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Connecticut western news., 1877-06-15
A TURKISH CEMETERY.
Convenient Couches for Street Dogs
 The Haste to Get Rid of the Dead.

For centuries the large cemetery at Scutari has been used not only by the Musselman population of the Asiatic villages and towns of the Bosphorus and the Marmora, but also of Stamboul and of the European side. The tombs are unusually numerous, being placed close to one another, without a foot of the cherished ground heing lost. A cypress tree is planted at the head of every new tomb. These tombs consist of narrow, flat stone slab, at the head of which is a short, thin marble pillar, surmounted by carved turban or fez :; in the absence of one or the other of these head-dresses, one generally finds the flower of the lotos, indicating that it is the tomb of woman. In the mid dle of the stone slab small square basin is cut out, in which the relatives of the deceased throw milk, sWeetmeets, and flowers. The first is soon devoured by the dogs, the flowers will soon fade away, and these small basins gradually fill up with rain-Water, and form an ever-ready fountain for the pigeons and the army of small birds which nestle in the trees. As for the slab itself, it forms a most convenient couch for some street dogs, numbers of which have made the cemetery their domicile, for there they not only enjoy the shade in Fsummer, the protection from the cold t in winter, and abundance of water, but they constantly have the chancs of en- | toying a dainty feast off dead true believer. On account of the neglect with which the Turks bury their dead, and also because of the popular super stitiOn that the dead should not have too heavy burden to lift up on the day of the resurrection, the graves are not even foot deep, which is very con- venient for the dogs, especially if a heavy rain sets in, and causes the earth to fall down.
 In Turkey, death is divested of the solemnity and terror with which it has been surrounded by Christianity. It is considered, not only in theory but practically, as being only a transtory state, and, for that reason, neither to cause grief nor joy. Besides, the Turks l have a strange matter-of-fact way of considering the loss of their nearest relatives or friends. They argue that if the.deceased has led'a good life, he is sure to go to Mohamet's paradise, and, therefore, that his death should not be deplored by his friends; and if he has led wicked life, he is sure to go to ''Seitan," and that his removal from among the living ought to be matter of congratulation and not of grief. Therefore there is no mourning 2, no display of grief,on the death of the nearest relative, and the Turks, who on all other occasions proceed with such despairing calm and slowness, display then only feverish activity to get rid of the dead. Scarcely have the ablu- tiOnS ordered by the Koran been Der
 formed than the body is hoisted on the shoulders of four of the nearest rela- tives, who start at running pace for the nearest burial ground, where after short prayer given by the Imam (priest,) the body is consigned to the ground, often two or three hours only after death,
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POND'S EXTRACT.
 PONDS EXTRACT. The Peoples Remedy.
 The Universal Pain Extractor, Note: Ask for Ponds Extract.
 Take no other.
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 PONDS EXTRACT-The great Vegetable Pain Destroyer. Has been in use over thirty years, and for cleanliness and prompt curative virtues cannot be exceued CHILDREN. No family can afrord to be Bruises, COntustOns, Cuts, spratns, are relieved almost instantly by external
 RIns sc.idS omRy TesEes ps'aGs GhS fIngs, Old Sores, BOils, Eelons, COrns, etc. Arrests inflammation, reduces swellings, stops bleeding, removes discolor- LADIES md it 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 FILES ind in this the only immediate relief and ultimate cure. No case. however chronic or obstinate can vARICOSE VEINS. It is tho only sure eurc. KIDNEY DISEASES It has no equal for psTmsaenS m1 as cue ,rosn any c.us. r,.
 specific. It has saved hundreds of lives when all other remedies failed to arrest bleeding from nose, stomach, lunEs, TOOTHACHE, Earache, Neuralgia and kheumatism are all alike relieved, and PHYSICIANS ot all schools who are ac Qua1nted with RSs.h.s Extract of Witch have letters of commendation from hundreds of Physicians, many of whom order 1t for use in their own practice. In addition to the foregoing, they order its use for Swe1ltnEs of all kinds, Qutnsy, Sore Throat, ln- 6amed TOnstls, simple and chronic DtArrhOeA, Catarrh GOT which it is a specifc), Chilblatns, Frosted Feet . StinGs or Insects, MuaQuftOes, Chapped HAm0s, Face, and indeed all manner Of skin diseases. TOILET USE. Removes @Orenean. kOughmeSS and SmNrttmg, heals Cuta ErupttOMa ana Ptmplea. It revipes iN- vi0orates and rSfreshes, while wonderfully im- proving the Conn plexfOm. TO FARMERS - POmdss Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can afford to be without 1t. 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 Channgs, Stiffness, Scratches, Sweliings, Cuts, Lacera- tlons, Bleedings, Pneumonia Colic, Diar- rhoea, Chills, Colds: &c: It's range of action that 1t is invaluable in every Farm-yard as well as in every Farm-house. Let it be tried once, and you will never be without 1t.
 OAUTlONl R0ndss Extract has been im- 1tated. The genuine article has the words Ponds Extract blown in eacn bottle. It 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 Phy stcians, and in the hospitals of this country and HISTORY and Uses of Ponds Extract, in pamphlet form, sent free on application Uo PONDS EXTRACT COMRANY. 0e Maiden Lane, New York.
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Chinese Maxfms,

It is the rich who want most things. ' Towers are measured by their shadow, and great men by those who are envious of them. -
 We must do quickly what there is no hurry for, to be able to do slowly what demands haste.
 He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. The court IS like the sea-everything depends upon the wind.
 What 8 pleasure it is to give. There would be no rich people if they were capable of feeling this. -a The rich find relations in the most re- mote foreign countries; the poor not .I even in the bosom of their own fami- p lies.
 Who is the greatest liarp He who speaks most of himself.
 When song gives much fame, virtue gives very little. i3-. @ For him who does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.
 The way to glory is through the palace; to fortune through the market 10 virtue through the desert.
 The truths that we least wish to hear are those which it is most to our advan. tage to know.-Raral Neto Yorker.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-15
Hard Work.

Men who use their muscle imagine that men who depend upon their brains are strangers to hard work. Never was there a greater mistake. Every successful merchant does more real hard work in the first ten years of his busi- ness career than farmer or blacksmith ever dreamed of. Make up your mind to work early and late, if necessary, that you may thoroughly master the details of the business upon which you pro- pose to enter. The habit of persistent, rapid work once formed, you have gained a momentum that will carry you satisfactorily through many pinch ill business, where a less persistent worker would find it vastly easier to lie down and fail. t. vaa1sy
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dyspepsia. Dyspepsia. Dyspepsi


 Dyspepsia is the most perplexing of all hu- man ailments. Its symptoms are almost in- finite in their variety ana the forlorn and de- spondent victims of the disease often fancy themselves the prey in turn of every known malady. This is due, in part, to the close sympathy which exists between the stomach and the brain, and in part also to the fact that any disturbance of the digestive function necessarily disorders the liver, the bowels and the nervous system, and effects to some ex- tent the quality of the blood.
 B. E. Kunkels Bitter Wine of Iron sure cure. This is not 6 new preparation, to be tried and found wanting; it has been pre- scribed daily for many years in the practice of eminent physicians with unparalleled success 1; it is not expected to cure all the diseases to which the human family is subject, but is war ranted to cure Dyspepsia in its most obstinate form. Kunkel's Bitter Wine of Iron never fails to cure. Symptoms of Dyspepsia are loss of appetite wind and rising of the food, dry ness of the mouth, heartburn, distention of the stomach and bowels, constipation, head ache, dizziness, sleeplessness and low spirits. Try the great remedy and be convinced of it's merits. Get the genuine. Take only Kunkel's, which is put only in $l bottles- Depot, 259 mail free by sending 8 cent stamp. Try one bottle of Kunkels Iron and be convinced of its merits. Sold by druggists and storekeepers everywhere.
 Worms. Worms. Worms
 Removed alive. Tape Worm removed alive in from two to three hours, with vegetable me- dicine. Head and all passing from the system alive. No fee till head passes. The Doctor never fails to remove Tape, Seat, Pin and Stomach Worms Ask your druggist for 8 bottle of Kunkel's Worm Syrup. Price. $1 per bottle. It never fails or send to Dr. Kunkel, 259 North Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa, for circular with full instructions, by enclosing 8 cent stamp for return of same. Kunkels Worm Syrup is used for children or adults with per- feet safety, as it is vegetable. Buy it. and try it. .s
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LIPS.
GEORGE z~RAaLEa

ra4~fs-v GEORGE z-sRAGLEa ~, es
 Red lips that ever pout and smile,
 %Ig That seem to mock and say you daren't
 Whose blushing curves woo and beguile, 'sni 2sWith art that's only just apparent. .os2 Proud lips that curl themselves and close t,r On dazzling teeth of pearly wilderness,
 That mind one of 8 budding rose, s7,,, All fragrant in it's dewy brightness! Fond lips that seem to glow with love, That set the ardent pulses burning,
 That coo as softly as 8 dove,
 Until 8 fellows head seems turning! x$4 Hove them all, nor either best, \ s 5t q Sza1 In either there's no sweetness missing
 Red, proud or fond, the man is blest cod a Who revels in their blissful kissing.
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the oasprinx of Health.

That equable state of the mind which is un- ruf1ed by trifing incidents, and looks on the sunny side of things in general, is the result of healthful state of the brain and stomach. The dyspeptic and nervous invalid may-al- though this is rare indeed-feign eheerfulness, and may bear the harrassing symptoms which persecute him with an assumption of heroic
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indifference, but in reality he is the victim of despondency. To experience genuine cheer fitness of mind the stomach must recover it's lost tone, the thinking organ it's normal quiet ude. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters are the best remedy for mental depression, since they overcome the nervous debility and indiges- tion which originate and foster it. Persons suffering from lnfirmities peculiarly incident to the decline of life, ladies in delicate health, and convalescents, derive solace and vigor from it's use Drive away the blues and revive the dropping energies with this grand stimu- lative tonic
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HUMOROUS.

Two MEN conversing in front of the .post-office of the condition of third party, friend of both, but whom one of them had not seen for several years. "You say he lives near to Springfield, and is quite sick9" said one. "Yes, very sick, indeed, when I was there a week ago. I don't think he can live more-more than" ''Than what p'' interrupted the other. in fever of anxiety. '.More than five miles from Springfield" was the reply. "Oh v' said the other man spasmodically.
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RnDUCTEON IN F1IOB
 FORNEY'S WEEKLY PRESS.


 Reduced to 81.5O per Year.
 The WEEKLY PRESS will in the future, as in the past maintain the high standard of excellence which has made it such prime favorite in Pennsylvania It's Domestic and Foreign Correspondence, Fashion Gossip, Associated Press, Cable Telegrams and pecia Despatches will keep its readers advised of everything going on in all the leading centres of Politics, Commerce, Finance and Fashion, The Lit erary Department remains under the supervision of Dr: R. s. Mackenzie, whose Reviews and Criticisms enjoy world wide fame. In it will also be found able and impartial Editorials upon the Current Top ics of the Day from the pen of the veteran Editor chief, who has secured the services of large and effective Staff of Writers. The Agricultural Depart ment of this paper is marked speciality. Full Mar. ket Reports-Money, Grain, Cattle, and General-of Philadelphia and af the leading cities of the Union constitute prominent and invaluable feature of Inc WEEKLY PRESS. Read the following inducements to individual Subscribers and Clubs -. One Copy one Year {Inoluding prepaid postage) Five Copies Qncluding prepaid postage ........... Ten Copies lIncluding prepaid postage. Twenty Copies (Including epaid postage). 24 O0 To the getterup of Clubs of Ten CT more, an extra copy will be given for year. Specimen copies of the WEEKLY PRESS will be sent free to all applicants All orders should be addressed to
 JOHN W. PORNEY, Editor and Prop'r, 67-4t Philadelphia, Penna.
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Rheumattsm 0utckIv Cured

Rheumat1sm Quickly Cured.
 "Durang's Rheumatic Remedy" the great of rheumatism on the face of the earth. Price $1 bottle, six bottles, $5. Sold by all Drug gists. Send for circular to Helphenstine & Bentley, Druggists, Washington, D. c. I b-T, -eoW
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Mothers, mofhers, Mothers.

Don't failsto 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. Silly
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PENSIONS and COUNTIES increased. Write Col l.. BINGHAM & Co, Attorneys for Claims, Patents, Land Titles, Washington, D. O.
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CLOVER seed may now be sown on the wheat. This plant will thrive nearly all over the Southern States if care be taken with it. A liberal dressing of superphosphate with the seed will help both the wheat and the clover. If sown alone, peck of seed to the acre will not be too much. -.-
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The number of beetroot sugar 'fac- tories now in operation in France is but 1S4, against 438 at thls time last year.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-15

MRS. PARTINGToN insults the doctor -"Yes, doctor, and a few days previ- ous, feeling somewhat predisposed, and having groaping pain in the abondon, took some patient medicine, and feel convicted that it seriously repaired my constituent. I suppose Pm of an ex
 ecrable temperature, for Pm always a-worrying ever since Betsy Smith had congregation of the lungs, or some ton- sorial affection; but, to tell the truth, I've always dreaded an internal rumor.
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THEY tell of a prominent grocer who carried to a funeral an umbrella on which was conspicuously painted the business of his house, and held it over the preachers head while he conducted the service
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ONE good turn of an old silk dress de serves another. f'
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THE din of the gong is thought less O than the dinner.
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BREAD PANCAKES Gut bread dough which is ready for baking into strips or fancy disigns, and drop into hot lard. When they are a fine brown, drain them we'll, and send to the breakfast table very hot. To be eaten with sirup.
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WHAT is the difference between a student of history seeking the prize and an Arab9-One gets up the dates to carry off the palm; the other gets up the palm to carry off the dates.
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THE young mans first razor-his fathers boots.
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WHAT is the only pane which every
 one makes light? A window pane.
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Aristot1e,s Views of the Earth.

A CRYING EyIL-taking the baby to church.
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HoT SLAw.--One head of cabbage, half pound of pork, and try it out and take out the scraps. Chop up the cab bage and put in the fat with water and pepper, if liked, mustard. When nearly done, add one cup of vinegar.
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TRYING times: Going to the dress makers. @
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NATURAL selection-Taking the larges
 apple on the plate. @
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ETERNAL spring can be found only rubber factory.
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WHY are cashmere shawls like deaf people? Because you can't make them hear
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Rheumatism is a Disease of the Blood

The blood, in this disease is found to contain an excess Of fbrin. VEGETINE acts by converting the blood from its diseased condition to a healthy circulation. VEGETNE regulates the bowels, which is very important in this com plaint. One bottle of VEGETINE will give relief i; put, to enect permanent cure, it must be taken cially in cases Of long standing. vEGRTINR is sold by all druggists. Try 1t, and your verdict will be the same as that of thousands before you, who say, II never found so much relief as from the use of VEGETINE, which Is composed exclusively of bdrks roots and herbs
 " "vEGETINE," says Boston physician, s'has no equal as a blood purifier. Hearing of it's many wonderful cures, after all other remedies myself of it's genuine merit. It is prepared from barks, roots and herbs, each of which is highly effective, and they are compounded in such manner as to produce astonishing re- SultS.p ~ -l KY
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-15

THE justly celebrated Leasing was frequently very absent-minded. Having missed money at different times without being able to discover who had taken it, he determined to put the honesty of his servant to a trial, and left a handful of gold on his table.
 'Of course you counted itp'' queried one of his friends. HAe
 ''Counted it!'' repeated Leasing, rather embarrassed. "Well, no, forgot that.'' EgE
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AsHEs.-Do not allow ashes of any kind to be wasted. It will pay to haul leached ashes several miles. when one has his own team and a, laborer at fair wages. Coal ashes when spread around berry bushes of any sort, or around grape vines, will aid materially in pro- ducing large and fair fruit.-Gardener 8 Monthly.
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The new Bergen tunnel was begun in 1872, and cost $3, ,00O, ,OOO. 7t-"
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PAYING the piper: Settling th plumbers bill.
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SOMEBODY remarks that young ladies look upon boy as a nuisance until he is past the age of sixteen, when he generally doubles up in value each year until, like colored meerschaum pipe, he is priceless.
Connecticut western news., 1877-06-15

AN OLD colored preacher in this city
 was featuring to his fold about the sin of dancing,, when the latter protested
 that the Bible plainly said, esThere is time to dance.'' s.Yes, dar am a time
 to dance," said the dark divine. ssand it's when a boy gets whippin' for
 gwine to ball." &
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AN ELDERLY gentleman, say of about seventy winters, was taking his noon cup of coffee at Mrs. Harrington's a few days since when much younger friend suggested that coffee drinking was very injurious. sIs that SOP" inquired the veteran; "well, now, you sit down and tell me all about it, not that I am much interested on my own account, but I about ninety years of age, and who persists in drinking coffee. .'-Boston Journal. -
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5 A PRETTY ACTRESS leases her lover for weeks to purchase her Glove of a bracelet" on which she has long set her eyes and heart. Finally he surrenders, on condition that if he buys it for her she is never to wear it on the stage.
 s'Not wearit on the stagel Why?"
 My wife might see it-don't you see ?'' F H
 "And then there'd be trouble in the family, eh ?"fs .A
 ="Ohl no fear of that; but she'd make me buy her one like it.''s ga
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A YOUNG MAN went to doctor the other day, and complained that he could not sleep. -@ "What kind of life do you lead?" in. quired the doctor.
 ''Well, doctor, I work like an OK, eat like wolf, and at night am tired like dog; that is the reason I cannot sleep."
 elf that is the case, said the doctor, good-naturedly, "then you have to con- suit veterinary surgeon" q
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IODINE AND BoILs.-As soon as boil becomes hard and inf1amed paint it with iodine. The poison will not be scattered, :, but absorbed by it. Another authority says: 'sDo nothing for boils but bathe them in tepid water" sET #
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