Connecticut western news., 1877-02-02
Miscellaneous.

REDUCING MINISTER'S SALAR1Es-New England economy, says the Springfield Re publican. has struck the ministerial salari.s very generally. and but few realize how widespread is the resulting uusettlement oi the clergy. Not all of them have lef their parishes in consequence, of course, but most of them are on the lookout for a change of field on account of reduced sala- ries. They don't wait to be picked up by richer parishes either. They write direc,l, or by friends 10 introduce their claims, doc tors of divinity, lots of them. Evidence of this can be collected of the supply commit tee of any large vacant local church, ol which there are good many in Western Massachusetts just now. including the thre. most prominent Congregational pulpits oi Berkshire. A good deacon not far away has pile of letters from such candidates several f. ct high, and every mail adds to it.
 How TO BREAK BALKY HoRsRs.-Put on your harness and hitch him to anything you desire, either single or double, as you fes ! disposed, and give. him the commanding word to go ahead. If be goes you have nothing to do or say, but let him go on and do your wosk but if he refuses to 20. take him out immediately, take all the har- ness off except he bridle, and take small rope the size of plough line and tie on. end to tue bit on the right hand side and pull it tl rough the ring on the left under the chop, pull bis head around to the left side, and slip the rope under his tail like crupp>r aud make it fast, keeping his head tolerablY close to his side. Now all is r,.s dy, so let him go, and take good long whip and make him Go,talking kindly tu hi,n ail the time. He will travel like a dog after his tail, for he Can travel no othcr way. But after "A spell he will fall down. when you will immediately let loose lhe rope and lei hIm get up. now talk kindly to him and carcss him. Your work ls now half done, for you have only 10 ti. the rope 10 the other side of the bit anG pull his head around the other way abo make i, fast like crupper the same as be fore. and start him off again, and let him go till he falls second time let him gel up immediately and hitch him up, and you will probably never have any more troubl, with him.-Ke"tucky Home Journal
 IMMENSE EQUIPMENT The New York Central railroad has 557 locomotives, 4l6 passenger cars. 2l6 baggage, mail, and ex press Cars, and l5,3lO freight cars. The freight cars. if stretched along in a lin, would reach l20 miles, and some 30 miles of cars are in motion each day. One day last week 45 miles of cars were said to b. fast in the snow on the New York Central, and Hudson River roads.
 The merry jingle of the sleigh bells, the sparkle 0t the crystal snow ID the lambenl light of the moon, aud the conflding creai- ure that nestles closely to him beneath the buffalo robes, teuderly clusping his let, hand iu hers while his right holds the reins. constitutes the Winter nights poem that is floating through the doing lovers soul and leave him in doubt whether to let go ioug enough to get his handkerchief out, or draw his coat sleeve across his nose.
 Science has it's tiiumphs, hut we believe it has never y,t satisfactorily accounted fer the existence of the middle aged wom- an who attends all the donation parties with the present of a flannel pen wiper. and eats four dollars worth of food at supper. and suLst quently leans up against the wall with her eyes shut, and sings Nearer. my God to Thee"
 Certain Democrats having said that Tild. en was as cold as dam clam, the N-w York Tribune observes that it do. sn'l know why any species of bivalve shell fish should he called dam clam unless he lived somewhere in mill stream by dam site. But we can assure the Tribune that the kind of clam referred to doesu't live in B mill stream hy dam site.
 We are glad to see that the ladies are again forming read ng clubs for the winter. The reading club is an organization that discusses the character of Shakespeare's P0rtia for fifteen minutes, and the bes, manner of cutting basque for an hour aud half, sl d rarely fails to be of great profit.
 Il never can enjoy poetry when Pm ccoking" Said an "'d lady who dropped in Dn us recently, But when step out to fe, d the hogs, and hist mys, If on the fence and throw my scul iuio a few lines of Cap I'n Jenks.' it does seem as if this air,h was made to live on, after all."
 The Brooklyn Que Legged Club will give it's annual ball shortly. and cotempo- rary thinks it should be called it's annual l mop. It promises 10 be very lame affair. however.
 Poor Mary Walker V,sts were vain,
 And trousers gave her torments,
 So Mary had little 'am"
 Biguity of garments.