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Connecticut western news., 1878-08-22
: Keeping B0arders.

Usually, when young woman reaches the end of her resources when her hus- band dies-or lives - insolvent; when her only inheritance is furnished house with an attachment not of the senti- mental sort when her stocks have de- clared their last dividends and the sav- ings bank in which she confded against a rainy day has failed her-she makes up her mind to take boarders, not without some qualms, perhaps, as to the gentility of the step. She reminds us, at this stage, of the busy bee in the juvenile verse a..r. .... ..-s ...
 "How cheerfully she builds her cell,
 How neat she spreads her wax,
 And labors hard to store it well
 With the sweet food she makes"
 Her opening is full of promise she sees herself in the far future retiring upon g wel1-earned competency, with something handsome to leave her heirs, Of Berrioboola Cha, as her taste inclines; her table groans with generous supply; boarders flock beneath her wing; she begins to consider herself in clover, till the months bills fall due. And what a fall is that. The income, alas will not cover the outgo the pattern is too scant, it needs piecing out, and she has no material to match it has no elastic property, and can not be stretched to meet the emergency. Then she begins to retrench every week she cuts off 8 luxury. Her table groans no longer, but her boarders do. She curtails her expenses, and passes sleepless nights over the problem, "How to keep board CTS and save your soul ?" She resem- bles the woman whose economy consisted in saving an egg, 50 little does her re- trenchment avail her she finds that boarders do not believe in it any more than office-seekers :; that they rebel against husks, and insist on the fatted calf, and expect the best entertainment at the lowest price; that their chief anxiety is, not to pay thelr bill, but lest they should not get their moneys worth. One by one her illusions leave her-so do her boarders her debts remain as souvenirs. In fact, keeping boarders is no sinecure. Your family life is at the mercy of the crowd, your privacy in- vaded, every one is more at home under your own roof than yourself you suffer from the moods of strangers, from their tyranny you can not even choose your company, but must accept such as for tune-or misfortune sends, and it often sends those who are no better bred than to berate your religion, your politics, and your housekeeping at your own table; who are proverbially hard to please in proportion to the meanness of their former modes of living who, being used to short commons at home, make a hue and cry about boarding-house fare lest somebody should suspect the truth. In short, there is no more grinding, thankless, unproftable business. Ma ture never intended that man should board, or woman either. s...... ...
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-22
WlL YUM'S WATERMfLLIoM:

You, Wilyufn, come ere, sir, kernegiate! What
 dat you got under dat box? I wants no circumfruncin' now! What you
 say, sir? Ain't muffin but rocks Seems to me you is moughty particlar-pre-
 haps dey is of new breed ,s I'll jis take look. Hi eff dat ain't de cur.
 ousest rock ever seedl calls dat a plain watermillion, you scamp
 an knows %har 1t growed- 1t comed fom de Jimmerson corn field, jis on
 tudder side O de road. You stole it,you raskil! you stoleit! Iwatched
 you fom down in de lot; An time gifts though with you, nigger, you
 won't eben be grease spoti III fix yoa Abe Lincoln Abe Lincoln! go
 cut me hick'ry! be quick! An cut me de toughest, too, sir, you kin find
 dis side Q de crick m larn you, you Wilyum Ike Pettus, to steal
 an lie, you young sinner, Disgracin' yo' ole Christian nanny, and
 maxim her leave cookin' dinner! Now, sin't you ashamed Q yo'sef, sir7 am
 I ashamed you's my sonl An de good old Recorderer Angel he's ashamed
 sir, O what you has done; An he's wroted it down up yonder, in burnin
 an great big letters;
 "One watermilion, stolen by Wilyum Isaac
 Petttis.' An what do you spose Brudder Bascom, yo
 teacher at Sunday school, Wouldsay, eff he knowed how awful You's gres-
 stoned the Golden Rule? Boy! whar is de raisin gied you? Is you
 boun' fur to be black villiun I'm s'prised dat chile of yo' nanny would steal any mans watermillion An I'm gwine now to cut it right open, an you, sir, shant have marry bite! Fur boy who will steal watermillions- right in de open daylight Ain't-Lawdy it's greenl Abe Lincoln Abe 1Eian-c-o-l-n! make ase' wi dat switch We'll !-stealin' 8 green wa-ter-mil-lion
 whoever heard tell of jish sich? Can't tell when dey's ripe! Wy thump um-
 an when dey go pank dey is green But when dey go punk, now you mind me, dey is ripe-an' dat's jis what meanl An nex' time you hook watermillions, you heerd me, you ign'ant young hunk Elf you don't want a nckin' all over, be sho dat dey all Il go "punk!"
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-22
ADVERTISING RATES .
DISCOVERY.

Two boats rocked op.the river, In the shadow of leaf and tree: One vas in love with the harbor; One was in love with the sea. The one that loved the harbor The winds of fate outbore, .. But held the other, longing,
 Forever against the shore. The one that rests on the river, In the shadow of leaf and tree, With wistful eyes looks ever
 To the one far out at sea. The one that rides the pillow,
 Though sailing fair and fleet, Looks back to the peaceful river, To the harbor safe and sweet. One frets against the quiet
 Of the moss-grown shaded shore; One sighs that it may enter
 That harbor nevermore. rN One wearies of the dangers.
 Of the tempest's rage and wall; One dreams, amid the lilies,
 Of far-off snowy sail. Of all that life can teach us There's naught so true as this {: The winds of fate blow ever,
 But ever blow amiss.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-22

The rice crop in the Philippine islands this year is total failure. This is depressing to the boarder, who, re- membering how little rice it takes to make five gallons of soup when the crops are abundant. will tremble to think of the amount of overwork that will be forced upon one grain now.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
LOUISIANA NEWS,

At the nominating primary election on the
seventh Claiborne parish cast 181O vot5s the
largest Democratic vote ever cast In that parish
not even excepting national contest.
Natehitoehes parish has done well in charity
Our relief association. societles and citizens
have subscribed oyer sl1on to the relief of yellow
fever sufferers in New Oreans.-[ Yindicator.
:. 81 HBlenyille. one Of the stauncche snd most re-
liable Democratic strongholds in North Lousi-
ana. RECENTLY pollf d about 1907 Democratic
votes. Her majority. with Webster BoHsier and
other North Louisiana parishes will insure q
general victory for our State, district and parish
tickets.-EBossier Banner.
No one knows why and wherefore our mails
have been stopped. where they have been
not, whore they are lingering. where uuaran-
tined; In fact the whole ma tor is O. perfect mys-
terry, and neither postmasters, contractors,
drivers nor the reliable man tell anything
about them. alexandria Democrat.
Certainly sugar prospects we're seldom better
at this season than now. Canes are 80 sweet
that sugar con be obtained even now. and as the
weather has of late Eeen quito cool we expect to
hear OF Q number Of sugar mills in operation by
two weeks from this date. Cotton planrerg have
been more than usually fortunate this year.
Inc cult1vatlng season was very favorable.
worms did no damage the yield has generally
been large. and the weather most favorable for
picking.-Sugar Bowl.
The time Is short between now and the elee-
tion, and there is much to be done in that time.
The campaign will be short, and FOR that reason
ought to be active. We will fool ourselves If We
are not prepared for show OF some consider
able strength on the part OF the Radicals for
they own their voters. body and soul, and the
rank and file Of their party will survilelg do the
bidding of their political masters We will
have an easy, victory. but BY no means a walk
over the track.-lAlexanfria Democrat.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
Report of the hurge0n General for the
Week Ending Friday Night.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 29.-Of1ce Surgeon Gen.
sral q. y. nj. a. s., Washington, September 2s.
List of sanitary reports received the past week,
under the national quarantine act:
3 South Pass, La here have occurred to the
twenty sixth instant 40 cases Of yellow and
deaths.
Morgan City La.-For the week ended yester-
day evening there were 10 cases OF yellow fever
and 10 deaths. Total cases 145. deaths 80.
Baton Rouge, La.--From September 20 to a:
m. on the twenty sixth there were 221 cases of
yellow fever and deaths. Total cases 1913. deaths
&c.
Plaqaenlines.-D1ring the week ended Sep
tember Is, there were 16 deaths from yellow
fever; 130 cases were still under treatment. The
first case occurred Augu-t1 Total cases to
September Is, 305; deaths So.
Pass Ehristtdn.-Twelve cases of yellow fever
and deaths occurred during the week ended
yesterday evening. Total cases 80; deaths 8.
BiioTi.--There were S cases of yellow fever
and death during the last week. Total cases
s25: deaths s.
I Mississippi Cstg-Eight cases Of yellow fever
and death occurred last week.
Ocean Springs. Miss.-During the week end
ing yesterday evening cases of yellow fever
and deaths. To al cases go, deaths II,
f. Rag st. Louis. Miss.-Thare were SO eases Of
yellow fever and Is deaths aduring the week
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29

WASHINGTON. Sept. 28.-The treasury now
holds s349, $50 in United States bonds to se~
cnre national bank circulation, and 50, 1853 400 In
In United states bonds deposited to secure sub.
scription to per cent bonds; 1888 400; United
States bonds deposited for circulation, ending
circulation withdrawn for the week ending to-
day, 1897 900.
rency notes. s321 49, $780, gold notes, s14 529 220
internal revenue, S35 $40 1885, customs, $53 707 III
national bank notes received for redemption r
the week ending to-day, as com pared with the
CORES ponding period Of last year: New York
1877 81 900; 1878. s1,2T6G00,, Boston-1s77,
st.755000; 1878. Sl.895000. PhfladelDhia-1877,
sl14,000: 1873. s294 600 Miseellaneous-1s77,
5000 600: 1875 $752 0o0 Tota1s77 s3 08s 400: 1878
81, 20, 900. Receipts to-day. 81 OBS. 600.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
The Afghanfstan Affair Russia Wfll
Refuse to Give u Categorical Reply
A Divided Opinion i'm Hnslia-

LONDON. Sept. 2s-The course of financial
and commercial affairs during the week has
not been encouraging The improvement that
was observable O short time since has died
away and there Is not seen in any quarter q
reasonable hope for q revival Of activity unless
It should come from q declaration of war with
Russia ON account of Afghanistan-an event
that is not considered very probable.
AdviGes from 81. Petersburg state that the
Czar will not be hurried into the indiscretion of
giving @ categorical reply to the questions
which have been addressed 10 him by che Eng
Iish government respecting the designs of BUS
sia In Afghanistan. The draft OF reply 10 said
to have been drawn up, which sets forth that In
the interests Of science, commerce and religion
Russia has sent and will continue to send OK;
ploring parties Of geographers, surveyors and
other scientific men to penetrate into the COM
paratiyelV unknown regions of Central and
South Central Asia.
Advices from British India indicate the exist
enee Of divided state of public feeling there on
the Afghanfstan business It Is pointed out In
certain quarters that mistake was made by
the government in past years. acting upon the
presumption that the ruler Of; Afghanistan could
never be won even as an ally by kussias friend
ship. and that be would always be strong
enough to repel Russian attack. Now 1t turns
out that the Ameer has been won over by Russia
and that Afghanistan will probably become q
Russian camp within the next four mon hs,
But still 1t is contended in other quarters in
India that all this may be set right without &C.
tnal hostilities with either the Ameer. or with
Russia. The war party, however, both her and
in India. Is in the ascendant.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
Alarm Among Louisville PeOple-Tater Re"
Ports Calm the Excitement New
Y0sk's Noble w Ork of Charity

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-There are large num-
Der of persons here from Louisville. Ky. Most
of them are on O business visit and have been
purchasing supplies of goods. Many. however
are on pleasure, triD. Some Of these people
mors of the prevalence of yellow fever In an
epidemic form In the beloved city, but the ma
jority would not believe the sensational and
perjured reports from Cincinnati.
No little uneasiness was experienced though
until the reports We're ascertained to be false
hoods. The fact tnat @ rival city gave publicity
to the startling rumors is looked upon by some
of the Louisville people as a very mean attempt
to inure Louisville in her commercial prosper
ity. The general opinion. however, among
Kentuckians is that the sensational falsehood
was gotten up by a thoughess, INSCRIPTIONS
reporter, who was too anxious to furnish
striking article for the press.
Latest advices from Louisville are to the effect
that there have already been several frosts
there. that the fever has entirely died out and
that the city is In an excellent condi ion.
The subscriptions through the Chamber Of
Commerce and various business exchanges
amount to nearly s20O,OOO being almost half Of
the totel gifts.
Besides the pecuniary relief New York has
been desirous Of rendering other help, and has
had a larger number of physicians and nurses
ready to go South than has been called for.
Medicines and food have bean forwarded In
considerable quantities. Clothing is now being
called for and will be supplied ALI classes Of
persons are doing their respective shares In
the good work Of relief.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
On tIne Trail af Escaped Enaainns.

WASHINGTON Sept. 28-The following dis
patch was received at the War Department this
morning.
CHICAGO. Sept. 2s. 1878.
Adiutant General, Washington. .. c.:
The following telegram from Gen. Pope is
forwarded:
r. f. Sheridan. Lieutenant General:
Col. Davis. OF the Twenty third Infantry, goes
from here to- morrow morning to Fort Wallace
the escaped Indians Rendlsblock came up
with them on the twenty and skirmished
all day. During the night they left. going north.
Rendleblock reports that he would follow the
trail ON the twenty fourth. Lewis cannot fail
to make junction with him, and their cnm-
bined forces shonld be ample to end the matter.
dians will come across the line OF the Kansas
Pacific Railroad.
Reports from the agency show that all Is 60
Ing on we'll there, and no indians have escaped
since the party left. JOHN POPE.
Breyet General Commanding.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
Gladstone Warns England.
Nineteenth Century.]

England, which has grown SO great, may
easily become, little; through the efferninafs
selashness, Of luxurious living; through neg
where else in stalking phantoms; through put
ting sgain on her resources, strain like tnat
people to misery and her throne TO peril:
through that denial of equal rights to others.
which taught ua so severe q lesson at the epoch
lose by the modesty in thought and language.
which most Of all beseams the greatest OF man
kind; never By forwardness to allow, and to as
never by refusing to be mafie the tool of foreign
cunning for ends alien, TO her. principles
and feelings; never by keeping her engage
ments In due relation to her means. or by hus-
bonding those means for the day OF need and
for the. noble duty Of defending, as occasion
offers. the cause Of public right and OF national
dom
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
,nding yesterday evening. Total cases rs,

ending yesterday evening. Total cases 49,
Water ~ Valley, Miss.-During eight days end
ing September d. there were 18 eases OF yellow
fever and deaths. Total cases to that date 81,
TcEsbwg- Flfty-eight deaths from yellow
fever during the week ended Yesterday even
ing IA OF which occurred fn the last twenty.
Surgeon Keys reports tho epidemic over, save
: q pfeseda. Miss Out Of the remaining popn-
persons t,ss IS are are now sick with the fever. mostly
eefdI Exhausted. since last report there have been
10 new cases Of yellow fever and deaths. Total
Port Gibson, Miss-Total cases of yellow fever
to ast eyening s2S Gal f1a dehs 1? fsva during
the week ended September 26. 2e7; total deaths.
242s.
last evening 81 cases Of yellow fever. and "a
deaths occurrrd. Total cases 1877 deaths &C.
81. Louis.-During the past week 4 deaths
In the city. Only cases are now under treat
cairo:;eDnriog g the last last week * Il there we're 2
Total cases H. and 6 deaths.
Louispiue. ue.-Eighteen eases and 10 deaths from
yellow fever occurred during !he week ended
September a. nine cases aud deaths were
among the inhabitants living within two or
three squares of Louisville, and Nashville de-
had been stored The first case among the in
habitants occurred September 2s. Total cases
1885, deaths 36.
Ctncinnati.-No new cases nor deaths from
yellow fever within the last week.
GaAipohs, O-since the last report to Sep
tember, "a. new cases Of yellow fever and
deaths have occurred. Two of the new cases
are not traceable to the steamer Porter. Total
number Of cases 81, total deaths, including on
the Porter, II.
ChoNanooga.-A refugee was taken with yell
low fever August l. and another September g.
The first case among the inhabitants occurred
on the seventeenth. Total cases to last evening
d. DEATHS 26
Mobile. Ala-From September 20 to the even
ing of the twenty fourth there were reported
10 the board Of health as yellow fever II cases
and deaths.
Key West, F1a;-No new cases of yellow fever
for the past week.
One refugee died of fever in Dayton, O.. Sep
tember 49,. One case OF yellow fever occurred
in Philadelphia and one In Richmond during
the same week. both refugees from the. South
Yellow fever prevails In O mum ber Of small
and Kentucky. from which def nite information
Of the number Of cases and deaths has not
been received: Tho fever Is reported as spread
Hovana, Cuba.-For the week ending septem-
Der a. 81 deaths from yellow fever and from
i Rio de Janevo.-From IA to % deaths from
smallpox occurred daily.
Morocco, Africa.-Advlces from Fez and Me-
audnez to q IRE to the eet that ohoea
MAgadar and Sofai,, In the latter port about IS
deaths occur dai from that disease.
Caicutta.-Ten deaths from cholera and II
from small pox for the week ended JULY. 27.
-, Bombay. -;Thirty.tWo deaths from cholera for
'n0 "eoA onuou JOHN n3H N NJ. {. WOoDwoRTH.
Surgeon General United States Marine Hos
pital Service
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
False Reports Concerning Lou fsvi1ie-An
Emphatic Deniaa by the BOARD
s.- 0f EHeaatls.

LOUISVILLE. Sept. 2s.-It was well known in
Louisville at the time the city proclaimed its
NOR OF original fever here might be circulated
and find believers. Thousands Of refugees have
been sheltered. and two, commodious hospitals
were erected and off red to all sick persons who
might care to come here. OF these al most one
third died one-half recovered. and the Diners
are oonval scent, The treatment OF the hospitals
was sineuarly successful, and at the moment
Louisville was congratulating herself upon the
good result Of her efforts, the, report that the
an outlet through the Associated Press at Gin
cinnati. 1t Is malicious, utterly unealled tor
The fact that a sister city could be guilty of
giving widespread publicity to such perver-
sion Of facts in so grave matter, IS causing
citation of the author. 1t is true that q Derni-
cious type of remittent autumn fever shows It.
self In one locality and that half @ doz n deaths M
were the result. Such an event might occur at
now It has been attended wi b fright and . few
families wen, ayay Ihese are 6ne aGfs II me e
Becoming healthier. sensational yellow foyer
reports to the contrary, notwithstanding. the
At ameeting Of ihe Board Of Health yester-
day the following was adopted:
To the People Of the United States:
Runors Of nature highly exciting and and Pre-, re-
coanry 70 s5 9eoR 1 7sr Being ne II GHs @
demic form In Louisville we deem 1t our duty
TO announce, In the most emphatic manner. that
fempts to injure, commercially, u people who
have tried to Dc their fu duty TO our suffering
the health of the city OF louisville. and with
conscientious sense q our responsiblity 10 LIVE we
several Instances of yellow fever of an indig
enous character, even upon this there has been,
the greatest diversity OF opinion among our
most prominent and able physicians, nor has
there been any new case since Monday. .,
We have already had several frosts, AID with
our city in never so exceptionally healthy
condition, We have no hesitation in assuring
our. friends who may be absent, and the people
of the country at largo, that there has not been,
nor Is there now, an epidt mic OF any character
whatever. With population of 100000 souls
there have been only AZ deaths for the week
ending to-day at 12 o'clock from all causes.
while last year there were 81, and for the same
week in 1876 there were 4s deaths.
Louisville, when she opened her doors and
her hearts to the afflicted Of the, South: did 80
with full consciousness of the danger thereby
incurred. but influenced purely by motives the
most Christian and humane. has prayed and
shall continue to pray to q merciful God for his
further benignant providence.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-29
POLITICAL WAITS.

Republicanism in Ohio n scans war. The SUIT
| lers have already buckled on their canteens.-
Augusta Constitution,
Hayes passed into the smoky atmosphere Of
Pitsbnrg but the brand Of fraud upon his brow
| deied obscuration.-lNew York Sun.
Secretary Thompson made 8 speech in favor
Of hard r In money, national banks End Republican
1t was Vermont idea that originally con-
Vermont for alluding to this.-IBoston Post
Bounding Ben-The Cock Eyed Child of
fda d ifys Msh ' o55sr7ss GpSRn" the Nsv HaVe9
Register.
Senator Kirkwood is said to have made the
astonishing admission that the Greenbackers
will surely elect four members OF the House
from Iowa,
Kentucky Democrats will continue to whoop
up their Democratic neighbors during, the en-
tire campaign, both across the river and on this
e.-lCourier- Journal.
Perhaps the bast place to look for q lost citi-
zen, OF distinction like Stanley, Matthews may
be II the Riekling gas OF ths Cey1and Home
Post
A we'll posted Virginia Republican says the
will without doubt be solidly Democratic. The
Democrats express q similar opinion, with q
slight reservation, however. as to the fourth
district.
Eugene Hale believes. the only sure way to
defeat Butler in Massachusetts is for the hard
money Democrats to vote with the Repub-
licans. Since Hale was beaten himself, he fan
eies that extraordinary efforts must be put
forth to save anybody.
Ex-Gov. Hendricks, of Indiana, is credited
with having spoken very positively in regard
he heard Butler at Indianapolis the other night
he replied: Mo- don't want to hear him. I
have the utmost disgust for the man"
Caleb Cushing claims Newburyport Mass. as
his home, and says the statement that he voted
in Virginia at a recent election Is an error. It
is upwards Of six years since be cast ballot in
that State, On his return from Spain, two
years ago ne repeWed be MS @ @regidenee ne IN Nsw
taxes there.
Both OF the old parties in Pennsylvania are
ted by the leaders ON on both sides. viii cast at
least 10000 votes In the State in November, and
elect three, and probably four. Congressmen.
Speaker Randall expects, and there is every
reason to think the expectation well founded,
that the Nationals will hold the balance of
power in the Legislature and control the cleo
lion OF United States Standardization Herald.