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Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Strawberries bX Wholesale.

The other day, soon after Detroit woman had decided tosbuild big straw berry shortcake for supper, she heard the musical voice of 8 peddler crying in the wilderness, "Great big strawberries eight cents a quart-three quarts for twenty-five cents." Nothing like talk ing advantage of discounts" said the woman, as she ran for dish and in three minutes she had her three quarts of berries, and the peddler had her sill yer quarter. Time passed on. She sat in rocking-chair picking over the lus- cious fruit, when all of sudden she turned pale and began breathing hard. It was not a case of heart disease or spinal meningitis, nor had new wrinkle suddenly developed itself on her fore head. She had simply figured "Eight cents per quart three quarts for twenty five cents-three times eight is twenty four P Her son came in just as she had slipped revolver into her pocket and tied her bonnet-strings in 8 hard knot, and when he asked her where she was going, she solemnly replied :: Harry, I am going out to kill a strawberry ped dler-a seven-story hypocrite and de- ceiver who gave me wholesale rates on those berries Tell your father to en- gage three lawyers, and be at the central station in half an hour."
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
A Granger's Remedy.

Detroit is favored city in one re- spect, says the Free Press. There are men here who are always ready for any emergency. If anybody wants doctor they know the nearest office. If any one gets hurt they have remedies at hand.
 If one wants 8 corkscrew, gimlet, al- manac, tooth brush, glue pot, dictionary, pencil or pocket knife, he has only to make known his want and the article is handed out. One of these good men came down on Woodward avenue car at one o'clock on Saturday afternoon. It was hot. Now and then 8 breeze came in at the front door, but this was the only consolation, and directly a young man got up and squared himself in the door and shut off all current. The pas sengers muttered and scowled and groaned, but none of them took the fell low by the ears and drew him back. It was left to the man of emergencies, and he was ready for it. Drawing an ear of old corn from his pocket he walked the length of the car, tapped the young man on the shoulder, and presented the sym bolic token.
 "What-what's that for ?" stammered this circulation-obstructor.
 "To eat p was the quiet reply.
 There was dead silence for half min ute. Then the passengers uttered a grand yell in chorus and the young man made for the rear platform. As Bard we'll Slote would say, he was Pig, and he realized it.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Fighting for 8 City.

The rioting at East St. Louis, H., :, has given that city an unpleasant mo- toriety. These riots grow out of the struggles of rival municipal govern ments. There would be no struggle if it were not for the fact that two sets of men desire to hold office. In March,
 1869 the city became municipal cor poration. In 1877 voters petitioned the Mayor and Common Council to order an election at which there should be sub mitted to the people proposition to in- corporate the city under general law of the State. The Common Council, for reasons of thelr own, refused to enter tain any motion looking toward & change of government. Thereupon, Bowman, the Mayor, issued his proclamation, or dering the election; he took the steps needed to provide for the election, which was held ill January, 1878. At this election there was majority of II votes "for city organization under the general law" Mayor Bowman gave notice of an election for municipal officers under the new charter, appointed judges and poll. ing places, and provided all necessary machinery. The result was the election of new Common Council, clerk, Treas
 urer, etc., and the newly-elected Coun
 cil proceeded to fill the offices left tc their discretion. The old officers re
 fused to yield their places and the seri
 ous riots that have taken place are the result. A military company is kept or duty all the time to keep the two fac
 tions apart. ....-
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
The Modern Farmer.

The pipe of the quail 1n the stubble field the scent of the new mown hay :; and all day long the shout and the song of the reapers so far away. The rest less racket amid the grain, the noise of the reaping machine and ever again the howl of, pain comes over the meadows green. Oh, sweet is the field where the meadow lark fits and sings, as it scars and dives where the granger sits. and yells as he gifts his fingers among the knives. No longer we hear on the hill side sere the scythe-stone's clinkety- clink; but the reaping-machine cuts his leg off, ween, before ever the man can think. With foreboding and tears his good wife hears the man of the house say good-by; to return, in sooth, with 8 horse rake tooth sticking four inches out of his eye. When the threshers come in with halloo and din, how burdened with sorrow the hour, when they pause to scan what is left of the man chawed up in an eight-horse power. Oh 1.-the and listen! From over the hills what voice for the doctor begs? Iris the stoker who fell, and awful to tell the steam harrow ran over his legs. Thus all day long, with mirth and song, they laugh at the dread alarms; though the waving field shall it's harvest yield of fingers and legs and arms. Then pity the sorrow of poor old granger whose mangled limbs have borne him to the fence; who braved, with reckless courage, untold danger and run his farm with modern implements.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Potato Bugs and Chickens.

A writer in the Detroit Free Press speaks of fifty chickens which have kept patch of potatoes free of Colorado beetles, making regular tour of the rows every morning and evening. MT. George Pinney, Sturgeon Bay, Wis, relates similar experience in the World. He cultivated taste for the ten-liners by rolling few wet specimens in meal early in the season, and throwing them to the hungry fowls several days in sue cession. Afterward he scattered grain or wheat-screenings among the infested hills. Thus tutored, he thinks twenty five or thirty hens will keep an acre of potatoes clear the summer through. The Cochins seem to incline most naturally to this diet or Doryphora, and he is ''not sure that other breeds will eat them," but "can see no good reason why they should not If properly managed. !" He also finds young ducks serviceable in this warfare {" if taught while very young" But who would want to eat the poultry brought up on | beetle basis 1?
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Sports of Childhood.

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 Although Jesse Pomeroy be locked up in prison, it is evident that his influence is actively abroad, says New York city letter. If any one doubts this let him notice the juvenile incidents of New York city. Here is group of youths under twelve, who place stone on the track of the Elevated Railroad in order to throw the train to the sidewalk. Be- ing arrested, one of them in reply to the question, "Did you not expect to get something?'' said ''I thought if seed dead man coming down I might get his watch" Another youth, aged seven teen, is arrested for threatening the life of his mother, and being sent to the pen- itentiary, shouts to the magistrate, "I'll boil her up in vitriol yet. Another, who is sweet sixteen, is arrested for de- stroying his mothers clothes, being in the very act when the hand of the officer is laid upon him. Here, too, are half dozen cases of boys shooting each other with pistols. The House of Refuge, as we'll as the protectories and reforma- tories, is crammed, and an increase in accommodation is wanted. If the in- quiry be made as to the cause of this, the only correct reply is that the poor have no homes and their childlen are educated in the street. What can be expected of the families of drunken par ents, and in New York city almost every body drinks. The street Arabs are as savage as Modocs, and it is surprising that greater and more frequent a1trages are not committed, t
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Excellence of Oatmeal.

Liebig has chemically demonstrated that oatmeal is almost as nutritious as the very best English beef, and that it is richer than wheaton bread in the ele- ments that go to form bone and muscle. Professor Forbes, of Edinburg, during some twenty years, measured the breadth and height, and also tested the strength of both arms and loins, of the students in the university-avery numerous class, and of various national1ties, drawn to Edinburg by the fame of his teaching. He found that in height, breadth of chest and shoulders, and strength of arms and Joins, the Belgians were at the bottom of the list little above them the French; very much higher the Eng fish the highest of all the Scotch and Scotch Irish from Ulster, who, like the natives of Scotland, are fed in their early years at least one meal day of good oatmeal porridge.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
Tim's Kit.

It surprised the sinners and newsboys around the Post Office of Detroit, the Free Press says, the other day to see "Limpy Tim " come among them in a quiet way, and to hear him say:
 "Boys, I want to sell my kit. Here's two brushes, hull box of blackin', a good stout box, and the outfit goes for two shillin's''
 "Goin' away, Tim?" queried one. f
 "Not 'zactly, boys, but I want a quarter the awfullest kind, jest now"
 "Goin' on 'scursion ?" asked an other.
 "Not to-day, but I must have quar- ter," he answered. ...
 One of the lads handed over the change and took the kit, and Tim walked straight to the counting room of a daily paper, put down the money and said:
 "I guess I can write it If you'll give me pencil" .... r....,
 With slow-moving fingers he wrote 8 death notice. It went into the paper almost as he wrote it, but you might not have seen it. He wrote:
 Died-Litul Ted-of scarlet fever; aiged three yeres. Funerel to-lnorror, gon up to Hevin; left won brother, .
 Was it your brother?" asked the cashier. .f
 Tim tired to brace up. but he couldn't t. The big tears came up, his chin quiver' ed, and he pointed to the notice on the counter and gasped
 "I-I had to sell my kit to do it, b. but he had his arms aroun' my neck when he d-died p .. He hurried away home, but the news got to the boys, and they gathered in g group and talked Tim had not beer home an hour before barefooted boy left the kit on the doorstep, and in the box was boquet of flowers, which had been purchased in the market by pennies l contributed by the crowd of ragged, but big hearted urchins. Did God eve1 make heart which would not respond l if the right chord was touched?
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
A Burning Coal Mine.

It is good thing for the mine inter- ests in the vicinity of Pittston, Pa., that the fire in the Butler coal works is cut off so that it cannot extend to other veins. The new cut is constructed in the shape of horse shoe, and owing to the yield ing nature of the earth in some portions of the surface the task has been her. culean one from the beginning. It is a splendid feat of engineering, having set up formidable barrier against the progress of fire that could not fail to carry it's underground destruction throughout an important portion of the Wyoming coal field. AS it is, no less than one hundred and fifty acres have succumbed to the seething element, and it is estimated that nearly half million tons of coal have been consumed, much of which, were it not for the fire, could have been recovered by the system known in mining parlance as "robbing pillars, |" or taking out the coal left to support the roof during the first process of mining. This IS but mere bagatelle as com pared with the total loss involved in the work of isolating the flames.
 This destructive fire owes its origin to an outcast named Maggie Toole, who in in the spring of 1877, having no other place of shelter, made her home in an abandoned tunnel or "drill leading to the mine. Here she was visited during the evenings by number of fellows, who made the place sort of rendezvous, and eventually became known as the "Tunnel Gang" At last she suddenly disappeared, and it was found that the fire which she had to keep warm and do her cooking had extended to what is known as the "gob" or refuse, and from there to the woodwork and coal pillars used in keeping up the roof.
 The appearance of the surface of the burning mine presents wierd picture of desolation. Vegetation has withered and numerous " cave holes dot thehill- side, marking out the path of the fire. From these the smoke and sulphur issue in stihing volumes, giving some faint idea of a Vesuvian scene and showing how fie1cely the fire must be raging in the mine beneath at depth of fifty feet. Mine Inspector Jones, one of the most experienced men in this section, gave 1t as his opinion that one of the results which was likely to attend the fire, had it not been combated by some such plan as that of MT. Conrad, was that of pene- trating through the works of the Penn sylvania Coal Company "and conse- quently under the town of Pittston."
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
A French Story.

The colonel, rigid martinet, is sitting at the window of his room, when look ing out he sees captain crossing the barrack-yard towards the gate. Looking at him closely, he is shocked to observe that, the rules and regulations to the contrary notwithstanding, the captain does not carry 8 sword. .... ...-. !
 "Captaii l" he calls from the window; "Hi, Captain step up to my room for moment, will you?" ..,.. ...--....
 The captain obeys promptly, borrows sword of the officer of the guard, the guard room being at the foot of the stairs, and presents himself to the colonel, in irreproachable tea1ae. .'7
 The colonel is somewhat surprised to see the sword in it's place, and, having to invent some pretext for calling his subordinate back, says, with some con- fusion, II beg your pardon, captain, but really I've forgotten what it was l wanted to speak to you about. How ever, it can't have been anything very important it'll keep. Good-morning. "
 The captain salutes, departs, returns the sword to it's owner, and is making off across the barrack-yard, when he again comes within range of the colonel's vision. @ --. .-- -v.. .a... !
 The colonel rubs his eyes, stares, says softly to himself, How in thunder is this Darn it, he hasn't sword to his waist ;" then he calls aloud, Captain Ho, captain ! one moment, please"
 The captain returns, borrows the sword again, mounts the stairs, and enters the colonel's presence. His commanding officer stares at him intently; he has a sword he sees, he hears it clank.
 "Captain, he stammers, growing very hot, "it's deuced ridiculous, you know but-ha ha I'd just remem- bered what wanted to say to say to you, and now-ha ha tits gone out of my head again Funny, ain't it ? Ha ha! ha :! Losing my fnemory. Never mind- I'll think of it and write you. Good-morning. -..-. r.
 The captain salutes, departs, returns the sword to its owner, and makes for the gate. As he crosses the barrack-y yard, the colonel calls his wife to his side and says, "See that officer out there p
 "Yes." .-..
 "Has he got sword on p
 The colonel's wife adjusts her eye glass upon him keenly, and says, "He hasn't taste of sword"
 The colonel" That's just where you fool yourself He has p
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
IN THE GARDENS OF KEW
z A MEMORY OF 1S49.

How well I remember the day that we went! We sailed up the Thames in the Duchess oj
 Kent;
 And we both sat apart from the holiday crew And we landed at last by the Gardens of Kew And wore poke bonnet-they give one the 'sf blues
 When one looks at them now in an old London
 Ne,cS ], But you said looked lovely-it mayn't have T been true
 But I liked it, know, in the Gardens of Kew. And Love spread his glorious glamour around As you told me you'd been down to Putnam, .,-.,' and found
 small house with lawn and an exquisite
 view :. o, it sounded so sweet in the Gardens of Kew But I doubted-you kissed me, and bade me i' be sure
 That "the gas was laid on and the water was ~ '9 pure " It was. foolish, perhaps; but what could a ..,-z. g1rl do ?
 gave you my heart in the Gardens of Kew T was only governess, toiling till dark, And you were an under-paid Government "'e9g clerk; But though friends said wed multiplied sor- row by two, The sum total was bliss-in the Gardens of
 Kew. How we loitered and dreamed through the a73" J midsummer day!
 Was grass ever so green, were flowers ever so
 gay9
 And sunset, seraphic as Paradise knew, Streamed its splendor that night on the Gar it i8 dens of Kew.
 Then the mellow moon rippled the flood with s-gav. it's gold, And you put your coat round me for fear was -95 cold, Though the balmiest zephyr July ever blew Sped us blissfully home from the Gardens of s1 Kew.
 Three months after we took, a poor husband 5ssS and wite,
 Our joint ticket third class, for the journey of 13f.48 ,i life
 We've had griefs, but the power of true love Ii pulled us through The love that we sealed in the Gardens of Kew. And sometimes, though now we have wealth and to spare, :, With a house in Hyde Park, and carriage "a and pair. As we, take our hebdomadal walk in the "Zoo," l cast fond glance to the Gardens of Kew. We'll, take the years as they've flashed by us
 ,ff fleet,
 The sweet with the bitter, and bitter with sweet,
 don't quite regret it, my darling, do you?- Our saunter that day in the Gardens of Kew.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
|" Let's See the Wheat!''

While thinking of the very many con tiicting beliefs of the day, 1 am reminded of the anecdote of the old merchant to whom Genesee factor wished to sell a cargo of wheat.
 The merchants office was in New York. Thither repaired the man of wheat, to offer for sale cargo which was on the way by the Erie Canal. Said he:
 'It's worth an advance, sir, on any thing in the shape of wheat that's been brought in this season. It was grown on the very finest of the valley lands it was harvested without setback = just in its prime; it was threshed and winnowed to perfection, and thoroughly cleansed. And then the manner in which it has been shipped, sir; I tell you, 'pon my honor, there haint been cargo of wheat for years. got into bulk, and on its way to market, in such prime condition as this. And then the boats, sir, it's all in bran-new boats, tight as a drum, and dry as 8 bone. Really, sir, you ought to give me an advance" Il.
 The old merchant raised his eyes with benign look, and very quietly said:
 CT am glad you have such confidence in the staple you are bringing to mar ket, my friend; but before we decide upon the value, Jets see the ,Uheot. It makes little difference where it was raised, or how; or how it was harvested, or how garnered i; nor do I care whether it comes to me in new boats or in old ; but, let Ws see aotGt ts the quality ofthe aOheat aOhen it orrives. That is the only basis of judgment.
 I don't think you will ask me to point out the application.
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01
TOO T,IMLD.

You look into my face as if
 You had an anger in your heart; Pray speak, and tell me if l have
 In waking it part,
 You say you loved me. Ay, indeed! You loved me as you loved your life; And only waited time to ask That might be your wife. You waited time, sir! Know that llme Turns liquid heat to frozen cold; Withers fair flowers and rots ripe fruit, And changes young to old. How could know your love, forsooth You stood too far, and never came To let the love-fire of your eyes
 Setm thoughts all a-fame. You staid too long another spoke
 And showed his love, acostly thiHgi He looked it, lived it. Now wear .. Upon this hand the ring. . ..r Learn wisdom, Sir. A woman secs All that man may dare to show. ,,. You showed me nothing. Now good-by; leave you here, and go. a'H
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01

The Lancaster I,ateILige,acer says : Two robins in Westchester recently fed their offspring on poison vine, because the children had caged them. It is characteristic of these birds to poison their caged young when no hope of their liberty is offered. se3
Connecticut western news., 1878-08-01

Study all things of nature in your daily walk through life.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-20
A JUDICIAL. MURDER.

J. w. Rover was executed at Reno
yesterday. A commission composed
of twelve men summoned to pass upon
his sanity stood five for insanity to
seven for sanity. The wretched man
was launched into eternity protesting
his innocence up to the very moment
of tie springing ofthe trap. Heasserted
almost with his last breath that Nc
Worthy was the guilty man. There Is
a very general conviction throughout
the State that the sentence of this man
should have been commuted to i'm
prisonment for life. No one saw him
commit the murder with which he
stood charged, and there was
at least a reasonable doubt of
his guilt. II we have understood
the circumstances surrounding the
killing, there was a total absence OF
motive on the part of Rover likely to
prompt the commission Of so foul a
crime. imprisonment for life, in view
of the doubt as to guilt, and the still
stronger presumption of the sanity OF
the accused, should have been the
measure of his punishment. Had this
been an "of year" in elections, we
lean very strongly TO the opinion that
such would have been his fate. 1t was
unfortunate for Rover that three men,
bers of the Board of Pardons are can
didates for reelection this fall. Beatty
seldom votes to tighten the sentence
of any one; Leonard is a Humboldt
man, and had prejudged the case, while
Bradley, Hawley and Kittrell are all
candidates for re election at the ensu-
ing election. We have often observed
that a certain class of public function
aries become great sticklers for the en-
forcement of the law when a political
campaign is on. Rover's neck was
sacrificed to "catch votes"
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-02-20
PACIFIC COAST.
CALIFORNIA.
The Sacramento River Booming.
THE WATER CONTINUES RISING.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. |

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Feb. 10.
The river is booming, having risen
higher than ever known before. The
rush of water this morning is tremen-
dous, and great fears are entertained
that the ~levees, guarding the city, will
give way. The storm. both in the
valley and on the mountains, has
been severe, grading from rain below
to snow above. The foothills are
flooded, and reports of the sweeping
away Of roads, bridges. etc., are rife.
The damage is reported great. The
washout Of the track of the Sacra-
mento and Placerville road, above Fol.
som, has been arrested and the dam
age is being repaired.
The dash of the American river still
reaches over to the Washington side
with great fury. The break, which
occurred six miles below, Is letting an
immense flood into the surrounding
country, which is all afioat. 1t relieved
the pressure for a time, but the floods
from above are so great that the rise OF
the water continues.
No trains have been run for two
days between Sacramento and Vallejo.