Connecticut western news., 1876-10-20
Matters of General Interest.

The true test of civilization is not the census, nor tho size of cities, nor the crops, but the kind of men the country turns out. .
 MT. Blank-eI always found that at sshool the stupidest boy carried oil all the prizes" Miss sparkle-''Did you get manyG" --.''- $-.'s..-..
 The young lady who always wanted her sweetheart at hand, explains 1t on the ground that it was only nigh dear of her own. -.. ... biz .,r si f # .ssit.
 The Philadelphia Exhibition is. to close on Nov. 10, the day originally chosen, the managers having decided not to extend it.
 A man wants to sell farm in which meandering streams perneate luxuri- ant pastures while majestic oaks aud stately naples -sttract the eye@af the be- holder. aoa-- esI-' syE s-llasa ga EEazs
 Victor Hugo wrote to & "fraternal banquet" of workingmen that he "couldn't be present, but sent them a shake of the hand from the bottom of his heart" a 1sa s.sn. s.,s-s,-..l fg t-a.
 Byron wrote "How sweet to hear the watchdog's honest bark" From which we infer Byron never attended midnight sociable in Q farmers water melon patch. 7"' s5 -a." aaI lI ;&HH
 A smart young milk wagon driver in Louisville lately hit upon the bright idea of putting vinegar into the buckets, cups, etc. which he found in the door ways of those who patronized other milk firms. 1, - '-1N cd
 An Illinois girl couldn't secure a cer- a IL tL .I.1 l.L.z oIS couldn't tell the committee why the hind wheels of wagon were the largest. All the answer she had was: l" Cause they are" eli sy... .., s.,s.r, ~o.s,.....
 Horace Greeley congratulated himself on his success in raising turntps at shilling apiece, but an amateur farmer on the Hudson river offers his guests milk or champagne, sadly remarking that one costs as much as the other. Such is agriculture. .-3 roi..,., l.-,.
 |" It was popular notion of the an, cients," said snowman, "that this ere animal, as we call a leopard, can't change his spots; but it's now known that he sleeps in one spot one night and in an- other spot another night, and is con- tinually a, changing his spots" v 'gs f-s, ....
 The White Sulphur Springs corre- spondent who wrote the following seems to have been melted by personal feeling: "The firt is the painted hycna of so- ciety, the lamb b-feece-disguised raven. ing wolf of the affectional fold. Her fangs drip with the gore of tho foolishiy fond and true" .... ,sg .,,,.7 .
 When the first newspaper was started ill Japan, the editor asked Japanese gentleman if he wished to have the paper sent regularly. Y" No, ! thank you I have copy" !" he replied. The gentleman of the old school had no idea that newspaper contained fresh matter with every issue. ..-r.., ,...t.t.s.t.. ......-
 A fancy,, originating in Paris, is the wearing of ball dress made entirely of flowers. The garment is really m over dress, although it is so long as nearly to cover the other. From beneath the edge falls some dropping flowers, like fuch- sias, and entirely covering the upper part, generally made of muslin, arc flowers of one species or a mixture of all kinds. '-'' ..''-a '' ..''t ll'.a.,
 The cowardice of men who, in adver- sity, kill themselves, and leave their families without support, is illustrated in the case of George Fl. Russell, once a prosperous broker in San Francisco. He wrote to his wife, before committing sui eide, as follows "I prefer death to seeing you and our children in want for the ne cessaries of life. If could sup port you and them would like to live" A dramatist is hard at work on a sen- sation drama in three acts and five ta- bleaux. In the second act the rich bank CT comes down stairs at midnight to his parlor and discovers scoundrel picking the lock of the safe in which is concealed the will of his wards grandfather, and says: "Who are you9" The scoundrel stamps his foot, folds his arms across his bosom and replies, with @ sardonic sneer: CT am 0 cool, calculating viii lain l" It is believed this scene will bring down the house. ,al s.a ssGy7p. Joe Butts was in Cincinnati jail &C., cused of robbing bank in another part of Ohio. He wore long, heavy beard, and the sheriff, who daily expected the arrival of one of the bank officers who could identify the prisoner, gave strict order that the whiskers must not be cut of. One morning, however, Butts face was found clean shaven, and the altera-I tion in his appearance was so great that the bank officers could not recognize him as the robber. An investigation is to be made to find out who enabled him aed shave or be shaved. ,T sL' sdt ...z. 7. . . si tady