Connecticut western news., 1876-06-30
Items of Interest.

Items or Interest,"
 A woman in Macon, Ala, had twins twice, and then triplets and after the last lot Ter husband ran away, and has not returned.
 Why is a candle maker the worst and most unfortunate of men9 Because all his works are wicked, and all his wicked works are brought to light.
 A guardian was appointed for woman in Bridgeport, and she illustrated the dangers and hardships of his office by whipping him ill the courtroom.
 At Montreal a man named John Rad ford was sent to iail for eight days at hard labor. He has no arms, and his otfense was assault and battery.
 A bold rascal on an Illinois railroad train pretended to be the conductor, collected all the cash fares in two cars, and jumped off with the money.
 The very last curiosity spoken of in the papers is @ wheel that came off a dogs tail when it was waggin'. The man who discovered it has retired from public life.
 A divorced woman, whose children had been taken from her in Northamp- ton, Mass, has sever times attempted to drown herself, and a guard is kept over her night and day.
 A circular from wholesale stationer, recently failed, says that having settled with his creditors at fifty per cent, he is in 0 position to offer customers un- precedented bargains.
 The newspapers generally commend the consideration of the Indiana gentle man who, when his wife's health failed, bought her anew ax half a pound lighter than the old one, to split wood with.
 A family of eight persons was poisoned to deathih Lenoir., N. C., by strychnine which farmer had put into pork. He had lost meat several times, and. took that way of punishing the thieves.
 The Springfield (Mass.) schoolmarm who recently thought to subdue the rampant spirits of 0 small girl by keep ing her two hours after school, was re- warded, when the term was up, with motto lozenge bearing the pathetic in quiry: Must we parts ?"
 Two men own 600,O00 acres of land in San Joaquin and Santa Clara valleys, California, upon which they pay about $50, 900 yearly taxes. Their names are Lux and Miller, and they began their business lives in San FraL cisco as butchers, without any capital. Tho land is used as meadows and pastures.
 The bellies of Seville have adopted new and ingenious device. They keep long india rubber speaking tubes in their rooms and drop them to their lovers, who are thus enabled on the low CT level of the street to feel their danes breath on their cheeks and to whisper soft nothings into the fair ones ears.
 The exploding of lamp in Newport, Ohio, covered girl with blazing kero- sene, and she was burned to death. She Was alone, and was dead when dis covered; but her footsteps, as she ran from room to room in agony, were burned into the oilcloth and carpet, so that every movement could be traced.
 A fascinating young widow having married again, annoyed her second hus- band by frequent references to her first, whereat he finally reconstructed. CT dare say," replied tho fair creature, pouting her pretty lips, |" that you'll be glad to have me remember you when you are dead and gone and I'm married again" ...,4.a
 Some medical gentlemen recently ad- dressed @ communication to minister we'll known for his wit, requesting him to preach sermon to them. He re- piled that he would, and stated that he would take for his text {: In his dis ease Asa sought not to the Lord but to the physicians; and Asa slept with his fathers and died"
 French statistics show that woman is six times less criminal against person, four times less criminal against prop erty, and twice less hardened criminal than man. The record also proves that maternity is better shield against bad life than paternity. Of LOGO female criminals 251 are mothers, and of 1000 male criminal 324 are fathers. s-,t
 "Woman,' said the fat man on the cracker barrel, refectively, "woman IS like boil. When another man has her we laugh at him; when we have her ourself we cherish and protect her." He seemed to be man of pure and lofty sentiments, and when he said he guess ed he'd go go home and give his wife a chance to do the chores, everybody re- spected him.
 Said the small boy to his sire: "My father. why were worms made9" "That fish might live by eating them, my son." replied the parent. But, my father, why wore fishes made Z! My son, that you and I might live by catch ing them" Bpt' my at father, ,h why yvorn's were might live by eating us, my son" and he small boy dropped the subject.