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Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

RYE FOR PAsTURE.-A correspondent of the Elmira, (N. Y.) Farmers Club writes as follows: ssFarmers who are in want of first-class pasture at least expense, for this season, should prepare a lot for the purpose and SOW the same to winter rye; and they will soon have pasture for sheep, calves, poultry, in fact any kind of stock; and for young lambs 1t cannot be excelled. Heavy stock will trample it to the ground. to some extent, if put on early in the sea- son, but later they can be kept on it at Ia profit. Winter rye sown in the spring will not head out till the second year, but will stool out so as to cover the ground, producing luxuriant mass of feed that will pay every experi- mental trial. It can be cut for soiling purposes the second year for grown up stock, or it can be raised for pasture, as stated before, or it can be allowed to at tain it's growth and manure crop to harvest. It will also stand drouth very well, and enrich the land. From one and half to two bushels per acre should be sown according to the wealth of the land." 'i-5.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

F WHEN your wife puts scuttle of coal on the top stair, and you have a race with it, to see which reaches the bottom first, do not swear, but hereafter see that you carry it yourself, all the way up.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
The Best |. the Cheapest.
Mothers, Motners. Mothers.

Therefore never use POOR silk but always ask for Brainerd, Armstrong x Go. s new spool silk, 'the BEST in the worlk." ~. ~ :. /
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

WHY is a fender like Westminster Abby? Because it contains the ashes of the prate.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

-
 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 colic, regulates the bowels, and by giving relief and health to the child, gives rest to the mother.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

IT'S MIGHTY sick printer who throw up his case.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
DOMESTIC.

. CHAPTER ON NBROOMS.-Itis not econO.
 mical to buy one broom at time. They
 cost more eventually, and do not last
 so long. For instance: MT. Brown
 buys broom, and says to his wife
 "Now you must make that last you as
 long as possible, brooms are high!"
 Mrs. Brown will try, of course, but
 the one she had already is worn to the
 handle, and the new one comes in to all
 kinds of work, and does not wear as
 well as it ought, and soon becomes too stiff to sweep the carpet, and too dirty
 unless washed. The broom has to be
 worn, like it's predecessor, until it takes, or ought to take, mans strength to sweep with it. On the other hand MT.
 White buys half a dozen brooms, and lot of brooms; see how long they'll last." The girl takes one, and sweeps, and for while takes pains to stand it on the top of the handle, behind the door, or in the corner. But the broom is dirty and soils the wall. So it is very soon set down anywhere on the brush, and few weeks makes it lop-sided and almost worthless. The baby finds the broom and takes it out of doors to play with. The girl does not find it handy when she wants to sweep, and goes for another. So the time comes when three or four brooms are lying around loose, all of them used-frst one and then an- other, whichever happens to come handiest at the time. The broom maker says they don' know how to economize in brooms.
 But MT. and Mrs. Hefty have learned to economize in many things, and this is the way they do.s When half dozen breoms are brought home they are laid immediately on the highest shelf in tue closet and no one takes one down unless mother says so. When a broom becomes too much worn to sweep the sitting room carpet, it is consigned to the back kitchen whereit serves to do the dirtiest work until it is fit for nothing but scrub broom The broom that. has been used while to sweep the chamber is brought down to use. in the sitting room, and new broom is hung up in the chamber, so there are three brooms in use at once, but eacir has its allotted work. By the time the scrub broom is worn out the broom in general use is worn enough to take its place, and the chamber broom comes down, and a new one takes it's place. In this way an ordinarily small family will make six brooms last two years, and always have clean brooms for clean work, and old worn brooms for dirty work. But they are always hung up. Each has it's proper place, and each one of the family is required to replace it after using. It requires some care and watchfulness to form the habit of putting them in their proper places, Dutzwhen the habit is formed it saves an endless amount Of work and worry. The best attachment for hanging a broom consists of strip of leather half an inch wide, or little less, fastened with two carpet taeks on each side of the handle at the top, form ing an open loop, that any little child can slip over nail, and one that will. wear as long as the broom. Try it, and have done with lop-sided brooms.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

THE season for an acrobat-a back
 ward spring.-E5change.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

IMPROVED SoRUBBING MAcH1NE.-This machine consists of wheeled frame, carrying reciprocating scrubber and mechanism for operating it; also a water holder, which is connected with the scrubber by a flexible tube, and a mop and pan, for taking up the water tn at has been used in the scrubbing operation. The machine is pushed about on it's wheels, so thatthe floor is both scrubbed and .nopped as the machine advances.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

The London Agricultura1 Gazette, in a recent article discussing artificial man. ures and the impositions practiced by dealers in them, winds up as follows
 We know as we'll and better than any outsiders that farmers are, as a rule, above reading agricultural papers. For every one who takes such a periodical at his house, six do not; and for one who is member of the Royal or other agricultural society, a score are not. It is therefore difficult to circulate such facts as recorded above and, elsewhere as widely in the class most interested as we should like. There is some re- lief in the thought that many of our contemporaries dabble in agriculture, and ssmany-tongued rumor'' and conversations at meetings help to spread abroad important news affect ing the pocket. Oh, thou too se- were but much prized Thomas Car lyle, how much of conviction and how much of sly humor was it that prompted thee to exclaim: "The popu- lation of Great Britain and Ireland thirty millions-mostly fools.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

Success is rare paint-it hides all ugliness.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

"PUT out your tongue little further" said physician to fair invalid. "A little further still, if you please" 'fWhy, doctor, do you think woman's tongue has no end ?" said the gentle sufferer. "An end, perhaps, madam,
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
SCIENTIFIC.

One of the most remarkable applica- hOns of photography is that by which 1t IS now made to register, and in the most accurate manner, the mechanical action of the human heart. The device by which this result is attained is, in- deed, triumph of inventive skill. 1t consists of thin india-rubber bag, to which short glass tube is attached; sufficient mercury IS poured into the apparatus to fill the bag and a portion of the tube, and the instrument is then placed over the heart of the person to be examined. Arranged in this manner every pulsation of the heart is indica- ted by 8 corresponding movement of the mercury in the tube, and, by suit able photographic apparatus, provided with moving sensitive slip of paper, perfect registration of the extent and rate of the pulsatiou is obtained. The interesting fact is made known by this process that the fall of the pulse some times takes place Tn successive horizon tai lines and sometimes in ascendant lines, the column reascending two or three times before falling altogether.
 Ne,r DraWsng Scale.-An instrument for reducing or enlarging drawings, called a pldnigraph, has been invented by M. Marmet, of Versailles. It con- slsts & 9fr 3 rule carrying two scales of different graduatiOns, and placed end to end in opposite directions. At the common origin of the scales is 8 needle about which the rule can freely turn. Reading on one side, the vectOr radii of the different points of given figure, and marking on the other side the points designated by the same numbers, you obtain figure reduced or enlarged in the proportion resulting from the comparison of the scales. These scales are fixed to the rule by screws. There are five on each side, among which choice is made according to the reduction required.
 Evaporation of Nitroglycerin dn Dy- naraite.-According to recent investi- gations of Captain Hero, of Vienna, it appears that specimen of dynamite made in 1871 lost in five years 2.2 per cent of it's nitroglycerin, and another sample manufactured in 1872 lost in four years 1.52 per cent, through eva pOratiOn. The conclusions are that regular times should be fixed as limits for the employment of dynamite SUD- plies, and that, when the material is kept beyond these periods, it should be replaced by fresh. It is also suggested that, to allow for this loss, larger proportion of nitroglycerin than the percentagenow employ yed (ranRing from 71 to 73) should be introduced in dy- namite. .'a
 H'nOkrine is tEe name of test paper sold in Paris for the, purpose of detect ing fraudulent cOlOratiOn of wines
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

FOR CLEANING black cashmeres, wash in hot slds with a little borax in the water; rinse in blueing water, very blue, and iron on the wrong side while damp. A
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

.A' REMOVING TEA STAINS s.-The stains will come out of buff linen lunch cloth by being put in the boiler in studs made of two pailfuls of water, a teaeup- ful of soft soap and a tablespoonful of the "Magical Mixture'' for washing. Let these Ingredients boil together five minutes; then put the boiler on the corner of the range and put the cloth in, stirring it around, but not letting it boil. The color will not be injured in the least by this process.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
AGRICULTURAL.

SEEDING WITH FODDER CoRN.-The following communication was read at
 the last meeting of the Elmira Farmers
 Club: ~-r.-r,- ...,.-
 noticed in the .Hus6andmdn that one
 of the members of your Club thinks of trying the experiment of seeding with
 fodder corn. Iwish to say that have tried it until have become satisfied
 that it is as good or better to seed than
 most crops that we raise here on these
 hills, and especially would I recom-
 mend it in late or dry season. have
 seeded small piece of ground nearly every year for the last four or five years in this way, and have almost invariably got good catch. In fact, think the
 best meadow have, with the exception of some near the barns, is where have seeded with fodder corn. My practice
 has been to fit the ground soon after l
 have done sowing oats by top-dressing with some fire manure that will mix
 well with the soil. Sow the corn upon the furrow, and harrow until the ground is we'll smoothed, and if the land is not wet recommend the use of the roller. The amount of manure that use depends much upon the richness of the soil and the size of the manure PAAOs \ uoO SAOOA AAdA LII C w uC11 l nave no other. l usually use four quarts of clover and eight of timothy to the acre, unless think there is seed in the man. ure. l have had pieces of ground well seeded from the manure alone, and it was this fact that first convinced me that could seed with corn. As to the corn shading the ground so as to hurt the seeding, think it is just what the seed wants to make it do well. Our cloudy, moist seasons are always the best for new seeding, and where the fodder grows best I usually have the best seeding. I generally take the fod. der off the ground as early as possible, and do not let it stand long in the shock, for where the shock stands long it will kill the grass underneath. hope. to hear of the success of the member who intends to try this experiment., and that he will succeed I have no doubt, and convince others that his views in regard to seeding with fodder corn are correct, and that it needs only fair trial to convince the most skeptical. I only wonder that among so many enter prising farmers the experiment. has not been tried before, ard the practice more generally adopted.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

, WASHING CARPETS. = Housekeepers may be glad to know that a tablespoon ful of ammonia in one gallon of warm water will restore the color of carpets.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22

DEVELOPMENT and Good Payl Selling Moodys Peayers ALL IN ONE LARGE VOLUME oniy sS 50. Send $1 % for canvassing book and Agency to Sco, hlrd Gorten, Publishers, 26 South 7th Street Philadelphia,
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
HUMOROUS.

A Doc THAT DIDN'T LIVE IN VAIN.- A well-known Memphis coal-dealer, not long since, had big dog of wonderful sagacity. He (the dog) stayed around the cOal-yard, and whenever a coal-cart was hauled on the scales the dog always took stand under the wagon like a coach-dog. He weighed nearly one hundred pounds, and was weighed as coal thousands of times, and nearly every coal-cOnsumer in the city pur- chased that dog at so much per barrel. The practice went on for months, and was only discovered by funny acci- dent. A negro wanted barrel of coal, and wheeled hand-cart with coal on the weighing-scales. The clerk in the office worked at the scales, and halloed through the window. 'sTake out lot of that coal.'' The negro did so, and kept on until all the coal was out of the cart. The clerk took the scales again, but the pea indicated too much. s'Take out more coal,' shouted the clerk "you have boat load of coal on that cart" 'Look hyar, boss," replied the negro, "the coal is all out, and I'll have to take the wheels off the cart if you want to tighten it." Then the negro looked under the cart, and seeing the
 
 'sLord massa, you'se selling me that dog for coal" The dog was missed in a few days, and was found dead on the scales, the animal having taken some poison accidentally, but he came back to die at his post. It was fine exam pie of faithful unto death.''
 DANDELIoN GREENs.-They were sit ting by the window. Her head of golden brown nestled lovingly on his shoulder, while his arm encircled her waist with a tender pressure. The soft moon cast it's mellow light upon them, bathing them in flood of silver radiance, while the little stars, as they viewed the charming sight, winked wickedly, though lovingly, at each other. stDarl- ing,'' he whispered, in a voice full of meaning, "what do you love the most, what do you most wish for?" Her head nestled closer to his loving heart, and her sweet voice was strong with maldenly frmness, as she softly mur- mured: ''Dandelion greens-don't you, darling?" By a strong exercise of power he managed to keep his seat.-Rockldad Courier.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-22
Turkish Rapacity.

A BRAY sing air-the song of mule.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-19
Academy Of Music.

Rain or no rain, storm or no storm, Cazeneuve
will appear at the matinee to- day, and at night
again, in select programme IN prestidgitation,
end will be assisted by Nine. Caseneuve In the
mysterious "Double Indian Mail trick one Of
the best ever performed in this CITY.
Cazeneuve closes his engagement Saturday
night. On Sunday the Baby" combination,
from the Park Theatre, New York, will begin q
short engagement, producing during their stay
MoDonough's adaptation of the celebrated
French play Of "Bebe," which is said to be of
the sprighlltest and funniest order. The Bslti-
more american says OF it,
The sBaby,s which made its first appearance ct
Fords Opera House last night combines all the
peculiar characteristics of it's species. Like Arte-
mus Wards kangaroo, it is an ''amoosing little
cHss." like every bodys baby, but our own. it ia
naughty, and like our own babies, it is the dear
est, deghtfullest, bessedsst little darling as
ever was. You cannot analyse babies as you
would star or system, nor Judge them by the
ordinary rules OF criticism rs you would grown
up baby who Ia candidate for Office or an asprant
for Congress. And therefore the critics who
went to the theatre last night in the expectation
that an opportunity would be afforded them oil
using their scalpel and subiecting the play to
their trencbant analysis must have been disap-
pointed. 'Baby," as presented to them, was a
combination of mirth, of ROBUSTNESS and of mis-
chief. filed with the spirit of humor, and at the
same time striking human, especially male weak
nesses. in their most vulnerable points.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-19
SHORT ITEM ..

James Stewart entered the house No. 10 Con
stance street, go says Thos Ferguson, with in
tent TO steal, and after gaining admittanee he
threatened TO burn the houee down. He, how
ever did not carry his threat into execution, as
peelers for one was served and landed Stewart
In the Second Precinet Station.
Louis Henderspn, negro, was immured in the
Hatbor Station, charged with kidnapping.
Between and o'clock Tuesday morning a
thief entered q room Of the residence of Madame
Laeoste on Where street, near Dauphine, and
stole and carried away lot Of furniture.
August Ohevts was locked up in the Third
Precinct, charged with being an escaped convict.
Buncy Bell was arrested and immured in the
Sixth Precinct Station, charged by Joseph Greg
son with the larceny Of gold watch and chain
and loeket and chain.
Mrs. M. Littlefed was yesterday sent before
the Superior Criminal Court under $1,000 bonds.
VIM. Corners, who was proved TO be thief
and vagrant was sent to the Parish Prison, by
acting Judge Holmes, for thirty days.
Acting Judge Holmes yesterday fined John
Fitzgerald So for violating city ordinance, and
ON a charge Of assault and battery sent him be-
fore the First District Court under 1850 bonds.
Louis Grady was yesterday sent before the
Superior Criminal Court under $1,000 bonds for
assault with dangerous weapon.
Bridget Cavanah was sent to the First District
Court under 1850 bonds on q charge Of larceny.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-19
THE MISSISSIPPI IPENITENTIARY.


GREENv1LLE, Miss, Sept. IL, 1877.
Editor N. o. Den1ocrdt-While reading the in
teresting number of the DEMOCRAT of September
/, saw among other items the following:
sThe convicts of the Mississippi Pententiary
are escaping i'll tremendous NUMBERS"
Having been an active participant in this
branch OF domestic life for q number OF years,
and having better opportunity to become &C
quainted with the rules and regulations OF the
penitentiary for the government OF convicts,
feel it my duty as well as pleasure to come to
the rescue and assistance OF the lessees and one
or two of the contractors OF the penitentlary. 1t
Ia true as stated, that some CT the convlcts have
made their escape, but very few when COM
pared with last year. and under former con-
tractors. Messrs. Hamilton Hebron, the pres
emit lessees, have made every effort to prevent
their escape, and rewards always offered
promptly by them whenever one effects his
escape
The class of men employed to guard, as gen.
eral thing, are those who, like the prodigal son,
have strayed far from home, God and friends. and
who have been deprived OF the benefits OF soce-
ties by their vile and miserable conduct, who are
too lazy to work and who have no other means OF
support, and in this, like all other pursuits OF
life, they become careless and Indifferent; and
when the convict sees this, who ia always watch
ing for the chance. he makes his escape. Mr. y.
FL. Smith, near this place, is working about Sky
convicts and has never lost q man. When he Is
properly guarded, and when the guard attends 70
bis business it is matter OF impossiblilty for
one to escape without being shot.
The convicts who have effected their escape
are those worked by sub lessees in the dlfferent
counties of the State, and not those worked by
the lessees proper, and are generaiy tlose
worked by men who have other parties attending
to their business and do not look after their own
interest. No convict can effect his escape, and
the reason is simply this. He attends to bis own
business and has set Of reliable men to guard
them, and pays them we'll for it, and BY this means
he keeps the same guards all the time, and
the conyicts having become acquainted with their
vigilance and attentiyeness know fnll well that il
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-19
they make an attempt TO escape they will certain

ly be killed.
Now, Mr.. Editor, suppose that ell other con
tractors would follow the example above. az we'll
as that of the lessees proper Get goodmen, pay
them for their services and keep them, instead
Of the vagabond tfamps who infest the roads and
river; there would never be an escape heard OF,
and The community would never be alarmed by
the cry OF escaped conviets. have heard, in the
last two years, good deal Of complaint about
the conviets escaping, and also about the way
that they are treated; and am not surprised that
the same has reached the DEMOCRAT, and atn
glad that IL has, as 1T gives ms the opportunity
to reply.
| have visited all Of the camps in the past
three weeks, not as an agent or employe OF the
penitentiary, but as an outside party, and 1T gave
me pleasure to find that they we're treated and
cared for 80 well. They are all we'll Glad and,
have tue greatest abundance TO eat, and upon
the whole. l think, from my own experience OF
three years association with the penitentary, that
1t is now in more prospecting condition under
the management OF Msssrs. Hamilton Il Hebron
than ID has been at any previous time since the
war / hope that the eonvicts will cease TO
escape, as arrangements are being made for their
entire safety. Whenever one escapes, il
ia certainly great drawback to ths lessees; for
instance. II he is sentenced for Eve years, they
lose Eve years work out OF him, or the profits
which arise therefrom, and herein they pay for
him under their contract as long as their lease
remains in force. Now, Mr.. Editor, il the ''sub-
lessees" will act their part and will hire one OF
two good men instead OF four or five tramps, and
will pay them the tramps wages, and will watch
their own interest, there will be no more escapes
and hope that this will be the last editorial Oh
the subject OF escaped conviets. .s..
Yourts truly, ROUsTER.