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Connecticut western news., 1878-07-04
ATTENTION! Pleasure Seekers !!

The beautiful Grove at LAKEYILLR. CONN. on the shores of Lake Wononscopomoc has 6een put in complete order for the accommo- dation of EXCURSION, PICNIC, and Pleas ure Parties generally. The Grounds are pro vided with spacious
 Dancing Pavilion. Restaurant, CroqueG GrOumds, SVvimGs, Tables. Seats, etc. No expenses having been spared Ito make these the most inviting exoursion grounds in the State. Passengers on the Conn. Western railroad are landed at platform in the grove. Meals at all hours may be pro cured at 8 hrst-class hotel near the grounds, at reasonable prices. A Quadrille Band can| be secured at short notice.
 THE STEAM YACHT, n lUIUU|
 Will make
 HALEsHOURLY TRIPS on the Lake from 1.30 to o'clock p. m., and| will be open to special engagements on reas- Onable terms at ALL other hours. ROUND TRIP FARE, IS ctaI For further information apply to
 4w52 W. B. RUDD, Sec, Lakeville.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12
The New Steamship Oregon"

The iron screw propeller Oregon. TO
run from Sal. Francisco to Portland.
was accepted yesterday from the build
ers in New York by the President OF
the company, Mr.. Billiard. and the full
price WAS paid in cash, the agents of
German capital always preferriny TO
take the cash discount on large pur-
chaces, instead of awaiting themselves
OF the usual time granted. Capt. Van
Oterendorp received the above infor
nation by Telegraph yesterday. and
the further news that the steamer made
an average Of IA knots while running
FROM Chester to New York; ss the YES
sci was light, the rate is less than she
viii make when properly laden; l6
knots is her speed The Oregon Is es-
pecially designed for the wheat carry
ing trade. but is elegantly fitted for the
accommodation of passengers, having
accommodation for $50 cabin and 500
steerage passengers; is 800 feet long,
over all; $500 tons burthen. Messrs.
John Roach & Sons sac the Oregon is
the finest steamship in the world.
Captain CoDnor. who will command the
vessel. will be Commodore of the feet
of this company. who now have two
other steamships nearly finished-the
Columbia. to sail July lst. and tho
Calyornrv. to sail July 30th. During
the busy season vessel will leavs for
Portlsnd every five days, and it is ex-
pected this feet will transport fully
100000 bushels of wheat from Ore
gon this year. the farmers having TAX
en- advantage Of their good fortune last
year. and planted largely in snticipa-
ton of An increased demand in Europe.
With Oregon and California to supply
wheat (thanks to our late rains), and
this magnificent feet to transport it. the
Russ and the Turk may continue their
little quarrel as long as they please,
and the world will not suffer for the
;=s k ef breadstuffs.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12
Married OF Hand.

A wedding .s abrupt, if Eot as fan
tastic, as Mr.. Wemmick's took place on
New Years night, At Marlboro. on the
Hudson. During the afternoon well
known resident of the village called on
the Rev. DR.. Oshon and invited him to
dinner at six O'Clock. Bring q mar
riage certificate with you. said the host;
'we may have wedding there to-
night The doctor is discreet man
and did as he was told. At his friend 3
house hs met large company. and after
dinner was announced took his seat at
the well appointed table. The host
undertook to carve the turkey. but made
such bungling work Of his duties that
one OF the guests was constrained to re-
mark to him, You should get married;
then your wife would teach you the
proper way to do these things The
host did not deny the soft impeachment
bat told what manner OF woman he
should like for a wife. ending by saying:
Now, before We proceed further s'pose
We take vote as to whom shall mar
ry. The company entered into the
canvass with great hilarity, and after
the vote was taken it WAS declared that
the host was in duty bound to marry
his housekeeper, L young and well-edu-
Gated lady who had presided over the
establishment for more than u year.
The young lady had stepped into the
Kitchen to give some final directions to
the cook. and when she returned she
was informed of the views of the COM
pany. She was completely taken
aback, but after the ladies had coaxed
her to give her consent. she placed her.
self in tho hands of her friends. Hal
loo! let's get married now. exclaimed
the host. with the imperturbable Wem-
mick's self-possession. The dinner was
suspended-indsed, it had scarcely be-
gun; the bride took off her white apron;
the bridegroom dropped his napkin; the
two were made one; the marriage cer-
tificate was signed; the company kissed
the bride and then sat down to dinner
with first-rats appetite. The next day
y spinster in the neighborhood, bearing
what had happened. raised her hands
toward heaven and exclaimed. in q
spirit OF true dsvoutness. Lord how
sudden, there's no tellin' whose turn'll
come next"
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12

NATURAL HUMANITY. - Antiquity
has preserved beautiful instance of
this quality in All anscdots of Alcxan.
der. the tyrant of Pheres. who, though
he had so industriously hardened his
heart as to seem to take delight in
cruelty, insomuch rs to murder many
Of his subjects every day without cause
aud without pity; yet, at the bare repre-
ssntation Of . tragedy. which related
the misfortunes of Hecnba and andre
mache, he was 90 touched with the 10
titious distress which the poet had
wrought up in it, that he burst out into
. Hood OF tears; tho explanation of
which Inconsistency is easy, and casts a.
great q lustre upon human nature ~
the man himself was disgrace to il.
The case seems to have been this: In
real life he had been blinded with pas
:ions. and thoughtlessly hurried on by
interest or resentment; but here there
wAs no room for motives Of that kind.
70 that his attention being first caught
hold OF, and all bis vices laid asleep.
then nature Awoke in triumph. and
showing how deeply she had sown the
sssds OF compassion in every mans
breast. when tyrants. With vices the
most af enmity with it, were not able
entirely TO root il ont.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12
Habits Of Sheep.

They persevcringIy follow their lead
er wherever be goes; but il. in case of
sudden alarm. any one Of the flock
runs toward to escape. aud thus takes
the lead, the rest generally follow him
regardless Of any obstruction. OF this
singular disposition. DR.. Anderson
once witnessed an instance in the towr
Of Liverpool. A butchers boy was
driving about twenty fat wedders
through the town, but they ran down q
street along which he did not want
them to 60. He observed q scavenger
at work with his broom little way be-
fore them, and called out loudly for
him tostop the sheep. The man &C.
cordingly did what he could to turn,
them back. running from side to side
always opposing himself to their pass
age. and brandishing his broom
With great dexterity; but the sheep.
much agitated, pressed forward, and at
last Que Of them came right up to the
man. who fearing it WAS about to jump
over his head while he was STOPPING,
graspcd the short br0omstick in both
hands, and held it over his head. He
stood for = few seconds in this position.
when the sheep made spripg and
jumped fairly over him without touch
ing the broom. The first had no soon
or cleared this imbodiment than an
other followed. and another, in such
quick suocecsioO, that the man. perfect
ly confounded, seemed to lose all rccol-
lection, and stood in the same attitude
till the whole flock had jumped over
him. not one Of them attempting to
pass on either side. though the street
was quite clear. As this took place
during wet weather, the man was en-
tirely bespattered with mud before
they had oil passed. aud it is impossi-
bic to conceive more ludicrous appear
ance than the poor fellow on this oc-
casion
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12

A RrssrAN Prince. who 10 . musical
fanatic. ordered . splendid necklace
and earrings of . St. Petersburg jsweler.
with the intention of presenting them
to . celebrated prima donna. on the oc-
casion Of her benefit last month At the
Impcrial Opera The prina donna.
hearing of this. called on the jeweler
and inspected the jewelry. 1t Vas not
to her taste and she required several
alterations to be made. The jeweler
promised to consult his employer. The
benefit was held. but the jeweiry wss
not forthcoming. The Prince had re-
served the necklace and earrings for
some less-exciting recipient and the
prsma donna was Left 70 mediate On
the homely provsrb. You shcold not
look : gin horse in the snouth-
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1878-02-12
N Office.

a IL PERSONS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED
n that Q. .. Perkins 10 noe authorized &c trans
scs any bcsine1s for. or 20 collect sny mc1s{ "
hrsvers- - TIE North Psciac ersvssy. q se.ssie.
VT snd 10 payment made 70 hin o. eonss;es -
...6s - rim for such efm v1ii y Iec1e nssea ~
s.,I an August NKuL4O1S.
s1 ~ ~ Arm cf Picht = MsAlAosn.
Isn. - ISIS.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
He Likes a Pot o, Good Beer.

The English are great beer drinking
nation, and the brewers are a power in
the land. The bishops and the brewers
defeated Gladstone at the last general
elections. The retail trade is regulated
strictly by law. All public houses are
closed at midnight, and on Sunday are
only open at stated hours, viz. from one
to three p. m. and from six to eleven p.
m. The British workmen drink their
beer regularly, and their wives or sons
and daughters fetch it. They drink beer
with their dinner and supper, and the
legal fiction is that the pubs are kept
open for the few hours on Sunday for
that purpose. John Bull thinks that if
the rich man can get his wine at his
club, the poor man is entitled to get his
beer at the "pub."
A peculiar feature of the pub is the
pot-boy, who is usually an adolescent.
He derives his name from the pewter
pots which he scours and brightens. The
pot-boy also calls around at the houses
of the regular customers and takes
orders for beer, which he then delivers
in tin cans or pots, which he leaves al
home. In the morning he calls for the
cans" and polishes and cleans then
for further. service. The inimitablt
author of the Ingoldsby Legends " al
ludes to this practice in the moral t.
"Simpkinson's Misadventures at Mar
gate:"
Don't take too much of double Y, and don't 8
| out at night
To fetch your beer yourself, but let the pot-bo!
! bring your stout"
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
Virtues and Vices of the Melon.
Baltimore News.

The melon, as a general thing, is liable
to few diseases, and maintains its vigor
even after the most careful mastication.
It is inferior to giant powder for blasting
purposes, though it is much more inno-
cent when packed in dry place. There is
nothing more amiable than its general
appearance, and it submits to being
fOndled with patience and submission
that wins the confidence and respect OF
mankind. But there is nothing more
deceitful or dangerous. 1t will be quiet
for days, but it seems 10 entertain a
special animosity against the human
race. Leave it about the premises and
it withers up, sending forth malarial
breath that would undermine the Con
stitution of the United States. Cut it.
and it turns its deceitful heart to you
with tempting blush as if coa1ing you
to devour it. Allow yourself to be Sc
duced and eat the fragrant lusciou;
meat, and you will be surprised. In
deed, you will be full of surprises. In two
hours and eleven minutes you will sus
pect that you have swallowed a whole
menagerie, brass band, and all. Yol
will no longer rejoice in your strength
nor have confidence in your might, fol
every muscle of your arms and limb
will be required to hold yourself to
gether. Healthy You will readil,
believe that it's the healthiest anima
that ever got an inside hold for Graco
Roman wrestle.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
ATriea Remedy for Rlliou.ne...

Those who suffer from disorder or inaction
of the liver will never get the upper hand
such irrational remedies as blue pill, calo-
mel and podophyllin. But from the tried and
popu ar medicine, Hosteiter's Stomach
Bitters, they may expect relief with a Ger.
tainty of obtaining it. The influence of
the bitters upon the great hillary gland is
direct, powerful and speedily felt. The re-
lief afforded is not spasmodic, but complete
and permanent. The Ballowness of the
skin, furred appearance of the tongue, in.
digestion, costiyeness, headache, nausea,
pains through :he right side and shoulder, in
fact every accompaniment of the obstinate
complaint is entirely and promptly re
moved by course of this inestimable medi
cine, in behalf of which testimony is con
stantly emanating from every quarter and
| from all classes of society.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29

bottom of each lay small bit OF butter
on the top of every cake; place them on
a dish, and set them in an oven to
brown.
THE most economical way to milk
COW, all things considered, is to milk the
two fore teats clean, leaving off with
pretty full stream, and then milk the
hind ones down to a short stream, and,
returning to the fore ones, milk them to
the same condition, not touching the
hind ones again. This will leave the
teats empty, and the bag too. 1t is a
false notion that tugging away at the
teats stimulates COW to give more milk /;
but, on the contrary, emptying the bag
as soon as possible yields more then the
COW can have the extra time to eat,
which is better stimulus than either.
A slow mixer is never tolerated in the
dairy districts, and stripper" is an
injury anywhere. The sooner COW is
MIXED, and all the organs connected
with feeding, digestion, and secretion
| are left in their natural condition, the
| better it is for the COW.
THE American Dairyman in de-
preciating the practice of skimming
milk which is to be made into cheese,
says: But what can be done to stay the
tide of speculation which is preying
upon the ignorance of the community,
and, for temporary individual gain, is
| destroying both the butter and cheese
manufacturing business? 1t is moral
fever, and we suppose it must run its
course. So long as water in cheese, in
place of butter, will sell so nearly al
the same price, skimming milk and
watering cheese will go on. 1t il
gradually forcing the manufacturers Of
full cream cheese into skimming to save
themselves from financial ruin. But a.
surely as sawdust cannot take the place
of meal in fattening animals, and asse
do not grow fat by snufing the cas-
wind, the time will come when th'
scarcity of cream cheese will put vi
the price and make it profitable t.
manufacture it, while the glut Of poo
cheese and butter will make that clas
of goods so worthless as to drive out o
the business altogether those who frs
resorted to the skinner; because no
satisfied with moderate profits in tn
manufacture of honest full-crear
cheese. We believe another season vii
give some evidences of the truth of thi
assertion.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
Autumn Colds.

After the debilitating influences Of
the summer, and also of the hot days of
autumn, when cold nights prevail, the
danger of taking colds is much increased
far greater, indeed, than in the cold
est weather of the winter. We take
cold indeed, not so mitch from the actual
coldness, but from the extremes of heat
and cold, the difference in the tempera-
ture of different parts of the body, as
cold feet and hot head, or perspiration
when some part is chilled, and from de-
bility, a condition in which the system,
for the time, is unable to resist sudden
changes in temperature, such as we are
sure to have in the early autumn. Or,
in other words, we are first too warm,
and Of course debilitated, and then,
while unable to sustain this same tenn
perature, by the reduction of the vital
forces, the powers Of the system practi-
cally crippled. if a sudden change oc-
ours, or if the feet are wet and cold, we
contract cold, not in the feet but in
the weakest part, or the most suscepti.
bic part, as the lungs, head, mucoits STIR
faces of the throat, nose, ears, eyes, etc
Now in the autumn, when the evenings
are cold, or even cool, it is safe, and not
only safe but judicious, to add to oul
clothing. to change as often as the tenn
perature changes, with great carefulues;
to have our clothing adapted to the
weather, with but little regard to the
season simply. Let the fannels or the
winter clothing be put on, or part of it
| just as soon as sensation of chillines
reminds one of the approach of cole
weather. Indeed, there is more sense
in the custom of some, who early put OF
their fannels and then remove them by
the fifteenth of January, since they ar
then invigorated and so " hardened" a.
not so much TO need them, than in at
tempting to "harden " ones self by tn,
endurance of cold in the autumn.
that colds contracted at this time of tn,
year are not as easily removed as in tn
winter, when the air is bracing and in
vigorating, but are very likely, if par
TALLY removed, to reappear, after lastin
time during the cold season, and whel
they continue during the most debil
tating part Of the spring, permanent dis
eases of the lungs are by no means III
usual, generally resulting in consumr
tion-that scourge of civilized society
Let the feet be we'll clad, not simply
thin. soled boots or slippers, but by thos
thick and warm enough to afford som
protection. Ut is possible that OF
young ladies would not wear such as til
| Queen of England gave her daughter {
part of her outft-one hundred an
forty-four pairs of calf-skin boots an
shoesD Let the arms, limbs and che
be well protected, with less regard to t
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29

The managing editor seized him by
his long hair, threw it over the gas chan
delier, and bracing himself against the
wall, pulled, while the agonized shrieks
of the victim smote on the still air and
froze the blood in case of canned straw
berries sitting in the rear of the Office,
as the wretched mans toes slowly swung
off the carpet and his body gradually
ascended toward the ceiling. To the
fact that the managing editor forgot
and let go all holds to spit on his hands,
the man owes his life. He had come in
to tell joke, forgotten the point, and
left request to have it fixed up. This
offense is treason, and punishable with
| death.-Keokuk Konstitution.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
sLEANzNoS FROM THE MUSE.
CROWN % oLD GRATEFULLY.

Softly. OH softly. the years have swept by thee,
Touching thes lighty ~ith tendere-t care;
5orrow and care did they often bring nigh thee;
Vet tGey have left thee but beauty 10 wear,
Growing old gracefully,
Gracefully fair.
Far from the storms that are lsshing the ocean;
Nearer ch day TO the pleasa home light
Fer from the waves that are big with commotion,
Under full sail and the harbor In sightl
Grovii x old eheerfully,
Cheerful and bright.
Past all the wind. that were adverse and chilling;
Past all The islands that lured thee to restl
Past all the currents that WOO thee unwilling,
Growing old peacefully;
Peacefully blest.
Never feeli Of envy or sorrow,
Where the bright faces Of children are seen;
Never year from their youth wouldst thou borrow
Thou dost remember what lieth between,
Growing old willingly;
Gladly, weenl
Rich In experience that angels might covet;
Rich In a faith that has grown with thy years;
Rich IN the love that grew from and above 1t;
Soothing thy sorrows and hushing thy fears.
Growing old wealthily;
Loving and dear.
Hearts at the sound OF thy coming are lightened,
Ready aud willing thy hand to receive;
Many face at thy kind W rds has frightened,
"It In more blessed 10 give thaR receiyeW
Growing old happily;
-C1ristiaa Globe.
The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29
ITEMS FOR FIELD AND HOUSE.


The fine Japanese cement is made by
mixing rice -four with a sufficient guam
tity of cold water, then boiling gently,
with constant stirring.
MUFFINs for tea: One quart -four
and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder,
we'll mixed; add three eggs we'll beaten,
two tablespoonfuls of melted butter,
and one pint of milk. Bake in rings, in
quick oven.
JOHN STONE, of Princetown, n. H,
has kept three quarters of an acre of
potatoes free from bugs by pasturing
eleven young ducks there. A tub kept
filled with fresh water answered all their
needs for bathing.
ACCORDING to DIR. Fitch, there are
not less than sixty different insects that
prey upon the apple, twelve upon the
pear, sixteen on the peach, seventeen on
the plum, thirty-fve on the cherry and
thirty on the grape.
SOME ways of utilizing cold roast
| beef: Meat that is to be hashed, or
used on second day in any way, would
always be much better if the slices were
cut from the joint or large piece as
soon as it leaves the table and soaked in
the gravy of the dish until the next
day.
CORN bread: Two heaping cups of
two and half cups of sweet milk, one
tablespoonful of lard, two tablespoon:
fuls of white sugar, two teaspoonfuls OF
one teaspoonful of salt, beat the eggs
tharourb W uoltc opI u,b ;fou oor,o va +ol
melt the lard sift soda and cream tartar
into the -four and meal while cry, and
stir in last; then beat all very thor
oughly; bake quickly in buttered
mold; less than one-half hour will usu
ally suffice.
THE signs of good working OK are
long head, broad and pleasant; forward
legs straight; toes straight forward
hoofs broad, not peaked, and the dis
tance short between the ankle and tht
knees; full breast; straight back; rount
ribs, projecting out as wide as the hil
bones. These are signs of strength an(
good constitution. The best colors ar,
brown, dark red, and brindle. At fou
years of age the steer becomes an OK
and having completed his eighth O
ninth year he should be fattened for tn
butcher.
BEEF cakes: Take some cold roas
!. beef, that which is underdone is bes.
and mince it very fine; mix with i
grated bread crumbs and little chop
ped onion and parsley; season it wit
= pepper and salt, and moisten it wit
: some beef dripping and walnut sauce
5 some scraped cold tongue or grated har
a will be found an improvement; form
t into broad fiat cakes, and spread a laye
OF mashed potato thinly on the top an