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Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18
DIED.

In this village, Feb 14th, an infant daughter of MT. aDd Mrs. A. P. Felts.
 At Millerton, Feb. 1lth, Artie. son of Perry and Libbie Knickerbocker, aged 3 years and months.
 AtNorth Cornwall, Feb. Eth, Deacon Rgbert NJ. Rogers, aged 5s years. ti -.h
 At Sheffield, Feb. l4th, an infant son of W. s. Wilcox.
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18
A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY IN FLoE1pA

A REMARKABLE DISCOVERY IN FLoR1DA. We learn that the Indian mound on Mur- phys Island was opened, or rather entered, by party few days ago. This mound is the largest one on the St. Johns river, and has excited more than ordinary interest among our scientific visitors. But Colonel Hart, proprietor of the island upon which the mound stands, heretofore persisted in his refusal to have this relic of past ages disturbed. On Wednesday however, 1t was resolved to inspect thoroughly this monu- ment of prehistoric age. A partyYfrom the Putnam, with others. took steamer for the island, where they arrived in good time. It was agreed to open the mound at its base. After making breach of thirty-fve feet, they discovered hard wall made of coquina or she'll rock. This wall was ce- mented and was ornamented with various figures of warriors with bows and arrows, and various reptiles. After much difficulty breach was made Tn the wall, and by the light of torch several of the party enter |, ed; much surprised, they found themselves within vault eight feet high with room twelve by fifteen feet long, with armed warriors encased in inches, all in state of petrifcation. This is certainly most won derful discovery and has produced pro- found sensation. In view of this import ant discovery, Colonel Hort has stationed a guard to prevent parties making away with the wonderful objects. Murphy's Island will, no doubt, become the Mecca of the St. Johns r-PalatkG (Fla) Herald.
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18

Always open to conyiction.-A thief.
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18

. A BETRAYED QIRL's DEATH.--A very sad case of death from actual want and expo sure came to light in St. Catherine's Cana da, two weeks ago. On cold night a young woman begged shelter from an old and inflrm woman who lived in wretched house, without fire or even stove. The old woman granted the shelter, and the poor waif-a young Irish girl named Murphy lay down on some straw, with an old horse blanket for covering. During the night she was delivered of a child, having no
 help but such as the old and crippled wo- man could render. There was neither light nor fire in the hovel but in the darkness and cold the woman endured her travail. Next morning the Very Rev. Dean Mulli- gan was called to the house, and found the wretched mother unable to move and the infant without stitch of clothing or other means of warmth than the old blanket af- forded. He at once sent & stove, some wood, provisions and help; but the relief wSs too late to save the lives of either the erring woman or her offspring. The St. Cath arine's Journal says: During the night the souls of both mother and babe took flight and to-day, we trust, are where Chris tian charity is not as rare as it seems to be in this neightorhood.'
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18

Something that always soots-A chim. ney sweep.
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18
AeM' Adpettisetuents.
Wanted.
$500 Reward,

25o or 300 pound dressed hog. Apply at this : office S1
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18

EB~ Birtha, Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Obituary notices five cents line.
Connecticut western news., 1876-02-18

Episcopal. .-The Litchfeld County Con vocation will hold it's quarterly meeting at Salisbury and Canaan. The public services are missionary meeting on Tuesday even ing, Feb. 22nd, at St. Johns church, Sails bury, at z a. m. Service, sermon and Holy Communion at Christ church on Wednes- day, the 23rd, at II a. m -...
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28
A Train in Collision with Elephants

Big stories come from big lands
take the land of Niagara for an exam
ple. The land of the Himalayas, too,
has it's sensational narratives on grand
scale; and these, with the spread of the
Anglo-Ind press, are obtaining wider
notOriety every day. The sea serpent
of American waters has a rival in the
gigantic octopus of the Indian Ocean,
which the other day dragged down I'M
der water schooner in full sail, the
captain of which presumed to fire at
the floating monster. But the latest
anecdote from India, though sensation
al enough, is thoroughly credible. 1t
resembles closely an incident which is
we'll known to have occurred several
years ago, when the railroad from Mad
ras to Shoranore. on the Malabar coast,
was first opened out for regular traffic.
This time. however the scene is laid on
Il railway in India.
AS train was proceeding at fair
speed the engine driver noticed herd
of elephants advancing toward him
along the line. He Immediately
sounded the whistle and his assistant
put on the brakes. In an instant, how
ever, they were into the herd. The
leading elephant, huge tusker, was
apparently only enraged by the whistle,
and charged the advancing train.
There was tremendous conclusion,
the elephant was knocked off to one
side, mutilated and writhing, and the
train after series of violent iolts
which nearly threw it off the line, came
to a standstill against the bodies of two
other animals of the herd. There was
not great deal of damage done, but
the passengers were much frightened,
and the engine was considerably bat
tered about the front.
The tusker was dispatched by an
English gentleman who was travelling
in the train and his tusks secured, after
which the train proceeded on its jour.
ney. The remainder of the herd
scampered away and turned when
about mile off on knoll, looking IN
dazed stupid kind of way at the train
as it moved off.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28
Stealing a Crown.
HISTORY OF AN ACT OF EXTRAORDINARY
DARING.

On the 9th of May, 1911, London was
thrown into extraordinary excitement
by one of the most bold and singular
attempts ut robbery ever recorded IN the
annals of crime. The criminal was an
freshman. named Thomas Blood, and
the crime the attempted theft OF the
English crown and crown jewels.
Blood was OF humble birth, but his
father. being a man of much shrewd-
ness. had amused large fortune as n
merchant. and his son enjoyed the adj
vantages of good society and a good cd
ucation. Wien the civil war broke out
between Charles the First and the Par
lament. Young Blood warmly espoused
tbe cause of the Parliament, and soon
obtained colonels commission in the
rebel army. When Charles the Second
assembled the throne, Blood property
was all con.iscatcd, and he became Il
wanderer.
He affected to believe the Duke OF
Ormond the chief instrument OIL ms
misfortune. and vowed vengeance upon
him The Duke had been appointed
IorJ. Jicutenunt of Ireland, and Colo
mol Blood went to Dublin to carry ont
his hostile designs. He engaged five
Insncrodoes whom he had known lii the
army and mounting them on swift
Lorses law in wait for his lordships car
r;,m. on the 9Th of December, us he
was returning from visit to the Prince
of Wales. he was seized, dragged from
his carriage. bound. and mounted be
hind one of the party, when they rode
away in the direction of Tyburn, IN
tending to hang him. He succeeded III
looscning the strap with when ne was
bound, and. suddenly springinS OH the
horse, escaped in the darkness OF the
night. An immense reward was oiicreu
for the detection OF the ruillans, but II
was not until after Blood had been re-
stored to favor that his participation III
the plot was known, though 1t was
strongly suspected.
Not long after this event Colonel
BLOOD formed the extraordinary design
of stealing the crown and crown jewels
of ENGLAND. They were kept III the
Tower. under the immediate charge OF
Talbot Edwards, IN aged but trusty
man Blood saw that, to carry o'lt ms
scheme fully, he must first estaoiish
terms of familiarity with him. tie ac-
cordinrlv disguised himself rs Il parson,
and. accompanied 10y woman "hom he
t tSr T"wer os t see the crown
and levels. which were kept in glass
cas- for exhibition. Whiie viewing
then the lady pretended to be taken
suddenly i'll, when the keeper; Mr.. Lu-
wards. kindly invited her into his apart,
monts until the sudden faintness passed
away. She soon recovered, and they
left with many professions OF thanks
A few days after, the pretended parson
returned. with some very fine presents
for Mrs. Edwards. rs an acknowledge
ment of her kindness. An intimacy
thus gradually sprung up between the
parties, the Edwards family being cap ',
ttiyated by his urbanity and supposed
piety.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28
NW1< ward.
~ J. cuEEvrn GooDwIN.

And SO she's engaged TO lie married
To one of our class I'm afraid
That ii very much longer she tarried
Her degree would be o. Mold Maid.
81 know herr" Oh, ycs-or thought SO,
But I'm more than inclined 10 believe
! was wrong. I'm the fellow she sought So
But couldn't deceive
You're surprsed;'' imagined you wVlilG 70, :
It's a thing / say little about,
Twas as open II case AS well could pc
Did she love me;' There WASH t doubt.
Whv she lust threw herself at my head. Pin
But knew she'd no heart and less brains,
And though money will settle II bread bill.
II won't wash of stains.
You're astonishcd at this Ny dear fellow,
What the deuce did care for her az.
| like women like applcs-when mellow,
But the fact was. knew every page
OF her history "FlirtedY You'd think 50.
There was Harry Mckeown. sixty-three'
7. was she that drove him 10 the drink So
Am sure As can be-
shes scheming coquettc, ana know it
She hasn't the least bit OF soul
or an atom of truth. Doesn't show 1t
No: her feelings are under control.
Then it's nonsense to say she has beauty
pity the fellow she's caught.
II must be matter OF duty
With him, or he's bought.
Who the deuce can it be? There's Fred Baker
You remember him scored for the Nine
Eut there isn't much fear that ne d tnkt htFi
he wants blue blood and not gold mlne
".Chcken' Jonesy No, he's married. lwas iuhh
How he ran Il ito with Jim Prout
For the " class cradle" wasn't it: Money
He's got and the govt
Tub" Abbott was sweet on her. sandy
McGillum,-he must b. the one,
By Jovo it's old Sandy, the dandy ~
q It's not ho?" I give 1t up. then. I'm done.
Is il one OF our class. are you sure.
That the vixen has seized for her prey
Who's the fellow let's have it What yon are :
The dickens you say
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28

Come sit with me in our own cottage DOOR
Let us talk of the days that are gone,
Let us talk of the loved ones we always auore'
And of friends that to old times belong
q, the times when true friendship was not all a
dream,
OF the kind.hoarted ncighbors around.
OF the children who rompcd full OF life on the
greer.
All OF whom. are laid under the ground.
OF children those loved ones. those links in ON
love.
The oasis in lifes toilsome road,
Tis pleasure t. think how each f"id i"Ve' ono
struve
To east us OF part OF lifes load
Rut those times gone by We only remain
All are gone. passed away, and at rest
But | love t. talk over the old times again
And 10 think of ali others were blcst.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28

A Saratoga letter-writer asks, in 'ea-
pairing tones, "Where are the men p
We don't know, dea., just where all OF
them are, but from our sanctum windo v
we Just now saw six of them file around
the screen of sample room over the
way.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28

THERE is mill at bingham Harbor,
Mass, which was built in 1913, and is
still in running order
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-28

JERSEY Cows FOR BUTTER.-J. l..
Dixon writes to the Western Agricuftar-
ist. 81 have MIXED four cows, and in
the month of June my wife made 1913
pounds of butter and raised three calves.
Two of the cows are four years old and
two are two years old the past Spring:
The old COWS are half blood Jersey, and
the two ear-olds are three-fourths Jer-
sew. My butter has averaged 27H cents
per pounds. One of my cows, when
she was forty-seven months old, had
dropped three calves. and had given
milk twenty-four months. The COWS
had only grass pasture, and the frequent
storms were to great disadvantage.
These grades like better than the full
blood Jerseys for the farm dairy. II
have only cool cellar, as we did not
get any ice this year.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01
4 NEW SUGAR INDUSTRY.

A newspaper item mentions the manu-
facture of good syrup from the juice of
watermelons in Florida. Twelve gallons
of juice yield one gallon of syrup, and the
proprietors of the works hope to make the
ratio pine to one by improvements in the
process. The melon has long been known
as possible source of sugar, but only late
ly has it been treated for that product.
The Florida factory ia the fret, we believe,
established in the South. In California the
the experiment is not go new. A conside-
rable amount of syrup and some sugar are
made from watermeOns on an island in the
Sacramento river, where that fruit grows
abundantly and in perfection. Those en-
gagged in the work declare themselves
satisfied with the results, but are provok-
ingly abstinent in giving statistics to the
press. Melons with white pulp are most
preferred. They are raised with but little
trouble on bottom lsnds, and coat only half
as much as beets, which have been hitherto
the only rival of the cane. The juice dows
out of the fruit through single cut in the
rind, whereas beets require to be sliced or
rasped it ia free from all dirt and impuri-
ties, aRd is not ipjuriously affected by the
weather in several days. 1t is now deliv
cred in large quantities from the surround
ing country at the factory on Andres Island.
The seeds are pressed for oil, and the refuse
is feed for cattle. Though the melon contains
only seven per cent. of sacchariDe matter
against elRhC IN Cne DeeC, IL ID Claimed Gnat
this difference is more than compensated
for by the reduced cost OF raising and work
ing. The quality of the sugar is said to be
superior to that of the beet but npon this
point, rs upon all the other claims of the
new industry, the verdict of an impartial
jury would be preferred. The watermelon
crop is profitable now for table supply, but
If it's preteneions as a source Of sugar can
be maintained, its value to the country will
be intellectually increased. 1t is one of the
most certain crops in the South and some
of the Middle States. If it can fairly rival
beets-so say nothing of its alleged super
iority in quality and cheapness-that will
suffice, For beet ia steadily growing in
Importance a home product. Last year
over 3 900 600 pounds were made in Sacra-
mento alone, and other factories in CalifOr
mia are doing we'll with it. A factory ia
furnishing in Illinois, aod capitalists of
some other States, particularly Maine,
s.here the subject was deemed of conse-
quence enough by the Governor to oc-
cupy a place in his last message, are think
ing of trying the business. At present the
effect of the beet sugar competition with
cane sugar is not in the least perceptible,
the former yield being Insignificant in COM
parison with the latter. Nor is there q
prospect now that any substitute will shake
cane out of its supremacy as the cheapest
and best reliance of the sugar Market
Ne,o York Journal Of Commerce.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01

In a recent charge to his clergy, the An
glican Bishop of Guilford, DR.. Utterlop,
speculates on the future of England, and
predicts crisis which he believes to be
close upon it's people: He says: The
exists nova days between the rich and the
poor, the IaboriDg population and their
employers, the sufferings and hardships to
which the poor-notwithstanding the gen
orally improved condition of many-are
subject, that remain unredressed because
they are not eeen OF known; the moral
evils attendant on their physical conoltlon;
ali these demand instant and most con-
scientious attention. That vast number
of our people, the very sinews of the body
poIitic, not merely possessed of an incaicu-
liable amount of brute force, but every Day
obtaining o more astounding influence IN
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01

rbava IA no de athl Tho stars 90 down,
To rise upon some fsirer shore;
And bright in heavens jeweled clown
Toey shine for evermore.
T>ere Is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change beneath tho summer flowers,
The golden grain or mellowed fruit,
Or rainbow tinted flowers
The granite rocks dieorganize,
And feed the hungr' mess they bear
The forest leaves drink daily life
From out the viewless air.
There 10 NO DEATH, An angel form
walks Ger the earth in silent tread
He bears cur best loved things away
And then We AL them dead.
He leaves our heart all desolate,
He plucks our fai est, sweetest no"elo'
Trensplanted into bliss they no"
Adorn immo rtAl bowers
The bird-like voice. whose joyous ton 1eat.
Made glad their scene OF SIN Hno s'fn0'
sings now an everIasSEnnz oHs
Around the trees st hio-
xvhaneer he secs . smile too bright,
o. benIt 100 pure for faint and vice,
IA beare ft to that world OF light,
To dwell In Paradise.
Porn unto that undy ing life,
They leave US but TO come again;
with 10y We Welcome them tho same
kept their sin and pain.
And near u.s. though unseen,
he dear immortal spirits tread;
For all tho boundless universe
Ia life-there sre no dead
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01

the affairs of the State, not ignorant but
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they should be allow
ed to grow up destitute of those principles
and removed from those influences which
alone can direct them aright--that they
should be growing up with II natural anti
patty to, OF, at least, jealousy of those who
are above them, and stand ahoof from them,
while they are alike the dupes of subtle
aud iphammatory demagogues, Cbartists,
Communist and iutidels, as we'll as the
victims of the blaspbemous, seditious, and
altogether demoralizing literature which il
go abundantly and diligently circulated
among them-I say we do not realize the
outcome of all this nor yet the fact, unless
it be met by some greater efforts than are
being made now, that this outcome must be
disastrous beyond all conception. The
mine is being dug by countless hands, the
explosive materials are stored, the trains of
gunpowder are being laid in all directions,
and presently, while we are INDUCING in
utopian dreams of social progress, the
volcano will burst at our doors, and under
our very feet, tearing up the ground on
which we stand, and spreading horror and
ruin around us. am 30 visionary alarmst.
but say such a state of things cannot long
continue without an adequate corrective
(snd 1 believe our holy religion brought
home and applied by personal influence to
be the only adequate corrective), without
the most terrible results. Sin breeds it's
own punishment.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
T ,EEDS' FOUNDRY,
IL Established in 1879
Corner of Delord and Foucher Streets,
NKw ORLEANS,

We are prepared to manufacture Steam Engines.
Boilers Su gar Mills Sugar Kettles, Draining Ma
chinea Saw Mills, Cotton Presses, Newell Screws,
Gin Gearing Furnace Mouths, Crate Bars Judson's
Goyernors and all kinds of Plantation and Steam boat
work and every description of Machinery for the South
We beg call special attention to large stock OF
Sugar Kettles Having purchased the entire stock Of
the Stacker Iron Works of Tenu CISCO, for which Mr.
E. r. Laviebeuvre formerly agent, land the only
genuine Tennessee Kettle in the erket) we oner the
same for sae we'll those Of manufacture,
al reduced rates price lists of which viii be pleased
to furnAh application. ~
se3 70 ly LEEDS w.
The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-10-01

A eockney at the Falls of Niagara, when
asked how he liked them, replied" They
are ,andsome, quite so; but they don't quiet
t anSwer my nexRectations; besides, got
Ter to look at 'em in an hengTaving. in 'ot
weather, and ia the 'Ouse.
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