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Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22

one-and-hark P it is my belief that the dog is holding of him." However, she thought it safest to be on the same side with the dog, lest the man might turn on her. She made her way into the kitchen, followed by the other two, and there 8 sight met her eyes that changed all her feelings, both toward the robber and toward each other. The great mastif had pinned 8 man by the throat, and was pulling at him, to draw him through the window, with fierce but muft1ed snarls. The mans weight alone prevented it.
 The window was like picture frame, and in that frame there glared, with lolling tongue and starting eyes, the white face of the village blacksmith, their courageous friends villainous hus- band. She uttered an appalling scream and flew upon the dog and choked him with her two hands. He held, and growled, and tore until he was all but throttled himself, then he let go and the man fell. But what struck the ground outside, like 8 lump of lead, was, in truth, lump of clay; the man was quite dead, and fearfully torn about the throat. So did a comedy end in an appalling and most piteous tragedy; not that the scoundrel himself deserved any pity, but his poor, brave, honest wife, to whom he had not dared confide the viI- lainy he had meditated.
 The outlines of this true story were in several journals. I have put the dis jointed particulars together as we'll as I could. I have tried hard to learn the name of the village, and what became of this poor widow, but have failed hitherto. Should these lines meet the eye of any one who can tell me, I hope he will, and without delay.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Thoughts fer Saturday Night.

The wife makes the home, and the home makes the man.
 Hope never spreads her golden wings but on unfathomable seas.
 The most laudable ambition is to be wise, and the greatest wisdom is to be good.
 To think kindly of each other is good i; but to act kindly toward one another is best of all.
 Difference is the most complicate, the most indirect, the most elegant and eff fective of compliments.
 Few things are impracticable in them selves, and it is for want of application rather than means that men fail of suc- cess.
 Many O life, that might have been most efficient if rightly directed, has been lost to the world, and doomed to mortifying failure, because men have not been sufficiently developed to know their own peculiar endowments, or to make intelligent chance of vocation.
 Irresolution loosens all the joints of 8 State: like an ague it shakes not this or that limb, but all the body is at once in 8 fit. The irresolute man is lifted from one place to another, and hath no place left to rest on. He decks from one egg to another, so matches nothing, but addles all his action.
 Not enjoyment, but rectitude, is the chief good, both in this life and tLe life which is to come. Enjoyment flows from rectitude; but the fountain is high CT and purer than the stream. Enjoy ment is often an end unworthy to be sought. Rectitude is always to Do sought Rectitude is always to be desired above all things.
 Friendship is a vase which when it is fawed by heat, or violence, or accident, may as well be broken at once-it never can be trusted after. The more grace full and ornamental it was, the more clearly do we discern the hopelessness of restoring it to it's former state. Coarse stones if they are fractured may be ce- mented again, precious ones never.
 It is not you who, on your deathbed, quit sin; it is sin that quits you; it is not you who detatch yourself from the world, it is the world that detaches it. self from you. It is not you who break your bonds, tits your bonds which break of themselves through the fragility con- mon to our nature. It is easy to see that he who condemns the irregularity of his own life only at the moment when he is obliged, in spite of himself, to re- sign it, does not condemn them from conviction, but necessity.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
International Entomology.

The Toronto (Can.) Globe, in an editorial article on the grasshopper pests in the Western States, says: The experience of the last four years has demonstrated that the grasshoppers are irresistible while healthy. Therefore their parasites must be aided in their efforts to overtake them, and individual effort can do little or nothing in this direction. If it is anybody's business to fight the locusts, it is the business of the United States and Dominion gov ernments, in both of whose territories lie the lands from which the calopte4sus descends. Killing the insects after they have arrived in Minnesota or Manitoba is poor business-ir fact hopeless one. To prevail against them their habits and those of their enemies must be studied at their homes; and, if needs be, the two governments must go into the business of raising parasites and letting them loose upon tbe country. This may seem to savor of the ridiculous; {; but when it is considered that these visitations are periodic, and, unless something is done, inevitable, the ab apparent. Say ten years will elapse be- lore the next n1gnG rom the .hOcK1eS. At the end of that time Manitoba and the Northwest will have received many thousands of settlers, who will be just turning the corner after their first strug- gles. Hitherto it has been the Western States that have suffered. Our own country having been undeveloped, we have not had the full terror of Q locust plague brought home to us. If we had received of our kinsmen and countrymen the ories of homes desolated, farms abandoned, hopes crushed and imminent starvation that have come from Mime sota, Nebraska and Iowa, we should be willing to take any means to prevent the recurrence of the calamity, or to miti. gate it's horrors.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
The Turkish Empire.

The sultan of Turkey, who has just been dethroned, may pass into history as Murad the Unlucky. He came to the government just three months ago, in the middle of violent and bewilder- ing political commotion. He ascended 8 throne made vacant by the bloody death of his uncle, and. captured by the leaders of the palace conspiracy, was made sultan whether he would or no. Murad was drought to be very tolera- ble prince, and great expectations were entertained of his reign. Nobody knows what has been going on in the shadow of the palace :; but from time to time it has been given out that the new sultan was going to pieces very fast. Lately it was announced that his mind was wreck, and that his deposition had become necessary. This step has now been fulfilled, and Abdul Hamed, brother of the falling Murad, and second son of the late Abdul Medjid, has been proclaimed his successor. Hamed is about thirty-four years old, and is re- puted to be fair sort of prince, as Turkish princes go, which is faint praise. Like his brother, he succeeds to tue government of distracted, worpout, end impoverished empire.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Witchcraft in France.

At Montbrison, France, not long ago, the magistrates were called upon to ad- judge somewhat singular case. Jean Marie Baron, aged thirty-seven, well-to- do farmer of Poncins, had for three or four years entertained the hullucination that some of his neighbors, jealous of his prosperity, had combined to injure him by witchcraft. His COWS fell sick, bis wheat withered and he himself had singular fits of oppression and despond- ency at the sight of the objectionable persons. He consulted several doctors, even going to Lyonsfor treatment, but as they all derided his story he resolved to put in practice the remedy suggested by village crone-namely to draw blood from each of his prosecutors. Accord
 ingly he armed himself with 8 number of stout pins with glass heads, hid him. self near the parish church door on a procession day, when the whole commu- nifty would naturally gather there, and falling suddenly upon his victims planted a pin in each with remarkable vehe- mence. MT. and Mrs. Raynaud and Miss Jeannette Badleu complained to the police of the assault. Baron declared with an air of happiness that he was guilty that he bore no ill-will to the compliments that he had to do what he had done, and it had proved effectual, as he and his cattle had recovered their health. The judge endeavored to con- vince him that he had never been pos sessed, but the prisoner retorted un- answerably that until he had assaulted his tormentors he had suffered. whereas from the very moment that he had drawn blood he and his beloved cattle had en- joyed perfect health, so that infallibly he must in the first place have been be- witched. He was sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment, receiving his punish ment gleefully, "since," he said, "that is not so much to undergo as the price of the recovery of ones health and luck. "
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Life on the Earth.

Professor P. G. Tait, of the university of Edinburgh, in his lectures on recent advances in physical science, latsly pub lished, considers the question how long life has been possible on the earth. He concludes that ten millions of years is ssthe utmost that can be allowed from the physical point of view for all the changes that have taken place on tho earth's surface since vegetable life of the lowest known form was capable of existing there." Opposed to this Is the view of the most eminent modern ge- ologists, that at least three hundred millions of years have passed away since terrestrial life began.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
A Useful Tree.

MT. Morgan, an English consul resi- dent in Brazil, cites, in recent report to his government, the carnouba tree, 8 species of palm, as one of the most valu- able vegetable productions of the coun- try. It fourishes without culture at Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte, and other well known localities, resists drought, and always appears green and luxuriant. Its roots possess properties similar to those of the sarsaparilla. The trunk furnishes superior fiber. When the tree is young it yields wine, vinegar, saccharine matter, and @ species of gum closely resembling sago. Its wood is excellently suited for the manufacture of musical instruments, as we'll as for tubes and conduits for water. The pulp of the fruit is very palatable, and the oily nut roasted and pulverized is good substitute for coffee. The trunk also yields four similar to maizena. With the straw, hats, brooms, and baskets are made, and over half million dollars worth of it are exported to England yearly. Lastly, wax, used in the manufacture of candles, is extracted from the leaves.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
The Souls Hope.

Behold! VIC know not anything;
 can but trust that good shall fall At last-far off-at last, to aal- And every winter change to spring. So runs my dream but what am :? An infant crying in the night
 An infant crying for the light And with no language but cry.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
As He Understood It.

In all policies of life insurance these, -"Age of father, if living9" "Age of mother, if living9" A man in the coun- try who filled up an application made his fathers age. "i if living" lone hun dred and twelve years, and his mother one hundred and two. The agent was amazed at this showing, and fancied he had got an excellent subject; but, feel ing somewhat dubious, remarked that the man came of very long lived family. "Oh, you see, sir" replied the applicant, ''my parents died many years ago, but if living would be aged as there put down" "Oh, ] see," said tbe agent.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
The Fearful Little Maid.

 She stands within the daisied field, A little maiden all alone And bending down she takes flower, And plucks it's petals one by one. "He loves me we'll he does not love-; Trembling, weeping, now is she. |" An, does he love? or loves he not Icannot try! dare not see P Her heart is beating loud and fast, Her binding tears are like 8 pail She does not hear the eager step, She does not see the shadow fall. The flower is taken from her hand, Swiftly the petals he removes. "He ioves-loves not-he loves-loves not.
 See, darling !-'tis the last-he loves r
 Fanny B0Yroau.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22

A traveller stepped into the cottage of an English farm hand at supper time and saw on the table sweetbread, with ham and peas aud new potatoes.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
ADVERTIsING RATES:

Schedule ef prices for Advertising furnished on application at this ofnce.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
APPLETON'S American Cyc|op@dia.

NEW REVISED EDITION.
 ENTIRELY REWRITTEN BY THE ABLEST
 WRITERS ON EVERY SUBJECT
 Printed from Ne,o Type, and Illustrated eoith
 SeUeral Thousand EngrdUings and Maps.
 Tho work originally published under the title Of THE NEW AMERICAN CYcLoPEDIA was completed in 1863, since which time the wide circulation which it has attained in all parts of the United States, and the signal developments which have taken place in every branch of science, literature and art, have induced the editors and publishers to submit it to an exact and thorough revision, aud to issue new edi- tinn antitled tna
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
A High Old Pass~nEer Conductor.

"A few days ago u freight conductor on
one Of the railroads went to the Superin.
ten:len, and said he though, lie ought to
bc advanced, having served ON the freight
for several years. The Superintendent
agreed with him, and told him that the
change should be made the very next week.
And it ~as made. The Superintendent a
day or tw. after took seat in the rear
cnd vt one Of tho coaches to see how the
new conductor woutd take to business,
and pretty soon the official danced out
the door, cap on his ear, sleeves pushed
up, and halfacre smile on his face.
"Get out your pasteboArds! ~ he shouted,
Pm the high mucky muck that runs thi.
trains," and then, tnrning right and left,
he continued:
'Right bowers this way-plsy lively
pass or order up-how's trumps with you
slide you right into Chicago-hurry up
thcre-trump this ace-what kind Of u
hand do YOU hold old man,"
There was something novel and exiler.
atlng in his style, but yet the superinten-
tcndent called the conductor up stairs the
next day and told him that he was the best
man in America to run freight train,
and that he should have to promote him
backwards. He was too talented for y
passenger conductor.-Detroit Free Press
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
Men Who Should Not Smoke.

There are two men who should never
smoke where they Can be secn-thc little
lean man, and the handsome, well-propor-
toned man. The large, fat man can
smoke publicly with some propricty. His
cigar seems as the glowing Of the small
intellectual fire with him, which the wat
ers Of his dropsy or the tricklings Of beer
through his vast frame might speedily ex-
,inguisl, if there we've no artificial heat
and light from the outside. The hand.
some well-proportioned man, always ap-
pears ridiculous in smoking, because the
addition of the tobacco affection makes
him look ill.balanccd and initiative OF in
ferior men. The little, lean man should
never, under any circumstances, allow
himself to be visible white he is taking
his smoke A small, thin man, with small
thin legs, smoking on the street in the
carly morning, is one Of the most distress
ing sights that the human eye Can look
upon. The person behind him is con-
stantly apprehensive that the fragile body
Just ahead is about to evaporate; that lthe
small frame may dissolve and ascend in
the ghostly, curling tobacco smoke; that
the little smoker may be some bclatcd
spirit, and that presently faint shrek or
rushing sound will be heard and the
disappearance be rendered complete. The
tobacco habit is curious and appalling
thing at times, and it has its mysterious
terrors as well as its trivial annoyanccs.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
How u Horse Captured . Wolf.

A singular story of horse is told by
the Gazette of Rarrie, Canada. to tile fol-
lowing effect: Mr.. John Davis, of Sulli.
van township, has horse which having
a bad habit Of getting out of its pasture,
he fettered him one night recently by fast
ening his fore feet together. During the
night pack of wolves were heard in the
vicinity, and the next day Mr.. Davis Wis
tied his horse with some anxiety as to his
condition. Away off in the field the AMI.
NAL was seen standing IN very singular
position. A great wolf " as under his
fore feet held to the earth by the chain
fetters, and SO securely imprisoned that
escape was impossible The horse had a
few scratches upon his neck. He had ev-
dently been attacked by the wolves and
worsted them, capturing one, holding his
captive prisoner Of war four or five
hours.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
Keeping the Hal nds Smooth.

4 writer in the American grocer says
that glycerinc is rot used in the right way:
She says that to preserve tie s;;hoothness
a,d seftncss of the hands, you should keep
small bottle Of glycerinc near the place
where you ha,i'ually wash them, and
whenever you have finished washing them,
and before wip,ng them, put one or two
crops Of the glycerinc on the wet palm,
and rub the hands tho.>c..g!,ly with it, as
if it were soap, then dry lightly with a
towel. Household work and bad weather
will not prevent your skin from being
smooth and soft, if this plan of using ely.
cc.ine is followed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

An 1rishman was brought up before a
Justice of the peace on charge Of vagran-
cy, and was thus questioned: "What trade
have your" "Sure now! your Honor, I'm
a sailor!' "You . seafaring mani /
question whether you have ever been 10
sea in your life!'' "Surc, now! and does
your Honor think came over from Ire.
land In u wagin2''
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
to brave me so: Give him here this

to brave me so: Give him here this
minute"
Resistance she knew was useless. 1t
would only serve TO infuriate him, and
| what will not q runken man do?
Uncovering the little sleeping face. She
kissed it Once-theD drawing Tie thick
shawl which enveloped the little figure,
SHE covered the face again, and gave him
into her husbands arms.
"Charles! For the love of heaven bc
careful"
"Don't be a fool"
So they plunged in, and she did not
take her eyes from the other two until they
had nearly reached the opposite bank
Then her horse stepped on n stone, and
slipping. nearly ptrcipitated her into the
water. When her attention was again free
they had reached the opposite bank.
".rhere he is!' said Charles triumph
! antly, As he placed the bundle in her
arms. "Wha, u simplctnn you were to
think l couldn't bring him over safely"
How very light it was! Good heaven I!
| She moved it about in her arms, pressed
it closer and then uttered an awful
shrek.
lie! o, my child!"
DUH SuIucu SIMULTANEOUSLY DdCk 10 inc
water. The quick eye Of the mother was
just III time to catch one last brief
glimpse of little rosy, pitiiul, upturncd
face-and then it disappeared down the
current, and the rapid waters flowed on:
In his drunken Inconsistencies Charles
had let tire sleeping infant slip out of the
shawls, and nothing could be heard
above the noise Of the waters. lie did
not know it till the mother screamed.
There was no help. Oh! it was pitiful,
heartbreaking! Poor young mother.
X =
The home Of the Gales is very still now.
Virgie's pale face seems palcr yet, from
contrast with her black dress. The era
die looks SO desolate, standing always
back in one corner of the nursery. She
never passes 1t without having her heart
wrung anew; and she will sit for hours,
folding and unfolding the little clothes,
and her hands linger lovingly among
them. There is pair of tiny worn shoes
in the drawer OF her work table, and 4
lock Of fair, soft baby hair in the great
Bible.
Let US hope that Charles Gale is bet
ter man.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

! was glowing weaker and felt my hold
relaxing. / was jcrkcd h,ther and tLitl..
er: my aims n. arly pulled from their
sockets-> worried almost to death aud
about to luse my hgld@-whei1, as the ma.i
creature pauscd ax in$tant, the sharf,
crack Of Il rife rang out Upon the DIR, and
the huge creature give one ftunxe hid
fell upon his side In the death-s,rugalc.
was safe but il came not tlN}ifient
too soon. J., too, fell to the ground, more
dead than alive. The sequel is soon told.
1t WAS Bob who had saved me-. lie had
ben more fortunate Than I, and after a
hard chase, had killed his game, and then
looked round tor he. The first thing he
saw was my horse without Il rider, and
then he discovered ME in the dis,auct:
clinging 70 the bulls tail for dear life -
and putting spurs 10 his horse, he came To
my assistance. 1t vas some time before
lie could venture to shoot, for fear of hit
ting me; but lie finally succeeded in plant
,ug !, bail dervctly in the animals
breast,
Af'er resting, capturing my horse. nn.l
securing my revolver, which ! EASILY
found where fell from the horse. w., ut
down to smoke and relate our adventure, =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

An amusing incident occurred ut the
Opera House last evening. During tue
first act bat was seen flying around the
auditorium, and rs it dew across the stage,
Mr.. Eberle, who took the part Of Uncle
Thomas in "I'ixie," raised gun and 1r-
ing at the bat, brought it down the 1Est
time. Good shot" said John Thompsup,
and the audience SIGHTED its spR pissioa
Of the feat by hearty applaus-Tscy
Times. ... .
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13
Extraordinary Tragedy.

Tho following strange account of tragi-
cal occurrence at Toulouse is published
by the Paris Steele, December /: "Twc
men, strangers to the place, applied three
days back for permission to ascend to the
top of the tower Of the old Cordcliers
Church. formerly used as Il storchouse for
fodder, and which was partly burned in
1871. Leave was granted; but shortly
attcrward the two men were seen to lean
over the parapet, locked in each others
arms, and then fall to the ground. One,
who appeared to he the principal, and
wore decoration in his button hole, was
taken up dead; the other was only stuu
ned, and, on being carried to the hospital,
made this extraordinary statement: The
deceased, he said, was an engineer, and
had formed with him plan to rob the
Bank of Toulouse by means Of subter.
rancan passage leading to the cellars Of
that establis3ment and which had been
in course CT construct,,snn Tor screr.l
months previously. TIE work wa: ter
/ minated and ,Its 1r'"n WAS urbc carried
out an hour later His accc.nplce then
induced him to 60 to Ill. top ct the tower,
on some prctext, and then suducaly seiz.
ed him by the waist and endeavored to
throwhim from the ,opsin order. ,,o doubt
to obtain the whole Of the booty. A
struggle took place between them, in the
course of which they both fell over as de.
scribed. The cellars Of the bank were
! visited, and the passage was found almost
terminated; another hours work, and it
| would have opened into the door Of the
strong room.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

Ata recent funeral Of Danbury man.
one Of the neighbors, female Of very
sympathetic nature. was SO deeply affected
as to attract the attention Of those present.
The wife Of the deceased, a tail raw.boned
woman noticing the attention paid to tho
neighbor, kindly approached, and in a
hoarse whisper, indicative of the most in
tense disgust, demanded. "Who is running
this funeral? You Or me?" The sympa-
thctic neighbor dried her tears -Danbury
News.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

To BE- covetous Of applause discovers a
slender merit, and selfconceit is the ordi-
nary attendant Of ignorance. 49,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-01-13

What man must have his glass before
he Can DO i days work "A glszicr. LA