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Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21
A WeIl.Earned ReDutatiOn,

During the past ten years many grand and palatial hotels have been erected in New York city, among them the Grand Central being the largest and finest. Since the day it was first opened the prestige and popularity of the Grand Central has increased. Neither pains nor expense have been spared to make it's guests comfortable and give entire satisfaction, while it, prices are certainly the lowest in New York, for tirst-claSs hotel.
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21
A Mistake in Calculation.

The late Senator Wade's property, which was left to his widow, amounts to a total value of S65. 5000. It is related of Wade, that once upon a tune, after hold ing court, he seated himself beside a friend, and said to him: Brother-I have studied the scriptures of divine truth prayerfully and carefully for my own salvation, in order to find the divid- ing line between rich and poor. You know it is said to be almost impossible for rich man to inherit the kingdom of heaven, and have arrived at the con- clusion, that in period of forty years if man accumulates over $2O, 1000, he gets it dishonestly, and there is no salvation for him. To live perfectly honest life, and deal justly in that time he cannot, at the age of fortJ-, get beyond that sum, so have agreed on that amount
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21

Mothers! MOthers.! MOthers!!! Don't
 fail to procure Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for all diseases incident to the period of teeth ing in children. It relieves the child from pain, cures wind collie, regulates the bowels, and, by giving relief and health to the child gives rest to the mother It is an old and well-tried remedy.
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21

THE ARMY.-In response to question of the Washington Post as to the needed strength of the army General Sherman says: "The necessities of the frontier and to guard our public property will require from 25,0O0 to 3O.OOO men, for at this moment there is almost absolute certainty of renewed war with the Sioux. The Utes of Western Colorado are also likely to give us trouble, as are also the Bannocks of Idaho. The Mexi- can border calls for 5, 1000 men, and every time we attempt to withdraw troops from that quarter for use elsewhere disorders occur which compel us to send them back"
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21
CHEW
MARKET NOTES.
NEW YORK MARKET.

NEW 1Ohh
 The wholesale New York market quotations snow:
 Beans.- s.-Marrows, $1.7Oa1.75; fair to good 1.55a1 .65 per Dushel.
 B,ttter-N. Y. sold at soc. for choice in pais, and 1Sd20c. common to good. Western sold at 36a3Sc. and the common Western at Sd9c.
 C7aeese.-Factory fancy, 1315a13Hc.; do. fair 11d12c., farm dairy, prime 12013c., and do fair 1Od12c.
 Eggs.-Quotations ranged from Sc. for or dinary to 16c. for New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
 F1our.-Superfne New York and Western, $4 1Oa4 75 extra New York $4.S0d5.1O
 Hdy.-Shipping 60c.; clover 40d45c.; salt 4Oa45c.; straw 4Od50c.
 Hops.-New York 5a14.; Eastern Sa12c.; yearlings 3d6c., olds 1d5c. in bulk; in barrels 9ssa916c. Naptha 6s4a7c. in shipping order, and 1616d1716c. in cases, and 12c. in barrels. / Pork.-New mess $11a11.50 Family mess $17.50, extra prime BIO 25, dressed res hogs 4Ne. No. 1, $1,26a1.So. Amber $1.S514. White s1.ss d1.42
 Rye-State 75a76c c.
 WooL-Ohio Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 46d48c., XIX 43o44. 42d43c. No. 1, 42d 43c. No. 9. 36d38c., common, 34d36c. New York and Western Xx 36d4Oc., and No. l, 36d40d3Sa42c.
 PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
 Fgour-State family $6.00; rye flour $3.50. Wheat, State $1.30. Amber '$1.32. Corn, yellow 5315c.; mixed State 53c. Petroleunl-Refned 12c.; crude 919d954c.
 Wool-State and Western xxx 42d45c., 42d 43c, medium42a44c., coarse 33dS4c.
 CATTLE MARKETS.
 sBUFFALo.-Cattle good quality, $4.90 Hogs, fair to good $3. .66a$3.6 .65 best $S.9O. HAST TIRFRTY pENN-Rpst cattle &4 70. medium to good $3.25d4.5O common to fair $3.5O Hogs, Workers, $410a4.20; Phila- delphias, $4.40a4.55. Sheep, $3.40a5.70. WATERTowN, MAss.-Cattle, choice $7.S5 extra $7oGG7Se o.h first st quality $eoeSs s" !S 4.75. Sheep and lambs-wool sheep, $3.45d 5.50, extra $4.50d5.50, sheared 31Sa5Ac., sprign lambs 4d5A veal calves 4d6Mc
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21

SooTHINa.--A Maine man soothed 8 woman who was terrified upon seeing 8 boy walking upon the roof of mill by saying ooh, no, ma'am, there ain't no danger. You see he'd have to fall morn five stories before he'd get hurt. It is quite long fall, five stories is, ma'am."
Connecticut western news., 1878-03-21
A NEW BOOKKEEPING. INVESTMENTS BOOKKEEPING

By PROF. A. B. MESERvEY, PH. D.
 A Plain, simple, Practical Manual. in both Single and Double Entry, designed for the COMMON SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, and ACADEMY, and for SEI.F-INSTRUCTIONs
 This work will be fol nd particularly well adapted book of instruction for those who desire to in- struct themselves in that art. One can readily, by it's use, obtain such practical knowledge of the subject as will enable him to integently arrange all the records of business in occupation in accord ance with the recognized principles of book-keeping It is prepared by author who has had twenty five years experience In teaching the science and is per fecty familiar with the wants of learners.
 It has been already introduced in many hrst.class institutions, and is largely used as book for se& instruction.
 Sent by mail on receipt of S1OO. Favorable terms for first introduction in schools.
 THOMPSON, BROWN N CO.,, Publishers, Boston.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
DepOpulati0n of st. Helena.

A curious description has been given
of the decrease of the population of the
island of st. Helena, memorable in all
history as the scene of the last years of
Napoleon. It's industries have been
almost ruined by the opening of
the Suez canal, which has diverted most
India-going vessels from it's shores, and
the employment of steam condensers
for water on sailing vessels saving them
from the necessity of calling at the
island for fresh supply Of water. One
fourth of the population has emigrat-
ed, and now there are only 1854 males
of whom 1,O54 are children, left on the
island. The revenue. chiefly derived
from customs duties, is but very little
more than $4,000, and but little more
than $4,000 is spent IN all the public
establishments of the island. The peo-
pie are asking a grant of money from
England, but they are urged to have re-
course to improved agriculture and at
tempt the growth of fine species of to-
bacco, of the chincona plant, or the oil
yielding rose, all of which are, it is said,
adapted to the climate and the soil.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Mrs. Ross Still Hopeful.

The Baltimore american says: Mrs.
Ross still maintains the utmost conf
dence in the ultimate recovery of her
child, though Mr.. Ross says he has no
knowledge or opinion on the subject,
but so long as life and strength lasted
he would never give>up the effort to
find him or ascertain his fate. Mrs.
Ross believes that he was taken from
her for some good and wise purpose,
and that the dreadful fate of his abduc-
tors, Mosher and Douglass, who were
shot down while engaged in burglary,
all indicated a supervising Providence
The good that has come to so many
unfortunate and dcsolate children by
this investigation and pursuit of her
boy she values as species of compen-
satlon for her grief, and goes on hoping
! and trusting in God for his safe return
| to her at some future day. Mr. Ross,
the american says, remarked in Balti-
more, after questioning the Demerara
boy, that he had found in all the 500
cases that he had investigated that the
anxiety to prove that the children were
Charlie was SO great that they lost
sight Of all the indications that went to
prove that he was not. "Why, my
dear sir" he exclaimed, 81 have now
five other cases in the course of exami-
nation, each one of which give to me
as much promise as this Demerara boy
did, and one of them, in Canada, gives
five times as good promise of being my
Charlie" The story of Commissioner
Walllng, he said, about woman and
child and peddlar at Boston, was true.
except thatthe woman, instead of being
negress, was q Canadian Indian, and
therefore its connection with this De-
merara case was altogether impossible.
In fact, he believed that this boy was
the child Of white parents, but like so
many other cases that he had investi-
gated, he was one Of those fatherless
waits of humanity whose disappearance
and indemnity had been provided for by
giving him in charge Of this colored
woman, who had taken him with her
to Demerara. So long as money was
coming from his mother or parents to
induce.her to keep him she had done
SO, but when the money failed she
abandoned him. "This," said Mr.
Ross, " is another instance of the good
that has flown from our bereavement
This poor abandoned child has, through
the interest felt in Charles fate, at
tracted to him attention and sympathy,
and he has now got a good home and
kind and powerful friends" This has
been the result in nearly every case
that has been brought to Mr.. Ross at
tention. The INTEREST of kind-hearted
people was attracted to them-some
were adopted, and nearly all had been
left in good homes, with the public
sympathy aroused in their behalf
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Falling off of Internal Revenue.

The receipts from internal revenue
have fallen off at the rate of a million
dollars month since the beginning of
the agitation on the subject of changing
the revenue laws, and the receipts from
customs have decreased to the extent of
nearly half that amount on account of
the threatened revision of the tariff
laws. During the labor troubles of last
summer, the receipts fell off three-quar-
tiers of a million dollars, and during last
December the receipts from internal
sources were about $SOO,OOO less than
for the same month in the preceding
year. Last month the receipts were
81 400, 600 less than in January, 1877,
and estimating by the receipts for the
first four days of this month the receipts
for February will show diminution of
about 81 100000. The treasury officials
calculate that the revenue tariff ques-
ton will not be settled by congress in
less than four months, and that by the
time it is disposed of the government
will have lost between five and six mil
lions of dollars of internal revenue, and
from three to four million dollars of
customs, Or total of about nine mil
lion dollars, which will be an absolute
loss, as the deficit cannot be made up
by receipts in the succeeding months of
this fiscal year.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Eyes Of Animals.

The man who does not love arimals,
and respect them in certain sense, is
scarcely worthy of the name of man. I
know of nothing more moving, indeed
semi-tragic, than the yearning of help
lessness in the face ola dog who under
stands what is said to him and cannot
answer. We often hear it said that no
animal can endure the steady gaze of
the human eye; but this is only a SUI
perstition. An intelligent dog or horse
not only endures, but loves it. The eve
Of a beast is restless from natural habit.
but hardly more SO than that of savage
man. Cats, birds, and many other
ANIMALS seek, rather than avoid, a
friendly human eye. 1t is possible
that tigers may have been turned away
by an unhinching gaze, but | suspect
the secret lay in the surprise of the
beast at SO unusual an experience,
rather than in direct intimidation.
Thieves are said to have the belief that
a dog, for the same reason, will not at
tack g naked man, but do not remem-
Der any account of burglary where
they have tried the experiment.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20

them. Then he dictates to his writing
secretary =" full and complete nara
tive OF those events which is laid away
to season, '--sometimes for years. This
description Of his method will give the
reader an idea Of the vast amount of
study. investigation, and thought each
volume of Bancroft's History of the
United States" represents. Mr.. Ban
croft is now engaged in the examina-
ton of the archives Of the state depart
ment in anticipation Of his next vol
ume, which will comprise the history of
the first twenty years after the organi-
zatlon of the government, and brings
his record up to the war of 1872.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Antiquity of the TeleDhOne.

When King Solomon said that there
was nothing new under the sun it is
hardly likely that he had the telephone
IN his mind. That at least, is modern
invention. So one would have thought,
But it appears from a co. respond ence
lately published in the London
Athenaum that its claims to novelty are
not so we'll founded as its inventor and
admirers would desire The following
lis an extract from the correspondence
in question: "Just two hundred and
ten years ago, Robert Hook, fellow of
the Royal Society, published work
called Micrographia: Or, Some Physi-
illogical Descriptions Of Minute Bodies.
Made by Magnifying Glasses, with OBJ
servations and Inquiries Thereupon."
"This, the first English treatise on
the uses Of the microscope, is still in high
estimation. In the preface occurs the
following remarkable paragraph: "And
as glasses have highly promoted our
seeing, SO tbs not improbable but that
there may be found many mechanical
inventions to improve our other senses,
OF hearing, smelling, tasting, touching.
lis not impossible to hear a whisper at
a furlong's distance, it having been al
ready done; and perhaps the nature of
the thing would not make it more i'm
possible, though that furlong should be
ten times multiplied And though
some famous authors have affirmed it
impossible to hear through the thinnest
plate of Muscovy glass; yet 1 know
way by which It's east enough to hear
one speak through wall yard
thick"
1T has not been yet thoroughly ex-
amin'd, how far Octocousticons may be
lmprov'd, nor what other wages there
may be of quickning our hearing, or
conveying sound through other bodies
then (than) the Air: for that is not the
only medium, can assure the Reader.
that [ have, by the help of a distend-
ed wire, propagated sound to a consid-
cradle distance Ill an instant or with as
seemingly quick amotion as that of
light, at least, incom parably swifter then
(than) that, which at the same time
was 'propagated through the Air; and
this not only straight line, or direct,
but in one Bonded in many angels"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
Advice to Travellers.

A writer to the Chicago Tribune gives
the following advice to those intending
to visit the Paris Exposition: Leave all
your best clothes at home; they will be
useless to you. Take plenty of warm,
rough clothiug to wear on the steam
ship Your watch, starched linen and
fine hat had better remain packed.
Upon landing go to some inland English
town-say Manchester, Exeter, or Not
tingham-and arrange to stay week
or SO. during which time get a travel
ing suit made, and buy upderwear.
ETC., complete. Demand in all cases
their lowest prices for cash. You are
now manufactured. and ready for
London and the continent. Don't buy
in Paris until after you have heen there
several weeks, then make your pur-
chases according to your tastes and the
length of your purse. You will find
the hotel rates, and prices of every
thing you buy in Paris, and indeed
everywhere you go upon the continent,
to be % to SO per cent. lower if you
can successfully pass yourself Off for
anything but an American.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20
How Bancroft Writes History.
Buffalo Commercial!


Mr.. Bancroft's method of writing his
history, the result of the experience of
long years, is peculiar and Interesting,
and he thinks it gives him a grasp on
those two conflicting conditions in liter
airy Observation-Disclosures and
cOmpactness. He has two secretaries
a reference" secretary and a writing"
secretary. They do the work, while he
does the thinking and dictation. When
he begins new volume, he lays out
plan for it as minute and detailed as an
architect makes the plan for a house.
First he decides upon the time which it
shall cover, then the epochs of import
ant events which it shall include. A
large volume Of blank paper is then
taken, ruled, and dated like a diary, land
under each date are entered, with the
precision of an accountant, all the oc-
currences of that day in every corner of
the globe which relate in any way, near
or remote, to the American Republic.
This duty is performed by the "refer-
ence secretary" and for single volume
requires the labor of years With each
record are references to the authority
upon which the record is based, and
the circumstances, in detail, under
which the information is obtained.
Every existing work, document, and
paper is consulted; every history of
tradition of any reliability is carefully
cleaned. This diary being completed,
Mr.. Bancroft takes what he calls a
"topic book" a large blank book, like a
bankers ledger, which is classified I'M
der different heads; for instance, during
the revolutionary war, page would be
assigned to every military or official
character, and such heads as Army"
Finance" " Foreign Affairs, F." q Cam
paigns." "Legislation," are scattered
through the book. Under these heads
is compiled all the information contain
ed in the " diary relating to each par
ticular topic; SO when Mr.. Bancroft
wishes to write chapter, for instance,
about the military campaigns of the
period to which the volume is devoted.
he has all the facts that can be gained
from every possible source, condensed
and classified in their chronological Or
der. When the work is completed Mr..
Bancroft familiarizes himself with the
contents of the ''topic-book," marking
passages of importance, making cross
references and comments for his own
guidance, and indexing the events in
the order in which he intends to treat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20

IT is proposed to lay pipes up and
down the bayou. near Franklin, La,
through which syrup can be pumped
any distance from any sugar house to
the huge factory on the Teche.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20

The King of SPANS new wife is said
to be the handsomest woman in Europe.
She has, besides her beauty, a dowry of
five millions Of dollars,
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-02-20

the conclave meets cannot refuse to
enter it, unless incapacitated by sick
ness; late cardinals must be admitted
and none can leave the conclave ex-
cept for sickness, Or for some other Just
cause whose gravity is apparent. A
cardinal temporarily absenting himself
in an approved manner has the right to
return whenever able to do so. No alb
sent cardinal can vote by proxy.
An important article on the law gov
erning the conclave is this: If, in the
course Of the election, considerable
number of cardinals should withdraw
from the conclave, refusing to partici-
pate in the election, the right of elect
ing the pontif devolves on the re-
naming cardinals, even though but
two; nay, even in case but one were
left. The conclave, therefore, must re-
suit in choice: and no minority, how
ever, active, can defeat, by withdrawal,
the selection of the person acceptable
to the majority,
On the morning of the day appointed
for the opening of the conclave, the car
dinals, headed by the dean, will march
in procession to Consistory hall. After
the door is locked and the presiding
cardinal announces that the moment
has come to proceed to the election of
a sovereign pontiff, each cardi-
nal will solemnly swear that
he will cast his ballot
for the person whom he believes best
titted for the Office, and that he will do
the same in acceding-that is, in yield
ing his first choice if it is apparent that
he cannot be electcd,-and in selecting
the first choice Of some other member
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23
For the EAGLE.
A Few Items from Snoot Creek Valley.

This valley has been visited by many
home-seekers the last few months, un-
til scarcely vacant claim remains.
Wheat here as q general thing looks
promising. Most playground corn has
had one blowing. Claimants are break
ing prairie, for which the late rains
has nicely fitted the ground. have
seen but one piece Of wheat in this
valley injured by the hail. New hou-
ses and dug-ouis can be seen on every
hand. lam informed q town has been
started near the mouth OF Saoot
creek. Stanford postofIice was cstab-
lished in our neighborhood few
weeks ago. On last Saturday | went
down the valley and crossed South
Minnesota, near the mouth of Smoot
creek, preached to . congregation in
Minnesota valley on Sabbath moraing,
then went to Sand creek to fll an af-
ternoon appointment. From Sand
creek l went over to near Peatone,
and returned via Ohiotown. [ can
truly say that | was happily surprised.
Ny route lay wholly in a two-year-old
country, aud yet thickly settled. do
not think l saw a bad claim on my
route. The patches of wheat and corn
fully demonstrate fertility Of soil. On
many claims there arc costly and per-
manent improvements already, espec-
tally the Ohio settlement, which con-
tains several quite expensive build
ings. An Industrious aud aspiring
class of people hold these claims, and
soon will this country rank with much
older and elevated society. We have
six preaching points with
in these limits, organized several So
cieties with from ten to twenty mem
bers each, and by the next annual con-
terence we expect to report new
circuit of considerable ability.
rs. LIGHTwATER.
The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1878-05-23
The Eastern ouestiou.


While there is reason to believe
foundations of arrangements have
been laid between the cabinets of Lon
don and st. Petersburg, the small
group of personages who know what
has occurred maintain extreme reserve
and it is extremely difficult to say
how far the various rumors are to be
relied on.
Uneasiness is felt at Vienna about
the prospec: of an understanding be-
tween England and Russia. This feel
ing is not shared by the ministers, who
are thoroughly convinced of England's
good faith regarding European settle
ment.
Berlin seems incredulous about an
amieable arrangement. A correspon-
dent says Russia has not offered Eng
land sufficient concessions in Bulgaria.
Russia, IN fact. prefers TO surrender
her asiatic acquisition rather than
forge her schemes il, Bulgaria.
Russian official papers reitcrate the
movement of the army before Con-
stantiiople is rot hostile or menacing
q Pera correspondent says this is be-
coming the general conviction there,
though Thnrsda, S and Fridays move
menls caused regular panic. This
CORES ondent also says the strength
and organization of the Turks is
now such that prudent General like
Tod,eben would hesitate to attempt a
coup dc main while his rear is harrass-
ed by The Rhodope insurrectionists.
1t is known that General Todleben's
object all along has been to take up a
defensive position. He was not al
lowed to fall back, as he wished, from
San Stefano he therefore CONSOLIDATE
ed his men as far as possible by
bringing up troops from the rear.
The Turkish army is not only quite
strong enough to defend neutrality but
even to assume the offensive in the
event that neutrality is seriously men
aced. This fact sufficiently explains
Gen. Todleben's care to lift his army
off the San Stefano flats to adjacent
heights, aud give it strong backing of
support by bringing up troops from
near Bucharest.
a Constantinople dispatch says that
Prince Labanoff, the Russian ambas-
sador, gave reception to the resident
Russians on the Goth inst. In brief
address he expressed strong hopes of
peace. He however recommended
them not to be too sanguine, az the
situation was still one of great ten
sion.
Count Shouvalof' arrived at Berlin
On the goth, and was received by the
Emperor at noon. He proceeds to
Friedricsruhe to see Prince Bismarck
and will subsequently continue his
journey to London.