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Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
Plucky Mrs. Rowe.

Mrs. Annie Rowe, the wife of farmer
 living near Roselle, suburb in Eliza
 beth, N. J., heard the dog which slept
 in her barn-yard barking furiously at
 two o'clock in the morning. Her hus-
 band being away, she ran to the yard.
 As she passed into the barn-yard she
 saw man coming out of the barn, car
 rying two chickens, and she ordered him
 to stop. He dropped the chickens and
 began to run. Mrs. Rowe pursued him,
 and, as one of his legs was partially paralyzed, she overlook him and caught him by the collar, When, in the chase, he saw that Mrs. Rowe was gaining upon him, he armed himself with a heavy stick, and, when she caught him, he endeavored to free himself from her vice. like grip by beating her on the arm. She seized the stick and after tussle suc- ceeded in wrestling it from him. As he continued to be refractory, Mrs. Rowe brought him to terms by laying the stick over his back. Having secured her prisoner, Mrs. Rowe waa puzzled to know what to do with him. The nearest police station was at Elizabeth, ten miles away, and she did not know how to get him there. Her husband had taken the horse and wagon belonging on their farm away and had not returned with it. Mrs. Rowe determined to borrow team from a neighbor. She informed her prisoner of this, and, still armed with her stick, compelled him to walk with her to the nearest farmhouse where she could bor- row team. They were obliged to walk a mile before they could find farmer who would answer Mrs. Rowe's calls. She finally secured a wagon and horse, and compelled her prisoner to climb into the wagon. The neighbor accompanied her, and with the prisoner they drove to Elizabeth. Arriving at the police sta tion at four o'clock in the morning, she delivered the man over to Inspector Pfander. The prisoner was recognized as Charles Derr, an old offender, whose picture has been for long time in the rogues' gallery. Later in the morning Mrs. Rowe returned to the Police Head quarters and made formal charge against the prisoner. The Police Jus tice committed him to await the action of tue Grand Jury.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

had-and have not much to waste-was really that of thankfulness that quite 6 decent young man like you was safe. Mind, never suspected you, though MT. Bland might have done so. George Harland ought to have $50, 900, in notes, with him, on his person, this very moment" There was base look of greed in the woman s face.
 "You are, then, Madam-e"
 "The wife of MT. Bland. lam afraid, !" and here Mrs. Bland smiled, showing me set of white teeth, a single black melon-seed increasing their pearly lustre by contrast, "that you do not like me as well-at least my soclety-as you did an hour ago." There was a little bit of killing disdain about the woman. I suppose the scorn on my face was manifest, for I made no effort to con- ceal it.
 Great Lord save us ]" said David, coming in and addressing us, "some- thing drefful happen-dat man in stage coach"
 "Not run away-escaped !" said Mrs. Bland, springing to her feet with the latent energy of Jonathan Wild. Her eyes had lost their pale blue shimmer. and glinted like cold steel the furrows between her eyes took strange arabesque, sinister traceries. It was dreadful face to see.
 "No, Ma'am-woss nor that. He blow his brains out, right in de coach.
 "David," said Mrs. Bland, now as quiet and unrippled as dish of milk in dairy; " David, bring me a napkin, and will take another bit of melon if you will help me, sir.'
 But l did not help Mrs. Bland.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
An Awful Warming.

A man out ln Burlington, tho HdtOk- eye says, had reason to believe that his superintendent of cuisine was in the habit of using kerosene to start the morn ing fires. He placed his suspicious in the form of a charge, which was indig- nantly denied, and proof demanded. He wasn't ready with his testimony and the ease was dismissed for lack of evidence. But his suspicious increased, and he ordered secret investigation and ap- pointed himself chairman of the commit tee, with power to send for persons and papers. He laid his plans with care, and the next morning he followed his maid servant down stairs at 8 careful and re- spectful distance, and hid himself near the kitchen door, where he could not see nor be seen, while he could hear very distinctly whatever was said or done. The rustic of paper and the rattle of dry, light wood was succeeded by nasty steps toward the closet in the cellar-way. Then he heard the gurgling of liquid, as though it was bubbling out of small tin spout. He heard the can set down, and then the scrape of match.
 "H'm," he heard the maid-servant re- mark. Then another match snapped, and a barely audible fzzle ensued. Grimly smiled the silent man by the outer door.
 "H'm," remarked the maid-servant, little petulantly. Another match snapped and blazed up. Another sound as of sizzling. The smile on tbe face of the man deepened into grin.
 "Well, never did l" came from the kitchen, and there was heard the sound of more pouring on the light wood. An other match and more silence.
 "Well, did you ever?" queried the queen of the range, evidently anxious to obtain testimony corroborative of her own experience, as set forth in her pre- vious statement that she never did. The man sitting outside the door throttIed himself with both hands and softly pounded the ground with his heels. Something evidently excited him, and when the next match snapped he caught himself by the legs and bit fiercely into the corner of the door frame in frenzied effort to smother hollow groan.
 "The old scratch is in the oil, I do believe" said troubled voice from the kitchen, and more pouring ensued. An other match, another, another. And the man crawled off behind the cistern- box and hugged his knees with many insane expressions and silent demonstrations of interest, when he he ard the angry voice 1n the kitchen say:
 "Plague on such oil I'd like to pour it all down Will Darling's back p
 Another match, and then a confused sound of rattling and scraping and tear full woman came to the door and hurled an armful of soaked paper and light wood out into the yard and kicked an oil can after it. The smiling man crept back up stairs unseen. Breakfast was late that morning, and when the queen of the kitchen was asked the cause therefore, she said somebody had left the she'd door open and all the light wood was damp. And no man that ever filled an oil can with non-explosive cistern water ever looked half so innocent as the man who sat at the head of that table, chok- ing over @ graham muffin.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

MISSING A DR1NK.-" Did you say that never missed drink, sir ?' asked a man of neighbor, in an angry and threatening manner. "I may have done so, replied the neighbor. "But you know I never drink, and detest the very smell of hquor," said the other "Well, then," returned the neighbor, "you never miss 0 drink, do you ?" That put the matter in different light, and they took a-smoke together.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

A farmer who lives twelve miles out of Boston drove into the city with load of hens in coops, arriving at the mar ket about sunrise, and found row of fowls under the wagon on 8 pole con- meeting the two axles. They had roasted there, and retained their hold during the long ride.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16
SECRET VE.

A gentle love, hidden love,
 A love must shun the light, Like miser's gold, is often told
 IF the watches of the night. Accounting OCT the secret store,
 The grasp, the clasp, the kiss, That worked the mingling O the minds. The oneness O the wish. Built from this sacred treasury
 The heart enshrines o saint, Gifted wi a the loveliness
 Loves partial eye can paint. Life's wants and wishes, hopes and fears, May crowd and cloud the brain, But evermore in thy hearts core
 That image must remain.
Connecticut western news., 1878-10-16

-Wisconsin's bounty of $5 fer every wolf-scalp cost the State $1O,OOO last year, as the wolves are increasing, and it is suspected that wolves are raised for their scalps.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

BRAIN ST1MULANT.-The best possible
thing for a man to do when he feels too weak
to carry anything through, is to 60 to bed
and sleep as long as he can. This is the only
recuperation of brain.power, the only actual
recuperation of brain.force; because during
sleep the brain is in state of rest, in con-
dition to receive and appropriate particles of
nutriment from the blood, which take the
place of those which have been consumed by
previous labor, since the very act of thinking
burns up solid particles, as every turn of the
wheel or screw of the steamer is the result of
consumption by fire of the fuel in the furnace.
The supply of consumed brain-substance can
only be had from the nutritive particles in
the blood which were obtained from the food
eaten previously, and the brain is so consttu-
ted that it can best receive and appropriate
to itself these nutritive particles during the
state of rest, of quiet, and stiffness of sleep.
Mere stimulants supply nothing in them.
selves they goad the brain, force it to great.
er consumption of its substance, until it is so
exhausted that there is not power enough left
to receive supply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

want of certainty in that which they had
heard. But when Mrs. Give, bidding her 60
to bed and forget sad thoughts in sleep, had
affectionately wished her goodnight and left
the room, her grief quieted for a time, burst
forth with renewed force. Who that knew
the calm, indolent, languid girl, with her in
different manner and absent looks, would have
recognized her now, in the PROSTATE figure,
convulsed by sobs, the pale face running
down with tears, the clasped hands upraised,
the quivering lips parted in an almost frantic
appeal for pity, for mercy, from on highf
"Save him, save him, kind Heaven p she
prayed, through rending sobs. "Oh bring
him back to me, that I may prove to him
how much I love him that 1 may atone
to him for my past colduess and selfish neglect!
Or, if he is dead, let me die, too-take me to
him, my love, my loveP'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
I mean. That's the point, Miss. Are you
certain. sure. that he wasn't killed :"

I mean. That's the point, Miss. Are you
certain, sure, that he wasn't killed."
"How can tell, except through what 1
have heard :" rejoined poor Mary, family.
She thought now that the landlord was a
dreadful man, and was sorry she had consult
ed him but Mr.. Beveridge was not dread
full, and did not mean to be unkind. He was
simply dull and foolish, and had no idea that
he was touching a wound with too ungentle
hand. Seeing Mary's distressed look, be
continued
you think advertising would be of any
use, Miss, I'll see about having an advertise.
ment put in the papers for you, with the
greatest pleasure or anything else 1 can do
for you, I'm sure I shall be most happy to
attend to-"
Mary thanked him for the suggestion, and
said she would think it over, but feared it
would not be of much use and Mr.. Bever.
idge considering the subject dismissed, bowed
himself out of her presence, and went to su-
perintend some of his own affairs.
-.. TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
THE INCOME TAX.

A dispatch from Washington, under date
of 25th ultimo says:
The people who have not large incomes
will be delighted to hear that the Ways and
Means Committee this morning completed the
consideration of the internal revenue bill, and
agreed to report it with resolution that the
House make it the order Of the day for May
lst. The income tax was materially amend.
ed The tax on the gains, profits, and in
come of every person residing in the United
States, and of every citizen of the United
States residing abroad, derived from any
source whatever, and every person residing
within the United States and not citizen
thereof, or from rents Of real estate within the
United States owned by any person residing
without the United States and not citizen
thereof, two per cent. on all amounts in ex-
cess of $4,000. The bill, in estimating what
are incomes is very sweeping, and includes
the salaries of members of Congress and mill
tary and naval officers, the interest on gov
ernment bonds, and all products of farms ex-
cept such as are directly consumed by the
family.
The exemptions are the rental value of the
nOmeSteau OWueu Ut useu UJ auy PoiooH Va
his family, military or naval pensions, pre-.
miums on insurance for life or property, all
taxes paid within the year, all losses by fires,
&C., bad debts in trade, amount of interest
paid, amount paid for rent or labor to cult
vate land or to conduct any other business
from which income is derived, the amount
paid for rent of residence for self or family,
and amount paid for usual and ordinary re-:
pairs the salaries of the President and United
States Judges and State officers, whether leg
islative, judicial or executive.
The machinery for assessing and collecting
the tax is very complete and the penalties
ample. The bill provides that the tax for
1878 shall commence on the 1st of July Of
this year, and not date back to the 1st of
January, 1878, so that only half years tax
will have to be paid if the bill becomes law
in 1878 If any person makes fraudulent
return of his income tax, he may be indicted
in any court of the United States having To-
cal Jurisdiction, and, on conviction, be fined
not less than 81 900 nor more than $4,000,
and imprisoned not less than one, nor more
than ten years, or both, at the discretion Of
the court
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
Selftted guetrp.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.

THE YOUNG WIDOW.
She il modest, but not bashful,
Free and easy, but not bold;
Like an apple, ripe and mellow,
Not too young and not too old:
Half inviting, half repulsive,
Now advancing, and now shy
There is mischief in her dimple,
There is danger in her eye.
She has studied human nature;
She is schooled in all her arts;
She has taken her deploma
As the mistress Of all hearts.
She can tell the very moment
When to sigh and when to smile;
Oh, a maid is sometimes charming;
But widow all the while.
Are you sad? How very serious
Will her handsome face become!
Are you angry? She is wretched,
Lonely, friendless. fearful, dumb
Are you mirthful? Z? How her laughter,
Silver sounding, will ring out
She can lure and catch and play you,
AS the angler does the trout.
Ye old bachelors Of forty
Who have grown so bald and wise;
Young Americans Of twenty,
With the love. look in your eyes;
You may practice all the lessons
Taught by Cupid since the fall;
But know a little widow
Who could win and fool you all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

benefit of different ranges and fresh flowers
has been tried in small way in some parts
of Europe. They are moved both in carts
and in boats-Neu Orleans Picayune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

Be FA1THFUL.-A man cannot afford to
be unfaithful under any circumstances; man
cannot afford to be mean at any time;a man
cannot afford to do less than his best at all
times and under all circumstances. No mat
ter how wrongfully you are placed, and no
matter how unjustly you are treated, you
cannot for your own sake, afford to use any
thing but your better services; you cannot
afford to lie to liar; you cannot afford to
be mean to mean man; you cannot afford
to do other than deal uprightly with any
man, no matter what exigencies exist be.
tween him and you. No man can afford to
be anything but true man, living in his
higher nature and acting from the highest
considerations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

STORM AND GuNPowDER EXPLOSIONS
A correspondent of the Washington Star
presents long array of evidence that the
burning of gunpowder in quantities is produc-
tive of local storms. He instances among
others the following condolences During
eight years past there has been thunder
storm at Washington every fourth of July,
and a violent one is cited as occurring on the
evening of that celebration about twelve
years ago. During the war of the rebellion,
865 of the battles are said to have been
followed by storms. 1t is said that the storm
producing power Of burnt gunpowder might
be used in advance of an attack during war
and the weather bureau of the future may
serve as a cloud.compelling Prospero, by
organizing rain during hot periods in sum-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

The FIRST STEP.-There is no step 80 long
as the first step in any direction, especially
wrong one. Having once taken it, you are
very likely to 90 farther. One who steals
penny will remember it when he thinks of
stealing sovereign. If be steals the sover-
eign FIRST, when he is tempted by thousands
he will remember he is already thief. A per-
fectly innocent person breads the soil of any
sin upon his soul, but after the slightest smirch
he cannot say, II am Clean" The vulgar
proverb, "One might as well be hung for
sheep as for q lamb" means great deal.
Often the lamb was stolen years before, and
now why not take the sheep? An idle word,
half:oath, halfexclamation, leads the boy to
swearing. Once having sworn, he will swear
again. The first step may not be much in
itself, but in its relation to our lives it is gi-
ants stride. 1t is we'll to remember it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

TIE Uses OF CASTOR OIL.-Castor-oil was
formerly employed only as medicinal agent;
but now its uses in the arts are manifold, and
its manufacture has come to be a considerable
industry. St. Louis is the centre of this in
dustry in the United States, and nearly all
the castor-beans grown in this country are
produced within circle of about two hum
dred miles south and southwest of that city.
The chief uses of castor-oil in the arts are, ac-
cording to the Shoe and Leather Reporter, as
lubricator for coach and carriage axles, in the
manufacture of the best shoeblacking, as a
dressing for calfskins, for freeing boots, as
substitute for meats foot oil and keeping leath.
er soft, mellow and pliable. Crude castor.oil
is used largely in the manufacture Of morocco.
1t will not "fry" or "gum," and imparts soft
ness and weight, and leather prepared with it
remains mellow and pliable. The crop Of
castor-beans for the year 1875 was 300, ,49S
bushels in 1875 the crop was only about one
half as large. Last year firm in St. Louis
made, from $4,000 bushels of beans, 1000
barrels (47 gallons each) Of crude castor-oil.
The ART OF L1srENING.-It is by listen.
ing, not by talking, that sympathy is ac-
quired- that intellectual sympathy that makes
man companionable. This abandonment of
old restraints, of which we are jealous, may
be one of the reasons why conversation as an
art is going out. Children don't learn any
thing by chattering to one another, and say
ing what comes uppermost; neither does read
ing suffice to this end, singlehanded. Good
talk should first be recognized as such in 9th
ers. Attention is the most influential tutor
in the fitting use of the tongue. Where we
see good talk disregarded by party of young
people, there, we may be sure, the chances Of
their ever shining socially are small indeed.
Mere listening with intelligence involves an
exercise of mental speech. Not, of course,
that we would confne children to the art of
attention; but good talk cannot be maintain
ed under interruption, and observant silence
opens the pores of the minds as impatient
demands for explanation never do.-English
MAGAZINE. 80 ,.,-.e .s. az"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

FoR MOTHERS TO READ.-Mothers should
look we'll after their children in the spring.
The sun may be very warm and the atmos-
phere genial, but it is the time when heavy
clothing is cast off and the halfclad children
permitted to play in the lawn, yard or public
highway We may add, however, that this
warning can be applied to adults as we'll as
children. Ask any experienced physician
and be will tell you that this is the time
when you have plenty to do. But many
parents and others will never take warnings
until it is too late and the consequences may
be fatal; or, if this should be escaped, q
heavy doctors bill will be forthcoming.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02

parA typical game Of poker was recently
played in Dalton, KY. William Kendrick
and John Ellington we're the parties, and
Ellington thought that Kendrick cheated,
and stabbed him in the arm. After salts
factory explanation, however, the cut was
plastered up, and the game resumed. Soon
Kendrick accused Ellington of cheating,
knocked him off his chair, and stamped out
three of his teeth. There was another expla-
nation, after which the game was continued
amicably for while. At length Ellington
was Enthusiastically caught stacking cards, and
Kendrick shot him through the shoulder.
That ended the game. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02


PAY Your DEBTs.-Clean hands in mat.
ters of money among the young certainly
ought to be the Indispensable condition of
gentlemanliness No man who borrows and
does not pay, and does not care whether he
pays or not, is gentleman, no matter how
witty, or gay, or fine he may be- To speak
in good English, the man who dresses him
self at another's expense, not knowing how
to pay, not caring whether he pays, is gen.
teel scoundrel! And yet such things are
done by good.natured folk, by kind-hearted
people, by persons who never probe them
morally to ascertain what their tendency is,
and what they lead to. ...... ...,.
s@ A ticket agent in Rochester has been
searching the scriptures with an eye to busi-
ness. On his advertising card appears the
following legend "In those days there were
no passes given;" and underneath are the fol-
lowing texts: "Thou shalt not pass" Num-
bers Xxx :18. "Suffer not man to pass."-
Judges iii :28. "The wicked shall no more
pass. Naomi i:15. "None shall ever
pass" Isaiah xxxiv 10. "This generation
shall not pass" MARX xiii 80. 80 he paid
the fare and went."-Jonah i:3.
sa~ The women of Virginia are forming So
cieties to help pay the State debt. The idea,
according to Warrenton letter, is "to give
the thing start, get every woman in the
State to join the society, have an initiation
fee of 25 cents and certain monthly con-
tribution, in this way to raise some money for
the grand and patriotic purpose, but mainly
by their example to inspire the slothful and
shame the dishonest men of the State out Of
the idea Of reputation"
The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-04-19

4 OF oregon for the county OF Multnomah.-
Mary j. Hill, Plaintiff, vs.. Stephen Hill, De-
lenoant--io stephen Hill, the above-named
DeIenuahli In the name Of the State OF Ore
soh, YOU are hereby required 20 appear and
HlsMer lne complaint against YOU in the
5poNe-entllled suit, nled herein, on the first
t ~ntii pe held after the expiration or six weeks
Rap Ro.i iplietllon OF this summons, tO-sgit: on the
% .I.n gay OF June, ls4o; and II you failtO answer
the said complaint. as aforesaid fhe piaInfifr
~ y Hltl apply 10 the Court for the relief demanded
lherelni to-wii: the dissolution OF the marriage
,.I sl sael between you and the said Plaintiff
ana Tor such other further or ii ferent RELIEF as
20 e Ine said Court may seem proper.
II ms summons is published by order Of Hon
= u shattuck, Judge Of said Court. made on
the 9th day Of December, ISL
apr5 IHAlER q WILLIAMS,
Attorneys for Plaintiff