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Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Failures in the COu ntry.

Dun, Barlow & Co.,, in their report oi failures for the last quarter, say that l,262 failures took place in the United States and 417 in Canada. The iabili. ties in the United States were $15, ,275,- $50, and in Canada, $6, ,998, 617. For the nine months of the year 5,32O failures took place in the United States, with liabilities amounting to $s1, ,O54, $40 and l, ASA took place in Canada, with $24,- 424,570 liabilities.
 The figures given indicate that for the third quarter of 1879, the failures in the
 United States have been less than one- hoJ than for the third quarter Of 1878, the precise decrease being 1,591. The liabilities show even a much larger pro. portionate reduction, being Jess than o''e quarter of what they were in the same period of last year-the figures showing the liabilities for 1879 to be fifteen millions as against sixty-six mil. lions for the third quarter of 1878. It Will, of course, be remembered that for the first two months of the third quar- ter of 1878, the failures were unusually numerous, owing to the prospective re- peal of the Bankrupt Law in September ot that year but, even taking that cir cumstance into consideration, the de- crease in the last quarter is almost phe- nomenal, in view of the fact that the av- craze number of failures for the third quarter of the preceding four years was 2,223, or nearly double the number of the last quarters failures, while the average liabilities for the third quarter of the four years was fifty-two millions. exceeding by three times the amount of liabilities of the third quarter of 1879. The figures for the quarter just ended, therefore, add another to the many indi- cations of the wonderfully improved conditions of trade throughout the country. For the nine months of the two years the comparison is almost as favorable as for the quarter just closed the failures for the first three quarters in 1879 being 5,32O in number, as ae ainst 8.678 for the nine months of 1878. The liabilities are eighty-one millions for the first nine months of 1879, as against one hundred and ninety seven millions for the same period of l878-a reduction in liabilities of more than one-half.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Warning to Mothers,

Mothers, have a care that passion for dress and personal display be not generated in the hearts of your daughters. How many lives have been blighted. how many souls dragged into the depths of sin by craving for dress. Teach your daughters modesty and contentment, Begin when they are little. Don't make your children, who should be all in- nocence, women of the world in a sense before they have got into their teens. What should children know of the fripperies of fashion? Yet how many little miss of eight or nine is, owing to the foolish indulgence of parents, as vain of an elaborately trimmed dress and as alive to the charms of " style" as one twice her years. Teach your little girls the beauty of modesty and the virtue of contentment from their earlier years, and when they grow up they will be nobler women for it and abler to withstand the temptations of the world. It was only the other day that young girl in the West committed suicide because of the dishonor which she had brought upon herself and her family by petty crime into which she had fallen through the love for dress.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
The False Notions

Exist in the minds of many otherwise intel ligent people us to the requirements of dis
 ordered stomach or liver. The swallowing of nauscous and powerful drugs is the way to encourage, not to cure dyspepsia and liver
 complaint. Nor can constipated or other wise disordcred condition of the bowels be remedied by similar treatment. That agree able and thorough stomachic and aperient,
 Hostetter's Bitters, which is the reverse of un pleasant, and never produces violent effects, is far preferable to medicines of the class re- ferred to- It infuses new vigor into failing physique, cheers the mind while it itstrengthens the body, and institutes complete reform in the action of the disordered stomach, bowels or liver. Appetite and sleep are both pro- noted, uterine and kidney affections greatly benefited by it's use. It is indeed compre- hensive and meritorious preparation, free from drawbacks of any kind.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Never Brag.

Great-grandpapa-" Oh, indeed You can lick your sister at lawn-tennis, can you2 We'll done, my boy But beware of self-conceit, and never brag. Why, l could lick everybody at lawn-tennis when l was your age-or could have done if there'd been any lawn-tennis to play l was the best cricketer, the best fencer, the best boxer, runner. jumper, swimmer and diver ever came across, either at school or college, or after and in classics and mathematics l beat 'em all clean out of the field As for riding, no one ever touched me or dancing either let alone that was the handsomest man in the county, and the best dressed, for that matter beside being the wittiest and the most popular, Ay, and such song as could sing, too And yet 8 more modest and nnassumine demeanor than mine it's never been my good fortune to set eyes on, man or boy, these fourscore years and ten-for I'm all that, my boy, and more, though you'd never believe it, to look at me Beware of self conceit, my boy, and never, never brag p'-Pu,sch.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
St. Paul (NLinn.) as a Milling Center.

The Pioneer Press, of St. Paul, Minn., states that there are now building at the Falls of St. Anthony, five large fouring mills, of which one will prob- ably make from 2,50O to 5000 barrels day, another 2,OOO, another 1000 to 1,200, and the others from 500 to goo. In addition to this, Gov. Washburn is tearing out the inside of his old "B" mill in order to put in improved machinery, so that when completed it will have capacity of from 1,5OO to 2,OOO barrels. It is worthy of note, in this connection, that it is but little while since @ 300 barrel mill was considered large one, and 500 barrel mills were rare.
 The Press estimates that when all the new mills are finished and running on full time, the daily production of flour in St. Paul will be over 12, 900 barrels, which, with the mill stuff made, will load seven trains of twenty-one cars each. At this rate the yearly production will be over 5000, ,OOO barrels, requiring 15, 900, 900 bushels of grain.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
NEW YORK MARKET

i | The wholesale New York market quotations | show:
 Beans.--Prime $l55al.6O; fair to good $1 45al.5O per bushel.
 B,sJter.-N Y. sold at 27c. for cholce in pails, and 13a18:. common to gooG. Western | sold ct 26a27c., eud the common Western at 9a10c.
 | Oheeso.--Fsctcry fancy 1O>6c; do. fair ( 9s< Eg9s.-Quotations ranged from 1Sc. for or dinary to 19Nc. for New York, New Jersey and PennsylvaDia. l F7our.-superflne, $50Oa5 60; Western, | 5.600S25 extra New York $6, 00GS 6.50.
 Hay.-shipping 50a75c.; clover 35a4Oc. salt, S5d40c., straw 50o55c.
 Hops-New York 2s936e. Eastern 2s@S4c l yearlings 7018:., olds 4910c.
 PetroJeum, ,-Refned 71&c.. crude 2lc. in bulk; in barrels, 6a7c. Naptha, 5c. in ship ping order and 10@1115c in eases. | Pork-New mess, $9.59a9 60, Family mess,
 WReespprns extra prime No d1essed hSg' S%s%S SmSS% | kee No. 9, $1.27. Amber $1.26 White, SIPS. Rye.--State, S2aS3c. Wool-Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia xxx 42@44c., xx 3S@40c., Ss@40c. No: l, 40a42c. No. 9, 36138c., common, 34d35c. New York and Western XIX and 33aS6c.. No. l, 37d40c. PHILADELPHIA MARKET.
 Fyour.-State family $6.25, rye. -four 4.25 a4.50 Wheat, State $llSi Amber &L29 Corn. yellow, 59a6oc. mixed State 55c:
 
 Wool-State and Western xx 37d40c., X 37o 38c.; medium 4ad42 coarse 33aS6c.
 BOSTON MARKET.
 F2our-From $t.00a$4.25 for low and me- dinms. to $5.5Oa$6.eO for choice Minnesotta. Corn, 56a57c. for mixed and yellow; 55c for extra yellow.
 Bsttte'-Common 12c, Vermont dairy 2Oc choice creamery 25a2Sc.
 Cheese-10a10hc.
 Bedns-$1. 70a$1 80.
 Hdy-$15.00a1700
 CATTLE MARKETS. BUFFALo-Cattle good quality, $4.50a$4. .90 Hogs, fair to good 3,70; best S.96. EAST LIBERTY, PA.-Best cattle 5.25; me- dium to good 4.10a4.90; common to fair 3.3O1 400. Hogs, Workers 345n3.70. Philadelphias 4.0Oa4.10. Sheep, 3.00a4.00. WATERTowN MAss.-Cattle, choice, 7.25d 750; extra, $6.75a7. .00; first quality, 600a6. 50 second quality, 500a5.50, third quality 4.00a | 475. Sheep and lambs-wool sheep, 0Oa2.75; extra $S00d5.00 spring lambs, $4.00a5,00 | veal calves $216d51{.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
The SWOrd-Fish,

The sword-fish is supposed to enter tain great hostility toward the. whale ana accounts of conflicts that have been witnessed are recorded by mariners. Captain Crow relates the followino as having occurred on voyage to Memel . "One morning, during a calm, when near the Hebrides, all hands were called up at 8. m., to witness battle be. tween several of the fish called thrash CTS, or fox sharks, and some sword fish on one side, and an enormous whale m the other. It was in the middle of sum. mer, and the water being clear and the nsh close to the vessel, we had a fine opportunity of witnessing the conflict As soon as the whales back apnearad above the water, the thrashers. spring. Ing several yards into the air, descend ed with great violence upon the object o1 thelr rancor, and inflicted upon him the most severe slaps with their Iono tails, the sound of which resen1bled the report of muskets fired in the distance. The sWord-fish in their turn attacked the distressed whale, stabbing from be- low, and thus beset on all sides and wounded, when the poor creature ap- peared, the water around him was dyed With blood. In this manner they con- tlnued tormenting and woundine him for many hours, until we lost sight of him, and l have no doubt they in the end completed his destruction"
 On the return of the whale-ship For tune to Plymouth, Massachusetts. in lo27, the stump of a sword blade of this fish was noticed projecting like & COO outside, which, on being traced, had been driven through the copper sheath. Ing, an Inch board under.sheathine. a three-lnoh plank of hard wood, the solid Whlte-oak timber twelve inches thick then through another two and a half inch hard oak ceiling, and lastly pene- trated the head of an oil cask, where it stuck, not drop of the oil having es- capped.
 A Boston ship hauled up on the wavs for repair, few years since, presented the shank of 8 sword-fsh's dagger. which had been driven considerably far into the solid oak plank. A more curi- ous affair was brought to light in 1725 ln overhauling his Majesty's ship Le- opard, from the coast of Africa. The sword of this marine spearsman had pierced the sheathing one inch, next it went through three-inch plank, and beyond that three inches and half into the firm timber. It was the opinion of the mechanics that it would have re- quired nine strokes of hammer weigh ing twenty-five pounds to drive an iron bolt of the same dimensions to the same depth in the hull. Yet the fish drove it at Q single thrust.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Advice to a Young Man.

The following quaint advice from the Burlington Haa0keye man, has the "pith and truth" in it:
 Remember, son, that the world is older than you are, by several years j; that for thousands of years it has been so full of smarter and better young men than yourself, that their feet stuck out of the dormer windows; that when they died the old globe went whirling on, and not one man in ten million went to the funeral, or even heard of the death,
 "Be as smart as you can, of course. Know as much as you can, without blowing the packing out of your cylin- der-heads; shed the light of your wis., dom abroad in the world, but don't dazzle people with it, and don't im- agine thing is so, simply because you say 1t is. Don't be too sorry for your father because he knows much less than you do; remember the reply of Dr. Wayland to the student of Brown Uni versity, who said it was an easy enough thing to make proverbs such as Solomon wrote. Make few tersely replied the old man. And we never heard that the young man made any. Not mol than two or three anyhow. The world has great need of young men, but no great CT need than the young man has of it. Your clothes fit you better than your fathers fit him; they cost more money, they are more stylish, your mustache is much neatar, the cut of your hair is better, and you are prettier, oh, far prettler than 'pa.' But, young man, the old gentleman gets the biggest sal ary, and his homely, scrambling sigma ture on the business end of check will drain more money out of the bank in five minutes than you could get out with ream of paper and copper-plate sig nature in six months,
 Young men are useful, and they are ornamental, and we all love them, and and we couldn't engineer picnic suc- ceesfully without them. But they are no novelties, son. Oh, no, nothing of the kind. They have been here before, Do not be so modest as to shut your- self clear out; but don't be so fresh you will have to be put away in the cool to be kept from spelling. Don't be afraid that your merit will not be discovered. People all over the world are hunting for you, and, if you are worth finding. they will find you. A diamond isn't SO easily found as quartz pebble, but people search for it all the more in- tently."
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

IT WOULD BE interesting to learn how the men have fared who last year emi- grated from this country to New South Wales. The last half-yearly report of the state of trade in that colony conveys very sombre picture. When the Gov ernment began building the Interna- tional Exhibition at Sydney the services of 1,3O0 workmen were easily obtained, hundreds being turned away, and thou sands are now out of employ. In Vic toria affairs are worse.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

A DRAFT for $7, ,000 was to be paid to Robert Hilton at San Antonio, New Mexico. Hilton, being a stranger to the cashier of the bank, went there beforehand with resident, who identi- fled him. He was a tall man with a red face and white beard. A few days afterward just such man presented forged draft for $7,000, got the money, and went away. It was not long before the genuine draft was handed in by Hilton himself. The swindler turned out to be broken down actor, who had used his skill with false hair and paint to make himself closely resemble Hilton, and had prepared deceptive coulter. feit
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
A Complicated Case.
ARLINGTON, Ga., January 9, 1876.

ARLINGTON, Ga., January 9, 1876. DR. PIERCE
 Dear Sir-I was sick for six years, and for two years could scarcely walk about the house. My breath was short and I suffered from pain in my breast and stomach all the time ; also from palpita- tion and m internal fever, or burning sensation, and experienced frequent smothering or choking sensations. also suffered from pain low down across my bowels and in my back, and was much reduced in flesh. I now feel like diff. ferent pelson, my health is so good. have used seven bottles of your Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Pre- scription, and feel that am we'll.
 Very respectfully, DELI1AH B. Mo, MILAN. - World.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Consumption Cured,

. An old physician, retired from practice, hav- ing nad placed in his hands by an East India missionary the formula of 0 simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for consumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma, and all Throat and Lung Affections. also a posltlve ana radical cure for Nervous Debility tested It's wonderful curative powers in thou. sands of cases; has felt it his duty to make 1t known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by thls motive and a desire to relieve human sui d1ering' will send free of charge to all who glish, with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp. naming this paper, W. w. SHERA1., 149 Powers Block, Rochester, N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
Humbugged Again.

''I saw so much said about the merits of Hop Bitters, and my wife who was always factoring, and never we'll, teased me so urgently to get her some, con- cluded to be humbugged again and I am glad I did, for in less than two months use of the Bitters my wife was cured aud she has remained so for eieh- teen months since. I like such hum plugging. ."-,St. Paul Press.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

-" We'll, my man," said military doctor to 0 patient who had been or |" low diet" for long time, chow are you?" "Much better, sir" "Could you eat small chicken to-day ?" 'That I could, sir." "What would you like it stuffed with ?" "Please, your honor, , replied the hungry patient, "I would like it stuffed with another"
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

GEN. BULL had big elk in his park at Bull City, Kansas. The beast was tractable, and nobody supposed him vicious; but one day he chased child out of the enclosure and gored 8 dog. Gen. Bull went to chastise him with a club, and was killed, the elk's horns thrust through his body,
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

". IN SPITE of the sharpest rivalry, the "st Nicholas Hotel. of New York, has retained Its pristine importance, and has the most powerful hold on the public. The rates have been reduced in accordance with the times, but the standard of the hotel has been even made higher than before. A restless ambition to make this the perfection of modern hotels has kept up the rank to the highest, and no public house is more quoted at home and abroad. Table, apartments, furniture and at tendance, are simply beyond criticism.-Eue- nina Posi-
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

KEEPER, MoKINNIE X Co.,, the popular hotel proprietors of Manhattan Beach, have as- sumed the management of the Grand Central Hotel, New York City. Its accommodations and cuisine will be second to those of no hotel in the city, while popular prices prevail. Re- organization in every department includes in the bill of fare the choicest products of the markets with the best attention possible. Two hundred airy and well-furnished rooms which cost, with the best board, only $250 per day, and 400 palati I apartments possessing the choicest home comforts, with board, for $S per day.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

-Physiologists assure us that no person in health should drink more than three pints of any liquid daily, and vel there are plenty of men who thiuk they have neglected physical duty unless they have'each day taken at least three times that amount between drinks Rome Sentinel.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

DR. PIERoE's EXTRACT OF SMART-WE is a compound fluid extract of smart-weed, or water-pepper,~ Jamaica ginger and other in gradients known to be eficacious in curing collie, diarrhna, dysentery blood-fux, and Kindred affections. It also breaks up colds, fevers and indammatory attacks. Sold by druggists.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

THOUGH SIBERIA is more than half as largo as the United States, some of it's districts are already over- populated. The Rwsskoia Pravdo says that in the province of Toboisk there is no Govern ment land left for the settlement of the exiled criminals,
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

-"Ah, Louise, my heart is very des- pondent. Ever since have gazed into the depths of those lovely eyes I-" Hush, John Put au airbrake on that train of thought. Pa has introduced me to his new partner, and I am his for two million dollars. That settles it."- New Haven Register.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

IN NEW YORK city 15O persons killed themselves in 1878. In Paris, the number was an average of 646 suicides for every one million of inhabitants. London, in the same time, had the low average of ninety-six for every million,
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

"JUsT to take some of the style out of bim," Leadville jury compelled the Sheriff to lock up judge in jail, and a barkeeper now occupies the bench.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

NEVER defer until tomorrow what should be attended to to-day. A slight cough ought never to be neglected when a 25 cent bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup will prevent it from becoming chronic.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

Some unknown philosopher has re- centty formulated the idea that in game of cards g good deal depends on good playing and good playing on a good deal.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

Looking at the worlds experience, it would be safe to say that nine-tenths of the men who cry ''help or sink" will be sure to go under Modern Argo,
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

THE personal estate of the late Prince Louis Napoleon has been sworn under e6O,OOO.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

Birds of all kinds. and Bird Book are advertised by G. H. Holden, reliable dealer, 3s7 9th Ave New York
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22

Every man has his prejudices, and every woman her b1as.
Connecticut western news., 1879-10-22
MARKET NOTES.

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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
THE RIVER

The river remains stationary.
Repairs on the steamer Montana art
nearly completed, and she will be ready fol
business in few days.
The steamer Nellie Peck from Sioux CITY
arrived at midnight and left at O'Clock
this morning for Fort Pierre. sss5
Capt. Todd informs the St. Louis Times
Journal that he is going to enlarge the la.
dies cabin of the Dacotah ten feet each way
The steamer Niobrara left this afternoon
for Fort Pierre with one hundred snd forty
tons Of freight. The freight was furnished
BY Bramble, Miner & Co., andsis destined
for the Hills.
st. Louis Times: w. w. Coulson, lat,
pilot Of the steamer Black Hills, has Con.
home to Pittsburg to look to the finishing
Of bis new, steamer for the 81. Louis, trade
the Wyoming. Oklahoma is the name. hi
will give his next new steamer.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
: re y !HXEwa,
ldliea,Ions l Of sthe ssasead %
Yellow Fever in the South.
Meeting Of the Minnesota Republt-
can State Csnysatien.g a
indication. Of tie sacdess Of the Iowa
State Fair.
YELLOW FEVER

Memphis. Sept e.:-Dwo nav csses we're
reported this mornihg@Otto ssrtorius
and Danl. Towlkes. Eonr dealha- occurred
since last night-Geo. w. Mathews, Patrick
McDane. Thos. McMahon and Eugene VII.
lIams (colofsd). <T .a
The tever. lhss. evidently szsai1sd y sf6da.
hold at Buntyn station. six miles east Of the
city, on the Memphis & Charleston rail.
road: Eight cases are reported In that i'm.
mediate neighborhood. ]. G. Houck and
wife: living 10 the same vicinity. were
stricken yesterday. II has been raining
since midnight
Louisville, Sept. IA private telegram
from reliable source at Grenada, Miss
says there is great excitement there over q
local case Of yellow fever. ;1.I.a vi
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-09-02
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES

New York. Sept. 2.-The explosion Of
gas in Ceirmorpe gardens probably, fatally
burned. Frederick Hughes, The proprietor,
and Chas. Thompson, barkeeper.
Nashville, Tenn, Aug. 2-1n Allen coun.
~, Ky, near the Tennessee state line, on
Thnf3day, Anderson Carver ID act 81 sjeia.
ousy shot and killed his wife, and then blew
hisovn bsains sst With s.Pissoal.
Friday, near .Gaiueshoro. Tenn. Jane.
Hate shot and killed Win. 81. Jenkins in
Il 10 woods where the latter had been feline
timbes., Hattie is still at laEse. -
fouisytlb Ky., Sept "A rspof,
reached here hf y most cowardly and I'M
provoked murder at the little town of Cam.
denville. Anderson county. Ky, about sun-
down on Saturday. evening. Robt- Mosely
town marshal, and, Bud Oliver, formerly {
saloon keeper, were neighbors Oliver had
been hunting Saturday and ss he returned
home and entered his ward with 90 unload
ed gun he vas hailed by ,Aes,!y and asked
II be was ready toSettie ihSt difnculty. Ol
iver asked what difficulty, when Mosel,
commenced curs,ug and abusing oliver
and finally drew pistol shot him dead
Mose'y was arrested and q sndss guard.