Connecticut western news., 1876-10-20

''jack knife" and placed the open blade against the bottom. But the magnet did not hold "worth cent" as he remarked He immediately set to work to find out what was the matter. 1 looked on while he investigated. Soon a smile broadencd his mouth, and as he picked hin self up from the floor said, That's the durndest sell l have sot eyes on yet Of course it could hold ton or ten tons. Look a' that ar hooK" It seems that magnet was one which did not use it's influence except when acted on by electricity. However, my friend would not believe ''sich nonsense. land considered the whole thing a humbug
 suppose you remember where Paris and Jerusalem are laid out. We'll, the sign which stood in one corner bearing the name Paris had been carried away, and only that of the latter city remained. Many Iudicrous mistakes happened in conse- quence. Two old ladies whose knowledge of Biblical geography was shockingly bad, mstook Paris tor the Holy City. What's this?" Jerusalem, guess" "Why, yes Here's the Jordan" pointing out the Seine. And thus they went on. The Louvre was pol tion of the Temple. The birth place of our Saviour was pointed out. They had a real nice time and no one in- terrupted them.
 In the picture gallery there was chance for even more comical remarks, and my expectation was quite realized.
 The ignorance displayed by finely ap- bearing and dressed persons in their criti cisms of the pic lures and the subjects was quite mortlfying, and indicative of lack of culture on their part. One picture caused many absurd remarks. It was "Circe and the friends of Ulysses, The fair haired enchantress is seated upon a platform but slightly raised above the level of the ground and the pigs, into which forms the com panions of the unfortunate Ulysses had been metamorphosed by the wiles ot the beautiful Circe, kept poking their shouts Ill a tawning manner over the edge of the platform.
 
 country lady ask her husband. 'D-o-a-u-t 'xactly know" the old man drswled out, still looking at It intentlY; ''guess it's sum mean trick of an artist feller on sum un or t'other.
 One of the best jokes about this picture must be told. It has gone the rouLds, but it is still good. Two ladies were gazing at it intently, trying to solve the puzzle. One of them finally caught the idea of the work, and in an undertone said to her friend, ''Oh what shame! Here's an other dig at poor Grant. l wonder which pig is Belknap."
 Old maids are to be met with everywhere. 1 was admiring that picture where beau tiful artist's-deal girl is kissing her name carved in the tree. evidently by the hard of her lover. One of the ''us gearls (girls)'' came bouncing up behind me, and a young man with her pointed out this painting. She smiled, as you could imagine badly wlinkled lemon would, and said, "M hat geese us gearls do make of our ourselves" might continue and furnish you many more of the same sort, but have accom- p.ished my purpose if can induce any who go to Philadelphia, even thus late, to pay attention to their fellow visitors. He has the various types of the world before him. H. can see and compare their char. acteristics, and decide which is the best, thus ben. filing himself and others. He Car mark the widely divergent manners of his countrymen by the appearance of the rep resentatives. Here can the metaphysical student pass hours in debating whether mans character is moulded and formed by the physical nature of the country he lives 1 in,
 May all of you gain as much enjoyment in this way as did. J. N. P.
 New Haven, Oct. l5, 1876.