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The New York herald., 1875-12-08
YoNKERs RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

A match will be shot at Morsemere, Yonkers, on
Friday, December 10, beginning at twelve O'Clock NJ,
between teams OF eight from the Scottish American
Rife Club OF New York and the Yonkers Rife Associa
ton. Conditions Two hundred and five hundred
yards; ten shots at each range; weapon, any rife; ;
sporting rifles handicapped seven points.
The New York herald., 1875-12-08
INTERCOLLEGIATE ASSOCIATION.

The third annual meeting OF the Inter Liter.
ary Association will be held at the Fifth Avenue HOTEL
January 8 1870 at halfpast ten A. NJ Each college Ia
invited send three delegates Two Of whom, Is pre-.
ferabla should be Of the junior class
The New York herald., 1875-12-08
CHEAP FOR ARSON.

John GeracKcr OF West New York, prisoner in tho
Cnion Hill JAIN was fined s. yesterday by Recorder
Morgan Of Onion aill, for making two almost success
iul attempts 10 ppS& sad iaa y ula rronnd
The New York herald., 1875-12-08
TRACKING TWEED.
The Whereabouts of the Flu
gitive Still Unknown.

HAS HE LEFT THE CITY
The New York herald., 1875-12-08

yhs esnrsrsatlon bad wth lhe M ]. e-ven aaa WI
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
After Many Years.

The latest thing in sporting circles is wrestling matches. In the olden time. when the people were supposed to be less civilized than those of the nine teenth century, wrestling was one of the great games to test strength, and every court had it's corps of lwrestlers, great brawny fellows, who very often tossed 8 competitor to the ground so savagely that limbs were broken and death en- sued. At Hibernia, \. J., 8 wrestling match. lately took place between two men, who make the-sciencef business, the ,wtnnmg man to receive $500 and to bear the title of the champion wrestler of New Jersey. The men were Howard and Bragg. The result is given as fol- lows: Fhe men had now wrestled forty minutes, and were in a sorry plight; their legs were peeled and bleeding, and they looked to be, completely. Tagged out. :, Howard twisted himself, under meath Bragg. The latter writhed and struggled to break the lock amid shouts of saThrow him, Howard, ," Now. you've got him, 2 H" Hold on Bob" A furious struggle followed. Howard held on and forced things. Bragg tried hard to re- lease himself from the terrible lock, but failed, and amid the most intense excite ment and cheering, Howard hipped Bragg and threw him heavily on to his back, winning the fall, also the match.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
A Strange Death.

i; A singular and mysterious affair oc- cured at Warrington, England, in con- nection with the death of 8 man named Gibson, 8 discharged soldier. He went to the bakehouse of MT. Pemberton, and asked the baker in.charge, named Peter Knowles, if hemight be allowed to warm himself. His request was complied with, and Knowles left Gibson warming himself in front of the oven, the gas be- ing lighted at, the time Knowles re- turned in about ten minutes, but Gib- son was nowhere to be seen. His coat and waistcoat were lying on the knead- ing table. Upon carefully searching the bakehouse they found that Gibson had fallen into the trough in which the sponge was set, and that he was com pletely covered in the soft and yielding dough. Thesbody was pulled out, but
 life was quite extinct, the deceased hay ing no doubt been immediately suffo- eated by inhaling the carbonic acid gas generated in the process of fermentation, and the soft dough stopping his mouth and nostrils. The supposition that the deceased committed sluGde.i is strength ened by thefact of his taking off his coat and waistcoat and placing them on the kneading table. ,7Ast.4<s
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
Herbalistic Remedies,

In former days, if member of the household became indisposed, the family head, under instructions from the gray haired dame, went to the forest or tine field, to gather herbs or berries, from which were quickly made invigorating extracts, which ere many days brought the patient safely around, and saw the family gathering once more without a missing member. How is it now9 The slightest indisposition brings the family physician" with his handsome carriage. He feels the pulse, examines the tongue, looks very grave, writes a few lines of hieroglyphics, charges big fee, and leaves; only to return the next day and find his patient mercurialized sufficiently to be really sick. A week or two of at tendance follows, and therein lies the secret of wealthy physicians. Com pare the physique of the present age with the past, and the story is complete. Reader, discard chemicals and try herbs. If you are i'll, try the great herbalistic remedy, Dr. J. Walkers Vinegar Bit terS,
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
For Twenty Long Years.

Two or three miles south of the little village of OaK Creek, Wisconsin, stands little farm house, within the walls of which is continual, uninterrupted hor- TOT. There is little room four feet by six, without window, save hole in the wall foot in width, through which the wind and storm beat in their fury there in that filthy place, horrible beyond description, a human being has been confined for twenty years. He has grown old there, and his long hair hangs down upon his shoulders, and his matted beard upon his breast in tangled waves. His uncut nails are like eagles talons, and he beats his perfectly naked body against those narrow walls like caged wild beast.
 The name of this unfortunate wretch is John Hughes, and he lives, exists, breathes in the house of his uncle, or, at all events, some relative, whose name is also John Hughes. This relative is a wealthy farmer, whose means are amply sufficient to give this unfortunate man a comfortable place and decent, human care. -re @" -s % =
 At first a woman, a distant relative, cared for this wretched creature and helped to make his life little less horri- ble, but she is dead and now he seems to be without friend-a deserted, help less. despairing wretch. .g ........st7.-
 These statements are vouched for by the best possible authority. A promi- nent commission merchant has for a long time been personally acquainted with the facts, and is ready to testify to their truth at any time. The authorities should lookrinto this matter at once, and carefully investigate it, and take active measures to relieve the distress of this suffering fellow creature. There are better places in the State of Wisconsin for crazy man than the place described, and hired attendants who are kinder to their charge than those people bound by the ties of blood, and this unfortunate man should be granted the privilege of living and dying in a mad house if it will add to his comfort. $3*Es TF
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
His HOnOr'S Revenge.

"Abner Weeks, who are you, and why do you stand before me 2 asked his honor fof 8 prisoner befores 8 Detroit police court. 1 ] | -at
 "I'm plumber, and I s'pose I was drunk, was the reply. sa a~
 "Ah, it does me good to, see you here!" continued the court. stPlum Der, eh? One of those sort of men who agrees to fix water pipe right off, and then gets around to it 8 week from Saturday l! I'll plumb you before we get. through. I've had you at my house, working three days tomend pin hole in water pipe. I've had the bill come in, and paid it, and jumped on my hat and solemnly vowed that I'd get even some day. I've had to carry water four blocks for the last month because the plumbers couldn t come and plumb, and now, Abner Weeks, I'll leave it to yourself if ought not to send you up for three months.
 Abner pondered over the case, and finally said he thought thirty days was about the figure. ss Skff
 "Wel, I'll say thirty to you and put ninety on the commitment" continued his honor, "and you can argue 1t out with the officials up there."
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

Dr. J. Walkers California Vim. egar Bitters are purely Vegetable preparation, made chiefly from the na- tive herbs found on the lower ranges of the Sierra Nevada mountains of Califor- nia, the medicinal properties of which are extracted therefrom without the use of Alcohol. Tho question is almost daily asked, "What is the cause of the unparalleled success of VINEGAR Err TERsf" Our answer is, that they remove the cause of disease, and the patient re- covers his health. They are the great blood purifier and life giving principle, a perfect Renovator and Invigoratol of the system. Never before in the history of the world has a medicine been compounded possessing the remarkable qualities of VINEGAR BITTBRs in healing the sick of every disease man is heir to. They are gentle Purgative as well as Tonic, relieving Congestion or Inflammation of the Liver and Visceral Organs in Bilious Diseases
 x The properties of DR. WALKER's VINEGAR BITTERs are Apefient, Diaphoretic, Carminative Nutritious, Laxative, Diuretic, Sedative, Counter -Irritant Sudorihc, Alterar tive, and Anti Bilious. C E8 TEf -,
 R. Fl. MCDONALD q CO.,, Druggists and Gen. Agts, San Francisco California and cor. of Washington and Charlton Sts, N.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
A Dead Wife's Sister.

In 1866 MT. Berger, Parisian, lost his wife, whom he had married three years before. He has been almost heart broken ever since, living in, the room where his wife died, and in which her portrait was hanging. His wifes sister, at the time of her marriage, was little girl, but she has now expanded into g handsome woman. For years she has not seen M. Berger. The other day she knocked at the door of his apartments. The servant was absent, and M. Berger opened the door. She entered, and, lifting her veil, said: "Do you not recognize me 2o My wife p he cried; suddenly recoiling, "No, no, she is dead It is her spirit returned to earth ?" The poor girl tried to reassure the widower and explain that she was no ghost, but his sister-in-law now grown up, and who had arrived in Paris the day before. "No, no, help !" he shrieked, and fell back dead.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
By Authority.

The present rage for spelling-schools revives an anecdote of General Scott.
 He had drawn up the rough draft for an order, in which the word "wagon D
 occurred. The general inserted r. one
 "g'' too many, and his clerk, on dis covering it, timidly asked on what au- thority he spelled ( s's wagon " with two
 "g's." On the authority of Lieuten- ant General Scott, commanding the armies of the United States, sir!" thundered the ,pompous old general. The clerk, at least, thought the author ity sufficient. E l.tN..t 7a t4pt4 4.t- -t e}s7t9
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

To prevent any unfair advantage being taken by wretch who has declared his intention of winning the prize at the coming spelling match, we warn the managers that he is conversant with the erthography of such words as transmag- nifeanbandandisuality. It is impossible to floor him he ought, therefore, to be ruled out.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
The fine wool sheep, formerly the pride of Vermont farmers, as well as a source of wealth, have almost disappear ed from the State. ....t.
Blood Diseases.

The blood being the source from which OUT systems are built up and from which we derive our mental as well as physical capabilities, how important that it should be kept pure. If it contains vile fostering poisons all organic functions are weakened thereby. Settling upon important organs, as the lungs, liver or kidneys, the effect is most disastrous. Hence It behooves every one to keep their blood ln perfectly healthy condition, and more especially does this apply at this particular season of the year than at any other. No matter what the exciting cause may be, the real cause of large proportion of all diseases is bad blood. Now Dr. Pierce does not wish to place his Col den Medical Discovery in the catalogue of every disease, nor does he so recommend it; on the contrary there are hundreds of diseases that he acknowledges it will not cure; but what he does claim is this, that there is but one form of Elood disease that it will not cure, aud that disease is cancer. He does not recommend his Discovery for that disease, yet he knows it to be the most searching blood cleanser yet dis covered, and that it will free the blood and system of ali other known blood poisons, be they animal, vegetable or mineral. The Golden Discovery is warranted by him to cure tte worst forms of skin diseases, as all forms of blotches, pimples and eruptions, also all glan- dular swellngs, and the worst form of scrofu- lous and Liberated sores of neck, legs or other parts, and all scrofulous diseases of the bones, white swellings, fever sores, hip joint and spinal diseases, all of which belong to scrofu- lous diseases.
 coNF1RMED-H1p JOINT DISEASE CURED.
 W. GROVE STATION, Ia., July IA, 1872. Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. r.:
 Dear Sir-My wife first became lame nine years ago. Swellings would appear and disap- pear on her hip, and she was gradually becom- ing reduced, and her whole system rotten with disease. In 1871 swelling broke on her hip discharging large quantities, and since that time there are several openings: Have had five doctors at an expense of $125, who say nothing will do any good but surgical opera tion. .....s
 July 16th, 1878, he writes thus My wife has certainly received great benefit from the use of your Discovery, for she was not able to get off the bed and was not expected olive week when she commenced using it,, 8 year ago. She has been doing most of her work for over six months. Has used twenty bottles and still using it. Her recovery is considered as almost 9 miracle, and we attribute it all to the use of your valuable medicine. I can cheerfully rec .ommend it as blood purifier and strength restorer. J. M. ROBINSON.
 Discovery is sold by druggists.-Co Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
The co1as6biAs,,,olls a 9riamph of Meseerg

George steck. < CO, of New York, at the Vienna. Worlds Fair in 1873, at whiehsth their pianos obtained the highest award the only gold medal has begun creased popularity of the stech instrar-i ments is noticeable not only. in New York, where their excellence has long been aeknoWledgeiy but through hont the country, and more especially in those communities that lay special claim to a cultivated musical taste.-NeaU York Independent.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

.'BUY ME, AND PILL DO YOU GOOD,' Of all the modes of ridding the human constitu- ton of impurities of the blood dyspepsia torpid liver and it's kindred diseases none is so as the use LETTERS. They act as potent tonic and gentle aperent, mild in their operations, safe under and thousands have borne testimony the benefits they have derived from their use They are the safest and best spring and summer medicine yet discovered. Family physicians, regularly prescribe them GEO. 0. GOODWIN < co, BOSTON, E
 Wholesale Agents.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

A Portland chap, who, during court ship, sent his girl some poetry begin ming: "Was it gleam of golden hair, !" was mortified after marriage to see her hang that "gleam" over the back of a chair
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
W. Y. N. U.-No, IA
Iowa aR.R,LandCo;

Has for sale 1,5OO,OO0 Acres of Railroad Lands In F the Middle Region of Western Iowa
 BETTER LANDS AT CHEAPER PRICES than be found elsewhere within eiyi5ston sS,t S price S5 and SG per acre. Start right Call or send to the Company office, 92 Randoph Street. Chicago and obtain full information and how to reach the lands tree For maps and pamphlets with prices and terms address Iowa Railroad Land Co.,, Chicago or oeoaF N'p''' l0"a,J JOHN E. CALHOUN,
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

AsTHMA.-This disease causes great difficulty of breathing and tightness across the deal of suffocation. The paroxysm generally comes on at night, while lying down; some- times it is attended with great violence. AL len's Lung Balsam will always give immediate relief, and in many cases, if persevered in, it will cure the disease altogether.
 For sale by all druggists. .-Cone.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

Copy of will received by the clerk of Albany county, N. Y.: '',Ihis is to cer tify that Dan Harrington has made his last will, and Mike and Flitch is to have all his real and personal property,'
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

There is no risk in buying Mason & Hamlin Cabinet Organ. These instru- ments are known to be the best of their class in the world. But if the opinion of dealer be asked he will ire quently recommend some other, for the simple reason that he can get larger com missions for selling inferior instruments.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
SCHOOL MUSIC READERS. Commence your Instruction with
 AMERICAN SCHOOL Music Readers i!
IN THREE ROCKS

Book I l3S cts has a charming course for Primary Schools. Book II [5O cts has equally attractive for Grammar Schools, and Book III dOf fctsl fitted for higher Grammar Classes and High Schools The practical interesting and thorough in these books was constructed by l., O. EMERSON and w. S. TIInEN
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

The best Elastic Truss, warranted the best,
 is Pomeroy's, 744 Broadway, N. Y. Get it.-Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
j1z:l[97{NiliIE KY

which saves reshngng, contains tar, is extremely cheap. prncticalIy fire proof, very ornRmental, and iniOrsed by Public Institutions, Corporations and leading men in all sections. Send, for Book Circular of Home refereuces and full particulars,
 N. Y. SLATE RUOF1Nts CO..
 G Cedar Street. New York.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

BURNETT's CoCoAINE is the best and cheapest hair dressing in the world.-Cona
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

CAUTION of the Peruvian Syrup Ca protected solution of the protoxide of iron) are cautioned against being deceived by any of the preparations of Peruvian bark, or bark and iron, which may be offered them. Examine the bottle before purchasing, and be sure and get the Peruvian Syrup )" not (Peru- vian bark ).-Cona.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09

The public are hereby assured, through the columns of this paper, that Parsons P,tr- gatiUe PiUs contain no injurious principle, but that they may be administered to children and the most weak and shattered constitutions in small doses, with great certainty of success
 F Com. a-.I --.L L-- .-:. r..
 Dr. A.;Johnson, one of the most suc- cessfu practitioners of his time, invented what if now called Jo1arssors Anodyne Lifai- 11ae'at. The great success of this article in the cure of bronchitis and all diseases of throat and lungs, will make the name of Johnson not less favorably, if less widely known, than that of Louis Napoleon Com.
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
What VIII Make the Hens Lay.

Put two or more quarts of water ia a kettle, add one large seed pepper or two small ones, then put the kettle over the fire, says the Ohio Farmer. When the
 water boils stir in g. coarse-ground h. dian meal, until you make thick mush.
 Let1t cook an hour or more. Feed hot.
 Horseradish chopped, fine and stirred intoifhe mush has been found to pro- duoe good results Four weeks ago we commenced feeding our hens mush as prepared in the above directions, and for result we are getting from five to ten eggs per day; whereas, previous to feeding, we had not had eggs for a long time. We hear a great deal of complaint from other people. about not getting eggs. To all such we would warmly recommend cooked food, fed hot. Boiled appleskins, seasoned with red peppers, Eerl boiled potatoes, seasoned with horseradish, are good for feed; much better than uncooked corn. Corn, when fed by itself, has a tendency to fatten, hens, instead of producing the more profitable eggrhying. A spoonful of sulphur stirred into their feed c'occa- sionally will ridh them of vermin and tone up their systems. Thisis especially good for young chickens or turkeys. Out of flock of ten chickens, matched the. last of November, we have lost, but ones They have been fed cooked feed mostly and are growing finely. .:.ag 2
Connecticut western news., 1875-04-09
OOn1pdL1On uS6 CHEERFUL, VOICES
 A large collection of genial School Songs by L. O. EMERSON. popular book. 50 cts. E ' Y
Afterward take up The Hour of Singing, ~e 8' Choice Trios, or
 The Song M0narna

These books for HIGH SCHOOLS and AcADEMIEs The Hour of Sing ing [S1.OOlb by !. O. EMERSON and w. 5. TILDNN, is arranged for 2. B. or 4 voices Choice TriOs 1881. .OOl by ", s: TTLDEN for voices n are choice che G in every sense and The Song Monarch for High Schools. -
Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1875-09-07
FrenJh aud American Women

The face of the American woman is
more beautiful than that Of any other
country. 1t has delicacy of coloring
and feature, and fitness and inIellectu-
allty in expression; but the body sup
porting the head, regarded from an ar
ustic and hygienic point of view, as
inferior. For breathing and digest
ing, the upper part is lacking in depth.
In word the American is more frag-
lie; she is hardly Diana, and the
French IS something more, although
not the Hebe of Rubens.
The French Wdihan's face is as
handsome as that of any OtEer in
Europe, aiid fades more slowly; At
forty she glIdes into an emU0npOint
with an unwTinkled face and good
omplexion-at the age when English
women get heavy necked and frow.
sey, and the American wOnen pale
and wrinkled. The climate has some
thiiig To 10 with this, but doubtless
her n0urishing f66d, generous wine,
and out of door air, much more. Her
mode of living contributes thereto
the exercise and development of each
function, in Il more natural and sensu-
GUS manner than with ours There are
ascctic ideas in America which have a
tendency to retard the physical devcl-
Opment of women; for mind mOulds
matter. The extremes of Amer
iUan life are unfavOrable to
healthy growth. in its fustness as well
rs its dsceticism, where the flesh is
corrupted by dissipation or mortified
by certain religious teaching. Aside
from the causes is Il prevalent action
that it is beneath the dignity of man
and woman to occupy themselves with
what they shall eat ard what they
shall drink.
The American has more intellect
than her French sister, but the latter
has sOftness where she has pertness.-
TiIere is nervous e$titEbiIity and clev-
btntss in one, mellOwness and equaIi-
ty Of character in the other. The
forced brilliant visality of woman in
America is subject To fits of reaction,
for nature has it's limit. In the
French wBmaii the tnitd is more eveh
and cheerful, and in the absence Of
exhaustive and irregular demands
made upon it Ike Uniform health is
better.
In qualities of a purely mental char
acter, the equal of the A meritan wo-
man can not, perhaps, be found iii the
world but with all knowledge and
intellectual activity, she lacks that
which made the Greeks what they
Rave been, and the French what they
af6-organIc cultivation. Entwined
in these words are taste and art. A
ripet civilization, though not purer,
shall invest her with knowledge of
these things, and a harmony of char
acter not now possessed and with it
will come, alas that decadence in
m6rals which Always marches on the
heels Of the beautiful in every age and
every climate. 1t is sad that such
heavy tribute should be exacted as the
price of an added enjoyment, but art
is Orable.-Ai6ert Rhodes IN =. The
French at H0Btes D0dd and Mead.