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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
Work and Wages in England.

In reply to the recent labor circulars of the Department of State General Badeau, the Consul General at London, sends report, in which he says that during the past five years wages have increased gradually about ten per cen tum. while the cost of living has in- creased about twenty-five per centum. Clothing is about thirty per centum higher, while fuel has not risen in price. Agricultural laborers get from $2 to $3 per week, including beer building laborers and gardeners from $4.40 to $5. 10 per week bricklayers, carpenters, masons and engineers from $6.80 to $11 per week cabinet-makers, printers and jewellers from $8 to $12. 30 per week, although the best marble masons and jewellers receive $14.75. Bookmakers and tailors get from $4.86 to $7.65 per week, and bakers from $4.65 to $725, with partial board. Women servants are paid from $7O to $24O per anoum. Railway porters and laborers on public works get from $4. 45 to $12 per week. Rents have risen some thirty per centum. and are, for artisans in London, from $1.20 to $2 40 per week for one or two rooms. Labor and trade are greatly de- pressed, no change for the better being yet apparent. The prevalent strikes are unmistakable indications of want o1 commercial prosperity and the markets for staple commodities are very dull, and greatly unsettled by war rumors. London business is essentially cosmopolitan ir it's character.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
Little Danny and His Dead Mother.

I've just been down in the parlor to see mamma. She's in long box, with flowers on her. I wish she'd come and bathe my head-it aches so. Nobody ever makes it feel good but mamma. She knew how it hurt me, and she used to read to me out of a little book how my head would get we'll and not ache any more some day. Iwish it was some day" now. Nobody likes me but mamma. That's cause I've got sick head. Mamma used to take me in her arms and cry. When I asked her what's the matter she would say, 'I'm only tired, darling" 1 guess Aunt Agnes made her tired. for when she came and stayed all day mamma would take me up in the evening on her lap and cry awful hard. I aint had any dinner to-day. Mamma always gave me my dinner and little teenty pudding with "D," for "Danny," on the top. I like little buildings with D's on top. I like to sit in my little chair by the fire and eat 'em. I wish mamma wouldn't stay in the long box. Iguess Aunt Agnes put her there, cause she put all the flower trimmings on and shows her to everybody. There aint any fire in the grate, but guess I'll sit by it and make believe there is I'll get my little dish and spoon and play I've got pudding with D for Danny on it. But anyway want mamma so bad.
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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
All Have Them.


 Let us learn from the fnancier of New Jersey, for verily he understandeth the arts of the loaner. The man of shekels whose methods we describe was strict ly conscientious man and an elder in the church. He never took above the legal rate of interest he did not think it right to do so but he always managed to have barn full of old broken. down horses and carriages that had come down from past generations one in particular that his great-uncle Daniel had used in his lifetime, and which, when new, was marvel of workmanship as well as ca- pacity. ..... .. ,-...
 Farmer Jones came one day with a note, and wanted to raise some money. Its face value was five hundred dollars.
 Pretty hard times," said the Jersey man "but if you want three hundred dollars in cash, and the Uncle Daniel carriage for that paper, must try and accommodate you. The trade was made. About the time the note became due, Jones, having tried his best to realize on the vehicle, and as often failed, applied to MT. Gain, an- other money-lender, to help him over the crisis. After various expedients had been talked over and rejected, Gain said
 "Farmer Jones, the fools are not all dead yet. Go find one, and get the car. riage off your hands.
 I've been trying for year to do that very thing" replied Jones. "There'a plenty of fools about here-plenty but they'Ve 01 got carriages"
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
How fO Grow Cheerful.

Disease is in great many-perhaps the majority-of instances the underlying cause of mental depression. It will almost invaria- ply be found, for instance, that hypochondri- acs are dyspeptic, bilious subjects, and all persons who have had any experience of such of the kidneys and bladder are especially subject to fits of despondency. The sure way to overcome depression is to try a course of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, cheering cor dial which is peculiarly antagonistic to the blues" as well as to the causes which pro- duce them This popular and efficacious cor rective of a disordered condition of the system remedies the most obstinate cases of indiges- tion, biliousness and constipation, overcomes disorders of the urinary organs, purifes and enriches the blood, and restores vigor to the body as well as elasticity to the mind.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
The Valley Forge Centenary.

The celebration of the first centenary anniversary (June 19) of 1the evacuation of, Valley Forge, by the Revolutionary army after the winter. of 1777-78 was 8 grand success. Between thirty and forty thousand people were present on the grounds. The old camp ground is one of the loveliest gems of. natural beauty in the State of Pennsylvania, ,and it was difficult to imagine that the charm ing hillsides, Ion this day so green and warm in the summer sun, had been marked with bloody footprints on the frozen snow by General Washington's suffering army of half-naked and shoe less heroes. The commemorative ser vices of the anniversary, which began at sunrise with federal salute, continued until sundown, and were principally held in large tent holding ten thousand people. ......
 The Valley Forge Centennial Associa- tion, under whose auspices the celebra- tion took place, is 8 worthy organization which hopes to accomplish the purchase | ar
 of the famous old farmhouse once used as Westinghouse winter quarters, and which still stands as the central point oi interest on the grounds. IT .aIElgllT The first ceremony of the day was the religious memorial service at nine o'clock under the direction of Rev. Jok F. Halsey, D. D., consisting of sacred music, prayer, responsive service O praise and the reading of the Scrip | lures. ..s 1 After this service the large body ot military on the ground formed in pro cession and passed in review before Gov ernor Hartranft and staff, General Win field Scott Hancock and staff, and othe distinguished visitors. After the reviev a very interesting historical paper b, Colonel Theodore W. Bean, of Norris town, was read two poems, one by tn, Rev. J. G. Walker, and the other b,
 Mrs. M. E. Throop Cone, were read
 and an oration was delivered by Henr,
 Armitt Brown, of Philadelphia.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.


 The wholesale New York market quotations
 Beans.-Prime, $1.55a1.6O; fair to good $1 .45a1. 50 per oushel:
 BssHer.-N. Y. sold at 17c. for choice in pails, and 12d14c. common to good. Western 7d8c.
 CReese.-Factory fancy, ss1c. do. fair &c.,, farm dairy, prime 1Od117sc., and do fair 9a10c.
 Eggs.-Quotations ranged from l5c. for or dinary to 17c.. for New York, New Jersey | and Pennsylvania
 Flour.-Superfne New York and Western, $3.6Oa415 extra New York $4.25a4.6 60.
 Hay.-Shipping 5Oa55c.; clover 45d5Oc.; salt 4Od45c.; straw 40a5Oc.
 Hops.-New York 5a10.; Eastern 51Sc. yearlings 2G3c., olds 1a2c.
 Petroleum. Refined 11sac. crude 71ac. in bulk in barrels 9d9Lc. Naptha 6G61lc. in shipping order, and 15d16c. in cases, and 12c. in barrels
 Pork.-New mess $11a11.5O Family mess $9. 75, extra prime $S.75, dressed hogs AZ. Wheat.-Spring No. 3, $1.12. Milwaukee No. 3, $112%. Amber S1.2l. White $1.26 Rye.-State 67a68c Wool.-Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 42o45c., xx 37n40., 37d4Oc. No. |, 35d 4Oc. Nc 3, 35d40c., common, 3O032c. New York and Western xx 33a36c., and No. l, PHILADELPHIA MARKET F1our.-State family $5.5O rye flour $500, Wheat, State $1l4. Amber $1.18. Corn yellow 46c.; mixed State 49c.
 HSeois WooMstate and Western s:s xx s4as6c., s4a 35c, medium 35a37c, coarse 33a34c. CATTLE MARKETS. BUFFALo.-Cattle good quality, $4.9O Hogs, fair to good $3. 6Oa$3.7 70 best $4.O0. medium to good $3. 25a4.5O; common to fair 1 $3.5O Hogs, Workers, $3.6ea3.70; Phila- | delphias, $S.S0a3.85. Sheep, $3.50a5.40. WATERFOWL, MAss.-Cattle, choice $7. .75 extra $7O0a7. 50, first quality, $6.1219ae. .6211, a5.OO Sheep and lambs-wool sheep, $3.45d | 5.OO, extra $4.5Od5.50, sheared 319G5Ic. i spring lambs 4a51ac., veal calves 415n5kc
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

A medical quack at Bombay has been enjoying lucrative position and achieved quiet fame by curing, or pre- tending to cure, all kinds of diseases by extracting in some mysterious manner a grub from the patient. A skeptical English physician seized the quack by the throat and demonstrated by actual exhibition that the rascal carried SUD- ply of the grubs in his mouth. The quack was kicked out, and now, with typical Oriental insolence, brings suit for damages against the man. who ex- posed him, and what is more, owing to some inexplicable defect in the law, is not unlikely to get them.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
A Mississippi Story.

The Meridian QGiss.) Mercury tells this story and vouches for it MT.
 James Knox, young man of the east ern part of this county, has been strange ly afflicted for about year. Hot or cold he was always affected as freezing to death. His case has been examined by several skillful physicians, and we understand has puzzled them all. He was continually using all the devices to warm himself that man might who had been chilled by exposure to extreme cold, sitting near rousing fires enveloped in blankets and the house closely shut up, and this though the weather was at summer heat. It is said that he would sit by the fire and hold his head to it, and almost roast it in the effort to get warm. It is fact that he put cloths on his head to protect the scalp from actual burning while doing thus, and the cloths have been set on fire by the heat he subjected them to in endeavoring to warm his head. Some time ago he made visit to Livingston in the hope of be- ing benefited by the artesian water, where Dr. Webb, of that town, saw his case. Lately, he had determined to re- turn to Livingston and try again the waters, and again consulted Dr. Webb, going toyhis office for that purpose. He seemed as one suffering from extreme cold, and asked Dr. Webb if he had any Sr, 1,Tu I'd %n1 hn hor
 not, and that it was too hot to have fire and be comfortable. He said he could | not stand it, and ran out of the office I into the street for the benefit of the sum- shine to warm himself. The next day Dr. Webb had him in his office again tc make more critical examination of his case, and had rousing fire. He care fully tested with thermometer the de
 gree of animal heat he carried, and found it near normal With all of this trouble he lost little flesh and kept good ap
 petite for food, and preserved rather { healthful look. On Friday he sta1tee home again in wagon with MT. Mea dows driving l. He had not gone fal out of Livingston before he wanted tc return, complaining. that he was freez ing to death, and wanted to get some where to warm. Meadows insisted or continuing the journey on home, ant drove forward. Knox jumped out of tn
 wagon, and ran off into the woods
 Meadows pursued him. and compelle'
 him to return and get into the wagol again, and drove on. He got as far a
 Mrs. Peteet's-Green Grants old plac' with him. Mrs. Peteet had observed
 Mmeadows driving slowly along tn road, and knowing he had gone to fetc
 the sick man home, went out to tn
 gate to make inquiry. When Meadow
 drove up and stopped, to her inquiry h
 said he believed Jim Knox was dying
 He lay stretched helpless on the bottor
 of the. wagon, and after it had stoppe only gasped 8 few times and died, az parently freezing to death, last Friday
 with the thermometer it near 90 degrees
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
Hood used to tell A story of

Hood used to tell story of a hypochondriac who was in the habit, two or three times week, ; of believing himself dying. On a certain occasion he was taken i'll with one of his terrors while riding out in his gig, and happen ing at the time to. see in the road ahead his family physician riding in his carriage in the same direction, he ap- piled the whip to his horse to overtake the old doctor as soon as he possibly could. The doctor, however, seeing him coming, applied the whip to his horse, and ae he had a nag that was considered a "goer," they had 8 close time of it for about three miles. But the hypochondriac, driving faster horse. finally came alongside of the doctor, and exclaimed, "Hang it, doctor, pull up instantly {! I am dying" '" I think you are" cried the doctor; "I never saw any one going so fast" ..~
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

-'' I wish to ask the court" said a facetious lawyer, who had been called to the witness stand to testify as an expert, 1" if I am compelled to come into this case, in which I have no personal in- lterest, and give legal opinion for noth- ing ?'' Yes, yes, certainly" replied the mild-mannered judge; "g1ve it for what it is worth.''
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

LIVERY Mechanic knows that by the use of A1 poorest material and workmanship it is possible to make such an article as g cabinet parlor organ at onehal the cost of good one. though when com peted it cannot be expected to prove worth quar- ter as much
 The great competition among reed organ makers at the present day to who shall make organ which will cost the least money. Therefore the strife is to make, by cheapest material and workmanship, the POOREST POSSIBLE organ; and it is wonderful what progress has been made in this direction! The country is flooded with circulars and advertisements representing these cheaply made organs as worth great prices but offering them, various spacious pretences at fractions of these.
 Into such conspetition the MASON & HAMLIN ORGAN COMPANY do not enter. From the be- ginning their first endeavor has been to make the VERY BEST INSTRUMENTS POSSIBLE. They have been rgdly careful in the selection and preparation of MOST CHOICE MATERIAL, and the employment of the best woRKMEN only, in every department And they have called to their assistance the best skill the world could afford; having been themselves so fortunate as to effect the most important improve ments in such instruments ever made.
 MAINTAIN.
 The Mason k Hamlin Organ Co., frankly admit that their organs are NOT THE LOWEST PRICED ORGANS MADE. On the contrary they ought to be and proba- bly are the highest priced. Yet the difference in price is snall while the difference in value is very
 eat so that these are confidently believed to be the cheapest instruments of their class offered
 Mason Hamln invented and introduced the instrument substantially in it's present form, being an improvement upon the melodeon, in 1881.
 It WAS Mr. Hamlin, of this Company, who invented the modern SYSTEM OF voICMa REEDS. the most important improvement ever made in such instruments now universally practiced. but carried to highest perfection only in these organs. .
 MASON & &HAMIIN ORGANS have been constantly placed in competition at PRINCIPAL INDUSTRIAL COMPETITIONS in America to the number of hun dreds and in almost every instance have at such been the SOLE RECIPIENTS OF HIGHEST HoNoRs. for demonstrated superiority. .-s. ..t.-.. ., .1I a+ tl, 'sd Ta5 tt a .gnEi@..aN ". A-r ..
 At all WORLDS EXEMPTIONS of recent years, viz.; ; at PARIS, 1887; VIENNA, 1873; SANTIAGO, 1875, and PH1LADELPH1A, 1876, they have takes FIRST MEDALS OR OTHER HIGHEST HoNoRs.
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

There was man in our town who didn't advertise that's why so lively from his store the sherih's flag now
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

70, crazy Europe! why dost thou-alack !-
 Yearnfor congress in thy lovely bowers? If thou wilt promise not to send it back
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

M177 IS not easily earned in these times, but it can be made in three months A by any one of either sex. in any WI part of the country, who is willing to work steadily at the employment that we lhr- nish. $66 per week in your own towr. You need not be away from home over night. You can give your whole time to the work, or only your spare moments. We have agents who arc making over $90 per day. All who engage at money cannot be made SO easily and rapidly at any other business. It costs nothing to try the business, Terms and $5 outGt free Address at once. H. HALLErT & Co.,, Portland Maine.
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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

At the U. s. CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION. MASON HAML1N ORGANS were declared " the distinguished fury to EXCEL. ALL OTHERS IN ALL IMPORTANT RE spEcrs "Every member of the jury" writes MT GEO. E. BRIsTow, one of their number. heartily concur red in assigning to those Of your make. and YOURS oNLY THE FIRST RANK in ALI IMPORTANT QUAIL TIES of such instruments"
 These are the ONLY AMERICAN ORGANS which have ever been found worthy of any award at ANY EURO pEAN WORLDS EXPOSITION, and they have obtained the FIRST MEDAL at such wherever exhibited.
 So well established is the superiority of the Mason x Hamlin Organs that other leading makers now de- cline to compete with them at Industrial Competi- tions; entering their organs for exhibition only"
 It is the MASON < HAMLn ORGANS which, by their great excellence, have given great reputation to AMERICAN ORGANS, and opened wide market for them in Europe.
 The last mail brings them advices that His Majesty, OSCAR IL, KING OF NORWAY AND SWEDEN, has awarded to them the GRAND GOLD MEDAL OF SwE- DEN for the excellence of their productions ;-an honor which is the more prized because it is known that His Majesty is himself musical virtuoso of high attainments,
 MUSICIANS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA recognize the uneoualed excellence of the MASON & HAMLIN OR CANS and do not hesitate to declare it. Dr. FRANz L1szr than whom no musician in the world stands higher recently characterized them as MAToHLEss" "uNR1vAnEp." THEODORE THOMAS, than whom no
 musician is more esteemed in America, or has wider acouaintance with best musicians, says the MASON HAMLrN ORGANS "are the best instruments of the class made, either in this country Europe" that "they excel especially in richer. better qualities of tone" and that musicians generally regard the Ma son & Han,lin Organs as UNEouALED Bx ANY OTHERS"
 The testimonials recognizing the superiority of the MASON HAML1N ORGANS, which are published in their Circulars have been characterized by the New York Tribune as The universal opinion of the mu sical profession" and by the New York World as The judgment of nearly every orsanst and pianist of note."
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 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, with illustrations photographs and Price Lists sent free. Persons parties who might like them, to whom they will also be sent free, .,,- ,--,,,,,,,
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27

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Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27
UNITED STATES MAIL ROUTE.

Stands confessedly at the head of American re,I f the line, of steel rails laid on heavy oak ues, which are imbe6ded in a foundation of rocK pug last eighteen inches in depth. All bridges TT os iron or stone and built upon the most approvsu plan. Ite passenger cars, while eminently salS and substantial are at the game time models or comfort and elegance. @ a.d
Connecticut western news., 1878-06-27


 in the sschool-room during recess, the other scholars chuckled with glee, and the girl herself was seen to blush. When recess came, and the guilty girl was left alone with the teacher, the excitement in the playground was immense, and large boys bet immense quantities of tops and slate-pencils in favor of or against the probability that Miss Alice would be-in fact, punished. One enterprising boy climbed the lightning rod and looked in at the window. It is on his evidence that the remainder of the story rests.
 He never even offered to lick her, D testified the disappointed boy. "He just called her up and said, says he, Allie, I'd darned sight sooner marry you than lick you.' Then says Allie, It is about the same thing anyhow, so if you says marry, I'm with you.' Then the old man, he kissed her, and that's how it ended. There ain't no fairness about no teacher. He wouldn't have let boy off that way, you bet"
 l Doubtless the preclse language of the teacher and of Miss Alice was not cor rectly reported, but the main features of the boys evidence were undoubtedly true. The teacher was married last week, and has since repeatedly said that mathematics are all very we'll, but that man needs to cultivate his emotional nature and to develop his domestic afections His romance certainly came to him late and in an unexpected way, but those who have seen his young wife think that he is man to be envied.
Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1878-07-11
UTAH Il NORTHERN RAILROAD co.

The following is the full text Of the bill
granting right of way to the Utah 4 Nor.
t.'ern Railroad through Utah, Idaho and
Montana. 1t passed both House OF Con-
gre.,s and received the Presidents sigma
ttlre:
BE il enacted, &C.. That the right of way
through the public lands of the United
States and other privileges heretofore
granted by law to the Utah and Northern
Railroad Company are hereby modified
and re-grante1 so as to enable the Utah
Northern Railroad Company and its as
signs 30 build their road by the way OF
Marsh Valley, Portneuf River, and Snake
River Valley, instead of by the way of
soda Springs and Snake River Valley, as
originally granted.
SEC. 2. And said company is hereby
made corporation in the Territories of
Utah. Idaho and Montana, under the same
conditions and limitations and with the
same rights and privileges that it now has
and enjoys under its articles of incorpora-
ton. Provided, That said corporation
shall at all times hereafter be subject to all
the laws and regulations in relation to rail-
roads in the United States or of any Terri
tory or State through which it may pass.
Or suits by or against said corporation
may be instituted in the courts of said
Territories or either OF them, having juris-
diction by the laws OF such Territories.