Connecticut western news., 1874-10-23
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Four persons out of five in Switncr- land are landed proPrietors.
 Careful investigation shows that Brigham Young was born June l, 1897 1 A Cincinnati wife employs her hus- band as head clerk in her store, and she makes him toe the mark under threats of being discharged. suits 1as~,fp "I want to know" said creditor, fereely, "when you are going to pay me what you owe me ?" "I give it up, !" replied the debtor, !" ask me something easy" A''' '. Returning to first principles.-E, G. Coss, ex-Senator of Kansas, is now foreman of the news-reom of the Law renee JouyaaI. He occupied the same position eighteen years ago. - e. sgat
 "Uncle," said Matthew Vassar' dying niece, "do something for women." This was the seed from which sprung Vassar College, one of the nobIest benevolent enterprises in the world" '...' '' .''."'T ..s 70
 It is stated that the yellow fever has never appeared in any climate at an elevation of over twenty-f five hundred feet above the sea. The highest eleva- ton it has visited in the United States is four hundred and sixty feet.
 If any one wonders why the Paris press is so inferior to the press else- where, let him notice how precarious piece of property 8 newspaper IS, where it's very exis tence is absolutely subject to the whims of authority. h'
 Punch's cartoon presents Bismarck and Bull as two policemen looking on at a row in which the Carlists are oon- spicuous. Policeman Bismarck pro poses to stop the row, but Bull says |" Is it in your beat? Tain't in mine. I know party by the name of Spain rather" 4..@ '' .-.-. .--i"'f9'
 Dr. Edmunds, an English physician, lectured recently to women upon the use of alcoholic beverages and their substitutes and opposed their use as unnecessary. One assertion of his is important -"that the babies of London are never sober from their birth until they are weaned." ,r
 During a secret session of the Chicago Board of Commissioners one of tho members was astonished to see an augur.tip projecting through the oar pet, and, upon instituting an examinar tion, found that a party of reporters had bored through from the cellar fer the purpose of hearing what was said. "William," said one, Quaker to an other, "thee knows I never call any body names but, William, if the Gov ernor of tue State should come to me and say, Joshua, I want thee to ind me the biggest liar in the State of New York I would come to thee and say. William, the Governor wants to sec thee particularly" ........ .., ,.-.-
 A gentleman just from Wilcox, tells us that he asked an old veteran of that county if there were any candidates travelling around that portion of the State. "Well, stranger, to tell you the truth, I've got bee tree leaning over the public road, and I've been trying to cut it for weeks, but I'm afraid of kill ing candidate with it, was the reply.
 A gentleman who had the curiosity to spend dime in answering an adver- tiscment which promised valuable sd- vice for that amount, received by mail the following answer Friend, for ten cents postage please find enclosed ad- vice which may be of great value to you. As many persons are injured for weeks, months, and years by the care less use of knife, therefore, my advice is, when you use 8 knife always whittiei from you. ''"ff' "F.rd t''" '''''0 '