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The Van Buren press., 1876-10-17
Shoemakers look out for your Souls

4 LII kinds of Shoemakers Trimmings
"a Lasts, boot Trees; Shoe Pegs, by the
bu>lel. shoe Thread. Avis. and a thousand
other things to tedious to mention.
by e.. AUSTIN.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-17
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The Van Buren press., 1876-10-17
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from the Globe Rolling Mills, CHM. bought
since the govt. manufacturing duty was re-
moved, which our customers and all hands can
have the benefit OF, by calling early on
GEO. AUSTIN.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-17
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warranted not to cut in the eye--not mead
ache in a hhds. of tit is no sooner in you
belly than ils on your back in a pound Of bcel
and it carries a bead like necklace; fo,
sale by
GEORGE AUSTIN.
The Van Buren press., 1876-10-17

Sabss. e for the Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

Complaints against dealers in seeds
are more or less frequent every year, and
are generally reasonable and just.
Sometimes the seeds prove to be worth
less. because they do not terminate or
the percentage of live seed is so small
that the crop fails, sometimes they are
not true to name or variety, and at other
times they contain large admixture of
the seeds of noxious weeds. A COM
plant of the last named character came
under our observation recently, which
had occasioned serious damage to the
purchaser. The laws in several OF the
States define the responsibility of deal
ers in seeds in such cases, and remedy
consists in enforcing their provisions
against those who are amenable for viO-
lations of such enactments. 1t is true
that seedsmen themselves are sometimes
imposed upon, but this does not lessen
their responsibility, and if they sell seeds
to farmers and gardeners that are worth
less or foul they should be made to make
good the losses of the purchasers.
The evil was of such magnitude ut one
time in New York and New Jersey that
exceedingly stringent regulations were
placed on the statute books of those
States. Cases have been decided under
them in which dealers in seeds have been
held responsible not only for the growth
of the seeds sold, but also for their pro-
duction. The seeds must not only germi-
nate, they must produce a good crop.
This, however, would he manifestly un-
Just, for the fault of producing a good
crop may be in the soil in which the
seeds were planted. The object sought
in the enactment of laws upon this sub
ject is to protect buyers against the Grim
nal intentions or neglect of dishonest
seedsmen, and to cause all dealers in
seeds to exercise n rigid scrutiny and
the closet diligence in the choice of the
seeds they offer for sale.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

LAUGHING CHILDREN. Give me the
boy or girl who smiles as soon as the
first rays of the morning sun glance in
through the window, gay, happy and
kind. Such boy will be tit to " make
up" into man--at least, when contrast
ed with the sullen, morose, grabbed fell
low, who snaps and snarls like q surly
cur, or growls and grunts like hyena
from the moment he opens his angry
eyes till he is confronted by his break
fast. Such girl, other things being ia
vorable, will be good material to aid in
gladdening some comfortable home, or
to refine, civilize, tame and harmonic q
rude brother, making him gentle, afiec-
tionate and lovable. 1t isa feast TO even
look at such q joy-inspiring girl, and see
the smiles flowing, SO to speak, from her
parted lips, displaying q set Of clean,
well-brushed teeth, looking almost the
personification Of beauty and goodness;
singing, and as merry as the birds that
commenced their morning concert long
before the lazy boys dreamed that the
sun was approaching and about to pour
o whole hood of light and warmth upon
the earth.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

To QUIET A HORsE.-A horse, no
matter how vicious and obstinate he
may be when attempts are made to shoe
him. can be rendered quiet and man.
ageable by making him inspire during
the operation few grains of the ether
eal oil Of parsley dropped on . hand
kerchief. A large number of trials OF
this substance have been made with the
most troublesome and violent animals,
and in every case with perfect success
Suisse Ronsande.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

man who killed himself, and ordered
his fat to be made into candle for his
mistress to read by.
Il have SO long burned her." he said.
that would like her now to see that
the flames we're real"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

CIRCUMSTANCES alter cases." said o
lawyer to his client, after losing his
fourth lawsuit. Ceases alter circum-
Stances" savagely replied the client.
BY your management Of my cases my
circumstances have been nearly ruined"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

As the passenger train reached Jersey
fats one morning, lately, q very pert
young man leaned forward and address
ed q young woman whom he had never
before seen. "These are the celebrated
Jersey fats, madam" said-he. "Then
there are two of you, eh ?" sue prompt
ly replied. "Ah, yes; twins, I see."
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

IT il only by . terrible strain on the
muscles OF his face that . doctor can
look solemn when . neighbor remarks
to him that there is q great deal Of
sickness in the city.-Roms Ssasias!.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

! So1ILooUY by q tippler "The pub
lie always notices you when you have
been drinking, and never when you are
! thirsty"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

A FIRM in Boston have lately received
some remarkably large and heavy sides
Of sole leather. Two of them weighed
severally liz pounds and 1O5 pounds,
and measured nearly eleven feet in
length, and the thickness of them ranged
from fve-eights to one inch. They
were made from the skins of Calcutta
budalos.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

ANEcDoTE OF SPURGEoS.-A good
story is told of Spurgeon. His habit is
to shut himself up on Saturdays. One
Saturday man called, and insisted on
seeing him. "Tell him." said the WISH
tor, "that servant Of the Lord wishes
to see him." The message was deliver
ed, and the following returned "Tell
him that am engaged with his Master"
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1876-10-14

ArTENrIoN.-A certain wag on Gin
cinnati journal lately distinguished him
self in New York. Dining at restau-
rant, he noticed on the bill of fare o
request to the guests to report ANY
want of attention" He sent for the
landlord and pointed out the notice.
HAS there been any want of atten-
tion?" queried Boniface. II should
think there had" was the reply; II
have been here fifteen minutes, and no
one has asked me to take drink"
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
A Dumb COurtship.

A story of 8 dumb courtship and it's consequences comes from Manchester, O. About year ago a Major Ziegler appeared there as deaf mute, but his eloquence, aided by his handsome per son and expressive eyes, had tremen- dous effect upon the rustic belles, and soon he was the acknowledged lady
 killer of the town. He looked and lis tened without hearing word of their sentimental meanings, and they de- clared him perfectly lovely" Among his fair victims was beautiful girl possessed of round fortune in her own right, and her he welded. Thereon he lost his eloquence unutterable, and talked in every day, natter fact fash ion, and the happy bride found that she forms of bliss in store for her, that of never having words with her husband and he explained his imposture by tell ing romantic story about some reli- gious VOW not to utter word until after he was married. Then he sickened, and on his deathbed confessed his true name he had married her as plain MT. Avery-and had his other wife" and children, who lived within one hundred miles or so, sent for to receive his last words. The lawful Mrs. Zeigler came, betraying no concern, except to collect carefully, after his death, the evidence to establish his identity, in order to col
 lect & policy of insurance on his life
 and now the belles of Manchester are invulnerable to all mute eloquence.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
WOman,s Rights.

An exchange says: On the return trip of the excursion train from Harper's s Ferry lady, whose avoirdupois is some thing in the neighborhood of 300 pounds, having ridden long distance, standing and in silence" approached 8 high-toned young man, who was en- toying two seats all to himself:
 "Sir," said the fat lady, "can you not make room for me on that seat ?"
 "Wen, 'pon honor, madam, Tam sorry but am-ah reserving this for me wife ah, pon word I am, was the reply.
 The old lady swelled up nearly twice her natural size, and, having taken in 8 full supply of breath, she let out with : 'Y You nasty gold spectacled snob, you ain t got no more of wife than have you are trying to save that seat so as you can put on airs and lay down and go to sleep when you feel like it. Git up out of thar or I'll smother you to death with my shawl.''
 "Well, madam"
 "Don't madam me, I'm single; git up, I tell you," and with that she seized the young man by the back of the neck and raised him as high as the roof of the car would admit, and calmly dropped into the vacated seat, much to the merri- ment of the excursionists, who were just in the proper mood for fun and frolic. As the young Dundreary gazed at the old lady munching pie he muttered tc himself "Well, 'pon my life !'' but the fat woman gave him glance, ano he rushed into another car and took z seat on wood box.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Babies.

Bless their dear little hearts !-the veriest little tyrants on earth, yet the most abused of all humanity. From the very first advent of baby does his reign commence. Grandpa and grandma are the first to give into his sovereignty, and become willing victims to the little despot then papa finds that he must tread softly, with slippered feet, open and close doors carefully, and omit smoking his pet cigar lest the fumes should choke baby. He also must quietly submit to having his eyes dug out, nose scratched, his hair and whiskers pulled out by the roots, all by way of amuse- ment of baby.
 And as for mamma, from the first tiny vail to the prolonged squall, she is equal to the emergency. She never tires of ministering to the wants of her little one. And how many times does she walk the floor, with baby in her arms, through the long hours of night, until nerves and back both give out in tue struggle9
 Then little two-year- old Johnnie, who heretofore has been the favorite, finds that he must abdicate in favor of the new arrival, even to the giving up of the goodies and sacrificing his most precious toys while sister Minnie, a few years older, must leave her dolls and playthings to rock the cradle.
 But, after all, even baby's life is not all sunshine. They have their little trials and troubles. all the more difficult to bear, as they don't know why they suffer, or the cause of the treatment they receive. They are entirely at the mercy of whoever has the care of them and sometimes-we will hope it is mol often-they are intrusted to those un worthy the charge, who, in order te make them of as little trouble as possi ble, dose them with laudanum, under the name of "soothing syrups" anC
 scordials," until their senses are be numbed and their bodies diseased
 What wonder, then, that they grow ur delicate, sickly men and women?
 And even when the mothers them
 selves have the whole care of their child
 ren, how many times are they rudel, awakened from sound sleep to be ex hibited to admiring friends, who talk turns in tossing, shaking, and coverin. , them with kisses, until they have nearl, frightened them to death. Then, n
 matter how cold the weather, their littl
 neck and arms must be left bare, victim : of their mothers vanity.
 How often their little stomachs ar l overloaded until they are suffering ache } and pains which we know not how t : alleviate. And we oftentimes deem ther } cross babies when some refractory pi : gets loose and is piercing and laceratin } their tender flesh, until they are nearl 8 crazed in their agony. Itell you, m l friends, that babies are martyrs as we 3 as tyrants.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Punch with Care.

In the general office of the Midland railway at Jersey City, N. J., has been posted a written notice: "Sell no more contract tickets to MT. -, between Paterson and Rochelle. The conductor noticed that MT. -'s ticket lasted an unusual time, and though he punched two holes in it daily the number of trips left did not perceptibly diminish. One morning he examined it carefully and bent it, when several pieces fell from former punch holes. The man had been in the habit of picking up the pieces as they dropped from the conductor s punch and restoring them carefully to their places, so that their restoration was not noticeable except upon close inspec- tion. The company will not sell MT. - any more tickets.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
How to Eat an Apple.

There is no fruit more serviceable to people than the apple, not only as 8 luxury, but as 8 wholesome, nutritious food. Apples contain sugar, gum, malic acid, and some valuable mineral matter. It is true that apples often pro- duce indigestion and fatulence, but generally the cause is to be found in the manner in which they gre eaten. It may not be known, but it is true, that an apple contains @ great quantity of fixed air, and if eaten hastily this air passes into the stomach with the pulp before it is liberated. In the stomach it becomes heated, expands, and causes fatulence in persons with weak diges- tion. Such persons should choose a fresh, mild, tart apple; with silver bladed knife peel off the skin, and then scrape the apple to a fine pulp; now place it in the mouth and thoroughly mix it with saliva before swallowing it. This is very important. It may be placed on 8 thin slice of bread and eaten with it. If it is too troublesome tc scrape the apple, then it should be cheWed till every cell is broken dowr and the air liberated. Many believe apples are more wholesome if taken ir the morning. If this be true, 1t IS only because then the stomach is more vlg crous. Thousands of the Swiss peasants make their entire supper on apples ane bread, and thus preserve good healtf and nourish their bodies well. Phys1o logically, the apple acts as stocaach1' by promoting digestion, and when takea in the morning it becomes 8 laxative.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Story of TNeed,s Escane.

The report of the arrest of Wm. M.
 Tweed in Spain recalls the story of his escape from confinement in New York city. Saturday evening, Dec. 4, 1875,
 William M. Tweed, then confined in Ludlow street jail, in default of $3, ,000,- GOO bail, upon civil suits brought against him by the city government, made his escape from his keepers. While in prison he was supposed to have been under re- straint, but, as was afterward shown, he was allowed such freedom as made his imprisonment merely formal. Upon the den Durham and 8 deputy, then in charge of Ludlow street jail, he took a drive, and in the course of the evening stopped at the home of his family, in Madison avenue, expressing a desire to see his wife, who he said was very sick. The three entered the parlors, and there met one of MT. Tweed's sons. A few moments were passed in conversation, when permission was granted to the criminal to go up stairs and see his wife, and he was not seen afterward. Some fifteen minutes passed after Tweed had left the room, when Warden Dunham requested young Tweed to go up stairs and tell his father that it was getting late and that it was time they should return to the jail. He did as requested, re
 turning almost immediately, remarkiDg, unconcernedly: " Fathers gone, and it would seem that he had not gone ur stairs at all after leaving the warden A general alarm was immediately sent out, but without success, and the $1O,
 900 reward offered by Sheriff Conno1 and Warden Durham for the capture ot the fugitive was intellectual in securing Weeds capture. Detective agencie' were notified in all parts of the world
 and photographs of the fugitive were freely distributed, but all to little pur
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
The Custer Massacre.

The Pioneer Press and Tribune pub fishes an interview with an old trapper, named Ridgeiy, who has been for long time in the Yellowstone country, and claims to have witnessed the Custer massacre, being B prisoner in Sitting Bulls camp, and seeing every movement of the troops.
 He was taken prisoner last March, and kept in the camp of the Indians ever since, until the Custer massacre. He was kindly treated while there. He says Sitting Bull organized, not to fight the whites, but to drive miners from the Hills. Previous to Custer's attack, mounted couriers from Sitting Bulls camp had for eight days watched his forces, it's division into small detach- ments being noted with manifestations of extreme delight.
 Ambuscades were immediately pre- pared, and while the Indians stood ready for an attack, many of them clambered on the side of the hill overlooking Gus ter's line of march. The Indian camp was divided by bluff, point of which ran toward the Rosebud, and in the di- rection of one of the available lords of the river to the camp; by this ford Gus ter followed their trail down to the wa- ter's edge. There were but twenty five teepes visible to Custer, but there were seventy-fve double teepes behind the bluff not visible. Custer attacked the smaller village, and was immediately met by 1,500 or 2,O0O Indians, in regu- lar order of battle. Every movement was made with military precision.
 Ridgely says he stood on the side of | the hill where he had 8 complete view of the battle, which was not more than mile and half distant. Custer begun the fight in the ravine near the ford, and fully half of his command seemed to be unhorsed at the first fire. Then the soldiers retreated before him in the rear, and were shot down with astonish- ing rapidity, the commanding officer falling from his horse in the middle of the engagement, which commenced at eleven A. M., and did not last more than ffty-fve minutes. After the massacre of Clusters forces, the Indians returned to camp with six soldiers as prisoners, and, delirious with joy over their sue cess, those six were tied to stakes at z woodpile in the village and were burned to death. While the flames were tortur ing them to death the Indian boys firec red-hot arrows into their quivering fesl until they died. Sitting Bull was me- after the fight, and he exultantly re marked that he had killed many soldier and one general, but he did not knov who he was.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
The Eastern War.

Both the Turks and the Servians, says the New York Sun, have displayed inn mense vigor, during the present war, in keeping newspaper correspondents away from their armies. Both sides have filed the world with contradictory false hoods, through their official reports, about the operationsan and dsuccessesof their troops in the field. These reports sent out from Constantinople and Belgrade have become the laughing stock of man kind. Though marked with the official stamp in both cases, they are universal ly discredited. If they had given facili- ties to impartial correspondents, instead of excluding them from their lines, we should have the truth'about the progress of the war, which thus far we have been unable to obtain.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
Turkish Atrocities at Batak.

The special correspondent of the Lon don Dailu NeaUs gives the following ac- count of the horrible atrocities of the Turks at Batak, in Bulgaria: As we ap- preached our attention was directed to some dogs on a slope overlooking the town. We turned aside from the road, and passing over the debris of two or three walls, and through several gar dens, urged our horses up the ascent toward the dogs. They parked at us in an angry manner and then ran off into the adjoining fields. I observed noth- ing peculiar as we mounted until my horse stumbled, when looking down I perceived he had stepped on human skull partly hid among the grass. It was quite dry and hard, and might, to all appearances, have been there for two or three years, so we'll had the dogs done their work. A few steps further there was another, and beside it part of a skeleton, likewise white and dry. As we ascended, bones, skeletons and skulls became more frequent, but here they had not been picked so clean, for there were fragments of half dry, half putrid flesh still clinging to them.
 At last we came to Q kind of little | the ground was nearly level with the exception of little indentation where the head of hollow broke through. Werode toward this with the intention of crossing it, but all suddenly drew rein with an exclamation of horror, for right before us, almost beneath our horses feet, was sight that made us shudder. It was 8 heap of skulls, intermingled | o11 1ortc 0f "a hI1rn n body, skeletons nearly entire rotting, clothing, human hair and putrid flesh lying there in one foul heap, around which the grass was growing luxuriant- ly. It emitted sickening odor, like that of dead horse, and it was here the dogs had been seeking nasty re- past when our untimely approach in terrupted them. >.
 In the midst of this heap could dis tinguish one slight skeleton form still inclosed in @ chemise, the skull wrapped about with colored handkerchief, and the bony ankles encased in the em- broidered footless stockings worn by the Bulgarian girls. We looked about us. The ground was strewed with bones in every direction, where the dogs had carried them off to gnaw them at theil 
 yards beneath us lay the town. As seen from our standpoint, it reminded one somewhat of the ruins of Herculaneum or Pompeii. There was not roof left, not whole wall standing; all was g mass of ruins, from which arose as we listened low, plaintive vail, like the keening" of the Irish over theil dead, that filled the little valley and gave it. voice.
 We looked again at the heap of skulls and skeletons before us, and we ob served that they were all small, and that the articles of clothing interminglei with them and lying about were al parts of women's apparel. These, then were all women and girls. From m. saddle counted about hundred skulls not including those that were hiddel beneath the others in the ghastly heap nor those that were scattered far ant wide through the fields. The skull were nearly all separated from the res of the bones; the skeletons were nearl.. all headless. These women had all beel beheaded.
Connecticut western news., 1876-09-22
A Desperate EXperiment.

An absconding clerk in the Sault Ste. Marie canal office adopted clever though perilous plan to escape arrest. He took passage on a propeller and, rightly judging that the law officers would be i'll readiness to receive him with open arms the moment the steamer made her first landing, he dopned life preserver and quietly jumped overheard when about a mile from shore. He left behind him afew words written on pa per collar, politely apologizing to the captain for having made free with the life preserver, and promising to remit it's value if 1t proved to be worth any thing. No proposition could be fairer, but as nothing has been heard of the desperate navigator it is feared that he will never remit.