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Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
United States Custom Receipts.

There can be nc, douht that, in view of the large falling off in customs receipts of the United States, says 8 report from Washington, during the past two years, a very material reduction in the Aex- penses of collection will have to be made. Since 1872 the customs receipts have steadily declined, yet the cost of collection shows large increase for each of the last three fiscal years. In 1872 the receipts were $216, 37O, ,287, and the cost of collection $S, $50, l9O; In 1878 the receipts were $1S0, ,O89, 523, and the expenses $7, ,O79, 743. " In 1874 the re- ceipts were $163, ,103, ,844, and the ex. penses $7, ,319, 489. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1875, the receipts were $157, 167, ,222, and the expenses $7,029,- 483. These figures show that while, compared with 1872, there was falling off last year of over $59, ,000, ,00O in re. ceipts, there was an increase in the cost of collection of over $78, ,000.e,, Under the law the amount received from fines, penalties, forfeitures, drayage, storage
 etc., are devoted to the expense of col lection. Since the repeal of the nnoiety law the receipts from penalties and for feitures, which are devoted to the pay
 ment of the costs of collection, have fallen off at least thirty three per cent
 Compared with 1874, there was.a falling off in receipts q from fines, for feitures, drayage, etc, of over four hun
 cred and fifty thousand dollars. Thit reduction of receipts from these sources is one of the chief causes that makes g reduction now imperative. The customl receipts for the current year thus fal are even below those of the corr 1espond ing period of last year, and unle there
 is reduction of expenses made ther' will be deticiency of appropriations o1 June 30 next of at least three-quarter
 of million dollars. Secretary Bristov recognizes this fact, and will very short ly take measures either to reduce tn, present force in the custom-h house or GU
 down the salaries of those now em
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Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
First Impressions in a Balloon.

From a lecture by Professor Wise on ballooning we copy the following The impressions of first ascension were very striking. It is like the earth fall ing away from the balloon. There is no vertigo but the earth sinks, becomes fattened in appearonce and finally con , cave. The position of the balloon seemed to be between to concavities. The prismatic effects produced by refraction are very beautiful fairy scenes pre- sent themselves, and the mind becomes aroused to the glorious privileges it en- joys. To look down through the broken clouds was to witness sight surpassing in beauty the magic caves described in the "Arabian Nights Entertainments. !" The profound, solemn, and awful still ness which prevailed above the clouds was also remarkable. Even while nov ing at the rate of mile per minute, the aeronaut seemed so utterly becalmed that @ suspended cobweb moving with the balloon would not be agitated. In speak ing of echo and ozone in the clouds, Professor Wise said the reverberations of sound among clouds were tremendous ; and in explaining the echo which exists among them, he told story of a con- versation which he had with himself, instead of Q person upon the earth, as he at first supposed.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Wa; 1t Instinct |?

The Toledo (Ohio). Commercial fur nishes the following A gentleman in East Toledo has very intelligent New foundland dog who is frequently sent with a basket and note to the buScher's for meat. The dog has always perform ed his duty faithfully. He will never allow any interference with his charge. The same. gentleman owns a fine black and-tan, who is an arrant thief, but a fast friend of the Newfoundland, withal. Not long since the Newfoundland came home with the meat, as usual, but his scratch at the deor was not heard. z His little playmate was making frantic efforts to get the meat. He good -naturedly re- sisted for some time, and then suddenly an idea seemed to enter his head. He started away on a bound leaped to the top of the carriage house, thence into the loft of barn, where he concealed the meat. Finally the door was opened, and his mistress asked "Why, Pluto, what have you done with the meat7" when he rushed to the barn, and quickly emerged from the loft, with it safe and uninjured in the basket.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
SCHENCK'S PULMONIC SYRUP, FOR THE CURE OF CONSUMPTION,
 COVNsHS AND COLDS.

The great virtue ot this medicine Is that rpens the matter and throws 1t out of the system purHes the blood, and thus effects a cure.
 SCHENcK's SEA WEED ToNIc FOR THE CURE or
 DYsPEPsIA, INDIGESTION, ETo.
 The Tonic produces a healthy action of the stomach creating appetite, forming chyle. and curing the most obstinate of indigestion.
 ScHENcK's MANDRAKE PILLS, FOR THK CURE or
 LIVER COMPLAINT, ETo
 These Pills alternative and produce . healthy action of the liver without the least danger they free from calomel and yet eoacious in restoring a healthy action of the Hver -.4.- ...- -..t. These remedies a certain cure for Oonsnmption. as the Pulmonic Syrup rpens the matter and purthes the blood The Mandrake Pills act act upon the liver ger liver, often a cause of Oonsumption. The Sea Weed Tonic gives and strength the stomach makes good digestion and enables the organs to form good blood and createS healthy circulation of healthy blood The combined action of these medicines, as thus explained will every of Consumption, If taken time and the of the medicines persevered in Dr. Schenck is professionally at his principal office corner Sixth and Arch Streets, Philadelphia, every Monday all letters for advice must be addressed Sohenck's medicines for sale by all Druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Utilization of Refuse.

Jackson s. Schultz, of New York,
 made 8 statement before the United
 States Public Health Association on
 the utilization of animal and vegetable
 refuse substances in large cities" giving
 the results of his two years observations
 on the New York board of health. The advances of European cities in this direc-
 tion were mentioned and Gulogized.
 New York as lately as 1927 depended on the swine to do it's scavenger work. In 1880 the ordinances discountenanced the presence of swine in the street, and now the hundreds of tons of valuable feed are weekly collected, lowed out to sea and cast overheard. This may, answer a sanitary purpose, but it is not economi- cal. It should be made a source of in come. The present board of health is embarrassed by the fact that it must pay twenty cents per hour for poor service :; while another public department has in it's care hundreds of paupers and thou sands of able-bodied prisoners, whose labor is turned to no good account
 But how to make profitable use of this waste, with one hand tied and the other paralyzed by the political lazzaroni, with which they are compelled to work, presents problem which no man can solve. A family of five persons pro duces enough of vegetable and animal refuse from the kitchen to support one pig. I propose to keep city swill- barrel and feed one hog for every family contributing. There are in New York certainly 60.000 families. If we supple ment hotel kitchen and market refuse with the nutriment to be derived from those animals, now so imperfectly and dangerously utilized, fully 66, 900 swine could be supported. MT. Schultz pro- tested against contracting for sanitary work, as no adequate specifications can be drawn by board of health. Hotels in New York sell their garbage for from $500 to $2, GOO per year to men who feed swine in the suburbs. The garbage from kitchens is collected by private persons, and more than pays the cost entailed, to utilize in various ways. A wholesale col lection was urged by the city. It was proposed that New York buy, or lease, I one of the numerous islands in Long Island sound, erect adequate shelter for swine and feed them from the city offal The labor of paupers, who now eat the bread of idleness, should be employed on this island. It is also proposed to convert all the dead animals into nutri- tious food for hogs. In New York one hundred horses die each week. The hide is worth $4- Fat ones dying by accident should be used for swine's food and others for fertilizers. The work, except that of collecting, can be done by pau pers. It is calculated that the remnnera- tion to New York would be not less than $720, ,OO0, which would compensate doubly for collection and utilization. In closing his paper MT. Schultz said the plan he suggested would absolutely con trol at one place all the offal and refuse of city, by methods at present under stood and by labor which at present is unprodactive and worse than wasted.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

The late Henry Wilson, Vice President of the United States, was born February 16, 1872, in Farningtop, N. H was brought up on farm, and when twsnty-ona went to Natiok, Mass., where he learned to make shoes. His real name was Henry Holbath, but he changed this to Henry Wilson. In 1940 he was elected to the Legislature of Massachusetts, in which he served four years in the State Senate, of which he was president two sessions in 1848 he became editor and proprietor of the Boston Republican. In 1852 he was the Free Soil can- didate for Congress, but was defeated by 8 small vote in 1858 he was member of the State constitutional convention, and in 1855 he was elected & Senator in Congress to succeed Edward Everett, and was re-elected in 1859 for the long term. In 1861 he raised the Twenty second regiment of Massachusetts volunteers, of which he became colonel, and after joining the army of the Potomac, was made member of General McClellan's staff on which he served until the meeting of Congress. He was again reelected to the Senate for the term commencing in 1865 and ending in 1871, and was made chairman of the committe on pen sions, though continuing at the head of the military committee. He published work en- titled "Anti-slavery Measures in Congress, '' and 8 History of the Thirty seventh and Thirty-eighth Congresses" ss well as of the Congressional measures connected with the prosecution of the war for the Union. He was the originator of the bill abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia, and also of that 0s- tablishing the American Academy of Sciences. In 1871 he was reelected to the United States Senate for another full term of six years but, being elected Vice-President in 1878, he re- signed his seat in the Senate early in 1874, and on the fourth of March, as Vice-President of the United States, took the chair as president of the Senate.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Sherman on War.

| 1A A reporter of the St. Louis RepubS- cu,s called upon Gen. Sherman to in- Quire into the truth of the statement that he had been in official consultation with the President concerning Spanish affairs. The results are thus reported
 GA Washington correspondent of the Boston Post stated that the lines be- tween Washington and St. Louis were entirely held by official correspondence between the President and yourself on last Friday.
 "Not word of truth in it., exclaimed the general characteristically. "No correspondence passed between Presi- dent Grant and myself on that day, and no dispatches except of 8 general char acter were received at all. You can deny it officially" su. A 2
 t" What is your views on the situa- tion s''
 |" I repeat l haven't thought much about it. Personally should regret it, but whatever the government demands, or whatever course it takes, shall, of course, obey with alacrity. It is not for soldiers to. question. In the army we obey. The province of soldier is to fight, not to legislate. He is gladi- ators not statesman" & h9llGi75 l "Would a war be popular H'G
 "I think not think the country wants peace, repose!; a long repose, so as to grow out of that depression caused by the creation of public and private debts during our period of war. be- lieve all citizens hope and long for a continuance of peace" I o"Don't you think it would be popu- lar aa: in ?! t,3 the southa Among the restless spirits2"'s .5,lJ lya',siEf .5s,[,ss
 2A" No. On the frs; burst there would be excitement, but those who remember f the Mexican war well know how soon 1 the country was gorged with it's private sorrows caused by deaths in the malari- ous districts. The government was very glad to get out of 1t. ' boon ou1I ' I x" Admitting @. war, what thenf" ! ' S Wecoulds get. men,, of course. II would be done by volunteers and the navy.d The regular army could beirele6 on as a skeleton on which to build 6 force of 40, 900 men by the enlistment l of privates." D -s'!l 9.l<S .aii AZ ff-- ss "Do you think, then, thak A war will follow9" ,5 -''' ''-'' -- A"SS@AseS
 ''I think not, certainly; that is, if we may believe the dispatches, which have read carefully. No; think not I believe the last note from Madrid to have been satisfactory to our govern ment. Mir. iFish's course has beer marked with extreme courtesy, and the Spanish, government seems to have beer governed by the same spirit Return ing oyour remark about the Southern people desiring war. Slavery is dead and with the release of Cuba from Span ish rule slavery would cease to exis there also.@ No, the South of the present could gain nothing by war but the ac quisition of territory, even, admitting such fact as annexation, which would not be, probable. The insurgents il Cuba. can scarcely demand beiligeren rights, as they have no Seaport witl I which to command interposition. I they mad seaport-say Puerto Princip' they could command recognition which they cannot appear to do nov with any show of success"
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
A Liberal Aim.

The father and son went hunting the father taking successive draughts from whisky bottle. At last they spied squirrel and the young man fired and missed. Now the old man blazed away with an unsteady aim, and down came the game. "I'tole you was the bes' shot," said he, as he chuckled in maud lin selfgratulation. "Well, no wonder, you held your gun all over the tree, ' replied the son.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Too Young for Her.

"Jennie, you're my sweetheart, " said a nine-year- suitor, as he sat alone with his hearts idol, the other evening How can I be your sweetheart, asked the little miss, "when I am thirteer years old, and you only ninea" Ar, Well, answered the juvenile beau after refecting little, "I'd been thir teen, too, if I hadn't been sick so mucl when I was little"
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Statistics of Farms.

In the United States are two million and nearly six hundred and sixty thou sands farms The number of five acres and under ten, is 172,000 of ten acres and under twenty, 394, 900; of twenty acres and under fifty, s847, ,6l4 of fifty acres and under one hundred, 754, ,000 i; of one hundred acres and under five hundred, 505, 900; of five hundred acres and under one thousand, 15,000, The figures would be more satisfactory if the number of the one hundred and sixty acre farms tor of 8 quarter section) were given, as they must embrace large part of the whole number of acres in
 cultivation. The average size of farms in the New England States and in New York, Now Jersey, Pennsylvania, Indi- ana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin is about one hundred acres, and the aver age of the Western States above-pamed
 is but 9 few acres higher than in the New England States. The value of the farms of these States is three-fifths that of the remainder of the States. In the Southern States the average size of farms is about five hundred acres. We gather from these figures, approximate ly, that the size of farms has not ma terially varied since the settlement of the country for while farms have been reduced in size in the vicinity of towns, they have increased somewhat in rural regions, that is, for few years, and then they have been divided among children, so that, on the whole, the vari- ation has been slight. The size of the farm is fixed by the ability of single family to manage it, and this seems to be at about one hundred acres 1; and in strictly farming regions this area is like .ly to be maintained for a long time to -come,y since, though there may be better cultivation, the introduction of new ma ,chinery will supply what may be diff cult in labor. --. .z. a ~
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

The rank and file in the Prussian army are poorly fed and poorly paid. In time of peace the only ration which a private receives daily is coarse bread to the weight of one and half pounds. His pay amounts to about $4. 50 per month, subject to slight allowance when on garrison duty, and also to deduction for messing. &
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

How HE MANEUvERED.-As story is extant of Martin Van Buren, who, when @ candidate for office. found his wife weeping over bitter personal attack upon him in one of the newspapers. Why, my dear," said the sage oi Kinderhook. "I paid fifty dollars tc have that printed"
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

Why should any one buy 8 soap half resin or clay, when Dobbins' Electric Soap (made by Cragin & Co.,, Phila, is for Sale It costs but a trifie more, and will go five times as far. Try it. *
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

Butter and cheese are almost indis- pensable articles of food. Properly used, they are nutritious and healthy; but an in ordinate use of either causes indigestion and dyspepsia. Parsons Purgatiue Pils, judi. ciously used, will remove both of these troubles Com
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
R,rnett,s Conoaino for ,,ro,notin,

Burnett's Cocoaine, for promoting the growth of, and beautifyng the hair, and ren : dering it dark and glossy. The Cocoaine holds, in liquid form, large proportion of deodorized cocoanut oil, prepared expressly for this purpose. No other compound pos sesses the peculiar properties which so exactly suit the various conditions of the human hair. Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
Did Not Like Ii.

- Dr. Franklin horrifed the French ,aristocraey by his manners at theDtable, though. his acts would not now be thought strange. A French lady of rank thus records her impression of him {: !" That which saw most remarkable in him, was his mode of eating eggs! He emptied five or six into goblet, mingling salt, pepper and butter, and thus made ajoH rago,tt fohstodelphtque
 He cut with his knife the pieces of melon he wished to eat and he bit the asparagus in place of cutting off the point with his knife on the plate, and eating it properly with ferk, You per ceive it was the mode of savage i'''7
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

To the weak, the worn and the weary, the editor of the Boston Recorder says "We can most unhesitatingly recommend the Peru vian Syrup, 8 protected solution of the pro- toxide of iron, to all the weak, the worn, and the weary, having richly experienced its bene fits. It possesses all the qualities claimed fol it by it's proprietors. ."-Cona.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

Have you ague in the face; and is it badly swollen? Have you severe pain in the chest, back or side? Have you cramps or pains in the stomach or bowels? Have you bilious collie or severe gripping pains? If so, use ,Iohn$osa's Anodyne Lininaent internally.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

VEeEr1NE.-This preparation is scien- tifically and chemically combined, and so strongly concentrated from roots, herbs and barks, that it's good effects are realized imme- diately after commencing to take it.-Con,.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

Maine has exactly ten ex-governors living
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03
No. As.

WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS, ment In this paper.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03

stay at home, the health board says.
 son, were found guilty of the murder of Arlo Davis, in Grayville, Herkimer county, N. Y., and were sentenced to be hanged on Friday, December 31, at Herkimer. They were con- victed upon the testimony of Mary Davis, daughter of Albert Fredenburg, who was an accomplice. e. James H. Hallock 8 resident of New Jersey, took ether in the New York homeopathic college, for the purpose of hay ing an Liberated jaw operated upon, but died from the effects of the ane sthetic. Grass hoppers are making their appearance in alarm ing numbers in the northern districts of South Australia. =. A telegram says in the negotia- tions which are now proceeding for the settle ment of the troubles in the Turkish provinces, the programme put forward by Austria in- oudes 8 comparatively high degree of self government for the Christian communities in Turkey. Russia seems to demand only more faithful adhesion to the promises of reform already made by the Porte. .. The Cuban steamer Uruguay is still at Kingston, Jamaica. watched by Spanish gunboat ...... A fire iu the extensive clothing store of James Mar shall & G., {lsewsrk, N. J., destroyed the en- tire contents. The loss is $1oo, ,0C0.. At Locustdale, Pa, while several miners were sitting on box containing powder inoased in 8 small keg, spark accidentally dropped in the box, igniting the powder, which exploded instantly, terribly woundiDg the men. Alfred J. Steeley John Durken and Mordecai Jones have since died. man named Payne WAS also wounded, probably fatally .. U. s. Senator Orris s. Ferry, whose health has been failing for some months past, died at his home in Norwa1k, Conn.
Connecticut western news., 1875-12-03


 Provide ammonia fer cleaning paint and carpets, the water when done with to be poured on house plants or vines :; cold tea for graining window scrub, which is little stiff brush with long handle step-ladder ; carpet-stretch- CT sef-wringing mop, which consists of long handle with stationary ring which moves freely up and down the handle, strips of cloth being sewed to these rings, and the movable ring being pulled up when in use as far as the cloth will permit around the handle till the cloths are wrung dry pumice stone to remove marks from hard finished walls :; plenty of soft clean muslin and linen for cloths, chamois- skin to polish mirrors and plate-glass long enduring, exhaust less patience, and uninterrupted flow of good humor. With these the labor and discomfort of house cleaning will be re- duced to it's minimum.
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-12
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