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Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
The Miseries of BOyhOOd.

1 Does the boy hope, some cold winter
 morning, to economize time by hasty
 toilet, and turn himself over for a wet
 bit nap after the rising bell, there comes
 a voice up the stairway: 70 Johnnie
 John-n-i-ei" with lingering persuasive
 ness. !" Get right up. Your father says
 he wants you to have all the paths
 sneveied before breakfast" l If little Jennie is mp and ready fol | breakfast, that is all that is expected. i bhe has nothing more important to do
 than breathing on the frosty panes to
 get view of Johnnie at work. Does
 the boy get up early to get his skates
 sharpened-" Don't make that noise in
 here 1" Does he try on those idols of
 his heart to see that every strap and
 buckle is in order" Haven't I told
 you times without number not to put
 on. your skates in the house B. By next spring there won't be 8 rag of carpet left. How does little Jennie manage
 to keep her skates in good condition 2 Why, she appeals to the head of the
 household '" Pa, can't Johnnie bore a
 hole in this strap for me9'' "John, fix your sisters skates ;' and they're
 fixed. If Johnnie tries to play in the
 house. he is told to put away that top
 or those marbles, asked if he can't keep still 8 minute, and advised to take book and sit down.. On the contrary, just so soon as he hurries home and snatches up Robinson Crosoe" or "Swiss Family Robinson" and becomes oblivi- ous for time of his unhappy lot, he is reused, to it by the paternal voice |: " Come, Johnnie, put up that book and go find the COW. She hasn't come home. |" Ill Jennie, who is very busy put ting her refractory doll to bed, wonders how Johnnie knows which way to turn to look for the missing animal Per haps he catches 8 grandaddy- long legs, and repeats that familiar rhyme which compels him to point out the road which Johnnie must take. Johnnie being in-- terrogated as to that subject on his re- turn, slngs his hat deiantly into the corner, in the groundswen of his discon- tent, snatches us Robinson Crusoe D again, mutters something under his breath about !" girls and "geese," and is again absorbed in his book. 'Come now, Johnnie,''' says the mother, "don't go to reading again. It's eight o'clock."' Five minutes 7elapse. "Johnnie, did you hear ne ? Jennie's gone up stairs" Five minutes more on the desert isle, and childish voice is heard at the stairs landing i: z. Ma, can't Johnnie come to bedG I'm afraid" "Now, Johnnie, I shan't speak to you again. A brief, a a very brief respite. "Oh only to finish this chapter" < Ma Ma [" louder and angrier, 's I'm coming down if Johnnie don't come. Mayn't he comet" Enter the paternal. ssJohn, what are you up for at this hour ? Shut up that book and go to bed h Why, Pussie, why aren't you in bed a", VT want to kiss you goodnight 2 pleads the little fibber. 's Bah! She's afraid of the dark that's the ndatter,'" defantly retorts Johnnie, going up stairs two steps at time. ."i ain't neither. Can't he stop plaguing mel" Come, John, let your sister alone." That's all the consolation a boy gets.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
How Monkeys are Captured.

Monkeys are pretty common, yet as all the families are remarkably cunning, has it ever occurred to the reader how they are taken9 Pitfalls will take @ lion, and the famished monarch will, after a few days starvation, dart into @ cage containing food, and thus be secured
 But how are monkeys caught2 The ape family resembles man. Their vices are human. They love liquor, and fall. In Darfour and Senar the natives make a fermented beer, of which the .monkeys are passionately fond. Aware of this, the natives go to the parts of the forest frequented by the monkeys, and set on the ground calabashes full of the entic- ing liquor. As soon as the monkey sees and tastes it, he utters loud cries of joy, that attract his comrades. Then an orgie begins, and then in a short time they show all degrees of intoxication. Then the negroes appear. The few who came too late to get fuddled escape The drinkers are too far gone to distrust them, but apparently take lem for larger species of their own gs1Us. The negroes take some up, and tLese begin to weep and cover them with maudlin kisses. When negro takes one by the hand to lead him off, thenearest monkey will cling to the one who thus finds a support, and endeavor to get along also. Another will grasp at him, and so on un- til the negro leads staggering line of ten or dozen tipsy monkeys. When finally brought to the village, they are securely caged and gradually sobered down but for two or three days gradu- ally diminishing supply of liquor is given them, so as to reconcile them by degrees to their state of captivity.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Thoughts for Saturday Night.

The offender never pardons. +"
 Money is 8 bottomless sea, in which honor, conscience and truth may be drowned. t .sf
 Take care to be an economist in pros- peritty there is no fear of your being one in diversity. sy#
 Faith evermore overlooks the difficult ties of the way, and bends her eyes only to the certainty of the end. .' To do nothing is not always to lose time ; to do negigently is sure to lose time it is fatigue without profit. ? .r God takes some things from US lest we should spoil them, and we have more of them In missing them than we should have in keeping them. -.
 Happiness is having what one likes :; contentment is liking what one has ]; but contentment is only the pale ghost of happiness. -.
 A religion which is but an intellectual conviction of the truth and does not call into exercise the emotions of the heart. can have but little effect upon the life.
 We should learn never to interpret duty by success. The opposition which assails us in the course of obedience is no evidence that we are mistaken.
 There is only one stimulant that never fails and yet never intoxicates- Duty puts blue sky over every man up in his heart, maybe-into which the skylark-happiness-always goes sing ing. 5Lf -s I5:.7,- A.. =. .'.. -,
 An honest reputation is within the reach of all men they obtain it by social virtues and by doing their duty. This kind of reputation, it is true, is neither brilliant nor startling, but it is often the most useful for happiness. 9i v. The man who lives right, and is right, has more power in his silence than another has by his words. Character is Ike bells which ring out sweet sounds, and which, when touched accidentally even, resound with music.
 Most of the failures in life arise from ignorance of how and when to leave off. When you read the life of almost any great man, with the exception of Agus- tus Caesar, you see how much greater man he would have been if he had known how and when to leave off.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Bret Harte's Story.

A correspondent writes: I have just
 read the first iLstallment of Bret Harte's
 story, !" Gabriel Conroy," which appears
 Tn Scrioreer's Monthly for November.
 MT. Harte has never written anything finer than the description of snow storm on the first page. The story be- gins by describing party of men and women who have lost their way, and are | starving in the mountains The picture of their sufferings is very real, and would be revolting in less artistic hands than MT. Harte's. The horrors of eat ing human flesh are only hinted at, but you know 1t was done. One of the best things in the story is about a dream of food one of the starving men had, and which the famished would beg to have repeated, while they listened with eager ears and watering mouths. I must quote the scene: .t.
 Whats that dream you was talking about ?" said Mccormick. " E q" Bout the dinner at St. Jo9" asked the person addressed, gentleman whose faculty of almentary imagination had been at once the bliss and torment of his present social circle.
 "Yes." b"
 They all gathered eagerly around MT. Mccormick even MT. Dumpleg, who was still moving away, stopped.
 / "Well," said MT. March, cit began with beefsteak and injins-beefsteak, you know, juicy, and cut very thick, jess squashy with gravy and inJins." There was very perceptible watering of the mouth in the party, and MT. March, with the genius of true narrator, under the plausible disguise of having forgotten his story, repeated the last sentence ..'iess squashy with gravy and injins. And taters baked" -..,., ' I't You said fried before, and dripping with fatl" interposed Mrs. Brackett, hastily. ....., .- ....r
 "For them as likes fried-but baked goes furder-skins and all-and sassage and coffee and-fapjacks p'
 At this magical word they laughed, not mirthfully, perhaps, but eagerly and ex- pectedly, and said "Go on !''
 <. "And fapiacks l' ........ .. .
 ",You said that beiore," said Mrs. Brackett, with burst of passion. "Go on, - you l' The giver of this Bar mecide feast saw his dangerous position, and looked around for Dumpleg. But he had disappeared.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
e@ FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1875. ~
Memories.


 Memories on which we dwell
 Are they those that, well defined By their crystal clearness, quell ,s Saddest longings of tie mind? Or which, softly indistinct,
 Full of shadows as in dreams, By their mystic beauty link
 Reality to that which seems :? Faces on our way through life, Haunting every step we take, Some that help us through the strife, Some we love for their own sake Are they those on which are stamped n Energy of thought and will .... F. Action that is never cramped,
 Working always, restless still? Rather those OCT which are thrown Cleans of mellow, tender light, Winged grace of heart and soul, uH Charmed sense of conscious right. Artists that we choose apart From the few who high are set, Just because their lesser art Quivers OCT dead regret Are they those who, firm of hand, T.. Try the veil of life to raise, Though they know the spirit land 4 Never may reward their gaze7 D.. Rather those who by touch, . ...es Or 8 subtle, silver gleam, ..... Show the sunlit thoughts that rush Out of some fantastic dream.
 n.,,. - -.-,.r 7. +--. .gI. Chords from out some well-worn strain, Struck at random when alone, Often shadow forth pain
 Drifting into deeper tone. Voices, musical and sweet, If @ Sunlit with emotion rife, ., .-- Like the touch of angel feet, v Thrill across our inner life. -ss.7
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05

A Vicksburg woman was trying hard to get her drunken husband home, and her words and actions were so tender that 8 citizen halted and said :: "Well, all drunkards' wives haven't your dispo- sition. Y" '"Sh, don't say anything" She replied, in 8 whisper. "I've got to call him pet names to get him home; but wait till he drops into the hall-be around then,"
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Chinamen as Farmers.

The Natchez Democrat Courier gives | an interesting account of number em- ployed in Chicot county, Arkansas.
 They are most serviceable as tenants, and display for more ability than the colored man. The terms usually made are one hundred pounds of lint cotton to the acre, the planter furnishing mule with which to cultivate the crop. Atearly da wn the Chinaman has had his break fast and is in the field. At eleven o'clock one of their number is sent in to cook their dinner, the hour for which is announced by the display of small pennant. Half an hour is usually con- sumed at the meal, and returning to the field they work until dark. During blowing time planters are compelled to see to it. that their animals have time to rest and eat, as the Celestials appear to be blessed with no compunction where mules are concerned. Their plow- ing is with furrows straight as rule. They also seem to be adopts in cultiva- ting vegetables, all their gardens being kept in perfect order. A supply of the principal vegetables is carefully dried and kept for the winter. Their houses are the personifcation of neatness, every utensil being secured bright as silver, while their clothes are clean, and in personal appearance they are never offen- sive. With great difficulty they can be restrained from working on Sunday.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Ground Plaster

Red Mills, Cornwall Bridge.
 HAMMERS who have become discouraged in N the use of plaster, on account Of the inferior uality sold in the Honaatonic Valley for the past few years, will please give 1t trial, as we have at last succeeded in obtaining the genuine artices SSu D. W. MANVEL.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Acquaintances versus Intimates.

Ladies, let the names on your &C.,
 quaintance list be many. Friends are
 too familiar. To them you confide your
 troubles, and so make them grow. You
 tell them your private affairs, which, ten
 to one, they tell again, being 50 sorry
 for you. You ask advice and get 1t, and
 follow it and suffer in consequence.
 Now, an acquaintance in quite a differ
 ent thing. Acquaintances stay in the
 parlor, and never dream of entering your private room. You go to them with dress and hair all right, and talkweather and gossip with them with great satisfac- tion to both. It is we'll to, talk of the weather and fashions, and the. last new novel, and all-now and then. You for get your personal grievances of which every one has plenty-for a while. When Mrs. A. has been "sitting up for Alfred until one o'clock the night be- fore," 1t is better that her acquaintance, Mrs. B., should call than her friend Fanny. She would tell Fanny that AL fred's conduct was dreadful, and that she should go home to ma if he went on. But Mrs. B. asks l" How is MT. A 2" and Mrs. A. says " Very well, thank you ;". and Mrs. B. says: "I do. hope we shall see you at our house together some evening soon. And Mrs. A. says !" We shall take great deal of pleasure in coming" And then comes the thought how dreadful it would be to be talked about by acquaintances ! And so are good for you. They are not let into the midst of family arrange ments. They are not treated to wash day luncheons. They do not see shabby morning gowns and crimpingpins, They Ire fine sedative for all sorts of agonies. In their company we try to look our pest, behave our incest, put our best 'oot foremost, and exhibit the best, and lot the worst, qualities of our relatives.
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05

Also, sn elegant line of very fiue French China ca Jets and Fancy Chamber Sets oc new and beau, tl- patterns, freshly imported, which offer es low prices as can be Iound in the United State for goods of equal quality and style. g fE
 We are headq uarters for everything in the Crock cry hae. Everything at sE@E
Connecticut western news., 1875-11-05
Lowest Prices,

And in quality, variety and complcte,.pes. oi seock, claim to offer superior Inducements wsriesly fEst-slass, and one price. 1Yfm4g. oIs
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-30
A PECULIAR YACHT TRIP.

YACHT CHARTERED AT BOSTON AND PROCEEDS
TO SAG HARBoR WITH PARTY ON BoARD-THE
PARTY LAND TO HAVE A RAMBLE AND ARE NOT
HEARD OF AGAIN-RETURN OF THE CAPTAIN.
NEWPORT, r. l., July 20, 1875.
The sloop yacht sue Goodwin, OF City Point,
South Boston, arrived here last night from Sag
Harbor, when place she left yesterday morning.
She ia small vessel, and the only man on board
is the master, J. W. Floyd Captain Floyd left Bos-
ton two weeks ago last Friday night having been
chartered by gentleman, Mr.. Flint, Tor an
extended pleasure trip from Boston. They pro-
ceeded TO Nantucket, wher two more gentlemen,
friends OF Mr.. Flint, were taken on board. They
tnen set sau westward, landing aL the Vineyard,
Newport, Edgartown aud other places, ana
arrived at sag Haroor one week ago last
Tuesday. me passengers went ashore os-
tensIbly for q ramble, and Captain Floyd
presumed they would return on BOARD IN
short time. but though ne tarrled at sag Harbor
Tor week, ana made dillgent search and inquiry,
nothing could be heard of MS missing passengers.
me captain arrived here minus cash ana provi-
sions; but mis- wants were supplied by firm mere,
and ne Will proceed on his way on the first favor
able wind MIR. Flint was q Boston man, and
about thrty-nve years OF age.
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CREEDMOOR.

THE NATIONAL GUARD AT RIFLE PRAcT1cH-rm
ELEVENTH BRIGADE OUT YESTERDAY.
Detachments from the Twenty third, Thirty
second and Forty-seventh regiments OF the
Eleventh brigade, Second division, N.G.S.NY.
Brooklyn, were out yesterday at the Creedmoor
ranges for rifle practice. The troops assembled
In their respective armories at a sufficiently early
O'Clock train from Hunters Point TO Creedmoor
The men got In front Of the 100 yards butts and
completed their scores at this as well as at the
$50 yards range q little after one O'Clock.
Up to this hour the rain, winch COM
menced falling soon after eleven, was but
light. II now began to fall with increas-
ing steadiness, and continued TO pour down un-
ceasiagly for che rest OF the afternoon. But In
spite OF the drenchingy wet weather, the troops,
after short rest Tor rations, resumed their posi-
tons before the targets AZ about nalf-past two
O'Clock. Certainly the Ofncers and men deserve
credit for their steadIness and In the
performance OF duty under the severe inclemency
or the weather wnich they endured. They were
all, OF course wet 20 the skin long before the prac-
tlce at the 800 and 400 yards butts was concluded
1t Is difficult to see how the markers were able to
correctly signal the shots. The targets were
washed by the rain. so ta2t lt was no easy task to
Distinguish between old and new bullet marks.
The troops completed their scores at the Jour
alter four O'Clock.
THE TwENTY-THIKD REGIMENT.
The Twenty-thifd regiment turned out sixty
four o11cers and Ken rom u and companies.
mand and Lieutenant Richardson DISCHARGED the
duuee OF inspector OF rife practice The number
OF men sent back 10 the second class targets was
twenty-five.
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NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY JULY 30 l875-wlrH SUPPLEMENT

front, B. z. CARR second, Survivor third, Frank
Ioursh Brgand diff, tho others In a bunch. Macs
ally ran RI IDLY up the homSstretch, and wnen
she passed under the wire az the stand she was
leading three lengths; King Pin second, Survivor
Hampton sixth, Brigapd seventh, warsaw
eighth, Frank ninth. McDaners nlly opened
turn ana Brigand fell back. The con
test then resolved itself into a chase alter
McDanlePs hlly the fly getting further and
further away at every jump. She was ten lengths
ahead at the half-mie pole Caroline second, King
Pin thiri Survivor fourth, the others running IN
a group but entirely GU; OF the race. McDan els
nly kept In 'front.' to the end. winning the race by
four lengths, CaroIine second. three lengths ahead
OF survivor, B. \. Carver fourth, Brigand fifth,
King Pin SIXTH warsaw seventh, Court Hampton
eighth, Frank ninth. Time, 2:O9jS
And thus ended the third days racing at Sara
toga.
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ing at one time dozen lengths in mont OF tn
second horse, wnle the neld Was widely sprea'
out.
The following are tie details Of the sport as /
came off,
THE FIRST RACE.
TIE FLASH STAKES Tor two-year-0lds, 500 each
h. e. with $500 added; the second horse 10 say,
his stake. Hall mile.
STARTERS.
r. Lorillard's blk. Faitnless, by bennington,
dam Felicity (SparlinR) .......................
d. Mcdaniel CO.'S CHI. T. sister OF Mercy. by
War Dance, dam Sister OF Charity (Clark) -.
p. Lorlllard's br. x. Parole, Dy bennington
dam Maiden Holloway ......................
Thomas Puryear a Co.'s D. c. Pastor, by Nara
gansett, dam Pastor (RRodes) ...............
boswell Il CammacA's ca. C. Osseo, by Eclipse
dam Olata lScottl ............... ............
ID. Mcdaniel Il CO.'S b. T. Minnie. by Leaning.
ton, dam by Arlington, dam Oakland's dam
lDeldueJ .......'ss.......- ............s....... 4
Thomas FuryeSr IL CO.'S oh. c. Waco, by Nara
gansett, dam Juletta (Stratfordj .............
10 Donahue's CHI. C. LeatherstOcRinRs by Ken.
lucky, 1am Imported Fuke (Evans) .........
John M. Harney's ca. !. Lille Belle, by Pat NAL
10y. dam AHA Vela (Biack). ...................
Lawrence L0rlllards ca. C. Warlock by War
Dance, dam Undine lDonohuej ......'...
A. Il. Lewis Co.'s ca. I. Lady Clipper, by
Hunters Lexington, dam Carrie Crosby
lDt
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Purse $500, selling race Tor all ages; horses
entered to be sold for $1,000, to carry their ap-
propriate weights; for $1,000 allowed lbs; Tor
1000 IL lbs. for $500, IL los. the winner TO be
sold at auction. One mile ana quarter.
STARTERS,
ID. Mcdaniel h Co.'s D. L. by bennington, dam
Naphtha. years old, 75 lbs, $1,000 Delaney 1
A. Belmonps CHI. T. Caroline, BY Kentucky dam
Camilla, years old, IS los, 81. 600 lSayers). 2
A. Al. Burtons b. h. survivor, by VaRdal~ dam
by Lexington, years old, ia lbs, $1,000
tJOnnsOul 49,.
Jonn Corfee's or. n. Is. y. Carver. ny Lightning
dam La Victtme, years Old, i02 lbs, $1,000
(nuHneSl... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
NJ. H. SaniOrds br. c. Brigand, by Planet, dam
Britannia w., years old, l0l lbs, $1,000
(feekb) ..............
jennings Hunts b. G. KING PIN, by Lexington;
dam Ethan Lass, years old, $1,000 Swim @
w. Stringneld's Oh. c. warsaw, by War Dance,
dam sister TO Charity years old, 80 lbs,
$1,000 flurner) Observation-Disclosures.
c. $. Lloyd's br. z. Court Hampton, by Hampton
Court, dam Echo, years ole, % lbs, $1,000
F. Searn's Y. b. Frank by Engineer, dam Lady
Culpepper, years old. 81 lbs, 5000 (MiiKenl 0
Time. 2:O9I..
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'ecOno Class targets.
Iw-QnUuNnrr upnrasEN,

Lieutenant Colonel J. Rueger, OF the Tnrty-sec-
ono regiment, was field oficer on duty for The day.
Brigade inspector oil rifle practice, Major II. :.
Manning, appeared al his post watching the
nrlngs along the line.
The detacnments out yesterday did not dis
ungutsh themselves for military precision IN their
marcnings from one range to another. But any
exactness wanting in the minor details may. IN
some sort, be attributed ~ the badness or the
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THE AMERICA AND THE REsoLUTE.

isle OF SHOALS N. H., July 90, 1875.
General Buffers yacht America and Rufus
Hatch's yacht Resolute will sail two races one on
Saturday and the other on Monday next. One race
will be with time allowance OF sixteen minutes in
favor OF the America, and the second for the
Sweepstakes Cup, offered, but not contended for,
at the late regatta
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.

Tire Grand Lodge OF the Knights Of PythiaS AZ
its session in Brooklyn yesterday, elected the fol-
lowing ofncers.-Vice Grand ChahceIlor, Charles
II. spencer; Grand Preats, IA. stone: Grand
Keeper oil Records and Seals. +. w. George: Master
Of kXcheuucr, r. l.. CsiDeater.