Connecticut western news., 1876-04-21
Items of Interest.


 You have lost your little hatchet, |"
 is the polite way of telling man what he is, when he is ono.
 If you would pass for more than your
 value, say little. It is easier to look
 wise than to talk wise.
 An old farmer once said, with more
 truth than elegance "There are two
 talks in this world to one do." | When young man cannot live on his
 salary, the usual way is for him to live
 on the salary of some one else.
 The Pennsylvania Senate has passed
 the bill forbidding the seizure for debt
 of goods exhibited at the Centennial.
 There is nothing like planting gar
 den early, even if it has to be planted for the second time in the same spring.
 Says an editor: "Who drinks all the whisky made in the United States ? is what staggers us." It is enough to stag ger anybody.
 An Edinburgh jeweler will exhibit at the Centennial showcase which, with it's contents, will be worth upward of $100,OOO. .u. ..' The Boston AdVerttser thinks that the trouble with this country is that too many business men want to peddle strawberries instead of codfish. A St. Louis girl, who was married lately, made her husband give her, pre- vious to the ceremony, written promise that he would take her to Philadelphia and reside there with her during the Centennial.
 A Wisconsin editor illustrates the rorauoi11ncy oyfro rvo ,<e of kba ,Doo,o1n oR the present day by calling attention to the costly baby carriages in use now, while, when he was baby, they hauled him around by the hair of the head.
 The Reading (Pa.) EagIc says that @ Philadelphia firm is sending Autograph ed letters to village girls inviting them to leave home quietly and accept po- sition in the Centennial. The meaning of this villainous invitation will be ap- parent to people of the world.
 The SIG, 900, 900 in silver bullion which Flood & O'Brien intend to exhibit at the Centennial would make solid block ten feet long, ten feet thick, and eight and one tenth feet high. containing BIO cubic feet, and would weigh nearly two hundred and ninety-four and one-hsIf tons.
 Between the years of 1865 and 1874, 183, 659 men enlisted in the United States regular army. Of these 97,O66 were born in the United States, 3S, ,649 in Ireland, 23, 127 in Gerpqany, 9,037 in England, 4,703 in Canada, 2,456 in Scot- land, 1,593 in France, 1,562 in Sweden, 718 in Denmark, 581 in Austria, five in Africa, three in Arabia, and seventy five at sea. a...
 Two drunken hunters in Nevada sawo Chinaman washing gold dust in 8 creek, and made a target of him with their rifles. One fired and missed. "You always ought to aim above the mark winch it's so far off," said the other. See how do It." He was correct in his theory, and succeeded in his illustra- tion. The Chinaman was struck and wounded. II
 A couple were recently married at Waynesboro, Pa.. the bride beingseven. ty-fve and the groom seventy one. The latter had never been married before, and he was SO overcome that he tainted at the conclusion of the ceremony, which incident led the newly married wife to cxclaim "Poor fellow, have feared all along that he couldn't stand it." .-.. .fts
 A New Orleans merchant was induced by woman, who told pitiful story of poverty, to give her $14 with which to bury her dead husband. Before giving the money hewent to theIhouse and saw corpse that ho thought ought to have been buried days before. In his hurry to get away from the place he forgot his umbrella. When he returned for it he found the corpse sitting up and the $14.
 Fiuney, the great revivalist, was pass ing an iron foundry when the works were in full blast, and heard a workman swearing terribly. Young man, said the revivalist, addressing the swearer, "how hot do you suppose he'll is ?" The workman recognized his questioner, and placing his arms akimbo, and look ing him squarely in the face, said '' We'll, MT. Finney, I suppose it's so hot that if somebody brought you spoonful of melted iron you'd swear twas ice cream"