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, 1876-09-18

Eiuto eu n ..S IL, +, " T.tIss en, tEs Ta,hsr
Of the most neglected Is Of tic most cultured.
It will be continual portion VI MY prayer to
Him to forgive Mo NY tresiasses IL l 1org'Ve
thGm that trespass aealllat ny. e.. ...,.
into nrw rcglons: II Ia Acavenly faticr to
whom I pray. lie ta invisible, hut ~ once was
visible, and have ne story q us Iiie. Ael y
high, but, after ~ lteavrn = !lRc happiness, nhn
happiness Is Ike tho cul Of the ralnbow. 1t Ia
both near and fAr.
Tic qualities OF mind which belong to tue IN
| hah!taut at Heaven cannot be allne until lavc
, 1876-09-18

rl4 uE-HEAUTIFUL HOMESTEAD WITH
~ ucrea in baaf!Ug fruits Pays 81, SOY u {A.yn
Sf msrcsntils " business aud psy
invnvyi xSA uU. II. II. MORRIS Goa IA so9tA
Mxly{sAk
, 1876-09-18

knowledge brings only EalM; never my loss ~
shull do well to avo[. It Is sud that after QUO
has travelled for nuIiy ycars one breaks up the
love Of homo and ioscs the very sense oi ITO
| goodness, und lougs always 10 bo Carried sjso.
traln 10 curry lin whcro hc llas not heen The
pursuit ol truth may Lecutne such q pleasure and
passion as to make Tho heart Of wal'terer Wth
no "hoine, sweet llu1ne" anywhere y nll it!o
continents nf belief. Al tho heart sm1ttca VIII.
1bc love of travel says rcstlcssiy, Whittier shall
sailt 10 the trrt.sccker l,iay Ut last say only,
Whut ncxtl Out of the intellectual llle atd
anlendos 9t w re there may CONG . sskcnt's1s,m
on tho rich te!t!s ot lcarni0g. All the goou OK
humanity has Its natural foe. Just as cach AMI.
nal lNs fls enetny and ouch grain mud plAtt OF
s H. sasost ~ worm 9r 6us Il .f n
~ Ill .hfs wide earth. Thought aud
learning have their peril. Sometimes. the
isa1ass, sat,ns hit q IL s Gapa q isuis i.
creased learn!ng vii! dcepeu the feellngs II thu
heart only holta TO great principles aud At somc
potnt !l'sm!sscs debate. And here Ia wl,crc one
greatness ot Paul. Though the learulng al
Ereece Gnd Alexandria and Of the East lny
within hla mind and lifted htll Up to the calm
est heights, W tho tountsins Of hs emotions
wcsu Nc!thgI frozen nur Irit1, but Ills tours min
g'ed with Ills philosophy. III tue book oi Artf
lie was "scrying tue Lord With many teurs,'
and " cea8tu not tn warn every oEd with tears,
anll tn CurinthianA Ae ssys: II wrote to yot
! with many tears" thus reminding us that tr
: every truly grana character there must be con
ccpt[ung III truth 10 clear aud 10 precious tla
ullrr t4ci. influence the heart moves Is tho ac,
Iu storm. A charming !Wctesa unce sang.
Tempcala their fu1l0as coorps may sweep
Swiftly o'cE tho troubled dcup,
Darkness may lend her gloomy adj
7 And wrap tho Efoaning sea IN shade;
hut man eau slnw darker hour,
And beul beneath ! atFonXer power.
There IL 4 tempest In The soul,
piQcv where deeper b!llows roll.
= With tLs life pnd death and resurrection 0
= Jesus plsinly pictured In hls Hslutl, and wit!
!. eternity lust before hin. sooa To ba reaclu'
. through tic gates u mastyldom, and with th
wicked aud tritling and reckless all around hlul
= lii great brain grssIcA the issues q llfo w
= deat{,. md TO tiiis inarch o& Intelligence 81
j, heart responded and wept. Wien great ~
- form law passed the PARLIAMENT of Bingham
!, many wears ngu, one of tAe eloquent advorate
+. Of liz l,ill ot Rights wept for Joy Many tlnc
"a have AJusrtcun stxtcsln9n wcpt with Joy or soI
n row Wien In tbs Senate the rights " maM
!, former years went forward Of sunk back. ~
d world has been full of tAlS miuxllng u !eaznin
, 1876-09-18

JSOR sALE-AilKROIts Fls0A 1890 Ur Ttl ass7ts
l. s1su, oval aud &luaTe pictura franrt stnRlt VI
duxeu, IL ols half c&s', VI W Eita'Ay. W hkaits
, 1876-02-05
Dutch Logic.
BY Il. J. MAY.

"Shon, you reckIemcmper dot lcedle plack
bony pied nit de pedlar next week I"
"Yah, vot OF him."
"Oh nottings, only | gets sheated purity
pad So"
"Yah n
"Vell, you see in dc fust blace he is plind
nit botc leggs, und very lame nit Won eye;
und ven gets on him 10 rhite he rares up
pehint und he kicks up petore so verser as a
chackmule. dinks l takes him leddle
rhite yesterday, und so sooner gets sthrad.
die his pack he commence dat way shust
so like dc working pcam on dc steampoat,
und ven he gets ton, Wy, vas so mkt up
nit every dings finds minescf ziten ronnd
packlorts nit his tail in mine hands for de
pride"
"Yab, veil vat you goin to do init him."
"oh, ! fix more peter as sham up. ]
hitch him to de cart nit his tail we're his
head ought to pc und gives him about so
tozcn cuts nit dc hidecow he starts te go,
but so sooner he see de cart before him, he
makes packvords purity soon he stumples
pehind und sits down on his launches, und
he looks like he feel purity shame NIT him
self und den ] dakes him out und l hitch
him de rhite vay und he goes rhte off shust
so goot as eny pody's bony.
, 1876-02-05

We are truly thankful to onr friends for
the interest they have manifested in endeav'
oring to tighten our editorial labors. Qnite
a number, realizing the difficulty OF finding
matter with which to fill up our columns
and present to the public readable paper,
have voluntarily, "held up our hands, by
contributing matter for our readers. such
corrtesies are fully appreciated by US, and
though we do not wish to tax our friends too
heavily, we hope that, not only those who
have already contrihutd will still continue
to do so, but that others, equally able VINO
have not yet practically demonstrated their
sympathy with onr new enterprise, Will i'm
nrovc n leisure moment now and then, hy
taxing their brains and weaving woof into
n web Of golden thought OF such chaste col
ors ard Ieautilul pattern, that it will not
fail to charm the intellectual eye OF our nu'
mcrous readers.
, 1876-02-05

A writer in the Christian Adcocats from
Santa Barbara, Cul,, says;
II have Travelled 1853 miles and have on
Is visited one halt my circuit, and have cN'
pended for travelling expenses SvG. ". At
this rate my travelling expenses will amount
To twice that am. How nm | to support
my fmtly" The editor of the At'ro"''o
commenting upon this letter calls this
"rircuit rider" "MbOrpr on the frontier,
We would like to ask the ldrornte If any
man can travel the same number OF miles ON
horseback or in a buggy in the state Of New
York, for the same amount of money. Santa
Barbara is almost halfns large rs New York.
In enterprise matters of education and rc-
inrmcnt her people arc as tnr0dvmccd ms in
amy place outsidc of our largest cities.
McthOliSm does not take very deep root
there. BY leaving the impression that the
circuit is on the frontier. he works upon pub
lie sympathy and hopes to draw upon phil.
an,hropic pockets. When will people, es.
pccinlly ciitOrS lcain that the Pacific Coast
is not howlng wilderness. The communi-
ties out here are better posted on general
matters than they arc east in similar localities.
We observe most of the immigrants general.
~ get their eye teeth cut over again after get
ting here. If this begging circuit rider can
| not G, n support in Santa Barbara Co., he
does not deserve 1t. Better call him home
Mr. Advocate and send live man in his place.
If he can't get living preaching in Santa
Barbara, he had better 90 to work; her soil
Is rich but it wont support drones,
, 1876-02-05
OriNinal 4totn'.
On tl,C Side

,r,.vb,, % o,llea n 7piet man;
Rrt .,in my greatest pride
I, smooth shaved chin, with whiSkcrs pr'r
Like John Bull Jn the side,
v,.r1y,oo, n ,ro,n,poto
vr,r. r,,-.y,...,od h,it.
I Ai,.r- .trul how rood feet,
When she il by my side.
1,.oh,r Il, ma, mn, c,ros
,,,,,,Jr.. t,,. ,o ,,..
, 1876-02-05

A Russian paper announces that belief
in the approaching end of the world has
seized ON the CosSacks of the Don. Many
especially ogcd people, are giving mp THEN
worldly affairs, wearing slrouds and order
ing their collins. ON every road Il ere nle
seen men repairing to Moscow to he conse
Grated priests, in order that the smallcs
village may have its own pri,st and church
The authorities are passive, hoping that the
movmcnt will die ont Of its own accord
1t originated with the disscnters
, 1876-02-05

The a,eas of the five principal buildings
Of the Centennial EXhibition--the Main
building, the Machinery, Agricultural, and
Horticultural buildings, and the Art Gallery
mount to 4SI acres, or ten more acres
than were provided ut the Exhibition at
Vienna, and yet the space is all exhausted,
and I'd litional bulldin5s will be required.
, 1876-02-05

In our town we have paper
Which is called the AOttlcrm Star,
Long may il benfucntal,
Keeping yoCng men from the bar
Tie Northun Sta, 1.-THE Snobomsh,
May it shine both clear and bright:
guiding star to very many
In the path ofruth and right
Welcome, welcome Northern Stir,
Brig lily shine the whole year round
Spread thy lustrc, near and far
In every house ON Puget Sound,
The above was contributed hy cne Of the
pupils in our public school We insert it,
hoping it will stimulate her classmates to
initiate her example.
We would respectfully suggest that all
young writers should first try their hand at
prose. a poem is good for nothing unless
it contains ideas. Mere words, woven into
jingling rhyme, amount to but little unless
they express thought Thoughts, ideas,
hopes and aspirations should be first pcnncd
in prose and afterwards transposcd into verse.
Poetic ideas take hold of the youthful
mind more readily than when matured.
True poetry requires greater Command
oflunguagc than prose. There are thousands
thrilled with poetic sentiments who fail to
innoculate their readers with their own emo.
tious, because too impatient to acquire a suG.
fcient command OF language in the prosoic
field, 'eer they wander into the garden OF
poesy. Our young friend will please accept
our thanks for her good wishes expressed in
her little poem.
, 1876-02-05

Allpersons having claims against
me are requested to present the
same for settlement, ON or before
the lst of Feb. 1876. All per-
sons indebted to me-. MUST settle
by the lst of Feb, in order to
SAVE COST. | am going out Of bus
mess and MUST have all my affairs
settled.
WILLIAM RoMINEs,
, 1876-02-05

In the Hospital for Incurables, Paris, u case
of TuIup DENTITIoN has occurred, the pa
ticnt being woman aged ninety years One
hundred years ago abe would have been hung
for n witch
, 1876-02-05

AS old Mr. ----hoaved the last scuttlc
Of four tons of coal into his cellar he was
heard to remark If they had been boys in
stead of girls, it wouldn't have bccn thus.
One ton would Inst all winter.
, 1876-02-05

Go slo, young man; il yu tap both ends ov
a cider barrcll ut once, and draw out ov the
bang hole besides, yure cider won't hold out
long.
, 1876-02-05

1t IL very difFikut for man to change his
rollyticks or his religion without being sus'
pckted oy having very little ov either.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18

SKELETON IN PLYMOUTH CHuRoH.-Dr. Bacon expressed his firm conviction that there was skeleton in one of the closets of Plymouth church. The Plymouth church people have had rough time of it for a year or two; but it has been 8 merry one. Its burdens have been heavy, but they have been borne with liberal and cheerful spirit. Better than any other church on the continent Plymouth church knows how to extract sunshine from the clouds, and turn the ragged edge of amiction into a matter of mirth. A bright company were in the lecture room one evening, and. as the Ply mouth people are wont to, having good time. A fragrance perYaded the room, but not that of a fresh blown rose. A merry, laughing girl, in search of the cause, gave a scream-which was followed by peal of laughter, as the identical Bacon skeleton was unearthed. 1tproved to be the remains of turkey which had Furnished the ''baked meats" of the Advisory Council. Exhibit. ing her discovery. she exclaimed: "Here 1s the identical skeleton of Dr. Bacon come to light at last. "-Burleigh's Letter n Bos ton Journal.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18

A VENERABLE FAMLY.-About sixty miles east of Albany on the Boston road, is situated the town of Washington, Mass. High up among the Berkshire hills, it has little to boast of either in soil or popula- tion. It is one of those characteristic New England towns in which the inhabitants love to repeat the saying, when asked, What can you raise here ?' I've build school houses and raise men," ExGovern- or E. D. Morgan was one of the products of this town. Not far from his birthplace resides to day a family by the name of Tettro. The husband, Isaac, was born in Canada in 1919, but has been resident of this country for over twenty years. When about thirty-:wo years of age he was mar ried to Lydia Doras, widow with three him twenty-two children, making twenty . five in all she has brought into the world. She was fifty-six years old when her last child was born. Of this numerous progeny there was only one p'i- of twins; two only died in infancy; seven died after attainirg s their growth, and sixteen are living. Ten were boys and fifteen girls. The second crop, or their grandchildren, at present numbers thirty-three.
 The mother of this great family was one of sixteen children, by the name of Shep. ard. She was married when she was six, teen, and widowed five years after. Her married life, therefore, comprises thirty seven years.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
West Cornwall.

Master Willie Butler, eight years old, caught a trout one day last week that weighed half pound. ......Col. Blinn and party caught some very large bass in Nudge pond during their camping there. "Mose" caught the "big fish," which weighed 3 S-4 pounds. .....W. c. Stone of Dibble Hill was arrested last Friday on charge of stealing buckwheat from the ground of Wm. Ben nett The case was adjourned till the 18th inst......The weather has been exceedingly hot for the past two weeks, ard there has been no rain consequently the ground is getting very drY......Road Commissioner Crandall is rebuilding the bridge near Geo. Potter's, which was damaged badly by the freshet last spring. 1.-The Misses Thomp- son of Cream Hill, and Miss Hattie Coch- rane, started for the Centennial last Satur- day.....H. c. Crandalls "Hambletonian' colt got badly gored by COW last week, but under the skillful treatment of Dr. Sanford, and careful nursing, it is likely to recover. NUF CED.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
Harrington.


 A young girl, Kate Riley living with Mir. Boardman in the north part of Sheffield was missed from the house about o'clock Sun day afternoon, when search was made and her clothing was found on the bank of the river, but no further trace could be got of her until this morning, when her body was found floating in the river below. It is supposed that she went in to the water to bathe and got into deep water...... During the shower Sunday afternoon a barn be- longing to MT. Munson in the north part of Sheffield was struck by lightning and con sumed by fire, MT. Munson losing his hay and grain crop and farming tools; also 8 horses. one of them belonging to Calvin Rood of this village being valuable beast which was kept by MT. Munson for MT. Rood. MT. Munson's loss is about $l ,0OO. Canaan has been at work for two or three weeks with several others laying a sewer from the Houstonic river through the lots to the lower end of Church street, thence north to Elm street, following Elm street up to the railroad. The tile is about 12 or 13 inches in diameter, and is put down from to 10 feet deep. having connections where wanted, to drain cellars and sinks along the line, and the joints are cemented firmly to- gether with water lime. Those living on the line of the sewer ought to be good na tured with such an improvement for theil benefit. z.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
Sheffield.

Sheffield.
 For some weeks past there has been but little news worth recording in our town, and no events have transpired of interest to the public at large. The farmers have been engaged in getting in their hay. and occasionally party has visited High Peak, Salisbury Lakes and Bash Bish and now and then merry load of men and women has gone on to the mountains for buckle berries. Dry, dusty, heated, stung by mosquitoes, nipped by flies, and overrun by potato bugs, most of us have had all we could do to live, while we envied the Nor wegian his bracing air and reindeer-sledge. Even the political atmosphere has been af- fected by the weather, and men are very quiet, though as it draws on toward autumn the air is becoming very haysy. while here and there some poor fellow is seen "eating crow.". "......A rumor is aaoat that the Con- gregatlonal church here intends to have a Sabbath School picnic soon. Our village is so small we might with pleasure to many join in a union picnic with the other churches, but fear that many feel like the little girl who prayed, ''Lord bless the black kitty, for that's my kitty; don't bless the grey kitty, for that's Racks kitty."...... While team loaded with young men was being driven furiously around Miller's ho tel towards the depot, last Saturday, 6 wheel came off and several of the young men were thrown out, but fortunately none were seriously injured. few Sundays ago our good minister prayed for rain, and in the afternoon we had nice shower Last Sunday he again prayed for ain, ant in the afternoon the sky was darkened anc one huge black cloud swept over Sheffield darting lightning, pounding the earth witt thunder, and pouring out such floods ol water that it not only broke the drouth but came very near breaking everything else breakable as it was, garden vegetables and corn assumed q horizontal position, ol stood at an angle of forty degrees. The lightning struck MT. Munson's barn, two miles north of the Plain, consuming it witt all its contents, and killing three horses N. B.-If rain came in answer :o prayer we are very thankful, but this is subJec l TOT 10ltn alOue.....A very ulSIieooluS oCCl dent took place on Sunday. An Irish girl Kate Rily, about fourteen years of age living in Mir. Levi Boardman's family, was drowned while bathing. She had finished her mornings work and gone to her room and Mrs Boardman supposed she had re mained there till she discovered her absence at dinner time, when a search was com menced which resulted in finding he clothes on the bank of the Housatonic riv CT, Men gathered from all directions ant the river was dragged through the afternoon and night, and Monday morning the bod, was found uninjured. Her mother is widow who lost her husband on the voyaG' to America five or six years ago, and sh' has lived upon the Plain since then with he daughters. Her anguish was pitiful to SCI when she heard the terrible news, ant waited through the long night for the forn of her daughter. r.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
Connecticut Western News.

subscription Accountable date on the colored slip of paper with the name of the sub scriber, shows the time to which the Sllb- scriPtfOn is Paids thus. R. B. Smith 5Jul77,
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 made, the regular receipt of the paper with the date to which the subscription is paid plainly
 printed thereon, is prima face evidence of it's ac- ceptance as correct. J. l.. PEAsE.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18
Sheffield No. 2s

Sheffield No. 2.
 This month (AugusD is noted in this town for it's many distressing accidents, of which more have happened in this month than in any other one month, not only of the present year, but years past, and it can but cause sad and melancholy feelings. Last Sabbath smart young Irish girl named Katie Riley, about fifteen years of age, in the employ of Mir. Levi Boardman, left the house sometime in the morning to go bathing in the Housatonic river about half mile west of the house, taking the dog with her, and without informing the family of her intentions MT. Boardman went to church, leaving his wife at home. After 8 while the dog came in very wet and acting strangely, as if he was anxious to get the attention of some one. Mrs. Boardman supposed the girl was up stairs until her husband returned from meeting, when it was found she was not in the house, and on going to the rlver her clothing was found on the bank, and measures were at once taken to recover the body, which they
 
 morning, when it came to the surface...". During the thunder shower the same day, John Munson's barn in the same nelghbor- hood was struck by lightning and entirely destroyed with all it's .contents-hay, grain, and three valuable horses, one belonging to Calvin Rood, Esq, Great Burlington. As soon as Mir. Munson found the barn was on fire he went to the stable to try and save the horses, but found by feeling that they were all down and quite dead, the lightning kill ing them instantly. The smoke prevented his seeing them.....Three or four years ago in August three boys were drowned in the Housatonlc river, having left school to go 1 in bathing without the teachers knowledge. Seventeen years ago this month three young girls were drowned in the brook west of i the village. Judge Bradford's only daugh- ter was among the number, and two only daughters of G. w. Lemist of New York, all lovely girls. Miss Addie Field, who has been organist in the Episcopal church for the last three or four years, has gone to New York to take lessons in singing, and Miss Mary Little plays the organ in her place....Mr. Grey the depot agent has hired a house and is soon to commence housekeeping...... Sunday last pet dog left in Mr. Miler's care went to the depot, and some one threw Q stone, hitting him on tue head and killing him instantly. The collar was stolen from his neck. s.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18

He was very common looking old man in very common looking light wagon, drawn by very common looking horse; :; but when young chap who trusted to ap pearances came along in stylish livery rig and tried to pass him. the common looking horse, at a worl from his master, just twisted his mouth into smile of easy con- fidence, and in forty seconds was out of the astonished young mans sight; going as light, and free, and easy, as "Light Run ming Domestic" sewing machine.
Connecticut western news., 1876-08-18

A NATURAL IoR HoUsR.-In Chtte nden- Vt., is sort of natural ice house which has hitherto been comparatively little known. The place is narrow gorge with rocky sides extending down about twenty feet and arched overhead with trees Here an abundant quantity of clear, solid ice can be found during the hottest season of the year. At the upper end of the gorge Is a clear spring of water from which the ice IS formed in winter, filling the Assures and crevlces between the rocks at the bottom of the ravine. A gentleman visiting the spot last Sunday, one of the hottest days we have ever known, found ice in large quantities. The Assure eight feet long, three feet wide, and apparently several feet deep, was filled with ice almost blue in its beautiful clearness. This is the ice house for the people in the vicinity, and here they obtain their supply. Last year ice was taken out in September, and there is reason to believe that it lasts during the l whole year. The atmosphere in the vicini- ty of the gorge is cooled by it's frozen treasures, and when the wind is in the right direction a change in temperature is appar- ent half mlle distant. At watering trough by the roadside eighty rods away, fed directly from the ice bed, men and beasts alike are refreshed with real ice wa ter. The place is certainly natural curi- ositY worth visiting. It is situated near the road from the Chittenden meeting house to Forge Flats, about three miles and half from the church, and few rods from John | Whitcomb's house.-Rutland Herald.