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Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22

brush, and then picked himself up and made off, muttering:
 "I I ain't a-goin' to try to handle him alone He must have the very devil into him p
 About nine o'clock on that same Sun day morning, the Irish schoolmaster, who was now boarding at Goodwin's, and who had just made an early visit to the Forks for news, accosted Morton with: "An' did ye hear the nooze, Morton? Bill Donkey and Jake Singer hev had bit of Sunday morning ricre- ation. They troid to thrash the pray cher as he was a-comin through North's Holler, this mornin' but they didn' t make no allowance for the Oirish blood Magruder's got in him. He larraped 'em both single-handed, and Jake's ribs are cracked, and ye'd lawf to see Bills nose Captain must a had some prof vate intherest in that muss hey, Moir- ton ?"
 "It's thunderin' mean" said Morton; "two men on one, and him preacher ; and all I've got to say is, I wish he'd killed 'em both."
 "And yer futur father-in-law into the bargain !? Hey, Morton? But fwat did I tell ye about Koike? The pray cher's jaw is lamed by lick Bill gave him, and Koike's to exhort in his place. I tould ye he had the botherin' sperit of prophecy in him."
 The manliness in character like Morton's must react, if depressed too far; and he now notified those who were to help him interrupt the meeting that if any disturbance were made he should take it on himself to punish the offender.
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
Burned to Death.

A little boy, aged four years, by the name of Isaiah Roy, whose parents are living down in the Clyburn neighbor- hood, near the south line of Scott Township, and some five or six miles southeast of the city, was burned to death, under the most distressing cir cumstances. The little boy, in com pany with his elder brother, was stand ing by prairie fire, which had been set out by MT. Bryant to back-fire around some fencing, when suddenly the wind veered around with 0 perfect whirl, and drove the flames into his face, setting almost his entire clothing, which was of cotton, on fire. At the same time the flames and smoke so strangled him that he reeled and fell directly into the blazing grass. The older boy, with great coolness and pres ence of mind, dragged him out of the fire as soon as he possibly could, and took him to 8 ravine only a few yards off, and endeavored to extinguish the fire in his clothing by rolling him in the water. The clothing was of cotton, and so thoroughly and completely ablaze by the time he got him there, that he did not succeed in doing so un- til his entire apparel was consumed and his skin burned to one complete blister. The poor little fellow suffered the most intense pain for some two or three hours before death relieved him of his agony. Fort Scott Monitor.
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
A Mormon Wedd1ng.

The latest marriage ceremony, par taking of 8 wholesale character, at Brigham Young's Endownment House." in Salt Lake City, is thus de- scribed by the Tribune, of that city "The bridegroom came from the rural sdeersticks, @ youthful saint, filled to overfiowing with the nurture and ad- monitionof the Prophet Brigham. Ills nronhetic soul informed him that it was not good to be alone, that the dilapi- dated kingdom sadly needed building up, that legions of fugitive spIrlts were lowering about his steps, seeking, with tears in their eyes, earthly tabernacles in which to repose. So he did the best he could do under the circumstances: He selected three tender fair ones, and won them for his brides. Last Monday the quartet got married. The tnrlce happy groom conducted his bevy or brides to the Endowment House,
 and the party got sealed on the whole sale plan. Brother Wells was present at the interesting ceremony, and the cookies of his heart warmed toward the well-doing saint. The President tap ped the Benedict upon tke shoulder, invoked increase upon his unlon, ana assured him of Gods blessing on so de- voted an act. The awkwardness ot the situation was apparent when the much married saint attempted to seal the nuptial ceremonies with kiss all around. Each blushing bride persist ed in receiving the first salutation, and the bobbing of heads was quite lively for while. The young man gave 1t up at last, and issued out into the wicked world with an expression upon his countenance which indicated that he had now got business enough on hand to occupy all his leasure moments"
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
What We Eat,

MT. Soyer, the culinary authority, the cook of the London Reform Club, and a great artist in his line, goes into this sort of calculation in one of his bcoks-tne "Modern Housewife e'- and obtains results startling, if not alarming, to persons who had never looked at the subject from an arithmeti- cal point of view. To take boy of ten years to the top of @ hill, as he takes his mythical parsonage, and surround him with the objects that in the course of his lifetime he will have to devour, may be truly described as appalling.
 First there are 30 oxen, then 200 sheep, 100 calves, 200 lambs, 50 pigs, 1000 fowls, 300 turkeys, 265 pigeons, 40 pounds of salmon, l2O pounds of fish, 3O,0OO oysters, 5,443 pounds weight of vegetables. 243f pounds of butter, 24,OO0 eggs, Al tons of bread, about 5000 gallons of tea and coffee, besides tons of fruits, barrels of sweet meats, and hogsheads of wine.
 This is, after all, only an outline, and Soyer assures his readers that, so far from exaggeration, he has, from experience and observation, made up scale of food for the day for period of sixty years. It amounted to 33f tons weight of meat, farinaceous food, and vegetables. This statement can neither be denied nor affirmed without going into the statistics, but it is parti- ally corroborated by Q gentleman who states that for fifty years he has eaten two eggs for breakfast, making 73o per annum, or total tor half a century of 46, 800 eggs. This goes for period ot only fifty years, l2,5OO better than Soyer, and does not provide for the quantity eaten in buildings, cakes, des, serts, and the like. Where does 1t all oop,o from ?
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
A Land of Milk and Honey.

A San Diego editor says, that at the risk of being pronounced falsifier by Eastern people, he will state few facts illustrating the fertility of Southern California. He had seen mass of wheat, the product of a single grain, on which he counted one hundred and nineteen stalks. It was taken from the ground before being allowed to mature, otherwise each stalk would have borne at least sixty grains, being Q yield of over seven thousand grains from one. Two years ago MT. Kimball planted some olive cuttings, which have become thrifty trees, the height of a man. Bees filled an empty hogshead in q back yard with honey, and the alfalfa-fed cows yield milk enough to fulfill the scriptural requirements of a promised land,
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
Forfeited Butter.

They reckon pretty close in Phila- delphia when they wish to get some- thing for nothing, if one may judge from statement in the Record. But ter under weight is forfeited, and the Record says that at late meeting the almshouse store keeper reported that during the month he had received sev- enty-one Jumps of forfeited butter, the weight of which was sixty-nine pounds. This would make two pounds, or thirty-two ounces, short weight for the seventy-one Jumps, or an average of less than half an ounce per lump-a close calculation for forfeiting, but on that account furnishing all the more significant warming to dairymen that il is safer to make the pound lump g quarter of an ounce over weight than 6 quarter of an ounce short.
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
The Flying Shilling.

This is purely slght-of-hand trick, but it does not require much practice to be able to do it we'll and cleverly. Take a shilling between the forefnger and thumb of the right hand; then by @ rapid twist of the finger, twirl the coin by the same motion that you'd spin a teetotum. At the same time rap idly close your hand, and the coin will disappear up your coat sleeve. You may now open your hand, and, much to the astonishment of your audience, the coin will not be there. This especial trick may be varied in hundred ways. One plan is to take three shillings, and concealing one in the palm of your left hand, place one of the others between the thumb and forefnger of the right hand, and the third between the thumb and forefnger of the left hand. Then give the coin the twist already de- scribed, and closing both hands quick ly, it will disapper up your sleeve, and the left hand being unclosed, it will be found to contain two shillings. Thus you will make the surprised spectators believe that you copjured the coin from your right hand to your left.
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
The Game of Scotch Billiards.

The game of shuttle board is little known in this country, and but few Americans play it. 1t is a Scotch amusement. and in principle is identi- cal with the popular outdoor game known as SC curling" It is very simple, and therefore easily understood but to as is called for in the game of billiards. The only paraphernalia of the game are long, narrow board, and eight iron disks like quoits. The board is usually from thirty to thirty-fve feet in length, but may be longer or shorter, as cir cumstances require is about two feet prerequisite to its efficiency, however, IS that it must be perfectly level, and it is therefore made strong and solid, and seldom less than from four to eight inches thick.
 The iron disks are about three-Quar- ters of an inch thick, three inches in diameter, and weigh from pound and half to pound and three-quarters. Four of these are cast with the letter N on the upper side, and four with the letter O.
 The board is laid on solid table, at an elevation of thirty-si or forty inches from the floor, and is surrounded on all sides by narrow gutter to receive the pieces or disks when they fall. Six inches from each end straight line is described across the board, which the players shots.
 The game is played by two or foul persons, but as the number of players s., ol. s>E H. game, the explanation will be most readily understood by confning the play to two.
 The contestants take their stand al one end of the board, which has been sprinkled with fine white sand, one with the O disks, the other with those stamped N. The first player sends g piece with @ gIiSsade down the board, striving to propel it beyond the lower line, and if possible to make it toverhane the lower edge of the board. If his piece remain anywhere on the board outside the line, and there be no piece of his antagonists before it, he scores one. Should his piece lie between the line and the edge, the same conditions governing, his count is two. If his piece hang over the edge, in which case the shot is called ship" he scores three for that piece; and so on. Thus it will be seen that the first object ot each player is to drive his opponents pieces from the board the second, so to guard his own as to prevent his oppo rent from driving them of. It vii readily be understood from this expla nation that the highest count that cal be made in one inning is twelve; but i is doubtful whether any such score hal ever been made in game between two players of even the most ordinar, | ahilitv
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
My GOOd.fOr.NOthing.

What are you good for, my brave little man7 Answer that question for me if you can You, with fingers as white as nun,
 You, with your ringlets as bright as the sun. All the day long with your busy contriving, Into all mischief and fun you are driving; See if your wise little noddle can tell What you arc good for-now ponder it well. Over the carpet the dear little feet
 Came with batter to climb on my seat; Two merry eyes, full of frolic and glee, Under their lashes looked up unto me; Two little hands pressing soft on my face, Drew me down close in loving embrace; Two rosy lips gave the answer so true "Good to love you, mamma good to love you
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22
ADVERTISING RATES 1:

Schedule of prices for Advertising furnished n application at this office. .i Ga .a .7sT!L
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22

Large quantities of artificial ice axe now being manufactured in London by the vaporization of ether.
Connecticut western news., 1874-05-22

The narrow way of life is broad enough for men who carefully, gently, evenly walk in it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
The Death Of DIR. Livingstone.

Letter from the British Consul at Zanzibar.l
1t appears from the information given
to Lieut.. Cameron by the doctors SER
want, Chumah. that Livingstone pro-
ceeded from Ujiji TO the middle of the
northern shore of Lake Bemba Bang
weolo), and that, being unable to cross
1t, he retraced his steps and rounded
into the southwark, crossing, besides
the Chambeze, three other rivers which
flowed into the lakes. He then went ESQ
far as Lieut.. Cameron is able to make
Quit in search of the ancient fountains
of Herodotus, and eventually turned
to the eastward and crossed the Lua-
pula.
After marching for some days through
an extremely marshy country, in which
sometimes for three hours at time the
water stood above the waists of the
travellers, the doctor succumbed to an
attack of dysentery, which carried him
off after an illness of ten or fifteen days.
During this trying journey two of his
men died and several deserted. The
remainder, seventy-nine in number, dis
emboweled the corpse and embalmed it
as well as they were able with salt and
brandy.
On nearing Unyanyembe, Chumah,
with a few others, started ahead
to procure supplies, rs the party was
nearly starving; and the remainder,
with the body, were reported to be dis
tant from ten to twenty days march
from Unyanyembe at the date of Lieut..
Cameron's letter. 1t will be seen on
reference to DR.. Livingstone's last COM
munication, dated July 1, 1872, that the
account given by the Doctors servants
of his latest movements agrees in the
main with the route sketched out by the
traveller himself before leaving Unyany-
embe.
His intention was to go southwards to
Ufpa, then round the south end of Tan
ganyika, and crossing the Chambeze, to
proceed west along the shore of Lake
Bangweolo. Being then in latitude II
south, his wish was to go straight west
to the ancient fountains reported at
that end of the watershed, then to turn
north to the copper mines of Katanga,
and after visiting the underground ex-
cavations, to proceed to the head Of Lake
Lincoln, whence he would retire along
Lake Kamolndo toward Ujiji, and
home.
He distinctly stated it was not his in
tention to return northward through the
Manyuemo country; and as he esteemed
the duration of his journey from Ujiji
and back at eight months, it is not un-
reasonable to infer that the design had
been completely carried out and that
Livingstone was on his homeward jour-
ney when attacked by the disease to
which he fell victim. This SUPPOSE
ton is rendered more probable by the
fact that when the Doctor left Unyan-
yembe he was well supplied with pro-
visions, and that he is reported by his
servants to have been nearly destitute
at the time Of his death.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
The Great Western Holocaust.

The dreadful accident on the Great
Western road, near London, Canada, is
one of the most appalling which has
happened for long time. A lamp falls
In sleeping car, the rear car of the
train, which is going at the rate of 80
miles per hour, and in the short space
of five minutes the car is destroyed,
eight unfortunate victims are burned to
death, and the remainder of the passen-
gers are strewn along the track for a
distance of three miles, some of them
MANNED and some of them dead. 1t
does not appear from the accounts
that anyone is to blame, and yet it is
very extraordinary that the train could
not have been stopped by using the
bell-rope, and that none of the en-
ployes of the train knew that the car
was on fire until it was too late to rem
der any aid. The circumstances at least
demand rigid investigation. To peo-
pie not connected with the railroad bust
ness, it will be a mystery how a car on
a railroad train could burn for six
minutes without attracting the attention
of anyone on the train.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
The Potentates of Europe.

Europe consisted, before 1859, of
fifty-six independent states and now,
after the smaller italian states have
been swept out of existence and the
German states are consolidated into an
empire, the number of really independ-
emit states has been reduced to fifteen
not including the petty undergraduates
Liechtenstein, San Marine, Monaco,
Andorro nor the neutrality-suspicious.
states of Roumania, Servia and Monte
negro.
The fifteen independent states of
Europe are Russia, Germany, France,
Austro-H Hungary, Great Britain, Italy,.
Spain Turkey, Sweden and Norway,
Belgium, Portugal, Holland, Switzer-
land, Denmark and Greece Some of
these again are made up of similar semi
independencies. The German Empire
is composed of twenty-six separate ex-
istencies. The Gar of Russia is at the
same time Grand Duke of Finland j; the
Emperor of Austria is the hereditary
King of Hungary the Sultan enjoys the
sovereignty over Roumania, Servia and
Montenegro. The entire population of
Europe is some 301, 900, O00, of whom
LAT, 100000 are Catholics, 1000, 900
Professionals, 20, 600, 600 Greek Catholics,
5000, 600 Jews, and {, 800, 900 Mahome-
tans. The foreign possessions of Eu-
ropean states have q population of
nearly $50, 000, 900, over 200, 900, 600 of
which belong to England alone. Spain
has 1000, 900 of subjects in her colo
MES. In the following list We give all
the European states, Independent and
semi-independent, with their popula-
tions and rulers, and the age and length
of :.ule enjoyed by the latter:
EUROPEAN STATES AND RULERS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
Smiley,S TribulatiOnS.

When Smiley, of Pittsburgh, started
for Philadelphia the other day a woman
occupied the seat in front of him with
twin infants Just before the train
moved off the woman asked Smiley to
hold the babies for a moment while she
went to the drug store across the street
after a new bottle top. He took the
little ones and before the woman re-
turned the train started. Smiley was
In agony, and when the babies began
to cry no words can describe his misery.
This kind of thing continued until dark,
and then as the conductor refused to
have anything to do with the infants,
poor old Smiley put them into his own
birth and tried to soothe them. But
the more he tried the more they howled,
and he set up alongside of them the
whole night utterly wretched, while the
other passengers swore at him and
threw boots at his head, and called him
hard names because he wouldn't keep
the youngsters quiet. Blythe time morn
ing came Smiley was pretty near crazy,
and the twins were almost starved to
death. He had nothing to give them
but plug tobacco and bay rum, which
he carried for his hair, and he knew
those were not healthy. The first time
the train stopped he bolted out and got
pie. When he returned one of the
twins had tumbled off the seat and had a
broken nose but he stuffed them both
with the pie until they were deathly
sick, and began to disgorge. Then
Smiley was IN a worse case than ever.
When he reached Philadelphia he was
ON the very verge of insanity, and his
reason was all but dethroned when a
policeman entered the car and seized
him on the authority of telegram from
Pittsburgh, ON charge of kidnapping.
He spent the night in Jail, and was then
released ON bail. He wants to find the
father of those twins. He yearns to
tell him something, and to tumble
among his hair.-Mdr AdeJer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
/" A Daniel Come to Judgment

A German had made fortune in
Philadelphia by selling milk. He start
ed home with two bags of sovereigns.
On shipboard he counted one bag OF
treasure. A mischievous monkey was
watching his operations. AS soon
as it was replaced and tied up and the
other bag empsied, Jocko snatched up
the full one and was soon at the mast
head. He opened the Germans bag,
and, after eying the pretty gold, he pro-
ceeded to drop one piece upon the deck
and another in the water, until he had
emptied the bag. When he had fin
ished, the Dutchman threw up his
hands, exclaiming: " He must be de
Tuyvil, for what came from de water
he does give to de water, and what came
from de milk he gives me y Well, we
don't ask you to believe this story, you
know.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
Ready Money.

1t is a good thing to have unlimited
credit, but better still to have ready
money on hand for emergencies.
The richest man on the globe, Baron
Rothschild, learned this lesson one day
when he CHANGED to ride in a public
conveyance, and found out that he had
mot red In his pocket.
The driver was furious, and demand
ed his pay. Rothschild told him his
name, and gave him his card.
/ never heard of you, and never
want to again but 1 want my pay and
must have it" and he looked down
threateningly. The money king was in
haste. He had only an order for mill
ion, and offered the driver coupon for
fifty thousand francs "to change" The
driver started the passengers laughed,
and Just then an acquaintance came up,
from whom he borrowed six sous, and
paid the angry Jehu.
III it is inconvenient for even Roths-
child to be without money in his pock-
ct, you may be sure 1t Will be even
more so for you. The world never re-
spects state of impecuniosity 1t
is a most uncomfortable state to be In.
If you have an income of any sort, try
not to spend every cent. Have o few
dollars always about you for emergen-
cies that will always be happening. If
you gather it up as the children do their
pennies, one at time, keep your stock
good. When you must break into your
last five dollar bill, replace it as soon as
you can. 1t adds to your comfort more
than you ever guess to feel that there is
q snug little SUM that you can draw
from In case of urgent need
Philosophy, religion, or poetry n the
contrary, there is no use in being pen
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-03-19
Browns Bronchial Troches for Coughs
and Colds.
A COUGH, COLD OR SORE THROAT

Requires immediate attention, and should be
Checked. II allowed to continue, IRRITATION OF
THE LUNGS, A PERMANENT THROAT AFFECTION Oh
AN IxcuRABLE LUNG DISEASE is often the result
BROWNS BRONCHIAL TRoCHBS,
Having q direct influence on the parts, give imme-
date relief For BRONCHITIS, ASTHMA, CArARRH'
Constructive AND THROAT DISEASES, TRocHEsar
used scith alssaAs good success.
SINGERS AND PUBLIC SPEAKERS
Wills TRocHEs seful In clearing the voice when
taken before Singing Speaking, and relieving the
throat after anunusual erton ofthe vocal organs
Obtain only "BRowx's BRONCHIAL TRecHEs,'
and do not take any of the worthless limitations
that may be offered. Sold suerytchers.