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Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
.POND'S EXTRACT.
 PONDS EXTRACT.
The Peoples Remedy.
 The Universal Pain Extractor. Noe: Ask for Ponds Extract.
 Take no other.

"HsaA for I will sPesh sf sxeeiisAa CONTAMINATION great Vegetable Pain Destroy or. Has been m use over promptcuratiye virtues cannot be excened- CH1LDREN. No family can anord to be RruiseS ontusions, Cuts, sprains, are relievsd almost instantly by eKternal application. Promptly relieves pains ot nnEa, Ola Screa, Botls, Eelenss COrns, etc. Arrests inflammation, reduces swellings, stops bleeding, removes discolor- LADIES md 1t their best friend t Assuages the pains to which they are peculiarly tSs veIso ana Ss ameliorates and permanently heals all kinds or fnflammatkons and u1Oerattons.
 the o'aiy immediate relief and ultimata euro. No case. however chronic or obstinate can l9nS resist Its Iegg!af Y use n, KIDNEY DlBEAkE6. It has no equal for permanent cue.
 specific. It has saved hundreds Of lives when all other remedies failed to arrest bleeding rom nose, stomach, lunGs, TOOTHACHE, Earache, Neuralgia and kheumasism A are all alike relieved, and rHTshGTHSS psh of .i iprs School. who are co quainted with Ponds EKtrSct of Witch Hazel recommend 1t In their practice. We
 
 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 famed TOmstls, simple and chronic DtArrhOea, GatMrrh (for which 1t is q specVsc), Chilbla1ns, Frosted Feoe, StfnEs of Insects, MusQuteO0a, ChApped Han0s, Face, and indeed all manner Of skin diseases. TOILET USE. Removes Soreness, ROOEhness and @mArt1ngS healh Gusm ErupItOns and PtmpAos It rsviees, Is- vt0orates and refreshes, while wonderfully tm- proving the Complexion.
 TO FABMER@ - ROndsa Extract. No Stock Breeder, no Livery Man can anord to Dc without 1t. It Is used by au the leading Livery Stables, Street Railroads and nrst Horsemen in New York City. It has no equal for Spratns, Harness or Saddle ChannRs, Btinness, Scratches, Sweliings, Cuts. Lacera- tions, Bleedings, Pneumonia, Colc, DtaT~ rhea, Chills, Colds, &c. It's range of action is wide, and the relief it Afords is % prompt that 1t is invaluable in every Farm-yard AA once, and you will never be without it. CA UT1ONi Ponds Extract has been i'm ltated. The genuine article has the words Ponds Extract blown In eacn bottle It s prepared by the only persona living who ever knew how to prepare 1t properly, Refuse all other preparations of Witch Aazel. This IS the only article used by Phystciana, and in the hospitals of this country and Europe.
 HISTORY and Uses of Pomdss Exeracs, m pamphlet form, sent free on application tC PONDS EXTRACT coz ARINY. oI Maiden Lane, New York.
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Flesh of the Game Fowl.

Richardson, n Dr. Bennett's book, says: "The flesh of the game fowl is beautifully white, as we'll as tender and delicate. Amongst poultry the game fowl is what the Arabian is among horses. the high-bred shorthorn amongst cattle, and the fleet greyhound amongst the canine race. As a cross with other breeds they are invaluable n improving the flavor of the flesh, which is an invariable consequence. The plumage of all birds related to them is increased in brilliancy; they are, withal. very prolific and the eggs are always enriched" Dr. Lewis Wright, in his recent elaborate book of poultry, speaking of the merits of the various breeds says: 'tThe royal game fowl is an unrivaled layer, while it will always provide pair of birds for the table when required which surpass any other in flavor, and are often equal to the pheasant if not overfed." Again, further on, he says, that "by breeding young birds together the highest qual- ity of meat may be obtained.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
Heart Disease.

When an individual is reported to have died of a "Disease of the Heart,' we are in the habit of regarding it as an inevitable event, as something which could not have been foreseen or pre- vented, and it is too much the habit, when persons suddenly fall down dead, to report the s'heart' as the cause; this silences allinquiryand investigation ,and saves the trouble and inconvenience of repulsive ''post-mortem." A truer report would have a tendency to save many lives. It is through report of "disease of the heart,' that many an opium eater is let of into the grave, which covers at once his folly and his crime; the brandy thinker, too, quietly slides round the corner thus, and is heard of no more; in short this "report'' of tdisease of the heart," is the mantle of charity, which the polite coroner, and the sympathetic physician throw around the grave of s'genteel people,"
 At a late scientific Congress at Stras- burgh, it was reported that of sixty-six persons who had suddenly died, an inn mediate and and faithful post-mortem showed that only two persons had any heart affection whatever: one sudden death only, in thirty-three, from disease of the heart. Nine out of the sixty-six died of apoplexy, one out of every seven, while fOrty-siX, more than two out of three, died of lung affections, half of them of congestion of the lungs," that is, the lungs were so full of blood, they could not work, there was not room for air enough to get in to support life. ......... ....
 It is then of considerable practical in- every day causes of this "congestion of the lungs" a disease which, the figures above being true, kills three times as many persons at short warning. as ap- oplexy and heart disease together. Cold feet; tight shoes; tight clothing |; costive bowels; sitting still until chilled through and through after hay ing been warmed up by labor or long nasty walk; going too suddenly from a close heated room, as lounger or lis tener or speaker, while the body is weakened by continued application, or abstinence, or heated by the effort of a long. address; these are the fruitful causes of sudden death in the form of congestion of the lungs;" but which being falsely reported as ''disease of the heart," and regarded as an inevitable event, throws people off their guard, instead of pointing them plainly to the true causes, all of which are avoidable and very easily so, as general rule
 when the mind has been once intelli. gently drawn to the subject.-HaW. Journal of Health.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
Migration not Confined to Birds.

Birds are not the only animals which migrate. The journeys of the salmon are as regular and remarkable as those of birds. The salmon lays its eggs in small shallow streams of fresh water, often a thousand miles from the ocean. These eggs are left to hatch by them selves; yet, when the little fish reach the proper age, they abandon the small streams where they were born, and begin their long trips to the ocean.
 When they reach the salt water they find abundance of food, and grow very rapidly. They remain in the ocean until the time comes for them to lay their eggs. Then in the same wonder full way, they find the mouth of the river by which they reached the ocean, and travel up it, through lakes and over rapids, falls and mill dams, some- times leaping over Instructions which are more than ten feet high.
 Having reached the shallow streams where they were born, they lay their eggs, and then return to the sea, but so thin and haggard that the fishermen at the mouths of the salmon rivers call them by different name, and it is hard to believe that they are of the same species with those which are caught while ascending the rivers. Once in the ocean, again, they quickly recover their lost strength.
 The great migrations of insects are so we'll known that we need say little about them. We all remember the army of lOcusts told about in the Bible. Within few years we have learned that our country is not free from danger of the same kind, for in the Western States swarms of grasshoppers may come before the wind, and sweep over the country, changing green fields into a brown desert, and leaving no green thing behind them. These insect mi grations, like those of the wild pigeons do not occur at any particular season, and are caused by lack of food.
 It is not generally known that our gray squirrels sometimes assemble in great troops and migrate to better country. This does not occur very often; but occasionally, when the squirrels are very abundant in region where food is scarce, they band to- gether and move straightforward, through forest and fields, until they find place where food is abundant. These, and the journeys of many other animals, show that the tendency to mi grate is not confined to birds.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
The care of a Watch.

Wind at nights as near the same hour as possible, as you are thus less liable to forget it. Clean your key out often, as it gathers in dust and dirt in the pocket, which in winding falls into the watch in fact, this is almost the only way dust or dirt can get in. Hang watch up at night in preference to laying it down.
 No matter how well your watch runs, have it cleaned at least once in two years, not so much to get the dirt out as to get fresh oil in. The very best watch oil will dry up in less than that time, and after that the friction on the delicate parts is wearing your watch out fast. No one would let steam engine or other machinery run even a few days without fresh oil, yet many let their watches run night and day for years without drop of oil, and all at once they find they are worn out and good for nothing.
 Never let magnet come near a watch, it will ruin it quicker than fire or water-if the steel parts of a watch are once magnetized, its value as time keeper is at an an end, and no watch maker can restore it.
 To make watch run fast, move the regulator toward the F; to make it run slow, towards the $. If watch gains or loses an hour or two a day it is caused by the hairspring being thrown out of place, (which is usually caused by some sudden knock or jar;) this is easily remedied, and any one who understands it can push the spring in or out, as the case may be, with the point of a pin; any matchmaker will do it in a moment and without charge.- Waltham Watchtop.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
A Solace for the Aged,

In the decline of life, as the vigor of the system wanes, and intirmities attack it to which in early life it was & stranger, the use of a safe medicinal stimulant is highly advis- able. Nothing, as experience shows. is SC ad- mirably adapted to the wauts of old people as Hostetter's Stomach Bit,ers. It Is real solace to the aged, and the best safeguard they can possibly use against the complaints to which they are peculiarly liable. It invigorates the body and cheers the mind, is pure. agreeable and effective. Rheumatism, lumbago and gout are more frequently developedi in age than in youth or middle life. Hostetter's Bitters are an excellent remedy for those painful dis orders, and also fortify the system against them. They never create undue excitement, are gentle in their action, and are infinitely purer than the unmedicated stlmulants of commerce..
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
American Wonders.

The greatest cataract in the world Is the falls of Niagara.
 The greatest cave in the world is the Mammoth cave of Kentucky.
 The greatest river in the world Is the Mississippi-4,10 100 miles long.
 The largest valley in the world is the Mississippi valley.
 The largest railroad in the world is the Pacific railroad, which is over B. 900 miles in length.
 The greatest mass of solid iron in the world is the great Iron Mountain in Missouri. -=- .
 The largest deposits of anthracite coal in the world are in Pennsylvania.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10

The Cockroach UtsRzed.-In Russia the common cockroach (blGtta Orien- talis) is favorite popular remedy for dropsy. Dr. P. Bogomolow.. of St. Petersburg, has lately examined it's effects in nine cases of Bright's disease, heart disease. and other affections ac- % RSs esD With 6e eFd T6ere was an increase in the secretion of tho urine and precipitation, with rapid dis appearance of 9dema, and also almost complete disappearance from the urine of albumen and renal derivatives. The dose was five to ten grains of the powdered cockroaches in the twenty four hours, but they were also admin istered as tincture and as an infusion. These insects do not, like cantharides, says the Boston Journal of Chemistry, produce any irritant action on the kid; neys. Dr. Bogomolow has succeeded in extracting from them 8 crystalline body which he calls antihydropin and which is their active principle.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10

Detection of Olemargarin in Butter.- Professor G. Lecharties says that fresh genuine butter which has not been melted appears under the microscope composed of ovoid granules. and con tains no crystals. The artificial pro- duct obtained fran tallow contains crystals. Artificial butter does not melt at once, like genuine butter, to a clear oil, but fuses gradually, whitish "sauce" being first formed.
 ,-Quebec has offered 10000 in ten annual fnstalments to the first beet-su- gar factory, that may be established there in accordanee with published regulations. FE
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Advertising Agencies.

''PETTENGILL's NEWSPAPER DIRECTORY AND ADVERTISERS HANDBOOK" recently published by Messrs 8. M. Pettengill & Co.,, advertising agents, 37 Park Row, New York City, is an ele- gant volume. and bears upon it's face the inn press of honest, careful, and thorough work. In these days of books issued in the interest of illegitimate advertising schemes and special newspaper lists or which have for their object the filching of money both from advertiser and publisher we are glad to welcome publication which, unswerved by self-interest, attempts to deal justly with all parties. Correct informa- tion ID regard to the character and circulation of the numerous publications of this country is difficult to obtain, but with superior advantages and earnest labor Mir. Pettengill has produced book that will be found of great assistance tv advertisers and all who need such information in the prosecution of their business. It has now been nearly thirty years since MT. Petten- gill began business as an advertising agent He was the pioneer of the business. The press of the country was & small interest compared with what it now is, and there was very little sys- tematic advertising being done. It was MT. Pettenglll's idea to bring about an understand ing between the business men of the country and the publishers to show the advertiser that legitimate newspaper advertising was the cheapest and best way of bringing his wares before the public; and the publisher, that in all proper ways he should regard the interests of the advertiser. He thus aided both, and placed both under obligation. How successful I mense business establishment he has built up
 and the high esteem in which he is held both by advertisers and publishers the country over. Since he entered into the business great many rivals have come into the field. Many have failed, involving both publishers and advertisers in their disaster. Others, with youth, energy, and capital, have succeeded in establishing a more or less prosperous business; but in the esteem and confidence of both advertiser and publisher no one has ever rivsled the firm of which MT. Pettengill is the head. His name is 8 synonym for fair dealing and rectitude, and his straightforward business course is the more marked in contrast with the methods of some who aspire to outstrip him in business. x
 The shyster and schemer in advertising, as in everything else, must have his day.. but eventually the advertiser will find him out, and his lists and worthless schemes, which are three-fourths agents profits, will be neglected, and his occupation gone There may be less immediate gain in the old-fashioned, straight forward way of doing business, but, in the long run, it will pay the largest profits. We trust that our young men beginning in the adver- tisihg business will observe the great success of MT. Pettengill, and, initiating his methods, lay the foundation on which to build a business at once profitable, permanent, and honorable. Chicago Inter- OceGra, June 15h-
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
VEGRTINE.

The following letter from Rev. @. W. Mans field, formerly pastor Of the Methodist Eplsco- In Lowell. must convince every one who reads his letter Of the wonderful curative qualities of VEGETINE as thorough cleanser and purifier
 HYDE PARK MASS, Feb. 16. 1876. MR. H. R. STEVENS.
 Dear ir,-About ten years ago my health failed through the depicting effects of dyspep- sia nearly a year later l was attacked by ty- phold-fever in It's worst form. It settled m my abscesS, which was fifteen months in gathering. had two surgical operations by the best skill in the State, but received no permanent cure. I suffered great pain at times, and was con- stantly weakened by a profuse discharge. l also lost small pieces of bone at different times: Matters ran on thus about seven years, till May, 1874, when friend recommended me to go to your of1ice, and talk with you Of the virtue of VEGETINE. l did so, and by your kindness passed through your manufactory, noting the ingredients, &c. by which your remedy is pro By what saw and heard gained some con- I commenced taking 1t soon arter but felt worse from its effec s; still l peIsevered ana Yet did not see the results desired till had taken it faithfully for little more than year: when the difIiculty in the back was cured; and for nine months I have enjoyed the best or health.
 I have in that time gained twenty-five pounds of flesh, being heavier than ever before Tn my life, and was never more able to perform labor than now.
 Une past lew W6ekS Httu u swelling as large as my fist gather on another part Of my body.
 took vEGETINE faithfully, and 1t removed 1t level with the surface fin Q month. think should have been cured of my main trouble sooner if l had take ken larger doses, after having become accustomed to it's effects
 Let your patrons troubled with scrofula or kidney disease understand that 1t takes time to cure chronic diseases; and, If they will patlenL ly take VEGETINE, 1t will in my judgment cure them.
 With great obligations am
 Yours very truly,
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Safe and Sure,
MR. H. R. STEVENS.

In 1872 your VEGETINE was recommended to me; and yielding to the persuasions of a friend, consented to try it. At the time was suffering from general debility and nervous prosJration, superinduced by overwork and tr- regular habits It's wonderful strengthening and curative properties seemed to affect my de- Oilitated system from the first dose and under it's persistent use 1 rapidly recovered, gaining more than usual health and good feeling. since then have not hesitated to give VEGETINE my sure and powerful agent in promoting health and restoring the wasted system to new life and energy. VEGETINE is the only medicine l use, and as long as live never expect to find 8 better Yours truly, w. H. CLARK,
 12O Monterey Street, AlleRhany, Penn.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10
YOUTHS COLUMN.

That was the question. Why did El- frida go to sleepq" She had been sent to the grocer's in the village; and the grocer's was only half mile off from Brook cottage, where she lived with her aunt and five cousins. She had been sent to buy half pound of sugar. half 8 pound of coffee, and five small rolls of bread, Usually she would go to the shop and return in less than half an hour. Now a whole hour went away, and no Elfrida was to be seen. What could be the matterq Had she run a thorn into her foot, and been -lamedP Had she stopped to talk with the children on their way home from school9 Had she been run over by a fast horse7
 "Let us go and find her," cried James the eldest of the three boys. ''Let us all go!" echoed Susan his youngest sister. "shal5 Sport go with !, said 5 James,. nea aHere Sport, Sport! M %shns Where are are you old felloWp A big black and and white Newfoundlander soon rushed frisking in, wagginghis tail, and seem- ing ready to eat up every one of the children, just to show them how fond he was of them all.
 Then the children all set out for MT. Splcer's shop. There they learned that no Elfrida had been seen in the shop that afternoon" Where can she beq" cried James, little anxious. Sport, where is Elfrida?" Sport stopped his nonsense of play with 8 stick. and a bee-line for the nearest turning on the way home. This was an old lane, on which some old gardens backed, and which led by a little longer way, to Brook Cottage.
 By the time the children had arrived at the head of the lane, Sport was seen gallOplng back in a state of great ex- citement. "Bow-wowr Oh, you have found her, have you, old fellOwq'' "Bow-wow!" "Well and good; You are jolly old Sport!"
 On the step of the gate of an old garden sat Elfrida, fast asleep, with her empty basket in. her lap. Emma proposed to tickle her nose with a straw. ''No! I will pull that thick braid of hair," said Susan. "No! let me whisper in her ear,o said James. But, before anybody did anything, his paws upon her shoulders, and cry ing. "Bow-wow!" Elfrida started, and looked around as if in 8 dream. "What does it meanq How long have been here?" cried she. "Why did you go to sleepT' echoed all the boys. "Oh, that's my secret" said Elfrida. "Now who can catch me in my run to Mir. Spicers7' So off she started, followed by Sport and all the children.
 Now tell us why did you go to sleepq' said the children, as they were all on their way home, after she had made her purchases. "Will you promise not to tell nybony, if tell youR asked FL frida. "We promise, we promise!' cried the children. "Now, then. why did you go to sleepq" "Hush! l went to sleep because-because-I was sleepy,' said Elfrida.
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10

Mr. M'Kimber's Statement.-My theory is that a mothers chief duty is the taking care of her children. How came l by this theoryP I came by it through the newspapers. 1 never took up one that did not tell of dishonest clerks, corrupt officials, theft and mur- der.
 One day I went into Mrs. Fennel's kitchen where found the women folk in. 8 state of great cOnsternatiOn. The cakes were all fried for tea, but the salt had been forgotten. Sprinkle some over them" said l, "twillstrike through won't itf"
 "Oh, nor' said Mrs. F., "the salt must be mixed in the dough at the be- ginning"
 '"There," thought l, "that's the figure of speech want! Let salt stand for goodness, and dough for the children. The goodness must be mixed in at the beginning; it is too late when the dough is baked into men and women. It will be of no luse then sprinkling it on the outside; it won't strike through. Yes, yes, mix it in at the beginning; that's it! And mothers must do it."
Connecticut western news., 1877-08-10

Nonsense. four-year old was monotonoasly repeating over a Mother Goose rhyme, the other evening, while his father was trying to read.
 Do stop that" said the aggrieved parent, finding it impossible to concen- trate his mind on his paper.
 "Why, papaq" asked the child in sur prise.
 Because it is nonsense," was the pettish reply.
 '"Then why don't you laugh at it if it's nOnsensef" asked the youngster.
 The father laughed.-D0mbury Neecs.
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4 Uery young miss who resides on Holmes street thus addressed her pa- ternal ancestor at the breakfast table on Sunday morning: Poppy want a new hat and & new pair of shoes" "I s'pose so. What don't you wantf" re- marked the paternal. "Wel ;" answered the quick witted little miss, ''I don't want any trowsers. Livingston (N. Y.) Freem1n.