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Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Old Clothes.

Old clothes pass into the hands of two distinct dealers, and by them are turned to valuable use. These dealers are the men who buy old clothes, and the men who pick them out of the street. There are about one hundred old clothes dealers in the city who have shops, and who send men out to collect old gar ments. Many of these sell the old clothing for small advance to one or two large concerns. In one of the large shops men and women work early and late for the trifing pay they receive for the stitch, stitch, stitch, by which they put in some kind of shape the old clothes that their master has bought up the day before. These clothes, after being purchased by the "boss," are as- sorted and secured, and are then cut and sewed into shape, and made to re- semble new garments. They are then packed into boxes and sent to an agent at the west, who disposes of them to the best advantage. the advantage generally being the realization of about seventy per cent. on the original cost. The other dealer, he who picks up scattered rags, takes them to large warehouse, where busy men assort, weigh and price them. The buyer of these rags has them carefully assorted and washed,
 when they are packed in bales and shipped to the different factors, who
 buy them for the purpose of making
 them into paper.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
An Oriental Capturing Trip.

Sitting cross-legged on the floor was conjurer. He had a large white sheet spread on the floor, and on this he per formed all his tricks; and although the room was we'll lighted with lamps, he had, at his own request a lighted candle on the floor by his side. He amused us for long time with various tricks more or less clever, but the best of all was the ring trick. He asked to be supplied with a rupee and a ring, saying he would make them dance; we agreed to his request, and I gave him one of my rings. He first held the rupee in his hand for about two seconds only, waved it over his head and around the lighted candle, and threw it about two yards or more in front of him on the sheet; he then took the ring, waved that also, and pretended to listen to something it said. He then announced that it was his fate (kismet) to keep the rupee the ring would bring it to him. He put the ring in front of him on the sheet, and, taking up his little tom-tom, began to play and sing his weird music; presently the ring began to move, then got up and began to dance in time to the music, and finally walked and danced right across the sheet, caught hold of the rupee, and brought it back in triumph, and amid much applause, to the conjurer. Al the movements of the ring reminded one of a diminutive crab. All who were present were intent on finding ou
 how the tricks were done, but the clev erness of this one baffled all.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Sailing over Buried Nations.

The whole channel of the Mediterra- mean must be strewed with human bones. Carthaginians, Syrians, Egypt ians, Sidonians, Persians, Greeks and Romans-there they lie, side by side, beneath the eternal waters, and the modern ship that fetches frieght from Alexandria sails in it's whole. course over buried nations. It may be the cor ruption of the dead that now adds brightness to the phosphorescence of the waves. All told me in the East that a superstition exists on this subject, which represents the spirits of the de- parted as lowering, whether on land or water, over the spot where the ruins of their tabernacles are found; so that in blowing the Mediterranean we sail through armies of ghosts more multi tudinous than the waves. These patient spirits sometimes ride on the foam, and at. other times repose in those delicious little hollows which look like excavated emeralds between the crests of the waves. It is their union and thronging together, say the Orientals, that consti- tute the phosphorescence of the sea for wherever it is light the pillows flash with the luminousness of vanished generations, that concentrate, as it were. the starlight on their wings.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
BuryInS ss Fort.

Quite an original m ethod of taking 8 fort is described in Bt0ckavood's Maga- zine. In 1596, a large Russian army be- seiged the Turkish fort of Azof, which was situated on a plain, strongly fOrti- fled, and had a small but we'll -disci
 plined garrison. No common ap- breaches could be made to it, and the Turkish cannon swept the level with iron hail. In this case the engineering skill, of the Russians was bafaed, but General Patrick Gordon, the right-hand man of Peter the Great, and the only one for whose death it IS said he ever shed tear, being determined to take the place at any cost, proposed to bury it with earth by gradual approaches. He had large army the soil of the plain was light and deep, and he set twelve thousand men to work with spades, throwing up 8 high circumval- lation of earth wall before them in ad
 vance. The men were kept in gangs, working day and night, the earth being thrown from one to another like the steps of a stair, the top gang taking the lowest place every half hour in success slon. In five weeks the huge earth wall was carried forward nearly one mile, until It rose to and above the highest ramparts, and the earth began to roll over them. This caused the Turkish governor to hang out the white flag, and give in. Had he not done so, General Gordon would have buried the fortress.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
The College Professor.

The college professor, as rule, is bound up in his speciality. He has bnt one side to him and that is always turned toward the college. He has no side turned toward the world. He teaches within the walls what he has learned, and betrays no fructification of thought and life in production. He gets into his rut, which grows deeper and deeper with the passing years until, at last his head sinks below the surface, and he loses sight of the world and the world of him. Now, the difference in
 their influence upon student, between such man as this and one who writes successfully, or breaches successfully, -or speaks successfully,-o investi- gates successfully in new fields, must be, in the nature of things, very great. To the professor who has met the worlds life in any way, and won a place in the worlds thought and regard, and become an outside power and inf1u- ence, the students turn as naturally for instruction and inspiration as a flower turns toward the sun. Even a single professor, in an academic institu- tion, who shows by attractive produc- tion that his learning has really fructi- fled his mind, will have more influence in determining the college life, and that which goes out from it, than all the rest of the faculty put together. The stud- ents know that they are to meet and, if possible, to master life. There is not a bright one among them who does not know that his learning will avail him little if it does not give him practical power; so that every exhibition of that power among those who teach him him, leads and inspires him.-Scribners
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Be Civil,

It is an easy thing to be civil, and all though, in the language of the old pro- verb, fine words butter no parsnips, ,' they frequently. nay, almost invariab- ly, have kindly effect, and influence the mind as we'll as the heart. Never theless there are certain persons who go through the world as if determined never to utter 8 civil phrase, never to do 8 civil turn. The are naturally rough, harsh. peevish and dissatisfied, and even when appealed to in matters of business they will indulge Tn such a spirit and assume such an air, as to make the intercourse cold, formal and repulsive. A sad mistake in every point of view. All of us are more or less dependent upon civility. It softens and sweetens the intercourse between man and man-it breaks down barriers and impediments that would otherwise exist, it appeals to the higher and more refined qualities of our nature, and it bespeaks not only intelligence and pol ish, but clearness of head and goodness of heart.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Navigation on a Russian River.

The navigation of the Don is much more difficult than that of the Volga. The river is extremely shallow, and the sand banks are continually shifting, so that many times in the course of the day the steamer runs aground. Some times she is got off by simply reversing the engines, but not unfrequently she sticks so fast that the engines have to be assisted. This is effected in a curious way. The captain always gives a num- Der of stalwart Cossacks free passage on condition that they will give him the assistance he requires; and as soon as the ship sticks fast, he orders them to jump overheard with stout hawser and haul her of! The task is not a pleasant one. especially as the poor fel- lows cannot afterward change their clothes; but the order is always obeyed with alarcity and without grumbling. Cossacks, it would seem, have no per- sonal acquaintance with colds and rheu- matism. In the most approved manuals of geography the Don figures as one of the principal European rivers; and it's length and breadth give it right to be considered as such, but it's depths in many parts is ludicrously out of propor. tion to it's length and breadth. I re- member one day seeing the captain of 8 large flat bottomed steamer slacken speed, to avoid running down man on horseback, who was attempting to cross his bows in the middle of the stream Another day not less characteristic incident happened. A Cossack pas. senger wished to be set down at place where there was no pier, and on being informed that there was no means O. landing him, coolly jumped overheard and walked ashore. This simple method of disembarking cannot, of course, b. recommended to those who have nt special local knowledge regarding tht exact position of sand banks and deer pools.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Animal Wonders.

In each grain of sand there are mar vels; inevery drop of water world. In the great spectacle called nature every being has it's marked place and distinct role, and in the grand drama called life there presides law harmonious as the one which rules the movements of the stars. Each hour removes by death myriads of existence, and each hour produces legions of new lives. The highest as we'll as the lowest created organisms consume carbon and water to support life and it's duties, and 1t is not uninteresting to glance at the food, the habits and ways and means peculiar to some of the inferior animals. From their petrified elections we know what such fossilized reptiles as the plesio- saurous, etc., are, and may some day be able to discover the fish crustacea they hunted down. Animals when not living by their own respectable effort, are either parasites or dependents many would seem to have positive trades, or are connected with branches ofindustry. There are miners, masons, carpenters, paper manufacturers and 1ace-makers, even, all working for themselves and next to propagate their kind. The miners dig into the earth, from natural arches and supports re- move the useless soil such as the mole, the chinchilla of Peru, the badger, the piss-ant, as we'll as certain worms and mollusks. The masons build huts and palaces according to all the rules of architecture, as the bees and tropical ants; there are fish that construct boats that waves never can upset, and Agas- sig has drawn attention to fish which builds it's nest on the floating sea-weed in the middle of the ocean, and deposits therein it's eggs. Spiders are weavers as we'll as la ce-makers; one species con- structs diving-bell anotber a palace of lace. When the astronomer has need of the most delicate thread for his teles- cope he applies to tiny spider. When a naturalist wishes to test his micros- cope he selects certain shell of a sea insect, so small that several millions of them in the water would not be visible to the naked eye, and yet no microscope has been made sufficiently powerful to reveal the beautiful variegatec designs on the atomic shells.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Be Prompt,

"I wonder" said Henry Harvey "why girls and boys ought to mind at once when they are spoken toq Right off now! they keep saying, just as my boat Is ready to swim, or a wheel just ready to fasten to my wagon; it's something all the time! will be glad whenl'm a man, and there'll be no one to say right off now! be quick as you can y and all those unpleasant things"
 once is one of the best habits in the world. It makes prompt, active, ener- getic business men. Why, it is the "now at once, right off," that leads all the work in the world, and gets the pay for it, too. A boy that is prompt and ready will be just the boy that will get | recommended for place in store, or an office. and when he gets the place he will keep it until he gets promoted, till finally he becomes membe of the firm, and probably it's manager. All this because lLe is on hand, ready and prompts; sees what needs to be done, and is ready to do it.
 It is not the ito -morrOws" that do the work of the world, it's the ito day" Tomorrow never comes. A boy that knows he could do thing tomorrow, or the next, would probably never do it.
 l once read of a man all whose work was to bring a pail of water every morning. He grew to dread it so much that he finally brought it the night before i; and then it came to be con stant dread all day-that pail of water that he would have to bring at night. That something to do in the future came to be the dread and misery of his life. If some one had told him, ''Go at once and bring pail of water,' and he had obeyed, it would have saved him days and nights of suffering.
 The boy who Is prompt makes an ef-
 icient man. Work quickly and cheer fully, boys; you will thus be happy Tn your work and make others happy. Re solve to do your work in the world promptly, cheerfully, and as we'll as it is possible for you to do it, and most of life's troubles will be conquered. When your mother asks you to do thing obey her at once show her that you like to do her bidding it is the only manly way, and it makes her happy. When your father makes request of you show him that you know how to obey and will be man some day yourself The best generals are those who once knew how to obey orders. In short dear boys, practice quick and ready obedience to all who have the right tC command you. So will you be worthy to fill high stations, and know how tt command others.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
The Best Recuueran1;

Of failing energy. that to which the Tagged out man of business, the brain-fatigued au- thor, the tired advocate or the weary artizan can resort with the greatest certainty that it will revive his overwrought powers is Hos- tetter's Stomach Bitters. 8 most genial tonic cordial as we'll as 8 benign remedy for dis orders of the stomach, liver. bowels and uri- nary organs. and means of eradicating and preventing intermittent and remittent fevers.
 It not only enriches the blood and creates a new fund of energy in the system. but it has the effect of expelling impurities from the life current which beget disease. The injurious influence of abrupt transitions of temperature, of an unwholesome climate and injurious diet, are counteracted byi and it promotes diges- tion, appetite and sound repose. Give it 8 trial and hn convinced 10
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
.POND'S EXTRACT.
 PONDS EXTRACT. The Peoples Remedy.
 The Universal Pain Extractor, Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
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 Pain Destroyer. Has been in use over thirty years, and for cleanliness and
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 Bruises, Commissions. Cuts, Sprains, are relieved almost instantly by exlerna!
 scads ETomRty
 ftngs, Old Sores, BOtis, EelOns,
 COrns, etc. Arrests inflammation, reduces
 swellingS, stops bleeding, removes 0iScolor-
 ation and heals rapidly.
 LADIES ind 1t their best friend. It aSSuages
 the pains to which they are peculiarly
 the head. nausea, vertigo, &c: It promptly
 ameliorates and permanently heals all kinds HEMORRHOIDS or PILES ind in this
 the only immediate relief and ultimate cure.
 No case. however chronic or obstinate can
 long resist Its regular use.
 VARICOSE VEINS. It is the only sure cure. KIDNEY DISEASES. It has no equal for BLEEDING from any cause. For this it is
 specific. It has saved hundreds of lives
 when all other remedies failed to arrest
 bleeding from nose, stomach, lungss TOOTHACHE, Earnche, NeuraIgia and
 kheumaItsm are all alike relieved, and
 often permanently cured.
 PHYSICIANS of all schools who are ac,
 quainted with Ponds Extract of Witch
 Hazel recommend it in their practice. We
 have letters of commendation from hundreds
 of Physicians, many of whom order it for
 use in their own practice. In addition to the
 foregoing, they order it's use for Swellings
 of all kinds. Qu1nsy, Sore Throat, ln.
 famed TOnSilS, simple and chronic
 DiarrhOea, Catarrh Qor which 1t is a
 speclfc), Chtlbla1ns, Frosted Feet,
 SttnEs of Insects, Mosquitoes,
 ChapPed Hands, Face, and indeed all
 manner of skin diseases.
 TOILET USE. Removes Soreness, kOughneSS and &martAng; heals Cuts, ErupIiOMB ana PtmpRes. It revireS, G,a- vigorates and refreshes, while wonderfully tm- proving the Com mplexiOm.
 TO FARMERS = Ponds Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be without it. It is used by all the leading Livery Stables, Street Railroads and first Horsemen in New York City. It has no equal for Sprains, Harness or Saddle Chaf1ngs Stiffness, Scratches. Sweliings, Cuts, Lacerar tions, Bleedings, Pneumonia, Col1c, Diar.
 rhoea, Chills, Colds. &c. Its range of action that 1t is invaluable in every Farm-yard as well as in every Farmhouse. Let it be tried once, and you will never be without 1t. CAUTION Ponds Extract has been i'm 1tated. The genuine article has the words Ponds Extract blown in eacn bottle. Il is prepared by the only persons living who ever knew how to prepare it properly Refuse all other preparations of Witch Hazel This IS the only article used by Physicians and in the hospitals of this country ant Europe.
 HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract in pamphlet form, sent free on application t( POND'S EXTRACT COMPANY, 9t Maiden Lane, New York.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Rainy Weather Work,

The old Romans understood the du- ties for rainy weather as we'll as we. Witness the following translation (by Gisborne) from Cato:
 Casks might be washed and pi +ched, the farm house cleaned, corn turned, the cattle sheds cleaned out and dung heap made; the family might mend their cloaks and hoods." Then follow other directions for the utilizing of spare time, "On public holidays old ditches might have been secured, the highway repaired, briers cut, the garden dug. twigs kidded, the meadows cleared, thistles pulled, grain pounded. and everything made tidy" No let up for the slaves we see.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

COMMENCING FRUIT GROWING. - A Western small fruit grower says: "I commenced the business on an income of $1OO year; now it is 5000. My market has been mostly in our small towns near home. And it is astonish- ing what an amount of fruit can be sold in our small towns of from 500 to 5000 inhabitants, and at paying prices. But as some one who reads this may think he will try the business too. would just say 'go slow at first" That is good, and remember it takes years to become successfully established in small fruit growing, and then the profits may be light. Your land is to be first put in good condition. Apply the manure iib- orally, even if you have enough for one acre only. "Go slowly" Obtain the best varieties of fruits, as far as in your power, and be satisfied to make mere living. Beware of setting varieties that are not adapted to your climate. For instance, raspberries that may be very successful in one place, may not be worth anything in another locality, and the same is true, in some degree, with strawberries, blackberries, grapes, &c.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
A CARCANET.
BY R. H. sToDDARD.

Not what the chemists say they be, Are pearls-they never grew They come not from the hollow sea, They come from heaven in dewl Down in the Indian sea it slips, Through green and briny whirls, Where great shells catch it in their lips, And kiss it into pearls! ... If dew can be 30 beauteous made, Oh, why not tears, my girl Why not your tears2 Be not afraid do but kiss 8 pearl!
 -Scr-ibner's Monthly.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

FOR ridding lawns of unsightly weeds, such as plantain and dandelions, the following plan is recommended by an experienced gardener: To the end of light wooden rod attach small sponge, or better, wind a few thick nesses of cloth around it, dip the sponge In oil of vitriol, and with it touch the heart of the weed. The oil of vitriol may be carried in a wide mouthed bottle at the end of another rod.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

A GRAND BAZAAR-the best arranged In this country,-for the sale of horses and car riages has just been opened. corner of Broad and Cherry streets, Philadelphia, by DOYLE, NICHOLS & COOPER, who guarantee honorable dealing to all customers. They intend to make it the leading Horse and Carriage market in that city. Auction sales Mondays and Thurs days. Special sales Tuesdays and Fridays. Private sales daily.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

Over one hundred and twenty-five mountains in South Carolina have been measured by Professor Guvot of Prince ton College, Black mountain is the highest, measuring 6.7O7 feet, while fifty-four are over 6,OOO feet high, fifty five between 5000 and 1000, and fifteen between 4,0O0 and 5000 feet. The lowest Is 2, BOO feet high.
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25
Mothers, MOthers, Mothers.

Don't fail to procure MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING SYRUP for all diseases of teeth ing in children. It relieves the child from pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and by giving relief and health to the child. gives rest to the mother. 6-1-1y
Connecticut western news., 1877-05-25

"THE slumber of the pure is sweet,' J says the Talmud. That accounts for sleeping in church, surrounded by the peWrest influences.