mSr- chant, the sedentary, the young of both sexes-ay, all-should have swing on which to stretch themselves daily. We are certain that if this were to be prac- ticed by the rising generationin dress allowing free and full development of the body, many would be saved from consumption. Independently of its beneficial results, the exercise is an ex- ceedingly pleasant one, and as the ap- paratus costs very little, there need be no difficulty about any one enjoying 1t who wishes to.-Dio Le,Ois.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13
Losing an Umbrella.

A man, says the Danbury NeaOs, may lose friends, home, position. fortune. They are different from an umbrella He mag lose them he is sure to lose that. But he keeps on buying or bor- rowing them. If he buys one some one borrows it, and returns it to the wrong man without knowing it. If he borrows one some one steals it, outright, and he has to borrow another from another source to make it good. We don't un- derstand it. Nine of every ten men who to-day possess umbrellas are not the owners of them. Heaven only knows where the owners are. Perhaps they are dead-perhaps i'll exile, and perhaps, which is more likely, they are under other umbrellas. People will borrow an umbrella when they wouldn' t borrow anything else. They will bor- row it as long as there is & bit of cloth or rib to it. They will borrow the stick if the slide is in it. While it bears the remotest semblance to an umbrella they will borrow it, and-keep it. We never yet saw an umbrella so reduced but that some one would take it in. The only when you want it, and that is the exact time it fails to appear. When the sun is shining brightly and the dust is five inches thick on level, an umbrella be- comes one of the most repulsive objects in christendom. On such occasions il meets you on every turn. You Shut g door and down it comes and spreads out and trips you up. You haul down youl linen coat from the closet and find something is holding to it. It is that umbrella. You move the flour barrel tc look for rat, and out comes that mis erable umbrella and scrapes your shin It raps you on the head in the stairway and trips you up in the hall, and falls down on your head from the garret, anG when it ain't doing anything else il
 stands up in corner and wrings its hands and swearS at society.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13

GRAVEYARD WIT.-An Irishman who had been employed at the cemetery some time since, went to Washington to draw his pay. After receiving the amount the paymaster, discovering a sabre cut on his face,, remarked: You were in the army during the war ?" Yes, said he. "What command were you in?" "In General Fitz Hugh Lees command, sir" "Did you have the audacity to apply to a Federal cemetery for work when you were in the rebel army?" "Yes," replied the Irishman "I helped kill them, so thought had right to help bury them"
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13

AN ELECTRIC MIsTAKE.-A gentleman found it necessary, during his recent canvass, to ask head railway official, by telegraph, that train might take him up to small station. The answer promptly came back, "No one will stop for you" But the courteous official had really done all in his power by promising that train No. would com. ply with the request made.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13

Ex-Senator Pomeroy, of Kansas, has been offered lucrative position in N. Y. City, and says, whether he accepts 1t or not, that he will hereafter have nothing whatever to do with politics.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13

Man alone is born crying, lives com plaining, and dies disappointed.
Connecticut western news., 1873-06-13

The Full Story and Terrible SufFerings of the POlaris Crew who were Six months on an Ice FlOe.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16
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See notice In local column.

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and it is the only reliable and perfect
ed preparation for restoring GRAY
OR FADED HAIR to it's youthful color,
making it soft, lustrous, and silken.
The scalp, by it's use, becomes white
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and dandruff, and, by its tonic prop
critics, prevents the hair from falling
out, as it stimulates and purishes
the hair-glands. BY its use, the hair
grows thicker and stronger. In
badness, it restores the capillary
glands to their normal vigor, and
will create new growth, except iii
extreme old age. It is the most eco
nomical HAIR DRESSING ever used,
as it requires fewer applications,
and gives the hair a splendid, glossy
appearance. A. A. Hayes, MD,
State Assaycr of Massachusetts, says,
"Ihe constituents are pure, and care
fully selected for excellent quality;
and consider it the BEST PRErA-
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Price One Dollar
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16
How Pavis Il limited.

II would astonish some OF our old
house.pain,crs it they could witness
The manner in which the painters OF
Paris climb over the fronts OF these
six or seven story houses, aud pant
them from root to door sill without
the use of ladder, scaffold. or any
other wooden contrivance, either Tor
themselves or their paillt.pots. One
man, without assistance OF any KIM !
can paint the entire iron: OF one oi
these tall houses in two or three
days. Directly opposite our quar-.
tiers a six story building, fronting
about eighty feet, IS undergoing IA
complete renovation, and the paint
ing of the entire walls has been ac-
complished by Two youths, apparent
" not over 10 years OF age. They
are each provided with rope about
an inch in diameter, extending from
the apex of the roof to the pave
meut. on which knots, one loot apart
are made the entire length. by
means of an apparatus With straps
clamps and hooks, to which is ZIP
pended u board on which they Fit and
stirrups, to lest the feet in, which
are strapped to the legs, they move
I'D and down the rope with great ra
pilily and apparent ease. They
move the clamps from knot T. Knot
and without changing the position
81 the rome. are enabled - pant
about six feet on either side OF them
Their smaller brushes are stuck Il
the little loops appended to the ST.
and the pain, pot is susp nted ~ .
smaller rope, 90 which it is fastened
by a spring OF some kind, and
| raised or lowered with ease, as tn y
may desire it. Long Practice has
gwen them great agility, and the.
seem to move up and down, and pr
oouette and oscillate along the iron,
with a great deal more ease than i
| ,l,ey were on ladders.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16
college Graduates in Con.
gre81.

The congress onal Directory" OF
the last Congress shows that OF 81
Senators and Representatives only
about 81 were graduates vi a col
lege. But this number Is not to be
taken as absolutely correct; tor the
biographical notices of the DIRECT
DRY" in a few instances say nothing
about education, and in others are
shspiciuusly ambiguous OF the lead
ing COLLEGES of thu country. the re-
presentation is small. Yale leads
with ten graduates; the University OF
North Carolina comes next with SIX;
Union, Dartmouth and Hamilton,
have each four; Harvard and Prince
ton have bu. three; as have Williams,
IVES, Point, Wa,erviiie (now Colby
University, and Miami; there are
two from the University OF Virginia,
two from Brown and Madison; one
from Amherst, Obcrlin, and Michi-
yan-all told, about fifty real grad.
yates OF real colleges, in the two
houses OF Congress. AS to State.
the mos, notable is North Caroline,
for six Of her nine members are col
lege men (Which is the highest pro
portion to be found in Congress), and
~ vt uhvm a,o s.-a"-.~~ ~ ''ss
State University. The three great
States, Notwithstanding their wealth
and the number OF their colleges,
have about one fourth each New
York, nine out OF thirty three Penn
sylvania, six out of twenty.six; Ohio,
five out OF twenty one. New Eng
land is not much better, having less
than half; and ten States, extending
in age from Maryland and Delaware
to Texas and Nevada, have not a
single graduate. AS between the
North and South and the East and
West not as much can be said, tor
North Caroline and Nebraska are the
ONLY States which come up to the
Of two thirds. Remem-
boring the fine array Of cultivated
stat smen which ola Virginia posses
sell IN her day 81 scan,y educational
means, it must he deemed sad ev-
,ience of her decline that Virginia
and West Virginia combined, now
have but one graduate OF college
among their fifteen member,
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16

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hair is thickened, falling hair checked,
and badness often, though not always.
cured BY its use. Nothing can restore
the hair where the folliclcs are de-
stroyed, or the glands atrcphied and
decayed; but such as remain can be
saved by this application, and stimu-
lated into activity, so that new
growth of hair is produced. Instead
of fonling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. The
restoration of vitality it gives to the
scalp arrests and prevents the forma-
ton of dandruff, which is often so I'M
cleanly and offensive. Free from those
deletcrious substances which make
some preparations dangerous and iniu-
rious to the hair, the Vigor can only
benefit but not harm it. If wanted
merely for HAIR Dressings
nothing else can be found 50 desirable
Containing neither oil nor dye, it does
not soil white cambria, and Yet lasts
sons on the hair, giving it a rich, glossy
iastre, and grateful perfume.
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Practical and Analytic Chemists,
LOWELL, MASS.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16
Potatoes.

We clip the following timely re-
marks, relative to seed potatoes,
from an exchange.
Some one asks why il is that potatoes
80 soon run out? There are two
grand reasons. There are but few
potatoes in a hill hat are fit tor seed.
Some are ovcrgrown, course. rank,
and will not transmit the original
quality. Others are undersrown,
and not iull-developed seed. a po-
lato OF medium siz,', perfect IN all It's
parts, with change OF ground, will
produce its like al intinitum. One
other reason, cutting potatoes be-
tween stem and seed end continually
will demoralize the institution 1t
r, ouircs the stem and seed end to
make perfect seed. II cut. cut
lengthwise. Single eyes will run out
any potato. There is no other seed
that will bear mut,!atlon like the pc.
ta,c; The only wonder is that it does
not ,ur out completely. We select
the above IRON one OF our exchanges
for the purpose of pointing moral
In nothing IS the. e SO much error
taught an believed 10y ignorant per.
y ,nsIa in regard to the culture OF pc.
ia,oes, hit Is only considered that the
potato Is not a root. nor q potato set
q seed, any more than a twis above
ground is root, or bud cut there
from seed. An analogous instance
is found in the planting cutting OF
q vine or Of a stalk OF peppermint or
a cutting of a currant or geranlum.
The bud is the germ OF the future
plant, aud grows when planted in
the soil SO that roots may be started
from it base. A cutting or bud,
then, from small potato is as likely
TO produce vigorous plant as bud
| transplan ted from 4 slender twlg is,
and one from large potato no more
so than from branch many times as
large as the small twig.
The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1873-10-16
advantage Of one years growth,
went tardily at 4 G.

advantage Of one years. growth,
went tardily at 4c.
SO we say TO those who expr ess
themselves astonishai at the prices
obtained tor certain auinals that have
recently been sold at public as well
as private sales, tina: the explanation
Is given above. This is the key TO
ali these transactions, Ti the only
explanation that vii cover tie
ground. The same rule applies here
tina, applies to all commodities, VIZ:
that excellence OF its kind govern,
the commercial value, sad II matters
not how pei sisteutly people in genef
al shut their eyes to ,tesc facts, 9th
ers take care Ut these interests ani
reap the fruit, while TOP many. WHO
ought to know better. set th,ir faces
against any lnroade OF knowledge
from that direction, anl real and
sell steers of low grads tor CORES
ponlingly low prices, and the whole
result. of the transaction may be
summed up in this assertion, VIZ;
that the profit upon the grass and
grain ted to such stock is not worth
the trouble il has cost i'll the hand
ling, even if any profit is made
Homestead.