Connecticut western news., 1879-08-13

buildings on fire. All were burned down the house alone escaping. The loss is about $4,5OO; insured for $500. Henry Olcott, who has charge of the farm, was attempting to close a window over the porch, when a flash destroyed the sash, blinds and castings, and knocked MT. Olcott senseless. The right side of his face, breast and arm were all a blister It was long time before he was restored to consciousness. Tho bolt left it's mark throughout the entire house, crashed the dishes, penetrated the floors, shivered sleepers, tore off clapboards, descended to the cellar and finally came out of the ground ten feet from the building
 Below Naugatuck as the down express train was running at 35 miles an hour We'd nesday afternoon, two boys stood by the track watching it's approach. One was perhaps l4 years of age, and the other few years young CT. AS the train approached to within doz- en rods of the two, the eldest ran across the track. His companion hesitated for few seconds and then started to follow. As he reached the center of the road bed he stopped and seemed terror stricken; turning one way and another he appeared confused and be- wildered. Finally he ran down the track and jumped off at the very second that the pon- derous engine shot by. The pilot was but a very few feet from him when he left the track The whole transaction consumed but a few seconds, and it would have been an utter impossibility for the engineer to have stopped short of where he stood. "Hank" Kimball was at the throttle, and he said to us, II ex- pected to strike the lad, and if I had run over and killed him the popular verdict would have been carelessness.' It should be a criminal offence for boy to go on the car track unat. tcndt d. Waterbury American.
 "A lueer cat story cones from Preston. A farmer had been troubled with rats Efor some time, and finally purchase cat that was recommended as good mouser. The cat sustained it's reputation, and tho rats rapidly disappeared, and the farmer congratu- lated himself greatly. His dreams of freedom from rats WI ere dispelled one day, however, by the cries of the servant girl who stated that on going down cellar where the cat was in- dulging in it's noon day repast she saw large rat eating at the same dish with the cat, and solemnly averred that when she went toward them the rat chased her and made her run up stars. The cat she said, seemed to enjoy the company of his ratship, and appeared as if charmed by the rat, the same as snake charms bird, The girl superstitiously de- clared that the cat was possessed of devil. The farmer would not credit the story until he saw the same thing day or two after wards He allowed the strange friendship to exist for several days, the rat coming regular. ly to partake of meals with the cat. Finally the farmer decided to put an end to the singu- lar friendship, and taking gun, went for the rat, but he missed his aim. No sooner had he shot at, and missed it, than the cat jumped upon the rat and killed it. Now the farmer wants to know why the cat didn't kill the rat before.-[N. H. Register.
 The disease known among horsemen as pink-eye' has broken out in the Hartford l horses already down with it. "Pink-eye" is | described by horsemen as disease which generally follows excessive warm weather and sudden changes, and IS very much like a cold It settles on the lungs and produces congestion of the bowels, and unless the horse is properly cared for it is somewhat dangerous If the horse, is kept at work the ailment very soon kills it. The appetite is ! gone and the joints of the legs become very , much swollen. Among the horses suffering from the disease are several owned by the Adams Express Company, eight in the stable of J. J. Poole & Co., the coal dealers, and many more, mostly in the Sixth Ward. A horse owned by man named Gleason, who lives on the Windsor road, died on Thursday | from the disease, and MT. Wm. Charter, the | iceman, had valuable horse die Thursday evening. Barnard the expressman, lost a horse a week ago, and it is thought it had also lost horse few days since. An old team horse died on Front street, Thursday, of the disease The attention of good veteri- marian will generally save tie animal if called when the symptoms of the complaint first begin to appear.
 1 Some advertisers think that because an advertisement which appears to-day is not followed tomorrow by an appreciable increase of sales the advertisement has done no good, and the theory ofadvertising is false. Though it is perhaps impossible to insert notice that line card "Wanted-A Dog," in the obscurest corner, and be convinced of thisl it is not tc be expected that the moment a person casts his eye upon an advertiser announcement he sets out for the advertisers store. He may not at the time need any article in the mer' chants line, or he may deal with another house. But if the representation is attractive he will almost inevitably, whenever he needs anything of the kind announced, turn to the
 paper where he saw the card and give the advertiser trial The merchant should TO. gard his outlay for advertising as he would that for painting his building or putting ur his sign-board-as a necessary charge upon the whole years business, the effect of which is not to be perceived Immediately. Men dc not SOW wheat one day and harvest it tie next.
 The man who has begun to advertise must keep on advertising if he desires continual increase in the volume of his business. Ee may keep a steady clientele of satisfied GUS. toners, but the chances are that some oi these will be detached by seeing the advan- tages of other dealers consistently advocated