Connecticut western news., 1875-08-06
Items of Interest.

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 The New Orleans |" Press Club has passed resolutions against treating. A Spencer (Ind.) farmer. set out an acre of mullein by, mistake for tobacco.
 Twenty pounds and two ounces is ex- actly what Springfield baby weighed just after birth. " 'A" 9@"Ni '''i
 Spain is referred to as q nation capa- ble of doing the most fighting with the least results. ayGlynJ Jgl as9i
 When a man is ready to go where duty calls, he should go homes if nothing more serious offers.
 A man said his son had well-stored mind, but the neighbors never could find where he stored it,iea ritdi Gi The marriage of Q white npan to a negro woman nearly melted ithe people of Sheffield, Mass, to a lioct.,1g sd, Gen, Bidwell says that raisin making with native grapes is, an industry worth $500, ,000 annually to California.
 An excursion party of Boston custom house officials ate the clam chowder out of kettle, and found an old mop at the bottom. .4"1 v5aD h 9GuaEiHd
 In Italy an idea is current that the United States have abolished paper money, and are swimming in gold and silver. ...... .,..- ,.,.., .I,f,y ro,g.
 In Baltimore any drummer for a whole sale house who does not call himself " colonel" or |" major" isn't considered much of a drummer. ''3h' VI 'a
 He was scalded to death from a boiler explosion, and on his tombstone they chiseled :l"Sacred to the memory of our steamed friend."a alss83y 9asdi
 Do you sympathize with the Iceland CTS Iflso, direct your contributions to Ki1yklechtenklikricoptzorf, sIcelnnd, and he will distribute them. ,,i byi9sTs
 There isn't a. house to rentrsin New Harmony, Colorado, In fact, there is only one house there, and the family numbers twelve persons. ,'.'i,,
 How to tell 8 good horse7 Stand in front of his shoulder and pull his head down gently till his ear is at the level of your lips. Then tell him. asEo ol'a
 The Emperors of Austria lr and Russia kissed each other lately when they met at Eger, which is described aS lorrid little railway station in Bohennins
 The ladies of Bavanfiah, Ga.a,a have formed society which prohibits any member purchasing wearing bapparel which shall exceed twenty-five cents yard. -.,,-,s1k
 They tell in Chicago of rat that got into bird eage, ate the bird, and was so distended by the, repast that he couldn't squeeze out again between the wires. 2, rr--.,s.l-
 Two rival belles met at n faucy ball last winter. " How we'll you look under candle light!" exclaimed one. And how charming you are in the dark l'said the other. l.s Na'jw HN ass& hggu1S
 Combats between rats and rattlesnakes furnish popular amusements in Nevada, and the ophidian is said to be usually worsted, notwithstanding the odds of two syllables in his favor. .. .,.r
 An Illinois girl refused to be engaged until her lover first insured his life in her favor, and then travelled two years abroad to improve his manners. If he survives" she sighed, "I shull keep my engagement" a7' 9d d9am Ws4
 Norwich, Conn.,, boasts phenomenal hackman, who, when @ lady paid him a dollar for his services, and inadvertently folded up two-dollar bill with tt, hunt ed her up the next day, and returned the money. .,,, .o
 The Cuban ladies at Saratoga ,have a penchant for bright colors, and wear diamonds more remarkable for their size than brilliancy, while the gentleman see how many cigarettes they can asihoke within given time. ald lgsmyoiq
 Three old women and a lame man constitute a adebating societyat Dubuque. The three old women live together, and their chickens scratched up the lame mans garden. The debate is held across the line fence. s' s'4'h '"'",
 Just before marrying an old man for his money, a Louisville girl called hor father aside and throwing herself upon his neck exclaimed amid smiesand tears: "Oh, father l Your poor, miserable daughter will have @ new bonnetseyery week" ii s....... - 5gatsl.. lo asu
 w. Brunson, of Perry, Ga. has ex- tracted from his tongue an ehtire,t tooth near an inch long. He received 8 pistol shot more than nine months ago, by which the tooth was torn from the gum and firmly imbeded in the muscles of the tongue. v' taH 9si9d 10 aani
 The canker worms are making such ravages on the New Haven elms that the city council has instructed the road com missioners to girdle the trees with lead troughs filled with oil. Over these the female grubs cannot pass, and thus eggs will not be laid again this fall. g..,
 Two of the largest manufacturing firms in Pittsburgh have purchased one of the large gas wells in Butler county, Pa, and propose to demonstrate the practibility of bringing the gas to the city without the loss of infammable power The dis tance is about eighteen mlles. eptH
 The oldest convict in the Ohio peni- tentiary is dead. He had been an in- mate thirty eight years, under nlife sen- tence, literally carried out He went there comparatively young. Nearly all his adult life, reaching through two gen erations, was spent in rigorous contine- ment. His offense was murder in par oxysm of passion. t5.@ 7'.7".
 The Paterson Guardian says that neiehboring farmer recklessly1 ventures the following challenge will bet $42.- 25 that my hired man can take longer to get to the corn field, get back to dinner quicker, eat more, do less, and bean down harder on panel of fence than any other hired man within ten miles of the city hall of Paterson. a a'edf
 That was rather touching allusion to a deceased spouse, made recently by a man, who came to the village store to purchase things. C Can't I show you anything else to dayY" politely asked the clerk. |" No, reckon not, replied horses and my wife last fall, and | feel