Connecticut western news., 1876-04-07
Items of Interest.

Don't ask your pastor to pray withou' notes. How else can he pay his pro. vision bill? -.....
 There are now 195 officers in the
 United States regular army who won promotion from the ranks.
 It has been found that in nearly every civilized country the tree that beArs the most fruit for market is the axle-tree.
 Qaery for naturalists If @ bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, is 6 mole in the face worth two in the ground9
 1 Many persons have brought on serious sickness by holding on to the knob of the front door while standing in draft, and speaking last words " to friends or visitors. "a .-....
 Never name child or town after @ man until he has been dead Q century or so. The people of Belknap,r Iowa, are wanting. to change the cognomen of their village. ,--,r 0'
 "What is 8 conscience 2" asked 6 schoolmaster of his class. stAn inward monitor," replied bright little fellow. "And what's monitor9" "One of the ironclads." ,.-.... ..a.l.
 The importance of play for children and young people" is the subject of the annual prizes of the academy of sciences, letters, and arts of Amiens. The prize is gold medal worth $40. 37F
 Two new breeds of sheep have been introduced into England from the west coast of South America. One is @ white wooded sheep, with four horns the other dark wooded species, cross be- tween the llama and the alpaca.
 ''No, Mrs, Henry mol" said John, in tones of solemn warning. "L Look at Mrs. Belknap. She wanted anew dress, too; and see where she is nowi Stick to your calico, Mrs. Henry, and avoid the insidious voice of the tempter.""r -,',r5
 In India, in 1869, one tigress was re- ported to have killed 127 people and stopped a public road. for many weeks. In another case in the central provinces single tigress caused the desertion of thirteen villages, and 250 square miles of country were thrown out of cultiva- tion. ,..... .-....--..,
 Within the last two years, on the farm of Miles Case, near Robertson, Ky, two twin girls have been born; @ eve had six twin lambs; another eve gave birth to two pair of twins, and an old marc capped the climax by bringing forth two twin mules, and the farm is not very productive either. t.-r
 Some idea might be formed of the ex- tentto which Sebastopol was fired upon by the allied armies and fleets, when it is stated that from tax of 8 sixpence per hundred weight, which the Russian government levied upon the proceeds of the sales of old iron, shot, and shell picked up and sold by the people, sum of nearly $75, 900 was realized. F '5-3
 A Chinaman on the passage to Califor- mia jumped overboaRd, intending to, hill himself, but in some unaccountable was lodged in the wheelhonse of the steamer, where he clung tenacio iorsly, although the utmost exertion was neces. sa. v to escape the death which he had sought. He was nearly dead when dis covered. Upon being restored he cut his throat effectually. ..-.r r.,..
 Emily Faithful says: We like unlady- like girls. We dislike to hear a chit of ten or eleven praised for being |tsuch ladylike little girl We would far rather hear the complaint, !" Mary is so boisterous; she never comes down, the stairs, but always down the banisters; she tears about like mad thing and is never so happy as when she is after some lark, as she calls it l" y aii'f