Connecticut western news., 1876-02-11
Items of Interest.

Items of Interest.
 Lord Derby says that people must not seek learning and expect that 1t will bring money.
 There is less gambling and drinking among Congressman this year than for several years before.
 The population of Ireland is set down at 5, ,412, ,397. During the last ten years S49. e36 immigrants haveleft the country.
 The saying that "there Is more pleas ure in giving than receiving" is SUD- posed to refer chiefly to kicks, medicine and advice.
 | The warm weather in Kentucky, it is said, brought out elder, blackberry and peach leaves, which the grasshoppers greedily devoured.
 In a case in bankruptcy just concluded in the southern district of Georgia, all claims were paid in full, and a balance returned to the bankrupt.
 The New York Mustcal Monitor says that the next President will be the man whose party hires the most brass bands during the coming eight months. MT. Jenkins expresses his belief that the drinking habits of England are ow- | ing in great measure to the want of com fortable homes for the workingmen. "Don't be in such a hurry" said reckless California murderer on his way to the gallows, to the hastening crowd; totake things easy, as l do, if you want |" enjoy it." r.-.
 The Sandwich Islanders are going to adopt new flag, but they can't decide whether to take a gray horse blanket with hole in it, or an old vest with the back ripped out. .-
 A stump speaker. in dealing with the "modern physical degeneracy of women," exclaimed: "We must take good care of our grandmothers, for we shall never get any more l' ....., Punch once told droll story of man who, being suddenly raised to riches, exclaimed, in the fullness of his satisfac- tion: "Oh, that could stand in the road and see myself ride by in my car riage." -..: t.a. 2. :' ...''..r
 J. G. Chapman, New Haven's phiIan- thropist, has during the past year placed 2,120 postage stamps on letters dropped in the post office stampless, at a cost of $42. .46, and finds himself just SIP. 66 out of pocket.
 At medical examination young aspirant for a physician's diploma was asked: "When does modification en- sue2" "When you propose and are re- jected," was the reply that greeted the amazed questioner.
 If you want letter mailed in hurry hand it to friend on the street who is holding hot argument. He will put it in his pocket and carry it around for three months, and then hand it back for you to freshen up the date. As an evidence of the hard times, it may be mentioned that young man wrote to every bank in Detroit, offering to "be your kasheer for $20 per month and board" and no bank could give him place.
 A waggish speculator recently said {: |" Five years ago was not worth pen ny in the world now see where I am through my own exertions." "Well, where are youa" "Why thousand dollars in debt.
 Recent statistics show that on the en- tire globe there are 3, 704, 900 Methodists in full membership, and 23, TOY Metho- dists in Great Britain is 350,000, and of pACdC1l0I6 4O,VOOs t.....
 A Scottish student, supposed to be de- ficient in judgment, was asked by pro- lessor, in the course of his examination, how he would discover fool. By the questions he would ask, was the prompt and suggestive reply. ..--n
 In St. Lawrtn nee county, N. Y., where dairying is carried on extensively, there are some 86,0 COWS, and estimating the amount sold from each COW to be $30 above home consumption, which is low estimate, an income of $2, ,580, ,000 is realized. -.tr '-fr"
 A singular death took place the other day at Lincoln, in England. A grocer named Picker, who keeps fowls, was feeding them, when bantam cock spurred him in the left thumb. Morti- cation set it, and all efforts to save the unfortunate mans life proved unavail- ing. ..-...
 Marshal Soult, once showing the pic lures he stole in Spain, stopped before one and remarked "I value that pie ture very much; it saved the lives of two estimable persons. An aid de camp whispered in the listeners ear |" He threatened to have them both shot imme- diately unless they gave it up."
 Apropos of the battle of New Orleans, an exchange calls attention to the fact that it was fought two weeks after the treaty of peace was signed. An engage ment under such circumstances could not occur now. The very day of an agreement on articles of peace, informa- tion of the event would be received by the armies and generals on both sides.
 Revivalist Hammond illustrates an argument with horseshoe magnet and nails of various sizes, from tack to a railroad spike. He likens the magnet to Jesus The tack typifes little children; he shows how readily they cling to the magnet. A simple touch, too, attaches the shingle nail, which he hkens to a youth. The larger nails are less and less affected, until the big spike-a tough old sinner of the most intractable kind will not stir under the influence.
 G. H. Hazleton, of Greensboro, Vt, has a little girl four years old, who, when about three months old. fell off the bed, striking on the back of her head, hurting her severely. Very soon after this her head began to grow rapidly, and in three months had increased nine in ches in circumference. All efforts to ar rest the growth prove futile. The head now measures twenty-six and one-half inches one way, and twenty four and three quarter inches the other. The ex- pansion of the head seems to be all above the eyes,