Connecticut western news., 1876-02-25
Items of Interest.

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 "'Tis false," as the girl said when her lover told her she had beautiful hair. .., ...s...-. -...... r.....-. ..r ..--sra.t "The rich," said wit, "eat venison because it is deer. eat mutton because it is sheep"
 The Prussian government compels bakers to keep their bread at least one day before selling. +.@ @'.@J
 Buckingham, Ferry and Starkweather, all from Connecticut, and all taken away within few months. .e +'.. aI
 A Roman once said l" Build me 6 house where I shall be seen by every one every hour of the day."
 London is estimated by the register general to contain now nearly three mil lions and half of people.
 The Legislature of Minnesota passeda bill to borrow $60, ,000 from the school fund to pay it's current expenses.
 Perley insists that " cold tea 1" in the Capitol restaurant at Washington is liberal translation of whisky"
 Don't call your neighbor thief. A Baltimore man who did it was brought into court and made to pay one cent damages.
 A Lycoming county (Pa.) farmer took home freshly painted wagon three COWS licked the paint off and died the next day. 5-7.
 Eleven shillings and the same number of pence constituted the entire capital of London banker when he failed for about $200, 1000. ....-. -..- --.-.9.
 Under the Iowa civil damage law the wives of drunkards in Sioux City have sued liquor dealers for sums amounting in all to $6O. 900.
 Laziness is said to be one of the causes of insanity. In the Virginia bedlam there are two women and one man who became insane from indolence. tsf
 A family in town has dog twenty five years old. He was originally e hound, but he's stayed with them so long that they call him tarrier. .at
 A chandler having had some candles stolen, person bid him be of good cheer, "for in 8 short time," said he, "I am confident they will all como to light" &#~5..s @..#ea
 One of our merchants sat his umbrella against tree while he stepped into store to ask question. When he came out the tree stood there. No one had taken 1t. -.-...-... ......ss
 A Now York correspondent of tho St. Louis Republican says that Dickens was cold, cruel father, seeming to have no care for his children. He was also good writer. -f9si
 A counsel was asked by the judge for whom he was concerned. He answered: "I am concerned, my lord, for the plaintiff, but am employed by the defendant" .-
 Minnesota Falls, Minn., was organised as town over three years ago, and al- though the population is over three hun- dred, not death has occurred there dur ing the three years. 4 .g 7s IA
 A school inspector visiting school said "Now, children, who loves all men 2" The question was hardly put before little girl, not four years old, answered "All women." er,-es
 There has been 8 good deal of fun made over the Chinese birds nest soup, but it is said by Americans who have tasted of the dish that it will yet be served at our restaurants.
 Speaking of the depression of trade the world over, the Pal MaU GGzette says In Austria and Germany the re- covery will be slower than in England or tue United States, for the simple reason that their resources of all kinds are less.
 A burly Briton, maddened by some stage reflections on John Bull in Mil waukee theater, few nights ago, charged upon the actors, revolver in hand, and cleared the stage iu jiffy. And yet they call this the glorious cen tennial year. .......-., !. ......
 David. T. Sleeper, of Sandown, N. H., who is totally blind, is able to reap, mow, thresh, chop down trees, cut up cord wood, make .ax handles, OK goads, and can go round the neighborhood with assistance or direction from any one, and never finds time to spend in regret ing the loss of his eyesight.
 He was in confidential mood when he went home the other night on the ferryboat, and lsaid to the gentleman sitting by him i: "I'm happish man in New York. donowe man shent. I'm gonehome, an if tholoman's sittin' up I'll flicker, an if she's gone to bed I'll flicker any way. I'm bount' have shome fun." ...... .-..s-=
 The arithmetic man of Western. paper has discovered if every one of the 5000, 900 families in the American Union would only skim the soap grease off their dishwater, and invest its pro ceeds in sinking fund at four per cent. compound interest, the proceeds in 169 years two months and eleven days would pay off the national debt.
 A minister offered prayer at the laying of 6 corner stonn. A brisk young reporter hustled up and said: "I wish you would give me the manu- script of that prayer" "I never write out my prayers" said tli preacher. "Well," said the reporter, T couldn't hear word you said" wasn'tpray- ing to you" quickly replied the parson.
 A Wisconsin trader discovered two men, disguised with veils, robbi' <. his store one night recently, and Went for them with a revolver. The rogues fled and he followed, firing as he went, but the thieves apparently escaped. The next morning man was found dead in the road with a veil over his face, and he proved to be the traders brother-in- law.
 William A. M. Thompson, of Quartz Valley, Gal, recently started for his home in Iowa, which he left twenty five years ago. During all the time, his family, consisting of a wife and nine children, heard nothing from him. He is now seventy-four, and returned to find the home circle unbroken by death, l but enlarged by the addition of fifty