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Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12
Falls Twelve Hundred Feet.

The Virginia City (Nevada) E,atey- prise has the following account of a horrible accident which occurred at the Consolidated Imperial mine Among the miners coming to the surface at the time of changing shafts was Hugh Nc Donnell, a native of Nova Scotia, and aged about thirty-eight years. There were four other men on the cage with him at the time. When the cage had reached within one hundred feet of the surface Mcdonnell tainted, and before his condition was known to those with him, fell from the cage. The man was caught as he fell between the cage and the timbers of the shaft and horribly torn and mrltilated, and, before the cage could be stopped, was rolled off and precipitated ,250 feet down the shaft. What little semblance of humanity was left in his lifeless form by the cage was crushed out by the fall. As soon as possible the cage was lowered and the fragments of his remains gathered up in a blanket and taken to the surface. His head, legs and arms were all torn of, and there was scarcely enough of his body left together to tell how the pieces belonged But there is one consolation in connection with the whole matter, and that is that he was senseless when first caught between the timbers and the cage and consequently suffered nothing from either that or his fall. It is not unusual for persons who have been in the hot air of mine to faint on being brought near the surface, when the first breath of cool, fresh air meets the lungs. The reason for this we do not pretend to un- derstand, but the fact is well known to all. Many run the risk of just such @ death as happened to MT. Mcdonnell, by being ashamed to let their condition be known to their comrades on the cage They, in fact, risk their lives for fear of being laughed at. The only salvation lies in informing those on the cage of the feeling and being by them sustained till the surface is reached or the cage is stopped.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12
WhOOping Cough.

According to Dr. Sturges, an English physician, whooping cough is not always to be escaped by preventing contagion, for at certain age the disposition to- ward this disease is so great that the child will originate it. He says : Whoop- ing cough is 8 nervous disease of imma ture life, due immediately, like nervous asthma, to morbid exaltation of sensi- bility of the bronchial mucous membrane. Although possible in 0 modified form at all ages, it has it's period of special lia bility and full development simultaneous ly with that time of life when the ner- vous system is irritable and the mechan- ism of respiration diaphragmatic. A child of the proper age with catarrh and cough is thus on the very brink of whooping cough. A large proportion of such children will develop the disease for themselves upon casual provocation, all contagion and all epidemic influence apart" Therefore he does not think contagion plays the important part gen. orally SUI osed, and the assumption of 8 specific ,orbid poison is in his opinion entirely grn suitotls. As to treatment he says
 "The specific remedies for whooloing cough (which have their season and may be said now to include all drugs what ever of any potency) have all of them a certain testimony in their favor. They agree in @ single point whether by their nauseousness, the grievous method of their application, or the disturbance they bring to the child's habits and surround ings, the best vaunted remedies -emetics, sponging of the larynx, ill favored inha- lation, change of scene, beating with the rod-all are calculated to impress the pa tient, and find their use accordingly"
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12

golden hair; and have come to the con- clusion that 8 delicate, cream colored lily is much to be preferred to a gorgeous fame-dashed- ith-crimson-leaved, brown throated gladiole.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12

4 Every house can have E
 an independent supp y of 5 pure water.
 a Every farmer has the S power to do all his grind- 1 ing, thrashing, and cut ! ting feed. 4 For particulars send for \ Illustrated catalogue of l the U. s. Wind Engine to l J. H. IVES, DANBURY, \ CONN.,, manufacturer of \ the Rubber Bucket Pump,
 acknowledged to be the 3 best pump in the world.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12

The London ISnees is about to issue weekly edition at a penny copy.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12
The American CycIOpadia.

Within the last ten years the progress of dis coyery in every department of knowledge has made 8 new work of reference an imperative want. The movement of political affairs has kept pace with the discoveries of science and their fruitful application to the industrial and useful arts and the convenience and refine ment of social life. Great wars and coDse- quent revolutions have occurred, involving national changes of peculiar moment. The civil war of our own country, which was at it's height when the last volume of the old work appeared, has happily been ended, and & new course of commercial and industrial activity has been commenced. Large accessiops to
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12

It is announced that Shelby l.. Cul- lom, governor elect of Illinois, refuses to be candidate for United States sena- tor. He says that no man has right to be elected governor as stepping stone to something else.
Connecticut western news., 1877-01-12
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The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-08
A Tramp Printers Story.
Carlisle. Ark.. Prairie Flower.

Carlisle, Ark, Prairie Flower.
''It was tangle foot Tony that was
tramping with me- said Freddy"
as he ran a piece of twisted paper
down the lamp chimney to get a
light for his pipe. 1--WE reached
Baltimore one day little after din
ner time, and as we entered the sub
urbs, being as hungry as wolves, |
told Tony to stop under a tree near
by and would go up to a house a
little way off and ask for something
to eat. l walked up to the door
and rang the bell. The summons
was answered by a servant who
kindly invited me in, notwithstand-
ing my dilapidated appearance. 1
asked for the lady of the house,
who appeared and to whom L APP
pealed for food. She told me to
follow her and led the way down
into the dining-room. l sat down
to the table as directed and com
menced eating. The lady was very
kind, and all the time was eating
talked alphabetically of the poor
people thrown out of employment,
and of the hard times pervading
the country, and seemed very anX-
ious that l should eat enough, an
idea that my stomach and the large
roast before me also suggested. My
time was not so absorbed in eating
that l failed to notice a little girl
sitting in one corner of the room
surrounded by a promising young
family of dolls. She seemed to be
deeply interested, and just before /
finished eating, disappeared, but
soon returned, and advancing to
where / sat, laid silver quarter by
my plate. 1t brought the tears to
my eyes to see the young face beam.
ing with benevolence and turning
to the lady 1 remarked: Bid her
take it back please; l can't rob such
an angel. She is too kind. She
makes me feel my own unworthi-
ness to breathe the same air with
such innocence, untarnished by a
single spot from the wicked world
around her. Bid her, kind lady,
take it back oh no. replied the
lady, keep it. In your distress it
will do you more good than she
could realize from it, and, besides,
1 wish to encourage her in such
acts so that she will grow up to be
a good and useful woman. / babe
the family adieu with many thanks
for their kindness and deeply i'm
pressed with what l had expert
enced. / walked back to where l
left Tony, meditating as / went
realizing that the world contained
some true Christians after all. TAX
ing care to remove all traces of
tears, l approached Tony who
scanned my countenance closely
and said What luck, old chap /
held out the money, fresh from
those pure little hands. He opened
his eyes astonishingly wide and en-
Enthusiastically cried out, twenty-five
cents! Enough for tho drinks.
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Bunker Hill.

AS there has been so much en-
quiry as to what has become OF
Killer, we thought to drop you this
note for publication, that the minds
of all enquiring friends may be re-
lieved. We are still on hand, and
hope to be alive until after Tilden's
Inauguration. We have it from
good authority that he is certainly
our next President.
There is nothing unusual going
on in this vicinity, except that
everybody seems to be taking a
lively interest in getting up first
class school to be taught by Prof.
E. W. Holt. The first session will
commence next week at Union
Academy near this place. We will
simply mention here in connection
with the school that we need bet
ter house, and that we all should
put our shoulders to the wheel, and
build No. l school house here at
Bunker Hill. The grounds for
building can be had upon the very
best terms, and we are situated be-
tween two saw mills, near enough
to get lumber from either one, and
if everybody will do little we can
build the house and not cost any
one much money.
The lady spoken of in the CITIZEN
last week whose person there was
number of pins and needles taken
from is vouched for by citizen of
this place. He says he is acquaint-
ed with the lady and knows it to
be true.
Our doctors, merchants and me
chanics are all doing a very good
business, considering the-well, l
like to have said hard times--but
as there is too much said already on
that subject, we will leave it out.
Our friends, w. S. Riddle and r.
S. Hollins, Jr., paid our town a short
but welcome business call last week.
1t is unnecessary to say anything
in their behalf. They are too well
known as first class merchants.
Jan. 31st. KILLER.
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Responsibilities of Young Men

From the American Age.
1 suppose no thinking man of any
age, or of any land, can have failed to
recognize the tremendous responsible
ties that rest upon the young men.
Look, for instance, on a country like
this. Here every individual man has to
bear his part in the general welfare.
There are no hereditary claims to the
seats in our legislative halls; our execu-
tive offices are not bestowed necessarily
ON men and have only royal titles TO
recommend them; but from the highest
10 the lowest, every municipal, state,
and national honor Is at the disposal of
him who can win 1t. In this country
there is no limit to mans ambition I'M
occupied the highest executive Office of
the Government. And the consequence
of this is plain: If the fathers are eli-
gible TO every office, and can become
candidates for every honor, then there
must be fearful responsibility resting
upon the sons, because they will one
day occupy their fathers positions.
Directly or indirectly, they will be the
makers of the laws that govern them
and us. Their wealth, their influence,
their talents, anG their votes will one
day be used for measures which mist
seriously affect The welfare Of their fell
low-men. In fact, the whole body pol
itic must be influenced for good or evil
by the actions of those whom we call
our young men.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-08
Death of Apostles

BY what means did the thirteen apos-
ties chosen by Christ come 10 their
death?
/. Peter was crucifed In Rome by or
der of Herod, and, at his own request,
was crucified head downward.
2. Andrew was crucified by being
bound to cross with cords, on which
he hung two days exhorting the people
till he expired.
3. st. James the Great was beheaded,
by order of Herod at Jerusalem.
4. st. James the Less was thrown from
high pinnacle, then stoned and finally
killed with fuller's club.
3. St. Peter was bound and hanged
against pillar.
6.St.Bartholomew was flayed to death,
by command of barbarous king.
Z. st. Mathew was killed with n hall
bert.
s. St. Thomas, while at prayer, was
shot with a shower of lances, ana after
ward run through the body With a lance.
0. st. Simon was crucified.
10. Thaddeus or Judas was cruelty
put to death.
IL. st. Matthias; The manner of his
death Is somewhat doubtful; one says
stoned, then beheaded, another says he
was cruciied-
II. Judas Iscariot fell, and his bow
IS gushed out.
-. st. John died a natural death.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-08
Peter and His Gal.

| fetched my cheer up close to
hern, shet my eyes, and TREMENDOUSLY
sed: Sal, you are the very gal I've
been hankerin' arter for a long time.
| love you all over-from the foot OF
your sole to the head ofyour crown,
and l don't keer who knows il; and
you say so, we'll be jined in the
holy bones of matrimony. "E plu-
ribus union, glora Monday morning,
sic semper tyrannis, non compos
mentis. world without end SEE L;
and felt as tho 1 had throwd like
an alligator, fetched a scream, and
after while she SEE:
"Peter :"
"What is it, Sal?'' SEE l.
yes says she, hidin' of her
face.
You may depend upon it 1 felt
orfnl good
"Glory! gloryr' SEE 1. 81 must
holler, Sal, or I'll burst open. Hoo
ray! hooray! 1 can jump over ten
rale fence. l can do any thing q
fellow could, would, or orter do"
With that | sorter sloshed myself
down by her, and ,linched the bar
gain with a kiss. Talk about yer
sugar-talk about yer molases-talk
Nv yer mite blooming serious-they
want nowhar; you couldn't have
got me to come nigh 'em, they would
have tasted sour after that. 0,
broomstraws with sorghum 'lasses
on 'em, eff Sally's daddy hadn't
bawled out, "It's time for all honest
folks to be in bed," l do believe I'd
stayd all mite. You'd orter seed
me when l got hum. 1 pulled dad
outer bed and Rugged him; 1 pulled
nam outer bed and Rugged her; l
pulled Aunt Jane outer bed and
Rugged her, 1 pulled the niger SER
want oatsr bed and Rugged her.
dad" SEE l, "rm going for to git
married"
Married. bawled dad.
"Marriedm squalled nam.
eyes, git married." SEE 1; "mar-
ried all over; jined in wedfock;
hooked for worse or better, for life
or for death, to Sal; l am that very
thing. Peter Sporum, ESQ"
With that / up and told them from
Alpher to Onegar. They were
mighty pleased and willin' and we
{ N. B. l mean Sal and y, was
spliced.
The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1877-02-08
Lost Women.

We commend the following
thoughts to the public:
HAS it ever occurred 20 you what
a commentary upon our civilization
are these lost women, and the atti'
tude of society towards themS A
little child strays from her home
enclosure, and the whole commu
nifty is on the alert to find the wan
derer and restore it to its mothers
arms. What rejoicing when it is
found, what fearful sympathy, what
heartiness of congratulations
There are no harsh comments or
tired feet, be they ever so miry.
No reprimand for the soiled and
torn garments. No lack of kisses
for the tear-stained face. But let
the child be grown into womanhood
let her be led from it by the scourge
of want; what happens?
$40 christian men aud women 90
in quest of herr Do they provide
all possible help for her return, OF
if she return of her own motion, do
they receive her with such kindness
and delicacy as to secure her agains
wandering? Far from it. At TIL
first step she is denounced as lost
-lostl Echo, friends and relatives
we disown you; don't ever come
to disgrace us. Lost, says society,
Indignantly. How bad these girls
arel And lost-irreverently lost
is the prompt verdict of conyen-
tional mortality, while one and all
unite in boiling every door between
her and responsibility. Ali will
not those lost ones be required at
your hands hereafter"
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Bethel.

We do not intend that Bethel
shall be forgotten, nor do we wish
you to think because you do not
hear from US every week that it is
not pl ace of interest. All believ-
erslof this, please call at our church
on Sunday mornings, see the many
bright eyes and cheerful faces that
assemble there, hear the well mem
orized lessons, watch the pleasant
looks of the teachers, also the
smiles of our beloved preacher.
Again, attend our singing on Sun
day evening, listen to the music of
the organ accompanied by the hap
Ply voices Of the young people of
this place. 1t even attracts the
aged. We also have a very inter
esting prayer meeting held every
Wednesday night. Its attendance
increases, and we hope it may do
much good in the community.
Our literary school will open the
9Th Of February, still in the charge
of our gifted, scholarly, obliging
gentleman, DR.. Gardner. He is too
great a favorite to be parted with,
and we hope this year may be the
most successful of his life, and of
the greatest benefit to our school,
for a number of boarders can be
accommodated here and at cheap
rates.
Now we wish to tell you, although
the Older people think the weather
very disagreeable,i it has not kept the
boys and girls at home, for their
pleasures are numerous. 1t is true
the snow was not very pleasant,
still there was nothing of impor-
lance lost except the little doctors
overshoes; and think if he had not
been so unmerciful to the rabbits
he would have had the benefit of
them this muddy weather.
1t has been some time since
Christmas, but we must tell you we
enjoyed exceedingly the many
charms and pleasures it never fails
to bring with it. We enjoyed our
selves very much at the PARTIES
given US, and we do not intend to
blot from our catalogue the play
"Present and advise" since we have
heard of several young ladies being
presented to young gentlemen and
they advised to marry them, for we
hope this will fall to our lot soon.
Report says our little doctor has
notion in his head to carry one of
our fashionable girls of. If he
succeeds we shall miss her from our
social circles; but there will be
others left, pretty enough to call
forth the expression from a young
man that they would "charm even
the heart of a wheel barrow" and
they are ali heart, are they not?
May Bethel increase in inhabi-
tants, flourish in beauty, and pros
per in all things, nous prier.
ALPHA.
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Moon Struck

Cincinnati Gazette.
A Gazette reader wants to know
whether the changes of the moon
have any effect upon the weather,
and, if so, why. He also asks
whether lunatics are influenced by
lunar changes, and, if not, why are
they thus called. In regard to the
first of these points we may say in
brief that modern men of science
are almost unanimous in denying
that the moon influences anything
but the tides. The popular impress
sion from time immemorial has
been to the opposite. From this
impression madmen derived their
name. Whatever may be the fact
in regard to the moon having any
thing to do with insanity, the writer
can affirm that he has seen one case,
at least, where a man became a raw
ing maniac at the full of the moon,
recovering his senses when exhaust
ion had put an end to his wild dem
onstrations, and continuing in APP
parent soundness of mind until a
few days before the full he expert
enced premonitions of his approach
ing paroxysms. He as a person
of intelligence, and well off pecuni-
arily, and was voluntarily inmate
of an asylum, being free to 60 in
and out except during this week or
so of each month, when he was be-
reft of his reason. We state the
case as it was, leaving its .explana-
ton to psychologists. There is a
widespread belief that the moons
rays are inimical to health. This,
we think, has been pronounced a
superstition by men of science.
We are not prepared 10 dispute
their verdict; yet an instance that
is well authenticated seems to justi-
fy doubt in their infallibility. Some
forty years ago, in an Eastern State,
two little girls, cousins, occupied
the same bed. They retired in APP
parent health, but woke in the morn
ing dead lame One was never able
to walk afterward, while the other,
after using iron supports to her an
kles for few years with partial
success, was compelled to give up
all attempts at locomotion. There
was no cause that could be ascribed
for this double visitation with any
plausibility, except that the moon
was very bright on the unlucky
night, and that its rays shone full
on the bed where the girls lay. 1t
was always believed that they were
moon struck" if they were not, no
one could assign reason for their
lameneSS