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Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
Fashion Notes.

Beiges and cheviots in gray, drab and tan shades and mixtures are shown for early spring travelling suits.
 Tight lacing and tight shoes will de- stroy the most radiant beauty faster than opium, hasheesh or absinthe.
 Some of the new goods show broken plaids of indigo blue, with bright flow CTS and small fruits scattered over them.
 The latest novelty in black kid gloves for evening wear is a lacing on the back of the arm with gold cords and tassels.
 Shaded figures, stripes, and plaids in one color running through all its tones, are marked feature in new light wool en dress goods.
 The American printed lawns in deli cate colors and designs initiate the for. eign goods to perfection, and they are sold at 124 cents yard.
 Turquoises, moonstones, velvet sur face finished amethysts, and pale, pink corals are the ornaments for delicate, pale and slender women.
 A single fine jewel gives more char acter and richness to lady's toilet than quantity of bangles, chains, brace lets, and chatelaine ornaments.
 The new cotton satteens, momie cloths, and percales have both light and dark grounds, on which are borders and figures in Oriental and foriated de- signs.
 The most tasteful and elaborate toilet is frequently made ineffective and un- becoming by tight shoe, an elastic that touches some sensitive nerve, or even a hairpin uncomfortably mis- placed.
 On the grounds of some of the new cotton printed goods appear tiny flow CTS, bees, butterflies, and birds, all en- braced in one pattern, but so managed as to require examination to discover the animated figures.
 Women who have dull light brown hair, colorless faces, and gray or blue eyes should never wear neutral tints, lawns, grays or drabs. They look best in black, dark blue, dark brown, dart maroon, and creamy white.
 Cretonnes for skirtings have white ok pale-tinted grounds, on which are de- signs showing dots, diamonds, Greek crosses, Japanese umbrellas, horses, dogs, and boars', heads, horseshoes, stirrups, saddle bags, and bridle bits.
 No matter what "the fashion" may be, no mother should allow her chil- dren's garments to be made up in ar elaborate style, which cuts up the tiny space of their dresses into so many puffs, ruff1es, and loops as to make the little creatures look like monkeys.
 The new Tussore India pongees arc plaided with marked lighter shades oi color to the grounds of the goods, o1 with dark brown enlivened with threads of bright red, blue, yellow, black, an6 white, the grounds being either ecru .drab, fawn, brown, lavender, silver gray, or pale blue gray.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
Gin and Pigs.

Two French savants have, for the last twelvemonth, been keeping nine pigs in state of habitual drunkenness. This has been done with view to testing the effects of different kinds of alcohol on these animals, and the Prefect of the Seine last year kindly put some styes and a yard in the municipal slaughter houses of La Villette at the disposal of the savants, in order that they might con- duct their interesting experiment at the smallest cost to themselves. The ex- pertinent is interesting, because we are told that the pig is the animal whose digestive apparatus most closely resem- bles that of man but then drunkenness does not act on mans digestion only, and the behavior of tipsy pig furnishes but slight indication of what tipsy man would be who had drunk of the same liquors. However, we learn that the pig who takes absinthe is first gay, then excitable, irritable, cumulative, and finally drowsy; the pig who has brandy mixed with his food is cheerful all through till he falls to sleep; the rum swilling pig becomes sad and somnolent almost at once, while the pig who takes gin conducts himself in eccentric ways, grunting, squealing, tilting his head against the stye door, and rising on his hind legs as if to sniff the wind. Dr. Decaisne, writing on these intoxicated pigs in the France, remarks that they are none of them the worse for theil years tippling, which may be regarded as satisfactory or the reverse, according to ones point of view.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
Chewing Snuff.

"Of late years," said dealer who does lucrative business in selling snuff for chewing purposes, CT have abandon ed selling tobacco or snuff for the nos trils. I confne myself solely to the chewing snuff, and this keeps me con- stantly drumming ill the South. Not that snuff chewing is altogether un- known in the North and East. In New York city more than $100, ,000 worth of chewing snuff is used yearly, every ounce of which is consumed by women, and in the New England factory towns upward of $5OO,OOO worth of snuff is chewed, or dipped, as it is called, by the women employed at manual labor. But all this is nothing to the extent to which chewing snuff is used in the South. The men chew it freely enough, but the great bulk that we send there (for all, or nearly all, of 1t comes from here), is consumed by women. Among the working people it is done openly, but in higher society they are little ashamed of 1t.
 "Do I think that chewing snuff is an injurious habit? We'll, that is hardly a fair question; but never do it myself, except in the way of business.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
UNITED STATES CONGRESS.

Mr. Bayard made a long speech on tho Fund ing bill. The discussion apparently favored 8 longtime 375 per cent. bond.
 MT. Eaton gave notice of an amendment to the Sundry Civil bill providing for the expenses of & commission to be sent to Mexico to negotiate commercial treaty. MT. Eaton also reported & resolution emphatically affirming that the consent of the United States is necessary to the building of any interoceanic canal across the Isthmus of Panama. The Senate further discussed the Funding bill but did not act on any of the amendments. Senator Pendleton reported his new Civil-service bill. The bill for the incorporation of the Mexican Southern Railway passed the Senate.
 The Senate spent another day in discussing the Funding bill. The session lasted until midnight, and no vote was taken on the final passage of the bill owing to the small number of Senators in attendance. The 315 per cent rate of interest for the funding bonds, recom- mended by the Finance Committee, was voted down, and per cent. fixed as the standard rate.
 The bill for the incorporation of the Nicaragua Canal Company was put on the calendar, but that for the Eads ship-railway scheme was tabled and practically killed. The River and Harbor Appropriation bill was dis cussed in the House and the Post-Office Ap- propriation bill in the Senate without any action being taken on either.
 After the regular order of business 1n the House the announcement of Representative Woods death was made, whereupon resolutions of sorrow were passed, and as mark of respect the House adjourned.
 Mir. Blackburn and Mir. Conger had dis pute over po1nt of order. The opponents of the River and Harbor bill succeeded by filibustering in preventing action on it. Auditor of Railway Accounts French has written a letter which is to be laid before Congress, recommending that the Central Pacific Rail road be hereafter required to reserve 50 instead of 25 per cent. of it's net earnings for the sink | ing fund.
 The House sat far into the night on the River and Harbor bill, Mir. Cox and Mir. | Updegraff combating great number of items without avail.
 The Sundry Civil Appropriation bill was re- ported and recommitted The River and Harbor bill which appropriates over $lO, ,0OO,- l GOO, was passed. Mir. Cox gave notice that he would call the previous question on his Ap- portionment bill at an early day. A resolution was adopted paying Mir. Frank Hurd $3, 300 for his expenses and sirvices as counsel in the Hallett Kilbourne contempt case. message was received from the President recommend ing an appropriation for the proper representa- tion of the United States at the Internationa Monetary Conference.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
DeacOns who 6 Run" the Church.

The Chicago Alliance, 8 religi ious paper, tells this story: An ex-deacon of certain West Side church, 8 learned man, an able man too, is possessed with what may be called the diaconal ambi- tion-an ambition usually confined to the owners of country groceries, whose trade is increased by the honor. After having been deacon for series of years, during which time he cram the church, l, he was suddenly busted at late elec- ton and is now reported to be plotting to drive the pastor out of the church. "Either he or I will leave within six months" " he has sad in effect to his followers. The pastor, though able and popular, is not discreet man. He is l apt to talk. This astute deacon, know ing this, is laying all sorts of traps for his minister with the intention of mor- tfying him by exhibiting his catch at some future meeting of the church, thereby compelling him to resign. If this ex-deacon cannot rule the church, he intends to break it up, and will very likely succeed. There was a cer- tain parsonage, who, according to John Milton, had such design regarding heaven. There are great many men with this small ambition in the churches. One gentleman with this tendency who had broken up every church that he had ever belonged to, joined hitherto harmonious church and commenced his machination. This church was blessed with genial and witty deacon, who rose one night at 8 prayer-meeting at which his plotting brother D. was present, and con- menced to lead in prayer.
 "Oh, Lord, we pray that brother D. may die," he said, and the good brothers and sisters opened their eyes wide with surprise. 70, Lord, we pray that brother D. may die and go to hell,'' he continued. Shocked beyond measure, the pastor raised his head and was about to rebuke the deacon when he finished his petition with the words "For we know that if he goes to hell he will break up that whole institution in less than year."
 That church was not broken up.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

SUCH HINT.-There are some very straightforward people in Galveston. One of them went up into the NeaOs office and sauntering up to the desk asked:
 "I hear that the Bible has been re- vised. Do you know if many important changes have been made ?"
 "A good many, I believe"
 "Then there is no mistake about Ananias being struck dead for lying ?'' "No, believe not.
 "Well, if was you I would find out about it ;' and he stolled out as uncon- ] cernedly as you please.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

HUNGER AND Co1D.-A young physi- clan settled at New Albany, Ind, with his wife and child, and undertook to build up practice, but he was modest, friendless and could not make himself known. He had hardly 8 paying pa- tient, but was himself subject for treatment few days ago. Cold and hunger had made him ill., His wife, he said, had begged him to kill her and the child, and then commit suicide, but he had refused. The case has excited a great deal of sympathy, and as he is re- garded as capable and worthy, his pro- fessional career looks brighter.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
A ErER MANY YEARS -Thir

AFTER MANY YEARs.-Thirty years ago James Boyle left Ireland for Aus tralia with his wife and one child, leav- ing another child, Mary, with her grandfather. He was very successful on the gold fields, and invested his money to good advantage. His wife and child died in Australia. Mary mar ried man named Glen, and moved to America, where she has been living in poor part of Philadelphia. By the miscarriage of letters incidental to her moving at the same time as her father, they lost trace of each other, and each thought the other dead She now finds herself, after a life of hard struggle, worth a million of dollars.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
[Pittsburgn Commercial Gazette. l

THE Rt. Rev. Bishop Gilmour, Cleveland, Ohio;-Chas. s. Strickland, Esq, 9 Boylston street, Boston, Mass. :; Capt. Paul Boyton, the World Renowned Swimmer Prof. c. O. Duplessis, Manager Chicago Gymna- sium, Chicago, III. ;-Wm. H. Wareing, Esq, Asst. General Superintendent, New York Post Otfice-Hon. Thomas l.. James, Postmaster, New York > Stacey Hill, Esq, Mt. Auburn Inclined Plane Railroad, Cincinnati, Ohio, are among the myriads who have ex- perienced the beneficial effects of that most remarkable remedy, St. Jacobs Oil, and who have testified to its efficacy in unqualified terms.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
No More Hard Times.

If you will stop spending so much on fine clothes, rich food and style, buy good healthy food, cheaper and better clothing, get more real and substan tial things of life every way, and especially stop the foolish habit of employing ex- pensive quack doctors or using so much of the vile humbug medicine that does you only harm, but put your trust in that simple, pure remedy, Hop Bitters, that cures always at trifing cost. and you will see good times and have good health. h.-Chronicle
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

By THE SEA.-Admira Bythesea, Q very distinguished officer, who has just retired from the service, after having for many years filled the post of Con- sulting Naval Officer to the Government of India, got his name by being, when an infant, picked up at sea by @ ship of war, lashed to 8 bale of goods. In quiry failed to elicit any sort of infor- nation about this human fotsam so the ships officers adopted him. call ed him By-the-sea," and sent him to naval school. The first ship in which he served was that which had saved his life. He has the Victoria Cross and the Order of the Bath.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
IYpsilanti (Mich.) Commercial. l

OUR representative lately learned the following from MT. Carl Siegmund, Cor. Congress and Washington Sts.: My daug ghter suffered from Rheumatism to such an extent that it crippled her, rendering her unable to walk at all. We consulted many physicians and used all kinds of medicines, but in vain. Al last St. Jacobs Oil effected the happiest results. It cured my daughter.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
What AiIS You?

Is it a disordered liver giving you a yellow skin or costive bowels which have resulted in distressing piles, or 10
 your kidneys refuse to perform their functions ? If so, your system will soon be clogged with poisons. Take a few doses of Kidney-W Wort and you'll feel like a new man-nature will throw off every impediment and each organ will be ready for duty. Druggists seu both the Dry and Liduid. r Atlas.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

The Peruvian Syrup has cured thou sands who were suffering from Dyspep- sia, Debility, Liver Complaint, Bolls, Humors, Female Complaints, etc. Pamphlets free to any address. Seth W. Fowle & Sons, Boston.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
Guilty of Wrong.

Some people have fashion of con- fusing excellent remedies with the large mass of "patent medicines" and in this they are guilty of & wrong. There are some advertised remedies fully worth all that is asked for them, and one at least we know of-Hop Bitters. The writer has had occasion to use the Bitters in just such climate as we have most of the year in Bay City, and has always found them to be first class and reliable, doing all that is claimed for 1 them. -ITib1ppe,
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

GU11's Eaas.-Gull Island, at the end of Long Island Sound, owned by Capt. Brooks, who keeps the lighthouse, is a great breeding-place for gulls and a source of profit to its owner, who sells the gulls' eggs. They have @ fishy taste, but, on the contrary, are superior to hens eggs, selling for fifty cents < dozen when the latter are worth only twenty-five.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

HOMEOPATHIC Family Medicine Gases and books, giving concise directions fol treating all common ailments, are a great comfort and Q positive saving in every household. The best assortment of all styles and prices is found at Boericke & Tafel's Homeopathic Phar- macy, 145 Grand St., New York. De- scriptive Price Currents gratis. Busi- ness established in 1885,
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
ASH H-IoNlC

A Perfected Purifier of the System
 N1c.-"Increasing the strength, o6viati,g kte effects of debility, and restoring heazty functions" WEBSTER.
 For Indigestion, and Dyspepsia, the many forms of Liver Com plaint, Impure and Impoverished Blood, and Functional Derange- ments attendant upon Debility, and for Building up the weak, Ash Tonic is doubtless the most prompt and certain remedy yet devised. In 1-2 lb. bottles, 75 cents; Six bottles, $4. Accredited Physicians and Clergymen, who may desire to test the Tonic, will be supplied with not exceeding six bottles, at one-half the retail price, money to accom- pany the order. Sold by Druggists, and by D. B. Dewey & Co.,, 46 Dey St., N. Y.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

TEE SIGN over the store read as follows: "Books, Stationery, Drugs and Medicines" He went in and asked for 8 copy of " "Croup in Childre,,," and the clerk handed him bottle of Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
New York Theatres.

The Madison Square Theatre is about to send out third company to play "Hazel Kirke. , audiences at the beautiful little house on 24th street.
 At Booths "1OO Wives" is filling the house. It is very amusing. The scenery is fine.
 The Danieheffs," at Union Square, is taking well. Meantime, Manager Palmer has new play ill active preparation.
 "Billee Taylor,' at the Standard, is the suc- cess of the season. It is very amusing, filled with brilliant, lively airs, which so beguile the time that the evening seems too short. Don't fail to see it. Special Matinee Washington s Birthday at 2.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

Have Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry always at hand. It cures Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Group, Influenza, Consumption, and all Throat and Lung Complaints. 50 cents and $1 a. hottle
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

For Dyspopsin, Indigestion, Depression ot Spirits and General Debility in the variou forms also as a preventive against Fever and Ague a. otber Intermittent Fevers, tho "FerrO-Ph" spHo- rated Elixir st Gnlsoya,,, & I made S M Py TasWti the best tonic; and for patien recoyeIlnp iron Fever OtheI sickness il has nc equal.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

Pure Cod Liver Oil made from selected livers, on the sea-shore, by CAswELL, HAZARD x O., New York It is absolutely pure and sweet. Patients who have once ta prefer 1t to all others Physicians have decided 1t superior to of the other oils in market.
 FOR SPECIAL RATES for advertising in this pape, apply to the publisher of the paper. UO
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

extract of petroleum. will produce new hair op & million bald heads, which is something that DO other preparation ever discovered will do.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23
CEN 1AuR
 liiniifent.

The most Powerful, Penetrating and Pain-relieving remedy ever devised by man. It soothes Pain, it allays inflammation, it heals Wounds, and it cures
 RHEUMATISM, Sciatica, Lumbago, Sca1ds, Burns, Stiff Joints, Cuts, Swell ings, Frost bites, Quinsey, Salt Rheum, Itch, Sprains, Calls, and Lameness from any cause. Suf- ferers from
 PAIN IN THE BACK. Fever Sores, EruptiOns, Broken Breasts, contracted Cords, Neu- ralgia, Palsy or dislocated limbs; and owners of horses, planters, me- chanics, merchants and professional men everywhere, unite in saying, that
 CENTAUR LINIMENT brings relief when all other Lini- ments, Oils, Extracts and Embroca- tons have failed.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

A CH1vALRoUs exchange thinks when 8 man marries widow he should give up smoking. "She gives up her weeds ; he should be equally polite.
Connecticut western news., 1881-02-23

.fs and among it's vice-presidents are Henry T. Sperry, Alexander Harbison and Charles A. Jewell of Hartford.
 IT IS stated that Liveryman w. B. Martin, of Rockville, is to bring suit for damages against one or two Stafford iquor-sellers under the civil-damage act for selling liquor to his man, Phil lips, who got run away with at one of the New London Northern roads ross- ings January 4.
 IN Connecticut there are 1000 oyster men with capital of over $2, 500, ,0OO. In Darien there are 20 oystermen with an invested capital Exclusive of ground and oyster stock) of $54, 515; Greenwich, 118 oystermen, capital, $185, ,444; Nor walk, 253 oystermen, capital, $203, ,O34; Stamford, 175 oystermen, $175, 900 cap- ital.
 RHODE ISLAND.
 THE number of voters in the state is but 1000 out of 77,O0O adult males, and in Providence out of 3O,OOO adult males less than 10000 are voters
 THE will of Elsie Chase Nilsson o1 Providence, whose story has excited SC much attention, has been admitted tc probate, and in it she acknowledges he1 marriage to Nillson, but recognizes hin in no other way, and leaves all he1 property to her mother.
 THE bill before the Legislature fol the taxation of the mutual benefit fea tnre of benevolent and secret societiet the same as insurance companies meets with strong opposition, and remon | | cd Sv all parts of the State.
 SUMMER residents of Newport are re ported not to be pleased at the pros pect of having the government training school for boys there, thinking it vii be rather undesirable clement. Int boys are to be kept under strict disci pline, however, and will not be allowed to roam about the city.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

GRIER, the Pennsylvania delegate to
the Chicago convention who voted for
Garfield from first to last. has been in
Washington at the request of the Presi-
dent, and gone home convinced that he
is to be appointed to big Office.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16
DANDELION.

If you are afflicted with BiliOusness,
Liver Complaint, Headache, Dyspepsia,
Fever and Ague, Rheumatism, COnstipa-
ton of the bowels, or any disorder of the
Blood, use DIR. Whites DandeliOn Altera-
tive. 1t is purely vegetable, harmlee os
water, yet very thorough in its action.
Pint bottles only one dollar, and every
bottle warented. For sale by o. B.
WEED.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

The jury in the case of Steamboat In
spectOrs Jaynes and Matthews, of New
York indicted for manslaughter i'm con-
nectiOn with the burning of the Seawan-
ahaka, could not agree, and had to be
discharged. They stood ten for eOnvic-
ton and two for acquittal.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

A DEMOCRATIC member of the WiscOn-
sin legislature refused to vote for the
Milwaukee sewer bill until he had been
furnished with an annual pass on it.
This was given, and the intellectual
statesman voted for the scheme.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

The Senate Committee on Commerce,
which has under consideration the NOM
inatiOn of Judge Robertson for Collector
of the Port of New York, received a petit
ton signed by 500 leading importers,
merchants and bankers of New York in
favor of the retention of Collector Mer
rift i'm office.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

r. Caulkins, M. D., of Rochester N. Y,
certifes Oct. 9th, 1879, that he has
used the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure in
his practice for diseases of the kidneys
and liver, and the result has been salts
factory in the extreme. He says: 81
would now prescribe the same remedy
to all similarly afflicted, and you are at
liberty to state i'm your testimonials.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

THE Greek Patriarch at COnstantinOple
telegraphs that the catastrophe at Scio
surpasses all belief, and urges the for
nation of committees to receive sub
scriptions. Nearly $4,000 has already
been raised In London.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-04-16

Mr.. MASON, the United States Consul
at Basic, traces back the scare which re-
suited in the French edict against
American pork to case of illness caus.
ed by eating the flesh of a newly killed
hOme-bred pig.