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Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

It seemed, however, as if Charlie were actually afraid of the money that was so temptingly near Jessie's grasp, for he commenced 0 series of interviews that bore entirely upon the subject of an immediate marriage.
 "What is there to wait, ,for?" he would ask, and then enter upon calculations of his present expenses and those'of the future, proving most conclusively that there was decided saving for both in uniting their incomes"
 You remind me-" said Jessie, ''of the Dutchman who said he could al- most support himself alone, and it was pity if two of them could not do it entirely"
 But though she laughed at him, Jes- sic was quite willing to admit the force of his reasoning and one bright June morning, six months after Aunt Jessie's death, there was wedding in the viii lage church, and breakfast in the cot tage for few chosen friends. Among these was Aunt Jessie's lawyer, for the will stipulated that the sealed codicil was to be opened at Jessie's wedding, if she preferred love to money.
 The bride was little paler than usual when with solemn face the New York lawyer broke the big red seal. Visions of John Garland holding drunk en revels in her aunt's house fitted across her mind, and then she looked into Charlie's face, and over her own crept an expression of peffect content.
 The will was opened and found to contain only letter directed to Jessie, and short, legally worded formula, making herself and her chosen husband joint inheritors of her aunt's fortune. Truly the bride opened the letter from the dead.
 With loving. words Aunt Jessie blessed her and wished her happiness.
 1T do not," she wrote, "approve of the money power in family being en- tirely in the hands of a woman there fore you will find, dear Jessie, that half of my fortune only is yours, the remain ing half to go to the husband who has proved that he loved you for your own sweet self, not for your fortune"
 During the wedding tour of the young couple, Mrs. Markham, at their earnest solicitation, took an affectionate fare we'll of her pupils, and removed her household treasures to the New York mansion, to which n dpe time came Charlie and Jessie to brighten the long silent rooms with their happiness, and establish that loving circle that makes home of any house, however grand or humble.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Editorial Association Addresses.

We have read carefully the addresses delivered before the different editorial associations in the United States this season, and must say, that as whole, they do not come up to the standard point. As to the poems, they have been, taken as @ whole, bad.
 Taken generally, the effort of the committees has appeared to be, to secure somebody whose reputation warranted an interesting discourse. This is laud- able, perhaps, but editors and pub- fishers do not care much about listen may be, when he talks about subject with which he is not familiar. We claim that no man not @ thorough, prac- tical printer and editor, can deliver an address that will interest or claim the attention of an editorial association. On this occasion something connected with the printing office is expected something practical that will benefit.
 Of the many addresses we have seen this year, few by printers have con tained this information; but we regret printing and publishing of newspapers dI COuCSIu0u, uatNo tS IuuCu GO uO WIUIl the subject as Q dime novel. Theoreti- cal newspapers will do to talk to the outside world, but to newspaper men something little more tangible is needed. We trust that the experiments tried by association committees have been sufficient to satisfy them, and that hereafter when an address is wanted, a veteran out of the ranks will be taken some man who went into a printing office determined to learn his trade, re- mained there until it was learned, and when he sat down into the editorial chair, assumed a position that he had earned. Such a man will never fail to tell editors and publishers something that will interest and benefit them. N, y. Union.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Publishing a Newspaper.

According to "Gath," who has re- gently been to Springfield. this is the way Samuel Bowles edits his paper : He breakfasts frugally in bed, and reads from beginning to end, every day, when at home, the mornings Rep,t6- Hcan. marking out those parts which he does not need for his weekly-a de- velopment in which he takes much pride, as it was his fathers paper, the basis of his daily. At eleven o'clock he dictates to phonographer answers to personal, political, and business let ters or, on some occasions, repairs to his office and meets inquirers person ally, Dictation of editorial matter fol- lows, and he breakfasts second time with his children at their midday din ner. At three o'clock he goes to the office, and writes editorial and at night, generally speaking, reads his proofs or paragraphs, or dictates at home.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
ERNEST BE1aER, Solicitor.

The story of the death of the two women, so long ago as 1852, and the finding of their murderer, twenty years after, the revelation of actual occur rences which are as terribly tragic as may be found within the lids of TO- nance. The widow, Catharine Spelling, and her daughter Dorothy, were joint possessors of diamonds, money, and bonds worth one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and occupied house by themselves on Harlan street, Am sterdam. One day, in the summer of 1852, placard appeared on their door, saying they had gone to the country. Six weeks rolled around and still the placard remained on the door. The by the long absence of the women, and the house was entered. The placard was found to be fearful deception ]; the bodies of the two women were found on the floor, their diamonds, money. and bonds missing, and no clue to the murderer and thief was found.
 In July last, the house was torn down, and in it's destruction came to light 8 circumstance equaling in horror the dis covery of the assassination of the two lone women. Between the house taken down and the adjoining one was space of about foot, and confined in this narrow cell was found the skeleton of @ man, caught midway between the top and bottom, and on the ground beneath him were found the diamonds, the bonds, and the money of the two mur- dered women. The assassin, in attempt ing to escape, had missed his footing, fallen between the houses, and, with a strip of blue sky visible above the high walls of his living tomb, had starved to death.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
The Panic i'm London.

The London Times, commenting on the financial panic in New York, says, in view of the extraordinary prosperity of the United States and the high price of government bonds, the present gust must be regarded as simply an effort of the financial system to get rid of it's dishonest clements,
 The Daily Telegraph says such local troubles as the suspensions in New York seem to be are merely the rank out growth of an exuberant prosperity, and accessories to Q progress which does not for moment halt.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

CALIFORNIA B1Ts.-A gentleman wri- ting from California says you hear the word "bit" used very often. A sbit'' is twelve and half cents, or ten cents, or fifteen cents. If you buy an article that costs Ca bit" you pay ten cents, and it is all right. Ifyou hand the store-keeper 8 twenty-five cent coin for an article worth ''bit," he hands you back ten cents change, and that is Tall right"
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
An Old Road.

A curve of green tree-tops,
 And 8 common wall below, And winding road, that dips and drops An me! where does it go? Down to the lovely days
 Goes that familiar track, And here stand and wait and gaze, As if they could come back. Somewhere beneath that hill
 Are children's running feet, And little garden fair and still, Were never flowers so sweet! And house within an open door, What aods therein know O! let me enter nevermore,
 But still believe it 80. Up this oft-trodden slope
 What visions rise and throng! What keen remembrances of Hope Lie shattered all along! These flowers that never grew,
 Bloom they in any clime2 Can any Spring to come renew
 What died in that sweet time7 Here believed in fame, And found no room for fear; Here sprang to meet what never came; Here loved-what is not here! Not worth moments pause
 Seemed any fallen gem, Not worth sigh, glance, because fife vould he full of tham Tho child in the fairy tale
 Dropped tokens as he passed, So pierced the darksome forest-vel And found his home at last; I, in the falling day. ..-E. Turn back through deeper gloom, By gathered memories feel my way Only to find-a tomb. For there they lie asleep,
 Eyes that made all things sweet, Hands of true pressure, hearts more deer Than any left to beat; A world where all was great;
 Paths trodden not, but seen; Light streaming through an open gate The world that might have been! Pictures, and dreams, and tears Love, is this the whole? Nay, wrap your everlasting years About my failing soul The ightest word you spake
 Beyond all time shall last These only sleep before they wake In Love there is no Past! M. B. SMEDLRY.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

Iron is getting to be one of our great est stap1es-and think how many staples are made out of it
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

How to make an Indian loaf-Give him gallon of whiskey.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

SALTINa MEAT. writer in Dinglers Polytechnic Journal recommends a mixture of 7 pounds of salt, 3 ounces every hundred pounds of meat. For the reason that if this mixture is ap- piled in 8 dry state it extracts the water from the meat along with some of the most nutritive constituents, he is in favor of using solution of the picking materials in water, as brine.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10

Wheat is worth 90 cents bushel in Iowa, and rye 15 cents 8 glass.
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
|" ParlouS TimeS.',

A. German writer states that the deaths in Hungary amount to 5,24O out of each 100000 every year, which gives the average length of life at less than twenty years. This death rate is equal to two and half times that of England. The excess is accounted for by the mor- tahty consequent on assaults, duels, drunken quarrels, and other violence. '"These be parlous times," indeed, in Hunparv
Connecticut western news., 1873-10-10
Stranger than Fiction.

A North Germany paper advertises for the American heirs of the fortune of widow lady of Amsterdam as follows |:
 "The following heirs of Catharine Spelling and her daughter Dorothy, both of whom died Q violent death in 1852, at Amsterdam, are requested to send their addresses immediately to the Royal Probate Court at Amsterdam f: Sophia Behrensburg, Otto Kellenaer, Anna Derfiing, Maria Dertiing, Joseph Derfing, all of whom emigrated to the United States since 1864.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

An article is going the rounds of the pa
pars, stating that the eating Of tomatoes
produces all manner of ills, and makes the
teeth TO come out. And now we see that
German writer's den0unce the potato. They
declare that on potato diet nations deter
i'rats both physically and mentally. One
writer maintains shat the excessive nse Of
potatoes among the poorer classes and the
uso Of coffee and tea by the higher classes h
the cause Of the Incidence Of nations. IL
tnis connection we notice that Q prominent
Cincinnati physician condemns the uss o
new potatoes that have been long washed
before cooking. He says the practice o.
washing new potatoes before they ore
brought to market makes them positively
unft for food. We see no explanation ol
opinion, nor eny reason given why washing
tue dirt off the potatoes makes them so in
jlIious for food
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

A Ne. Nichols 10 lS49 went 10 . sailin
vessel II ~ New York 10 Californis. He
was caught 10 q gale and supposed the ship
would iounde r. Tie made note Of the con
dition OF affairs, sealed bis letter 10 hottie
and threw II overheard. Mr. Nichols wsnt
through ell right, but the bottle floated
around three years and finally jrifted on
the shores Of Chilli, where It was picked up
opened by an American, and sent 10 the I'D
dress which was 10 the letter, and now the
letter 10 In a frame on the wall Of the house
belonging 10 daughter Of Nj Nichols, Wit
ives 10 Portlsnd. Oregon.
That "Ocesn Mail was about % slow O
QUE present mails.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

Gilbert Gordon has entirely rejuvenatsd
the old Winsor store, and 1t now presents
as neat aad tasty IN appearance ss any
hardware store 10 the oil region. We would
advise our oil men aud citizeus generally 10
pay Mr.. Gordon . call. They will find 40
thing and everything in the hardware and
oil we'll supply line. ln prices be cannot
and will not be undersoid.' Give his store
visit.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

A man in Connec lent has petitIoned the
Legislature to be divorced from bis wife be.
cause she has become insane II the depths
of meanness could be sounded OF the boz
tom would be found the man who attempts
t, put away an insane ! wife. The Juait-
lary Committee TO whom the petition was
referred. reported against its prayer saying
"Thers were only two precedpnts CT such
divorces in the State, one about hundred
years ago, and one in 1870. The committee
believed they were bad preceden,s. The
woman was insane, and probably incurable.
But her insanity came from 90 fault Of hers,
and the committee thought that II would
not be 10 accordance With the sacred mar
riage cnmpact to cast her away for this
cause, any more than 1t would be proper TO
put her aside because she had became para
lyzed.'
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

Rev Henry Ward Beecher's memory must
be very treacherous In bis address to the
Press Association on the Hudson lew days
since be spoke OF bis early connection with
the Cincinnati newspapers as temporary edt
itor. He represented that be edited the
Cincinnati Gazette for few months when
be was Theological student and that The
publisher "broke" and the paper was sold.
The Cincinnati Gazette comes to the de/
fence of that sheet, 10 the truth Of history
aud says It is not true the Gazette ever met
q forced sale, for "while its prop,ietori
may at times have been poor, they aiwsyi
paid debts" The Gazette Gays the CincIn-
natl Journal, a Presbyterian weekly, Wal
the paper Mr.. Beecher edited.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28
II !, no upcomuon thing for . child to

II Ia no uncommon thing for . child 10
show great deal OF jeslonsy asshe advent
of q younger member OF the family. but new
er have We, heard Of such jealously's taking
so seriousan aspec. as 10 . case Reported
frum vicksbure, Mss. Among the negro
cabins on . plantation near that place Is
one, the ocsspsnts Of which have little boy
sbou. six pears old, noted for BITS sptigha'
ness and in,elligencs. Recently baby
brother arrived, and at once bis resent men'
was manifested toward Il. One day last,
week while the children were left alone
their parents being n work 10 The field, toe
little boy picked up bsiok'bs', nsarly s'
heavy as be could carry, and walking into
the cabin, where the baby Icy 10 Its cradle,
pelted It over The head with the brick un/
I'll be actually succeed 10 breaking the in-
iao,'s skull, msshing IL almost TO jelly
He then managed to get the child out OF i's
cradle, and drsssed Ito lifelsss body to The
woods, Q short distance from the house,
where he bid the body 10 the bushes, and 70
turuins 10 his plsymstss, ssid 10 shsm:-
IL beeve l ill Ule baby" He then led
them to the spot where be had len .be body
The little murderer maintsins 30 cir Of per-
sisient indifference about the crime be COM
mitted.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

PosTAGE on County PAPERs. The new
3os,sge.iaw 7. mich goes into effect on the
first day Of July next, requires prepayment
OF postage ou all regularly issued publica.
tons sent through the mails. Each sub.
scriber of the RECORD by going to the post
master at the Office where he receives his pa
per, on or before the first day Of July, can
With FIVE cents prepay the postage on it for
tue asyt three months, for ten cents six
months. We would advise this paymen,
fer 10 more than six months by all residents
IN the county, as doubtless the law will be
modiied early in the next session of Con-
gross, SO far as regards the circulation oi
papers 10 tbeicounty where published.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

SELLING AT CosT.- On Monday next,
the well known dry goods dealer, Mr. c. q.
Shepard, of housewife. will commence ELL
in; off at cost his large and extensive stock
of dry goods. The stock consists Of all
kinds of dry goods, trimmings, laees, gents
furnishing goods, &c, which will be sold
far below cost Here lisa good chance to
buy goods cheap
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

Now that frugal house are getting
their soup grease together and fxiug ur
isaobes, isn't it about time 10 start tbos.
beautiful iines OF William Culleu's on thsil
annual tour:
The melancholy days have come.
The worst Of all the year
When women jaw and make soft soap,
And the old man takes his clear.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

The cho'ers lie scourgina the M,,.,-,
above and below Memphis. An ,,on. pF'
river the pI . n.ations IRE deserted h. W. .ue
uegroes, and the fatality among the t,,. .ue
Is fearful. The epidemic has psrslvu.a .,,
business, and the different railway lines =,
Memphis aud Nashville have sns,..,,
many OF their trains. Sleeping car, bor.
bee, taken cff the ronte between N....,,,
and Memphis, aud the service ia reduo., -
the lowest possible point.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28
Artemus Ward as an Actor.

Said Artemus Ward: ~ like art, admire
dramatic art, although failed "a an sclor
1t was in my schocI/dsys that I failed as an
actor. The play was the Ruins Of Pompei'
played the ruins. 1t was not o successf ul
performance--but was better than the Bur
ming Mountain.' He was not good; he was
bad Vesuvius. The remem berance OF II
makes me ask: Where are the boys OF my
youth? assure you this is no conundruu
Some are among you here, sone In America
somo are 10 jail.
"Hence arises most touching question
'Whers are the girls OF my youth? Some
are married. some would ike to be. Oh my
Maria! Alas! shs married another-tbey ire
quently do hope she is happy-because
I am. Some people are not very happy;
have noticed it. My orchestra 10 small
but am sure it is good 90 far ss Il eoes.-
give my pianist ten pounds . night snd
bis washing. like music. can't siog. =
As a singist am not success. lam sad.
dest when sing. So are those who hear
me-tbey are sadder even than I am"
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

Lou. Voucher is not to be outdone in biz
Efforts to please his customers this warm
weather. He has invented new and de-
Iiciously cooling beverage, composed OF
water from that famous well, lemon, sugar,
ice ard a strawberry. After being well
shook mp drink at your leisure. The boys
call it 'Lou's Best" and say il gees down
almost 90 smooth as "velvet."
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

One of the jnI ors called in the Wo,uo.,
case in New York, On being questioned A.
to his knowledge OF the case said that bs
might have read Of the shootin but il had
entirely passed ont of his mind until reviv-
cd in the Conrt he thought he did remem,
Der that the prisoner had been accused Of
killing his father.
That was a model sjaryman. The mur,
der occurred two or three weeks since but /,
bad escaped that jurors memory even if be
yer knew it. 1t showed the good sense o,
twyers that they said that juror might stand
side. Such memory as that would A. :.
uuieh q livery horse that does not remember
ping more than five minutes
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28
For the New York Evangelist.
RABY,s PRAYER.

"Now lay me'-and the eyes,
The rognish eyes Of laughing olue'
Full Of u mischisi, ars enclosed
Ere the prayer IL haltwsy through.
.Dowu to isssp"--ssa the lids,
Like white Of 6ussalas ere let down;
For the bsbys eye hsve caught
Jus, . glimpse Of nslkas i-own.
81 pray the Lord ~ lssul 70 keep
The rosy lips say soisly eow,
Msy the Holy Fa,bsrksep A.
Always as pure that soowy bre&
mfI should die before wse
Solemn words so softly ssSd.c xeAo
May the Heavenly Father sysse
Long our little aarlius's head.
III pray the Lord my soul u nNns
Alb Fstheri when that hour ~
come, ~
Nay Thou indesd be very near,
And take him to bis angel home.
"Aud this ask for Jesus sake" a
D baby, prayers as pure % thine \
Truly God will always bear, +
When offered at His hOly-shrinsl
nAmen"-sud at the last sweet wof
Laug hing is raised the golden head,
AhI little does the baby know
The solemn words that he has said.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28

It seems to us that of all articles the worst
10 seal would be nitro-gycerine, and yet
eTen iha, dangerous compound. ia unsafef re n
tbo light fingered gentry. Last night some
unknown party broke into the Roberts Tor
psdo magazine at Shamburg, and carried
oG over sixty pounds of nitro-glycerine.
The Petroleum Centre daily record. [volume] (Petroleum Center, Pa.) 1868-1873, 1873-06-28
Local NOlas:es.
DENTAL NOTICE,

,&eeooC concluded to close out my busi-.
o!alo Petroleum Centre, desire to inform
3ld9 1atrsns and Lends that hereafter |
l(0te4 located in Schonblom's new bull.
plr5; on City. Ps., and would respectfully
|4se ttem to pay me call. shall be
~ Ajs lace for two weeks and those desir
~ taylbrofess onal services would do well
q sllst
IA 49, J. II. HElVLY.
* bntre. June, 23-2w.