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Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
Brazil it is evident that the country is no place for laborers from the United

Brazil it is evident that the country is no place for laborers from the United States.
 An elopement under any circum- stances is not the proper way for any young couple to commence the great battles of life. A young lady lately eloped from Vassar College under cir cumstances that have more of foolish ness than of romance about them. The two fathers were business partners and proprietors of Vinegar Bitters. There was no objection on the part of the par ents to their marriage when they should become of age. Nothing had ever been said against their marrying by either and both trusted that when the proper time arrived they would wed. The boy was eighteen the girl sixteen, and the first the parents knew was that the school girl had eloped with the student and the two were married. Of course they went home and the "God bless you, my chil- dren," was given without any pleadings. It was foolish act on the part of the children, and there was so little romance in 1t all, that people laugh at it. Two young students of Vassar who assisted their schoolmate to get away have been expelled,
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
Spring BalmOrals, Etc.

Short scantily gored skirts of gray mohair are made up for Balmoral petti- coats. They are either plain or striped, have but one side gore, and are trimmed with one or two pleated hounces. The pleatings are in clusters, or else plain box pleatings. They begin. as low as 75 cents, but the incest have rows of black velvet heading the founces, and cost $2.5O. For nicer. Balmorals black alpaca is used. .<...
 New white muslin skirts are trimmed with two or three pleated frills of Ham, burg embroidery. They still continue to be made with deep yokes at the top, and the longer skirts have fan trains.
 New French chemises are made with closely fitted bands that button on each shoulder, instead of in front. The band around the neck is formed or fine small tucks made by hand, and there are clus- ters of tucks six or seven inches deep, separated by spaces extending length wise down the front; such chemises, made of new French percale, are $1.75. Others gre simply scalloped on the bands and sleeves those sold for $1 are neatly made, but of very sheer muslin sacque chemises similarly trimmed be- gin also as low as $1, but when orna- mented with French needlework done on the garment, and in the new Greek designs, they cost from $2.50 to $8.60.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
Another Startling Invention.

The Boston Post says that the Old and New Worlds are about to hail the approaching dawn of cheap telegraphy on land and under sea between and throughout all the countries of the civilized globe, but more particularly across the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and America. We learn that the American Gable Company of New York, through its general agent, who is now in London, has just closed, signed and sealed, one of the most important contracts that was ever connected with the subject of telegraphing, and by which the new company has secured the exclusive right to the use of 8 new in- vention, or process, for sending messages by cables and otherwise. One party to the contract guarantees to send ten messages of twenty words each per minute through the conducting wire between Paris or London and New York. &~ This is the minimum speed stated in the. contract but it is said that at the maximum speed what could be sent, in thirty minutes would be equal to the number of words contained in one number of the London Times or the New York Herald. And 1t is also asserted by this process an entire number of above named journals could bo despatched through the cable from New York to London or Paris, or from Londonto New York, and be reproduced at those points in .tac sinilc, on a stereotyped block or plate, complete and ready to be printed from in thirty minutes, and at trifing expense. This would make an average rate of about two thousand words per minute. The great importance of this discovery may, perhaps, be better appreciated from the additional statement that at the moment of signing the document of transfer to the American company through its general agent the inventor was offered for his process so large a sum as e400, 900 by the Anglo company through parties interested in the latter.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
's ZHRO UGH SUN AND RAIN"

Aye! Father, lead us by Thy tender hand, "Through sun and rain," at last to Heaven
 and Thee: For we are weary, wandering through land, Whose scattered paths lead ever to the sea. Q! tears, and sobbing winds, and hopes un-
 blest;
 Where souls full freighted dash upon the
 shore, Where pillows boom with sorrow laden crest, Their anthems of the lost, forevermorc. Through sum-" through heat we sicken and
 grow faint;
 Our lives are thirsty, yet no cooling balm Supplies our parching need, nor soothes com
 plaint.
 Nor wins for us the yearned for peace and
 calm. Oh! lead us to " the shadow of the Rock" Where sheltered from the glare of earth s
 deceit, And hidden from the eyes that smile to mock Our souls may rest from loss, and pain and
 heat. Through rain;" how pitiless its fall On poor uncovered head, and homeless
 breast! How chilled we grow, and nights dark, cloudy Hides from our eyes the path that leads to
 rest!,, ..u Through darkness. through the cold, reach
 Thou Thy hand, -.... Oh pitying Father, ere we fall and die! Through sun, and rain, and through the dark
 ened land,
 Oh! lead us safely to our rest on high!
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
About the Teeth.

Nearly sixty years since, Delabarre, the noted French dentist and writer on dental topics, believed it possible to ex- tract an unhealthy tooth, remove tho unsound part, and put it back in the socket, and that it would grow in it's old place. Experiment after experiment. proved him to be right. Since then the matter has received very little at tention, and, in truth, seemed forgotten, despite it's importance, until Magitot, another Paris physician, has lately taken it up. He has made long and serious study of it, and divides the grating of the dental organs into extracting teeth and putting them back after certain time, and drawing teeth from one per- son and placing them in the mouth of another. Toothache arises from abscess at the root, decay of the bone, inAamma- tion of the surrounding membrane, dis ease of the gums, or other causes. Magitot has repeatedly done what Della barre had done before. Out of sixty two operations, he has succeeded com pletely in fifty-seven-a proportion of about ninety-two per cent. While re- intergation is going on some local re. action is caused, but not enough to affect to any degree the system. Small boils or abscesses form on the gums and when they have run their course leave the healing and restoring process complete within week or fortnight It the attempt fail, inflammation ejeotl the tooth in day or two. The age of the patient is said to have no effect o1 the result, and teeth of every kind may be drawn and replaced.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
WREN THE TIDE GOES OUT.

Full white moon upon waste of ocean, High full tide upon the sandy shore; >2'' In the fishers cot without motion, . Waiteth he that never shall sail more Waiteth he, and one sad conrade, signing, Speaking lowly, says ".Without doubt. He will rest soon Some One calls the dying '.t When the tide goes out" , Some One calls the tide, when in it's flowing It hath touched the limits of its bound; Some reat Voice; and all the pillows, knowing What omnipotence is In that sound, Hasten back to ocean, mono delaying For mans profit, pleasurlng, or doubt--' Backward to their source, not one wave stray
 ing;
 And the tide is out, 4 Some One calls the soul OCT life's dark ocean, When its tide breaks high upon the land, And it listens with such glad emotion s As the "called alone can understand Eat Listens, hastens to its source of being, Leaves the sands of Time without doubt, While we sadly wait, as yet but seeing @
 That the tide is out.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
PARTING.

If thou dost bid thy friend farewell, -...-. But for one night though that farewell may bo, Press thou his hand in thine; .....-v How caust thou tell how far from thee m Fate or caprice may lead his steps, ere that
 tomorrow comes ? .sg Men have been known lightly to turn the
 corner of Q street, gs tata7 And days have grown to months, And months to tagging years, ere they have Looked in loving eyes again. .t.,vf Yea, find thou always time to say seme earnest
 word
 Between the idle talk, lest with thee hence
 forth, ''. -'* Night and day, regret should walk. s''
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
MatrimOny.
SOME SERIOUS REFLECTIONS UPON THE
 SUBJECT.

0ObJECIs ?
 Rev. Samuel Longfellow, in dis course on ssThe Home," thus speaks of marriage: "I am always pained when l hear yourg people laughing and jest ing about love and marriage. It either shows shallow soul, or if, as is some- times the case, the testing tone be as- stunned to hide real feeling, it is not wise, nor true, nor good. It is g matter too serious for jest. Serious, say. I do not forget the beautiful Joy-which l suppose no words can describe, no ob- servation comprehend-when two hearts and souls love and are loved, and in the power of that attraction enter into a union from which all barriers are taken away. I see a joy which fills and floods a whole nature, brightens the eye, makes the step elastic, expands and fills every faculty with new energy, perfects the man and woman. And this joy flows out from the lovers, and sheds its bright ness and glow over other hearts, which, summing themselves in it, grow young again, as these spring-like days clothe with their soft beauty and tender light the bare boughs. But this cannot come from thoughtless, from a trivial or superficial fondness, which is too often mistaken for love. How often, indeed, and with what powerful, if not fatal con- sequences, is such fondness, which is little more than an animal magnetism, made the ground of marriage, whose duties it is altogether unftted to meet, whose trials it is unable to tide over. For this mere fondness, this mere mag netism, delightful as it may be, over mastering as it may be in it's passionate ness, even to the point of great mo- mentary sacrifices for the possession of it's object, has yet no real moral quality in it, no spiritual element, no element of principle, no elementof fidelity. And let me say that believe that only this spiritual element. this element. of prin- ciple, this, at least. seriously intended and earnestly proposed fidelity, can jus tify the intimate union which marriage is 1; because these alone elevate and purify the relation, and make it truly human."
 MT. Longfellow, who is Q brother of the poet, and bachelor at that, seems to have very clear conception of the principles that should govern young people when about to enter into the bonds of matrimony. ..
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
In Cases of D1phtheria.
THE CIRCULAR OF THE MASSACHUSETTS STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TELLS WHAT TO DO.

In the first place, as diphtheria is contagious disease, and under certain circumstances not entirely known, very highly so, it is important that all prac- tical means should be taken to separate the sick from the we'll. As it is also in- fectious, woolen clothes, carpets, cur tains, hangings, etc., should be avoided in the sick room, and only such mate rials used as can be readily washed.
 All clothes, when removed from the patient, should be at once placed in hot water. Pocket-handkerchiefs should be laid aside, and in their stead soft pieces ot linen or cotton cloth should be used, and at once burned.
 Disinfectants should always be placed in the vessel containing the expectora- tion, and may be used somewhat freely in the sick room those being especially useful which destroy bad odors without causing others (nitrate of lead, chloride of zinc, etc.) In schools there should be especial supervision, as the disease is often so mild in it's early stages as not to attract common attention; and no child should be allowed to attend school from an infected house, until allowed to do so by competent physician. In the case of young children, all reasonable care should be taken to prevent undue exposure to the cold. Pure water for drinking should be used, avoiding contaminated sources of supply; ventilation should be insisted on, and local drainage must be carefully attended to. Pivies and cesspools, where they exist, should be frequently emptied and disinfected slop water should not be allowed to soak into the surface of the ground near dwelling houses, and the cellars should be kept dry and sweet, In cities, especial!y y in tidal districts, basins, baths, etc., as now connected with drains, should never communicate dir ectly with sleep. ing rooms.
 In all cases of diphtheria, fully as great care should be taken in disinfect- ing the sick room, after use, as in scar let fever. After death from diphtheria the clothing disused should be burned or exposed to nearly or quite the heat o boiling water; the body should bt placed as early as practicable in the cof fin, with disinfectants, and the coffi1 should be tightly closed. Children, 8 least, and better adults also in mos cases, should not attend funeral from house in which 8 death from diph theria has occurred. But with suitable precautions, it is not necessary that thu funeral should be private, provided thu corpse be not in any way exposed.
 Although 1t is not at present possible to remove at once all sources of epidemic
 disease, yet the frequent visitation O
 such disease, and especially its con tinued prevalence, may be taken as suf fcient evidence of insanitary surround ings, and of sources of sickness to cer tain extent preventable. .. ..... ] It should be distinctly understood that no amount of artificial " disinfec tion can ever take the place of pur air, good water, and proper drainage which cannot be gained without promp and efficient removal of all filth, whethe from slaughter houses, etc., publi |. buildings, crowded tenements, or pri l vate residences.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

THE INDIA BoUNDARY.-Thep present boundary of the northwestern provinces of British India was established twenty eight years ago. During which period there have been nineteen British expe- ditions to control the neighboring in- habitants, requiring the employment of 60, 900 men.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
Abraham Llncoln's Sweetheart.

The Virginia (Ill. Enquirer says :-: John McNamer was buried near Peters, burg, Menard County. A long while ago he was Assessor end Treasurer of, the county for several successive terms. MT. McNamer was an early settler in that section, and before the town of Petersburg was laid out was in business at Old Salem, village that existed many years ago two miles south of the present site of Petersburg. Lincoln was then Postmaster of the place. It was here that Annie Rutledge dwelt, and in whose grave Lincoln wrote that his heart was buried. As the old story runs, the fair and gentle Annie was originally John McNamer's sweetheart, but Abe took "shine to the young lady, and succeeded in heading of Mo Manner, and won her affections. But Annie Rutledge died, and Lincoln went to Springfield, where he some time after ward married. It is related that during the war lady belonging to prominent Kentucky family visited Washington to beg for her sons pardon, who was then in prison under sentence of death, for belonging to 8 band of guerillas who had committed many murders and out rages. With the mother was her daugh- ter, beautiful young lady, who was an accomplished musician. MT. Lincoln received the visitors in his usual kind manner, and the mother made known the object of her visit, accompanying her plea with tears and sobs, and all the customary dramatic incidents. There probably were extenuating circumstan- ces in favor of the young prisoner, and while the President seemed to be deeply pondering, the young lady moved to $ piano near by, and, taking a seat, com
 menced to sing "Gentle Annie, a very sweet and pathetic ballad, which, before the war, was a familiar song in almos
 every household in the Union, and il not yet entirely forgotten, for that mat
 ter. It is to be presumed the young
 lady sang the song with more plaintive
 ness and effect than Old Abe had evel
 heard it in Springfield. During it's ren
 dition he arose from his seat, crossed
 the room to window in the westward
 through which he gazed for severa
 minutes with that "sad, far-away look
 which has been so often noted is on
 of his peculiarities. His memory, n doubt, went back to the days oi hi humble life on the banks of the San
 gamon, and, with visions of cid Salen
 and its rustic people who once gathere' in his primitive store, came picture 0 the !" Gentle Annie of his youth, who's ashes had remained for many long year under the wild flowers and brambles c the old burying-ground. Be that as may, MT. Lincoln turned, advance quickly to his desk, wrote brief note handed it to the lady, and informed he that it was the pardon she sought.
 SrAv H0Hrr Thn Nor1x
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

ARMHD.-The army hospital corps in Zululand will carry revolvers, Zulus knowing nothing about the Red Cross.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

STAY AT HoME.-The Supreme Court of Ohio has decided that where @ drunken and unruly passenger is put off railroad train, and is then run over by another train, the railroad company is not liable. It was the duty of the conductor to protect other passengers against him by eieoting him, and if he was too drunk to take care of himself after that, it was only his own fault. Similar law has been laid down in most of the other States of the Union, and it seems to be about settled that if man will get drunk, the safest place to do it is at home.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19

Philadelphia claims to have popu- lation of nearly 900, 900, on the strength of it's new directory.
Connecticut western news., 1879-03-19
TERMS:

$l.oo PER YEAR, If paid strictly in advance.
 1t not paid at the expiration of three months, $& will be charged.
 Subscribers desiring theirpapers discontinued must give notice at the EXPIRATION of their subscriptions, any previous notice not being sufficient; and unless all arrearages are paid. papers will not then be discontinued save at the option of the publisher. -
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
JIh III JUG HlUUlU OF JdHuary lot tHe
st fifty years, is given rs an example ::

The average price of wheat for the
first twenty-five years of this period was
$1.24 per bushel, and for the twenty
five years to 1878. Sl.69 per bushel 1t
thus appears that Notwithstanding the
increased production per capital the
price was advanced during the past
twenty-five years.
Wheat was cheapest in 1S43. namely,
SS4 cents per bushel, and dearest in the
flush times Immediately following the
civil war. During the Mexican war,
wheat was below the average price for
the twenty-five years preceding 1853
During the panic years, 1887. 1857 and
1878, wheat was worth 81 II, 81 rs
andDSl 81 respectively, making three
very remarkable approximations. TAX
ing the price tor the years succeeding
these panics, it does not appear that the
price OF wheat is affected by these finan-
cial convulsions. This IS the more note
worthy, as it would naturally be sup
posed that wheat being product OF
which there is always surplus in this
country, its price would fall with the
first financial disaster.
Furthermore, and as an additional en-
couragement to the farmers of the Uni
ted States, the foreign news concerning
the wheat crop is bad. Especially is
this the case in some of the heaviest
wheat-producing provinces of Russia
and Hungary. Singularly blessed in
everything in the shape of crops for the
past dozen or so years, it might appear
rs il the near future was full Of an un-
precedented prosperity.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
THE WHEAT CROP.
from the Sedalia Democrat. Aug.

[From the Sedalia Democrat, Aug. g.
1t is too early yet to form even an ap-
proximate idea of what the wheat yield
will be in 1879. but every report con-
corning it agrees that it will be ut least
third larger than that of 1878. In
round numbers the exported yield of
1873 amounted to one hundred millions
of bushels. In this connection also
many interesting figures might be COM
piled, showing how the expectation OF
grain was first begun in a small way,
and how it has grown and grown until
portions. - ''' ''-'i
During the last fifty-ene years the ex-
ports of grain and flour have been
equivalent to 1.200.0O0,0O0. bushels OF
grain. OF this vast amount only 49,
O00,O bushels had been exported up
to 1850, while in 1874 the exports reach
ed 94,O00.O00 bushels. which was the
largest previous to the last year. The
United States may well be regarded as
the granary OF the world, far SURPRISING
in the extent of its exports it's late for
midable rival, Russia, while the posi-
biiities in future production are simply
boundless. And yet wheat is not as es-
sentially a staple crop in the United
States as corn, its production being quite
limited in large districts of the south,
and also of the East, where corn is sue
cessfully grown. In this connection 1t
may be interesting to note the effect OF
increased production upon the price of
wheat. and the following table, showing
the average price paid Tor wheat in New
York in the mouth of January for the
last fifty years, is given as an example ::
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-08-16
DRAMsHOPS.

EDITOR INTELLIGENCER:-It will doubtless be
remembered by your many readers that. q
movement set loot sometime last
spring to get rid of all the dramshopS in the
county by peiitioning the county court to grant
no more dramshOp licenses; but, for want of
proper organization the matter has not been
prosecuted as vigorously as it should have been.
About two months ago 1t was agreed by few
workers III this cause that the county should be
canvassed by school districts, SO that every tax
payer might have an opportunity Of signing the
petition, if he desired to do SO; but as that was
about the beginning of harvest some Of the town.
ships did not send in any report, and others
only partial reports. 1t was determined by
those present from some of the townships not to
present the petitions ut the July term of the
court, and that we would try to be ready by the
August term. But July was Us busy u month
with the farmers rs June, consequently no re-
ports were sent in from several OF the townships,
and the petition was not laid before the court.
Let me say to those who are opposed to dram
shops and who believe that they are engaged in
IL good work, do not cease your efforts to carry
out this ant-dramshOp movement until the
thiag is accomplished. 60 to work in every
school district in the county, and give every
taxpayer and voter a chance to sign the petition
between now and the first Monday in September.
What has become of the orignators of the
movement, to-wit: j. j. Fleming. 8. Nc
Daniels, S. Whiting. Rev. Smith. VIM. East
wood, VIM. Carter, Rev. Shaetrer and others.
anu what are they doing? Has the hot weather
paralyzed their energies, or have they been dis
couraged by the active interest manifested by
Il member of the court at the July term in the
interest OF two dramshop keepers in Aullville ?
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